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Dalir's Salvation (The Song #3)
by Nina CrespoTo be with the man of her dreams, she'll have to face her worst nightmares...Ari is looking to live a normal life. But after she hits her head, normal is no longer an option. A mysterious, rugged man appears, whom only she can see... each night he fulfills her fantasies and leaves her begging for more. She's sure he's a figment of her imagination--until she finds out the hard way that he's all too real. Now, to truly be with him, Ari will have to embrace the parts of herself she's been desperately keeping at bay. Dalir's been burned by love before, yet he can't resist Ari's beauty and charm. And all it takes is one kiss to spark nights of passion. But there's danger on the horizon that only Dalir and his friends in the band Thane's Redemption can deal with. And the longer he stays with Ari, the greater the peril to them both. Will the two of them be strong enough to fight for their newfound love--and their lives?"Super spicy sex scenes...will leave you begging for more!" --Devilishly Delicious Book Reviews
The Dalkey Archive
by Flann O'BrienA fantastical caper—and the final novel—from the acclaimed twentieth-century Irish writer praised as being imbued &“with the true comic spirit&” by James Joyce. No one would think that the end of the world would begin in the small town of Dalkey, twelve miles south of Dublin. Doomsday is the furthest thing from the minds of humble civil servant Mick Shaughnessy and his friend when they come across an injured swimmer near the sea. Helping the man back to his house, they discover their new acquaintance is a theologist and physicist who claims the impossible: not only can he control time, but he&’s developed a chemical compound that eliminates oxygen from the atmosphere. To stop humanity&’s demise, Mick takes matters into his own hands, embarking on an outrageous adventure that has him meeting Saint Augustine in an underwater cave, recruiting a policeman who believes in a &“Mollycule Theory&” that has people turning into bikes and vice versa, and ferreting out the presumed-dead author James Joyce in a nearby resort town. Only time will tell if Mick can save planet earth . . . &“The Dalkey Archive is witty, sly, outrageous, and the characters remind one at times of Nabokov or De Vries.&” —Texture &“The undoubted humor of [The Dalkey Archive] derives as much from Mr. O&’Brien&’s facile use of language as from the play of his fertile imagination. . . . Not to be missed.&” —Library Journal
DallerGut Dream Department Store: The Joyfully Magical Korean Bestseller (Dallergut Dream Department Store)
by Miye Lee|| THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD ||In a mysterious town that lies hidden in our collective subconscious, there's a quaint little store where all kinds of dreams are sold ... Day and night, visitors both human and animal from all over the world shuffle in sleepily in their pyjamas, lining up to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor in the department store sells a special kind of dream, including nostalgic dreams about your childhood, trips you've taken, and delicious food you've eaten, as well as nightmares and more mysterious dreams. In DallerGut Dream Department Store, we meet Penny an enthusiastic new hire; DallerGut, the flamboyant owner of the department store; Mrs. Weather, Penny's reliable confidante; Vigo Myers, an employee in the mystery department as well as a cast of curious, funny and strange clientele who regularly visit the store. When one of the most coveted and expensive forms of dream payment gets stolen during Penny's first week, we follow along with her as she tries to uncover the workings of this wonderfully whimsical world.A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers' minds, this is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their daily life.EARLY READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH:'What a ride! I DEVOURED this book in one sitting!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'There were so many more layers to this book. It's totally cute, but also clever [and] insightful!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I cannot wait to read the sequel, and I hope it is translated soon!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'It was wholesome, gentle and made me smile the whole time' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I absolutely adored this. It's the kind of book I could read over and over again' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
DallerGut Dream Department Store: The Joyfully Magical Korean Bestseller (Dallergut Dream Department Store)
by Miye LeeThe first book of Mi-Ye Lee's whimsical yet moving duology, translated from the Korean language by Sandy Joosun Lee.THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLDIn a mysterious town that lies hidden in our collective subconscious, there's a quaint little store where all kinds of dreams are sold . . . Day and night, visitors both human and animal from all over the world shuffle in sleepily in their pyjamas, lining up to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor in the department store sells a special kind of dream, including nostalgic dreams about your childhood, trips you've taken, and delicious food you've eaten, as well as nightmares and more mysterious dreams. In Dallergut Dream Department Store we meet Penny an enthusiastic new-hire; Dallergut, the flamboyant owner of the department store; Agnap Coco, producer of special dreams; Vigo Myers, an employee in the mystery department as well as the cast of curious, funny and strange clientele that regularly visit the store. When one of the most coveted and expensive dreams gets stolen during Penny's first week, we follow along with her as she tries to uncover the workings of this wonderfully whimsical world.A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in listeners' minds, this is the first in a best-selling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their daily life.(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
The Dallergut Dream Department Store: A Novel
by Miye LeeTHE #1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLDFor fans of magical realism and the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi comes this cozy fantasy debut.What if there was a store that sold dreams? Which would you buy? And who might you become when you wake up?In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died.For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at Dallergut is the opportunity of a lifetime. As she uncovers the workings of this whimsical world, she bonds with a cast of unforgettable characters, including Dallergut, the flamboyant and wise owner, Babynap Rockabye, a famous dream designer, Maxim, a nightmare producer, and the many customers who dream to heal, dream to grow, and dream to flourish.A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers' minds, this is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their daily life.
