Author: Sophie Barnes
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The only thing more lethal than his need for revenge, is the woman who's tasked with bringing him down. Adrian Croft dreams of quitting the shady business he stands to inherit, of settling down, and of raising a family free from a life of crime. But when tragedy strikes, this fanciful dream is destroyed. All he wants now is revenge. His anger, however, threatens to cloud his judgment, making it harder for him to recognize danger when it approaches in the form of a beautiful woman. Trained for covert operations as part of a secret government program, Samantha Carmichael's mission is to give British law enforcement a reason to prosecute the most powerful man in the country. But when common sense and duty begin to blur, can she remain steadfast in her goal, or will her loyalties shift as she gradually loses her heart to the one man she cannot afford to love? -One series, one couple, and the brutal challenges they must face- If you like What Angels Fear, Silent in the Grave, and Murder on Black Swan Lake, you'll devour Sophie Barnes' thrilling new series. Buy A Vengeful King Rises and start this adventure today!
A Vengeful King Rises
Author: Sophie Barnes
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The only thing more lethal than his need for revenge, is the woman who's tasked with bringing him down. Adrian Croft dreams of quitting the shady business he stands to inherit, of settling down, and of raising a family free from a life of crime. But when tragedy strikes, this fanciful dream is destroyed. All he wants now is revenge. His anger, however, threatens to cloud his judgment, making it harder for him to recognize danger when it approaches in the form of a beautiful woman. Trained for covert operations as part of a secret government program, Samantha Carmichael's mission is to give British law enforcement a reason to prosecute the most powerful man in the country. But when common sense and duty begin to blur, can she remain steadfast in her goal, or will her loyalties shift as she gradually loses her heart to the one man she cannot afford to love? -One series, one couple, and the brutal challenges they must face- If you like What Angels Fear, Silent in the Grave, and Murder on Black Swan Lake, you'll devour Sophie Barnes' thrilling new series. Buy A Vengeful King Rises and start this adventure today!
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The only thing more lethal than his need for revenge, is the woman who's tasked with bringing him down. Adrian Croft dreams of quitting the shady business he stands to inherit, of settling down, and of raising a family free from a life of crime. But when tragedy strikes, this fanciful dream is destroyed. All he wants now is revenge. His anger, however, threatens to cloud his judgment, making it harder for him to recognize danger when it approaches in the form of a beautiful woman. Trained for covert operations as part of a secret government program, Samantha Carmichael's mission is to give British law enforcement a reason to prosecute the most powerful man in the country. But when common sense and duty begin to blur, can she remain steadfast in her goal, or will her loyalties shift as she gradually loses her heart to the one man she cannot afford to love? -One series, one couple, and the brutal challenges they must face- If you like What Angels Fear, Silent in the Grave, and Murder on Black Swan Lake, you'll devour Sophie Barnes' thrilling new series. Buy A Vengeful King Rises and start this adventure today!
City of Ghosts
Author: Victoria Schwab
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338111035
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
From #1 NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of "Stranger Things" and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. A New York Times bestseller!Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead . . . and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost.So things are already pretty strange. But they're about to get much stranger.When Cass's parents start hosting a TV show about the world's most haunted places, the family heads off to Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, graveyards, castles, and secret passageways teem with restless phantoms. And when Cass meets a girl who shares her "gift," she realizes how much she still has to learn about the Veil -- and herself.And she'll have to learn fast. The city of ghosts is more dangerous than she ever imagined.#1 NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab delivers a thrillingly spooky and action-packed tale of hauntings, history, mystery, and the bond between friends (even if that friend is a ghost . . .).
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338111035
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
From #1 NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of "Stranger Things" and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. A New York Times bestseller!Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead . . . and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost.So things are already pretty strange. But they're about to get much stranger.When Cass's parents start hosting a TV show about the world's most haunted places, the family heads off to Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, graveyards, castles, and secret passageways teem with restless phantoms. And when Cass meets a girl who shares her "gift," she realizes how much she still has to learn about the Veil -- and herself.And she'll have to learn fast. The city of ghosts is more dangerous than she ever imagined.#1 NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab delivers a thrillingly spooky and action-packed tale of hauntings, history, mystery, and the bond between friends (even if that friend is a ghost . . .).
