Ergebnis für "WinterDreamsReihe Band 1 Like Snow We Fall" in Literatur & Belletristik

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Es ist Minas erstes Jahr an der sagenumwobenen Winter Academy, die die Welt davor beschützt, in ewigem Frost zu versinken. Doch alles läuft schief: Ihre Kräfte wollen ihr nicht gehorchen, und Professor Abercroft, ihr Lehrer für Eismagie, macht ihr das Leben schwer. Dann wird Mina an den Hof des bösen Winterkönigs verschleppt. Und ihre einzige Hoffnung ist ihr verhasster Lehrer, der plötzlich am Hof auftaucht. Ist er wirklich, wie alle behaupten, ein Spion des Winterkönigs? Und warum spürt Mina dieses Kribbeln, wenn sie in seiner Nähe ist?

"Warum, glaubst du, blinken all die Sterne nachts am Himmel?", fragt Augusta ihre Schwester. "Damit wir danach greifen, Grete. Verstehst du das nicht?" Kurz darauf schleicht sie sich vom elterlichen Hof und begibt sich auf einen gefährlichen Weg in die Reichshauptstadt. Ihre Tochter, die sie unfreiwillig zur Welt gebracht hat, lässt sie zurück. Stattdessen träumt sie von einer Karriere in Berlin, die sich schon bald darauf erfüllt. Augusta steigt zu den fähigsten Stenografinnen der Stadt auf und nimmt sogar an Konferenzen mit dem Führer teil.

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.

A 23-year-old law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Moscow's Alexander Gardens. Fandorin is put on the case to find out what drove him to it, a case that deepens as he discovers that the young man was the son of a rich and influential factory owner. The story is enhanced by its authentic backdrop of 19th century Russia. After all, it's difficult to keep your mind on a case when the new Dostoyevsky novel has just hit the shops.

From Dickens's A Christmas Carol to the ghost stories of M.R. James, the tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. The twelve stories of The Winter Spirits are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret, and drawing inspiration from festive traditions from all around the globe, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.

Toby thought she understood her own past; she thought she knew the score. She was wrong. It's time to learn the truth.

When Cassidy Nolan agreed to take over as the Alpha for Chicago's North Side werewolf pack, she knew she was in for a challenge. Four months later, and she's wondering how things deteriorated so far so quickly. Her sister—the Hunter of Chicago, a genetically-engineered werewolf/vampire/demon slayer—has disappeared, and wolves from her pack are vanishing without a trace. Complicating matters is the lone wolf in town whose motivations Cassidy isn't sure she trusts.

And now, her uncle wants to marry her off to the fallen son of her arch-enemy. But Jael is a battle-hardened warrior, trained to kill since she was 10-years-old. She doesn’t plan on being anyone’s wife. Eadmund Skalleson is drunk. His father is threatening him with a wife again. And this time he’s given him an ultimatum. Marry Jael Furyck or your brother returns from exile. But if Eadmund was ever going to choose a wife, it wouldn’t be Jael Furyck. Not her. Not ever.

Through a miserable adolescence and a lonely adulthood, Skipper Keith has dreamed of nothing but family. The closest he gets is the rec league soccer team he coaches after work - and his star player and best friend, Richie Scoggins. One brisk night in late October, a post-practice convo in Richie's car turns into a sexual encounter neither of them expected - nor want to forget.

Über zwei Männer, richtige Küsse und verdammt heiße Nächte. Bela Williams verliert innerhalb eines Tages seinen Freund, die Wohnung und den Job. Es fühlt sich nach alles an. Entsprechend niedergeschlagen ist er, als er in Blackwood ankommt. Dort trifft er auf haufenweise Schnee und Raven DeLuca, den er seit Jahren nicht gesehen hat. Raven mit seinem verschmitzten Lächeln und den entwaffnend ehrlichen Worten. Mit seinen warmen Händen und weichen Blicken.

For more than 13 years, special agent Winter Black has believed her little brother was dead - kidnapped and murdered by The Preacher, the same lunatic who killed her parents. A lead into Justin’s whereabouts brings her out of her hiatus to chase it, but other cases need her attention, too. At the FBI, tensions are high when a body is dug up, encased in a 55-gallon drum. The team soon realizes they aren’t hunting the typical serial killer, but a skilled surgeon.

There are two sides to every story. When you're Tim Wyman, sometimes there are three. Tim hoped moving to Texas would mean a new beginning, but he soon finds himself falling into the same tired patterns. Until he meets recklessly brave Benjamin Bentley, who introduces Tim to a world of love, sex, and warmth. Certain that society won't understand what he and Ben have together, Tim struggles to protect their relationship, even if it means twisting the truth. Buried beneath his own deceptions, Tim must claw his way to the surface in the hopes of learning to fly.

When a spell gone wrong shatters Snow White's enchanted mirror, a demon escapes into the world. The demon's magic distorts the vision of all it touches, showing them only ugliness and hate. It is a power that turns even friends and lovers into mortal foes; one that will threaten humans and fairies alike.

Jordan Darby is known as the king of Christmas. Filming at Crooked Tree Ranch in Montana in the ice and snow, Jordan, the star of eight made-for-TV Christmas movies and the leading man who always gets his girl, is fighting to make a go of his new company and dealing with fears of exposure over one huge secret. After all, who the hell would buy into him being a straight romantic lead if rumors about him being gay were proven to be true?

Sigurd Haraldarson has proven himself a great Viking warrior and a dangerous enemy. He has gone a long way towards avenging the murder of his family. And yet his vengeance is not complete. The oath breaker King Gorm - who betrayed Sigurd’s father - still lives, and, so long as the king draws breath, the scales remain unbalanced. But Sigurd and his wolf pack of warriors are not at full strength, and to confront the king now would mean death.