Showing results for "C" in Dark Fantasy

James Crowley met his mortal end in a hail of gunfire. Now, he finds himself in purgatory, serving the White Throne to avoid falling to hell. Not quite undead, though not alive either, the best he can hope for is to work off his servitude and fade away. His not-so-sacred duty as a Hand of God? Use his new abilities to hunt down demonic beings that have infiltrated the mortal realm. This time, the White Throne has sent him to the middle of nowhere: a Western town called Dead Acre with a saloon, a moldy church, and little else worth talking about. There isn’t even a sheriff.

As one of the tyrannical Empress Catharina's top soldiers, Tallah Amni swore to be loyal unto death. But then Catharina's increasingly oppressive rule led to the murder of Tallah's sister. Now, nothing can stop Tallah from scorched-earth revenge against the empress. Faking her own death, she hides in plain sight as a flighty heiress, waited upon by the gifted healer Sil. And as she hones her fire-wielding abilities, she concocts a plan to take her enemies down once and for all . . .

Port Astor is a city of ghosts. Once home to the beautiful, brutal courts of the fae, forty years ago they vanished without explanation—and Port Astor decided to forget. Brix and Bellefeather are paranormal investigators, working to keep Port Astor's wraiths and specters from consuming the city. Both have hauntings of their own: Belle shares her body with a demon, Belizial; Brix has trapped the soul of his dead fiancée in the world of the living, unwilling to let her go.

In a fight for survival, their love may be the most dangerous weapon of all. Whispers of the White Witch have spread through Solstyr like wildfire, and as Katya's infamy grows, so does the king's fury. Signs calling for her arrest plaster the walls of every city, village, and outpost, fueling the nation's fear. Even the Ümbrian slaves she helped rescue now look at her with distrustful eyes.

In the year since her life was torn apart, Kit Colbana has slowly rebuilt herself. There's a promise of hope in the relationship with the alpha of the local shapeshifters and she no longer comes screaming into wakefulness. Life's not perfect but then again, when was it ever? When her best friend Justin comes to her for help, there's little question as to what her answer will be. Witches are disappearing and Justin won't rest until he has answers.

The arrival of a very important person in her office seemed to be the start of a lot of problems for Kit Colbana, investigator extraordinaire. Claiming that he needed somebody with her special skillset, he sends her on a series of jobs that made little to no sense until one culminated with both her and her partner, Justin, barely escaping with their lives.

After rising victorious from the survival challenge and battling through the afterlife, Jenny Huang is left crucified in the world of death. Meanwhile, her best-friend-slash-long-time-crush, Susan, is stranded on a brutalized and war-torn Earth as a ghostly awakened soul. As the end times near, there's only one thing left for them both to do: stop Adonai, the ultimate angel, from remaking all existence in his own twisted and horrific image.

My master created me for his entertainment, leading adventurers to ruin. Betraying them at the last moment, just when their glorious victory was on hand. I have been found again by the newest member of a quartet of dungeon crawlers. Poor fool. This time will be no different. Or does it have to be? Maybe I don't need to spend eternity left in a deep, dark dungeon waiting to devour would-be heroes. Maybe, just maybe, I can take him over and use this new identity to leave and masquerade as an adventurer myself.

Kit Colbana: assassin, thief, investigator extraordinaire. Now broken. She always expected her past to catch up with her but never like this. Haunted by nightmares and stripped of her identity, she's retreated to Wolf Haven, the no-man's land where she found refuge years before. But while she might want to hide away from the rest of the world, the rest of the world isn't taking the hint.

He was born to be a weapon. She was born to break the curse. Together, they might destroy a kingdom. As heir to Gyoria, every choice Terran has made has been forged in duty and hardened by the weight of his father's hatred for Aetherians. But when Lady Lyra, an Aetherian noblewoman, enters his life, fierce and untamed, her presence threatens to unravel the stone walls he has built around his heart. Lyra carries her own secrets, bound to magic and truth she cannot easily share.

The Coldfire trilogy tells a story of discovery and battle against evil on a planet where a force of nature exists that is capable of reshaping the world in response to psychic stimulus. This terrifying force, much like magic, has the power to prey upon the human mind, drawing forth a person's worst nightmare images or most treasured dreams and indiscriminately giving them life. This is the story of two men. They are absolute enemies who must unite to conquer an evil greater than anything their world has ever known.

