A descendant of the Diviner who first banished the Orc Gods, he might be convinced to act— as long as it fills his coffers with gold, his stomach with delicious food, and his bed with a different type of delicacy.Unfortunately, his choice of companions is limited to the poor souls who come seeking his sometimes fraudulent divinations:A half-elf spy tracking an assassin. A sorceress searching for a traitor.A paladin pursuing his forbidden love.If he can trick coax them into putting aside their own agendas and taking up his own, Cassius might be able to stave off a war, secure his city, and write his own destiny. If not, what begins as a back-alley battle may bring about the downfall of humanity.In a game of deceptions, which side will you fight for?

     FYI: Accidentally breaking out is frowned upon. Well, crap. Thanks to some epic bad luck, Vera tumbles through the gate separating Earth from the other realms of the world. Beyond Earth, the world is full of magic. And completely off-limits to humans.Vera's new protector, Kale, is the cranky, overbearing, irritatingly-attractive Guardian responsible for executing humans who stray beyond their borders. Turns out, her kind broke the world a thousand years ago.WAY TO GO TEAM HUMANS!Vera needs to find a way back home before anyone else figures out what she is. Her best shot at getting there with all her bits intact? Kale. Who still might decide to kill her, if his flesh-eating demon horse doesn't beat him to it.Oh, and mythical monsters are real. All of them. Good times, right? Get ready for adventure, magic, slow-burning romance, and kick-butt characters with plenty of attitude.

    She is given the made up title of Progenna, because she can't be in line for the throne and therefore, can't be a Princess. All her life, she is reminded that she isn't quite good enough. When her father decides she is to marry Pir Leo Valentine, an eighty-four year old man with a scar across his face that took his eye and only one hand, she runs away from the palace.Orlando of Talla is a pig farmer and former soldier who served the King until he watched his Sovereign burn an entire harbor town rather than lose a battle. Now he tries to live a quiet life while leading a band of rebels who steal from the nobility to bring prisoners home from that war.Orlando is also the bastard son of a nobleman, and therefore, he has a Sensitivity, one of Blood that allows him to feel the Sensitivities of others. He finds the injured Progenna in the forest and immediately realizes that the stories about Mariana aren't true. Ra-ther than being an Insensitive, Mariana may be the most powerful Sensitive in Valborough.

    but is he powerful enough to save them all?With his father gone to war......and his mother in hiding......Kealin must make a decision.Should he stay and train to defend their Elven land, like his father asked, or head out into the icy waters to try to change fate?Kealin's choice will set him on a path like none other. Beginning with a voyage across the icy seas with his three siblings, he discovers a power within himself that is not elven at all. It is older, darker, and could be a danger to everyone around him.Has everything he has been told been a lie?From a harrowing journey across the frozen North, to enslavement, the riddles of an all-seeing seer, and a battle to decide the future of the elves of the West, an adventure like no other awaits. Kealin searches for his lost family, gaining unforgettable allies like a duo of thieves, wizards, a rebel elven warlord, and even a narwhal companion. But there is something greater hidden within Kealin's journey and that truth might destroy him and everyone he cares about.This omnibus is the complete Songs of Shadow trilogy, the first great arc of an dark but epic story, and a trilogy that has earned hundreds of fives star reviews on the individual books.This bundle contains:Half-Bloods Rising Half-Elf Chronicles Book ISeer of Lost Sands Half-Elf Chronicles Book IIShadow of the Orc Star Half-Elf Chronicles Book III​ Get it now at new release pricing! Embrace the adventures readers have compared to R.A. Salvatore's Drizzt Do'Urden and the Forgotten Realms world!

