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Vonderlust
by R. W. ClingerAntiques dealer Liam Dumar isn’t fond of carrying out his next job for Mina Carpathia Antiques. He squirms at the thought of retrieving a valuable painting from the foreboding Hyde Manor atop Mount Castelul. The manor has quite reputation of cult activity and blood-drinking, and rumor has it bodies are buried beneath its floors.Liam’s trepidations disappear when he meets the sexy caretaker of the manor, Henrich Von Shelly. Following an introduction and short tour of the manor, Liam is taken to a private room where he will spend the night. In the morning he will obtain the famous painting and leave.During his stay, strange things begin to happen. A horrifying scream awakens him in the middle of night. When he goes in search of the sound, he discovers a secret passageway and bizarre room where Lord Harkford Mason Hyde, owner of the manor, carries out questionable actions with handsome men.Liam’s visit turns shorter than expected. But when he attempts to leave, he’s confronted by Lord Hyde. Will Liam live another day to tell his vampire tale of Hyde Manor, or die like the many men before him?
Voo Mental
by Stephen Goldin Alexandra Ouro RodriguesO Governo da Terra tem uma arma secreta especial na sua guerra fria contra os planetas das antigas colónias - espiões telepáticos. No entanto, aquilo que nem os espiões sabem, é que quando chegarem perto dos quarenta anos começam a desenvolver sintomas estranhos que os deixam mentalmente e fisicamente instáveis. Por norma, a Agência de Inteligência Terrestre extingue estes telepatas instáveis para os impedir de ameaçar a estabilidade de todo o projeto. Alain Cheney é um dos melhores agentes telepáticos no arsenal da AIT. Ao logo de 14 anos, foi sempre leal e responsável. Mas agora que mostra sintomas desta instabilidade, a Agência decide eliminá-lo – mesmo quando surge um projeto secreto que poderá mudar o futuro da galáxia habitada. Para sobreviver, Alain tem de procurar segurança algures. Porém, não pode confiar nos seus inimigos, e muito menos nos seus amigos...
Voodoo 'n' Vice
by Kc BurnBook three of The Galactic AllianceAfter nearly causing a galactic incident, fleet captain Gideon Arcturus is disgraced, demoted and exiled with nothing to do but pass the time at a seedy club on seedier planet Elora Ki. It's no place for a straight-laced soldier, but following the rules is what got him there in the first place. When he meets a mesmerizing fire dancer, he'd do anything to get close to the flame.Tai doesn't date customers-it's far too dangerous for a man who was once for sale. But the shy, awkward Gideon entices him, and the two spend Gideon's leave tangled together, neither knowing the passion that stirs within them won't soon subside.When a violent drug lord forces Tai back into slavery, Tai has no choice but to give up his new love. But when Gideon learns that Tai's fate lies with those who brought about his own ruin, he'll need to revisit his own difficult past in order to save them both.Look for Spice 'n' Solace and Alien 'n' Outlaw, the first two books in The Galactic Alliance, available now!71,000 words
Voodoo Die (Destroyer, #33)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirRemo and Chiun replace the CIA in the Caribbean and wind up fighting a Communist/witchcraft conspiracy! Black Magic When Reverend Prescott Plumber goes to the island of Bagia in the Caribbean to save souls and bodies, he discovers a fantastic happy drug the natives call "mung". However, when it's shot with radiation, it turns people into puddles. It's deadly. And so is pro-Communist Generalissimo Sacrist Corazon - President for Life of the island - when he gets his hands on the Mung Machine and aims it at innocent Reverend Plumber. Suddenly, the world is beating a path to Corazon's palace door. They've heard about the mung device and everyone wants to have at it - the Chinese, the Russians, the CIA. That's where Remo Williams, the Destroyer, and his teacher, Chiun, come in. But even they are stumped when Comrade Corazon not only manipulates Russia and China into building competing missile bases on Bagia - he also starts casting spells, as chief priest of voodoo, their way. As a last-ditch equal opportunity gesture, the CIA sends in lovely and black Ruby Gonzalez, quite capable of casting her own spells. But even her black magic may not be able to save Remo and Chiun from Corazon's deadly tar pits and the United States from total nuclear extinction!
Voodoo Planet
by Andre NortonDane slid his blade out surreptitiously, setting its point against the palm of his hand and jabbing painfully; but the terrible creature continued to advance.
