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The Gargoyle
Andrew Davidson
Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
The Gargoyle: the mesmerizing story of one man's descent into personal hell and his quest for salvation.
On a dark road in the middle of the night, a car plunges into a ravine. The driver survives the crash, but his injuries confine him to a hospital burn unit. There the mysterious Marianne Engel, a sculptress of grotesques, enters his life. She insists they were lovers in medieval Germany, when he was a mercenary and she was a scribe in the monastery of Engelthal. As she spins the story of their past lives together, the man's disbelief falters; soon, even the impossible can no longer be dismissed.
Geis of the Gargoyle
Piers Anthony
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Since Xanth began, the gargoyles of that magical place have been under a magical compulsion to protect the purity of the Swan Knee River which flows into Xanth from dreary Mundania. But recently the pollution from the outside world has grown ever greater, and young Gary Gar, latest in a long line of gargoyle guardians, is finding it ever more difficult to fulfill his responsibilities.
So Gary does what any sensible Xanth resident with a dire dilemma would do. He goes to see the Good Magician Humfrey, who sends him on a peculiar quest--to transform himself into human shape, tutor a precocious child with more than her share of wild magical talents, and find a philter which can restore the river to its previous pristine state.
Cursed City Series : Book 1 - Gargoyle
Lotu Tangaroa
This is the tale of an average modern city that slowly descends into madness when monsters start popping up in different parts of the city. The monsters are drawn to the city through some mysterious means, and the invasion is seen through the eyes of the various main characters of the story. They are connected in some mysterious way, and may even hold the key to stopping the bursts of monsters.CURSED CITY, CURSED BLOOD LINE SERIESIf you are a paranormal romance, mystery suspense and thriller fiction lover, than this short, enthrilling and suspenseful mystery short read is just your cup of tea. The story is so engrossing that you will fly through the pages in no time at all. If you are quiet short on reading time - this Cursed City, Cursed Blood Line Series was written with you in mind. This is the tale of an average modern city that slowly descends into madness when monsters start popping up in different parts of the city. The monsters are drawn to the city through some mysterious means, and the invasion is seen through the eyes of the various main characters of the story. They are connected in some mysterious way, and may even hold the key to stopping the bursts of monster incidents in the city. But what happens when some of them actually fall in love with the creatures that are ravaging the city? What will be the implications of these? Read the stories and find out!Book One: Gargoyle is the tale of Jack Scryer, a freelance writer who finds himself at the centre of a gargoyle attack on his home city. When gargoyles start to mysteriously pop out of nowhere all over the city, it sparks a lot of speculation and the gargoyles become an overnight sensation. However, when they start kidnapping children, Jack finds himself compelled to investigate the gargoyles and hopefully find a way to stop them. The city is caught in the grip of terror as the gargoyles continue to kidnap its young citizens. Things start to really become intense when Jack tries to directly stop one of them from kidnapping a child. This will lead to a series of events that will change Jack's life forever.Since we don't want to disappoint your reading experience by keeping you in suspense after reading Book One. You will be happy to know that Book Two: Zombies is yours for free as bonus ( inside the book) for supporting our career as indie authours.
Gargoyle Hall
Angie Sage
Young Adult / Fantasy / Children's Books
When Araminta throws cold water over her best friend, Wanda, to disperse a crowd of panicked bats, it s decided Araminta has been helpful one too many times, and she is packed off to boarding school. On arrival, Araminta is surprised to discover that Gargoyle Hall makes her home, Spook House, seems positively cosy. Strange moans and clanks echo down the corridors and the two head girls are equally creepy. Most of the other pupils have been scared away, but Araminta senses that something or someone is behind the menace.With the help of best friend Wanda and Uncle Drac s prize bat, she is going to do something about it!"
Lottie Luna and the Giant Gargoyle
Vivian French
A brand new young fiction series by much-loved children's author, Vivian French and illustrated by Nathan Reed. Meet werewolf extraordinaire... Lottie Luna. Beautiful black and white illustrations throughout. Lottie Luna is a werewolf. She's super-fast, super-strong and has X-ray vision. Lottie doesn't really like to use her skills, though – she just wants to be like everyone else. But when Lottie's school holds its yearly talent competition, she finds that she might just have to use them... if she's going to help her friends save the day and win first prize...
