Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

As the demon takes her into his arms and away from the flames, he begins to understand he isn't rescuing her; she's saving him.... "After speaking to the other angels on the team, I hang up my cell and sigh. No one's heard from Aaden in months. This bothers me not only as the leader but as his girl - which I'm not. Great. Now on top of being grounded, I'm sitting here acting girly and needy. Argh! Screw this!"

In a world filled with magic, love might be the final answer in the eternal battle between good and evil. When Lux is tasked with retrieving the virtuous Lily for his master, his entire world is put in jeopardy. Lux must battle goblins, demon dogs, and sea dragons to rescue the one he loves, and that's only the beginning of what he must face... Virtue is a fairy tale for young adults with action, suspense, and romance. It contains mild language and some suggestive dialogue. Recommended ages 14 and up.

The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found.Violet can sense the echoes of those who've been murdered and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers the body of a young boy she also draws the attention of the FBI, threatening her entire way of life. As Violet works to keep her morbid ability a secret, she unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession.

Tucked away at an upscale, private boarding school in Brindle Hollow, Washington, 17-year-old Eden East comes face to face with a hideous creature on her walk back to her dorm. Shaken to her core, she's left questioning the world around her, and soon finds herself entering a friendship with a hot, new student named Alexander. Little does she know, Alex is a Guardian Angel, sent from Midway to protect her from those dangerous creatures - known as Darkling - lurking in the forest outside Brindle Hall.

Nothing has been normal since Vanessa Sands learned that her sister was murdered by siren femme fatales of the watery depths and that everything she believed about her family was a lie. Her boyfriend, Simon, has been the only person Vanessa feels she can really trust. But now there are some secrets she can't tell even him. And when Vanessa finds herself in the sights of Parker, Hawthorne Prep's resident charmer, she needs someone to confide in more than ever.

In the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight A's, is student-body president, and is in demand for every club and cause.But Oscar has a secret. He knows that parents bring their teens to Candor to make them respectful, compliant - perfect - through subliminal Messages that carefully correct and control their behavior.

'The world fades to nothing, and before I have the chance to think another thought... I'm dead. My name is Daisy West and my whole life is a lie. I'm part of a programme to test a drug called Revive - a drug that brings people back from the dead. I have died five times. I've been Revived five times. With each revival comes a new name, a new town...a new life. But this time, I won't let myself die. This time, I've found a love that I can't let go of. This time, I'm going to make my life my own.'

In the violent country of Ludania, the language you speak determines what class you are, and there are harsh punishments if you forget your place - looking a member of a higher class in the eye can result in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina (Charlie for short) can understand all languages, a dangerous ability she's been hiding her whole life. Her only place of release is the drug-filled underground club scene, where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in.

¿Qué harías si tu mejor amiga se enamorase del rompecorazones oficial de tu ciudad? La fiesta que da inicio a las vacaciones parece sacada de una peli: una casa enorme y un montón de chicos bebiéndose el último verano antes de la universidad. No es el ambiente de Lana, ella preferiría estar con la cabeza metida en sus ilustraciones. Pero Ciro, el blogger anónimo del momento y su mejor amigo, la ha arrastrado hasta allí porque dice que es donde está la emoción.

Obra ganadora de la 6ª edición del Premio Literario "La Caixa" Plataforma. "A pesar de mi fe ciega en las estrellas, no creía en los cuentos de hadas y tampoco estaba segura de si alguna vez había creído en ellos." Si hay algo que caracteriza al pequeño pueblo costero de Melía es la creencia popular de que las estrellas pueden influir en la vida de sus habitantes.

New York, 2119. Auch ein Jahr nach den tragischen Ereignissen im Tower kehrt im höchsten Wolkenkratzer der Welt kein Frieden ein. Die Polizei nimmt überraschend die Ermittlungen in einem mysteriösen Todesfall wieder auf, und die Mitwisser drohen aufzufliegen. Um einer Strafe zu entgehen, spinnen sie ihr Netz aus Lügen weiter, und am Ende steht wieder jemand auf dem Dach des Towers, bereit, alles hinter sich zu lassen.

