One she had instilled in not just him but her household staff, her soldiers under her command as a general, and all his siblings.One that called to the familial bonds and the importance of putting those above all else. Second only to the land and the crown.If he was being honest with himself, Phillip valued that code of honor. It was something the Curis family was known for. An honorable military family led by a Duchess, Phillip’s grandmother.That code, the honor of duty, is about to be tested in Phillip.He and it will be put through the forge of conflict and forced to become either hardened, or terribly brittle.On the day of his formal marriage agreement, Phillip’s family is called to war.What would have been a celebration now turns to a swift goodbye as his family rolls into action. Sharpening swords, mending armor, and readying horses to fight for the queen.Being sent off quickly as there was no time to waste.Now Phillip will need to adapt to his new in-laws and family members, a mercantile family of great worth but no noble standing. Their marriage to him will rise them up to the lowest strata of the nobility, but still nobility.At the same time, Phillip will have to navigate through the murky political waters of the new city he’ll now call home. As well as fight to carve out a role for himself that fits his desire.All while hopefully growing to understand his wife - whom he had only just met. A young woman his own age named Alice.Cunning and bright, she’s nearly ready to take over the family mercantile business as a whole.Armed with his intelligence, his uncanny ability to read people, and his stubborn nature, Phillip has to become his own man, and define how his code will fit in his new life.Regardless of what anyone else wants of him.Warning and minor spoiler: This novel contains graphic violence, undefined relationships/harem, unconventional opinions/beliefs, and a hero who is as tactful as a dog at a cat show. Read at your own risk.

    Next thing he knew, he had been transformed into his character, first-level Paladin Hawke Lightseeker, and found himself in a corpse-filled cavern complex crawling with monsters and undead. Armed with a sentient sword, Hawke must learn the rules of a reality where magic and power-leveling are as real as swords and knives, and where you only get a limited number of respawns before you die for good.Follow Hawke as he explores the mysterious Common Realm, meets new friends and foes, battles to survive, and learns more about his growing power and inner strength.Note to LitRPG Fans: This novel concentrates primarily on action-adventure, with a focus on power-leveling and learning new magic and class subsystems. Future novels will deal with town and stronghold management. There is also a harem (fade-to-black, non explicit) subplot that plays a part in the story without detracting from it.

    Working at Hunt’s Bull Riding School, there’s no shortage of hot young cowboys to keep her entertained. There’s no need to think about Nate Mathews, especially since he’s off on the pro bull riding tour. Out of sight, out of mind. Until Nate walks back into her life, four years older, four years hotter, and with four years of regrets behind the blue eyes she once fell in love with. But on his first night back in their sleepy hometown, Nate’s plans to apologize are lost in the wail of sirens. In the devastating aftermath, Nate leans on the woman who once knew him better than anyone. But this time, it’s more than friendship he wants from her. No amount of teenage history, bad-tempered bulls, or babies who hate his guts will stop him from getting his second chance. This second chance, friends-to-lovers romance brings the steam against a backdrop of professional bull riding, rodeo, and small-town cowboys. This is a complete romance with a happily ever after.

    Nicknamed "The Black Magpie" for his exploits during the war, Salem has carved a bloody trail across the western territories. Informed that his mentor, Comanche shaman Dead Bear, has been murdered. Salem vows vengeance on the perpetrators. Enlisting the help of an army scout and preserving the body of his mentor in a specially made coffin, he sets out in pursuit. But the choices of Salem's past that earned him the moniker "Black Magpie" are riding hard behind him and the only weapon that can kill him might not be as far away as he thinks.The Magpie Coffin is an unrelenting tale of revenge, with precise brutality and extreme violence - the first in the Splatter Western series from Death's Head Press.