Back in Kelvadan after narrowly escaping death, former exile Keera is now hailed as a hero for protecting the Great City against the lord of the clans. Forced to lie low as her injuries heal, she discovers the city’s position is more precarious than ever. Now, she faces an impossible choice: betray the city that offered her a home, or be the Champion Kelvadan needs. Worst of all, the enemy forces are led by the man to whom she has given her heart.

Far from the land she knows, Faythe is beckoned toward the secrets of her heritage. Through trials of her name and a challenge to her claim, does she have what it takes to rule? Faythe bears a future that haunts; Reylan harbors a past that lingers. At his side, what ignited in her heart is kindling, but letting her guard fall could break them . . . or make them stronger.

Jennifer Charles (JC) has sort of figured out their life. They’re two months out of prison, clean, and sober, and just got a job at a coffeeshop: CaFae Latte, owned by the mysterious and powerful fairy who goes by Violet. They’re getting along with their knife-happy coworker and have even started dating one of the regulars who practices witchcraft.

Still stuck in the world of their novel, Shango, Solitaire, and Beam have worked their way through hordes of goblins, thieves, and undead to become Redacle's premier mercenary team. With their debts cleared, the three boys join the kingdom's arena tournament to go toe-to-toe with the best fighters in all of Redacle and grind skill points.

Lucy Westenra, the flirtatious, wealthy, and beautiful debutante who once dazzled London society, is no more. Manipulated into thinking that Vlad understood her fervent darkness, she has become his bitter, blood-spattered, and lifeless bride. Now en route to join his other brides in the Carpathians, Lucy writhes in pain each time she attempts to speak Vlad's name.

Depuis que Nérissa lui a été arrachée, Knox est plongé dans un chagrin profond et une rage furieuse qui le rendent vulnérable. Sa douleur menace à chaque instant de lui faire perdre le contrôle de ses ombres, risquant d'anéantir tout sur son passage. Pour préserver le royaume de sa folie, le Prince des Ombres n'a d'autre choix que de défier la mort et de traverser le Royaume des Âmes Perdues afin de retrouver celle qui canalisait son pouvoir. Mais cette quête périlleuse n'est pas sans obstacle car le démon est loin d'être le seul à convoiter la druidesse.

Alors qu'ils pensaient pouvoir être ensemble, Nérissa et Knox sont de nouveau arrachés l'un à l'autre par leurs ennemis. Pour la protéger, le Prince des Ombres n'a qu'une option : l'éloigner pour toujours des Enfers. Exilée sur Terranova, Nérissa n'a cependant aucune intention de laisser derrière elle la Cité des Ombres et son souverain. Désormais seul pour affronter le chaos que leur amour a déclenché, Knox est rongé par la dette qu'il a contractée auprès du Prince des Morts.

Alors qu'elle rêvait de quitter son village pour fuir les traditions de son clan, Nérissa, jeune druidesse, voit sa vie basculer lorsqu'elle découvre l'existence des démons qu'elle croyait légendaires. En espionnant un rituel interdit, elle est brutalement arrachée à son monde et unie à Knox, Prince des Ombres et gardien du voile qui sépare Terranova des Enfers. Destiné à épouser une prêtresse pour honorer le pacte ancestral entre les druides et les démons, Knox réalise trop tard que les ombres lui ont livré la mauvaise élue.

Mitten in diesem Chaos wird nun auch endlich die fünfte im Bunde gefunden. Aeryn muss nicht nur verdauen, dass sie Apollons Tochter ist, nein, sie erfährt außerdem, dass sie das Element der Luft ist und in einen Krieg gegen das wahre Böse ziehen muss. Zum Glück steht sie dieser unheilvollen Aufgaben nicht allein gegenüber. Sie hat mächtige Hilfe, denn der Engel des Todes hält seine schwarzen Schwingen schützend über sie. Wie wird es enden? Kann das Böse vernichtet werden oder steuern alle direkt auf die unabwendbare Katastrophe zu?