Download or read book The Queen s Gambit written by Diane A. S. Stuckart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A welcome way to spend an adventurous time in Renaissance Italy.”—Margaret Frazer As Court Engineer to the Duke of Milan, Leonardo DaVinci turns his superior mind to a variety of pursuits—from advances in painting to the invention of war machines. And with his favorite apprentice Dino to aid him, his keen intellect is perfect for sleuthing. . . . 1483. Milan, province of Lombardy. On a royal whim, Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, orders a living chess game to be enacted by members of his court. DaVinci conjures the spectacle in a single night, but his latest success turns bitter when one of the “pieces” is murdered. With even the Duke’s closest advisors suspect to treachery, DaVinci is the only man Sforza can trust to conduct the investigation. With his scrupulous eye for detail, DaVinci uncovers a vile nest of secrets—and danger—but the most surprising secret of all may be the true identity of his most talented, most trusted apprentice. . . . “Impressive . . . Vivid.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Readers can expect plenty of intrigue and danger in this refreshing new series.”—Mystery Scene Magazine

Download or read book Queen of the Vampires written by RaShelle Workman and published by Polished Pen Press Corporation. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A horrifying decision. A witch of a best friend. Will Snow get her happily ever after or suffer the ultimate sacrifice at the hands of the vampire queen? Newly awakened and full of blood, I am desperate to save those I love, but Professor Pops has other plans. He wants me to graduate from the Academy and spend six months as a not-so-ordinary vampire teenager. I agree until Cindy completes a spell to find the dragon, Abernathy, and he sends us on a quest. Under the sea, I’m reunited with someone I believed to be dead. With her help, I also find the courage to fall in love and am given the knowledge needed to defeat the vampire queen. With my path supernaturally clear, I have a choice. Embrace the vampire within and destroy the queen or accept my fate and lose the man I love forever. ★★★ Queen of the Vampires is the third book in the #1 bestselling Seven Magics Academy series. If you like unputdownable storytelling, well developed characters, and vampires with a great romance, then you'll love RaShelle Workman's fast-paced and fun reimagined fairy tale. ★★★

Download or read book The Queen of the Damned written by Anne Rice and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “With The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice has created universes within universes, traveling back in time as far as ancient, pre-pyramidic Egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of Nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern Florida.”—Los Angeles Times In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to “save” mankind and destroy the vampire Lestat—in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead. Praise for The Queen of the Damned “Mesmerizing . . . a wonderful web of dark-side mythology.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Imaginative . . . intelligently written . . . This is popular fiction of the highest order.”—USA Today “A tour de force.”—The Boston Globe

Download or read book The Vampire Lestat written by Anne Rice and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestselling author - Surrender to fiction's greatest creature of the night - Book II of the Vampire Chronicles The vampire hero of Anne Rice’s enthralling novel is a creature of the darkest and richest imagination. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his eternal, terrifying exsitence. His is a mesmerizing story—passionate, complex, and thrilling. Praise for The Vampire Lestat “Frightening, sensual . . . Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature. . . . To read her is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time, to become lightheaded as if our blood is slowly being drained away.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Fiercely ambitious, nothing less than a complete unnatural history of vampires.”—The Village Voice “Brilliant . . . its undead characters are utterly alive.”—The New York Times Book Review “Luxuriantly created and richly told.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Download or read book Queen Takes Queen written by Joely Burkhart and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Reverse Harem Vampire Romance The Triune's attention is a deadly thing to attract. The world's oldest and most powerful vampire queens devise a plan to ensure the fledgling Isador queen is eliminated before she can call enough Blood to protect her. But Shara has already drawn formidable and famously powerful Blood to her side: Leviathan, king of the depths. Guillaume de Payne, the headless Templar knight. Wu Tien Xin, the silent invisible assassin. Nevarre, the Morrigan's own Shadow. And of course, her first two Blood, Alrik and Daire, inexperienced-but extremely powerful in their own right. Though well fed on queen's blood and well loved, six Blood are not enough to stand against the mighty Triune. Shara needs more. She needs more Blood. She needs allies. What she really needs is a queen of her own.

