Books with title Descent

A Deadly Encounter...A vicious werewolf attack leaves Alex infected, confused, and suddenly surrounded by strangers who all claim they want to help her. All she has to do is decide who to trust.A Dangerous Boy...Kael is infuriating. Arrogant. And entirely too hot for his own good. He also has secrets— and a dark past that could turn her whole world upside down.An Ancient Blood Pact...The only thing keeping the human population safe is the pact. The pact that Alex's grandfather initiated. The one that only she can break.An Impossible Choice...Breaking that pact means igniting war within the shifter world. Refusing to break it may mean losing the most important person in her life. When the moment comes, on whose side will Alex stand? And how much will she be willing to sacrifice?Ready for a heart-stopping urban fantasy adventure full of mystery, magic, and slow-burn romance? One-click today and start reading! — What readers are saying about The Shift Chronicles series…★★★★★ Wow, this book was amazing!!! I literally could not put it down, I read it in a few hours.★★★★★ Rarely do I enjoy a young adult series the way I did this one!★★★★★ Loved it! Great characters and a fast paced read!★★★★★ This whole series is brilliant.★★★★★ I wasn't that interested in this series at first....but for some reason I couldn't put it down and now, just finishing the third book...I'm so glad I didn't drop it because AH-MAZING!!!! This was just everything. ★★★★★ I read all four books in like a month. I just could not put it down. It just keeps getting better and better as the books go on. Really good if you like fantasy and action. 100% recommend it.Please note: This is a newly-revised and expanded edition of a previously-released book. Previous editions have already entertained tens of thousands of readers— with over 20,000 copies sold and well over fifteen million pages read throughout the series!

DESCENDANTS SAGA: BOOK 2Brody has defeated Mr. Black and his terrifying dolls, restoring their human counterparts in London, but at what cost? Oliver James has been consigned to the angelic prison of Tartarus where a maddening abyss awaits. Tom has been trapped in the icy realm of Greystone with the vampires while they go insane with bloodlust, seeking a way back to the mortal world. And the son of Lucifer, Grayson Stone, has emerged on the scene, receiving praise and adoration from both mortals and Descendants alike.Time is running out for the British Empire and a war between the Descendant clans appears imminent. Can Brody and his allies stop the insurrection sweeping through the clans, or has Lucifer's plan to rule the nations already come too far?THE DESCENDANTS SAGA answers where the creatures of mankind's myths and legends really came from...and their plans to subjugate humanity and dominate the world!REVENANT: DESCENDANTS SAGA BOOK THREE - ARRIVING SUMMER 2013OTHER FANTASY NOVELS BY JAMES SOMERS:The Serpent Kings Saga: Omnibus EditionPerdition's Gate: Inferno EditonThe Realm Shift TrilogyPercival StrangeA World WithinThe Chronicles of Soone: books 1 & 2BIBLE STUDIES BY PASTOR SOMERS:What's So Great About Salvation?Predestination, Election & the Sovereignty of GodCan My Religion Really Save Me?What Does It Mean to be Born Again?PRAISE FOR SERPENT KINGS:"Twists abound in this fast-paced tale of intrigue and treachery, redemption and love. Don't plan on setting it down once you begin." - Bruce Judisch"A great read. It kept me enthralled from the beginning to the end!" - Danny AldersonPRAISE FOR FALLEN: DESCENDANTS SAGA BOOK ONE“All in all a great, riveting read!” James F, Amazon Customer“I can't wait for the second book in the series to come out!” LIFEasEDDIE, Amazon Customer

The highly anticipated final book in the Ascendant Trilogy by award winning author, Rebecca TaylorCharlotte barely escaped Emerick’s underground Paris compound with her life and her friends, but to do it, it cost her the puzzle and the keys—her only hope of ever freeing her mother from Lilith’s possession. Back at Gaersum Aern, Charlotte has only one advantage left—she alone knows the true location of the next key. She sets out once again on her international quest to fulfill her duty as the new Ascendant, but if she is going to save herself and those she loves, she needs to stay one step ahead of the most powerful, and dangerous, man on the planet—Britain’s new Prime Minister, Emerick Wriothesley. Praise for Ascendant"An emotionally robust, intellectually vibrant start to a new trilogy." --Kirkus Reviews“I'm surprisingly dumbstruck by this brilliant story.” --Amazon Reviewer“Wow, what a page turner! This book really sucked me in.” --Amazon Reviewer“I hid the book so I could finish reading it…didn't want to put it down.”--Amazon ReviewerPraise for Midheaven“Rebecca Taylor truly has a refreshing gift for creative writing.” --Amazon Reviewer“A great follow up to the first book! Super suspenseful and filled with anticipation.” --Amazon Reviewer“Loved this! Can't wait to read the next one!” --Amazon Reviewer

A forbidden love, a sacred bloodline, and a powerful gift plagues the last remaining descendant with an unspeakable burden and an unforgivable fate. Seventeen-year-old, Elizabeth Anne Morgan is no stranger to the supernatural world. Haunted by voices and visions for most of her young life, she begins to question her sanity as a teen, setting her apart as an outcast in school. In quatrains and sacred manuscripts, a Chosen One is prophesied. Yet, Elizabeth does not know the secret her small hometown of Caneadea has in store for her. In her senior year of high school, Elizabeth meets two strangers, both who know her secret, and who turn her world upside down. Meanwhile, her only friend Freddie, loyal and devoted, stands quietly in the shadows of her life as she begins to unfold the mystery of who she is destined to become.

