Michelle Zink

An ancient prophecy divides two sisters-One good...One evil...Who will prevail?Twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe have just become orphans. They have also become enemies. As they discover their roles in a prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other, the girls find themselves entangled in a mystery that involves a tattoo-like mark, their parents' deaths, a boy, a book, and a lifetime of secrets. Lia and Alice don't know whom they can trust.They just know they can't trust each other.

Claire Kincaid’s family has been in business for over fifty years. The voodoo business. Part of the International Guild of High Priests and Priestesses, a secret society that have practiced voodoo for generations, the Kincaids run an underground supply house for authentic voodoo supplies. Claire plays along, filling orders for powders, oils and other bizarre ingredients in the family store, but she has a secret. She doesn’t believe. Struggling to reconcile her modern sensibilities with a completely unscientific craft based on suspicion, Claire can’t wait to escape New Orleans – and voodoo – when she goes to college, a desire that creates almost constant conflict in her secret affair with Xander Toussaint, son of the Guild’s powerful founding family. But when a mysterious customer places an order for a deadly ingredient, Claire begins to realize that there’s more to voodoo – and the families that make up the Guild – than meets the eye. Including her own. As she bands together with the other firstborns of the Guild, she comes face to face with a deadly enemy – and the disbelief that may very well kill her.

What if, after spending a lifetime deceiving everyone around you, you discovered the biggest lies were the ones you've told yourself? Grace Fontaine has everything: beauty, money, confidence, and the perfect family. But it’s all a lie. Grace has been adopted into a family of thieves who con affluent people out of money, jewelry, art, and anything else of value. Grace has never had any difficulty pulling off a job, but when things start to go wrong on the Fontaines' biggest heist yet, Grace finds herself breaking more and more of the rules designed to keep her from getting caught...including the most important one of all: never fall for your mark.

Noch mitreißender, noch dramatischer, noch Band 2 des Romantasy-Bestsellers!Schlimme Nachrichten ereilen Lia, als sie nach einem Weg sucht, um die unheilvolle Prophezeiung zu Ihre Schwester und Todfeindin Alice schreckt vor nichts zurück, um das Tor für Samael zu öffnen, und hat sich sogar Lias Freund James gefügig gemacht. Nun bleibt Lia nur noch eine Chance, um das Blatt zu Sie muss die gefahrvolle Reise nach Altus, zum Sitz der Schwesternschaft, auf sich nehmen. Zu spät erkennt sie, dass sich in ihrer Gruppe ein Verräter befindet. Fast hätte dieser Lia ins Verderben gestürzt – da rettet sie in letzter Sekunde Dimitri, ein Gesandter der Schwesternschaft. Um Lia vor dem Zugriff Samaels zu schützen, gibt er die Neutralität auf, zu der ihn seine Position ehern verpflichtet …

Die Stunde der Entscheidung rückt näher und Lia weiß: Nicht mehr lange, dann wird der Dämon Samael durch sie den Weg in die Menschenwelt finden. Denn selbst wenn ihre neue große Liebe Dimitri Tag und Nacht über sie wacht – auf Dauer ist Lia Samaels Macht nicht gewachsen. Als ihre Schwester und Gegenspielerin Alice in London auftaucht, schöpft Lia neue Hoffnung, denn um das Tor zur Anderwelt für immer zu schließen, braucht sie die Hilfe der Schwester. Doch Alice ist nicht gekommen, um Lia zu unterstützen, sondern um ihre Hochzeit mit Lias Ex-Verlobtem James vorzubereiten. In ihrer Verzweiflung beschließt Lia, das gefährliche Ritual ohne ihre Schwester durchzuführen – selbst wenn es sie das Leben kosten sollte …

Kurz nachdem ihr Vater unter mysteriösen Umständen zu Tode gekommen ist, erfährt die siebzehnjährige Lia, dass sie und ihre Zwillingsschwester Alice Teile einer uralten Prophezeiung sind: Eine von ihnen ist das Tor, durch das Samael, der gefallene Engel, aus der Anderswelt wiederkehren und die sieben Plagen über die Menschheit bringen kann. Die Aufgabe der anderen Schwester ist es, darüber zu wachen, dass das Tor den Verlockungen Samaels widersteht. Wider Erwarten ist Lia selbst, nicht etwa die ehrgeizige, berechnende Alice, das Tor für Samael. Mit Hilfe der geheimnisvollen vier Schlüssel – die sie allerdings erst finden muss – kann sie das Tor zur Anderswelt schließen und die Gefahr auf ewig abwenden. Doch Alice ist ganz und gar nicht gewillt, ihre Rolle als Wächter zu akzeptieren. Im Gegenteil: Sie tut alles dafür, dass der Dämon von Lia Besitz ergreift und durch sie die Welt in die Apokalypse stürzt … Ein dramatisches, romantisches Fantasyepos über zwei Schwestern, die eine jahrhundertealte Prophezeiung zu Todfeindinnen macht.

