Jim Di Bartolo

Billie Blaster is an inventor extraordinaire and the star of the annual science fair. As the genius child of two famous scientists, she knows how to build incredible things. Unfortunately, her archenemy Tiny Hector Glum ruins everything by launching her latest invention into space. This terrible mistake accidentally creates a robot army that falls straight into the clutches of an evil alien emperor. Now, the fate of the entire galaxy hangs in the balance, and it is kind of totally Billie's fault. She has to step up and prevent a massive intergalactic war before it is too late. To save the universe, Billie teams up with her pet goat Lucy, a giant robot head, and a toilet weasel from a distant planet. Together, this unusual crew must navigate a perilous adventure in a spaceship that does not even have a bathroom.

Three supernatural tales explore the profound consequences of a single kiss. Each story pivots on a moment that goes far beyond simple romance, directly threatening the souls of those involved. In the Victorian era, goblin men tempt modern girls with sumptuous fruits to steal their souls. Meanwhile, in India, a demon and the ambassador to Hell tussle over the fate of a beautiful English girl. Her situation becomes far more complicated when she falls in love and decides to test her dangerous curse. Back in another world, Esme watches her left eye turn from brown to blue just six days before her fourteenth birthday. Her small, safe life quickly unravels as she discovers what this strange change heralds. She must figure out what a beautiful, fanged man wants with her and how her destiny is tied to a mysterious race of demons.

Theophile has been moldering in a Parisian asylum for five long years, holding no clear memory of how he even arrived there. He wavers in and out of madness until unseen forces suddenly compel him to escape. Driven by a strange urge, he makes his way back home to the haunted Breton coast. He follows the fragile tatters of his memory back to the ungodly events of his dark childhood, striving to wring sense out of pure madness. Along the way, he is relentlessly pursued by furious crows, drowned witches, and a loved one he long believed to be dead. A secret cabal of priests and a damaged orphan also chase him, each carrying crucial pieces of a terrifying secret. These pieces emerge into two distinct but intertwining tales of supernatural vengeance. As his buried past finally catches up, a massive battle for power begins over the fate of lost souls.

Strange things are happening in a small, stifling town where the shadows seem to hide more than just secrets. Cora and Minnie are sisters living at the local boarding house run by their mother, trying to ignore the mysterious events and the rumors of a witch living just up the hill. Their quiet lives are disrupted by the arrival of two brothers, Thomas and Charles, who have been exiled to the house. Thomas needs to tame his wild ways, while Charles is fighting a rapidly worsening illness that threatens his life. Desperate to outrun their family's sorrowful and guilty history, the brothers soon realize that you cannot escape the darkness that follows you. Their fates become deeply entangled with another new arrival, Arthur, who senses the dangerous magic circling the group but cannot explain why it is there or if any of them can survive it. Discover a spellbinding, deeply mysterious story that weaves dark conspiracy and creeping dread into an unforgettable reading experience.

Zuzana may be petite, but she is definitely not known for her timidity. Her best friend Karou calls her a rabid fairy, and even her older brother genuinely fears her fierce wrath. However, when it comes to the simple matter of talking to her crush Mik, also known as Violin Boy, her courage completely deserts her. Deciding that enough is enough, Zuzana is determined to finally make the first move. She arms herself with a fistful of magic and an incredibly elaborate plan to win him over. She creates a wonderful treasure hunt that will lead Mik all over the snowy streets of Prague on a cold winter night. The ultimate treasure waiting for Violin Boy at the end of the magical journey is Zuzana herself. He is not going to know what hit him as he navigates the funny, romantic, and beautifully surprising night she has carefully planned.