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When Evie makes a fateful decision, the rest of the realm unites. But her own world is falling apart. Bound in a promise of marriage to a childhood friend, the princess must navigate the politics of the remaining kingdoms while dreaming of Asher and a simpler life on the road. Things are moving quickly, but there are darker powers at play. A delicate alliance is forming, the forces of good are rallying. But the fate of the kingdoms hangs upon nothing more than a ring.

When a crimson dragon rises from the ancient fortress, Evie and her friends think their luck is finally turning. Their enemy is strong, but not invincible. He is raising an army of darkness, but they have powerful allies to come to their aid. They are returning to their parents. Their parents will know what to do. If only things were so simple. A realm divided cannot stand, and it will take more than taking up the crown again to restore the five kingdoms. Sacrifices must be made, an impossible choice that shakes the friends to their very core.

I Fell not because I hated humans, but because I loved one of their own…Mara and Eris have been cut off from Heaven, abandoned on Earth, still bound and completely without support. Even Nikomedes can’t help them any longer. Mara might have been able to handle being cut off, but Jon has learned the truth about who—and what—she is. And he doesn’t know if he’s prepared to date an immortal. On the verge of losing everything, Mara wonders whether to tell the Council the truth about the Fallen.

Die Spur des Mädchenhändlers führt Kara Ben Nemsi und Hadschi Halef Omar nach Mossul. In dem dort angrenzenden Ruinenfeld von Ninive stößt Anton durch Zufall auf das Versteck einer Räuberbande. Bei der Untersuchung des unterirdischen Verstecks werden die drei Gefährten entdeckt und eingesperrt.

Kara Ben Nemsi und Hadschi Halef Omar geraten bei ihrer Reise durch die Wüste in einen Sandsturm. In einer nahe gelegenen Oase finden sie Hinweise auf die Entführung eines Mannes. Die Gefährten folgen den Spuren zu einem Dorf, in dem gerade Mädchenhändler auf der Suche nach Opfern sind.

After being saved by the most unlikely of allies, Gabriel Alden finds himself at a crossroads, staring down two divergent paths. While his enemies are still out there, closing in at every side, an unexpected encounter gives him hope. In a race against time, he must decide what to do with his second chance. Will he spend it chasing down the demons of his past? Or turning his sights toward a brighter future? When the darkness closes in, will he even have a choice? There is a time for revenge. And there is a time to let go. Which one saves you? Which one makes you whole?

Be prepared to fight, it's the only option. The world keeps turning...careful not to fall out of step. When the Kreo settlement falls under attack, Evie and her friends are spirited away to the last place in the world they'd ever want to be...a vampire prison. With the fate of the kingdoms hanging in the balance, they bind themselves to an unlikely ally, sealing a covenant they might give their lives to keep. The prophecy is waiting. A silent adversary is moving in the dark. Can the friends recover the lost stone?

As an insidious darkness sweeps across the land, Evie and her friends find themselves in a race to fulfill the prophecy. Instead of arriving at their destination, the friends find themselves stranded on the shores of a distant land. A land where the rules don't matter and nothing is as it seems. In the quest to band together, powers are tested and relationships are strained. No matter how hard they try to move forward, it always seems like they're falling several steps behind. Will they find the stone and stop the darkness in time?

Having escaped from the sorcerer's clutches and narrowly made it across the icy plains, Evie and her friends thought the worst of their troubles were behind them. But the past has a way of catching up with you. And their problems have only begun. Trapped in a place beyond the reach of the five kingdoms, the friends find themselves battling creatures that haven't been seen since the Dark Ages, and this time, sheer luck and bravery won't be enough. Somewhere in the distant sand lies their salvation. Somewhere in the shadows, a mysterious enemy is coming to claim it as well.

How time flies...When Evie and her friends find themselves trapped in the sorcerer's cave, they think all is lost. But rescue comes from the most unlikely of people. And with it comes the most terrible truth. With the five kingdoms divided and the realm on the verge of collapse, the prophecy is more urgent than ever. But the road is treacherous and the friends are on the other side of the realm. New alliances must be forged and friendships are tested as they set off to fulfill their destiny, only to find that the fates may have something different in store.

When Evie and her friends set out to fulfill a long-awaited prophecy, they never thought their adventure would turn into a nightmare before their very eyes. Trapped in a cavern beneath the ground, they find themselves going up against a creature so twisted and terrible, they wouldn't have believed it was real. Their strength is tested, and friendships are strained. But, as they soon discover, the creature was the least of their problems.

For the first time in hundreds of years, the five kingdoms were at peace. United by the band of young heroes who'd won the Great War, the realm had entered a time of wealth and prosperity unlike anything it had known before. New families. New Beginnings. Old alliances were on the mend. But such a thing can never last.

Mara finally found the courage to open her heart and give Jon a chance, but her tentative happiness is threatened before she even gets to go on her first official date. Aleksander is gone, removed by the Council for being too lenient, and his replacement isn't willing to turn a blind eye to anything. And that's not the only thing keeping them apart.

Who do you hold onto, when the sky begins to fall? When an ancient curse takes hold of the land, Katerina Damaris and her friends are forced to do the impossible. To venture into the belly of the beast. Trapped in a wasteland at the end of the world, they find themselves facing dangers they could have never imagined. Old enemies and resurrected monsters. An army of darkness like never before. The gang races to unlock the prophecy, but before the secret is unveiled, one of their party is taken before their very eyes.

When Katerina Damaris and her friends reach the lost city of Taviel, they assume their problems are finally over. Little do they know, the trouble has just begun... When the crown goes missing, the only remaining option is to fight. But in order to do that, the gang must seek help from the last people they were expecting.

With the weight of a kingdom behind her, Elise is ready to go back to where it all began, but who will be waiting when she arrives? Old secrets come to light, as a horrible truth is finally revealed. Friendships shatter and strain, as each of the friends is called upon to make that final sacrifice. The players are ready. The stage is set.

When Katerina and her friends find themselves on the shores of a lost city, they race to reunite the amulet with the crown, only to discover they're not alone. Agents of the Red Knight haunt their every step, and as the darkness seeping across the land continues to spread, they're forced to resort to increasingly desperate measures. Time is running out. The curse can only be held back so long. And as hope begins to fade, the friends find themselves turning to the most unlikely of allies.

When Jamie and Gabrielle ran away in the middle of the night, they thought they'd be leaving their troubles behind them. Now, they're starting to realize those troubles have just begun. With no money, no plan, and no destination, they find themselves the world's most wanted fugitives - trying to stay one step ahead of an international intelligence organization tasked with hunting them down. An intelligence organization run by Jamie's own father.

When Elise and her friends escape the palace, they find themselves in more danger than ever before. A wave of revolution is sweeping across the land, but the odds are against them. The realm is littered with spies and the royal army is hot on their trail. Tensions build as those delicate alliances begin to shatter and break. Confidence wavers as many begin to question if they were better off under the palace’s wicked rule. Can they find a way to bring everyone together? Can they keep one step ahead of those swords at their backs?

When the ship supposed to be taking them to safety ends up on hostile shores, Katerina and her friends find themselves in greater danger than ever. Caught in the clutches of an old foe, they must band together in a way they never thought possible, but is it already too late? The darkness creeps ever closer, trying to get in. Some battles must be fought with iron and flame, but how do you defeat an enemy you can't see? How do you fight back against the monsters that rage within? And when the dust clears, how much of you will be left?