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Mercutio is neglected and unloved before he is taken in by Bettina and her son, Romeo. For Mercutio, everything changes. Romeo becomes his whole world and he cannot imagine being without him.But boys grow up and Romeo and Mercutio soon find themselves dealing with relationships and events beyond their control and sometimes love is just not enough.

Enter Wednesday: Child of Woe's World of Darkness. Unearth the secrets that lie beyond time's grasp in this spine-tingling tale of mystery and the supernatural. Join Wednesday and her sister Frigsday as they unlock the enigmatic power of a haunted clock, embarking on a chilling journey through the eerie depths of their town. With every tick of the clock, they unravel a web of curses, restless spirits, and forgotten treasures. But the path to discovery...

The Sandman is seventeen-year-old Nora's closest friend and best-kept secret. He has to be, if she doesn't want a one-way ticket back to the psychiatrist. It took her too long to learn not to mention the hooded figure in her dreams to her mother, who still watches Nora as if she'll crack. So when Nora's friends start mysteriously dying gruesome deaths in their sleep, she isn't altogether surprised when the police direct their suspicion at her. The...

"An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an old, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death. An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the...

Embark on a magical journey with Lola Bragg in "The Jewel Academy Series Collection," featuring the gripping tales of Book 1: "Diamond in the Rough," Book 2: "Pearl of Wisdom," Book 3: "City of Emeralds," and Book 4: "Ocean of Sapphires." Book 1: Diamond in the Rough Lola Bragg never belonged at the Jewel Academy, but a troubled past and a penchant for mind magic landed her there. Teaming up with the enigmatic werelion, Stefan Harte, becomes her only...

To save myself, I bargain with the gods.To save my family, I bet my own life. Sirens were once known for irresistible songs. Yet centuries after our ancestor's exile, we're like every other creature in the Akri Sea-unremarkable, forgotten, mortal. When famine sweeps through the sea and drags my mother to the realm of the dead, I refuse to be like the rest of my kind. I refuse to die forgotten. To change my fate, I journey to the city of the gods....

A powerful and inspiring story about a transgender teen's struggle to find his own path -- and love his true self. J had always felt different. He was certain that eventually everyone would understand who he really was: a boy mistakenly born as a girl. Yet as he grew up, his body began to betray him; eventually J stopped praying to wake up a "real boy" and started covering up his body, keeping himself invisible -- from his parents, from his friends,...

Perpetual Mercy School for Young Women caters to the uber rich and powerful.Attending an all-female elite boarding school filled with bullies and inflated egos can be a trying experience. For lonely fifteen-year-old Ari Worthington it becomes a nightmare when she discovers the unimaginable truth about her new, exotic roommate, Bentley "Jess" Jessup.When Jess' psychological games push Ari to the brink of sanity, Ari finds herself drowning in lies and...