Moderne fantasy

The Sea Glass Map is young adult fantasy fiction novel that incorporates themes of adventure, environmentalism, mindfulness, courage, and family. Akela Spencer is a thirteen-year-old orphan who wears a uniquely shaped piece of sea glass as a necklace. She doesn't know where the sea glass came from or her ability to swim and communicate with sea life. When a video surfaces showing Akela's powers, she is whisked away to a massive city-sized cloaked vessel in the ocean. There, Akela learns of an ancient prophecy detailing a centuries old environmental battle waged between warring spirits. With the help of a team of eco-warriors, Akela must find the other remaining sea glass holders before greedy billionaire Jarvis Dodd can locate them or destroy the planet first.

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!A warm, spellbinding tale about a witch and the secrets her coven has been keeping from her, with echoes of the classic Hades and Persephone story, in the tradition of Practical Magic and Witch of Wild Things.Hecate Goodwin, Kate to her friends, has curated the perfect life as a hedge witch, living in a secluded cottage with only a black cat for company. She spends her days foraging herbs from the Ipswich forest, gardening, and creating tinctures to sell at the apothecary she owns. Most evenings pass without her speaking to another human being, an arrangement she quite prefers. Kate’s solitude is thrown into disarray when her older sister, Miranda, reaches out and asks her to host their coven’s annual Halloween gathering. The day marks the beginning of the new year for witches and is also Kate’s birthday. The pressure from her coven to make the evening memorable mounts as the event draws near. To complicate things further, a handsome man from Kate’s past turns up at her cottage, asking for sanctuary. It is Kate’s duty as a hedge witch to honor this request, much to her dismay. Matthew Cypher is no ordinary lost soul–he’s a practitioner of forbidden magic who’s tricked Kate once before, and her guard is up.As she juggles Matthew’s arrival and the preparations for Halloween, Kate comes across an old tome shrouded in dark magic. She is horrified when she realizes the blood-red inscription is written in familiar handwriting: her recently deceased mother’s. Afraid to even touch the dark magic her mother secretly studied, Kate can turn only to Matthew for help. Her idealized memory of her mother begins to distort, and as she and Matthew grow closer, Kate has to reevaluate whom she can really trust.  A Dark and Secret Magic is a celebration of the Halloween season and a love letter to anyone who drinks pumpkin spice in August and carries the spirit of a witch inside their heart all year long.

Annie's story continues, as she uses her psychic gift to help others.Episode 8 More Clues to the PastMore discoveries are made at the scout house, when Annie, Maude and others go through it with the American covert agent, Wanda Davis. For Annie, Wanda proves to be a longed for mentor. Episode 9 More Police AttentionWhile still concerned for Mad Maude, Annie and Martin are distracted by mysteries about Abbie's father. Episode 10 Daddy's GirlAbbie's father was acting very odd. First he sends her and her mother away, then she learns that he is moving boxes of stuff away from their house. Was he about to walk out on them and leave them destitute? Episode 11 The Tip of the IcebergMartin's father is released on bail, and accosts Martin during the school sport day. When Annie sees their American friend following him, she has no idea how much is going on that is being kept from the knowledge of mere kids. Episode 12 Events Heat UpWanda learns more of Maude's past life and gets clues related to her own official investigation. When acting on the information, she is abducted. Episode 13 Clues Come TogetherDespite worry about his wife, David Davis has his own work to do - watching Jeremy Carson. He learns his wife has reasons to work with her abductors, dangerous ones, but she gets proof of a link between Mickey Delaney and Jeremy Carson. Episode 14 Carson Under PressureBy working with her abductors, Wanda Davis gets a chance to meet Jeremy Carson and illegally search his house. Before she report back to the police, she starts to experience a bad after reaction to the drug her abductors gave her. She escapes, but her mind is a blank. Jeremy Carson, unsettled by the uninvited visitors to his house, decides it is time for an old investment to mature.

Annie's story continues, as she uses her psychic gift to help others.Episode 15 Double CrossingAfter overhearing her father's plans to get even richer, Abbie runs off to go to her step-sibs. Her plans turn against her when they decide to use her against their father, and Jeremy Carson decides to abduct her back. Episode 16 Where Is Abbie? Delaney escapes with Abbie, leaving behind a trail or injured or unconscious people. Wanda, wanting to go after him, has more urgent concerns and an injury of her own. Martin and Abbie help search the local park, where Abbie's phone was located. Episode 17 Setting a TrapWanda reports what she knew of Abbie's abduction, and plans are made to catch all involved. Annie makes two discoveries. Episode 18 Counter TrapMartin is missing, and the police are being misleading about him and Abbie. Wanda and Martin are set up for major trouble. Episode 19 Martin's TroublesMartin and Wanda are arrested, and Wanda ends up in hospital. Episode 20 Finding FactsDavid questions Abbie Carson and works out a way to trick her father into revealing his involvement in her abduction. Episode 21 Adding Pieces TogetherWanda finds out her injury is worse than she had realised, but insists on discharging herself to warn Maude's Trustee about Carson's intention.