*A THE GATHERING OF SHADOWS NOVELLA TOLD BY LUCIFER* After the battle of Agalmath, and with his five books now in his possession, Lucifer and his servants have taken the ancient Bellatorian fortress of Benhir Karbor, where they've gathered a numerous army of Fallen Stars, Nephilins, Men, and Beasts. As the Dark One plots his massive attack against Elysium and Tristar, a secret festers in his heart--one he has managed to keep even from his most loyal servants. The certainty of his victory is also shattered when shadows of his past return and betrayal arises amongst those who serve him. "There are darker things hidden in my heart than any darkness you've ever seen."

Six hundred years after The Outbreak, the human population stand side by side with the Fae & the Vampyrs to stop the Demon King from starting a second Dark War. Seventeen year old Adelaide Tate is in her last year of the Academy, with her eyes set on becoming part of the Red Guard. Who cares that no female has ever joined? When a dark force develops an unhealthy liking for her, Adelaide needs to fight for her life and figure out what makes her so different from the others. Betrayal. Fear. Anger. She must overcome it all in order to turn her world the right way around again. Adelaide has one choice. Accept the help offered to her by Xander Bane, or face the Demon Hoard alone. One thing is for sure. The descent will be bloody.

Seventeen year old Ollie Miller is ready to leave all of her hurt feelings behind, but moving on seems impossible while living next door to her ex-best friend, Mateo. When curious earthquakes begin to shake and rip open the foundation of her small town, the ground becomes as unsteady as her feelings for him. When they fall, they fall hard… Ollie’s disastrous attempt to save Mateo’s brother from falling into a curious chasm results in their descent into a cavernous wonderland. Ollie, Mateo, Jesse, and Alexis search for a way back home, and encounter a mysterious tribe of natives. Gabriel, the next in line to lead his people, is granted permission to guide them to the surface. On their treacherous journey, an overzealous elder threatens all of their lives, because he can’t risk them exposing his people, or the power he wields. The group discovers ancient secrets, unexpected truths, and uncharted feelings. Ollie must find a way out or risk being stuck in the caves forever—or worse, dead.

After the defeat of one Wicked, the other Witches of Oz prepare for vengeance in this second book of the Ages of Oz series!Glinda and her friends have successfully vanquished Aphidina, the first of the four Wicked Witches. But her task is far from over. With the fate of all of Oz hanging in the balance, Glinda struggles to locate a mysterious teacher called Mythra, who is the only one who can guide her in reaching her mystic potential and becoming the powerful Sorceress she is destined to be. While Glinda searches far and wide for her mentor, the fiery-spirited Locasta finds herself undertaking an equally important search—for the Elemental Fairy of Lurl, and the means by which to destroy the second Witch, Marada, Wicked Warrior of the North. Surprising discoveries await both Glinda and Locasta. Great dangers threaten, formidable enemies lurk, and startling secrets abound. Glinda, Locasta, Ben, and Shade bravely continue their mission teaming up with some very welcome—and very unexpected—allies along the way. Together they prove that there is no hope for the future if one is not willing to learn from the past.

In this pulse-pounding sequel to Starling, Lesley Livingston delivers another electrifying blend of nonstop action and undeniable romance—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series.The last thing Mason Starling remembers is the train crossing a bridge. An explosion . . . a blinding light . . . then darkness. Now she is alone, stranded in Asgard—the realm of Norse legend—and the only way for her to get home is to find the Spear of Odin, a powerful relic left behind by vanished gods.The Fennrys Wolf knows all about Asgard. He was once trapped there. And he’ll do whatever it takes to find the girl who’s stolen his heart and bring her back—even if it means a treacherous descent into the underworld. But time is running out, and Fenn knows something Mason doesn’t: If she takes up the Spear, she’ll set in motion a terrible prophecy. And she won’t just return to her world . . . she’ll destroy it.

A discovery of a lifetime turns into a nightmare that will not end...Far beneath the waves of the mid Pacific, new forms of plant life discovered in the Marianas Trench unleash a horrible affliction among Dr. Tori Cutter's colleagues. When the strange plants are brought aboard an undersea research station, crew members begin to sicken and die....Trouble is, they aren't staying dead.To escape a deadly fate, Tori and her guide Lt. John Akers, must escape to the surface. But life for her may bring death, or something worse, to the world above.

Grace Donner never thought she would go to Mars: she was raised in Cloister 11, a low-technology paradise walled off from the world outside. Now she has landed on a frontier world, an alien world—a world whose survival is threatened by loss of the very technology Grace disdains. Traveling the scarcely-terraformed dunes of Mars and its settled canyons and domes, Grace and her companions desperately search for a way to end the crisis. And in the midst of political ferment, luddite warfare, and technological disaster, Grace will face her own frontier: What is human? What is machine?

In this pulse-pounding sequel to Starling, Lesley Livingston delivers another electrifying blend of nonstop action and undeniable romance—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series.The last thing Mason Starling remembers is the train crossing a bridge. An explosion . . . a blinding light . . . then darkness. Now she is alone, stranded in Asgard—the realm of Norse legend—and the only way for her to get home is to find the Spear of Odin, a powerful relic left behind by vanished gods.The Fennrys Wolf knows all about Asgard. He was once trapped there. And he’ll do whatever it takes to find the girl who’s stolen his heart and bring her back—even if it means a treacherous descent into the underworld. But time is running out, and Fenn knows something Mason doesn’t: If she takes up the Spear, she’ll set in motion a terrible prophecy. And she won’t just return to her world . . . she’ll destroy it.