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Robert Graham's power of persuasion is a legitimate power: no one can refuse him, regardless of their own will. Being powered is as much a curse as it is blessing, and Graham is alone until he meets an organized group calling themselves "The Unusuals" -- who welcome him as long as he can keep his power under control, and he isn't sure it's worth the price of admission.
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"Davi has done this all before. She's tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she's rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end. Sometimes she's killed quickly. Sometimes it takes a while. But she's been defeated every time. This time? She's done being the hero and done being stuck in this endless time loop. If the Dark Lord always wins, then maybe that's who she needs...
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"Lady Tremaine, widowed and raising two headstrong girls alone, finds herself falling for a dashing knight from a far-off land who is looking for a stepmother for his own young daughter. But stepmothers in the Many Kingdoms never tend to fare well...and Lady Tremaine may be destined for a not-so-happily ever after"-- Provided by publisher.
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Mal, Jay, Evie and Carlos receive a mysterious invitation to return to the Isle of the Lost, but they soon find that things aren't exactly how they remember. When they discover a dark secret that could destroy the kingdom, they must work together to save their home.
7) Spacejackers
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"As a baby, Jake Cutler was separated from his family and left on the planet Remota, deep in the seventh solar system. Eleven years later, Jake carries a secret within himself that could change the entire universe. Jake must discover the truth about his past before he is hunted down and caught by ruthless space pirates"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. As a temp, she's just a cog in the machine. But when she finally gets a promising assignment, everything goes very wrong, and an encounter with the so-called 'hero' leaves her badly injured. So, of course, then she gets laid off. With no money and no mobility, with only her anger and internet research acumen, she discovers her suffering at the...
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"When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favorite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy...
10) City of villains
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Mary, a troubled teenage detective, must solve a missing persons case as she discovers the reimagined origins of infamous Disney Villains.
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When sixteen-year-old Keeper Chance receives an invitation to join E.V.I.L., a society of villains, he embarks on a journey of low-grade villainy until members begin to disappear and Keeper races against time to save his newfound friends and uncover his true nature amidst the chaos.
13) The found boys
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"The mission was supposed to be fun--even funny--but things got serious quick. What follows is a daring journey with narrow escapes, attack dogs, deadly fires, and a friendship forged in shared peril. Three friends embark on an intrepid quest to retrieve a priceless treasure guarded by a menacing villain. But this is no fantasy. For Scott and his friends Tommy and Dooley, the danger is all too real. Unlikely heroes will emerge. Enemies will become...
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"Dr. Starline is back to his evil antics! But to enact his latest scheme, he'll have to get into an abandoned Eggman base, past an army of badniks! And to do that, he'll need the help of some of Sonic's greatest enemies! Mimic, Rough, Tumble, and Zavok are back and badder than ever! Starline's promised them incredible power, so Sonic and friends had better watch out. That is, if the not-so-good doctor can get these Bad Guys to stop fighting each other...
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"One night, and my entire life went up in flames. All because of him. Jafar. As my world burned down around me, he offered me a choice. Walk away with nothing but my freedom ... or rise to his challenge and win my fortune back. I bargained. I lost. Now Jafar owns me, and even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he deals out when I break them. But a gilded cage is still a prison, I'll do anything to obtain my freedom....
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Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep, but when Hades, the former god of the underworld, almost breaches the barrier when they go back to Auradon, Mal fears that an unwelcome villain could wreak vengeance on the kingdom and her peaceful life. Mal resolves to permanently close the barrier to save everything she loves, but an unfathomable dark force unexpectedly...