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Born to the firelit domain of the underworld, Matilda is the youngest goddess of her clan, blessed with humble messenger magic. But in a land where gods kill each other for magic, Matilda must come of age sooner than most. She may be known to carry letters through the realms, but she also carries secrets of her own: one of them deadly, the other a mortal boy who dreams of her, despite the fact they have never met…

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, their fate depends on their facing the depths of hell...together. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again... All eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow wants to do is hold her family together. With a brother on the frontline forced to fight on behalf of the Gods now missing from the frontline and a mother drowning her sorrows, Iris’s best bet is winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

Two weeks have passed since Iris Winnow returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over. Roman is missing, and the city of Oath continues to dwell in a state of disbelief and ignorance. When Iris and Attie are given another chance to report on Dacre’s movements, they both take the opportunity and head westward once more despite the danger, knowing it’s only a matter of time before the conflict reaches a city that’s unprepared and fracturing beneath the chancellor’s reign.

A dazzling debut and the first part of a thrilling trilogy from an extraordinary new talent. Perfect for fans of Six of Crows and Sarah J. Maas. Born out of wedlock, Brienna is cast off by her noble family and sent to Magnolia House - a boarding house for those looking to study the passions: art, music, dramatics, wit and knowledge. Brienna must discover her passion and train hard to perfect her skill, in the hope that she will one day graduate and be chosen by a wealthy patron....

The tenuous balance of the Isle of Cadence is under threat from Bane, the spirit of the north wind. In the west, Adaira struggles to find her place. And, though magic blooms there, the spirits suffer beneath Bane’s harsh power, felt in every gust of wind. In the east, Jack Tamerlaine is adrift without Adaira, until he acquires a mission destined to lead him back to her. But among the Tamerlaines sickness is spreading and Torin desperately strikes a bargain with the spirits—a folly at any time.

State of Florida vs. Krishna Maharaj is an investigative journey that spans 30 years in the American justice system, beginning when a British-Trinidadian businessman was arrested for a grisly double murder in 1980s Miami.

Evadne is finally going to be reunited with her older sister, Halcyon, who has been serving in the queen’s army for eight long years. But when Halcyon unexpectedly appears a day early, Evadne knows something is gravely wrong. Halcyon has been charged with a heinous crime, and though her life is spared, she has been sentenced to 15 years of punishment - five years of hard labour, five years of imprisonment and five years serving the house that she has wronged.

Enchantments run deep on the magical Isle of Cadence: gossip is carried by the wind, plaid shawls can be as strong as armour and the smallest cut of a knife can instil fathomless fear. The capricious spirits that live there find mirth in the lives of the humans who call the land home, but that mischief turns to malevolence as girls begin to go missing. Adaira, heiress of the East, knows the spirits only answer to a bard’s music, enticing them to return the missing girls. But there’s only one bard capable of drawing the spirits forth by song: her childhood enemy, Jack Tamerlaine.

At the heart of Audible's three year partnership with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) is the involvement of LAMDA students in the creative process of making new audio dramas especially for young people. Four original audio dramas were commissioned from some of the UK's most exciting emerging writers.

State of North Carolina vs. Charles Ray Finch is a story that takes us back to the Civil Rights Era American South, a tale formed in the cauldron of racial tensions in rural North Carolina that erupts when a white country store owner is gunned down in a robbery.

Coerced confessions. Fabricated evidence. Arresting and prosecuting the innocent. While attention has rightfully been focused recently on police brutality in the street, the abuse of power in that context is only the tip of the iceberg. The problems are systemic. They spread beyond abuse in the street and pervade the entire criminal justice system.

Finally, Brienna is a mistress of knowledge and is settling into her role as the daughter of Davin MacQuinn, a disgraced lord who returned to Maevana to reclaim his house. Though she’s just survived a revolution, one that will finally return a queen to the throne, she faces another difficult challenge. She must prove herself trustworthy to the MacQuinns. But as Queen Isolde Kavanagh’s closest confidante, she’ll have to balance serving her father’s house as well as her country. And then there’s Cartier Evariste, a wholly separate factor in her new life.

