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<b>A mysterious and magical holiday novella set in the romantic, Gothic-infused world of <i>Belladonna</i>, from #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Adalyn Grace.</b><br/><br/>Something strange is happening at Wisteria Gardens, the magical manor that Blythe and Aris call home. All they want is a peaceful holiday season with their family, but a group of restless spirits is determined to threaten their festivities. With a new mystery to solve, Signa, Death, Blythe, and Fate must uncover what happened to Wisteria's ghostly inhabitants and help the spirits move on before it's too late.<br/><br/><b>Praise for Adalyn Grace:</b><br/><br/> <b>'Deliciously deadly' STEPHANIE GARBER</b><br/> <b>'Decadently atmospheric' KERRI MANISCALCO</b><br/> <b>'A true pleasure to read from beginning to end' JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT</b>

<b>'DELICIOUSLY DARK AND SEXY' STEPHANIE GARBER</b><br/><b>'LUMINOUS AND EXHILARATING' REBECCA ROSS</b><br/><b>'ALLURING AS IT IS CUTTING' ADALYN GRACE</b><br/><br/><b><i>The Wolf Queen's court enforces few laws.</i></b><br/><b><i>Vanessa Hart plans on breaking each and every one.</i></b><br/><br/><b>A fast-paced and romantic fantasy debut, in which a teenage girl must survive ruthless werewolves, a glittering court, and deadly politics to exact revenge on the monsters who destroyed her. Perfect for fans of <i>Belladonna</i>, <i>Crave </i>and <i>Powerless</i>.</b><br/><br/>The night her best friend is brutally slaughtered by wolves, <b>Vanessa Hart</b>'s life is changed forever.<br/><br/>Because these are no ordinary wolves . . . they're werewolves. And when Vanessa's father discovers that she has been bitten, he hands her to them - and to the treacherous Wolf Queen's court.<br/><br/>Taken as prisoner to the enchanted Castle Severi, Vanessa vows to seek vengeance for her friend, even as she finds herself mesmerised by the golden prince Sinclair Severi, and his brooding disgraced cousin, Calix.<br/><br/>Vanessa has two choices: swear her life to the Court, or die the agony of a lone wolf. But the malevolence of werewolf society goes far beyond a single murder in the forest. The Court is at war, and Vanessa just a pawn in its deadly game . . .<br/><br/><b>Tropes</b><br/>Forbidden romance<br/>Enemies-to-lovers<br/>Werewolves<br/>Paranormal romance<br/>Love triangle

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower [Bok / Häftad]

<b>Discover the most daring escapes of all time!</b><br/><i><br/>From slaves fleeing captivity to wartime heroes and heroines being smuggled across occupied </i><i>Europe, from dangerous criminals tricking their way out of jail to ordinary people </i><i>who got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time . . .</i><br/><br/>Over thirty tales of adventure, inspiration and derring do. As well as famous stories like the Great Escape and Harriet Tubman's epic 500-mile trek to freedom, this fascinating book includes lesser-known escapes like Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese fisherman who escaped jail four times, Nadia Murad, who was inspired by her escape to win the Nobel Peace Prize and Henry 'Box' Brown, a slave who posted himself to freedom in a wooden crate.<br/><br/>Stunningly illustrated in full-colour by comic-book artist, Jamie Coe.

Lonely Planet Kids Good Night, Earth [Bok / Inbunden]

<b>The timeless, genre-defying classics <i>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Stories</i>,<i> Dracula</i>, <i>Frankenstein</i>, <i>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories</i>, <i>The Phantom of the Opera</i>, and <i>The Raven & Other Writings</i> are now available together in this bone-chilling paperback boxed set.</b><br/><br/>In <i>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Stories</i>, the relationship between a well-respected doctor and a violent criminal is more shocking than anyone could guess in this unholy tale of a repressed man giving himself over wholly to the worst of his vices and shame. Also, two medical students turn to grave robbing in "The Body Snatcher" and a man wishes on a cursed bottle in "The Bottle Imp."<br/><br/>In <i>Dracula</i>, young English lawyer Jonathan Harker's trip to Romania to meet with Count Dracula sets off a chain of events that threaten the lives of his friends, including his fiancee, Mina. With the help of vampire expert Professor Van Helsing, can Jonathan, Mina, and their friends defeat their sinister foe?<br/><br/>In <i>Frankenstein</i>, Victor Frankenstein is an aspiring scientist whose obsession with the idea of creating life leads him to animate a humanoid figure he crafted from corpses. Confronted with the horror of what he's created, Frankenstein abandons his monster-who in turn vows revenge.<br/><br/>In <i>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories</i>, schoolteacher Ichabod Crane flees from the Headless Horseman, Ichabod Crane sleeps for twenty years to wake to a changed world, and more.<br/><br/>The titular Phantom of the Opera hides from the world while terrorizing the Paris Opera House and its star, beautiful soprano Christine Daae, in <i>The Phantom of the Opera</i>.<br/><br/>In <i>The Raven & Other Writings</i>, murder and grief dominate the eerie stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.<br/><br/>This deliciously eerie paperback boxed set includes:<br/> <i>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & Other Stories</i><br/> <i>Dracula</i><br/> <i>Frankenstein</i><br/> <i>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories</i><br/> <i>The Phantom of the Opera</i><br/> <i>The Raven & Other Writings</i>