Títulos en Contemporánea

I don't want to hurt her...but she definitely wants to hurt me. Betrayal doesn’t sting. It hurts worse than that; it feels like a rake over coals, a disembowling, a slow, agonizing stretch on the torture rack. Myf is hurt, and she’s found someone to blame. She’s focused all her pain on one target. Me.

When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. One last salvage and the final battle with Orion and the demon hordes will be upon me. I don't know the name of the person I'm Tracking, or what she looks like so finding her is going to be . . . impossible. But she is the key to defeating the demons.

For Adam Kadmon, justice means wrath and vengeance. He is the sword that strikes down the villainous. For Holly MacAllister, justice means mercy and forgiveness. She is the balanced scales that offer redemption. Having survived their battle with a dark cult, these two unlikely partners now work to bring hope to the people of a corrupt, decaying city. Holly struggles to curb Adam’s wrath, but now his violent past stalks them. Enemies he thought defeated have returned, seeking vengeance.

Hayes Farrow hat alles, wovon andere nur träumen: Ruhm, Erfolg und Millionen Fans. Doch hinter der Fassade des gefeierten Rockstars verbirgt sich nur Leere und die ständige Flucht vor seiner Vergangenheit. Als er nach Almond Bay zurückkehrt, steht er plötzlich der Frau gegenüber, die er nie wiedersehen wollte: Hattie Rowley. Für Hattie könnte es kaum schlimmer laufen. Der Tod ihrer Schwester, das Scheitern an der Uni und ein Freund, der sich als Lügner und Dieb entpuppt, haben ihr den Boden unter den Füßen weggerissen.

Eigentlich wollte Dr. Minerva Sterling ihre Professur an der Universität in St. Andrews beginnen, aber das Universum hat andere Pläne: Allen voran einen unmöglichen Studenten, der ihr völlig unerwartet unter die Haut geht, ein mysteriöses Amulett, das ihre Welt auf den Kopf stellt, und ein Geheimnis, das alles fordern wird – nicht zuletzt auch ihr Herz. Wenn dein Schicksal mit den antiken Göttern verbunden ist, bist du bereit, es zu erfüllen?

Reese Summers braucht dringend Zeit mit ihrem magischen Buch. Deshalb beschließt sie, die Feiertage allein in einem Cottage zu verbringen, damit sie den goldenen Schlüssel vom König der Drachen stehlen kann. Nur hat Reese die Rechnung ohne Daniel, ihren Boss, gemacht. Dieser denkt gar nicht daran, ihr den Urlaub zu genehmigen und zerreißt kommentarlos den Urlaubsschein. Zudem schwebt seit einem Jahr der Kuss unter dem Mistelzweig unausgesprochen zwischen ihnen.

Keith is an angel investor for silicon valley startups. When an old friend comes to him with an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an AI image generator, he jumps at the chance. The AI is amazing, and he becomes addicted to using it himself. Then his friend calls him, begging him not to use the AI for a while. Something has gone haywire, and it's offline right now, but Keith just can't control himself any longer. When he uses it again, everything goes wrong, and he has to desperately fight to save himself, the woman he loves, his old friend and his employees, and the entire city.

Kate Golden has built a successful career helping others become their best selves. But when Kate inherits magical powers from the late Inga Paulsen, the spell that holds her carefully controlled world together begins to unravel. What starts with a mysterious cocktail recipe from an enchanted book quickly spirals into disaster. A grotesque wart sprouts on her chin, her hair turns shocking pink and her perfect life crumbles in the most public way possible.

In Higher Down, einem kleinen Dorf in Nordengland, herrscht dicke Luft. Und weil es für den infernalischen Gestank keine normale Erklärung zu geben scheint, ruft der Schriftsteller Marvin Bitterton die Kanzlei Harrowmore Souls zu Hilfe. Doch nicht jedem im Dorf sind die Eindringlinge willkommen.

For Libbie Stark, Friday night cocktail club is a lifeline. Whatever her problems, whether her stubborn boss, unruly teens or deadbeat boyfriend, time with the women of Lake Cloverleaf always feels like a tonic. But when tragedy strikes on the Fourth of July, Libbie discovers a magical secret. Witches are real. Only they aren’t born–they’re created. When a witch dies, her powers pass from one generation to the next. And a local witch has chosen to pass her powers onto the ladies of the cocktail club.

