Sarah Fine Bücher

Vor einer Woche hat sich Lela Santos' beste Freundin Nadia das Leben genommen. Heute steht Lela nach einem missglückten Abschiedsritual im Paradies und blickt zu einer gigantischen ummauerten Stadt in der Ferne auf – der Hölle. Niemand durchschreitet freiwillig das Selbstmordtor, um an einen Ort zu gelangen, der in Dunkelheit erstickt und von verkommenen Geschöpfen heimgesucht wird. Aber Lela lässt sich nicht so leicht abschrecken – sie ist entschlossen, die Seele ihrer besten Freundin zu retten, auch wenn sie dafür ihr ewiges Leben opfern müsste.Bei ihrer Suche nach Nadia wird Lela von den Wächtern gefangen genommen – ungeheuren, unmenschlichen Aufsehern, die in den endlosen Straßen der dunklen Stadt patrouillieren. Ihr menschlicher Anführer Malachi hat nur eins mit ihnen gemeinsam: seine tödliche Effizienz. Als er die mutige Lela kennenlernt, fasst Malachi einen Plan: Er will sie aus der Stadt schaffen, selbst wenn das bedeuten sollte, dass sie Nadia zurücklassen muss. Denn Malachi weiß etwas, das Lela nicht ahnt – die dunkle Stadt ist nicht der schlimmste Ort, an dem Lela enden könnte, und er schreckt vor nichts zurück, um sie vor diesem Schicksal zu bewahren.

Lela and Malachi hunt for the Mazikin, who have arrived in the land of the living, but their search is complicated by challenges to Lela's authority and the targeting of those closest to her.

From the author of The Guards of the Shadowlands series comes a love story for the ages, set in a reimagined industrial Asia, in which a 16-year-old girl is torn between her love for an oppressed factory worker and appeasing the ghost who is determined to protect her against any threat.

With everything in chaos, Lela seeks to free Malachi from creatures bent on revenge in the depths of hell, but to do so she must work with Ana, who has her own agenda. Conclusion to the trilogy.

»Independence Day« meets »Top Secret!« Der 16-jährige Tate wird von seinem Vater gnadenlos gedrillt. Während seine Freunde noch in den Federn liegen, übt Tate Ju-Jutsu-Kicks und paukt anschließend Waffenkunde und Chinesisch. »Für die Familie« – so begründet sein Vater das seltsame Boot-Camp-Training. Tate aber hat längst die Nase voll und stiehlt aus dem Hochsicherheitsbüro seines Vaters einen vermeintlich harmlosen Scanner. Mit fatalen Konsequenzen. Plötzlich sind Tate und seine Freundin Christina auf der Flucht vor Aliens, die aussehen wie Menschen – und nichts weniger als das Schicksal der Erde hängt von ihnen ab…

Mattie Carver's engagement party should have marked the start of her own personal fairy tale. But when her fiancae, Ben, is violently abducted the next morning, her desperate quest to find him rips her away from small-town life and reveals a shattering truth: magic is real-- and Ben is hooked. It's not the stuff of storybooks. It's wildly addictive, capable of producing everything from hellish anguish to sensual ecstasy almost beyond human endurance. Determined to find out who took Ben and why, Mattie immerses herself in a shadowy underworld and comes face-to-face with the darkly alluring Asa Ward, a rogue magic dealer, infamous hustler... and her missing fiancae's estranged brother. Asa has the power to sense magic, and he realizes Mattie is a reliquary, someone with the rare ability to carry magic within her own body, undetected. Asa agrees to help find Ben on one condition: Mattie must use her uncommon talent to assist his smuggling operations. Now, from magic-laced Vegas casinos to the netherworld clubs of Bangkok, Mattie is on a rescue mission. With Asa by her side, she'll face not only the supernatural forces arrayed against her but the all-too-human temptation that she fears she can't resist -- Backcover.

With its desperate and dark themes, the novel presents a gripping narrative filled with violence and complexity. Each page brims with excitement, drawing readers into a beautifully crafted world that explores intense emotions and intricate character dynamics. The writing stands out for its depth and artistry, making this a compelling read for those seeking an exhilarating literary experience.

Bestselling author Sarah Fine (Marked, Sanctum) gives hard-boiled noir a magical edge in this stand-alone four-issue comic book adventure--where crime collides with conjuring in the spellbinding world of her Reliquary series. Featuring an action-packed script by Alex De Campi (No Mercy, Grindhouse) and stunning art from Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir). Freelance thief-for-hire Asa Ward's latest job is heisting a powerful magic relic from a gangster's lair. But what should be an easy payday quickly becomes larceny the hard way--when he's dragged into a three-way crime war where mind-bending, body-racking magic is the most lethal weapon of all. And just when Asa thinks he's scored, the ruthless kingpin he's ripping off strikes back...threatening the only life Asa values more than his own.

"Mattie Carver never thought she'd give up her small-town life to become one half of the best magic-smuggling duo in the business. Until recently, she didn't even know such a business existed. But as an unusually strong reliquary--able to carry vast quantities of magic in her body, undetected--she's been pulled into an underworld of organized crime and addictive enchantments. And although she's determined to keep things professional, her partner, Asa Ward, is a temptation she finds increasingly hard to resist. Even as their relationship reaches a tipping point, Mattie is wary; Asa already told her he hates cages--literal or otherwise. But when an international black-market magic exchange goes awry, Asa falls into the hands of his enemies. Now, with the man who refuses to be controlled under the command of a ruthless captor, Mattie must decide how far she's willing to go to rescue him--assuming there's anything left to save"--Back cover.

Mattie Carver has relinquished the world of magic, with all its dark temptations. In six weeks, she'll marry Ben Ward and claim the safe, small-town life she craves. But Mattie's talents as a reliquary--someone able to smuggle magic within her body--make her a valuable commodity, even to those she trusts the most. Forced out of retirement by a painful betrayal, she must seek the help of the man she's tried desperately to stay away from: Ben's estranged brother, Asa. Asa, a sensor and magic dealer, may have saved Ben months ago, but he's complicated Mattie's life beyond imagining. Trailed by lethal mobsters through Chicago's seamy magical underbelly and an eerie traveling carnival, Mattie struggles to endure the priceless magic she's holding and her feelings for Asa. Once, she thought she'd chosen her path. Now the only option may be to succumb to the destiny that's choosing her, and hope she's strong enough to survive.