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This novel collects the five novellas in the Succubus Schemes series into an episodic novel. Helen and Amy, the heroines from The Succubus Apprentice, have now graduated from apprentices and are pursuing their new careers of mage and succubus respectively. They start off trying to steal an egg from a pterodactyl's nest, and from there go on to serve as bodyguards for a dark elf, try to fix a couple of other supernatural relationships for their friends, and then run a scam on the most powerful corporation in the world with the help of some very unreliable allies.

For Kayla, all she wants in life is Nate. After all, he rocks her world in every way possible. No one has ever loved her more or with such passion as he does. But when a friend goes missing and an elder is brutally murdered, her life is thrown into a whirlwind with no end. As lovers turn into enemies, things begin to unravel and Kayla must face her biggest obstacle yet. Will she let the secrets of her past define her? Or will she be able to set things right? Her only anchor is her love for Nate.

Fisher Palmer is an old man, working as a janitor at a Montana pharmacy, when a strange little boy presents him with a bizarre gift. It would seem that Fisher has been chosen, and the child that picked him is not actually a child at all, but something far more alien.

Warren Adler focuses his laser eye on New York City in these 15 vividly rendered short stories, where human relationships are at the center of them all. In a continuation of New York Echoes 2, Adler's themes in New York Echoes 3 deal primarily with intimate human relationships - the bittersweet pangs of first love, the stark reality of regret, revenge, and coming to terms with the past.

Trommelschläge, Schreie, Glockengeläut - laut und angsteinflößend ziehen wilde Gestalten durch die Straßen der Alpenländer. Die Perchten kommen während der dunkelsten Jahreszeit, um über die Menschen zu richten. Im Haus ihrer Großeltern betritt Marie ein bis dahin verschlossen gebliebenes Zimmer ihres verstorbenen Großvaters. Sie entdeckt zahlreiche geschnitzte Holzmasken, die dieser Zeit seines Lebens angefertigt hatte. Darunter eine, deren Ausstrahlung sie besonders in ihren Bann zieht: die Maske der Frau Percht.

Kat Purrowells is an occult anthropologist. She thought she would be teaching what she knew at a local college, instead she was roped into working for a secretive government agency, P.N.I., Paranormal Investigations. There are murders in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California, Kat has been sent in to try and help catch these supernatural killers, but will the cost be her life?

Raymond Kidd is a time traveller. Only he doesn't want to be. He has no say in when or where he goes, or to which time. Plus, he has to die to do it. In The Flaw in the Fabric, the first book in Jim Lindsey's trilogy A Travellers Guide for Lost Souls, a shortcut through a cemetery during a hurricane takes Raymond Kidd the long way around through another century and another identity. In 1860 Halifax, he's ship's captain Oliver Cole, just released from the madhouse.

Alanna Sharpe is going to Hell.... In hiding for half a year after discovering her father Cole Sharpe has become General Tyrelius Scolar, her feared enemy, she is brought back into the fold of the insurgency against the New Empire of America by Gabe Francis... a man she distrusts because of his habit of holding back vital information. Her friends still support her in her mission to reunite her family, but that mission takes an unexpected turn when the insurgents capture Scolar.

Raven truly believes she is going mad. Erotic dreams fill her nights, causing her to question her sanity by the light of day. They lead her into a world she never knew existed and a heritage that can only be found in nightmares. Dragon wants nothing more than to own the mortal soul of the beautiful Raven, a woman who can make his ancient scars disappear, proof that she is far from mortal.

Enoch Zoles is an agnostic, egotistical, collegiate football star, primed to make millions of dollars as a professional football player. But a one-night stand with a seductive vixen leads to a downward spiral of devastating events, which cost him his reputation, his promising future, and his freedom. And, after experiencing an unexpected tragedy, Enoch wants nothing to do with the god his coach and mentors keep talking about. After repetitive visits to jail, he meets a mysterious inmate who challenges his humility, integrity, and faith....

When Eli Jacobs hears his wife talk in her sleep the first time, he is amused. When she does it a second time, he is curious. But when Diane Jacobs says things at the exact same time every night, he becomes really, really interested.

The Apocalypse was not supposed to rest on Jessica Norgren's shoulders. When the struggling law clerk finds herself pregnant with no possible human father, she learns more than she ever wanted to know about angels and demons. With her best friend, Tsung Li, to help her navigate this tough new terrain, she finds herself mixed up with Watchers, archangels, succubi, athletes and Buddhist monks in a confusing melange of hope and fear.

The Hidden-In-Plain-Sight Ranch celebrates the return of one of their own, resistance leader Alanna Sharpe, from her trip through Hell. With her comes her long-lost father, Cole, to fight alongside his family for the survival of all supernaturals. Two tasks remain for Alanna and her friends, however. Her mother Ariel remains captive, and waits for revolution or rescue to set her free from her technological prison.

When you make a deal with the devil, something is guaranteed to go wrong. Diego Ramos learns this the hard way as his deal with Satan turns rotten, and Hell's Death Ryders are sent to collect on the bounty that's been placed on his head. In this dark and cheeky story, anything can happen - especially when demons, vampires, and witches come along for the ride. With the help of a stranger, will Diego be able to escape the unrelenting Death Ryders, or is he fated to meet his end on Earth, only to begin an eternity in who knows where?

Are these menacing visions real? Or is Tina losing her mind? After the tragic death of her mother, Tina tries to hang on to her sanity. Her grip is slipping and support from her husband and friends may not be enough. As she tumbles further into the abyss, Tina must battle the haunting demons that terrorize her. The paranormal activity increases, and a shocking discovery unlocks the sinister truth about her new apartment.

One of the most dangerous things we can't control is natural disaster. No one knows when they will happen, and no one will be able to stop it when it comes. However, just because we can't stop it means we sit and do nothing. Survival: Exact Blueprint for Wilderness and Urban Survival will help you get ready for the unforeseen circumstances.

Dunkle Wolken brauen sich über Lilly und Alahrian zusammen. Der unsterbliche Elf wird plötzlich von einer mysteriösen Krankheit befallen. Ein Besuch bei Lillys Mutter offenbart Unglaubliches und stellt das Leben des Mädchens auf den Kopf. Zudem schmiedet der Bürgermeister finstere Pläne, die nicht nur den Untergang der beiden Liebenden bedeuten könnten. Alahrian wird vor eine geradezu unmenschliche Entscheidung gestellt. Das Hörbuch zur romantischen Elfenblüte-Reihe von Julia K. Knoll, gesprochen von Birgit Arnold. Mit Musik von Frédéric Chopin, gespielt von Anastasia Huppmann.

Living a very humdrum existence, Charlie McGuire feels confined by the overwhelming pressures of life. In an effort to maintain a tranquil existence on the home front, he works hard running a successful bakery, caters to his wife's materialistic values, and struggles to keep his spoiled children at bay. He dreams of escaping the boundaries of his mundane world but gets more than he bargained for when he awakes on a desolate island in the middle of nowhere.

Sometimes authors don't realize the power they wield. There are times when a series of words have been used to topple entire countries. It is up to the creator to use his or her words wisely. To many, one particular author is the greatest writer who ever lived, creating best-seller after best-seller. But to this author's characters, he is a mass murderer and needs to be taught a lesson.

It's been years since they escaped the gingerbread house, and now Hansel and Gretel live alone in that same dark forest, depending on each other for family and survival. They've eked out a fair, even happy existence, but something new has come into their woods. Something dark, and hungry.