The Destiny Grimoire Anthology weaves tales from multiple sources together for the first time, casting new light on Destiny’s most legendary heroes, infamous villains, and their greatest moments of triumph and tragedy.Each unique volume intends to illuminate a facet of the world, and the complete anthology will confirm and challenge players’ thoughts and assumptions on what it means to be a Guardian, offering new and differing perspectives on the cosmic war that rages between the Traveler and its ancient enemies.

    It should be read between Grey Sister and Holy Sister. Again, I stress SHORT STORY.

    You are here, finally, to feed the Aching God…” The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside and isolated with his scars and riches, he no longer delves into forbidden ruins seeking dark wisdom and treasure. But just as old nightmares begin plaguing his sleep, he receives an urgent summons back to that old life.To save his only daughter, he must return to the place of his greatest trauma: the haunted Barrowlands. Along with a group of inexperienced companions and an old soldier, he must confront the dangers of the ancient and wicked Djao civilization. He has survived fell beasts, insidious traps, and deadly hazards before. But how can he contend with the malice of a bloodthirsty living god?First volume in the planned epic fantasy trilogy Iconoclasts , Aching God is the debut novel by RPG adventure designer Mike Shel.This volume also includes an advanced preview of Iconoclasts - Book II: Sin Eater.

    Half-Vampire, half-Mage, Raven has a lot to offer. Their assignments are fraught with peril, but the greatest danger Raven faces is falling for her Vampire partner. Can she trust a man with a heart blacker than her own? Dark secrets, unexpected twists, and a blurred line between good and evil will keep you on the edge of your seat. What’s included: KEYSTONE (Book 1) When a Russian Shifter offers Raven a job in his covert organization hunting outlaws, dignity and a respectable career are finally within her grasp. The catch? Her new partner is Christian Poe - a smug, handsome Vampire whom she'd rather stake than go on a stakeout with. RAVENHEART (Book 2) Despite her lavish surroundings, Raven misses the freedom of life without rules. And Keystone’s next assignment is about to test her self-control in more ways than one. Dead bodies are popping up in the human district, and all signs point to a Breed serial killer. In order to catch him, Raven and Christian embark on a mission that takes their partnership into uncharted waters. Lives are at stake. Can Raven trust her instincts, or will she fall into a web spun from lies and deceit? Time is running out in this pulse-pounding tale of dark secrets, murder, and forbidden desires. DEATHTRAP (Book 3) A new case offers Raven a much-needed distraction when Keystone accepts their toughest assignment yet—to track down an elusive criminal who’s selling children on the black market.Their investigation leads them deep into the underbelly of the Breed world, a place both treacherous and enticing. With no room for mistakes, Raven makes a tough decision to lock the door to her past before it interferes with her job. The only trouble? Christian holds the key. The stakes are high, and a shocking twist turns everything on its head. Will they catch this criminal before more lives are lost? Find out in the latest edge-of-your-seat installment of the Crossbreed series.

     The Well of Tears was created to harness the power of the Netherworld to prevent a magical apocalypse. Now Darien Lauchlin is the last surviving mage capable of reversing the destruction the Well unleashed. Darien will be forced to sacrifice everything of himself and everyone around him—all to preserve a nation of people who despise him. The Rhenwars Saga is a sprawling epic set in a morally gray world where there is no clear distinction between hero and villain. Download this Special Edition Box Set to experience epic battles, flawed heroes, and a brutal struggle where the triumph of good over evil is never guaranteed. If you enjoy the dark, sprawling world of Steven Erikson, the awe-inspiring magic of The Wheel of Time, and the compelling antiheroes of C.S. Friedman, then you’ll love The Rhenwars Saga. IRDA Award for Fantasy Semifinalist in Mark Lawrence’s SPFBO Finalist in BookNest’s Fantasy Awards ★★★★★ “One of the best fantasy stories I've read this decade.” BookNest ★★★★★ “Betrayal, lies and destruction follow across every page.” Grimdark Magazine ★★★★★ “Shines in its damaged characters.” Fantasy Faction ★★★★★ “Some of the deepest and most polarizing characters I have read to date.” Goodreads Review Books in the Series Darkmage Darklands Darkrise Darkfall Darkstorm (prequel)

    Where the Doms are tall, gorgeous, loyal and protective. Where the women are strong but like to be tamed. Where all your deepest fantasies can come true. The Dungeon Fantasy Club. This is the complete set of all eight full-length, scintillating, spicy romance novels by bestselling author Anya Summers. It includes... Her Highland Master Zoey gets herself lost in Scotland and finds herself without a place to stay. The sexy Scot, Declan, makes her a tantalizing but scandalous offer: Stay in his home for the week, free of charge, and spend each night warming his bed. When Zoey’s past catches up with her, will Declan be willing to risk his heart to become Her Highland Master? To Master & Defend Dominance. Submission. Honor. After a scorching one-night stand with her knight in shining armor, Ophelia will have to face old hurts, and decide whether or not she can trust Tobias with the most precious of gifts. Two Doms for Kara Zeke and Chase make Kara an enticing offer: to submit to them on their trip. But they're her business partners, so Kara shouldn't get involved. Should she? His Driven Domme In the race of his life, Jesse moves out of the driver's seat and willingly becomes Lucy’s passenger. Jesse will have to convince Lucy to enter the fast lane with him – and prove that he's willing to submit to all of his Domme's utmost desires. Can he make the ultimate sacrifice and give up control – for love? Her Country Master After a scorching night with Elise, the dominant alpha male in Tyler recognizes she might just be the woman for him. Can Tyler, the country Dom, convince the certified city girl to trade bright lights for starry nights? Or will her secret destroy their happiness before it's even begun? Love Me, Master Me What begins as a bit of fun and play in the dungeon soon turns into a relationship, where Delilah finds herself healing under Bastian's passionate touch. When the demands of her career and a threat from her past intervene, Bastian must use every note in his arsenal to convince Delilah that theirs is a duet worth singing. But can she be convinced to trust him with her heart? Submit To Me Hunter couldn't be more shocked when he runs into Veronica, the first love of his life, and the woman who broke his heart. Veronica's only thought, however, is the secret she's kept hidden for ten years. When the truth is revealed, she moves heaven and earth to shield the most precious person in her life from the fallout – even if it means leaving the one Dom she knows she could give her whole heart to. His Wired Dom When Kat attends her oldest friend's wedding in Scotland on New Year's Eve and meets Will, she feels as though she has finally met a man worthy of submitting herself to body and soul. Can she convince Will to be the Dom of her dreams, or will he treat her like precious glass and walk away?

    The sting of victory will fade with time.”Haunted by a history of horror and abuse, Flowridia, a witch with a tender heart, finds a second chance in the home of her kingdom’s royal family. With employment comes friendship, and perhaps she has finally found a place to belong—until she catches the eye of Lady Ayla Darkleaf, a woman with enticing grace and a predatory smile. The corrupt world of politics consumes her, and Flowridia falls into a toxic love affair surely doomed for heartbreak. Yet when Ayla’s legacy as a monster unfolds, Flowridia sees only the tender soul hiding beneath.An ancient deity returns, hell-bent on restoring the world to its natural order, and Flowridia’s kingdom is tasked to stop him. Caught in the ensuing clash of gods, her loyalties will be tempted at every turn—by family, by fate, and by the woman whose claws grip her heart.Horror abounds, monsters rise, and hearts break in the first installment of FALLEN GODS

    You will explore untracked wilds, fight desperate battles, forge bonds with isolated communities, and reveal the secrets of this harsh land.Are you ready to swear iron vows and see them fulfilled—no matter the cost?

    Forced into slavery. It's time to fight back.The blood of the Ancients is the most coveted ingredient in all of Damaris. The fabled elixir made from it grants those who drink it life that extends far beyond natural means.There is no higher honor in the kingdom then being granted the privilege of bidding for it. And the people found with the cursed blood? By law, they are the rightful property of the kingdom.They are tributes.As a boy, Ryl was sold by his family when he was discovered to have the coveted blood flowing through his veins. Broken, scared, and confused, he’s confined to an area known as the Stocks until he is ready for harvesting.Ryl stumbles through a doomed life until the appearance of a mysterious stranger who exposes a buried version of the past that changes everything. That his blood may not be a curse, but a blessing.The fates of all the tributes hang in the balance.Experience the start of an debut Epic Fantasy Series filled with unexpected heroes, dark magic, and non-stop adventure. Suitable for all ages, it's perfect for fans of D.K. Holmberg, Will Wight, and K.F. Breene.

    struggles to battle dangerous monsters and humans alike, from a trailer-park cult to a Russian town ravaged by a zombie-like virus.Guy Davis's final B.P.R.D. story sets the stage for Tyler Crook's (Harrow County) backwoods-horror debut, as Liz Sherman hides from a world that she helped push toward armageddon, and Abe Sapien is shot down by a girl who's seen the world to come.This is the first hardcover edition of the B.P.R.D Hell on Earth series, and collects the first three trade paperback volumes of the B.P.R.D Hell on Earth series (New World, Gods and Monsters, and Russia) plus an expanded sketch book section. Perfect for collectors, and new readers!

    When she finds that same fae at the river's edge, she's offered a proposal that makes her skin grow cold . . . and her blood run hot.Romance meets horror in this lesbian fairytale. Do you dare dive . . . Beneath the Loch?

