Download or read book The Storm s Betrayal written by Corry L. Lee and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the rebellion to succeed, the great Stormhawk—Bourshkanya’s paranoid, seemingly unkillable fascist leader—must die. For Celka, who uses magic in ways no one believed possible; Gerrit, the Stormhawk’s son, returned to his side; and Filip, Gerrit’s old friend, torn between duty and loyalty, the cost may be everything they hold dear.
Download or read book Storm of Betrayal written by Paulette Charleston and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2003-12-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Storm of Locusts written by Rebecca Roanhorse and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kai and Caleb Goodacre have been kidnapped just as rumors of a cult sweeping across the reservation leads Maggie and Hastiin to investigate an outpost, and what they find there will challenge everything they’ve come to know in this “badass” (The New York Times) action-packed sequel to Trail of Lightning. It’s been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Diné monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things. Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she’s lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she’s somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power. Then the Goodacre twins show up at Maggie’s door with the news that Kai and the youngest Goodacre, Caleb, have fallen in with a mysterious cult, led by a figure out of Navajo legend called the White Locust. The Goodacres are convinced that Kai’s a true believer, but Maggie suspects there’s more to Kai’s new faith than meets the eye. She vows to track down the White Locust, then rescue Kai and make things right between them. Her search leads her beyond the Walls of Dinétah and straight into the horrors of the Big Water world outside. With the aid of a motley collection of allies, Maggie must battle body harvesters, newborn casino gods and, ultimately, the White Locust himself. But the cult leader is nothing like she suspected, and Kai might not need rescuing after all. When the full scope of the White Locust’s plans are revealed, Maggie’s burgeoning trust in her friends, and herself, will be pushed to the breaking point, and not everyone will survive.
Download or read book Harbinger of the Storm written by Aliette de Bodard and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the critically acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy: The year is Two House, and the Emperor of the Mexica has just died. The protections he afforded the Empire are crumbling, and the way lies wide open to the flesh-eating star-demons--and to the return of their creator, a malevolent goddess only held in check by the War God's power. The council should convene to choose a new Emperor, but they are too busy plotting against each other. And then someone starts summoning star-demons within the palace, to kill councilmen... Acatl, High Priest of the Dead, must find the culprit before everything is torn apart. REVIEWS: ‘Political intrigue and rivalry among a complex pantheon of divinities drive this well-paced murder mystery set at the height of the Aztec Empire in the late 15th century. De Bodard reintroduces the series hero Acatl, high priest of the dead, immediately following the death of the Tenochtitlan leader. One of the council members in charge of choosing a successor has been brutally murdered in what looks like an attempt to influence the decision. But the deaths continue and the political situation grows more complex, while the empire looks to be increasingly at risk of invasion by malignant powers. Acatl must go face-to-face with the most powerful god in his world and put the good of the empire above his antipathy for is rivals to achieve the uneasy succession. De Bodard incorporates historical fact with great ease and manages the rare feat of explaining complex culture and political system without lecturing or boring the reader.’ —Publishers Weekly ‘Another thing that intrigues me here is the whole fact that historically we know that the real empire died out mysteriously and completely and as such there is always that thought in the back of my mind that the author could choose to bring about the end of days. That highlighted sense of possible doom is something that is missing from too many novels. The way the story is told in this book is very impressive, the plot is both mature and seductive, twisting and turning like a weather vane in a force 9 gale while the action is both bloodthirsty and imaginative. The world building is fantastic and we get to learn even more of this rich culture and the many gods and creatures of the dark. I really can’t fault this book at all and recommend it to one and all but if you haven’t yet read Servant of the Underworld I suggest that you get them both and read them in order, you won’t be disappointed.’ —SF Book Reviews ‘Bodard’s writing is polished and striking, as she convincingly fills in the colorful elements of the Aztec culture–even if those colors tend to be of blood and bile as well as flowers and hummingbirds... beautiful, grimy, breathtaking, and morbid. 5*’ —Examiner ‘Aliette de Bodard has done it again. Harbinger of the Storm is an action packed Aztec mystery opera with magic, interventions from the gods and more twists and turns than the first book. It even has a love story with amusing snippets here and there... The story is self contained and can be enjoyed standalone, but you will not want to miss out on the first. I wish it was 2012 already even if the world is going under while I read the final Obsidian & Blood.’ —Cybermage
Download or read book Weave the Lightning written by Corry L. Lee and published by Solaris. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empire. Revolution. Magic. Gerrit is the son of Bourshkanya’s Supreme-General. Despite his powerful storm-affinity and the State’s best training, he can’t control his magic. To escape the brutal consequences, he flees. Celka is a travelling circus performer, hiding both her link to the underground and her storm-affinity from the prying eyes of the secret police. But Gerrit’s arrival threatens to expose everything: her magic, her family, and the people they protect. The storms have returned, and everything will change.
