Resultados para "J T" en Urbana

When Maverick Hale, alpha of the Storm Moon Pack, is ambushed during a routine hunt, the impossible happens. His wolf is stolen. He's not the only victim. Shifters and witches across the territory are falling prey to a mysterious assailant who they suspect is amassing supernatural power for an unknown purpose.

Avery, one of the five White Haven witches, practices her magic alone and spends her days working in her bookshop, refusing to join the coven. However, days away from Litha, the summer solstice, a deceased customer bequeaths her a rune covered box and an intriguing letter that reveals the witches are missing a vital part of their history. The news shatters her organised life completely. Five ancient family grimoires are hidden in the town, and within their pages lies a secret. Unable to resist a mystery, Avery is determined to find them.

The oldest foe of all witches have returned from their ostensible grave. They have sworn an oath of blood for blood and will have their vengeance at any cost. However, not all witches aren't who they used to be. Some come with incredible power and have allies these Evil Dudes have never faced.

As the secrets of White Haven are uncovered, the witches are in more danger than ever. Avery and the other witches are now being hunted, and they know someone is betraying them. The question is, who? Not only do they have to defend themselves against the powerful Favershams, but they also have the mysterious DI Newton to contend with. And of course, Avery also has to battle her increasing attraction to the dangerously seductive Alex.

Crown of Magic, Vengeful Magic, and Chaos Magic, in one volume.

In the heart of the mysterious Louisiana bayous, where legends come alive and darkness lurks, an ancient curse binds the sacred land to keep balance between the living and the dead. For centuries, the myth warns of a dreaded creature, a nocturnal terror known as the Rougarou, which transforms from ordinary souls into bloodthirsty beasts compelled to protect the swamps with each full moon.

Miriam Diaz has lived as a typical mundane on Seattle's Eastside for the past 17 years. She serves on the parent teacher association, bakes for her daughter's cheer squad, and is an all-around champion stay-at-home mom. Pretty average and totally boring. Miriam likes it that way. All the better to keep her secrets. When a hellhound shows up on her morning run, her carefully crafted façade of normalcy comes crashing down.

Being an AMIA agent isn't always easy, yet I wouldn't change it for the world. Sure, all the paperwork is boring, but nothing quite beats the satisfaction of closing a case. Unfortunately, some cases are harder to crack than others. And finding my psychotic uncle might just be the most difficult assignment of all. My team and I aren't going to give up that easily, though. When a one-night-stand-gone-wrong results in an unexpected partnership, I must set aside my principles in order to save my brother's life.

For every problem Pan solves, he makes three more, but accidentally turning Noah–his only connection to magic and the man who has been helping him–into a selkie might be the worst. Now he needs to earn Noah’s trust, and Pan has no idea where to start. He’s a god; people are supposed to beg him for forgiveness and aid. Then a group of drak start following him around, thinking that he’ll be able to help them recover their ability to breathe fire. The last thing anyone needs is shapeshifting fire-breathing cats. But when they offer their prayers, Pan can’t refuse.

For the last couple of years, Kyle Ashfield’s friends have used his rural property as a place to gather and run beyond the territory of the official wolf packs. But now, their numbers have attracted attention, and some packs are not happy that a bunch of outcast wolves are living so freely.

Atlanta is under siege. A new, deadly hallucinogenic drug floods the streets, pushed by ruthless cartels and ignored by overwhelmed police. Tamika, a devoted social worker, presents a real plan to clean up her city—but the mayor rejects her proposal. And when the man who killed her parents walks free, she realizes: the system wasn’t built to save people like her. Then a drive-by shooting shatters her world again, and something ancient stirs inside her.

Think your job is purgatory? Try working for the afterlife. For former man of science and very unhappy medium, Dr. Newton Barlow, the frontline between good and evil is starting to get old. With Purgatory a mess of hopeless bureaucracy, banal amateurism and unreliable excitement, he's beginning to crave a challenge. Something big.

"Ein modernes Märchen über die Suche nach der eigenen Identität." Linus Baker ist ein vorbildlicher Beamter. Seit Jahrzehnten arbeitet er in der Sonderabteilung des Jugendamtes, die für das Wohlergehen magisch begabter Kinder und Jugendlicher zuständig ist. Linus' eintöniges Dasein ändert sich schlagartig, als er das Waisenhaus eines gewissen Mr. Parnassus' genauer unter die Lupe nehmen soll. Kaum dort angekommen, stellt Linus fest, dass Mr. Parnassus' Schützlinge eher etwas speziell sind - einer von ihnen ist möglicherweise sogar der Sohn des Teufels!

My mother was a wicked witch. Her spells brought nothing but trouble. Since her death, with no power of my own, I’ve stayed far away from magic... In a San Francisco battling earthquakes and rising seas, where tech feels close enough to magic, I’m the one they call when no one else can fix the problem. A “computer whisperer,” they say. The TechWitch. But there’s nothing magical about what I do. It’s just hard-earned skill, honed over years.

Close your eyes, rub them six times with your right and left index fingers, and utter an incantation I will whisper to you. You now have a pitchfork in your hand, a scabby red tail, and unimaginably bad breath. Yes, you have morphed into Satan the Antichrist. Sadly, your first two insurrections failed miserably, landing you in the depths of Hell. But really, don't you want to try again? To usurp God and replace the Republic of Heaven with the Monarchy of Hell? After eons probing God's chinks, you have finally found the answer!

With her mom in possession of the book that bestows magical skills to humans, Keren is dumbstruck to discover they’re both under suspicion for connections to the villainous Dark Guild. And as she and her shifter buddies fight to clear her family name, she’ll have to learn to control her own powerful abilities before the truth about her birthright spells a bitter end.

There are incidents and emergencies in the world that defy logical explanation, events that could be defined as supernatural, extraterrestrial, or simply otherworldly. Standard laws do not allow for such instances, nor are most officials or authorities trained to handle them. In recognition of these facts, one organization has been created that can. Assembled by a loose international coalition, their mission is to deal with these situations using diplomacy, guile, force, and strategy as necessary.