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Senior year. Two semesters remain before Raine Campbell and her friends graduate from the School of Necessary Magic. Louper finals are in full swing. Raine’s friends are trying to figure out their plans post-high school. A teacher is being threatened. And it wouldn’t be a complete semester without Dark Wizards getting involved. Some evil never learns. Also, Raine and her friends encounter a witch with a strange necklace in the kemana. When she invites them to a meeting of a secret society, things get interesting - quick.

How can you tell what a spell will actually do? You can’t when magic in Austin is on the fritz. No worries. The Hadstrom trio is going old school to fight the Gorafrex - old school magic, that is. Okay, how do you make a potion again? There's no time to figure it out because the Gorafrex is on the move. The Hadstrom witches can still rely on two things. First, alchemy and potions are still in the fight. Second, they need each other if they’re going to fulfill their family legacy and set things right. Can the girls figure out how to make the right potions to defeat the Gorafrex?

Under constant attacks, Matt and Natalia have weathered the storms of multiple plots against them. Now, with her ability to use her powers hampered by Dark magic, can she survive being held captive by one of the monsters from her past?

This is a different kind of bedtime story about a fairy godmother named Charlotte. She's not into changing pumpkins into carriages or granting wishes. There are no glass slippers or mice growing into coachmen. This fairy carries a Glock 42 as an added accessory with her wand. It also packs a punch. Her job is to cover part of the realm of Ever After and keep it safe.

The "Bald Baddies," officially known as the Luminous Veil, have big plans to control the minds of the rich and powerful. Scarlett's travels have made her a roadblock, which can't be allowed. The fight against Darrin Redthorn and his minions was nothing compared to what these thugs bring to the party. They're magically powerful and utterly vicious. And they have friends. Runeclaw's leap into the enemy's portal has denied them one of their gathering spaces. But a group this powerful, this old, surely has some in reserve.

Sophia Briggs has passed the entrance exam and is a freshman at the famous School of Roots and Vines. The young magical is an Elemental with a twist. She can help everything that grows out of the ground—and then some. Her magic is a kind that hasn't been seen in generations. A secret even to her, but not for long. In the center of the boarding school stands an oversized oak tree that stretches across the campus and houses the classrooms—and is still alive. Even the tree holds a powerful secret that is being protected by a few.

The Pixie Rebels are no more. Now, Z Thornbrook and her miniature cousins are the Pixie MP's, even if on base only their Captain knows there are wings under that uniform. But what happens when you tell a group of new recruits who are used to running the streets to hide who they really are? Well, mayhem—mixed with a lot of magic—and to the pixies' surprise, a sense of duty and honor at their post. It's a lot. That's going to turn out to be a very good thing.

The City of Angels is under attack and the Silver Griffins are calling all agents. What monster is making the rounds and threatening to expose magic? Gruffbar has returned and is invading dreams. The sinister Dwarf has figured out how to sap away magicals' dreams and aspirations. Silver Griffins Agent 485 Lucy Heron is on it! But it's getting worse. How will she protect a growing band of magicals who won't even raise a wand to protect themselves?

What does a young witch do when someone dangerous is after her, but their identity remains hidden? Fran Berryman strikes back and calls on her newly found powers. Super-sized. What are the Evermores up against? It's nothing good . . . The Darkness Between Dreams is trying to track down the stolen book containing the prophecy of Tess. What will the Darkness do when he discovers the prophecy points straight at Fran? Everything Fran has built could come tumbling down—especially since there's a traitor in their midst . . .

Mila is quickly heading toward a final battle with Azoth that could determine the fate of the universe. Her training is done, her powers are complete, and she’s ready to go, but fate seems to be throwing up roadblocks left and right. How can she trust the mysterious ally from Azoth’s camp? What if it’s just an elaborate plan to take the Reaper? Why does Finn insist upon wearing those damned Speedos?

Mila has been trying to pin down the Drude’s location through the nightmares he’s sending her way, and he just made his last mistake. What’s a Lone Valkyrie to do when she can't be around her sisters to help? She brings the battle to her enemies.Will her powers fully awaken before Azoth can take another unsuspecting victim? Not if Finnegan Dragonbender can prepare her to fight like everything is on the line. Because it is. Join Mila on her adventures across the country to face an evil that could end her existence before it really begins.

Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg is a leading authority on teenage behavior. Surviving Adolescents is the sensible, sanity-saving guide every household needs. Young people today enter puberty earlier than ever before and leave home later. The good news is that teenagers aren't impossible to live with, especially if parents adopt the common-sense strategies set out in this book.

Raine Campbell and her friends arrive to team up with another school to tackle the Magical Multitudes Project, ready for a little fun during the school break. But the island is full of secrets and creatures not normally found on Earth. And the island doesn’t stay quiet for long. Earthquakes plague the area, and Raine even thinks she sees other people on the island - people who aren’t supposed to be there. When the students find a dead creature, they finally know for certain - there’s trouble on the island.

When life hands you lemons, you can either make lemonade or lob them like hand grenades at your problems. Nothing is going as Idina Moorfield planned. It’s what happens when magical powers you don’t know you have manifest when you least expect it. Idina needs to make new plans, even if those plans are loosely based on her CO telling her to figure things out. Time to make lemonade. There’s all sorts of tasks Idina and her unit could be doing. Getting them to help out is another issue. Can she figure out how to get them to help her without asking them to help?

Two magical killing weapons were left in the hands of the British government. Dragonfly is coming for them. Can Aisling and her dragon, Shimmer, steal them away before their enemies get there first? Jameson Hart and his leader, Kali, are also on the trail of the DragonEye weapons. Aisling might resist hurting her federal sometime-allies, but Hart feels no such love. Fifty-fifty shot, but Dragonfly has to try. Leaving the weapons out in the world is unacceptable. Mia will have to use her skills as an infomancer to help out her team.

Agent Aisling and her dragon, Shimmer are trying to beat the opposition forces to the big boom! Who will get to the DragonEye weapons cache first? Two down, four to go. Enemy targets are the US Military Research and Secret Service guarding the President. Both have high levels of resources, skills, and paranoia. Will Aisling be able to convince them she's on their side in time?

Cheyenne Summerlin is a Goth Drow with a lot of secrets. She just doesn't know it yet. And they're all starting to spill out. First, there are more halflings just like her. More magicals equals more problems. Then there's her father. L'zar Vendys is a complicated Drow who makes enemies way too easily. And then there's the truth her mother has been hiding from her. That little bomb may be the worst of all. Will Cheyenne be able to handle everything she learns? Will she be able to gain more control over her powers?

The Languedoc is a hidden jewel of Europe; the most discriminating tourists are delighted to discover it. The area has many of the same traits that endear people to neighboring Provence: a warm coastline, outdoor markets, picturesque hillside villages, gourmet dining, and vineyards dotting the landscape. Yet Provence is the one with the reputation that causes tourists to flock there.The Languedoc has a certain immeasurable quality to it. Fond memories cling to you well after you return home.

The medieval fortified town of Carcassonne is one of the most visited cities in France. There are ski resorts and spas throughout this area, as well as innumerable historic sites and monuments. Coverage extends from Languedoc-Rouissillon and Aquitaine in France to Spanish Catelonia, Aragon, and Navarre.

Z has tripped over a secret organization, and there's no time to go back to the commander. Arbitum is up to something big—and dangerous—and the trio of tiny soldiers are determined to get to the bottom of it. Sneaking into a private chapter meeting of the criminal organization's more disgruntled grunts is just the start.