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In this heart-stopping installment in the New York Times best-selling Immortals After Dark series, a vampire swordswoman and a ruthless sorcerer become inmates in a hellplane prison.

Assassinating the headmaster didn’t go as planned. Now Everbound University is on a strict magical lockdown, and the Immortal Quintet has arrived to hunt down the person who killed their mage—which, ironically, isn’t me. I’m also looking for the true culprit so I can find Kenzie. Meanwhile, the four gorgeous, stubborn legacies that I’ve fought tooth and nail to resist are starting to figure me out, little by little…but I’m also starting to understand them. And the more I do, the more I wonder if the gods really did match our broken souls together perfectly.

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.

A magic-induced bloodbath during a Vampire Court gala leaves Alice and her boyfriend, alpha werewolf Sean Maclin, wounded. Alice and her ghost sidekick Malcolm reluctantly agree to investigate the deadly supernatural attack. When they vanish without a trace, Sean, his pack, and the Court form an uneasy alliance to locate them. Days later, Sean finds Alice on the side of the road far from home, with no memory and no magic - and no sign of Malcolm.

After nearly losing one another in a savage attack on the city, Vor and Faraine return to Mythanar, fully committed to their marriage. But the situation in the Under Realm remains dire. With the world poised on the brink of collapse, Vor struggles to protect his kingdom. Though Faraine longs to support him as queen, she fights the weakness in her body at every turn... not to mention the strange changes warping her gods-gift.

Commander Torin Gray is known among the Bruce's most elite Highland warriors as Shadow because of his prowess at infiltrating any English stronghold and discovering its weaknesses before bringing the king's army to its doors. After watching the English massacre his family when he was a boy, he vowed revenge on them all, one stronghold at a time. For him, the Scottish War of Independence is personal and he will not be stopped. But nothing could have prepared him for the beautiful outlaw he's about to face, or how bravely she draws him out of the shadows and into the light.

Orphaned Isabel Fitzhugh is fourteen when she first comes to Wolvesley by the sea, traveling with her cousin to see her wed to the formidable Liam MacTavish. She's unimpressed, with both her current situation and her cousin's husband. She thinks he is aloof and arrogant, well deserving of her cousin. But then Liam intercedes on her behalf against a mean-spirited tormentor and everything changes.

Agenor, Lord Protector of the Fae Isles and right hand of the Mother herself, doesn’t expect anything to still surprise him after twelve centuries of life. Finding a taunting note from an anonymous thief in his wardrobe is enough to rouse his curiosity, though. Enough to do the unthinkable—write back. Then he finds out he’s been exchanging letters with a humble human. Worse, a human challenging him to his face.

Sowerby, England, 1802. Miss Genevieve Wilde—a magistrate’s daughter and independent heiress—is determined to meet life’s challenges all on her own, just as her late-father had taught her. So when her father’s pocket watch is stolen, she will do anything to get it back, especially when the local authorities prove incompetent. Upon reading an advertisement in the paper, she takes a chance and contacts a thief-taker to find the watch. It’s a choice Ginny regrets when former Bow Street officer Jack Travers arrives on her doorstep.

London, 1885. Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic, which makes her the perfect columnist to answer lonely heart letters in The Marriage Gazette. When Amelie plays matchmaker with two anonymous lonely hearts, she also decides to secretly observe the couple’s blind date. To her surprise, the man who appears for the rendezvous is Harold Radcliffe - a grieving widower and a member of Amelie’s book club.

Sir Dalton, a knight in training, seems to have everything going for him. Young, well-liked, and a natural leader, he has earned the respect and admiration of his fellow knights, as well as the beautiful Lady Brynn. But something is amiss at the training camp. Their new trainer is popular but lacks the passion to inspire them to true service to the King and the Prince.

Seaside, England, 1886 Eva Caldwell is an accomplished and well-known photographer who often works with the local constabulary to assist in documenting crime scenes, which means she also often works alongside the handsome and charming detective, Nathan Winston. She appreciates his intellect and how he treats her like an equal, but Eva’s heart is still healing from a past relationship, so, for now, she decides to keep her feelings for Nathan a secret.

In a single devastating morning, August's life crumbles. His covert assignment derails disastrously as the family he's meant to safeguard falls prey to the ruthless Cooper River Cartel. The tragedy deepens when a little girl vanishes without a trace, leaving behind nothing but her favorite teddy bear—a silent witness to a kidnapping that makes no sense. As a former SEAL, August grapples with his failure and imagines killing those who broke everything he was supposed to protect.

Dieses Hörbuch enthält die komplette "Vampire-Romance"-Serie von J.T. Sheridan. Wenn sie Vampire berührt, kann sie deren Erinnerungen sehen. Als Toni diese Gabe an sich entdeckt, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig. Bis dahin lief es alles andere als geplant: Ihr Freund hat sie verlassen, sie hat ihr Studium geschmissen und kommt mit ihrem Job als Barkeeperin gerade so über die Runden. Doch nun begibt sie sich gemeinsam mit dem amerikanischen Vampirjäger Brent auf die Jagd nach Vampiren durch ganz Europa.

Wenn sie Vampire berührt, kann sie deren Erinnerungen sehen. Als Toni diese Gabe an sich entdeckt, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig. Bis dahin lief es alles andere als geplant: Ihr Freund hat sie verlassen, sie hat ihr Studium geschmissen und kommt mit ihrem Job als Barkeeperin gerade so über die Runden. Doch nun begibt sie sich gemeinsam mit dem amerikanischen Vampirjäger Brent auf die Jagd nach Vampiren durch ganz Europa. Und während sie versucht, hinter das Geheimnis ihrer Kräfte zu kommen, kann sie nicht aufhören an den ersten Vampir zu denken, der ihr je begegnet ist - Finn Mathesson.

Wenn sie Vampire berührt, kann sie deren Erinnerungen sehen. Als Toni diese Gabe an sich entdeckt, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig. Bis dahin lief es alles andere als geplant: Ihr Freund hat sie verlassen, sie hat ihr Studium geschmissen und kommt mit ihrem Job als Barkeeperin gerade so über die Runden. Doch nun begibt sie sich gemeinsam mit dem amerikanischen Vampirjäger Brent auf die Jagd nach Vampiren durch ganz Europa.

Wenn sie Vampire berührt, kann sie deren Erinnerungen sehen. Als Toni diese Gabe an sich entdeckt, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig. Bis dahin lief es alles andere als geplant: Ihr Freund hat sie verlassen, sie hat ihr Studium geschmissen und kommt mit ihrem Job als Barkeeperin gerade so über die Runden. Doch nun begibt sie sich gemeinsam mit dem amerikanischen Vampirjäger Brent auf die Jagd nach Vampiren durch ganz Europa.

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London, 1887. When newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall receives word that her father has died, she immediately leaves America and returns home to see to her family’s estate. Among her father’s possessions is a box of her late mother’s letters, which feels like a balm to Charlotte’s grief-stricken heart. But the letters contain some inconsistencies that suggest there was more to her mother’s death than Charlotte had been told.

On a simple, idyllic world, one man appears and seizes control with his magical powers, herds the inhabitants off their land and forces them into mines. Now bored in his elaborate palace, he runs a competition that selects the most talented as his royal opponent in the strategy game Gymbal.