Showing results for "Sin" in Gothic

Did we need to hold a Halloween party? No, of course not. Was I going to anyway? You better freakin' believe it. I didn't even feel bad! We needed a break! Even if it was for a day, a healthy work-life balance was essential…even if it was holding a bloody Halloween party and the work was determining who was sucking the magic out of people like goddamn juice boxes.

I was their payment on a debt...and they were my salvation. My vampires dragged me from the river and brought me back to life, and in turn I saved the one man who gave his life for me...my bodyguard. Only to save him will be to turn him into the monster he despises. With Unseelie Fae blood in his veins, Russell locks himself away until danger comes for me once more. I vowed revenge on those who tried to destroy us. I’ll make them pay with five merciless Immortals at my side. Because to them, I’m not a possession...to them I am forever.

As she nears the end of her life, Addie Bundren wants nothing more than to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life. A captivating and stylistically innovative work, the narrative revolves around the grim, yet darkly humorous, pilgrimage as the Bundren family sets out to fulfill her last wish.

Forced into an institution after experiencing unsettling visions, a young woman meets a mafia hitman whose dark obsession with her threatens both their hearts—and their lives—in this sizzling forbidden romance from the author of Unholy Vows. Don't miss the final installment in the Original...

A headless horseman haunts Sleepy Hollow! At least that’s the legend in the tiny village of Tarrytown. But scary stories won’t stop the town’s new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, from crossing the hollow, especially when the beautiful Katrina lives on the other side.

Elizabeth Canham accepts a position at Burndale Academy, an isolated girl's school where she meets mysterious widower Griffin Fairfax, a man dogged by dark rumors who both frightens and fascinates her. Soon, a woman is found dead in the nearby woods - the victim of a brutal murder...a murder that bears terrifying similarity to others. Then Beth discovers all the victims were intimately connected to Griffin. Beth’s heart tells her Griffin cannot be the charming, seductive killer stalking the night, stealing women’s hearts...and lives.

Reverie Morley lebt ihren Traum als gefeierte Tänzerin im Velvet Veil, dem geheimnisvollsten Burlesque Club Londons. Glitzer, Musik und Applaus bestimmen ihr Leben – bis zu jener Nacht, in der sich alles ändert. Dr. Caelan Dorne ist der brillante wie gnadenlose Arzt mit dunkler Vergangenheit und dem Auftrag, Reverie aufzuspüren und seinem Boss auszuliefern. Als er Reverie findet, ist sie nicht, was er erwartet hat. Ihre Stärke. Ihre Verletzlichkeit. Ihre Kunst. Alles an ihr zwingt ihn, sich zu erinnern, wer er einmal war.

My husband hates me. But he’s also the only man who can save me. Taken by a stranger, Santiago is my only hope. Except that I don’t know if he’s dead or alive. And for as cruel as he can be, the thought he might be gone is unbearable. But he has nine lives, my monster. He’s not finished with me yet. And soon I’m back at The Manor. Locked in my room. At his mercy. I know I am despised. I know I have become the face of his vengeance. But there’s something else, too. Something between us. It’s a dark and gnarled thing. And it has its claws around my heart.

My villain, my monster, my vicious Knight… I’m supposed to be a secret. No one can know my true identity. Or that I’m a dead girl walking. But I caught the attention of the one guy my parents warned me to stay away from. Thorne Ivanov reigns supreme at Raventhorn University, home of the Knights, one of the most powerful secret societies in the world. An heir to its leader, Thorne is as devastatingly handsome as the dark villains in movies you're not supposed to like—but you do.

Georgia was raised to be the perfect wife—a dutiful daughter, a vision of grace, a sacrifice for the family name. When she is wed to a wealthy but unfeeling man, she resigns herself to a life of quiet obedience… until a chance encounter ignites a forbidden passion.

My name is Tierney King, and before you commit yourself to my ramblings, please note that I am far from evil. Though I am a vampire, and have been for quite some time. However, myself and others like me are not the creatures of nightmares as portrayed in the ancient folklore. There are quite a number of us stalking the streets of Boston—holding normal jobs and leading regular lives. There is a greater force at play than us, snatching immortals from the streets, and now it has become personal. They took my life mate, Soren Crowe from me, and I will stop at nothing to find him.

This is Kade and Isabelle's story. This will be an enemies to lovers dark college romance.

Once an ancient race of supreme beings ruled over the Earth. Banished by the light centuries ago, one has returned. With the help of its disciples, it desires to plunge the world into a new age of darkness and horror. Ephraim Godwin is searching for the truth about his family's disappearance. After conventional ways failed, he turned to the world of spiritualism, only to discover it filled with charlatans and tricksters. As a known skeptic, Ephraim fights to shine a light on those who prey upon others as he searches for the truth.

Ich sehe die Narben, die Blue verbirgt. Die Geheimnisse, die sie bewahrt. Ich will alle ihre Bruchstücke aufsammeln. Ihre Feinde kommen schneller näher, als sie fliehen kann. Als sie mir entrissen wird, jage ich ihren Entführer und lasse meiner Wut freien Lauf. Ich vergieße Blut für sie. Ich würde es wieder tun. Doch das Spiel wird tödlich, als einige der mächtigsten Männer der Society angreifen.

There is nothing more dangerous than a secret…. It is how the powerful survive. They spin their influence in the shadows as their sins corrupt the innocent. And I am one of them. The elite. The chosen.

Ich wollte ihn über den Tisch ziehen. Jetzt hat er mich in der Hand. Ich dachte, es wäre einfach, Ezekiel St. James zu erpressen. Wie sich herausstellte, hatte ich keine Ahnung, mit wem ich mich anlegte. In dem Moment, in dem seine stahlgrauen Augen meine trafen, wusste ich, dass das Spiel vorbei war. Er wusste genau, wer ich war. Was ich getan hatte. Und er würde mich nicht davonkommen lassen. Dank seines unermesslichen Reichtums und seiner Macht war es ihm ein Leichtes, mich zu entführen. Er könnte mich einfach verschwinden lassen.