Download or read book Tasting Darkness Book 2 written by Jessica Hall and published by Jessica Hall. This book was released on with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I thought nothing could be worse than being fated to the Fae men who killed my parents, who saved me from being hunted down by a group of werewolves. I was so wrong. Forced back home with them, I became their prisoner. Tortured by their recruits. My life went from one nightmare into another, until they claimed me. They forced a bond on me that I didn’t want. Or so I thought. I’m fated to be theirs, to help strengthen them and their magic. But instead, I found my own strength. First, I tempted darkness, and now I've got a taste for it, there is nothing more addictive. They're becoming an addiction I don't want to kick. Little did they know, I was fast becoming theirs. With our bonds forged they can no longer decide if they hate me or love me. Maybe both, but now they'll see I can give as good as I can take. And taking is exactly what I plan on doing. Taking their magic and their hearts. If they're lucky, I won't break them the way they tried to break me because now they're realizing what true power is, and I hold it all. I am their keeper. Keeper of their power. Keeper of their darkest secrets. But more importantly, keeper of their souls.
Download or read book Tasting Fire written by Kelsey Browning and published by Steele Ridge Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire in one hand, ashes in the other... Studious tutor Emmy McKay fell in love with Cash Kingston over a biology textbook, never expecting the high school football hero to give her a second thought. But his feelings for her burned just as hot. All too soon, Emmy’s choices destroyed their youthful relationship, reducing it to a pile of ash. Years later, she has landed her dream job as an ER doctor in her hometown. Now it’s time to win back her dream man. As a firefighter and tactical medic, Cash Kingston is no stranger to white-knuckle situations. But when he learns his beautiful—and brilliant—ex-girlfriend has returned to Steele Ridge, he feels as if he’s standing on the roof of a blazing building. With no escape route in sight. Emmy is the only woman who’s ever had the power to build him up one minute and burn him down the next. But when someone targets Emmy and they begin to suspect the danger stems from their past relationship, it’s impossible for Cash to stay detached. Will the struggle to untangle a web of half-truths bring them closer together, or will it tear them apart for good? If you would like to read the entire Steele Ridge series in chronological order, following is the correct order. The Beginning - The Steeles Going Hard - The Steeles Living Fast - The Steeles Loving Deep - The Steeles Breaking Free - The Steeles Roaming Wild - The Steeles Stripping Bare - The Steeles Enduring Love - The Steeles Craving Heat - The Kingstons Tasting Fire - The Kingstons Searing Need - The Kingstons Vowing Love - The Steeles Striking Edge - The Kingstons Burning Ache - The Kingstons
Download or read book Taste of Darkness written by Katie Reus and published by Katie Reus. This book was released on 2014-11-08 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He spent more than a thousand years imprisoned in Hell… Drake is an ancient dragon shifter, one of the most powerful beings in existence, but over a millennium trapped in utter darkness has left him ill-equipped for modern society. If it wasn’t for Victoria, the sweet female brave enough to befriend him, he’d be lost. She’s smart and gorgeous and everything he never dared dream of during his years of agonizing loneliness. He may not have anything to offer her, but one thing he knows for sure: he’d die to keep her safe. Only to fall into the heaven of her touch. Victoria is a wolf shifter, healer of the Stavros pack. She’s seen a lot, but she’s never met anybody quite like Drake, the fiery, fascinating shifter who can blaze through the skies unseen by mere mortals. He’s lost, dangerous, and the last male she should fall in love with, but the more time she spends helping him navigate modern life, the deeper—and hotter—their connection becomes. She’s thrilled when they finally locate his family, but reuniting with his people plunges them both into unimaginable danger. It's a race against the clock trying to figure out who wants them dead and who they can trust, especially when the threat is closer than they ever imagined. Darkness Series, #2 Author note: Taste of Darkness can be read as a stand-alone novel. Books in the Darkness series: 1. Darkness Awakened 2. Taste of Darkness 3. Beyond the Darkness 4. Hunted by Darkness
