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Bloodlines
by Silvester Mazzarella Marcello FoisWhen Giuseppe Mundula first sees Michele Angelo Chironi across the corridor of a Sardinian orphanage, the reserved blacksmith realises he has found the son and heir he never knew he needed. And when, a few years later, Michele himself looks down from a church rooftop and sees the beautiful Mercede, the quiet orphan realises he has found the woman he will marry. So begins Marcello Fois' magisterial domestic epic of the lives and loves of the Chironi family, as they struggle through war and fascism. Deftly endowing familial horrors with mythical resonance, Fois creates a Dantesque triptych that inscribes the history of twentieth-century Sardinia onto a single misbegotten household.
Bloodlines
by Sharon SalaA woman&’s traumatic past haunts her search for the truth in this compelling romantic thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author. Olivia Sealy was only two years old when her parents were murdered and she was kidnapped for ransom. While Olivia was ultimately returned to surviving family members, the police never caught those responsible. Decades later, Olivia&’s ordeal resurfaces when a child&’s skeleton is discovered in a hidden wall—a child with whom Olivia shares a unique family trait. With the help of Det. Trey Bonney, her childhood sweetheart, Olivia is pulled deeper into the mystery. As she tries to connect the events of her past and present, Olivia can&’t help wanting to get closer to Trey. But neither counts on a madman who may hold the answer to the twenty-five-year-old mystery—a secret someone hoped was buried for good.
Bloodlines (A Dog Lover's Mystery #5)
by Susan ConantNormally Holly winter wouldn't be caught dead in a place like Puppy Luv -- a mall pet shop that's no doubt an outlet for the puppy mill industry and a hotbed of forged papers, broken promises and mistreated animals. But a hot tip on a malamute pup suddenly has Holly charging to the rescue and panting to put the owner out of business. Trouble is, she's not the only one who has a bone to pick with Diane Sweet. in a matter of hours the puupy love proprietess is gruesomely murdered.When Holly links the killing with the disappearance of another malamute -- an adorable live wire named Missy -- she digs up startling evidence that soon leads her into the fiercely competitive and deadly underworld of dog breeding. A place where her biggest fears are realized. And where her animal instincts are all that can save her.From the Paperback edition.
Bloodlines (Bloodlines #1)
by Richelle MeadThe first book in Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines seriesWhen alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California.Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive--this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone's out for blood.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Bloodlines (Sanguis Noctis #3)
by Alex Kidwell Robin SaxonSequel to Blood in the SandSanguis Noctis: Book ThreeMercenary Jed Walker and his reclusive boyfriend, Redford Reed, are all set for a much-needed trip--nothing but sand, fish, sun, and drinks with those tiny umbrellas in them--when Victor Rathbone shows up with an acquaintance in tow. Randall Lewis pleads for their help in finding a cure for his brother Anthony's rare disease. Jed, Redford, and Victor join the Lewises as they set out to find the Gray Lady, legendary leader of the largest wolf pack in existence, who may be able to help. What they don't expect is to find themselves caught up in her pack's struggles with local human hunters or a growing conflict among the supernatural communities. Jed is abruptly faced with what it means to be human in a world rife with the supernatural, and the challenges keep piling up: fear that his way of life is hurting his Redford, sparks flying between the half-blood Victor and wolf Randall, the impending threat of hunters, and the quickly approaching war that could kill them all. All things considered, Jed wishes fishing was the only thing he had to look forward to.
Bloodlines (Vampire Twins #1)
by Janice HarrellStruggling to cope with their dark vampire legacy, Anne Marie Montclair grieves over her mother's tragic death, while her twin brother, Paul, is torn between his love for his sister and his hatred toward the father who had abandoned him.
