Bøger af Melanie Karsak

An opium-addicted beauty. An infamous poet living in self-imposed exile. An ancient treasure about to fall into the wrong hands. Melanie Karsak's CHASING THE STAR GARDEN takes readers on a thrilling adventure from the gritty opium dens of gaslamp London to the gem-colored waters of the ancient world. Lily Stargazer, a loveable but reckless airship racer with a famous lover and shattered past, reluctantly plunges into a centuries-old mystery in a steampunk romantic adventure best described as Dan Brown meets Mary Shelley. It all begins on one of the worst days of Lily's life. She just lost the London leg of the 1823 Airship Grand Prix. To top it off, a harlequin fleeing from constables shoved a kaleidoscope down her pants, told her to fly to Venice, then threw himself from her airship tower. What's a girl to do? For Lily, the answer is easy: drink absinthe and smoke opium. Lily's lover, Lord Byron, encourages her to make the trip to Venice. Lily soon finds herself at the heart of an ancient mystery which has her running from her past and chasing true love and the stars along the way.

Destined to become Queen of Scotland.Bound by blood to the Celtic gods.Scotland, 1026--Descendant of the line of MacAlpin, Gruoch should have been born into a life of ease. But fate is fickle. Her father's untimely death, rumored to have been plotted by King Malcolm, leaves her future uncertain and stained by the prophecy that she will avenge her family line.Escaping to one of the last strongholds of the old Celtic gods, Gruoch becomes an adept in arcane craft. Her encounters with the otherworld, however, suggest that magic runs stronger in Scotland than she ever imagined.Haunted by dreams of a raven-haired man she's never met, Gruoch soon feels her fate is not her own. She is duty-bound to wed a powerful lord, if not the Prince himself; however, she's not sure she can stop her heart when she meets Banquo, a gallant highlander and druid.Readers will relish this sweeping Scottish Historical Fantasy that tells the tale of Gruoch, a woman struggling to escape her fate without blood on her hands. Dive into this thrilling historical scottish fantasy romance by New York Times best-selling author Melanie Karsak.

Chasing the Green Fairy The Airship Racing Chronicles Book II A sabotaged airship. A recovering opium addict. A messenger with life-shattering news. With the 1824 British airship qualifying race only weeks away, Lily Stargazer is at the top of her game. She's racing like a pro, truly in love, and living clean. But on one ill-omened day, everything changes. Pulled head-long into the ancient secrets of the realm, Lily soon finds herself embroiled in Celtic mysteries and fairy lore. And she's not quite sure how she got there, or even if she wants to be involved. But Lily soon finds herself chasing the spirit of the realm while putting her own ghosts to rest. And only accepting the truth-about her heart and her country-can save her. Begin the adventure with Chasing the Star Garden, The Airship Racing Chronicles I.

It was the end of everything we knew.The pandemic came, killing millions.Then, the dead began to rise.Layla Petrovich, a Smithsonian curator, is busy with her life in Washington D.C. when a pandemic sweeps across the globe. What starts out as the flu flames into a global catastrophe.Escaping D.C., Layla sets off for her rural hometown, Hamletville. All her life, Layla tried to run from the shadow of her past. Now, she must risk everything to get to her grandmother, the only person she truly loves, before it's too late. The townspeople of Hamletville-including the ex-boyfriend who jilted her-will soon discover that they need Layla's help if they hope to survive the end of the world.But unknown to them, the undead are not the only supernatural beings who have a stake in the end of mankind.From New York Times best-selling author Melanie Karsak comes the award-winning Harvesting series. The complete series is available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited!

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, for the beginning of the end.Running the Tilt-A-Whirl is the only life Cricket has ever known. When a pandemic closes her traveling carnival, Cricket and her dog Puck set off across America's heartland. Joining forces with a group of survivors hiding in a broken-down mall, Cricket must rely on her pipe wrench and street smarts to fight off the undead.But will it be enough?From New York Times best-selling author Melanie Karsak, a thrilling apocalyptic series. The complete Harvesting series is available on Amazon and part of Kindle Unlimited!