A Dark Queen Rises
Author: Ashok K. Banker
Publisher: John Joseph Adams
ISBN: 1328916294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
"Returning to Ashok K. Banker's brilliant #ownvoices, epic fantasy world of the Burnt Empire first introduced in Upon a Burning Throne, A Dark Queen Rises features Krushni and Karni, two women on quests to protect the innocent and bring down tyrants"--
Publisher: John Joseph Adams
ISBN: 1328916294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
"Returning to Ashok K. Banker's brilliant #ownvoices, epic fantasy world of the Burnt Empire first introduced in Upon a Burning Throne, A Dark Queen Rises features Krushni and Karni, two women on quests to protect the innocent and bring down tyrants"--
Rise of the Vicious Princess
Author: C. J. Redwine
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062908987
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The first in a YA political fantasy duology about a fierce princess determined to bring lasting peace to her kingdom regardless of the cost to her heart—from C.J. Redwine, the author of the Defiance series and the New York Times bestselling Ravenspire series. Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights, And I Darken, and Ash Princess. Princess Charis Willowthorn is the dutiful sword of Calera. Raised to be ruthless and cunning, her only goal is to hold her war-torn kingdom together long enough to find a path toward peace with their ancient foe Montevallo, even if the cost is her own heart. When violence erupts in the castle itself, nearly killing the queen, Charis must assume her mother’s duties and manage both the war and her kingdom. But as an unseen enemy begins sinking Calera’s ships, Charis realizes a threat much greater than Montevallo is coming for her people. So she forms a plan. By day, she is Calera’s formidable princess intent on forging an alliance with Montevallo. By night, she disguises herself as a smuggler and roams the sea with a trusted group of loyalists, hunting for their new enemies. And through it all, there's the one boy she can't have—who guards her life, but steals her heart. But her enemies are much closer than Charis realizes, and her heart isn’t the only thing she has left to lose.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062908987
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The first in a YA political fantasy duology about a fierce princess determined to bring lasting peace to her kingdom regardless of the cost to her heart—from C.J. Redwine, the author of the Defiance series and the New York Times bestselling Ravenspire series. Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights, And I Darken, and Ash Princess. Princess Charis Willowthorn is the dutiful sword of Calera. Raised to be ruthless and cunning, her only goal is to hold her war-torn kingdom together long enough to find a path toward peace with their ancient foe Montevallo, even if the cost is her own heart. When violence erupts in the castle itself, nearly killing the queen, Charis must assume her mother’s duties and manage both the war and her kingdom. But as an unseen enemy begins sinking Calera’s ships, Charis realizes a threat much greater than Montevallo is coming for her people. So she forms a plan. By day, she is Calera’s formidable princess intent on forging an alliance with Montevallo. By night, she disguises herself as a smuggler and roams the sea with a trusted group of loyalists, hunting for their new enemies. And through it all, there's the one boy she can't have—who guards her life, but steals her heart. But her enemies are much closer than Charis realizes, and her heart isn’t the only thing she has left to lose.
Free the Darkness
Author: Kel Kade
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952687013
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Raised and trained in seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows. With no understanding of his life's purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bestowed upon him by a dead king, Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence.Determined to adhere to his last orders, Rezkin extends his protection to an unlikely assortment of individuals he meets along the way, often leading to humorous and poignant incidents.As if pursuing an elite warrior across a kingdom, figuring out who he is and why everyone he knows is dead, and attempting to find these so-called friends and protect them is not enough, strange things are happening in the kingdom. New dangers begin to arise that threaten not only Rezkin and his friends, but possibly everyone in Ashai.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952687013
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Raised and trained in seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows. With no understanding of his life's purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bestowed upon him by a dead king, Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence.Determined to adhere to his last orders, Rezkin extends his protection to an unlikely assortment of individuals he meets along the way, often leading to humorous and poignant incidents.As if pursuing an elite warrior across a kingdom, figuring out who he is and why everyone he knows is dead, and attempting to find these so-called friends and protect them is not enough, strange things are happening in the kingdom. New dangers begin to arise that threaten not only Rezkin and his friends, but possibly everyone in Ashai.
A Genie in the House of Saud
Author: K. F. Zuzulo
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
ISBN: 9781419697395
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One wish remains. Zubis is the vengeful genie who has waited 3,000 years for freedom. Bethany O'Brien, bound to Zubis by an ancient betrayal, is the only one who can stop him. One of them must die.
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
ISBN: 9781419697395
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One wish remains. Zubis is the vengeful genie who has waited 3,000 years for freedom. Bethany O'Brien, bound to Zubis by an ancient betrayal, is the only one who can stop him. One of them must die.
A Ruthless Angel Weeps
Author: Sophie Barnes
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
She’ll cut down anyone daring enough to threaten what she holds dear… Charged with murder, Adrian awaits the trial that will seal his fate. Escape seems impossible with his enemies actively trying to end his existence. But if he were to avoid the inevitable, he'd set his mind to one goal: hunting down his devious wife - the woman who orchestrated his capture. On the run from the law, Samantha plots her husband's rescue. Letting him hang isn't an option. Not if she's to correct the misunderstanding between them and fight for the future she knows they can have together. But with time running out, how will she ever succeed in saving the only love she's ever known?
