Stories by @imclary

Coven of the Lake Shamplain

Ковен – это община. Ковен – это семья. Одри Дефо было суждено встать во главе одной из таких семей, но ковен был уничтожен ее одержимым братом. Теперь Одри в бегах и использует магию только для безбедного выживания. Но однажды на ее пути появляется Коул Гастингс – молодой детектив, страдающий аутизмом. Он видит то, что никому из смертных видеть не под силу. И чувствует связь между ритуальными убийствами в городе Бёрлингтон и историей Одри. Коул клянется спасти девушку в обмен на помощь в расследовании. В конце концов, ковен – это семья, а что ещё создает новую семью, если не обещание?

The Ladies of the Secret Circus

Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder—a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes is on top of the world until her fiancé disappears on their wedding day. When her desperate search for answers unexpectedly leads to her great-grandmother’s journals, Lara is swept into a story of a dark circus and ill-fated love. Soon secrets about Lara’s family history begin to come to light, revealing a curse that has been claiming payment from the women in her family for generations. A curse that might be tied to her fiancé’s mysterious disappearance.

The Raven Cycle

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.” It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.

Light as a Feather

It was supposed to be a game… Junior year is shaping up to be the best of McKenna Brady’s life. After a transformative summer, McKenna is welcomed into the elite group of popular girls at Weeping Willow High, led by the gorgeous Olivia Richmond. For the first time in a long time, things are looking up. But everything changes the night of Olivia’s Sweet Sixteen sleepover. Violet, the mysterious new girl in town, suggests the girls play a game during which Violet makes up elaborate, creepily specific stories about the violent ways the friends will die. Though it unsettles McKenna, it all seems harmless at the time. Until a week later, when Olivia dies…exactly as Violet predicted. As Violet rises to popularity and steps into the life Olivia left unfinished, McKenna becomes convinced Olivia’s death wasn’t just a coincidence, especially when a ghost haunting her bedroom keeps leaving clues that point to Violet. With the help of her cute neighbor, Trey, McKenna pledges to get to the bottom of Violet’s secrets and true intentions before it’s too late. Because it’s only a matter of time before more lives are lost.

Only a Monster

With the sweeping romance of Passenger and the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song, this standout YA contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, is the first in a planned trilogy. It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her late mother’s eccentric family in London, sixteen-year-old Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her nerdy job at the historic Holland House, and when her super cute co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place. But she soon learns the truth. Her family aren’t just eccentric: they’re monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And Nick isn’t just a cute boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring them down. As she battles Nick, Joan is forced to work with the beautiful and ruthless Aaron Oliver, heir to a monster family that hates her own. She’ll have to embrace her own monstrousness if she is to save herself, and her family. Because in this story . . . . . . she is not the hero.

The Hazel Wood

Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: her mother is stolen away-by a figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: “Stay away from the Hazel Wood.” Alice has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. But now she has no choice but to ally with classmate Ellery Finch, a Hinterland superfan who may have his own reasons for wanting to help her. To retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then into the world where her grandmother's tales began―and where she might find out how her own story went so wrong.

Spellslinger

Magic is a con game. Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. There's just one problem: his magic is gone. As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path. Ferius Parfax is one of the mysterious Argosi - a traveller who lives by her wits and the three decks of cards she carries. She's difficult and unpredictable, but she may be Kellen's only hope...

The Beautiful

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien's guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret. When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose—one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface.

Das Mal der Götter 1: Berufen

Im Land Sirion erwählt der Sonnengott alle fünfzig Jahre einen neuen König. Dessen Pflicht ist es, sich eine Braut aus dem Kreis der Priesterinnen zu nehmen, um dem Land Frieden und Wohlergehen zu schenken. Die sture Celeste ist eine von ihnen, sie möchte jedoch keinen wildfremden Mann heiraten und ihre Freiheit aufgeben. Sogar wenn der neu berufene Sohn der Sonne niemand Geringeres ist als der gut aussehende Fremde, der ihr kurz zuvor bei einem Angriff das Leben gerettet hat. Auch Nathaniel ist wenig begeistert von seiner Rolle im Spiel der Götter. Nichtsdestotrotz müssen die beiden ihre Bestimmung akzeptieren. Denn das Königreich wird bedroht und nur mit vereinten Kräften können sie dessen Bewohner schützen…

The Selection

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

The Cruel Prince

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

Aquarius. Herz über Kopf durch die Zeit

Rosalies Leben ändert sich schlagartig, als sie im Haus ihres Professors auf eine Gemäldesammlung stößt. Denn als sie eines der Bilder berührt, findet sie sich in Florenz wieder. Im Jahr 1480. Von diesem Moment an ist nichts mehr wie es war und Rosalie wird hineingezogen in einen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit: Jemand hat die Vergangenheit verändert und nun muss sie im Florenz der Renaissance das Leben des mächtigsten Mannes dieser Epoche retten. Leider wird sie dabei von dem gut aussehenden aber unerträglich arroganten Leo begleitet.