Greta and the Gargoyle
Part #3.50 of "Alien Abduction" series by Honey Phillips
A condemned woman. An alien guard.
Sentenced to death for killing her alien master, Greta’s only hope is a compassionate guard. Despite his frightening appearance, she is strangely drawn to the massive alien - but is what she feels only gratitude?
Mikaroz has been waiting his whole life for the perfect mate but he never expected her to be a condemned prisoner, let alone a small human female. He cannot allow her to die for defending her honor, no matter what he has to do to save her.
With everything on the line, can Greta risk trusting him—with her life and her heart?
With both their lives in danger, it is easy to give in to passion. But what will happen when the fighting ends?
The Complete Gargoyle and Sorceress Boxset (Books 1-9)
Lisa Blackwood
A dryad sorceress with no memory. An immortal gargoyle with a dark secret. An evil demi-goddess with plans to use them to conquer both the Magic and the Mortal Realms. Lillian's ordinary life is about to go off the rails.When Lillian finds herself facing off against demons out of mythology, help comes from an unlikely source—the stone gargoyle who has been sleeping in her garden for the last twelve years.After the battle, Lillian learns the humans she thought were her family are actually a powerful coven of witches at war with the demonic Riven. Lillian is something more than human, a Sorceress and Avatar to the gods. The gargoyle has been her protector for many lifetimes, but when she was still a child, troubles in their homeland forced him to flee with her to the human world.But something from her childhood has followed them to this world.In a heartbeat, her ordinary life becomes far more complicated, and if her overprotective guardian is to be believed, there's an evil demigoddess just waiting for the chance to enslave them both.
The Accidental Gargoyle
Dakota Cassidy
As a one-time OOPs employee, Ingrid Lawson has seen plenty of paranormal accidents. But witnessing and experiencing are two different things, and she's perfectly fine being a plain ol' human. So when her ex-boss Nina schleps her around to estate sales, where she purchases two of the butt-ugliest gargoyles in existence to decorate her hedge maze...what happens next is stone-cold cuckoo. Suddenly, Ingrid's beloved career as an animal therapist is on hold as Nina, Wanda, Marty and the OOPs gang help her navigate a rocky new life as a nocturnal paranormal with big horns, bigger ears, and an aversion to sunlight. Oh, and there's the inconvenient matter of attraction to the man who turned her...who's sofamiliar... And did we mention the screeching harpies hellbent on getting their hands on her? It's all hands on deck to keep Ingrid alive until the danger passes, but throw in an old enemy they never saw coming, and her case just may be the hardest...
Gargoyle Redemption (The Gargoyle Redemption Trilogy)
Bria Lexor
A rising star… Shinka Fox is an up-and-coming teenage Pop Star who's struggling to fit in at school. Little does she know, her not-so-ordinary life is about to be turned upside down when she meets Abel Lapis, an attractive young man who harbors a secret that could change her world forever. A dangerous gift… But Abel isn't the only one with a secret. Shinka has something that an underground group known as The Hunters wants, and will do anything to get. Will Shinka survive long enough to see her career take flight? And will the mysterious Abel Lapis help save her? The Gargoyle Redemption Trilogy is romance author Bria Lexor's debut into the world of the paranormal, Suspense, where she takes her readers on a fast-paced ride of mystery, romance, and all things dark and powerful.
A Dragon, a Gargoyle, and a Faery Catch a Secret Santa
Lisa Barry
<p>When someone starts pilfering presents from under the tree at Raven & Spritestar Inc., the detectives are on the case, determined to save the spirit of the season. With twists, humor, and a touch of holiday magic, this short will warm your heart and leave you believing in the power of goodwill and joy.</p>
The Mystery of the Grinning Gargoyle
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Children's Books
The Aldens visit Goldwin University, where Grandfather attended college. The old library is about to be torn down. But legend says the stone gargoyles guarding the roof of the old building will do anything to protect it—even fly. When the creatures begin appearing outside the windows, people are terrified. But the Boxcar Children think there is another reason the gargoyles are turning up in places they shouldn’t. And they’re determined to figure it out.
