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Rae Kerrigan should be ecstatic. She's found her mother and Devon has admitted he wants nothing more than to be with her. Except Jennifer, her mentor, was someone she thought she could trust and it turns out she was after Rae for the same reason as Lanford had tried her first year at Guilder. There is a new face for the enemy now. Jonathon Cromfield. Except he's not really new, is he? Rae must go charging head first into danger in order to protect the ones she loves and, like her father, no one is going to stand in her way.

Now that the secret is out, Rae Kerrigan is determined to find her mother. No amount of convincing from Devon, or the Privy Council, is going to make her believe her mother is not alive. Working with Devon and Luke against the PC's wishes, Rae will stop at nothing to find her.

If you discovered something about yourself that was less than pleasant, would you search for the answers or would you be too afraid of what you might find? Like most teenagers, Rouge is trying to figure out who she is and what she wants to be. With little knowledge about her past, she has questions but has never tried to find the answers. Everything changes when she befriends a strangely intoxicating family. Siblings Grace and Michael, appear to have secrets which seem connected to Rouge.

When the girl he loves is kidnapped by the same man who killed his father, Gabriel’s newfound bliss vanishes in a heartbeat and he finds himself slipping into old habits. The love-struck romantic is put on a shelf, so the stone-cold assassin can come out to play.

Sometimes the past isn't what you expect it to be. Rouge has survived the last months of school and is starting a new chapter after graduation. She wants answers to the questions about her past and is still hiding secrets from those she loves. Her hope is to find what she needs in Niagara Falls so she can move forward in her relationship with Michael and have a chance to convince his family that she is worthy of him. The ancient Grollic - wolf - book reveals another of its secrets, again only to Rouge.

When Jamie and Gabrielle ran away in the middle of the night, they thought they'd be leaving their troubles behind them. Now, they're starting to realize those troubles have just begun. With no money, no plan, and no destination, they find themselves the world's most wanted fugitives - trying to stay one step ahead of an international intelligence organization tasked with hunting them down. An intelligence organization run by Jamie's own father.

When Elise and her friends escape the palace, they find themselves in more danger than ever before. A wave of revolution is sweeping across the land, but the odds are against them. The realm is littered with spies and the royal army is hot on their trail. Tensions build as those delicate alliances begin to shatter and break. Confidence wavers as many begin to question if they were better off under the palace’s wicked rule. Can they find a way to bring everyone together? Can they keep one step ahead of those swords at their backs?

Is it really living when you spend your life in a cage.... The wait is over, the dust has settled, and the captives have finally been claimed. Elise thought the deadly game was finished, but the more time she spends in the palace, the more she begins to fear the real game has only just begun. In the aftermath of the ceremony, each of the friends try to adjust to their new life. But some are having more trouble than others.

When an escape attempt goes desperately awry, Elise and Will find themselves at the mercy of the very people who have imprisoned them all this time. Tensions sharpen, punishments are severe, and they soon discover what terrible things are required if they wish to survive. But such wild spirits were never meant to be tamed. While appearing to submit, the future princess still dreams of freedom.

Erebus is an immortal night dweller, walking the Earth for the last half century. By day his is the occulsion of a payphone, and by night he returns to human form. Shadows are meant to live for fun and self-satisfaction but Erebus is different than the others - solemn and withdrawn. That is until he meets Aurora, a law student at Cornell University. His entire world is shaken. Feelings he never had and urges he's never understood take over.

When Evie makes a fateful decision, the rest of the realm unites. But her own world is falling apart. Bound in a promise of marriage to a childhood friend, the princess must navigate the politics of the remaining kingdoms while dreaming of Asher and a simpler life on the road. Things are moving quickly, but there are darker powers at play. A delicate alliance is forming, the forces of good are rallying. But the fate of the kingdoms hangs upon nothing more than a ring.

I Fell not because I hated humans, but because I loved one of their own…Mara and Eris have been cut off from Heaven, abandoned on Earth, still bound and completely without support. Even Nikomedes can’t help them any longer. Mara might have been able to handle being cut off, but Jon has learned the truth about who—and what—she is. And he doesn’t know if he’s prepared to date an immortal. On the verge of losing everything, Mara wonders whether to tell the Council the truth about the Fallen.

When a crimson dragon rises from the ancient fortress, Evie and her friends think their luck is finally turning. Their enemy is strong, but not invincible. He is raising an army of darkness, but they have powerful allies to come to their aid. They are returning to their parents. Their parents will know what to do. If only things were so simple. A realm divided cannot stand, and it will take more than taking up the crown again to restore the five kingdoms. Sacrifices must be made, an impossible choice that shakes the friends to their very core.

When Kiera and her friends reach the hollow, they think they're finally going to get the answers they so desperately seek. How can they kill a dragon? How can they even find it? But instead of answers, they're left with riddles and even more questions. Instead of returning to civilization, instead of rallying more people to their side, the friends make a decision that sets them upon an even more dangerous quest than the one they were on before.

When a swarm of monsters crashed out of the forest, Kiera thought it would be a struggle just to stay alive. But it's not enough to survive, one must also defend. And as fate would have it, there was an ever greater danger lurking in those trees. Old enemies surface and ancient grudges come to light, as a new player enters the field. One that could bring ruin to them all. One whose intentions are never quite what they seem. The newfound fellowship is shaken to the core, but as they are constantly reminded, time is not on their side.

Die Spur des Mädchenhändlers führt Kara Ben Nemsi und Hadschi Halef Omar nach Mossul. In dem dort angrenzenden Ruinenfeld von Ninive stößt Anton durch Zufall auf das Versteck einer Räuberbande. Bei der Untersuchung des unterirdischen Verstecks werden die drei Gefährten entdeckt und eingesperrt.

Kara Ben Nemsi und Hadschi Halef Omar geraten bei ihrer Reise durch die Wüste in einen Sandsturm. In einer nahe gelegenen Oase finden sie Hinweise auf die Entführung eines Mannes. Die Gefährten folgen den Spuren zu einem Dorf, in dem gerade Mädchenhändler auf der Suche nach Opfern sind.

Mara finally found the courage to open her heart and give Jon a chance, but her tentative happiness is threatened before she even gets to go on her first official date. Aleksander is gone, removed by the Council for being too lenient, and his replacement isn't willing to turn a blind eye to anything. And that's not the only thing keeping them apart.

Who do you hold onto, when the sky begins to fall? When an ancient curse takes hold of the land, Katerina Damaris and her friends are forced to do the impossible. To venture into the belly of the beast. Trapped in a wasteland at the end of the world, they find themselves facing dangers they could have never imagined. Old enemies and resurrected monsters. An army of darkness like never before. The gang races to unlock the prophecy, but before the secret is unveiled, one of their party is taken before their very eyes.

When Katerina Damaris and her friends reach the lost city of Taviel, they assume their problems are finally over. Little do they know, the trouble has just begun... When the crown goes missing, the only remaining option is to fight. But in order to do that, the gang must seek help from the last people they were expecting.