Dalya and the Magic Ink Bottle
by J.M. EvensonWhen twelve-year-old Dalya is dragged to Istanbul to help sell her family's ancestral home, the visit begins unpromisingly. Most of the aged mansion is off-limits because it's falling apart, her father is ignoring her, and her great aunt keeps prattling on about a family curse. Despite warnings against it, Dalya tiptoes upstairs, where she finds an old bottle of magic ink hidden under a floorboard. She asks the bottle's jinn (aka genie) to grant her a simple wish...to send her home. Except the jinn interprets "go home" to mean "send me back in time and turn me into a cat." Then Dalya must set off on a wild adventure through Istanbul's animal underworld to find the jinn with the power to set things right.
The Dam Keeper, Book 1 (The Dam Keeper #1)
by Robert Kondo Dice TsutsumiLife in Sunrise Valley is tranquil, but beyond its borders lies certain death. A dangerous black fog looms outside the village, but its inhabitants are kept safe by an ingenious machine known as the dam. Pig’s father built the dam and taught him how to maintain it. And then this brilliant inventor did the unthinkable: he walked into the fog and was never seen again.Now Pig is the dam keeper. Except for his best friend, Fox, and the town bully, Hippo, few are aware of his tireless efforts. But a new threat is on the horizon—a tidal wave of black fog is descending on Sunrise Valley. Now Pig, Fox, and Hippo must face the greatest danger imaginable: the world on the other side of the dam.Based on the Oscar-nominated animated short film of the same name, The Dam Keeper is a lush, vibrantly drawn graphic novel by Tonko House cofounders Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi.
The Dam Keeper, Book 2: World Without Darkness (The Dam Keeper #2)
by Robert Kondo Dice TsutsumiBased on the Oscar-nominated animated short film of the same name, The Dam Keeper is a lush, vibrantly drawn graphic novel trilogy by Tonko House cofounders Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi. World Without Darkness is the second volume in the series. Beyond the dam lies certain death—this is something every citizen of Sunrise Valley knows well. Yet, when a poisonous black tidal wave carries Pig, Fox, and Hippo over the dam and into the wastelands, they don’t find death. Instead they find bustling cities, each with their own dams. Pig can't help but wonder, who is the mysterious dam keeper behind it all?But he doesn't have time to unravel this mystery. The wave of deadly black fog will return to Sunrise Valley in four days, and its dam can't withstand another assault. In a stolen truck and with a deranged lizard leading the way, Pig and his friends are in a race against the clock. but can they reach home in time?
The Dam Keeper, Book 3: Return from the Shadows (The Dam Keeper #3)
by Robert Kondo Dice TsutsumiBased on an Oscar-nominated animated short by former Pixar directors, Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi's The Dam Keeper: Return to the Shadows is the third and final volume in a breath-taking graphic novel series about a pig's epic journey.Sunrise Valley is without a dam keeper, and time is running out. In less than twenty-four hours, the poisonous tidal wave of black fog will descend on Pig’s home. While Fox, Hippo, and Van hurry east to warn the townspeople, Pig ventures on his own path. Pig is following a trail of clues that are inexplicably linked to his father, and now that trail is leading upward. What he finds on a floating island above the clouds will shake him to his core, but it just might be the answer he needs to save his home.
