Die Schule der magischen Tiere by Margit Auer (2024)

###German-language description: **Ein besonderer Band für die Fans der** ***Schule der magischen Tiere.*** **Viele Bilder, kurze Kapitel und jede Menge Lesespaß!** **Ein Winter-Abenteuer mit den magischen Tieren** Nur noch ***vierundzwanzig Tage bis Weihnachten***! ***Die magischen Tiere*** sind ganz aufgeregt: In der Klasse wird gewichtelt! Aber es dürfen nur Geschenke gemacht werden, die kein Geld kosten. Das Los entscheidet, wer wen beschenkt. „Cool, Baby!“, findet nicht nur die magische Ratte Cooper. Alle Kinder basteln, grübeln und tuscheln mit ihren magischen Tieren. Und so hängen an einer Girlande im Klassenzimmer bald vierundzwanzig kleine Tütchen ...

The Beast & His Beauty by Willow Winters (2024)

They don't go to the brick wall. No one in the village does. Ever since I was a little girl, everyone has warned me not to go or even to look at it. And if you happen to find yourself close to the wall, run as fast and as far away as you can. The magic from the beast creeps beyond the wall, but not by much. No one who values their life approaches the enchanted area, let alone searches out the gate. Everyone is sure not to provoke the enchanted area. Those who do, don't come back to tell their tales. The magic is dark. And it's all from the beast. FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS OF MY LIFE, I've heard the tales and been warned to stay away. The thing is though, I'm not a very good listener. I got lost in the magic. He scented me. He claimed me with a bite on my neck. And I ran. Quickly and with a new terror racing in my heart. I swore I would never return. I would not trust the magic and allow it to entrance me again. I would not risk being caught in the hands of the Beast again. But that was months ago and I miss the magic. Not only that, but I dream of the beast. It's not a dream I'd admit to out loud, but it's a dream I'd like to see come true.

To Be Fated by Willow Winters (2024)

From best selling author Willow Winters comes the second collection in the smoldering fantasy Wounded Kiss World. Following **To Be Claimed**, **To Be Fated** continues the fast paced and sizzling fated mates romances. Fate never prepared them and, for some, it may be too late. If you enjoy sexy, paranormal romances and stand-alone, insta-love stories, complete with a happily ever after, this book is for you. This collection contains three standalones. Please note, this collection can be read without having read anything else but it is highly recommended to read ***To Be Claimed*** first so you can fully enjoy how the world unravels and how these tales weave together.

A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters (2024)

Nothing could hide her from me. The darkness is everywhere and it moves about in the mortal realm…. And then there’s her. Bright and so easily seen. Mine. She calls to me like I prayed to the Gods she would. I should feel guilt for what I’m going to do. What I must do. She doesn’t remember, but I do. She belongs to me. I will claim her and bring her to the underworld as mine. At all costs… nothing will keep me from what belongs to me.

Under His Reign by Willow Winters (2024)

Power and riches mean nothing if you have nothing to live for. A lifetime of wealth beyond imagine and a throne to rule have kept the pain at bay. With a tragic beginning I was prepared for a tragic end: the death of our kind and the final reign of the dragons. And then there was her. She's only a pawn in a greater war, a captive and completely at my mercy. Her striking eyes are filled with hatred, but she can't hide her heat. And I can't hide my desire. Nor can I contain a fire I thought had long ago been extinguished. I will burn the world before I let anyone take her from me.

Captive Desire by Willow Winters (2024)

We tracked her down, now we’re keeping her. After all she is our mate… We’re the twin Alphas of Dark Valley, opposite in almost every way but both of us are shocked that we share a mate… and that she’s human. I have no idea how this pretty little woman could handle one of us, let alone both. When lust turns to obsession, neither of us will be able to fight the pull to her and I’m not sure either of us will be willing to share. She never could have known what searching for answers about shifters could lead to and neither could we. Now the only thing she'll be learning is who she belongs to.

Return to the Dallergut Dream Department Store by Mi-ye Lee (2024)

It has been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of DallerGut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing... She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream production companies are located and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced. But the Company District is not quite what she expected, it hides the darker underbelly of the magical industry that Penny thought she was a part of. Penny discovers the Civil Complaint Center, full of people filing complaints about their dreams. She also learns about the regular customers who have stopped coming to the store. As she gets to the bottom of each complaint, she begins to expand her horizons, transforming from just selling dreams to understanding what lies in the hearts of their lost regulars. Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store delves deeper into the dream industry and its customers. Why do some of them buy a dream and never return? Will Penny and her colleagues be able to bring their regulars back?

