Traveling across medieval England to meet her future husband, the lovely Lady Servanne de Briscourt meets the notorious bandit, Black Wolf, and falls for the outlaw, discovering in the process that he is the rightful heir to her fiance's title
The final nail-biting installment in Ragnar Jónasson's critically-acclaimed Hidden Iceland series, The Mist, from the newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene. 1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn't. The couple should never have let him in. But they did. An unexpected guest, a liar, a killer. Not all will survive the night. And Detective Hulda will be haunted forever.
Three generations of women uncover an ancient evil in this epic genre-bending horror-fantasy -- a "fearless" Faustian tale perfect for fans of Kendare Blake and Ransom Riggs (Cat Winters). Before the birth of time, a monk uncovers the Devil's Tongue and dares to speak it. The repercussions will be felt for generations . . . Sixteen-year-old photography enthusiast Zoey has been fascinated by the haunted, burnt-out ruins of Medwyn Mill House for as long as she can remember -- so she and her best friend, Poulton, run away from home to explore them. But are they really alone in the house? And who will know if something goes wrong? In 1851, seventeen-year-old Roan arrives at the Mill House as a ward -- one of three, all with something to hide from their new guardian. When Roan learns that she is connected to an ancient secret, she must escape the house before she is trapped forever. 1583. Hermione, a new young bride, accompanies her husband to the wilds of North Wales where he plans to build the largest water mill and mansion in the area. But rumors of unholy rituals lead to a tragic occurrence and she will need all her strength to defeat it. Three women, centuries apart, drawn together by one Unholy Pact. A pact made by a man who, more than a thousand years later, may still be watching . . . This haunting, captivating, and "delightfully disturbing" mystery redefines horror and fantasy (Kirkus).
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass. The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort—a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace. Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and track down those responsible for the target on her back. Once she's within their ranks, though, Mariko finds for the first time she's appreciated for her intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in love—a love that will force her to question everything she's ever known about her family, her purpose, and her deepest desires.
Everyone had long since gotten tired of seeing an amorous ghost girl chat with a weak scholar. If that was the case, when Taoist Gao Leng met with a ghost of amnesia, what kind of love and hate conflicts would occur between them! Once, you were a ghost and I was Daoist Ling Xu. Even after using all my strength, I was still unable to become the peerless hero in your heart. Now that you're a puppet, and I'm a spirit doctor, I'll protect you no matter what. The Road to River Styx, the Three Way River, the Resurrection Lily, if fate wills it, I'll accompany you ....
Thirteen-year-old Jemma finds herself in a race for her life when she discovers an ancient prophecy that reveals the truth about her past and an unimaginably great and dangerous destiny--to defeat the evil Agromonds and restore peace and sunlight to Anglavia.
Starting a few days after the battle of Culloden in 1747, this book follows the fortunes and experiences of a young Scot called Ewan thrown upon uncertain times along with his mum, after his dad and brothers fell at the battle. The tale follows Ewan as he tackles untold trials and tribulations, as he learns the lessons he must to survive and which he was destined to use as he heads unwittingly towards a prophecy that he was destined to fulfil, a prophecy that foretold the awakeningof the Fingalians, the Ancients, under his leadership. Whom Ewan has to unite in order to use their combined power to aid the clans during this time of distress, A distress not from the feeble greed's and needs of man, but rather from those who lead and posses them. Those of a higher unearthly evil who relish and bloat on the souls of all men, women and children of the Highlands, But first Ewan must tackle untold beast and foul creatures before he can Raise the Ancients.
Reboot your mind and engage your creative imagination and follow the space travelers into the threshold of a new era of space adventure as they embark upon a journey to save the universe from the "Evil Cabal and the Dragoon Warriors." The Evil Cabal is on a rampage to control the universe by stealing the emerald crystal from it's hiding place in the land of light and use it to control the inhabitants of the earth all the creatures that reside in the universe. This crystal contained unusual powers. Wars had been fought for eons to capture it but all had fail until now, this put the universe in a calamitous situation with dire consequences. The good and evil of all worlds are about to collide in a cataclysmic battle for survival. The space travelers enter many diverse worlds in an attempt to wrest the powers that be from the "Evil Cabal and the Dragoon Warriors." The mighty earth warriors are also involved in this apocalyptic struggle of good against evil. May the voyage of these new super heroes enlighten you and add excitement and adventure to your journey.