Download or read book Secret of the Warlock s Crypt written by Tom Hayes and published by ATBOSH Media Ltd.. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cryptic drawings, maps, strange symbols. This is what twelve-year-old Mike Hilliard discovers as he investigates the long-dead, ruthless millionaire Titus Morley. As these strange symbols and drawings hover in his dreams, Mike rambles through the listless Cleveland Heights summer with Billy Hayworth, a photography intern at the Western Reserve Historical Society, where Mike’s uncle, Robert “Otto” Hilliard is an historian. After his death in an 1872 refinery explosion, Titus Morley’s treasure trove of rare grimoires and ancient masks disappeared. Could the drawings and maps provide clues? Mike and Billy are determined to find out. But after rambling through a nearby cemetery at midnight, Mike’s confidence is shaken, Billy is not the same, and a soul-stirring horror has been awakened. A fortune in missing books and masks. A long-dead millionaire who wanted out of his body and wanted to command the dead. Bodies missing from morgues and graves. What can these things possibly mean to a boy spending the summer with his uncle?

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Download or read book The Lamp from the Warlock s Tomb written by John Bellairs and published by Puffin. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Monday and Miss Eells recover a magic lamp that was stolen from a warlock's tomb and is spreading evil to further the wicked ends of the thief.

Download or read book The Warlock of Firetop Mountain written by Steve Jackson and published by Fighting Fantasy. This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dungeon quest and a dangerous treasure hunt... The reader must take on the role of an adventurer, travelling to find the treasure chest belonging to a powerful Warlock, deep within Firetop Mountain. This chest is guarded by a succession of terrifying monsters...

Download or read book Black Warlocks Prowling written by Erin Richards and published by Midnight Muse Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A formidable and coveted witch. Coven leader Sage Wilde’s ready to commit to sexy warlock Rafael Reyes… until powerful black warlock Ethan Ravenwood offers an enticing alliance. When threats to both covens end their peaceful existence, Sage must consider Ravenwood’s indecent proposal… despite Rafael’s threat to walk. Two power-hungry, desirable warlocks. Rafael yearns to use all Sage’s magic, but she dribbles it to him, typical of modern witches ruling powerless warlocks. He figures if they marry, she’ll open the floodgates to her magic. But when supposedly extinct black warlocks, who possess their own magic, upend their life, all bets are off, especially when Ravenwood craves Sage as his own. The cost extracted from Sage and Rafael may end them. The Wilde Coven is attacked, and Sage needs the Ravenwoods to prevent another witches and warlocks war. When the unthinkable happens, Sage’s life flips upside down, and fierce new magic emerges. Is it enough magic to prevent a war and put Ravenwood’s offer on ice? Will Sage and Rafael have a future together when they pick up the pieces… if Rafael lives?

Download or read book Warlocks of the Black Oak written by Marie-Claude Bourque and published by Sea Storm Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the Warlocks of the Black Oak: a powerful order of modern-day sorcerers fighting evil to protect the ones they love. The first three fantasy romance now together in this first installment in the Order of the Black Oak - Collection “Bourque develops a world of mages and sorceresses unlike any other.“ — Night Owl Reviews Book 1: A WARLOCK'S KISS: A Second Chance Urban Fantasy Romance: A stoic warlock leader must convince his panther-shifter ex-girlfriend to return the only magical artifact that can cure his sister from a terrible hex. Book 2: A SORCERER'S NIGHT: A Second Chance Urban Fantasy Romance: A protective panther-shifter sorcerer battles a powerful demon who holds his fiancee hostage. Book 3: AN ALCHEMIST'S DESIRE: A Slow-Burn Urban Fantasy Romance A recluse alchemist is forced out in the world to save a gifted violinist from her cursed instrument. ★★★★★ Fantastic series of action, magic and awesome romance. You will fall in love with the characters and feel you are right with them.

Download or read book The Secret of the Underground Room written by John Bellairs and published by Dial. This book was released on 1990-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Father Higgins disappears, Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass discover disturbing clues which lead them to England and an encounter with a long-dead knight.

Download or read book Legends of the Dragonrealm Shade written by Richard A. Knaak and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak’s unforgettable Legends of the Dragonrealm series continues with this spellbinding tale of a powerful sorcerer trapped in a purgatory of his own making. Survivor of a once-mighty race of sorcerers, the spellcaster known to those of the Dragonrealm simply as Shade struggles to find an end to the curse he brought upon himself millennia ago in his hope to escape death . . . and worse. Instead of immortality, he was condemned to an endless series of lives alternating between darkness and light, with “death” only resurrecting him over and over. His blurred features and unstable but terrible powers a threat to friend and foe alike, the hooded sorcerer must defy not only those who would manipulate him, but also his very self. Worse, he must do so always aware that even the land itself may have sinister designs upon him. . . .

