Resultados para "Trust" en Fantasía

Juniper Smith is trapped in a prison that seems to be of his own design. Everywhere he looks are bits and pieces of the game worlds he used to make back on Earth. Now, he finds himself on the run from the law and helping out criminals, looking for magical solutions to centuries-old magical spirits trapped in bottles. Can he trust an elf that's been locked away since the bad old days of the Second Empire? Danger lurks around every corner, and trust is hard to come by, even within the party that grows more like family with every passing day.

We all want to believe. The truth is still out there. The X-Files have been reopened. IDW Publishing and series creator Chris Carter have authorized new investigations into the weird, the strange, and the mysterious. New York Times best-selling author and multiple Bram Stoker Award winner Jonathan Maberry brings together some of today's top storytellers for a series of anthologies featuring all-new stories from the X-Files. Scully and Mulder continue their journey into darkness as they face aliens, monsters, shadow governments, and twisted conspiracies.

Lorcán Kennedy is a take-no-prisoner vampire whose grit is tested when slain vampires start showing up in his sector. His investigation reveals a blessed weapon was used in the slayings, which leads him to a rogue hunter with a grudge against vampires. Christian Wolfe is a no-nonsense hunter who believes the only good vampire is a dead one, but his code of honor keeps his hatred in check. When his integrity is questioned, he will do anything to defend it, including work with his enemy.

Entrusted with an ancient amulet by her eccentric Aunt Zenobia, Marilyn Sparks has no clue that she has just taken the first step on a journey that will lead her into the depths of terror. As it turns out, unlocking the secret of the amulet will mean releasing a great and terrible power. But that is the only way to put an end to a sorrow-laden curse that is thousands of years old. With her handsome neighbor Kyle at her side, Marilyn is soon pulled into an ancient world where she faces dangers, challenges, and choices beyond her imagination.

When archaeologist Chloe Broussard accepts the contract to lead a dig in Ornes, France, she has no idea she will uncover the Veil of Veronica. When she does, she discovers a danger far greater than the demonic presence stalking her at night. Azazel wants her, as well as the Veronica, and his chosen minion is her brother. Her hope lies with immortal Templar Knight Lucan. Her life depends on oaths she knows nothing about.

When Bakkali insisted I take a month off to rest and regroup before joining The Guild of the Laurentians, I had my doubts. Being away from police work has been tough, so when an end of summer celebration takes a disastrous turn, I'm eager to unravel the mystery. One thing is for certain—something is in the water. With multiple fatalities, injuries, and missing persons, my siblings and I set out to uncover what happened at Clock Tower Beach.

Name’s Jess, and I have superpowers. A lot of them. You’d think that would make life easier. Wrong. Dead wrong. Having many superpowers landed me my first job out of college. (Translation: The government sent suited sweet-talkers with a carrot-and-stick approach to kidnap me and set me to reviewing superpowers.) Job Pros: Reviewing powers pays well, and my family stays off the scary people’s list of things-to-kill-today. Job Cons: It comes with a billion strings attached and a side serving of life-and-death situations.

Maryella reist in der Hoffnung auf ein besseres Leben nach Sydlehen, einer Kolonie von Greiffenfels. Doch nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern steht sie vor der Entscheidung, ob sie der Inquisition der Elemente beitreten soll oder nicht. Sie gerat in die Fange des Kults, der seine Experimente an ihr ausubt und versucht, sie zu ertranken. Doch Aqua, die Gottin der Gefuhle, erwahlt und rettet das Madchen.

Whisked off to Hell, I’m now at the center of a coup to overthrow Lucifer. The one I fell for. The man I love. War is approaching and the line between good and evil has never been so blurry. Who to trust is even less clear. A pact between witches and rogue demons has forced unlikely alliances. There are new players in this game, and they’re fierce. Lucifer will have to put his plans for me aside and rule Hell like he’s meant to. I’m nothing but a pawn for both sides, and that begs the question...who do I fight for? The answer is simple. Me.

