Ergebnis für "Dark Whispers" in Literatur & Belletristik

One of the many engineers that keep Beta, the city under the sea, running, Mira only wants to make her family proud and to prove herself worthy. She knows the mysterious city better than anyone and it's her dream to help it flourish. Then, on a solo job in an abandoned section of the city, she encounters a monster of legend: an undine, a dangerous merman from an ancient civilization, long forgotten.

Nachdem Adelines Kraft an Malvere außer Kontrolle geraten ist, steht ihr Leben auf dem Kopf. Da sie mit ihrem instabilen Auris eine Gefahr für sich und ...

They say there’s nothing in the dark that isn’t there in the light… but have they ever been alone in a big house during a thunderstorm when the power goes out? Have they ever tried to figure out what that strange noise was just then? Author Scott W. Cook has compiled for you a collection of short stories lovingly crafted to help you while away the evening hours… and put a few goose pimples on your skin, too.

Percy was born with little hope of standing out—just another face in a world ruled by bloodlines and class. Starting with the lowest Red core and mocked as a waste, Percy was always overlooked by his peers and scorned by the powerful. But when his bloodline awakens with the power to send clones across worlds, he seizes the chance to shatter expectations.

Marlowe never wanted to spend her week locked in a courthouse serving jury duty. But on the second day, a catastrophic EMP strikes, shutting down power, communication, and society as she knows it. Trapped in a city unraveling into chaos, Marlowe's only ally is Cristian, a hardened sheriff's deputy with a past as fractured as the streets they now walk.

Adeline hat die wichtigste Regel gebrochen: Verlasse niemals die schützende Kuppel der Stadt. Dieser Verstoß rächt sich nun bitter. Sie fällt den Sünden in die Hände und ist eine Gefangene von Neid und Wollust. Fortan muss sie nicht nur deren Gepflogenheiten lernen, sondern sich auch gegen die Einflüsse stemmen, die im Palast der Wollust auf sie wirken. Mit allen Mitteln versucht Adeline, nicht zum Spielball der Fürsten zu werden und einen Weg in die Freiheit zu finden. Dabei stößt sie auf Geheimnisse, die sie niemals erfahren sollte und die den Tod aller Hexen bedeuten könnten.

Mikhail: Zwischen der italienischen und der russischen Mafia herrscht Krieg. Ein brutaler Krieg. Beide Seiten sind rücksichtslos, unbarmherzig und unversöhnlich. Doch dann sollen unsere Welten wieder vereint werden: mit einer arrangierten Ehe. Die schönste Frau der italienischen Mafia und das am meisten gefürchtete Monster der Bratva. Ich liebe sie schon lange, aus sicherer Distanz, jetzt kann ich sie endlich haben. Aber wenn sie feststellt, was ich wirklich bin, wird sie nicht vor mir davonlaufen

For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom—but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking. Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her. Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to...

When a couple renovate a beautiful 17th-century house in the Cotswolds, they discover the ghosts of the Civil War are still in residence. As Guy and Ruth delve into the property's history, uncovering both joy and sorrow, the house finally relinquishes its secrets, revealing how closely the family from the past is intertwined with the present-day owners. Why do they seem so familiar? Have they perhaps met before?

Ein verwunschenes altes Anwesen, vier Milliardärsbrüder und ihre dunklen Geheimnisse: Band 3 der »Midnight Manor«-Reihe Seit dem Tod meines Vaters zwingt mich meine Stiefmutter dazu, im örtlichen Club zu arbeiten. Als ich mich von den Ketten befreie, die mich an das Anwesen meiner Familie fesseln, weiß ich nicht wohin. Bis Nero Voss, der jüngste der reichen Brüder, mir ein Zimmer in Midnight Manor anbietet. Jetzt stehe ich unter seinem wachsamen Blick und genieße es mehr, als gut für mich ist. Ich sollte der Versuchung nicht nachgeben, schließlich ist er der Ex-Verlobte meiner Stiefschwestern.

Whispers in the Dark is a gay romance and erotic storytelling podcast for quiet hearts. Intimate love stories between men, slow-burn desire, longing, secrecy, and connection — designed for late-night listening and gay bedtime stories. Each episode is written and narrated by Dani Hyden. Want to read ahead? The Whispers in the Dark book series is available on Amazon Kindle and Paperback.

On September 11th, 2001, Kris Caldera was a junior member of the CIA's Alec Station, the unit dedicated to finding and stopping Osama Bin Laden. They failed. Ten days later, he was on the ground in Afghanistan with a Special Forces team. On the battlefield, he meets Special Forces Sergeant David Haddad. David - Arab American, Muslim, and gay - becomes the man Kris loves, the man he lives for, and the man he kills for, through the long years of the raging wars. When a botched mission rips David from Kris' life, Kris' world falls into ruin and ash.

Victims all describe hearing a voice before they die gruesomely. Sometimes it’s singing an old Taiwanese song, sometimes it’s in Japanese, and sometimes it’s an anguished call for help from a loved one. Can Wu Shih-sheng, a degenerate taxi driver in Taipei, hunt down the source of the voice that killed his wife before he becomes the next victim?

Spooky tales to keep you at the edge of your seats

The world has been remade. Transformed by the touch of the World Tree, Earth has regressed to a pretechnological age. Machines no longer function, nations have fallen, and the remnants of humanity struggle to survive in a world brimming with danger . . . and power. But from the ashes of civilization, Ethera—a mystical energy that grants supernatural abilities through a game-like system of stats, spells, and magical evolutions—has emerged.

A&E doctor Kate North has been knocked out of her orbit by a personal tragedy. So when she's offered the chance to be an emergency replacement at the UN research station in Antarctica, she jumps at the chance. The previous doctor, Jean-Luc, died in a tragic accident while out on the ice. The move seems an ideal solution for Kate: no one knows about her past; no one is checking up on her. But as total darkness descends for the winter, she begins to suspect that Jean-Luc's death wasn't accidental at all. And the more questions she asks, the more dangerous it becomes for them all.

Miah Gray is a 27-year-old former army soldier living in rural New Hampshire with his sister, mother, and her boyfriend. He is plagued by PTSD, finding solace, but not redemption, with the aid of prescribed cannabis. All he wants to do is get high, relax with a good sandwich, and watch a meteor shower with his neighborhood crush, Jen. When the sun's light is blotted out the following morning and the world is plunged into darkness, Miah finds himself locked down with his family, covering windows with trash bags, lighting candles, and following the arcane rules of an ancient prophecy.

Adelia Grey would consider herself an unremarkable girl born into a remarkable family. Plagued by crippling anxiety in her mundane life, she finds herself compelled by the opportunity to spend a summer abroad, with her grandmother, in her apartments at Hampton Court Palace. As soon as she arrives, she finds that the dark chaos of her mind is only compounded by the rich history of the Tudor palace.

Sarah Parker thinks she has found the perfect place for a fresh start when she moves her family from the Midwest to a sleepy suburban neighborhood in an idyllic southern town. Leaving a position as a serious journalist to write fluff pieces for a local paper is a compromise she is willing to make to escape the past and rebuild her family. Ten years earlier, Ben and Mary moved to the same neighborhood in search of their own fresh start, leaving a trail of death and disfigurement in their wake.

Was, wenn das neue Semester an der Saint Harlow Eliteuniversität und eine verhängnisvolle Halloweennacht ein düsteres Geheimnis offenbart? Ein Geheimnis, das von zwölf Maskierten gehütet wird. Maskierte, denen ich absichtlich in die Quere gekommen bin. Und jetzt versuchen sie, mich mit allen Mitteln aus dem Weg zu räumen.