Download or read book The Angel of Darkness Book 2 of the Alienist written by Caleb Carr and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BOOK BEHIND SEASON TWO OF TNT’S THE ALIENIST • Dr. Laszlo Kreizler returns in a “whopping thriller” (The Washington Post) that showcases Caleb Carr “at his strongest” (USA Today). June 1897. A year has passed since Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a pioneer in forensic psychiatry, tracked down the brutal serial killer John Beecham with the help of a team of trusted companions and a revolutionary application of the principles of his discipline. Kreizler and his friends—high-living crime reporter John Schuyler Moore; indomitable, derringer-toting Sara Howard; the brilliant (and bickering) detective brothers Marcus and Lucius Isaacson; powerful and compassionate Cyrus Montrose; and Stevie Taggert, the boy Kreizler saved from a life of street crime—have returned to their former pursuits and tried to forget the horror of the Beecham case. But when the distraught wife of a Spanish diplomat begs Sara’s aid, the team reunites to help find her kidnapped infant daughter. It is a case fraught with danger, since Spain and the United States are on the verge of war. Their investigation leads the team to a shocking suspect: a woman who appears to the world to be a heroic nurse and a loving mother, but who may in reality be a ruthless murderer of children. Once again, Caleb Carr proves his brilliant ability to re-create the past, both high life and low. Fast-paced and chilling, The Angel of Darkness is a tour de force, a novel of modern evil in old New York. Praise for The Angel of Darkness “A ripping yarn told with verve, intensity, and a feel for historical detail . . . Once again we are careening around the gaslighted New York that Carr knows, and depicts, so well.”—The New York Times Book Review “Gripping . . . Carr is at his strongest, exploring the dark underside of the human psyche and ferreting out the terrors and tragedies that drive men—and women—to kill. . . . In Libby Hatch, Carr has created a villain whose cunning is nearly equal to his detectives’ crime-solving prowess. . . . The mystery is plotted with military precision.”—USA Today “[A] whopping thriller . . . Carr keeps us racing along with him to the very end.”—The Washington Post Book World “Fascinating . . . In a brilliant bit of historical casting, Clarence Darrow, a rising courtroom wizard from Chicago, turns up to defend the villain at a tense upstate New York murder trial.”—Time
Download or read book Out of Darkness written by Ashley Hope Pérez and published by Carolrhoda Lab ®. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Michael L. Printz Honor Book "This is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines you cross, lines you don't cross. That clear?" New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive. Ashley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion—the worst school disaster in American history—as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people. "[This] layered tale of color lines, love and struggle in an East Texas oil town is a pit-in-the-stomach family drama that goes down like it should, with pain and fascination, like a mix of sugary medicine and artisanal moonshine."—The New York Times Book Review "Pérez deftly weaves [an] unflinchingly intense narrative....A powerful, layered tale of forbidden love in times of unrelenting racism."―starred, Kirkus Reviews "This book presents a range of human nature, from kindness and love to acts of racial and sexual violence. The work resonates with fear, hope, love, and the importance of memory....Set against the backdrop of an actual historical event, Pérez...gives voice to many long-omitted facets of U.S. history."―starred, School Library Journal
Download or read book Taming Darkness Book 3 written by Jessica Hall and published by Jessica Hall. This book was released on with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where nothing is as it seems, Aleera finds herself hunted, not just by her mates, but by a past that comes back to haunt her. Her connection to the Fae is both her greatest strength and her deepest peril. And when the Fae governments learn what she is, Aleera finds herself running from more than just her mates, now she must hide from the world. Bound by fate to not just one mate but four, each as sinister as the other. Darius with his demonic allure; Tobias, whose vampiric charm that is as deadly as it is enticing; Lycus, as savage as his Were-Fae lineage; and Kalen, whose pure Dark-Fae essence is as fascinating as it is terrifying. Each man seeks to claim her, dominate her, pull her into their shadowy embrace. Their intentions, draped in malice, at first threatened to shackle her, but after the truth comes to light, they learn Aleera is not their enemy but their savior. Now they must race against time to save the woman they’ve all fallen madly in love with, the same woman they tried to break. But as they race against time to save her, they realize a fundamental truth: Aleera is precisely where she wants to be. She is done with hiding and now seeks out those that threaten her. She is no pawn in this deadly game of power and darkness. She's the ultimate queen of the night. As the lines between friend and foe blur, she is forced to confront truths that challenge everything she once knew. Aleera learns that sometimes, darkness is but a mere shadow cast by the brightest light. What if the difference between dark and light is just an illusion? And what if the vengeance she seeks is intertwined with a love she never imagined? As the fae authorities seek to restrain her, they'll quickly grasp a chilling truth: revenge is an icy blade, especially when wielded by a woman who has not just Tempted Darkness, but has also Tasted and masterfully Tamed it. Author Note This book is book 3 of the darkness Series and cannot be read as a standalone. Book 1 Tempting Darkness Book 2 Tasting Darkness Book 3 Taming Darkness
