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Fantasy-Romance

2013

The Elemental Mysteries: Complete Series Books One - Four


Elizabeth Hunter - 2013
    All four books, along with a brand new novella and other bonus content.Welcome to the ELEMENTAL MYSTERIES, where history, romance, and the paranormal collide, and where no secret stays hidden forever. Join five hundred year old rare book dealer, Giovanni Vecchio, and librarian, Beatrice De Novo, as they travel the world in search of the mystery that brought them together, the same mystery that could tear everything they love apart. *A Hidden Fire*This Same Earth*The Force of Wind*A Fall of WaterAlso included:*The Bronze Blade (An Elemental World novella)*Bonus Scenes

A Tale of Two Dragons


G.A. Aiken - 2013
    Not an easy task for a She-dragon of royal descent. But the evil plots of her father are turning her quiet, boring life upside down, and she has now become the enemy of the most vicious queen her kind has ever known. But for once, Braith won't have to fight alone. Not when the warrior dragon of her dreams is willing to risk everything to save her neck.Addolgar the Cheerful wishes he could say he’s helping the pretty royal strictly for honorable reasons - but he'd be lying. It’s not his fault, though! He didn't tell Braith of the Darkness to have the most delicious tail he’s ever seen! Yet before Addolgar can get his very strong claws on that tail, heads are going to roll. Just hopefully not theirs...

Kingdom Series Chronicles: Part 2


Marie Hall - 2013
    Book 6, The Huntsman's Prey, will spinoff from the Bad Boys and introduce the Dark Princesses. Jinni's Wish: Book 4A long, long time ago there lived a man. A Jinni, who had one wish. To know love. But the woman he thought he knew betrayed him and the love he thought they shared. Tortured for his crimes, he was cast out of Kingdom, stripped of all his powers, left to langour in pain and solitude, until eventually he becomes nothing but a ghost...Paz Lopez is an artist with a dream. To buy a ridiculously large penthouse in the swankiest section of Chicago. But there's just one hitch, she has no man to share her dream with. A fateful visit to a carnival and Madam Pandora's tent sends Paz on a mission to find the love of her life before it's too late. But the Madam forgot to tell Paz one very important detail... to meet him, Paz will have to die first.Hook's Pan: Book 5Trishelle Page has known pain in her life, but instead of it making her weak, she's stronger. Confident. That is until the day a fairy kidnaps her during her starring role in Peter Pan's play and tells her not only do fairy tales exist, but that she's the soulmate of the pirate they call Hook, making her question everything she ever thought she knew.Captain James Hook is a man at the end of his rope. He's not the villainous bastard tales have made him out to be. So when the feisty blonde drops literally at his feet, he aims to prove it to her. If only to get her into his bed. What neither one knows is that fate and magic are conspiring and they can deny the attraction all they want but their happily ever after is already written, it's just a matter of getting there.

The Dusk Gate Chronicles Boxed Set, Books 1-4


Breeana Puttroff - 2013
    Discover The Dusk Gate Chronicles and fall in love with the adventure.What would you sacrifice to find true love and save a kingdom?Quinn Robbins never planned on sacrificing anything.Her life was perfect - everything she thought a teenager's should be.But all of that is about to change.What starts out as curiosity over the strange behavior of the reclusive William Rose quickly leads her to an adventure she never could have imagined - to the discovery of an alternate universe where time works differently than it does in Quinn's world.With secrets unraveling around her at every turn, Quinn finds herself facing impossible decisions with consequences that will change her life forever.Along the way, she's going to lose her heart - to a family she never knew existed, to a world where even simple electricity is advanced technology, and to an unlikely boy who will become her best friend, her soul mate, and her partner in becoming the person she was destined to be.Together, they're going to discover that some chances are worth taking, some battles are worth fighting, and that some people are worth holding onto for as long as you can.This special, boxed-set edition contains the fourmain books in the series, in complete, newly edited and formatted versions. You get Seeds of Discovery, Roots of Insight, Thorns of Decision, and Blooms of Consequence.

The Scribe


Elizabeth Hunter - 2013
    A reckless warrior guards her steps, but will Malachi’s own past blind him to the truth of who Ava might be? While ancient forces gather around them, both Ava and Malachi search for answers. Whispering voices. Deadly touch. Their passion should be impossible... or it could be the only thing that will keep them alive.THE SCRIBE is the first book in the Irin Chronicles, the new paranormal romance series from Elizabeth Hunter, author of the Elemental Mysteries.

