Margaret Stohl is the bestselling author or co-author of twelve books, known for her compelling young adult novels and her work with Marvel Comics. Her writing often delves into themes of good versus evil, the supernatural, and the complexities of adolescence. Stohl crafts engaging narratives with a distinctive voice that captivates readers, making her a significant figure in contemporary fiction.
In Gatlin County, Ethan Wate's life changes when he meets the enigmatic Lena Duchannes, unveiling a hidden world of supernatural curses affecting her family. The series blends mystery, suspense, and romance, exploring magical events that can alter or end lives, making it a captivating read for fans of Southern gothic romance.
Carol Danvers, now Alpha Flight commander, grapples with her identity as Captain Marvel while facing a menacing figure targeting alien refugee children and a Chitauri invasion. Her journey leads her through a twisted cosmic realm, confronting Star-Lord, before returning home to uncover shocking truths about herself and her family when a deadly weapon threatens her coastal town. This collection features key issues from her series, showcasing her evolution and the challenges she faces in balancing heroism with personal revelations.
Winner of the 2013 Goodreads Choice Award for Graphic Novels & Comics! There were no surprises in Gatlin County. We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere. At least, that's what I thought. Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong. There was a curse. There was a girl. And in the end, there was a grave. Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.
Bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz bring us a romantic retelling of Little Women starring Jo March and her best friend, the boy next door, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence—now available in paperback! 1869, Concord, Massachusetts: After the publication of her first novel, Jo March is shocked to discover her book of scribbles has become a bestseller, and her publisher and fans demand a sequel. While pressured into coming up with a story, she goes to New York with her dear friend Laurie for a week of inspiration—museums, operas, and even a once-in-a-lifetime reading by Charles Dickens himself! But Laurie has romance on his mind, and despite her growing feelings, Jo's desire to remain independent leads her to turn down his heartfelt marriage proposal and sends the poor boy off to college heartbroken. When Laurie returns to Concord with a sophisticated new girlfriend, will Jo finally communicate her true heart's desire or lose the love of her life forever?
Ethan Wate is in love with a caster girl. When he looks at Lena, it's like there's no one else in the world. But Ethan is mortal, and on her seventeenth birthday Lena made a choice that changed everything. The girl Ethan loves has broken the world with the supernatural powers she is struggling to control . . . Now, if they are to fix the chaos Lena has caused, one of them must make a terrible sacrifice. Sometimes there isn't just one answer. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending. Third instalment of the spellbinding love story that began with Beautiful Creatures 'This novel has been generating twlight-level buzz.' Teen Vogue 'A headlong read from start to finish.' She
"Siren Ridley and her rocker boyfriend Link move to New York City to make it big with their supernatural band mates in Sirensong, but Caster trouble follows them"--
Is death the end . . . or only the beginning? Ethan Wate always dreamed of leaving the stifling Southern town of Gatlin. But he never dreamt that finding love with Lena Duchannes would drive him away. Lena is a Caster girl whose supernatural powers unveiled a secretive and cursed side of Gatlin, so powerful it forced him to make a terrible sacrifice. Now Ethan must find a way to return to Lena - and Gatlin - as she vows to do whatever it takes to get him back. Even if it means trusting old enemies or risking their loved ones' lives. 'Hauntingly delicious, dark fantasy.' Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of City of Bones 'Gorgeously crafted, atmospheric and original.' Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author or Wicked Lovely
Carol Danvers is one of the mightiest heroes not just on Earth but in the entire galaxy! Now learn exactly how she became the woman she is - the Avenger she is - in the definitive origin of Captain Marvel! Suffering sudden, crippling anxiety attacks, Carol finds herself reliving memories of a life she thought was far behind her. You can't outrun where you're from -and sometimes you have to go home again. But while Carol takes a temporary leave from duty to unravel her past, trouble comes looking for her -and her sleepy coastal town! There are skeletons in Captain Marvel's closet -and what she discovers will change her entire life! COLLECTING: THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL (2018) 1-5
Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals for generations. A Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen.§Sometimes life-ending.§Together they can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets that test their relationship. And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.
This edition features exclusive movie cover art! Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.
