Southern Fantasy

A slave determined to gain freedom, a widow battling poverty and despair, a man of God grappling with spiritual and worldly troubles, and a former Confederate soldier seeking a new life. They lived in the South during 1865 - a year that saw war, disunion, and slavery give way to peace, reconstruction, and emancipation. Between January and December 1865, these four people witnessed, from very different vantage points, the death of the Old South and the birth of the New South. Civil War historian Stephen V. Ash reconstructs their daily lives, their fears and hopes, and their frustrations and triumphs in vivid detail.

Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence and prove his troubled brother can be redeemed. But Eurus fights back, triggering vicious summer storms that threaten the mortal realm, dangerously drain Chrys, and earn the ire of the Olympic gods who ordered Eurus dead.

Det er vinter i Område X, det mystiske vildnis, der efter tredive års overvågning stadig ikke lader sig forklare eller kortlægge. Mens området langsomt breder sig, er efterretningsorganisationen Southern Reach ved at kollapse indefra, og i et sidste desperat forsøg sender man en ny ekspedition over grænsen. Deres mål er en fjern ø, der måske rummer de svar, de så længe har ledt efter. Men efterhånden som ekspeditionen trænger dybere ind i det ukendte, bliver truslen mod den ydre verden kun større og mere skræmmende.

After breaking out of New Atlanta with the help of Los Muertos, Jon arrives at the bikers’ outpost camp with Lucas in tow. As he begins forging a plan to return to the dangerous camp for Brooke, he quickly learns it won’t be so easy. Enzo, the Los Muertos president, won’t help him. Not unless Jon can recruit the assistance of another crew in the area. And Enzo promises that convincing the unstable leader of that camp to help will be no simple task….

The zombies are slowly disappearing. But are they hibernating? Becoming inanimate? Rotting and decomposing? We don't know. People haven't changed. Well, let me change that. They have changed. For the worse. The remaining population seems to think they are owed something. So, instead of rebuilding, they steal, kill, rape and pillage. The world we live in now is one where you have to fight or die. There are no exceptions. The only thing we can do is continue on and try to rebuild.

Max Porter has had his share of odd cases. That goes with the territory when one of your partners is the ghost of a 1940s detective. But the idea of being hired by a witch coven to save witches seems wrong from the start, and it only gets worse.

When Famka begins seeing visions of the imminent future, depicting the murder of her best friend, Ophelia, she realises all the responsibility for keeping her friend alive lies heavily on her. This should be the happiest time of Famka‘s life. She has finally been invited to try out for the Sky Builders Guild. As a young witch, desperate to try out as many spells as she can, this is her chance to gain the license she needs to perform magic legally. It’s taken her a long while to get to this point, so she needs to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Choosing to get involved with the Fallen ...

Old Relics, New Power Max and the gang are no strangers to battling ghosts, witches and curses. But when they are hired to free a family of witches who have been locked in their mansion by magic, they find themselves on strange ground. After all, helping witches never was in the job description.

This is a newly revised and re-edited edition In the sultry heart of Miami's South Beach, where vibrant nightlife and sizzling magic converge, a powerful force is about to unleash chaos. Enter Daniel Alvarez Ramos, a charismatic and enigmatic mage, known as The South Beach Mage. As the city pulses with neon lights and rhythmic beats, a sinister plot brews in the hidden corners of the supernatural underworld—one that threatens to plunge Warlocks and Mages into a devastating war. Daniel, with his mesmerizing blend of charm and arcane prowess, finds himself thrust into a world where ...

A war is looming between humans and the supernatural. The murders of a wealthy Chicago family could be the match that lights the powder keg. Who killed the Jonassons? Could it be the same people who outed them as werewolves? Kat is the key to stopping an apocalypse, and she has no memory of her witchy side. With enemies on all sides, they're not sure who they can trust. Can the team persuade the ancestors to help in time? Even if they do, will it be enough to stop the prophecy from coming true?

