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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it.

Peter Grant is learning magic fast. And it’s just as well - he's already had run-ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames and a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the police force is less easy, especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesn't even officially exist. A department that if you did describe it to most people would get you laughed at.

An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head—she calls him the Nightmare. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is thrust into a world of shadow and deception. Together, they embark on a dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. As the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet.

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?

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.

Step into the shadows where desire breathes, hearts ache, and secrets burn. Whispers in the Dark, written and produced by Dani Hyden, is a sultry anthology of gay love stories shimmering with sensuality, vulnerability, and slow-burning heat. From moonlit cityscapes to storm-drenched cottages, each tale lingers with whispered confessions and stolen moments. For those who crave passion with depth, love with stakes—these are stories that haunt, arouse, and heal. Close your eyes. Press play. Let the whispers take you.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Spooky tales to keep you at the edge of your seats

I spent most of my life feeling dead inside—until I met Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. It wasn't until Pan and Neverland that I finally felt alive. But things are not all full of magic and sunlight on the island. There's something darker and more sinister haunting the forest. And worse, the fae queen and Captain Hook are ready to fight for control of Neverland and they will stop at nothing to get what they want. War is brewing—can the Never King get his shadow back and assume his rightful throne? Or will all of Neverland be in jeopardy along with my dark, twisted heart?

On Harlow Street, the well-to-do neighborhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night. Everything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crack—loud and clear. Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night. And then, his mother can only sit by her son’s hospital bed, where she refuses to speak to anyone, and his life hangs in the balance.

Lonely physiotherapist Harry Foster has the world at his feet. A full client list, a six-figure Instagram following, and a publishing deal for a book he doesn't have time to write until his agent offers him a break - a retreat to the wild southwest coast. Cornish horseman Joe Carter is lonely too. Rescuing horses and managing Whisper Farm takes up most of his days, and by night he plays chicken with the farm's perilous bank accounts.

Once a detective, all he wants now is to run his café in peace. Sunder City is still recovering from the sudden and violent end of magic, and if one man can't solve all its problems, he can at least stop some people going hungry. But when a kid on the run shelters in Fetch's café, and a chain of gruesome murders begins among Sunder's high and mighty, trouble is brought to Fetch's door. There's a word whispered on the wind, and that word is revolution...