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Anbieter: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, USA
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Anbieter: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, USA
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Anbieter: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, USA
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Anbieter: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, USA
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Captain Cassian has dedicated his life to serving the palace guard with unwavering honor. As captain of the royal guard, he's spent years maintaining order, following protocol, and believing the system he serves is just. Then he catches Javier-a thief with impossible magical abilities-breaking into restricted palace areas, and everything changes.Javier survives through cleverness, illusion magic, and never trusting authority. He's built a found family in the slums and perfected the art of staying invisible. Getting caught by the most honorable guard captain in the kingdom should mean prison. Instead, Cassian offers an unexpected deal: help investigate rumors of conspiracy within the palace, and earn complete freedom from all charges.The partnership is volatile from the start. Cassian operates by rules and honor. Javier operates by survival and pragmatism. But as they dig deeper into palace finances and noble meetings, they uncover something massive: a conspiracy to steal hundreds of thousands in gold from the royal treasury, orchestrated by lords who believe themselves untouchable.Their investigation leads them through secret tunnels beneath the palace, into dangerous surveillance of powerful conspirators, and through riots deliberately staged to create chaos. Every discovery brings them closer to exposing the truth-and closer to each other. Late-night planning sessions become vulnerable conversations. Forced proximity becomes genuine connection. Partnership evolves into something that threatens everything Cassian believes about duty and everything Javier believes about self-preservation.But the conspirators are always one step ahead. They've positioned their people throughout palace administration. They've created networks of loyal followers. And when Cassian and Javier finally gather proof of the conspiracy, presenting it means becoming targets themselves. The palace they're trying to save might destroy them for disrupting its comfortable corruption.Now they must choose: maintain safe distance and protect what they've built separately, or trust each other completely and risk everything for a future together.The Gilded Cage is an enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance featuring a guard captain who questions everything he's served, a thief with illusion magic and impossible loyalty, found family worth protecting, palace intrigue that cuts deep, forced proximity that ignites forbidden feelings, conspiracy exposure that changes a kingdom, and two men who must escape the gilded cage of duty and corruption to choose love and freedom. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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In den WarenkorbPAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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In den WarenkorbPAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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In den WarenkorbPAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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In den WarenkorbPAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Anbieter: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, USA
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A hunter sworn to kill. A beast begging to die. A love that defies the natural order.Silas is a weapon of the Hunter's Guild. Disciplined, lethal, and unshakeable, he is sent on his first solo mission to the frozen peaks of Oakhaven. His orders are simple: find the creature slaughtering livestock and end its reign of terror.He tracks the monster to a ruined cabin deep in the wilderness, expecting a mindless killing machine. He finds Emrys.Emrys is not a monster by choice. Cursed, isolated, and fighting a losing war against the wolf-spirit bound to his blood, he has lived in exile to protect the innocent. When Silas breaks down his door, Emrys expects execution. Instead, he receives mercy.Unable to kill a man who weeps for his own violence, Silas makes a choice that brands him a traitor: he lowers his sword.Trapped together by a relentless blizzard, the hunter and the hunted forge a fragile alliance. As Silas tends to Emrys's wounds and Emrys teaches Silas the rhythms of the wild, their wary truce ignites into a passionate, forbidden bond. But the world outside their sanctuary is not so forgiving.The full moon is rising, promising a transformation Emrys can no longer control. And the Guild, suspicious of Silas's silence, has sent a purging force to burn the forest to ash.Silas must decide where his true loyalty lies: with the brotherhood that raised him, or with the "monster" who has stolen his heart.The Hunter's Moon is an atmospheric, high-stakes fantasy romance about the lines we cross for love. Featuring forced proximity, hurt/comfort, a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and a secret that will shake the foundations of the Guild. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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In den WarenkorbPAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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In den WarenkorbPAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Anbieter: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australien
