Historias de Faustianbargain

Love can survive death. The question is: what price are you willing to pay for it? When Astor is killed by a stray bullet during a hunting trip, Vivien's world shatters. Before a week of mourning has even passed, her family is already arranging a marriage to a man she could never love. But Vivien hears whispers of an ancient legend hidden among the Yaris Mountains. They say that beside a cursed lake lives the Forgotten One-a mysterious being who strikes bargains with those unable to let go of their grief. Some claim he can bring the dead back to life. Others warn that no one ever returns from him unchanged. Desperate and determined, Vivien sets out on a journey, unaware that the enigmatic guardian carries wounds of his own-and that every wish comes at a price. Because death never gives anything away for free.

Is it possible to fall in love with someone whom you've never met before? Russell Doherty certainly thinks so. The first time he watched one of Kerry Callahan's videos on YouTube, he found himself madly in love - emphasis on MADLY. And then, one fateful day, Russell meets a mysterious stranger in the mall food court - an older, well-dressed man who seems to know all of Russell's deepest, darkest secrets... a man who promises he can make all of Russell's wildest fantasies come true... a man who calls himself The Luck Giver. The obsessed, dangerously besotted Russell is at first only too happy to fall in under the Luck Giver's tutelage. But Russell soon finds himself thrust in the middle of the cutthroat world of social media - a deadly web of violence, betrayal, and murderous intrigue beyond anything he could have imagined. Join him as his path intertwines with several others - Kerry, her rival ex-boyfriend YouTuber, her scheming Aunt Althea, and the Luck Giver himself - as all are inexorably drawn forward to the explosive climax at the much-anticipated Hershey Comic-Con. Russell will need all the luck he can get... but as he discovers too late, once you've thrown in your lot with the Luck Giver, there's no backing out.

Steve is the best Minecraft player, but wants more out of the game. So when he hears of someone who can grant his every desire, he decides to strike a deal with the legend Herobrine. But Herobrine has his price and one way or another Steve will have to pay. Sorry for abandoning this one but if anyone else wants to give it new life, you have my blessing.

"Sin wears silk and smiles." In the glittering decay of nineteenth-century Europe, one woman trades her soul for freedom-and finds herself forever bound to the Devil who grants it. From the gilded palaces of France to the fog-choked streets of London, Jeanette Rouge follows the rise, fall, and rebirth of a courtesan turned immortal hunter. Once a pawn of kings, Jeanette signs the Scarlet Contract to escape her ruin, only to awaken in a world where demons walk among the desperate and angels sell indulgence by the ounce. As she crosses paths with an enigmatic butler, a noble family cloaked in mirrors, and the shadow of a killer who bleeds cities dry, Jeanette learns that desire can damn as surely as sin-and that redemption may demand a deeper surrender. A tale of beauty, vengeance, and the price of eternity, Jeanette Rouge unfolds across five acts of blood and velvet: The Scarlet Contract. The Devil in Black and Crimson. Mirrors and Monsters. The Sins We Serve. Rouge Eternal.

In the glitzy world of high society, Holly Harrington's carefree life shatters when a soldier from her past returns: wealthy, handsome, and bound to a sinister deal. A decade ago, she rejected him; now, a demonic pact forces her hand in marriage. As hauntings plague her family, Holly seeks help from Adrian Van Helsing, a brooding exorcist from a rival family. Their alliance is uneasy, but time is running out for Holly. With dark forces closing in and secrets unraveling, Holly must defy fate, battle a relentless demon, and choose between love, freedom, and a destiny she never asked for. Inspired by F Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."

A pact forged with the devil may guarantee a thriving football career and an idyllic existence, but at what cost? Is the allure of a supposedly flawless life truly worth endangering the lives of others?

One hour with her dying father, or a year of her own youth? Arriving too late to say goodbye, a grieving Elena strikes a chilling bargain with a mysterious merchant of time: sixty minutes of frozen world in exchange for a year of her life. Driven by love, she signs the ledger, but magic always demands a price.