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Golden Curse
M. Lynn - 2018
A hidden identity. A dangerous love.Ten year old Persinette Basile was forced to flee the palace of Gaule for her life.Now at eighteen, she must find a way to return in order to obey a curse on her family line.The prince won’t know who she is. Not anymore. But she knows him and what he will do if he discovers her true name.Made to fight for her life to earn her place, she vows to find a way to break the curse no matter the cost.-------To. The. Death. The words describing the tournament turn Prince Alexandre Durand’s blood to ice.The last warrior standing will win a spot at his side.As he's thrust onto the throne, forbidden magic, dangerous betrayals, and a complicated love could tear his reign apart. When the secrets begin to unravel, will Alex stay true to the laws and traditions of Gaule or will he give it all up for a woman who deceived him?Inspired by the Rapunzel story, this is the golden-haired princess as you’ve never seen her before.
January in Atlantis
Alyssa Day - 2018
By the end of the year, she plans to find soul mates for all twelve of Atlantis’s fiercest warriors...
...whether they like it or not.
Twelve all-new adventures in the hotly anticipated world of Poseidon's Warriors, coming once a month from New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Day. These books are sexy, romantic, and wickedly addictive —welcome to 2018! And welcome to: A Year in Atlantis. Warning: This book contains magic, Atlantis, matchmaking, Poseidon, pirates, a king and queen, sibling rivalry, hot hunky guys, unicorns, a secret baby, a black sheep, bad boys, warriors, paranormal romance, fantasy, shapeshifters, dragons, romance, kisses, and a happily ever after. Read at your own risk!
Her Dragon To Slay
Julia Mills - 2013
But will her moxie help when her destiny falls at her feet on a long dark trip home from work? Over 100 years of honor and commitment to his ancient clan’s Guard have made Rayne the fearless leader all are proud to follow into battle. When the long foretold pull of his mate makes the calm, cool and collected Commander fall from the sky will he be able to save his mate from his enemies in time? The chemistry between this strong-willed curvy girl and fierce warrior makes all the difference in the world where nothing is as it seems. The existence of an ancient race of honor-clad, tradition-bound protectors might be hard to accept but now the dead are coming back to life and holding a knife to her neck. The Universe made her for him now it’s up to them to stay alive long enough to live happily ever after.
Mark of the Mage
R.K. Ryals - 2013
Medeisia is a country in turmoil ruled by a blood thirsty king who has outlawed the use of magic and anything pertaining to knowledge. Magery and scribery are forbidden. All who practice are marked with a tattoo branded onto their wrists, their futures precarious. Sixteen year-old Drastona Consta-Mayria lives secluded, spending her spare time in the Archives of her father's manor surrounded by scribes. She wants nothing more than to become one of them, but when the scribes are royally disbanded, she is thrust into a harsh world where the marked must survive or die.
Shifters of Genesis Valley: The Complete Collection (Books 1-16)
Amelia Jade - 2018
For the first time get them all in one place, in proper order, for a satisfying & steamy read from start to finish! Enjoy the stories of these shifters, rejected by society as they try to build a world where perhaps even misfits like them can find love. The world is against them from the start, and only the strongest and most ferocious of them will survive to be worthy of mates. In the end, there may just be good enough in all of them, though it will take the no-nonsense strength and perhaps even a little sass of their mates to bring it out of them. Included in this gigantic bundle are the following stories, in chronological order: Jade Crew: Alpha Bear Jade Crew: Haunted Bear Jade Crew: Forgotten Bear Jade Crew: Captive Bear Jade Crew: Outcast Bear Jade Crew: Hunted Bear Jade Crew: Fallen Bear Stone Bear: Sentinel Stone Bear: Phoenix Stone Bear: Guardian Blueblood Dragon Black Market Bear Sentinel: Bravo Bear Blackblood Bear Silver Bullet Bear Kingpin Bear
Monster Hunter
Eric R. Asher - 2017
They are the keepers of a centuries-old legacy of The Church defending the world against the forces of darkness. They are a bunch of highly armed rednecks, internet video celebrities, soccer moms, and assorted broken nutjobs.They are the new Templars, and things are about to get weird. From the pages of Bubba the Monster Hunter comes a new series featuring the Hunters from around the United States hunting down monsters, fighting off supernatural baddies, and making life really, really bad for the things that hunt people.He's Mason Dixon, and he's a bona fide internet celebrity. He has his own video series, a pistol that deserves its own area code, and a high definition video camera, and he's not afraid to use any of them. In this introductory urban fantasy novella, we meet Mason, his right hand Emma, his "handler" Noah, his anime-styled hacker friend Himari, and more monsters than you can shake a stick at. Unless it's a really big stick. With Mason, it's always a big stick. This first novella in the series follows Mason through the wilds of Missouri as he hunts down monsters that hunt men, monsters that eat chewing tobacco, and monsters that make pancakes. And there's moonshine.And then Bubba the Monster Hunter shows up. The New Templars novella series is a new series of short novels, similar to BookShots. Mason Dixon - Monster Hunter is the first in the series by popular urban fantasy and steampunk author Eric R. Asher.
