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Charlotte has always longed to be accepted by her older sisters. She would gladly exchange her vaunted beauty for their friendship. But they ask a far higher price. Pushed into marriage with a stranger, Charlotte is left betrayed and alone. All she knows of her new husband is that he has secrets—and that her heart beats a little faster whenever he calls her Lottie.

As a roving merchant—or peddler, as many call her—Avery lives a life of freedom that few ever experience. She can navigate the enchanted landscapes of six kingdoms, and she’s an expert at finding unique items and matching them with the right customer. If her traveling lifestyle means she doesn’t have any close friends, at least she can help communities in need. And it’s worth it not to be tied down. She might be alone, but that doesn’t mean she’s lonely.

As the daughter of shopkeepers, Elena has always known that the mysteries of reading and writing are closed to her. Only the mageborn can risk harnessing the power unleashed from putting pen to paper. Until Elena discovers an impossible new ability and joins the elite ranks of the mages. But with the kingdom at war, the authorities can't agree if Elena is an asset, or a threat they need to eliminate. Thrust into the unknown world of the Royal Academy without friends or experience, Elena will need all of her wits, strength, and new power to carve a place for herself.

Cadence and her sister possess the seeds of glory and ruin—or so their father always insisted. Cadence never understood what he meant until Airlie’s seed of power is activated, turning her into the most powerful mage in generations. Despite knowing it must mean her own dormant seed is much more malevolent, Cadence is swept away to the distant Mage’s Guild in her sister’s wake. She’s used to living in Airlie’s shadow, but she can’t see a place for herself in this world. Plagued by questions from her isolated childhood, Cadence needs answers, and the Guild might hold them.

Cadence just wants to help Airlie. Instead she’s trapped in a double life at the Guild. And with nomad delegations arriving for a royal tour, everything is only growing more complicated. As the threat from both the raiders and the fallen kingdom grows, Cadence and Zeke’s charade is stretched to a breaking point as they fight for their friends. But how can Cadence keep everyone safe when she’s growing less sure of who she can trust? Desperately searching for a way to help Cadence from afar, Airlie must find a way to unleash her own power before it’s too late for both of them.

With the borders breaking down, and their friends in the settlement in deadly danger, Cadence and Airlie need to act fast. Instead they’re caught up in politics where torn allegiances threaten their freedom. But the greatest danger lies across the border in the fallen kingdom. The threat of the General still looms large, and the wild power is far beyond the control of any one person. After a lifetime of deception, the sisters are still discovering their power and heritage. If they have any chance of saving their world, they must do it together.

The wild power is getting stronger and ignoring it won’t be possible for much longer. Cadence is willing to sacrifice herself if it will save them all, but Airlie and Zeke are determined to find another way. Drawn to the Hidden City, Cadence and Airlie are swept into the cutthroat terrain of nomad politics. Tribe Nicabar hope to seize the throne, but Annora’s secrets threaten everything—including the sisters. But while the twisted vines that connect them all threaten to tear apart everything Cadence and Airlie hold dear, they might offer the only chance for survival.

Only her personal bodyguard, Hans, remains loyal. Hans claims to know the real Ava but she finds that hard to believe - after all, she's been the villain so long that she can't remember anything else.Deep in exile, Ava learns her kingdom needs a hero, and she might be the only one who can save it. The catch? She'll have to ally herself with the people she blames for her downfall. But in a game of life and death where the stakes are an entire kingdom, winning over her enemies will only be the beginning. Can one fugitive save her people, her kingdom, and - hardest of all - herself?

One dark and stormy night, lost and alone, Alyssa finds herself knocking on the door of a castle. After a lifetime spent in the deep forest, Alyssa has no idea what to expect on the other side. What she finds is two unruly young princesses and one very handsome prince. When Alyssa accepts the job of Princess Companion, she knows her life will change. What she doesn't know is that the royal family is about to be swept up in unexpected danger and intrigue, and that she just might be the only thing standing between her kingdom and destruction.

When Princess Liliana and her twin sister set sail for new lands, Lily hopes to find adventure and romance. But the people of Marin live under the shadow of a curse-one powerful enough to destroy entire kingdoms. To protect them all, Lily and 11 other princesses are forced to participate in a mysterious and secret tournament. Lily spends her nights competing in a magical underground realm and her days unraveling the dangers of this new court. Although she needs the help of the Marinese prince, Lily knows she can't let herself grow too close to him.

After a lifetime of rejection, seamstress Evie can't trust Frederic, the crown prince of Lanover - not his words of friendship or the way the warmth in his eyes seems to ask for even more. But when they end up on a tour of his kingdom - one filled with increasing danger - Evie's mistrust might doom them all. In this spin on the classic fairy tale, an ugly duckling must discover her true worth in order to save her kingdom and maybe even find true love.