    A magician to the world at large, wielding the powers of magic, only not. That’s just a part of his cover, and a clever use of his true power.His alter ego is Bob Williams who is a powerful telekinetic that works in the civilian business world, no one knows that he’s truly the infamous Mythic, and keeping the streets of Chicago safe from monsters with powers. Supervillains.He isn’t the only superhero vigilante. With the end of the MTF, heroes were back on the streets, but the rules had changed again. Lawful heroes had to by law, reveal who they were, take off the mask. That was something he and the others he fought alongside of simply could not do. Not when they had families vulnerable to any psychotic supervillain bent on revenge for past slights.Things are about to get a lot more complicated for Bob, as he teams up with two of the other vigilantes, Lady Lightning and Elegant Prodigy. Will they be able to keep their secrets from each other?After all, the government had mind reader supers, it wasn’t safe for even allies to know the true identity of a vigilante, lest they all be caught when one was. Join Bob as he fights to protect Chicago, and the surprises in store for him.Content Warning: Not suitable for children. This is a Superhero Harem story with explicitly mature scenes between a man and a woman, and other mature content. This first book has no harem action, but plenty of explicit sex, and the harem aspects will come in book two and three. You have been warned.

    A land of technological marvels swallowed up by the ocean. Experts argue over whether it ever existed as more than a thought experiment. Were there real events behind the story? Explorers searched for it, but never found convincing evidence. Most thought Atlantis was just than a legend…Until it came back.

    A magician to the world at large, wielding the powers of magic, only not. That’s just a part of his cover, and a clever use of his true power.His alter ego Bob Williams is a powerful telekinetic that works in the civilian world, no one knows that he’s truly the infamous Mythic, and keeping the streets of Chicago safe from monsters with powers. Supervillains.Bob’s just starting to come to grips with the true extent of his power, and his deep and powerful relationship with Amber. But there’s a lot of problems coming his way. New Superheroes in the city, another Titan in America he’ll have to deal with, lots of supervillains, then there is the government and laws that keep him on the wrong side of the law.If that wasn’t enough, his personal life is about to undergo tumultuous changes as Amanda and Serina suggest a rather unique kind of relationship with him and Amber. There’re plenty of other surprises coming for Mythic, not the least of which is betrayal. There’s only a thin line between hero and villain, and someone he knows is about to cross it.Content Warning: Not suitable for children. This is a Superhero Harem story with explicitly mature scenes between a man and a woman, sometimes more than one woman, and other mature content. This second book has harem action, plenty of explicit sex, more than one twist and turn, and doesn’t stint on the storyline. You have been warned.

    A magician to the world at large, wielding the powers of magic, only not. That’s just a part of his cover, and a clever use of his true power.His alter ego Bob Williams is a powerful telekinetic that works in the civilian world, no one knows that he’s truly the infamous Mythic, and keeping the streets of Chicago safe from monsters with powers. Supervillains.Tensions between governments start to rise as more and more titans start to quicken. Ashley Price, AKA Supernova was just the first to start the domino effect over the last month. Possibly because she almost destroyed a city while doing so, and the story gained worldwide traction.On a more personal level, the team needs to deal with being outed and keeping their families safe. No more business, and he’s more infamous than ever.If that wasn’t enough, the team is still dealing with Amanda, growing closer, and there’s more to deal with in his personal life including deepening connections, commitments, and more to come as another joins their team. Join him as he does his best to deal with what he can, and to learns to live with what he can’t. The biggest question is, will there be anything left at all, if world war three starts…Content Warning: Not suitable for children. This is a Superhero Harem story with explicitly mature scenes between a man and a woman, sometime more than one woman, and other mature content. This final book has harem action, plenty of explicit sex, more than one twist and turn, and doesn’t stint on the storyline. You have been warned.

    at the young callow age of eighteen.Life had been a rollercoaster ride ever since she came back into his life. They need to market AG, both the gravity and power devices. The ladies have some new developments as well, and there are more surprises in store.Out in space…Warning: This book contains adult situations and explicit scenes of an erotic nature. This is the second book of a harem trilogy. This book is told in the first person, from Paul’s perspective.