La dama blanca
by María Inés FalconiLa leyenda urbana de Felicitas Guerrero reversionada como una novela juvenil en la que el presente y el pasado se entretejen en una trama llena de misterio y también de amor. Buenos Aires, año 1871. Amelia está a punto de cumplir 15 años. Los preparativos de su fiesta no paran de complicarse, en parte por los estragos que la epidemia de fiebre amarilla está causando en la ciudad. Por suerte, logra distraerse un poco gracias a las piruetas que Giusseppe, un inmigrante italiano muy encantador que vive en el conventillo de la vuelta, le regala todas las tardes cuando pasa por la vereda de su casa. Buenos Aires, actualidad. Pablo y Ema se preparan para ir a la fiesta de 15 de una compañera del colegio. Pablo está decidido a seducir a Antonia, pero en la fiesta conoce a otra chica que parece mucho más interesante... Con el ingenio, el sentido del humor y la sensibilidad que la caracterizan, María Inés Falconi se inspira en la leyenda de Felicitas Guerrero y narra una historia (o varias historias contenidas en una) de encuentros y desencuentros, de amores fallidos y de amores inmortales.
Dama de humo (Princesa de cenizas #Volumen 2)
by Laura SebastianPrincesa. Prisionera. Huérfana. Rebelde. Un trono arrebatado. Ella deberá luchar para devolvérselo a su pueblo. Llega la segunda parte de «Princesa de cenizas». Theo ya no lleva la corona de cenizas, ha recuperado su título y con él, un rehén: Prinz Soren. El pueblo sigue bajo la terrible dictadura del Kaiser, y ella está a miles de kilómetros de distancia de su trono. Theo sabe que la libertad tiene un precio, pero está decidida a encontrar un camino para salvar al pueblo sin perderse a sí misma.
La Dama de los Lobos
by J. Aislynn D'MerrickssonKalla kyl 'Solidor se ha convertido en la Madre de los Lobos. Ella ha reclamado dos de los tres aspectos de Amaraaq, pero tomar un Consorte ha despertado a la Dama, y su estadía en Arkaddia resultará en cambios inesperados dentro de la pequeña pero creciente manada de Kalla. Aprenderá más de quién es y del papel que tendrá que desempeñar en el futuro. Desde Arkaddia, el grupo viaja profundamente a Dashmar para desafiar a otro de los peones de Al'dhumarna, y Kalla avanza por el camino para reclamar su último aspecto: La Emperatriz. Una familia separada se reúne, pero no sin conflictos considerables. Cambios que moldean el mundo esperan a la tierra de Evalyce, el mundo entero de De Sikkari y Kalla kyl 'Solidor, la Madre de los Lobos.
La Dama y La Bestia: La Dama
by Cs LuisEvelyn es una reina dedicada, gobernada por deberes reales y leal al clero. Pero son estas las mismas reglas de las que desea separarse. Mientras da un paseo se encuentra en las ruinas de un antiguo castillo, perdida en los placeres sucios de sus deseos y excitada por el descubrimiento de su cuerpo despertando. Cuando es seductoramente obligada a someterse por una criatura parecida a una bestia, está convencida de que sus sueños ya no son meras fantasías. Abriendo así un mundo completamente nuevo que ella había anhelado profundamente. Mientras tanto, sin que Evelyn lo sepa, todo su clero ha estado ocultando una fantasía sexual propia y podría ser un secreto que Evelyn podría arrepentirse de descubrir.
The Damage Done: A Novel
by Michael LandweberFor fans of Ben Winters and Sarah Pinsker, this mind-bending and thought-provoking novel pushes the limits of fiction, questioning the violence sewn into our DNA.Violence is a thing of the past—but do new horrors lie in wait? Imagine a world devoid of violence—a world where fists can&’t hit, guns don&’t kill, and bombs can&’t destroy. In this tantalizing novel of possibility, this has—suddenly and inexplicably—become our new reality.The U.S. president must find a new way to wage war. The Pope ponders whether the Commandment &“Thou Shalt Not Kill&” is still relevant. A dictator takes his own life after realizing that the violence he used to control his people is no longer an option.In the first days after the change, seven people who have experienced violence struggle to adapt to this radical new paradigm: Dab, a bullied middle schooler; Marcus, a high school student whose brother is the last victim of gun violence in America; Ann, a social worker stuck in an abusive marriage; Richard, a professor whose past makes him expect the worst inthe present; Gabriela, who is making a dangerous border crossing into the U.S.; the Empty Shell, a dissident writer waiting to be tortured in a notorious prison; and Julian, a white supremacist plotting a horrific massacre. As their fates intertwine, the promise and perils of this new world begin to take shape. Although violence is no longer possible, that doesn&’t mean that some among us won&’t keep trying. Mindless cruelty is still alive and well—and those bent on destruction will seek the most devious means to achieve it.
