The Nightmare Before Kissmas

A striking fantasy tale of dark magic, dangerous politics, and discovering your true self-perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now the Winterians' only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter's magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.Orphaned as an infant during Winter's defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee. Training to be a warrior-and desperately in love with her best friend, Winter's future king-she would do anything to help Winter rise to power again.So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter's magic, Meira decides to go after it herself-only to find herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics-and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.- Best Friend’s Romance: Meira has loved Mather her whole life, but he’s the future king of Winter and she’s just a soldier. Duty stands between them… for now.- Rebellion and Uprising: Sixteen years after their kingdom was conquered, eight survivors are all that stand against an evil king. They must reclaim their magic or Winter will be lost forever.- An Intricate Magic System: Winter’s power resides in a magical locket, broken in two and lost to the world. Meira’s quest to find it will plunge her into a realm of dark power and political intrigue.- A Lost Princess: Meira has always believed she was a nameless orphan. But as she fights for her kingdom, she’ll discover her true destiny is far more dangerous and vital than she ever imagined.

Irischer Whiskey trifft auf heiße Schokolade: die romantische Enemies to Lovers-Story zwischen Weihnachten und dem St. Patrick's DayDas neue Feiertags-Crossover voller Geheimnisse, Intrigen und Leidenschaft! Band 2 der cosy New Adult Romantasy und BookTok-Sensation The Nightmare Before Kissmas von New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Sara RaaschDie Freude von Weihnachten wurde gestohlen. Der einzige Hinweis: ein Kleeblatt.Während Coal mit seiner neuen Rolle als Santa Claus beschäftigt ist, meldet sich sein jüngerer Bruder Kris freiwillig, um das Verbrechen aufzuklären. Getarnt als Botschafter von Weihnachten untersucht er den St. Patrick's Day. Dort trifft er auf Lochlann Patrick, jenen irischen Studenten, mit dem er an der Uni in einen großen Streit geriet und der zufällig auch Kronprinz des St. Patrick's Day ist. Kris fällt es schwer, Loch nicht bei jedem Gespräch ins Gesicht schlagen zu wollen. Denn Loch ist laut, stur, frustrierend und irgendwie ... heiß. Doch dann stößt Kris auf ein Geheimnis hinter dem gestohlenen Weihnachtszauber. Aber kann er es lösen, ohne dabei die Freude von Weihnachten oder sogar sein Herz zu verlieren?Augenzwinkernder und herzerwärmender Charme - für alle Fans von Ali Hazelwood und Casey McQuiston!Die magische, cosy Boys Love Romance und BookTok-Sensation der Romantasy-Autorin Sara Raasch jetzt auf Deutsch! Für alle Fans von Royal Blue, Meet me in Autumn oder The Nightmare Before Kissmas - dieser Liebesroman verzaubert dich mit folgenden herzerwärmenden Tropes:- Enemies to Lovers- Boys Love / Gay Romance- Opposites Attract- Grumpy x Sunshine- Slow Burn Romance- Royal RomanceDie 'Royals und Romance'-Dilogie erscheint in folgender Reihenfolge:- The Nightmare Before Kissmas- Go Luck Yourself

Game of Thrones meets Graceling in this thrilling fantasy, the heart-pounding sequel to New York Times bestseller Snow Like Ashes. This action-packed series is perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.It’s been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra, disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell.Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. The last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders Meira and Theron on a mission to discover the chasm’s secrets, Meira plans on using the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves?Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Jannuari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell’s growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, Mather decides to take Winter’s security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken Kingdom and protect his people from new threats?As the web of power and deception is woven tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter but for the world.

The New York Times bestselling trilogy!The heart-pounding sequel to New York Times bestseller Snow Like Ashes. Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.Now with stunning new cover art!It’s been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra, disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell.Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. The last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders Meira and Theron on a mission to discover the chasm’s secrets, Meira plans on using the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves?Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Jannuari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell’s growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, Mather decides to take Winter’s security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken Kingdom and protect his people from new threats?As the web of power and deception is woven tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter but for the world.

The New York Times bestselling trilogy! Now with stunning new cover art!The highly anticipated final book in the Snow Like Ashes series by bestselling YA and romance author Sara Raasch. Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.Includes a bonus short story!Angra is alive, his Decay is spreading—and no one is safe.Meira will do anything to save her world. With Angra trying to break through her mental defenses, she desperately needs to learn to control her own magic—so when the leader of a mysterious Order from Paisly offers to teach her, Meira jumps at the chance. But the true solution to stopping the Decay lies in a labyrinth deep beneath the Season Kingdoms. To defeat Angra, Meira will have to enter the labyrinth, destroy the very magic she’s learning to control—and make the biggest sacrifice of all.Mather will do anything to save his queen. He needs to rally the Children of the Thaw, find Meira—and finally tell her how he really feels. But with a plan of attack that leaves no kingdom unscathed and a major betrayal within their ranks, winning the war—and protecting Meira—slips farther and farther out of reach.Ceridwen will do anything to save her people. Angra had her brother killed, stole her kingdom, and made her a prisoner. But when she’s freed by an unexpected ally who reveals a shocking truth behind Summer’s slave trade, Ceridwen must take action to save her true love and her kingdom, even if it costs her what little she has left.As Angra unleashes the Decay on the world, Meira, Mather, and Ceridwen must bring the kingdoms of Primoria together…or lose everything.- A Unique Magic System: Meira must master her power as Winter's queen, only to face a labyrinth that demands she destroy the very magic she's learning to control.- Kingdoms at War: Told from the perspectives of three heroes—Meira, Mather, and Ceridwen—as they fight to unite a fractured world against a common, world-ending threat.- High-Stakes Adventure: As Angra’s Decay spreads, Mather must rally the Children of the Thaw and protect his queen, even as betrayal threatens them from within.- An Ultimate Sacrifice: With the fate of Primoria hanging in the balance, one queen must decide if saving her world is worth losing everything she holds dear.