Voodoo Planet
by Andre Norton''From between the two shuffling dancers padded something on four feet. The canine-feline creature was more than just a head; it was a loose-limbed, graceful body fully eight feet in length, and the red eyes in the prick-eared head were those of a killer.... Words issued from between those curved fangs, words which Dane might not understand.... ''Dane slid his blade out surreptitiously, setting its point against the palm of his hand and jabbing painfully; but the terrible creature continued to advance.... There was no blurring of its lines....'' Dane Thorson of the space-ship Solar Queen knew there was only one way to win out over this hideous thing--a battle to the end between his rational mind and the hypnotic witchcraft of Lumbrilo, the mental wizard of the planet Khatka.
Voodoo Planet (Solar Queen #3)
by Andre NortonA gripping story of otherworldly mystery and magic from an acclaimed Grand Master of Fantasy. When Captain Jellico and the crew of the interstellar tramp freighter Solar Queen are invited to visit the planet Khatka by Chief Ranger Asaki, they anticipate a brief respite from the boredom of their mail route. But there is more danger on the verdant jungle world than they know. Founded as a refuge by Earth Africans, Khatka is a global safari where hunters pay big money to pursue the biggest game. But lately Asaki&’s battle against ruthless poachers has been undermined by a vicious witch doctor, Lumbrilo, who takes a mortal dislike to the captain and his men. And when their craft crashes while over wild country, Jellico, Asaki and their friends soon find themselves not only hunted by Khatka&’s lethal fauna, but by Lumbrilo, who sees his chance to get rid of his enemies once and for all . . .Voodoo Planet is the third book in the Solar Queen Series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Voodoo Shanghai: A Kincaid Strange Novel (Kincaid Strange Series, The #3)
by Kristi CharishThe third and final installment in Kristi Charish's thrilling urban fantasy series finds beloved heroine and voodoo practitioner Kincaid Strange shanghaied away from Seattle and pursuing the ghost of a serial killer in Portland.Just when Kincaid Strange thinks her life is back on track and she's finally put her time as a paranormal practitioner with the Seattle PD to rest, her ex (and Seattle cop) Aaron asks her for help with yet another strange and ominous case. Martin Dane, the White Picket Fence Serial Killer who terrorized West Coast families living the suburban American dream, appears to be back at it with a fresh murder in Portland. There's only one problem: Dane has been dead for three weeks. Kincaid can't resist a paranormal mystery. Despite her misgivings, she agrees to examine the Portland crime scene. What she discovers is a place of supernatural power unlike anywhere she's ever been--and the reason Aaron had been so tight-lipped about the case details. There's already a voodoo practitioner on the scene: Liam Sinclair, a TV celebrity of questionable talent and dubious intent. Kincaid wants nothing more than to finish the job and retreat to Seattle, but the deeper she looks, the less the murder adds up. When she uncovers a much more sinister mystery--missing ghosts, scores of them, whom no one is looking for--there's no turning back.
Vor
by James BlishThe glowing ovoid plummeted downward, the whole sky screaming like a metallic banshee as the air boiled away from its sides.A supersonic bang broke over the forest, but the thing was already gliding down to Earth. As the ovoid settled in among the trees, the entire forest burst into flames.A thin black line appeared and etched a perfect circle on the side of the metal egg, then thickened into a door. The air was rent by a searing hiss. Slowly, the strange being - soon to be known to all mankind as VOR - began to emerge . . .
Voracious (Clare Point Vampire Novel #5)
by V.K. ForrestWhen a vampire P.I. hides out in a small coastal town, irresistible desires collide with dangers from the past in this steamy paranormal romance. After months spent eliminating some of the world's most ruthless criminals, vampire Aedan Brigid is on sabbatical in the quiet coastal town of Clare Point, Delaware. But instead of relief, he feels on edge. That&’s due in part to Dallas York, the gorgeous blonde bar owner whose casual touch sparks an inexplicably intense connection between them. But there's another reason too. Centuries ago, Aedan lost his beloved to a depraved monster known only as Jay. Now Jay is back, and more vicious than ever. Aedan is already breaking clan rules by getting involved with Dallas—even if her mysterious gift sets her apart from other humans. But soon, he'll have to make the ultimate decision: will he turn away from the only life he's ever known in order to protect a love he thought he'd never feel again?
