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All my life, I've been scorned for what I am: an object of desire, a temptress, a demon. Now my dark and mysterious powers of seduction might be my only salvation. I am living in a nightmare. Rune's voice torments me. Cruel hands offer touch and torture that I cannot refuse. My addictive blood spurs obsession and frenzy, but I am not defenseless. The born vampires can't fathom the embodiment of wrath and vengeance they are forging from sin and blood.

After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Aurora 'Rory' Raven spends years forging herself into a ruthless vigilante killer. She never gave up her search for the man who killed her sister, but when she is convicted of thirteen murders and sentenced to five-hundred years in Vincula, the prison realm, she knows her sister’s death will never be avenged. After arriving in Vincula, Aurora discovers her opportunity for retribution is closer than she thought.

Being entered into the Rising Queen Trial is equivalent to death. If I win, I’ll marry my enemy. If I lose, I’ll marry another fae of the king’s choosing. Either way, my freedom is lost unless I find a way to escape. Intent on fleeing, I train my new affinities and learn what’s needed to survive while pretending to vie for the throne. With my sister at my side, I know we’ll find a way to prevent my enslavement to the Court of Winter.

What would you do to protect a loved one? Would you kill? Widower Ian Moore will do almost anything to protect his daughter from a threat that comes straight out of our darkest fairytales.

Manche Menschen bekommen kein Happy End, egal, wie sehr sie es vielleicht verdienen. Das muss Maren am eigenen Leib erfahren. Denn an dem Tag, an dem sie ihr Königreich endlich vor dem Untergang bewahren will, kehren die Sommerrosen nach Beli zurück und alles versinkt im Chaos. Um Beli und ihr eigenes Land zu retten, muss Maren zusammen mit den Schwarzen Witwen den verschollenen Schatz des Rabenprinzen finden – und ausgerechnet Will soll sie auf dieser Mission begleiten. Doch Maren würde lieber mit dunkler Magie spielen, als den Mann wiederzusehen, dem sie ihr jüngstes Elend zu verdanken hat.

Tehl Ramses is drowning; crops are being burned, villages pillaged, and citizens are disappearing, leading to a rising rebellion. As crown prince, and acting ruler, Tehl must find a way to crush the rebellion before civil war sweeps through his beloved kingdom. Tehl will do whatever is necessary to save his people. Yet, his prisoner is not at all what he expects.... Fed up with the neglect and corruption of the crown, swordsmith Sage Blackwell steps forward to spy on the crown.

When Gregor wakes from his apparent murder, he has no idea how long he has been dead for or any idea of his former life. All he has is an overwhelming urge to find the darkness that these gods speak of. After stumbling into a small village where a young family have been slaughtered, it doesn't take long for Gregor to realise that demons are responsible. Intent on vanquishing the darkness and freeing the town, Gregor will not stop until he has found who is responsible for summoning the demon plague.

Old truths - shattered. Old structures - broken. The barrier is breached, and after the last armies of the world fell to dragons’ fire and demons’ ire, the only ones standing between predators and prey are the foot soldiers of a power-mad Church. Welcome to the Books of Future Darkness - Patrik Sahlstrøm’s tales of a world gone mad, where desperate people do everything to survive after the magical apocalypse.

Waking on his death slab, Graelyn found his women embroiled in the fight of their lives. To slake his Hunger’s thirst for vengeance and to protect the women he loves, he threw himself into the fight. With the revelations from his sojourn to the afterlife, Graelyn was determined to right the wrongs of Uncanny. Still pursued by the Lord’s of the Hunt, will Gray be able to raise the army needed to reclaim his birthright and ensure his survival afterward?

Haunted by the death and destruction left in his wake, Graelyn hopes to confront his father and get the answers to his questions. What is the purpose of being Night Kissed? How is Gray supposed to wake a dreaming god? Fresh from the assault by the Order of the Merciful Mother, Gray and his companions travel to the Port of the Hanged Masses on their way to the ruined temple of Kry’Lana. Once in the city, Gray encounters a mysterious, dark skinned warrior, seeking the aid of one of his companions, and a sinister force deadlier than anything Gray’s encountered so far.

Jace took the Stormrunner to the Shadow Realm to escape the Warlord's fleet. Summoned to a meeting with the gods, the fledgling god is tasked with preventing the destruction of Avalar itself. Jace, Kit, Selene, Nicolette, Ana, and Rem Dovi forge a new force, the Pantheon of Shadow and Sin. But before they can face the Warlord and his abominable masters, Jace has to face the heads of Avalar's other Pantheons. In this epic conclusion to the Avalar Explored series, Jace must rise to the heights of divine power and face the greatest enemies the gods have ever known.

