10 Bücher, die ich zuletzt rezensiert habe | Top Ten Thursday №106

Silvester in New York! Was kann es Großartigeres geben? Lyalls jüngere Schwester Edina ist begeistert. Endlich einmal feiern, wie sie möchte. Frei von ihren Pflichten als Hotelerbin. Aber noch jemand hat sich vor den Fängen des Henderson-Clans nach Manhattan gerettet: ihr Cousin Finlay. Ihr Cousin Finlay, den sie liebt. Ihr Cousin Finlay, den sie nicht lieben darf. Und so startet der Countdown einer Nacht, die sie nie vergessen

TRETET EIN, TRETET EIN ZU CARAVALS GROSSEM FINALE ...

Das magische Spiel mag vorüber sein, doch der Zauber von Caraval endet nie. Master Legend spinnt weiterhin seine trügerischen Fäden, und nun stehen Imperien, Leben nund vor allem Herzen auf dem Spiel: Donatella muss entscheiden, ob sie lieber Legend vertraut oder einem alten Feind. Währenddessen stößt ihre Schwester Scarlett auf eine Wahrheit, die sie zwingt, das Unmögliche zu vollbringen. Und Legend selbst steht vor einer Entscheidung, die ihn für immer verändern wird.

... ZU EINEM SPIEL VOLLER ILLUSIONEN UND STÜRMISCHER MAGIE.

LASST EUCH VON DER MAGIE CARAVALS VERZAUBERN, WO DIE LUFT NACH WUNDERN SCHMECKT...

Das grandiose Schauspielspektakel Caraval zieht für sechs zauberhafte Nächte durch die Straßen der Stadt Valenda. Inmitten der Festlichkeiten spielt Donatella jedoch ihr eigenes tödliches Spiel: Sie hat Schulden, und es ist an der Zeit, diese zu begleichen. Um ihre Freiheit zu behalten, muss Donatella den Caraval-Master Legend verraten. Donatella weiß, dass Legend gefährlich ist, doch ihr bleibt keine Wahl. Und obwohl sie sich geschworen hat, dass sie sich nie verlieben wird, ist ihr Herz plötzlich genauso in Gefahr wie ihr Leben.

... WIE KANDIERTE SCHMETTERLINGSFLÜGEL, GEFANGEN IN EINEM GEZUCKERTEN SPINNENNETZ.

WILLKOMMEN, WILLKOMMEN IN CARAVAL!
LASST EUCH DAVONTRAGEN...

Scarlett sehnt sich danach, ihre Heimat auf der kleinen Insel Trisda zu verlassen und an dem legendären Spiel Caraval teilzunehmen, das Abenteuer, Freiheit und die magische Erfüllung von Wünschen verspricht. Nach einer stürmischen Seefahrt erreicht sie den Spielort und fühlt sich am Ziel ihrer Träume. Doch etwas Dunkles und Geheimnisvolles umgibt das verzauberte Spiel. Ist Caraval wirklich das, was Scarlett sich erhofft hat? Plötzlich befindet sie sich inmitten einer Welt, in er es um Leben und Tod geht.

... DOCH GEBT ACHT, DASS IHR NICHT ZU WEIT DAVONGETRAGEN WERDET.

You pay the price in blood.

Everyone knows the only way out of the Flores Cártel is death, but what happens when the destiny that was branded into your soul, is stolen right from your hands?

My name is Cecilia Flores, my entire life so far has been dictated by small men and their greedy ambitions. I’m on the run from my past and my only hope to stay alive are the very men who might just want me dead the most.

Ronan Zerkos, Santos Álvarez and Mateo Kane. They’re the leaders of the Black Crow Brotherhood, the most violent crime organization in Cove City. They’re ruthless, cruel men and though the strings of our past still bind us together, the scars of my betrayal may be too deep to look past.

They’ve sworn to put me through hell to exact their revenge and I’ll do whatever it takes to guarantee my protection from the real threat. Even if it means swallowing my pride and letting them think they can break me.

Queen of Nothing: Book 1 of the Reina Del Cártel series is a Why Choose, Enemies to lovers, Dark Romance where the heroine doesn’t have to choose between the morally gray anti-heroes trying to claim her for themselves, while she fights for the crown she is owed.

This book is dark in nature and not suited for readers under 18, please see content warnings.

She tried to kill him, so he made her his wife.

Skadi first met her husband-to-be with blades in hand on the opposite side of a battle. She lost, and he claimed his prize.

To her horror, the king of the shadow elven agrees to marry her off to Jonas, a prince in the fae realms, as a way to unite their kingdoms against a shared enemy—the light elves. Skadi knows the marriage is nothing but a political game. Feelings won’t come into play.

Except her new husband makes not falling in love . . . challenging.

When new threats arise, Skadi must decide to either love her enemy, or keep him alive by betraying him to another.

Welcome to another installment in the Ever Seas world where pirates, fae, and elves collide with Vikings in a dark fantasy romance between a morally gray cinnamon roll and the broken princess who steals his heart.

Who am I?

I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes.

Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead.

Enzo Vitale.

An enigmatic man that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he's not so different than the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions, and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would've run.

Now, I'm a girl who's seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister.

It's no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?

A spin-off of the Cat & Mouse Duet...

“Molly Devereaux has been missing for more than two weeks, and police are still searching for the girl who seemed to vanish out of thin air. The world still wants to know... Where's Molly?”

In my dreams, I never escaped the Oregon woods.
Life after death isn't easy to accept, especially when I still feel like a ghost.
Now, I live deep in the mountains of Montana—the paradigm of beauty. But they are also the home of horrors.
Horrors that I only unleash at night.
When my pigs are allowed to feast.
It is strongly recommended to read Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline before reading Where's Molly.

Warning: This is a dark romance that contains dark subject matter. Please refer to the author's website for content warnings.

The Diamond

Death walks alongside me,
But the reaper is no match for me.
I'm trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren't as they seem.
They won't keep me forever.
I no longer recognize the person I've become,
And I'm fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night.
They call me a diamond,
But they've only created an angel of death.

The Hunter

I was born a predator,
With ruthlessness ingrained in my bones.
When what's mine is stolen from me in the night,
Like a diamond hidden within a fortress,
I find that I can no longer contain the beast.
Blood will paint the ground as I tear apart this world to find her.
And bring her back to where she belongs.
No one will escape my wrath,
Especially not those who have betrayed me.

The Manipulator

I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.
I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.
But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.
He's always there, watching and waiting.
And I can never look away.
Not when I want him to come closer.

The Shadow

I didn't mean to fall in love.
But now that I have, I can't stay away.
I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.
The way she undresses...
I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.
And once she is, I'll never let her go.
Not even when she begs me to.

While not required, it is highly suggested to read the novella, Satan's Affair, first.