New Releases by Aprilynne Pike

Aprilynne Pike, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wings series, shines in this stand-alone novel that offers a humorous twist on ghosts and is perfect for fans of Ally Carter, Rachel Hawkins, and Kiersten White. Kimberlee Schaffer may be drop-dead gorgeous . . . but she also dropped dead last year. Now she needs Jeff''s help with her unfinished business, and she''s not taking no for an answer. When she was alive, Kimberlee wasn''t just a mean girl; she was also a complete kleptomaniac. So if Jeff wants to avoid being haunted until graduation, he''ll have to help her return all of the stolen items. But Jeff soon discovers that it''s much easier to steal something than it is to bring it back. Paying for your mistakes takes on a whole new meaning in this hauntingly clever twist on The Scarlet Pimpernel.

This captivating and poignant 50-page digital original short story is a prequel to New York Times bestselling author Aprilynne Pike''s Life After Theft—a haunting novel about the true cost of paying for one''s mistakes. Most teenagers would do anything to have Kimberlee Schaffer''s life. But beneath the beauty, the wealth, and the popularity, Kimberlee has a terrible problem: an uncontrollable, insatiable need to steal. Over the years, she''s learned to hide her secret from those closest to her, but now it''s completely consuming her life—and Kimberlee is afraid that if she doesn''t find a way to put an end to her compulsion, she may see her perfect world come crumbling down. Epic Reads Impulse is a digital imprint with new releases each month.

Con "Destined" l''appassionante saga iniziata con "Wings" giunge alla conclusione. Ma la magia che accompagna la storia continuerà a farvi sognare anche dopo che avrete letto l''ultima, sorprendente pagina...

Laurel, Tamani, David, and Chelsea race to defend Avalon from Yuki and Klea, but they realize there may be nothing they can do to save it.

Destined delivers all the romance and action that fans expect as it brings Aprilynne Pike’s Wings series to a deeply satisfying conclusion. Laurel used to think she was an ordinary girl from Crescent City, California. She never would have believed she was truly a faerie from a realm called Avalon. Now Laurel must risk her life to save Avalon from destruction by Yuki—a rare and powerful Winter faerie—and troll-hunter Klea. But Laurel won’t have to fight alone; David and Tamani, two boys she loves in different ways, will be by her side, along with her best friend, Chelsea. Readers of the Need and Graceling series will want to follow Laurel’s story from its beginning in Wings to its heart-stopping end in Destined.

Looking for a read filled with love, danger, and adventure? Want to escape to brave new worlds without ever leaving your room? Read through the night this summer with sneak peeks of six breathtaking stories, including Destined by Aprilynne Pike, Insignia by S.J. Kincaid, Insurgent by Veronica Roth, Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin, Partials by Dan Wells, and Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris.

Il terzo episodio della fantastica saga di Wings, amata da STEPHENIE MEYER.

"Han pasado seis meses desde que Laurel traspaso el umbral del reino de las hadas en Avalon. Durante este tiempo ha conseguido conjugar su verdadera identidad de hada de otono con su vida humana (y, por suerte, no ha tenido que abandonar a David, su novio). Ahora debe volver a Avalon para perfeccionar sus habilidades magicas como hada, y reencontrarse con Tamani, el guardian del reino, por el que siente una atraccion a la que no puede resistirse. Al mismo tiempo, terribles peligros acechan tanto a sus amigos humanos como a los habitantes de su verdadero hogar, el reino de las hadas. Cuando llegue el momento de defender a los que ama, Laurel debera realizar una eleccion muy dificil, cuyo resultado podria romperle el corazon"--Front cover flap.

