Bøger af Wendy Tardieu

Many years after a nuclear war has ravaged the nation, small colonies have survived fall-out. What's left of the population thrives on trade, overstock and scrap, forming their own communities, rituals and traditions. There is a sense of peace after a long and tragic era. But, a threat has come to the quiet hillsides. A government experiment gone wrong has begun to show its face in the form of senseless attacks and kidnappings. Kai is the daughter of the chief of Red Sky, a prominent trade colony. When rumors reach him that she may be a target, she is forced to set out on her own across the landscape. Finding the company of a thief and an exiled murderer, Kai must warn the other colonies and discover the secret behind what threatens the world she knows. The first installment in an epic science-fiction adventure, "The Nameless Threat" introduces a unique look at a futuristic, war-torn America. "Ghosts of Winter" is a fantastic journey, a thrill ride through a post-apocalyptic kingdom where the things our modern world values most are relics of a lost age.

The Ruined Grove is a collection of stories that explores human isolation and displacement accented by the backdrop of magic and mystery. The characters are often cynical and disenchanted while harboring deeply suppressed longings. They are guided by strange events and circumstances that ultimately transform their world-views. Young, irreverent newlyweds visit a hotel with a unique amenity. Two sisters become trapped between memory and reality when stranded on a mysterious back road. A jaded bank employee becomes obsessed with a rare, undiscovered bill, and a young girl with a special gift teaches a lesson in pride and identity. Each story provides a window into an ordinary life at the moment it slips into the extraordinary. The common thread of loneliness and loss runs throughout the collection, explored with multiple points of view and interconnected plots that link characters and places. The stories take each character out of his or her comfort zone to a place where convictions are tested and often demolished by the shifting margins of dreams, visions and memory. From debilitating self-denial to the bitter longing for a sense of self, the themes present in the collection always end in the subtle placement of hope and triumph.

The Beaumont sisters are finally ready to be married. As their father's health fails, London suitors swarm the eldest girl, heiress by tradition to the Beaumont fortune. Alice Beaumont, the solitary, rebellious younger sister, inherits only the family estate. But, Nicolas Beaumont has made some final changes to his will. He has secretly traded one girl's birthright for the other's. But, one suitor knows just who the right bride is. Jonas Creed is a brooding investigator, the only man to uncover the scheme of the wealthy widower. But, his pursuit of Alice is not for her pending fortune. A secret life-long vengeance against Nicolas is his driving force. But, Alice is not so easily used, and soon becomes his most formidable obstacle. Told in the narrative style of a Victorian romance, The Beaumont Rose offers a sensuous web of intrique, deceit, betrayal and finally, true love.

Kai and her companions have survived the perils of the post-nuclear war ruins beyond their homes, and continue to the closest colony after leaving Rebel Bay. Armed with new information about their enemy, Kai and her friends arrive at a small agricultural community with its own secrets. Fort Turret is an old military compound, its citizens already oppressed by periodic raids and abductions. Kai, Silas and Shendorah must convince the leader and his people to rise against the rogue criminals they have come to call 'drones'. Determined to show Fort Turret that the drones can be defeated, Kai's friends set out to rescue the leader's daughter, who was kidnapped and brought to a nearby base. "The Quiet Rebellion" is the second installment in the Ghosts of Winter Series. As winter approaches, the war against the drones finally begins, and Kai starts to accept her destiny as the leader of what will become its army.

When a Sorcerer and a Scribe Team Up to Fulfill an Ancient Prophecy, The Fate of The World Lies in Their Hands In the mythical kingdom of Salyndria, an exiled sorcerer named Leith plots to overthrow the restrictions placed on the use of magic by the Academy. Suspecting the worst, the Academy sends a beautiful young scribe, Kyler, to be his apprentice and act as an unwitting spy. Leith tries to drive her away by proving his reputation as a vicious and unforgiving master, but he soon discovers his new pupil is far more useful than she appears. As her charms and magical abilities become all too tempting for him to resist, the two join forces to fulfill a hidden prophecy that will grant them incredible power. Together, the sorcerer and the scribe will change Salyndria''s history forever. Their story is equally sinister and sensual, a romantic dark fantasy adventure full of suspense and surprises. Fans of Defended by Darkness by Terry Bolryder, A Torn Paige by L. Rose, Innocence by Dean Koontz, and The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith will love this fantasy romance. You''ll love this book if you enjoy: Fantasy genres Erotic romance Adventure stories Paranormal romance Young adult fiction Gothic fiction