Dark Ages Mystery

Teenagers Corey Alloway and Bree Dovemuir are best friends. They live on an island where people still pray to ancient Greek gods, and the Underworld is rumoured to be visible from the top of a certain hill. They're closer than sisters—until Bree betrays Corey, and steals her boyfriend, Ali. Corey is consumed by hatred. She goes so far as to vehemently wish Bree dead. At the annual Thesmophoria Festival, Corey kisses a stranger, a boy with golden lips, to show Bree and Ali she's over them both. And later that night, Bree is found floating in the lake—dead.

Clare arrives at the University of Edinburgh with a secret. This is her chance for a blank slate—to finally become who she was meant to be. And then she meets Tabitha. Tabitha is charismatic, beautiful and intimidatingly rich. Soon Clare is sucked into her enigmatic circle of friends and their dizzying world of champagne on rooftops and summers in France. Her new life has begun. Then Tabitha reveals the little project they're working on, a project they need Clare's help with. And Clare can't say no.

It would be easier for Thomas Mullen to move on from what he'd seen if Sarah stopped calling. It would be even better if she stopped appearing to him, and only him, to remind him of what he was powerless to stop. But months later, after Thomas loses his phone and the random woman who recovers it arranges to return it to him, his predicament intensifies. This woman tells him that while she's had his phone, his mother has called. His mother really needs him to call her back. And who is Sarah?

Imagine living your whole life without knowing who you really are. Walt Baranov is barely old enough to enter the Russian nightclub, where he has an unfortunate encounter with a beautiful vampire. The shocking events after he is bitten start a maelstrom that engulfs the entire world. The powers that be move on his discovery, and Walt finds himself confined to a state-of-the-art laboratory. Understanding his extraordinary biology is the key to eradicating vampires all over the world. He makes a connection with a lab subject and will do anything to save her from certain death. Walt sees her ...

"A breathtaking world and an excellent epic fantasy series! This wonderful adventure reminds me of a cross between J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Tad Williams, and C. S. Lewis." Enter an age of titans, dragons, and heroes. For thousands of years the ageless masters have ruled the hundred worlds, conquering all who oppose them while raising those who bring them glory. When dragon clans rule with fire and terror, mortal enemies must set aside their differences and unite. In this fight war is not the greatest threat to civilization, extinction is. But is it too late for their kind? Is it too ...

If you can't trust your family . . . then who can you trust?Losing her mother leaves 23-year-old Terry McCarthy with practically nothing. She struggles to eke out a meager existence while working a dead end job and fantasizing about a better life that seems unattainable. Until one day she is contacted by a man named Gordon Sinclair, who reveals himself to be not only the father she never knew, but also the head of a billion dollar corporation. It doesn't take long for Terry to discover that going from rags to riches is not quite the Cinderella story that she hoped it would be. She finds ...

Als du in die Rolle von Jen schlüpfen und an ihrer Stelle das Eliteinternat Brightstone College besuchen sollst, musst du nicht lange überlegen. Einflussreiche Mitschüler, ein Elitepoloteam und Unterricht in einem alten Schloss – so eine lebensverändernde Chance lässt man nicht einfach verstreichen. Doch was glamourös erscheint, ist in Wahrheit eine schillernde Scheinwelt, in der jeder nur auf seinen eigenen Vorteil bedacht ist.

Cleveland, Ohio, 2003. A young man is just a college freshman when he meets Emily. They share a passion for Edward Albee and ecstasy and fall hard and fast in love. But soon Emily has to move home to Elba, New York, and he flunks out of school and joins the army. Desperate to keep their relationship alive, they marry before he ships out to Iraq. But as an army medic, he is unprepared for the grisly reality that awaits him.

Not yet recovered from the monumental events in the southern Alps of Japan, the young man the vampires have named “Medusa’s Son” is called into action again. Walt Baranov cannot hide from his destiny. The enigmatic Ivan Kamenev asks him to head a response team to deal with vampire issues around the world. Still coming to terms with who he is and trying to help the powerful and furious Irina cope with her past … he respectfully declines. His reluctance is dispelled after he and the woman he loves are attacked on the way home. Walt sees the need to step up and to help his partner ...