The Talented Saga


Sophie Davis - 2013
     Talented: When Talia Lyons was just a child, her parents were murdered before her eyes. Offered a choice between accepting their fate and exacting revenge, Talia trains to become one of the country’s deadliest assassins in order to kill the man responsible for their deaths: Ian Crane. Luckily, Talia was born with a gift- the ability to read and influence the minds of others. At sixteen, Talia is poised to graduate from the McDonough School for the Talented, where she learned to control her abilities. Now there is only one obstacle standing between her and the retribution she craves... Talia, herself. Caged: After her brush with death at the headquarters of the Coalition, Ian Crane’s compound, Talia Lyons feels like a prisoner. Plagued with seizures- the result of an unidentified drug injected in her neck by Crane’s men- and confined in her childhood home, Talia has put her dreams of becoming a Hunter on hold while she is recovering. So when the Agency Director asks her to go undercover at the School for the Talented, to expose the spy who set the trap for her in Nevada, she leaps at the opportunity. Who can Talia trust when everyone close to her is keeping secrets? Hunted: In need of a distraction, Talia jumps at the chance to pack up and head to Washington, D.C., to have a purpose once again. She is tasked with administering the annual Talent Aptitude Tests, analyzing the children of the nation’s capital to identify those with powers. She knows that the Mandatory testing laws are controversial, but is still shocked by the protesters lining the streets of the city, and the curfew imposed upon its residents. These add fuel to her own misgivings about the Agency and its Director, the man who raised her. Created When Talia runs away from the only life she’s ever known, she could have never fathomed the lengths to which the Agency will go to get her back. But if the Agency Director- the man who raised her, trained her, and made Talia who she is- can’t have her, he wants her eliminated. Friends have become enemies, enemies have become allies.

Midnight's Temptation: Part 2


Donna Grant - 2013
    He has the power to make her forget about the evil that is hunting her, putting both herself and him in danger.  Yet she can’t resist him, even when she knows that she will eventually need to let him go. The passion between them flares higher and hotter than ever…even as dangers closes in, threatening everything they have found in each other’s arms.

Midnight's Temptation: Part 3


Donna Grant - 2013
    He has been betrayed by the one woman who could ever own his soul.  However, there is more to Aisley than he thought and she might be the key not only to their salvation…but his own as well.

Beast in the Darkness


Stacey Marie Brown - 2013
    Be warned his mind in not a fuzzy warm place to be....**Warning this contains sexual content and language.**Contains Spoilers if you have not previously read Darkness Of Light or Fire In The Darkness.LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f...I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!

The Otherworld Trilogy: Faelorehn / Dolmarehn / Luathara


Jenna Elizabeth Johnson - 2013
    Of course, it only gets worse when Cade MacRoich shows up and saves her from a pack of bloodthirsty monsters. And Cade doesn't stop after playing the part of the redeeming hero. He informs Meghan that she is not human, but Faelorehn and immortal. With the help of her mysterious rescuer, Meghan gradually learns who she truly is and that danger waits for her around every corner, danger that only grows when she ventures into the Otherworld. Between a vindictive goddess nipping at her heals and a mother who has been keeping secrets from her, Meghan must learn her new place in a magical and terrifying world, a world she is now very much a part of.

Red Rope of Fate


K.M. Shea - 2013
    When the ceremony is over the pair discover that the impossible has happened: they can understand each other in spite of the language barrier.Thrown into a storm of politics, Tari and Arion are put in danger by those who want humans and elves to remain separate.To make matters worse, Tari realizes she has fallen in love with Arion, who has the emotional capabilities of a rock. As both societies dictate that an elf and a human can never be together, Tari must conceal her feelings. Unfortunately the taciturn Arion is watchful and attentive to Tari’s well being, constantly pushing her to her limits with his loyalty, friendship, and dreadfully informal habit of touching her.If Tari and Arion survive, their tumultuous relationship will either strengthen their countries’ alliance, or cripple the human courts of nobility. The deciding factor will be Arion, and his indecipherable feelings for Tari.Note: Free extra chapter can be found here. This chapter is included in the Red Rope of Fate ebook, if you bought your copy after January 2014.

A World of Romance (ASMSG Collections #3)


Christopher ShieldsGenevieve Dewey - 2013
    Twenty-authors, representing dozens in the Writer's Circle of ASMSG, pour their hearts, souls, and imaginations into stories of romance, affairs, relationships, and comic romance. From Sci-Fi and Fantasy Romance to a Biker's Affair, you'll find imagination, sensuality, love, heartbreak, and happily sexy stories that intrigue and possibly generate a little steam.