     The Haunting of Halton Grange: The staff of Halton Grange, a property in Dorset just south of the tranquil village of Corscombe, discover a mysterious hallway in the manor that had not been known of before. Dark and distorted, they daren't enter. Lord Halton and Carlisle, the butler, brace themselves and venture inside. They find a part of the manor they'd thought had been torn down decades previously, and had contained the rooms of Lord Halton's Great-uncle Colin: A skeleton in the Halton family closet with an evil reputation, including accusations of murder and dark magic. Making their way to the ancient bed chamber, they encounter a creature that had once been Lord Halton's Great-uncle, and they barely escape with their lives. Realizing their dire need, Lord Halton contacts occult detective Thomas Carnacki, who enters the dark world himself and uncovers an even greater evil haunting Halton Grange. Part I of The Black Obelisk, a continuing series. The Barton Wood Mystery: After purchasing the Barton Wood estate in Norfolk, Douglas Morgan couldn't wait to move in with his young family: The old manor was exactly what he'd been looking for, and the surrounding country was beautiful. But not long after taking possession, he realized something was terribly wrong at the estate: A menacing presence in the forest, something at the window of his daughter's bedroom, and a strange intruder in the basement all led him to question his acquisition. At his wit's end, and fearing for the safety of his family, he contacts Thomas Carnacki, the famous occult detective, for help. Carnacki finds a force at work on the estate, but is it of the Outside, or something more commonplace? And, what does it want of the Morgan family? Carnacki must investigate and solve The Mystery of Barton Wood, or the Morgans will never have peace again! The Secret in the Library: Francis Shaw had been working at the prestigious Morden Library for only a short time, when a series of strange events caught his attention: Rare books and manuscripts, put away for the evening, found lying open again the very next morning. This seemed innocuous enough, and other library staff members passed it off as simply carelessness or the work of a prankster. But as it continued, a disturbing pattern began to emerge, one indicative of an injustice having occurred at some point in the library's past. Spending a night in the library expecting to catch the person responsible in the act, Shaw instead encounters a force outside his experience and enlists occult detective Thomas Carnacki to determine the nature of the phenomenon. Carnacki utilizes all his techniques, and consults famed medium Lady Anne Bennett to uncover The Secret in the Library! About The Carnacki Casebook: The Carnacki Casebook is a new collection of stories featuring Edwardian era occult detective Thomas Carnacki. Adventure, mystery, and terror await as Carnacki recounts some of his most challenging cases. Based upon the character and world created by English author William Hope Hodgson, the Carnacki saga continues!

    Exploring Eberron presents Keith's vision of Eberron like never before, with fresh lore and rich illustrations to bring the setting to life. In this book, Keith takes players and Dungeon Masters on a thrilling dive into the world of Eberron. Encounter the monstrous folk of Droaam, the goblinoid Heirs of Dhakaan, the Mror dwarves and their Realm Below, and the sahuagin and merfolk dwelling beneath the waves. Embrace faiths of altruism, pragmatism, and darkness. Browse the tomes of Dolurrh’s Vault of Memories, seek the Amaranthine Cities of Irian and Mabar, meditate with the githzerai monks of Kythri, and much more.The adventure won't be easy! Mighty friends and foes await—from legendary archfey and proud sahuagin to nightmarish quori and alien daelkyr. Eberron is a world in need of heroes, but take heart: between these pages lie a host of character options for would-be heroes to enjoy. You'll discover new archetypes for the artificer, cleric, druid, monk, and bard. Play unique Eberron races and subraces including gnolls, Dhakaani goblinoids, aasimar of diverse faiths, and ruinbound dwarves. Uncover a wealth of magic items from around the world, wield symbionts that bond with your very flesh, channel your dragonmark with focus items—and perhaps even manifest a Siberys dragonmark of immense power.Brought to you byKB Presentskeith-baker.com

