Showing results for "The Academy" in Thriller & Suspense

Seit Jahren kämpft die Tiffin-Academy um einen guten Rang in den Ratings – bis sie überraschend den 2. Platz belegt. Schulleiterin Audre Robinson kann es nicht glauben, denn die Wohnheime sind renovierungsbedürftig und der Notendurchschnitt schlecht. Auf einen Schlag erfährt der ganze Campus von der Affäre zwischen einem Lehrer und einer Schülerin, dem Suizid einer jungen Frau und dem korrupten Treiben des Präsidenten. Die Situation gerät zunehmend außer Kontrolle, und auch für Audre steht nun alles auf dem Spiel.

Blending into the shadows at DarkHallow Academy was the plan. As the last Nox Siren, I know better than to draw attention to myself. But they found me anyway. Three monstrously powerful men, rulers of this dark paranormal university, believed I was the key to their ancient ritual. They marked my soul and bound themselves to my magic, seeking to harness a power beyond imagination. But they underestimated a siren's voice.

My life seemed pretty perfect until I turned twelve. Then everything was destroyed with a fainting spell, a doctor's visit, and a diagnosis that rocked me to my core. Now at seventeen, I am being shipped to a new country and school with no support from my father. I'm facing a tangled web of lies and truths that will test and threaten to break me, but I've never been the type to back down. The Kings of Wayward Academy set their eyes on me, and the chess game begins.

Fernestia has destroyed everything, leaving only ashes and the new Shadows that teem beneath our skin. My lovely assassin claims I'm his Shadow mate and has agreed to help me find my brother and ex-boyfriend—if they're still alive.

A fitting but entirely independent sequel to Boots Belts Berets, her celebrated book about life at the National Defence Academy, On the Double follows the continuing adventures of Pessi, Maachh, Porky, Sandy and Zora as they navigate the obstacle course that is the IMA. Their love of fun breathes life into their time together, and their friendship and dare-devilry guarantees sleepless nights for their Company Commander.

Everyone fears them. Except for me. The kings who rule Grove Academy don't scare me, not with their gentle touches, sweet words, and smiles reserved only for me. But maybe... Maybe I should be scared.

Liars. Every last one of them. The kings and queens of my new high school. The father and stepmother I never knew. Each has more wealth and privilege than I could've ever imagined. Each has a pile of wicked dirty secrets they'd do anything to protect. These people have grown accustomed to getting what they want, and what they want is to make my life a living hell. Too bad for them, you can't break someone who's already broken.

After the devastating events at Zodiac Academy, we have to deal with this darker world we're faced with. Lionel seeks to hurt us, the nymphs seek to hurt the entire fae race, and between all of it, we just have to try and survive each day as it comes. I'm afraid of everything falling apart, but it looks like it already has.

The shadows are in my blood. I can feel them crawling through me, slithering under my skin and taking me hostage. But the darkness within me, isn't nearly as bad as the darkness that lives around me. The four heirs will stop at nothing to destroy the lives of me and my sister. But they haven't figured out yet, we're the strongest creatures they've ever known...

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The first strike against my new reign wasn't a whisper; it was an explosion. I seized the throne of St. Sebastian's, but the shadowy organisation that runs this academy wants it back. They've declared war, turning our campus into a gilded cage surrounded by mercenaries and watched by drones. They think they can break me, scare my new court into submission, and reclaim their training ground. They've made a fatal mistake.

I'm the whispers in the dark you can't ignore. The bully you can't run away from. I'm the tormentor who makes your life a living hell. The villain you love to hate. I'm the vicious monster sleeping in the next room. The one who knows all your secrets. And I'll stop at nothing to make you pay.

Als Medizinstudentin Quinn mit einem Filmriss erwacht, weiß sie, dass sie etwas Wichtiges vergessen hat. Da will der Geheimbund ausgerechnet Quinn in seine Reihen aufnehmen. Trotz ihrer Bedenken willigt sie ein, an den Aufnahmeprüfungen teilzunehmen. Denn Quinn braucht Antworten. Und so beginnt ein gefährliches Spiel.

Die Vergangenheit war nur der Anfang. Jetzt beginnt der Kampf um die Zukunft. In einer Welt voller dunkler Geheimnisse und altem Zorn gilt es weitaus mehr zu riskieren als das eigene Leben. Avery und Alexander glauben, sie hätten das Ende ihrer schlimmsten Albträume erreicht. Doch das Schicksal hat noch eine weitere Prüfung für sie parat.

Bodies fall like autumn leaves when you wear the Corbyn-Hale crown, and I've run out of white dresses to bleach. After an attempt on my life, my dad ships me to St. Sebastian's at Cravenmoor Academy. With its Gothic arches and enough mafia heirs to staff a small army, he gifts me a shadow: Viper. Twenty-five, tattooed with sins, answering only to himself. But I hate cages, even the breathing kind. So I make my own rules.

Fae, dragons, witches, and shifters have joined forces to descend on Goldenwand's island, determined to root out the wizard and bring him to justice. There's only one problem: An ancient curse has been lifted, freeing Gae, a vengeful demoness, from her slumber. She possesses the power to bring everyone to their knees, even the mighty dragon king. After Gae captures Serah and Teju, cutting off Serah's siren voice and binding their magic, she puts her plans for revenge in motion.

Years ago, the Academy bore witness to a gruesome tragedy. Macie's sister, the valiant Jocelyn Graves, was cruelly taken from the world when she was pushed from the school's roof by a malevolent shadow entity. This spectral figure is known as Oliver. He is an ancient, terrifying entity known as one of the October People. Steeped in Native American folklore, these spectral beings return to the Gulf Coast each October, for a brief, deadly three-day stint. Their singular aim? To steal from the living, to kill the living.

In den düsteren Hallen der Preston Academy stößt Avery auf eine erschütternde Wahrheit: Ihre Verbindung zu Alexander reicht weiter zurück, als sie es je ahnen konnte. Mit dieser Offenbarung kommt auch eine Bürde, ein uraltes Geheimnis, das Alexander um jeden Preis bewahren muss. Seit ihrer Verwandlung kämpft Avery gegen eine dunkle Macht, die sie zu vernichten droht. Gemeinsam mit ihren Freunden macht sie sich auf die gefährliche Suche nach einer Halbhexe in New Orleans, die sie heilen kann. Doch in dieser Stadt ist nichts so, wie es scheint, und Vertrauen kann tödlich sein.

Dark Veil's plans for me had twisted into something far more malicious. Their intentions shifted from recruiting me to actively seeking my ruin. My powers came with a purpose: to annihilate the encroaching darkness threatening to possess demonkind.

In a desolate coastal area in Northern Sweden, the cruise ship, Ocean Gala, is docked whilst carrying 1,800 asylum seekers. Far-right groups are gathering on the dock to protest against the floating refugee camp and as a brutal home invader begins to roam the area, the local Chief of Police...