Best of
Gods

2016

Elementals: The Complete Series


Michelle Madow - 2016
     Nicole Cassidy is a witch descended from the Greek gods... but she doesn't know it until she moves to a new town and discovers a dangerous world of magic and monsters that she never knew existed. When the Olympian Comet shoots through the sky for the first time in three thousand years, Nicole and four others -- including mysterious bad-boy Blake -- are gifted with elemental powers. But the comet has another effect -- it opens the portal to another dimension that has imprisoned the Titans for centuries. After an ancient monster escapes, it's up to Nicole and the others to follow a cryptic prophecy in time to save the town... and possibly the world.

The Faraway Paladin: Volume 3 Secundus


Kanata Yanagino - 2016
    After a nostalgic reunion and an unexpected encounter, the curtain of battle must rise in the lost underground kingdom. What fate awaits the Faraway Paladin? The god of undeath is clear: "I will say it once more. If you challenge him, you will die.”

How To Train A Witch


Donna McDonald - 2016
    Sleeping with Professor Hottie is out of the question… or is it? After three hundred years of keeping the magical peace in the world, Jezibaba is a hundred years past being ready to hang up her witch’s hat. The Council of Witches still can’t be trusted but she will happily step aside to leave their treachery to her successors to punish. Two new witches—two Baba Yaga—have been chosen as potentials to take her place. Yet before she can thank Morgana The Red for helping her survive long enough to retire her wand, Jezibaba uncovers one major snafu in the cauldron’s prediction… the Chosen Ones are still children.  One way or the other, she’s going to protect the girls, kill their would-be killers, and then she’s going to torture each member of the Council until she discovers the traitor funding the attempts on their lives. What she is not going to do is sleep with a sexy dragon just because he wants to help. She and Professor Hottie have way more in common than the magical world is ready to know.

The Faraway Paladin: Volume 3 Primus


Kanata Yanagino - 2016
    At Duke Ethel’s request, Will and Menel are off to investigate, not knowing that their journey will lead them to an ominous prophecy and the Rust Mountains, the capital of the dwarves.

66 Ways God Loves You: Experience God's Love for You in Every Book of the Bible


Jennifer Rothschild - 2016
    In 66 Ways God Loves You, Jennifer Rothschild walks you through each of the sixty-six books of the Bible and shows, in concise and thoughtful ways, how every book reflects God’s love for you, such as:In Genesis God fashions you with His hands.In Esther He Makes you royalty.In Acts God’s Spirit comes to live in you.In I Peter God gives you victory over suffering.From Genesis to Revelation, each chapter includes a succinct, meaningful reading on the message of that book in the Bible, along with a simple takeaway to help you bring the message to light in your own heart and life. This lovely book is perfect for gift-giving to moms, friends, sisters, and anyone who needs to be reminded that they are known and beloved by God no matter what.

Sirius Wolves: Books 1 to 7 The Complete Series


Victoria Sue - 2016
    The complete series in one volume!includes:Orion's CircleBroken CircleEternal CircleThe PromiseThe DilemmaThe BeginningFull Circle

Darkness Undone


Georgia Lyn Hunter - 2016
    The last thing he wants is to be aligned with another female, even if she is the key to finding an artifact and saving his realm. But his stone-cold resistance is tested, his attraction undeniable for the feisty mortal, until she demands the one thing he cannot give her…his trust. Eve Leighton keeps away from intimacy of any sort after an accident in her teens left her with a painful ability to see into another’s mind through physical contact. When an ice-cold warrior claims she is his world’s savior, she’s intrigued, until she dares a look into his soul and sees a man who’s been cruelly betrayed. She agrees to help him and loses her heart. But the man is an unassailable fortress. With quiet determination, she chips away his barriers and a passion darker than night pulls them under. As his enemies close in on the hunt for the artifact, Reynner must overcome his own personal demons as battles are fought to claim the woman he loves or lose her forever. And Eve has to face her own mortality and fight for a love of a lifetime.

