Ergebnis für "BLOOD & SHADOWS" in Belletristik

Kealin Half-Elf has only been like this for a few weeks. He feels a hunger he never had before. Before this, he had mastered the power of his ancient Dwemhar heritage and fought an ascended being, but he, too, was mortally injured. In an act of desperation, vampirism was used to preserve his life and now he must hurry to reverse the effect before he is forever trapped in a state of maniacal blood lust.

For over 100 years, Anna has lived on the fringes of society, her existence a carefully guarded secret. She has witnessed the turn of centuries, the rise and fall of empires, and the evolution of the modern world, all from the safety of her hidden life. Perhaps she possesses an extraordinary power or harbors a dark secret that, if exposed, could change the course of history.

Jeda is a girl on the cusp of adulthood, living in Edinburgh; with a white father and a black mother, she feels self-conscious and out of place. Her feelings of alienation allow the stories of the shapeshifting Shadowman, who embodies all that is negative, to feed on her doubts and insecurities. The death of her mother, Rahami, gives the Shadowman an opportunity to control Jeda through her grief and his lies, but her mother's last gift to her daughter was a box of stories. When the box is flung open, the stories escape, setting in motion an incredible journey.

Secrets drove gifted surgeon Olivia Calderone away from Shadow Bay. Now that she's come home, will something more sinister be the death of her? Homicide Lieutenant Gabriel Garrett is a man well acquainted with shadows and darkness. With the discovery of a mass grave in his hometown that shines a light on an underworld no one realize existed, his second chance with a long-lost soulmate hangs in the balance. Will his pursuit of justice restore a love interrupted or will the truth destroy them both?