Download or read book The First Betrayal written by Patricia Bray and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the magic inside us isn't meant to be discovered. . . . Orphan, exile, priest, Josan has been posted to a lighthouse on the farthest edge of the kingdom. As a member of the collegium, he once dreamed of making a real contribution to the Learned Brethren, but those dreams died after a mysterious fever shattered him, body and mind. At least that’s the story he’s been told to explain a past he can’t remember. But that past has returned . . . with a vengeance. When Lady Ysobel Flordelis is shipwrecked on Josan’s island, this sets in motion an explosive destiny. The Seddonian trade liaison is traveling to Ikaria on official business, but her secret purpose is to revive the revolution brutally crushed years before. Neither Ysobel nor Josan can foresee the significance of their brief meeting. But as Ysobel navigates the elaborate court intrigues in Ikaria, Josan will be forced to leave his island exile and embark on a treacherous journey to unlock the secrets that bind his past—an act that could lead him to glory . . . or doom.
Download or read book We Ride the Storm written by Devin Madson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Highly recommended' John Gwynne 'Madson is an exciting new author in fantasy' Mark Lawrence 'A complex tale of war, politics and lust for power' Guardian AS AN EMPIRE DIES, THREE WARRIORS WILL RISE. THEY MUST RIDE THE STORM OR DROWN IN ITS BLOOD. The kingdom of Kisia is divided, held together only by the will of the god-emperor. When an act of betrayal shatters an alliance with the neighbouring land of Chiltae, all that has been won comes crashing down. Now, as the fires of war spread, a warrior, an assassin and a princess must chase their ambitions, no matter the cost. War built the Kisian Empire. And now war will tear it down. 'A visceral, intriguing, intense and emotionally charged ride' Grimdark Magazine 'Breathtakingly triumphant . . . it has become one of my favourite books of all time' Novel Notions 'Buckle your seatbelts and prepare for a hell of a ride' Fantasy Book Critic 'Complex and immersive . . . doesn't let go until the final electrifying pages' Fantasy Book Review Books by Devin Madson The Reborn Empire We Ride the Storm We Lie with Death (coming Jan '21) The Vengeance Trilogy The Blood of Whisperers The Gods of Vice The Grave at Storm's End
Download or read book Against the Storm written by Kat Martin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t miss this fan-favorite book from the Raines of Wind Canyon series by New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin! Maggie O’Connell, a well-known Houston photographer, is being followed. Desperate for help, she hires Trace Rawlins, a former army ranger turned private investigator. Trace soon senses that something’s wrong—and it becomes clear Maggie isn’t telling him everything. If the menacing calls and messages are real, why won’t the police help her? And if they aren’t real, what is she hiding? Trace must figure out if the danger comes from an unknown stalker…or from the woman he’s trying his hardest not to fall for. Originally published in 2011.