Now that they have an employer - one who is a princess, no less - Mishap's Heroes can look forward to a nice, steady gig smack in the middle of the most civilized city in Southglen. No more running around, scrambling after petty villains. Or so they thought. Vola and the others barely make it to the city before they learn there's treason afoot, and as the Dagger Throne's new problem-solvers, Mishap's Heroes had better come up with a plan quick, before enemies of the Throne take a bite out of the princess's power. Unfortunately, it's not just traitors they have to worry about.

The kingdom of Far Shore still resents Donnelly, its neighboring land, for forming an alliance with those filthy High Clifters and then defeating them in war. Twice! They really must pay for such an insult. And what better way to prick their pride than to steal their lovely, revered princess, mutilate her a little, and then ransom her back to them for a hefty sum. So, the king blackmails stable hand, Farrow, into accepting the mission of kidnapping Princess Nicolette and bringing her back to Far Shore to meet her gruesome fate.

Jin Rayne is having trouble adjusting to the new life he’s supposed to love. Instead of adapting to being the mate of tribe leader Logan Church, Jin can't get past the fact that his lover was straight before they met. He's discovered the joy in belonging to Logan but fears his new life could disappear at a moment’s notice, despite Logan's insistence that they are forever, end of story.

Trust Issues is a love story about normal everyday folks in some not very normal situations. It’s about the magic of love and the power of trust and two people wielding both. Tony and Jeannie grew up in the small town on Amargosa. They have been in love with each other their whole life. It’s been a power struggle since the beginning, that Jeannie plays better. They have trust issues that are hard to escape from.

Gideon Gull leads a double life: one as a talented young bard at the Rhapsodic College, the other as a student of the Shadow School, where Taldor's infamous lion blades are trained to be master spies and assassins. When a magical fog starts turning ordinary people into murderous mobs along the border between Taldor and Gideon's home nation of Andoran, it's up to him and a crew of daring performers to solve the mystery before both nations fall to madness and slaughter.

The Black Forest Huntsmen believe that werewolves are evil, human-eating animals. When a Huntsman is captured by werewolves, the Huntsman Triumvirate sends Zoe to kill the compromised hunter and destroy the pack.

Ever since I discovered I’m not human, I’ve always believed wolf shifters are monsters, me included. Except the alpha and mayor of Blackwood Creek isn’t a monster at all. He’s my fake fiancé for my own protection. As the prime suspect in a murder investigation, I’ve got no choice but to take sanctuary with Ridge until I can clear my name. But my presence in town means the entire pack in Blackwood Creek are in danger from the hunters who are after me.

The quest for peace and protection in Britain has passed down from the Merlin and Arthur the Pendragon to the sole survivor, Resmiranda Griffin. Raised in the Christian tradition, she refuses to acknowledge her magical talents or the existence of helpful fairies, until dark forces force her into the complex politics, both mundane and magical, that divides England from their lawful king, John Plantagenet. Inspired by a demon, her distant cousin Radburn Blakely whispers divisive advice into John’s ear.

To Trust in What We Cannot See is the first book in Dennis Mansfield's series of time-traveling, historical thrillers. The story builds a genre-bending, thought provoking plot around a little known historical fact: During the month of January 1913, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Josip Tito all lived in Vienna, Austria, near each other, and all regularly frequented the same coffee shop, Cafe Central. At the time, these five young men did not know one another-although some of them may have faced off in games of chess.

In the underbelly of our world lies a shadow realm—a place where whispers dictate fates, power operates unseen, and truth is a fleeting illusion. In this realm, survival demands sacrifice, and trust is a double-edged blade. This is the world of The Silent Operatives, where Malik Taff’s journey unfolds in the dark spaces between loyalty and betrayal, strength and vulnerability, life and death. The Silent Operatives: Trust in the Dark is more than a continuation of Malik’s fight against a hidden empire; it is an unflinching exploration of the human spirit under siege.

The Last Escort is the third book in the four-part Trust Not Thy Neighbor series. The Last Escort picks up where, in To Kill with a Kiss: Justice with a Curve, Tawanna Selica found herself trying to deal with her constant reoccurring dreams that have been haunting her since the tragic death of her sister in the Philippines.