When Layla took the final step through the labyrinth, she thought she was saving the ones she loved. She couldn't have been more wrong. Layla and the other survivors find themselves caught in a war for our world, the unwitting victims of a grudge seething for eons. Surviving the zombie apocalypse has become the least of their worries as they come up against vampires, shapeshifters, and fae. When she uncovers an unspeakable horror, whom can Layla trust? The carnie girl? The doctor searching for a cure? Or the man she loves? The wrong choice could doom them all.When the world burns, mankind's shadow side rises. Do we deserve to survive?

It takes more than passion and pixie dust to thaw a frozen heart.With the 1814 London Frost Fair in full swing, actress Elyse McKenna's performance in A Midwinter Night's Dream thrills the crowd. But Elyse's backstage has life is beginning to take on a distinctly Shakespearean flavor.When she fell in love with Lord John Waldegrave, Elyse was prepared to keep their affair secret. But she wasn't ready for her new love to rock her relationship with her dearest friend, Doctor Kai Murray.Everything Elyse thought she knew about her feelings for her old friend is flipped upside down when an enchanting ship captain turns her attention to Kai. Soon, Elyse and Kai find themselves embroiled in a domestic dispute between warring faeries. If Elyse hopes to escape the Thames with her heart intact, she must discover the truth about the captain, Kai, John, and her own feelings-before it's too late.Ice and Embers is a retelling of the classic Snow Queen fairy tale set in New York Times best-selling author Melanie Karsak's fairy tale universe. Journey to gaslamp London to see how Melanie puts a spin in this reimagined fairy tale.Ice and Embers is a standalone in a shared fairy tale world.

To save the Hatter, Alice must work with the one man she despises so much that she might still love him.Alice thought she'd turned over a new leaf. No more working for Jabberwocky. No more making deals with the ruthless Queen of Hearts. No more hanging around The Mushroom with tinkers, tarts, scoundrels, and thieves in London's criminal underbelly. But she'd been bonkers to dream.Hatter's reckless behavior leads Alice back to the one person she never wanted to see again, Caterpillar. Pulled into Caterpillar's mad schemes, Alice must steal a very big diamond from a very royal lady. The heist is no problem for this Bandersnatch. But protecting her heart from the man she once loved? Impossible.Sometimes love is mad.Curiouser and Curiouser is a retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland fairy tale set in New York Times best-selling author Melanie Karsak's steampunk universe. Journey to gaslamp London during the 19th century to see how Melanie puts a steampunk spin on this reimagined fairytale.

Scotland, 1032-When a marriage contract calls Gruoch away from Ynes Verleath, she leaves with the hope she'll be reunited with Banquo. But fate has different plans. Lies, betrayal, and violence await her. Set on a collision course with destiny, Gruoch soon finds herself thrust into the arms of another man. Her dreams shattered and rattled by unexpected brutality, it becomes more than Gruoch can handle. The raven, however, is no stranger to carnage. Fierce power grows inside Gruoch, and more than anything, it craves bloody revenge. Readers will relish this sweeping Scottish Historical Fantasy that tells the tale of Gruoch, a woman struggling to escape her fate without blood on her hands. Continue the Celtic Blood Series with Highland Blood.

Scotland, 1032 Everything Gruoch loves has turned to ash. With Gillacoemgain gone, Gruoch rides north with her newborn son and a broken heart. While she desperately clings to hope, Gruoch's new alliance with Macbeth proves more challenging than she ever anticipated. Only her unexpected reunion with an important person from her past offers solace. All may yet be well, but the raven's wary eyes cannot help but notice clouds gathering on the horizon.

This is the way the world ends...With the undead walking, vampires hunting, and kitsune closing in, everything seems lost. The pandemic brought about the end of our world. Can Layla, Cricket, Amelia and the others can survive the apocalypse? Where do you turn for help in a dying world?Join Layla, Cricket, Amelia, and the other survivors for the final chapter of The Harvesting Series in The Torn World.

Harm none, and be ready for zombies.Amelia's practice of Wicca marks her as a curiosity both at home and at school. Knowing how to see auras, heal, and cast spells comes naturally to her. Only Madame Knightly, the ancient matriarch and owner of Witch Wood Estate, doesn't seem to mind.When modern treatments fail to make a dent in the flu outbreak sweeping the globe, those who once ridiculed Amelia's white witchcraft turn to her for help. While her eucalyptus tinctures prove no more effective than western medicine, her spell-casting is another matter. The residents of Brighton may soon depend on the very magic they once ridiculed to save their lives.