Ergebnis für "mafia" in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy

Einst waren Drachen die Herrscher der Erde und die Könige der Lüfte. Vern, ehemals unter dem Namen "Lord Highfire" verehrt und gefürchtet, ist der Letzte seiner Art. Deprimiert hat er sich in die Sümpfe Louisianas zurückgezogen, wo er seine Tage mit Wodka und schlechten TV-Serien verbringt. Seine Einsamkeit wird jedoch gerstört, als er eines Tages dem 14-jährigen Squib begegnet. Gerade als Vern beginnt, sich mit Squibs Anwesenheit in seinem Leben abzufinden, wird dieser von einem korrupten Polizisten entführt und der Mafia übergeben.

I never claimed to be smart. Especially when it came to trying to outrun two Vampire Mafia Kings who owned this city. Two Kings who had been cursed into loving me. They think it's real, and I know it's not. Not for them. But for me… I had foolishly gone and fallen in love with both of them. Fallen in love with their tender words and their dominant hands. But even in this concrete kingdom they ruled over, there was a secret threat not even they could save me from. Darker forces are working behind the scenes and lying in wait.

The local wolffolk mafia longs for their glory days, and their alluring don, Alessia Lionetti, wants a powerful enforcer to bring them back. That's Vince. This is his big break from his days as a hired thug. Working for the mafia has a short life expectancy, though. Especially in a world where the masquerade shattered long ago. Demons run banks, birdfolk ferry people across town, and the police possess crack teams of sorcerers to keep the peace. Bad news for Vince and his dreams of mafia wealth.

The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a...

Avery, Ax, Falcon, Cosmo, and I had stumbled upon something suspicious; something that was going on in my city right under our noses. A new drug had popped up, affecting only the paranormal community. People were starting to go missing, and those that we caught started babbling about how he was going to take the Syndicate down for good.

Paris. Ein Bürokomplex, in dem man nicht zaubern kann. Eine unbeugsame Hexe, die ihre Schwester retten will. Ein Vampir, der durch seine Unbarmherzigkeit versucht, seine Schwächen zu verstecken. Von ihren Eltern über die magische Welt im Unwissenden gelassen, bricht für die junge Hexe Elaine eine Welt zusammen, als sie nach einer Partynacht erfährt, dass ihre kleine Schwester entführt wurde. Von wem und warum, wird von ihren Eltern eisern unter Verschluss gehalten. Um Marie zu finden, begibt sich Elaine selbst auf die Suche nach ihr.

They call me a princess. An heir to a city built on the blood and bones of innocent lives. I have no desire to rule—not if it means becoming like the family who threw me away like garbage. But there is one thing I want more than my freedom. To save the only man in this city who thinks I’m worth keeping. What I feel for Grey is as forbidden as it is real. As much as I want to run away and never look back, I could never abandon him. But if I want to keep us both from being eaten alive, I’ll have to convince them all he’s nothing to me.

Escape from the vampires, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. They lied. Nothing is fun about coming home to your estranged mother, especially when she lied, too. She’s here now though, promising to teach me about my past and keep me safe from the Blood Mafia. I can only hope they don’t find me, because when they do, well. Best not to think about that.

Having a baby wasn’t supposed to be possible, but now that Colette is pregnant, the happy couple isn’t sure what to do. While Rome is ready to be a father, Colette knows the road ahead will be rough for the child she carries. Being the Last Deadblood was supposed to ensure the violence against vampires would one day come to an end, but it seems that whether Colette draws breath or not, there are some who will always hate what they do not understand.

In the middle of Colette and Rome’s much-needed break from the problems of Mayfield, things take a dark turn. Though mating between humans and vampires isn’t supposed to be possible, Colette is about to learn that when it comes to Rome, even the oldest rules were made to be broken. When danger comes for them, crashing their fragile connection, Colette knows she must get to the bottom of who is behind these attacks, or she will never be able to rest again.

Mentiras, un compromiso falso y el hombre más peligroso de la ciudad... Ya es demasiado tarde. Cometí un error y hasta el más mínimo de ellos tiene consecuencias. Solo hay dos formas de terminar esto y ambas suponen su destrucción. Por desgracia para ella, soy el jodido villano, no el héroe de nuestra historia.