Resultados para "Victoria" en Cuentos de hadas

La arqueóloga náutica Haven Ambrose acaba de llegar a la soleada ciudad de Positano para investigar los misteriosos naufragios de la costa amalfitana, pero a la vez, en secreto, busca el tesoro de gemas de valor incalculable que su padre descubrió durante su última inmersión. Tras la llegada de Haven, extraños remolinos y desgracias comienzan a encadenarse. En 1821, Mari DeLuca y las mujeres de la ciudad practican el legendario arte de la stregheria, la magia para controlar el poder del mar.

Nacida fuera del matrimonio y rechazada por la sociedad, Alma ha aprendido a vivir en soledad y es feliz así, siempre que tenga a su madre a su lado. Pero, cuando esta enferma gravemente, descubre una pista sobre su padre, del que hasta ese momento no sabe nada, y le escribe pidiéndole ayuda. No sospecha entonces que es una bastarda de la Casa de Avera, una de las cuatro familias nobles que, imbuidas de poder divino, sirven a los dioses, y que su padre es un recipiente de la Bestia Pavorosa, el dios más aterrador de todos, el heraldo de la muerte.

For as long as anyone can remember, every child in Westfallen has been born with a Gift, and these Gifts defined them. Then Cosette is born, Giftless. An attempt to hide her misfortune brings her before the King, who entraps her to use her Gift as a pawn in his war. Caught in a lie, Cosette desperately searches for a power strong enough to free her. Intrigued by whispers of an old king and a dark curse, she calls upon Rumpelstiltskin and finds him trapped in a magic deeper than she bargained for. Now, Cosette must fight to reclaim her freedom from the King and break Rumpel’s curse.

What do you get when you have a renegade Greek Goddess, a fiery witch, a toddler dragon, a fae child, and a temperamental teenage bogeyman in one house? Chaos. Not literally, of course. Ellie—or more accurately, the Greek Goddess formerly known as Eleos—left the true embodiment of Chaos behind when she abandoned the Greek Pantheon for the mortal world. Spilt milk, giant sunflowers, and random spot fires are just par for the course when you're raising Halflings, the outcasts of the magickal world.

When Ariadne helped Theseus escape the Minotaur’s labyrinth with the aid of a ball of thread, she led the way for the bewildered victims of a twenty-first century Minotaur. Trapped in an endless maze of Internet chat rooms, a group of mystified strangers find themselves assigned obscure aliases and commanded by the Helmet of Horror, the Minotaur himself.

A través de cautivadores relatos, Coviello nos sumerge en las leyendas más icónicas, manteniendo nuestra atención en vilo en todo momento. Desde el enigma de la Manzana de las Luces en San Telmo, hasta el misterio que rodea al Obelisco, pasando por los monstruos que habitan la Reserva Ecológica y las enigmáticas apariciones del Nahuelito; estas historias te mantendrán pegado a tu asiento.

A raíz de una insignificante batalla entre dos reinos anclados en el olvido de la India del siglo XIV, una niña de nueve años tieneun inesperado encuentro que cambiará el curso de la historia. Tras presenciar la muerte de su madre, la niña, Pampa Kampana, seconvierteen receptáculo de una diosa que empieza a hablar por su boca. La diosa le otorga poderes que escapan a la comprensión de PampaKampana y le confía que vaaser fundamental en la erección de una gran ciudad llamada Bisnaga, literalmente “ciudad de la victoria”, la maravilla del mundo.

What if every time you tipped an hourglass, the world held its breath and secret doorways appeared where you'd never seen them before? Alex discovers a mysterious, cracked hourglass tucked away in Mira's shop—an artifact that doesn't just stop time, but focuses it, revealing "hidden paths" at the seams of human choice. As Alex learns to step into these frozen moments, they realize that time shows more than what happens; it shows the footprints not taken and the truth of what could have been.

Ich sitze auf dem Pausenhof des Gymnasiums in Waren an der Müritz. Meine Mitschülerinnen der Untersekunda tauschen sich schwärmend über die Jungs aus, welche sich gegenseitig im "cool Aussehen" übertrumpfen wollen. Vanessa Peters glaubt fünfzehn Jahre ein normales Mädchen zu sein. Dann schenkt ihr ihre Oma eine Labrys zum sechzehnten Geburtstag und erklärt ihr, wieso sie schneller, stärker ist und bessere Reflexe als jeder ihrer Freunde und Bekannten hat. Sie ist eine Amazone. Bis sie Emily Muchow kennenlernt, hält sie es dennoch für ein Märchen ihrer Oma.

