Author: Thomas Bloor
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571231119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Sam wants to be an ordinary fourteen-year-old boy, but he's not. He is the victim of a terrible curse that has turned him into something to be hated.
Beast Beneath the Skin
Author: Thomas Bloor
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571231119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Sam wants to be an ordinary fourteen-year-old boy, but he's not. He is the victim of a terrible curse that has turned him into something to be hated.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571231119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Sam wants to be an ordinary fourteen-year-old boy, but he's not. He is the victim of a terrible curse that has turned him into something to be hated.
Beneath the Skin
Author: Savannah Russe
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101498188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
No one can tell that Daphne Urban is a vampire. But the government knows-and she's been recruited to spy for them. To get over a recent break-up, Daphne must throw herself into her work, joining her colleagues to chase down a ruthless enemy. Mysterious, cruel, and unstoppable, this assassin is dead-set on killing a certain presidential candidate. Now Team Darkwing has to find him before it's too late. But soon, Daphne finds herself drawn back into the life she once rejected: a secret vampire underworld, where all pleasures-like human blood-can be found.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101498188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
No one can tell that Daphne Urban is a vampire. But the government knows-and she's been recruited to spy for them. To get over a recent break-up, Daphne must throw herself into her work, joining her colleagues to chase down a ruthless enemy. Mysterious, cruel, and unstoppable, this assassin is dead-set on killing a certain presidential candidate. Now Team Darkwing has to find him before it's too late. But soon, Daphne finds herself drawn back into the life she once rejected: a secret vampire underworld, where all pleasures-like human blood-can be found.
Beneath the Skin
Author: Kyla Stinkraus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945410024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Life sucks for 18-year-old Sidney Shaw.Her mom's a drunk. Her dad disappears for weeks at a time. It's better when he's gone.At school, she's betrayed and bullied by her ex-best friend. To make matters worse, cutting can't bring the relief she craves anymore. Something's gotta give. When she punches a kid to protect her little brother, Sidney's forced into group counseling with perfect, popular Arianna, who looks like the type to grieve over a broken nail. But Arianna has secrets of her own. She might just be an ally, if Sidney can let her guard down.And then there's the new guy, Lucas, who sees straight through Sidney's tough, snarky façade. But Sidney's wounds go deeper than anyone knows. As her father's abuse escalates, her secrets threaten to unravel her. How far is she willing to go to protect her family? And who can she turn to when the unthinkable happens?A gut-wrenching exploration of trauma and resilience, the redemptive power of friendship, and how we piece our broken selves back together, one shard at a time.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945410024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Life sucks for 18-year-old Sidney Shaw.Her mom's a drunk. Her dad disappears for weeks at a time. It's better when he's gone.At school, she's betrayed and bullied by her ex-best friend. To make matters worse, cutting can't bring the relief she craves anymore. Something's gotta give. When she punches a kid to protect her little brother, Sidney's forced into group counseling with perfect, popular Arianna, who looks like the type to grieve over a broken nail. But Arianna has secrets of her own. She might just be an ally, if Sidney can let her guard down.And then there's the new guy, Lucas, who sees straight through Sidney's tough, snarky façade. But Sidney's wounds go deeper than anyone knows. As her father's abuse escalates, her secrets threaten to unravel her. How far is she willing to go to protect her family? And who can she turn to when the unthinkable happens?A gut-wrenching exploration of trauma and resilience, the redemptive power of friendship, and how we piece our broken selves back together, one shard at a time.
Legendary Wolf & Legendary Beast
Author: Barbara J. Hancock
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488035199
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
Two shape-shifter brothers and the tough women they love… Legendary Wolf Once upon a time, Anna was an orphan girl, her only friend a shifter. Then the red wolf Soren Romanov learned that the girl he loved was the daughter of his family’s greatest foe… Now grown and beginning to master her own power, Anna knows that only Soren can help her stop a great evil. But he’ll have to trust the woman—and the witch—she’s become. Legendary Beast Madeline Romanov was trapped in an enchanted sleep, her baby wrapped tight in her arms. Then the white wolf woke her, and her son disappeared. For centuries, Lev Romanov searched for his wife and their child, and the search drove him half-mad. Can he now be the man he needs to be to help Madeline save their son?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488035199
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
Two shape-shifter brothers and the tough women they love… Legendary Wolf Once upon a time, Anna was an orphan girl, her only friend a shifter. Then the red wolf Soren Romanov learned that the girl he loved was the daughter of his family’s greatest foe… Now grown and beginning to master her own power, Anna knows that only Soren can help her stop a great evil. But he’ll have to trust the woman—and the witch—she’s become. Legendary Beast Madeline Romanov was trapped in an enchanted sleep, her baby wrapped tight in her arms. Then the white wolf woke her, and her son disappeared. For centuries, Lev Romanov searched for his wife and their child, and the search drove him half-mad. Can he now be the man he needs to be to help Madeline save their son?