Spice & Wolf


Isuna Hasekura - 2016
    Beautifully bound and impressively designed to give the impression of a medieval manuscript, the book will also include all of illustrator Jyuu Ayakura's original illustrations. This book will be the crown jewel in any collector's library!The light novel series' story centers around the travels of the merchant Kraft Lawrence, who strikes a deal with the wolf god Holo that sees him transporting the homesick goddess back to her remote northern homeland. Uniquely exploring medieval trade, commerce, and religion, Lawrence plies his trade with Holo (in both human and wolf form) often becoming a decisive factor in his endeavors, but in the end, it is the story of these two memorable characters and their relationship to one another.

Forged of Fire (Forged Series Book 1)


Stacy Von Haegert - 2016
    Every generation a child of royal blood was bestowed on the four elemental houses possessing “The Gift” - an ability to manipulate their chosen element. Ash was this child, and fire was his gift. However, possessing such a skill was a dangerous thing, and fate had other plans for the boy of only seven summers.Present day…Ash has spent the last twelve hundred years staying under the radar of the monster that ransacked his homelands as a child and later, after years of torture, turned him into the thing he hated most. A Vampire... Vastly different from the immortal that escaped the pits of Hell all those years ago, Ash has zero interest of returning to the station of his royal birth. But, when an ancient prophecy comes to light he finds himself dragged right back into the world of his ancestral bloodline. Complicating matters furthermore is the foretold "Chosen One", a beautiful mortal with the power to unite the realms. Ash is faced with an entirely new set of challenges as an impending war looms, and his affections for the young mortal grows. He will have to weigh his choices carefully as the demons of his past rise up to threaten his future.

Vampire's Kiss


Ella Summers - 2016
     Leda Pierce is working as a paranormal bounty hunter on the Frontier, the dividing line between human civilization and the plains of monsters. Life is simple and the pay modest, but at least she has her family. That is, until a vampire hunt goes wrong and her brother goes missing, captured by the dark angels of hell. With no magical powers of her own and no way to find him, Leda’s only option is to go to New York and join the Legion of Angels, an elite unit of supernatural soldiers with powers gifted to them by the gods themselves. If she can survive long enough to make it up the ranks, she will gain the magic she needs to find her brother. But Leda soon finds herself on the wrong side of a conspiracy that will shake up the supernatural world—and at the mercy of a fiercely powerful and tempting angel.

Tangling With Topper


Donna McDonald - 2016
     Topper didn’t always like being responsible, but as the head witch in the town of Magic, she has to do the right thing. That means no more chasing adventure fantasies for a while. It means no out of country safaris or whitewater river rafting until Magic's latest witchery fiasco is over. Last time the witches of Magic opened the space travel portal, it was to reunite pregnant Earth witch Lacey with her Glacieran alien mate Frost. This time? It’s to let through some former alien superhero cop now turned animal catcher. Topper already caught most of the green meanies who'd snuck through on Frost's return trip to Earth. She feels confident she'll eventually catch the last three still missing. Why does everyone keep insisting she needs help? Nothing on either planet explains why the allegedly mature Glacieran male steps from the portal completely naked. Stark is bossy and controlling as well as incredibly rude. Topper doesn't care how handsome he is or how impressive a man package he’s sporting. On top of not caring one whit that he’s embarrassed her and all the witches gathered to help her, Stark is the most arrogant being Topper has ever met. This includes her three mythological Goddess friends--the Fates--who decide to amuse themselves by taking some of her powers away without telling her why. Getting some new friends is going to be on her to-do list. When the men in black suits and a nosy scientist arrive in the middle of their crisis, the additional troublemakers cap off the worst week Topper can ever remember having in her entire witchy life. The only bright spot is that Stark--for all his arrogance--turns out to be a sleek, sexy, and talented alien in bed. What he makes her feel is real magic and she intends to enjoy it while she can. He's the one male whose memories she won't need to wipe when it’s over because Stark’s leaving anyway. Enjoy another adventure set in S.E. Smith's Magic, New Mexico!

