Delilah S. Dawson

Una novela galáctica.La padawan Iskat Akaris dedicaba su vida a viajar por la galaxia con su Maestra, aprendiendo los caminos de la Fuerza para convertirse en una buena Jedi. A pesar de su dedicación, le costaba encontrar paz y control. Con cada tropiezo, sentia que crecia la desconfianza de sus compañeros Jedi. Con serias dudas sobre su carrera en la Orden Jedi, afronto una tragedia cuando mataron a su Maestra, mientras las Guerras Clon propagaban el caos por la galaxia.Ahora, como general en el campo de batalla y contribuyendo al caos, le suelen recordar que debe confiar en su entrenamiento. Y en la Fuerza. No obstante, mientras le acechan las sombras de la duda, empieza a hacer preguntas que nadie espera de un Jedi. Preguntas sobre su pasado desconocido. Preguntas que los Maestros Jedi consideran peligrosas.Con los años y la prolongada guerra, su fe en los Jedi se desvanece. Si le dieran mayor libertad podria alejar las sombras que la acucian. Cuando la Orden Jedi es destruida, Iskat aprovecha para forjarse su propio camino, abrazando la salvacion que le ofrece la Orden 66.Como Inquisidora, encuentra la libertad que siempre ha ansiado, libertad para cuestionarlo todo y seguir sus deseos. Y cada estocada de su filo rojo la acerca a cumplir su destino en la Fuerza... cueste lo que cueste

Discover Captain Phasma's mysterious history in this "Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi" novel. The official prequel to The Last Jedi, the highly anticipated blockbuster film directed by Rian Johnson, hitting cinemas in December 2017. One of the most cunning and merciless officers of the First Order, Captain Phasma commands the favor of her superiors, the respect of her peers, and the terror of her enemies. But for all her renown, Phasma remains as virtually unknown as the impassive expression on her gleaming chrome helmet. Now, an adversary is bent on unearthing her mysterious origins-and exposing a secret she guards as zealously and ruthlessly as she serves her masters.

Discover Captain Phasma's mysterious history in the official prequel to The Last Jedi, the highly anticipated blockbuster film directed by Rian Johnson, hitting cinemas in December 2017. One of the most cunning and merciless officers of the First Order, Captain Phasma commands the favor of her superiors, the respect of her peers, and the terror of her enemies. But for all her renown, Phasma remains as virtually unknown as the impassive expression on her gleaming chrome helmet. Now, an adversary is bent on unearthing her mysterious origins-and exposing a secret she guards as zealously and ruthlessly as she serves her masters. Deep inside the Battlecruiser Absolution, a captured Resistance spy endures brutal interrogation at the hands of a crimson-armored stormtrooper-Cardinal. But the information he desires has nothing to do with the Resistance or its covert operations against the First Order. What the mysterious stormtrooper wants is Phasma's past-and with it whatever long-buried scandal, treachery, or private demons he can wield against the hated rival who threatens his own power and privilege in the ranks of the First Order. His prisoner has what Cardinal so desperately seeks, but she won't surrender it easily. As she wages a painstaking war of wills with her captor, bargaining for her life in exchange for every precious revelation, the spellbinding chronicle of the inscrutable Phasma unfolds. But this knowledge may prove more than just dangerous once Cardinal possesses it-and once his adversary unleashes the full measure of her fury.

A contortionist and a rakish brigand navigate the cabarets of Paris to rescue a girl taken by slavers in the third steampunk-tinged romance of the Blud series.An electrifying paranormal romance . . . with a twist! Only rebellious Demi Ward could be bored with her life as a contortionist in Criminy Stains magical traveling circus. But being a cabaret star in the City of Light is dangerous . . . especially for an audacious Bludman. After Demis best friend, Cherie, is brutally kidnapped en route to Paris by a roving band of masked slavers, passionate highwayman Vale Hildebrand shows up to save the day. With his help, Demi rises to the top of the cabaret scene as part of her plot to find Cheriebut what she really discovers is a taste for Vales kisses. Meanwhile, wealthy suitors vie for a night of her charms, crowding the glittering club where Demi commands the stage with a host of colorful daimons. She is soon seduced by a smoldering portrait artist whose ties to a secret society could be the break she and Vale need on their hunt. Butunlike the Paris that Demi read about in college on Earththe Paris of Sang is full of depraved pleasures and deadly surprises. . . .

