Ergebnis für "Cursed Kiss" in Historische Romane

England im finstersten Mittelalter. Auf der 16-jährigen Nimue liegt ein Fluch: Immer wieder wird sie von erschreckenden Visionen heimgesucht - doch damit einher geht die Gabe, mit den verborgenen Völkern des Waldes sprechen zu können. Als ihr Dorf von den Roten Paladinen überfallen wird, die alle heidnischen Stämme ausrotten wollen, stirbt ihre Mutter, die Erzdruidin - und vererbt Nimue ein geheimnisvolles, mächtiges Schwert, das sie zu einem gewissen Merlin bringen soll.

Daidoji Shin, former louche layabout turned amateur investigator, and his long-suffering bodyguard, Kasami, are called away from the comforts of the City of the Rich Frog and into Unicorn lands to investigate a seemingly open-and-shut case of murder. But it's never that straightforward....

Pippa Ingleside will do anything to escape her ruthless uncle, but even she is surprised when her previously dormant powers aid her. Surprised and afraid. Her newly discovered abilities may have saved her but they condemn her at the same time. Disguised as a boy, she travels to the home of Lord Ashbourne to find her one and only friend. To maintain her disguise and put a roof over her head, Pippa accepts a job as page of the wardrobe to Ash, a man as mysterious as he is dangerous.

In 18th century London, Gwynne Owens dutifully agrees to marry the dangerous laird of a Scottish clan, Duncan Macrae. Unlocking her hidden supernatural powers as a Guardian is the key to averting disaster for both England and Scotland. But, will Gwynne be forced to betray her husband?