Showing results for "the within" in Fantasy

The first time she knew real happiness was when she found out that the man who raised her wasn't her real father. She thought there couldn't be monsters in the world that were any worse than the monster she had called 'daddy' for most of her life. Then she stumbled into the world of demons. The Demon King knew the second his fated mate had been brought into the world. After living years too numerous to count, it meant little to him other than to keep him from living as he had. He now belonged to only one female—and he would have to wait years for her to mature enough to matter.

Scarlet Thorne thought she was done playing with the cards she was dealt. But life has thrown her back into the ring. Waking up in Hollow Summit wasn’t all that bad—until she met Fallon, the twin sister she never knew existed. Fallon Fitzroy is everything Scarlet is not: disciplined, calculating, and seemingly determined to hate her. And with their father, General Arrow Fitzroy, Scarlet is forced to navigate not only a fractured family but a destiny she never asked for.

When monsters stepped into the light to rule, most humans were forced into servitude. My family was one of many. I hold a secret inside me. One I don't dare share. Until I meet my new vampire master—who wears cold and angry like a second skin—and his shifter friends. While he can't compel me, I long to share every part of me with them. Only fear holds me back. I need the courage to move from within the darkness to the light. Maybe with the support of the three men, I can embrace my true self. If I bring change to humanity along the way, that will be an even bigger win.

Have you ever lost yourself in a fantasy world you created? That's how I've survived the years alone in a reality where humans cower in fear of supernatural creatures hiding behind the veil. All I've ever had is my pen, my notebook, and the world I created to make it through the days as a ward of the state, suffering at the hands of the real villains of the world—humans. The pages of my notebook hold three sinful, feared monsters. Ones that I certainly shouldn't be pining over since they aren't even real.

In Wonderland, there can only be one Alice. A series of absurd trials and dangerous games are the only way to solve who is the real Alice and who is the fake. If I win, I'll have the power to save two kingdoms. If I lose, it'll be more than just the Hatter who's lethally mad.

Zoey Green ist das Nesthäkchen einer berühmten Hunter-Familie. Als sie bei einem blutigen Zwischenfall in ihrer Stammkneipe dem viel beschäftigten Hunter Blake begegnet, nimmt er sich ihrer an. Trotz all der Gefahren und Mysterien, die diesen Mann umgeben, beschließt Zoey, in seiner Nähe zu bleiben, um den seltsamen Fluch, der auf ihr lastet, zu brechen.

Months have passed since the eclipse, but slow-healing scars run deep. Ves has established a secret, fragile peace beside Ryc, preparing for her inevitable ascension as Sovereign Queen of Erus. Yet the shadows of her past are never far behind. As political pressures mount and the weight of her responsibilities grow heavier, Ves uncovers long-hidden truths about the things she’s stolen from the hells. Launched into a perilous journey to understand who she truly is, she discovers not all demons are the enemy, and sometimes, the greatest battles are fought within.

Cinnamon 'Cinn' Saunders has learnt a lot since his arrival at the Aurelia Arcanum Institute of Esoteric Sciences. He's learnt he's a shadowslipper, capable of moving between realms. He's learnt that he's expected to be the solution to the ever-growing waves of deadly umbraphage attacks. He's learnt that cocky French men with pretty, punchable faces can be fun to kiss. After Cinn's explosive arrival into his world, Julien Montaigne has also learnt a lot.

High in the mountains of Colorado, mountain lion shifters hold rare power among mountain lions and humans, able to live in both worlds at once. Secrecy has kept them safe for centuries. Daniel Hayes returns to Painter, Colorado, after learning he's a shifter, a secret kept from him by his parents after his brother died. Daniel encounters the breathtaking Sophia Ashworth by chance. The lion in him wants her with a force he can't deny.

Chrysantha Stathos hat gewonnen. Jahrelang hat sie ihre Intelligenz und ihren Ehrgeiz versteckt und ist so eine reiche Herzogin geworden. Jetzt muss die Schwester der Königin nur noch ihren alten Ehemann überleben und die Freiheit, das Geld und die Sicherheit, die sie sich immer gewünscht hat, gehören ihr. Zumindest denkt sie das, bis ein Mann auftaucht, der behauptet, der Enkel des Herzogs zu sein, und ihr das Erbe streitig machen will. Chrysantha ist klar: Er muss verschwinden.

An enchanted mask. A harrowing castle. A reclusive dark lord. With the helping hand of the village witch, these three ingredients form a spell that will warm your heart as much as it chills it. When a village maiden finds herself in a forbidden castle, she discovers that its sole occupant might be less of a monster than he has been made out to be. However, dark secrets and black magic are afoot, and a "happily ever after" could turn disastrous.

Temporary peace descends on the Deschanels in New Orleans. Loved ones have returned. A calm appears in the chaos. Life is, seemingly, back to normal. Those who had been away look to establish their new routine. They trade intrigue for dinner parties. Survival skills for day jobs. Settling into a quiet life comes with a sense of long-awaited relief, and they want, desperately, to embrace it with open arms. Yet under the surface lurks the shadows of their past, and the promises of tomorrow. A whisper in their ear, reminding them, “Soon.”

Nickolas Brigham was meant to marry a princess. Everyone said so. His mother, mostly, but it wasn’t the time to quibble. If he doesn't marry a woman of station soon, he’ll be tied to a fate worse than ruination. When he’s dragged bodily into a compromising situation, his only choice is to accept the aid of the doe-eyed damsel he chances upon in his attempt at escape.

As an accomplished cutpurse, Eldin has used her Talents of escape often. She can compress herself under doors and jump from dizzying heights to land catlike on the ground. She can even render herself nearly invisible. But these abilities come at a steep price. Every Talent creates a ripple in the Vale, allowing the Brotherhood to feel her presence - to find her.

A pyrokinetic former thief who fears the destructive power of flame at his fingertips.... A beautiful shape-shifter with fiery talents of her own hiding in the tunnels below Manhattan from those who destroyed her family and her race.... Put them together and you have Within the Flames, a powerfully sensual and totally gripping new Dirk & Steele romantic adventure from New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Marjorie M. Liu.

She'd rather be fighting monsters, but her general has other plans. Cinda is sent in undercover to root out an assassin among the ladies competing for the prince's hand. If anyone learns she's a soldier, she'll be disqualified from the Summer Ball, the assassin will win...and Cinda will lose the prince she's unintentionally fallen in love with. Can she keep her cover long enough to succeed?