15 YO Annie is starting at a new school and determined to make friends. However, she has a freaky talent she intends to keep secret. It lets her learn about people and objects. Things that are not obvious and others might not want revealed. Along with a generous heart, a tendency to think the best of people and help the underdog, her psychic gift soon has her embroiled in a series of mysteries and put her and her friends in danger.In Book 1: Episode 1 The Wrong Kind of Friend?On her first day at yet another high school, 15 YO Annie is determined to make friends. While walking to school, she meets Martin, a taciturn boy her own age. She is soon warned of his bad reputation, but kindhearted Annie places her trust in her unproven psychic gift when he is accused of selling drugs - even after ending up at the police station with him on her first day.Episode 2 Friend or UnfriendAnnie had never been in trouble before coming to Bellfield College, but after only a week, it was beginning to look like she was a trouble maker. When given an unusual punishment after fighting with a classmate, she learns more about the derisive, apparently affluent Abbie Carson than she expected.Episode 3 Bones of an Old MysteryWhile helping the local scouts clean out an old house, Annie receives visions of its former owner - Old Mad Maude. What she saw didn't agree with the official police view and when a horrible discovery is made, things looker darker still for Maude.Episode 4 The Truth Behind the VisionAbbie Carson had a big secret and somehow that freaky new girl had found out. If that wasn't enough, she'd lost something she'd taken from her father's private office. He'd be angry if he knew... He'd probably blame her for the break in, when it was his fault for running off. But did he have to treat her like a prisoner when she had obeyed him and stayed home for all the time he was away? It wasn't fair!Episode 5 Not a Chip Off the Block Martin didn't want anyone at school to know his father was a criminal. They would believe all the rumours about him and throw him out. The police already thought he was headed that way and when they came to search his house he could already feel the jail cell door clanging behind him. He had no friend to help him this time.Episode 6 Mysteries DeepenAnnie was glad that Martin had come out of his weekend unscathed and wasn't going to pry into what he hadn't told her. However, she was worried about Abbie, who had done something so stupid that her other friends were mad at her. Then there was Maude, who was missing when the police wanted to talk to her. Annie felt sure that she needed a friend too and decided to go with Martin to look for her.Finding Mad Maude.Martin and Annie find Maude and themselves the focus of armed men in flak jackets. It wasn't the place for kids, but Annie was determined to stand up for Maude, even offering her a place to stay that night. Surprising, they also found two adults who didn't consider them just kids.

Annie's story continues, as she uses her psychic gift to help others.Episode 22 Annie Gets in TroubleWhen Abbie is back at school, she finds her friends' questions intrusive and runs off. Annie gets into trouble for going after her. Episode 23 Hostile IntentionsMartin is suspended from school and an attempt is made on Wanda's life. Episode 24 Not So CleverDavid and Martin collect evidence against Jeremy Carson, and Abbie notices odd things about her father's behaviour. Episode 25 Closing inThe police close in on Jeremy Carson and Abbie is sure her father is a liar. Episode 26 Change of LuckMartin's luck changes and Carson makes plans to flee. Episode 27 Upside DownAbbie's world is turned upside down.

"A librarian with a knack for solving murders soon realizes there is something supernatural afoot in her little town in this cozy fantasy mystery. Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle keeps finding bodies - and solving murders. But she's concerned by just how many killers she's had to track down in her quaint village. None of her neighbors seem surprised by the rising body count...but Sherry is becoming convinced that whatever has been causing these deaths is unnatural. But when someone Sherry was close to ends up dead, and her cat, Lord Thomas Crowell, is possessed by what seems to be an ancient demon, Sherry realizes she is going to need an exorcist more than a detective. With the help of her town's new priest and an assortment of friends who dub themselves the "Demon Hunting Society," Sherry needs to solve the murder and get rid of the demon. This riotous mix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Murder, She Wrote is a lesson for demons and murderers alike: Never mess with a librarian"--

Oliver Eastmund's life is hell. He is married to Mona who makes him and his children miserable, yet nothing can stop her or help Oliver and their two children, Gavin and Gwendolyn. Mona's cruelty is relentless, and just when you think she has done her worst, she reaches a new level of malice.The courts, police, child-welfare authorities, and mental-health systems fail Oliver and his attempts at protecting his children, himself, and even Mona. He makes his wife a promise: "When the children are gone and our debts are paid, I will leave you," which seems to him the worst thing he can do to someone with her mental instability. But he is wrong. He discovers that he is capable of far worse. He moves away, changes his name, yet must go back to find deliverance from his guilt. As Winston Churchill said, "If you are going through hell, keep going." This is what Oliver Rook must do.