The Paranormal 13
C.J. ArcherChristine Pope - 2014
Poe The Girl by Lola St Vil Rest For The Wicked by Cate Dean Drowning Mermaids by Nadia Scrieva I Bring the Fire: Part I Wolves by C. Gockel The Witch Hunter by Nicole R Taylor Beyond the Fortuneteller's Tent by Kristy Tate Nolander by Becca Mills The Medium by C.J. Archer Dream Student by J.J. DiBendetto Deception by Stacy Claflin The Black Parade by Kyoko M The Thought Readers by Dima Zales
Shade of Honor
Taki Drake - 2017
Survival was a constant battle for the Russian Witches. Despised by other witches for their rigid focus on contracts, they were without a moral compass, honorless. That was not good enough for some. For the young witch, Zhanna, life was not worth living without honor – or her magic. Could she find both in her homeland? Would her desire and drive be enough to locate her shade of honor?
A Brush with the Moon
Raquel Lyon - 2010
Away from home & back with her best friend, she’s doing the one thing in the world she loves, art. Life’s perfect, or is it? Something’s strange about her new home. People are dying; an old house pulls her towards its doors. Sophie’s changing too; is it the recent fox bite? All becomes clear when she meets the seductive Sebastian and learns his family’s secret.
The Darkslayer Omnibus
Craig Halloran - 2015
It features an eye-popping artwork gallery of the villain's and heroes. Fans Tolkiens epic heroes, the likes of R.A. Salvatore's-Drizzt Do' Urden, Frizt Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, David Gemmell's Druss the Legend, Raymond E. Feist's Pug the Wizard, and Robert E. Howard's Conan, delight in The Darkslayer series ... perhaps you will as well.Bish is the land of constant strife and turmoil created by Trinos, a bored immortal.The rise and fall of the blazing suns make the days long and the people disagreeable. Its barren Outlands are as comforting as a bed of thorns as there is little sanctuary to be found in the sweltering forests or the dank caves below the ground. Its caviling cities are overrun with death, greed and corruption, but few complain. It is a place where tempers flare and alliances last as long as a tankard of ale. It is a place where the women are as beautiful as they are scarred and deranged. A place where good doesn't thrive, it endures. It is the land of fight or die.Enter Venir the incorrigible, a fierce warrior, who has been secretly keeping the underling forces at bay for years. He is the Darkslayer, a man possessed by a mantle of power he cannot let go. Enter Melegal the resilient, a crafty rogue, and Venir's reluctant shadow. Enter the underlings, a purely evil race of sadistic killers bent on the destruction of mankind. Enter the humans, a greedy, self-absorbed race of shameless survivors. Enter the orcs, halfling's, dwarves, ogres and other races, some good, some bad, all caught in the maelstrom of treachery and seduction.How will they survive to fight another day? Only Bish knows.This Omnibus contains books 1 thru 6 of The Darkslayer Series 1.Wrath of the Royals (Book 1)Blades in the Night (Book 2)Underling Revenge (Book 3)Danger and the Druid (Book 4)Outrage in the Outlands (Book 5)Chaos at the Castle (Book 6)For more news and anecdotes you can follow him at:Facebook: The Darkslayer Report by CraigTwitter: Craig Halloranthedarkslayer.comOr drop him a line anytime at: craig@thedarkslayer.comAmazon Best Sellers Rank: (Paid in Kindle Store)Top 5: Thrillers & Suspense/Supernatural/Werewolves & Shifters/VampiresTop 10: Dark FantasyTop 10: Coming of AgeTop 15: Sword & SorceryTop 50: Epic FantasyTop 100: Genre FictionAmazon Best Sellers Rank: (Free in Kindle Store)#1 Epic Fantasy#1 Sword & Sorcery#1 Coming of Age#1 Urban#1 Horror#1 Dark Fantasy#1 Genetic Engineering#1 Thrillers/Supernatural/Werewolves & Shifters and VampiresOver 2000 reviews1000+ 5-Star Reviews
Fey Hearted
N.E. Conneely - 2016
But as she grows up, Rose learns that the world suits people who have ordinary hopes and dreams very well but leaves people like her unsatisfied.When a fey takes her through the Slit and into a world she never knew existed, Rose is torn between the life she’s always known and the magic from her dreams. The fey offer Rose a home with them, but there’s a steep cost. She can never see her family again. If Rose is unwilling to stay, she will be returned to the human world with no memory of her night in the land of magic.Rose’s decision will change the course of her life and challenge her deepest beliefs. Will she choose the magic she desires or the family she loves?
The Arrival
Nicole MacDonald - 2010
Only one thing can tip the balance, the return of the Elementals.In Wellington, New Zealand, four friends cast a love spell unaware that within each of them a dormant power waits. As the final words ‘So mote it be’ ring from the lips of Kassandra, Catherine, Sian, and Laura, a bridge between realms is formed.The Arrival is a story of love, hope, despair, and above all, determination. Only through strength of spirit and mind can the four women hope to survive a war where they are the ultimate weapons AND the ultimate prize.
Dawnthief
James Barclay - 1999
For years their loyalty has been only to themselves and their code. But, that time is over. The Wytch Lords have escaped and The Raven find themselves fighting for the Dark College of magic, searching for the location of Dawnthief. It is a spell created to end the world, and it must be cast if any of them are to survive.
Last Day of Love
Lauren Kate - 2013
. . a world where everything you love can be washed away.
Christmas at Estelle's: The 2017 YTT Christmas Special
Martha Carr - 2017
Correk is recovering on Oriceran and no one seems to be in the mood for Christmas.
But with the help of the regulars… and an unexpected artifact… plus a certain troll, donuts and Hagan, plus the magical community from the Jackalope this just might be a very Merry Christmas after all.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Welcome to the Magical World of Oriceran. Because Magic is Real.