Celeste has been cursed since her 16th birthday - just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. And it's a secret she must keep at all costs. Over the years she's grown accustomed to the necessary deception. After all, her life depends on it. And she's even found a way to protect her kingdom, working from the shadows. But now a dangerous new threat has emerged, one that Celeste can't defeat alone. She needs the help of a newly-arrived prince.

Marie, the dutiful princess of Northhelm, chafes under the rigid protocol that governs her life. Then a growing darkness threatens the kingdom and uncovers the lie at the center of her whole life - a single pact that changes everything. Throwing off convention, she joins Rafe, a handsome, charming newcomer, on a quest to save her kingdom. Except he doesn't know she has a mission of her own - to discover the truth about her identity. Increasingly drawn to Rafe's strength and good humor, Marie is torn by her double purpose.

When a Sekali princess unexpectedly bursts into Elena and Lucas’s betrothal celebrations, Ardann is forced to send a team to investigate her claims of a new enemy. The last thing Saffron expects, or wants, is to be called on to assist. But she can’t risk disgracing her family by refusing to join the expedition. Julian, on the other hand, leaps at the chance to distinguish himself and gain favor with the Sekalis by helping the princess. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself equally interested in the chance to prove himself to an inconsequential Callinos girl.

Surrounded by unfamiliar politics and long-held enemies, Verene discovers that some at the Academy want her gone by whatever means necessary. As the threats grow ever more sinister, she starts to question all of her assumptions. The hardened prince might just be her best hope of survival and — even more shockingly — he might be right about her power. But as danger grows in the shadows, Verene isn't the only one in danger. If she wants to save both her old kingdom and the new one she's starting to love, she must uncover her hidden powers and take her true place among the mages.

Verene steht an einem Wendepunkt: Ihr drittes Jahr an der Kallorwegischen Akademie beginnt, doch die Herausforderungen, die auf sie warten, drohen nicht nur sie, sondern das gesamte Königreich zu überfordern. Ihre Kräfte wachsen weiter, doch mit jeder neuen Fähigkeit scheint auch die Gefahr zu wachsen, dass ihre Geheimnisse ans Licht kommen. Während sich die Intrigen am königlichen Hof verdichten, wird deutlich, dass der Kampf um Macht und Loyalität nur der Anfang ist.

Nach einem turbulenten Sommer kehrt Verene an die Kallorwegische Akademie zurück – und steht vor neuen Herausforderungen. Ihre einzigartige Gabe, die Macht anderer zu kontrollieren, birgt ebenso großes Potenzial wie Gefahr. Doch während sie versucht, ihre Fähigkeiten zu meistern, rücken die Intrigen am kallorwegischen Hof immer näher. Kann Verene die drohenden Konflikte abwenden und das Vertrauen von Prinz Darius zurückgewinnen? Oder wird ihre Macht sie letztendlich in die politischen Ränkespiele verstricken, die sie um jeden Preis vermeiden wollte

"Das hier ist die Schule für die besten Hexen und Magier des Kontinents. Also ... was machst DU hier?" Verene gilt als Enttäuschung für ihr ganzes Königreich – die erste Prinzessin, die ohne Magie geboren wurde, obwohl ihre Mutter die mächtigste Magierin in der Geschichte ist. Als sie an die magische Akademie ins Land ihrer Feinde geschickt wird, setzt sie alles daran, sich zu beweisen und ihrem Reich endlich nützlich zu sein. Vor allem will sie eine Allianz mit Prinz Darius schmieden.

Als die Prinzessin der Sekali unerwartet in die Verlobungsfeier von Elena und Lucas platzt, ist Ardann gezwungen, ein Team loszuschicken, um ihre Behauptung von einem neuen Feind zu überprüfen. Das Letzte, was Saffron erwartet – oder will – ist, um Hilfe gebeten zu werden. Aber sie darf nicht riskieren, ihre Familie durch eine Absage dieser Expedition zu entehren. Julian hingegen ergreift die Chance, sich selbst zu beweisen und die Gunst der Sekali zu gewinnen, indem er der Prinzessin hilft.

In ihrem vierten Jahr an der Akademie sollte sich Elena auf die letzten Prüfungen und ihren bevorstehenden Abschluss konzentrieren. Doch stattdessen muss sie einen jahrzehntelangen Krieg beenden – zumindest, wenn sie sich eine Zukunft mit Lucas wünscht. Aber weit weg von der Front stellt sich das als sehr schwierig heraus. Und eine unerwartete Einladung – eine, die sie nicht ablehnen kann – macht die Sache nur noch komplizierter. Elena wird in politische Machenschaften verwickelt, die ihren Horizont übersteigen, und muss ihre bemerkenswerten Kräfte und neuen Fähigkeiten zur Perfektion führen.