The Lost Gargoyle of Paris
Gigi Pandian
Alchemy and an art heist in Paris are on the menu in the new Accidental Alchemist novella from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award winning author Gigi Pandian.Alchemist Zoe Faust and her impish gargoyle sidekick Dorian Robert-Houdin travel to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to investigate a mysterious discovery found in the wreckage of the tragic fire: a long-lost gargoyle illustration drawn by Victor Hugo himself.When the work of art is stolen under impossible circumstances, Dorian must use his "little gray cells"—not to mention his culinary skills—to solve the crime and discover the true origins of where he came from.Includes delicious vegan recipes!The Lost Gargoyle of Paris is an Accidental Alchemist Mystery novella and is less than half the length of the novels in the series. It stands alone, but if you want to read more about Zoe, Dorian, and their misfit friends back in Portland, Oregon, check out The Accidental Alchemist,...
Flight of the Gargoyles: Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles, Book 4
Rebecca Chastain
Fantasy / Urban Fantasy / Lighthearted Adventures
To protect gargoyles, Mika must journey far from safety... As a gargoyle guardian, Mika Stillwater is determined to help every gargoyle in need. The problem is knowing where to find them. So far, she's relied on word of mouth, luck, and far too often, rumors to guide her. The gargoyles deserve better. Which is why Mika has set her sights on the everlasting tree and its special magic: Once a generation, it unleashes a flurry of seeds, each a magical clue destined to guide the recipient to the answer to any question they ask. With the everlasting tree poised to bloom any day, Mika has an extraordinary chance to help untold gargoyles. But the tree is far from Terra Haven, and with the countryside full of hidden dangers, it's easy for a city-born human—and her gargoyle companion—to be snared by perils they never see coming . . . Click Buy Now to read instantly! PRAISE FOR THE GARGOYLE...
Enticed by the Gargoyle
Lisa Carlisle
Are the demons truly gone? The gargoyles remain on watch. And her friend is still trapped in an incubus-induced coma. Larissa, a Boston police officer, encountered the red-winged monsters during their rampage. The chaotic aftermath prevents rest any time soon. And a question remains unanswered—how was she able to combat demons using nothing but her hands? Her new lover, Roman, a gargoyle shifter, believes it's because she's she's a witch. Ridiculous, right? She's a cop, like her dad. But, normal cops don't shoot bolts of energy at demons... When she glimpses another supernatural threat, Larissa struggles with the vision. Is it her imagination tormenting her? Or worse—another premonition? Continue Larissa and Roman's action-packed romance in part two of the Stone Sentries trilogy. Don't miss this Night Owl Reviews Top Pick!...
Howl for the Gargoyle
Kathryn Moon
Hannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour. Desperate for a way to slake the cravings and soothe the restless anger that arrives every month like clockwork, Hannah takes the advice of a friend and books a night with the Monster Smash Agency. In spite of being made of stone, Rafe is losing his touch. After years of rough work, he's starting to feel the grind. Sturdy and nearly indestructible, gargoyles can take a lot, but Rafe is pretty sure he can't take losing any more of his clients. Not if he wants to keep his job with MSA. Hannah and Rafe's partnership ought to be practical, but their chemistry carves a new path. This werewolf is unlike any client Rafe has worked with yet, and he's determined to make her howl his name.
The Girl, the Gypsy & the Gargoyle
Darcy Pattison
The Girl, the Gypsy and the Gargoyle by Darcy Pattison"Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it."—Michelangelo But what if an unscrupulous sculptor could trap someone inside a block of stone, just so he could carve them?Master Gimpel, a deformed stone carver, intrigues Laurel and Jassy, her gypsy friend, when he offers a path to untold riches. Master Gimpel explains that his Troll's Eye, a red jewel, is a doorway into the stone world where a treasure cave awaits. From the moment Laurel looks through the Troll's Eye, she and her gypsy companion enter a dangerous race for their lives. There's darkness in this cautionary tale, that nevertheless pulls off not one, but two miracles, and brings Laurel home to stay.
The Gargoyle
Andrew Davidson
Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
A New York Times BestsellerThe Gargoyle: the mesmerizing story of one man's descent into personal hell and his quest for salvation. On a dark road in the middle of the night, a car plunges into a ravine. The driver survives the crash, but his injuriesconfine him to a hospital burn unit. There the mysterious Marianne Engel, a sculptress of grotesques, enters his life. She insists they were lovers in medieval Germany, when he was a mercenary and she was a scribe in the monastery of Engelthal. As she spins the story of their past lives together, the man's disbelief falters; soon, even the impossible can no longer be dismissed.From the Trade Paperback edition.
