Titoli in Contemporaneo

In this powerful entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Mercy Thompson must face a deadly enemy to defend all she loves… My name is Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman, and I am a car mechanic. And a coyote shapeshifter. And the mate of the Alpha of the Columbia Basin werewolf pack...

After years of struggle, Layla Cassidy has finally mastered the dark powers that threatened to control her and turned them to good. She’s ready to fight, but the next battle will be her greatest test yet. The forces of Avalon are growing ever stronger, reinforcing their dominance with almighty displays of brutality. When Abaddon comes close to crushing Layla and her friends, it’s clear that the thunder of war is about to give way to lightning—and that they have no chance of surviving it alone. The final battle against Abaddon is drawing closer.

Beyond the din and dancing lights of the Las Vegas strip, a young woman has mysteriously gone missing. All the facts point to something sinister - even paranormal. Quentin Draith, supernatural crime investigator, is hired to assist. However, the deeper Draith digs, the more otherworldly his assignment gets. Assassins, human and otherwise, put a target on Draith’s head and a ravenous alien beast starts rampaging through the city. The clues point Draith to Sin City’s infamous “Bone Triangle,” a neighborhood marked for its dark happenings and disappearances.

Mechi es empleada del Centro de Gestión y Participación de Parque Chacabuco, y debe mantener y actualizar el archivo de chicos perdidos y desaparecidos en la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Un trabajo monótono al que, para peor, lleva adelante en una oficina ubicada debajo de la autopista, es decir, envuelta en un ruido incesante.

Recent art school graduate Bekah thought she’d hit the jackpot: an unknown relative died, and she inherited a small fortune and a huge house in the mountains of North Carolina. Trey Howard, the lawyer who handled the estate, is a handsome man in his 20s and they hit it off right away - and soon become more than friends. Bekah expected a pleasant year to get her head together and have a romantic fling. Problem is, the house is full of junk...and siblings she didn’t know she had are willing to kill her for it.

Biblia, Sumerowie, kamienne tablice, Aniolowie Zaglady, ABW i mafia... w Gdansku. Wciagajaca mieszanka kryminalu, fantastyki i rozprawy filozoficznej, z malenka szczypta romansu. Czy odwazysz sie zdemaskowac silnego przeciwnika, a wraz z nim... fundamenty Kosciola katolickiego? Trójmiasto, srodek lata. Gdy w jednym z kontenerów znaleziono tajemnicze starozytne artefakty, na miejsce przybywa agent z Departamentu Zwalczania Sekt Religijnych.

At 15, Chance Fortunato has seen more evil than most people ever will. Indentured by his father to the demon count Dulka, he's been taught dark magic and forced to do his infernal master's dirty work for eight years. But now Chance has figured out a way to defeat his master and free himself. His new life with his mother and sister is far from easy, and freedom has its own perils. Normal life is hard enough, but even in a mundane-looking high school, there are paranormal threats from both sides of the mystical fence.

Po powrocie z Tamtego Swiata ksiezniczka Nana oddycha z ulga - jest juz W DOMU. Szybko okazuje sie, ze zycie w wyniszczonej wojna Jangblizji nie nalezy do najlatwiejszych. Kosztem wielu wyrzeczen i trudnosci musi dostac sie wraz z przyjaciólmi: Ewa, Dawidem i Fitelsem do lasu, gdzie przebywaja ich sprzymierzency. Kazdego dnia ich przyjazn i lojalnosc jest wystawiana na próbe. Tymczasem brat Nany - Roan, ciagle pozostajacy w Tamtym Swiecie, niestrudzenie poszukuje ojca. Czy rodzenstwo spotka sie ponownie? Czy Roanowi uda sie ponownie zjednoczyc wygnanych Jangblizjan? Jaki obrót przybierze wojna ze Szmaragdowa Pania?

"Wojna w Jangblizji. W tamtym swiecie" - pierwsza czesc trylogii fantasy autorstwa Agnieszki Steur. Poznajemy losy rodziny królewskiej, od dawien dawna panujacej w krainie Jangblizji. Szmaragdowa Pani wiezi królowa Zare we Wschodniej Wiezy. Skazana na obcowanie sam na sam ze swoimi myslami, lekami i tesknota królowa drzy o zycie swojego meza imieniem Taro oraz dzieci - Roana i Nany.