Even angels make mistakes in this page-turning epic romance When her parents are murdered before her eyes, sixteen-year-old Helen Cartwright finds herself launched into an underground London where a mysterious organization called the Dictata controls the balance of good and evil. Helen learns that she is one of three remaining angelic descendants charged with protecting the world's past, present, and future. Unbeknownst to her, she has been trained her whole life to accept this responsibility. Now, as she finds herself torn between the angelic brothers protecting her and the devastatingly handsome childhood friend who wants to destroy her, she must prepare to be brave, to be hunted, and above all to be strong, because temptation will be hard to resist, even for an angel. Michelle Zink masterfully weaves historical fantasy with paranormal romance to create a gripping tale of love and betrayal.

The ultimate battle between sisters is nearing, and its outcome could have catastrophic consequences. As sixteen year-old Lia Milthorpe searches for a way to end the prophecy, her twin sister Alice hones the skills she'll need to defeat Lia. Alice will stop at nothing to reclaim her sister's role in the prophecy, and that's not the only thing she There's also Lia's boyfriend James. Lia and Alice always knew the Prophecy would turn those closest to them against them. But they didn't know what betrayal could lead them to do. In the end, only one sister will be left standing.

With time dwindling but her will to end the Prophecy stronger than ever, Lia sets out on a journey to find the remaining keys, locate the missing pages of the Prophecy, and convince her sister Alice to help--or risk her life trying. Lia has her beloved Dimitri by her side, but Alice has James, the man who once loved her sister--and maybe still does. James doesn't know the truth about either sister, or the prophecy that divides them. And Alice intends to keep it that way. There are some secrets sisters aren't meant to share. Because when they do, it destroys them. This stunning conclusion to Michelle Zink's Prophecy of the Sisters trilogy will make saying good-bye bittersweet for readers.

Before Prophecy of the Sisters, before Alice and Lia became pawns in the curse that turned sister against sister, the burden of the prophecy belonged to their mother, Adelaide. This is her story. Adelaide Milthorpe is losing her grip on sanity. She is a Gate-a human portal to the Otherworlds, destined to bring forth Samael, the most powerful demon of all time, and his Lost Souls. Prowling the halls of Birchwood Manor, Adelaide is haunted by the whispers of the otherworldly Souls, who seek to use her for entry into the real world, where they would wreak havoc and rule beside their leader, Samael, in chaos. Their pleas plague her, torture her, tempt her. Samael calls to her, his promise of peace in the Otherworlds increasingly difficult to resist. And the stakes are high, for if Adelaide gives in to his urgings, her two daughters will inherit the same curse, forcing them to make the same impossible choice as they, too, are cast in the roles of Guardian and Gate. In this novella that delves further into the Prophecy, Adelaide's struggle to reconcile her two worlds as she descends into madness will captivate fans of the Prophecy of the Sisters series and new readers alike.

The second of three haunting novella spin-offs to Prophecy of the Sisters to be published as original eBooks. After the tragic events of Prophecy of the Sisters, Lia Milthorpe left Birchwood, leaving her twin behind. Alice spent months isolated in the estate, her story of solitude untold. Until now. Alice Milthorpe barely eats. Now that her sister, Lia, has left Birchwood, her brother dead, her family gone, there is no one left to keep her from doing what she's always wanted to do. She sits every hour and wills her spirit to travel to the Otherworlds, where the Souls welcome her, where the demon Samael gives her companionship. If she could only persuade Lia to open the Gate and let him into the mortal realm, she would be happy. But she is not in the Otherworlds. She is here, on earth, in Birchwood, chained by a prophecy she would undo and a body she must care for. When she encounters James, her sister's fiancé, his kindness and understanding are the first human touch to reach her in months. She may have found her anchor to the physical world, after all.

The third of three haunting novella spin-offs to Prophecy of the Sisters to be published as e-books. The Gate to the mortal world is finally closed. Lia Milthorpe has settled with her husband on Altus, the land that bridges the gap between the Otherworlds and the physical one. Samael's banishment has brought prosperity to the land, and no one is happier than Una Whelan. For the first time in centuries, those who live on the island--including Una and her suitor, Fenris--can do so in peace. Or so they thought.This novella reveals what happens to Lia, Dimitri, and Altus after Circle of Fire, the final book in the Prophecy of the Sisters trilogy. If you thought there was a happy ending, think again.

In this Bridges of Madison County for teens, Michelle Zink weaves a magnetic tale about summer love that stays with you long after the seasons change. Rose Darrow never wanted to spend her life working on her family’s farm. But when her family is rocked by an unexpected tragedy she has no choice but to put her plans for the future—and dreams of escaping her small town—on hold. Bodhi Lowell left home as a kid and hasn’t looked back. Years of working farm jobs has given him the one thing he wants most: freedom to travel without answering to anyone. He’s already looking past his job at Darrow Farm and plans on leaving in September—until he meets Rose. Neither Rose nor Bodhi can deny the sparks flying between them, but with the end of summer looming, they must decide if it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all....

