Dark Ages Literature

The year was 1997. For Brian “Legs” Hamilton and his friends, it was the summer that followed graduation from college, the summer before life as an adult actually began—back when they were still invincible. Legs and his friends embark upon one last road trip before they must face the real world. They set their sites on rafting amidst the canyons of the Rio Grande River along the Mexican border as their final chaotic drug-fueled exploit. A five-day adventure that was supposed to be the best time in these young men’s lives ends as a nightmare that will haunt them forever.

Isabel Rosen hat noch ein Semester am Wilder College vor sich, als ein neuer Professor ihren Kurs für Kreatives Schreiben übernimmt. R. H. Connelly ist ein charismatischer Lehrer und ein Mann mit Geheimnissen. Er gibt Isabel das Gefühl, gesehen zu werden, schön und talentiert zu sein: die Frau, die sie sein möchte. Die beiden beginnen eine Affäre, die die Grundlagen dessen, wer Isabel zu sein glaubt, immer mehr erschüttert. Während ein weiteres Drama um ein verheiratetes Paar am College alle um sie herum in Atem hält, ahnt Isabel, dass die Grenze zwischen Jugend und Erwachsensein weniger klar ist, als sie dachte.

Alex Sonnum is the son of Death. On Alex's 18th birthday, he will take over the role from his father. With this destiny comes world-altering responsibility, as well as lifelong loneliness. This is a price Alex is willing to pay—until he meets Nia Solomon. Alex has spent his life avoiding connection. But from the moment he meets Nia, a talented, troubled young woman, Alex's heart opens up in ways that are terrifying and exhilarating. As Alex allows himself to feel for the first time, he also helps Nia see a light amid her own darkness.

I've spent my life in a cage designed by my father—at his mercy and whim. I'm penniless, powerless, and frequently reminded that I'm nothing more than property to barter amongst his powerful friends. Until the eve of my twentieth birthday, when I learn my future holds more misery than my past. It's the day he's waited for—the day he sells my hand to the highest bidder. I have no choice and no voice. But that's not how my story ends. They say a wolf will chew off its foot to escape a trap, and that's precisely what I do when I flee into the arms of my father's greatest enemy.

I’m a witch. My mom, and my aunt, and their mom were also witches. Maybe my dad? There’s just a whole lotta witches in my family. And in this town too. Stormy Josie, off-limits Beck, even cocky-boy Spade all have enchanted abilities. We were supposed to get invites to the High Council Witch Academy… maybe. But, the death of a classmate interrupted our fate. Now, no one’s sure. (You’d think fate would know, after all, it’s fate. But, I digress.) The High Council will only accept the strongest, most magical bonds. So now, we’ve got to do it all again.

Cast out from the Kyivan Rus, Harald Sigurdsson’s quest for fame and fortune takes him to the far reaches of Europe; the lands of the Eastern Roman empire. The empire is dying the slow death of decay and corruption. In desperation to fend off a myriad of foes, the emperor turns to the legendary Varangian guard for salvation. These deadly warriors from the far north, famed for their fearsome steel and battle skill, have become the empire's greatest protectors. From the golden gate of Constantinople to the holy waters of the river Jordan, Harald will march with the emperor's finest.

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Death sets the plot in motion: the murder of Nica Baker, beautiful, wild, enigmatic, and only 16. The crime is solved, and quickly--a lonely classmate, unrequited love, a suicide note confession--but memory and instinct won't allow Nica's older sister, Grace, to accept the case as closed.

Dark Passages is a coming-of-age story encapsulating the romance and innocence of JFK’s Camelot era and the tumultuous “dark passages” of Meg Harrison, a vampire raised by her mother to resist the temptation of human blood. Meg arrives in New York determined not to use her vampiric gifts to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress. She joins the cast of the cult hit Dark Passages, only to face her nemesis, a beautiful 300-year-old witch bent on destroying her.