Download or read book Queen Takes Knights written by Joely Sue Burkhart and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lost virgin vampire queen. Two vampire knights sworn to protect her. It's about to get very hot... and bloody...Ever since her mother was murdered by monsters five years ago, Shara Isador has been on the run. Alone, scared, and exhausted, she's finally cornered in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Out of hope with nowhere else to turn, she's ready to end it all when two men come to her rescue.They say she's a lost queen descended from Isis, and they're her Blood, vampire knights sworn to protect her. It all seems like a crazy nightmare, until the alpha offers his blood. Then she realizes she's never wanted anything more. Except maybe his body... and his friend's, too.But they're not the only ones searching for a lost queen. Shara must learn how to wield her new powers quickly and conquer her fears if she intends to keep them all alive.

Download or read book A Vampire s Claim written by Joey W. Hill and published by Story Witch Press. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vampire and a bushman bound together against overwhelming odds… In 1950s Western Australia, vampire Lady Daniela intends to do the impossible. She will reclaim the land of her inheritance from a corrupt Region Master, twice her age and strength. Dev, a war veteran and laconic bushman, knows she needs his help. And while he recognizes she’s the most dangerous thing he’s ever encountered, her heart and courage, as unflinching as his own, will bind them as surely as a blood marking.

Download or read book The World Without Arkhalla written by Arahom Radjah and published by Undying Queen. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arkhalla.She was the most powerful woman on earth. A cruel, undying queen feasting on blood, she ruled a nation feared across the ancient lands of Sumer, her only weakness a still all-too-human heart.And now she is dead.It has been ten long years since Arkhalla's death, and the Council led by SIN and BEL rule a realm in the grip of civil war. The humans, denied their freedom after the Undying Queen's demise, have rebelled, and strife brews between Sin and Bel, who is plagued by crippling guilt for his role in Arkhalla's fall.When Sin draws the human Akkadian king, NIMROD and his daughter AISYAH in an alliance against Bel, Bel turns to NARAMA, long estranged from him after he refused her love because of his obsession with Arkhalla. Narama rushes to his aid, but too late to stop the erratic, self-destructive Bel from being provoked into war against Sin or from committing genocide against entire cities of humans. In the wake of the almighty queen's death, the Sumerian kingdoms are rocked by chaos. Meanwhile, SHAMATH, drawn out of his seclusion by dreams of his lost love tormented in the demon god Asag's hellish domain, joins the human rebellion and slowly rises through the ranks to become their leader and a legend among men.The second chapter of the trilogy begun in The Undying Queen of Ur crafts an epic tale of war, intrigue, revenge, and a tangled skein of characters in a world forever haunted by the one who gave meaning to all their lives. What is to become of the world without Arkhalla!

Download or read book Queen of the Slayers written by Nancy Holder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no time for Buffy to take a vacation and she could be facing death because there is a lot of evil in the world.

Download or read book The Vampire Queen s Servant written by Joey W. Hill and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His blood. His soul. His body. Hers for the asking¿ Lady Elyssa Yamato Amaterasu Wentworth is a centuries-old vampire who's been given a new servant - Jacob, a total alpha male unaccustomed to submitting to any woman's wishes. What really binds Jacob to her are not her sensual midnight hungers, but something far more provocative. It stirs her blood, renews her life and awakens her soul like only true love can. The passion between Lyssa and Jacob yields something else unexpected - a shared history that reaches back through the centuries and is fated to challenge their destiny like nothing ever will again.