Vorbote der Bestimmung (Time Quest)
by Tina FolsomIm Jahr 2085 steht die Menschheit am Rande des Aussterbens. Die einzige Überlebenschance besteht darin, junge Männer in die Vergangenheit zu schicken, um fruchtbare Frauen zu finden und sie in die Zukunft zurückzubringen. Joshua Fletcher wird 2085 überraschend von seiner schönen, doch anspruchsvollen Freundin verlassen und meldet sich kurzerhand für das Zeitreiseprogramm. Er hofft auf ein Abenteuer, denn er denkt, dass früher das Leben einfacher war. Aber 2025 ist kein Zuckerschlecken, zumindest nicht für Amy Brooks. Nachdem sie aus dem staatlichen Pflegesystem als Volljährige ausscheiden musste, ist sie auf sich allein gestellt. Freundschaften zu schließen fällt ihr nicht leicht. Sie versucht ihr Bestes, um sich über Wasser zu halten, indem sie in einem Café arbeitet und gleichzeitig das Community College besucht. Insgeheim träumt sie von einem besseren Leben und davon, Liebe zu finden, doch sie weiß, dass sie nur Mitleid ernten wird. Als sie Joshua trifft, der sie in einer prekären Situation verteidigt, weiß sie nicht, ob sie ihm vertrauen kann. Er ist einfach zu gut, um wahr zu sein. Time Quest Band 1 – Umkehr des Schicksals Band 2 – Vorbote der Bestimmung Der Club der ewigen Junggesellen Buch 1: Begleiterin für eine Nacht Buch 2: Begleiterin für tausend Nächte Buch 3: Begleiterin für alle Zeit Buch 4: Eine unvergessliche Nacht Buch 5: Eine langsame Verführung Buch 6: Eine hemmungslose Berührung Jenseits des Olymps Band 1 – Göttersturm Band 2 - Göttertraum Band 3 - Götterglanz Band 4 – Götterlust Scanguards Vampire Band 1 - Samsons Sterbliche Geliebte Band 2 - Amaurys Hitzköpfige Rebellin Band 3 - Gabriels Gefährtin Band 4 - Yvettes Verzauberung Band 5 - Zanes Erlösung Band 6 - Quinns Unendliche Liebe Band 7 – Olivers Versuchung Band 8 – Thomas' Entscheidung Band 8 1/2 – Ewiger Biss Band 9 – Cains Geheimnis Band 10 – Luthers Rückkehr Band11 – Blakes Versprechen Band 11 1/2 – Schicksalhafter Bund Band 12 – Johns Sehnsucht Band 13 – Ryders Rhapsodie Band 14 - Damians Eroberung Band 15 - Graysons Herausforderung Band 16 - Isabelles verboten Liebe Band 17 - Coopers Leidenschaft Band 18 - Vanessas Wagemut Band 19 - Patricks Verführung Hüter der Nacht Band 1 – Geliebter Unsichtbarer Band 2 – Entfesselter Bodyguard Band 3 – Vertrauter Hexer Band 4 – Verbotener Beschützer Band 5 – Verlockender Unsterblicher Band 6 – Übersinnlicher Retter Band 7 – Unwiderstehlicher Dämon Der Clan der Vampire Band 1 – Raphael & Isabella Band 2 – Dante & Viola Band 3 – Lorenzo & Bianca Band 4 – Nico & Oriana Band 5 – Marcello & Jane Codename Stargate Band 1 - Ace – Auf der Flucht Band 2 - Fox – Unter Feinden Band 3 - Yankee – Untergetaucht Band 4 – Tiger – Auf der Lauer Band 5 - Hawk – Auf der Jagd
Vorboten der Finsternis
by Susan-Alia Terry Ralf NeubauerBuchbeschreibung: Ein Erzengel im Exil. Eine mächtige Rasse rachsüchtiger Kreaturen. Ein Konflikt apokalyptischen Ausmaßes. Das Leben des verwöhnten Erzengels Luzifer kommt zum Stillstand, als er erfährt, dass der Himmel leer und sein Vater verschwunden ist. In der Suche nach Antworten, wird er mit Göttern, die mit seinem Vater und der Welt, die er erschaffen hat, äußerst unglücklich sind, konfrontiert. Mit dem Vorhaben die Ketzerei seines Vater zu tilgen und die Erde in Finsternis zu stürzen, sperren sie Luzifer in der Hölle ein. Währenddessen macht der Geliebte des Erzengels sich dazu auf, seine Kritiker Lügen zu strafen. Doch Luzifers Einfluss über ihn ist größer, als er gedacht hatte und seine Angst, lediglich ein Schoßtier für ihn zu sein, wird plötzlich allzu real. Vorboten der Finsternis ist das erste Buch in dieser Fantasy-Reihe von Susan-Alia Terrys.