In this carniepunk e-novella from the author of Wicked As They Come, a knife-thrower meets a lady journalist determined to uncover his dark and dangerous past.Bad boy knife-thrower Marco Taresque is the hottest and most dangerous performer in the caravan. He keeps to himself until a pesky female journalist arrives, anxious to interview him about his checkered pasthis last assistant disappeared under mysterious and bloody circumstances, earning him the nickname The Deadly Daggerman.Unsinkable journalist and adventurer Jacinda Harville doesnt take no for an answer, and shes determined to wear down Marco no matter how threateningor incredibly desirablehe might appear. He agrees to an interviewbut only if shell let him strap her to a spinning table and throw knives at her body. How can she say no? And how can she resist him when he leans close for a kiss that strikes her more sharply than any blade? Its the first time shes let a man get the better of her, and shes determined it will be the last Just when she thinks she cant take any more of his games, Jacinda receives a note from Marco saying hes finally ready to tell her the truth about what happened to his missing assistant. She sets out for an address miles away, but what she finds there turns the tables on everything she thought she knew about the tender lover who wears a smile as sharp as his knives. As secrets are unraveled and passions take hold, Ginger realizes her hard heart has melted. But will it be too late to save Marcoand herselffrom the daggermans dangerous past?

A lady with a penchant for pets meets a sexy fireman in this magical and saucy steampunk eNovella from the author of Wicked as They Come.In a world ruled by blood, live pets are rare and kindness rarer still. London pet shop owner Frannie Pleasance has a mysterious way with animals and keeps her charges (and heart) locked in a veritable Eden. She thinks Casper Sterling is just another stray...until she takes in the troublesome lodger (and unwelcome suitor) and becomes the victim of a series of strange and dangerous occurrences.When an unexplained fire threatens to destroy Frannies carefully guarded world, firefighter Thom Maccallan is there to extinguish the blaze and help gather the lost creatures. The heat between Frannie and Thom begins to burn,but someones still after the lady. Could it be Casper himself, or is Frannies new lodger just another victim of fate? Will they be able to figure out whos pursuing Frannieand stop thembefore she loses everything?

Delilah S. Dawsons award-winning Blud series comes full circle as Tish and Criminy, stars of Wicked as They Come, embark on a sexy and harrowing final adventure in a world RT Book Reviews calls delightfully edgy with hidden charms.Ever since landing in the magical world of Sang and falling in love with dashing ringmaster Criminy Stain, Tish has been waiting for the axe to fall. Until her dying grandmothers last breath on Earth, Tish cant bring herself to give up her all-too human frailty and commit to life on Sang as a youthful, long-lived Bludman like her handsome husband. But when a peculiar twist of fate delivers Tishs grandmother to Sang, an unexpected chain of events forces Tish and Criminy to embark on one last wild adventure. From old friends to new and into the lair of terrifying enemies, the couples love and longevity will be pushed to the brink by each harrowing encounter. Is blud thicker than blood, and can Tish and Crim find their wicked ever after?

Taking place after Wicked as They Come, this original eBook features a mysterious lady and a reclusive mechanical genius who find love and danger in a traveling circus. An elusive woman arrives at Criminys doorstep with a steamer trunk, begging for a position in the caravan to perform her unique new act. She opens her trunk to reveal a menagerie of brilliantly colored butterflies. The woman, who calls herself Madam Morpho, is on the run from a dark past in London, where she was forced to leave her equipment behind and abscond with only her tiny performers. Playing a hunch, Criminy hires Madam Morpho on the spot. Taking her down to meet Mr. Murdoch, the reclusive talented engineer who keeps the carnivals clockworks running, Criminy instructs them to work together to design and build a groundbreaking new circus for the butterflies. Amid the magical ambiance of the circus and the hint of danger from Madam Morphos pursuers, she and Mr. Murdoch soon find that their scientific collaboration has produced chemistry of a more romantic kind.

The second book in the darkly tempting Blud series, featuring a vampire princess who embarks upon a dangerous journey to claim what is rightfully hers.True loves kiss isnt enough for this Blud princess. But blood and music may win her heart forever. . . . Delilah S. Dawsons delightfully dark series takes readers into a clever new world of endless discoveries and sensuous encounters that will leave them breathless. After four years crammed in a suitcase, drained and unconscious, Ahnastasia Feodor, Crown Princess of Freesia, is not sure which calls to her more: the sound of music or the scent of blood. The source of both is the handsome and mysterious Casper Sterling, once the most celebrated and self-centered musician in Sangland. Fortunately, bleeding ones subjects dry is expected of Blud royalty. Much to Ahnas frustration, however, the debauched and reckless enigmahe is definitely not a Bludman, though not exactly human eitheris her only ticket back to her snow-rimmed and magical homeland. Ahna needs Caspers help to defeat an evil sorceress and claim her throneif she doesnt drain him first. But as they team up for a harrowing journey filled with pirates and painted ladies, daimons and dashing Bludmen, her craving for blood becomes an unrelenting hunger of the heart. . . .