Orphaned at a young age, Samara has been left under the care of her three horrible brothers for many long years. But just when she thinks she cannot take another day of their abuse, a handsome prince offers for her hand in marriage. Samara's brothers agree to the wedding in exchange for a large dowry, but on her way to salvation in her new kingdom, her carriage is ambushed and she is rescued by Lore, the wicked Prince of Nightshade, who demands a favor in return.

Finding an ancient treasure was not as fortunate as one might expect. As soon as Bai Rouyun had left the grave, countless sects and hidden families set out to kill her for the sake of obtaining her treasure for themselves. After months of killing–and leaving a trail of corpses behind her–Bai Rouyun could not continue anymore. Unwilling to succumb, she gave up, throwing herself off the mountain top, taking the treasure with her to the eternal grave in the clouds. However, that treasure was anything but ordinary...

In the heart of Victorian England, where steam and iron threaten to smother the ancient countryside, artist Robert McKinley is swept into a world of enchantment and peril. When the actress he loves vanishes with her mysterious troupe, Robert’s search leads him beyond the veil of ordinary life—into a realm where forgotten gods and immortal lords dwell beneath the hills, wielding magic older than time itself.

Yule Court is days away, but who can think about that when Esme's been kidnapped?

“Hi, my name is Jimmy. What’s yours?” “I’m Wendy.” He squints his eyes as he looks at me. “You don’t look gross.” “What? Who told you I was gross?” I drop my dolly to the ground and hold my fists on my hips. “Everyone knows girls are gross.” He rolls his eyes before continuing. “But I think we’re going to be the best of friends.” The story of Peter Pan? Yeah… it didn’t go quite the way you’ve heard. You see, Hook’s name is James. James Barrie. And he met Wendy Darling when they were eight years old.

When Callie finds an old locked chest in her parents’ attic, her mom tells her to not worry about it. That’s a dare to find the key and find out what’s inside, right? Full of old journals, she digs into the chest’s depths and pulls one out. But when Callie starts to dream about the world in the journal, these dreams feel far too real. The snow is cold. The run from the wolf makes her heart pound. And she can feel the pain of the ropes digging into her wrists when she is taken to the castle under the mountain.

"Il y a sept ou huit ans, un homme nommé Claude Gueux, pauvre ouvrier, vivait à Paris. Il avait avec lui une fille qui était sa maîtresse, et un enfant de cette fille. Je dis les choses comme elles sont, laissant le lecteur ramasser les moralités à mesure que les faits les sèment sur leur chemin. L'ouvrier était capable, habile, intelligent, fort maltraité par l'éducation, fort bien traité par la nature, ne sachant pas lire et sachant penser. Un hiver, l'ouvrage manqua. Pas de feu, ni de pain dans le galetas."

The sole heir to the kingdom is destined to sleep for a hundred years. To hide this liability, the queen left her cursed daughter in the care of a trusted lord, while taking his son as her own. Rowan grew up hating the boy who had her crown and vowed to one day reclaim her place as queen. But when a neighboring king threatens a war they won’t survive, Rowan must work with the fraud prince to save Elenvérs. She pledges herself as his spy in the enemy court and lives in the heart of danger. If she can’t save her kingdom before the curse hits, there may be nothing left to wake up to.

Set in Southern California, Three Women in Paradise tells the story of passionate student Elektra Brooke. When Elektra becomes entangled in a mesmerizing romance with her enigmatic medieval poetry professor, Dr. Gina Caldwell, she believes she’s discovered paradise. However, this idyllic world rapidly spirals into a nightmarish inferno. Elektra enters a world where the boundary between life and death is terrifyingly thin. Guided by the ancient poet Virgil, she embarks on a chilling journey mirroring Dante’s descent into the Inferno, each step pulling her deeper into the shadows.

Humans have forgotten the old ways, and no longer respect nature as they once did, or ask before taking what they want. They’ve forgotten about nature spirits, and the strength of the bond a dryad shares with their tree.

Rowan’s sleeping curse is broken by a stranger's kiss. Their happily ever after should begin, but they aren't in love. When the king sets up a Queen’s Competition as an attempt to settle unrest, Rowan’s place is threatened. She must fight for the prince she ought to love to secure his position at court, while competing in challenges that seek to unravel her, bit by bit. For though they can force her to compete, she’s the only competitor who knows she can never truly win. Just as Rowan finds her place, a poison apple could destroy it all.