Arcane Society

Arcane Society - Jayne Ann Krentz

1. Second Sight (2006), kirjutatud psöüdonime alla Amanda Quick
2. White Lies (2007)
3. Sizzle and Burn (200)
4. The Third Circle (2008), kirjutatud Amanda Quick
5. Running Hot (2008)
6. Perfect Poison (2009), kirjutatud Amanda Quick

Lugemisel tulevikus, kui raamatud saan:
7. Burning Lamp (2010), kirjutab Amanda Quick

Arcane Society : Dreamlight Trilogy
1.Fired Up (2009)


Varem olne kirjutanud raamatutest White Lies ja Sizzle and Burn. Mõlemad raamatud on kättesaadavad Eesti lugejatele. Ülejäänud raamatutest on olemas ainult inglise keelsed versioonid.

Kirjaniku stiil sobis ja antud teema sobis, siis otsutasin läbi lugeda kõik raamatud, mis mul õnnestub kätte saada. Lühikokkuvõtted on võetud netist ja eesti keelde neid panema ei hakka, teen lihtsamaks lihtsalt nende otsimise.
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Second Sight (2006) - Amanda Quick
Financially straitened and on the path to spinsterhood, Venetia Milton thought her stay at the remote, ramshackle Arcane House would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to engineer her own ravishment. She was there to photograph the artifacts collected by a highly secretive organization, founded two centuries earlier by an alchemist. And the alchemist's descendant-her employer, Gabriel Jones-has the eyes of a sorcerer.

But despite Venetia's intent to seduce Mr. Jones and move on, she is shattered upon her return home to read in the press of his violent demise. Using the sizable fee Mr. Jones paid her, Venetia establishes a new life, opening a gallery in London. Of course, posing as a respectable widow makes it easier to do business, so-in a private tribute to her lost, only lover-she assumes the identity of "Mrs. Jones."

Her romantic whim, however, will cause unexpected trouble. For one thing, Mr. Jones is about to stride, living and breathing, back into Venetia's life. And the two share more than a passionate memory-indeed, they are bonded by a highly unusual sort of vision, one that goes far beyond Venetia's abilities as a photographer. They also share a terrible threat-for someone has stolen a centuries-old notebook from Arcane House that contains a formula believed to enhance psychic powers of the kind Gabriel and Venetia possess. And the thief wants to know more-even if he must kill the keeper of the Arcane Society's treasures, or the photographer who catalogued them, to obtain such knowledge.

The Third Circle (2008) - Amanda Quick
London. Leona Hewitt, a gifted crystal worker, isn't the only one sneaking into Lord Delbridge's private museum to recover a relic. Thaddeus Ware, a mesmerist with psychic gifts, is on a similar mission. Neither one of them has any idea that this relic - a rare ancient crystal - will lead them in a deadly chase where danger and desire await.

Running Hot (2008) - Jayne Ann Krentz
Ex-cop Luther Malone, lifelong member of the secretive paranormal organization known as the Arcane Society, is waiting to meet Grace Renquist. Hired as an aura-reading consultant in the quest for a murder suspect, she's got zero field experience. She's from tiny Eclipse Bay, Oregon. She's a librarian, for heaven's sake.

As for Grace, she's not expecting much either from Malone, who walks with a cane and isn't so good with a gun. Nice résumé for a bodyguard . . .

But even before they reach their hotel in Maui - where they'll be posing as honeymooners - Grace and Luther feel the electric charge between them. Problem is, they need to remain vigilant day and night, because it soon becomes clear there's more going on here. Rogue sensitives - operatives for the underground group Nightshade - are pouring into the luxury resort like there's a convention. Grace recognizes those dark spikes in their auras. She saw the same pattern in someone else in another life - a life she hasn't revealed to Luther or anyone else. And she understands how dangerous these people can be . . . especially with those para-hunters at their sides.

While the pair's employers at Jones & Jones scramble to get them backup, Luther and Grace have to think on their feet. The criminals in their midst aren't just high-level sensitives: They've enhanced their talents with a potent - and unpredictable - drug. And as Grace knows all too well, if you don't control your powers, your powers will control you. . .

Perfect Poison (2009) - Amanda Quick
In the latest novel based involving the mysterious late-Victorian Arcane Society - a secret organization devoted to paranormal research - Lucinda Bromley is a notorious lady botanist with a reputation for having poisoned an unwanted lover. Then, when she becomes passionately involved with a dangerous gentleman who uses his psychic talents to solve murders, she realises that her life is about to suddenly get even more complicated than before...