    For generations the blooded have ruled the Wilds, cultivating a lawless frontier and bleeding the good folk dry. The Black Thorn, once the most wanted outlaw the world has ever seen, is set on stopping them, and bringing an end to the great game that oppresses them all. Crucible is the only blooded fortress left, but not for nothing is it called the City of Kings. Its defenses are unbreakable, its walls unassailable, all built so one hundred can hold back a thousand. Worse yet, the Black Thorn is running out of time and there are darker things hiding underground, looking to turn the city into a tomb.A new stand alone First Earth saga novel.

    writer Priya Sharma, All the Fabulous Beasts collects 16 stunning and monstrous tales of love, rebirth, nature, and sexuality. A heady mix of myth and ontology, horror and the modern macabre.

    There are tales of murder, death, loss, revenge, greed, and hate. There are also tales of hope, survival, and love.For the sea was a fair master.

    In Noctum, the stars shine so bright it feels like you can pluck them from the sky, festivals are held for each special moon, and the Northern Lights are worshipped every wintertide. But the darkness hides many sins. Draven, Noctum’s ruthless immortal king, rules behind the protective walls of Caligo. While, outside in Darkwood, Stella and the other forest dwellers live in terror of foul creatures called the Shade. Life in Darkwood is brutal and brief. When her brother, a soldier in the Shadow Guard, is killed, Stella’s hope wanes as the dangers that surround her close in. But stars shine brightest in the deepest dark, and when she witnesses one falling into the black heart of Darkwood, hope arrives in the unlikeliest manner. A stranger named Luc appears speaking of strange, impossible things—of a golden disc called the sun, of lands drenched in light with vivid blue skies, and perhaps most startling of all, he claims that Noctum is under a curse that he has come to lift. To banish the darkness that covers the land, all he has to do is kill Draven. But curses are never easily broken and complications soon arise. Stella finds herself faced with an impossible choice—Luc’s life or the light she so desperately longs for. Because to gain one, she will have to lose the other.

    Wait, that’s a lie. I’m not even a man anymore. Signing away my eternity to the Devil kind of erased what makes me human. Corrupting and collecting souls is my job now. The perks are good—fun, sin, highs, sex, and climbing the demonic ranks of the lower kingdom. Now, I’m only one soul away from becoming a crowned prince of hell. My goal for the past four centuries. The one soul I’m assigned to corrupt is Nephilim-born Maggie Westbrook—a shy, beautiful seventeen-year-old who has no idea who or what she is.Easy as sin, right?Wrong. She turns my world upside down and tears down walls I’ve been erecting for centuries, leaving me raw, exposed, and feeling—feeling things I didn’t even know I was capable of feeling. Ever again.How can I get the only thing I’ve ever wanted without hurting her?I am not a good man. It’s important that I repeat that. I am the demon Abraxas Shepherd. And this is my Testimony of the Damned.Trigger Warning: Testimony of the Damned contains dark subject matter and may not be appropriate for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. Contains cliffhanger.

    They are the dreams and nightmares of humanity, the ancient seeds of fairy-tale and superstition. These are the Immortals, creatures of magic that should live forever... and they are fading. When a horror two thousand years dead returns to contemporary England, creatures long thought lost to myth and legend collide in a scramble for survival that could tumble civilisation back into the dark ages of blood and death.

    Five years later and now a novice adventurer, he is by chance reunited with his childhood friend, another survivor of the massacre. Despite his inexperience, crude battle gear, and low rank, the boy sets off alone on a mission to defeat a nest full of goblins-thus begins the origin story of how he came to be known as Goblin Slayer!

    Third-born Daughter Sirana is suspect in her Noble sister's death. Justice means little in Sivaraus, but Sirana knows there is always more than one way to follow the rules. She must learn what they are before she can bend them to survive then, if possible, to thrive.

    In the aftermath of a goblin raid, a lone boy mourns the loss of his village, his family...Five years later, that same boy visits a city on the frontier and becomes an adventurer.Despite being the lowest rank and wholly inexperienced, the young adventurer immediately accepts a quest and sets out alone to raid a goblin lair. His mind already burning with a clear vision of his calling, the legend of Goblin Slayer begins!

     For decades the brothers of the Sixth Order have fought a savage war against the Lonak clans amidst the frozen peaks of their Dominion. When word reaches the north of a fresh outbreak of the dreaded Red Hand, Brother Sollis, the finest swordsman in the Order, leads a small band to a long-abandoned castle in search of a potential cure but discovers a far greater threat lurking in the mountains. Enemies become allies as Sollis leads an increasingly desperate fight against an inhuman enemy steeped in the power of the Dark.

    Was he right?Temptation and Denial is a story of just such a journey. Set in the mountains and valleys of Georgian-era Wales, Temptation and Denial is a ghostly tale of an immortal love - a love that transcends physical death.Following on from the cult success of his Grim Fairy Tales, Adam Nicke again explores the tortured Gothic world of Dark Romanticism.

    Discover lost tombs, fight horrifying monsters, wander the wilderness and build your own stronghold to defend. Forbidden Lands is a legacy game, in which your actions will permanently change the game map, turning it into a living chronicle of your adventures. The unique rules for exploration, survival, base building and campaign in the game play can easily be ported to any other game world.The tabletop RPG Forbidden Lands was named one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2018 by EN World. The crowdfunding campaign raised over a quarter of a million dollars and was the third most successful RPG Kickstarter in the world 2017.With art by the internationally acclaimed artists Simon Stålenhag and Nils Gulliksson, lore by fantasy author Erik Granström, scenarios by esteemed game writers Patrick Stuart, Ben Milton and Chris McDowall and game design by Free League that created the award-winning RPGs Mutant: Year Zero, Coriolis: The Third Horizon, Symbaroum and Tales from the Loop.

    It cost her everything to reveal her necromancy and sent shockwaves through our stringent religious settlement. Convicted of heresy against our sacred Lost Texts, she died soon after. Since then, I have worked hard to maintain my Pious Standing so that when I turn eighteen I will be selected by a suitable husband at the Bridal Auction. As the large clock in town square ticks down to my eighteenth birthday, the dead have been appearing in my garden. If I’m discovered, I’ll face the Necromancer Trial just as my mother, oldest sister, and I did all those years ago. This time I fear I will not survive it. To add to my worries, an enigmatic handsome young man has arrived in the settlement. Around him swirls a green aura only I can see. Is he here to help me? Or does he have more nefarious plans? My name is Ilyse Nott, and I fear I am a necromancer. If I am, my life is over.

    Each page reads like a postcard sent from a life you never lived or a world that never existed. On one page, the human race wakes up to discover the oceans have vanished. On the next, the Statue of Liberty comes to life and rampages down the coast to Washington. Anything is possible in The Shortest Story.The volume also contains 13 stories narrated by Cecil Baldwin (voice of Welcome to Night Vale) and guest stories from Robert Shearman, Helen Marshall, Shawn Coss, Sandra Kasturi, James Mark Miller, Sonya Ballantyne, and Jordan Shiveley.

    The dead are supposed to be silent. Supposed to be resting in peace. But they aren’t. They’re vicious and loud. They aren’t resting. I know because I hear them. They steal my peace from me. The constant chatter drives me crazy. They’re the stuff nightmares are made of. I’m living a walking horror movie. They’ve haunted me since I was a little girl. Every attempt at finding peace and quiet is thwarted. They want something from me.Then there’s Shadow. He’s been with me for as long as I can remember. A formidable, powerful being that incites fear all on his own. But he’s my protector, slaying the demons that get too close and saving me from whatever seeks to harm me, even myself. He wants something from me too.Those in the know say I’m special, a Special to be more exact. All I want is to be a normal girl, concerned with boys and clothes and having fun. Why can’t the dead be silent for a change?My fear and destiny collide to bring me to the doorstep of the last place I expected. I won’t be alone. He’ll be there. Shadow. And so will the dead. Because I’m never alone. . .The Everlasting Chronicles is an exciting brand-new serial that will follow Everly as she learns more about who she is and what her role is. Dead Silence is the first book in the serial. *Trigger warning--Dead Silence contains dark subject matter that some may find unsettling. Reader discretion is advised.

    Gone are the days of human dominance - For over one hundred years now, Earth has been overrun by Specters, terrifying ghost-like aliens that have forced the remaining humans to take refuge inside protected cities. Proving rituals prepare young people for this new, terrifying world by throwing them out of the cities and into the dangerous world beyond. For one group of clan members, this Proving will change everything. It will set in motion a horrifying turn of events that will bring humanity to its knees and force a retreat of Biblical proportions that will span entire galaxies. Humanity must find a new home ... before the Specters arrive again.