When a Gargoyle Falls
Part #7 of "Gargoyles" series by E A Price
Castor has lost everything important to him—the leadership of his gargoyle clan, his future mate, and his family. There is nothing for him in the modern world. He feels adrift and uncertain of himself. Tilly was just driving home when something fell out of the sky and onto her car. The next thing she knows a gargoyle is living on her couch and giving her some very strange feelings. The female isn’t anything like a female gargoyle—she’s too small, too meek, too devoted to pink! But maybe, she’s just what he’s looking for.
The Gargoyle King
Richard A. Knaak
A climactic battle of magic and steel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Legend of Huma! The Titans have gained the Fire Rose and seized the ogre realms from the Grand Khan Golgren. With the powerful artifact created by the god, Sirrion, they have literally recreated the capital, Garantha, and they intend to remold the people next. Although the Titans believe Golgren is dead, the half-breed survives. With few he can trust and facing magic, treachery, and distrustful gods, Golgren must find the answer in his own past if he has any hope of overcoming the Titans and the powers of the Fire Rose. In doing so, however, he risks becoming a pawn of the gargoyle king. From the Paperback edition.
The Gargoyle in My Yard
Philippa Dowding
What do you do when a 400-year-old gargoyle moves into your backyard? Especially when no one else but you knows he's ALIVE? Twelve-year-old Kathryn Newberry can tell you all about life with a gargoyle. He's naughty. He gets people into trouble. He howls at the moon, breaks statues and tramples flowers to bits, all the while making it look like you did it! He likes to throw apple cores and stick his tongue out at people when they aren't looking. How do you get rid of a gargoyle? Do they help the gargoyle leave for good? If you're like Kathryn and her parents, after getting to know him, you might really want him to stay.
Falling for the Gargoyle
Mina Carter
Romance / Science Fiction / Paranormal
Gargoyles guard things. Fact of life…Knuckles, head doorman of Moonlight & Magic, leads a simple life. People cause trouble, he talks to them. People continue to cause trouble and he proves how squishable most races are compared to a creature hewn out of stone. Knuckles doesn't do gentle.Until he rescues Neri, a fragile human woman, quite literally from a fate worse than death.Can a Gargoyle fall in love? Can a human woman make the leap of faith required to accept him for what he is?Please note: This title has been previously released as 'Sunlight & Slavery'. It has not been extended.
Professor Gargoyle
Charles Gilman
“Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons – Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!” –Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Strange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science teacher is acting very peculiar – in fact, he just might be a monster-in-disguise. Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur knew that seventh grade was going to be weird, but this is ridiculous! Professor Gargoyle (Volume I in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series) is full of bizarre beasts, strange mysteries, and nonstop adventure. It's perfect for readers ages 10 and up. Best of all, the cover features a state-of-the-art “morphing” photo portrait – so you can personally witness the professor transforming...
Born of Stone
Part #1 of "Gargoyle Masters" series by Missy Jane
Within a body strong as stone beats a heart ready for love.Gargoyle Masters, Book 1For seventy years, Orestes and his twelve gargoyle brothers have done their duty to protect King Kadmos’s realm. There’s only one annoyance in his life—humans.He’s content to leave them to their idol worship. Until he notices a small, frail woman serving at his table, doing her best to remain invisible. Something about her calls to him like no human before.Astrid is terrified. Not only of the powerful magical creature with inhuman strength, but of the staff overseer’s lash for calling attention to herself. Instead she is whisked away to paradise, bathed, fed, and made love to by Orestes as if she is his reason to live. But she isn’t naïve enough to believe she is anything more than a temporary diversion.When Orestes is called away to search for a missing brother, Astrid is kidnapped by a traitor intent on using her to bend Orestes to his will. Little do the lovers know that the connection between them is no weakness, but a strength their enemies would be fools to underestimate…Warning: This book contains paranormal fighting, steamy sex scenes, strong-willed females, and men made of stone who prove to be soft as butter in the right woman’s hands.