Beauty and the Beast


K.M. Shea - 2013
    A small miscalculation sends her through the roof of an enchanted chateau. Stranded until her broken leg mends, Elle is forced to rely on the good will of the sour chateau owner —the cursed Prince Severin. Prince Severin—the commanding general and staunch supporter of his brother the crown prince—is cursed to look like a beast until a maiden falls in love with him. However, he has given up all hope of shattering the curse after several painful and failed attempts to break it. As such he has only disdain for Elle, leaving her to the devices of his bossy servants. This suits Elle perfectly as she dislikes the entire royal family, Severin included. Unfortunately for the unsuspecting pair, the chateau servants are determined to break the curse and spend the majority of their time pushing Elle and Severin together. After bonding over gardens, animals, and terrifying squirrels Elle and Severin show signs of friendship, and perhaps something more… But not all love stories can end that easily. After all, Elle is not what she seems, and Severin’s life is placed in danger when hostilities flare between his brother and the monarchs of a neighboring country. If they really want the love of a lifetime Elle, a loyal liar, and Severin, an indifferent beast, will have to use every trick they know to survive.

Heart of the Wolf, Part One


Cheree Alsop - 2013
    As the prince’s bodyguard, Fade puts his life on the line to thwart threats to the crown. Fade’s disguise is simple until he finds the one thing that can break his carefully constructed walls, a pair of beautiful green eyes that reflect the loss and loneliness concealed within his heart. The only problem is that the eyes belong to Edric’s sister, a princess who is already betrothed to Fade’s worst enemy.

The Demon Trappers: Forsaken / Forbidden


Jana Oliver - 2013
    But it's tough being the only girl in an all-guy world, especially when three of those guys start making her life more complicated: Simon, the angelic apprentice who has heaven on his side; Beck, the tough trapper who thinks he's God's gift, and Ori, the strikingly sexy stranger who keeps turning up to save her ass. One thing's for sure -- if she doesn't keep her wits about her there'll be hell to pay ...In Forbidden: Riley's beginning to think being a Demon Trapper isn't all it's cracked up to be. Her dad's been stolen by a necromancer, her boyfriend's gone all weird and she's getting warm and fuzzy feelings for someone who's seriously bad news. It's tempting to give it all up and try to be normal, but that's not an option. Because the demons have plans for Riley. And they're not the only ones.

Old Town Nights


Linda Lee Williams - 2013
    When she shows a house to Ambrose Slater, of the renowned Slater’s Bakeries, she has no idea she’s about to become “addicted to love.” Unable to resist him, Abby is drawn to the handsome but sensitive hybrid vampire, who is a powerful mortal despite his vulnerability. As she witnesses the deterioration of his brother Stefan’s marriage to Heather, a regular woman like herself, Abby must decide if she can embrace the vampire lifestyle or give up the only man she’s ever loved. And Ambrose must choose whether to risk losing Abby’s love or setting her free, even if it kills him…Old Town Nights is the story of two species of human beings who need one another in a special, intimate way. Added to the mix are the quirks of their colorful families, the rigors of operating a bakery, and the challenges of fitting into today’s ever-changing world.

Blade Heart


Chris Lange - 2013
    Light clouds float in the blue sky, a mild breeze dances in the branches of a maple tree and the air smells of freshness. But New York has disappeared.When Cara opens her eyes, she finds a complete stranger standing too close for comfort and he seems to know all about her. If she wants to find her way back home she must stay with him. Obnoxious as he appears, she has to turn to him for protection when confronted with enemies she never knew she had.These enemies know of an ancient prophecy. They believe Cara is the only one who can change it and they will do anything to stop her.As Cara tries to outwit and outrun them, her heart starts to beat for the stranger. Only to discover that his heart is dead.BLADE HEART is a stand alone but takes place in the same world as THE LORD OF THE CLANS, a few months before THE LORD OF THE CLANS.

A Christmas Spirit


Cindy Miles - 2013
    But when her car dies, she finds herself stranded beside a foreboding castle in the middle of a blizzard. The weather outside may be enough to knock her off her feet, but that’s nothing compared to the sexy specter awaiting her inside. Gabriel Munro isn’t expecting company this Christmas at Gorloch Castle. Yet given the weather—and the fact Paige takes his breath away—keeping her inside is the right thing to do, even if she is ready to dash after learning his secret. And while Paige finds herself drawn to the Scotsman more with each passing day, she begins to feel the weight of her own secret—one that could destroy the greatest love she’s ever known. A Christmas Spirit previously appeared in A Highlander Christmas

The Blood She Betrayed


Cheryse Durrant - 2013
    Shahkara is one of the most engaging female role models I’ve seen in a long time and the plot is full of ingenious twists, turns and surprises." - LJ Smith, author of The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle

Hidden In The Pages


Mindy Haig - 2013
    

Soriel


Melanie Nilles - 2013
    An intellectual prodigy with blue hair and the ability to create energy from the marks on his palms, he was always told he had a mysterious condition. However, when the scientists at NeoGen Labs begin treatments, everything changes, including the appearance of blue wings. That's not the half of his problems. From Kaira, an "angel" with black wings brought in to help him transform to look human again, he learns a truth hinted in his dreams; he's neither human nor angel, nor is his real name Gavin. He's an alien brought to Earth by an enemy known as the Shirukan, who killed his parents and changed his memories and identity with the intention of raising him as a test subject for their vile experiments. Together, Gavin and Kaira escape, but the Shirukan will fight fist and feather to reclaim him, because he holds the key to what they desire.

