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<p>Meet Geralt of Rivia - the Witcher - who holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in the bestselling series that inspired the Witcher video games and a major Netflix show. The Witcher's magic powers and lifelong training have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary killer: he hunts the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. </p><p>But not everything monstrous-looking is evil; not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. Translated by Danusia Stok and David French. Andrzej Sapkowski, winner of the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award, started an international phenomenon with his Witcher series. </p><p>This boxed set contains all eight books: THE LAST WISH, SWORD OF DESTINY, BLOOD OF ELVES, TIME OF CONTEMPT, BAPTISM OF FIRE, THE TOWER OF THE SWALLOW, THE LADY OF THE LAKE, SEASON OF STORMS.</p>

<p>Werewolf Ben Rosewood is happy with his life. One hundred percent. Everything is fine. His business, Ben's Plant Emporium, is thriving, and he's even expanding the shop. His anxiety disorder is...well, it's been better, but that comes with the territory of running a business and having beastly urges every full moon, right? As for romance-who has the time? Though his family is desperate to see him settled, Ben is fine approaching forty as a single werewolf. But after drunkenly bidding on and winning a supposedly-possessed crystal on eBay one night, he finds himself face-to-face with a beautiful yet angry vampire.<br/><br/>Eleonore Bettencourt-Devereux is a rare breed-a vampire succubus born from two elite European bloodlines during medieval times. Thanks to an evil witch, she's been stuck in a crystal since she was thirty, forced to obey orders from the possessor of the rock. Eleonore's been dreaming of breaking the spell and severing the witch's head for centuries. But did this witch really sell her to someone new, and for only ninety-nine cents?<br/><br/>Eleonore would claw this werewolf's heart out and eat it, if only the binding spell would allow her to. But Eleonore and Ben soon realize they can help each other with both vengeful and less hostile needs. And why not have a little fun along the way?</p>

<p><b>Welcome back to Glimmer Falls!<br/></b><br/>Calladia Cunnington knows she's rough around the edges and her hot temper can get<br/>the best of her. So when she stops a demon attack one night, she's horrified to realize the man she saved is none other than the cold-hearted Astaroth.<br/><br/>Astaroth is a legendary member of the demon high council - or at least he was. Suffering from amnesia after being stripped of his immortality and banished to the mortal plane, Astaroth doesn't know why a demon named Moloch is after him, nor why the angry, hot-in-a-terrifying-way witch hates him so much.<br/><br/>Calladia grudgingly agrees to help Astaroth find the witch who might be able to restore his memory, vowing that once Astaroth is cured, she'll kick his ass. But the more time she spends with the snarky yet utterly charming demon, the more she realizes she likes this new, improved Astaroth... and maybe she doesn't want him to recover his memories after all.<br/><br/>Praise for Sarah Hawley<br/><br/>'Whimsically sexy, charmingly romantic, and magically hilarious' <i>Ali Hazelwood</i><br/><br/>'Reading this book is like standing in the bright heart of magic. I laughed, I swooned, I sighed dreamily, often on the same page. It truly was a sparkling delight, and I can't wait to see what spell Hawley weaves for us next!' India Holton, bestselling author of <i>THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEWOMEN WITCHES</i><br/><br/>'If GOOD OMENS were a small-town, enemies-to-lovers romcom. It's bright, bubbly, sexy, funny, and glorious.' Vivien Jackson</p>

'My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as 'quothe'. Names can tell you a great deal about a person. I've had more names than anyone has a right to. My first mentor called me E'lir because I was clever and I knew it. My first lover called me Dulator because she liked the sound of it. I have been called Shadicar, Lightfinger, and Six-String. I have been called Kvothe the Bloodless, Kvothe the Arcane, and Kvothe Kingkiller. I have earned those names. Bought and paid for them. But I was brought up as Kvothe. My father once told me it meant 'to know'. I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me.' So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Koth, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin. If you only read one fantasy novel this year, make this the title you pick up - The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title.

<p>When Saphira opened up her café for baby dragons and their humans, she wasn&rsquo;t expecting it to be so difficult to keep the fires burning. It turns out, young dragons are not the best magical animals to keep in a café, and replacing all that burnt furniture is costing Saphira more than she can afford from selling dragon-roasted coffee. Aiden is a local gardener, and local heart-throb, more interested in his plants than actually spending time with his disobedient baby dragon. When Aiden walks into Saphira&rsquo;s café, he has a genius idea &ndash; he&apos;ll ask Saphira to train his baby dragon, and he&apos;ll pay her enough to keep the café afloat. Saphira knows her happy-go-lucky attitude isn&rsquo;t Aiden&rsquo;s cup of tea, but everywhere she goes, Aiden seems to follow. Has Saphira finally found the answer to the baby dragon cafe&rsquo;s problems, and maybe a little love along the way, too?</p>

<p><b>'A beautifully dark fairy tale of blood, rage and bitter choice, that whisked me away to mist-wreathed woods ripe with romance and menace' </b>Davinia Evans, author of <i>Notorious Sorcerer</i><br/><br/><b>In the luscious, dark conclusion to the series that began with <i>One Dark Window</i>, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought - perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's<i> For the Wolf </i>and <i>A Court of Thorns and Roses</i>.</b><br/><br/>Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.<br/><br/>If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.<br/><br/>And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth's head. The Nightmare. And he's not eager to share any longer.<br/><br/>Praise for <i>One Dark Window</i>:<br/><br/><b>'An enchanting tale with sharp claws and teeth - Gillig's prose will pull you in and won't let you sleep. Pulse-pounding, darkly whimsical and aglow with treacherous magic, One Dark Window is everything I love in fantasy and more'</b> Allison Saft, author of <i>A Far Wilder Magic</i><br/><br/><b>'An</b><b> evocative tale of romance, mystery and alluring monsters, told in beautifully lush prose' </b>Lyndall Clipstone, author of <i>Lakesedge</i><br/><br/><b>'Steeped in brooding romance, twisted magic and nail-biting intrigue, <i>One Dark Window</i> snares readers in its deliciously dark spell and leaves them desperate for more. I couldn't put it down'</b> Kat Delacorte, author of <i>With Fire in their Blood<br/><br/></i><b>'The steamy romance that emerges between Elspeth and Ravyn delights' </b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></p>

<p><b>'An</b><b> evocative tale of romance, mystery and alluring monsters, told in beautifully lush prose' </b>Lyndall Clipstone, author of <i>Lakesedge</i><br/><br/><b>ELSPETH NEEDS A MONSTER. THE MONSTER MIGHT BE HER.</b><br/><br/>An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic.<br/><br/>When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is thrust into a world of shadow and deception. Together, they embark on a dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. As the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.<br/><br/><b>For fans of <i>Uprooted</i> and <i>For the Wolf</i> comes a gothic fantasy romance about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom.</b><br/><br/>Praise for <i>One Dark Window</i>:<br/><br/><b>'An enchanting tale with sharp claws and teeth - Gillig's prose will pull you in and won't let you sleep. Pulse-pounding, darkly whimsical and aglow with treacherous magic, One Dark Window is everything I love in fantasy and more'</b> Allison Saft, author of <i>A Far Wilder Magic</i><br/><br/><b>'The steamy romance that emerges between Elspeth and Ravyn delights' </b><i>Publishers Weekly</i><br/><br/><b>'A beautifully dark fairy tale of blood, rage and bitter choice, that whisked me away to mist-wreathed woods ripe with romance and menace' </b>Davinia Evans, author of <i>Notorious Sorcerer </i></p>