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Conflict in Blood (Partnership in Blood #3)
by Ariel Tachna2nd EditionSequel to Covenant in BloodPartnership in Blood: Volume ThreeAs the Alliance wizard-vampire partnerships grow stronger, the dark wizards feel the effects and become increasingly desperate to find enough information to counter them, unaware of the growing strain of the blood-magic bonds on the wizards and vampires alike. The conflict is spreading. The strife of uncomfortable relationships, both personal and professional, is threatening to tear up the Alliance from the inside, despite the efforts of Alain Magnier and Orlando St. Clair, Thierry Dumont and Sebastien Noyer, and even Raymond Payet and Jean Bellaiche, leader of the Paris vampires, who is fighting to establish a stable covenant with his own partner so he might lead by example. As the war rages on and heartbreaking casualties mount on both sides, the dark wizards keep searching for clues to understand and counter the strength of the Alliance, while the blood-bound Alliance partners hunt through ancient prejudices and forgotten lore to find an edge that can turn the tide of the war once and for all.. With new strength behind it, the Alliance's leaders move to announce its existence to the whole world, hoping to rally support against the dark wizards who threaten to destroy life as they know it. Struggling to find its way in the expanding war, the Alliance discovers that despite its advantages, the partnerships are affecting the balance of magical power in the world, which may be an even bigger threat than the war itself.This second edition received minor revision and proofing for re-release in honor of the publication of Partnership Reborn, the final book in the series.
El Conflicto Con Las Hadas
by Gayle Ramage Lourdes Osorio GonzálezSinopsis:Michael acaba de mudarse a Edimburgo (Escocia) para empezar de cero con sus tres hijos. Mientras ellos salen a explorar la ciudad, él se queda descansando con una copa de vino. Hasta que unos golpes en la puerta principal le conducen hacia una revelación estrafalaria, fruto de la visita de una mujer pelirroja. Ambos encontrarán en el ático unos invitados inesperados.
Conflicto de sangre (Coalición de Sangre #3)
by Ariel Tachna O. M. SuárezVolumen 3 de la serie "Coalición de Sangre"La secuela de "Pacto de sangre"A medida que los emparejamientos entre magos y vampiros formados dentro de la Alianza se hacen más fuertes, los magos rebeldes sufren sus efectos y están cada vez más desesperados por encontrar información que les permita contrarrestarlos, desconocedores de la creciente tensión que el vínculo entre sangre y magia causa tanto a los magos como a los vampiros. El conflicto se está extendiendo. Los problemas creados por relaciones incómodas o molestas, tanto desde el punto de vista personal como profesional, amenazan con destruir la Alianza desde su interior, a pesar de los esfuerzos de Alain Magnier y Orlando St. Clair, Thierry Dumont y Sébastien Noyer e incluso Raymond Payet y Jean Bellaiche, líder de los vampiros de París, quien está luchando a su vez por establecer un pacto estable con su propio compañero de tal forma que pueda servir de ejemplo. Mientras la guerra se recrudece y bajas dolorosas aumentan en ambos bandos, los magos rebeldes siguen buscando claves para comprender y neutralizar la fuerza de la Alianza, al mismo tiempo que las parejas vinculadas por la sangre rebuscan entre antiguos prejuicios y tradiciones populares para encontrar alguna ventaja que pueda inclinar la guerra a su favor de una vez por todas.
