Résultats pour "John" dans Fantasy

Whisper doesn’t remember his real name. All he knows is the elite assassin guild that raised him—and controls him with the threat of blood magic. Plagued by nightmares, he doesn’t get to refuse assignments, even when his new job doesn’t make sense: infiltrate Prince Julien’s court, protect him until the signal arrives, then kill him.

For centuries I have suffered. Solidified and silenced, all because I failed to destroy what I was created for. Except now, after so long… There is a female. One who always seems to be by my side. Day after day. Night after night. She talks to me. Touches me. Tells me things. She shares stories of a world I no longer know. She is a reprieve from my punishment. A sweet delight. She liberates me from my solitude. But when I rise, my adversary seizes his opportunity, and she's caught between us. He only wants her to get to me. She isn't his. And I'll do anything to protect what's mine.

In seventeenth-century Scotland, religious struggles run rampant. Here, Young David Sempill, a moderate Presbyterian minister, pleas with his sect to have compassion for the remnants of King Montrose’s defeated army, who are being harried and slaughtered by religious extremists. But as pre-Christian nature worship and its accompanying black magicks seep forth from Melanudrigill Wood, Sempill himself disappears.

Be obedient. Be grateful. As the neglected illegitimate son of a powerful family, Corin is expected to follow his magic-gifted brother to the palace as a servant. He’s unwilling but resigns and allows himself one night of distraction in a stranger’s arms. Corin never knew pleasure and pain could be so exhilarating, so comforting. Corin only regrets he’ll never again see the anonymous man who ruined him for anyone else. Until the next morning when Corin meets his brother’s new arranged fiancé.

Vana Dire can't show weakness if he wants to survive the Draskoran court. The only man he can be vulnerable with is Daromir—Vana's magic-bound bodyguard. The binding lets them share each other's pain, and Vana depends on Daromir's comfort as much as his services as a guard. Vana could never risk their friendship—even if he craves far more than Daromir's loyalty. Daromir Azri sees a side of Vana nobody else sees. Behind closed doors, the cold, elegant prince is kindhearted and vulnerable. He needs Daromir. If Daromir's devotion sometimes feels like something else? Daromir must be mistaken.

Sheltered, sickly Prince Bellamy dreams of adventure—but not like this. Captured in enemy territory, his royal identity will get him killed. When his dangerously attractive fellow prisoner asks who he is, Bellamy claims to be a minstrel. Except he can’t carry a tune to save his life. He panicked, okay?

I came through the stones to the orc's world to help when 'twas time for my sister to give birth. Vartok is charming and flirtatious with everyone else… but with me, he's demanding, rude, and teasing. When my sister jokes yet again about the pleasure found between a male and female—pleasure I have never experienced—I have one too many ales and decide to do something about it. After all, Vartok is known far and wide as the most experienced at pleasure. But I don't expect the bargain he makes…a bargain I cannot object to when I learn exactly what it will mean for me!

They say never meet a Void Walker's gaze. I made him look. Now I'm trapped in his realm of shadows, where silence cuts deep and desire coils between us like fire. He touches like he's starving. Watches like I'm the last light in his collapsing world. But he's hiding secrets—about my sister, about the enemy stalking us both, and about the bond that's tightening with every breath. I came to destroy him. I never meant to crave him.

Prince Kazia Dire isn't nice. Being nice lets people close. Letting people close risks revealing Kazia's greatest secret—the power that condemns him to a lifetime of abuse. Until opportunity appears in the form of a captive enemy mage.

Aspiring author Billy Spiers tends to fall passionately in love, but soon, finding something missing, fall quickly out again. His grandmother, who raised him, thinks he needs to settle down and find a mate. When Billy’s on the verge of ending yet another relationship, his grandmother decides to do some well-intentioned meddling. Kari Porter is not only smart and beautiful but also a writer with passions and sensibilities similar to Billy’s. She loves the same kind of stories, quotes lines from his favorite old poems and songs—is this the kindred spirit he’s been longing for?