The sleepy little farm that Laurel Early grew up on has awakened. The woods are shifting, the soil is dead under her hands, and her bone pile just stood up and walked away. After dropping out of college, all she wanted was to resume her life as a tobacco hand and taxidermist and try not to think about the boy she can’t help but love. Instead, a devil from her past has returned to court her, as he did her late mother years earlier. Now, Laurel must unravel her mother’s legacy and tap into her own innate magic before her future and the fate of everyone she loves is doomed.

Ebony Boss Target rich environment What comes next? Two in one book. I have always dreamed of being controlled by my black boss so I wrote two fantasies about it. Come read about how Mr. Midnight controlees all the white wife attached to his company. Be they wifes or employees none can withstand Mr. Midnights charms.

If you think your family relationships are complicated, think again: you haven't seen anything like the ones in Bon Temps, Louisiana. Sookie Stackhouse is dealing with a whole host of family problems, ranging from her own kin (a non-human fairy and a telepathic second cousin) demanding a place in her life, to her lover Eric's vampire sire, an ancient being who arrives with Eric's 'brother' in tow at a most inopportune moment.

On a mission to vanquish a pack of demons with my best friend Braeden, I accidentally destroy the town’s defense against them instead. To save face, the Guild banishes me to the Enchanted Academy, which offers me one last opportunity to sharpen my abilities.

Desiree is a nurse at the children’s hospital. Being a work-a-holic, Desiree has no desire to hit the clubs after a grueling twelve-hour shift but after being persuaded by her best friend, she caves. Dressed in cowboy boots, tight Wranglers, and a cowboy hat, Caleb is the man of Desiree’s dreams. He’s handsome, gentlemanly, and sexy as hell. And has a killer secret. He’s a vampire. Bodies turn up in the streets, drained of blood and missing hearts. The most intriguing part, carved on their foreheads is the Xavier symbol. A symbol Caleb has not seen in five hundred years. When he ...

Mourning the loss of his friends, Jon must pick himself up and help Brooke get her son back. A chance encounter gives them a hint of where Peter and Lucas might head, and they find a way to get back on the highway and go after him. But many obstacles remain in the way, including the undead hordes scouring the apocalyptic wastelands. And that’s not to mention Peter himself. Jon and Brooke have let Peter off before, knowing he’s Lucas’ father. But Jon knows what he must do for him and Brooke to find peace and end this cat-and-mouse chase.

I've seen her in the trees and along the edges of the clan's lands. Her scent is carried on the wind, and I don't know how much longer I can stay away. I need her, even if she is a cinnamon bear - I know she's mine. I've seen him while in my animal form plenty of times, but I'm terrified of what being his mate means for me and for my family. My dad has always spoke against clans. My mate couldn't possibly be different.

Eine Liebe, die die Welt retten könnte … oder sie für immer zerstören. Das BookTok-Phänomen von Alexandria Warwick endlich auf Deutsch! Die junge Prinzessin Sarai Al-Khatib lebt unter dem Schatten eines grausamen Fluchs: An ihrem 25. Geburtstag droht ihr der Tod durch die Berührung einer schwarzen Iris. Um ihr Schicksal abzuwenden, soll sie Prince Balior heiraten – doch als ihre einstige große Liebe, Notus, der Südwind, zurückkehrt, beginnt für Sarai ein gefährliches Spiel um Liebe, Macht und Verrat.

When the shadowwalkers were victorious in their battle against the Ant Queen, they hoped their work to save Caldera was done. But the rainforest has begun to rumble. Rumi, a scholarly tree frog who can control the wind, must bring his band of animal friends to face the greatest danger they’ve yet encountered - the giant volcano beneath the jungle itself. While the volcano roars, rumors of a mysterious evil blanket Caldera - the Elemental of Darkness has emerged and is building a legion of followers.

South Africa, 1871. Jack Lark no longer walks alone. With the worldly Anna Baker by his side, he travels to the Cape Colony diamond fields determined to seek their fortune—and an adventurous new life together. The journey north soon turns violent as tensions erupt between other hopeful diggers and a gang of Boer men. Everyone has their eye on the same elusive prize—and some will stop at nothing to get it. For Jack and Anna, unearthing a diamond is only half the battle. Getting out of the mines alive will prove far more difficult—and dangerous.