Kresley Cole je majsterkou v písaní pútavých príbehov, ktoré často skúmajú nadprirodzené svety a vášnivé vzťahy. Jej diela sa vyznačujú komplexnými postavami a pútavými dejovými líniami. Cole čerpá zo svojich rozsiahlych cestovateľských zážitkov, ktoré obohacujú jej tvorbu o nezabudnuteľné charaktery a prostredia.
The final breathtaking installment of the New York Times bestselling Arcana Chronicles Series by Kresley Cole. . . .To defeat the Emperor and Fortune, Evie, the great Empress of Arcana, has united with a sea witch, a band of roving warriors, and more than a couple of rogues. But can her unusual alliance defeat an unimaginable evil? Or will blood and hellfire reign on earth forever? May the best hand win. . . .
"When Evie receives life-changing - and possibly game changing - news, she has trouble believing it. Why doesn't she feel any different? Is it possible someone she trusts might by lying? Tensions seethe inside the castle of lost time as Evie starts to doubt her own sanity. Answers can be found outside their stronghold, but will Death help her find them - or prevent her from learning the truth about her future and Jack's possible survival? A mysterious, sinister power begins to affect the Arcana in its path. Forced out into the wasteland alone, Evie must depend on unexpected allies. But as a battle with Richter looms, can her new alliance defeat the Dark Calling before hell reigns on earth?" - Page [4] of cover.
In this scorching Immortals After Dark/Dacian novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole brings together a wicked vampire prince used to getting everything he desires and a demon warrior who always felt like an outcast. The Immortals After Dark series has been awarded three RITA awards for best paranormal romance.
"Desire wars with duty in Forsaken by Night, a MoonBound Clan novella from Larissa Ione! Tehya has spent the last twelve years as an accidental wolf, but is truly a vampire at heart. When she gets injured, Lobo takes her inside MoonBound's headquarters and nurses her back to health. But when Tehya wakes up and returns to her original form, it sets off a dangerous chain of events that may very well end in the death of the vampire she loves--but who thinks of her as a complete stranger."--- Adapted from page [4] cover.
Exploring themes of dark desires and passion, this installment in the Game Maker Series follows a tormented man and a captivating young woman who may be the key to fulfilling his deepest cravings. As their intense connection unfolds, readers are drawn into a world of erotic tension and emotional complexity, highlighting the interplay between vulnerability and desire.
Grieving over the loss of his love, werewolf Bowen MacRieve enjoys a passionate encounter with his enemy, the witch Mariketa the Awaited, but when sinister forces threaten her life, Bowen must use all his skills to keep her alive.
"A foundling raised in a world of humans ... A lethally sensual enforcer on a mission ... A boundless passion that will lead to sweet ruin"--Dust jacket flap.
The highly anticipated complete novel of The Professional—the first installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole's scorching Game Maker series, an erotica collection that has readers asking: How hot is too hot? Get lost in the sultry world of the Game Maker series with The Master, book two, and The Player, book three! Meet the Professional. Mafiya enforcer Aleksandr “The Siberian” Sevastyan’s loyalty to his boss is unwavering, until he meets the boss's long-lost daughter, a curvy, tantalizing redhead who haunts his mind and heats his blood like no other. Ordered to protect her, Aleksandr will do anything to possess her as well—on his own wicked terms. He makes the rules. Grad student Natalie Porter has barely recovered from her first encounter with the dark and breathtaking Siberian when he whisks her away to Russia, thrusting her into a world of extreme wealth and wanton pleasures. In the game of obsession, two players are better than one. Yet all is not as it seems. To remove Natalie from an enemy’s reach, Aleksandr spirits her into hiding. From an opulent palace in Russia to the decadent playgrounds of the mega-rich in Paris, the two lovers tempt each other’s boundaries to discover whether their darkest—and most forbidden—fantasies really can come true... Previously released as The Professional—Parts 1, 2, and 3 as ebook exclusives.