Dara Gaffney is fresh out of drama school when she lands the leading role in the revival of Eabha de Lacey's hugely successful yet controversial play. Based on the true story of the death of Cillian Butler, many claim that Eabha had an ulterior motive when she penned it. Cillian's death remains a mystery to this day, and Eabha and her brother, Austin, the only witnesses.

The trip was supposed to be the perfect holiday. Six friends, reuniting after two decades, spending the weekend in a beautiful riad in Marrakesh. Only, these friends are linked by more than their university days. Together, they've kept a dark secret that changed the course of all their lives forever. And as the truth threatens to surface in the stifling Morrocan heat, they all begin to question what really happened that terrible night 20 years ago.

Ivy has spent years looking for her birth mother, but when she finally finds her on Bardsey Island, she is shocked by what greets her. According to folklore, the cormorants that fly over the remote Welsh isle are the terrifying witches of Arthurian legend—and they are searching for Ivy. Her mum warned her not to come and to stay away from the lighthouse, but now it's too late. As the shadows draw closer, Ivy must look deep within herself if she wants to survive.

"Robert Stanek is one of our most featured and respected Kids & Young Adults authors." -- The Audio Book Store Praise for Robert Stanek's other Ruin Mist books... "Clear and simple prose. Swift, action-oriented scenes. Solidly built." - Foreword Magazine "Sure to attract fans of Tolkien." - VOYA "Very satisfying." - The Fantasy Guide Enter a world of battle bears, giants and dragons. From #1 bestselling author Robert Stanek comes the third novel in the exciting new fantasy series! MEMORIES OF FIRE (BOOK #3 in the GUARDIANS OF THE DRAGON REALMS) takes us further into the frozen world of the ...

Davin’s the last of the brothers remaining in New Orleans. He’s always up for a good time and is intrigued by Quake’s warning to stay away from Lucia. Talk about putting bait before him. So he decides to follow Lucia. And boy oh boy, does Lucia take him for a trek around the French Quarter. Until she arrives at the home of a beautiful brunette who is wearing gloves in the middle of what might be called a heat wave by some. What harm could a little surveillance and reconnaissance hurt? Could hurt a lot when Davin ends up on his tush, in the beautiful brunette’s courtyard with a few ...

Valkyrie Lina Nyland’s back in Chicago and loving the urban lifestyle in the sprawling city. She’s excited to make her home in a place that has seasons, because she was tired of Houston’s single season of hot and humid. Damn the luck, now she’s being sent on assignment to the Crescent City. Why, oh why, does she have to go to New Orleans where the heat and humidity rival Houston’s? At least she’ll be in the place where the alcohol flows freely and the one-night stands are du jour. Of course, she’s not fond of the assignment she’s on, but she’ll deal with that. Hopefully ...

A stunning debut coming-of-age novel set in the ambiguous and claustrophobic world of an exclusive New England prep school. The first time I saw my sister after she died was at the Fourth of July party. I felt someone behind me and my flesh started prickling. My skin recognized her before I did, rippling once then tightening on my bones. My sister, Nica. Grace spent her teenage years playing catch-up with her younger but cooler sister, Nica. Chasing and yet never quite catching up.

2019: Julianne is preparing a family dinner when her son comes to her and says he’s found something on his iPad. Something so terrible, it will turn Julianne’s world into a nightmare and make her question everything about her marriage and what type of man her husband is or is pretending to be. 1990: Holly is a fresher student at Oxford University. Out of her depth and nervous about her surroundings, she falls into an uneasy friendship with a group of older students from the upper echelons of society and begins to develop feelings for one in particular.

The day Liz Evans went for a run in the forest, she didn't expect to die. She didn't expect to turn into a vampire, either. Her world is turned upside down in an instant, and her dreams of college and falling in love have gone right out of the window. Now all she can think about is blood. But with a little help from her vampire boyfriend Sam and his brother Zac—the guy she’s definitely not meant to have feelings for—her life is able to go back to normal. Well, as normal as being a vampire can be. When Liz can finally cope with her new reality, she wants answers, knowing she may never ...

A young woman born to fulfill an ancient prophecy is trapped by fate into a world of violence, lust, love, and madness. Can she sacrifice herself to save her way of life and the lives of those she cares for, even if it means betraying those she loves most?