Chaos Ascends by Sophie Gabrielle (2024)

Wanted. Engaged. Missing. Nadia, Venne and Emiil have never been further apart. Laastra’s army is on the horizon, finally making their move. Yet the Seeds of the village have never been ones to give up. Hatred has gotten them nowhere but hope could save them all. Alliances will be broken. Forgiveness will be given and taken away. Blood will be spilt. Whatever happens, someone must die. The Chaos Chronicles is an exciting fantasy romance series, filled with action, morally grey characters and dark themes. Inspired by the Grishaverse and Dragon Age, this series offers a twist on mythology, magic and mayhem. It also features a variety of LGBTQIA+ characters and found family. Dive into this chaotic world today, now featured on Kindle Unlimited.

The Morningside by Téa Obreht (2024)

*There’s the world you can see. And then there’s the one you can’t. Welcome to the Morningside.* After being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-so-distant future, Silvia and her mother finally settle at the Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower in a place called Island City where Silvia’s aunt Ena serves as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her new life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about their family’s past, and because the once-vibrant city where she lives is now half-underwater. Silvia knows almost nothing about the place where she was born and spent her early years, nor does she fully understand why she and her mother had to leave. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to give the young girl glimpses into the folktales of her demolished homeland, a place of natural beauty and communal spirit that is lacking in Silvia’s lonely and impoverished reality. Enchanted by Ena’s stories, Silvia begins seeing the world with magical possibilities and becomes obsessed with the mysterious older woman who lives in the penthouse of the Morningside. Bezi Duras is an enigma to everyone in the building: She has her own elevator entrance and leaves only to go out at night and walk her three massive hounds, often not returning until the early morning. Silvia’s mission to unravel the truth about this woman’s life, and her own haunted past, may end up costing her everything. Startling, inventive, and profoundly moving, The Morningside is a novel about the stories we tell—and the stories we refuse to tell—to make sense of where we came from and who we hope we might become.

He Who Fights with Monsters 11 by Shirtaloon (2024)

Jason and his companions managed to forestall the inexorable undead, but their battle is far from done. Both they and their enemies are scattered across a strange realm, one that someone must conquer if anyone is to get out alive. Territory by territory, factions fight to reunite their people and conquer the realm. Jason must contend with alliances he doesn’t want, friends he cannot find, and enemies ranging from angelic despots to the power of an undead god. He must face a realm that has been warped by his own mind and find a way to save a friend whose sacrifice got them this far. To have any chance against the enemies waiting for him, Jason will have to confront the power inside himself that he’s been unwilling to face, fearful of what he’ll become. Only by accepting the destiny that looms over him will he have the strength to face his foes, with no promise even that will be enough to defeat them.

Sinful Demon King by Nikki St. Crowe (2024)

**The Demon King crossed over to our world looking for something. What he found was me.** Apparently I possess part of the Demon King’s lost power and now he wants it back. He’s willing to do anything for it...including seducing me. The entire world wants a piece of Wrath and I’m the one who gets him every night in my bed. I shouldn’t want him as badly as I do but being around him is...*consuming*. And I think he feels it too. As much as the Demon King wants to pretend it’s only about power, I’ve seen the way he looks at me. When we’re in the same room together, every glance is sharp enough to cut, every touch hot enough to burn. But when a secret from my past is revealed, it throws everything into question once again. Now Wrath is looking at me like I’m the enemy, and the Demon King will destroy everything in his path in order to get what he wants. If he wants a fight, he’s going to get one. Because this stolen power I possess? Now I know how to use it.

Beyond by Ud Din (2024)

“A deformed boy named Kipling stumbles into Beyond, a mysterious world filled with talking animals, lost secrets, and wicked wonders waiting for travelers to ensnare. Accompanied by a cheerful courier frog, a secretive stowaway cat, and a secluded old astronomer, Kipling must venture into the heart of Beyond to ever have a hope of returning home. However, remnants of an ancient evil still lurk within Beyond... which may be more familiar to Kipling than he's willing to admit [(Amazon)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D83CQ4WZ).” Part of the [Georgia Tech Authors collection](https://galileo-gatech.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01GALI_GIT/18jodvt/alma9915267181602947) at the Georgia Tech Library.

Deep Is the Fen by Lili Wilkinson (2024)

Merry is determined to stop her best friend Teddy from joining a men's-only secret society that specializes in backward thinking and odd traditions, even if it means teaming up with her archnemesis, Caraway Boswell.

Lucy Undying by Kiersten White (2024)

Her name was written in the pages of someone else’s story: Lucy Westenra was one of Dracula’s first victims. But her death was only the beginning. Lucy rose from the grave a vampire and has spent her immortal life trying to escape from Dracula’s clutches—and trying to discover who she really is and what she truly wants. Her undead life takes an unexpected turn in twenty-first-century London, when she meets another woman, Iris, who is also yearning to break free from her past. Iris’s family has built a health empire based on a sinister secret, and they’ll do anything to stay in power. Lucy has long believed she would never love again. Yet she finds herself compelled by the charming Iris while Iris is equally mesmerized by the confident and glamorous Lucy. But their intense connection and blossoming love is threatened by outside forces. Iris’s mother won’t let go of her without a fight, and Lucy’s past still has fangs: Dracula is on the prowl once more. Lucy Westenra has been a tragically murdered teen, a lonesome adventurer, and a fearsome hunter, but happiness has always eluded her. Can she find the strength to destroy Dracula once and for all, or will her heart once again be her undoing?