Drem e i suoi amici, ancora perseguitati dal ricordo degli orrori di cui sono stati testimoni durante la battaglia del lago Pietrastella, dalle urla di uomini trasformati in bestie alla vista di un demone che risorgeva dalla morte, sono in fuga per avvertire l’ordine dell’Astro splendente. Fritha, la spietata somma sacerdotessa dei demoni è però più letale di qualsiasi ricordo, e sta dando loro la caccia. Nascosta nella Foresta di Forn, Riv sa che in quanto mezzosangue la sua stessa esistenza costituisce una minaccia per i Ben-Elim.

My name is Etan, and I am Adorned. A living piece of art, I exist to please the divine rulers of Kered. With nowhere to turn after my father died, I tried my luck in the capital city. Little did I know how quickly I would be robbed, beaten and forced to sell myself into servitude. But I was lucky enough to gain the attention of Roberd Tallisk, an irascible but intriguing tattoo artist who offered to mark me with enchanted ink for the enjoyment of the nobles. I was given a chance to better my station in life, and I could not refuse.

Das erste Semester an der Knightstone geht weiter, doch Hayden kann die Halloweennacht nicht einfach vergessen. Während sie mehr über die Werwölfe des Campus erfahren will, um einen Rachefeldzug zu planen, versucht sie Isaac und Silas aus dem Weg zu gehen. Trotz aller Versuche, sich auf ihr Studium und das Erlernen ihrer frisch entdeckten Kräfte zu konzentrieren, ist Hayden schon bald in einem Netz aus Geheimnissen, dunklen Machenschaften und verwirrenden Gefühlen gefangen. Der zweite Band der Knightstone-Reihe führt dich tiefer in die dunkle, verdorbene Welt der Magier-Elite.

Sebastian, un musicista cinico e disincantato, rivive in sogno il ricordo di un passato in cui era giovane, pieno di speranze e d'amore. Al risveglio l'eco di quel sentimento non svanisce ma lo lascia con lo struggente desiderio di ritornare nel sogno e ritrovare lei, la donna che amava. Per farlo, però, deve varcare di nuovo la linea che separa la realtà dalla fantasia, fino a "Wasteland", la terra dei sogni perduti. Spinto dalla voglia di rinascere, Sebastian affronta un viaggio nella propria mente, per approdare in un luogo dove stupore, speranza e amore sono ancora possibili.

Gene and Linda's wedding seems to bring out the best in Castle Perilous . . . even if that's not much better than the worst. When the happy groom suddenly prefers confronting barbarians over entertaining his wedding guests, a battle ensues that will change his life, infuriate his bride, and make for one bizarre wedding day!

My Prince, My Boy is an urban fairytale of self-discovery and friendship. Tyrone Garrett wanted his life to change. When he meets Jamal, a Forest Elf with a spotty memory, Tyrone's life changes in ways he would never have imagined.

This Cursed Hearts Companion Collection goes deeper into the Cursed Hearts Universe with shifters, witches, incubi, demons and everything in between. A hacker stumbles onto something he didn’t expect and he gets far more than he bargained for. An ancient creature will do anything to protect the innocent young man who falls into his arms. Caleb and Wade have a long-deserved date night, but fate has other plans for both of them. And an unexpected surprise brings a chaos no one could have expected.

The kingdom of Brightmoor has never known peace. Monsters and demons threaten from the north, taxing the Witch Hunters of the Most Noble Order to their limit, while in the south, foreign raiders present a constant challenge for the warriors of House Radburne. For Raina Radburne, the looming threat is neither monsters nor foreign invaders, but something much worse: marriage. Noble suitors swarm like flies, buzzing with unwanted proposals.

For Ayla St. John, growing up thinking you’re human but suddenly turning into a werewolf without any warning came as quite a shock. But once she embraces her new existence, she begins to roll with it. Once she meets swoon-worthy football star, Ryder, she begins to realize life isn’t so bad, despite her monthly inconvenience—until a terrible tragedy devastates Ayla’s family.

The search for her brother’s murderer has finally brought Ayla to face with Linden, but has also landed her in an underground lockup in which she isn’t sure how she is going to get out of. As she is separated from Kellan, she has to fight her way to freedom in order to not only rescue him, but to get herself and her friends out of the trouble they’ve found themselves in. It’s going to require her to call in every favor she’s ever owed.