Download or read book Crown in Darkness Hugh Corbett Mysteries Book 2 written by Paul Doherty and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hugh Corbett is drawn into the dangerous disputes for the Scottish throne... Crown in Darkness is the second gripping novel of murder and mayhem in Paul Doherty's acclaimed Hugh Corbett series. Perfect for fans of Robin Hobb and Michael Jecks. 1286 and on a storm-ridden night King Alexander III of Scotland is riding across the Firth of Forth to meet his beautiful French bride Yolande. He never reaches his final destination as his horse mysteriously slips, sending them both crashing to their death on cruel rocks. The Scottish throne is left vacant of any real heir and immediately the great European princes and the powerful nobles of Alexander's kingdom start fighting for the glittering prize. The Chancellor of England, Burnell, ever mindful of the interest his king, Edward I, has in Scotland, sends his faithful clerk, Hugh Corbett, to report on the chaotic situation at the Scottish court. Concerned that a connection exists between the king's death and those now desirous of taking the Scottish throne, Corbett is drawn into a maelstrom of intrigue, conspiracy and danger. Will Corbett be able to discover the truth behind the King's death? What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'A joy to read' '[Paul Doherty] never lets the reader down' 'Five stars'
Download or read book Finding Never written by C. M. Stunich and published by C.M. Stunich. This book was released on 2013-03-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tell me, Never, do you still love him?” Never Ross and Ty McCabe have come a long way – but they can't stop now. Their pasts are still there, ready to sweep over and consume them if they don't confront them. A visit to Never's family seems like the first logical step, but will it make things better or worse? And what about Noah Scott? Ty is Never's tortured other half, but can he also be the healing balm that she so desperately needs? With McCabe's past still a virtual unknown, Never is going to have to make more than one decision capable of breaking both their hearts.
Download or read book Craving Heat written by Adrienne Giordano and published by Steele Ridge Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-29 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obsession. Conspiracy. Attempted murder. One small-town sheriff just landed in the middle of a deadly mess. As the first female sheriff of Steele Ridge, Maggie Kingston is prepared for all kinds of trouble… just not the mess that invades her town when a superstar quarterback moves in, bringing his big-city problems with him. Jayson Tucker hasn’t been a resident for one day before Maggie is struggling with crowd control, deranged fans, and dozens of reporters camped outside her station, ready to record the latest scandal for primetime TV. When Jayson reveals startling evidence about a charity he’s been supporting, Maggie suspects there’s more to his story than what the media circus around him is leading everyone to believe. Is there a coordinated smear campaign against Jayson? If so, how far will his enemies go to make sure he stays benched permanently? While things heat up between Maggie and Jay, they must work together to separate truth from fiction. Time is running out to identify the threat to Jay’s life—and to catch a foe who will stop at nothing to settle the score in their favor. If you would like to read the entire Steele Ridge series in chronological order, following is the correct order. The Beginning - The Steeles Going Hard - The Steeles Living Fast - The Steeles Loving Deep - The Steeles Breaking Free - The Steeles Roaming Wild - The Steeles Stripping Bare - The Steeles Enduring Love - The Steeles Craving Heat - The Kingstons Tasting Fire - The Kingstons Searing Need - The Kingstons Vowing Love - The Steeles Striking Edge - The Kingstons Burning Ache - The Kingstons
Download or read book Fated To Them written by Jessica Hall and published by Jessica Hall. This book was released on with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buried in debt and stress, Addeline is struggling as she helps raise her niece. She meets her new bosses and soon realizes they aren’t what they appear to be. They’re dominant and possessive and Addeline soon realizes that they aren’t human like her. As they work together, she soon realizes that they are hellbent on wanting her and their controlling nature reveals itself and she realizes that they’ll do anything to have her. Even if it’s by force. When an old flame comes back into Addeline’s life, she tries to resist the strange pull that she feels for her bosses. Her bosses learn that having and keeping their mate is two different things as she tries to escape them. While keeping her in the dark about a secret that could destroy them all. They don’t want her to know the truth, but Addeline is about to uncover their lies.
