Books like Blood ties by Kevin Emerson

The final chapter of the Hero of Olympus saga, where demigods confront ancient prophecy, ghost‑haunted memories, and the looming battle between Greek and Roman forces.

Carter and Sadie Kane must destroy the chaos snake Apophis, but their quest is threatened by a powerful magician who might guide them to their deaths instead.

A cat warrior apprentice races against time to defeat a dark force threatening the feral cat warrior clans of the Dark Forest and save the warrior cats of the clans from the darkness that lasts forever.

In "The Quillan Games," a desperate land spins its fate on brutal contests overseen by Veego and LaBerge—physical duels, obstacle courses, and virtual trials—where victory crowns a king and defeat means death.

Pendragon and Courtney journey across diverse worlds to rescue Mark and prevent Saint Dane from emptying all of Halla.

A young girl and her sisters embark on a dangerous quest to return a dead man to his family in Mexico.

Jacob Reckless, a daring treasure hunter in a world behind a mirror, must rescue his younger brother who becomes cursed to turn to stone after following him into the perilous realm of dangerous magic.

E. Aster Bunnymund, the Pookas' brightest warrior, leads the Guardians on their second adventure as they hunt down the Nightmares' latest plot, this time at the Earth's core.

An adventure story about Tanner and his Beasts who continue their quest to retrieve the Mask of Death while Lord Derthsin's evil armies threaten Avantia.

When the Blood Coven faces its greatest threat, Sunny McDonald must choose between her vampire lover Magnus and the human Jayden, the one who saved her life.

Praise for Blood and Thunder"Kit Carson's role in the conquest of the Navajo during and after the Civil War remains one of the most dramatic and significant episodes in the history of the American West. Hampton Sides portrays Carson in the larger context of the conquest of the entire West, including his frequent and often lethal encounters with hostile Native Americans. Unusually, Sides gives full voice to Indian leaders themselves about their trials and tribulations in their dealings with the whites. Here is a national hero on the level of Daniel Boone, presented with all of his flaws and virtues, in the context of American people's belief that it was their Manifest Destiny to occupy the entire West."--Howard Lamar, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History, Yale University and editor of The New Encyclopedia of the American West"The story of the American West has seldom been told with such intimacy and immediacy. Legendary figures like Kit Carson leap to life and history moves at a pulse-pounding pace--sweeping the reader along with it. Hampton Sides is a terrific storyteller."--Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt"Hampton Sides doesn't just write a book, he transports the reader to another time and place. With his keen sense of drama and his crackling writing style, this master storyteller has bequeathed us a majestic history of the Old West."--James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys"Blood and Thunder is a big-hearted book whose subject is as expansive as they come. Hampton Sides tackles it with naked pleasure and narrative cunning: In his telling, the vast saga of America's westward push has a logical center. The dusty town of Santa Fe becomes the nexus around which swirl the fortunes and strategies of a mixed set of serious overachievers, from Kit Carson, the original mountain man, to James K. Polk, the enigmatic president whose achievements, in the dreaded name of Manifest Destiny, were almost biblical in scope. Sides is alive to the exuberance and alert to the tragedy of the taking of the West." --Russell Shorto, author of Island at the Center of the World"For a huge percentage of us immigrant Americans (those whose ancestors arrived after 1492), Hampton Sides fills a gaping hole in our knowledge of American history--a vivid account of how 'The New Men' swept away the thriving civilizations of the Native Americans in their conquest of the West." --Tony HillermanA Magnificent History of How the West Was Really Won--a Sweeping Tale of Shame and GloryIn the fall of 1846 the venerable Navajo warrior Narbona, greatest of his people's chieftains, looked down upon the small town of Santa Fe, the stronghold of the Mexican settlers he had been fighting his whole long life. He had come to see if the rumors were true--if an army of blue-suited soldiers had swept in from the East and utterly defeated his ancestral enemies. As Narbona gazed down on the battlements and cannons of a mighty fort the invaders had built, he realized his foes had been vanquished--but what did the arrival of these "New Men" portend for the Navajo?Narbona could not have known that "The Army of the West," in the midst of the longest march in American military history, was merely the vanguard of an inexorable tide fueled by a self-righteous ideology now known as "Manifest Destiny." For twenty years the Navajo, elusive lords of a huge swath of mountainous desert and pasturelands, would ferociously resist the flood of soldiers and settlers who wished to change their ancient way of life or destroy them.Hampton...

During the Italian Renaissance, a seventeen‑year‑old apprentice named Luca Vero is tasked with uncovering the truth behind supernatural claims that threaten the Catholic Church, while a young abbess named Isolde faces accusations of witchcraft in a medieval nunnery.

The young hero's quest to uncover the truth about his past and destiny in the mysterious country of Imagine Nation.

Thirteen‑year‑old dirt‑bike racer Phoenix Collins must uncover a family secret after a home robbery, traveling from China to Texas on a quest that blends adventure, mystery, and the bonds of grandparenthood.

Graphic novel "Blood Work" follows supernatural investigators Rachel Morgan and Ivy as they uncover a mysterious crime involving a dead werewolf in the supernatural underworld of Cincinnati.

A lively adventure for young readers that explores friendship, maps, magic, pirates, and humor as they journey together through hidden seas, uncovering unexpected discoveries in a world of wonder.

Eighteen‑year‑old vampire hunter Hunter Wild navigates a secretive school, grappling with the last year of her education while facing the dilemma of betraying her grandfather and dating a vampire.