Conflit de sang (Partenariat de Sang #3)
by Ariel Tachna Emmanuelle RousseauSuite de Contrat de sangPartenariat de Sang, tome 3Alors que les partenariats magiciens-vampires de l'Alliance deviennent plus forts, les sorciers rebelles en subissent les effets. Ils cherchent de plus en plus désespérément à trouver des informations capables de les contrer, ignorant la pression croissante des liens de la magie de sang sur les magiciens et les vampires. Le conflit se propage. Les querelles des partenariats mal assortis, à la fois sur un plan personnel et professionnel, menacent de déchirer l'Alliance de l'intérieur, malgré les efforts d'Alain Magnier et d'Orlando Saint Clair, de Thierry Dumont et de Sébastien Noyer, et même de Raymond Payet et de Jean Bellaiche, le chef des vampires de Paris qui se bat pour établir un équilibre avec son propre partenaire afin de pouvoir donner l'exemple. Alors que la guerre fait rage et que les pertes déchirantes augmentent dans les deux camps, les sorciers rebelles continuent à chercher des indices pour comprendre et contrer la force de l'Alliance, alors que les partenaires liés par le sang de l'Alliance font la chasse aux anciens préjugés et partent à la recherche de savoirs oubliés pour trouver un avantage qui pourrait inverser le cours de la guerre une fois pour toutes. Avec cette nouvelle force à ses côtés, les dirigeants de l'Alliance décident d'annoncer son existence au monde entier, dans l'espoir de rallier des soutiens contre les sorciers rebelles qui menacent de détruire la vie comme ils la connaissent. Luttant pour trouver sa voie dans la guerre qui s'étend, l'Alliance découvre que, malgré ses avantages, les partenariats ont une incidence sur l'équilibre du pouvoir magique dans le monde, ce qui est pourrait être une menace encore plus grande que la guerre elle-même.
Conflitto di sangue (Legami di sangue #3)
by Emanuela Cardarelli Ariel TachnaSeguito di Patto di sangueSerie Legami di sangue, Libro 3Mentre l'Alleanza tra maghi e vampiri si rafforza, i maghi oscuri ne subiscono gli effetti e iniziano una disperata ricerca di informazioni per poterla contrastare, inconsapevoli della crescente influenza che i legami hanno su maghi e vampiri. Il conflitto si va espandendo. La pressione generata dalla difficoltà di alcune relazioni, sia private che professionali, rischia di lacerare l'Alleanza dall'interno, nonostante gli sforzi di Alain Magnier e Orlando St. Clair, Thierry Dumont e Sebastien Noyer e persino di Raymond Payet e Jean Bellaiche, il capo dei vampiri parigini, che sta cercando di instaurare un rapporto stabile col suo compagno, in modo da poter guidare attraverso l'esempio. Mentre la guerra imperversa e da entrambe le parti aumentano le perdite, i maghi oscuri continuano a cercare elementi per poter comprendere e contrastare la forza dell'Alleanza, mentre le coppie all'interno di essa studiano i vecchi pregiudizi e le antiche leggende alla ricerca di qualcosa che possa cambiare le sorti della guerra una volta per tutte.
Confluence
by S. K. DunstallFrom the national bestselling author of Alliance, linesman Ean Lambert finds himself caught in a dangerous fight for political power... The lines. Mysterious yet familiar: the key to controlling every ship in the galaxy. Once they were thought of as tools, but since linesman Ean Lambert discovered strange new lines in an alien vessel, they have become so much more--symbols of a power too great to ignore. While the Crown Princess of Lancia seeks to share the new technology, her father, the Emperor, has other plans. His latest political maneuverings seem to be tilting the balance of control to Lancia's favor--a move that not all members of the New Alliance are looking upon favorably. As tensions mount, Ean and his former shipmates must unite to avert a disastrous conflict: the princess working within the tumultuous Alliance, Ean seeking the help of the impatient alien ships, and Ean's close friend and bodyguard, Radko, embarking on a mysterious and perilous mission. But the biggest threat comes from an unexpected source. Someone is trying to take down the New Alliance from within--and will use anything, even the lines themselves, to ensure its destruction...From the Paperback edition.