Jace and his crew have broken through the Tempest Wall to find the world hidden within the hurricane. Now, they must head below to find the relic stolen from the Queen of Dragons. Their enemies from Saltwater's Weep have not forgotten them and remain hot on their heels, seeking to kill the adventurers as they grow in power. Old enemies are returning for a second chance at revenge and new enemies wait for their chance at a growing power. See Jace and his companions dominate the world beneath the waves as they fulfill their quests, gain power and advance far beyond their enemies.

Das Leben einer Königin, gebunden an das Reich der Flammen. Die Seele einer Kriegerin, verdammt ein Geheimnis zu wahren, das Kontinente stürzen könnte. Das Herz eines Drachenprinzen, getrieben von dem Wunsch nach Vergeltung für die Seinen. Der Götterfall hat die Welt der Elemente gespalten. Verbannt in das schwindende Herz Meridîans, kämpfen die Yōkai, die Dämonen, mit dem Zerfall ihres einst gewaltigen Kontinents. Als eine neue Königin des Feuerreiches gekrönt wird, beginnt für ihre Generalin Ryoko eine verzweifelte Suche. Eine Suche nach der Wahrheit und einem Drachen.

Jace has to find a safe location to set up his new base while avoiding the hunters sent by his enemies. Join Jace and his adventuring party as they sail the seas in search of adventure, excitement and a good time.

Traveling to Saltwater's Weep is a dangerous journey. A powerful coterie of adventurers led by the Warlord rules the city. Their dark fingers extend throughout and nothing is as it seems. Taking his time to plan his attack, Jace seeks to gain control of new allies and servants before he sets out on his Quest. Join him as he takes new lovers, fulfills new temptations and gains in immortal power. Watch villains creep from the sidelines with agendas of their own. Can a fledgling Incubus survive in a dangerous world when might makes right?

Jace wants to learn to make goods that pay well so that he can support himself, and maybe even send some money to his family. His goal is to gain the blacksmith class and start his own forge. But then, one of the other apprentices decides he needs to be taught a lesson. When a rare and valuable magic item is destroyed, Jace is left with a racial transformation and cast into the wilds without guidance. Now, he has to figure out how to survive in a kill-or-be-killed world as a monster race that most goodly folk will want dead.

Wenn dein Herz gewählt hat, folgst du ihm in flüsternde Mitternachtsschwärze? Die Schatten sind an die Seite der ersten farblosen Königin der Kontinente zurückgekehrt. Während das Licht die Goldene Stadt verbrennt und ihre Bewohner verdammt, versucht Alamea ihre Gefühle zu kontrollieren. Denn ihre Wahl ließe auch die Schattenlande in ewiger Finsternis vergehen. Doch was, wenn nicht farblose Tristesse für den Fall Argijas und Andtherâs verantwortlich ist? Sondern eine Macht, die die aurumfarbene Energie als Waffe nutzt. Eine Waffe, endlicher als jedes Schwert.

After being released from the prison realm four hundred and ninety-nine years early, Rory finds herself in Erdikoa with no memory of the last three months and orders to keep her release a secret. Feeling like an outsider looking in, she tries to acclimate to her new life, but she can't shake the feeling that something, or someone, is missing. She begins to question her reality when her sister's killer plagues her dreams, insisting he's innocent. But she knows what she saw all those years ago, and she's faced with a choice.

She summoned him to a desperate world. Pulled from a mundane life by a beautiful stranger, Michael is offered what he’s always wanted: something to believe in, to care about, to fight for. But he’s no warrior. The people of Vendira have been oppressed by dark magic for centuries, any spark of resistance long since extinguished. They need a symbol of hope to push back against the malevolent forces that rule the world. Could he be what this world so desperately needs?

After slighting Malachi, Dahlia wakes to find herself transformed and trapped in an entirely new world. Determined to outwit her foe, save the luminaries, and return home to Ryken, she begrudgingly accepts Malachi's offer of mentorship, but not without motive. She plans to observe him and study his weaknesses and strengths until she can surpass him in every way. Yet as the months stretch into years, the faces of Dahlia's loved ones begin to blur, and the memories of their time together quickly fade.