After rising victorious from the survival challenge and battling through the afterlife, Jenny Huang is left crucified in the world of death. Meanwhile, her best-friend-slash-long-time-crush, Susan, is stranded on a brutalized and war-torn Earth as a ghostly awakened soul. As the end times near, there's only one thing left for them both to do: stop Adonai, the ultimate angel, from remaking all existence in his own twisted and horrific image.

Robin Sullivan doesn't remember how she died. Just that she crawled out of Lady Bird Lake wearing someone else's Sunday best and no pulse. Welcome to Hellhound Academy—Austin's secret training ground for the recently resurrected, where cadets like her protect the living from supernatural threats...or get recalled to the underworld.

Being the dud in my coven wasn't the worst thing—until they decided to re-evaluate our contributions. Without magic, all I had was a resting witch face and a smart mouth. Neither will save me when the next full moon comes. Having the last name Byrne can only get me so far.

El silencio del parque es un relato fantástico, emotivo y con un final sorprendente que te conmoverá. Explora las emociones humanas a través del misterio que se oculta en un parque en el corazón de la ciudad. Sumérgete en esta historia donde lo fantástico se entrelaza con lo cotidiano. Susan, una mujer marcada por la tragedia familiar, se encuentra en un momento crucial de su vida tras la reciente pérdida de su hermana Helen. Mientras intenta superar su dolor, encuentra consuelo en su perro Neo y en sus paseos por un parque cercano de su nuevo hogar.

Mara Vance never thought her useless psychology degree would lead to studying an actual monster. Subject X-13, aka "The Nightmare," is armed with sharp teeth, claws, and a constantly shifting form… yet Mara finds the huge shadow creature as intriguing as he is terrifying. As Mara studies him, she soon realizes that The Nightmare is far more intelligent than her shady superiors say he is. And every night, she indulges in twisted fantasies about the same monster. What happens in her dreams stays in her dreams—right?

Кидан из древнего рода Адане всю жизнь пыталась сбежать от своего наследия. Но, когда ее сестру похищают среди ночи, Кидан понимает: все дороги ведут в место, которого она боялась больше всего — университет Укслей. Чтобы узнать, что же случилось с ее сестрой, Кидан придется постичь древнюю философию, проложившую мост между миром смертных и бессмертных, погрузиться в те интриги, что многие годы пронизывали вампирско-человеческое общество и лицом к лицу столкнуться с жестоким вампиром ее Дома — того самого, уверена Кидан, кто и похитил ее сестру.

All was as it should be. The ski conditions were textbook; the skies were deep blue, the wind was calm, it was twenty-four degrees and there were three inches of fresh powdersitting on top of a finely tuned base. There could not have been a more perfect day to begin altering the course of history. Everyone has had the thought: “If I only knew then what I know now.” For Alexander Gabriel, that was about to come true.

Strong-armed into taking a break, Leon kicks back and relaxes with his three boisterous fiancees. When the Roseblades arrive to arrange an inter-house marriage, Leon assumes he'll be offered a fourth bride—Deirdre, his friend and former upperclassman. To Leon's surprise, they want to foist Deirdre's difficult older sister on his brother Nicks! A heartfelt love story begins, but who knows who'll end up holding the leash?

As the war draws to an end a dark and sinister truth is laid to rest in the rubble of a collapsing bunker - the memoirs of a forgotten goddess who claims to have shaped the universe and descended into humanity, with her rebellious son - a figure whose rise would all but destroy the world.

Das Abenteuer geht weiter. »Das Spiel hat für dich gerade erst begonnen.« Das waren Flints Worte an ihn gewesen. Und während Nick noch damit beschäftigt ist seine Magie zu entdecken, muss er feststellen, dass Flint mit diesen Worten gar nicht so unrecht gehabt hatte. Denn gerade als er mit Avas Hilfe seine magischen Fähigkeiten trainieren will, werden die beiden plötzlich von einem seltsamen Attentäter angegriffen. Und schon bald bleibt den beiden keine andere Wahl mehr, als erneut eine gefährliche Reise durch die Welten anzutreten.