Bloodlines 1 Alliances
by Toni L. MeilleurYou'll find yourself caught in a web of intrigue and forbidden passion in Book 1 of Toni Meilleur's Bloodlines. In a world governed by vampires, shape shifters are the bane of society. But when Khaelen, one of the ruling elite, becomes entangled in the affairs of the shifter accused of murdering his brother, he discovers deadly secrets and a struggle for power that, only together, they can overcome. In a society governed by vampires, Khaelen is Executioner of the Civil Lands his authority unchallenged and unquestioned. When his brother is murdered by no other than the scourge of society, a shape shifter, he is determined to find the guilty party. What he did not expect to find was the beautiful shape shifter Allantra who sent all his emotions and self-control fluttering in the storm she created in him. From the beginning she proclaimed her innocence, and as time passed he suspected Allantra of being something much more powerful than even she conceived. In trying to prove her innocence they both became entangled in a quest for power that had been going on longer than either one suspected. Now along with Allantra they unravel a long trail of betrayal, murder and buried secrets. Somehow along the way they must not get consumed by the addicting passion that had been building since they first met.
Bloodlines 2 Ancestry
by Toni L. MeilleurUndying love, burning desire, and a destiny she's unprepared to meet, Book 2 of the Bloodlines series finds Allantra at the center of the bitter battle between vampire and shifter. An ancient prophecy is about to change Allantra's life forever as she learns of the role she is to play and the two men she's destined to be mated to for life!Allantra of the Civil Lands, heartbroken at leaving her vampire lover Khaelen behind, embarks on a journey that could change the lives of all surviving shape shifters. She stumbles upon the tribal lands of the last True-blood shifters, and is immediately held captive by the 'Noir Brujo'. A powerful wizard of the Dark Arts and a True-blood shifter who makes her blood run hot with desire. Confused by her irresistible attraction to him when she is very much in love with The Executioner, Allantra makes the shocking discovery of the existence of an ancient prophecy: a prophecy that foretells the upcoming battle between the vampires and the shifters, and the integral role in which she plays. It also foretells her destiny of being mated for life to two men...
Bloodlines 3 Apocalypse
by Toni L. MeilleurThe Triad is the only force that can defeat Dominica. With the fate of all pureblood shape-shifters hanging in the balance, Khaelen, and Dharean must find a way to rise above their jealously and join Allantra to fight the evil that threatens to tear their world apart. Passion burns within the pages of Book 3 of Toni Meilleur's Bloodlines series.The Apocalypse has begun. The maniacally evil Dominica has become corporeal and her threats are being horribly realized. Armed with a wealth of knowledge of the dark arts, Dominica will use every supernatural means at her disposal to kill any pureblood shape-shifter in existence. There is no one powerful enough to stop her. Not even the prophesied Triumvirate.The destined Triad, Allantra, Khaelen, and Dharean, must bond and work as a single powerful unit to stop Dominica. But amid this war, both love and jealousy bloom. Can the Triumvirate come together in time to save the pureblood shifters? Or will the rivalry of the two alpha males for their destined mate cost them all their lives?Content Notes: MFM menage; anal intercourse
Bloodlines Control Under Fire
by Zachary ShermanTechnology and air superiority equals success in modern warfare. But even during the War in Afghanistan, satellite recon and smart bombs cannot replace soldiers on the ground. When a SEAL team SeaHawk helicopter goes down in the icy mountains of Kandahar, Lieutenant Lester Donovan must make a difficult decision follow orders or go "off mission" and save his fellow soldiers. With Taliban terrorists at every turn, neither decision will be easy. He'll need his instincts and some high-tech weaponry to get off of the hillside and back to base alive.
Bloodlines: Adoption, Crime, and the Search for Belonging (Elements in Crime Narratives)
by Jinny HuhThis study explores the relationship between crime fiction and adoption. A primary goal of this study is to investigate how the adoption trope reveals current cultural fears and fascination with kinship formations and essentialist notions of belonging, DNA and ancestry searches, and the controversial practice of adoption. Popular fiction, namely crime/detective fiction and the subgenre of adoption crime fiction, reflect scholarly debates within the field of Critical Adoption Studies, including but not limited to the ethics behind the adoption industrial complex and calls for its demise, struggles for reproductive justice, and redefinitions of parenting and kinship formations evidenced by LGBTQ and racialized identities. Another goal of this study is to highlight adoptee and birthparent voices and perspectives, illustrating how genre fiction can help to agitate for more inclusive representation. By intersecting elements of crime into the adoption story, these narratives illuminate the human cost and condition of current adoption practices.
