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Secrets. Lies. Super-bad choices. Witchcraft. This is Our Crooked Hearts, a darkly gripping contemporary fantasy from Melissa Albert, the New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel WoodThe suburbs, right now . . .Seventeen-year-old Ivy's summer break kicks off with an accident, a punishment, and a mystery: a stranger whose appearance in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, heralds a string of increasingly unsettling events. As the days pass, Ivy grapples with eerie offerings, corroded memories, and a secret she's always known-that there's more to her mother than meets the eye.The city, back then . . .Dana has always been perceptive. And the summer she turns sixteen, with the help of her best friend and an ambitious older girl, her gifts bloom into a heady fling with the supernatural. As the trio's aspirations darken, they find themselves speeding toward a violent breaking point.Years after it began, Ivy and Dana's shared story will come down to a reckoning among a daughter, a mother, and the dark forces they never should've messed with.

All the potions were very beautiful to look at. They were in a different color. They also smelt different. The smell varied according to the color. They smelt like flowers. Each potion bottle had a different shape. The moment the potion bottle opened there was very calming music that could be from the bottle. It was a kind of music that would soothe the soul of the person. The one who drank the potion also said it tasted sweet. If by chance it fell on the skin of the chosen person it would moisturize the skin. That was the power of the potion.

Sam, a brave and a strong boy has a dream to become Doctor. But his poorness stops his way of becoming a doctor. Suddenly he gets a magical box which he can only open. Will he open it? What is inside the box? Will it make his dream real? Read this interesting story to find the Answers.

A Selkie's skin contains powers of invisibility, charm, and transformation. What abomination could be sewn together from the scraps?Hedge witch PI, Morrigan Larue, has worked for a secret organisation of witches and fae since she was thirteen. Her newest assignment-soliciting Selkie skins for medical research- sounds uncomplicated: contact potential donors and inspire them to be selfless. But donations are going missing as fast as they arrive.When Elton's skin is donated by accident, its theft leaves both him and Morrigan vulnerable. With her reputation on the line, she questions the integrity of her organisation, her place in the family, and the validity of her asexuality. Meanwhile, Elton has spent his life waiting for the moment he could transform into his seal shape and enter the ocean kingdom; now his future has been snatched away.Together they must recover the stolen Selkie skins before the ancient power within can be weaponised against their communities, but their success might be Morrigan's greatest sacrifice yet.

A story of three witches growing up in a small town, life on track, school, spells, friendships, clothes, boys, all the usual teenage stuff. Until the premonitions start...Will Justine find it in her heart to forgive Augustus?Will the premonitions bring the girls closer together, or further apart?

Kingdoms of men rise to power after the great divide that fractured the world centuries before. As their will to dominate the known world of Caladh rises, pride and fiery hearts will test the might and will of all races. However, when rumor of mysterious shapeshifters are found to be true, the tables turn, and the once mythical beings are sought to become the ultimate weapon.

This children's book entertains and educates using the very latest information regarding the migrations of mankind over 100,000 years from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age. The Master of the Universe becomes interested in their plight and sends his wizard robots through the 11th Dimensional Portal to guide them on their migrations.

A prophecy poisoned. A queendom at stake. A magic vial of tears holds their fates.A sweeping fantasy about betrayal, sisterhood, and deadly quests for power, with a stunning, slow-burn sapphic romance.For centuries, the citizens of Velle have waited for their New Maiden to return. The prophecy states she will appear as the third daughter of a third daughter. When the fabled child is finally born to Velle's reigning queen all rejoice except for Elodie, the queen's eldest child, who has lost her claim to the crown.The only way for Elodie to protect Velle is to retake the throne. To do so, she must debilitate the Third Daughter - her youngest sister, Brianne. Desperate, Elodie purchases a sleeping potion from Sabine, who sells sadness. But the apothecary mistakenly sends the princess away with a vial of tears instead of a harmless sleeping brew. Sabine's sadness is dangerously powerful, and Brianne slips into a slumber from which she will not wake.With the fates of their families and country hanging in the balance, Sabine and Elodie hurry to revive the Third Daughter while a slow-burning attraction between the two girls erupts in full force.PRAISE FOR ADRIENNE TOOLEY'Majestically dark' Morgan Rhodes'Would recommend this book so hard' NetGalley Reviewer, *****'Emotionally gripping and devastating' Leslie Vedder'I don't think I'll ever come out of an Adrienne Tooley book feeling anything other than awed and emotionally vulnerable' NetGalley Reviewer, *****'Subtly vicious and achingly tender' Allison Saft

INSPIRED BY THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WITCHESFreya is coming, in rushing air and cracking light. If she isn't stopped, the world will burn.

After a narrow escape from the Gray Elite, Raven's journey brings more answers than she expected, revealing as much about her heart as her magic. Will the truth behind her power be enough to change the world or protect the ones she loves?

Second Place winner in BookFest's book awards for Action/Adventure and Magic, Myths, and LegendsFirst Place winner in Firebird's book awards for Young Adult FantasyRose Trewin is on the run, trying to escape her past as a spy and desperate for a quiet life. After a fateful encounter on the road she is forced to carry a message to the king and warn him of forces plotting to end his life and take his kingdom. She is thrown into a world of courtly intrigue, political machinations, and a king who asks too many questions. However, Rose has a deeper secret than her life as a spy; a magic she tries to keep hidden. Her ability to walk among the shadows, disappear into the darkness has its advantages, but in a country where magic is feared and distrusted, it's also a liability.King Micah Ellsworth knows someone is plotting against him. He just doesn't know who, exactly. When a strange woman with secrets and defiance in her eyes arrives in his court, she seems the perfect person to uncover the plot.Soon, both realize more is at stake when dark forces fueled by a similar magic to Rose's appear. The two must work together to find who is behind the plots, forcing Rose to share secrets and to question her loyalties, her magic, and the power she wields.