Damage Time
by Colin HarveyDamage Time is a rock-hard sci-fi thriller from the acclaimed author of Winter Song: no-one here gets out alive.NEW YORK IS A MESS. It's 2050 and sea-levels have swamped the coastal regions. The walls are failing, the city has been carved up between the Chinese and the Muslims, and the USA is bankrupt. Detective Peter Shah serves with the NYPD as a Memory Association Specialist - reading the last memories of murder victims. When he's accused of killing a glamorous woman in a bar, he must find the killer, save himself... and the city.File Under: Science Fiction [ A Decaying USA | Shattered Cops | Wrongful Arrest | Murderous Secrets ]
Daman's Angel
by Charmaine RossDaman Quade wants to die, but when he does an angel rescues him - an angel who doesn’t remember who she is or what she was doing in that dark alley. All Daman knows is that he should be dead and the angel shouldn’t be alive on earth.Daman wants to help the angel return to her place in the otherworlds and enlists the help of Father Joseph. They discover that Angel has to return by a flesh and blood sacrifice in three days or she is doomed to walk the earth until the end of time, neither angel nor human. Daman is torn, knowing he must be the sacrifice to save Angel and wanting to live and love again in the one chance of life Angel has given him.Angel has a very big secret. She has fallen in love with Daman. Now that she is flesh and blood, her physical attraction is all-consuming. She doesn’t want to go back. She wants to become human, to live and love as a mortal woman. And she wants Daman at her side until death do them part. But that might be earlier than she thinks.Daman must survive otherworldly demons and death itself to claw his way back to a life where they both can be together. But after all that - will Angel’s secret prove too much to overcome?Sensuality Level: Sensual
Damas, caballeros y planetas
by Laura FernándezDespués de La señora Potter no es exactamente Santa Claus (premios Las Librerías Recomiendan, Finestres y El Ojo Crítico), llega el primer libro de relatos de Laura Fernández. «Un humor y una inteligencia que van más allá de cualquier IA de origen terrícola que podamos imaginar. Leerlos es un viaje intergaláctico a los confines de un universo literario lleno de damas y caballeros (algunos con tres ojos) apasionados y locos por los libros y la escritura».Lola Larumbe, librería Alberti (Madrid)Los relatos aquí reunidos son lo que podríamos llamar «cuentos escogidos», y si algo tienen en común es que no son de este planeta. Literalmente. Pues están ambientados en desopilantemente absurdos rincones de la galaxia. Con un humor y una imaginación que no se detienen ante nada ni nadie, Laura Fernández reinventa nuestro mundo desde otros infinitos mundos poblados por famosos detectives mutantes, periodistas fantasma, dinosaurios oficinistas, autodirigibles que hablan más de la cuenta, limoneros que no son exactamente lo que parecen y habitantes de otros planetas que podrían habitar perfectamente éste. Estas novelas en miniatura dan cuenta del exuberante universo que Laura Fernández ha ido creando y expandiendo a lo largo de quince años. Además de los cuentos que han sido editados previamente —en todo tipo de pequeñas publicaciones y antologías—, Damas, caballeros y planetas incluye un prólogo y otros textos adicionales de la propia autora, así como una nouvelle y un relato inéditos. Galardonada con los premios de narrativa El Ojo Crítico, Las Librerías Recomiendan, Finestres y Kelvin 505 por La Señora Potter no es exactamente Santa Claus, regresa una de las autoras más audaces, brillantes, singulares y talentosas de nuestro panorama literario. Los libreros opinan:«Leer a Laura Fernández es revivir la curiosidad, el asombro y la diversión que sentías de pequeña cuando leías aquel libro debajo de las sábanas con la luz de una linterna».Alejandra Lata de Diego, librería Berbiriana (A Coruña) «Como escritora de relatos es genial. De pluma dickiana, con toques de humor al estiloDouglas Adams, Fredric Brown o Robert Sheckley, Laura Fernández es brillante. ¡Leedla!».Antonio Torrubia, librería Gigamesh (Barcelona) «Dejarse llevar por la meticulosa, precisa, irónica, salvaje, divertida prosa de Laura Fernández es un regalo con muchos momentos de felicidad asegurada».Laia Alegret, librería Drac Màgic (Mallorca)«No sabes qué te vas a encontrar ni por dónde te va a salir porque todo es posible. Lo maravilloso de su narrativa es que siempre apela al niño que hay en ti. Y eso, a día de hoy, es impagable».Bernabé Naharro, librería Luces (Málaga) «Si fuera librera, Laura Fernández sería una lectora voraz, entusiasta, selectiva, audaz. Como escritora es además fantasiosa, elegante, dueña de una voz desmitificadora y bienhumorada. Una de las nuestras».Rafael Arias, librería Letras Corsarias (Salamanca)
