Four young misfits find themselves living in a strictly disciplined temple community where they become friends while also learning to do crafts and to use their powers, especially magic.

Magic most definitely resides in the Maine summerhouse where the mysterious Madame Zoya has granted the innermost wishes of its visitors. Now, three women have come to this special place with one thing in common: a painful past they would each like to rewrite. Amy, who hides a heartbreaking loss behind her seemingly perfect marriage and family, Faith, a widow in her thirties whose deepest grief is for a man from years ago, and Zoe, an artist shunned...

"The Grace of Kings, the first book in this epic series, tells the story of two men who become friends through rebelling against tyranny and then turn against each other in defense of irreconcilable ideals. Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting...

When a scheming lord tears Jes's family apart, she must rely on her unlikely friendship with Kal, a high-ranking Patron boy, and her skill at Fives, an intricate, multi-level athletic competition that offers a chance for glory, to protect her Commoner mother and mixed-race sisters and save her father's reputation.

"Exiled in Arizona far from the magical kingdom of Avalon, a royal prince hides his true identity while working with a secretive spell breaker and a ragtag band of friends to prepare for a world-changing showdown."--

Chava, a golem brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire, form an unlikely friendship on the streets of New York until a fateful choice changes everything.

"Bone Criers have a sacred duty: to ferry the spirits of the dead to the afterlife. But the gods demand a sacrifice from them to prove their dedication. Ailesse has prepared since birth to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers, but first she must complete her rite of passage by finding -- and killing -- the boy she is destined to love. Bastien has been seeking revenge for his father's death at the hands of a Bone Crier. When he finds Ailesse on...

"When she incurs Neptune's wrath by finding a diamond ring under rocks in the ocean, Emily is put under a curse that will force her to choose between being a mermaid or human, and searches for someone who can help her"--

Cecilia knows that she is not just another peasant girl; she is actually the true princess, in hiding until the evil forces that killed her parents are vanquished. A commoner named Desmia is on the throne as a decoy.As she gets older, Cecilia finds it harder to study statesmanship and palace protocol secretly at night and then pretend that she has nothing on her mind other than scrubbing the gruel stains out of her best apron by day.Cecilia knows...

"Everyone loves the Graces. Fenrin, Thalia, and Summer Grace are attractive, rich, and glamorous, and they've cast a spell over their high school-and their entire town. They're also rumored to have powerful connections all over the world. If you're not in love with one of them, you want to be one of them. This is especially true for River: the new girl at school. River's different from the rest of the horde that both revere and fear the Grace family....