Vortex (The Insignia Novels #2)
by S. J. KincaidS. J. Kincaid has created a fascinating dystopian world for Insignia, her futuristic science-fiction adventure series perfect for fans of Ender's Game. Earth is in the middle of WWIII, a war to determine which governments and corporations will control the resources of the solar system.Teen Tom Raines grew up with nothing—some days without even a roof over his head. Then his exceptional gaming skills earned him a spot in the Intrasolar Forces, the country's elite military training program, and his life completely changed.Now in Vortex, the second book in the series, Tom discovers that the Pentagonal Spire, where he and his friends are being trained as superhuman weapons, is filled with corruption. He is asked to betray his friends—the first real friends he's ever had—for the sake of his country.Will he sacrifice his new life to do what he believes is right?
Vortex (The Tempest Trilogy)
by Julie CrossJulie Cross's Vortex is the thrilling second installment of the Tempest series, in which the world hangs in the balance as a lovelorn Jackson must choose who to saveJackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However, after an accidental run in with Holly—the girl he altered history to save—Jackson is once again reminded of what he's lost. And when Eyewall, an opposing division of the CIA, emerges, Jackson and his fellow agents not only find themselves under attack, but Jackson begins to discover that the world around him has changed and someone knows about his erased relationship with Holly, putting both their lives at risk all over again.
Vortex Visions
by Elise KovaTrained to take the throne. Born to save the world. <p><p> A PRINCESS... <p><p> Vi Solaris has grown up far from home, sequestered, and trained to one day be Empress. The two things she wants most? Freedom and magic. Vi has neither. <p><p> That is until her powers manifest, dangerous and forbidden. <p><p> A POWER... <p><p> Now, alongside her royal studies, she trains in secret with a mysterious sorcerer from a far-away land. From his pointed ears to enchanting eyes, he's nothing like anyone she's ever met before. She should fear him, but she finds herself more and more entranced by the day. <p><p> Now, she's bound to him along with the fate of a dying world. <p><p> A CHOICE... <p><p> Her inability to control her magic might cost her the throne. Her captivity might prevent her from thwarting the assassins out to kill her. The Empire is faltering from political infighting and a deadly plague. Vi must make the hardest choice of her life: <p><p> Play by the rules and claim her throne. Or, break them for a magic she was never supposed to have. <p><p> Fans of Throne of Glass, Red Queen, Oath Taker, and Furyborn will love this young adult, epic fantasy world filled with elemental magic, friendships as deep as blood, shocking twists, thrilling adventures, and slow-burn romance.
Vortex: Spin, Axis, Vortex (Gateway Essentials #368)
by Robert Charles WilsonSpin ended with the alien Hypotheticals setting a vast Arch over the Indian Ocean. Those who sailed under it found themselves on Equatoria, another planet entirely.In Axis, a secretive Equatorian community of Fourths - humans who've had their lives extended by illegal Martian technology - raised a boy, Isaac Dvali, to communicate with the Hypotheticals. Interstellar clouds of tiny fragmented Hypothetical nanomachines rained down on Equatoria, an some began to grow. Isaac and Turk Findley, a tough bush pilot an former drifter, were absorbed by a vast concatenation of those growths.Now, Turk Findley has awakened ten thousand years later, to be collected by the people of Vox - an Equatorian group that's obsessed with the Hypotheticals. The Vox have been waiting for Turn and Isaac for a very long time. Meanwhile, the story of Turk and Isaac among the people of Vox is being scrawled in notebooks by a disturbed man in a hospital on twenty-first-century Earth, in the years following the Spin . . .
Vossoff and Nimmitz: Just A Couple Of Idiots Reupholstering Space And Time
by Adam-Troy Castro"Somewhere beyond the stars, well past the scattered light of the unknown universe, in a realm so distant that no life of any kind has ever ventured there, and where the fundamental rules of time and space have never applied, there's nothing. If you find yourself in such a place, you know you've gone too far." Introducing the madcap adventures of Ernst Vossoff and Karl Nimmitz, a couple of interstellar rogues whose adventures often veer in unexpected directions, sometimes in space limousines and sometimes dropping by continent-wide cocktail parties. In the great tradition of Douglas Adams, VOSSOFF AND NIMMITZ is science fiction made utterly hilarious. Adam-Troy Castro is the author of the Andrea Cort novels, which have won both the Philip K. Dick Award in the US and the Seiun award in Japan. He has been nominated for a Nebula Award, for a Stoker Award, and for the German Kurd Lasswitz Prize.
