Magic School For Adults

Angels are real – and it turns out that I’m one of them. A strange invitation to Angel Academy turns my normal, boring life on its head. Suddenly, I have to confront the fact that my Father, who I’ve never met, is an angel! And, by default, I’m expected to follow in his footsteps. Whisked off to the Academy, it doesn’t take long for me to realize that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. I can’t seem to use my wings, I have no idea how to fight and it doesn’t take the other students to realize that I’m, well… weird. I don’t fit in. I don’t know anyone. And I’d...

Clara Cassidy and Samael returned to Crossedlake University after a brief respite from the chaos at the end of last semester; they found that things had changed. The school was on lock-down, Corbin was missing, and they were under suspicion. Their worst fears slowly came true as the arcane investigators patrolling the school slowly unraveled what happened last semester and zeroed in on Clara. One of the detectives, known to be one of the best that ever existed, quickly pieced things together and targeted their group. She interrogated them intensely as she tried to pick apart the origin of ...

They said she was special. That she had a bright future. It wasn't a lie, but they didn't say that was necessarily a good thing. Clara Cassidy was a C student just trying to get by in life. Nothing had worked out as she planned and now she spent her days without purpose or attachments. All of that changed suddenly when an elderly woman knocked on her door. 'Magic is real,' the woman insisted and offered her a spot at Crossedlake University, a school for rising stars in the casting world. Clara didn't buy it. Not until she accidentally touched the woman's staff and her world exploded into a ...

Does one need four fully-grown foxgloves for decorating a dinner table for six guests? Or is it six foxgloves to kill four fully-grown guests? Sophronia's first year at school has certainly been rousing. First, her finishing school is training her to be a spy. (Won't Mumsy be surprised!) Secondly, she gets mixed up in an intrigue over a stolen device and has a cheese pie thrown at her.

The fourth and final book in a steampunk YA adventure series from Orbit's New York Times best-selling author of the Parasol Protectorate series.When a dastardly Pickleman plot comes to fruition, only Sophronia can save her friends, her school and all of London...but at what cost? Our proper young heroine puts her training and skills to the test in this highly anticipated conclusion of the rousing, intriguing and always polished New York Times best-selling Finishing School series!

Most teenagers have to deal with grades, school dances, and curfews. At the School of Necessary Magic, Alison and her crew have school elections, a musical to put on, a tournament in Louper to win while learning how to use their growing magical powers - and a sudden outbreak of werewolves. All before third period and a class on potions.

Seit Devin die School of Myth & Magic besucht, sind ihre Probleme nicht kleiner geworden: Sie beherrscht ihre Nixen-Kräfte immer noch nicht ganz. Sie hat erfahren, dass ihre Vorfahren gefährliche Monster waren. Und sie hat Caleb mit einem einzigen Kuss in Lebensgefahr gebracht. Viel bedrohlicher als ihre eigenen, unkontrollierbaren Kräfte ist jedoch Kassian, der skrupellose Incubus, der nichts unversucht lässt, Devin zu manipulieren. Was verbirgt sich wirklich hinter seinem zerstörerischen Plan? Gefährlich. Knisternd. Magisch. Band 2 der neuen Romantasy-Reihe von Jennifer Alice Jager.

Nixen gibt es wirklich – und sie sind gefährlich. So wurde es Devin ihr Leben lang eingetrichtert. Als sie ihren Schwarm Tyler aus Versehen zu tief in den Badesee lockt und so ins Krankenhaus befördert, begreift Devin, dass in ihr selbst Nixen-Kräfte schlummern. Um sie zu kontrollieren, soll sie die geheime "School of Myth & Magic" besuchen, zusammen mit Hexen, Drachen, Vampiren und einem sehr charmanten Faun. Doch etwas – oder jemand – mit dunklen Absichten ist ihr an die Schule gefolgt.

In the ancient kingdom of Menyamar, Raidia, the 19-year-old Royal Daughter, grapples with her identity as a weakly Talented mage amidst the looming threat of the Goluk, relentless invaders who have besieged her people for over four centuries. As the magical ward protecting Menyamar weakens, Raidia's mother, the formidable Matriarch, seeks to forge an alliance by arranging Raidia's marriage to a foreign prince in hopes of securing aid against their enemy. Refusing to be a pawn in her mother's political machinations, Raidia makes a daring choice: she escapes her gilded cage, determined to ...

