An injured dragonet. A friendship that will unite a broken kingdom. For nearly two decades, the Kingdom of Volcania has enjoyed peace from the tyranny of dragons. Until Ashira Longblade dreams of an injured dragonet on the verge of death. She should report the baby dragon to the king’s warriors for destruction. Instead, she finds the tiny creature and nurses it to health. Her hidden meetings with the dragonet fills a void in her heart, but when the dragonet morphs into a fully-grown dragon, her life becomes fraught with danger. The penalty for harboring a dragon is execution—both for her, the dragon, and her step-family. To avoid detection, she plans to hide the dragon in the deepest catacombs, but her newly-strengthened friend has other plans. Has Ashira made a deadly mistake, or will her bond with the red dragon lead to a life of freedom and adventure? If you like Eragon, Dragon Riders of Pern, and How to Tame Your Dragon, one-click Cordelia Castel’s new fantasy adventure now!

    The ‘Sword of Empire’ series follows Marcus Aurelius and his centurion Gaius Maximus during the final years of Aurelius’ reign. The stories are a blend of action, intrigue and Ancient History. ‘Sword of Empire: The Complete Campaign’s includes: ‘Sword of Empire: Praetorian’ 171AD. Rome is at war with the northern tribes - and is yet to win a significant battle. The Germanic armies have crossed the Danube and have attacked the Empire, slaughtering thousands. The Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, is losing the support of the people and the Senate. Yet he has formed a plan he believes will change the balance of power in the region. Aurelius has despatched an officer in the Praetorian Guard, the centurion Gaius Maximus, to escort the son and daughter of a powerful German tribal chief back to their village through enemy territory - in hope of arranging an alliance with Rome. But Maximus, to complete his mission, must contest with enemies at home, as well as abroad. One man will change the fate of an Empire, or die trying… ‘Sword of Empire: Centurion’ 174AD As the war continues in the north Marcus Aurelius orders Gaius Maximus and Rufus Atticus to return to Rome. Enemies lurk in the shadows in the capital, spreading propaganda and sowing dissent. The praetorian guards must lure their enemies out – and defeat them. Yet Maximus is returning home for something, or rather someone, else: Aurelia. The soldier will be caught between his duty and his happiness. Rufus Atticus will also be forced to make a choice, between the duty he owes to his Emperor and the duty he owes to his family. The centurions will be caught-up in a web of intrigue - as well as a battle on the streets of Rome - that will decide the fate of Marcus Aurelius and the Empire. ‘Sword of Empire: Emperor’ Britain. 179AD. The centurion Rufus Atticus is intent on finding Gaius Maximus – a fugitive and friend. Whilst doing so however Atticus finds trouble - in the form of the brutal Meriadoc clan. The Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, wants to offer the former praetorian a pardon. Atticus also has important news for Maximus, which will change his life. But as well as offering the soldier a pardon the Emperor has summoned Maximus to ask him to complete one final mission. He must venture into enemy territory and assassinate Balomar, king of the Marcomanni. Maximus will not only need to best barbarians and the king’s bodyguard to fulfill his mission however. To succeed – and survive – Maximus will have to defy the future Emperor Commodus and defeat a band of Roman mercenaries. Richard Foreman's books have been widely praised. Praise for 'Augustus: Son of Rome': 'Augustus: Son of Rome forges action and adventure with politics and philosophy. This superb story is drenched in both blood and wisdom - and puts Foreman on the map as the coming man of historical fiction'. - Saul David, Author of the Zulu Hart series. Praise for Raffles: The Complete Innings: “Classy, humorous and surprisingly touching tales of cricket, friendship and crime.” - David Blackburn, The Spectator. Richard Foreman is the author of numerous best-selling books, including 'Augustus: Son of Rome' and the Sword of Rome series of historical novellas. He is also the author of 'Warsaw', a literary novel set during the Second World War. He lives in London. You can find him tweeting at @rforemanauthor. Endeavour Press is the UK’s leading independent publisher of digital books.

    A wondrous mixture of the childlike main character and mature themes to quote one five star reviewer. Alador, a young man who cannot find a way to fit into the world about him, finds himself thrust into the limelight. With a brand new world, new customs and of course dragons, Outcast offers something for both epic fantasy and coming of age readers. Alador wants nothing more then to fit into the world that rejects him due to his mixed heritage. He does not fit into the world of his mother and he can't seem to bring to life the power of his father. And then of course, there is a girl. Renamaum, a great blue dragon, wants to restore the pact between man and dragon that time and greed have erased. He petitions the council to find one who will fight for the future of both dragon and mortal. Both come crashing together when Alador is caught in a geas so strong that neither could abandon it, even in death.

