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The Sixth Book in the Historical Collection A cursed desert, a stolen dowry, and a love that refuses to break. For five years, Tuffer and Sariyah have exchanged letters across the desert—bound by an arranged betrothal neither of them expected to welcome. But when Tuffer finally arrives with a...

This coffee shop is going to kill me. Sure, it's my dad's dream. If he hadn't died eight months ago, I wouldn't be here, a college drop out, trying not to drown in debt. Nor would I be staring into the muddy eyes of a viking-sized man that's telling me everything I'm doing wrong—as if he knows so much about business in a small mountain town. Except he does. And when the biggest, most unexpected surprise of all falls in my lap, I'll have no choice but to ask for his help. Time for some power lipstick.

Bianca Monroe should be celebrating—she’s just handfasted the love of her life, Merrick. But fate has other plans. A summons from High Priestess Alina pulls Bianca to the Southern Network, where magicless witches are vanishing without a trace. To accept Alina’s plea for help means defying the Central Network Council. To refuse could cost innocent lives.

Sanna Spence can cast spells, chop vegetables, and manage herself, thank you very much. Well, for the most part. After months of magical training and practice, she thinks she's ready to live on her own as a blind witch in Letum Wood. When she realizes she's not there yet, it's time to do something big. Live in the Network. With her mentor Gilbert at her side, what could go wrong? Her sister, Isadora Sinclair, is determined to find a job. How hard could it be? Seamstress, baker, librarian. There has to be something in the Central Network she can do.

As a summer of swords approaches, everything Astrid hoped for is coming true. She’s found her wolf. A war looms on the horizon—just what a young hero needs to make a name for herself. The path to becoming a warrior of legend is finally clear. Until strange powers awaken in Astrid and her wolf, Maera. Meanwhile, Queen Rosamund has made good on her promise of conquest since taking the throne. Thyrden’s armies march for the Wolfmoors. Wielding forbidden magic, she’s determined to succeed where her father could not. Nothing short of total victory will sate her ambition.

Life has gotten kind of stagnant. Then Lizbeth literally crashes into my world with her ideas of storybook romance and love. Her silky red hair drives me to distraction. What the hell is a meet-cute anyway?

Remy Dauphin is ready to start over. But starting over isn't as easy as he thought. When he returns home from working abroad, problems abound. His older brother, Claude, is a drunk lech. His parents are aging rapidly, and there's a question of inheritance, employment, and old wounds. Not to mention the insistent grimoire hounding him for attention. Disaster strikes, and Remy's world grinds to a halt. He's left standing in the ashes with one thing: a magical manor. New love, new family, and new life await Remy. Wildrose is the answer, but no good magic stands alone.

The last thing I ever asked for was a divorce. Four amazing boys, one awesome life, and one failed marriage later, I’m smack dab in the middle of my forties with nowhere to go. Talk about unexpected. Then again, romance has always let me down. While juggling my newfound career responsibilities, I reach out for help in the only way I know how: a housekeeper. Someone’s gotta clean this house and it hasn’t been me lately. When I meet Tanner, he’s not what I’m expecting. I can tell he feels the same way. And suddenly, the world looks a whole lot different than I expected.

Letum Wood is a forest of fog and deadfall, home to the quietly famous Miss Mabel’s School for Girls, a place where young witches learn the art of magic. Sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe has inherited a deadly curse. Determined to break free before it kills her, she enrolls in the respected school to confront the cunning witch who cast the curse: Miss Mabel.

A Bold Rebellion is the tenth book in the thrilling YA fantasy collection The Network Series.

At the third annual Celebration of all Networks, Bianca is thrust into an unexpected challenge: a mortal girl named Ava lands in her lap with a most unwelcome surprise. As the Celebration continues, it's clear that the only witch who cares whether Ava lives or dies is Bianca. And Bianca's magic has stopped working. Can Bianca save Ava from the high-ranking witches that want her blood, even if it means the end of the blossoming peace? Or does Bianca protect her Network the only way she knows how?

Still reeling in the wake of her mother’s death, sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe is forced to move to Chatham Castle. Not even the sudden appearance of ancient dragons in haunted Letum Wood nor her two best friends can distract her from the strength of her deep, dark rage. Her grief puts her magical powers into chaos, endangering any witch around her. She has six months left to destroy the curse that will kill her and fulfill her contract with the most cunning enemy of all: her former teacher Miss Mabel.

While Bianca battles rogue demigods and new magic, the god of fire whispers promises of eternal power, easy magic, and the salvation of Alkarra. Treachery thrives at every hand in the land of the gods, leaving her unsure who to trust. Meanwhile, one questions plagues her daily: should she give loyalty to the god of fire that resides with in her?

During an attempt to save a burning orphanage, Bianca finds herself caught in a trap. Mabel kidnaps her, taking her to the hot sands of the Western Network where things are not as they seem. Mabel is more dangerous—and unhinged—than she’s ever been before.

Bianca Monroe wants one thing: to create a Sisterhood of Protectors. She might be the only one that thinks it's a good idea. With demigods in Alkarra, and a frustrated Council attempting to usurp her father, Bianca is faced with opposition on every side. When her desire to defend the Central Network with a Sisterhood is rebuffed by everyone whose support she thought she’d have, she’s forced to find a new path.

Despite swirling rumors of war, seventeen-year-old Bianca Monroe is living without restraint for the first time. With no curse to hinder her and her enemy, Miss Mabel, imprisoned in an impervious dungeon, she’s finally free. Except . . . nothing lasts forever. The Southern Network attacks, launching Bianca, her beloved father, and everyone she cares for into a war controlled by the clandestine witch Angelina.

Astrid would give anything to be one of the Ulfsark—fearless warriors who ride giant Amarok wolves. Like her ancestors, she yearns for the soul-deep bond with a wolf. The connection. The union. A chance to prove her worth and honor her mother's legacy. Yet she's never heard the Wolf Song. And with each passing year, it's likely she never will. Astrid refuses to accept her fate. Then an encounter with a nature spirit and a foreign princess dashes her last hope and changes everything.

Commercials tell us what to buy. Songs tell us what to feel. News channels tell us what to think. Television shows us what we should see. What do you do when a small group of people control all of these outlets? Up is down. Danger is safe. Wrong is right. Jake Muller has been dropped into a...

Anna Buchanan is a freshman college student with one plan: travel abroad. Except . . . college life isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. Her new roommate definitely has a quirky side. All those romantic comedies she watched growing up? Not happening. Money is harder to come by than she thought, and her first kiss is less-than-foot-popping. Not to mention the fact that there aren’t enough hours in her day to sell blood plasma, work at the deli, and volunteer at her dream internship.

In Anguis, magic is forbidden. Deep in a magical forest lives the sleepy village of Anguis, where dragons are the rulers and witches are the Servants. Seventeen-year-old twins Sanna and Isadora Spence must soon face the Selectis—the moment when a dragon chooses them. For Sanna, the Selectis can't happen soon enough. For Isadora, she'd rather die.