The Mask


Elizabeth A. Lance - 2013
    When Sally, Henri’s maid, comes across a Mask in a trunk of old costumes, Henrietta is entranced and transformed. She secretly wears the mask at the first of October’s masquerades, hoping to catch the attention of the man she thinks she loves. Instead, she finds herself the talk of the town. When her mother gives her an ultimatum to be engaged by All Hallows Eve or be forced into an arranged marriage, Henrietta continues her rouse in the hopes that the man of her dreams will recognize her. In a dance of mystery and disguise, love finds her when she isn't looking, and luckily for her, the heart sees through any mask.

Tainted


Allison J. Kennedy - 2013
     Ophir is divided into two lands: one is overflowing with life, and the other is dark and dying. A person must be either good and gentle, or thirst for death and vengeance. My truth. I never belonged, and I never knew why. I always wanted so much more than what was within my grasp. Then one night, a mysterious stranger entered my life. He had the keys to my past and future, but he refused to offer them without a price. He flowed in and out of my life like a phantom, one minute standing before me, the next minute gone. Darkness surrounded him, but as time passed, I found I had no choice but to place my trust in him. My hope for a future worth living was dwindling, and the fading light within forced me to face the very thing I feared the most...

Entangled


Casey Odell - 2013
     Take a sneak peek into the life of Farron when he was Sin de Reine, The King's Shadow. Short story. Approx. 23,000 words.

The Marriage Alliance


Mageela Troche - 2013
    She has even slept through a few high masses. Still, this gentle lass never did anything wicked enough to deserve her father’s pronouncement that she must wed the dread Black Duncan, Laird of Clan MacLean.As leader of the Spartans of the North, Duncan MacLean has inspired many a gruesome tale throughout the majestic highlands and beyond. Duncan accepts Laird Cameron’s offer of his daughter’s hand in marriage and pledges to make war against their shared enemy, Clan MacKinnon.Duncan aches to possess his ravishing bride as passionately as he vows never to lower his defenses again. Love blooms between them nonetheless, until betrayal incites a war. Clan MacLean is in danger as are Ailsa and Duncan – but the thing in most peril is their love.Can past enemies become lovers at last? Or will the flame in their hearts be consumed by the fires of war?

Glory


Mindy Haig - 2013
    What he didn't know was that the strength of that love left him vulnerable to losing his Glory forever.In 1996, a chance meeting at an innocuous fundraiser renewed that ancient rivalry. Two men pursue the same woman but with vastly different intentions. She must choose between the man who has the world at his fingertips and one who wears his heart on his sleeve. Can true love overcome the burning need for revenge?

Desires


Roxanna Rose - 2013
    Just before Eléan’s seventeenth birthday, the Goddess of Lust & Rage, along with the Immortal she created, destroyed her sheltered life. Now, an object of possession by mortals and immortals alike; Eléan must learn to control her legacy and, with the two warriors that love her, save the Goddess Brighid by protecting the small flame of Immortal soul that lives within her. Liam and James have been friends…brothers…since they were children. Now the Otherworld has been released into the Mortal Realm leaving a bloody path of terror in its desire for vengeance. It’s coming for Eléan, a woman they both love and would die to protect. Will the Otherworld destroy their bond…or will their love for Eléan give them the strength to fight what’s coming? Forced into the service of the Goddess Morrigan and made immortal, Greagoir must be the vessel for the Goddess’ uncontrollable lust and killing rage. Eléan is the key. After all these centuries, all that stands in his way are two mortal warriors gifted by a goddess and a young woman’s desire to survive.