Set in the enchanting land of Sang, a Blud seriesurban fantasy short story by the winner of Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Steampunk, Delilah S. Dawson, from the thrilling Carniepunk anthology.The question isnt whether Charlie Dregs has met Lydia, a Sang riff on Lydia the Tattooed Lady, but rather whether the woman has even met herself. Enter the mysterious steampunk world of Sang, and prepare to be amazed.

The first in a steampunk paranormal romance series in which a woman is transported to a world filled with vampires and magic.When nurse Tish Everett forced open the lovely locket she found at an estate sale, she had no idea she was answering the call of Criminy Stain, from the far off land of Sang. Hed cast a spell for her, but when shes transported right to him, shes not so sure shes ready to be under the spell of another man. If only Criminy wasnt so deliciously rakishHalf the inhabitants of Sang are Pinkieshumanand the other half are Bludmen, who in Tishs world would be called vampires. But they dont mess with any of the bat/coffin/no sunlight nonsense. Theyre rather like you and me, just more fabulous, long living, and mostly indestructibletheyre also very good kissers. But when the evil Mayor of Manchester (formerly Bludchester) redoubles his efforts to rid Sang of the Bludmen once and for all, he steals Tishs locket in hopes of traveling back to her world himself for reinforcements. Criminy and Tish must now battle ghosts, sea monsters, wayward submarines, a secret cabal, and thundering Bludmares to get the locket back and allow Tish to return homebut has she found love with Criminy? Could she stay in Sang forever?

An urban fantasy that could rival some of Holly Blacks most imaginative and creepy fare (BCCB).A year ago, Hurricane Josephine swept through Savannah, Georgia, leaving behind nothing but death and destructionand taking the life of Doveys best friend, Carly. Since that night, Dovey has been in a medicated haze, numb to everything around her.But recently shes started to believe shes seeing things that cant be realincluding Carly at their favorite cafe. Determined to learn the truth, Dovey stops taking her pills. And the world that opens up to her is unlike anything she could have imagined.As Dovey slips deeper into the shadowy corners of Savannahwhere the dark and horrifying secrets lurkshe learns that the storm that destroyed her city and stole her friend was much more than a force of nature. And now the sinister beings truly responsible are out to finish what they started.

Et si la peur changeait de camp ?En apparence, Chelsea Martin mène une existence idéale. Mariée à David, son amour de jeunesse, mère de deux filles, elle ressemble à sy méprendre à une femme comblée.

Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with this exclusive ebook short story set shortly before the events of the film, featuring a quick-witted mercenary who takes big risks for bigger rewardsand now faces the challenge that will take her to the edge. There are plenty of mercenaries, spies, and guns for hire in the galaxy. But probably none as dangerous and determined as Bazine Netal. A master of disguiseand lethal with a blade, a blaster, or bare handedshe learned from the best. Now its her turn to be the teachereven if schooling an eager but inexperienced recruit in the tricks of her trade is the last thing she wants to do. But its the only way to score the ship she needs to pull off her latest job. An anonymous client has hired Bazine to track down an ex-stormtrooper and recover the mysterious package hes safeguarding. Payment for the mission promises to be astronomical, but the obstacles facing Bazine will prove to be formidable. And though her eager new sidekick has cyber skills crucial to the mission, only Bazines razor-sharp talents will mean the difference between success or failureand life or death.

An eerie, twisty ghost story about twelve-year-old Parker, who only wants a summer of fun and new friendship at sleepaway camp but ends up finding a nightmare instead! Dont forget your flashlight. . . .Parker Nelson cant wait for summer camp. Shell have fun and make amazing memories, far away from the bullies who made seventh grade unbearable.But then something terrible happens: The mean girl who made life a living nightmare is in Parkers cabin. Soon all the other girls turn on Parker, toono one wants to be her friend. Except Jenny.Jennys the only one who is willing to listen. The only one who understands. The only one who feels the same way Parker does: that theres a deep, dark secret to making friends and shes the only one who doesnt know it.But theres something else Parker doesnt know. Something bad happened at the camp a long time ago, and it just wont stay buried. . . .

Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with this exclusive ebook short story set shortly before the events of the film, featuring a quick-witted mercenary who takes big risks for bigger rewardsand now faces the challenge that will take her to the edge.There are plenty of mercenaries, spies, and guns for hire in the galaxy. But probably none as dangerous and determined as Bazine Netal. A master of disguiseand lethal with a blade, a blaster, or bare handedshe learned from the best. Now its her turn to be the teachereven if schooling an eager but inexperienced recruit in the tricks of her trade is the last thing she wants to do. But its the only way to score the ship she needs to pull off her latest job.An anonymous client has hired Bazine to track down an ex-stormtrooper and recover the mysterious package hes safeguarding. Payment for the mission promises to be astronomical, but the obstacles facing Bazine will prove to be formidable. And though her eager new sidekick has cyber skills crucial to the mission, only Bazines razor-sharp talents will mean the difference between success or failureand life or death.

A sweet sapphic romance takes a deadly dark turn in this sharp-as-a-knife novella with the slow build menace of Angela Carters The Bloody Chamberfrom a New York Times-bestselling author hailed by Chuck Wendig as "a storyteller working at the top of her class."Rosemary meets Ash at the farmers market. Ashprecise, pretty, and practically perfectsells bars of soap in delicate pastel colors, sprinkle-spackled cupcakes stacked on scalloped stands, beeswax candles, jelly jars of honey, and glossy green plants.Ro has never felt this way about another woman; with Ash, she wants to be her and have her in equal measure. But as her obsession with Ash consumes her, she may find shes not the one doing the devouringTold in lush, delectable prose, this is a deliciously dark tale of passion taking an unsavory turn...

The Menu meets Ready or Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom.Thrift fashionista Dez Lane doesnt want to date Patrick Ruskin; she just wants to meet his mother, the editor-in-chief of Nouveau magazine. When he invites her to his familys big Easter reunion at their ancestral home, shes certain she can put up with his arrogance and fend off his advances long enough to ask Marie Caulfield-Ruskin for an internship someone with her pedigree could never nab through the regular submission route.When they arrive at the enormous island mansion, Dez is flooredshes never witnessed how the 1% lives before in all their ridiculous, unnecessary luxury. But once all the family members are on the island and the ferry has departed, things take a dark turn. For decades, the Ruskins have made their servants sign contracts that are basically indentured servitude, and with nothing to lose, the servants have decided their only route to freedom is to get rid of the Ruskins for good

In order to save her mother, a teen is forced to become an indentured assassin in this sizzling movie ready (Kirkus Reviews) dystopian thriller.No one reads the fine print.The good news is that the USA is finally out of debt. The bad news is that it was bought out by Valor National Bank, and debtors are the new big game, thanks to a tricky little clause hidden deep in the fine print of a credit card application. Now, after a swift and silent takeover that leaves 9-1-1 calls going through to Valor voicemail, theyre unleashing a wave of anarchy across the country.Patsy didnt have much of a choice. When the suits showed up at her house threatening to kill her mother then and there for outstanding debt unless Patsy agreed to be an indentured assassin, what was she supposed to do? Let her own mother die?Patsy is forced to take on a five-day mission to complete a hit list of ten names. Each name on Patsys list has only three choices: pay the debt on the spot, agree to work as a bounty hunter, or die. And Patsy has to kill them personally, or else her mom takes a bullet of her own. Since yarn bombing is the only anarchy in Patsys past, shes horrified and overwhelmed, especially as she realizes that most of the ten people on her list arent strangers. Things get even more complicated when a moment of mercy lands her with a sidekick: a hot rich kid named Wyatt whose brother is the last name on Patsys list. The two share an intense chemistry even as every tick of the clock draws them closer to an impossible choice.An absorbing, frightening glimpse at a reality that is eerily just steps away from oursHit is a taut, suspenseful thriller that absolutely mesmerizes from start to finish.

From the author of the gritty near-future dystopian tale, (Booklist) Hit comes the thrilling sequel about an indentured assassin fighting to survive in a world of anarchy.The hit list was just the beginning.Time to strike back.After faking her own death to escape her term as an indentured assassin for Valor Savings Bank, Patsy is on the run with her boyfriend, Wyatt. All she wants to do is go home, but thats never going to happennot as long as Valors out to get her and the people she loves.Left with no good choices, Patsys only option is to meet with a mysterious group that calls itself the Citizens for Freedom.Led by the charismatic Leon Crane, the CFF seem to be just what Patsy has been looking for. Leon promises that if she joins, shell finally get revenge on Valor for everything theyve done to herand for everything theyve made her do.But Patsy knows the CFF has a few secrets of their own. One thing is certain: theyll do absolutely anything to complete their mission, no matter whos standing in their way. Even if its Patsy herself.Delilah S. Dawson takes anarchy and high-octane drama to the next explosive level in this sequel to the practically movie-ready (Kirkus Reviews) novel, Hit.