Résultats pour "Hex" dans Fantasy

“This is totally, brilliantly original.” —Stephen King “HEX is creepy and gripping and original, sure to be one of the top horror novels of 2016.” —George R.R. Martin The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt--a Hugo and World Fantasy...

Wer in diesem Dorf bleibt, stirbt - wer es verlässt, auch. Black Spring ist ein beschauliches Städtchen im idyllischen Hudson Valley. Hier gibt es Wälder, hier gibt es Natur - und hier gibt es Katherine, eine dreihundert Jahre alte Hexe, die den Bewohnern von Black Spring gelegentlich einen kleinen Schrecken einjagt. Dass kein Fremder je von Katherine erfahren darf, das ist dem Stadtrat von Black Spring schon lange klar, deshalb gelten hier strenge Regeln: kein Internet, kein Besuch von außerhalb oder Katherines Fluch wird sie alle treffen.

Twenty years ago, Sarah, Katrina and Alicia were inseparable. In college, they discovered their affinity for magic and practiced in secret - until their most ambitious spell went horribly wrong, resulting in a catastrophic fire that burned down their college dorm building, and the coven scattered. Now Sarah Nelson has built a life for herself. Working as a luxury realtor, with her doting husband and two children, she could be any other mother in the neighbourhood. Until now, her magic has lain dormant. Then the former coven reunites, and their magic no longer wants to stay hidden.

Eli Brevent hat schon vieles durchgestanden – und unzählige Male die Welt gerettet. Aber diesmal geht es nicht nur um die Geschicke der Welt. Diesmal ist ihre eigene Familie in Gefahr. Der Gestaltwandler Maxim, der Mann, den ihre Tochter „Opa" nennt, wird immer schwächer. Niemand weiß, was mit ihm los ist. Und wieder ist es Eli, die loszieht, um ihn zu retten. Wie immer wird schnell klar: Nichts ist so, wie es scheint.

Nick's day was going fine until a portal opened in the middle of a county highway and deposited a tattooed, post-apocalyptic goth girl directly in front of his Hellcat. Grace has been running for weeks from something called the Grume — a monster that can't be killed permanently, only temporarily, and gains immunity to every weapon used against it. Then Nick killed it with Grace's crossbow. Now the Grume is immune to yet another weapon, and it's coming after Nick and his crew.

Underneath the world we know is one filled with monsters and mayhem. And the only thing standing between it and us is Nick. Recruited by a mysterious woman in latex, he has one job: Keep the supernatural in check.Aided by a sentient breast implant sidekick (she's a silicone slime!) and driving a Hellcat, he’s going to find himself faced with threats way above his league. Fortunately for him, his knack for recruiting gorgeous Chosen One-types may be just the thing he needs to stay alive.

Hex is a visceral depiction of what happens when a society is consumed by fear and superstition, exploring how the terrible force of a king's violent crusade against ordinary women can still be felt, right up to the present day.

Content to remain in the background of the Savoie sister shenanigans, she’s reluctantly roped into the mystery of missing neighborhood girls. Now, she’s partnered with a flashy, flirty vampire to find them before it’s too late. Devraj Kumar has seen and done it all. Three hundred years roaming the Earth as a Stygorn - a legendary vampire warrior who operates in the shadows - has its perks. But ennui has set in. That is, until he has a run-in - literally - with an intriguing witch while on a new assignment in New Orleans.

The last in a proud line of witches, he’s come to test his small magic in the big city. Stealing enchanted artifacts pays the rent, but the competition is fierce. And handsome. And great at magic too.

Monster hunters for hire, fueled by Waffle House and each other, they're used to low-level threats and manageable chaos. Their mysterious benefactor Anastasia had other plans. Libusen has a problem: people are vanishing without a trace, leaving nothing behind but the sound of gnawing teeth. The locals have protection—or they did. Moira Orchard is a Canadian tattoo artist with no visible ink and a guilty conscience.

I've just had the shock of my life. Witches don't usually know who fathered them, but mine is standing right in front of me in all of his blazing glory. I'm not going anywhere without my boys—Karl, a polite yet powerful vampire. Luka, the werewolf with golden retriever energy and the kindest...

Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery will take the classic tropes of tales of witchcraft and infuse them with fresh, feminist perspective and present-day concerns - even if they're set in the past. These witches might be monstrous, or they might be heroes, depending on their own definitions. Even the kind hostess with the candy cottage thought of herself as the hero of her own story. After all, a woman's gotta eat.

Struggling to make sense of recent changes in her life, witch-in-training Emma Hart decides to pursue therapy as well as a budding friendship with Markos, the town's most eligible minotaur and a talented architect. When the building inspector turns up dead in Markos' latest design, Emma quickly finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation. To top it off, she's defending a young werelion whose possession of a deadly substance has everyone wondering whether his intentions were equally deadly.

Livvy Savoie is a people person. Not only does she have the magical gift of persuasion, but her natural charisma charms everyone she meets. She hasn’t met a person she didn’t like. Until her annoyingly brilliant competitor walks through the door. No matter how hard she denies it, loathing isn’t the only emotion she feels for him. Grim reaper Gareth Blackwater is rarely, if ever, moved beyond his broody, stoic state. But the witch he’s partnered with in the public relations contest is destroying his peace of mind.

Tagsüber zeigt Elionore Brevent ihren Kunden schicke Häuser, aber in der Nacht widmet sich die Maklerin als Hexe lieber magischen Dingen. Ihr Doppelleben hat Eli fest im Griff – bis eines Nachts wie aus dem Nichts ein ziemlich attraktiver Vampir neben ihr auftaucht und sich zu allem Überfluss ein nicht weniger ansehnlicher Werjaguar an ihre Fersen heftet. Dass diese beiden Kerle etwas mit der sonderbaren Magie in einem ihrer Häuser zu tun haben und dunkle Geheimnisse mit sich herumschleppen, spürt Eli ganz stark.

Harlow Torrent, Teilzeit-Journalistin und Vollzeit-Switch-Hexe, verfolgt die heiße Spur eines Brandstifters. Wer steckt hinter den tödlichen Bränden? Jemand, der seine eigenen bösen Absichten verfolgt, oder ein Feuergeist, der seinem Wesen entsprechend handelt? Oder steckt vielleicht eine verborgene magische Kraft dahinter?

It was a stupid wish. One that's come to haunt my doorstep fourteen years later. When I made a pact with my best friend to marry each other if we were both still single at thirty, I had no idea it would be magically bound . . . by me. Time and circumstance have separated us, and we're no longer...

Ambrose aka the Grim Wolf of Belgrave spent his life striving to be a hero—until he died a villain in the name of the medieval witch king he was passionately devoted to. Now, after hundreds of years, he's back from the dead without his beloved king. And the vow he once swore has him obligated to Emery Vale, a necromancer-in-training, who's tasked him with murdering his rival and nemesis.

Brought to you by Penguin. A cosy and spicy spellbinding fantasy romance, about a kitchen witch cursed to hurt anyone who falls for her. Perfect for fans of Talia Hibbert and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Dina Whitlock knows her way around a pastry recipe. As a skilled kitchen...

Witchy bookseller + grumpy professor = the perfect romance Lucy Ansari has a magical life. Literally — she’s a witch, managing a perfect little bookshop. And whenever she's a little lonely, she turns to Charles — her beloved, ageing boss — to keep her company. Disaster strikes when...