Showing results for "Heart" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Syd (no pronouns, please) has always dealt with big, hard-to-talk-about things by baking. Being dumped is no different, except now Syd is baking at the Proud Muffin, a queer bakery and community space in Austin. And everyone who eats Syd’s breakup brownies…breaks up. Even Vin and Alec, who own the Proud Muffin. And their breakup might take the bakery down with it.

Princess Rose loves her kingdom and her family which is why she’s always been a dutiful and obedient princess. But sometimes she wonders if it’s possible to be too dutiful—where does the princess end and Rose the person begin? Her family want her to make a marriage alliance with the handsome Crown Prince Leo of Lanover, but asking her heart to fall in love on command is too much. She’s willing to visit Lanover, but she’s determined to avoid Prince Leo whatever it takes—even if it means swapping places with the commoner girl sharing her carriage.

Nach einem Krieg, der die Welt verändert hat, herrschen die Automae: künstlich erschaffene Wesen, einst Spielzeuge der Menschen, nun ihre Unterdrücker. Ayla, eine junge menschliche Dienerin, hat alles verloren. Ihr Ziel: Rache. Ihr Plan: den Tod der scheinbar perfekten Automa-Erbin Lady Crier. Doch Crier beginnt zu zweifeln – an ihrem Verlobten, an ihrem Vater, am System. Als sie Ayla begegnet, ist nichts mehr, wie es war. Zwei Mädchen auf gegenüberliegenden Seiten, verbunden durch ein unsichtbares Band.

I'm hiding in my father's closet, desperately picking the lock on a box containing an ancient evil...when he emerges. He doesn't seem all that evil, but neither did my friends before they turned into monsters. I'd like to think that I don't need him. But I love books and he loves battles. I'm used to drinking tea and he's used to drinking the blood of his enemies....or whatever his kind drink. In a world stricken by plague, all my friends have become terrifying monsters, and I have no other option but to trust him to keep me safe.

No one knows death like Tea. A bone witch who can resurrect the dead, she has the power to take life...and return it. And she is done with her self-imposed exile. Her heart is set on vengeance, and she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty daeva. With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her - and took the life of her one true love. But there are those who plot against her, those who would use Tea's dark power for their own nefarious ends.

The protagonist Ally is a small-town girl who loves her family and home, but when the largest employer in town closes its doors, her world is turned upside down. Problems she never saw coming plague not only the town, but her father.

Ellaria weigert sich aufzugeben, obwohl die Bedrohungen größer sind als je zuvor. In sich gefangen zwischen Licht und Dunkelheit kämpft sie gegen die Schatten ihrer Vergangenheit und die Ängste, die sie zu zerreißen drohen. Je näher sie ihrer inneren Finsternis kommt, desto stärker wird deren Sog, und Ellaria fürchtet, diesem zu erliegen. Nur Arvans Liebe schenkt ihr die Kraft, weiterzugehen und nicht aufzugeben.

Ellaria wünscht sich nur eines: geliebt und von ihrem Volk akzeptiert zu werden. Als plötzlich ein feindlicher Fae in ihrem Reich auftaucht und ihr das Unmögliche offenbart, gerät ihre Welt und alles, an das sie glaubt, ins Wanken. Durch einen schweren Verrat eines geliebten Menschen wird sie auf die gefährlichste Probe ihres Lebens gestellt und sieht sich gezwungen, sich mit dem Fae zu verbünden.

Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape . . . and even less of being together. Desperate to save her life, Lia's erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komisar that she has a magical gift, and the Komisar's interest in Lia is greater than...

Find the heir, win the crown. The curse is finally broken, but Prince Rhen of Emberfall faces darker troubles still. Rumors circulate that he is not the true heir and that forbidden magic has been unleashed in Emberfall. Although Rhen has Harper by his side, his guardsman Grey is missing, leaving more questions than answers.