Uilleam MacRieve glaubt, seine dunkle Vergangenheit hinter sich gelassen zu haben. Doch als nach grausamer Folter seine Erinnerungen zurückkehren, sehnt er nur noch seinen Tod herbei. Bis er der schönen Chloe Todd begegnet, die als Sklavin verkauft werden soll. MacRieve rettet Chloe und entdeckt dabei eine Leidenschaft in sich, die er längst für verloren hielt.
"In this pulse-pounding Immortals After Dark tale, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole delves into the darkest mysteries and deepest passions of Clan MacRieve. A beast in torment Uilleam MacRieve believed he'd laid to rest the ghosts of his boyhood. But when a brutal torture revives those ancient agonies and destroys his Lykae instinct, the proud Scot craves the oblivion of death. Until he finds her--a young human so full of spirit and courage that she pulls him back from the brink. A beauty in chains seized for the auction block, Chloe Todd is forced to enter a terrifying new world of monsters and lore as a bound slave. When offered up to creatures of the dark, she fears she won't last the night. Until she's claimed by him--a wicked immortal with heartbreaking eyes, whose touch sets her blood on fire. A full moon on the rise with enemies circling, MacRieve spirits Chloe away to the isolated highland keep of his youth. But once he takes her to his bed, his sensual mate becomes something more than human, evoking his savage past and testing his sanity. On the cusp of the full moon, can he conquer his worst nightmare to save Chloe--from himself?"--Provided by publisher
In the aftermath of a cataclysmic event, sixteen-year-old Evie, from a well-to-do Louisiana family, learns that her terrible visions are actually prophecies and that there are others like hersel f-- embodiments of Tarot cards destined to engage in an epic battle.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Dark series with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals... In this thrilling tale of the Immortals After Dark, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole reveals secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals. ALL FEAR THE ENEMY OF OLD Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore's most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde's crown by offering up the soul of his lovely new captive, Elizabeth Peirce. Yet the young human soon tempts him beyond reason. A DEADLY FORCE DWELLS WITHIN HER Ellie Peirce's life was a living hell--even before an evil immortal abducted her. Though he plans to sacrifice her, the vampire seems to ache for her touch, showering her with sexual pleasure. In a bid to save her soul, she surrenders her body, while vowing to protect her heart. CENTURIES OF COLD INDIFFERENCE SHATTERED In one month, Lothaire must choose between a millennia-old blood vendetta and his irresistible prisoner. Will he succumb to the miseries of his past . . . or risk everything for a future with her? COMING SOON: An electrifying new paranormal series from Kresley Cole. Look inside for an excerpt
#1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole introduces The Dacians: Realm of Blood and Mist, a new paranormal romance collection following the royal bloodline of Dacia, a vampire kingdom hidden within the Lore of the Immortals After Dark. Shadow's Claim features Prince Trehan, a ruthless master assassin who will do anything to possess Bettina, his beautiful Sorceress mate, even compete for her hand in a blood-sport tournament-to the death. HE WON'T BE DENIED Trehan Daciano, known as the Prince of Shadows, has spent his life serving his people, striking in the night, quietly executing any threat to their realm. The coldly disciplined swordsman has never desired anything for himself-until he beholds Bettina, the sheltered ward of two of the Lore's most fearsome villains. SHE'S BOUND TO ANOTHER Desperate to earn her guardians' approval after a life-shattering mistake, young Bettina has no choice but to marry whichever suitor prevails-even though she's lost her heart to another. Yet one lethal competitor, a mysterious cloaked swordsman, invades her dreams, tempting her with forbidden pleasure. A BATTLE FOR HER BODY AND SOUL Even if Trehan can survive the punishing contests to claim her as his wife, the true battle for Bettina's heart is yet to come. And unleashing a millennium's worth of savage need will either frighten his Bride away-or stoke Bettina's own desires to a fever pitch. . . .