Goddess with a Blade Books 1-4


Lauren Dane - 2016
    Vessel to the Celtic goddess Brigid and raised by the leader of the Vampire Nation, she’s a supercharged Hunter with the power to slay any Vampire who violates the age-old treaty.A string of murders has her at odds with Las Vegas’s new Scion, the arrogant and powerful Clive Stewart. The killings have the mark of Vampire all over them, and Rowan warns Clive to keep his people in line—or she’ll mete out her own brand of justice.Though her dealings with Clive are adversarial, Rowan is intensely aware of her attraction to him. But she can’t let it distract her from her duty—to find and battle the killer before more women die.BLADE TO THE KEEPRowan Summerwaite is the only person who can renegotiate the fragile Treaty between the Vampire Nation and the Hunter Corporation, the last line of defense for humanity. A meeting of the Joint Tribunal sends Rowan to the last place she wants to be—The First’s Keep.Raised at the knee of The First, the oldest Vampire and leader of the Vampire Nation, Rowan must navigate Vampires and Hunters alike. And she’s got to do it while managing a politically awkward but undeniably deepened romance with Scion Clive Stewart…BLADE ON THE HUNTBroken but not defeated by an ancient Vampire, a vengeance-fueled Rowan leads a team of some of the most terrifying beings on earth with one goal in mind. Eliminate the Vampire who attacked her.But as the team is hit with wave after wave of attacks, the tensions between Clive Stewart and a rival Vampire ramp up, with Rowan the woman in the middle. She’s not used to being claimed, and Clive is everything she shouldn’t want in a man, but she’s past denying she’s in love.In contrast to the uneven footing falling in love has given her, Rowan is utterly certain she’ll locate her quarry. Strong, powerful and connected to the Goddess, she burns with the light of her mission. There’s a war brewing, and Rowan will fight it to the death. It’s what she was born to do.AT BLADE’S EDGEThough she’d hoped the deadly events in Venice would end the threat to the Treaty she’s sworn to protect, Rowan found evidence of a grander conspiracy—to destroy the fragile peace that holds humans, Vampires and those with magic back from war.People try to kill Rowan all the time, but when those she cares for are at risk—including her new husband, Scion Clive Stewart—she gets angry.The organization that once gave her a purpose has betrayed her. Now, instead of on a much-anticipated honeymoon, Rowan is in London, gathering allies and evidence. Whatever she needs to drive out the rot within Hunter Corp. and expose whoever is at the top.Rowan is a predator and this threat is prey. She’ll burn it down and salt the earth afterward. On her terms.

The Trickster's Lover


Samantha MacLeod - 2016
    The next morning, she's convinced it was a dream--until she sees her clothes on the floor, cut in two.When Loki's appearances stop as suddenly as they began, concern for her lover forces Caroline to risk everything in an attempt to reach Val-Hall, the ancient home of Óðinn's army. Once there, she must put all she has learned to the test.  If she fails, there's far more than Loki's life at stake...

The Tenth Muse


Belinda McBride - 2016
    The only way to her heart is through fame, so the God of Love plans a daring campaign to win her back. Yet the closer he gets to Psyche, the more he’s drawn to a geeky young professor who came crashing into his life.Eros drags Rees into his wicked world of high fashion and risqué parties, only to expose him to danger from an unexpected source. When Rees’ secrets come out, they threaten to destroy Eros’ love for him. Yet when Rees is kidnapped, Eros is forced to turn to the woman who set this catastrophe in motion—his mother, Aphrodite.

The Court of Souls


Andur - 2016
    Which story? Hopefully a good one.~“There was once a lonely child in a world filled with myths, gods and demons. Only power counted there and the weak were worse than cattle. A world where survival of the fittest ruled.”~Was it strong then?~“No, but the child had a power. One that made him stand between light and darkness. Nothing could escape him, so he was shunned by his people.”~What did he do? Did he fight his fate? Did he hide his power? What was it?~“Oh, he fought. He fought a lot. And no thing could escape his power. It was something that everyone had to live with.”~So he became a hero and changed the world?~“…”~Tell me.~“Nooo, that’s not how the story goes. This isn’t a story of a noble man, doing good amidst a sea of monsters. This is a story of a demon who was… kinder than the rest.”~A kind demon? How boring.~“I think it would be better if I tell the story, so you can judge for yourself.”~So tell the story!

