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War is coming to Aetherian. Hungry for power and retribution, the shadows that have stalked the kingdoms for centuries now stand ready to plunge the realm into eternal darkness. Hidden forces lurk behind the veil; watchful and calculating. Their influence knows no bounds and one misstep could seal the fate of an entire realm.

12 year old Emma McCormack's life is turned upside down when she wakes up one morning to discover she has the power to talk to plants! Her mycologist father has discovered a rare and fantastic new type of fungus—one that spawns spores at night which give Emma her new abilities. As she learns the language of the plant life around her, her and her friends begin to suspect there's a dark secret with the mushrooms in her basement... and that her new powers aren't what they seem.

Moving from New York City to Dryden Bay isn’t exactly the senior year Kai Evans has in mind—until he meets the girl next door with the unforgettable blue eyes. Kate has no trouble rejecting him. There isn’t anything he wouldn’t do to make her smile. But that smile isn’t meant for him, and her best friend keeps getting in the way. In the game of love and friendship, staking your claim was never more tricky. Dibs is the first book in the hilariously fun Dryden High Sweet Series by Randi Rigby.

For any shadow-marked born in the northern realm, this means death. No one knows that better than Eirlys, who escaped her own fate twenty-seven years ago. These nights she prowls the border between realms to rescue infants from cruel and fatal blades. When an encounter with a northern priest goes awry, Eirlys is lucky to escape with her life. Only to find that very life upended. The priest has identified her as the lost northern heir who stands to inherit the crown.

When seventeen-year-old Audyn Becker sits down for lunch, she hardly sees herself as anything but ordinary. So when her straight-laced mother drags her home in the middle of the school day because Audyn somehow teleported her sandwich across the room, well, nothing makes sense anymore. Audyn learns she is a Geo and a member of the Elite; warriors, who develop abilities as late teens to help rid the world of infernal beasts. She's then whisked away to Sinai Academy, a centuries old school that trains developing members mind, body and spirit. The catch?

What if everything you knew was a lie? It's been a busy summer. Things are heating up in Allie's relationship with Simon and college is just on the horizon, but when school starts, so do all her problems. Just when she's ready to set off for college, a man from her past returns to stir up trouble, then students on campus start turning up dead. Worst of all, Simons has been keeping late hours at work. Is it trouble in paradise, or can he be trusted?

The shocked residents of Peacedale, R.I. panic and flee the town and the state as gruesome murders suddenly start taking place on New Year's Day, 2098. The entire planet is on edge as these killings spread to every country, ignoring race, creed, color, and status. No one is safe from being broiled and charred in a horror tale that turns upside-down the entire Witch and Wicca community of Salem, Massachusetts. Can a team of ghost debunkers find the answers before more victims are sliced, diced, and broiled? Good thing they have Edgar, Athana's Raven, to help guide the way.

They're offering me a chance to play a game. A game that will allow me to live out my deepest, darkest fantasies. It's like an escape room, I'm told. Except the stakes are much higher. Fail to escape, and I'll be punished. Escape, and there will be predators waiting for me. I can run, but when they catch me, I'll be at their mercy.

"The Permanence of Darkness" by Andoni Iapetus is a gripping psychological thriller that plunges into the depths of the human psyche, exploring the fragility of the mind and the enduring battle between light and shadow. Sarah Woods, haunted by memories of captivity and violence, clings to a delicate balance within the confines of a psychiatric hospital. Her reality blurs as the enigmatic Michael enters her life, a figure who challenges her to confront her past, unravel her fractured mind, and resist the darkness that threatens to consume her.