Wem kann sie ihr Herz anvertrauen, wenn ihr Leben den Tod bedeutet? Kaythara soll heiraten. Um ihr Leben zu retten. Denn die magisch Begabte, deren Berührung tötet, braucht einen starken Verbündeten im bevorstehenden Krieg. Sie hat geglaubt, ihn in Vampir Mordan gefunden zu haben. Mordan, mit dem sie die Nächte und ihren Körper teilt, ihr Seelengefährte. Bis ein Mann aus ihrer Vergangenheit auftaucht und sie an ihrem Hochzeitstag entführt. Wieder wird Kaythara zum Spielball der Adeligen. Ihre einzige Chance, eine eigene Entscheidung zu treffen, ist es, sich selbst und ihre Zukunft in einem Turnier zu verteidigen. Dabei ahnt sie nicht, wie nah der Krieg bereits ist – und dass selbst die beiden Feinde Mordan und Naython ihre Differenzen beilegen müssen, wenn sie ihr Leben retten wollen.

Sie bringt den Tod. Ist er bereit, für sie zu sterben? Eine Berührung von Kaythara ist tödlich. Immer. Daher lebt sie in einem von der Welt abgeschotteten Tempel, unter den strengen Gesetzen des Königreichs des schwarzen Mondes. Bis ein geheimnisvoller Wärter plötzlich alle Regeln für sie bricht ... und sie über ihre magische Gabe und das Leben außerhalb der Mauern aufklärt: Kaythara soll für den bevorstehenden Krieg genutzt werden. Als Soldatin, gefährlich und zum Gehorsam erzogen. Als Braut, magisch begabt und schön, geeignet für einen mächtigen Lord. Aber es ist ihr Wächter, der ihre Gabe und ihre Leidenschaft aufflammen lässt, ihr zur Flucht verhilft. Doch er hat ihr nicht die Wahrheit darüber gesagt, wer er wirklich ist: der Prinz der Vampire. Und seine Mission ist es, Kaythara als Braut für sein eigenes Königreich zu stehlen. »Touch of Perish« ist eine düstere Secret Identity Romantasy der mehrfachen SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin D.C. Odesza aka Lexy v. Golden.

Don’t miss the highly anticipated sequel to the viral sensation, Blood of Hercules. Pre-order your hardcover edition today! I've awakened my powers, and things are not well. When I turned twenty years old, I discovered I had horrifying secret powers, got trapped into marriage with my enemies, accidentally joined a cult, and signed up for a bloodthirsty Gladiator Competition. To make matters worse, my terrifying husbands are trying to seduce me, and my old mentors are acting really strange. Now, someone is killing Olympians—and it’s not Titans. Things are spiraling out of control. I’m fighting for my life and drowning in secrets. It doesn’t help that Titans are mutating and getting stronger. Chthonics are also revolting against Olympians and ghosts from my past are coming back to haunt me. Everybody better beware. Things are about to get very messy. Get ready for Bonds of Hercules from bestselling author Jasmine Mas. Perfect for readers who love: • Kickass Heroine • "Who did this to you?" • Extreme Enemies to Lovers • Morally Gray Alpha Heros • Greek Myths and Gladiator competitions

The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even say it’s haunted. One thing’s for sure: it’s the perfect destination for the K-University Mystery Club’s annual trip. But when the first club member turns up dead, the remaining amateur sleuths realise they will need all of their murder-mystery expertise to get off the island alive. As the party are picked off one by one, the survivors grow desperate and paranoid, turning on each other. Will anyone be able to untangle the murderer’s fiendish plan before it’s too late?