    They are strong and fierce with the ability to shift into dragon form. But when they encounter the strong and intelligent women of Earth, they must have them. They must mate with them. Through a registry program it is possible, but nothing ever goes at it should. How can any woman resist their silver hard scales, silver wings, and the firm muscular physiques of such tall intense warriors? Follow the journeys of strong heroines as they journey through the Drackon worlds and experience the wildest passions a dragon shifter has to offer in this fantasy hot series! Jarith (Drackon Mates #1) What’s hotter than an alpha alien warrior? An alpha alien dragon shifter, with a body to die for... As a Drackon Prince set to inherit the throne, Prince Jarith Rykor is a dragon shifter reluctant to take on the responsibility of being king. He only wants to fly and indulge in debauchery. But when his father makes him take an assignment that takes him to Earth, Jarith has to do his duty and visit the Gladonetics Corporation, even though he despises the humans of Earth. It all changes when he meets the CEO of Gladonetics, human female Marissa Volander with a desirable pheromone scent that drives him crazy. But Marissa is a femme fatal and has no interest in being anyone’s mate, until she is forced to go on a mission with the prince back to his home planet. Jarith wants her, but he realizes that his father sent him to fetch Marissa for his own needs. Marissa can’t be his because she belongs to his father, the king. But when there’s a mutiny in Jarith’s family, he has to protect her from danger that will forever change her life. Many think Jarith should not be the rightful king and want to take Marissa from him. Can he gather enough forces to fight the battle to end all battles? Or will he fail and expose Marissa to a prison she can never escape from while losing the right to his throne? Terik (Drackon Mates #2) Terik found his match, but she belongs to his enemy. But it’s never too late… Dr. Adriana Adams is a geologist with a chance to study a rock from an alien world. But the only way to get to the alien world is to register as a bride to a Drackon weredragon. She finds a registration match in Captain Mordikye Nezis and follows him to Sala, but she was not expecting to fall for another weredragon, Land Sentinel Terik Vuna in the process. His long dark hair, rugged looks, muscular form and a passion for land have her torn between two desires - her career aspirations and her heart. Land Sentinel Terik Vuna has never found a human female match, but when he sees a photo of Dr. Adriana Adams he knows that she is the one for him. He jumps at the chance to make his first match in her. But it’s too late she’s already matched. Now, he must concentrate on arresting the illegal cargo carrier Captain Mordikye, his enemy. But when he captures the captain he’s surprised to see that the dark haired human female Adriana is with him. Terik knows that Adriana should rightfully be his, but can she be trusted? When Mordikye breaks out of prison and takes Adriana with him, Terik will do whatever it takes to get her back. Even if it means killing his enemy who holds information that can stop illegal trade once and for all... Drin (Drackon Mates #3) Drin couldn’t have her, because of the promise he made. Now they might die… Dr. Felicity Maltra is on board a research vessel that answers a distress call from a Drackonian ship. The wounded Drackon weredragons on board need her care, but their reason for being in a disabled ship seems suspicious. She doesn’t buy into Captain Drin Ky-Vesa’s lies, especially because he is constantly arguing with his younger brother about something that seems to do with her. But although she must do her duty as a doctor, it does not require her to fall so damn hard for this attractive powerful Drackon Captain, but she can’t help herself. Captain Drin Ky-Vesa has had no interest in mating with a human female, especially after the promise he made to his father on his deathbed. But now there is a threat from a radical faction known as the purist who seek to stop the Drackon from mating with human females at all costs, even death. As an alien and human weredragon hybrid, Drin feels more conflicted than ever, but his conflict is escalated when he is drawn to the human female doctor that treats his wounds. Now he must protect her even though it goes against everything he’s ever been loyal too. When the threat of the purist reaches earth, the catastrophic devastation forces war upon the Drackon, the earthlings, and the purist and Felicity and Drin are right in the middle of it, but will they survive? Eniv (Drackon Mates #4) Eniv must find his fiancé, with a sexy detective. Now he might lose them both… Detective Melinda Katiama has finally received the promotion of a lifetime to the Intergalactic Special Forces Agency. But her first case forces her to partner with a Drackonian alien weredragon in the search to find his missing bride to be. She is furious that she has to partner with such an arrogant rogue, but even more so that her body is betraying her every time he is near. He is already promised to another, and not just anyone, he is promised to the very woman they have been assigned to rescue. Commander Eniv Handor is an intelligent agent in the Drackonian battalion. His father has matched him with a diplomat’s daughter from Earth, it is important for his career. But when he shows up to fetch his bride he finds that she has gone missing, along with five other brides. He discovers that brides have gone missing before and the whole thing reeks of a cover-up. Now he is on a mission in space to find the diplomat’s daughter, but he’s not alone. He is with a feisty Latina detective that is unlike any female he has ever known, and her scent drives him wild. How can he fight giving into his temptations when she is so near, and his guilt of betraying his fiancé is so strong? When they crack the case and find themselves in the heart of an outlaw planet, the threat of battle looms near, and Eniv and Melinda must solve the case, rescue the missing women, and keep their feelings from destroying it all. Kuvo (Drackon Mates #5) Andrene put everything at risk, including him. Now, she will lose him forever… Ambassador Representative Andrene Novan is tired of her oppressive and powerful father, so she devises a plan to leave his grasps forever. But her plans are complicated when her father assigns a gorgeous Drackon warrior to be her security detail. Now her plans are put into jeopardy when she allows her desires to get the best of her. Why did it have to be him to guard her? Now she has too much to lose in order to gain her freedom. Special Ops Squadron Leader Kuvo Bane is running away from his past on Mooreah, and goes into the private sector of security detail. He figures guarding a human on Earth would be easier than what he has seen on the Drackonian battlefields. With his shifting abilities into a weredragon, he can guard the best of the best, but he’s not expecting his assignment to look like her. Now he must test his restraint in mixing business with pleasure. But he realises exactly what he would risk for her, when he fails her. When an outlaw Drackonian villain captures them, Kuvo Bane must save them all, but he doesn’t realise that it has all been a trap, a betrayal. Kasian (Drackon Mates #6) Kelly fell hard and fast for weredragon Kasian. Now, her past will destroy it... Kelly Perkins is finally doing it! After having doubt about registering as a bride to a Drackon warrior from the alien weredragon race on Mooreah, she’s finally putting her heart out there. But she never thought that one last fling, as a single woman would jeopardise the relationship with her new husband. It was her personal bachelorette party, what could go wrong? But when she falls hard, fast, and instantly for Commander Kasian Jade, she finds out just how detrimental her one night stand was to her future happiness. Commander Kasian Jade is on Earth to oversee a massive engineering project and decides to take a human female as a bride to offset the loneliness of being out in the wilderness. But Kelly Perkins is unlike any female he has ever met, and her scent lets him no they are a match. It’s so easy for them to slip straight into a passionate romance in a matter of hours. But he has no idea that she has a secret, a secret that will make him feel so much rage that he doesn’t think he can ever be with her again. Until he realises that she was the pawn of a sibling rivalry feud with his brother that goes deep into his past. When his brother Orik steals power receptors from the engineering project, Kasian must hunt his brother, but now it’s a matter of vengeance for what he did to Kelly.