Ein Mädchen zwischen Schulalltag und Elfenwelt, irdischer Liebe und übernatürlicher Romanze Als Laurel den Sommer in Avalon verbringt, wo sie die Lebensweise der Elfen kennenlernen soll, rückt die Menschenwelt für sie in weite Ferne. Dabei konnte Laurel sich die Zeit ohne ihren Freund David erst gar nicht vorstellen. Aber jetzt, in der Elfenwelt, ist alles neu, alles so wundersam - und da ist der attraktive, geheimnisvolle Frühlingself Tamani, der ihr zur Seite steht und der sie liebt, wie noch nie ein Mensch sie geliebt hat ... nach ihrer Rückkehr merkt Laurel, wie sehr ihr der Alltag in der Menschenwelt und vor allem David gefehlt haben. Sie spürt: Schon bald wird sie eine schwere Entscheidung treffen müssen ... Aprilynne Pike denkt sich Elfen-Geschichten aus, seit sie ein Kind ist. Um diese Liebe zum Beruf zu machen, studierte sie kreatives Schreiben und schloss sich später derselben Schriftstellergruppe an, zu der auch Stephenie Meyer gehört. Aprilynne Pike lebt mit ihrem Mann und ihren Kindern in Utah. ''Elfenkuss'', der erste Band ihrer Elfen-Fantasy, machte sie über Nacht zur gefeierten Bestsellerautorin. Die Serie stand in Deutschland gleich nach Erscheinen auf der Spiegel-Bestsellerliste.

3. Bd. Laurel hatte sich für David entschieden, doch dann taucht der Elf Tamani wieder auf und sie muss sich erneut mit der Frage auseinandersetzen, wen sie wirklich liebt. - Fortsetzung von äElfenliebeä. Ab 13.

Laurel, fascinée, fixait les pâles choses avec de grands yeux. Elles étaient terriblement belles - trop belles pour l''exprimer en mots.Laurel se tourna de nouveau vers la glace, son regard sur les pétales voltigeant à côté de sa tête. Ils ressemblaient presque à des ailes.Dans ce récit extraordinaire de magie et d''intrigue, d''amour et de danger, toutes vos certitudes sur les fées seront transformées à jamais.Aprilynne Pike inventait déjà des histoires de fées alors qu''elle était une enfant à l''imagination hyperactive. Elle a terminé sa licence en écriture créative à l''âge de 20 ans au Lewis-Clark State College à Lewiston, en Idaho. Aprilynne vit actuellement en Arizona avec son mari et leurs enfants.

Book description to come.

Aprilynne Pike ha creato una ricetta vincente: è la sua maestria nel raccontare il regno delle fate ad aggiungere il tocco magico che conquisterà chiunque...

"Un fantasy d''eccezione, con una dolcissima storia d''amore", Stephenie Meyer, autrice della saga di "Twilight".

La Laurel és una noia de quinze anys que ha viscut sempre aïllada al bosc amb la seva família. Quan els seus pares se''n van a viure a Califòrnia, s''ha d''adaptar a un estil de vida molt diferent. Es fa amiga d''en David, un noi intel·ligent i atractiu que l''ajudarà. Tot es complica quan, de sobte, a la Laurel li surt una enorme flor a l''esquena. I, al cap de poc, coneix en Tamani, un personatge misteriós pel qual se sent atreta immediatament, i que li conta que ella és de fet una fada, i que ha de complir una missió molt important al món humà. Així doncs, la Laurel s''embranca en una gran aventura, i alhora intenta esbrinar la seva pròpia identitat i els seus sentiments envers en David i en Tamani.

"I can''t just storm in and proclaim my intentions. I can''t ‘steal'' you away. I just have to wait and hope that, someday, you''ll ask," Tamani said. "And if I don''t?" Laurel said, her voice barely above a whisper. "Then I guess I''ll be waiting forever." Although Laurel has come to accept her true identity as a faerie, she refuses to turn her back on her human life—and especially her boyfriend, David—to return to the faerie world. But when she is summoned to Avalon, Laurel''s feelings for the charismatic faerie sentry Tamani are undeniable. She is forced to make a choice—a choice that could break her heart.

Bien que Laurel en soit venue a accepter sa veritable identite de fee, elle refuse de tourner le dos a sa vie d''humaine...

When a plant blooms out of fifteen-year-old Laurel’s back, it leads her to discover the fact that she is a faerie and that she has a crucial role to play in keeping the world safe from the encroaching enemy trolls.

When a plant blooms out of fifteen-year-old Laurel''s back, it leads her to discover the fact that she is a faerie and that she has a crucial role to play in keeping the world safe from the encroaching enemy trolls.

When a plant blooms out of fifteen-year-old Laurel''s back, it leads her to discover the fact that she is a faerie and that she has a crucial role to play in keeping the world safe from the encroaching enemy trolls.