Ergebnis für "The Shadow" in Action & Abenteuer

Taken from Earth and thrust into a ruthless bridal competition in a fae realm, I'm forced to fight for a crown I don't want in order to survive. Vad, the dark, sexy, powerful heir of the Shadow Fae Kingdom, is doing the one thing he never wanted—searching for a bride. But I don't fit in here, and the top contestants want me dead as soon as I arrive. Bound by Fated magic and trapped in a deadly game, Vad's every cold glance and harsh words remind me that he doesn't want me, and I sure as hell don't want him.

Ich bin der Killer. Der Bastard, der nur beim Morden wirkliche Emotionen empfinden kann. Wenn ich in ihre Augen blicke, sehe ich nichts dergleichen. Nur tiefe dunkle Abgründe, die meinen eigenen ähneln. Er ist der Killer. Der Bastard, der mich umbringen sollte und es nicht getan hat.

When the vicious fae king catches Tessa stealing his powerful gemstones, he demands a cruel punishment. She must leave her family and friends behind and become his future human bride. Tessa has never stepped foot inside the glittering fae city until now—and no mortal is allowed. There, things are far more monstrous than she ever dreamed. King Oberon humiliates her, terrorizes her, and threatens those she loves. But when she escapes, someone far worse finds her.

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.

Marinah never asked to be part of the fight. Yet, against all logic, she’s been named Secretary of Defense by the new U.S. government, the Federation. She doesn’t know why they chose her, but one thing is certain, she’s the last person for the job. Tasked with negotiating with an alien force known as the Shadow Warriors, Marinah isn’t expected to last a day.

Adara and Einar are at a crossroads. With no allies left in the fae realm, they only have one option left to unlock Adara's powers—the dragons who fled Ediria nearly twenty years ago. To find the dragons, Adara will have to travel to the heart of Mount Furian and access the portal they used to escape. Since Einar cannot cross the portal himself, she will have to travel to this dangerous new realm and convince the dragons to help her without her staunchest ally by her side.

In this heart-stopping installment in the New York Times best-selling Immortals After Dark series, a vampire swordswoman and a ruthless sorcerer become inmates in a hellplane prison.

In a single devastating morning, August's life crumbles. His covert assignment derails disastrously as the family he's meant to safeguard falls prey to the ruthless Cooper River Cartel. The tragedy deepens when a little girl vanishes without a trace, leaving behind nothing but her favorite teddy bear—a silent witness to a kidnapping that makes no sense. As a former SEAL, August grapples with his failure and imagines killing those who broke everything he was supposed to protect.

My name's Cat, and boy, do I have a tale for you. Imagine waking up to find yourself in a world utterly devoid of life's essentials—no Netflix, no Wi-Fi, and, brace yourself, not a single Starbucks in sight. Where, you ask? Well, that's a nightmare I'm still unraveling. Here's the scoop: one moment I'm pulling off a daring stunt on a Hollywood set, and the next, I'm gasping for air in a realm that's straight out of a fantasy novel. This place? It's overrun with werewolves, vampires, warlocks, fae, and, to top it off, dragons. Yes, actual fire-breathing dragons!

Alyx’s quiet existence is upended when she becomes the vessel for two opposing forces: the radiant power of the Elder Flame and the consuming darkness of the Shadow Keeper. Bound by fate and burdened by duality, she embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth of her destiny as ancient forces awaken and legends stir to life.

After a violent confrontation forces them to flee the capitol, Alyssa and her Quintmates struggle to cope with the fallout. Warrior Jaxon focuses on their path forward, while Frost Mage Arthur contemplates their place in history. Alyssa doesn't know how to feel about her decision to disobey the Archon and whether to blame herself for the events that followed. Despite his outward cavalier attitude, Ryon struggles most of all. The Shadow can't close his eyes at night without seeing the faces of those he's killed.

Nikolai had been at the camp almost since the beginning. His friend had been one of the first to go missing. Although he’d had more specialist artic training than anyone else in the camp, something had still gone wrong. He can’t understand what could have happened and as they slowly find out more bits and pieces, he realizes the hidden connection his friend had withheld from him all these years… Emily wasn’t going to say no to Mason, but his request wasn’t along her normal line of duties.

Being Mayor isn’t enough for supervillain Doug Trainer. He craves total domination. He releases the Pup Patrol, a pack of masked men wielding shock guns, on the city. But even his actions have consequences, and the mysterious Board kidnaps his beloved nephew, Gaymer. With Morgan City in danger and Gaymer missing, Shadow Guardian answers the call to action with three reluctant new heroes: Sentry, Fire, and Ice. Together, they take on the Pup Patrol and the villainous vixens, Lip-Sync and Death Drop. Thankfully they have the help of their binary non-binary friends.

After years of abuse, Elaine Perso is thrilled to be kidnapped by the bandit Danger and his men. Now all she has to do is escape them and find her way to port and wait for her best friend to sail into Perso's Creek. But the bandits are not willing to let her go, and they have secrets which will pull Elaine closer to their cause. When her wicked husband decides to "save" her, Elaine must decide if she is ready to leave the pain of her past behind to sail to another land or join the bandits who are fighting to save Perso's Creek from the family she was forced to marry into.

As a commoner, Kaylina Korbian's duty is to bow to aristocrats, avoid rabble-rousers, and call the haughty royal rangers "my lord"—especially the arrogant Vlerion of Havartaft. Handsome, powerful, and a legendary swordsman, he's the last person you'd want to cross. Naturally, Kaylina irks him at their first meeting, and he arrests her. Unbeknownst to her, the city is dealing with political strife and assassinations, and the rangers are on edge. Kaylina must work with Vlerion to clear suspicion from her name, even as she unearths a dark secret about him that will either bind them together.

She's everything I hate in this world. Ruthless. Cold. A stone-hearted villain. And she'll do whatever it takes to keep me in line. With the lives of my bonded in her stony grasp, I must do as she says—biding my time until my people are safe. But fate has other plans, and a surprise visit leaves me reeling, setting in motion a chain of events that I'm helpless to stop.

Battered and bruised, Teegan wakes up in the training camp struggling to remember the details of his last few weeks. But along with not knowing what happened to him, he also doesn’t recognize the woman caring for him back in the camp. According to this Sandrine, he’d once asked her to marry him. Yet, he has no idea who she is… He didn’t remember much about what happened, nor did he remember the woman looking after him. Sandrine that is.

I’ve always trusted my instincts in the field, but Nightingale’s disappearance has left me grasping at shadows. The others think I’m obsessed, but they don’t understand what she means to me. Now, I’m following her trail across Eastern Europe, determined to discover the truth. Was she taken against her will, or has she been working against us all along? I don’t care what secrets she’s keeping—I’ll find her and bring her back, because a life without Leila is unthinkable.

It’s been nine months since I left everything behind. Walked away from my friends. My business. My home. Even my dog. All so I could get away. The only thing I took was the truth. Proof of the evil I’d escaped. I thought it would keep me safe. Protect me from the whims of the dangerous man I’d married. I was wrong. My only hope is to fight fire with fire, so I call Alaskan Security, begging for help. Pleading for protection. The man they send is someone I already know.

Before the Scorpius Syndrome tore through North America and nearly wiped out the population, Vivienne Wellington was the FBI's best profiler. The bacteria got her anyway. But she survived. She recovered. And when she woke up from a drug-nightmare of captivity, her trust in her fellow man had gone from shaky at best to nonexistent. Her mysterious rescuer wants to convince her he's the exception.