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Tired of dating egomaniacs, Pamela Gray has nearly given up. She wants to be treated like a goddess - preferably by a god. As she whispers her wish, she unwittingly invokes the goddess Artemis, who has some tricks up her celestial sleeve. Twins Artemis and Apollo have been sent to the kingdom of Las Vegas to test their mettle. Their first assignment: make Pamela's wish come true. So Artemis volunteers her golden brother. After all, who better than the handsome God of Light to bring love to this lonely woman?

Surrounded by old folks and even older artifacts at an auction, high school English teacher Shannon Parker never expects to find something that shocks her down to her very core: an ancient vase, complete with a beautiful painting of a goddess that looks just like her. And just as she's stealing away with her seriously suspicious purchase, she's magically thrown into the world of Partholon, where not only has she taken the place of Rhiannon, Goddess Incarnate and Epona's Chosen, but she's due to be married to a surly (but oh-so-handsome) High Shaman centaur, ClanFintan.

Hunter and Mercy Goode are twin witches, direct descendants of the founder of their town of Goodeville. As their ancestors have done before them, it is now time for the twins to learn what it means to be Gatekeepers - the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds, ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and nightmares come to life.

Mari is an Earth Walker, heir to the unique healing powers of her Clan; but she has cast her duties aside...until she is chosen by a special animal ally, altering her destiny forever. When a deadly attack tears her world apart, Mari reveals the strength of her powers and the forbidden secret of her dual nature as she embarks on a mission to save her people. It is not until Nik, the son of the leader from a rival dominating clan, strays across her path that Mari experiences something she has never felt before.

Eons ago, Sirens were exiled from the Mortal Realm and held captive in a cove at the edge of Tartarus. They are beautiful beyond imagination, but deadly beyond compare. And they have set their sights on breaking free. They risk everything to sneak out of Tartarus and ascend to the forbidden Mortal Realm with one mission: to mate with human men to dilute their cursed bloodline and form a new race of Sirens, free from their prison in the Underworld.

Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet – which would be a whole lot easier if the High Counsel saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together – if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow…

Since becoming Moonstruck on her eighteenth birthday, Wren Nightingale has found herself thrust into a world filled with deception, danger, and murder. Uncovering that their magick was fractured and limited when the original Moonstruck ritual was broken by Selene, Wren is determined to find a way to restore it. But the Elementals are split into two factions—some want the ritual completed and their freedom—and others are so terrified of change that they’re willing to end Wren before she can reach the center of the island where the ritual Selene ruined can be completed.

Worshipped. Set apart. Unable to connect with others. Though most girls believe she's different, Elphame knows she is. Odd. Strange. Unique. No one in Patholon has her abilities - or her connection ot their goddess. And she has a destiny she is about to discover. A restlessness has infused her, leading her to the other side of her country. There, the remnants of an evil war still linger. Will Elphame be able to redeem both her country and her soul mate, a survivor of that war?

Rather than follow her family’s restrictive rules, centaur Brighid chose to set out on her own to make friends and form relationships with humans as well as centaurs. Now she’s facing her toughest challenge yet. While helping guide home a grieving human—Cuchulainn, her friend Elphame’s brother—Brighid finds herself beginning to care for him. An emotion forbidden by her clan.

In Roman-occupied Britain, the Iceni tribe crowns an extraordinary new queen. Tall and flame-haired, Boudicca is devoted to Andraste, the Iceni’s patron goddess, known for her raven familiar, her fierceness and her swirling blue tattoos. Boudicca and her two young daughters will carry the tribe forward in dangerous times. Roman tax collector Catus Decianus, expecting weakness in a female ruler, launches a devastating attack on the tribe’s stronghold. Boudicca and her family barely survive—but they refuse to bend the knee.

Being a psychic detective who can channel only negative emotions makes Kent Raef good at catching murderers, but bad at maintaining relationships. Then Lauren Wilcox arrives with a most intriguing case: her twin sister has been murdered and is communing with Lauren's spirit—and sharing her body. Raef's the only one who can track the killer and free the spirit. But soon he begins to wonder just which twin he wants to save…and why.

Zoey and the gang are back fighting evil (well, duh, that’s what being a High Priestess is all about) but with a variety of romantic intrigues to distract them, it’s a wonder they can get anything done! Zoey’s got some serious work to do at the House of Night if only she could concentrate....

Zoey hat sich im HOUSE OF NIGHT eingelebt und gewöhnt sich an die enormen Kräfte, die ihr die Göttin Nyx verliehen hat...

Evreux, Frankreich, 1788: Lange bevor Lenobia im House of Night die mächtige "Reitlehrerin mit den allerhöchsten Standards und der niedrigsten Toleranzschwelle" wird - war sie ein ganz normales Mädchen mit ganz alltäglichen Problemen. Als uneheliche Tochter eines französischen Barons wird sie zwar geduldet, jedoch nicht geliebt. Als das Schicksal sie auf ein Schiff nach New Orleans verschlägt, hofft sie, dass das Leben es von nun an besser mit ihr meint.

Neferet ist nicht mehr länger Hohepriesterin im House of Night in Tulsa. Nachdem sie sich ganz dem Bösen verschrieben hat, muss sie die Schule verlassen. Doch sie geht nicht, ohne eine Schneise der Verwüstung zu hinterlassen. Zoey und ihre Freunde wissen, dass die Schule nur dann weiterbestehen kann, wenn jetzt alle zusammenhalten. Denn Neferet wird mit allen Mitteln ihr Ziel weiter verfolgen: Sie will Zoey töten.

Das Leben ist total ätzend, wenn deine Freunde so richtig sauer auf dich sind...

Zoey ist wieder zurück im House of Night in Tulsa, gemeinsam mit ihrem Krieger Stark, der sie beschützt. Doch nun wird ein Treffen mit der nach Rache dürstenden Hohepriesterin Neferet unausweichlich. Diese ist noch immer mit den Mächten der Finsternis im Bunde, ihre Macht größer denn je. Ist Zoey wirklich sicher im House of Night? Und weiß sie, wer ihre wahren Freunde sind?

Die Dinge stehen schlecht im House of Night. Zoeys Seele ist zerschmettert. Um sie herum ist alles zerstört, wofür sie je gekämpft hat. Und mit einem gebrochenen Herzen will sie lieber in der Anderwelt bleiben. Ihr Krieger Stark scheint der Einzige zu sein, der zu ihr durchdringen könnte, doch dafür müsste er sterben. Und das würde Zoey umbringen. Doch auch Stevie Rae und Aphrodite könnten helfen, wenn sie nur wollten. Warum zögern sie?

Als die 16-jährige Zoey Redbird auf ihrer Stirn mit einer Mondsichel gezeichnet wird, weiß sie, dass ihr nicht viel Zeit bleibt, um ins HOUSE OF NIGHT, das Internat für Vampyre, zu kommen...

Showdown in Tulsa: Neferet, die Göttin der Dunkelheit, hat allen ihr wahres Gesicht gezeigt. Sie ist jetzt die uneingeschränkte Herrscherin in Tulsa und im House of Night. Niemand - weder Mensch noch Vampir - kann ihr mehr gefährlich werden. Nur mit Hilfe der alten Magie könnte man sie noch stoppen. Zoey Redbird ist die Einzige, die damit umgehen kann. Wer wird diesen allerletzten großen Kampf gewinnen?