Showing results by publisher "--Tyson Hanks" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Things are heating up at this dragon academy...I'm Sorcha McMurphy, and last semester didn't exactly work out like I planned. Everyone at the academy hates me. The sexiest guy on campus tried to kill me. And I epically failed at saving the world. Between fighting bad guys, studying magic, and learning how to fly my dragon, a girl barely has time to go on a date. But I've been chosen to find the missing Dragon King. If I mess up this time, there will be big consequences. And they'll be a hell of a lot worse than crawling into bed with Oliver Loughlin...

The once-thriving kingdom of Torvald lies broken, its Riders scattered and their dragons driven to the wilds by a dark, forbidden magic. Even uttering the word "dragon" is punishable by death. Born into this bleak reality, eighteen-year-old Saffron has lived her life in exile, her untamed magical gift both her greatest weapon and deepest curse. Haunted by dreams of the family torn from her, she longs for more than mere survival.

Juliana Montgomery quickly finds herself breaking every rule in the book, but that's the least of her worries. She never expected to receive an invitation to Paranormal Academy because she's pretty sure there's nothing magical about her. But it turns out she's wrong. No one knows what her paranormal race is, but Juliana comes from a paranormal bloodline so powerful that everyone at the Academy is talking about her.

Victoria-Margaret is the crown princess of the empire, a direct descendent of Victoria I, the queen who changed the course of history. The imperial tradition of genetically arranged matchmaking will soon guide Margaret into a politically advantageous marriage. But before she does her duty, she'll have one summer of freedom and privacy in a far corner of empire.

Celaena hat sich in einem unerbittlichen Wettkampf gegen ihre Konkurrenten durchgesetzt und ist nun Champion des Königs. Nach seinen Vorgaben soll sie unliebsame Gegner beseitigen, die dessen grausame Herrschaft beenden wollen. Doch statt sie aus dem Weg zu räumen, warnt Celaena seine Feinde und ermöglicht ihnen so die Flucht. Dieses Geheimnis verbirgt sie zunächst selbst vor Chaol, zu dem sie sich gegen ihren Willen immer mehr hingezogen fühlt. Wie sehr kann sie ihm vertrauen?

Eine Seelenbindung zwischen einem Dämon und einer Ignis gab es noch nie. Doch das außergewöhnliche Band zwischen Lana und dem Prinzen der Dämonen wird das Schicksal der ganzen Welt verändern... Seit dem Angriff auf ihre Heimatstadt ist für Lana nichts mehr wie zuvor. Ihre einzigartige Gabe macht sie zur Hoffnungsträgerin im Krieg der Menschen, Elben und Dämonen -, aber auch zum Angriffsziel. Verfolgt von dunklen Kräften muss sie ihr mächtiges Erbe antreten. Doch es fordert von Lana große Opfer.

Being a bastard blows. Tilla would know. Her father, Lord Kent of the Western Province, loved her as a child but cast her aside as soon as he had trueborn children. At 16 Tilla spends her days exploring long-forgotten tunnels beneath the castle with her stablehand half brother, Jax, and her nights drinking with the servants, passing out on Jax's floor while her castle bedroom collects dust. Tilla secretly longs to sit by her father's side, enjoying feasts with the rest of the family.

Her prince never came. Aurora woke up after sleeping for 100 years. Left alone and forgotten in her tower, she is determined to find out why. What happened in the past? How could a 16-year-old princess reclaim her lost kingdom from the wicked witch and her demon army? Aurora meets Devon, a handsome thief, who had been using her tower as his hideout. Devon and his gang of thieves, known as the Circle, promise to help defeat the witch who put Aurora under the curse. The prince’s betrayal broke her heart, but can she trust anyone else?

Growing up on Forge's streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that's not enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her take what she needs. But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she's not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he is persistent - and darkly attractive - and Kyra can't quite resist his pull.

Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. Her father is a wherryman, as was her grandmother. All Caro needs is for the river god to whisper her name, and her fate is sealed. But at seventeen, Caro may be too late. So when pirates burn ships and her father is arrested, Caro volunteers to transport mysterious cargo in exchange for his release. Secretly Caro hopes that by piloting her own wherry, the river god will finally speak her name.

It's the summer before my Senior year and I'm in trouble. Besides needing to pass my driver's test, I'm cursed with an insatiable hunger for blood. I have to be locked up when the urge strikes me, and the thirst is terrible. Only drinking the blood of a Vampire can sate me. Maxim offers himself to me. But it is another's blood I truly crave. The blood of my ex-boyfriend Dylan. He hates me for breaking his heart. Little does he know I did it for his own protection. And because his Fae family might kick my butt. When he learns the truth about me, nobody expects what will happen.

In Tempest Rising, Tempest chose to return to the sea, following in her mother's footsteps and forging a relationship with the selkie Kona. Now many months have gone by, and she yearns to see her family again. Life under the ocean is full of rigorous training to eventually take over the throne, which leads to Tempest's powers growing and manifesting in new ways. When Tiamat, Tempest's power-hungry nemesis, attacks Tempest's brother Moku on land, she returns to his side, which also brings her back to her old flame, Mark. But was the attack calculated to get Tempest out of the way?

Long before Amy Gumm got swept away from a Kansas trailer park...Dorothy Gale received a package on the night of her 16th birthday: a pair of red high-heeled shoes. "Dear Dorothy," the note read. "I thought about silver to match the ones you lost, but in the end I decided that red was more your color. I think you know what to do with them."

Celaena Sardothien ist jung, schön und zum Tode verurteilt. Doch dann taucht Chaol Westfall, Captain der Leibgarde, auf und bietet ihr eine einzige Chance zum Überleben. Kronprinz Dorian hat sie dazu ausersehen, einen tödlichen Wettkampf zu bestreiten: Wenn es ihr gelingt, für ihn 23 kampferprobte Männer zu besiegen, wird sie ihre Freiheit wiedererlangen.

Ying Yue believes in love. So when the royal matchmaker selects her to wed the crown prince, Ying hopes that love is exactly what awaits her. No matter that the royal family is notoriously reclusive, rarely leaving their walled palace-and no matter the rumors about the previous royal brides, who after their weddings, were supposedly never seen again. Ying knows that she was chosen for a reason. After all, why else would the matchmaker select her, out of all the girls in the kingdom?

Over the past year, M and Rigel have averted various threats: to their relationship, to M's people, and to both Mars and Earth. M's aunt now knows the truth about her origins, and M and Rigel no longer need to hide that they're a couple. The future looks bright; but not everyone is happy with the way things are changing. When unexpected resistance arises, M and Rigel will again have to work together to keep the secret of their people and the little town of Jewel, Indiana, safe from potential disaster.

Luna and Fowler have escaped the kingdom of Relhok, but they haven't escaped the darkness. When a battle against the dark dwellers mortally injures Fowler, Luna is faced with a choice: put their fate in the hands of mysterious strangers or risk losing Fowler forever. Desperate to keep the one bright part of her life alive, Luna accepts the help of soldiers from a nearby kingdom.

The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as Aidan faces a crushing choice: give in to the demands of the forces of Darkness in order to save his sister, Ava, or fight on the side of good and risk losing her forever. With so much at stake and so little time, Aidan rushes to finish assembling a team of Lights, other teens whose special abilities are linked to his own.

All we ever did was try to help the angel world and humanity like we were raised to. But some of you paras plot to destroy us for no other reason than how powerful we will become. And now the days of playing nice with the paras are over....

Aidan O'Linn's childhood ended the night he saw a demon kill his mother and mark his sister, Ava, with Darkness. Since then, every three years the demons have returned to try to claim her. Living in the gritty, forgotten corners of Los Angeles, Aidan has managed to protect his sister, but he knows that even his powers to fight demons and speak dead languages won't keep her safe for much longer.