Showing results for "The Shadow" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Trapped in the ophidians dungeon, Brokk will do anything to break free and save Kaylia, but trying to escape the monsters imprisoning them is harder than he anticipated. As days turn into months, freedom becomes a dream he and Kaylia share while their bond grows deeper. But when secrets surface, will the tangled web of lies destroy them or make them stronger?

All it takes is a single brush with the supernatural to change a life forever. Some choose the path of magic and shadow willingly. Others never see the hand of magic as it shapes their fortunes. They face the extraordinary with nothing but courage and wits to guide them. Some mortals become trapped in the conflict between angels and demons and find themselves forever changed. For all too many, the shadows lead only to untimely ends.

The dragons have returned to Arianthem, and four of the Ancients go to war. Talan is joined by Kylan, her seductive ally from the Great War, while Volva, her enemy, uses her carnal ways to stand against the queen of all Dragons. Both of Talan’s children must stand with her, and Talan gambles that her trust in them is not misplaced. Meanwhile, both the Ha’kan and Tavinter seek Skye, the young ruler who was kidnapped by a sorceress. Haunted by thoughts of her violation and captivity, they will not stop until they find her, even if it means searching every league of the Deep Woods.

Five years since the realms were brought together. Three years of peace. The darkness the queen eradicated barely a whisper. But Malikye, General of the Shadows, feels an unease in the bridging kingdoms of Faedom. Malikye, General of her armies. Elijah, the royal guard to the queen, always acquaintances but nothing more until they cross paths on a night of feral desire. Chaos erupts when the Queen’s daughter is kidnapped. Malikye and Elijah rush to find the young princess before her absence is noticed.

I do not care how hard it was for him to send me away, the woman he treasures most. I do not feel sorry that his heart bleeds for me every second of every day. He robbed me of my birthright and the power to carve my own destiny. I vow never to forgive him, even though he's finally come to bring me home, even as he fights alongside me with my other immortal lovers. Yet my body craves his every scorching touch and refuses to deny my destined mate.

The barbarians of the frozen North live to fight, drink, hunt, and screw, and Ymir is a true son of the Ax Tundra, until a demon curses him with magic. Orphaned by battle and banished by his tribe, Ymir heads south to Old Ironbound, a university where the rich and well-connected learn to master magic. Will Ymir’s traditions and pride lead him to failure? Or will the centuries of knowledge—and the lusty human, elven, orcish, and dwarven noblewomen—give him limitless power?

Marrying for love was never in the stars for Creslyn. Drake is calculating, cruel, and wields a blade of death. But something about him draws her in, his shadows call to the darkness she keeps locked away inside of her. She isn't foolish enough to expect love from a marriage contract, but when they bind their vows in blood, Creslyn does the unthinkable—she claims Drake as her mate.

Natalia saves my life. Mistake or not, it puts her on the board as a player. The Light will hunt her for the betrayal and the Dark will seek her to use her. I sink my claws into Natalia, twisting her into a contract. I have uses for her, and for the Light she carries within her. The annual Gathering Shadows Ceremonies loom on the horizon, twelve days where I’m forced to compete for the Dark Throne. It’s kill or be killed. I name her as my partner, but she’s a wild card, fighting my authority as her alpha. She’s breathtaking, raw power I’m drawn to, but she might cost me everything.

Estrella ist am Boden zerstört. Wochenlang hat Caelum sie mit geflüsterten Versprechungen und manipulativen Halbwahrheiten umgarnt, um ihr Herz zu erobern. Bis er schließlich die Wahrheit über sich offenbarte: Er ist Caldris – ein Gott, über den nur hinter vorgehaltener Hand und mit geflüsterten Worten gesprochen wird. Und er ist ihr Fae-Gemahl. Entschlossen, sie nach Alfheimr zu bringen, muss Caldris Estrella nicht nur vor seinen Feinden beschützen, die ihren Tod wollen, sondern auch vor den Menschen, die sie für die Zerstörung der Barriere verantwortlich machen.

With dinosaurs as house pets and a powerful dragon on his side, Sid Marshall isn’t just surviving on K’Shaul, he’s thriving. Of course his magical A.I., Opal, has to cancel the thriving part. She has a primary mission Sid’s been avoiding, and she won’t stop talking about it.

On a business trip to London, a young American computer programmer finds herself the object of a peculiar vampire's desire.

Luna gets a job as hostess and erotic dancer in a Tokyo club, where she becomes intimately entangled with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. Head hunted by otherworldly beings, she is trained in the esoteric arts to become a secret agent vampire hunter. In a tale blending the occult, dreams, power, possession, sexuality and the divine, Luna meets her own inner shadow and is faced with the challenge of integrating her darker side. She must find a way to heal the split between sexuality and spirituality within herself for the sake of all life on planet Earth.