Deux siècles après la mort de sa bien-aimée, Bowen MacRieve, lycae brutal et cruel, ne connaît toujours que ténèbres et solitude infinie. La Quête du Talisman, s'il la remporte, lui permettra de ressusciter sa moitié. Aussi, il est prêt à tout. Mais Mariketa l'Attendue, la jolie sorcière aux immenses pouvoirs, est elle aussi déterminée. Ce talisman, il le lui faut. Entre eux, la haine est tangible, mais une irrésistible alchimie réveille en Bowen des désirs qu'il croyait éteints et fait naître en Mariketa les fantasmes les plus fous. De leur affrontement peut naître le meilleur... et le pire.
Alternate cover for this ISBN New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood and the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect, even from himself.A DANGEROUS DEMON SHE CAN'T RESIST . . .Malkom tormented by his sordid past and racked by vampiric hungers, he's pushed to the brink by the green-eyed beauty under his guard.A MADDENING WITCH HE ACHES TO CLAIM . . .Carrow hiding her own sorrows, she lives only for the next party or prank. Until she meets a tortured warrior worth saving.TRAPPED TOGETHER IN A SAVAGE PRISON . . .In order for Malkom and Carrow to survive, he must unleash both the demon and vampire inside him. When Malkom becomes the nightmare his own people feared, will he lose the woman he craves body and soul?
Kresley Cole - Untouchable (Immortals After Dark #7)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR KRESLEY COLE delivers a breathtaking tale of a brutal vampire soldier about to know love for the first time... and a Valkyrie aching for his touch.Murdoch Wroth will stop at nothing to claim Daniela - the delicate Valkyrie who makes his heart beat for the first time in three hundred years. Yet the exquisite Danii is part ice fey, and her freezing skin can't be touched by anyone but her own kind without inflicting pain beyond measure. Can they conquer an agony of frustration and slake the overwhelming desire burning between them?Gena Showalter - Tempt Me Eternally (Alien Huntress #4.5)NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR GENA SHOWALTER puts a daring spin on a tale of huntress and hunted... and concocts a sensual chemistry that is positively explosive.With only skin-to-skin contact, Aleaha Love can change her appearance, assume any identity. Now she’s an AIR (Alien Investigation and Removal) agent on a mission to capture a group of otherworldly warriors. Only she is held captive when dangerously seductive Breean, a golden-skinned, iron-willed commander, threatens her new life - and for the first time, Aleaha wants only to be herself.
From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this spellbinding story of a demon king trapped by an enchantress for her wanton purposes -- and the scorching aftermath that follows when he turns the tables and claims her as his captive.HIS OBSESSION...Sabine, Sorceress of Illusions: the evil beauty who surrenders her body, but not her heart.HER DOWNFALL...Rydstrom Woede: the ruthless warrior who vows to keep her at all costs.THEY WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO WANT EACH OTHER THIS MUCH...With each smoldering encounter, their shared hunger only increases. If they can defeat the sinister enemy that stands between them, will Sabine make the ultimate sacrifice for her demon? Or will the proud king lay down his crown and arms to save his sorceress?
Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron endured a lifetime of hatred. His human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Brought back against his will, he became the sole defender of mankind. Only it was never that simple... For centuries, he has fought for our survival and hidden a past he never wants revealed. Now his survival, and ours, hinges on the very woman who threatens him. Old enemies are reawakening and uniting to kill them both.
Bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her seductive Immortals After Dark series with this tale of a vampire shunned even by his own kind and a beautiful phantom, bound together by a passion they cannot resist.A RAVEN-HAIRED TEMPTRESS OF THE DARK...Néomi Laress, a famous ballerina from a past century, became a phantom the night she was murdered. Imbued with otherworldly powers but invisible to the living, she haunts her beloved home, scaring away trespassers -- until she encounters a ruthless immortal even more terrifying than Néomi herself.A VAMPIRE WARRIOR CONSUMED BY MADNESS...To prevent him from harming others, Conrad Wroth's brothers imprison him in an abandoned manor. But there, a female only he can see seems determined to drive him further into madness. The exquisite creature torments him with desire, leaving his body racked with lust and his soul torn as he finds himself coveting her for his own.HOW FAR WILL HE GO TO CLAIM HER?Yet even if Conrad can win Néomi, evil still surrounds her. Once he returns to the brutality of his past to protect her, will he succumb to the dark needs seething inside him?
RITA Award-winning author Kresley Cole continues her bestselling Immortals After Dark series with this electrifying tale of a ruthless demon mercenary and the lovely young halfling who enchants him.A seductive beauty he can never have, yet can't resist...Cadeon Woede will stop at nothing to atone for the one wrong that will haunt him forever. But once he secures the key to his redemption, the halfling Holly Ashwin, Cade finds that the woman he thought he could use for his own ends and then forget haunts him as much as his past.A tormented warrior she should fear, but can't deny... Raised as a human, Holly never knew that some frightening legends are real until she encounters a brutal demon who inexplicably guards her like a treasure. Thrust into a sensual new world of myth and power, with him as her protector, she begins to crave the demon's wicked touch.Surrender to dark desires...Yet just when he earns Holly's trust, will Cade be forced to betray the only woman who can sate his wildest needs -- and claim his heart?
Záverečný príbeh populárnej trilógie o bratoch MacCarrickovcoch, drsných škótskych horaloch, ktorých osudy poznačila dávna veštba.
Ethan, najstarší z bratov MacCarrickovcov, mal v mladosti povesť vychýreného zvodcu a jeho krása ženám vyrážala dych. Život sa mu v okamihu zmenil, keď istý šľachtic prikázal, aby mu zjazvili tvár za zločin, ktorý nespáchal. Keď po desiatich rokoch Ethan spozná očarujúcu Madeleine Van Rowenovú, dcéru svojho úhlavného nepriateľa, zaumieni si, že jej sľúbi manželstvo, zvedie ju a opustí, a tým sa zavŕši jeho pomsta. Jeho plán má však jeden háčik: hrdá, neprístupná krásavica ho čoraz väčšmi priťahuje...
Ďalší príbeh o bratoch McCarrickovcoch, drsných škótskych horaloch, ktorých osudy poznačila dávna veštba. Hugh, prostredný z bratov, sa v mladosti bláznivo zaľúbil do krásnej Angličanky. Aj Jane mala oči len preňho a verila, že si ju raz vezme za ženu. Keď u namiesto toho opustil, zrútil sa jej celý svet. A kedˇ sa po rokoch Hugh vráti , aby ju ochránil pred nepriateľmi jej otca, obaja zistia, že ich vzájomná príťažlivosť je rovnako silná ako pred rokmi.Mladá žena však najmenšie tušenie, že nad jej vyvoleným sa vznáša zlovestný prízrak rodinnej kliatby...
This seductive paranormal series continues with a brutal Highland werewolf and an exquisite young witch, adversaries with a blood vendetta between them.Her breathless kiss haunts him...Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly destroyed when he lost the one woman meant for him. The ruthless warrior grew even colder, never taking another to his bed—until a smoldering encounter with his enemy, Mariketa the Awaited, reawakens his darkest desires. When sinister forces unite against her, the Highlander finds himself using all his strength and skill to keep her alive.His slow, hot touch is irresistible...Temporarily stripped of her powers, Mari is forced to take refuge with her sworn adversary. It's rumored that no one can tempt Bowen's hardened heart, but soon passion burns between them. Though a future together is impossible, she fears he has no intention of letting her go.No deed is too wicked for her seduction...If they defeat the evil that surrounds them, can Mari deny Bowen when he demands her body and soul—or will she risk everything for her fierce protector?