Download or read book Poison Study written by Maria V. Snyder and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times Bestselling Author Maria V. Snyder Choose: a quick death… or slow poison… Locked deep in the palace dungeon for killing her abuser, Yelena knows she’ll never be free again. The laws in Ixia are strict, and murderers must be executed, no matter the reason. But just as she’s resigned herself to her fate, she’s offered an extraordinary reprieve. As the food taster, Yelena will eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. To make matters worse, the chief of security deliberately feeds her Butterfly’s Dust, and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison. As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can’t control. Her life is threatened again, and in order to survive, she must unravel the secrets behind the past she’s been running from. The Chronicles of Ixia Series by Maria V Snyder Book One: Poison Study Book Two: Magic Study Book Three: Fire Study Book Four: Storm Glass Book Five: Sea Glass Book Six: Spy Glass Book Seven: Shadow Study Book Eight: Night Study Book Nine: Dawn Study
Download or read book Tasting the Sky written by Ibtisam Barakat and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-02-20 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Arab American National Museum Book Award for Children's/YA Literature, among other awards and honors. "When a war ends it does not go away," my mother says."It hides inside us . . . Just forget!" But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember. In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home and she is separated from her family; the harshness of life as a Palestinian refugee; her unexpected joy when she discovers Alef, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. This is the beginning of her passionate connection to words, and as language becomes her refuge, allowing her to piece together the fragments of her world, it becomes her true home. Transcending the particulars of politics, this illuminating and timely book provides a telling glimpse into a little-known culture that has become an increasingly important part of the puzzle of world peace.
Download or read book Hearts in Darkness written by Keri Arthur and published by Dell. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PASSION WITH A BITE Private Investigator Nikki James has a lot to contend with. Her lover, Michael Kelly, walked out without so much as a goodbye, and what seemed like a simple case of stopping a runaway teen brought her face-to-face with another clutch of deadly vampires. But if that seemed bad, it is about to get a lot worse, because when Michael returns, it is not for her, but for the case. Wealthy men are starting to vanish from a resort in Jackson Hole—which is exactly where Nikki’s runaway teen seems to be as well. Something nefarious is going on at the luxury spa, but what? The last thing Michael needs is a confrontation with Nikki—especially when his control over his bloodlust is still so tenuous. But posing as a newlywed couple at the swanky resort may be the best way for both of them to solve their respective cases. This time, Nikki is determined to make Michael see that life apart is worse than death. Yet before she can make him see the light, a specter from Michael’s past rises that could destroy any hope she has of a future with him. Because this time the threat isn’t physical. It’s a matter of the heart. Includes an excerpt of the next novel in Keri Arthur’s Nikki and Michael series, Chasing the Shadows
Download or read book This Darkness Mine written by Mindy McGinnis and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mindy McGinnis, award-winning author of The Female of the Species and A Madness So Discreet, returns with a new dark and twisted psychological thriller—perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Fight Club. Sasha Stone knows her place—first-chair clarinet, top of her class, and at the side of her Oxford-wearing boyfriend. She’s worked her entire life to ensure her path to Oberlin Conservatory as a star musician is perfectly paved. But suddenly there’s a fork in the road in the shape of Isaac Harver. Her body shifts toward him when he walks by, and her skin misses his touch even though she’s never known it. Why does he act like he knows her so well—too well—when she doesn’t know him at all? Sasha discovers that her by-the-book life began by ending the chapter of another: the twin sister she absorbed in the womb. But that doesn’t explain the gaps of missing time in her practice schedule, or the memories she has of things she certainly never did with Isaac. Armed with the knowledge that her heart might not be hers alone, Sasha must decide what she’s willing to do—and who she’s willing to hurt—to take it back.
Download or read book Bloody Bloody Bakersfield Bloody Bakersfield Book 2 written by Christian H. Smith and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious sleepwalking sickness spreads like wildfire through “Bloody” Bakersfield, Illinois. Those infected find themselves acting out their darkest nightmares. How can they defeat an evil that comes from within their own minds? And they can’t stay awake forever….
Download or read book Welcome to the Dark Side written by Giana Darling and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An erotic MC romance from International Bestseller Giana Darling about a good girl and the much older outlaw biker Prez who seduces her to the dark side.
Download or read book Hybrid Aria written by Jessica Hall and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When werewolf hybrid Aria escapes her abusive stepfather, the alpha of the Blackmoon pack,she has no idea what kind of trouble she's gotten herself in to. With her little sister Lily by herside, she finds herself in the maw of an enemy's territory. An enemy that will surely bring aboutnot only her demise, but that of the girl she's practically raised. But before she can be harmed,the alpha of the Bloodmoon pack, the roguishly handsome Reid comes to her rescue. And whilehe never spares hybrids, there is something special about Aria. While she can't tell, he knowsthat she's his mate -- and he's suddenly determined to have her at any cost, even if she doesn'tunderstand why.But darkness looms on the horizon. A cruel and sadistic hunter is after Aria for her unique blood,and will stop at nothing until he has her. The werewolves of the Bloodmoon and Blackmoonpacks must come together to ensure Aria's safety, no matter what price they may have to pay...A tantalizing werewolf erotica, Jessica Hall's "Hybrid Aria" is the perfect choice for anyonelooking for a novel of intense romance, intriguing adventure, and feral lovemaking. Add it toyour collection today!