    Lovecraft first invited colleagues such as Frank Belknap Long and Robert Bloch (among others) to join in his creation of what has come to be known as “The Cthulhu Mythos” (over Lovecraft’s less invocative name of “Yog-Sothery”), dozens of authors have tried their hand at adding to this vast tapestry with varying degrees of success. Some, like the then teen-aged Ramsey Campbell, used the Mythos as a starting point to his own career while still finding his own authorial voice (The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants, Arkham House 1964); others, like Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, did so at the height of their careers, paying homage to an author who had been such a tremendous inspiration to them. But no one, absolutely no one, has contributed such a body of brilliant and profoundly original work to the Mythos as has Caitlín R. Kiernan. The stories are fully illustrated with over 30 new full page illustrations by Richard A. Kirk, John Kenn Mortensen, and Vince Locke. The full wraparound dustjacket and frontispiece are by Piotr Jablonski. In this remarkable collection the author has selected over two dozen of her best Lovecraftian tales ranging from 2000s “Valentian” to her more recent classic “A Mountain Walked” as well as including the complete Dandridge Cycle, as well as a new story, “M Is for Mars.” In short, this is a cornerstone volume for Kiernan fans and Mythos devotees alike. This edition is limited to 500 signed copies, each signed by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Michael Cisco, S.T. Joshi, and the artists: Piotr Jablonski, Richard A. Kirk, John Kenn Mortensen, and Vince Locke. Introduction / S. T. Joshi --Lovecraft and I --Valentia --So runs the world away --From cabinet 34, drawer 6 --The drowned geologist --The dead and the moonstruck --Houses under the sea --Pickman's other model --The thousand-and-third tale of Scheherazade --The bone's prayer --The peril of liberated objects, or The voyeur's seduction --At the Gate of Deeper Slumber --Fish bride --The alchemist's daughter (a fragment) --Houndwife --Tidal forces --John Four --On the reef --The transition of Elizabeth Haskings --A mountain walked.

    Transformed in death, Dust awakens to the eldritch mysteries behind the grit and glamor of the city of Valero – and to the wellspring of dark magic that lives inside his very bones.

    She doesn’t want to leave her family, but she has no choice. The young faerie must be the next companion to the Eldar Princess in the faraway Citadel, or else the Eldar will send the dragons to turn her home to cinder and ash. So Jes must travel alone to the den of darkness in search of the spell that binds the dragons to the Eldar king’s will, to try and free her people from bondage. If she succeeds, freedom and light will prevail, but if she fails, Darkness will consume them all. Companion of Darkness is Book One in a new Epic Fantasy series set in the Neverwar Universe. Suitable for young adults of all ages.

    They can’t be real, can they?Something has slain a villager, and the locals of Bajok point their fingers at Amana, a pacifist monk running from his dark past. But Amana knows there’s something else, something much darker, lurking in the village.Can he save the village, his name, and his principles? To save one would mean the sacrifice of the others, if he has the strength.

    Evil and corruption begin to seep into our world, as demons seize human hosts. Mankind’s only hope for salvation is to use the demons’ power against them–and only a pure-hearted man like Fudo Akira can do so without losing his humanity. Once little more than a crybaby, Akira now wields the terrible power of a devil, yet holds the innocent soul of a man–Devilman!

    When different clans ruled - Burners igniting flames, Tiders beckoning waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoning forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, anyone with powers was targeted and killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.Children of Virtue and VengeanceAfter battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji but also some nobles with magic ancestry.

    Cleveport told him she was sick. With his unnatural connection to her, that meant Hines was sick too. But when his friend, Detective Abby Jones, comes to him for help investigating a series of deaths with no discernible cause, Hines can’t say no. Then strange fungal growths begin to appear in the streets, affecting anyone who gets too close, turning them into violent lunatics.As the mayhem escalates and officials start to seal Cleveport off from the rest of the world, Hines knows the trouble has only just begun.

    Warlock leader Laszio Grigore has a problem. He has met a spunky young woman with auburn hair and violet eyes, and though he aches to be with her, an ancient pact forbids him from sharing his bed with humans. Vanya Delany is normally immune to the charm of handsome men, but sitting at a restaurant bar she finds herself melting under the gaze of the owner, a gorgeous man with shimmering dark hair and mesmerizing chocolate eyes. When he offers to walk her home she cannot refuse, and by the time they reach her door the energy between them is crackling.But Kalick, a demonic warlock and Laszlo's arch enemy, attempts to kidnap her. Laszlo sweeps in to protect her from further harm and their passion ignites, but even as Vanya surrenders to his passionate take-charge love, danger lurks in the shadows. As the past and the present collide, good clashes with evil and innocent lives are in peril. Can Laszio keep Vanya and his coven safe? Will their eternal love survive?Lose yourself in a world of witches and warlocks, demons and angels, and a riveting romance that has endured through time. Click the link and pick up this spellbinding page-turner today.

    To Dez, magic hides in the grass, and especially in the wind--and she is about to find out that magic is real, bloody, and on the hunt for the perfect victims.

    Despite its short length, the text took over a period of thirty years to complete with the individual books revised and republished in different editions during this period and arranged around a cluster of concepts including the scapegoat, the quest, the return of the dead, redemption, physical suffering, mental illness. Lyacos's characters are always at a distance from society as such, fugitives, like the narrator of Z213: EXIT, outcasts in a dystopian hinterland like the characters in With the People from the Bridge, or marooned, like the protagonist of The First Death whose struggle for survival unfolds on a desert-like island. Poena Damni has been construed as an "allegory of unhappiness" and compared to works of authors such as Thomas Pynchon, Samuel Beckett and Cormac McCarthy.

    What are they trying to show? When Ainsley moves in with her uncle, the governor, it seems like a beautiful situation. An orphan is finding love in an elite household. However, she carries with her the power to reveal her uncle’s darkest secrets.

    Others unleash power, proficiency with a sword, and indifference to death. One soul assimilates with ease. But swallow a host of the dead and risk a descent into madness. Estranged from his family over the murder of his wife, young Raze Anvrell wields his fists to vent his rage. Then a chance at a new life beckons, and he retreats to the foothills of the Ravenwood, the haunt of unbound ghosts. He and his mentor build a freehold, a life of physical labor and the satisfaction of realizing a dream. They raise horses and whittle by the fire until the old man dies, and Raze swallows his first soul. When his brother reaches out, open wounds begin to scar. But the tenuous peace won’t last. While those who rule the Vales yield to the lure of their ambitions, slavers of Ezar roam the countryside, hunting for human chattel. While one man manipulates the law, another heeds the souls of violence howling in his head. Raze too listens to his soul’s whispers, and as danger intrudes on his quiet life, he has no choice but to return to his father’s world and join the fight. *** In this completed series, epic fantasy blends with the wisdom of old souls to create a unique coming of age story of courage and honor in the midst of evil. Slavery is pitted against freedom, anger against forgiveness, and a desire to live peacefully against the necessity to take up the sword. It’s a story of bitter estrangement and broken hearts, of deception and unfettered ambition. For Raze Anvrell it’s a journey of violence, redemption, and his soul’s growth as he transforms from a reckless youth into a man with a rich legacy of souls. Magic, politics, love, and madness collide in this fantasy adventure. For lovers of beauty and battle, and complex characters willing to risk everything in the fight for their souls.

    In a land of dark forests and ancient hill forts, a forgotten evil is awoken by curious minds. The Great Histories and the Sagas say nothing of this evil, long passed from the memory of even the studious scholars of the College. For centuries, the scholars of Arnar have kept these records and preserved the knowledge and great deeds of a proud people. The story of these peoples forever chronicled in the Sagas of the Great Histories. But now the evil spreads and the dead walk in its wake, terrible creatures roam the night and even the spirits are restless. The Dead Sagas could perhaps be the final chapters of these great records. Many threads entwine to tell this Saga, interweaving the tales of those who played their part in the search for answers and ultimately their fight for survival. Amid plague, invasion and terror, the inexorable rise of the dead sends a kingdom scrabbling to its knees.This Dark Fantasy Epic combines dark malign horror and gritty survival adventure as the Dead Sagas unfold in a world where honour and renown is all, where beasts and savages lurk in the wilderness, and where sword, axe and shield is all that stands between the living and the grasping hands of the dead.

    Owen Harper believes that Torchwood has to do whatever it takes to stop them.

     The war in heaven might be over, but the ambitions of the fallen angel Lilith reach far across the roots of history. Will there be a being powerful enough to stop her evil influence before the destruction of mankind? Dracúl knows he is the son of Satan, but the rest of his memory has been taken from him. Alone and frightened, he awakens in a forest, beginning a quest to piece together who he is. The world he encounters is cruel, but he yearns to belong and find companionship. With each step he takes, another missing piece of his memory falls into place, revealing a truth that is ever more troubling . . . A truth that will turn his quest for meaning into one fueled by the hot-blooded thirst for revenge. A truth that leads him to Lilith, the most wicked and ruthless of fallen angels and one he soon will have every reason to hate. His quest will consume him, perhaps ruin his life, but somehow Dracúl is determined to find both belonging and vengeance—to be good, in spite of his evil nature and the dark secrets that haunt him every step of the way.

    By Ultner, even in times of peace, few can escape suffering. Ardia is on the brink of civil war, though most citizens are woefully unaware of this fact. Fenrir de Trenton, a disgraced guardsman-turned-ineffective-criminal, is accustomed to taking orders. So much so that, despite the danger, he finds himself neck-deep in the politicking of his current superiors as well as the rulers of the country. The fact that Fenrir’s father would rather see him dead doesn’t help matters. Emma Dram, a handmaiden of the great Lady Escamilla, hates Fenrir with a fiery passion and with good reason: he lopped off most of her hand. Nonetheless, she finds herself in close proximity to her former lover as she seeks to serve her lady liege in fomenting her own rebellion. Hafgan Iwan is a Wasmer, a race reviled by humans, who serves the same masters as Fenrir. His efforts to assimilate with human culture only earn him the derision of his own race, and he seeks to find belonging amidst the escalating conflict. Meanwhile, Merigold Hinter, a serving girl with an unusual power, lives a simple existence, hoping for love, adventure, and to see the world. Her life should be untouched by political maneuvering and war. However, her world becomes a crucible—how much can one woman bear before breaking? A story of love lost and family destroyed, of bigotry and belonging, of suffering and strength, and of religion and magic, SOLACE LOST grows from a character-driven tale to something grand in scale, perhaps even involving the gods, themselves.

