The Tempest is Shakespeare’s last play, and one of his most magical. The play is about a wizard, Prospero, who wrecks a ship carrying some people who’ve previously wronged him and manipulates the survivors to exact his revenge and return to his role as the Duke of Milan. But be warned: everything is not as it seems, and the ending of this book carries a lesson that I’ve remembered since reading this book. I love the story of this book because unlike his other
Rielle Dardenne wants nothing more than to have Audric as her husband. However, he is already betrothed to Luvine, her best friend. When Audric is almost assassinated, Rielle has to reveal her powers to the world. The king of Celdaria forces her to complete 7 trials, one of each element to prove that she is the sun queen, the savior of the world. If she fails, and is deemed the blood queen, the destroyer of the world, she will be executed. Eliana Ferracora is an assassin that works for the undying empire.
Daughter of the Siren Queen is the riveting second book in the Daughter of the Pirate King series by Tricia Levenseller. After Heroine Alosa discovers a secret that her father, the despot Pirate King, has withheld her entire life, everything changes. Assisted by love interest Riden and her predominantly female pirate crew, she embarks on a race against time and her father in a quest for the siren treasure and position of Pirate Queen.
In Daughter of the Pirate King, Tricia Levenseller creates a thrilling world in which Alosa, the daughter of the feared tyrant Pirate King, allows herself to be captured as part of her mission to retrieve an ancient map piece leading to a remarkable treasure. She encounters Riden, the brother and first mate to the captain of the rival pirate crew, and they share strong, romantic tension.
Tara Sim's Chainbreaker is the second book in her "Timekeeper" series, and continues Danny Hart’s story as a clock mechanic in a world where time is controlled by clock towers. This novel delves deeper into the politics and time universe established in the word originally introduced in Timekeeper.
Timekeeper by Tara Sim is a young adult fiction novel that explores the concept of time and its impact upon the books’ characters. Set in an alternate Victorian London where time is literally controlled by clock towers, the story follows clock mechanic Danny who is struggling to come to terms with his father's death and the repercussions of a clock tower explosion that has thrown London's time out of sync.
Selina Kyle returns to Gotham as Holly Vanderhees to carry out a vital personal mission. Luke Fox wants to prove that he is the hero that the city needs. As the two are pitted against each other in a game of cat and mouse, Selina is faced with other threats from her past. Will she be able to complete her mission before time runs out?
When Bryce Quinlan’s friends are murdered by a demon she knows she will do anything it takes to avenge their deaths. However when similar murders start up again despite the suspected murder being behind bars, Bryce becomes a vital part of the investigation with Hunt Athalar. Hunt Athalar is a infamous enslaved Fallen angel whose brutal skills and known strength have been always used for murdering his boss’s enemies. However, with a demon running lose in the city, Hunt is given an irresistible offer: help Bryce crack the case and his freedom will be granted.
Jude watched as her parents were murdered at the young age of 7. She came to know of a land, one other than the typical mortal world, known as Faerie. In Faerie, bloodshed comes before family. Power comes before loyalty.
Emilia and her twin sister, streghe witches, have been cautioned their whole lives regarding the dangers of attracting the attention of or interacting with the Wicked, or seven Princes of Hell. Each twin was gifted with the mysterious cornicello, amulets of protection, and advised never to remove them. While Emilia prefers creating recipes for their family restaurant in Sicily, the more daring Vittoria disappears one evening only to be later discovered by her twin, gruesomely murdered.