Bones and stardust

С приходом ночи на Землю опускается Тишина – жестокий, беспощадный туман, полный ужасных тварей, и горе тому, кто не успел спрятаться с наступлением комендантского часа. Откуда взялась эта Тишина и кому она подвластна – точно не знает никто, даже сам король Малахия – инкарнат Солнца. Адель, бойкая журналистка одной маленькой газетки, хочет разузнать о Тишине побольше, чтобы закончить статью, над которой сейчас работает. И она решается на отчаянный шаг – остаться на улице после объявления комендантского часа. Ей удается спастись, отчасти благодаря чуду, отчасти благодаря встрече с командой Адских Джентльменов – секретным подразделением, которое пытается понять природу Тишины и найти способ ее уничтожить. И вместо того чтобы оставить свою опасную затею, храбрая девушка загорается желанием проникнуть в клуб Джентльменов. Но как это сделать, если ты – леди? Правильно, прикинуться парнем! Но если бы только Адель знала, к чему это приведет, то ни за что не пошла бы на эту авантюру.

Zeitenzauber: Das verborgene Tor

Anna und Sebastiano sollten eigentlich nur einen Ingenieur nach London in das Jahr 1813 begleiten. Doch dort angekommen, erwartet sie eine weitaus gefährlichere Mission: Jemand versucht, sämtliche Zeitreise-Tore zu zerstören, und nur Anna und Sebastiano können es verhindern. Getarnt als Geschwister tauchen sie in die High Society des Londoner Adels ein. Auf Kutschfahrten und Tanzfesten müssen sie sich nicht nur gegen aufdringliche Verehrer wehren, sondern kommen auch möglichen Verdächtigen auf die Spur. Doch wer spielt tatsächlich ein falsches Spiel?

Zeitenzauber - Die goldene Brücke

Nachdem Anna sich dem Geheimbund der Zeitwächter angeschlossen hat, lässt das nächste Abenteuer nicht lange auf sich warten. Mitten in ihrer Abiturprüfung ereilt sie eine Schreckensnachricht aus Paris: Sebastiano ist verschollen - und zwar im 17. Jahrhundert! Anna begibt sich auf eine gefährliche Reise und findet ihren Freund tatsächlich in Paris wieder. Doch es gibt ein neues Problem: Er hält sich für einen Musketier und hat keine Ahnung, wer Anna ist. Schafft sie es, seinem Gedächtnis auf die Sprünge zu helfen?

Zeitenzauber: Die magische Gondel

Die 17-jährige Anna verbringt ihre Sommerferien in Venedig. Bei einem Stadtbummel erweckt eine rote Gondel ihre Aufmerksamkeit. Seltsam. Sind in Venedig nicht alle Gondeln schwarz? Als Anna kurz darauf mit ihren Eltern eine historische Bootsparade besucht, wird sie im Gedränge ins Wasser gestoßen - und von einem unglaublich gut aussehenden jungen Mann in die rote Gondel gezogen. Bevor sie wieder auf den Bootssteg klettern kann, beginnt die Luft plötzlich zu flimmern und die Welt verschwimmt vor Annas Augen ...

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place

There's a murderer on the loose—but that doesn't stop the girls of St. Etheldreda's from attempting to hide the death of their headmistress in this rollicking farce. The students of St. Etheldreda's School for Girls face a bothersome dilemma. Their irascible headmistress, Mrs. Plackett, and her surly brother, Mr. Godding, have been most inconveniently poisoned at Sunday dinner. Now the school will almost certainly be closed and the girls sent home—unless these seven very proper young ladies can hide the murders and convince their neighbors that nothing is wrong. The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place is a smart, hilarious Victorian romp, full of outrageous plot twists, mistaken identities, and mysterious happenings.

The Hawthorne Legacy

The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or grandsons.

Timebound. The Chronos Files Series.

When Kate Pierce-Keller’s grandmother gives her a strange blue medallion and speaks of time travel, sixteen-year-old Kate assumes the old woman is delusional. But it all becomes horrifyingly real when a murder in the past destroys the foundation of Kate’s present-day life. Suddenly, that medallion is the only thing protecting Kate from blinking out of existence. Kate learns that the 1893 killing is part of something much more sinister, and Kate’s genetic ability to time-travel makes her the only one who can stop him. Risking everything, she travels to the Chicago World’s Fair to try to prevent the killing and the chain of events that follows. Changing the timeline comes with a personal cost, however—if Kate succeeds, the boy she loves will have no memory of her existence. And regardless of her motives, does she have the right to manipulate the fate of the entire world?