When troubled teenager Rosa escapes her life in New York to stay with family in Sicily, she stumbles into a sinister Mafia underworld of murder, corruption and bitter, generations-old rivalries. How is handsome, mysterious stranger Alessandro involved? And why is Rosa so powerfully drawn to him, even though she knows he spells danger for her and her family?Simmering at the heart of the conflict is an ancient myth surrounding the vanished empire of Arcadia and its people, who, in th...

Rosa left New York to escape her past. Now she is desperate to escape her present . . .After the bloodbath in Sicily, Rosa and Alessandro have found themselves heads of the Alcantara and Carnevare Mafia clans. Hunted by their enemies and manipulated by their allies, they face corruption, ominous secrets and mortal danger everywhere they turn.Will it force them together or drive them apart?

Heads of rival Mafia clans Rosa and Alessandro refuse to give up their love for each other. But it incites the rest of the shape-shifting Arcadians against them, and after a vicious attack by an unknown enemy, the pair go on the run. While searching for answers, they discover an ancient prophecy that predicts the destruction of Arcadia.With assassins from their own family, bloodthirsty hybrid beasts and the ruler of all Arcadia hunting them, Rosa and Alessandro must discover the tr...

Romeo and Juliet meets The Godfather amid an exotic Sicilian setting—filled with shape-shifters and mortal danger—in this thrilling conclusion to the first YA trilogy by bestselling German author Kai Meyer.Everyone close to mafia clan leader Rosa Alcantara is dead.Everything she's ever known about her life is a lie.Everywhere she turns there is a trap.As the clock ticks down to their own destruction, it's a race against time for young lovers Rosa and Alessan...

Deadly magic and malice threaten Merle and Serafin in this breathtaking sequel to The Water Mirror.Merle -- carrying the mysterious Flowing Queen within her -- and Vermithrax, the winged stone lion, are flying into Hell. They are looking for help in freeing Venice from the invading Egyptian pharaoh and his mummy warriors. But some truly nightmarish surprises await them as they travel to the center of Hell and encounter its sinister ruler -- Lord Light.Serafin remains...

In Venice, magic is not unusual. Merle is apprenticed to a magic mirror maker, and Serafin–a boy who was once a master thief–works for a weaver of magic cloth. Now, Venice is under siege by the Egyptian Empire; its terrifying mummy warriors and flying sunbarks are waiting to strike. All that protects the Venetians is the Flowing Queen. Nobody knows who or what she is–only that her power flows through the canals and keeps the Egyptians at bay.When Merle and Serafin overhear a plot to...

Full-Blooded Fantasy is a one-of-a-kind collection featuring selections from eight of the best fantasy novels published today. Experience the remarkable storytelling of acclaimed fantasy writers such as Nancy Farmer, author of the award-winning The House of the Scorpion; Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, creators of the international phenomenon The Spiderwick Chronicles; and D. J. MacHale, author of the New York Times bestselling series Pendragon....

SWASHBUCKLING FANTASY features excerpts from 10 series by bestselling and critically acclaimed authors such as Margaret Petersen Haddix, author of the Shadow Children series, D.J. MacHale, author of the Pendragon series, Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Holly Black, author of Valiant. This online sampler also highlights six debut series from rising stars in fantasy, including Kai Meyer, Jane Johnson and Obert Skye. This fantasy sampler is the perfect way to...

PERCY JACKSON meets ERAGON in the new epic saga from bestseller Peter Lerangis – get the inside track with this exciting free e-journal!“A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets… I can’t wait to see what’s next” Rick RiordanWhy wait till February? A discovery like this is too big to hold back! Find out the secrets that nobody else knows in archaeologist Burt Wenders’ top-secret journal, detailing events that happened a century before The Colossus Rises. Hav...

A short story from the world of Department 19.In 1891, Abraham Van Helsing and a group of friends faced Dracula, the world’s first vampire – and won. The survivors of that battle founded Department 19, and have been secretly saving the world ever since. A highly classified archive exists recording every act of bravery in that time.That archive is now open. These are the Department 19 files.Secret Department 19 headquarters, present day.Larissa Kinley is a fu...

Celia Reynolds is the youngest in a set of triplets and the one with the least valuable power. Anne can see the future, and Jane can see the present, but all Celia can see is the past. And the past seems so insignificant -- until Celia meets Lo.Lo doesn't know who she is. Or who she was. Once a human, she is now almost entirely a creature of the sea -- a nymph, an ocean girl, a mermaid -- all terms too pretty for the soulless monster she knows she's becoming. Lo clings to shreds of...