fantasy

When Selly and Prince Leander honor the Goddess Barrica, the ritual goes awry, and a now-possessed Leander needs Selly's fledgling magic skills as he also tries to prevent a devastating war between the gods.

"The Nightbirds were once their city's best-kept secret, but now the secret's out. What's more, they can do feats of magic no one has seen in centuries . . . As the new leader of Eudea works to lift the prohibition on magic, the churchmen who do not support it and the gang lords who profit from it whisper rebellion. The secret resistance who once sheltered the Nightbirds is rallying, too . . . As war looms, and the empire's fate hangs from a knife's edge, the Nightbirds have to decide if becoming more than that are...to protect Simta is worth losing themselves entirely and the lives and loves they might have had"--Provided by publisher.

Told in multiple points of view, Quell confronts hidden secrets as she tries to find her mother, while assassin Jordon faces the dilemma of protecting the source of all magic by potentially destroying the girl he once loved, as their conflicting loyalties threaten the future of magic.

"Nicole Palmer and her family have been in hiding for years from the Wake--a shadowy organization that governs all supernatural creatures. If the Wake discovers that Nicole is an Empyreal--a rare kind of creature that can shapeshift into any creature's natural predator--they'll force her to join them or kill her for resisting. Like they did her mother. Nicole is close to uncovering a secret message hidden in a supernatural art collection--a message from her mother about how to destroy the Wake for good. But when the collector is murdered and a key painting stolen, the Wake sends their best Empyreal assassin to track down the dangerous creature on the loose. Kyan McCarter is handsome, perceptive, and the last person Nicole wants to work with to find the stolen painting. Their search sparks a powerful connection between them, but if Kyan finds out that Nicole is a rogue Empyreal, he'll have no choice but to hunt her next. After all, no one disobeys the Wake and survives"--.

In their familiar North Carolina beach town, Callie and her friends, Talia and Cleo, are joined by the enigmatic Polly, who introduces the idea of learning how to make themselves invisible, a plan that initially seems impossible but eventually works, leading to a recklessness that makes it increasingly difficult for the girls to return to their former selves.

With her kingdom of Calera held captive by a Rakuuna invader, throneless queen Charis Willowthorn is forced to forge a temporary alliance with Tal Penbyrn, the boy who betrayed her, while an ally of the Rakuuna will stop at nothing to see her destroyed.

"Anna Kellogg has always felt different. Growing up in Hartwood, New Jersey--where frequent disappearances are attributed to an urban-legend-like beast that dwells in the walled-in swamp at the center of town--can have that effect on people. But for Anna, it's more than that. Since she was a child, she's been plagued by 'episodes' where she sees things others can't see. Feeling different is one thing, but actually being different is another. If it weren't for her best friend, Olivia, Anna's not sure where she'd fit in. But any hopes of having a normal senior year come to a halt when Olivia is attacked in the woods, bitten, and left for dead by a whirling cyclone of claws, fur, and teeth. Though Olivia survives, a sinister entity makes it clear that the mark had been set on Anna . . . and the miss has set in motion a catastrophic shift that will change Anna and her friends' lives forever"--Provided by publisher.

"Magic is fading from Wales--choked off by King Offa's Dyke, the enemy earthworks that spans the entire border. And now an attack is imminent. Prince Taliesin would love to watch magic die. Prince Dafydd fears it, and the throne. But when their father promises the crown to whichever son can destroy the dyke and restore magic to Wales, the brothers are forced into an uneasy rivalry. Ffion works hedgewitch magic for poor folk, not princes. Unlike the power-hungry Foxhall coven, she uses only what nature can spare. But when the coven's greed costs Ffion everything, she will need power beyond her wildest dreams to get back what she's lost. So when Prince Taliesin arrives, begrudgingly seeking a witch's aid, Ffion agrees to help him--even if it means walking from one end of Wales to the other with the most useless peacock she's ever clapped eyes on. The fate of Wales depends on their quest . . . and so might the fate of Ffion's heart"--Provided by publisher.

After killing Ruven, a heretic sorcerer, and waking the royal family from an enchanted sleep, Lia, who was born with a miraculous gift, must marry Prince Araunn and forge a pact with a god--or die. But when the queen sends Lia and Prince Araunn on a quest to awaken the gods, Lia discovers that the boy she killed may be her only hope of survival.

"Agni and her throne-seeker friends finally make it to the Citadel, and prepare to start battling their way throught the tournament. Agni has grand visions for how she, Grom, Reksha, and Valdis will become heroes and save the world, but somehow she missed an important detail--these fights are to the death"--Provided by publisher.