Resultados para "Pearls" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

After barely surviving last year’s lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as The Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing belief that steering well clear of other people’s problems is the way to live. Even when a whole new civilization sails right into the harbor, she remains adamant. She is not getting involved in another political intrigue. But she might not have a choice.

Asim Kemark has lived a long, lonely life. It is his pledge to his former king and to Mandra Reykill that keeps him, his dragon, and his symbiot from going mad. He has given up on finding his true mate and devotes himself to caring for the wide assortment of creatures on Mandra and Ariel's mountain retreat. The last thing he expects to happen when he visits the palace is to lose control of his dragon and his symbiot after they sense their true mate.

Stattdessen beschützt sie die Stadt mit ihrer Bikergang vor den Vampiren, die wie jedes Jahr zu Karneval einfallen. Doch dann stellt sich heraus, dass die Vampire und Biker einen gemeinsamen Feind haben. Widerwillig muss sich Paige mit einem der Blutsauger zusammentun. Lavaughn ist selbstverliebt und arrogant – und stellt doch alles infrage, was sie über die Vampire geglaubt hat.

She saved her daughter's life. Now she must save her soul. Although Elizabeth died giving birth to her daughter, her death wasn't the end. She awakens to find her sacrifice has transformed her into a special kind of angel - a protector - and if she is able to help her charge through the Pearly Gates, she too will be welcomed into Heaven. Elizabeth is both heartbroken and overjoyed when she finds she'll be watching over Daisy, the daughter she never got to meet.

Lady Lea - beloved sister of the Emperor Caelan - is gifted with the ability to see into others' hearts and when she is moved to tears, those tears become pearls. When the hardened warrior Lord Shadrael kidnaps her and takes her through the fearsome Hidden Ways of the shadow world, Lea can foresee her destiny in him. For if she is to save Shadrael from his own darkness, she will ultimately have to choose between her brother and her abductor.

Two novellas set in Aliette de Bodard’s award-winning, critically acclaimed Xuya universe, a timeline where Asia became dominant, and where the space age has Confucian galactic empires of Vietnamese and Chinese inspiration. Contains The Citadel of Weeping Pearls and The Tea Master and the Detective.

Working at a sex & toy shop like Chinaman Joe's Good Luck Parlor keeps Cassie in smokes and off the streets. It isn't glamorous. But it's a life. Then again, Cassie is just normal - not one of the blessed. No paranormal abilities, no telepathy, no pre-cognition. Normal. But when someone kills Cassie's best friend in the alley behind the store, the police start looking at her hard, particularly when the post-cog on the case swears she's involved, somehow.

Lady Lea - beloved sister of the Emperor Caelan - is gifted with the ability to see into others' hearts and when she is moved to tears, those tears become pearls. When the hardened warrior Lord Shadrael kidnaps her and takes her through the fearsome Hidden Ways of the shadow world, Lea can foresee her destiny in him. For if she is to save Shadrael from his own darkness, she will ultimately have to choose between her brother and her abductor.

Löwengestaltwandler Dell O’Roarke hat das Leben nie wirklich ernst genommen. Aber das Leben ist auf bestem Wege, es mit ihm ernst zu meinen.

Kann dieser Drachenrebell lernen, sich an die Regeln zu halten, wenn das Leben seiner Schicksalsgefährtin auf dem Spiel steht? Ab nach Maui für einen erholsamen Urlaub? Wohl kaum. Surferin Jenna Monroe ist auf der Flucht vor einem Stalker, der nach ihrem Blut lechzt. Anstatt den Strand nach verlorenen Schätzen abzusuchen, ist sie gezwungen, sich tief in die schreckliche Welt der Gestaltwandler zu begeben. Dort fällt es ihr sogar schwer, den Guten zu vertrauen—allen außer dem heißblütigen Rebell, der ihr nicht aus dem Kopf gehen will.