Koji Owens is running out of everything: time, places to hide, people to trust, and worst of all...his soul’s potent energy. With the aftermath of Dr. Livingston’s vicious attack still making news headlines around the globe, it’s almost impossible for him and his friends to keep their identities under wraps. Backed into a corner, with only the efforts of Drake and the FBI to protect him from an international manhunt, Koji doesn’t know how much more he can take. It’s all he can do just to keep a grip on the raging Kur fury that threatens to break his mind.

After Samara makes a shocking discovery, something must be done. She can't leave the coterie, or her family will again face poverty. If she stays, she must discover who is committing these horrendous acts. Two senior commanders who patrol the borders of the human and elven kingdoms visit. The young apprentices soon discover that these two aren't as friendly as their instructors. They employ all kinds of sadistic mind games and revel in inflicting pain. In the trials the apprentices face, lives are lost, and many more are on the line.

As a roving merchant—or peddler, as many call her—Avery lives a life of freedom that few ever experience. She can navigate the enchanted landscapes of six kingdoms, and she’s an expert at finding unique items and matching them with the right customer. If her traveling lifestyle means she doesn’t have any close friends, at least she can help communities in need. And it’s worth it not to be tied down. She might be alone, but that doesn’t mean she’s lonely.

Azora has dedicated her life to exacting revenge on the phoenix shifters who murdered her parents. When Prince Tarquin of Pyren demands a bride as part of a peace treaty, the elite strike squad of assassins Azora belongs to agree—she's the perfect candidate to eliminate the monstrous shifter. The traces of Pyrenese blood flowing in her veins grant her immunity to fire and will allow her to slay Tarquin, for a phoenix can only be destroyed by one descended from Pyren. The safety of all Termarth is dependent on Azora to maintain her cover; her true identity must never be discovered.

All Vera wants is to survive her wedding day and fade into the rhythms of a normal life. No easy task for a quarter-mage like her. But her worst fears come to pass when her faulty magic once again lets her down—only this time, she's branded a criminal.

In order to protect Prince Lucien d'Malvane's heart, Zera had to betray him. Now, he hates the sight of her. Trapped in Cavanos as a prisoner of the king, she awaits the inevitable moment her witch severs their magical connection and finally ends her life. But fate isn't ready to give her up just yet. With freedom coming from the most unlikely of sources, Zera is given a second chance at life as a Heartless. But it comes with a terrible price. As the king mobilizes his army to march against the witches, Zera must tame an elusive and deadly valkerax.

Ember's defiance has always been a frustration to the rest of her island community. But even she didn't expect to be selected as the next sacrifice, years before another is due. She can't help but wonder if it relates to the strange new ability that's just begun to stir within her. She doesn't intend to go down without a fight—in fact, the chance to confront the monster demanding sacrifices is a more welcome path than the marriage her parents had arranged to a local farmer.

Gerade ist Evie volljährig geworden - und nun wird ausgerechnet sie mit ihrer Schwester ausgewählt, um den monströsen Fae-König und seinen Bruder zu heiraten. Mit dieser jahrhundertealten Tradition wird der Frieden zwischen den Menschen und den Fae bewahrt. Während Prinz Cobalt die Mädchen freundlich empfängt, ist König Aspen das genaue Gegenteil: brutal, kalt und herablassend.

A harrowing companion to the romantic fantasy adventure, Lady of Steel and Straw. The kingdom of Niveaux’s most vulnerable are being hanged—their bones mercilessly collected for an arsenal of wraiths. With young Prince Artus locked away and the Order of the Guardians driven from the capital...

Gerade ist Evie volljährig geworden - und nun wird ausgerechnet sie mit ihrer Schwester ausgewählt, um den monströsen Fae-König und seinen Bruder zu heiraten. Mit dieser jahrhundertealten Tradition wird der Frieden zwischen den Menschen und den Fae bewahrt. Während Prinz Cobalt die Mädchen freundlich empfängt, ist König Aspen das genaue Gegenteil: brutal, kalt und herablassend.