Darkly Dreaming: A Fantasy Romance Anthology


Elizabeth Hunter - 2013
    Coveted by a god. Tempted by a slave. In Grace Draven's Master of Crows , a renegade mage must battle a god for his soul and decide if his fate—and the fate of nations—is worth the life of the spy he has come to love.Experience sword, sorcery, and mythical beings as never before in Stone Guardian , the first book of the Entwined Realms by Danielle Monsch. Larissa's sheltered world is destroyed when she is targeted by Necromancers. With nowhere else to turn, Larissa forms an uneasy alliance with Terak, leader of the Gargoyles. Will Terak be Larissa's salvation, or her downfall?Sometimes love is the most dangerous magic of all. In Heart of Fire by Kristen Painter, Jessalyne leaves a sheltered life to tame her dangerous magic by becoming apprentice to a powerful sorceress, but she’ll need the deadliest man in the realm to get her there safely. If they don’t kill each other first.Be swept away in Kismet's Kiss by Cate Rowan. In the desert realm of Kad, a deadly epidemic strikes the palace of Sultan Kuramos. Only a mystical healer from an enemy land may have the skill to save his household. But he never imagined that healer would be a woman.Hidden at the crossroads of the world, an ancient race battles to protect humanity, even as it dies from within. Ava comes to modern day Istanbul in The Scribe , the first book in the Irin Chronicles by Elizabeth Hunter. One woman searching for answers finds a reluctant guardian in a warrior whose magic is written on his skin. But does Ava have magic of her own?

Novel Hearts


Rebecca Boucher - 2013
    Wilsoncroft. Authors tell stories every day. Oftentimes, our characters come alive, taking on personas of their own. Our characters live not only on the pages of our books, but within the pages of our hearts, as well. We decided that we wanted to create stories to share the characters of our books with our readers, as we just couldn’t let them go. All of the books within which these characters reside are published by or coming soon from Write More Publications, unless otherwise stated. The stories that you will read within these pages are from many genres—fantasy, paranormal, romance and horror—creating a Valentine’s Day anthology that steps out of the box. We hope you enjoy reading … Novel Hearts.

Call of the Raven


Shawn Reilly - 2013
    This is most certainly true for Asher Lake, the Keeper of an unknown group of people called ani-shifts. Ani-shifts, those with the ability to shift into animal forms, compose a secretive body of individuals known simply as the Union.A wolf in shifter form, Asher lives with a curse placed upon him and his predecessors by the elusive Raven—a dark entity whose identity remains a mystery. According to the ancient archives, the Raven’s curse is conditional and set in motion by one fatal decision: if a Keeper ever allows himself to fall in love he will die. Choosing to live in isolation within the walls of Lake Manor, a private estate concealed by the dense woods of Brokenridge, Asher has vowed never to love or to fall in love with anyone believing it to be the only way to survive. However, after ten years of neglecting his people and the protégés left in his care, along with the impending threats of an uprising, Asher learns the only way to break the Raven’s curse on future Keepers, thereby preventing them from suffering the same fate, is to accept his. This becomes his strongest challenge of all when he encounters Elle Ison, the woman of his dreams. Does Elle hold the key? Can she help him change his fate?

Initiate


Nulli Para Ora - 2013
    This peace comes at a price. The villages of the kingdom offer up Initiates—individuals who vie for the chance to be selected as the King’s Companion—to preserve the kingdom. Initiate and Companion are the most honored and coveted roles in all the land, for Companions nourish Minra’s monarch with their life force until they die, allowing their wise king to survive for generations. Under Ritual Trainers bound in service to the king, Initiates are selected and brought to the palace to fulfill their duty. All Initiates greet this opportunity with happiness and reverence.Almost all. One Initiate forsakes time-honored traditions in favor of self-preservation.Is this forfeiture of life a worthy trade—or even necessary—for the good of the kingdom? In the battle for superiority, can love survive and overthrow generations of sacrifice and tradition?

Draw of the Bane (The Blueblood Legacies, #1)


Amy Bol - 2013
    And Mila's blood was some of the rarest and most coveted, the most arousing, regal…powerful. Yet, she lives alone; hiding in America since childhood as a refugee of a great den war, having already watched everyone she's ever cared about die around her. She refuses to give into the urges of her wolf blood and allow herself to change, especially as she would then become a beacon to the wolf that, years ago as a child, marked her against her will. And worse, she would want to be found. Becoming the wolf could mean losing the will of her own heart. Still, she is done running and ready to take a stand. When Landon wanders onto her property hunting the wolves responsible for his parents' death, she allows the wounded human to recover in her home against her better judgment. They soon discover they share a common enemy, and an attraction unlike anything the strong, stubborn and powerful young blueblood has ever experienced. But when the looming battle descends upon them, they must both learn to trust each other if they want to survive.This is an adult book, not recommended for young readers.

Clara


Suzanna J. Linton - 2013
    Those who know about her just think of her as the dull mute girl who may be a little soft in the head, not knowing that she carries within herself a precious gift: the ability to see the future. This is a gift she keeps secret, though, for fear of persecution.However, a vision prompts her to prevent a murder, shoving her not only into the intrigues and gilded life of the nobility, but also into a civil war brewing in her country. As events unfold, and she is drawn deeper into the conflict, she meets an old friend, makes a new one, and begins to unearth secrets better left buried. Driven to learn the truth about the war, and about her friends, Clara embarks on a journey that takes her from her beloved mountains to the very Capital itself, Bertrand, where she is confronted by an evil both ancient and twisted. The only problem is, her own anger and prejudices are the catalysts her enemy needs to complete its plans. If she is not careful, not only will the entire nation be lost, but her own soul as well.

