Resultados para "Sunshine" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

A week before Lenore Warwick's 21st birthday, she's kidnapped by the brooding and dangerous stranger with cold eyes and a lethal touch, who has been stalking her on San Francisco's fog-shrouded streets. Absolon "Solon" Stavig isn't your average criminal though. He's a centuries-old vampire who's caught between wanting to kill Lenore and wanting to save her.

For Esme, their greatest ally’s reappearance is soul-shaking. She knows they must work together, but what does this mean for Esme and Owen’s relationship? And what is Esme’s place now that she’s not this world’s only protector? Do they even need her anymore…or want her? By invading the heart of the malevolenci world, Esme and Owen have a chance to end this war once and for all. Their elite cavali team is ready to face the dangers of the demons’ hellscape, but the greatest threat is one they never see coming.

Traitors are everywhere. Covert plots disrupt centuries of peace. Those still loyal to the order must end the war quickly, or else there won’t be an order left to save. Esme, their greatest ally’s reappearance is soul-shaking. She knows they must work together, but what does this mean for Esme and Owen’s relationship? And what is Esme’s place now that she’s not this world’s only protector? Do they even need her anymore…or want her?

Abducted by a bubble of light, Esme is not in her Kansas City anymore. The Sanctuary is an alternate world – home to an ancient, secret Order with a king, conjuri magicians, cavali soldiers, and paranormal races Esme never believed were real. Werewolves patrol with the KCPD. Fairies dream of Hollywood. Goblins are bankers. Elves are lawyers. Vampires make excellent doctors. Trolls are warriors…and serve the best barbecue in town. But why have the conjuri summoned Esme to this paranormal melting pot? As an alt-world version of the original Esme, she is an alterni.

Sweet artist omega Bailey-Rose is dumped by the only man she thought would love her because of her congenital heart condition. Cut off from being able to participate in the national Scent Matching services Bailey-Rose has decided she will be single for life. In a surprising turn of events, who should show up in the middle of her pity party but her brother's best friend? Unbeknownst to her, Ulysses has moved back to town after years of traveling for work. Not only is Bailey-Rose stunned to find him in her room looking like a broken-hearted trash panda—but discovers they are a scent-match.

Traveling for work is brutal, especially when your job is hunting demons. Fortunately, Esme’s magic is now limitless. Together with Owen’s team, Esme battles malevolenci across the country, closing rifts along the way. But why aren’t the demons attacking at full-strength? Meanwhile, Owen has his own problems. While he rules from the road, the paranormals within the Order grow restless. With old friends, the queen mother, and unexpected allies joining the fight, Esme and Owen search for answers in ancient texts, dark caves, and blood memories...

Soul Food is a multi-voice performance of a short story called Fillet of Souls by D. Glenn Millar, in which strange, disembodied beings share a meal at a restaurant on the edge of galaxy. The menu? It's to die for.

BENVENUTI NEL CAFFÈ PIÙ TENERO, MAGICO E UN PO' CAOTICO DELLA CITTÀ! TRA TAZZE FUMANTI E ALLEGRE FIAMMATE, PORTATE CON VOI IL VOSTRO BABY DRAGO E LASCIATEVI CONQUISTARE DA UN'AVVENTURA CHE SCALDA IL CUORE...E NON SOLO! In un mondo in cui il cielo era solcato dai draghi, niente era impossibile. Starshine Valley è un vero e proprio paradiso per i draghi e i loro cavalieri.

A fae woman named Tomorrow is set to inherit a wealthy duchy. The one stipulation: she must marry a man of gentle breeding. But to make it to the altar, she'll have to survive her family first. The next in line will stop at nothing to keep her from collecting. When she's introduced to the Unseelie Duke of the Dead, she's certain he's the partner she's looking for. He's dragon-strong and just as big and frightening as he is handsome. Most importantly, he appears to be as down on his luck as she is.

Legendary Mer-king Cyclone is dead, his corpse now nailed above the conquering Elven emperor’s seat of power. Tetra, a Mermaid scavenger driven to make amends after her inaction caused the death of her previous pod, knows it will take a drastic act—like retrieving their beloved king’s body—to inspire the Merfolk to revolt against their conquerors, and she’ll need a team to do it.

