Bøger af Celina Summers

The ongoing war between Cruelty and Time has escalated to an unimaginable level, and Catherine is trapped right in the middle of it. Dominic and the Harlequin had no reason to keep the knowledge that she was related to their enemies from her-unless they didn't trust her-and Cat's having a hard time reconciling that in her head. But then Cruelty's loathsome heirs launch the next stage of their battle plan, and Cat discovers other secrets far more devastating than whose bloodline she shares. As she struggles to free herself from terror and anguish unlike anything she's ever known before, the slow wheels of Justice finally intervene in the immortal's war with disastrous results. Can Cat overcome the nightmares that are luring her into the quagmire of fear now strangling her? Or has she finally been dealt one nightmare too many? In order to survive the final act of the Harlequinade, Catherine will have to betray everyone she loves-but only if she can manage to outwit the Harlequin first.

The theater of origins is not just birth, but survivalCat's pregnancy has just set the entirety of the immortals' war on an accelerated timeline, one that she's powerless to stop or protest again. In order for her babies to be safely born, Cat must suppress every natural instinct she possesses. Unfortunately, the one fight Catherine never wins is the one with herself. So when the Harlequin and Dominic take steps against her warring nature, Cat's not sure she can ever forgive them...until she discovers that childbirth is not the greatest danger that she faces. When her enemies succeed at last in taking her from the sanctuary of Time to the horrific prisons of Cruelty, Catherine faces true helplessness for the first time in her life. She must find a way to survive Cruelty's long-awaited vengeance for the destruction of his sons if she's going to protect the only immortals who cannot protect themselves. Her children.

Sometimes magic isn't the weapon of the mage. Sometimes the mage is the weapon of the magic.Tamsen is now the Elven Queen, and a dreadful responsibility has fallen upon her. She must build the greatest army the seven kingdoms have ever known, and return to the blood-plains of fabled Ilia to fight the war the Elves once refused to join. Awaiting her there will be her hated uncle, the Duke de Spesialle. But first, she must find the warrior women of Hippolytos, the greatest fighting force in the world, and discover what secrets the Ka'antira pendant has hidden for so long. But the real battle is not in front of the ruins of Ilia. She must make her way to the infamous arena of the gods. There she will undertake the final test in the gods' great game--and confront the witch-goddess Lamashtu. Tamsen's path to Ilia has been fraught with peril, but in the arena decisions are final. And in order to preserve the Elven Realm, Tamsen must be prepared to lose everything she loves. Can she make the final sacrifice? Or will she doom the Elves--and herself--to destruction?

Sometimes the only path to the future lies in the past. Catherine is now the Warden of Time in the alternate history the Cruelty created as a trap for the Harlequin. She's spent a year and a half desperately trying to keep this timeline outside the dominion of Time, because she knows that only the Harlequin, with his centuries of experience ruling Time, can keep their children safe. And as long as Wilhelmina, the uncrowned ruler of Cruelty, and her brothers are trapped there with her, the war between Time and Cruelty is stopped in the present. But if the Harlequin somehow finds his way back, Catherine will have to face the consequences of betraying his trust--and that's something too horrible to think about. Just as she sets her plan to kill Cruelty's get in motion, the Harlequin breaks back into the timeline. Catherine knows she's now facing a disaster. The Harlequin has never tolerated betrayal on any level. But even worse, now he's right back in the trap that Catherine tried so desperately to keep him out of. Now it seems like all the sacrifices Catherine's made have been a waste, and she's sacrificed a year and a half with her beloved family only to fail at the last possible moment. But the Harlequin's reappearance in her life teaches her a harsh lesson about the immortals who rule every aspect of life. If there's one thing more implacable than Time, it's fate...and the oblivion that comes when one meets their destiny at last.

Tamsen must discover what gift can buy the redemption of the Elves--but she may not like the answer. With Asphodel and the Elven Realm safe for a time, Tamsen de Asphodel dives headlong into the political turmoil. Her decision to wade into these shark-infested waters is complicated by the fact that she hasn't yet regained her strength from the magic she used to defeat her uncle, Spesialle. On top of that, Brial is none too pleased that Tamsen's pushing herself physically in the search for Ansienne's new king-or with their best friend's feelings for his wife. So when the Virgin Huntress sends them all on a new quest, Tamsen is haunted by the single question she must answer. What gift can buy the redemption of the Elves? In the end, Tamsen must determine if she has the courage and strength to give the right answer.

Obedience is dangerous, but temptation can kill.Tamsen has learned to sacrifice everything as she plays the game of the gods, but as she nears the end of her quest everything changes again. The hunter becomes the hunted, the ally becomes the foe and behind it all lies the hand of a third, unknown god who tries to lure her from her destiny. As the rumbling memory of an ancient war settles over the Elven Realm, Tamsen's world begins to change. When she is at last compelled to mount the Elven throne, she finally understands that if she fails to beat the gods' game, her people will share her ultimate fate.Drawn into conflict with immortal enemies, Tamsen discovers that the line between obedience and temptation is much narrower than she thought. Can she hold firm against the temptations that are thrown in her path, or will she turn her back on her destiny as generations of Elves have done before her?

When the Harlequinade is finally over, the curtains will fall on the ultimate fate of Time.The revelation of Justice's identity finally explains the dominion's vendetta against Cat, Dominic, Alistair, and Lucienne. There couldn't be a worse moment for Time to be ruled by a brand new immortal, and Cat knows it. The immortals' war has escalated as every dominion scrambles to brace itself against the coming apocalypse. Somehow, Catherine must find a way to keep her dominion and her children safe, along with everyone else in her complicated family. Cat has never lacked for courage. When the twins are abducted, she doesn't hesitate to go after them. She knows that this meeting will be the final confrontation between Cruelty's get and her family. Cat's always been prepared to do whatever she must to defeat her enemies and end the immortals' war once and for all.But she could never have been prepared for what this last battle will cost her. As the strings of her complicated fate finally come together, Catherine is forced at last to face the true consequences of her war with Cruelty and Justice. When she is confronted with the worst loss in a history of losses, the only thing she has left to lose is herself.