Confluence - The Trilogy: Child of the River, Ancients of Days, Shrine of Stars (Confluence)
by Paul McAuleyConfluence - a long, narrow, artificial world, half fertile river valley, half crater-strewn desert. A world beyond the end of human history, served by countless machines, inhabited by 10,000 bloodlines who worship their absent creators, riven by a vast war against heretics. This is the home of Yama, found as an infant in a white boat on the world's Great River, raised by an obscure bureaucrat in an obscure town in the middle of a ruined necropolis, destined to become a clerk - until the discovery of his singular ancestry. For Yama appears to be the last remaining scion of the Builders, closest of all races to the revered architects of Confluence, able to awaken and control the secret machineries of the world.Pursued by enemies who want to make use of his powers, Yama voyages down the length of the world to search for answers to the mysteries of his origin, and to discover if he is to be the saviour of his world, or its nemesis.
Confluence - The Trilogy: Child of the River, Ancients of Days, Shrine of Stars
by Paul McauleyConfluence - a long, narrow, artificial world, half fertile river valley, half crater-strewn desert. A world beyond the end of human history, served by countless machines, inhabited by ten thousand bloodlines who worship their absent creators, rivem by a vast war against heretics. This is the home of Yama, found as an infant in a white boat on the world's Great River, raised by an obscure bureaucrat in an obscure town in the middle of a ruined necropolis, destined to become a clerk - until the discovery of his singular ancestry. For Yama appears to be the last remaining scion of the Builders, closest of all races to the revered architects of Confluence, able to awaken and control the secret machineries of the world.Pursued by enemies who want to make use of his powers, Yama voyages down the length of the world to search for answers to the mysteries of his origin, and to discover if he is to be the saviour of his world, or its nemesis.
Confluence Trilogy: Child of the River, Ancients of Days, Shrine of Stars
by Paul J. Mcauley3 short novels in one volume. Confluence-a long, narrow man-made world, half fertile river valley, half crater-strewn desert. It is a world at the end of its time, a place of savagery, bureaucracy and war, inhabited by countless flying micro-machines and ten thousand bloodlines ruiled by devotion to absent gods. This is the home of a singular young man named Yama. An infant who was discovered in a bier on the river, he was raised by the prelate of Aeolis until it was learned that his ancestry was unique. Yama appeared to be the last remaining scion of the Builders, closest of all races to the worshipped architects of Confluence. Now, awed and fearful of his increasing ability to awaken the machines the Builders left behind. Yama searches for his identity and a history that is both his and his world's.
The Conformity (The Twelve-Fingered Boy Trilogy #3)
by John Hornor JacobsMr. Quincrux is dead. Armistead Lucius Priest, founder of the Society of Extranaturals, is now seated uneasily in his protégés flesh, and though Priest's powers are not inconsiderable, the Conformity will not settle for the second-brightest flame in the etheric heights. It will confront Shreve. But it will have to find him first. Under the protection of Mr. Negata, Jack, and the rest of the Irregulars, Shreve retreats to the wild to face his demons and prepare his mind for one more battle. The Conformity is the breathtaking conclusion to the acclaimed Twelve-Fingered Boy Trilogy.
The Confounding Case of Climate Crisis
by Owen R. Liu Barbara TinkerWith time travel and mysteries that need solving, the Galactic Academy of Science (G.A.S.) series instructs readers on how to think like scientists. Under the guidance of a Dude or Dudette from the future, the middle school characters are faced with treacherous, present-day crimes that require a historical knowledge of science in order to be solved. From investigating problems to analyzing data and constructing explanations and solutions, this series blends elements of sci-fi with educational methods that distill the key thinking habits of scientists and engineers. An adventure that investigates the causes and consequences of climate change Something strange is going on during Anita and Benson's field trip to a greenhouse as their guide is making wild claims about carbon dioxide and their science teacher, Mr. Fazmel, has mysteriously disappeared. That's when Quarkum Phonon, a Dude from the future, sends Anita and Benson on a Galactic Academy of Science mission to learn about the origins of climate change and the ways communities around the world are dealing with its impact. With stops around the world--from a Hawaiian volcano to Greenland and Geneva--Anita and Benson sift through the evidence for climate change. On their return home, the students face the question: what can a couple of kids do to reduce CO2 emissions and slow down climate change? A portion of all profits from this book will go to support local projects helping people in the developing world adapt to climate change.