    A secret that could destroy her. Devastated by her father’s sudden death, Stella barely protests being shipped off to live in a secluded forest encampment with the mother she never knew. Upon arrival, things go from bad to downright creepy. Everyone in the cultish community stares at her like she’s a mutant, including the two sisters her father failed to mention in her fourteen years, and her mother promptly locks her in the attic. Her only companions are a mouse and fantasies of befriending her own sisters. Desperately lonely, Stella watches from the window as her family leaves for a night each month to attend mysterious “lunar meetings.” While they are gone to one of these meetings, Stella escapes the attic, only to discover why her mother has kept her locked up her since her arrival—the entire community is made up of werewolves. Intensely protective of their privacy, they would do anything to keep their secret from outsiders…outsiders like Stella. Once she knows their secret, she must fight for her freedom...and her life. Girl Among Wolves is a COMPLETED trilogy of YA paranormal fantasy novels adapted from the original dark fairy tales. This is a story of buried secrets and a love destined to overcome all odds. It’s the perfect dark tale for fans of werewolf romance and star-crossed love. This book is ideal for readers who love: •Shifter Romance •Fairytale Retellings and Adaptations •Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White •Dark Fantasy •Teen and Young Adult Paranormal Romance •Fiction involving forgotten family secrets •Tales of forbidden love •Fated Love, First Love, and One True Partner This is BOOK ONE in the completed trilogy. It is not meant to be read as a stand-alone novel. BOOK TWO, Beastly Beauty , and BOOK THREE Ghostly Snow are now available! ***Scroll up to one-click and start reading today!***

    An immortal king. An epic adventure. Cursed with the power to impose his will on those around him, forcing everyone he meets to gradually become him, Hunter has become the hunted. The immortal King Tykus will stop at nothing to destroy him...or to brainwash him into becoming the king's ultimate weapon.Fleeing the kingdom, Hunter meets a woman with the same horrible power...an exiled master swordswoman named Vi. A wise-cracking, butt-kicking, badass warrior, she has one rule: keep up with her...or die. Now Hunter must survive Vi's brutal training regimen to become a master swordsman. If he succeeds, he'll have a chance at fighting back against the all-powerful King Tykus. If he fails, his enemies will surely kill him. That is, if Vi doesn't do it first!  This book is intended for adult readers. It contains graphic violence, adult language, and some sexual content.

    Varik Teitur inherits a vast sea farm after the mysterious drowning of his marine biologist father. When Marisa Baron, a beautiful and shrewd terrorist, who knows way too much about Varik's father's work, tries to steal seed disks from the world's food bank, Varik is forced to put his dreams of becoming a doctor on hold and venture with her, into a hot zone teeming with treacherous nomads and a Fireseed cult who worships his dead father, in order to search for Fireseed, a seemingly magical hybrid plant that may not even exist. Fans of Divergent will likely enjoy this as well as those who like romance with their page-turners. ***Indie Reader notable, YA finalist in sci-fi & YA in USA News International Book Awards and Amazon bestseller. Includes discussion questions for book club or classroom.

     Bailey Donahue has to stay dead. After witnessing her husband's murder, Bailey is ripped from her life and placed in the Witness Protection Program in the sleepy town of Shadow Rock. Believed dead by the mafia, Bailey is trapped in a torturous limbo, unable to return to her life -- and her eighteen-month-old daughter -- without risking the lives of those she loves most. Losing all hope, she attempts suicide, only to wake in the hospital and discover that not only is she alive, she's woken with a "gift" - she can paint portraits of events that haven't happened... yet. Her first picture: a girl drowning. She doesn't know who or where the girl is, or how to stop her prediction from coming true. When two locals offer their help, she feels like she must accept, even though her instincts are screaming that these good samaritans know too much about her. Can Bailey find the girl and prevent a tragedy — without letting anyone know that she’s still alive? Black Water is the first book of Ninie Hammon's new series, Through the Canvas. A riveting psychological thriller series about an ordinary woman ripped from her life, and drawn into dark and thrilling tales by mysterious forces she can't explain.