In Glendale County, enter a close-knit world populated by lovable misfits, united by the irresistible currency of local gossip and the unique geography that binds them. The residents of Glendale County are experts at both pranks and shenanigans, but they also prove that the true glue of any community is more than just sharing juicy tidbits; it's about knowing how to wield them.

In the heat of battle, special forces soldiers, armed to the hilt, make split-second decisions. Every move is a calculated risk, informed by rigorous training, advanced weaponry, and the strength of their unit. They act when the odds favour survival - though not necessarily for their adversaries. It's a stark choice between life and death: veer left to safety or right into danger, stay on the path or plunge off the cliff, storm through the door or toss in a grenade.Yet, the young individuals Charlie Ryles encounters often act impulsively, diving headfirst into peril without weighing the consequences. Their choices frequently lead to a tumultuous life, ricocheting from one crisis to the next.Enter the world of Charlie Ryles, a dedicated youth intervention worker. He offers these youths an alternative to traditional education, guiding them towards meaningful employment. It's a chance for a brighter future - for them and the community.And that's the mission. Dive in to discover if the plan unfolds as intended.

Readers at first will think this short book, Me Is Under Attack, is the lament of a disgruntled curmudgeon convinced that the declining standards in our society portend an irreversible descent into widespread boredom and barbarism. However, as they complete their journey through the always persuasive and sometimes entertaining pages, they will come to discover the author's great hope for a better future and his suggestions for how to bring it about. His recommendation entails strengthening relationships, the sinews of society, by reengaging those same personal standards we seem to be abandoning. And, he recommends we start with that paramount standard, the standard of beauty. It is an easy read and highly recommended for anyone discouraged by the creeping dullness that seems more and more to pervade what once was regarded as western civilization.

Jake McMullen is an eighteen-year-old boy just starting out in life and already on the wrong track! One night fuelled by too much bourbon and rebellion he makes a disastrous decision that will see him spending a life-saving week in jail with an enigmatic cellmate - Danny. Through Danny's obsession with history and his thoroughly unique way of teaching it, Jake will learn the most important lesson of his young life so far which will hopefully put him back on track to lead the happy and fulfilling life he was always destined to live.

When Mike Jolson loses his wife to a drunk driver, he's devastated by her loss. When the driver gets away with it, his rage attracts the attention of powerful mystical beings. He makes a deal with forces he doesn't fully comprehend, and, in exchange for his revenge, becomes their servant in the mortal world. Mike can't remember what happens while he does their bidding, and loses chunks of time, forcing him to work alone in his home rehabbing business. Matters come to a head when strange things begin to happen in his "normal" life and his self-imposed isolation is challenged by new friends. Can he figure out what he's agreed to do, and for who, before what he doesn't know not only hurts him, but also spills over onto the new people in his life?

When fallen gods are just the start, the fate of the AllWorlds (the multiverse) depends on the enigmatic ValDurian family and their Knights of Valeron when it is threatened by eldritch body snatchers. AllWorlds Awakening is a fantasy-action-adventure book with sci-fi elements, humorous moments, and occasional dark undertones.

Felix and Silas knew the Tower. It was evil. For as many years as they remembered, the constant hum had been the background of their every waking moment. They felt the muffled cries of misery that emanated from the structure. Cries of loss and longing, indistinct and ethereal yet still poignant and terrifyingly real. It held the inhabitants of the Bowl in servitude. Taking what it wanted ... taking what it needed. The best anyone they could hope for, was to be left alone. But that now seemed a lot less likely. As a child, Mortella had been endowed with natural beauty; fiery brushed-bronze hair, emerald-green eyes, and flawless complexion. These were gifts not to be squandered and it had served her well, but now she had been summoned back to the Tower. Curtailed by The Presence and commissioned by The One, Mortella must succeed for The Black to be regained. Fail and ... well ... Mortella, Felix and Silas knew that failure was not an option. Their Blood was the key.

What happens when the biggest threat to your family is You?In short, what happens when a teen Siren becomes more powerful than the gods?Sadly, only the gods know.