    Elves and dwarves also had both passed into legend. And very few believed that any of the ancient tales were true or even could be true. There had assuredly never been dragons in the skies, or elves in the mountain forests and dwarves in their deep halls under The Elder Mountains – The Dragon Mountains. There were those from time to time who claimed to have caught a glimpse of a dragon but everyone knew that was as ridiculous as believing in real mages.Then a young man from the folk who live on the edge of the Kingdom in the hills at the feet of the ancient mountain finds that legends are coming to life. In a day he sees his first dragon, finds his home and family destroyed, sets out on a journey and is attacked by a dragon. Then he is bonded by another dragon and he finds that wondrous gifts are bestowed on him.In his journey he befriends other orphans and he is being followed by orphaned baby dragons and they begin to bond his new friends to save their lives. Each dragon bestows a special skill, magic, tracking, warrior, leader and more. Soon each orphan has a special skill. As their journey continues, their opponents mount and the odds of success seem to dwindle. And then new allies step out of legend……Show less

    The Relics are lost. A human empire founded more on the spade than the blade has tamed the wild lands where dragons once wielded their fiery lordship. But not all have forgotten the old ways. An ancient evil is stirring, and the Relics of Power are only scattered, not destroyed. None of this troubles Triston Slendrake. He has his own problems. Like his slave-driving bosses, the innkeeper and his sadistic wife. Like his daily diet of cold mush. Like his best friend Alden, who's better than him at everything. Like Kara, who doesn't know he exists. But the sudden arrival of two illustrious strangers on the day of the duel changes everything. Triston soon realizes his dirtbag boss is the least of his worries as he struggles to disentangle himself from a web of greed, bloodshed, and sorcery so foul none have seen the likes of it in over a thousand years. Where do you run, when the long-forgotten power of the undead once again threatens to overwhelm all you hold dear? For Triston, only one thing is clear: running is not an option.