Dirty Deeds


Christy King - 2016
     Unhappy with the decision of the court system? Dirty Deeds will balance the scales of justice, for the right price. However, Cameron soon learns that her illegal business dealings are the least of her concerns. With a best friend hiding secrets and her mentor declaring war on her, Cameron must navigate the worlds of Witness Protection and the human slave market. A single misstep plunges her into a supernatural miasma with eternal implications.

The Thrice Plowed Field


Rachel Alexander - 2016
    When he comes to Eleusis he finds an abandoned woman named Deme. Their love and her grave secret hurtle him toward a destiny neither could have foreseen, either for themselves or all of humankind.

Gone God World


R.E. Vance - 2016
    What were once thought of as myths— dragons, fae, minotaurs … even friggin’ Medusa—now live among us. When the Others came, I was one of the first to sign-up to fight them. I figured this was my home, and they had no right being here. But I was wrong. Now I’m the sucker who’s helping them fumble through life on this (literally) godforsaken planet. If I thought life was a bitch before, I had no clue what I was talking about. Try mothering a ragtag group of misfits—an inebriated angel, a succubus, and my poltergeist mother-in-law—in other words, my hotel’s long-term tenants. And as if my daily drama isn’t enough, a grim Other stalks the night, tormenting, torturing, killing—and the only rhyme or reason for any of it seems to stem from my past. A past I’m trying to leave behind. Gone God damn it! Just what I need. The Gone God world may be bleak—a place where magic is mundane and faith only a chimera, but it’s my world … my home. So time to get to work. My name is Jean-Luc Matthias, and right now I’m the only guy standing between another miserable day and the apocalypse. *** Immerse yourself in Gone God World, the new urban fantasy series readers hail for its formidable universe, page-turning action and wry wit. One part American Gods and The Dresden Files, two parts addictive adrenaline. Click BUY NOW and enter the Gone God World TODAY!

The God in the Field: Chapter 1


V.V.B.G. - 2016
    This the story of the snatching of spring.Taken by the god-king of Hell, he is dragged into the dark country that exists beneath all things the world beneath the worldLand of shades, and moths,and moonflowers.This is the story of how he, too, in the darkness blooms.

Demon Soul: Extended 3rd Edition (The Caine Brothers Book 1)


Christine Ashworth - 2016
    A vampire has stolen his soul and if he doesn't get it back soon, his next step will be into Hell. Only the mysterious Rose can help him retrieve it. Without her, he really will become the devil himself. Rose Walters has been sent back from the dead to complete one task-save Gabriel Caine. She's drawn to Gabriel on the most basic level, but restoring his soul may cost Rose her life. Rose has touched the whole of Gabriel, making him yearn for a love he believes he can never have. Her willingness to put her humanity on the line for him forces him to bring all three parts of himself - demon, human, and Fae bloodlines, and the strengths of each - into harmony, and into the fight that decides their fate.

With Lyre and Bow: A Devotional in Honor of Apollo


Jennifer Lawrence - 2016
    Foreseer. Wolf. Raven. Rat. Swan. Bringer of Health and Plague. Master of Song and Poetry. Lord of Truth and Enlightenment. Olympian God of prophecy and healing, archery and light and music, Apollo was honored throughout the ancient Mediterranean and across the Roman Empire. A paradoxical God, he is associated with both wisdom and virility, with compassion and cruelty, with fatherhood and youth. Twin to the virginal Artemis, he took many mortal lovers, male and female, and sired numerous children - at least one of whom, the healer Asklepios, ascended to godhood himself. Despite the deliberate destruction of His temples, Apollo was never forgotten. Renaissance artists and philosophers found in Him a worthy and willing patron, and in the centuries since his devotees have only grown in number. Among them are the contributors to this anthology, whose poems, essays, artwork, rites, and short fiction celebrate the God in all his wondrous complexity. And so we sing, as they did in ancient days: hail to you, Son of Thunder and Lightning. Io Paean!