She was trained from a young age in the art of death and deception at the Red Room, Moscow's infamous academy for operatives. Ava Orlova is just trying to fit in as an average teenager but, as the daughter of a missing Russian quantum physicist, her life has been anything but average. Ava was once subjected to a series of military experiments - until she was rescued by Black Widow and placed under S.H.I.E.L.D. protection. Now children all over Eastern Europe are going missing, and Natasha suspects her old teacher, Ivan Somodorov, has returned. Ava Orlova might be the only one who can stop him. Together, Natasha and Ava must unravel their pasts to defeat the madman who threatens their future
Gripping original stories of dystopian worlds from nine New York Times bestselling authors, edited by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong
Meet Bentley Royce - a reluctant reality-TV star whose glitzy LA teen life needs a whole new script. A super-glamorous, laugh-out-loud funny romp from the bestselling co-creator of Beautiful Creatures - a hilarious and subversive cure for reality-show addiction!
After an alien force known as the Icon colonizes Earth, decimating humanity, four surviving teenagers must piece together the mysteries of their pasts--in order to save the future
The second book in a breathtaking new series from Beautiful Creatures co- author Margaret Stohl
"Dateline, 1939: As the specter of war looms on the horizon, a very noir Spider-Man fights the good fight at home. But when a woman is killed at the Black Cat nightclub and all clues point overseas, Spidey will have no choice but to board the next flight to Europe! After months of searching, the Nazis have discovered an ancient evil. And scrappy young reporter Peter Parker soon finds himself torn from his friendly neighborhood and thrust into the international action!"--
SPIONE UND SUPERSCHURKEN In einer Alternativwelt, in der Peter Parker im New York des Jahres 1939 lebt, kämpft er als Privatdetektiv und als maskierter Rächer Spider-Man gegen das Verbrechen und die Finsternis. Als er nun in einem Mordfall ermittelt, lernt er die schöne Museumskuratorin Huma kennen – und reist mit ihr bis nach London, Berlin und Babylon. Ein elektrisierendes Abenteuer voller Spione, Nazis und Superschurken. Die komplette neue Miniserie mit Spider-Man Noir als deutsche Erstveröffentlichung, inszeniert von Margaret Stohl (CAPTAIN MARVEL: DIE GANZE GESCHICHTE) und Juan Ferreyra (PUNISHER KILL KREW). ENTHÄLT: SPIDER-MAN NOIR (2020) 1-5
DIE WAHRHEIT ÜBER CAPTAIN MARVEL Menschliche Superheldin mit außerirdischen Kree-Genen: Carol Danvers ist Captain Marvel, die mächtigste Heldin aus den Reihen der Avengers! Doch ihre Familiengeschichte macht Carol dieser Tage schwer zu schaffen. Als sie zur Bewältigung ihrer Vergangenheit in ihre verschlafene Heimatstadt fiegt, wird alles noch schlimmer. Im Angesicht einer Bedrohung aus dem All erfährt Carol nämlich von einigen unglaublichen Geheimnissen ihrer Familie, die alles verändern… Für Comic-Kenner, Filmfans und Neuleser: Das Kreativteam um Romanautorin und Videogame-Entwicklerin Margaret Stohl (Sixteen Moons, Destiny 2) und Top-Zeichner Carlos Pacheco (AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON) stellt die Welt von Carol Danvers auf den Kopf und enthüllt alle Geheimisse ihrer Herkunft!
Bentley, ein Star der Reality-Show „Rolling with the Royces“, sehnt sich nach einem Privatleben und möchte aus dem Vertrag aussteigen. Doch ihre Freiheit könnte die Familie gefährden. Kurz vor dem Staffelfinale geschieht ein Unfall, der die Grenze zwischen Realität und Show verwischt. Was ist wirklich passiert?
"Fra cinque mesi compio sedici anni. Tu non puoi sapere cosa significa Ethan. Tu non sai niente. Potrei non essere qui dopo il mio compleanno." "Ma sei qui adesso Lena." Ethan vive nella piccola cittadina di Gatlin, in South Carolina, un posto dove non succede mai nulla e da cui non vede l'ora di andarsene. Almeno finché non arriva Lena, una misteriosa e bellissima ragazza in cui Ethan riconosce la protagonista degli strani sogni che da tempo lo tormentano durante la notte. Assecondando l'inspiegabile legame che sembra spingerlo inesorabilmente verso di lei, Ethan la avvicina e se ne innamora. Ma Lena nasconde un segreto: è una strega, vittima di un'antica maledizione che, allo scoccare del suo sedicesimo compleanno, la condannerà alla magia bianca o a quella nera. Il destino potrebbe trasformarla in una creatura mostruosa, incapace di amare. Ma Lena ha incontrato l'amore prima di aver compiuto sedici anni. E sarà proprio quell'Amore l'unica forza in grado di cancellare il suo passato e riscrivere il destino.