You Like It Darker by Stephen King (2024)

"You like it darker? Fine, so do I' writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys and mysteries; each feels iconic. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream', a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. 'Rattlesnakes', a sequel to Cujo, sees a grieving widower travel to Florida for respite and instead receive an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. 'The Answer Man' asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. King writes to feel 'the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind' and his ability to surprise, amaze and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. You like it darker? You got it.

Forsaken Relic by Caroline Peckham (2024)

***The curse will destroy us all.*** **Montana**: I’m changed beyond return, my life torn apart by the god who forced this fate upon me. Now I’m a creature of ruin and bloodshed, but the price I’ve paid comes with the sweetest of gifts. The prince who claimed my heart has seized me once again, but this time, I’m on equal ground. I’m strong enough to fight at his side and face the wrath of our enemies, but some dark plot is brewing in the city, and I fear what’s coming. Because it feels like an unforgiving storm. **Callie**: My sister is lost, and I don’t know if we will ever be whole again. Will she love me as she once had, or will her newfound hunger be the death of us? Though I’ve reclaimed my freedom, the taste of it is bittersweet. Because without my twin, nothing feels right. And even though I can finally claim the man my soul aches for, I’m afraid of the darkness seeping into my life. The threat of gods and monsters is mounting upon us by the hour, and time is running out to save us all

Zodiac Academy 9 by Caroline Peckham (2024)

**Orphans. Changelings. Princesses. Queens.** We are all and nothing now, our fate weighed on the scales of the stars and counterbalanced by the forces that oppose us. The shadow of the false king spreads as thick as oil across the kingdom we were born to rule, and none remain untouched by its darkness. Our crowns lay within reach if only we can claim them. All souls are at risk now and when the final battle dawns, a new regime will rise. The time for the true reckoning is upon us and we have proven ourselves as savage as our father, as brutal as our mother, and as wild as the Elements which roar through our veins. We can only hope it is enough. When the last sword strikes the final death in this game of fate and fortune, only one side will be victorious. The Starfall Legion charges at first light. And our destiny rides upon our shoulders as we rush into the end. All hail the True Queens. May our rule last longer than this night. *This is a dark fantasy romance – don’t go expecting a sweet school for magic with friends around every corner. Fae fight for everything they own and Zodiac Academy is a cutthroat school for students aged 18+ where only the strongest prevail. There’s no Dumbledore here to save anyone’s ass and Lionel Acrux will give Voldemort a run for his money in the evil dictator category. So hold onto your stardust (broomsticks not required) and get ready for a bumpy ride.*

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (2024)

My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen (2024)

*Spirits are drawn to salt, be it blood or tears.* Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth―strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries―is the light of Roos' life. That is, until the wealthy young widow Agnes Knoop visits one of Roos' backroom seances, and the two strike up a connection. Soon, Roos is whisked away to the crumbling estate Agnes inherited upon the death of her husband, where an ill woman haunts the halls, strange smells drift through the air at night, and mysterious stone statues reside in the family chapel. Something dreadful festers in the manor, but still, the attraction between Roos and Agnes is undeniable. Then, someone is murdered. Poor, alone, and with a history of 'hysterics', Roos is the obvious culprit. With her sanity and innocence in question, she'll have to prove who―or what―is at fault or lose everything she holds dear.

The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston (2024)

The ancient forest realm of Sunweald is bordered on two sides by far mightier nations – a precarious situation. At its centre, the Sunweald Palace is home to the Lord Regent and the heir to the throne, together with numerous precious and powerful artefacts. The Palace is protected by the realm’s elite Shields, dedicated to guarding the royal line against all foes. A group of vicious brigands called the Wildwood Reivers have been stealing arcane artefacts and smuggling them across the borders, out of Sunweald. And the objects they most desire are stored in the mystical Wyrm Vault, hidden away deep in the bones of the earth, within the walls of the Palace itself. As political and religious tensions mount, Sunweald’s druids prepare to enact rituals for the Summer Solstice – but the Wildwood Reivers and their treacherous allies have other plans. It falls to Briar, the commander of the Shields, to defend the ancient corridors and secret tunnels of the Palace. The odds may be against her, but she’ll see every enemy head adorning a spike or she’ll die trying… ([Source][1]) [1]: https://angryrobotbooks.com/books/the-last-shield/