Votan
by John JamesIn the second century AD, a Greek nobleman is travelling and living abroad in Germany while carrying on an affair with a military man's wife. When discovered, he takes an emergency business trip to save his life and packs amongst his belongings certain items that lead the people he encounters to think him a Norse God, a fortuitous point of view which he does little to dispel. Forced to keep up the pretence of being a god while staying one step ahead of his lover's jealous husband, Photinus must juggle the severity of his situation with the enjoyment of being a God.
Votan
by John JamesIn the second century AD, a Greek nobleman is travelling and living abroad in Germany while carrying on an affair with a military man's wife. When discovered, he takes an emergency business trip to save his life and packs amongst his belongings certain items that lead the people he encounters to think him a Norse God, a fortuitous point of view which he does little to dispel. Forced to keep up the pretence of being a god while staying one step ahead of his lover's jealous husband, Photinus must juggle the severity of his situation with the enjoyment of being a God.
Votan and Other Novels (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
by John JamesIn the second century AD, a Greek nobleman is travelling and living abroad in Germany while carrying on an affair with a military man's wife. When discovered, he takes an emergency business trip to save his life and packs amongst his belongings certain items that lead the people he encounters to think him a Norse God, a fortuitous point of view which he does little to dispel. Forced to keep up the pretence of being a god while staying one step ahead of his lover's jealous husband, Photinus must juggle the severity of his situation with the enjoyment of being a god.Published here with its sequel, NOT FOR ALL THE GOLD IN IRELAND and companion volume MEN WENT TO CATTREATH, VOTAN is one of the highpoints of modern fantasy.
Vote for Suzanne
by Nancy KrulikEveryone in Cherrydale has election fever! While the adults get ready to vote for town mayor, the fourth graders are holding an election for a fourth grade mayor! Both Katie and Suzanne are nominated, and Suzanne really (really, really!) wants to win. She even tries to sabotage Katie's campaign! Katie is furious at her ex-best friend, until two hilarious switcheroos teach her that politics is a tricky business-and not worth losing her best friend over. .
Vote for Suzanne (Katie Kazoo Switcheroo Super Special #7)
by Nancy KrulikEveryone in Cherrydale has election fever! While the adults get ready to vote for town mayor, the fourth graders are holding an election for a fourth grade mayor! Both Katie and Suzanne are nominated, and Suzanne really wants to win.
Votos de honor (Cambio de actitud #3)
by Mary Calmes Vivian PérezLa secuela de Vínculo de confianza Volumen 3 de la serie Cambio de actitudJin Rayne aún está adaptándose a sus nuevos y aterradores poderes como gato nekhene, y a su posición como reah de la tribu de Logan Church, cuando se entera de que han convocado un sepat, un lance de honor. Logan, quien jamás ha deseado otra cosa excepto dirigir su pequeña tribu provinciana, debe viajar a Mongolia, al otro lado del mundo, y luchar para convertirse en el líder más poderoso en el mundo de los hombres panteras. Logan no será el único que viajará. Como su pareja, Jin deberá luchar con él para honrar su compromiso con Logan, su cultura y a su tribu. Pero el periodo de la prueba es largo, lo que significa una prolongada separación entre ambos, y que la humanidad de Logan estará en riesgo. Para sobrevivir al horrible sepat, Jin y Logan deberán aceptar sus destinos, confiar en el otro, y honrar los votos entre ellos, cueste lo que cueste.
Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves #2)
by Mary E. PearsonVow of Thieves is the thrilling sequel to Dance of Thieves, set in the same world as Mary E. Pearson's New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles.Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them—the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor's Watch will be a kingdom, and Kazi and Jase will meet all challenges side by side, together at last.But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies, a place where betrayals run deeper and more deadly than either had thought possible, and where timeless ambitions threaten to destroy them both.
Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves)
by Mary E. Pearson'Mary E. Pearson is a fearless storyteller' Stephanie GarberVow of Thieves is the thrilling sequel to Dance of Thieves, set in the same world as Mary E. Pearson's New York Times bestselling Remnant Chronicles.Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them - the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor's Watch will be a kingdom, and Kazi and Jase will meet all challenges side by side, together at last.But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies, a place where betrayals run deeper and more deadly than either had thought possible, and where timeless ambitions threaten to destroy them both.PRAISE FOR MARY E. PEARSON'One of my favorite reads of the year' Alyson Noël'Deeply satisfying, intricately plotted fantasy' Robin LaFevers'Breathtaking' Booklist'Heart-pounding' Cinda Williams Chima