Confounding Oaths: A standalone Regency romantasy perfect for fans of Bridgerton from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material
by Alexis HallA nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone awry in this irresistible Regency romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material - perfect for fans of Bridgerton.It is the year 1815 and Mr. John Caesar is determined to help his younger sister, Mary, successfully enter London society. A high-stakes endeavour at the best of times, this task is made slightly more difficult by his family's non-traditional background, the pernicious whims of the ton, and the ever-present complication of living in a world full of scheming fairies and capricious gods. When Mary is cursed by the fair folk, John sets out to save her. This choice throws him into the path of Captain Orestes James - the handsome up-from-the-ranks hero of Wellington's armies - and his ragtag band of misfits.Together, they must venture into a vicious world of fey bargains and sacrificial magic as they draw ever closer to rescuing Mary.But while John is no stranger to casual dalliances with soldiers, he's never expected one to last - or wanted one to - until now.Praise for Mortal Follies: 'Part historical, part fantasy, all top-notch queer romance'KIRKUS REVIEWS'All the interpersonal drama of Jane Austen meets all the complex treachery of Greek mythology'PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'Whimsically wonderful, witty writing that evokes Oscar Wilde'BOOKLIST
Confounding Oaths: A Novel (The Mortal Follies series #2)
by Alexis HallA nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone awry in this swoon-worthy romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.&“The utterly enchanting second installment of Alexis Hall&’s Mortal Follies series brings back all the magic, both literal and figurative, that readers expect. . . . It&’s another rousing success from Hall.&”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)It is the year 1815, and Mr. John Caesar is determined to help his sister, Mary, successfully navigate the marriage mart. A high-stakes endeavor at the best of times, this task is made slightly more difficult by his family&’s nontraditional background, the pernicious whims of the ton, and the ever-present complication of living in a world full of scheming fairies and capricious gods. Despite all that, John knows that his parents wish to see his sister comfortably settled. He also knows that the sooner he sees Mary&’s future secured, the sooner he can get his own wish—returning to an aristocratic life of leisure. And as for Mary? Sweet, sensitive Mary just wishes gentlemen would pay as much attention to her as they do to her younger sister. When Mary&’s all-too-literal wish puts her squarely in the sights of a malicious fairy godmother, John sets out to save her. This choice throws him into the path of Captain Orestes James—the handsome up-from-the-ranks hero of Wellington&’s armies—and his ragtag band of misfits. Together, John and the captain will venture into a vicious world of fey bargains and sacrificial magic as they draw ever closer to rescuing Mary—and to each other. While John is no stranger to casual dalliances with soldiers, until now he&’s never expected one to last—or wanted one to. He and the captain come from different worlds, and even if Orestes feels the same, John knows there&’s no point in wishing for something more between them. After all, John has learned firsthand that getting what you wish for can be a dangerous thing. . . .
