Canada Day just passed for us yesterday and with Independence Day quickly
approaching, I thought
what better way to celebrate the freedom and independence of a country than
to read some books
that deal with ensuring safety for all and the struggle for power in a
community!
Of course, since this is the Into the Night column, you won’t find your
classic story of patriotism here.
Instead you’ll encounter a supernatural twist that may make you think, how
does this even relate? But
if you look closely though, all these characters are all fighting for one
thing – peace and safety for all.
Whether they are a person of high ranking or just someone who has a strong
responsibility for the
world they live in, these characters fight for freedom and peace and that’s
something all proud
members of society can agree with. Some of the events that occur in these
stories are so bad that
they’ll leave you feeling grateful for the freedom we enjoy today. But of
course, if there weren’t any
distress or threats, there also wouldn’t be any fireworks when the world is
ultimately saved in the end.
So in honor of these triumphs, what are some of your favorite “saving the
world”
stories?
OF BLOOD AND PASSION by Pamela Palmer
OF BLOOD AND PASSION
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A sorceress and a vampire band together to
take down a powerful
vampire Master before Vamp City can crumble around them.
About: In the gripping
conclusion to the Vamp City trilogy, sorceress Quinn Lennox and vampire
Arturo Mazza battle the
dangerously powerful vampire master, Cristoff Gonzaga, in a desperate
attempt to save both of their
worlds. As Vamp City crumbles around them, their only chance of survival
demands an unconditional
trust that will test the very foundation of Quinn’s soul, and surrender to a
powerful love neither can
deny.
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WICKED EMBERS by Keri Arthur
WICKED EMBERS
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Emberly and her partner, Jackson must save
the world from a
pandemic called the Crimson Death.
About: Keri Arthur, New
York Times bestselling author of Fireborn, presents the thrilling new Souls
of Fire Novel featuring
Emberly Pearson, a phoenix that can transform into a human—and is haunted by
the ability to foresee
death....
Crimson Death, the plague like virus spawned from a failed government
experiment to isolate the
enzymes that make vampires immortal, continues to spread. Emberly and her
partner, Jackson Miller,
are desperately seeking the stolen research for a cure before the virus
becomes a pandemic.
But their mission is jeopardized by another threat uncovered in Emberly’s
prophetic dreams. A
creature of ash and shadow has been unleashed on a murdering spree. Now
Emberly must summon
all her gifts and investigative knowledge to put an end to this entity’s
brutal rampage—even if it
means placing herself in harm’s way....
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SPIDER’S TRAP by Jennifer Estep
SPIDER’S TRAP
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After becoming the queen of Ashland’s
underworld, Gin now
carries several responsibilities on her shoulders, one being ensuring the
safety of
About: The next thrilling
book in Jennifer Estep’s New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Elemental
Assassin series—“an
extraordinary series.…One of the most intriguing heroines in the genre”
(Romantic Times Book
Reviews).
Keep your friends close but your enemies within stabbing distance.
One important lesson I’ve learned in the assassination business is that to
be the best you have to roll
with the punches. Now that I’m queen of Ashland’s underworld—by default, not
by choice—a lot
more punches are being thrown my way. But I suppose that’s the price of
victory for taking down
some of the underworld’s top dogs. Good thing I have my Ice and Stone magic
to help me survive my
volatile new position. Just when I think things are finally settling down,
someone tries to murder me
during a hush-hush underworld meeting. But the real surprise is how
strangely familiar my shadowy
assailant seems to be.
My job is to maintain order among killers, crooks, and thieves, and soon I’m
embroiled in a bloody
game where the ability to keep secrets could be the greatest superpower of
all. My enemies have all
sharpened their knives and laid their traps, waiting for me to fall. But
this Spider weaves her own
webs of death…
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