The Sword of Feimhin
Author: Frank P. Ryan
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
ISBN: 1623656478
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
A ragtag group of orphans have defeated the Great Witch, but peace is yet to be attained: the Tyrant's control of the Fáil has increased so much that he now threatens Earth as well as Tir. In a dystopian London, Mark and Nantosueta, Queen of Monisle on Tir, are searching for Padraig O'Brien, the druidic guardian of the great sword to convince him to join the Resistance and vanquish the Razzmatazzers and the Skulls, whose sinister presence is spreading to New York, and to other great capitals of the world. Meanwhile, Penny Postlethwaite, a gifted but emotionally troubled teenager, is mapping two Londons, the beleaguered "City Above", and the eerily fascinating "City Below." On Tir, Alan Duval, leader of the Shee army, is mounting an attack on Ghork Mega, the Tyrant's capital city, but he faces obstacles at every turn. And in Dromenon, Kate Shaunessy is exploring the colossal roots of the Tree of Life, as she finds herself descending into the Land of the Dead in her quest to find the legendary serpent-dragon Nidhoggr. The Tree of Life is afflicted with a mysterious malady, and Kate is faced with a difficult decision of whether to liberate Nidhoggr, who is driven by chaos. As the threat of war looms larger on both Tir and Earth, the labyrinthine cunning of the Tyrant becomes manifest. What is he building in the "City Below" What horrors does he have in store for New York and other major cities of Earth? Day by day and hour by hour, the looming threat grows in both the worlds.
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
ISBN: 1623656478
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
A ragtag group of orphans have defeated the Great Witch, but peace is yet to be attained: the Tyrant's control of the Fáil has increased so much that he now threatens Earth as well as Tir. In a dystopian London, Mark and Nantosueta, Queen of Monisle on Tir, are searching for Padraig O'Brien, the druidic guardian of the great sword to convince him to join the Resistance and vanquish the Razzmatazzers and the Skulls, whose sinister presence is spreading to New York, and to other great capitals of the world. Meanwhile, Penny Postlethwaite, a gifted but emotionally troubled teenager, is mapping two Londons, the beleaguered "City Above", and the eerily fascinating "City Below." On Tir, Alan Duval, leader of the Shee army, is mounting an attack on Ghork Mega, the Tyrant's capital city, but he faces obstacles at every turn. And in Dromenon, Kate Shaunessy is exploring the colossal roots of the Tree of Life, as she finds herself descending into the Land of the Dead in her quest to find the legendary serpent-dragon Nidhoggr. The Tree of Life is afflicted with a mysterious malady, and Kate is faced with a difficult decision of whether to liberate Nidhoggr, who is driven by chaos. As the threat of war looms larger on both Tir and Earth, the labyrinthine cunning of the Tyrant becomes manifest. What is he building in the "City Below" What horrors does he have in store for New York and other major cities of Earth? Day by day and hour by hour, the looming threat grows in both the worlds.
Legendary Beast
Author: Barbara J. Hancock
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 148809425X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
She slept… …his love didn’t Once upon a time, Madeline was trapped in an enchanted sleep, her baby wrapped tight in her arms. Then the white wolf woke her, and her son disappeared. For centuries, Lev Romanov searched for his wife and their child, and the search drove him half-mad. Can Madeline trust the wolf to be the man who can help her save their son?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 148809425X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
She slept… …his love didn’t Once upon a time, Madeline was trapped in an enchanted sleep, her baby wrapped tight in her arms. Then the white wolf woke her, and her son disappeared. For centuries, Lev Romanov searched for his wife and their child, and the search drove him half-mad. Can Madeline trust the wolf to be the man who can help her save their son?
In the Skin of a Beast
Author: Peggy McCracken
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022645892X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In medieval literature, when humans and animals meet—whether as friends or foes—issues of mastery and submission are often at stake. In the Skin of a Beast shows how the concept of sovereignty comes to the fore in such narratives, reflecting larger concerns about relations of authority and dominion at play in both human-animal and human-human interactions. Peggy McCracken discusses a range of literary texts and images from medieval France, including romances in which animal skins appear in symbolic displays of power, fictional explorations of the wolf’s desire for human domestication, and tales of women and snakes converging in a representation of territorial claims and noble status. These works reveal that the qualities traditionally used to define sovereignty—lineage and gender among them—are in fact mobile and contingent. In medieval literary texts, as McCracken demonstrates, human dominion over animals is a disputed model for sovereign relations among people: it justifies exploitation even as it mandates protection and care, and it depends on reiterations of human-animal difference that paradoxically expose the tenuous nature of human exceptionalism.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022645892X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
In medieval literature, when humans and animals meet—whether as friends or foes—issues of mastery and submission are often at stake. In the Skin of a Beast shows how the concept of sovereignty comes to the fore in such narratives, reflecting larger concerns about relations of authority and dominion at play in both human-animal and human-human interactions. Peggy McCracken discusses a range of literary texts and images from medieval France, including romances in which animal skins appear in symbolic displays of power, fictional explorations of the wolf’s desire for human domestication, and tales of women and snakes converging in a representation of territorial claims and noble status. These works reveal that the qualities traditionally used to define sovereignty—lineage and gender among them—are in fact mobile and contingent. In medieval literary texts, as McCracken demonstrates, human dominion over animals is a disputed model for sovereign relations among people: it justifies exploitation even as it mandates protection and care, and it depends on reiterations of human-animal difference that paradoxically expose the tenuous nature of human exceptionalism.