The Dame: Book Three Of The Saga Of The First King (The Saga of the First King #3)
by R. A. SalvatoreR.A. Salvatore's cast of exciting characters continue the story in war-torn Corona in The Dame, the third book in the Saga of the First King seriesThe vast road network of Honce, completed a decade before, had brought great optimism to the people of the land. Commerce could travel more freely and so could armies, and those armies, it was hoped, would rid the land at long last of the vicious, bloody cap dwarfs and goblins. For the first time, the many individual kingdoms, the holdings of Honce, would be brought closer together, perhaps even united. For the last few years, those promises had become a nightmare to the folk, as two powerful lairds fought for supremacy of a hoped-for united kingdom.Bransen Garibond, the Highwayman, held little real interest in that fight. To him the warring lairds were two sides of the same coin. Whichever side won, the outcome for the people of Honce would be the same, Bransen believed. A journey north, however, taught Bransen that his views were simplistic at best, and that some things--like honor and true friendship-- might truly matter. In R. A. Salvatore's The Dame, the third volume in R.A. Salvatore's Saga of the First King series, Bransen's road becomes a quest for the truth, of Honce and of himself, a quest to put right over wrong. That path is fraught with confusion and fraud, and a purposeful blurring of morality by those who would seek to use the Highwayman's extraordinary battle skills and popularity among the commonfolk for their own nefarious ends.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Dame Onyx Treasures
by Margaret L CarterExplore love among the monsters in stories of romance, fantasy, and horror. Meet werewolves and vampires, a wandering ghost, and eldritch creatures from an alien dimension. A stray cat receives the gift of speech on Christmas Eve and uses it to help a runaway teenage girl. An expert thief accepts a job from an evil wizard to save her brother, and a sorceress goes on a mission to rescue a noble maiden captured by a beast-man. A fantasy fan trying to get over the death of her fiancé embarks on a quest in the magical virtual world of a computer role-playing game with a man who fascinates her even though they have never met in the flesh--and they get trapped inside the game. These heroes and heroines confront hard-won truths about themselves at the border between human and nonhuman.
Damenndyn - O grimório de Esklaroth (Damenndyn #1)
by Rose BerrylPrimeiro volume de uma série de dark fantasy (indicada para leitores acima dos 12 anos) Damenndyn - O Grimório de Esklaroth [Volume 1] E se tudo isso não passasse do princípio? Alguns segredos ficaram por muito tempo guardados, seja por medo, seja por serem valiosos demais. Logo, somente uma ínfima parte das verdades contidas neles espalhou-se pelos reinos. A história que estão por descobrir desenvolve-se no coração de Lythuste, uma das cinco ilhas do Grande Mundo. Damenndyn vive nela, e por lá leva uma vida tranquila, reclusa nas dependências de um orfanato das sacerdotisas da deusa Torgani, que acolheram-na quando ainda era criança. Impulsionada por sua curiosidade, ela descobrirá, no decorrer das páginas de um misterioso grimório, a enigmática história de um castelo maldito, cujos moradores estão sofrendo nas mãos de forças malignas. Numa velocidade alucinante, terríveis acontecimentos perturbarão a tranquilidade dos dias da garota, mergulhando tudo ao redor dela no caos. Contando somente com dezoito anos de vida, Damenndyn ainda não se deu conta de que é uma das protagonistas da luta contra as Trevas, e de que deverá enfrentar forças desconhecidas, cujos poderes são aterradores...
Damia (Tower and Hive #2)
by Anne MccaffreyNew York Times bestselling fantasy author Anne McCaffrey “interweaves an engrossing romance with a coming-of-age story”(Publishers Weekly) in this novel in the Tower and Hive series. <P><P>Damia is the daughter of Prime Talents The Rowan and Jeff Raven. Her own telepathic and telekinetic abilities manifested at an early age, unimaginable powers even greater than her parents’, challenging to wield much less control. As willful as her mother ever was, Damia defies her family’s attempts to tame and train her—only to bond with Afra Lyon, a Talent who serves The Rowan, and who becomes the object of her affection. <P><P>When she comes of age, Damia learns that a Prime of her capabilities and temperament has no time for love. Assigned to serve the farthest human colonized world from Earth, Damia leads a lonely existence until she telepathically connects with an alien presence in another galaxy—a potential threat not only to Damia, but to the love Afra wants to share with her...