The realm of Azenor has spent years plagued by a curse. Every new moon, magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life. Only magicians - who serve as territory wardens - stand between people and their worst dreams. Clementine Madigan is ready to take over as the warden of her small town, but when two magicians arrive to challenge her, she is unknowingly drawn into a century-old conflict. She seeks revenge, but as she gets closer to Phelan, one of the handsome young magicians, secrets - as well as romance - begins to rise.

ZWEI RIVALEN. ZWEI GESCHICHTEN. ZWEI HERZEN. EIN SCHICKSAL. Während ein erbarmungsloser Krieg zwischen den Göttern herrscht, versucht die 18-jährige Iris Winnow alles, um ihre Familie über Wasser zu halten. Weil ihr Bruder an der Front vermisst wird, nimmt sie einen Job bei der Oath Gazette an, aber auch der arrogante Roman Kitt hat es auf die begehrte Beförderung zum Kolumnisten abgesehen. Obwohl zwischen ihnen ein erbitterter Wettkampf entsteht, fühlt sich Iris zu ihrem gut aussehenden Rivalen hingezogen.

Brienna wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als nach abgeschlossener Ausbildung im Haus Magnalia ihre besondere Gabe zu erproben und eine Aufgabe an einem der Höfe zu bekommen. Und doch zerreißt es ihr das Herz, ihren geheimnisvollen Lehrer Master Cartier zurückzulassen. Sie wird an den Hof des Reichs Maevana berufen und gerät in ein Netz aus Intrigen: Mit Hilfe ihrer Gabe soll sie den König stürzen! Als sie endlich Cartier wiedersieht, muss sie sich entscheiden, ob sie ihrem Herzen die Treue hält.

Regno di Maevania, 1566. Dopo essere uscita vittoriosa dall'insurrezione per riportare sul trono la legittima regina Isolde, Brianna deve affrontare altre sfide: ora che è entrata nella famiglia di lord MacQuinn, riuscirà a farsi accettare anche dal suo popolo? E di chi può fidarsi tra i nobili, se il suo stesso padre la voleva morta? Intanto Cartier, riappropriatosi del suo ruolo di capoclan, sta cercando di ridare prestigio al casato dei Morgane. Nel farlo, sogna di avere Brianna al proprio fianco ma i due sono costretti a mettere da parte i propri sentimenti per fronteggiare un nemico più grande.

Regno di Valenia, 1566. Da sette anni Brianna vive nella Gran Casa di Magnalia, la prestigiosa scuola per giovani prescelte che ambiscono a perfezionare la propria Passione ed essere adottate da un patrono. Brianna però è l'unica allieva a non aver mai mostrato doti particolari e, se non fosse stato per l'enigmatico maestro Cartier, non avrebbe trovato la sua vocazione tra Arte, Musica, Teatro, Eloquenza e Sapienza. Ma alla cerimonia finale, il timore della ragazza diventa realtà, e Brianna rimane l'unica senza un patrono.

Brienna hat es geschafft: Endlich kann sie mit ihrer großen Liebe Cartier zusammen sein, die Revolution ist vorbei und Königin Isolde wird bald den Thron besteigen. Doch noch immer gibt es machthungrige Anhänger des alten Regimes, die ihre Intrigen spinnen. Und noch ist die neue Königin nicht gekrönt ... Als der grausame Declan Lannon, Sohn des ehemaligen Königs, aus den Kerkern flieht, steht wieder alles auf dem Spiel. Und Brienna und Cartier müssen herausfinden, wer wirklich auf ihrer Seite ist ... Slow-Burn-Romance und fesselnde High Fantasy in einem – zum Mitfiebern und Eintauchen.

KEIN GOTT. KEIN KRIEG. KEIN MONSTER. KANN SIE ENTZWEIEN. Zwei Wochen ist es her, seit Iris von der Front zurückgekehrt ist. Zwei Wochen, seit ihr Herz in tausend Stücke zerbrach, weil sie den Mann, den sie liebt, während Dacres Angriff zurücklassen musste. Verzweifelt wartet sie auf ein Lebenszeichen von Roman und versucht, ihn über die magische Verbindung ihrer Schreibmaschinen zu erreichen. Doch als endlich der lang ersehnte Brief von ihm ankommt, bestätigt sich Iris' größte Angst! Roman steht unter Dacres Einfluss, der all seine Erinnerungen an Iris ausgelöscht hat.