Download or read book Nightshade Hugh Corbett Mysteries Book 16 written by Paul Doherty and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Hugh Corbett restore peace before further blood is shed? In Nightshade, the fascinating sixteenth novel in the Hugh Corbett series, Corbett must travel to Essex in search of stolen treasure. Perfect for fans of Ellis Peters and Robin Hobb. January 1304 and Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of King Edward I, has been charged with yet another dangerous mission. Scrope, an unscrupulous manor lord, has reneged on his promise to hand over a priceless ornate cross he stole from the Templars during the Crusades. Furthermore, he has massacred as heretics fourteen members of a religious order, whose corpses now hang in the woods near Mistleham in Essex. The King, determined to restore order sends Corbett to Mistleham in his stead. But as Corbett reaches the troubled village, it becomes obvious that the situation has worsened. A mysterious bowman has appeared, killing townspeople at random. Is one of the Brethren responsible, or have the Templars arrived to wreak revenge? Can Corbett restore Mistleham to peace, and return the treasure to the King, before further blood is shed? What readers are saying about Nightshade: 'A gripping mystery, another page turner of the first order' 'Not only is the medieval age recreated, but a gripping story is told. Doherty is just superb here' 'An entirely entertaining and engrossing story'

Download or read book Undead and Married Romantic Vampire Cozy Mystery written by Andie Low and published by Squabbling Sparrows Press. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Blood Bond Marriage Agency where we take finding your 'life' mate, very seriously. Because, when you're undead, making the wrong choice can have 'deadly' consequences. *** What’s worse than being framed for murder? For vampire-born matchmaker Eva, this is the least of her worries. Get ready for a cozy mystery you can get your teeth into! Left in charge of her grandmother’s marriage agency, vampire matchmaker, Eva De Silva, is expecting a peaceful gig. She’s wrong. On her first night in the hot seat, she gets hit with unexpected visitors. Things only get worse when a dangerous family relic goes missing, and she’s framed for murder. Luckily, she has Dominik Zilonka—her newest client and vampire voted least likely to settle down—on hand to help. With danger lurking around every corner, Eva must stay sharp to save the business, clear her name and find Dominik a wife, and all while ignoring she’s his perfect match. Join Eva in a paranormal cozy mystery that’s got the perfect touch of vampire romance. If you love a paranormal cozy series with a kick ass vampire who can take care of business and herself, then welcome to the Blood Bond Agency series. Perfect for fans of Misty Bane, Amanda M. Lee, and Lily Harper Hart, along with Dionne Lister, Morgana Best, and Jane Hinchey. Join Eva, Deedee, and Lilith as they work to get the undead safely married, because in the world of happily ever after, when you're a vampire, you need all the help you can get.

Download or read book Kellory the Warlock written by Lin Carter and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kellory -- the last of the Black Wolves, sole descendant of the Lost Kings of Illyrion. His fighting arm maimed, his homeland stolen, his tribe mercilessly slaughtered by the dread Thungoda Horde, he seeks revenge with the only weapon left to him -- sorcery. But the secret arts of witchcraft are not easily surrendered by the Brotherhood of Darkness... Across the Sea of Sand, with its plethora of terrifying spells and whispering spirits of the night, Kellory seeks the Grimoire of Yaohim -- the Book of Shadows -- for only within its enigmatic pages will he find the sacred magic that will vanquish his enemies, if he can decipher its mystery before it's too late...

Download or read book Marina Witches Mysteries Boxed Set Paranormal Mystery Complete 9 Book Series written by Andie Low and published by Squabbling Sparrows Press. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 1390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Frankie Bonny: Jinxed witch, martial arts badass, and chaos magnet extraordinaire. Dive headfirst into a world where magic runs amok, reality bends like a pretzel, and normal is just a setting on the washing machine. This complete nine-book series follows Frankie as she punches, kicks, and wise-cracks her way through: Haunted ships and vanishing covens Multiversal mayhem and alien ancestry Vampire family dinners and jailbreak vacations Merman romance and cursed seashells Shifter genes gone wild and magical murder mysteries And a wedding that's more "chaos" than "I do" With her smart-mouthed familiar Dex by her side and a rotating cast of supernatural hotties, Frankie takes on pirates, time lords, and her own wonky powers. She'll break curses, solve murders, and accidentally create new universes—all while trying to master the art of magical adulting. From cozy mystery beginnings to reality-warping adventures, watch as Frankie evolves from housework-spell novice to multiverse-hopping badass. Buckle up, buttercup. This ain't your grandma's witch series. Get ready for nine books of non-stop magical mayhem, snarky humor, and a heroine who flips the bird at fate. Normal was never an option, and Frankie wouldn't have it any other way. Not ready to commit? Grab Frankie B: The Ghost Ship, the first in this series while it's free. If you love a paranormal series with a kick ass witch who can take care of business even without her magic, then welcome to the Marina Witches Mysteries. Perfect for fans of Misty Bane, Amanda M. Lee, and Lily Harper Hart, as well as Dionne Lister, Morgana Best, and Jane Hinchey. Join Frankie and Dex as they take on dark forces and injustice along with Frankie's hot, but equally mysterious, neighbor. With Zane around, the main danger is to Frankie's heart.

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