Résultats pour "Soul" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Mahogany is caught off guard when a blast from the past steps back into her life. Not only as the mysterious 'Armani Suit', but also as Crescent Carter, her new client. The connection is instant, undeniable, and every bit as consuming as it was the first time. Crescent feels it too, their chemistry pulsing beneath every word and every glance. But the morals they share hold them back, keeping business and desire in a fragile balance. For Mahogany, whose marriage still binds her, crossing that line could shatter the life she's been fighting to hold together.

After traveling through time in Shadow of Night, the second book in Deborah Harkness's enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew's ancestral home at Sept-Tours, they reunite with the cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches - with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.

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...

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...

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?

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Now, picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliff-hanger ending, Shadow of Night plunges Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont into Elizabethan London, a world of spies, subterfuge, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the mysterious School of Night that includes Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh. Here, Diana must locate a witch to tutor her in magic, Matthew is forced to confront a past he thought he had put to rest, and the mystery of Ashmole 782 deepens. Deborah Harkness has crafted a gripping journey through a world of alchemy, time travel, and magical discoveries.

The mighty fleets of the Indomitus Crusade face terrors and dangers beyond imagining. As Guilliman's crusade marches forth, bringing the Emperor's light to thousands of worlds, Fleet Secundus is headed for the darkest dark – the Eye of Terror itself. Along with warriors of the Adepta Sororitas and the Adeptus Astartes, the Imperial Navy battle cruiser Judgement of the Void pushes deeper into contested space. But as their journey unfolds, the forces of Chaos close in, and a battle for survival is about to begin.

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.

Loren soon finds herself caught in a new storm of trouble when the Terran Imperator blackmails her into working for him. There's only one problem: he expects her to use her magic, and she doesn't seem to have any of it left. To keep Darien and the other Devils safe, she agrees to everything the imperator asks of her. But the secrets she is forced to keep from Darien and her involvement with the imperator's son threaten to drive her away from Darien in ways she might never recover from…

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?

In the savage streets of Miami, where loyalty is life and betrayal is paid in blood, Romel "Trouble" Volkov runs the city as the ruthless head of a powerful mafia family. Hardened by a past that taught him emotions equal weakness, he built an empire on fear and control. His heart? Locked away behind ice-cold walls. His life? Tied to an arranged marriage with a woman he doesn't love, all to keep the family's power intact. Then comes Jermany. Bold. Unapologetic. A free spirit with fire in her soul and a softness Trouble never knew he craved. She doesn't just see him, she feels him.

Renza di Maineri is the youngest elected leader her city has ever seen. Devoted to the citizens of Halice, she is determined to prove herself and finally step beyond her father’s shadow. But her world falls apart when she meets her worst nightmare, Idris Patricelli. It’s bad enough that Idris is her main political rival, but fate is playing a cruel game. Idris is also her Soulhate, the person she is fated to destroy, and every moment in his presence she fights an urge to rip his throat out. As gossip spreads and her ability to lead is challenged, Renza is desperate to salvage her reputation.

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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.

Dee's world shatters in an instant when a devastating car crash leaves her trapped in a mysterious and infinite labyrinth of memories. Each one opens to a different fragment of her past in this endless hallway of doors. As Dee navigates through these poignant and sometimes haunting moments, she is driven by a singular goal: to reunite with her soulmate, Luke. With each door she opens, Dee confronts the defining events of her life, grappling with the profound questions of existence, love, and destiny.

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...

Things were going great for the demon Bael-Sharoth until a little girl summoned him to open a jar of tomato sauce. Now he's trapped in the human world along with his arch nemesis the beautiful and capable Maharet Flameheart. Life isn't easy for a demon in a small town. But at least the parks are hellhound friendly and the werewolf at the local bookshop seems nice enough. Bael and Maharet must find a loving human family to take in this powerful young witch before time runs out or risk being stuck on earth forever.

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.