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
She’ll cut down anyone daring enough to threaten what she holds dear… Charged with murder, Adrian awaits the trial that will seal his fate. Escape seems impossible with his enemies actively trying to end his existence. But if he were to avoid the inevitable, he'd set his mind to one goal: hunting down his devious wife - the woman who orchestrated his capture. On the run from the law, Samantha plots her husband's rescue. Letting him hang isn't an option. Not if she's to correct the misunderstanding between them and fight for the future she knows they can have together. But with time running out, how will she ever succeed in saving the only love she's ever known?
A Wounded Bird Sings
Author: Sophie Barnes
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
An orphaned girl's path is determined, her destiny tied to a mistreated boy who will one day win her allegiance. Raised by his tyrannical father, Adrian Croft is prepared for the day when he will take over a criminal enterprise passed down through generations. And take his position as King of Portman Square. If only he can endure. Saved from her cruel existence at Saint Christopher's home for foundling children, Samantha Carmichael is awarded a new life at Clearview Manor. Both a blessing and a curse. For which she will one day pay the price. This short story companion to The House of Croft series shows how the Nightingale Project came about and how Adrian and Samantha's childhoods have shaped them. It also includes the first three chapters from A Vengeful King Rises.
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
An orphaned girl's path is determined, her destiny tied to a mistreated boy who will one day win her allegiance. Raised by his tyrannical father, Adrian Croft is prepared for the day when he will take over a criminal enterprise passed down through generations. And take his position as King of Portman Square. If only he can endure. Saved from her cruel existence at Saint Christopher's home for foundling children, Samantha Carmichael is awarded a new life at Clearview Manor. Both a blessing and a curse. For which she will one day pay the price. This short story companion to The House of Croft series shows how the Nightingale Project came about and how Adrian and Samantha's childhoods have shaped them. It also includes the first three chapters from A Vengeful King Rises.
The Gentlemen Authors
Author: Sophie Barnes
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 647
Book Description
A Duke's Guide to Romance: Anthony Gibbs, Duke of Westcliffe, needs an income. Bills must be paid, appearances kept, and arrangements made for his sisters' debuts. But how? The answer dawns on him when he meets Ada Quinn, a bookish wallflower who inspires him to write a romance novel. Falling for her however is tricky, for she's not the sort of woman he can afford to marry. A Duke's Introduction to Courtship: Disguised as a boy, Harriet Michaels seeks employment at a printing press. But problems arise when she meets Mr. Evans, the new assistant editor. Not just because of the danger they both face if they give in to their rising attraction, but because Mr. Evans is not who he claims to be either. A Duke's Lesson in Charm: Callum Davis, Duke of Stratton, never expected to get along with Emily Brooke, but thanks to his ward, he starts to realize she’s pretty good company. However, a pretend courtship makes him wish for more than friendship with her. So when she finds out what he's written about her, he must make every effort to prove his love for her is real, or risk losing her forever.
Publisher: Sophie Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 647
Book Description
A Duke's Guide to Romance: Anthony Gibbs, Duke of Westcliffe, needs an income. Bills must be paid, appearances kept, and arrangements made for his sisters' debuts. But how? The answer dawns on him when he meets Ada Quinn, a bookish wallflower who inspires him to write a romance novel. Falling for her however is tricky, for she's not the sort of woman he can afford to marry. A Duke's Introduction to Courtship: Disguised as a boy, Harriet Michaels seeks employment at a printing press. But problems arise when she meets Mr. Evans, the new assistant editor. Not just because of the danger they both face if they give in to their rising attraction, but because Mr. Evans is not who he claims to be either. A Duke's Lesson in Charm: Callum Davis, Duke of Stratton, never expected to get along with Emily Brooke, but thanks to his ward, he starts to realize she’s pretty good company. However, a pretend courtship makes him wish for more than friendship with her. So when she finds out what he's written about her, he must make every effort to prove his love for her is real, or risk losing her forever.
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SEWER KING
Author: Vito Quattrocchi
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329725034
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The Rise and Fall of the Sewer King A crime drama depicting the activities of a crime syndicate in Northern New Jesey. Ciro Brigante, a young man brought up in the sewers of Palermo Sicily becomes king of the street urchins who live underground in the sewers of Palermo. Coming to America he joins an Italian criminal gang in Northern New Jersey (a Mafia strong-hold in the United States). Ciro rises to dominance as a Capo. His rise and fall depicts the tragedy of a life of crime.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329725034
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The Rise and Fall of the Sewer King A crime drama depicting the activities of a crime syndicate in Northern New Jesey. Ciro Brigante, a young man brought up in the sewers of Palermo Sicily becomes king of the street urchins who live underground in the sewers of Palermo. Coming to America he joins an Italian criminal gang in Northern New Jersey (a Mafia strong-hold in the United States). Ciro rises to dominance as a Capo. His rise and fall depicts the tragedy of a life of crime.