Confounding Oaths: A standalone Regency romantasy perfect for fans of Bridgerton from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material
by Alexis HallA nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone awry in this irresistible Regency romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material - perfect for fans of Bridgerton.It is the year 1815 and Mr. John Caesar is determined to help his younger sister, Mary, successfully enter London society. A high-stakes endeavour at the best of times, this task is made slightly more difficult by his family's non-traditional background, the pernicious whims of the ton, and the ever-present complication of living in a world full of scheming fairies and capricious gods. When Mary is cursed by the fair folk, John sets out to save her. This choice throws him into the path of Captain Orestes James - the handsome up-from-the-ranks hero of Wellington's armies - and his ragtag band of misfits.Together, they must venture into a vicious world of fey bargains and sacrificial magic as they draw ever closer to rescuing Mary.But while John is no stranger to casual dalliances with soldiers, he's never expected one to last - or wanted one to - until now.Praise for Mortal Follies: 'Part historical, part fantasy, all top-notch queer romance'KIRKUS REVIEWS'All the interpersonal drama of Jane Austen meets all the complex treachery of Greek mythology'PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'Whimsically wonderful, witty writing that evokes Oscar Wilde'BOOKLIST
A Confraria da Serpente, volume 1 : A Invasão (A Confraria da Serpente #1)
by Alice VellosoUm suspense sobrenatural contagiante. Uma corrida em busca da verdade que vai deixar você sem fôlego até o final. A arqueóloga Viviane Robert, é movida sem saber para dentro de uma conspiração milenar onde os adversários, os Serkys e os Guardiões, se defrontam com poderes sobrenaturais. Os Serkys são criaturas meio humanas, meio répteis que querem subjugar os homens e explorar os recursos do planeta. Os Guardiões são uma elite capaz de desenvolver dons inacretitáveis, contudo, devem desvendar os segredos contidos numa tábula de argila suméria que somente Viviane pode decifrar. Para Viviane, a verdade vai aos poucos sendo desvendada. E se ela também fosse uma guardiã ? Perseguida de Roma à Jerusalem, passando por Londres e pelo México, a jovem arqueóloga deverá aprender a controlar seus poderes para poder lutar contra os Serkys e impedir o retorno de suas criaturas sobre a face da terra, pois essas criaturas, os Anunnaki, são mais terríveis ainda... Classificado como um romance de ficção científica, fantasia, sobrenatural... E se tudo isso fosse mais que apenas uma teoria ?....Manipulação de DNA, visita de seres vindos do espaço que se fazem passar por deuses, seres humanos que despertam para uma outra realidade... A autora expoe fatos sobre o ser humano, revelações sobre a história da humanidade que leva o leitor a se questionar : e se tudo isso não fosse apenas ficção científica ? Explore esta história apaixonante que te levará para a época dos sumérios e babilônios te transportando depois para um futuro não muito distante quando o homem doa sua vida à tecnologia, aceitando o microchip, a realidade virtual e uma vida dentro de cidades ultra protegidas que serão na verdade sua prisão. Deixe que a autora te transporte para este mundo fantástico. Como Viviane, a arqueóloga, vá em busca da verdade, descubra os segredos que não querem te revelar, abra a porta do m
The Confrontation (The Symbolism of Power #2)
by Cezara ZamfirTwo worlds separated for more than 1000 years, unaware of each other and yet rediscovered by coincidence. However, due to the violation of an ancient peace treaty, the worlds find themselves on the brink of a new war. The Crowd starts the fight against the Society hoping that its ingenuity will beat the latter's technology. Rulers fall from power, are betrayed and killed, shadows hide enemies in benevolent faces, and Earth once again tastes the blood of the innocent until finally the twins and Tim return to the Crowd to put an end to the carnage. The three discover another side to the gentle Eulice - mother of the twins Castor and Hera - who offers Tim a deadly test for the humans to prove their humanity. All eyes are on him. Will he choose to take the test or be expelled from the land of the Crowd?
Confrontations: Affinities (Affinities #4)
by J. L. WaltersIn Confrontations by J.L. Walters, a Books We Love Young Adult Fantasy, Ash, Bran, Ky and Jay along with their friends have now mastered their affinities. They now control their ability to use Earth, Air, Fire and Water. The time has come for them to face Dom Senet and He Who Walks with Evil. They have learned a disturbing fact. He Who Walks With Evil is able to exchange an old body for a new one. Dom Senet wishes to obtain the secret and he is willing to sacrifice even his own son to gain this power. The four sets of companions set off to rid the doms and domas of Dom Senet’s bonds and to defeat the two evil men. Can they or will they become pawns to evil?
Confronting Erda's Wizards: The Jewels of Erda (The Jewels of Erda #2)
by Janet Lane WaltersTwo of the Jewels have no Holders and they must be found. The Brotherhood of Wizards also seeks to find them. Jindera is one of the pair and she must escape her cruel uncle. She wishes to find her twin brother taken by the Wizards who will use him in their attempt to destroy the Jewels of Erda. As twins, they can speak via the Inner Path. The Wizards hope to use this. Mara, is a clanless desert dweller and faces life as the abused plaything of a future clan leader. She flees into an unknown future. On the winds, the jewels call this pair.