    Mankind is trapped in an Illusion. We do not see the great citadels of Metropolis towering over our highest skyscrapers. We do not hear the screams from the cellar where hidden stairs take us to Inferno. We do not smell the blood and burnt flesh from those sacrificed to long forgotten Gods. But some of us see glimpses from beyond the veil. We have this strange feeling that something is not right—the ramblings of a madman in the subway seems to carry a hidden message, and our reclusive neighbor doesn’t appear to be completely human. By slowly discovering the truth about our prison, our captors and our hidden pasts, we can finally awaken from our induced sleep and take control of our destiny.KULT: DIVINITY LOST is a reboot of the highly acclaimed and infamous contemporary horror role-playing game “Kult”, originally released a quarter of a century ago, in 1991. This anniversary version of the game features a completely new rule-set, and the setting is updated to present day. Escape your nightmares, strike bargains with demons, and try to stay alive in a world full of pain, torture, and death.

    The novel came to the author in a dream. When prisoners are experimented on by the ruler of the Americas, after a nuclear war, their cells are grafted with cells and neural tissue from animals of the Amazon. Release to be hunted in the Amazon, to train soldier, Jin finds another Graph like herself named Adan and the two have to survive the Amazon if they are going to live.Immerse yourself in the gorgeous and dangerous Amazon, find new creatures, learn about new exotic countries, travel the highlands, savannas, and plateaus in this breath-taking, page-turning book, ANIMAL GRAPH.Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ASIN B072M7BVXR here.

    'Angela Carter for the millennial generation' - Meena Kandasamy.'Her finest work to date, Mayhem & Death is a staggering achievement – a beguiling and essential work.' - ***** The SkinnyIn the anticipated follow-up collection to 2015’s award-winning On the Edges of Vision, Helen McClory returns delving deeper into descriptively mythical yet recognisable stories woven from dark and light, human fear and fortune. Swimming and suffering. Spikes loom ever-threatening. A weight against the throat. Sea where the dead lie pressed into a layer of silt. A silent documentary through a terrible place. Mary Somerville, future Queen of Science. A coven of two. A polar companion. Mayhem & Death is the matured, darker companion to On the Edges of Vision and shows McClory’s ever expanding ability to envelop and entrance her readers with lyrical language of lore, stunning settings and curious characters. It includes woodcut-style illustrations to accompany each short story.

    A year ago, the love of my life and my three children were murdered in a brutal attack. Even though my flesh lives, I died with them that fateful day. Now, hope burns within my heart once again.The wizard claims many have sought the stone, yet none have returned. But I do not fear death. I would pay any price to resurrect my family, even if it means facing otherworldly creatures in a magical trial that no man has ever survived.Sounds simple enough, but there’s a catch: I loathe magic.So how can I trust this wizard? Out of all the people in Centauria, why did he choose me?Then again, what does it matter? What more could I possibly lose?Nothing.My name is Nardus, and thus begins my quest for the dragon’s stone…The Dragon’s Stone is the first book in The Dark Heart Chronicles epic fantasy series. If you like vivid new worlds, action-packed adventures, and courageous characters, then you’ll love Daniel Kuhnley’s imaginative novel.Buy The Dragon’s Stone to embark on an epic quest today!

    McCammon proves himself a master of a wide spectrum of modern horror and dark fantasy. In these three novels, McCammon presents a terrifying predator from another world, a werewolf war hero, and two crazy moms you do not want to mess with.Stinger: In this New York Times bestseller, when Stinger, a monstrous alien bounty hunter, crash-lands in the West Texas hellhole of Inferno in search of a young fugitive, the relentless creature encloses the town in an impenetrable and inescapable dome to isolate and kill its prey. Now, the few remaining survivors must band together to save the fugitive—who’s taken the human form of a small girl—and themselves from annihilation.The Wolf’s Hour: Michael Gallatin—master spy, Nazi hunter . . . and werewolf. As the Allies’ secret weapon, the lycanthrope parachutes into occupied France to subvert a Nazi plan to thwart the D-Day invasion, code-named Iron Fist. With the Normandy landings only hours away, it’s a race against time. The Nazis may have Iron Fist, but Gallatin comes with claws, in this New York Times bestseller.Mine: Suffering from psychotic delusions of motherhood, former sixties radical and FBI fugitive Mary Terrell sneaks into the maternity ward of an Atlanta hospital and snatches a newborn baby. Burning with primal maternal fury, the baby’s mother, Laura Clayborne, is going after Mary herself on a twisted and violent cross-country pursuit. In this Bram Stoker Award winner, to track a madwoman, Laura will have to think like one . . .

    However, it’s easier said than done, for her enemies are powerful Necromancers, deadly Archdemons, ruthless vampires – and her own mother. But after four hundred years of torment in the Lake of Fire, Annis will not give up.They will know her fury. All of them. The Priesthood will suffer for the pain they caused her.And there’s no way she’s letting them send her back to Hell. She might need a bit of time to adjust to the body of a young woman she possessed, and a bit more time to adapt to the modern city of Los Angeles, but she’ll manage.She has to.Because her enemies will not rest until she is dead. Again. But dying once was enough and now it’s her turn to strike back.She is a powerful witch, the only daughter of the immortal Witch Queen Amelia, and she will have her vengeance.

    With the help of the kalaqai (a sentient spark) and a band of nefarious companions, Balagir will have to traverse the northern wilds, cross seas and survive foreign wars if he is to discover the truth behind the Ashen Levels.

    After a lifetime spent wrestling for control over this onslaught, Matt McLeod has learned to wield his mysterious paranormal skill to achieve an odious goal: retribution as a supernatural vigilante.When one such hit goes bad, McLeod finds himself ensnared in a multi-tentacled criminal enterprise caught between a corrupt cop and a brutal mobster. His only promise of salvation may be a bewitching woman who shares his dark talent but has murderous designs of her own.

    Accused of murder, hunted by ruthless soldiers, Brohr delves the way of the Skald, unlocking forbidden blood magic as he unearths terrible family secrets.When the red moon is broken, and all is lost, it’s up to Brohr to lead a rebellion, or face the end of the world.

    Then he unleashed his unique brand of pain in The End in All Beginnings.Now Bram Stoker Award-nominated John F.D. Taff – modern horror’s King of Pain – returns with Little Black Spots. Sixteen stories of dark horror fiction gathered together for the first time, exposing the delicate blemishes and sinister blots that tarnish the human condition.From a man who stumbles on a cult that glorifies spontaneous human combustion, to a disgraced nature photographer who applies his skills for a vile outcome.Where a darkened city parking structure seems malevolently alive, and a Halloween costume has a husband seeing his wife in a disturbing new light.When a ruined man sees far too much of himself in his broken family, and a mysterious bottle of liquid arrives with a deadly secret inside. Little Black Spots is a beacon shining its light into some of life's most shadowy corners, revealing the dark stains that spatter all mankind.

     No female dares spurn the lecherous advances of Sir Henry Cruttendon, 17th Century England’s most reviled nobleman. To do so risks a retribution that would terrify the Devil himself. But Elizabeth Fiennes is no ordinary woman, blessed with stunning beauty, intelligence and guile. Coming from an influential family, she believes she is safe.What she doesn’t understand is that the Earl is determined to satisfy his lust at any cost and plans to use the wave of witch trials, fear and superstition sweeping the countryside to force her into his clutches. And as he springs his malicious trap it triggers a chain of unholy events plunging hunter and prey into a maelstrom of deceit, terror and depravity – leaving them both staring into the face of true evil...

    When sixteen-year-old Jan (often referred to as “Jinx”) and her best friend Shelley attempt to catch low tide early in the morning at the local cove, Jan uncovers a little box with a mermaid carved into the lid, adorned with shining emerald eyes and a mysterious message and locket inside. After putting the necklace on, Jan begins to experience painful and unsettling episodes that leave her floundering for an explanation. Accompanied with the unrelenting desire to keep the locket close, Jan drags Shelley on a search for clues as to whom the necklace and box belong to. As they fall further into the intricate web spun by the people trying to get back what they claim is theirs, Jan and Shelley learn about a peculiar legend and why what they found needs to fall into the right hands. But not all hands are the right ones, and not all secrets can be kept. After all, some things are predestined to be jinxed.

    I lost my home, my family was slaughtered, and my kingdom usurped.  And then things really got bad.  I saved King Mynogin and won the honor of a likely-fatal run through the Temple of Cocidius to gain him its treasure. Trust me when I say this isn't a change in my luck. Gathering the temple's eight artifacts has never been accomplished and a thousand men have perished to its beasts and puzzles.   But I've maybe not been entirely truthful with Mynogin. I'm armed with two of the most powerful weapons: a secret, and an ace up my sleeve. With help from the mythical women who inhabit the mad god's temple, I may just turn the tables King Mynogin and the Oryllix - a pair of magical creatures with a terrifying, insatiable appetite for destruction. Eight dungeons, a thousand corpses before me and a bevvy of kickass women fighting by my side. Easy. All in a day's a work. What could go wrong? Temple of Cocidius is not for readers who suffer from an aversion to intense depictions of blood, gore, and daring men getting down with beautiful monster girls. If you suffer from any of these, you should talk with your doctor about whether Cocidius is right for you.

