Resultados para "Sinner" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Shy, introverted Lucy Dennings lives a quiet little life in New York City, working for a nonprofit and keeping to herself. Every afternoon, she goes home to her empty apartment and Edgar, her houseplant, and every night, she loses herself in the pages of her beloved romance novels. Her lonely heart seeks solace in tales of passionate, enduring, all-consuming love, but more and more, Lucy feels she's not just reading for pleasure but searching for a lost piece of herself in the pages. As if she once touched something beautiful, but it's been ripped away.

What if I were in two places at once? That's the question I have to ask myself after the death of my father. Plagued with night terrors and lack of sleep, I keep blacking out and finding myself in strange places. Reed has memories of me that I don't have, and the question remains, am I going crazy? Accused of murder, I make a deal with the shadiest supernatural in all of the supe district. And while this deal might keep me from behind bars, it has me chained to an open debt that one day he'll come to collect.

Waking up not knowing his name probably isn't the worst thing that ever happened to him. I think. With no memories, he can't know for sure, and while he chases the thin threads of recollection, he must fight for his life in Lac'uus. Also known as the pit, Lac'uus is where those with vices come to play. Except he's not one of the buyers. Sold to pay a debt, Oblivion must fight if he wants to survive and prove cunning if he wants to escape. Or he could just stay.

Cecilia is an introvert who rarely leaves the house, but she must overcome her fears in order to sell her late father's extensive book collection. When she encounters a handsome wolf from her past, her world turns upside down. She can't seem to escape him, and the secret they share could destroy her life.

A severed head and a cry of “Witchcraft!” start a frenzied witch hunt in a sleepy German village. When her dead husband’s severed head appears on her doorstep, a local woman is charged with practicing heretical rituals. It is up to the knights to discover the truth behind the brutal murder before the torches are lit and the woman is burned at the stake. Their task proves daunting, though, as the townspeople have their own long-buried secrets and sins that they want to keep hidden - even if it means allowing the sacrifice of an innocent woman.

Chased by evil her whole life, Leila was accused of lighting the fire that killed her beloved foster brother, Zeke. Now, she's one of the badass assassins fated to wield holy relics that will stop the apocalypse. When Zeke turns up alive, handsome as the devil and working for her rivals, she's forced to confront her worst fear… is she evil? Why else would he fake his death and abandon her? Burdened by guilt, Zeke joined Team Saint as a gunslinging demon hunter to pursue a path of redemption. He failed everyone in his life… including the only girl he ever loved, his foster sister Leila.

Amidst darkness and sin, two unlikely souls find themselves twisted into a forbidden affair that could cost them everything. Thea, a stunning beauty with a troubled past, was ripped from an orphanage by the Hildegard Sisterhood for her wicked ways. Trained as a seductive assassin, she's given a purpose as a Sinner: to bring balance to a world designed by men. She never expected the arrival of an arrogant scholar from the all-male Team Saint to bring her to her knees.

Enter the world of Lahnri for a collection of stories that follow the lives and tribulations of both heroes and villains alike. Follow their fate to learn whether they shall rise or fall. Which way will fate’s wheel turn?

Nev Bourne is a hotshot programmer for the latest and greatest tech invention out there: SavePoint, the brain implant that rewinds the seconds of all our most embarrassing moments. She’s been working non-stop on the next rollout, even blowing off her boyfriend, her best friend and her family to make SavePoint 2.0. But when she hits go on the test-run, she wakes up the next day only to discover it's yesterday. She's falling backwards in time, one day at a time. As things spiral out of control, a long-lost friend from college reappears in her life claiming they know how to save her.

Colonies require support and expansion to other planets means shipping supplies to them. Pirates love long supply chains and not even Elon Musk is invulnerable, although there is reason to believe he might do slightly better than cumbersome governments. This highly speculative look at the perils of building the first functional Mars colony stars Elon Musk.

Riding with the king's elite guard - The Shamar - Joseph Asher has grown to a man. With unflinching boldness, he travails against evil forces within The Kingdom Isle, but even he does not realize how quickly the evil has re-birthed in the dark, among the treasures of The Deep.

Teenage Russell Sooner has finally discovered he's a werewolf, and he's pissed. Charlton Daniels is back in town looking for the wolf who bit him and wants revenge. Jewel Porter's use of Black Magic could wipe New Berwick off Illinois' map. So, what can go wrong in light of a defiant witch and two pissed off werewolves? EVERYTHING!

Leksander never meant to fall for an angeling, and he certainly never meant to hurt her. The protection of humanity is his most sacred duty, but how can he do that when he can't even protect the woman he loves? Saving Erelah means saving himself; he'll be useless for anything else until he does, including finding a mate to fulfill a ten-thousand-year-old treaty to keep humanity safe from the fae. While he may not win her love, he will risk everything to save his angeling from her fall.

Rafe isn’t settling in as a bounty hunter. He likes the job well enough, but for him, the discipline is sadly lacking in the business. The former federal agent isn’t all that excited about working for an agency ran by a former stripper that has a secretary who is convinced she’s psychic. Still, he isn’t about to turn down a high paying job to find Sasha Petosky, madam to the rich and powerful in DC. He’ll just have to keep his attraction under control and finish the job.

Terence Wolf, ein US-Militärpolizist, wird in einen Strudel aus Gewalt und Verschwörung gezogen. Gemeinsam mit der mexikanischen Polizistin Mariana Diaz, ihrem Bruder, dem FBI-Agenten Ernesto Diaz, und der brillanten Harvard-Professorin Samantha Glenn verfolgt er eine Spur, die weit über die Morde hinausführt – hinein in die verborgenen Geheimnisse der indigenen Kulturen Nordamerikas.

Dorian Christensen ist ein Wächter der Dark-River-Leoparden und die gefährlichste Raubkatze im Rudel...

Als die Vampirin Jeanne Louise Argeneau von der Arbeit nach Hause fahren will, wird sie von einem attraktiven Sterblichen entführt. Paul Jones bittet sie, seine Tochter zu retten, die an einem Hirntumor erkrankt ist. Jeanne fühlt sich augenblicklich zu Paul hingezogen. Doch die anderen Vampire haben von der Entführung erfahren und sind Paul auf den Fersen.

Dorian Christensen ist ein Wächter der Dark-River-Leoparden und die gefährlichste Raubkatze im Rudel - obwohl er der einzige ist, der sich nicht in einen Leoparden verwandeln kann. Dieser Makel begleitet ihn schon seit seiner Kindheit. Darum wollte er unbedingt der Schnellste, der Härteste und der Beste werden. Er ist der Katze so nah wie ein Mensch nur sein kann und der beste Scharfschütze des Rudels. Seit seine kleine Schwester von einem Medialen getötet wurde, hat er nur noch ein Ziel: Rache.

A sinner’s only hope is true love in this passionate new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Syn has kept his side hustle as a mercenary a secret from the Black Dagger Brotherhood. When he takes another hit job, he not only crosses the path of...

The Marshalls have a problem. There's nothing wrong with their 15,000-square-foot Beverly Hills Mansion, their brand-new endorsement deal with Red Bull or their status as one of the richest and most glamorous families in the world. The Marshalls are about to have their reality TV show cancelled and they will do ANYTHING to get renewed.