A Confusion of Princes
by Garth NixPrince wants to become Emperor and the surest way to do so is to kill, dishonor, or sideline any potential competitor. There are rules, but as Khemri discovers, rules can be bent and even broken.
A Confusion of Princes
by Garth NixYou'd think being a Prince in a vast intergalactic empire would be about as good as it gets. Particularly when Princes are faster, smarter, and stronger than normal humans. Not to mention being mostly immortal. But it isn't as great as it sounds. Princes need to be hard to kill-as Khemri learns the minute he becomes one-for they are always in danger. Their greatest threat? Other Princes. Every Prince wants to become Emperor, and the surest way to do so is to kill, dishonor, or sideline any potential competitor. There are rules, but as Khemri discovers, rules can be bent and even broken. Soon Khemri is drawn into the hidden workings of the Empire and dispatched on a secret mission. In the ruins of space battle he meets a young woman called Raine, who challenges his view of the Empire, of Princes, and of himself. But Khemri is a Prince, and even if he wanted to leave the Empire behind, there are forces that have very definite plans for his future. . . .
Congress of Secrets
by Stephanie BurgisIn 1814, the Congress of Vienna has just begun. Diplomats battle over a new map of Europe, actors vie for a chance at glory, and aristocrats and royals from across the continent come together to celebrate the downfall of Napoleon...among them Lady Caroline Wyndham, a wealthy English widow. But Caroline has a secret: she was born Karolina Vogl, daughter of a radical Viennese printer. When her father was arrested by the secret police, Caroline's childhood was stolen from her by dark alchemy. Under a new name and nationality, she returns to Vienna determined to save her father even if she has to resort to the same alchemy that nearly broke her before. But she isn't expecting to meet her father's old apprentice, Michael Steinhüller, now a charming con man in the middle of his riskiest scheme ever. The sinister forces that shattered Caroline's childhood still rule Vienna behind a glittering façade of balls and salons, Michael's plan is fraught with danger, and both of their disguises are more fragile than they realize. What price will they pay to the darkness if either of them is to survive?From the Trade Paperback edition.
Conjure
by Lea NolanBe careful what you search for...Emma Guthrie expects this summer to be like any other in the South Carolina Lowcountry--hot and steamy with plenty of beach time alongside her best friend and secret crush, Cooper Beaumont, and Emma's ever-present twin brother, Jack. But then a mysterious eighteenth-century message in a bottle surfaces, revealing a hidden pirate bounty. Lured by the adventure, the trio discovers the treasure and unwittingly unleashes an ancient Gullah curse that attacks Jack with the wicked flesh-eating Creep and promises to steal Cooper's soul on his approaching sixteenth birthday.But when a strange girl bent on revenge appears, demon dogs become a threat, and Jack turns into a walking skeleton, Emma has no choice but to learn hoodoo magic to undo the hex, all before the last days of summer-and her friends--are lost forever.