This anthology features stories by popular romance authors Kresley Cole, Jaid Black, and Sherrilyn Kenyon, showcasing captivating tales with irresistible alpha males. Perfect for fans of passionate romance, this collection promises unforgettable characters and thrilling narratives.
In this next installment in the Immortals After Dark Series, "USA Today" bestselling author Kresley Cole delivers a scorching tale about a forbidding vampire who lives in the shadows and the beautiful assassin who hunts him there.
In a captivating new series, a fierce werewolf and a mesmerizing vampire find themselves as unlikely soul mates. Their intense passion challenges the boundaries between life and death, setting the stage for a thrilling exploration of love in a supernatural world.
Američanka Nicole Lassiterová, svojhlavá mladá žena, ktorú vychovával otec vo voľnom duchu na palube majestátneho klipera, ešte nenatrafila na prekážku, ktorú by nevedela prekonať. Až kým jej nepríde do cesty kapitán Derek Sutherland. Kapitánova odvaha, mužnosť a vášnivosť sú neodolateľné, no jeho reakcia po spoločne strávenej noci vybičuje v pôvabnej Nicole pomstychtivosť, ktorá nadobúda nečakané rozmery. Preteky vo Veľkej okružnej plavbe z Anglicka do Austrálie sú výzvou, ktorú nesmie prepásť - nič by jej protivníka nepokorilo väčšmi ako prehra v tom, čo je jeho najväčšou pýchou. Nič však nejde hladko a okrem ľudského zásahu Nicoline trúfalé plány môžu zmariť prírodné živly, s ktorými na otvorenom mori nie sú žarty. Takisto ako ani s láskou...
Prvý diel trilógie populárnej americkej autorky prináša vzrušujúci príbeh škótskeho horala Courtlanda, najmladšieho z bratov MacCarrickovcov, a krásnej kastílskej princeznej Annalíe. Láska, nespútaná vášeň, dobrodružstvo, zrada a intrigy - to všetko nájdete v tejto pútavej romanci.
Píše sa rok 1856. Vysoko v Pyrenejách bojuje žoldniersky oddiel škótskych horalov vedený Courtlandom MacCarrickom. Najal si ich generál Reynaldo Pascal, aby s ich pomocou ovládol Andorru a získal španielsky trón. Courtland sa proti generálovým brutálnym rozkazom vzbúri a len o vlások unikne smrti. Aké je však jeho prekvapenie, keď zistí, že za svoju záchranu vďačí generálovej snúbenici, vznešenej kastílskej princeznej Annalíi Tristán Llorenteovej. Krásna a jemná Annalía barbarským Škótom pohŕda, no zároveň ju čoraz väčšmi priťahuje...
Kapitán Grant Sutherland, odvážny a statočný muž, sa vydáva na ďalekú plavbu do Oceánie, aby sa tam pokúsil vypátrať Victoriu Dearbournovú, anglické dievča, ktoré sa pred desiatimi rokmi stratilo na mori. Grant dal jej chradnúcemu starému otcovi slovo džentlmena, že ju nájde a ochráni. Pri prvom pohľade na zvodnú, no hrdú a svojhlavú dievčinu kapitán pochopí, že jeho úloha nebude taká jednoduchá. Victoria totiž miluje slobodu, neskrotnú vášeň a spontánnosť a neznáša akékoľvek autority. A tak keď ju príde zachrániť povýšený, chladný britský kapitán, rázne mu dá najavo, že ona o nijakú záchranu nestojí. Grant sa ju snaží presvedčiť, aby opustila ostrov a vrátila sa s ním do Anglicka, a Victoria v ňom postupne začína vidieť muža, ktorý prahne aj po niečom inom. Muža, ktorý po nej túži, no zdráha sa prejaviť svoje city. Mladá žena sa musí rozhodnúť, na čom jej záleží väčšmi: na nespútanej slobode, alebo na jedinom