    Many respected authors and artists worked for the pulp and paperback markets, while films made for the low budget or youth markets are now rightly regarded as classics as they continue to inspire the movies and television we watch today. Profusely illustrated with more than 800 rare and unique images from around the world--including book and magazine covers, interior illustrations, movie posters, comic books, promotional items, tie-ins, and previously unpublished artwork commissioned especially for this book--this handsome volume charts the history of escapist horror and the individuals who created it. Compiled by multiple award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones, and with a foreword by prolific and acclaimed author Robert Silverberg, this visual history brings together insightful and revelatory commentary from some of the genre's most highly esteemed experts. The Art of Pulp Horror is a stunning and informative guide to how, for over 100 years, we have enthusiastically embraced and exploited the gratuitous and the gory into our popular culture.

    You don’t have to explore darksome crypts to discover incredible ancient treasures—you can find them in Renegade Swords!Stories included:“The House of Arabu” by Robert E. Howard“Necromancy in Naat” (unabridged version) by Clark Ashton Smith“The Woman of the Wood” (previously unpublished version) by A. Merritt“The Slaughter of the Gods” by Manly Wade Wellman“People of the Dragon” by Lin Carter“The Pillars of Hell” by Lin Carter“The Rune-Sword of Jotunheim” by Glenn Rahman and Richard L. Tierney“Princess of Chaos” by Bryce Walton

    To stop his opponent and his insidious weapon, Carson must gather an alliance of friends and former enemies alike in an epic struggle for control of the planet.

    at the young callow age of eighteen.Life had been a rollercoaster ride ever since she came back into his life. They’d gotten a lot done, and still more was to come. They’d also have to face serious challenges very soon, secrets always got out after all. Things will get messy, some problems aren’t easy to solve, and Paul and the others would have to make their own destiny.Just not necessarily on Earth…Warning: This book contains adult situations and explicit scenes of an erotic nature. This is the final book of a harem trilogy. This book is told in the first person, from Paul’s perspective.

    at the young callow age of eighteen.Then he lost her, thought her gone forever, for four long years.Until she comes back, and she turns his life upside down. Of course, turning his life upside down is nothing compared to what she’s going to do to the rest of the world. The singularity has arrived, join Paul as he discovers how wonderful and exciting that can be… and how horrifying.Warning: This book contains adult situations and explicit scenes of an erotic nature. This is the first book of a harem trilogy. This book is told in the first person, from Paul’s perspective.

    There are few contemporary crime fiction guides that cover everything from the golden age to current bestselling writers from the US, Britain and all across the world, but Barry Forshaw, a leading expert in the field, has provided a truly comprehensive survey with definitive coverage in this expanded new edition of the much admired Rough Guide to Crime Fiction. Every major writer is included, along with many other more esoteric choices. Focusing on a key book (or books) by each writer, and with essays on key crime genres, this guide is designed to be both a crime fan’s shopping list and a pithy, opinionated but unstuffy reference tool and history. Most judgments are generous (though not uncritical), and there is a host of entertaining, informed entries on related films and TV.

    These online entertainers have seen a surge of popularity, capturing the hearts of millions across the internet.But none of them have quite become as much of a household name as Kizuke Yai, the so-called 'Queen of VTubers.'Takashi, an average high-school student, is one of her biggest fans. He always tunes in to her broadcasts, and he might even have a little crush on her...Kizuke Yai is the real deal, an actual cute girl behind the screen, at least according to the rumors... But reality is often disappointing.The Queen of all VTubers is actually Takashi's dad.The hapless youngster stumbles upon his old man's dark secret, and soon finds himself flung into a nightmarish world of virtual song, dance, and endless cringe.Will Takashi succeed in getting his dad to quit, or will he find himself drawn deeper into the booming virtual scene despite this disillusionment?

