Showing results for "Sisters" in Dark Fantasy

The story follows Ertha, a True Healer who is kidnapped from her place at the Selenyss Temple by the Sons of Uther. When she arrives on the shores of the enemy kingdom she's thrust into a tangled web of political intrigue and deadly secrets that leaves her wondering who she can trust—the otherworldly second in command who is her keeper, or the soldier she healed who has vowed to protect her at all costs? But when it becomes clear she wasn't just taken by chance—that there are much more powerful entities with their hands steering her fate—she's forced to confront that nothing is as it seems.

For 300 years, Sister Autumn has incited wars, burnt villages, killed kings, and released plagues at the bidding of the grimoire. When an order from the grimoire sends Agatha to the Kingdom of Merveille, she already anticipates the worst. Unless she wants to face the wrath of the Goddess, Agatha must keep her head down and do as she's commanded. But when the grimoire orders her to marry a pompous prince and play the role of a peasant "accepted" by vicious aristocrats, she finds herself at the center of a war between the classes and an age-old prophecy.

Leila T. Salvatíraas, Savior of Thessen and magical Queen of Her realm, is worshipped by all. Except Her father. He wants Her dead. The Sovereign’s Tournament - a centuries-long tradition designed to select The Savior’s husband - is days away, but Brontes’ plan to overthrow his daughter ignites, shifting the objective of the competition from marriage to murder. Can Leila save Herself and Her beloved, or is their untimely end - and the corruption of Her realm - inevitable?

Magiere the dhampir and her partner, the half-elf Leesil, are on a journey to uncover the secrets of their mysterious pasts. But first their expertise as vampire hunters is required on behalf of a small village being tormented by a creature of unlimited and unimaginable power.

She never wanted a mate… now fate has given her two. Adriana never asked to be turned into a wolf. Betrayed and forced into a world she never chose, she has dedicated her life to the Shadow Sisters, a secretive group of warriors rescuing women from peril. She swore she would never be bound again, until fate throws not one, but two fated mates in her path. Greg, a compassionate pack doctor from the Hamptons, offers her healing and safety. Decker, the ruthless commander of the guard, awakens a fire in her soul with his raw dominance and fierce loyalty.

Sorcha, a gifted Khoravar from the peaceful land of WindWood, possesses a rare magic fueled by song, capable of both healing and warfare. When her homeland and beloved family in WindWood and Canticum become targets of the ruthless Ice King Solaufein of Abaier, Sorcha faces an impossible choice: sacrifice her freedom to become his Queen, or watch everything she loves be destroyed.

Bib’s semi-retirement from killing for the gods isn’t going so well. So when he’s asked to help an angry 12-year-old girl with out-of-control powers, he embarks on a quest hoping for some redemption. But as Bib takes his sassy young charge under his wing, a voyage to the temple almost ends in disaster after a deadly ambush.

A Vow of Ash and Bone is a dark, unapologetic urban fantasy that thrusts you into a world where everyday loss and supernatural destiny collide. Vesper—a sharp-tongued psychologist and devoted mother—finds her life shattered when a seemingly ordinary new home reveals a hidden connection to a mysterious realm known as Nyxterra. As ghostly omens, ancient gods, bloodthirsty vampires, and fierce fae emerge from the shadows, Vesper is forced to confront the brutal truths of her past and the staggering power pulsing through her veins.

Life at the Tower can be incredibly exhilarating...Eight-year-old peasant girl Bevenlee sees an aura around fourteen-year-old Princess Ukee and within hours they’re en route to the Tower, where for five centuries one hundred Sisters have attended the precious Mothers who give birth to the gods that walk the land....and eternally unforgiving. As a Sister, Bevenlee learns new skills and makes new and loyal friends, but suffers torment and terrible injuries from Sisters and gods alike.

Number-one best-selling science-fiction erotica author Emily Tilton brings you her naughtiest vision of the future yet. When 18-year-old Mary Haven goes to meet the woman who will be her senior sister-wife in the household of the elder of the traditionally-minded Assembly of the Concord, she feels sure she has received a great honor in being taken as the elder's fourth eon-wife.

The night the old empress passed into the void, two daughters were born in the Shadow Court—one a ruler, the other a traitor. Bookish and ill-suited for the vicious world of the shadow fae, Lorna escapes her sister's wicked designs by fleeing to the Court of Sky. But once there, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world, surrounded by enemies. As she struggles to make peace with her betrayal, she must decide—who can you trust when you're fighting for the wrong side?

The Sisters of the Crescent Empress is the second book in Leena Likitalo's Waning Moon Duology, a fabulous historical fantasy based on the lives of the Romanov sisters. We all think we know how the story ends...with the Crescent Empress dead, a civil war has torn the empire asunder. No one seems able to stop the ruthless Gagargi Prataslav. The five Daughters of the Moon are where he wants them to be, held captive in an isolated house in the far north.

When the world as she knows it comes crashing down around her, Erika Lily follows the plan her boyfriend Staff Sergeant Jason “Ransom” McIlwain had prepared for her. Caught off guard with him on a mission, Erika does what she can to secure her two dogs and family of friends. But with large gaps of her memory gone and manifesting strange powers, Erika does not know what happened to her or her friends, but she suspects it has something to do with the magic circle her group cast and their leader’s diabolical new wife, Jewel.

She’s been waiting for this day...for many lifetimes. Morgan Thorne can’t die. And she can’t rest. It’s been 300 years since she last saw her sisters and lost the battle against the evil Zachariah. And all this time, she’s been waiting, preparing, getting stronger for this very day...the day she must face her greatest foe and her greatest fear, losing her sisters again. She can’t let that happen. But with Zachariah at full power and in the flesh once more, the stakes are higher and the battle more fierce.

The Shadows sisters’ powers are unlocked when their grandmother dies and leaves each of them an amulet that is the key to unleashing their family powers - powers that had been kept a secret from the girls their entire lives. Now thrust into a world where paranormal magic exists, they have to learn to navigate it all on their own. Chaos Shadows realizes she can control water. Soon, she learns that magic isn't as simple as people think.