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Mabel is one of the last surviving members of House Beuvry, one of the eleven houses on the haunted island of Weymouth. Her days, like all the other teens on the island, are spent readying her house for The Storm: a once-a-decade event that pummels the island with hurricane-level wind, water, and waves. But that’s not all the Storm brings with it—because Weymouth Island is a gate between the world of the living and the dead. When Miles Cabot arrives on Weymouth Island after the death of his mother, he realizes quickly it isn’t like other places—and Mabel Beuvry isn’t like other teenagers.

Dinah is a princess, the future Queen of Hearts, who will one day reign over Wonderland. Unaware of the dark depths of her kingdom, she longs only for her father's approval and to reign with the boy she loves. But when a betrayal breaks her heart and threatens her throne, Dinah is launched into the dangers of Wonderland. She must stay one step ahead of her enemies, or she won't just lose the crown - it will be off with her head! Evil is brewing in Wonderland and maybe, most frighteningly, in Dinah herself.

Wendy Darling has a perfectly agreeable life with her parents and brothers in wealthy London, as well as a budding romance with Booth, the neighborhood bookseller's son. But one night, while their parents are at a ball, the charmingly beautiful Peter Pan comes to the Darling children's nursery, and - dazzled by this flying boy with god-like powers - they follow him out of the window and straight on to morning into Neverland, an intoxicating island of freedom.

Dorothy Must Die meets Alice in Wonderland. This is not a story of happily ever after - it's the heart-stopping conclusion in the twisted YA origin story of the infamous villain the Queen of Hearts. Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely. Now a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life.

The once-future Queen of Hearts, Princess Dinah, has been exiled from Wonderland. Her vicious father, whom she always feared, has framed her for a brutal murder and turned the kingdom against her. Now hiding in the mysterious Twisted Wood with only her war steed at her side, Dinah is faced with a choice - to leave Wonderland forever or stay and fight for the throne.

Wendy Darling: Seas finds Wendy and Michael aboard the dreaded Sudden Night, a dangerous behemoth sailed by the infamous Captain Hook and his blood-thirsty crew. In this exotic world of mermaids, spies, and pirate-feuds, Wendy finds herself struggling to keep her family above the waves.

Valora Rigmore understands pressure. As the Chosen One (resident telekinetic, superstar, and model girlfriend), her life revolves around it. According to an ancient prophesy, Valora is destined to fight Erys, a terrifying individual with the power to control monsters. Valora is worshipped at school, in the press, and by her parents, but as the battle with Erys looms near, the cracks in her perfect façade are beginning to show.

Wendy Darling has found herself once again in the arms of charming Peter Pan, the god-child who desires power above all things. This time, though, Wendy burns not with passion but with a secret: With Hook as her ally, she is there to defeat the evil that lies inside of Peter, the evil that holds all Neverland hostage - the Shadow.

Einfach herrlich - mit Herzklopfen-Garantie! Was für ein turbulentes Jahr für die Floristin Elly Jordan! Erst durfte sie die Hochzeit ihres Ex-Mannes ausstatten, dann trennte sie sich auch noch vom heißesten Musiker aus St. Louis. Das war vor drei Monaten. Jetzt steht die neue Hochzeitssaison vor der Tür, auf die Elly sich bestens vorbereitet hat. Beruflich läuft es sogar so gut, dass sie darüber nachdenkt, noch ein edles Blumengeschäft zu eröffnen. Außerdem steht sie kurz davor, eine Promihochzeit zu arrangieren. Was könnte also schiefgehen?

Elly Jordan hat sich einen Traum erfüllt: Noch vor zwei Jahren stand die junge Frau vor den Scherben ihres Lebens, als sie ihren Mann mit einer anderen im Bett erwischte. Von heute auf morgen brach sie alle Zelte ab. Nun ist Elly Inhaberin einer exquisiten Blumenhandlung in St. Louis, täglich umgeben von den schönsten Blumenbouquets, herrlich duftenden Freesien und farbenfrohen Tulpen. Da schlägt sie sich gerne mit Brautzillas und deren hysterischen Müttern herum.

The enigmatic Black Coats have been exacting vengeance on men who have hurt girls and women for years. The killer of Thea's cousin went free, and Thea has just received an invitation to join the Black Coats' balancings - acts of revenge meant to teach a lesson. Justice for Natalie has never felt so close. But as the balancings escalate in brutality, Thea’s clear-cut mission begins to unravel, and she must decide just how far she is willing to go for justice.