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Captain Cassian has dedicated his life to serving the palace guard with unwavering honor. As captain of the royal guard, he's spent years maintaining order, following protocol, and believing the system he serves is just. Then he catches Javier-a thief with impossible magical abilities-breaking into restricted palace areas, and everything changes.Javier survives through cleverness, illusion magic, and never trusting authority. He's built a found family in the slums and perfected the art of staying invisible. Getting caught by the most honorable guard captain in the kingdom should mean prison. Instead, Cassian offers an unexpected deal: help investigate rumors of conspiracy within the palace, and earn complete freedom from all charges.The partnership is volatile from the start. Cassian operates by rules and honor. Javier operates by survival and pragmatism. But as they dig deeper into palace finances and noble meetings, they uncover something massive: a conspiracy to steal hundreds of thousands in gold from the royal treasury, orchestrated by lords who believe themselves untouchable.Their investigation leads them through secret tunnels beneath the palace, into dangerous surveillance of powerful conspirators, and through riots deliberately staged to create chaos. Every discovery brings them closer to exposing the truth-and closer to each other. Late-night planning sessions become vulnerable conversations. Forced proximity becomes genuine connection. Partnership evolves into something that threatens everything Cassian believes about duty and everything Javier believes about self-preservation.But the conspirators are always one step ahead. They've positioned their people throughout palace administration. They've created networks of loyal followers. And when Cassian and Javier finally gather proof of the conspiracy, presenting it means becoming targets themselves. The palace they're trying to save might destroy them for disrupting its comfortable corruption.Now they must choose: maintain safe distance and protect what they've built separately, or trust each other completely and risk everything for a future together.The Gilded Cage is an enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance featuring a guard captain who questions everything he's served, a thief with illusion magic and impossible loyalty, found family worth protecting, palace intrigue that cuts deep, forced proximity that ignites forbidden feelings, conspiracy exposure that changes a kingdom, and two men who must escape the gilded cage of duty and corruption to choose love and freedom. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Fugitives from the very Guild they once served, scholar Edwin Blackthorn and his guardian Julian Thorne are out of time. Their only lead on the elusive Magister Rowan is a cryptic invitation to a lavish Fae masquerade where London's elite are being replaced by soulless duplicates.But the ball is an elaborate trap, and Edwin is the prize. Dragged through a portal to the deadly Fae Wylds, he becomes a sacrifice in an ancient war. To get him back, Julian must follow, armed with little more than a reckless vow. In a kingdom of illusions, they must trust each other completely to unmask a queen, shatter a realm, and find the one final truth that will either end their war or end them for good. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Six months after surviving Evershade Manor, scholar Edwin Blackthorn and mage Julian Thorne face a new horror: a killer turning victims to stone. Their investigation leads to Lucien Merrick, a brilliant alchemist obsessed with resurrecting his twin brother.But as their partnership frays under the strain of past trauma, the hunt reverses. Merrick identifies Edwin's unique Fae blood as the final ingredient for his ritual, and the investigator becomes the captive. To save the man he secretly loves, Julian must trade his own freedom to a treacherous master from his past.In a race against time, they must survive a collapsing laboratory, a public battle on Westminster Bridge, and the devastating truth of their own hearts. To save London, they must first save each other. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Inheriting a cursed estate is a death sentence in 1880s London, and rational scholar Edwin Blackthorn has one month to solve a haunting before he's the next victim. With his life and fortune on the line, he must turn to the one thing he scorns: magic.In the gas-lit East End, exiled mage Julian Thorne survives by selling charms and hiding from his past. He sees the desperate lord as just another job, but Evershade Manor is no simple haunting. It's a prison for an ancient, violent spectre, and it's hungry.Forced together, a cynical sorcerer and a gentle lord must uncover a century-old crime. But as spectral attacks give way to a fierce, unspoken attraction, they discover the greatest danger may not be the ghosts, but their own disastrously beating hearts. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Conditionally reinstated in the Guild of Mages, scholar Edwin Blackthorn and his protector Julian Thorne are prisoners in plain sight. Forced to serve their hidden enemy, Magister Rowan, they are tasked with stopping the radical Erebus Society from finding the legendary Nocturne Key.But the hunt reveals a shocking truth: the key is not an object, but a legacy flowing through Edwin's own veins. He is the only one who can open the final lock. Suddenly, Julian must protect the man he loves by leading him directly into a trap.As they breach the final vault, they find their enemies waiting. The ambush is a perfectly laid deception, and they were the final piece. Betrayed and outmaneuvered, their only hope lies in one last secret their ancestor left behind-a truth that could either be their salvation or their ruin. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Captain Cassian has dedicated his life to serving the palace guard with unwavering honor. As captain of the royal guard, he's spent years maintaining order, following protocol, and believing the system he serves is just. Then he catches Javier-a thief with impossible magical abilities-breaking into restricted palace areas, and everything changes.Javier survives through cleverness, illusion magic, and never trusting authority. He's built a found family in the slums and perfected the art of staying invisible. Getting caught by the most honorable guard captain in the kingdom should mean prison. Instead, Cassian offers an unexpected deal: help investigate rumors of conspiracy within the palace, and earn complete freedom from all charges.The partnership is volatile from the start. Cassian operates by rules and honor. Javier operates by survival and pragmatism. But as they dig deeper into palace finances and noble meetings, they uncover something massive: a conspiracy to steal hundreds of thousands in gold from the royal treasury, orchestrated by lords who believe themselves untouchable.Their investigation leads them through secret tunnels beneath the palace, into dangerous surveillance of powerful conspirators, and through riots deliberately staged to create chaos. Every discovery brings them closer to exposing the truth-and closer to each other. Late-night planning sessions become vulnerable conversations. Forced proximity becomes genuine connection. Partnership evolves into something that threatens everything Cassian believes about duty and everything Javier believes about self-preservation.But the conspirators are always one step ahead. They've positioned their people throughout palace administration. They've created networks of loyal followers. And when Cassian and Javier finally gather proof of the conspiracy, presenting it means becoming targets themselves. The palace they're trying to save might destroy them for disrupting its comfortable corruption.Now they must choose: maintain safe distance and protect what they've built separately, or trust each other completely and risk everything for a future together.The Gilded Cage is an enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance featuring a guard captain who questions everything he's served, a thief with illusion magic and impossible loyalty, found family worth protecting, palace intrigue that cuts deep, forced proximity that ignites forbidden feelings, conspiracy exposure that changes a kingdom, and two men who must escape the gilded cage of duty and corruption to choose love and freedom. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A hunter sworn to kill. A beast begging to die. A love that defies the natural order.Silas is a weapon of the Hunter's Guild. Disciplined, lethal, and unshakeable, he is sent on his first solo mission to the frozen peaks of Oakhaven. His orders are simple: find the creature slaughtering livestock and end its reign of terror.He tracks the monster to a ruined cabin deep in the wilderness, expecting a mindless killing machine. He finds Emrys.Emrys is not a monster by choice. Cursed, isolated, and fighting a losing war against the wolf-spirit bound to his blood, he has lived in exile to protect the innocent. When Silas breaks down his door, Emrys expects execution. Instead, he receives mercy.Unable to kill a man who weeps for his own violence, Silas makes a choice that brands him a traitor: he lowers his sword.Trapped together by a relentless blizzard, the hunter and the hunted forge a fragile alliance. As Silas tends to Emrys's wounds and Emrys teaches Silas the rhythms of the wild, their wary truce ignites into a passionate, forbidden bond. But the world outside their sanctuary is not so forgiving.The full moon is rising, promising a transformation Emrys can no longer control. And the Guild, suspicious of Silas's silence, has sent a purging force to burn the forest to ash.Silas must decide where his true loyalty lies: with the brotherhood that raised him, or with the "monster" who has stolen his heart.The Hunter's Moon is an atmospheric, high-stakes fantasy romance about the lines we cross for love. Featuring forced proximity, hurt/comfort, a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and a secret that will shake the foundations of the Guild. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Anbieter: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australien
