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You'd think that life would finally be dealing Mack Smith a kind hand. Living in London and with the opening of the new and improved city version of Clava Books mere days away, things appear to be settling down. Other than the terrible nightmares about dragons, that is. Or the fact that she's being constantly tailed by a string of mages, shifters, and faeries, all of whom are constantly demanding her attention. And that's without even bringing the temptation of Corrigan, Lord Alpha of the Brethren, into the equation.

Saffron Sawyer's world is spinning out of control in more ways than one. Her newly acquired pooch, Pumpkin, hates her guts and it's highly possible that the trolls are reneging on their promise of temporary peace. Saffron is also on her way to setting the world record for the number of magical wands lost in one month while the continued proximity of Jasper, the emerald-eyed Devil's Advocate, is turning her into a near-helpless lust puddle.

When Kit rescues a wealthy witch from the treacherous, monster-filled waters of the River Tweed, she reckons she's completed her fair share of good deeds for the day. But when a second anonymous body is pulled from the same river, Kit is dragged into a mystery as murky as the water itself. The corpse has no identification, no personal possessions and no one who cares. Kit is determined to change that.

After escaping the claws of Corrigan, the Lord Alpha of the Brethren, Mack is trying to lead a quiet lonely life in Inverness in rural Scotland, away from anyone who might happen to be a shapeshifter. However, when she lands a job at an old bookstore owned by a mysterious elderly woman who not only has a familiar passion for herbal lore but also seems to know more than she should, Mack ends up caught in a maelstrom between the Ministry of Mages, the Fae and the Brethren.

Helen Harper presents Book 3 in the Cat Lady Chronicles.

It's one thing to wake up outside in the middle of the night with a decapitated man for company. It's another to have no memory of how you got there—or who you are. She might not know her own name but she knows that several people are out to get her. It could be because she has strange magical powers seemingly at her fingertips and is some kind of fabulous hero. But then why does she appear to inspire fear in so many? And who on earth is the sexy, green-eyed barman who apparently despises her? So many questions . . . and so few answers.

One wondrous faery with stupendous magical skills and a superior mind (not to mention incredible modesty). One drop-dead gorgeous, green-eyed stud muffin and his evil Fey brother. And the end of the world. Maybe.

One impending apocalypse. Several crazy faeries. A few troubling plagues of locusts and storms of fire... It's just another day in Manchester for the Madhatter. Madrona might still have amnesia and might yet prove to be a vicious murderess but that doesn't mean she's going to quit being a heroine just yet. However, while she might be prepared to go to any lengths to stop Rubus from triggering Armageddon, it's equally possible that the world will end as a result of her actions too. Manchester is experiencing terrifying surges in magic.

Integrity Taylor has regained possession of her ancestral lands - and inherited a whole host of new problems. The specter of what really happened to her parents is casting a shadow over everything, while Fomori demons are being sighted up and down the Highlands. It doesn't help that Aifric Moncrieffe still seems determined to see her dead, and emerald-eyed Byron remains stubbornly blind to his father's true nature. Integrity is determined to stay in control of her own destiny, however, even if it means confronting the darkness across the Veil yet again.

You would think December would be Ivy's ideal time of year. After all, festivities abound and witches everywhere are encouraged to put their feet up and relax. That's not quite the case when she has various Order members attempting to finagle her into Christmas activities and a special artifact from the top of the Christmas tree goes missing. Either someone is attempting to sabotage Winter or something very strange is afoot indeed.

It's no more Miss Nice Vampire. Bo has turned her back on everything that's familiar and is now working for X, the dangerous Kakos daemon who demands that his identity be kept a secret. She's prepared to do just about anything to clean the streets of London of its crime, and she's no longer sure if she cares who gets hurt in the process. However, the vampire Families aren't going to be that easy to ignore. Lord Medici is continuing with his cold-blooded power bid while Michael is determined not to let Bo forget him.

Smoke is still rising from the brutal and unnecessary destruction of the five vampire families...and Bo is in hiding. She won't be able to keep herself away for long, however. An old case and old rivalries rise to the surface and force her to face not just the new realities which London presents, but the darkness that continues to dwell inside her. And then there's the small matter of bitter revenge to consider, too.

