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"A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel...

High school sophomore Nora has always been very cautious in her relationships, but when Patch, who has a dark side she can sense, enrolls at her school, she is mysteriously and strongly drawn to him, despite warnings from her best friend, the school counselor, and her own instincts.

When demons begin appearing on Earth unpredictably, foreshadowing a cataclysmic breakdown of their magic, Artemis and his friends face a new foe--a twelve-year-old girl whose intellect just might match Artemis's own--as they try to prevent catastrophe.

Irish sorcerer Hoyt, his vampire twin brother Cian, the witch Glenna, the warrior Blair, the shape-shifter Larkin, and Larkin's cousin, the scholar Moira who has traveled through time to claim her rightful place as queen of the ancient kingdom Geall, band together to fight the evil queen Lilith and her vampire army, and as the six battle for the sake of humankind and the fate of the world, Cian and Moira fall into a passionate, impossible affair.

Rehvenge, a drug lord and nightclub owner who has keeps the fact that he is half-symphath a secret from everyone, accepts a mission to kill Wrath, the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and, with the help of Ehlena, confronts the corruption that has taken a hold of his life.

Life in Marblehead has had a pleasant predictability, until Diesel arrives. Rumor has it that a collection of priceless ancient relics representing the Seven Deadly Sins have made their way to Boston's North Shore. Partnered with pastry chef Lizzie Tucker, Diesel bullies and charms his way through historic Salem to track them down-and his criminal mastermind cousin Gerewulf Grimorie. The black-haired, black-hearted Wulf is on the hunt for the relic...

"Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet - which would be a whole lot easier if the High Counsel saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together - if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's...

In the novel The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the founders of American literature, once again, after a series of short stories and the famous Scarlet Letter, addresses the Puritan past and present of his homeland, New England. Legends and legends from national and family history, animated by the author's fantasy on Gothic themes, add up to the chronicle of the age-old confrontation of two families, which is implicated in...

Scargill Cove is the perfect place for Fallon Jones, confirmed recluse and investigator of the paranormal. Now someone else has been drawn to the Cove: Isabella Valdez, who is on the run from some very dangerous men. When she starts working as Fallon's assistant, Isabella impresses him by organizing his pathologically chaotic office. But after a routine case unearths an antique clock, Fallon and Isabella are dragged into the secret history of Scargill...

Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.