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A hunter sworn to kill. A beast begging to die. A love that defies the natural order.Silas is a weapon of the Hunter's Guild. Disciplined, lethal, and unshakeable, he is sent on his first solo mission to the frozen peaks of Oakhaven. His orders are simple: find the creature slaughtering livestock and end its reign of terror.He tracks the monster to a ruined cabin deep in the wilderness, expecting a mindless killing machine. He finds Emrys.Emrys is not a monster by choice. Cursed, isolated, and fighting a losing war against the wolf-spirit bound to his blood, he has lived in exile to protect the innocent. When Silas breaks down his door, Emrys expects execution. Instead, he receives mercy.Unable to kill a man who weeps for his own violence, Silas makes a choice that brands him a traitor: he lowers his sword.Trapped together by a relentless blizzard, the hunter and the hunted forge a fragile alliance. As Silas tends to Emrys's wounds and Emrys teaches Silas the rhythms of the wild, their wary truce ignites into a passionate, forbidden bond. But the world outside their sanctuary is not so forgiving.The full moon is rising, promising a transformation Emrys can no longer control. And the Guild, suspicious of Silas's silence, has sent a purging force to burn the forest to ash.Silas must decide where his true loyalty lies: with the brotherhood that raised him, or with the "monster" who has stolen his heart.The Hunter's Moon is an atmospheric, high-stakes fantasy romance about the lines we cross for love. Featuring forced proximity, hurt/comfort, a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and a secret that will shake the foundations of the Guild. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Two months after the horrors of Evershade Manor, Edwin Blackthorn and Julian Thorne are trying to build something like a life together in gaslit London. Edwin has his books, his inherited secrets, and the troubling stirrings of Fae-touched power. Julian has his illegal magic, his underworld contacts, and every reason to distrust the authorities who now need his help.Then Scotland Yard calls them to a morgue.A man has been transformed into solid stone, every detail preserved with impossible precision. The cause is no ordinary curse. It is void-alchemy, a forbidden art that does more than kill. It consumes the soul itself, burning human essence as fuel for transmutation.The first clue points directly to Edwin's family. The next leads to Westgrave Street, the Apothecaries' Guild, and a history of plague-era experiments that were meant to stay buried forever. As more victims appear and London's magical establishment closes ranks, Edwin and Julian must navigate respectable drawing rooms, Whitechapel markets, hidden laboratories, and the poisonous politics of the guilds.But the alchemist behind the crimes is not merely murdering strangers. He is building toward a ritual that could shatter the boundary between life and death, and Edwin's bloodline may be the missing ingredient.To stop him, Edwin and Julian will have to trust each other more completely than ever. Because in a city where grief can become magic and love can become leverage, the dead are not the only ones in danger of being turned to stone.
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Edwin Blackthorn arrives at Evershade Manor expecting debt, dust, and the grim arithmetic of a failing inheritance. Instead, he finds stopped clocks, impossible chimes, and the sorrowful apparition of a child who should have vanished from family history generations ago.With the estate on the brink of seizure and conventional help useless, Edwin follows whispers into London's hidden night market, where he hires Julian Winter, an exiled mage with dangerous talents and no patience for aristocratic desperation. Julian expects a nervous gentleman and a drafty house. What he finds is far worse: a bound spirit, a blood-soaked magical anchor, and a manor steeped in secrets that refuse to stay buried.As Edwin and Julian dig through old ledgers, sealed rooms, and the Blackthorn family's occult past, their reluctant contract becomes something more intimate and far more dangerous. Edwin's bloodline carries a Fae-touched legacy he barely understands. Julian's past has made him a hunted man. And the force inside Evershade Manor is growing stronger with every passing night.To survive, they must trust each other before the house turns on them completely. But some ghosts do not want vengeance alone. Some want the truth brought into the light, no matter what it costs the living.Spectres of Evershade Manor is a gothic boys' love fantasy mystery featuring haunted manor atmosphere, Fae bloodline magic, an exiled mage, a scholarly heir, slow-burn MM romance, and supernatural danger.