    A woman needing to mend her own. Together, can they overcome the threat clawing at their happy ending?After an unexpected heartbreak, Izzy Howell is left dangling like a misplaced ornament. Not wanting to spend the holidays alone, she's lured into a visit to her aunt's inn in Bearden, Montana. When an overbooking disaster sees the hottest dragon shifter under the sun walking into her suite, Izzy is ready to pack it in and go home. Except her inner cougar is digging in her claws and sniffing up the dragon's tree.Dragon shifter Zane Darkwood works hard, then works harder. As a bounty hunter, no target gets very far, and no distraction gets in the way. Which is why when his latest eludes him and he's told—ordered—to take time off, he's ready to breathe fire and melt every single snowman in the little shifter town of Bearden. Bah humbug.When the curvaceous cougar shifter captures his target on camera, Zane's plans to fly out of town are upended. He throws himself into the wintery celebrations with an eye on the prize, using Izzy as his cover. But between the hot cocoa, sleigh rides, and sneaky mistletoe mishaps, Zane finds himself questioning his priorities. The sassy, feisty, gorgeous woman teases his dragon and tempts him to bare his soul.After Izzy finds out what really draws Zane's attention, her bruised heart is fully shattered. Despite her cougar's insistence that Zane is her fated mate, she pulls back before his grouchy spirit can do more than freeze her out. Danger isn't done with them, for while Izzy has been distracting him, a deadly criminal has been hunting them both.Chase the bounty or chase his mate... Zane will need a Christmas miracle to claim them both.

    She wants revenge. Let the game begin . . . Julia is on a mission: Seduce the crown prince and then rip out his heart. Why, do you ask? He unknowingly impregnated her best friend Cynthia and destroyed her life. After Cynthia dies and with the baby now in her care, Julia swears to seek revenge. But his highness, with his stormy eyes and smoky scent, makes her knees buckle and turns her into a drooling puddle. That wasn’t the plan. Benjamin is prince playboy. The giant Dragon warrior is under stress though. He’s supposed to get married, because a Dragon king without a mate is nothing. Unfortunately, he doesn’t do forever. He needs some pant-dropping to distract him. Who’s that new servant girl? But what begins as an innocent flirt soon spirals way out of control. Between a pushy queen trying to claim him and an assassin waiting to strike, Benjamin and Julia are slowly falling for each other. She’s the one making his flames scorch his throat. As feelings deepen, Julia has to ask herself whether Benjamin is really the monster she thought he was. Has she bitten off more than she can chew? Will he love her when he discovers her secret? When he discovers he has . . . a son? This is a 107-page stand-alone paranormal story with dragon shifters, lots of action and lots of steam. It has an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! This is a HOT story with mature themes and language. Most definitely for 18+ readers only.

    Until she finds something she wasn’t meant to; A dragon’s egg.Now on the run from secret government agents and protecting the vulnerable hatchling, Aella finds there’s more to her past and her parents than there seemed.With no where to turn, Aella gets help in the unlikeliest of places and has her eyes opened to a secret world of mythical races and creatures living hidden among the humans of the world.Can she find a place for herself and her dragon? Or is she bringing danger to everyone she meets?

    Attack at Wedding Leaves at Least Fourteen Dead, Many More Injured, the headlines proclaimed.The wedding was an outdoor affair, on a beach with the Gulf of Mexico in the background. In all, seventy-two were injured, and the body count rose to seventeen. Local hospitals were filled with bleeding attendees, and, at one point, the bride, her bloodied white wedding dress cut away and spilling onto the emergency room floor, went into cardiac arrest.Her groom died at the scene.In the room next door, an elderly wedding guest also suffered cardiac arrest—not from a bullet wound but from shock, combined with advanced age and a weak heart. Both souls walked out of their respective rooms.One wanted to live.One did not.* * *Philomena Muir became a widow on her wedding day. Three years later, she found herself bumping into the strangest man she'd ever met--except he wasn't a man. More specifically, he wasn't human.That brief meeting became the catalyst for a brewing war, pitting one human witch against the might of a supernatural race.The cards are stacked, and Philomena needs a winning hand...

