In defiance of their disapproval, the vicar’s unmarried sister-in-law Florence finds herself inexplicably drawn to Kit, and the friendship that grows between them becomes a light in the dark for her.But the Face calls things to it, and now Florence and Kit are in its path…

There’d always been something wrong with Charlie Hall. Crooked from the day she was born. Never met a bad decision she wasn’t willing to double down on.

She may be good enough to steal a shadow from a tower, but will she be good enough to steal back a heart?

When a goddess offers them a final path to redemption – and back to each other – Asar and Mische embark on an extraordinary mission. Together, they must seize the power of the god of death so Asar may do the impossible: ascend to true divinity.

Their journey will take them through mortal and immortal realms, alongside both old friends and ruthless enemies.

But as the underworld teeters on the brink of collapse and the gods prepare for a war, Asar and Mische must decide what they are willing to sacrifice for the power to defy death. In a game of vengeful gods and ancient betrayals, there are some debts that even love may not be able to repay.

Mische ha compiuto il sacrificio supremo per salvare coloro che ama e ha fatto sprofondare il mondo in una notte eterna. Ora, imprigionato dagli dei e ossessionato dalla vendetta, Asar è disperato e vuole ritrovarla.

Quando una dea offre loro un’ultima via per la redenzione e il ritorno l’uno all’altra, Asar e Mische intraprendono una missione straordinaria. Insieme, devono impadronirsi del potere del dio della morte affinché Asar possa compiere l’impossibile: ascendere alla vera divinità.

Il loro viaggio li porterà attraverso regni mortali e immortali, al fianco di vecchi amici e nemici spietati.

Ma mentre gli inferi sono sull’orlo del collasso e gli dei si preparano per una guerra, Asar e Mische devono decidere cosa sono disposti a sacrificare per il potere di sfidare la morte. In un gioco di dei vendicativi e antichi tradimenti, ci sono alcuni debiti che nemmeno l’amore potrebbe essere in grado di ripagare.

or a dark love that defies the gods themselves. Mische lost everything when she was forcibly Turned into a vampire – her home, her humanity and, most devastating of all, the love of the sun god to whom she had devoted her life. Now, sentenced to death for murdering the vampire prince who Turned her, redemption feels impossible.

When Mische is saved by Asar, the bastard prince of the House of Shadow with a brutal past, she is forced into a mission worse than execution: a journey to the underworld to resurrect the god of death himself. But Mische is offered a chance at salvation by her sun god. All she has to do is betray Asar – and kill the god of death.

In the underworld, Mische and Asar must face treacherous trials, colossal beasts and the vengeful ghosts of their pasts. But most dangerous of all is the alluring call of the darkness, and Mische’s forbidden attraction to Asar. As the moment of her betrayal looms, Mische is forced to choose between faith and love – a decision that could lead to her redemption or her ruin … The Songbird and the Heart of Stone is the third book of the New York Times bestselling Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, and the first book in the stunning Shadowborn Duet.

Percy needs three recommendation letters from the gods before his final year in high school comes to an end. And one thing Percy knows, the gods on Mount Olympus don’t do anything for free. To secure his second letter, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover agree to a new quest – pet-sitting for the goddess Hecate while she’s away over Halloween.

They just need to follow her simple rules:Look after the pets like their lives depend on it (because they do)Don’t touch anything – especially Hecate’s magic potions! See points 1 and 2 But when Grover’s curiosity gets the better of him, the trio find themselves with a giant goat, a destroyed house, and Hecate’s (terrifying and potentially deadly) pets on the loose in New York City. Now the trio have twenty-four hours to find the pets and restore the mansion to order – or face the full fury of Hecate and her horrifying three-heads.

Un’avvincente miscela di crudo, sorprendente e tragico, ogni storia è inaspettata come una trappola: tesa, squisitamente avvolta, pronta a spezzarsi al minimo tocco. Qui, un giovane padre è tormentato dalle conseguenze di un momento di distrazione; la tragedia è complicata dall’inspiegabile comparsa di un cavallo ferito; un tentativo di avvelenamento porta due scrittori a conclusioni sorprendenti; la carità di una donna sola viene ricompensata con un’invasione domestica.
E nella sconvolgente storia d’apertura, una madre emerge dalle profondità del lago dietro casa sua, dove ha visto qualcosa di orribile ma affascinante. Senso di colpa, dolore e relazioni interrotte permeano questa affascinante raccolta, ma lo fanno anche gli indicibili legami familiari, d’amore e di desiderio, ognuno sinistro e meraviglioso. Passo dopo passo, queste storie inquietanti ci attirano nell’ombra per affrontare i mostri della vita quotidiana: noi stessi.

They’re joined by Nimue, who was Merlin’s apprentice until she turned on him and buried him under a hill. It’s up to them to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance, even as God abandons Britain and the fairies and old gods are returning, led by Morgan le Fay. They must reclaim Excalibur and make this ruined world whole again.

But first they’ll have to solve the mystery of why the lonely, brilliant King Arthur fell. The first major Arthurian epic of the new millennium, The Bright Sword is a story about imperfect men and women who are looking for a way to fight darkness and reforge a broken land

Their brief and passionate lives are dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bears them as the children of Húrin, the man who dared defy him to his face. Against them Morgoth sends his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire, in an attempt to fulfil his curse and destroy the children of Húrin.
BEREN AND LÚTHIEN Deeply opposed to the marriage of Beren, a mortal man, to his daughter Lúthien, the great Elvish lord, Thingol, imposes an impossible task that Beren must perform before they might wed.

Undaunted by Lord Thingol’s challenge, Beren and Lúthien embark on the supremely heroic attempt to rob Morgoth, the greatest of all evil beings, of a Silmaril, one of the hallowed jewels that adorn the Black Enemy’s crown.
THE FALL OF GONDOLIN Central to the enmity of two of the greatest Powers in the world – Morgoth and Ulmo – is the Elvish city of Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable. Turgon King of Gondolin is hated and feared above all his enemies by Morgoth, who seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city, while the gods in Valinor largely refuse to support Ulmo.

Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin, the instrument of Ulmo’s designs. Guided unseen by him Tuor sets out on the fearful journey to Gondolin, where he becomes great; he is wedded to Idril, Turgon’s daughter, and their son is Eärendel, whose birth and profound importance in days to come is foreseen by Ulmo. Then Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs.

She’s one of the most powerful in existence. But her world is divided. On the Continent, being a known Modified means certain death, as the Primes – those immune to the biotoxin that nearly wiped out the population 150 years ago – want nothing more than to eliminate those who were enhanced by the toxin and developed psychic powers.

LIE TO EVERYONE. Wren has survived all these years by concealing her abilities and keeping a low profile while doing what she can to aid the rebel Uprising in fighting against the Primes’ oppressive rule. But one careless mistake places her in the crosshairs of the Continent’s military, and she is forced to join their most elite program: Silver Block.

Unwittingly, her enemy has given her – and the Uprising – the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks. AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY. That is, if she can keep her powers hidden, survive training, and prove herself to Cross Redden, her cocky, maddeningly attractive commanding officer.

Despite the explosive chemistry between them, Wren cannot let Cross get in the way of her mission. But as war rages between Mods like her and those who aim to destroy them, emotions run high and secrets are revealed, forcing Wren to decide how far she’s willing to go to protect herself … and how much of the Continent is worth saving.

The story of a hero’s descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick.But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she’s going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together.That’s if they can agree on anything.Will they triumph, or kill each other trying?2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang.