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Tusk and Blade (Exodus Online) Book One: A LitRPG Novel
Lavelle Jackson - 2020
Charge your core. Bash some skulls. Logan Sharpe’s life has been a disaster, but that’s finally going to change. As soon as Incessant Technologies heard about his situation, they knew he would be the perfect fit for their new game. Only catch? Once he goes in, there’s no coming back. Without hesitation, he signs the paper and enters the new VRMMORPG world of Exodus Online as a Star Child. As an extra incentive, Logan is given a chance to become what he’s never been before. Something unique, something powerful. Abandoning his old name to go with one that suits his new body, Necro is ready to start over. To face his new reality, Necro must learn to survive in a dangerous, unforgiving world. Even with the help of two daring women at his side, how will he fare while exploring deadly dungeons, facing power-hungry leaders, and leveling his new body? The only certainty is this: Logan is dead, but Necro has risen.
Heir of Dragons: The Complete Series
Sean Fletcher - 2021
A murderous ancient order. A destiny she can’t ignore.Kaylee Richards is a dragon shifter. Not that she knows that. But when her budding storm powers are awakened, she’s thrown into a supernatural world full of magic, mystery, and danger. The problem? Kaylee has a rare type of magic; a magic that’s attracted the wrong kind of attention: Slayers, a murderous ancient order dedicated to eradicating all dragon-kin like her. They’re planning something big. Something deadly. And they need Kaylee to do it.Unless Kaylee can master her unstable storm dragon magic and put an end to the Slayers' sinister plans, it won't just be the end of her and those she loves; it'll be the end of all dragon-kin.For a limited time, grab all four books of this fast-paced young adult fantasy series for almost half off buying each individually! Enter the world of Heir of Dragons, featuring a feisty heroine, sinister magic, a hate-to-love romance, and dragon shifters! Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Harry Potter."This is something that must be read." ~Sherry, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★“This…was so good. I had a hard time putting it down!” ~Cassie, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★"Awesome characters. It kept me drawn in from beginning to end!"~Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★"This…is an absolute must for fans of Harry Potter..."~Rosemary56, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★
Denver Moon: The Minds of Mars
Warren Hammond - 2018
Luna is uninhabitable. Mars is our last chance.Once considered humanity's future home, Mars hasn't worked out like anybody hoped. Plagued by crime and a terraforming project that's centuries from completion, Mars is a red hell.Denver Moon, P.I., works the dark underbelly of Mars City. While investigating a series of violent crimes linked to red fever--a Martian disorder that turns its victims into bloodthirsty killers--Denver discovers a cryptic message left by Tatsuo Moon, Mars City co-founder and Denver's grandfather. The same grandfather who died two decades ago.Twenty-year-old revelations force Denver on a quest for truth, but Tatsuo's former friend, Cole Hennessy, leader of the Church of Mars, has other plans and will stop at nothing to keep Denver from disclosing Tatsuo's secrets to the world.Hell-bent on reclaiming her grandfather's legacy, Denver--along with her AI implant, Smith, companion android, Nigel, and shuttle pilot, Navya--set out on a quest to find the answers they hope will shed light on the church's true agenda, the origin of red fever, and the mysteries surrounding Tatsuo's tragic death.
Brightflame Accension
D.B. Penner - 2014
Content with working and living in his small world, Will never expected that a trip to the county fair would change everything. Suddenly, at his father's request, Will is summoned to enroll at Bladebeard Academy--the Empire's premiere military academy--where, with the help of some new friends, he hopes to uncover clues about his father's past and to learn to control his newly discovered powers. However, Will quickly finds that he is not without enemies at Bladebeard Academy, making his task difficult. There is more than meets the eye at the Academy, and it's up to Will to stop the growing shadow that's threatening to throw the Academy and the entire Empire into chaos. Enter a world of magic and swordplay in this action-packed fantasy novel by D.B. Penner
The Omega Games
J.L. Wilder - 2019
I spent my days drinking, and hiding my inner beast. Until I saved the Alpha of the Hell's Wolves MC, and became his second in command. That's when she came into my life - the omega. And now my sole purpose is to protect this sexy little wolf. Even if it's against my alpha's orders!
Izzy...
These bastards think they can claim me - treat me like a breeding bag. But I'm learning to fight back. By the time the wolf moon comes and I'm in heat, they'll hold the omega games. It doesn't matter who wins. I'll decide who takes my body, and my heart. And there is only one wolf I need so bad, it hurts!
Special Note: 18+ Only. HEA ending. Full-length novel. Standalone shifter romance.
Ella
Samantha Evans - 2019
King Breen, Liam's father, and Cullen, Liam's brother, believe that true honor is achieved once they slay a dragon. Liam believes that dragons are majestic and do not deserve to die. King Breen, Liam’s father, brings Liam along on an expedition to slay a dragon. On one of the nights of the expedition, Liam rescued a dragon’s egg. Liam decides to care for it, and it hatches on Liam’s birthday. Tragedy strikes, which leads to Liam having to leave Derzeli, and Liam goes on the run with the help of Ella the dragon. Ella helps him escape, and runs to a barren wasteland where he saw himself to becoming a hermit for the rest of his life. But due to an event happening with the help of a new friend, and a childhood friend he has no choice but to return home. Having to make the decision to run away from his destiny, or embrace it, the destiny of a king.
Prodigy of Thunder (Chronicles of Anna Atticus Stone Book 1)
Sever Bronny - 2021
Flowers for the Sea
Zin E. Rocklyn - 2021
Butler.We are a people who do not forget.Survivors from a flooded kingdom struggle alone on an ark. Resources are scant, and ravenous beasts circle. Their fangs are sharp.Among the refugees is Iraxi: ostracized, despised, and a commoner who refused a prince, she’s pregnant with a child that might be more than human. Her fate may be darker and more powerful than she can imagine.Zin E. Rocklyn’s extraordinary debut is a lush, gothic fantasy about the prices we pay and the vengeance we seek.
Cole for Christmas
Brooke St. James - 2021
Menace to the Assassins
Stacey Brutger - 2021
IN TRUTH, IT’S A DAY WHEN THE GODS MEDDLE, PLAYING A DEADLY GAME THAT FEW HUMANS SURVIVE.When Morgan and her assassins return to the Academy, they learn they’ve been promoted. With graduation looming, their last days at the Academy are numbered.Morgan and the guys are ecstatic, more than ready to put their troubles behind them and start fresh. But when someone tries to kill her, Morgan fears their problems are far from over.If they want to make it back to their small coven alive, they must uncover the secrets of her birth before she’s silenced forever. Unfortunately, the answers might ultimately get them all killed.An Academy of Assassins Novel: Book 5 (Short Story)Meet the Assassins: Morgan, Kincade, Ascher, Ryder, Draven, and Atlas.**PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED in the Into The Dark Charity Anthology.
Steel Scars
Victoria Aveyard - 2016
As she travels the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital, she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation—Mare Barrow.
The Sword and the Spirits
Robert Denton III - 2018
Trained as a samurai warrior, she was to be the bodyguard of Isawa Tadaka, a powerful shugenja—and the man she loved. Although her new duties have drawn them apart, she refuses to stand by and watch as Tadaka falls to the darkness within him.Tsukune follows Tadaka north to Cliffside Shrine, home of the Kaito family, where he is investigating the mysterious death of a prominent priestess. All around them, the shrine shows signs of decay and desecration, and the wards that for centuries have bound an evil demon are fraying. What secrets are the Kaito family keeping? And can Tsukune save Tadaka from descending down a dark path before it’s too late?
House of Stone
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma - 2018
Their enigmatic lodger, Zamani, seems to be their last, best hope for finding him. Since Bukhosi's disappearance, Zamani has been preternaturally helpful: hanging missing posters in downtown Bulawayo, handing out fliers to passersby, and joining in family prayer vigils with the flamboyant Reverend Pastor from Agnes's Blessed Anointings church. It's almost like Zamani is part of the family....But almost isn't nearly enough for Zamani. He ingratiates himself with Agnes and feeds alcoholic Abednego's addiction, desperate to extract their life stories and steep himself in borrowed family history, as keenly aware as any colonialist or power-mad despot that the one who controls the narrative inherits the future. As Abednego wrestles with the ghosts of his past and Agnes seeks solace in a deep-rooted love, their histories converge and each must confront the past to find their place in a new Zimbabwe. Pulsing with wit, seduction, and dark humor, House of Stone is a sweeping epic that spans the fall of Rhodesia through Zimbabwe's turbulent beginnings, exploring the persistence of the oppressed in a young nation seeking an identity, but built on forgetting.
Bard's Exile
Carolyn Gross - 2016
He has also gained exceptional notoriety for his fighting skills—despite being born blind. One night while out with his jet-black mongrel, Bright, he cheats a large brute named Sellard, a member of a corrupt aristocratic family. The captain of the king’s guard advises Marek to leave town before things escalate. But as he is saying good-bye to his surrogate mother, he is promptly captured. Marek now faces certain death, as he stands accused of magic before the Taken, silent warriors who see into a person’s soul. Meanwhile, Princess Selena, reluctantly betrothed to Sellard, schemes to flee from the city with the unexpected help of Bright. As Marek heads for the gallows, Selena unwittingly helps him escape, and together they race toward the wilds until Selena is forced to give herself up to save innocent lives. To rescue Selena, Marek must come to terms with shocking revelations about his past, present, and future. For fans of David Eddings, Mongrel Sight is a compelling fantasy adventure about the nature of destiny.
The Translator
Leila Aboulela - 1999
Now, for the first time in North America, we step back to her extraordinarily assured debut about a widowed Muslim mother living in Aberdeen who falls in love with a Scottish secular academic. Sammar is a Sudanese widow working as an Arabic translator at a Scottish university. Since the sudden death of her husband, her young son has gone to live with family in Khartoum, leaving Sammar alone in cold, gray Aberdeen, grieving and isolated. But when she begins to translate for Rae, a Scottish Islamic scholar, the two develop a deep friendship that awakens in Sammar all the longing for life she has repressed. As Rae and Sammar fall in love, she knows they will have to address his lack of faith in all that Sammar holds sacred. An exquisitely crafted meditation on love, both human and divine, The Translator is ultimately the story of one woman’s courage to stay true to her beliefs, herself, and her newfound love.