Bloodlines: Life in a Great British Hospital
by Andrew DavidsonAndrew Davidson goes behind the scenes at Britain's largest hospital trust and describes a year in the life of a hospital through the stories of those who work there and those who pass through. St Thomas' Hospital, opposite the Houses of Parliament, is one of the most famous centres of medical excellence in the world. For the past two years it has been the subject of bitter political controversy over the decision to amalgamate it with its rival, Guy's. From the man who runs the Mortuary to the Chief Executive who has 'finished' an affair with the head of PR - but who has just born his child - to the patients with Multi Drug Resistant Infection (an extremely scary potential by-product of going into hospital) and those who come into Casualty to have frozen fish removed from unlikely places - this is the most vividly realised book that has ever emerged from a modern hospital. It reveals the choices that doctors, nurses, administrators and patients must make each day - decisions that are often literally a matter of life and death.
Bloodlines: Star Wars (Legacy of the Force)
by Karen TravissA new era of exciting adventures and shocking revelations continues to unfold, as the legendary Star Wars saga sweeps forward into astonishing new territory. Civil war looms as the fledgling Galactic Alliance confronts a growing number of rebellious worlds-and the approaching war is tearing the Skywalker and Solo families apart. Han and Leia return to Han's homeworld, Corellia, the heart of the resistance. Their children, Jacen and Jaina, are soldiers in the Galactic Alliance's campaign to crush the insurgents. Jacen, now a complete master of the Force, has his own plans to bring order to the galaxy. Guided by his Sith mentor, Lumiya, and with Luke's young son Ben at his side, Jacen embarks on the same path that his grandfather Darth Vader once did. And while Han and Leia watch their only son become a stranger, a secret assassin entangles the couple with a dreaded name from Han's past: Boba Fett. In the new galactic order, friends and enemies are no longer what they seem. . . . Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Bloodlines: Uma herança de US$ 250 milhões...e uma mansão mal-assombrada!
by William B. TaylorAlex Tinsdill nunca pensou que um simples teste de DNA o levaria a uma herança de US$ 250 milhões e à Mansão Cove Point, uma enorme propriedade construída durante a Era Dourada na Costa do Ouro em Long Island, Nova York. A herança de Alex não vem sem um custo, no entanto, quando duas parentes gananciosas logo aparecem, determinadas a separar Alex de suas novas riquezas. A Mansão Cove Point tem um passado sombrio e um segredo sinistro que está prestes a ser revelado! Bloodlines: A Mansão Cove Point é uma leitura rápida que mistura o sobrenatural com uma quantidade certa de humor negro.
Bloodlinks: A Garreth Mikaelian Mystery (A Garreth Mikaelian Mystery #2)
by Lee KilloughTwo years ago Garreth Mikaelian was turned into a vampire by the seductive Lane Barber. He tracked her to a small Kansas town and when she tried to kill him, killed her. He thought. But a call comes from his old partner in San Francisco that seems to indicate Lane is still alive. Garreth goes to San Francisco to find out. He determines that she *is* dead. But now someone is killing vampires and friends of vampires and trying to frame Garreth for it. Is it the vampire who created Lane? Or maybe his partner’s new partner who seems to know Garreth is a vampire and hates him for it? And as Garreth searches for the true killer, is a suspense novelist researching a new book an ally or foe? Garreth Mikaelian thought he destroyed Lane Barber, the woman who made him a vampire. But did he? When he returns to San Francisco to see, he is relieved to find she is dead. But someone is killing vampires and friends of vampires...and trying to frame Garreth for it. Is it another vampire who wants vengeance for Lane’s death? Or a detective who appears to hate vampires and knows Garreth is one? He needs to find the killer before the frame traps him...or he becomes the killer’s next victim.
