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This is Noah Oakman → 16, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah → gets hypnotized. Now Noah → sees changes - inexplicable scars, odd behaviors, rewritten histories - in all those around him. All except his Strange Fascinations....

Noah is in love with his online best friend. Which is a huge problem, for the following reasons: 1. His crush has no idea. 2. Noah only knows him as his gaming avatar. 3. There’s zero chance they’ll ever meet in real life. So, when Noah sees an opportunity to secretly meet his crush, he takes it. Even though he’ll have to join the cast of a local production of Chicago with his self-obsessed mother. Even though he’ll need to lie to his best (and only) friend. And even though he’ll have to sing and dance in front of actual people. Because love is worth the risk.

In the first book of the Shaw Confessions, the companion series to the New York Times best-selling Mara Dyer novels, old skeletons are laid bare and new promises prove deadly. This is what happens after happily ever after. Everyone thinks 17-year-old Noah Shaw has the world on a string. They're wrong. Mara Dyer is the only one he trusts with his secrets and his future. He shouldn't. And both are scared that uncovering the truth about themselves will force them apart. They're right.

Ben has spent his first year of college working on his fantasy manuscript with his writing partner Mario, who is a great Spanish tutor and an even better kisser. So why can’t he stop thinking about the fact that Arthur’s back in town two years after they called it quits? Arthur is in New York for a dream internship on Broadway, with a boyfriend back at home that he couldn't be happier with. But when he comes upon Ben cuddled up with a mystery boy, he starts to wonder if his feelings for Ben ever truly went away.

How would you spend your birthday if you knew it would be your last? 18-year-old Leonard Peacock knows exactly what he'll do. He'll say goodbye. Not to his mum - who he calls Linda because it annoys her - who's moved out and left him to fend for himself. Nor to his former best friend, whose torments have driven him to consider committing the unthinkable. But to his four friends: a Humphrey-Bogart-obsessed neighbour, a teenage violin virtuoso, a pastor's daughter and a teacher. He wants to thank them, and say goodbye.

In this sequel to The Becoming of Noah Shaw, the companion series to the New York Times best-selling Mara Dyer novels, legacies are revealed, lies are unraveled, and old alliances are forged.

Gregory Smelting has schizophrenia. That's why he sees creepy people floating around all the time. At least that's what the doctors say. But when a mysterious man with a scythe shows up talking about destiny, Gregory must accept a new reality that will change his life forever.

Ku-aya led a joyful life with her parents and her three younger brothers. Her days were spent tending to the fields of wheat, watching over the herd of sheep, and dancing along the banks of the salt river that ran through the center of her beautiful, sprawling village. Every dawn brought new blessings from the Sky Father above.

When Madge receives a moonstone necklace on her sixteenth birthday, she discovers she is not only a mermaid, but also a witch. Problem is, she never knew either existed in the first place. As if wrapping her head around the fact that she's a mermaid-witch isn't enough, it also turns out her parents were royalty to her kind and didn't die as she's been told her entire life. Instead, they were murdered by her estranged aunt Viviane, who is now after her. If Madge is to prove herself fit to lead her kind, she'll have to hone her newfound Vala and unravel clues from her mother's tome.

Noah Reynolds is an American English teacher who embarked on an extraordinary undertaking: moving to a rural province of Thailand to teach English in January of 2020. Little did he know that his arrival would coincide with the dawn of a global pandemic. Whether peeling back the layers of addiction or unraveling the intricacies of a 20-something's chaotic existence, Reynolds weaves a tale that resonates with listeners and leaves a lasting impact. Prepare to be captivated by his vivid storytelling as you explore the human condition through the lens of his fictional world.

The thrilling conclusion of The Illusion of Truth.

His mom engineered habitats for colonists on Mars and Europa. His dad ended a long war. But 13-year-old Dax Zander spends his days surfing Kawela Bay with his brothers, hitching rides with whales and exploring the reefs around his family's undersea home. Life's sweet, the future's bright. Then one morning in 2077, three aliens arrive pleading for humanity's help against a horrific threat to their distant oceanic homeworld. As Earth's leaders ponder a risky mission of mercy, Dax feels a stirring in his gut to leave behind childhood thrills and embrace a greater, more dangerous destiny.

Teile keinen Proviant. Vermeide jede Berührung. Und das Wichtigste: Schließ sie nicht in dein Herz. Nach den Geschehnissen in NNY scheint es schwerer denn je, sich an diese drei Regeln zu halten. Angeschlagen und verletzt treten Cassidy und ihre Freunde den Rückweg an - jederzeit bereit, sich gegen die Noahs zu verteidigen, die ihnen auf den Fersen sind. Doch der Feind wandelt längst unter ihnen. Denn mit jedem Tag, der vergeht, wird die Noah in Cassidy stärker und sie spürt, wie sie langsam, aber stetig selbst zur Bestie wird.

Every year Blythe makes the same wish - to live a normal life. But despite her best efforts and countless therapy sessions, as she blows out the candles on her 17th birthday she suspects her wish will never come true. When the shadows that have haunted her for her entire life suddenly disappear, they simply make room for a new and even more unsettling presence: Bron. Beautiful, enigmatic Bron. Is he just another invention of her disturbed mind? Or can she believe in him?

Enzo and Ava Griffin never expected to face their worst nightmare on Christmas eve. Though they always dreamed of magic, they never thought of its actual existence, and the consequence it carries. During a violent snow storm, they’re visited by foul creatures called Shadow Spirits. The eerie beings kidnap both of their grandparents, vanishing into a portal found on the bark of a tree.

I’d take the weight of her world. But I know that’s impossible and not even the right thing to do. Tenly is her own person with her own thoughts, dreams, and responsibilities.

Jen Noonan's father thinks a move to Harmony House is the key to salvation, but to everyone who has lived there before, it is a portal to pure horror. After her alcoholic mother's death, Jen's father cracked. He dragged Jen to a dilapidated old manor on the shore of New Jersey to start their new lives - but Jen can tell that the place has an unhappy history. She can feel it the same way she can feel her anger flowing out of her, affecting the world in strange ways she can't explain.

Smart-mouthed and funny, sometimes raunchy, Richard Casey is in most ways a typical 17-year-old boy. Except Richie has cancer, and he's spending his final days in a hospice unit. His mother, his doctors, and the hospice staff are determined to keep Richie alive as long as possible. But in this place where people go to die, Richie has plans to make the most of the life he has left. Sylvie, the only other hospice inmate under 60, then tells Richie she has a few plans of her own. What begins as camaraderie quickly blossoms into real love.

You hold in your hands one of the most important Henderbellian tales. It takes places after the Griffins returned to Albernaith, following Enzo and Ava's visit to Ghenthar. The continuation of the legend has been on my mind since I penned its first installment. One out of all characters spoke the loudest. Ishmael's story and his secrets will change Henderbellian history forever. And you're about to discover why.

Gen is an experiment. She is the first of her kind. Her name is Genesis. They call the place where they are kept The Land of Odd, a school where, after having undergone the change, she and nine others like her will train to become the buffer between humanity and disaster, that is, if they make it through the change. Derek de Beer releases a dangerous virus at Heathrow Airport and causes the world to slip into the dark ages with a speed that could not have been foreseen by the CDC.