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What happens when a Synth learns to love? LOVE thrusts Xane into the most powerful emotion yet: love. As she continues to understand human emotions, love proves to be a complex and intense challenge. Guided by River, Xane explores relationships, desire, and self-discovery, all while learning that love isn’t as straightforward as she thought. With multiple love interests, including the mysterious Levi and fellow musician Adrian, Xane is pulled in many directions, forcing her to question her identity and emotions.

Finn Tempest has spent his life in the quiet fishing village of Drift’s Edge, but the sea has always called to him. When he earns a place at the legendary Starweaver’s Academy, a training ground for the greatest sailors, warriors, and sea mages... he thinks he’s finally found his chance at adventure.

When Malin leaves the city to recover from a life threatening illness, a world of magic opens for him. He discovers he can connect with the minds of animals, see what they see, feel what they feel. Then he encounters a young wolf and discovers he can communicate telepathically as clearly as he can verbally. But when a malicious and cruel hunter arrives on the scene, Malin learns his gift has two sides, and he must master both or die.

Answering the calling may be the last thing she does. For thirty years, the people of Landore have been segregated by the five callings, living in disunity and isolation. But for 18-year-old Talia Caffrey choosing one of the five is her hope at finding a place in a society that has rejected her. When her best friend, Jules, is kidnapped on the eve of her calling ceremony, everything changes. She walks away from her chance at belonging, becoming a fugitive who must hide her true self.

Noble sisters Sasha and Adrianne, along with their faithful companions—a satellite and a tiger—have defeated Tartarus, freeing the subterranean city of Mu from a dangerous tyrant. In gratitude, the council gifts them a powerful nuclear machine. Their mission is to journey to the surface with the machine and jump-start civilization. However, Tartarus, hiding like a snake in the grass, soon gains possession of the nuclear machine.

What do you call a cat in a gun belt? Kitty kitty bang bang Victoria Wyndham is a watcher, alchemist, and a horrible joke teller. She has been tasked by the Arch Magus to protect Astaria from all threats to their nation. When her fellow watcher, Quinn, discovers that a mind-control drug used to turn animals into killing machines is to blame for a series of brutal murders, Victoria sets out to stop the people behind the drug.

Would the world change if only one story was ever told? This is the question that keeps a young, blind boy named Princeton awake at night. He is growing up in an unusual world called Magnolya and navigating the mysteries of his upbringing while being without sight. As Princeton seeks to find answers, he becomes clear on his mission: to find the forgotten story and bring it back to the people.

Everything changed when her father died. Once, Ella was the daughter of a wealthy merchant; now, she’s a servant in her own home, with nothing but her clothes and a horse to call her own.

Lora Mersha-Moore is a bundle of nerves. Running the sci-fi club booth at the middle school festival should be easy, but today is the day she asks her best friend to the dance. With every step precisely planned, she still worries about everything that can go wrong. But there's one problem she never considered—ALIEN ABDUCTION.

At age 16, Kazen Dayl finds himself kicked out of school for a fight that he didn’t start. His parents send him away to avoid the threat of impending war, but his journey to safety takes increasingly harrowing turns.

On this occasion, Matilda, resentful of her constant setbacks, decides to change the course of history, then goes back to the time when she was still friends with Gellfara. To ensure her victory, Matilda made Gellfara disappear from history so that he could never create the Halloween warriors. Even so, Matilda achieves temporary victories that she cannot retain for long; but in the end, she ends up allying herself with the cult of the demons of the galaxies. Dorian grants a cult for herself.

Tired of her life back home, Carlin decides to go out on a limb and leave her small town behind for the green hills of Ireland hoping for a bit of adventure. Once she meets the mysterious Maddox and his outcast group of friends it's quickly apparent that this sleepy town, and some of its residents, are more than meets the eye. Carlin must look past facades to find the truth hidden there, uncovering love, friendship, and more than a little danger along the way.

Agli studenti della Aglionby Academy, conosciuti come Ragazzi Corvo, non manca nulla: soldi, bellezza, macchine costose. Gansey, però, è in cerca di qualcosa di più: Owen Glendower, un antico re gallese che, secondo le leggende, giace addormentato sotto una montagna. Nella sua ricerca è affiancato da Adam, che frequenta la scuola con una borsa di studio ed è pieno di risentimento verso l'ambiente privilegiato che lo circonda; da Ronan, un'anima selvaggia divisa tra rabbia e disperazione; e da Noah, tanto attento a cogliere i dettagli quanto taciturno.

Als schwer misshandeltes Jugendopfer wird die junge Jasmin Bernhard von ihren Pflegeeltern nach Kanada geschickt. Die „Six Soul Ranch“ ist auf unerziehbare Härtefälle eingerichtet und bringt die Jugendlichen, abseits jeglicher Bequemlichkeit wieder auf den richtigen Pfad. Jasmin ist unfreiwillig Mitglied dieser Gruppe, eingestuft als verschlossener Problemfall. Von Anfang an passt sie nicht in das Team, sondert sich ab und schnell wird klar, dass ihr „Problem“ ein ganz anderes ist.

"Pet ownership is a big responsibility. Frequently, pets such as dogs are purchased from pet stores without proper thought and planning by the prospective owners about the time, energy, and expense it will require to properly look after the pet. Important questions have to be asked, such as: Why do I want a dog? What is my purpose in having a dog? Am I willing to put in the time to train and manage the animal? What characteristics do I want in a dog? Who in the family is the dog primarily for? Am I willing to look after the expenses involved in having a dog as a pet?

Blumwald is a town overshadowed by an ancient curse: in a sinister castle in the depths of the wild wood lives a monstrous Witch. Once a generation, she comes to claim a companion to return with her - never to be seen again. Now that time is drawing near once more... Mina, daughter of the duke, is grieving and lonely. She has lost all hope of any future for herself in Blumwald. So when the Witch demands her next companion, Mina offers herself up - though she has no idea what fate awaits her.

The bards of Waterdeep remember the past. Or do they? Even as they sing their ballads, a mysterious spell is changing their memories. Danilo Thann, Harper and would-be bard, sets out to uncover the mystery. In this quest, his closest companion is his deadliest enemy, the rogue elf Elaith Craulnober. At stake is not merely the future of Faern but also its past.

Haunted by the Governor of Apollo's dark secrets, Khalani and her crew of criminals embark on a new perilous journey. Now, the true test begins as Khalani ventures through the treacherous Death Zone toward the nearest underground city, Hermes. Abandoned relics of a once-great nation are not the only threats on the barren road. Violent storms sweep across the Death Zone, the deadly Takeshi Steele has resumed his cold detachment, and unsettling signs suggest they might not be alone on the surface.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Nyxia Unleashed: The Nyxia Triad by Scott Reintgen, read by Sullivan Jones, Alex Romashov and Carol Monda. Emmett Atwater thought Babel's game sounded easy. Get points. Get paid. Go home. But it didn't take long for him to learn that Babel's competition was full of broken promises, none darker or more damaging than the final one. Now Emmett and the rest of the Genesis survivors must rally and forge their own path through a dangerous new world.

How did Fox Mulder become a believer? How did Dana Scully become a skeptic? The X-Files Origins has the answers. The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos explores the teen years of Fox Mulder, the beloved character depicted in the cult-favorite TV show The X-Files. His story is set in the spring of 1979, when serial murder, the occult, and government conspiracy were highlighted in the news. The audiobook follows Mulder as he experiences life-changing events that set him on the path to becoming an FBI agent.