Grace and Dignity: The Ark of the Sacred Scrolls (Grace and Dignity, #1)


Laura Grody - 2013
    But on the eve of their coronation, disaster strikes, and Grace is told her prince has been murdered. Grief-stricken, the princess reportedly dies of a broken heart, and the shocked kingdom falls into the eager hands of Dignity’s unscrupulous cousin, Prince Denial. Months later, however, Grace is found alive with a gap in her memory, a loss of her powers, and a mysterious Pig Latin note suggesting Prince Dignity is very much alive. As she searches for her prince throughout the rundown kingdom, Grace stumbles upon an ancient secret known as the Cosmic Source—a powerful force which promises to revive her mystical powers and lead to an exciting new way of living. But with the crown title “throne” for a loop, the future of the Kingdom of Love hangs upon the prince’s Dignity. Find out if True Love conquers all in this mystical, linguistical tale!Royalty Fiction, Clean Romance, YA Fantasy Adventure, Metaphysical Fiction, Fairy tales for adults, Visionary fiction, Romantic comedy Kindle books

Timeless


Jan Scarbrough - 2013
    There she meets the resident ghost, a little girl whose crying not only scares, but also intrigues guests. Beth sets out to discover the identity of the ghost and why she appears happy to Beth, not sad. Jeff Halstead, a man with several secrets, runs the bed and breakfast. But he's more than that to Beth, and she feels their connection immediately. A psychic medium who doubts his skills, Jeff slowly uncovers the truth of their past lives. Will he be in time to reveal the identity of Beth's enemy? Will the love they shared in the past follow them into the future?

The Witchblade Chronicles boxed set


C.J. Archer - 2013
    A secret that could see her put on trial for witchcraft if the authorities uncover the truth. But when the authority figure who turns up at her shop is Sir Nicholas Merritt, she's at risk of losing more than her life. She could lose her heart and soul, and the man she loves.KISS OF ASHAfter accidentally setting his house alight, Pippa leaves behind her ruthless uncle and travels to the home of Lord Ashbourne to search for her only friend. Disguised as a boy, Pippa accepts a job as page of the wardrobe to Ash, a man as mysterious as he is dangerous.

Deadly Slumber - Demon Tales


Kerrianne Coombes - 2013
    Alone, bitter and determined Rhand searches for what was taken from him. Ruthless beyond measure, nothing and no one will get in the way of fulfilling his promise to his people… until he meets a sleeping beauty. Selma is wasting away, starved of light, love and happiness. Locked in a human insane asylum, cursed. Sleep steals most of her life and when she awakens the nightmares truly begin. She has given up all hope of escaping… until a dark stranger, with frightening eyes, secrets her away in the night. Dark Magic, demonic lands and violent battles inhabit the world where he takes her, but nothing compares to the power of the love between Rhand and his Sleeping Beauty.

Kiss of Danger


Deborah Cooke - 2013
    After he and his fellows were enchanted for centuries, then finally set free in a future long after their own time, Alexander feared he would never return to his love. Against all odds, the darkfire crystal makes his dream come true, flinging him across the centuries to the world he left behind. Is this his chance to regain the life he lost? Has Katina waited for him? Or has the darkfire crystal sent him back in time for some mysterious purpose of its own?The three Dragon Legion Novellas together are the 9th installment in the Dragonfire series of paranormal romances. They will be published individually in digital editions, then an anthology will be published both digitally and in print.

The Last Stand of the Teir'Dal: An Everquest Next Novella


Maxwell Alexander Drake - 2013
    

Raver: The Horsecaller: Book One


Candace Carrabus - 2013
    Descended from generations of extraordinary equestrians, Lauren Gallagher longs to be left alone with her horses. When a strange man arrives seeking a particular rider, she and her mount, Pindar, are abducted through the Ravery to Cirq, a dying land bereft of its beloved steeds. There, she encounters Supreme Guardian Leinos who awakens her long-dormant hope for the future. Lauren denies she is the prophesied Horsecaller but is drawn into his quest to return Cirq to greatness. Soon, she's fighting giant venomous birds, a hostile queen, and the unfamiliar yearnings of her own heart.But time is running out. Conspiracy threatens from all sides, and not everyone looks upon "Ravers" with kindness.Will Lauren and Pindar bring Cirq's horses home before it's too late?"A story of life, love, and the secret places we dream about."Includes an excerpt of the upcoming novel, "On The Buckle, " a contemporary romantic murder mystery coming soon from Candace Carrabus.

