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"Vesper Vale sacrificed everything to save her city from the cursed storm. After becoming a vessel of The Great Queen, Vesper awakes from a slumber three years after her life altering choice. What she finds isn't a home freed from the terror of the storm, but one where its citizens are besieged by the even more sinister force of The Great King and his growing army of the lightstruck--once regular citizens who are now controlled by the ominous light encroaching on the city. And the people are all looking to Vesper, now revered as a goddess after her sacrifice, as their city's only hope. To save the rings from the Great King, Vesper must contend with the obligations of being a deity to her people and the growing chasm between her and Dalca, the prince she swore never to love. Haunted by the guilt of their past choices and faced with the pressures of a city near ruin, Vesper and Dalca find themselves torn between the growing factions within the city and the royal court. But in order to save her city from the light, Vesper must face the power most outside of her control -- the goddess within.".

"S?verin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost--one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, S?verin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long lost artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power of God. Their hunt lures them far from Paris, and into the icy heart of Russia where crystalline ice animals stalk forgotten mansions, broken goddesses carry deadly secrets, and a string of unsolved murders makes the crew question whether an ancient myth is a myth after all. As hidden secrets come to the light and the ghosts of the past catch up to them, the crew will discover new dimensionsof themselves. But what they find out may lead them down paths they never imagined. A tale of love and betrayal as the crewrisks their lives for one last job"--Provided by publisher.

"All of Olympus--and the Underworld--are talking about the God of the Dead and the sprightly daughter of Demeter. But despite the rumors of their romance, Hades and Persephone have plenty to navigate on their own. Since coming to Olympus, Persephone has struggled to be the perfect maiden goddess. Her attraction to Hades has only complicated the intense burden of the gods' expectations. And after Apollo's assault, Persephone fears she can no longer bury the intense feelings of hurt and love that she's worked so hard to hide. As Persephone contemplates her future, Hades struggles with his past, falling back into toxic habits in Minthe's easy embrace. With all the mounting pressure and expectations--of their family, friends, and enemies--both Hades and Persephone tell themselves to deny their deepest desires, but the pull between them is too tempting, too magnetic. It's fate"--OCLC.

"A half Reaper, half Shinigami soul collector must defend her title as Japan's Death Goddess from those who would see her--and all of Japan--destroyed"--Provided by publisher.

"A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival"--OCLC.

"When a mysterious Scotsman suddenly appears in the middle of the road, Klara thinks the biggest problem is whether she hit him with her car. But, as impossible as it sounds, Callum has stepped out of another time...Klara will soon learn that she is the last Pillar of Time...Callum believes he's fated to protect her at all costs...A dark force is hunting the Pillars to claim the power of the goddess--and Klara and Callum are the only two people standing in the way"--Provided by publisher.

Forced to flee her home on the moon after her magic flares up, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest to save her mother, in this fantasy novel inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess.

"Briseis races to save her family even as she discovers more about their ties to ancient goddesses and deadly curses"--Provided by publisher.

In Cadenza music is power, and Elissa is one of twelve singers, voices of the Goddess, who can sing miracles into being and bring healing and hope to the world--but in the war torn kingdoms of the world there are rulers who would like to use her and her song to gain power instead, and Elissa stuggles to understand what the Goddess wants her to do, and how to protect herself, her composer, Lucio, and Cadenza itself.

"Persephone, young goddess of spring, is new to Olympus. Her mother, Demeter, has raised her in the mortal realm, but after Persephone promises to train as a sacred virgin, she's allowed to live in the fast-moving, glamorous world of the gods. When her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party, her entire life changes: she ends up meeting Hades and feels an immediate spark with the charming yet misunderstood ruler of the Underworld. Now Persephone must navigate the confusing politics and relationships that rule Olympus, while also figuring out her own place--and her own power"--Provided by publisher.