    Betrayal. Revenge. Centuries ago, the Faerie Realm was decimated by a vile and corrupt spell. To survive, the different faerie races--led by the Fae--escaped to the Human Realm where they've lived ever since.As the Fae Patriarch of Boston's criminal underworld, Aohdan Collins enjoys his playboy lifestyle while he works from the shadows to expand his growing empire, until one night when he shares a shot of whiskey with the lovely Seireadan Moore...A Fae Seer, Seireadan is haunted by a vision of the Fae responsible for destroying Faerie and murdering her family. Common sense tells her to stay away from Aohdan, but his magnetism and charm are irresistible.As their passionate affair intensifies, Seireadan is pulled into the center of the underworld. And while her heart is bound to Aohdan, she cannot let go of her lifelong quest to hunt down the Fae who haunts her visions... especially when she realizes Aohdan might be the key to helping her find him.But is revenge worth betraying the one she loves?

    L. WeeksThings take a strange turn as Elise finds herself amongst some of the craziest minds in Wonderland. Queen Anne will stop at nothing. Elise won't rest until she finds out the truth. Find out how Elise became the most feared Queen in all the lands.Weaver's Curse by Jessi McphersonThere's a tale told of a curse. A tale of darkness and of hate but it more than a tale. It's a warning of what could happen. What will you give? Is your soul for Sale? If you call on the Weaver it now belongs to Hell.The Empties by Lorah Jaiyn Dack watches the Empties, waiting. One by one he stalks them, until he catches them alone. They have a small window to take his test. If they fail, their life of luxury ends as they become one with the swamp. This goes on for weeks. His careful, invisible nature gives authorities nothing to go on. Then he runs into Tabitha, the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. When he gets her alone, he hopes for magic. Is she real, or just another Empty?Lamia's Tower by K. L. BoneAll know the story of the alluring maiden imprisoned in the tower by a foul enchantress, yet none who have attempted a rescue have ever returned. Now, the valiant Prince Henri prepares his own attempt; yet the task proves a formidable challenge. A spell looms over the tower, trapping the legendary beauty within while repelling any who would dare enter. The Twisted Tale of Saffron Schmidt by C. J. Laurence They thought I didn’t know; didn’t know I was being preened to be a sacrifice. The insult to my intelligence bothered me more than anything. But it had its advantages. They had no idea I planned to offer him something he couldn’t refuse.Unbirthday Riddles by Erin Lee Alice knew she was dealing with all kinds of crazy after falling down the rabbit hole. What she didn’t know, between their silly brainteasers over tea, was that the Hatter and Mad Hare—the craziest of them all—had dark secrets. Twin Flames by Zizi Cole Gwen thinks she is a regular person until she meets Caspian. The attraction between them burns bright and fast. Can they overcome all obstacles to be together?The Kidnapping of Lilith Black by A. MasloYou've read Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, but you haven't heard the real story. Lilith Black has been kidnapped by the dwarves and is biding her time to get her revenge. More than just a metaphor, the seven deadly sins are hard to resist. But with Lilith, payback can be a real bitch. Will Lilith get her revenge, or will she succumb to the seven little demons? Burnt to Cinders by J. V. Stanley It is customary to eat the ashes of the dead; the ancient belief of acquiring the powers and memories of the deceased. After Cinderella spends years being slighted and abused by her stepmother and stepbrothers after the death of her mother, she finds herself with two souls. When one soul takes over, Cinder seeks her dark revenge by killing all who stands in the way of her Prince, even if it means killing him too. 425° by Mila Waters Gretel thought the witch long dead but visions of a burned hag plague her dreams. Turning to Hansel for help, she discovers something much worse is coming. When tragedy strikes, she must fight the coming evil before everything she holds dear is destroyed.

    He is a shadow in the night. For centuries he stalked the earth leaving death and destruction in his wake. Sorcerers feared to talk of him. Vampires feared to face him. Then one day he was simply gone. Vanished. Dead. But can the world's most powerful warlock ever truly die? Now the warlocks rally to a newly appointed leader. The greatest warlock who ever lived has taken his place at their helm. The Dead Warlock has returned. The Alliance of Covens has been growing stronger under Clara's rule. The warlocks do not like it. They too have been increasing their strength. War has begun and even in Maidstone nobody is safe. Not even Eddie. Eddie must choose a side. The sorcerers or the warlocks. Whatever he chooses will shape his future, but will it be for better or for worse? Grab the fifth installment in the Arcane Inc. series today!

    He’s razed empires, toppled civilizations, and broken armies as an immortal soldier in service to the Earth. But now, the Eternal Warrior has been torn from the world he once protected and finds himself stranded in a hostile alien landscape unlike any he’s faced before. Separated from his earthly environs, can history’s deadliest soldier survive a realm far older, far deadlier, and fare more ruinous than anything he’s ever encountered? Beyond Earth lies eternity…New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH, X-O MANOWAR) joins the Harvey Award nominated team of Raúl Allén & Patricia Martín (SECRET WEAPONS), and a cast of Valiant all-stars including Robert Gill (X-O MANOWAR), and Juan José Ryp (BRITANNIA) for the deluxe, oversized hardcover of the multiple Harvey Award nominated series IGN calls “a stunning vortex of blood and steel.” Collects WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #1-14, and ETERNAL WARRIOR: AWAKENING #1 along with over 20 pages of rarely seen extras including designs, process art, sketches, and more!

    There in the shadows of the woods, she hopes to lick her wounds and rebuild her life. But ghosts have a way of stirring from their graves, and Alice is about to learn that one can never hide from the past for long. Sometimes, the past can come back to life, and when it does, it has teeth sharper than any wolf's...

    If you love the cruelty and realism of A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin then this is the book you need! A dark fantasy series full of demons and necromancy by Lina J. Potter, author of the bestselling A Medieval Tale. Also available in Kindle Unlimited! A betrayed princess sacrifices herself to get vengeance for her ruined mind and life. A newborn prince will become the ultimate weapon for her bloody revenge. He is a half-demon necromancer who was born for an express purpose: become strong, destroy their enemies and regain the throne.Prince Alexander Leonard Radenor is starting his journey, along the way, he will have to master his skills and try to avoid losing himself in the process. After all, there is a reason why necromancy is considered the forbidden art: there is a thin line between using them and letting them use you.Still armed with his magical prowess, martial skills and the abilities granted to him by his demonic heritage, Alex presents a serious threat, the one that the royal family and the court would do well to fear. Half-Demon's Revenge is the first book in The Legends of Radenor series by Lina J. Potter, the author of the bestselling A Medieval Tale series. A brand new but totally different story set in a new world, on the wide lands of a fairy kingdom.The land of Radenor is in need of salvation: the royal family and court are corrupt to their very core and full of vipers and backstabbers, the church is malevolent, people are starving, death has become a frequent guest of the mendicant people.

    The cameras are in place. For Ruth Black and her husband, the Reverend Matthew, there’s just one problem: their intended sacrifice has plans of his own.Huddled around a forbidden computer in the compound’s junk shop, five teenage prisoners launch an escape against impossible obstacles: a barricaded church, the electrified perimeter fence, the Key Tower guards, an invisible wall in the water that surrounds the island prison—and against the soldiers of Open Light of Day, led by the most ruthless collector of wayward children in all of New America.They have to run during the ceremony. Far from keeping it secret, they need as many people to know the truth as possible, or there’ll be nowhere to run. For Rebecca Riggs, Daniel Forester, and their fellow Forgottens, the road home leads through Revelation Way.

    He was a genius, and had a quite intuitive knack for diagnosis, but his true dream was to create new cures for diseases and conditions.All that would change for him, when he wakes up on a stone floor, in a different world. One filled with dark and evil dangers, and magic. A world filled with humans, elves, and goblinoid races. He discovers he has a rare type of magic, that puts a big old target on his back.He was a man of peace, a compassionate healer and physician, how could he possibly survive this dark and savage new world without justice?Warning: This is a full-sized erotic fantasy novel that contains a small number of explicit sex scenes. It also has a mixed harem and polyamory theme, if that isn't for you than don't buy this book. This book is told in the first person from James' point of view, and is the first of a short series.

    He works hard in the fields with his brothers and his grandpa, and adores his mother wholeheartedly. He's a good boy who usually stays out of trouble, but even when Grandpa warns him to stay away from the pond, he can't help feeling curious about it...and the creatures that watch him whenever he's near.

    You don't have to read Eye of the Storm to enjoy this novel (some background is given). However, we always recommend you do in order to gain full understanding of how the characters have arrived at this point.Five years after her life changed forever, Jennifer Warren has put her past firmly behind her - at least, she's tried. A few sweaty nightmares here and there are a small price to pay for the freedom she won. No longer a werewolf, but human, she works as an office manager for a health and beauty spa in York, and keeps herself to herself. It's barely enough to pay the bills, but it's quiet and safe, and the clique of the staff means she's left well enough alone - no one asks her questions; no one wants to get to know her better.David, her tender, kind boyfriend of two years is all she needs ... and she doesn't really need him, which suits her just fine. Never mind the occasional guilt that she doesn't really love him; he'd never hurt her in a million years - that's worth its weight in gold.But Jennifer's just received another note - one of those that her mysterious, anonymous 'friend' likes to leave her every now and then; warnings of things to come, people not to trust... Her elusive friend has saved her more than once the past five years.Only this note has left her breathless; her chest tight. A Supermoon is coming - the first in thirty years - and with it, a total lunar eclipse.Jennifer's disowned her past, but it hasn't disowned her. As the earth shadows the full moon, her own shadows threaten to turn on her.Can you ever escape what you truly are?Blood never lies. This is a dark urban fantasy novel of approx. 70,000 words containing scenes of a sexual nature and some violence, which may disturb some readers.