Meet Gabriela, a young and naive woman whose life takes a wild turn on her first visit to the city. She accidentally sends Viscount Brynmor Highgate, the Marquess of Melodis, tumbling down a flight of stairs to his untimely demise. But Gabriela is no ordinary girl; she's well-versed in the necromantic arts, and she promises Brynmor that she can fix this - or at least maybe her mother can - as she binds his ghost to her side. Joined by her loyal and hilariously eccentric knight protectorate, Lord Sebastian, they embark on a madcap journey across the bottomless Crack.

Alison Tyler, "mistress of literary erotica," has mined her memoirs, spinning a kinky fairy tale with a happily-ever-after ending. Dark Secret Love is a modern-day Story of O, a 9 1/2 Weeks - style journey fueled by lust, longing, and the search for true love.

Inspired by her BDSM lifestyle and based on her private diaries, Tyler draws on her twenty-five years' experience penning sultry stories to create a scorching hot work of autobiographical fiction, a meta-audiobook with reality at the core.

Fueled by the tiny scatterings of a puzzle left behind, Caitlin journeys into the wilds to seek the elusive Helena in order to find the cure for the Madness and stop its spread once and for all. Her quest is made all the more important when those closest to her face their toughest battles yet. With Jaxon, Kain, and Mary-Anne by her side, Caitlin must tread farther from home than she’s ever been, risking capture, torment, and the Mad, all in the name of finding the truth behind the Madness.

A lot has changed for Annika since being kidnapped by vampires to become a blood slave in their hidden kingdom of the Vale. Not only has she learned she's a Nephilim, a race that's supposedly extinct, but she's found herself on a dangerous quest for the Holy Grail. Luckily, she has the vampire Prince Jacen by her side, and the two of them feel ready for anything.

"Slay these kings and incite the wars. Only then will the shard be yours." With all of Naeisus locked in a furious battle over the crystals, King Areth wonders if his shard could be the one foretold to end the wars. Meanwhile, a threat stirs beneath the ground; something from myth, bigger, and altogether more terrifying than any of the denizens of Naeisus would believe.

The Necromancer of Darkoveld is coming. He’s racing over the waves with a fleet of ships. Within days, everything will be burned to ashes, unless Tex can solve the puzzle of the Necromancer’s weakness. In the meantime, he’ll also have to escape the clutches of a lovesick goddess, learn how to use new magic powers, and journey to the Underworld and back.

I have Carlina in my grasp and like any concerned brother I won’t abandon her. She doesn’t belong in my dark world but her late grandfather knew the business I was raised in. It's all about keeping ties blood or not. I don’t want her, actually. I want her allegiance. Her fiery, feisty attitude has always impressed me. Now she's at odds with me--falling in love with one of my archrivals the deputy chief of police who will be hot on my tail because he's a newbie in town. Carlina must listen to me. She's my little sister even though she's not really. It's about family.

At 27, Naomi is just trying to be a normal person. A normal person who works at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, who cares for lost things, found things, sacred things and her family. A person who finds herself going on bad blind dates, having cringe-worthy sex, a tumultuous, toxic affair, and falling for a man called Moses.

A young girl discovers that deep within herself, an ancient power dwells in her soul. Esther Green is known as a "Clockwork", powerful individuals who are sworn to protect the Earth. Along with the Clockworks, there are Exols and Creators who live conspicuously among the humans. But somewhere lies a novel of infinite truth, a living vessel titled Brilliance that writes itself and all that partakes in history and the universe.

Archer is a semi-celebrated novelist and sex-toy heir. His best friend, John, is as earnest as Archer is feckless. John's girlfriend, Sara, envies Archer's writing career. And Sara's roommate, Lucas, wishes he'd never lost his girlfriend to the man. Money, friendship, and resentment unspool in the conversations we have as we're coming of age and coming to grips.

The Academy's watches appear to have taken a sinister agenda placing all the students in harm's way, leaving one question on everybody's lips. Who is attempting this sabotage? Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location, lies the Salamander clan pulled unwillingly deep into Steel's schemes of world tyranny. Also hidden from the world, trapped deep in the swamps with no hope of escape, Jade Steel suffers at the hands of the deadly Lizard Lord's daughter.