    Catalina Cristiana Rivera’s aristocratic life is shattered by a heinous raid on her father’s prominent West Texas rancho. But at the convent in Santo Tomas redemption and the violent secrets of her past confront Lina with an even more dire challenge. A challenge that gives rise to the legend… and dark vengeance of the Black Rose. With her razor-sharp urumi whip-sword and the help of a deputy U.S. Marshal, Lina’s alter ego carves a new legacy in the annals of Western adventure. With high adventure, fast action, and an underlying sense of comradery and duty, The Black Rose joins a pantheon of masked Western heroes blazing her way across the early 20th century desert landscape.

    The place is Miami, Florida. Recent college graduate, Rem Rasso, is there for one reason only, to get his movie made. He has the passion, the knowledge, and he has the script. Then, when he meets the alluring femme fatale Valerie, he has the ultimate leading lady — both for his movie and his life. But then, in a desperate move to get the movie launched, he turns to a notorious local gangster for financing. Things get complicated and dangerous as Rem's life becomes more dramatic and deadly than the fictional movie he is trying to create.Miami Noir is a vivid, page-turning, sexy thrill ride from the imagination of James J. Caterino, the author of Super Hornet 1942, The Mesomorph, the Green Girl, and Rollercoaster.

    The Witch Cult Saga concludes, and a surprise villain returns from Elvira’s past! (At least… it’s a surprise if you don’t look at John Royle’s variant cover...) The Mistress of the Dark can deliver you a climax like no other, and here it comes, in the twelfth and final issue of Elvira’s ribald romp, brought to you with joy, laughter and terrible puns.

    . . raises genuine shivers. "—Kirkus ReviewsA collection of the 20 greatest tales of Jules de Grandin, the supernatural detective made famous in the classic pulp magazine Weird Tales. Today the names of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, August Derleth, and Clark Ashton Smith, all regular contributors to the pulp magazine Weird Tales during the first half of the twentieth century, are recognizable even to casual readers of the bizarre and fantastic. And yet despite being more popular than them all during the golden era of genre pulp fiction, there is another author whose name and work have fallen into obscurity: Seabury Quinn. Quinn’s short stories were featured in well more than half of Weird Tales’s original publication run. His most famous character, the supernatural French detective Dr. Jules de Grandin, investigated cases involving monsters, devil worshippers, serial killers, and spirits from beyond the grave, often set in the small town of Harrisonville, New Jersey. In de Grandin there are familiar shades of both Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, and alongside his assistant, Dr. Samuel Trowbridge, de Grandin’s knack for solving mysteries—and his outbursts of peculiar French-isms (grand Dieu!)—captivated readers for nearly three decades.The Best of Jules de Grandin, edited by George Vanderburgh, presents twenty of the greatest published works featuring the supernatural detective. Presented in chronological order with stories from the 1920s through the 1940s, this collection contains the most incredible of Jules de Grandin's many awe-inspiring adventures.

    It's also the new front in the Great War. Here, the British spy Lucy Harker—Dracula's daughter—must locate Britain's missing vampire slayer—her own mother. Then she's separated from her lover, the vampire spy Carmilla, and captured by Germany's most brilliant scientist, the sinister Dr Krüger. Now, Agent Harker may discover her most dangerous opponents are on her own side.

    Unable to trust the authorities, Jones and his colleagues at The Washington Street have mere days to unravel JANUS's secrets.Enter The Whisper, a mysterious vigilante who saves Jones's life before throwing him further into danger. Using futuristic devices to walk through walls and turn invisible, the Whisper can go anywhere and inform on anyone. Nevertheless, Jones never knows when he can count on the Whisper's assistance, or whose side the Whisper is on. As the clock runs out, Jones finds himself homeless, penniless, and on the run from the police, the NSA, and the FBI. While JANUS and the Whisper do battle using impossible weapons of tomorrow, Jones must somehow uncover a conspiracy, prevent a murder, and survive long enough to let the truth be known.