    Cursed temple-guardian Khen didn't plan to fall for a mortal. Whether it's fate or a mistake, can they stop an ancient evil from ending the world? When she stumbles across a stone cat statue, Viv accidentally summons Khensuhotep, a cursed temple guardian from ancient Egypt who insists she’s a priestess of Bast, fated to avert the apocalypse. He just wants to protect her, along with the sleepy college town of New Memphis, Indiana from an evil ancient god of chaos. Too bad Viv is done letting other people decide her fate. She just wants to hide him from her family and friends until she can put him back where he belongs. Unfortunately, he seems way more interested in getting her in the sack than in getting back in the sarcophagus. When digging into a local mystery puts them both in danger, can Viv trust her heart? Or will Khen lose a woman you only meet once in a hundred lifetimes?

     Find solace in strange places. Fleeing a war, having lost everything, Rosalin finds herself in the forbidden forests of the west. A dark place where creatures and magic dwell. In the home of a monster, Rosalin finds refuge, but another war rages beyond her sight, and Rosalin finds herself in its midst. Her only hope is the demon lord and her own wits. WARNING: moderate war, death, gore, horror. Familial grief. Sexual content.

    

     Jack Frey was a street thief, saved from the gallows and forced to join a mysterious order of warrior priests. One year before he is ready to join the centuries old war against the flesh-eating Nostros, Jack is asked to help out on a very simple mission. However, he soon discovers evil takes many forms.

    Guignard. Equal parts whimsy and weird, horror and heartbreak, this debut collection traverses the darker side of the fantastic through vibrant and harrowing tales that depict monsters and regrets, hope and atonement, and the oddly changing reflection that turns back at you in the mirror.Discover why, after only several years, Eric J. Guignard has developed an ardent following and earned praise by masters of the craft such as Ramsey Campbell (“Guignard gives voice to paranoid vision that’s all too believable.”) and Rick Hautala (“No other young horror author is better, I think, than Eric J. Guignard.”)Table of Contents includes:A Case Study in Natural Selection and How It Applies to LoveLast Days of the Gunslinger, John AmosMommaFootprints Fading in the DesertThe House of the Rising Sun, ForeverThe Inveterate Establishment of Daddano & Co.Last Night...Those Who Watch From On HighVancouver FogA Curse and a KissWhispers of the EarthA Serving of Nomu SashimiCertain Sights of an Afflicted WomanA Journey of Great WavesA Quaint Ol’ Bigfoot TaleDreams of a Little Suicide###Praise:“I feel privileged to have read THAT WHICH GROWS WILD by Eric J. Guignard. The defining new voice of horror has arrived, and I stand in awe.” —Nancy Holder, NYT bestselling author, WICKED“Eric J. Guignard crafts storytelling into a timeless masterpiece: THAT WHICH GROWS WILD: 16 TALES OF DARK FICTION is a brilliant collection of haunting stories that will captivate readers that relish dark fiction.” —Fanbase Press“A good story evolves, develops, grows into an adventurous journey that the reader can become absorbed in and think about long after the last page is turned. And that’s just what the book THAT WHICH GROWS WILD: 16 TALES OF DARK FICTION by Bram Stoker Award-winner Eric J. Guignard does for the reader.” —Amazing Stories Magazine

    From the moment I set eyes on her, I knew Regina Redd would be mine.  She will feel the bite of punishment under my hand as I devour her...body and soul.  My Little Red will beg for release as I make her call me Daddy.  I am the big bad wolf, and I will be her ever after.

    You are a vampire, struggling for survival, supremacy, and your own fading humanity—afraid of what you are capable of, and fearful of the inhuman conspiracies that surround you.As a vampire you suffer the pangs of the Hunger, the relentless and terrible thirst for human blood. If you refuse to deal with it, it will overcome your mind and drive you to terrible acts to slake it. You walk this razor's edge every night.Dark designs, bitter enemies, and strange allies await you in this World of Darkness.The classic that changed roleplaying games forever returns! This fifth edition features a streamlined and modern rules design, beautiful new full-color art, and a rich story experience for players. Powered by the innovative Hunger cycle, the game also includes rules for creating system supported character coteries, Loresheets to directly involve players with their favorite parts of the setting and The Memoriam, a new way to bring the character's detailed backgrounds and expand on them in-session.V5 is a return to Vampire's original vision, moving boldly into the 21st century. While the rules have been redesigned, this new edition honors the deep story of the original, advancing the metaplot from where it left off and detailing exactly what has happened in the world of the Kindred up until tonight. The terror of the Second Inquisition, the conspiracies behind the Gehenna War, and the rekindling of the War of Ages: these are the building blocks of the modern V5 chronicle.

    It contains explicit scenes and elements of power exchange.

    Reborn: Thalia Darbonne left Port Lewis three years ago with no intention of returning. Despite being a powerful witch, she's now known as a deserter--an outcast in the magical society. But after her mother's untimely death, Thalia is called back to her hometown in order to fulfill her duty as matriarch, and take the place as head witch of the Darbonne Clan.Darkling: Ryder is a witch with two secrets--one about his blood and the other about his heart. Keeping the secrets hasn't been a problem, until a tarot reading with his best friend, Liam Montgomery, who happens to be one of his secrets, starts a chain of events that can't be undone.Undertow: One night, Liam hears the scream of a kelpie, a Water horse whose cry foretells the beginning of a prophecy. Kelpies have not set foot on shore for decades, but as Liam digs into his magic and his family's history, he uncovers a mysterious secret that could ripple into the lives of everyone around him.Including the exclusive bonus scene--Honey--featuring Ryder and Liam.

    The top names in dark speculative fiction and the genre’s brightest newcomers bring you stories of war, betrayal, violence, and greed, as anti-heroes and adversaries fight to the bittersweet end.For the first time, the first two years of fiction from Grimdark Magazine are printed on dead trees and bound together like captive slaves to be read or reread and proudly placed among your favourite tomes on your bookshelf.

    To help the young man grasp who he is, the Trolls, Vendel, Blinky, and AAARRRGGHH!!!, and his best friend, Toby, look at the adventures and misadventures of six previous Trollhunters during times when they, too, questioned themselves. Through their stories Jim discovers how Trollhunters Deya the Deliverer and Kanjigar the Courageous--and others--used their different attributes to be the best they could be . . . And how he can try to do the same.Writer Richard Ashley Hamilton (How to Train Your Dragon: The Serpent's Heir) expands on the world of the Trollhunters along with Timothy Green II (Avengers Academy), Joe Silver (Animal Man), Omar Lozano (Ultra Duck), Wes Dzioba (Serenity), and Edgar Delgado (Ultra Duck)!

     Throughout fiction, there have always been heroes who have fallen from grace. Champions of honor, decency, and order who have become villains through some traumatic event or a deep personal flaw. Blackest Knights is a collection of 19 tales by some of independent fantasy's best authors that follow a collection of those heroes who fell to temptation. From tales of bloody-handed hypocrites to space pirates, you'll find some truly fascinating works within. Contains fiction by: David Niall Wilson, C. T. Phipps, James Alderdice, M. L. Spencer, Paul Lavender, Ulff Lehman, A. M. Justice, Matthew Johnson, Matthew Davenport, Frank Martin, Allan Batchelder, Martin Owton, Richard Writhen, Jesse Teller and Michael Suttkus.

    Now she must activate the Witchmarked, humans within whom she secreted vast stores of power. And the most powerful of the Witchmarked? Wonder Woman!

    Ever since, rival clans have battled for supremacy at the bidding of their sacred sorcerers.During the once-a-year armistice for the Festival of Proving, the gifted warrior Snaith Harrow aims to leave his mark in the fight circles before marrying his childhood sweetheart. But following a freak accident, he discovers a terrible secret about the girl he loves:Tey Moonshine is a daughter of suffering, and she has fallen prey to the things that stalk the netherworld. Under the influence of a demon that hides within her marrow, she gouges a magical codex into her flesh, believing it will make her the greatest sorcerer the isle has ever known.
Maimed from his accident and no longer able to fight, Snaith is apprenticed to the clan sorcerer, Theurig, and Tey is sent away from the village.As Snaith is thrust headlong into a sorcerer’s world of misdirection and control, Tey must master the darkness that possesses her, if she is to stand together with him against the coming storm.For the ripples of forbidden magic have roused the sleeping might of the Hélum Empire.War is coming.A war the clans can never win.And the fate of Branikdür lies in the hands of a warrior turned wizard and a deranged girl who grows more deadly by the day.
Sorcerers’ Isle is a shocking tale of dark fantasy from international bestselling author D.P. Prior.