Fluxion (The Vampires of Vegas Book IV)
Author: Alexia Purdy
Publisher: Lyrical Lit. Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Fluxion is book 4 in The Vampires of Vegas series. The past always returns to haunt you. April is on cusp of distributing a successful treatment for the vampiric virus which decimated the world's population. When she's betrayed by those she trusts the most, she's forced to flee her home in Las Vegas. Now, she must depend on a stranger she just met who shares the same rare mutation as her. She can't trust anyone. The vampire hive was her sanctuary, but now, their leader hides an unspeakable horror with far more sinister consequences than anyone could've imagined, especially when it involves April's unusual abilities. Time is running out as she hurries to avoid the clutches of a new clever foe, save her friends, and rid the world of the deadly scourge forever. But the price of success is far too steep. Will the consequences of saving everyone else finally be enough to break her, or will she embrace the full power of the monster lingering beneath her skin? Includes the short novella Brevity (A Vampires of Vegas Story)
Publisher: Lyrical Lit. Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Fluxion is book 4 in The Vampires of Vegas series. The past always returns to haunt you. April is on cusp of distributing a successful treatment for the vampiric virus which decimated the world's population. When she's betrayed by those she trusts the most, she's forced to flee her home in Las Vegas. Now, she must depend on a stranger she just met who shares the same rare mutation as her. She can't trust anyone. The vampire hive was her sanctuary, but now, their leader hides an unspeakable horror with far more sinister consequences than anyone could've imagined, especially when it involves April's unusual abilities. Time is running out as she hurries to avoid the clutches of a new clever foe, save her friends, and rid the world of the deadly scourge forever. But the price of success is far too steep. Will the consequences of saving everyone else finally be enough to break her, or will she embrace the full power of the monster lingering beneath her skin? Includes the short novella Brevity (A Vampires of Vegas Story)
Jade Man's Skin
Author: Daniel Fox
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781616642457
Category : Dragons
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
With the long-chained dragon now free and the rebels' invasion smashed by her exultant fury, young Emperor Chien Hua is ambitious to strike back with increasingly godlike powers that are making him dangerously rash. But the emperor's forces have no hope of launching a counterattack, until a goddess moves to oppose the dragon's will.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781616642457
Category : Dragons
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
With the long-chained dragon now free and the rebels' invasion smashed by her exultant fury, young Emperor Chien Hua is ambitious to strike back with increasingly godlike powers that are making him dangerously rash. But the emperor's forces have no hope of launching a counterattack, until a goddess moves to oppose the dragon's will.
Under the Skin
Author: E. E. Richardson
Publisher: Abaddon Books
ISBN: 1849975361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
A tough, hard-nosed career officer in the male-dominated world of British policing, DCI Claire Pierce of North Yorkshire Police heads Northern England?s underfunded and understaffed Ritual Crime Unit. Unregarded by the traditional police, struggling with an out-sized caseload, Pierce is about to tackle her most shocking case so far. Following reports of unlicensed shapeshifters running wild in the Dales, DCI Pierce leads a failed raid to capture the skinbinder responsible. While the dust is still settling, a team from Counter Terrorism turns up and takes the case off her. Pursuing the case off the record, she uncovers something murkier and more terrible than she suspected. Has her quarry achieved the impossible and learned to bind human skin?
Publisher: Abaddon Books
ISBN: 1849975361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
A tough, hard-nosed career officer in the male-dominated world of British policing, DCI Claire Pierce of North Yorkshire Police heads Northern England?s underfunded and understaffed Ritual Crime Unit. Unregarded by the traditional police, struggling with an out-sized caseload, Pierce is about to tackle her most shocking case so far. Following reports of unlicensed shapeshifters running wild in the Dales, DCI Pierce leads a failed raid to capture the skinbinder responsible. While the dust is still settling, a team from Counter Terrorism turns up and takes the case off her. Pursuing the case off the record, she uncovers something murkier and more terrible than she suspected. Has her quarry achieved the impossible and learned to bind human skin?