A meteorite made of a substance unknown to the periodic table crashes on the border of Rosellon and Akamot. After failing to secure total control of what would be known as Krydium, King Ito of Rosellon is forced to abdicate in humiliation. He and his brother, Prime Minister Toshiki Ichimada, are replaced by Grand Councilor Adama Keita as the nation's head of state and government. Crown princess Rika Ichimada rages at having the throne she was to inherit ripped away. In her anger, she realizes the effect of Krydium on a person's DNA as she is gifted with the power of telekinesis.

Mason Miller is a lion in hiding. But what he hides from is nothing tangible. With no enemy to fight, he drowns out memories of the past using his sexual prowess to keep up his playboy reputation around Lake Haven Lodge. And when that no longer works, he throws himself into fighting other people’s battles. There is one last clanmate’s safety to secure. A Sorcera of Light who has captured his attention with her gentle grace and patient eyes. She’s the sunshine he thought he’d never feel again.

In Kalifornien beginnt das stärkste Erdbeben aller Zeiten. Die Technik, die Behörden, das Militär: alle versagen. Schnell wird klar: Zwischen der Mutter aller Erdbeben und dem Ende der Menschheit stehen ein kleines Team aus Wissenschaftlern ... und ein Junge, der in seiner eigenen Fantasy-Welt gefangen ist: Casper! Ein Autist, der sich gut mit Farben auskennt, aber nicht mit Gefühlen. Der Weltuntergang interessiert ihn wenig, denn für ihn zählt nur die Realität in seinem Kopf. Doch warum sollte jemand eine Welt retten, in der er nie zuhause war?

Ava is the fifth to be born among the stars. Being raised by emotionless, loveless robots doesn’t exactly merit a natural flair for spontaneity or empathy, but Ava makes do. At the very least, she tries to. Her life is here on South Island, where the sea represents freedom and the air symbolizes a dangerous kind of thrill. But now, her existence is under threat. The autonomous supply ship fails to deliver. With only a few weeks’ worth of oxygen left, Ava and her beau must embark on a journey to retrieve more.

As the crown prince of the tiny, coastal island of Kysta, Frederick had many expectations surrounding his future marriage. He had expected it to be an arranged, political match with a neighboring country. When his childhood friend and playmate, Princess Eliza of Nedra was announced as his intended, it was a pleasant surprise, but not unexpected. What Freddy didn’t expect was the sudden icy temper and stone cold stares that Eliza has been gracing him with since the announcement. He also never expected to be left at the altar.

Warning: Dwindling Sunshines Box of Cut Emotions may trigger your mental health! Use caution when listening to this audiobook!

'I have rarely read a book so charming...Violet Thistlewaite might not be a villain anymore, but she's definitely stolen my heart.' Ashley Poston, New York Times bestselling author of Sounds Like Love 'An irresistibly delightful cosy fantasy' Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author...

The thing about monsters is, they show up when you least expect it. I come home from a romantic weekend with my feller and found one sitting on my couch. This'un wanted me to hunt down Athena's Gorgoneion, an ancient Greek amulet, and was willing to pay dearly for the work. Meanwhile, my friend Miss Jenny went missing, her feller Proteus, a primordial Greek god, was trapped in his house by cyclops, and a hellhole opened up out on Devil's Branch. Trouble was brewing and brewing big.

What would you do if the world you knew disappeared in a flash? "Blood is Thicker Series Book 1: Family Reunion" invites you into an enthralling saga of determination, heartache, and the enduring strength of family ties in the face of dystopian chaos. In this masterful blend of post-apocalyptic fiction and disaster survival narrative, Joe Kelly must marshal his family's courage to traverse a once-familiar world transformed into an unforgiving wilderness by an EMP disaster.

Bret Pine sees something in the woods that leaves him very troubled. He’s not sure he can even talk about it without being labeled as crazy. When the disappearance of a family of four from Europe draws national media attention, some people in town want to point fingers. Then, on the last day before summer break begins, Bret and his friend Ashley blow the school’s electric grid with a single touch. A few people close to Bret seem to know more than they want to admit about the legend of Light Guardians and it has him seriously contemplating his murky beginnings.