    How can I have thought and emotion? Opinion and experience? I’d shrug my shoulders if I could. The world is brimful of mystery."All the kids adore Doggem, the class cuddly toy. They each get to take him home. Hug him and love him and show him their world outside of school. All they have to do in return is write his diary.It’s George Gould’s turn and he’s going to introduce Doggem to a rather unusual family. Before we go any further, it’s worth pointing out that both the stuffed toy and little boy are far from ordinary. Doggem is no longer your run-of-the-mill snuggle doggy. Designed to fall apart after a few years. Perfect for squishing and squashing into a comfort blanket. He’s a million miles from that now. Doggem has just become a living creature. Thinking and reasoning. Trying to make sense of an unexpected existence. Strange places and scary experiences are in store during this sojourn with his latest custodian. Things no respectable fluffy dog should ever have to witness. It might end up in deadly territory. Make no mistake, there is magic here. Some of it as black as a starless night. And George? Well, George is descended from decidedly dicey stock. There are folk in delightful George’s lineage who have indulged in practices of a somewhat shadowy nature. The ramifications of which aren’t ready to be consigned to history. They want to spill out of the past and have their say in the future. Doggem is a spooky little tale about toy dogs and dark doings. A gently disturbing horror story. But beware, this charming cocktail of witchcraft, imagined folklore and paranormal fantasy might just bewitch you. Not easy to pin down genre. Without doubt it has a certain heart-breaking beauty to it. Maybe it’s a modern fairytale. A scary one, flavoured with a dash of the occult, written for an adult audience. After all, fairy tales feature the supernatural and have a magical aspect to them. They often have old cottages and eerie, unnerving woodland settings. Wickedly enchanting women and innocent children. Ancient evil and everyday greed.Doggem is a short story, one in a series of sinister tales from the Dead Boxes Archive. The Dead Boxes? Some objects are frightening things and the Dead Boxes definitely fall into that category. They can be easily overlooked. Ordinary on the surface. At first glance anyway. A mobile phone, a piece of art... a child’s plaything.Take a closer look. You’ll see something unique. You could very easily have one and not know it. Exercise caution. They hold miracle and mystery. Horror and salvation.None are the same. Except in one regard. You don’t need one. You might think you do, but you really don’t.Believe me.

    Things were going well until they hit the traffic jam. They decided to call it a night, rest up and hit the highway again in the morning.But they ended up in Bordertown, a tourist attraction-its own little community-kept in line by Sheriff Warden.What awaits them during the night will test their perserverance. Their belief in what exists. Their will to survive.They must overcome, fight, and do whatever they need to do, to escape Bordertown.

    Strangers wield cold iron. A lost world hides within eldritch darkness. Beneath a silvered moon and through a twilight grove, Tommy Maple is on the run. Bestial, naked, and filled with forgetting, the feral hunt has fallen upon him. As autumn again falls across the land, hawk and owl ghost behind. His people faded, his world waning, Tommy seeks only to lose himself. Yet this is not to be. Soon Tommy is snared, caught by a nameless stranger. She reveals to him secrets he had once thought lost, a people hidden in the very shadows behind the world. She burns with mortal-born glamour, a power Tommy has not seen in centuries. Entranced by the story she tells, he agrees to a terrible journey. He shall follow her into the Twilight, a land of shadows and ever-winter. Here, he finds darkness dire. As savage and slavering miscreations hunt them from the darkness, Tommy is forced to face the terrible ramifications of his own life. He soon finds himself in a web of a bent and broken history, a sundered story that stretches back over a thousand years. He finds himself captured by his own choices. Here, the Herald of Autumn faces a Telling which changes everything. The Harrowing of Twilight is a thrilling addition to JM Guillen's Irrational Worlds. If you like strangeling darkness, inhumanly beautiful fae, and snarky supernatural characters, you'll be enchanted by J.M. Guillen's fantastical tale. Get your copy and join the wild hunt today!

    BUT NOW, A HUMAN'S GOING TO HUNT THEM. THIS GIRL'S NO ONE'S PREY.In rural Wisconsin, an old stone wall is all that separates the world of magic from the world of man—a wall that keeps the shifters inside. When something gets out, people disappear. Completely.Escaping from an abusive uncle, eighteen-year-old Charlotte is running away with her younger sister Anna. Together they board a bus. Little do they know that they're bound for River Vine—a shrouded hinterland where dark magic devours and ancient shapeshifters feed, and where the seed of love sets root among the ashes of the dying.Fallen Princeborn: Stolen is the first in a series of young-adult dark-fantasy novels by Jean Lee. Watch for book 2 in March 2019. Read Tales of the River Vine, a collection of free short stories based on the characters in the Fallen Princeborn omnibus.

    government destroyed the small town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts.The Innsmouth Raid uncovered the Cthulhu cult, an unnatural threat to reality itself. Worse things lie hidden: Nazi sorcerers, Mi-Go brain harvesters, corpse-eating ghouls, nightmare dimensions, and a headless god offering apocalyptic rituals. Worst of all, under the MAJESTIC program the federal government blindly strives to weaponize these toxic alien secrets.You are an agent of DELTA GREEN, a Top Secret classified black program, authorized but unacknowledged by the United States national security establishment.Your mission: Search out and destroy the unnatural at home and abroad. At all cost. At any cost.THE APOCALYPSE IS NOWMurder cults rise in the Middle East and in California.Riots against reality paralyze Paris. Russian spies undermine governments.American forces fight secret wars around the world, and pour fire and poison onto the jungles and villages of Vietnam.Space probes touch down on other worlds. People feel the light of invisible suns.In 1968, that's just the headlines.In the shadows, still fouler forces lurk. A sociopathic conspiracy offers the Earth to Nyarlathotep. The Mafia obeys inhuman commands. A Yellow Sign gleams in Cuba, and in San Francisco. Invisible torturers flow out of China. The world is going mad. The stars are coming right.The 1960s being in sunny optimism and end in nighted disaster in the jungles of Indochina. After the summer of the 1950s, now comes the fall...The Fall of DELTA GREEN adapts the award-winning Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game to the award-winning GUMSHOE system. Although it is inter-operable with Trail of Cthulhu and Night's Black Agents, this corebook is all you need to play deadly one-shot adventures or a campaign spanning the years from hope to madness.

    It has been several months since Harkworth Hall burned, and mere weeks since Joanna Chase came back into Caroline Daniels’ life. But when a stranger arrives in their village and asks to see the damaged bay, they know that word of the creature has spread. With tensions simmering between France and England, they depart in haste for Medby, where Sir Edward’s brother resides. There they hope to discover if Thomas Masterson has stepped into Sir Edward’s shoes, and now wields the monster called Leviathan. The situation in Medby, however, is far worse than they anticipated. Claiming the French attacked his ships, the younger Masterson seems about to launch an audacious reply. But his true plans are not so straightforward and there is little time for Caroline and Jo to uncover them. With the threat of war demanding risks in kind, Caroline and Jo must weigh their deepening affection against the greater good … and learn to trust not only their instincts, but their hearts as well.

    By the time she is released by the handsome Wyatt Hartnett, she no longer believes that the curse can be lifted. Wyatt proves to be far different than her previous masters. Kind and caring, he refuses to use magic to force her to obey. His methods of ensuring her obedience are more… human. Before long, her heart begins to warm and she dares to dream that this stern but decent man may indeed be her last master. The man who will set her free. But the one who imprisoned her has only grown more powerful over the last seven centuries, and she will do whatever it takes to see that the curse remains unbroken. Is the magic of Wyatt’s love strong enough to break the ancient curse? Or will one of them pay the ultimate price for Cassandra’s freedom? Publisher’s Note: This paranormal romance includes elements of power exchange and explicit scenes.

    Our world has twisted and twined into something unrecognizable. The ruination of civilization was compounded by a return of impossible powers, ancient myths and forgotten tales. Legerdemain and conjuring exist side by side and a dangerous, lascivious, new reality is whispering its seductions to some. Rending apart others.When the world collapsed in on itself, a young witch named Maggi Lopez fled east with her partner and child. The mistakes she made in youth now serve to damn her as she races against the clock of her own mortality to save her son’s future; crossing magic-laden, ghost-infested, post-apocalyptic America in a riveting journey of redemption, sacrifice, and ancient gods. At the end of her journey, the greatest horror she may need to face is herself.

    Once, on a sad, depressing day, she penned her favorite fantasies. Her best friend and publisher discovered the manuscript and put into paperback, publishing it under Emily’s real name. Emily found it amusing – until she received an onslaught of suitors. She immediately pulled all the copies from the store shelves. Or so she thought. Connor hasn’t participated in his favorite pastime – women – since a nasty break up two years ago. Needing some semblance of release, he stops at the local bookstore for a magazine on his way home from work. Browsing the back shelves, he comes across a small paperback tucked between some literature. Fascinated, he reads the prologue and then reads it again. Something he hasn’t felt in two years creeps down his spine: desire, visions, excitement. Without further ado, he purchases the book and heads home to devour it. When he shows up at a writer's conference and the two meet, will he be the man destined to fulfill Emily's Fantasies? Publisher's Note: This sensual romance contains elements of power exchange.

    After being attacked by a random Deamhan, her fellow Deamhan friends Remy and Anastasia save her life by handing her over to The Brotherhood, mysterious observers of the Deamhan.Several years later, She has recovered from the attack and upon her release, she heads back to Minneapolis, where her fellow Deamhan thrive. But secrets are soon unearthed and nothing will ever be the same. Now Veronica must decide whose side she’s on – The Brotherhood that’s fueled the tragedy in her family or the Deamhan who have betrayed her.