    First he had to win admission when only one hundred applicants would be selected from over four hundred. Then Jamie had to learn how to use the power of a Dragon belt and learn to fly with a Dragon. Added to all of this, against all tradition, Jamie has been bonded to a Dragon in his first year. But Jamie overcomes all of those difficulties and even helps his bonded Dragon, Tomith, whom he has nicknamed Tommy, to learn how to fly. Now Jamie and Tommy face the second semester, and in this semester they will continue to struggle— but not only with their classes. They have now been caught up in the Stonebriar House Championship. Each year, the five Houses—Blackburn, Warwick, Aubondale, Waverly, and Pembroke—all compete for the coveted House Championship. Jamie’s and Tommy’s House, Aubondale, has finished in last place for the previous seven years. The overriding passion of every student in Aubondale is to finally get their house out of last place. To help accomplish this, Jamie and Tommy will have to compete in the school’s Dragon races, something they know nothing about. Even as Jamie and Tommy settle into the day-to-day struggles of school life at Stonebriar, they have been marked for capture or assassination by a shadowy organization known at the Sisterhood. For decades, the Sisterhood has been seeking to fulfill a prophecy that will grant the sisters total control over all the nations of Aurellius—along with immortality. But, in order to achieve their goal, they must eliminate Jamie and Tommy. Jamie’s and Tommy’s greatest challenge will not be helping get their House out of last place—their greatest challenge will be to simply survive.

    A powerful spell hidden in a child's rhyme. When an untrained boy awakens an ice dragon to protect his village, and lives to tell the tale, not even the Conclave of Sorcerers can predict what happens next.Accidental Sorcerers brings to life an unforgettable tale of love and loyalty in the world of Termag. Feel the magic!

     ABOUT THE SHORT STORY’S PRICE: Hello, you lovely people. Odd to talk about money straight up, but I know that some of you might be thinking, £1.99/US$2.99/CDN$3.99/A$3.99 is a lot for a short story. Let me explain how it works in the UK. A rate of 20% VAT (Value Added Tax) applies to eBooks. This doesn’t apply to ‘real’ paper books. That means 33p of the £1.99 goes straight to the British government. Amazon takes around 2p to deliver the story to your Kindle, then takes another 48p as its cut. The remainder, £1.16, goes to me. That's not a great deal, I hope you agree. A roughly similar story applies in foreign territories. In these times of falling sales, and authors losing their contracts, and only one in seven traditionally published authors being able to write fulltime, stories like this are a vital way of YOU supporting the authors whose books you enjoy. So THANK YOU for your support! Think of it in terms of a pint of beer or a cup of coffee: they cost £2-4, depending on where you live in the UK. This story will give you more enjoyment (I think!) than either of those things, and last for a longer time, and cost you less money. This is the third time I have self-published a short story. (Massive thanks here to Pete Simpson, who designed the cover for me!) It’s been an exciting project since the day I did the poll on Facebook, asking you lovely people which of my characters you wanted me to write about. Centurion Tullus won out, narrowly, and this is the result. The one hundred and something people who backed the Kickstarter campaign got to read this story almost 7 months ago, but now you can too. Oh, what's it about? The war of the Batos, or the Pannonian War, which took place between AD 6 and 9, a general emergency that had almost 100.000 legionaries sent to modern-day Croatia to sort out the rebels. Enjoy the story, and please email me if you have any questions about it or anything else – ben@benkane.net Ben

    Since then, the two have grown into normal teenagers. Well, not quite normal. They can do things that aren’t humanly possible. In an effort to learn who—or what—they are, the twins follow the trail of a cold case that investigators gave up on years before. In the process, they uncover secrets and dangers that could threaten not just their lives, but the very existence of their kind.

    Antoine has been murdered but his daughter is still alive and well. Lia has taken over her deceased husband-s job as the village smith and is unprepared to meet another dragon, which is why she doesn-t recognize him as one when she meets him. He offers her a chance to start a new life and she decides to take him up on it. Little does she realize that this is her second chance at life, love, children and finding a man to stand up to her. With all the subtlety of his species, he sets out to claim her as his own as swiftly as he can. He does one heck of a job. Join Lia with her Dragonlord for shape shifting fun, fights, and winged frolics.