Bloodlinks: A Garreth Mikaelian Mystery (A Garreth Mikaelian Mystery #2)
by Lee KilloughTwo years ago Garreth Mikaelian was turned into a vampire by the seductive Lane Barber. He tracked her to a small Kansas town and when she tried to kill him, killed her. He thought. But a call comes from his old partner in San Francisco that seems to indicate Lane is still alive. Garreth goes to San Francisco to find out. He determines that she *is* dead. But now someone is killing vampires and friends of vampires and trying to frame Garreth for it. Is it the vampire who created Lane? Or maybe his partner’s new partner who seems to know Garreth is a vampire and hates him for it? And as Garreth searches for the true killer, is a suspense novelist researching a new book an ally or foe? Garreth Mikaelian thought he destroyed Lane Barber, the woman who made him a vampire. But did he? When he returns to San Francisco to see, he is relieved to find she is dead. But someone is killing vampires and friends of vampires...and trying to frame Garreth for it. Is it another vampire who wants vengeance for Lane’s death? Or a detective who appears to hate vampires and knows Garreth is one? He needs to find the killer before the frame traps him...or he becomes the killer’s next victim.
Bloodlust
by Michelle RowenJillian Conrad's blood has killed the vampire king. Now an enemy to all vampires, she is targeted for elimination. So is the infant daughter of the dead king. If Jillian doesn't stand in the way of her death, then everyone, living or dead, is in great peril.
Bloodlust (Vampire Twins #2)
by Janice HarrellHorrified by her true nature, Anne Marie denies her cravings. Must she cut herself off from her twin brother to avoid becoming a vampire? Paul plunges into his father's legacy, but will his new power destroy Anne Marie -- and himself?
Bloodlust and Bylines
by Jl MerrowInvestigative journalist Frank would do anything for the next big scoop, and a chance to break the news to the world that vampires really exist is too good to pass up. But his fact-finding mission to an undead hangout takes a terrifying turn when he’s locked in a cellar with a starving -- if sexy -- bloodsucker and no escape in sight.Forlorn vampire Viktor hasn’t had a bite in months, ever since falling foul of über-vamp The Mistress and being imprisoned for his sins. Delivered to his cell like Meals on Wheels, Frank’s the tastiest morsel he’s seen in a long time. Viktor can’t wait to get his fangs into him -- and there’s something about Frank that makes Viktor lust for more than just his blood.To escape the mysterious Mistress’s prison, predator and prey will have to work together -- if, that is, they can manage to rein in their baser appetites for long enough!Note: this short story was previously published under the title Becoming the Spoils.
Bloodlust: Bloodlust; Initiation (Vampire Beach #1)
by Alex DuvalTHE A-LIST BITES. Jason Freeman is stoked when his family relocates to exclusive DeVere Heights, Malibu. The in-crowd at his posh new high school is surprisingly friendly -- soon Jason's hitting all the best parties. He even meets the token hot-but-unattainable girl. Determined to enjoy his almost postcard-perfect new life, Jason tries hard to ignore the many strange things going down in DeVere Heights. But then a girl washes up dead the morning after one off-the-hook party -- and with no explanation but a suspicious-looking bite mark. Now Jason has to admit that what you don't want to know can hurt you.
Bloodlust: Book 2 (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #2)
by L.J. SmithStefan and Damon Salvatore are now vampires, and must deal with the consequences of their fate. They escape their small hometown of Fell's Church, which is overrun with vampire hunters, and travel to New Orleans. While Stefan revels in his powers, Damon continues to mourn the loss of Katherine, the beautiful vampire that turned them both. But New Orleans offers temptations and dangers. Stefan falls in love with another human, and his willpower is tested to the limit. Damon ends up captured by an evil, sadistic vampire hunter. Stefan knows that he must save his brother, but will it cost him his new love?