Fascynujaca podróz do czasów pierwszych Piastów. Osia fabularna powiesci Rafala Debskiego jest okres walki o wladze w Polsce, która toczyla sie pomiedzy panowaniem Mieszka II Lamberta a Kazimierza Odnowiciela. Kraj staje sie wtedy polem podwójnej bitwy. Poganstwo rosnie w sile, uzyskawszy poparcie chlopstwa. Do Polski wkraczaja Czesi. W tym momencie na arene wkracza ukochany syn Mieszka II - Boleslaw.

When Lise Redding's estranged sister, country-pop star Callie Redfern, is killed during a publicity stunt, the small-town music teacher is dragged from her quiet life into the spotlight. Lise hadn't spoken with Callie in ten years, ever since Callie's betrayal split them apart, so she's shocked to discover that she's inherited her sister's massive estate. Not only that, but Lise is now the guardian of her sixteen-year-old niece, Ariel, to whom she's practically a stranger.

Despite Vivienne’s broken heart and deadly truths, the show must go on at the Cirque des Immortels. But it takes more than glamour and sex appeal to keep the Big Top running; without the magic and support Viv came to rely on, the circus is in danger. Now the troupe verges on rebellion, the war between Mab and Oberon rages on, and a horrifying menace looms - with Vivienne stuck in the middle of it all.

Ernestine “Ernie” Terwilliger has put her dreams aside to look after her eccentric mother. Case in point: saving her from a mysterious stranger who’s just stormed the terrified woman’s antique store wearing a rattlesnake tattoo, leveling threats, and brandishing the weirdest deck of cards Ernie’s ever seen. When Ernie grabs some of the cards and runs, she’s launched into a world she never knew existed - one her mother may know more about than she’s revealing. With a handful of stolen cards, Ernie has just been made an unwilling player in a game of good versus evil.

Thrust into a new world full of magic and monsters, Layla has finally come to terms with her supernatural powers - and left her old life behind. But her enemies are relentless. Sixteen months after her life changed forever, Layla and her team are besieged during a rescue attempt gone awry and must fight their way through to freedom. It turns out that Avalon has only grown since their last encounter, adding fresh villains to its horde. Meanwhile, revelations abound as Layla confronts twists and betrayals in her own life, with each new detail adding to the shadow that looms over her.

After her parents died in a car accident when she was just a child, Evelyn Lakewood was left alone in the world. Now grown up, she enrolls at Oxford University, where she begins to create a new, stable life. But when she encounters Jared Calmburry, who she later discovers is an orphan with his own tragic history, the equilibrium she was striving for is thrown off.

En un tiempo ignoto (mayo de 2007) y en un Madrid terrorífico, roto en zanjas por las excavadoras y con la población presa del pánico por la gripe aviar, el protagonista de esta historia vaga de cuerpo en cuerpo intentando averiguar su propia identidad, intentando no enamorarse de una muchacha hacia la que sus distintos cuerpos lo llevan, intentando ver una película en la que sorprendentemente se hallan las claves de lo que le ocurre e intentando que no suceda un crimen del que ya ha sido testigo y del que conoce casi todo: el asesino, el arma homicida, el día y la hora. Todo menos la víctima....

With their magic diminishing, warring factions of New Orleans witches desperately search for the Book of the Unwinding - a legendary grimoire, hidden by spells, that holds the key to unimaginable powers. As a ruthless struggle erupts in a maelstrom of malevolent magic, psychic Nathalie Boudreau finds her destiny intertwined with that of an exiled witch. Her name is Alice Marin, a vulnerable young woman trapped in a realm of illusion. Only Nathalie can free her, but first she must come to understand and master her own extraordinary abilities.

Galena Margolis, a brilliant scientist with a tragic past, is determined to fulfill her destiny and develop the vaccine that could save millions. Yet when Galena's test subjects meet with foul play, it's clear that someone is still determined to stop her and that Galena herself is a target. As the Ferry empire forges a plan to keep her safe, Declan Ferry, the politics-hating black sheep of the family, steps forward to protect her - but the emotional cost may be more than either of them is willing to pay.

Bailey Chen is fresh out of college, with all the usual new-adult demons: no cash, no job offers, and an awkward relationship with Zane, the old friend she kinda-sorta hooked up with during high school. But when Zane introduces Bailey to his monster-fighting bartender friends, her demons become a lot more literal. It turns out evil creatures stalk the city streets after hours, and they can be hunted only with the help of magically mixed cocktails.

Earl Harbinger may be the leader of Monster Hunter International, but he's also got a secret. Nearly a century ago, Earl was cursed to be a werewolf. When Earl receives word that one of his oldest foes, a legendarily vicious werewolf that worked for the KGB, has mysteriously appeared in the remote woods of Michigan, he decides to take care of some unfinished business.