New York, 2118: Die glänzende Fassade des höchsten Wolkenkratzers der Welt verbirgt eleganten Luxus und düstere Abgründe. Für vier Jugendliche wird nichts mehr so sein wie vor der schlimmsten Nacht ihres Lebens. Denn einer von ihnen hat ein Menschenleben auf dem Gewissen. Und die anderen haben die Tat verheimlicht. Um ihr dunkles Geheimnis zu verbergen, müssen sie den schönen Schein um jeden Preis wahren. Doch das ist alles andere als einfach. Denn einer von ihnen kämpft mit gefährlichen Gefühlen für ein gefährliches Mädchen.

Seit Brielles Mutter ihre Seele an die Dämonen verkauft hat, ist auch das Schicksal der 18-Jährigen besiegelt. Deshalb erwartet sie bei ihrer Erweckungszeremonie, die über ihr weiteres Leben entscheidet, keine großen Überraschungen. Es ist klar, dass sie an der dämonischen Tainted Academy ausgebildet wird. Als dann jedoch pechschwarze Flügel aus ihrem Rücken wachsen, wird sie wider Erwarten an der Fallen Academy der Engel aufgenommen. Mit ihren schwarzen Flügeln ist Brielle dort allerdings eine Außenseiterin.

En 2310, Madrid es una ciudad convulsa que agoniza. Los túneles del metro son el hervidero de una revolución social que amenaza con resquebrajar los cimientos de todo el sistema. Rebeca, una intrépida legisladora, no dudará en enfrentarse a las ambiciones del Alcalde, que trama un oscuro proyecto. Interponerse en su camino es muy peligroso, pero cuando Adán irrumpe en su vida descubrirá que hay amenazas mucho mayores.

In private, 17-year-old Brandon hacks bank accounts just for the thrill of it. In public, he looks like any other tattooed bad boy with a fast car and devil-may-care attitude. He should know: he's worked hard to maintain that façade. With inattentive parents who move constantly from city to city, he's learned not to get tangled up in things like friends and relationships. So he'll just keep living like a machine, all gears and wires.

In this romantic and evocative fantasy, Najwa is a jinni, training to be a spy in the war against the humans. Zayele is a human on her way to marry a prince of Baghdad - which she’ll do anything to avoid. So she captures Najwa and makes a wish. With a rush of smoke and fire, they fall apart and re-form - as each other. A jinni and a human, trading lives. Both girls must play their parts among enemies who would kill them if the deception were ever discovered - enemies including the young men Najwa and Zayele are just discovering they might love.

Cory Graff is not alone in her head. Bound to a deal of desperation made when she was a child, Cory’s mind houses the Furies - the hawk and the serpent - lingering always, waiting for her to satisfy their bloodlust. After escaping the asylum where she was trapped for years, Cory knows how to keep the Furies quiet. By day, she lives a normal life, but by night, she tracks down targets the Furies send her way. And she brings down Justice upon them.

Jane Montjoy is tired of being a lady. She's tired of pretending to live up to the standards of her mother's noble family - especially now that the family's wealth is gone and their stately mansion has fallen to ruin. It's hard enough that she must tend to the animals and find a way to feed her mother and her little sister each day. Jane's burden only gets worse after her mother returns from a trip to town with a new stepfather and stepsister in tow. Despite the family's struggle to prepare for the long winter ahead, Jane's stepfather remains determined to give his beautiful but spoiled child her every desire.

Piper’s world is dying. Each day brings hotter temperatures and heat bubbles which threaten to destroy the Earth. Amid this Global Heating Crisis, Piper lives under the oppressive rule of her mother, who suffocates her even more than the weather does. Everything changes on her eighteenth birthday, when her mother is called away on a mysterious errand and Piper seizes her first opportunity for freedom. Piper discovers a universe she never knew existed—a sphere of gods and monsters—and realizes that her world is not the only one in crisis.

Charlie, otherwise known as Queen Charlaina of Ludania, has become comfortable as a leader and a ruler. She’s done admirable work to restore Ludania’s broken communications systems with other Queendoms, and she’s mastered the art of ignoring Sabara, the evil former queen whose Essence is alive within Charlie. Or so she thinks. When the negotiation of a peace agreement with the Queendom of Astonia goes awry, Charlie receives a brutal message that threatens Ludania, and it seems her only option is to sacrifice herself in exchange for Ludanian freedom.