Saffron Sawyer is on her own. She's no longer part of the Office of Faery Godmothers - in fact, she's no longer part of anything, even if her magic is stronger now than she could have ever dreamed possible. Thwarted at every turn and stalked by monsters in the streets, her life feels like it's falling apart. But Saffron isn't going to give up hope. She's sworn revenge on the Director and she can't forget about Jasper and the way he makes her feel.

Mackenzie Smith hat nun endlich ihre wahre Wyr-Form gefunden - und das ist kein Zuckerschlecken! Ihre Gefühle, ihre Herkunft und Fähigkeiten sorgen für ordentlich Verwirrung. Zudem obliegt ihr eine riesige Verantwortung: Sie muss den fragilen Frieden zwischen Wandlern, Magiern und den Fae bewahren, um den tödlichsten und furchterregendsten Gegner der Anderwelt zu Fall zu bringen. Dass ihr Seelengefährte, sie bis aufs Blut hasst, macht die Sache nicht leichter.

Um eines direkt klarzustellen: Ivy Wilde ist keine Heldin. Eigentlich ist sie die allerletzte Hexe auf der Welt, die man rufen würde, sollte man magische Unterstützung benötigen (was nicht heißt, dass sie es nicht könnte!). Ginge es nach Ivy selbst, würde sie am liebsten den ganzen Tag auf der Couch hängen, Serien gucken, Junkfood mampfen und mit ihrer Katze Streitgespräche führen. Doch durch einen Bürokratiefehler wird Ivy Opfer einer vertauschten Identität und unfreiwillig - sehr, sehr unfreiwillig!

Kaum hat die Hexe Ivy Wilde ihre flüchtige Bekanntschaft mit der Nekromantie abschütteln können, stolpert sie direkt ins nächste bizarre Abenteuer voll Tod und Teufel und Katastrophen. Sie kann auch definitiv nichts dafür, aber sie ist nun mal der einzige Mensch auf der ganzen Welt, der mit den Toten kommunizieren kann... und die sind leider wirklich, wirklich schwatzhaft. Als Ivy dann auch noch von den Geistern Infos über einen hexenhassenden Serienkiller erhält, hat sie keine andere Wahl, als die ganze Angelegenheit selbst in die Hand zu nehmen.

Moteur. Ça tourne... Inaction ! Ivy Wilde, paresseuse sorcière de l'Ouest et addict de la Sieste, est toujours obligée de faire copain-copain avec le Saint Ordre des Lumières Magiques. Ce qui n'est pas si mal, hein, vu que ça lui donne un prétexte du tonnerre pour passer plus de temps avec Raphaël Winter, son pseudo-Némésis aux yeux saphir. Et quand il toque à sa porte en lui demandant d'aller jouer l'espionne sur le tournage de sa série préférée, Enchantement, elle saute sur l'occasion. Glander sur un plateau télé, c'est sûrement pas difficile.

Bon, soyons clairs : Ivy Wilde n'est pas une héroïne. C'est même la dernière personne que vous contacteriez si vous aviez besoin d'une aide magique, malgré ses talents. Si ça ne tenait qu'à elle, Ivy passerait ses journées affalée dans le canapé, devant la télé, paquets de chips en main, à papoter avec son familier félin jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive. Mais quand elle se retrouve victime d'une erreur d'identité, elle est embarquée malgré elle à la Branche Arcane, le département d'investigation de l'Ordre Hermétique du Crépuscule d'Or.

De prime abord, Mack est peut-être une humaine d'apparence ordinaire, mais elle vit avec une meute de métamorphes en Cornouailles, dans la province anglaise, après y avoir été abandonnée par sa mère quand elle était encore enfant. Elle souhaite désespérément être acceptée par sa famille adoptive, et pas seulement parce que beaucoup la détestent de n'être qu'une simple humaine : pour une raison inconnue, son sang n'accepte pas la transformation.

Was bedeutet es, wenn man sich in einer Welt voller Werwölfe und Vampire seine eigenen übernatürlichen Kräfte nicht erklären kann? Emma Ballamy ist eine junge erfolgreiche Polizistin und kurz davor Detective beim Londoner CID zu werden. Doch ihre letzte Station während ihrer Ausbildung wird ausgerechnet die Supernatural-Squad. Die Abteilung, die sich mit den übernatürlichen Bewohnern der Stadt, wie Werwölfen und Vampiren, herumschlägt, gilt allgemein als Karrieresackgasse.