Damiano (The Damiano Trilogy #1)
by R. A. MacAvoyThis alternate history fantasy by a Nebula Award nominee follows a young alchemist&’s quest in Renaissance Italy under the wing of an archangel. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where real faith‑based magic exists. Our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard&’s son, an alchemist, and the heir to dark magics. But he is also an innocent, a young scholar and musician befriended by the Archangel Raphael, who instructs him in the lute. To save his beloved city from war, Damiano leaves his cloistered life and sets out on a pilgrimage, seeking the aid of the powerful sorceress Saara as he must walk the narrow path between light and shadow, accompanied only by his talking dog. But his road is filled with betrayal, disillusionment, and death, and Damiano is forced to confront his dark heritage, unleashing the hellish force of his awesome powers to protect those he loves. The further volumes of this tale are Damiano&’s Lute and Raphael.
The Damiano Trilogy: Damiano, Damiano's Lute, and Raphael (The Damiano Trilogy #1)
by R. A. MacAvoySet against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where faith-based magic exists In Damiano, our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard's son, an alchemist, and the heir to dark magics. But he is also an innocent, a young scholar and musician befriended by the Archangel Raphael, who instructs him in the lute. To save his beloved city from war, Damiano leaves his cloistered life and sets out on a pilgrimage, seeking the aid of the powerful sorceress Saara as he walks the narrow path between light and shadow, accompanied only by his talking dog. But his road is filled with betrayal, disillusionment, and death, and Damiano is forced to confront his dark heritage, unleashing the hellish force of his awesome powers to protect those he loves. In Damiano's Lute, shattered by the demonic fury of his dark powers, Damiano Delstrego has forsaken his magical heritage to live as a mortal man. Accompanied only by the guidance of the Archangel Raphael, the chidings of a brash young rogue, and the memory of a beautiful pagan witch, Damiano journeys across a plague-ridden French countryside in search of peace. But the Father of Lies reaches out once again to grasp him. And to save himself from the hellish destiny that awaits, Damiano must challenge the greatest forces of darkness, armed only with the power of his love and the music of his lute. In Raphael, weakened by his contact with mortals, the Archangel Raphael falls prey to his brother Lucifer, who strips him of his angelic powers. Sold in the Moorish slave markets, confused and humbled by his sudden humanity, Raphael finds his only solace in the friendship of the dark-skinned Berber woman Djoura and the spiritual guardianship of his former pupil Damiano Delstrego. Accompanied by the rakish Gaspare and an ancient black dragon, Damiano's beloved Saara embarks on a quest to rescue Raphael. Their odyssey leads them to a shattering confrontation with the Father of Lies and a transcendent reckoning with destiny. Blending humor, pathos, adventure, and romance, R. A. MacAvoy's trilogy has evoked admiration and praise from writers and readers. Collected in one volume, this is a magnificent, moving saga you will never forget.
Damiano's Lute (The Damiano Trilogy #2)
by R. A. MacAvoyGuided by the Archangel Raphael, Damiano runs from his own demonic powers in this alternate Italian Renaissance of wizards, witches, and faith-based magic. This novel is a sequel to Damiano. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where real faith-based magic exists. Our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard&’s son, an alchemist and the heir to dark magics. Shattered by the demonic fury of his dark powers, Damiano Delstrego has forsaken his magical heritage to live as a mortal man. Accompanied only by the guidance of the Archnagel Raphael, the chidings of a brash young rogue, and the memory of a beautiful pagan witch, Damiano journeys across a plague-ridden French countryside in search of peace. But the Father of Lies reaches out once again to grasp him. And to save himself from the hellish destiny that awaits him, Damiano must challenge the greatest forces of darkness, armed only with the power of his love and the music of his lute. The final volume of this story is Raphael.
Damian's Assassin (War of Gods #2)
by Lizzy FordAfter thousands of years as the White God's right hand man and chief assassin, Dustin no longer believes in the human capacity for good, until he meets sweet, sunny Bianca, a Natural whose gift of healing will change not only his fate, but the fates of everyone around them. Paranormal Romance. Includes excerpt of Damian's Immortal, book three in the War of Gods series.