Grace Fontaine was trained to carry out perfect crimes. But when a mistake was made the night her family tried to execute their biggest heist yet, her world fell apart. Now her brother is in jail, her mother has disappeared with the entire stolen fortune, and her father is determined to find a new mark, no matter the cost. Haunted by the way she betrayed her friends—and Logan, the only boy she’s ever loved—as well as the role she played in her brother’s arrest, Grace decides she must return to the place every thief knows you should avoid: the scene of the crime. Returning to Playa Hermosa as a wanted criminal is dangerous. But Grace has only one chance to make things right. To do it, she has to use everything she’s been taught about the art of the con to hunt down the very people who trained her: the only family she’s ever known.

Las siniestras circunstancias que rodean la muerte de su padre enturbian las vidas de las gemelas Lia y Alice Milthorpe. El misterio se instala entre las sombrías paredes de Birchwood, y el recelo que siempre habían sentido la una hacia la otra se acrecienta tanto que acaban convirtiéndose en enemigas. Una habitación oscura que invoca más que ninguna otra el recuerdo de la trágica muerte de su madre, ocurrida años atrás; un espeluznante ritual; la inexplicable aparición de una extraña marca en la muñeca de Lia; su ardiente pasión por James; el hallazgo de un libro muy antiguo de origen desconocido... El lector averiguará la relación que guardan estos sucesos y su significado de la mano de las jóvenes protagonistas, quienes, por fin, desvelarán el enigma de la profecía que durante generaciones ha enfrentado a unas hermanas con otras...

Henry and Violet finally have a chance to be alone. Granted, it's on a school field trip, but with some clever planning and strategic maneuvering, they can orchestrate their own adventure in New York City, a fairytale land in its own right. While they search for a treasured item that once belonged to Violet's father, they are met with obstacles they could never have predicted. What they thought would be a romantic getaway ends up being a true test of their relationship. Are they destined for a happily ever after - or a new story altogether?

No instigante A profecia das irmãs, que deu início à trilogia de sucesso de Michelle Zink, a personagem Lia deixou Nova York rumo a Londres. Neste segundo volume, A guardiã do Portal, oito meses se passaram desde que a profecia que já colocou gerações de irmãs umas contra as outras novamente se concretizou. O clima gótico e místico permanece nesta obra, que narra a trajetória de Lia Milthorpe na busca pelas páginas perdidas do Livro do Caos, a fim de desvendar o restante da profecia: “Nos oito meses passados desde que Sonia e eu chegamos a Londres, ler as palavras da profecia tornou-se um ritual antes de ir para a cama." Tentando encontrar as outras duas chaves que faltam para ajudá-la na inevitável batalha contra a sua irmã gêmea má, Alice, Lia percebe a intensificação dos seus poderes. Enquanto isso, Alice desenvolve sua magia e tenta roubar o papel de Guardiã do Portal da irmã. Lia se surpreende com aparições inesperadas e pavorosas de Alice, que, ora se apresenta como uma menina de cachinhos dourados com um cantarolar pueril; ora como a própria Alice, sob um sorriso ambicioso e intimidador; ora como Samael, A Besta, com suas suntuosas asas negras. O poder das Almas permite que o corpo se transforme no que quiser, sendo cada vez mais difícil estabelecer níveis de confiança. Acompanhada por Sonia Sorrensen – sua aliada e uma das quatro peças-chave para a missão que enfrenta – em um jantar da Sociedade, Lia conhece Dimitri, com quem estabelece uma conexão recíproca e instantânea, que se desenvolve no decorrer da história. O romance, protagonizado por duas irmãs-gêmeas de 16 anos que se tornam inimigas por carregar a marca de uma antiga profecia, envolve o leitor com sua pegada de mistério, intrigas, suspense e uma prosa inebriante, ao narrar a desafiadora busca de Lia por um indício que revele o caminho da liberdade.

Apesar do fogo e da harmonia, a espécie humana durou até o envio dos Guardiões, que tomaram como esposas e amantes a mulher do homem, provocando sua fúria. Duas irmãs, formadas no mesmo oceano oscilante, uma a Guardiã, a outra o Portal. Uma guarda a paz, a outra realiza uma feitiçaria destrutiva em busca de devoção... Uma antiga profecia selou o destino de irmãs gêmeas por gerações. Não há como escapar do papel que lhes foi reservado. Foram arrancadas da vida tranquila e feliz que conheciam e estão irremediavelmente predestinadas a serem inimigas. Ainda que privadas da paz e da harmonia, não perderam o poder de fazerem suas próprias escolhas. Elas ainda possuem o livre arbítrio e o caminho que traçarem será decisivo para o futuro da humanidade.

Sucesso em quase 30 paises e elogiada por veiculos de prestigio como o jornal ingles The Guardian, a trilogia A Profecia das Irmas, da norte-americana Michelle Zink, chega ao fim com Circulo de fogo. A historia, protagonizado por duas irmas-gemeas que carregam a marca de uma antiga profecia que ja colocou geracoes de irmas umas contra as outras, envolve o leitor com sua pegada de misterio, intrigas e suspense. No aguardado desfecho da serie, Lia esta determinada a quebrar a profecia e convence Alice a ajuda-la. Mas sera que ela deve mesmo confiar na maldosa e dissimulada irma?