Conjure Hill
by Patrick Bryce WrightJorgi Williams hopes starting graduate school will go smoothly. He needs a break from his clingy and transphobic mother Kat, who still insists on calling him by his deadname. Moving into a duplex with a male roommate only sparks a fresh tirade from Kat, and Jorgi is sick of this treatment.Thane Miller, Jorgi’s roommate, is a fellow graduate student. Handsome in a skinny, alterna way, Thane is laidback and kind, and seems to accept Jorgi exactly as he is. Jorgi can’t help developing a crush, despite his fear about whether Thane would date a transman.But the question of love is put on hold when they receive evil spirits as a housewarming present. Thane locates and digs up a cursed jar in the front yard and reveals he is a Wiccan, a white witch. He begs Jorgi not to freak out. Far from being freaked out, Jorgi is fascinated. Thane introduces Jorgi to his coven and the coven leader asks the dreaded question: Who in Jorgi’s life is capable of something like this? Jorgi’s ex-best friend Christy is infamous for vicious grudges, and she’s openly interested in black magic. Chance meetings with Christy seem to confirm she’s guilty.But not everything is adding up. As the demons grow powerful enough to talk, they claim Jorgi’s soul soul has been bound to a powerful demon in a blood magic contract. That’s something Christy wouldn’t have the ability to do. Are the demons lying, or is the enemy still out there?The stress of the demonic attacks, Kat’s relentless transphobic hounding, and the world of blood magic opening up around Jorgi cause him a massive internal shift. Suddenly, he becomes aware there is a part of him who comes and goes and who claims their family is not as innocent and Christian as Jorgi always believed. Jorgi has Dissociative Identity Disorder, and his other selves are holding onto dark secrets about the Williams family’s real religion. Thane is supportive every step of the way, causing Jorgi to fall in love.Then one of Jorgi’s inner selves points the finger at their mother, and Jorgi’s sense of reality is thrown into chaos. Is his enemy Christy or his mother? Can Jorgi and Thane stop the haunting, break the evil contract, and get their happily-ever-after?
Conjure Island
by Eden RoyceFrom the award-winning author of Root Magic comes the story of a girl forced to spend the summer with a great-grandmother she’s never met—only to discover she runs a school for Southern conjure magic. If you ask Delphinia Baker, she’d tell you she has all the family she needs. Sure, her mom passed away when she was young, her dad is often away on deployment, but even though Del has never had anyone she can call her people, she has always had her grandmother—and that’s enough. Besides, having no roots just makes it that much easier when you have to move again.All of that changes, though, when Gramma falls ill and Del is sent to stay with her great-grandmother. Del has never even heard of Nana Rose, and she has no interest in spending the summer on an unbearably hot island off the South Carolina coast. And when Nana Rose starts talking about the school she runs dedicated to their family’s traditions—something called “conjure magic”—Del knows she’s in for a weird, awkward summer.That is, until the magic turns out to be real.Soon, Del is surrounded by teachers who call themselves witches, kids with strange abilities, creatures and ghosts who can speak to her. She has a hundred questions, but one more than any other: Why didn’t Gramma ever tell her about her family, the island, this magic? As Del sets out to find her place in a world she never knew existed, she also discovers a shadowy presence on the island—and comes to believe that it all might be connected.
The Conjured Woman: A Novel (The Emerald Scarab Series #1)
by Anne GrossIn the early 19th Century, Adelaide Lenormand, a fortune teller popular with the Paris elite, conjures a golem for Napoleon Bonaparte during a dinner party. But something goes wrong. It looks nothing like the manservant she promised. Even worse, immediately after it arrives, the golem steals the Emperor’s Emerald Scarab from a chain around his neck and mysteriously disappears.Minutes later in London, Elise Dubois, an ER nurse from Tucson, is found sprawled in front of The Quiet Woman Public House. She’s wearing nothing but tattered shorts, a sports bra, and one pink running shoe. Gripped in her fist is an Egyptian jewel, the scarab.Now Bonaparte’s Minister of Police is breathing down Adelaide’s neck while her wealthy clients are abandoning her. The women of La Société d’Isis, so wickedly encouraging when she’d first launched her plot, remain silent to her pleas for help. Adelaide has no choice but to find the golem and restore her reputation.Troubled by nightmares of a wild-eyed French woman and worried she might be losing her mind, Elise tries to blend in at the pub. But blending in is not her forte. She knows the moment the opportunity arises she’ll stop at nothing to return to 21st Century Arizona, even if that means breaking the heart of the one man who understands her.The Conjured Woman is the first in the Emerald Scarab Adventure series aimed at lovers of hard-edged heroines. In a story of time travel, romance, and fortune, anything can happen.