Download or read book The Betrayal Bind written by Michelle Mays and published by Central Recovery Press. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when your partner, your primary person, in an instant, becomes a source of danger and pain? The Betrayal Bind introduces new language, concepts, and imagery to explore the crucial relational dilemma that betrayed partners face when their significant other is unsafe to connect to, yet connection is the key to healing. Discovering a partner’s sexual betrayal spins your world out of control. In a split second, your sense of safety is shattered, your trust is gone, and everything you thought you could count on is in question. Betrayed partners, whether dealing with an isolated infidelity or a pattern of sexual compulsivity, need immediate support to navigate the new terrain of their relationship. They need a clear articulation of betrayal trauma, a thorough education about their normal attachment-based reactions, and a proven path to healing. By focusing on how a partner’s attachment system functions in the wake of sexual betrayal, The Betrayal Bind offers a new, game-changing exploration into an age-old problem and connects the dots from research to the lived experience of betrayed partners.
Download or read book The Roots of Betrayal written by James Forrester and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brilliant new Elizabethan thriller from the highly acclaimed author of SACRED TREASON. 1564: Catholic herald William Harley, Clarenceux King of Arms, is the custodian of a highly dangerous document. When it is stolen, Clarenceux immediately suspects a group of Catholic sympathisers, the self-styled Knights of the Round Table. Francis Walsingham, the ruthless protégé of the queen's Principal Secretary, Sir William Cecil, intercepts a coded message from the Knights to a Countess known to have Catholic leanings. He is convinced that Clarenceux is trying to use the document to advance the cause of the Catholic Queen. And soon Clarenceux enters a nightmare of suspicion, deception and conspiracy. Conflict and fear, compounded by the religious doubts of the time, conceal a persistent mystery. Where has the document gone? Who has it and who really took it? And why? The roots of betrayal are deep and shocking: and Clarenceux's journey towards the truth entails not just the discovery of clues and signs, but also the discovery of himself.
Download or read book A Crash of Sea and Storm written by Taylor Vander Leest and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katla has everything she desires. Named a Victor for slaying her first dragon, she is content with the honorary festivities and congratulations, gifts and pride. Her success was never meant to attract an inescapable marriage contract with the King's nephew, to force upon her a title she never sought to bear.She sets off to carry out a deed so great, the honor to break the agreement will be undeniably hers. Whispers of a new sort of beast travel across the water, and her sword has never felt lighter. Her foe is clear. The only one who stands in the way of her freedom is the Dragon Rider, and every breath they still draw.Aidan knows something has changed. Never before has the barbaric Sigurd Clan moved quite like this; with human captives, an influx of warships for their growing armada, imprisoned dragons and stolen scales. The Sigurd are preparing, and a noose has slipped around the Voluspian Isles. He is no longer enough to force it back.A dragon waits at his back as a girl holds a blade to his throat, and they will find that worlds may need to converge, in order to save those from which they come.
Download or read book Betrayal s Price written by Lisa Blackwood and published by Lisa Blackwood Books. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enemies by nature. Companions by choice. Warrior-Scout Ashayna Stonemantle has no awareness of her fate until her sentient magic manipulates her into seeking out one of the enemy—Sorntar, Crown Prince of the Phoenix. If she dare trust the word of an enemy prince who is also an avian shape-shifting mage, their souls and futures are eternally linked. When their willful magic awakens early and forces them into an unbreakable bond, Ashayna and Sorntar are accused of being corrupted by an ancient evil. To prove their innocence, they must work together to discover what happened in the past to pit bondmate against bondmate. As the search for the truth draws them closer together, Ashayna realizes she has growing feelings for Sorntar. But before she can tell him, his tainted power enslaves him. Faced with an impossible decision, Ashayna chooses to fight for Sorntar’s soul even at the risk of her own. Author’s Note: In Deception’s Shadow is an epic fantasy romance series. Betrayal’s Price (Book 1) Herd Mistress (Book 2) Maiden's Wolf (Book 3) Death’s Queen (Book 4) If you like Grace Draven, Jeffe Kennedy, Amanda, Bouchet, C.L. Wilson, Sarah J. Maas, Maria V. Snyder, Bernadette Rowley, and Elizabeth Vaughan, you might also like the Ishtar’s Legacy series by Lisa Blackwood. Topics: epic fantasy, epic fantasy romance, fantasy romance, sword and sorcery, shifters, mages, phoenixes, fae kings, warrior queen, warrior maidens, demigods, goddesses, epic fantasy with romance, first in series free, fantasy romance series, fantasy romance saga, horse shifters, bird shifters, shapeshifter romance, magic, sorcery, sorceress, romantic fantasy, shifters, shapeshifter romance with sex, fantasy romance ebook, female protagonist, HEA, Magic, strong heroine, non-human hero, top ebooks in fantasy, speculative fiction, romantic fantasy series.