Neon White Season One (A Tooth Claw and Horns Chronicle #I)


Wulf Francú Godgluck - 2016
    Now, four years later Raven is forced to work as an Enforcer, dealing solely in crime cases of the supernatural and paranormal. But a new case is ripping open his own past, as the circumstances sting close to an old scar still healing on his heart. Yet the world is stirring, other missing cases of supernaturals have been plaguing the community and as Raven pursues his leads, they might just turn around and bite him, delivering one nasty poison, complaints straight from Hell. Bla'Gar, the Callous One, had been banished to earth a long time ago. He would not deny that his time on the earth realm had not been favorable. Yet one encounter with a beautiful human man plunges him right back into his own personal hell. Sweeping a mere mortal off his feet and making him fall in love with you, is harder done than said. Especially if your lungs burn like ash and your heart bleeds with love for the first time in what feels like forever. But Life and Death is an infinite circle, spinning and chasing each other, forever to catch up with the other... And it seems so it has with Bla’Gar’s beloved pet.

Naughty Cupid


Deanna Wadsworth - 2016
    Well, hold on to your hats, because there’s more to tell about your favorite cupid working in the Gay Division of the Inter-Dimensional Association of Cupids. Remember Ethan? That Aztec god of the winds who busted me shooting a closeted human with a gay lust arrow? Yeah, I haven’t been able to forget him either. Even though I have a rule against getting it on with other supernaturals—especially ones working for the Straight Division—my magic is drawn to Ethan and all his tattoos and piercings in a way I cannot control. But after that night of mind-numbing sex, now I gotta face my evil ex-boyfriend and a suspension by the IDAC for “misplacing” arrows. They took my quiver, and I have to figure out how to get my arrow privileges back before they’re taken forever. Ethan seems to think he can help me, but I don’t know how anybody can make this cupid believe in love again.First Edition published as A Cupid's Wager by Dreamspinner Press, 2014.

The Grove


Elizabeth Guizzetti - 2016
    For an eon, their bloodthirsty dreams have radiated into the ground and restore anyone who walks within the Grove. The Keeper, Dayla Fischer, must remain in control of her magical abilities or fall into sickening madness, but lives a relatively quiet life with her husband, Oliver.That is, until the delusional, but charming Jonah Leifson comes to town with a plan to awaken the Three. Soon, children begin disappearing. With powerful suggestion spells and mind reading abilities, Jonah wins over other sorcerers, meth users, the police, and eventually even her husband. Though no one believes her and she doubts her own sanity, she must stop Jonah, before he wakes the Three and brings about the end of the world.

Saxton: The Hunt & Uneasy Allies


Eric Lahti - 2016
    Everything he knew and trusted ended in a collapsed heap of rubble that used to be a secret base. He watched his former partner become a god. Wilford's body has changed. He doesn't bleed, his wounds heal almost immediately, and his gun talks to him. This collection includes two complete stories: The Hunt and Uneasy Allies. In The Hunt, Wilford finds himself in Cuba, New Mexico hunting Coco, the bogeyman of northern New Mexico. The last time Wilford met Coco things didn't go too well for Wilford. Now he walks into a bloodbath and wonders if someone may be controlling the bogeyman. In Uneasy Allies a friend is killed and Wilford and his team are called to Albuquerque to figure out what happened. What they find will scare even the hunter, the bruja, and the seasoned cop. This is part one of an ongoing series of novellas about Wilford Saxton and his mad quest for revenge.

Sacramentum: A Devotional for Dionysos


Galina Krasskova - 2016
    This is my small way of saying thank you.... and to all those with the courage to follow Him.