Orok Monroe: Half-giant. Rawball defensive tank on the Philadelphia Hellhounds.<BR>Follower of Urzoth...only Orok's tired of following the god of aggression.<BR><BR>Alexo Warden: Cheerleader. Human? A dancer with a stadium's worth of secrets.<BR><BR>When Orok saves Alexo at a bar, fans go feral for the star athlete protecting the pint-size dude-in-distress. The Hellhounds propose that Orok and Alexo start a PR relationship to put a positive spin on Orok's god. Orok is set to refuse and renounce Urzoth-but that wouldn't let him see Alexo again.<BR><BR>So, like a sap, he agrees.<BR><BR>As Orok tries to drop the fake part of their fake-relationship, Alexo's dangerous truths emerge. To save him, Orok will have to sacrifice far more than his divine association.

AN INSTANT USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER!<BR><BR>DELUXE EDITION--featuring beautiful ruby sprayed edges!<BR><BR>Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Before Christmas in a sexy, quirky rom-com where the golden-hearted Prince of Christmas falls for the totally off-limits Prince of Halloween.<BR><BR>Nicholas "Coal" Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR façade. Coal will do anything to escape the spectacle, including getting tangled in a drunken, supremely hot make-out session with a beautiful man behind a seedy bar one night.<BR><BR>But the heir to Christmas is soon commanded to do his duty: he will marry his best friend, Iris, the Easter Princess and his brother's not-so-secret crush. A situation that has disaster written all over it.<BR><BR>Things go from bad to worse when a rival arrives to challenge Coal for the princess's hand...and Coal comes face-to-face with his mysterious behind-the-bar hottie: Hex, the Prince of Halloween.<BR><BR>It's a fake competition between two holiday princes who can't keep their hands off each other over a marriage of convenience that no one wants. And it all leads to one of the sweetest, sexiest, messiest, most delightfully unforgettable love stories of the year.

Una revolucionaria. Un pirata. Un príncipe. Lucharán por sus países, por sus familias, por ellos mismos... o enfrentarán una guerra que podría destruir el mundo que conocen. Lleno de magia cautivante, intrigas políticas planeadas en las sombras y un elenco de canallas astutos, Las aguas rebeldes se ganó mi corazón y nunca me dejó ir. Raasch se ha superado a sí misma en esta nueva bilogía. No podrás dejar de leer. Adeluna es un soldado Cinco años atrás, ayudó a la isla mágica de Gracia Loray a derrocar Argrid, un país gobernado por la religión que los tenía esclavizados. Pero adaptarse a la vida posguerra no ha sido nada sencillo. Cuando un delegado argridiano desaparece durante las negociaciones de paz con el nuevo Consejo de Gracia Loray, Argrid exige justiciaà Una justicia brutal... pero Lu sospecha que algo peligroso está a punto de ocurrir. Devereux es un pirata Y, al igual que los piratas de río que andan descontrolados por Gracia Loray, él busca las plantas mágicas de la isla y las vende en el mercado negro. Pero cuando Argrid acusa a los piratas por el secuestro del diplomático desaparecido, Devereux se convierte en el blanco principal. Como navegante experimentado, accede a ayudar a Lu a hallar al argridiano... pero la verdad que descubrirán podría ser incluso más mortal que la mismísima guerra. Benat es un hereje El príncipe heredero de Argrid posee una obsesión secreta con la magia prohibida de Gracia Loray. Cuando el rey (y padre de Ben) le encomienda la tarea sorpresiva de revertir el miedo que Argrid siente hacia la magia, Ben debe tomar una decisión crucial: ¿un príncipe puede cambiar un país devoto o, simplemente, estaría dirigiéndose a su propia hoguera? Cuando las conspiraciones surgen, Lu, Devereux y Ben tendrán que decidir quiénes son realmente... y en qué están dispuestos a convertirse en nombre de la paz. -Autora best seller del New York Times -"Lleno de magia cautivante, intrigas políticas planeadas en las sombras y un elenco de canallas astutos, Las aguas rebeldes se ganó mi corazón y nunca me dejó ir. Raasch se ha superado a sí misma en esta nueva bilogía. No podrás dejar de leer". -EVELYN SKYE, autora best seller del New York Times de El juego de la corona.