     Paul is thrilled - at first - but the agency is under siege from within, and Paul soon finds himself the focal point in the battle for its control. “Watchers of the Night” is the first installment in the Watchers Series. Beware: It does end with a cliffhanger! Books in the Watchers Series: Watchers of the Night The Rise of Indicium The Fall of Astralis Dreampire

    The only one he’s ever loved but can he keep her safe from those who hunt him?Sweet has been living alone since her friend died years ago. Nothing but silence and indifference to keep her company until Mutter stumbles into her life—large, hungry, dangerous and as lonely as she is.Now, she’ll do anything to stay with him, even sacrifice herself.A love story as brilliant and tragic as Romeo and Juliet.

    But when he arrives in Lynchburg, Virginia, in the spring of 1885, what he discovers there is far worse than he expected. His partner, who sent for him, has been murdered while in pursuit of a dangerous bounty. And the killer isn’t done yet. Vito is fighting against time, the townspeople of Lynchburg, and a sheriff seemingly determined to cover up every detail about the crime. However, he must follow the trail his dead partner left behind, and uncover the truth lurking in the shadows of this small town. Then he meets Ellie, a fiery woman in search of the storied Beale Treasure, and everything changes. Inspired by true events, The Beale Treasure: A Frank Vito Bounty Hunter Series, is a gun-blasting Western, full of grit and spirit, that will keep your heart racing right up until the stunning conclusion.

     Jess Morgan’s life has always been chaotic. When a startling new reality cannot be denied, it’s clear that everything she believed about herself is a lie. She is linked to a world where humans – ‘hot-bloods’ – are disposable entertainment. Life on a run-down estate – her single mum’s alcoholism and violent boyfriend – become the least of Jess’s worries. Praise for Sue Bentley: ‘Sue Bentley’s dark, sensual, magical story will catch you in the gut, move your heart and set your imagination on fire. It’s unmissable.’ Thea Bennett, Radio Times. ‘This is a book to really immerse yourself in. By the end you won’t be able to help feeling that you know Jess, and that you have spent time in the world of Faery yourself.’ Helen Walters – Writing Magazine Columnist. Sue Bentley lives in Northamptonshire. She is the author of over seventy books, published in her own name and using a pen name. She is a bestseller both as herself and as another persona. Her books for young readers have sold over two million copies and have been translated into over twenty languages.

    Master Silurian, though not a zdrell master himself, has been fighting demon magic all his considerable life and hoping against hope that a new zdrell master would enter the world. Now as the demons and their wizards are nearly ready take over the continent and cement their hold over the entire human race, Jonny is discovered by Silurian, a boy, who untutored is able to manipulate magic like the zdrell masters of old. Can Silurian train this boy and keep him alive long enough for him to become a new zdrell master before the demons sweep the continent and gain control of the entire world?

    Fated to lose his powers if he remains unwed by the age of thirty-five, Adam has little time to meet and court a woman who’ll embrace the man he is, and the dragon within.When Molly crashes her vehicle and wakes up in the arms of a tall, dark-eyed rescuer, the world is a throbbing mess of confusion. She doesn’t know who she is, where she’s from, or how she got there. Worst of all, her handsome savior is a complete stranger—despite the fact they’re apparently in love, and happily married.Molly struggles to understand how she could have forgotten the intense, charismatic man that tenderly nurses her back to health. Sparks fly between them, but Molly’s memories refuse to return…and something isn’t adding up. Her mysterious husband is keeping secrets and when the truth is finally revealed, Molly’s world will come crashing apart a second time. Note: This is Book 1 in the series "Guardian Dragons of Prospect Falls". All books in the series can be read as standalones with a HEA and no cliffhangers. Warning: Adults Only

    He can barely cast any spells at all, and those he does cast tend to fail explosively. If that wasn't bad enough, he's also managed to attract the ire of the most promising student of his year- who also happens to be the nephew of a king. Hugh has no friends, no talent, and definitely doesn't expect a mage to choose him as an apprentice at all during the upcoming Choosing. When a very unusual mage does choose him as apprentice, however, his life starts to take a sharp turn for the better. Now all he has to worry about is the final test for the first years- being sent into the terrifying labyrinth below Skyhold.