Bøger af Virginia McClain

Rain on a Summer's Afternoon is a collection of short stories that are sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, and always imaginative. This collection includes 'Off Belay', previously published in The First Line magazine, as well as five new stories. The stories in this collection include: Pretty Chains Bound from birth to a life of servitude in the sultan's palace, Asha's only moment of freedom was a brief one bought and paid for by her mother's life. Yet once the sultan pushes her past the breaking point, Asha will find there is more to her past than anyone suspects. The Flaming Oak Alys loves the Flaming Oak, even though the other villagers refuse to go near it. But Gran, who Alys trusts more than anyone, says that it's safe to play with the ancient tree most days. Most days... The Wolf Mage Argen is a rare animal mage who uses her skills to mediate between the worlds of nature and man. But her skills are challenged when she meets a wolf unlike any she has ever seen before. A Rose by Any Other Name ... Except, Perhaps, Agnes Agnes hates her name. She just doesn't own enough cats or afghans to suit it. Ahnye, on the other hand, has a perfect name and enough assault rifles and C4 to go with it. Yet to get this next job Agnes and Ahnye will have to learn to work as one. Irony Lisa knows all about irony; she explains the concept to college students every day as an English professor. But her new relationship with a sexy writer beau is about to show Lisa that reality can be more ironic than fiction. Off Belay A woman abandoned by her partner during a climbing trip must find a way to survive and make it back to civilization after a deadly avalanche buries her.

Two friends. Two forbidden powers. One chance to change everything.When Mishi is taken from her orphanage home, she fears she'll never see her best friend Taka again. And when Taka is taken to the infamous Josankō that same day, it seems as if more than distance will keep them apart.Suddenly alone in their fight to survive, each girl must come to terms with her true nature-Mishi as warrior, Taka as healer. Years after their separation, the girls' journeys lead them each to uncover the horrifying secret that the Rōjū council has spent centuries killing to keep.Now the Rōjū council wants Taka and Mishi dead and they'll have only one chance to save their people.How much will Mishi and Taka sacrifice in order to protect all they hold dear?

Betrayal of mind. Betrayal of power. Betrayal of heart.For centuries the Rōjū council silenced all who opposed them, spreading lies and killing innocents to insure that female Kisōshi were little more than a myth. Now, with the corrupt council deposed, the land of Gensokai reels as it takes its first steps towards recovery. As the New Council attempts to gather its allies and subdue its enemies Taka takes charge of a frontline infirmary, placing her in the heart of battle and forcing her to rely on a person she cannot possibly trust. At the same time, Mishi sets out to lure a vicious band of mountain raiders into the open. Yet she'll have to face down more than bandits if she hopes to survive. Her mind is betraying her, and she fears it is only a matter of time before her kisō and katana turn against her too.Surrounded by enemies and with betrayal only ever a heartbeat away, can Mishi and Taka survive long enough to bring peace to their fractured homeland?

Vic is about to die. At best, she'll die when the Ministry of Magical Entities finally puts on their sham of a trial and convicts her of a crime she only sort-of committed… but most likely she'll die in the next flash flood here in this hellhole they're using as a prison, or maybe whenever that shrieking squirrel demon comes back. Then again, maybe she'll live just long enough to find out what MOME is really up to, and die along with everyone else if she fails to stop them.

When Victoria Marmot helps rescue her brother from a corrupt magical government she also unleashes a cadre unsavory characters, a handful of helpless children, and a dragon. Now, with the Ministry of Magical Entities and an obsessed vampire ambushing them at every turn, Vic will have to call on all of her newfound powers-and enlist the help of all of her new friends-to solve the mystery of what really happened to her parents before MOME can silence her and everyone she holds dear.

Victoria Marmot is just an average teenage girl... if by "average" you mean an orphaned, multi-lingual, martial arts expert who owns her own home may or may not have magical abilities.When Vic is told her parents didn't die the way she thinks they did, her world is turned upside down and she's left with the task of finding out what really happened to them. But when her quest to uncover the truth reveals a massive conspiracy by a