Bloodmage (Age of Darkness #2)
by Stephen AryanThe people of Perizzi have survived the battlemage war, but their future is looking darker than ever.BYRNE is a member of the Watch, investigating a series of murders in which the corpse was drained entirely of life.FRAY's expertise with magic is needed to catch the killer, but working with the Watch destroyed his father, years before.CHOSS is a champion fighter, trying to diffuse a war in the underworld that threatens to turn the streets red with rivers of blood.KATJA is a spy from a foreign land, attempting to prevent a massacre that will topple two dynasties and destroy the fragile peace in the city for ever.Watchmen and spies, assassins and criminals will clash on the streets in this magic-fuelled adventure from the author of Battlemage.
Bloodmage: Age of Darkness, Book 2 (The Age of Darkness #2)
by Stephen Aryan'Stephen Aryan puts the epic into Epic Fantasy' Den PatrickWatchmen and spies, assassins and criminals will clash on the streets of a war-torn city in this magic-fuelled adventure from the author of David Gemmell award-shortlisted Battlemage. Pick up this series if you like the sound of mage-on-mage battles and you're ready to watch the fireballs fly!The people of Perizzi have survived the battlemage war, but their future is looking darker than ever...BYRNE is a member of the Watch, investigating a series of murders in which the corpse was drained entirely of life.FRAY's expertise with magic is needed to catch the killer, but working with the Watch destroyed his father, years before.CHOSS is a champion fighter, trying to diffuse a war in the underworld that threatens to turn the streets red with rivers of blood.KATJA is a spy from a foreign land, attempting to prevent a massacre that will topple two dynasties and destroy the fragile peace in the city for ever.For more from Stephen Aryan, check out:Age of DarknessBattlemageBloodmageChaosmageThe Age of DreadMagebornMagefallebook only novella: Of Gods and Men
Bloodmage: Age of Darkness, Book 2 (The Age of Darkness #2)
by Stephen Aryan'Stephen Aryan puts the epic into Epic Fantasy' Den PatrickWatchmen and spies, assassins and criminals will clash on the streets of a war-torn city in this magic-fuelled adventure from the author of David Gemmell award-shortlisted Battlemage. Pick up this series if you like the sound of mage-on-mage battles and you're ready to watch the fireballs fly!The people of Perizzi have survived the battlemage war, but their future is looking darker than ever...BYRNE is a member of the Watch, investigating a series of murders in which the corpse was drained entirely of life.FRAY's expertise with magic is needed to catch the killer, but working with the Watch destroyed his father, years before.CHOSS is a champion fighter, trying to diffuse a war in the underworld that threatens to turn the streets red with rivers of blood.KATJA is a spy from a foreign land, attempting to prevent a massacre that will topple two dynasties and destroy the fragile peace in the city for ever.For more from Stephen Aryan, check out:Age of DarknessBattlemageBloodmageChaosmageThe Age of DreadMagebornMagefallebook only novella: Of Gods and Men
Bloodman
by Robert PobiFBI contractor Jake Cole deciphers the language of murderers by reconstructing three-dimensional crime scene models in his head, a talent that has left his nerves frayed and his psyche fragile. Jake returns to Montauk, New York, for the first time in a quarter of a century when his father, a renowned painter, lights himself ablaze and crashes through a plate-glass window. Once home, Jake is pulled into a gruesome local homicide investigation that echoes his mother’s murder three decades earlier. As he sifts through the detritus of his father’s madness, Jake discovers thousands of seemingly meaningless paintings stacked in the studio – a bizarre trail of dust-covered breadcrumbs the painter left as he tumbled down the rabbit hole of dementia. Breadcrumbs that Jake believes lead to the killer. With the help of Sheriff Dan Hauser – a man scrambling to prepare the seaside community for the arrival of a catastrophic hurricane – Jake Cole sets out to find the seemingly unstoppable force of malevolence known as the Bloodman. A unique and disquieting thriller that redefines the genre, Bloodman will leave you reeling long after its operatic finale.