"No woman in the three-hundred-year history of the karyukai has ever come forward in public to tell her story. We have been constrained by unwritten rules not to do so, by the robes of tradition and by the sanctity of our exclusive calling...But I feel it is time to speak out." Celebrated as the most successful geisha of her generation, Mineko Iwasaki was only five years old when she left her parents' home for the world of the geisha. For the next twenty-five years, she would live a life filled with extraordinary professional demands and rich rewards. She would learn the formal customs and language of the geisha, and study the ancient arts of Japanese dance and music. She would enchant kings and princes, captains of industry, and titans of the entertainment world, some of whom would become her dearest friends. Through great pride and determination, she would be hailed as one of the most prized geishas in Japan's history, and one of the last great practitioners of this now fading art form. In Geisha, a Life, Mineko Iwasaki tells her story, from her warm early childhood, to her intense yet privileged upbringing in the Iwasaki okiya (household), to her years as a renowned geisha, and finally, to her decision at the age of twenty-nine to retire and marry, a move that would mirror the demise of geisha culture. Mineko brings to life the beauty and wonder of Gion Kobu, a place that "existed in a world apart, a special realm whose mission and identity depended on preserving the time-honored traditions of the past." She illustrates how it coexisted within post-World War II Japan at a time when the country was undergoing its radical transformation from a post-feudal society to a modern one. "There is much mystery and misunderstanding about what it means to be a geisha. I hope this story will help explain what it is really like and also serve as a record of this unique component of Japan's cultural history," writes Mineko Iwasaki. Geisha, a Life is the first of its kind, as it delicately unfolds the fabric of a geisha's development. Told with great wisdom and sensitivity, it is a true story of beauty and heroism, and of a time and culture rarely revealed to the Western world.

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, What You Are Looking for Is In the Library, and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop comes an enchanting novel that will linger in your heart long after the last page is turned. As the last petal falls, the final page is turned… Welcome to The Cherry Blossom Bookshop, a haven for book lovers that only appears during the fleeting cherry blossom season. Nestled amidst the bloom of delicate petals, you’ll find a sanctuary for those burdened by regrets and past sorrows. Here, Sakura, the mysterious young owner, and her wise calico cat, Kobako, patiently await the arrival of souls in need of solace and healing. Told over four seasons, each visitor to the bookshop holds a book that bridges their past and present, guiding them towards understanding and acceptance. Within the antique charm of the shop and the soothing aroma of freshly brewed coffee, Sakura and Kobako help their guests confront their lingering sadness through the power of stories, enabling them to move forward with renewed hope.

Don’t miss the highly anticipated sequel to the viral sensation, Blood of Hercules. Pre-order your hardcover edition today! I've awakened my powers, and things are not well. When I turned twenty years old, I discovered I had horrifying secret powers, got trapped into marriage with my enemies, accidentally joined a cult, and signed up for a bloodthirsty Gladiator Competition. To make matters worse, my terrifying husbands are trying to seduce me, and my old mentors are acting really strange. Now, someone is killing Olympians—and it’s not Titans. Things are spiraling out of control. I’m fighting for my life and drowning in secrets. It doesn’t help that Titans are mutating and getting stronger. Chthonics are also revolting against Olympians and ghosts from my past are coming back to haunt me. Everybody better beware. Things are about to get very messy. Get ready for Bonds of Hercules from bestselling author Jasmine Mas. Perfect for readers who love: • Kickass Heroine • "Who did this to you?" • Extreme Enemies to Lovers • Morally Gray Alpha Heros • Greek Myths and Gladiator competitions

A comprehensive guide to a growing religious movement. If you want to study Paganism in more detail, this book is the place to start. Based on a course in Paganism that the authors have taught for more than a decade, it is full of exercises, meditations, and discussion questions for group or individual study. This book presents the basic fundamentals of Paganism. It explores what Pagans are like; how the Pagan sacred year is arranged; what Pagans do in ritual; what magick is; and what Pagans believe about God, worship, human nature, and ethics. ·For those who are exploring their own spirituality, or who want a good book to give to non-Pagan family and friends ·A hands-on learning tool with magickal workings, meditations, discussion questions, and journal exercises ·Offers in-depth discussion of ethics and magick

A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride. Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her. As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe. But power-hungry Vampyres and Weres are not the only threats chasing Serena. Sooner or later, her past is bound to catch up with her—and Koen might be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation…