Resultados para "muse" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

In the story "The Muse," celebrated novelist Mark Davis unexpectedly returns from his travels, surprising his wife and compelling her to discreetly send their houseguest, Victor, out of their home to avoid exposing their secret affair. Upon Mark's arrival, Victor is summoned for a meeting where discussions of fate, destiny, and a mysterious journal Mark refers to as the Muse, unfold.

Daniel Lyoncourt, 21, has trained his entire life to join the Brotherhood of the Guardians, who protect Talents, the mortal descendants of the original nine Muses. Daniel is prepared to risk his life in order to keep his Talent safe, but when he's assigned to 19-year-old Anna Saint-James, he discovers that his life isn't the only thing he could lose. Anna has no idea how special she is and knows nothing about her abilities. He must teach her to control her gifts, keep her safe, and hope that he can find a place in her life as something more than just her bodyguard.

Cole Matheson didn't think the road to being a successful painter would be paved in gold, but he hoped there'd be fewer potholes. Insidious self-doubt that whispers that he's no good, talentless, and hopeless has him on the brink of despair. Maybe it would be better to just give up. A midnight visitation by a beautiful creature of darkness changes everything... Ambrosius Edward Meade-Finch surrendered to darkness centuries ago after knowing only pain and suffering during his short life. Now, Ambri makes humans dance on his strings, feeding on their desire for his own pleasure.

Who even needs acid when there’s muse? Check it for yourselves. It’s planet Psychedelia. Yet, for the heroes, it’s not all rainbows. Tasted the black past, all they now see are the minor key sounds. Desperate for a hit that would jump-start their life anew, characters set off on a trip for inspiration. Yet, will heroes learn to surrender their inner defenses, acknowledging things that bring them joy?

The Summer People tells the tale of heroes and foes, cloaked men and sorcerers, serpent people and the enigmatic Romani. An unlikely band of heroes, young Jake and the Twins Eli and Ash, join forces with a mysterious stranger, Merwin of the Order of Rasputin. Together, they seek to recover what was taken; their parents, a Kingdom's lost throne, a hero lost to the Ages, and the truth behind the mysterious Summer People.

An unlikely band of heroes, young Jake and the twins Eli and Ash, join forces with a mysterious stranger Merwin of the Order of Rasputin. Together, they seek to recover what was taken: their parents, a kingdom’s lost throne, a hero lost to the ages, and the truth behind the mysterious Summer People. Amid tragedy and betrayal, victory and failure, the fate of an entire kingdom hangs perilously in the balance.

The first time a woman stepped out of a painting, I thought I was seeing things. The second time, I thought I was going mad. The night she emerged from a Renoir, I felt something else entirely -- a deep stirring of desire, and the wish to get to know the brilliant beauty who's been trapped inside a painted garden for years. She can only come out at night in the Musée d'Orsay, where I work. There, after hours, we wander through galleries, with the Van Goghs, the Monets, and the Toulouse Lautrecs the only witnesses to our midnight kisses and, soon, our trysts.

Enter an enchanting and romantic new world from the New York Times Bestselling author of the Trylle Saga. Isadore Dellamousa is a talented muse in a magickal kingdom, chosen to perform at royal festivals. But her life is far from glamorous, overshadowed by her controlling mother and the dark secrets of her past. When Isadore meets the enigmatic enchanter Soren Tomoleo, sparks fly—both on and off the stage. Together, they create magik unlike anything Wespen has ever seen. But their growing bond defies the strict rules of their world.

Welcome to Crystal City, California, where the fate of mankind will be decided. But not even the Titans themselves can separate these sexy men from the Muses they were born to love and protect. Now you can experience the final 4 books of the Muse Chronicles at a super price!

London, 1819. Wherever Cassandra Darkin goes, fire is sure to follow. It's not until she's swept into the arms of a handsome, infuriating stranger that she learns she's responsible for the fires. As it turns out, Cassandra is a fire mage...and with her gift comes a blazing desire for sins of the flesh.

Limitless meets Black Mirror in this novel that pushes the limits of a couple's minds. When Galene meets a man who's only goal in life is to make his mind go faster, she ends up falling for him. But will she manage to keep the relationship going at the top of the glass tower, when in reality she's too much of a slob and is bogged down with all her unfinished goals, when their age difference becomes too much of a problem, and when his work places them in the sights of an unforgiving huntress?

Who knew chasing immortality would be so hard? To keep her human friend from being turned by her overzealous vampire mate, Phaedra has to find an artifact that grants its owner eternity. But her former partner turned leech insists on inserting himself into the search, and he's got a surprise for her: She's his mate. There's no way this Fae warrior is tying herself to a vamp forever, but escaping him is as easy is flying on broken wings. And that's not the only shock she's in for. A leech for a mate is bad enough, but a vampire sibling… Fangs don't belong in her family, right?

Lass dich von deiner Muse küssen! Wenn Irdisches auf Überirdisches trifft. Im Schloss der Musen wird jedem Ansuchen um Inspiration stattgegeben. Hat jemand Talent und bittet um Hilfe, sind die Musen bereitwillig zur Stelle. Nur eine lässt sich nicht inspirieren, obwohl sie über eine einzigartige Gabe verfügt: Julie Benedikt, Ex-Polizistin, kann menschliche Emotionen jeglicher Art riechen. Im Musenschloss ist man ratlos. Was steckt hinter Julies Verweigerung, ihre außergewöhnliche Fähigkeit zu nutzen?

Just days after an astonishing ascent to Grandmaster Alchemist, Ruwen finds himself embroiled in a contest of mythical proportions. Invited by the enigmatic Nine Muses, Ruwen and a cohort of alchemists from the Black Pyramid journey to a mysterious location where the boundaries between the Shadow Realm and the Material Realm dangerously blur. As the competition unfolds, Ruwen suspects that the Muses' quests harbor darker undertones.

A bitter writer, an enthusiastic protege and a story that must be told.... Peter is a young nurse and aspiring author whose professional dreams have come true - a patient in his care, Penelope, needs someone to transcribe her final story. Revolving around four friends sharing an apartment where they hone their artistic and musical skills, Peter soon realises there is more to the story - another presence is lurking in the building, an intriguing, creative, temperamental force that goes by the name Em Jewel.

Rani, a slightly socially awkward astrophysicist, is in a celestial free-for-all of her own making. Somehow, she's released some constellations from the night sky and just before her long-awaited vacation to Greece. As creatures of myth and legend make their way into her dreams, all seems harmless. Then Ryan, a man with the pecs of a god and voice like molten chocolate, struts from her dream world into real life, and suddenly she's seeing stars.

Musa önderliğindeki ilk İbrani grubu karaya çıkmaya başlamıştı. Musa arkasını dönüp baktığında, Mısırlıların yaklaşmakta olduğunu gördü. Bunun üzerine elini denize doğru uzattı ve suların oluşturduğu duvar yavaş yavaş kapanmaya başladı. Deniz, eski halini alıyordu. Mısırlılar suların üzerlerine hücum ettiğini gördükleri zaman dehşet içinde geri dönmeye ve kaçmaya çalıştılar. Ancak artık çok geçti... Deniz tümüyle kapanıp eski halini aldığında, Mısır ordusunun en seçkin birliklerinden geriye hiçbir iz kalmamıştı.

Als Liv von der Kunstuni fliegt, bleibt ihr eine letzte Chance: ein Autorenwettbewerb, der den nächsten Weltbestseller kürt. Also reist sie nach Korfu, um Werbung für ihren Webtoon zu machen – nicht, um zu gewinnen. Bis Liv ins magische Spiel um die heißbegehrten Küsse der neun Musen gezogen wird.

Mikolas Leandros carries the Guardian's mark, and has been working behind enemy lines trying to protect the Muses from the Order of the Titans. The moment he lays eyes on Trinity Porter, the Muse of Music, a power awakens inside of him, a primal need to protect her. Trinity has lost two of her Muse sisters to the Order of the Titans, and just because the sexy Greek billionaire claims to be her Guardian doesn't mean she can trust him.

Songs of a Befuddled Muse contains thirteen surprising short stories that draw you into the lives of people facing life-changing inflection points in their realities. These stories reflect the quirky nooks and crannies of the author’s mind. They include: a historian who becomes increasingly obsessed with saving a doomed Tudor queen; a dolphin who sees herself in an old prophecy; a future where humans live on separatist worlds—some with excellent pizza.