Download or read book Queen Takes King written by Joely Burkhart and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Reverse Harem Vampire RomanceHow many Blood will come to the vampire queen's call... and will they be able to protect her from the king?For the first time in her adult life, Shara has plenty of money thanks to the Isador legacy--and she's not alone. Daire and Rik are devoted lovers, but they know other Blood are coming. Blood who may challenge Rik for the coveted alpha spot at her back.As her power grows, so does her hunger. But without fangs, she fears she'll never be the queen her Blood expect. More Blood means power struggles and complications, and she has no idea how to keep everyone happy. Worse, her dreams are quickly becoming something to fear.Moving to establish her permanent nest, she can't stop dreaming of the king. A massive monster. Chained in darkness. Lost to madness. He roars with fury in her dreams, demanding his release. But is he the key to unraveling her own mysterious past--or the most dangerous threat of all?

Download or read book Undead and Unwed written by MaryJanice Davidson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-03-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Betsy Taylor loses her job, then she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites is that she can't seem to stay dead. And now her new friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen, and they want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious power-hungry vampire in five centuries.

Download or read book Beloved Vampire written by Joey W. Hill and published by Story Witch Press. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Mason has lived in the Sahara for centuries, grieving a lost love. Anyone who dares to disturb her tomb faces his wrath—until it is breached by a fugitive. Jessica killed her cruel vampire master before he could make her his servant. Mortally injured, she is drawn by the historic legend of the tomb, not knowing how it intertwines with the world she is seeking to avoid. Jessica’s only desire is to die there, with her hand on the sarcophagus of the woman who’d had an unyielding faith in love. Instead, she finds her desire to live forcibly re-awakened by a new vampire master. One who knows just how much it takes to live through the unimaginable.

Download or read book Interview with the Vampire written by Anne Rice and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spellbinding classic that started it all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author—the inspiration for the hit television series “A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth—the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force—a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.

Download or read book Kristina Queen of Vampires written by Frans Mensink and published by Eurotica. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kristina is a powerful vampire with an unquenchable lust - and not just for blood! She wakes back up in our age and quickly commandeers a man or two as hypnotised subjects for blood and raunchy lust. An X-rated Vampirella beautifully painted.

Download or read book Queen of Vampire Hearts written by Jeanette Rose and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Woman Fleeing Persecution¿Phoebe Atreus is a witch on the run, her carefully crafted rules have kept her alive for the last decade, each one a product of a hard learned lesson. Rule Number One? Trust No One. She's been betrayed one time too many to put her faith in anyone else's hands. Even if the legendary vampire king might be the one person who could protect her from the enemies always one step behind.A Man Whose Abandonment Issues Span Thousands of Years¿ Lucien Silvano has been king of the vampires for the last three thousand years, he's fought in wars that have been reduced to legend, rescued damsels in distress, seduced said damsels, and moved on. Immortal life has become a never-ending battle against boredom. Nothing has truly stirred his interest in years, except her. She's the exception to every rule, his Queen, his mate, the one-person Fate declared to be his. The problem? She wants nothing to do with him.What could possibly go wrong? Phoebe refuses to share her past with Lucien, pushing him away at every opportunity, yet unable to resist the chemistry that explodes whenever they are together. Forced back to his castle in Romania to live as his Queen, she starts to forget the rules that have kept her safe¿ until the secrets Lucien has been hiding remind her why she created the rules in the first place.

Download or read book Queen Takes Checkmate written by Joely Burkhart and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The god of light has met his match.But whose life will the red serpent claim? Killing the queen of New York City has added a million new responsibilities to Shara Isador's list. The former queen's Blood must be dealt with before they turn thrall. The queens Keisha Skye coerced into sibling relationships must either be formally sworn to House Isador or freed. Though Shara can't in good conscience allow anyone into her house who took part in the rampant torture in which House Skye indulged. While every single day, Shara feels the weight of the red serpent coiled around her throat. The goddess's gift grows heavier with every passing moment. If she doesn't act, the serpent will consume everything she loves. But if she goes after Ra as promised... Someone she loves very much will die. Any of her Blood will gladly pay that cost, but Shara loves them too much to even consider losing one of them. Who will survive the epic showdown with Ra, the god of light, and will this be the end of Shara Isador's story?