Ergebnis für "Crossed" in Action & Abenteuer

In a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people" (Booklist), it takes a very unusual woman to call it home. By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shape-shifter with...

New York, 1925: Psychometric Rory Brodigan's life hasn't been the same since the day he met Arthur Kenzie. Arthur's continued quest to contain supernatural relics that pose a threat to the world has captured Rory's imagination - and his heart. But Arthur's upper-class upbringing still leaves Rory worried that he'll never measure up, especially when Arthur's aristocratic ex arrives in New York.

When s series of bizarre mishaps turns an ordinary town upside down, two unlikely heroes find themselves in way over their head. With secrets, schemes and trail's of chaos. They must outwit quirky criminals, dodge absurd danger, alive a mystery that stranger and funnier than anyone imagined. Tension meets hilarity.

Maggie Soloski knows if she doesn't take a chance and risk everything, she'll be stuck going nowhere for the rest of her life. With nothing but hope and a prayer, she packs up her little dog Toto and points herself at culinary school in Las Vegas. First, she just has to make a hair-raising pit stop to raise the cash.

Olivia Jameson sat at her desk in her cozy bedroom, adorned with shelves filled with books and trophies symbolizing her academic achievements. The room exuded an air of studiousness, with its neatly organized desk and the soft glow of a desk lamp illuminating Olivia's focused face. She flicked through the pages of her history textbook, absorbing the information with determination.

Solen Dawnmark and Garrick Veynar swore an oath on wet stone as boys: to face every storm together. Years later, Solen rides the fire-winged Varkesh, a Pyre Dragon with flame in his bones, while Garrick leads with Serune, a Moon Dragon whose light bends shadows to mercy. Together they reclaim villages, scatter raiders, and give people reason to believe the road can be safe again. But victory is fragile, and belief is heavier than steel. Solen’s fire demands justice in ash. Garrick’s oath insists on mercy and work. And when dragons burn each other, the world burns with them.

Despite its guise as a space pirate, the Dread Remora is still a ship of Her Majesty's Royal Navy, so when Captain Nate Demming and his crew discover a brutally savaged ship, they are appalled. When a second ship appears and attacks, Demming assumes these must be the predators and retaliates. The events that unfold lead to new discoveries for the Dread Remora, including some potential allies - and a ferocious new enemy.

Lou Caldwell doesn’t expect to survive this flight. He’s left his faithful dog Rusty with a friend, knowing in his gut that the unbelievable mission to deliver payback in the heart of China can’t possibly be survived. And as the bleak, likely outcome weighs on him and his multi-national crew, Lou contends with something that only one other person knows—there’s a saboteur on the team.

The gruesome death of a brother-in-arms slams Granger Madison like a kick to the gut. After the group's initial tactical retreat, the invasion has been unforgiving to the Acme Ranch residents and their battle-scarred Road Runner leader. But it's the harrowing news that his daughter has been caught in a violent riot back east that puts the first crack in the former Marine's stoic resolve.

Karen Kirkland senses the serpent in the group. After the Acme Ranch group’s initial showing of strength and trustworthiness, the woman’s fears from her past surface when a charismatic member makes secret moves for control. But when the group’s leaders suffer a series of unplanned absences, Karen decides she must build her courage and guide her team through the unthinkable Chinese invasion looming on their doorstep.

Heir to a noble fae house, Trahern is forced to watch helplessly as his twin brother is cruelly changed into a grim - a death dog - as punishment for falling in love with the wrong person. Trahern doesn't believe love exists, but he will do anything to keep his brother alive - even join the Wild Hunt and ride the night skies of the human world. Lissy Santiago-Callahan believes in love but has no time for it. She's busy juggling her career as an academic and her home life as a single mom to a young son with Asperger's.