Alison, the Drow princess, can’t even make it back to the School of Necessary Magic for her junior year without tripping across trouble hunting for her. Underground bullet trains, battles with dark magic, growing dragons, Louper tournaments, school dances, and job fairs. Growing up magical can be tough on a social life. Thank goodness she’s got her friends beside her.

In a world where everyone has their role, Aara has never fit in. When she is assigned to apprentice in her mysterious father's guild, she gains a longed-for opportunity to earn a place for herself... if she can just manage to follow the rules. As she struggles to learn the dangerous art of channeling, Aara is confronted with a choice. Will she do what it takes to fit in? Or will she take the risks necessary to learn who she truly is?

Magic can solve all your problems. At least, that’s what Ruby would have said a year ago, before she learned she was a witch. Now, all magic does is create more problems. There’s a giant tear in the fabric between the non-magical world Ruby lives in and the magical one her boyfriend is from. Every time Ruby uses her powers, the tear grows larger. The only way to stop the magical world from swallowing up Ruby’s home is to journey into the unknown forests of the other realm that contain frightening creatures such as acid frogs, poison moths, and banshees that terrify you at night. And ...

Ruby has a problem… …and it’s more than her pet dragon and hunky boyfriend can help her solve. Six months ago, she discovered she was a witch. Great huh? But with magic comes trouble, especially living in a (mostly) unmagical world. Ruby’s magic makes her a homing beacon for all magical creatures. They come to her—sometimes in the middle of her college lectures—asking for help to be returned home. Most of these creatures mean no harm, but when a witch with more magical skill than Ruby hunts her down, trying to rid magic from this realm, Ruby turns to her friends for help. ...

It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school. Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners - and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped.

Angels are real – and it turns out that I’m one of them. Things are getting pretty hectic at the Academy! Not only am I in a relationship with two gorgeous angels, but the third trial is only a few weeks away. With the mystery of my father’s identity seeming further out of my reach than ever, I’m already a bit on edge. And then there’s Zane. I thought I’d managed to win over everyone at the academy, so why is he still giving me grief? With sparkling green eyes and curly hair, he’s any woman’s dream boy. But he keeps blowing hot and cold, and I have no idea where I stand with...

This book contains the first two volumes of the Wizards and Faeries fantasy series: Halfway and Wanderer's Shadow. Wizards and Faeries is the anti-Harry-Potter: the wizard school is part of a shadowy organization that takes the students by force from their families. And the outside world isn't much better: if you are a wizard, you are looked upon with fear because of what you represent. In the midst of this, in secret, twins are born: a boy and a girl. They are Halfway, the rare offspring of humans and a now-extinct race of faeries. But the twins don't remain a secret for long. Temet, the ...

Her name is Nikki. She is a Space Mowgli. After her parents’ death, she is stranded on a tiny asteroid, where her only friend and mentor is the computer that saved her life and became part of her body. After years of seclusion she is rescued and returned to the world of people, where she is hunted by a mysterious killer. But to kill Nikki is not an easy task. This young and fragile girl has an iron will, a sharp mind and, above it all, she knows how to make friends. True friends... “Nikki is a genius at many things, but sometimes she is incredibly naive and rude. After a series of ...

Drow Princess Alison Brownstone begins her senior year ready to finally graduate and start her new life, fully trained and ready to kick ass. But still reeling from the attack last semester and the absence of her best friend, Alison is desperate for some kind of distraction to make the days pass quicker. And trouble in paradise with boyfriend Tanner makes it even more vital. When books start disappearing, she can’t resist digging deeper. But going down the rabbit hole leads to truths far more dangerous than petty theft.

When Mr. Tipkins, a gift-giver from the Department of Wishes of Faerie, arrives to give a wish to a newborn baby in the village of Widdershins, he isn't in the best of moods. His uncharacteristic burst of bad temper begins a chain reaction that has consequences no one can foresee. The Truth About Magic is a story of mistakes and of deception, of wizards (good and bad), and of what happens when perfectly ordinary wishes go wrong.

Nikki, the Space Mowgli, has spent her early years on an uninhabited asteroid. Back in the human world, she’s being manhunted by some powerful enemies. Not only does she survive and get into an elite Lunar College, she also becomes a Queen! The only problem is that queens have even more enemies. On a trip to Mars, Nikki and her friend Jerry learn the truth about the death of Nikki’s parents, and narrowly escape death in a polar ice cave. “The Space Mowgli is extremely intelligent (she had enough time, resources and motivation for her development), and completely free of all the ...