Ergebnis für "Fruit" in Fantasy

I don't want an alpha. I don't want the legendary Murphy pack as stepbrothers. I don't want to share a house with the four boys every girl in school wants. And I definitely don't want their breath on my skin, their scent in my nose, their marks on my neck. Their father told them to look after me. But he doesn't realize just how they've decided to twist that directive. I'm a pet omega for them to play with. And they're about to give me everything they decide I need.

Sisters Kisare and Belili uproot an ancient box in their owner's orchard and find a miracle inside: a fifth godfruit in a society that knows only four. It is punishable by death for non-nobles to eat godfruit, so the sisters hide the discovery and plot to escape servitude for good. With the power represented in the box, they could live as nobles themselves.

When Fiona, Violet, and Aislinn are sent on a globetrotting adventure to track down the elusive Garden of Eden, it quickly becomes clear that no one has done more than the Backside of Forty Coven to redefine midlife magic and style. Chaos threatens to erupt if the coven can't find the sacred garden and its forbidden fruit, but these wise witches are up to the task of locating the legendary produce. Armed with spells, sarcasm, and a few extra pounds, the trio embarks on a quest that spans continents, facing off against rivals and guardians.

This collection of published stories by novelist Carole McDonnell bring together multicultural concerns, spirituality, and speculative fiction. The fantastical elements in these tales range from contemporary worlds to days of courtly love to fairytales and to worlds not yet discovered.

Jesse Linwood is a vampire with a problem. An automaton with sharp teeth, he was sent to evaluate and ultimately abduct her. What he doesn't expect is the way her blue eyes turn him inside out. Stalking her wasn't supposed to make him feel anything. She was supposed to be like all the others. He begins to unravel and, in the end, makes the choice to pick a fight he knows he cannot win in order to save her life.

As the second installment of the Jazzrah Chronicles, Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruit, Jazzrah discovers that his life was spared after risking it to save Cassandra Lewis, the last soul that he was sent to collect for the demonic Bial.

A Vietnamese folk tale. "Once upon a time, there lived a wise man with two sons...."

Corporate retreats are dull at best, but when Carla is sent on one as a punitive measure, she isn't expecting anything to come of it - except a pink slip. High in the Ozark Mountains, nothing is quite as it seems and reality skews in interesting ways. The conference is too elementary, and Carla notices people starting to go missing. And the wild, incessant piping from the forest keeps her awake nights and stirs deeply buried desires.