    Hunt Deadly Monsters. Make a Profit. Jason always loved dinosaurs as a kid. He never thought that one day he'd be trapped on a dinosaur world struggling to stay alive. This is the story of Jason Leaper of Earth, universe 934. In the mind-bending expanse of parallel universes and higher dimensions, the unexpected death of an alternate Jason Leaper launches our hero's boring life into a wild adventure of survival, fantastic creatures, and bizarre other worlds! All Jason Leapers across the infinite multiverses have the ability to rift--to open portals through other dimensions to shift between alternate realities. And when the last survivors of the Reality Rifters--an interdimensional Monster Hunter crew--come looking for Jason 934, the directionless man suddenly finds his latent powers awakened and his life is changed forever. When he is unexpectedly teleported to the Wilderlands , a vicious and primordial alternate Earth overrun with dinosaurs, primitive savages, and epic wilderness, Jason is cast into a visceral struggle for basic survival and needs to figure out his rifting powers in a hurry if he expects to get home. And when the monster hunting planeswalkers finally catch up to him, will Jason Leaper 934 slay the apex predator in the region and take his place in the Reality Rifters? The Wyvern in the Wilderlands is a fast-paced survival story and is the first book in the "Monster Hunting for Fun and Profit" series about Jason Leaper 934 and his planeswalking Reality Rifters, Monster Hunters for hire. If you love books about guns, survival, vicious and terrible mythical monsters, cosmic horror, time travel, DINOSAURS, and exploring strange new worlds ... read this today! Reading Order for this series: - Book 1 - The Wyvern in the Wilderlands - Book 2 - The Minotaurs of Maze World - Book 3 - The Heart of a Necromancer - Book 4 - The Giants of Shattered Swamp - Book 5 - The Manticores of Pristalline Paradise - Book 6 - (Coming Soon) Background Stories Related to the series: - Free Novella - A Bond Between Man and Monster (available on website) - Short Story - Goran the Slayer - Short Story - The Helion Depths

     Thrillers to shock. Thrillers to excite. Thrillers to challenge and make you think. An anthology of 14 original short stories by a collection of outstanding thriller writers. Craig Hart’s "Loose Ends" thrusts a wise-cracking PI into the center of a deadly—and highly personal—case. In Fiona Campbell’s "From a Flicker to a Flame", a woman finds herself trapped, a prisoner in a loveless marriage. In "The Five Votive Candles of Joe Wray" by Simon Bewick, Joe Wray is a husband, a father, a brother and a business owner. They all need his protection. He doesn’t have a prayer. A mysterious man sparks unexplainable fires in Carla Day’s "Scintillation", where a woman’s dreams may be the clue to saving the world. The dark and seedy underbelly of the City of London is exposed in Will Patching’s "Old Flame": a tale of lust, greed and a decidedly nasty twist. The repercussions of the Iraq war and memories of WMDs plague the characters of Dana Lyons’ "Fire and Brimstone", with a weapon which could truly be the end of all things. In "Ava Edison and the Burning Man", by Marcus Cook, a thief with an unlikely accomplice faces a race against time to get a priceless jewel for a ruthless client. Tom Goymour’s "Circle of Friends" finds a man and his long-forgotten friends being forced to finally confront the mistakes of their youth. In Peter Ellis’ "Reprogrammed", a woman wakes in a strange warehouse with terrifying new abilities, but with no knowledge of how she got there. The hero of Michael Peirce’s "Accidental Operator" unwittingly becomes the key member of a new, highly deadly team of mercenaries. "Valley of the Shadow" by Pat Moore is a moving exploration of love and loss, where those left behind suffer more than the ones they mourn. Lori Lacefield’s "The Fire Keeper" follows Frankie Johnson, an FBI Profiler, as she tries to decode a terrifyingly macabre fire ritual, before the killers strike again. Free will, morality and redemption lie at the heart of Simon Finnie’s "Burning", as a Professor is forced to confront the mistakes of his youth. And finally, in Peter Oxley’s "Burning Greed", a thief simply has to battle through a burning island to steal the score of his life: what could possibly go wrong? Burning - bringing destruction or a new beginning? To find out, get Burning: An Anthology of Short Thrillers - now!

    A deadly secret. An unwelcome champion. For generations, the seasons have turned with indifference to the sleepy hamlet of Rockman’s Ford. Residents and visitors alike would say it’s a delightful place where terrible things don’t happen—not murder, and never sorcery. Those things happen to other people in other places. When a man is found murdered by hostile magic, the peaceful illusion is rocked by the emergence of dark secrets. For D’Jenn Pike, a Warlock of the Conclave, hostile magic is an everyday occurrence. When he’s asked to help find the killer, his soul is tested by the chase. With bodies mounting, D’Jenn is all that stands between Rockman’s Ford and vengeful magic, but his courage could get him hanged alongside the murderer. The guilty must pay, but the gods have no interest in justice. The Killings at Rockman’s Ford is the prequel to The Seven Signs, a sword and sorcery series full of magic, intrigue, conspiracy, violence, and mystery.

    “Ms Claven definitely knows how to write a great horror story. The Culling being her 4th published book is the best so far, in my opinion. “ Karen – Kazza’s Books Blog and Reviews

    Appearances can be deceiving and first impressions often lead us disastrously astray. If we're not careful, assumption and expectation can betray us all the way to madness and death and damnation. In The Dinosaur Tourist, Caitlín R. Kiernan's fifteenth collection of short fiction, nineteen tales of the unexpected and the uncanny explore that treacherous gulf between what we suppose the world to be and what might actually be waiting out beyond the edges of our day-to-day experience. A mirror may be a window into another time. A cat may be our salvation. Your lover may be a fabulous being. And a hitchhiker may turn out to be anyone at all.

     Twelve "What If" short stories from the mind of Ernie Howard. Aida is the first story in the series. Love is a many splendid thing. It can make you blind. It can make you feel like you're floating on a cloud. It can make you go crazy. In this fast-paced romantic thriller, we see that love can be the end of all things. A kiss can contain eternal bliss or eternal madness. What would you do for Love? George would do anything.

    But who reads codices? And who really believes the tall stories of the Taleweavers?Dagra does. If it’s a story about the gods – even a dead god – he believes every word. When his sellsword team is offered a contract to cross the Deadlands and find a burial jewel in the crypts of the Blighted City, Dagra wants no part of it. His companions are undaunted by the legend; to them, the blurred divide between the living and the dead is superstitious nonsense. Completing the contract would earn their guild’s failing reputation a much-needed boost and secure them the bounty of a lifetime. They’re going, with or without him. Torn between the convictions of his beliefs and the importance of his friendships, Dagra reluctantly journeys into the godless region in search of the fabled city. But the Deadlands are only the first challenge.The sellswords uncover an age-old deception when they learn that Lachyla’s foul seed is much darker than its legend, that its truth must forever remain untold or risk plunging humanity into an eternal nightmare. Snagged on the barbs of the blight, Dagra faces the toughest choice of his life … and of his death.

    Love could save it—or cause it to go extinct. Reinis is a vampire who’s been assigned to mate with a human, to create a prophesied child that will save his coven. The woman chosen for him is Sarma—a beautiful girl who brings Reinis to his knees. Reinis knows the law. This is strictly business. If he falls for Sarma, he faces execution. But too late—Reinis is in love with Sarma already. Fresh out of a bad relationship, Sarma has no clue about the dark, seductive world Reinis is from. She’s thrown headfirst into a secret world of vampires as Reinis marks her as his mate and gives her night after magical night. Yet a rival coven is after Sarma… and they will do anything to prevent the prophecy from coming true. Fans of Bella Forrest and Dannika Dark are going to love this sexy and thrilling love story! This hot paranormal vampire romance will delight readers who enjoyed A Shade of Vampire and Keystone. Scroll-up and one-click to sink your fangs into the sizzling and incredible world of the Immortal Desire Series.

    Now she is one. Punk-rock runaway Charity Blake becomes a Harpy at night—a treacherous mythical monster who preys upon men just like the ones who abused her. Struggling through an endless stream of crappy coffee shop jobs, revolted stares, and self-isolation during the day, Charity longs to turn into the beast at night. Doing the right thing in all the wrong ways suits her. But a Harpy’s life belongs in Hell—the gruesome Wood of Suicides, where the Harpy queen offers Charity just what she’s looking for: a home where she can reign supreme and leave behind the agony of her past. The choice to stay in Hell would be easy, were it not for a rock-and-roll neighbor who loves her for the woman she is—even when he discovers the creature she becomes—and unexpected new friends with their own deranged pasts and desires who see Charity as their savior. But salvation isn’t in the cards for Charity. Not when her friends see through her vicious attitude and fall in love with her power as the Harpy. Struggling between the life of an injured outcast and the grizzly champion of a blood-red hellscape, Charity must thwart her friends’ craving for her power enough to fear her corruption—and determine once and for all where her salvation lies: in eternal revenge or mortal love.

    It also helped us to think about the figure of the outsider, to question medical power, to question ideas of “normal,” and to think about what we mean by the word “monster.” Derek Newman-Stille has teamed up with Renaissance Press to celebrate Frankenstein’s 200th birthday by creating a book that explores Frankenstein stories from new and exciting angles and perspectives. We Shall Be Monsters: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Two Centuries On features a broad range of fiction stories by authors from around the world, ranging from direct interactions with Shelley's texts to explorations of the stitched, assembled body and narrative experiments in monstrous creations. We Shall Be Monsters collects explorations of disability, queer and trans identity, and ideas of race and colonialism.