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With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed. Sage knows that if she is going to stop the persecution of the children of the Old Gods, she has to end the king's reign. Permanently.

One heroic act damned me for eternity. With a name like Tor, I should have been a hero, just like my father and twin. Turns out I’m not. Not even close. Instead I’m the very thing we hunted. A depraved monster. I thought there was no escaping the curse. No hope for a future. And then I met my mate in the unlikeliest of places: Blackwood Asylum. A place for criminals. Power-hungry madmen. Supernatural outcasts. And her, the curvaceous writer who sees ghosts.

Captain Hook isn’t loyal to anyone, but I’d die for her. Once I was a prince, then I became a lost boy, then their king. Now, I’m nothing more than a heartless villain. Or at least so I thought. Until I met her. Until I had a reason for that husk in my chest to resume its beating. I know I’m not alone. She’s worked her magic on all of us. Her monstrous beast

Since being drafted into a position as the Pale Horseman, Lazarus Kerrigan has killed his fair share of gods and monsters. In New Orleans, a city steeped in voodoo and the supernatural, that's saying something. But when someone else starts killing gods in his city, he takes it personally. His search for the killer leads him to a deadly no-holds-barred tournament run by the gods themselves. The prize? The right to name the next Black Horseman, Famine. 

I was played for a fool by Hades and the Fates, when it was Death they always wanted. I am nothing more than mortal pawn in a game of gods and monsters. Now, they have taken everyone from me. They expect me to be broken, to be compliant. To be woven into their plans. But I refuse to let Death's sacrifice be in vain. I refuse to give up without a fight. I refuse to believe that love cannot win.

Hell hath no fury like a Horseman scorned. They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. For Lazarus Kerrigan, that couldn't be further from the truth. He's got no intention of playing nice once he gets there, not with Emma's soul on the line. To free her, he'll have to travel through not one Hell, but seven, cutting deals with ghosts, Titans, and gods who would rather crush the Pale Horseman than help him.

The video showed a nearly naked man bloodied and beaten. Even as archaeologist and TV presenter Annja Creed watched, the clock on his suicide vest ticked down, and precious seconds were lost. But this was no stranger. Garin was her friend. Their fates had been bound by the secrets of Joan of Arc's sword. And Annja had less than 24 hours to save his life....

Ahnjii delves into a one night dalliance with a wildling, only to find that the entire Orlando group of shifters is looking for revenge over the one rogue she accidentally killed. It's okay, she wasn't looking for a long relationship.

The holidays have been anything but relaxing for Lazarus Kerrigan. Between planning a wedding and selling his house, he's barely had a moment to think about the supernatural. When strange, Christmas-themed monsters begin attacking him in the open, it's time for the gloves to come off. Mask is making his move. Lazarus and company are determined to take the fight to him.

Now imprisoned in Moros, buried deep in the Land of the Dead, Finnian is determined to right a wrong he made centuries ago. Somewhere in the hellish landscape is his father, and he intends to find him and flee their chains together. Cassian, the High God of Death and Curses, has one desire: get Finnian to confess where he’s hiding a valuable weapon—one deadly to deities. For centuries, the High Goddess of Fate has plagued Cassian over a dispute that took place between them long ago. 

Things aren't always what they seem in EverAfter. What our favorite fairy godmother, Charlotte doesn't realize is the same holds true in Cincinnati too. The search for the witch-gone-bad is on. It's going to take good ole' detective work mixed with the magic of a wand to track her, and those missing children before she fattens them up for, well, you know. Wait! Is the witch evil? Or did the stories get her all wrong?

All’s fair in love and…the apocalypse? With the war looming, Jade Blackwell knows the odds aren’t really in Heaven’s favor. The demons have built an army far greater than the angels’, and things aren’t looking good. When Jade decides it’s time to look for recruits, she goes against Michael’s orders and touches down on earth. Problem is, she doesn’t know where to start. Cue Cole Masters, the devilish half-demon Jade has struggled to get out of her head since their first encounter all those months ago.

Send cheesecake and a lot of coffee, because I swear I just heard a wolf’s howl in the middle of San Francisco. I was a skeptic about the supernatural…until my baby's birth sparked storybook murders around the city and each body led closer and closer to my grandma’s house. As an investigative journalist, I’ve solved a lot of mysteries, but now I’m a sleep-deprived mother. I have no clue how to balance my baby in one hand and my job in the other while I hunt a supernatural stalker.

My name is Cal Thorpe and I worked for the premier marketing firm as a marketing and public relations agent. Then, I met Death. He gave me two options: go back to the moment when I’d been shot or work for him as his marketing agent. Obviously, I took the job.

Well, back from delivering the dead to the afterlives, anyway. The political and social landscape of Limbo City has gone through quite the makeover since the Throne of Eternity was broken and the souls in the sea took charge of their own destinies. But progress is a journey on the road less traveled. Which means potholes are inevitable. And who better to pave the way than the reaper who set all this upheaval into motion? Return to Limbo City with Lana and the gang! They'll have a cold ale waiting for you at Purgatory Lounge.

The apparition glided nearer and nearer. The detective could now see clearly that the spirit was carrying in her arms an actual baby, one that was as beautiful as a cherubim of heaven, with a yellow halo of light encircling its form. It was only the light that illuminated the woman’s form.

Her destiny is tied to the house of O’Connor—a family cursed by an ancient evil once banished to a realm between realms. Aoibhe O’Ceallaigh always knew there was a chance she’d become a banshee, chosen to watch over and warn of the impending deaths in an old Irish bloodline. Despite preparing her whole life for that moment, the timing of the Calling couldn’t have been worse.

Ravyn Corvus only wants to experience what every other young woman her age does. Receiving a scholarship to a college on the other side of the country from her family, she can’t get away fast enough. She has a secret though. One that many would consider deadly—and unpredictable. Her mother calls it a curse from the gods. Daniel O’Connor is enjoying the college life. When a beautiful freshman catches his eye, he hopes to win her over—but she keeps pushing him away.

Since she was a little girl, Hellevir has been able to raise the dead. Every creature can be saved for a price, a price demanded by the shrouded figure who rules the afterlife, who takes a little more from Hellevir with each soul she resurrects. Such a gift can rarely remain a secret. When Princess Sullivain, sole heir to the kingdom’s throne, is assassinated, the Queen summons Hellevir to demand she bring her granddaughter back to life. But once is not enough; the killers might strike again. The Princess’ death would cause a civil war, so the Queen commands that Hellevir remain by her side.

Three thousand years of encounters with malevolent beings that have invaded our waking lives and our nightmares A Penguin Classic For millennia, societies have told tales of their fears incarnate—otherworldly couriers of plague, death, temptation, and moral decline. The Penguin Book of Demons...