Winner of the Reader's Choice Award - 2015 BigAls Books & PalsLearning new magic isn’t as easy as Zoe expected, especially when the mages at Gorgon University seem dead set against teaching. Add in some necessary late-night investigating, and Zoe is almost certain to be kicked out. No one in their right mind would view going to Wendal as a good alternative, but that's where Zoe ends up after her magic accidentally gains the attention of both a dragon and a wolf shifter. To regain her freedom, all Zoe has to do is unravel one very large curse that has befallen Lindis, the dragon. Who set the curse? Who is trying to control or kill the dragons? And then there's the wolf, Derrick. He's more than happy to protect Zoe from the dragons, but what might his pack demand in return?

Maria Schneider blends magic, shifters, adventure and romance; perfect for fans of K.M. Shea, T.M. Baumgartner and Layla Lawlor

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Welcome to Keating Hollow, the village full of love, magic, and cupcakes, and where nothing is more important than family.At age eighteen, after a potion tragically backfired, Abby Townsend left Keating Hollow and her magic behind to find redemption. Ten years later, after being summoned by her family, she’s back. As soon as she drives into town, she’s already plotting her inevitable exit, but she can’t quite escape the pull of the tightly knit magical community or the soulful gaze of the one man she’s never forgotten. And when an eight-year old witch not only leads her back to her magic, but also steals her heart, Abby’s about to learn what it means to embrace the soul of a witch."Soul of the Witch feels like it maybe got touched by just a little bit of Witch Central’s DNA." ~ Debora Geary, bestselling author of A Modern Witch

"A heavenly mix of heartache and triumph, CELESTIAL is so feathering perfect." - CASEY L. BOND, bestselling author of

With Shield and Ink and Bone

In ninety-two days, the feathered appendages that link me to the people I loathe finally come off. Dear, winglets, you will not be missed.

Celeste has spent the last four years building a life outside of angelic guilds—

parties, check

—pursuing human ambitions instead of celestial ones—

college, check

—and shedding feathers across Parisian cobblestones and more recently New York sidewalks—

speaking her mind, always check.

She swore off angels, but the death of the woman who took her in the night Leigh died brings them soaring back into her life . . . and not just any angel but the most detestable one, the one complicit in Leigh’s death—Seraph Asher.Although Celeste tells the archangel to

feather off

, the unreasonably pretty and obstinate man doesn’t leave her alone. He returns and insists she complete her wings. When she asks him for one good reason to do so, he gives her an unbeatable one: what he did with Leigh’s soul.Asher never meant to share his damning secret, but he knows it’s the only way to save Celeste—the rebellious Fletching he can’t get out of his head . . . or heart.

* WARNING: contains graphic scenes. Recommended for 18+.

Death wants his queen back.

After her two sisters are caught up by destiny’s call, Lamarra Stonemantle is the only one left to play the role of dutiful noble daughter. A task she embraces in an effort to hide the dark magic living inside her own soul. Now that power is whispering its seductive promises again, telling her only a long dead king can complete her soul.

That unknown being terrifies her, but when Lord Master Trensler orders his acolytes to capture Lamarra, she must flee her home. To her dismay, she is rescued by tomb guards sent by her dead king.

Lamarra soon learns her fate is just as terrible as she thought, but Dead King Soryn isn’t anything like she feared. He’s worse. Yet he’s also gentle and kind and he knows a way to track and destroy the acolytes’ evil god.
But Lord Master Trensler has his own plans. If he cannot match power with the Dead King, then he will go back in time and eradicate Soryn before he ever has the chance to become the Dead King.

There is one thing Trensler did not factor into his plan—Queen Lamarra and the protective instincts she feels towards her new king.

Author's Note:
In Deception's Shadow is a series best read in order for maximum enjoyment.

Betrayal's Price (Book 1)
Herd Mistress (Book 2)
Maiden's Wolf (Book 3)
Death's Queen (Book 4)