A 3rd Time to Die


George A. Bernstein - 2013
    Twice, in the 17th and 19th Centuries, just as they discover the magic of their love, their lives are snuffed out by brutal murder. Reborn for the third time in the 21st Century, they discover each other again… and their killer is once again stalking them!ASHLEY EASTON rescues a badly abused horse and decides to return to show jumping, the passion of her youth. The animal gives her unquestioned love, something she no longer receives from her husband, KEITH. But when Ashley begins to compete, she is terrified as the course seemingly morphs into an old forest, the jumps transformed into real walls, fences and streams. Her thoughts spill through her head in elegant French, a language she barely knows, as she attacks the fences with a fearless abandon uncharacteristic for her, winning every event. CRAIG THORNTON is fed up with the rampant promiscuity of his society wife, TONI. An expert horseman, he attends a jumping show, seeing Ashley compete with Injun. After several missed attempts, they meet and become fast friends, their love of horses a mutual bond.Trying to sort out her troubled marriage and to address a strange terror swamping her whenever she’s intimate, Ashley seeks psychotherapy with DR. FELDMAN. Resorting to hypnotic regression, they are stunned to find her in past lives, first in the 17th Century as the French countess who fills her head while jumping Injun, and then in Philadelphia as the daughter of a shipping tycoon. Each life is fulfilled by the wonder of passionate romance, quickly terminated by their gristly murder! The doctor assures her these are pure figments of her subconscious, but he is shaken, realizing the truth. He somehow sees their slaughter through his own eyes! And he suspects their killer is here again, in this time!As Ashley’s and Craig’s marriages disintegrate beyond repair, they suddenly discover much more than just friendship. It’s as if they’ve loved each other forever. How wonderful to be in love with your best friend! The lovers struggle to free themselves from broken marriages and find happiness in this lifetime, unaware there is again someone, nearby, intent on fulfilling an ancient legacy of death. Will this be a 3rd time to die?

The Lost Book of Anggird


Kyra Halland - 2013
    With the help of his new assistant Perarre Tabrano - whose free-spirited ways he finds both irritating and intriguing - he embarks on his research to find out why the powerful magical force called magica is no longer working, and soon discovers that everything known about the magica might not be true at all.Driven by the need to learn the truth about the magica - and with his orderly life turned upside-down by his unexpected romance with Perarre - Roric goes too far in his research, delving into lost and forbidden books that have been hidden away for centuries.Then the most dangerous book of all falls into Roric's hands, and magical disaster strikes. Forced to flee, Roric and Perarre embark on a journey to discover the secret of the magica’s origins and restore the damaged power, a journey that only their growing magical powers and their love for each other will help them survive.Contains mature themes, mild to moderate sensual content, and violence.

Urdaisunia


Kyra Halland - 2013
    The gods, displeased by the Urdais' weakness, have turned their backs on the land and left it to die.Rashali, a widowed Urdai peasant, has vowed to destroy the conquering Sazars and restore Urdaisunia to greatness.Prince Eruz, heir to the Sazar throne, is driven by his conscience to walk a dangerous line between loyalty and treason to do what he believes is best for all the people of Urdaisunia.When Rashali and Eruz meet by chance, the gods take notice, and a divine wager sends peasant and prince on intertwining paths of danger, intrigue, love, and war in their fight to save the land they both love - Urdaisunia.Epic romantic fantasy for adults and older teens.Alternate Cover Edition B00BELVQ1Q

Wave Singers (Equilibria #1)


Echo Fox - 2013
    Merry’s past leads to a faraway land with strange customs and an even stranger people, the Mer. Discovering a realm of shapeshifters led by a tyrant king, Merry is quickly drawn into their magical, musical world. Underneath the waves of a continent lost to time, the Mer are governed by forces she doesn’t understand. But the Mer need help and for some reason, they are starting to look to Merry to provide it. EQUILIBRIA COLLECTIONTrouble is brewing in the harmonious land of Pangaea. Ever since the continent was split into it’s four elemental parts by Strife, the balance has been edging ever so slightly in favour of the dark. Now, four elementals just coming into their powers must meet Strife head on and restore balance to their world.In Wave Singers, we wonder; which future will Merry choose?