2008. Paris, sous son Voile de magie.Dans un monde où les vampires sont censés n'être qu'un mythe, Nina Stark foule les pavés de la capitale en dissimulant sa nature immortelle. Mais son penchant immodéré pour le sang aux notes d'épices et d'alcool la conduit à mordre la mauvaise gorge. La victime ? Jérémie Demont, rock star de son état, dont les démons dévorent la raison depuis trop longtemps. Et accessoirement poulain de l'écurie Pursuit, l'empire musical détenu par Nina et son vampire d'associé.Reste qu'une menace sérieuse plane sur Pursuit et le duo à crocs. Le palmarès de ces bêtes sanguinaires millénaires affiche forcément quelques casseroles. L'une d'elles, chasseuse de non-morts et avide de vengeance, est prête à forcer le destin pour arriver à ses fins.Sauf que le Destin ne s'en laissera pas conter. Il a tracé pour chacun d'eux des chemins bien précis, dont la rencontre immuable signera l'avenir du monde, ou sa fin prématurée.

« L'histoire que je m'apprête à vous narrer pourrait ressembler à s'y méprendre à une galéjade comme celles que l'on se raconte autour d'un feu de camp, un soir d'été ; pourtant, je vais vous la partager telle qu'elle s'est déroulée, sans filtre ni exagération des faits, alors que je n'étais encore qu'une étudiante, il y a de cela treize ans. »Septembre 2009. À la veille de sa rentrée en cinquième année au pensionnat d'Arckéone, Triana Wellinger assiste impuissante à l'agression de son frère sur la berge de Plegtone. Tétanisée, elle se prépare à vivre ses derniers instants lorsque surgit de la pénombre son salut, sous les traits d'une jeune femme aux yeux d'or. Triana pense ne jamais la revoir ; toutefois, elle ignore avoir croisé le chemin de celle qui la précipitera aux portes de son destin.

Ausgerechnet an ihrem ersten Schultag nach den Sommerferien gerät die Tagträumerin Emilie Sophie Bela in eine Verfolgungsjagd zu einem geheimnisvollen Portal. Kurz vor dem Ziel scheitert Emilie, doch längst hat sie ihre magische Gabe wiederentdeckt und stürzt sich in eine vergessene Welt voller Legenden, Drachen und Geheimnisse. Plötzlich steht nicht nur das Leben ihrer vierbeinigen Freunde auf dem Spiel, sondern auch die Zukunft dieser fremden und doch so vertrauten Welt.

Based on the Japanese myth of cats returning favours to humans who are kind to them, "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" is the name of a peculiar cake cafe that is run by talking cats, which has no fixed location and instead materialises unpredictably on the night of a full moon. The protagonists of this story - a successful female scriptwriter in crisis, a heartbroken tv director, and two male entrepreneurs - all end up there in the middle of the night, in a semi-dream-like state, and receive life-changing advice on love, work, and relationships from a charismatic tortoiseshell cat who interprets his guests' astrological chart.The Western horoscope comes into play, as well as the life phases, one for each planet, that guide what lessons we have or haven't allowed ourselves to learn. Meanwhile, the customers are served a selection of drinks and sweet treats tailored perfectly to their needs: a Lunar Chocolate Fondant for Aching Hearts, a Planetary Ice Affogato, an Ice Coffee with Sunrise Syrup, or a Bitter Coffee for Mature Souls.

Feathered Quill Book Awards Finalist 2024 for both Fantasy and Debut Author categories. American Fiction Awards Finalist 2024 for the Coming of Age category.Izzy Adams leads an ideal life: college, a charming boyfriend, and a promising career awaiting her after graduation. Everything appears perfect on the surface. Yet, deep inside, she craves something more-something different. Her yearning for change is fulfilled one night as her soul is drawn into the spiritual realm.Challenges quickly emerge as she astral projects into a world beyond her own. Izzy finds herself attacked by demonic creatures and must evade her spirit guide, who is intent on erasing her memories and sending her back to Earth. Her only option is to trust a mysterious ghost who claims to be her soulmate. Together, they embark on an epic adventure that promises to change her life forever.Fans of popular series like 'Harry Potter' and 'The Mortal Instruments' will love 'Descending into Darkness.' This novel is brimming with psychics, magic, witches, and ghosts. It combines heartfelt emotions with discussions on thought-provoking social issues.

Sanity gives way to madness. Madness brings with it another form of sanity. The question is, if you could do it all again, would you change anything... even knowing how the story ends? Chris Curran is a wildly successful sales executive whose life has taken a turn for the worse. He's lost his home, his wife, his career - everything that mattered to him, only to discover that it really wasn't worth all that much to begin with. A Certain Kind of Sense tells the story of a man coming to terms with a changed reality, waking up on the first day of the rest of his life, over and over again. Tragic, darkly comic, insightful - can redemption be found, or does it have to be earned?

"A feisty witch and a handsome mage must put their heated business rivalry aside to save their small town from supernatural forces..."---Provided by publisher.