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Edwin Blackthorn and Julian Thorne have spent three months in hiding, armed with evidence they cannot yet use and hunted by enemies too powerful to face openly.Then an invitation arrives.Written in silver ink and sealed with glamour, Lord Ashworth's summons offers entry to London's most exclusive masquerade. To society, it is the season's most coveted event. To Edwin and Julian, it is the first real lead in a conspiracy that has already swallowed aristocrats, altered loyalties, and left perfect imitations walking in place of missing men.The magic recognizes Edwin's Fae-touched blood. It calls to him with promises of beauty, belonging, and ancient inheritance. Julian sees the danger more clearly. Fae bargains are never simple, and the Seelie Court does not issue invitations without expecting payment.At Ashworth Manor, winter roses bloom out of season, guests smile with hollow eyes, and a hidden gate waits behind the music and masks. If Edwin and Julian are to expose the truth, they must navigate glamour, changelings, court politics, and a conspiracy reaching into the heart of the Guild itself.But the deeper they step into the masquerade, the harder it becomes to know which face is real, which promise is safe, and whether love can hold against a court built from beautiful lies.The Fae Masquerade is a dark MM gaslamp fantasy romance mystery featuring Fae courts, changeling intrigue, supernatural investigation, gothic London atmosphere, and a loyal bond tested by magic, power, and deception.
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Julian Thorne is still recovering from the magical injuries that nearly destroyed him. Edwin Blackthorn has been trying to build something like peace around them. But peace does not last in a city where old societies survive behind polished doors and ancient magic waits for the right sky.When a soul-bound coin releases the warning of Edwin's long-dead ancestor, the message is terrifyingly clear: the Erebus Society is not gone. Its members have hidden themselves inside London's most respectable circles, and they are preparing to use a coming solar eclipse to open the city to a realm of living shadow.The trail leads Edwin and Julian from occult shops and gentlemen's clubs to the buried architecture of the Guild Reliquary, where forbidden wards, family bloodlines, and a weapon called the Nocturne Key guard the truth Eleanor Ashworth died trying to protect.Julian's magic is fragile. Edwin's inheritance may be the only key to the final door. And Lady Beatrice Corbin has had years to prepare for the moment when day becomes night.To save London, Edwin and Julian must trust their allies, their courage, and the bond that has carried them through every darkness so far.The Eclipse of Erebus is a gothic MM fantasy mystery with occult intrigue, secret societies, shadow magic, romantic devotion, and supernatural danger.
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Javier Mendoza has survived the slums by becoming invisible. With shadows, lock picks, and forbidden magic, he slips through noble estates and steals from the wealthy enough to forget what they own.Then Captain Cassian Thorne catches him.Cassian has evidence enough to end Javier's life, but he wants something more useful than a public execution. The palace is rotting from within. Nobles are taking bribes, public money is disappearing, and the people meant to be protected by the Crown are paying the price. Cassian needs someone who can move where guards cannot, bypass magical wards, and uncover proof no official investigation could reach.Javier has no reason to trust the captain who blackmailed him. Cassian has no reason to trust the thief he has forced into service. But every secret they uncover pulls them deeper into a conspiracy that threatens the city, Javier's found family, and the fragile order Cassian has spent his life defending.As danger closes around them, suspicion turns into partnership, and partnership into something neither man can afford to name.In a world of gilded cages, hidden magic, and corrupt power, freedom may depend on the one person Javier was never supposed to trust.