In Search of Innocence [Part 3]


J.E. Keep - 2013
    **To be read in order**Power. Control. Sex. Love.Innocence is to be crushed.Part 3: Major Hendrik Kelifron finds a clue to the whereabouts of the failed assassin, Rosa. Lieutenant Liena'sa finds out something new about his plans.Levek is a Sergeant at the front lines of the endless war, a man who had served longer than anyone ought to. He'd seen eternal horrors, but never had he felt something so strongly as he did when he saw the innocent Caslian arrive for duty.A dark, epic fantasy. Mature Content Warning (18+). This serial release contains sex and violence.~~Excerpt:Watching the young faces disembark from the carts though, Sergeant Levek couldn't help but notice one in particular.She certainly didn't blend in with the others. Her body was too tiny, her face too youthful, her eyes far too hopeful for being in such a horrid place. With her flaxen hair held up in a bun she stretched as her feet touched solid ground.Her clothes were ill-fitted, the simple brown colour blending against her tan skin, and she looked around her with such wonderment. Her wide, hazel eyes found him staring at her, and it was the warmest, gentlest smile he had ever seen. It was innocent and pure unlike anything else he'd known as she drank him in.Women were so rare at the front, especially ones like her. Usually when a family was forced to offer up a daughter for service because they had no or too few sons, they offered up the biggest or most homely of daughters they had. The ones least likely to make a life for themselves behind the front. But this one?He swallowed, suddenly feeling oafish in his big brown military trench coat, having not shaved in a few days. He was over six feet tall, with a handsome, rugged look to him. Black hair and brown eyes, he would've been a handsome man back home if not for the grime of the front and the harshness it'd put to his face. He was in his thirties, though even he'd lost count of where exactly, and this beautiful young woman looked too good to be true.His heart wept for her then and there. She should not be here, he thought. It was a crime.

Vegas Bites, Vegas Bites Back, Vegas Bites: Three of a Kind


Natalie Dunbar - 2013
    Welcome to the French Quarter, Sin City's premier casino, where the high rollers are vampires, the sexy showgirls are werewolves, and the lounge magician is a djinn. Where a hot hell hound meets a cool werewolf and were-jaguar meets her mate. Beneath the sexy, sassy, smoldering action, danger lurks and Lady Love reigns supreme. Below the glittering, glitzy Las Vegas front lies a struggle for life, death, and dominance of the most powerful werewolf pack in North America. Explore this high roller fantasy world of feuding werewolf packs, high-stakes thieves, a sexy djinn, and a mystical medallion, a hell hound and a were-jaguar. But baby it's only Vegas.Heat by L. A. BanksThe Hunger Within by J.M. JeffriesDouble Down by Seressia GlassOut of the Dark by Natalie DunbarChanneling Moonlight by Seressia GlassPassion’s Blood by Monique LamontThe Golden Wolf by Natalie DunbarAin’t Nothing But A Hell Hound by J. M. JeffriesIn Walks Trouble by Seressia GlassRoyal Pursuit by Monique LamontThe Wolf That Wasn’t by Natalie DunbarThe Nature of the Beast by J.M. JeffriesSneak Peek -- Vegas Bites 4: From Vegas With Love by J.M. Jeffries

Shardfall


Paul E. Horsman - 2013
    His commonsense saves their lives from cold and starvation.Kjelle, heir to the Lord of a rich mininghold, is spoiled, and covetous of his thrall's tantalizing find. His greed causes an avalanche that leaves both young men marooned on an icy mountain slope.Birthe, young wisewoman and huntress, mother of baby boy Búi, is brave and clever. She knows her way through the snowy wilderness of the Norden and her songs are filled with magic.Now they are bound together on a danger-laden journey to a lost and burning land, where Muus needs to connect the skyshard to the Kalmanir, the standing stone that is the world’s fount of all magic. The Kalmanir's time is almost up and it urgently needs to be replenished before the magic of Gods and men runs out. The two boys have to learn to trust each other, for all around them, enemies abound. Rebels threaten both the kingdom and Kjelle's holding, and a tribe of mad idolaters is trying to recall the banned primordial Old Gods. Even more imminent is Muus' danger, for it comes from nearby, from the shard itself. An action-packed adventure in a snowy land full of betrayal, rebellion and danger.

Love's Mistress (Love Trilogy#1


Mary Newman - 2013
    Faced with expulsion from the Union of Planets because of the inequalities of her planet, and the threat of civil war from opposing factions on her matriarchal world of B’dar, she follows the deathbed wish of her mother and travels to another world to take a mate. With the guidance of Wayon, the royal wizard, she navigates the troubled times she lives in to the completion of a long ago prophecy.Zorall Sologne has just been uprooted from his comfortable life when an exquisite young woman comes to his planet and names him her life mate. What?! He finds himself in the middle of her strange planet’s problems and a mysterious prophecy which seems to name him, specifically. Somehow he must help Shi’an with the changes needed on her world as they learn of love, life, and the righting of a wrong more than two centuries old.