    A music of improvisation, of passion, of its very own kind of magic. Considered by many to be the only truly original American form of music, it has since its birth in a smoky room somewhere also been tied to the strange, wrapped up in the supernatural, associated with the occult, at least in hints and shadows. Pro Se Productions now brings together several of the most innovative writers in genre fiction today in ALL THAT WEIRD JAZZ, telling the tales of the unusual between the notes, the magic behind the music.From straight up pulp action to ghostly noir to a dragon who digs Jazz more than anyone else, ALL THAT WEIRD JAZZ takes love for this unique musical styling to an all new level, complete with adventure, thrills, and even a chill or two.

    

    Acknowledged by everyone from Alan Moore to Michael Chabon as one the of the most important comic book creators of all time, this collection features 10 stories, five of them with all-new coloring by Eisner Award winning colorist, Laura Martin. After you read these stories, you'll understand why the most important award in comics is named for him.

    She uses it to complete dangerous missions for Section 8, a secret branch of the Japanese government. And to have lots of amazing sex with humans, androids, and fellow cybernetics.While she may be the most kick-ass agent in Japan, she also loves to be totally submissive. When she gets an upgrade to her body that kicks her pleasure receptors into overdrive, will she be able to handle the overload of pleasure at the hands of enemy AIs, sexy thieves, and android courtesans? Find out in the first of Aiya's sexy adventures!A Science Fiction Erotica with an Asian female protagonist and featuring lesbian sex, lesbian bondage, android sex, futanari, BDSM, spankings, sex machines, and virtual bondage!

    

    Cobb (1876–1944) and Gouverneur Morris (1876–1953). Both are known for a single weird tale, “Fishhead” and “Back There in the Grass,” respectively; but both produced several additional weird specimens in their variegated short story collections, ranging from grim tales of psychological suspense (“The Gallowsmith”) to tales of Nietzschean supermen (“The Bride’s Dead”). This volume constitutes the first time that their weird work has been collected.

    Harding: the Forgotten Queen of Horror features some of the best horror tales of the 1940s and 1950s. Who was Allison V. Harding? She was, frankly, Weird Tales’ best kept secret. Her real name was Jean Milligan; she was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919 and passed away in 2004. She was a virtual unknown during her career and little is known about her personal life, but the one thing we do know is that you almost couldn’t pick up an issue of Weird Tales from 1943 through the beginning of 1951 and not come across one of her stories.And if you were a Weird Tales aficionado during those years, you were treated to some of the most imaginative, terrifying, and downright entertaining horror stories of the day. During that span Harding gave us 33 tales of terror. In fact, from 1943 through 1949, a Harding story graced the pages of 31 of the 42 Weird Tales issues published.Harding’s horror writings touched many subjects—some of her stories delve into science fiction, some into adventure, some into mystery, etc.—but no matter what the sub-genre was, all were well-written tales of terror. Harding was a master at building a sense of growing, impending horror that would creep right under your skin and up the back of your spine—a powerful telescope that slowly reveals a terrible secret; a steam shovel that seems to have a life of its own; an 'imaginary' friend that lives under the ground; an odd hill that refuses to be excavated; or a movie-maker whose films seem to have a sinister sense of premonition.Many of Harding’s stories are true forgotten classics, so aim your reading glasses upon tales like 'The Frightened Engineer', 'The Coming of M. Alkerhaus', 'Scope', 'The Underbody', 'Ride the El to Doom', 'Death Went That Way', 'Night of Impossible Shadows', 'The City of Lost People', 'The Damp Man', or 'The Murderous Steam Shovel', and you’ll understand why.This is the first published collection of Allison V. Harding’s works, but it certainly won’t be the last. Have a bite of her scrumptious entrées—16 chilling tales of terror.

    

    This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Ego Machine Where the World is Quiet I, the Vampire The Salem Horror The Shadow on the Screen The Secret of Kralitz Chameleon Man