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When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a Parisian publishing house, everyone in the readers’ room is convinced it’s something special. And the committee for France’s highest literary honor, the Prix Goncourt, agrees. But when the shortlist is announced, there’s a problem for editor Violaine Lepage: She has no idea of the author’s identity. As the police begin to investigate a series of murders strangely reminiscent of those recounted in the book, Violaine is not the only one looking for answers.

Every god has an origin. Kita's constantly on the run from her parents trying to build a life for herself. She's an undefeated sword duelist and risen to underboss in the Shadow Guild, but her family keeps dragging her back to her life as a duke's daughter—and no one will explain why. What Kita doesn't know is her future was written before she was born. When the commander of the Legion of Yorq arrives to recruit a member of the noble family, Kita's mother informs Kita of her destiny: A powerful role in Arcone, a place Kita's never heard of.

Lynet of clan MacLaren knows how it feels to love someone and not have that love returned. After waiting for six long years, she has given up hope of Ian's return. Her brother-in-law, the Devil's Dragon of Berwyck, is tired of waiting for her to choose a husband and has decided a competition for the right to wed Lynet is just the thing his willful charge needs to force her hand. From the English borders to the Highlands of Scotland, the chase is on for who will claim the fair Lynet.

In the daunting peaks of Razor's Mountains, someone has twisted the war cats into hideous meat vegetables, slaughtering and sending them to feed Ravager armies. It's enough to unsettle even Kita's stomach. But she refuses to relent until the war cats and their beautiful and alluring queen, Snowy, are free and have their vengeance.

Faced with an empty nest, and heartbroken, Anita Lewis is given the chance to experience Christmas in another time with the help of a mysterious old woman and a pocket watch. The gift she receives is priceless as she rediscovers the magic of Christmas in the past.

New friends ask Kimmy and Kita to save the galaxy. With their daughter Chelsea enslaved and Kita gravely injured, Kimmy must find the weapons caches of a long-dead civilization that will give her an edge in her mission. But when Kimmy discovers the tasks of saving Chelsea and the galaxy are more than she can handle alone, Kimmy knows she's going to need evil to defeat evil. In a former life, Kita was Li’ve, the God of Evil. Kimmy asks Kita to unleash Li've, and together they rampage across the galaxy to bring peace, liberty, and equality to the galaxy or destroy it.