Résultats pour "Soul" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Raven Kennedy’s Gild meets Jennifer L. Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash in this dark and riveting romantasy following a bastard princess caught up in the revenge of gods, the first book in a trilogy about survival, obsession, and the quiet fury of a woman who won’t be forgotten. A marriage...

Ever since a faerie cursed her, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear, embarrassment or even happiness - a condition which makes her sadly prone to accidental scandal. Dora's only goal for the London Season this year is to stay quiet and avoid upsetting her cousin's chances at a husband. But when the Lord Sorcier of England learns of her condition, she finds herself drawn ever more deeply into the tumultuous concerns of magicians and faeries.

Things are not going well. I've been drinking a lot. But I don't think anyone would blame me. I'm alone. Abandoned. Sargo abandoned me. No. I drove Sargo away. At least I have therapy. That's good—at least, that's what everyone tells me. Rav, my therapist, tells me my drinking problem has hidden roots. She says my brain is "wired differently" and we need to figure out how to make my wiring work. She calls it "unlocking my superpower", which feels condescending, but I guess I'll go with it. What happens once I unlock that superpower? I don't know. We haven't gotten that far yet.

Reivyn has a secret. Not only does he have the memories of his past life, but his ability to acquire stats and skills is unparalleled. Reivyn led a simple life in his village, until the Count's men came knocking. Conscripted to fight against an Orc horde before unlocking a class, he needs to be extraordinary to survive. The Count is throwing child soldiers against the incoming horde to blunt the assault, knowing most of them will be chewed up and spat out. Can Reivyn survive? Can Reivyn thrive?

I am the servant of a merciless God. I am the daughter of Its preacher. All my life, my power has been controlled by others. They raised me to be meek and stifled my magic. No more. A brutal murder led me to discover a mysterious house full of magic—and the ancient, powerful demon within. He says my power can change the world, that I can kill the evil creature I once worshipped. But at what cost?

Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library.

Recently freed from her obligations to hell, Lola is now a lone 1500-year-old Succubus wandering a dangerous world. Finding refuge among other immortals in what appears to be a human-deserted place, she's quick to realize that nothing is as it seems. Divines and Hellrisers might be getting along, but one Angel is out for her throat, seemingly not affected by her charms, while another immortal is hellbent on keeping her at his side. But everyone holds secrets. And Lola won't let them get close enough to unravel hers. Good thing she has a powerful Nephilim on her side...

She doesn't wear my ring. We never stood before a preacher. The only vows exchanged were between our bodies and souls. But she was mine, and I was hers, until I ruined it.

Beginning in the 16th century in Suffolk, As Many Souls as Stars opens with a Faustian deal struck between the daughter of an alchemist and a shadowy demon-figure, summoned unintentionally by a spell rooted in a father’s arrogance. What follows is part star-crossed love story, part cat-and-mouse chase writ across generations and lifetimes. These two characters meet again and again through history becoming further entangled and forever changed.

Awarded the Prix des libraires by France’s booksellers, a universal story about music and restoring one’s faith in others amid the aftermath of tremendous loss. Tokyo, 1938. An amateur quartet, led by the compassionate Yu, gathers to practice. Suddenly, their rehearsal is brutally...

Twenty years ago, Jasmine Sinclair found a starving dog tied to a dumpster in the rain. She made a promise that night—one day, she would build a place where no dog would ever be abandoned again. Now, on a windswept piece of land on Hawaii's Big Island, that promise becomes Dixie's Place: a sanctuary where broken dogs learn to trust and the humans who care for them discover that healing flows both ways. Captain, the steady shepherd mix, teaches every newcomer that safety is possible. Rosie's signature bay marks time like a heartbeat, calling the pack to sing at sunset.

Now it has become terrifyingly clear that the Chimes have the potential to bring down all that Richard and Kahlan have worked to protect, and even the power of the Sword of Truth may not be enough to stem the tide of their unleashed magical force. But if the Chimes cannot be stopped, first they will ravage Richard and Kahlan, then all of D'Hara, and then the entire world.

Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series. “The Black Bird Oracle deftly explores the nexus of memory, history, and parenthood—the magic, pain, and...

In the 1990s, heavy metal band Durt Wurk was poised for breakout success - but then lead singer Terry Hunt embarked on a solo career and rocketed to stardom as Koffin, leaving his fellow bandmates to rot in obscurity. Two decades later, former guitarist Kris Pulaski works as the night manager of a Best Western - she's tired, broke, and unhappy. Everything changes when a shocking act of violence turns her life upside down, and she begins to suspect that Terry sabotaged more than just the band.

*NOW A MAJOR SKY TV SERIES.* THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A Discovery of Witches is the first in the must-have, must-read ALL SOULS series. It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches. Diana Bishop, a young...

The night elf defenders, led by the young druid, Malfurion Stormrage, and the wizard, Krasus, fight a desperate battle to hold back the Legion's terrible onslaught. Though only embers of hope remain, an ancient power has risen to aid the world in its darkest hour. The dragons - led by the powerful Aspect, Neltharion - have forged a weapon of incalculable power: the Dragon Soul, an artifact capable of driving the Legion from the world forever. But its use may cost far more than any could have foreseen.

From the moment his eyes met hers, there was something. Time stood still, the world around them vanished, and electricity... instant electricity. Immediately, she owned him in an inexplicable way he couldn’t quite understand. He couldn't escape her. Not in his dreams. And soon, not even in his reality. He was the man that made her soar. There was nothing in the world she wanted more than him. Absolutely nothing. His touch made her levitate. When she was with him, she was limitless. He felt like home.

Les rêves de la jeune Breena ont toujours été peuplés d’aventure et d’amour passionné. Fille unique du baron de Novgorod, elle aurait dû mener une existence luxuriante. Mais la ruine qui menace sa famille a anéanti ses espoirs et fait d’elle une simple monnaie d’échange. Son père a cédé sa main à un comte aussi hideux que détestable : Henry de Duharnais. Malgré la désillusion qu’engendre ce mariage arrangé, Breena, prisonnière de son rang et de son éducation, n’a d’autre choix que d’accepter son devoir.

After thousands of people suddenly vanish from Earth, former gymnast Jade Callian finds herself thrust into an endless dungeon filled with magic, monsters, and far too few instructions. When Jade receives a mortal wound soon after her arrival in this new world, she is forced to pick a new race that has the power to save her. There's just one problem: Her only choice is to turn into a succubus.

Welcome. I am Nitram. Now, image if you will, that your mortal life is just one chapter in an eternal journey. When souls in the Cosmic Realm debate whether wisdom can be shared or must be earned through experience, one soul volunteers to find the answer. Across eleven mortal lives…from ancient farmer to modern engineer, from enslaved Southern Black man to a mountain hermit, he learns that compassion without courage is hollow, that knowledge without wisdom can cause harm. And that all religions point to the same profound truths.