Download or read book Act of Betrayal written by Edna Buchanan and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-04-27 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a hurricane bears down on Miami, a crime reporter confronts the mystery of her own father’s past: “[An] irresistible series” (Kirkus Reviews). When Miami crime reporter Britt Montero reports a missing teenager, she discovers that the case may be related to a string of unsolved disappearances. As Britt delves into the baffling case, an old mystery opens new wounds: she unexpectedly meets two men who knew her deceased father—who was executed long ago in a Cuban jail. Through them, Britt learns that he left a diary identifying the man who betrayed him. But the diary isn’t easily possessed: Anyone who finds it seems to be marked for murder. At the height of a terrifying category five hurricane, Britt needs to face the man who betrayed her father in order to uncover more than one truth, but her hunger for justice may turn her into the next victim. From the Edgar Award–nominated and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Corpse Had a Familiar Face, this compelling crime thriller “deftly captures the matter-of-fact quality of the police beat” (The New York Times). “[An] extremely likable heroine.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Betrayal of the Paragon Cross written by Georgina Zuvela and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rosko Krystoffe lives in South Africa in 2084 when a civil war breaks out in the city of Paragonia. The Paragon people are driven away and embark on a journey of survival. Rosko meets the Gabra Shi in a speleothem cave where she reveals the mystery and purpose of his existence. Gretchen Tousard is Roskos potential bride. She is also torn from her loved ones and loses track of them. On her journey fraught with danger she escapes the civil war in Paragonia. When she is compelled to sail to Montenegro where she finds Rosko once more. He discovers Gerald Topovskis evil plan to manipulate the worlds resources through SEV.
Download or read book Shifting Shadows written by Abdulhamid Ali and published by Abdulhamid Ali. This book was released on 2023-06-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where identities are hidden and loyalty is uncertain, Ahmed is the ultimate master of adaptation. Known only by his exceptional skills, he seamlessly transforms into anyone required, wherever he's needed. But behind the enigma lies a haunted past. As Ahmed takes on perilous missions for clients with questionable motives, alliances shift, and trust becomes a luxury. Friend or foe? It's a constant battle to decipher the true intentions of those around him. But when faced with a personal dilemma that challenges his detached nature, Ahmed must confront his own moral compass. In a high-stakes mission that pushes him to his limits, he finds himself on a collision course with redemption or reckoning. In the thrilling world of "Shifting Shadows," loyalties blur, danger lurks at every turn, and the line between hero and villain fades. Brace yourself for an adrenaline-fueled ride where the true character of Ahmed is revealed, leaving readers questioning their own perceptions in a world of shifting truths.
Download or read book Ada the Betrayed Or The Murder at the Old Smithy A Romance of Passion written by James Malcolm Rymer and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Ada, the Betrayed; Or, The Murder at the Old Smithy. A Romance of Passion' by James Malcolm Rymer is a novel set in England in the year 1795. The story opens with a devastating storm that ravages a village, causing chaos and destruction. Amidst the chaos, a woman named Mad Maud predicts a terrible fate for the Old Smithy and its owner, Andrew Britton. Soon after, a fire breaks out in the building, and a horrifying discovery is made—a murder has taken place. As the villagers investigate the crime, they uncover a web of deceit and betrayal that threatens to tear them apart.