A Dragon, a Gargoyle, and a Faery Make a Wish
Lisa Barry
<p><strong>Aiden Moss and Torloch Doyle: dragon and gargoyle, detectives extraordinaire, and now, world-class…babysitters? </strong></p>
<p>When a human child somehow gets past the wards at Headquarters, the team (with a little help from their friends) has to find out who the child belongs to and get her home, before they get arrested for kidnapping.</p>
<p>A lost family heirloom. A kidnapping gone wrong. And a pair of detectives who would really just like to be able to see the concert of a lifetime. But when duty calls, Aiden Moss and Torloch Doyle are on the case faster than you can say “pixies are conniving little...”</p>
<p><strong>Helped by a dash of witchy charm, a sprinkle of vampiric speed, and a few late-night snacks, can the boys solve the case without breaking too many regulations?</strong></p>
Gargoyle: A Reawakening (Briarcliff Series, #2)
Lorraine Beaumont
New Adult, Time Travel Romance / Gothic Romance, Urban Fantasy / Paranormal
Briarcliff: A Reawakening: Gargoyle is the second book in the Briarcliff series. It is a New Adult Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance with a dark side.#Gargoyle #yum
Not Her Gargoyle
Part #4 of "Not This Series" series by Annie Nicholas
Romance / Paranormal / Space Opera
Tales From Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle
Charles Gilman
“Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons – Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!”–Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenStrange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science teacher is acting very peculiar – in fact, he just might be a monster-in-disguise. Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur knew that seventh grade was going to be weird, but this is ridiculous!Professor Gargoyle (Volume I in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series) is full of bizarre beasts, strange mysteries, and nonstop adventure. It's perfect for readers ages 10 and up. Best of all, the cover features a state-of-the-art “morphing” photo portrait – so you can personally witness the professor transforming into a monster. You won't believe your eyes! “Gilman's debut and series kick-off is great fun for fans of light horror. The changing image on the cover will snag interest, and the spookily realistic black-and-white illustrations throughout complete this slick, scary, funny package. [There are] delectable hints of age-appropriate, Lovecraftian Otherness...with none of the purple prose.” –Kirkus ReviewsFrom the Hardcover edition.Review“...fans of Goosebumps and other lightly creepy fare will look forward to spending more time with a series that even manages to find the dark side of recycling.”—Publishers WeeklyAbout the AuthorCharles Gilman is an alias of Jason Rekulak, an editor who lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children. When he's not dreaming up new tales of Lovecraft Middle School, he's biking along the fetid banks of the Schuylkill River, in search of two-headed rats and other horrific beasts.
The Gargoyle Hunters
John Freeman Gill
What E.L. Doctorow's World's Fair did for the New York of the 1930s, this evocative debut novel does for the vividly crumbling New York of the 1970s. Hilarious and poignant, it is a love letter to a vanishing city, and a deeply emotional story of fathers and sons.In 1974, with both his family and his city fracturing, thirteen-year-old Griffin Watts is recruited into his estranged father's illicit and dangerous architectural salvage business. Small and nimble, Griffin is charged with stealing exuberantly expressive 19th-century architectural sculptures—gargoyles—right off the faces of unsung tenements and iconic skyscrapers all over town. As his father explains it, these gargoyles, carved and cast by immigrant artisans during the city's architectural glory days, are an endangered species in this era of sweeping urban renewal. Desperate both to connect with his father and to raise cash to pay the mortgage on the brownstone where Griffin lives...
Gargoyle Rising
Part #6 of "Chronicles of an Earned" series by Meraki P. Lyhne
An old spell book helped him breathe life into a Gargoyle. With its rise come new enemies, but also the possibility of new friends.
At age eleven, Meino buried his dad next to where they had buried his mom less than six months earlier. All alone in the world, he seeks out the Gargoyles and uses his dad’s spell book to bring one to life. But he doesn’t understand the magic he’s using, and he can’t finish the spell. For the next twelve years, his dreams are haunted by the lonely cries of the Gargoyle. As an adult, Meino tries the spell again to get rid of the nightmares. This time it works—but once the magic is alive, it attracts the attention of the New Knight Templars, who want to destroy the Gargoyle.
Nathan and Lucien have settled into a routine at the school where Nathan is studying to be able to help the Order. Just as life is calming down, it all takes a turn. News that a protégé is in danger and that Nathan’s beloved Professor Nigel Gershman has died is just the beginning. Once again, Nathan and Lucien are moved about to assist the Order, and new magic brings out a hidden enemy.