His younger sister Elaine guards the Fountain of Youth from human greed by herself. After many partings and 700 years of isolation, her tears are about to dry up. Then, a young man appears seeking the Fountain of Youth. That young man's name is Ban. Over the course of seven days with Ban, Elaine's heart is healed. The distance between them closes, but...

    Roshan saved his life and honor demands Kelas stays by his side until he repays the debt.Roshan takes his broody new werewolf bodyguard in stride. Slowly, his relentless good nature begins to break down Kelas’s walls.And their tentative friendship becomes something more.An unexpected visitor from Roshan’s past throws them into a political plot and gives Kelas a chance for revenge. But are the gods blessing Kelas, or asking for a sacrifice?Content warnings: Contains slavery, violence, body control, bottom shaming, misogyny, and rape mentioned in backstory. All sex between the heroes is clearly consensual.

    Looking for starting points and must-read moments of your favorite Marvel characters? It's all here in this latest edition of the Marvel Reading Chronology! Maximize your reading experience with these easy-to-follow chronologies will guide you through your reading list and make you the merriest Marvelite on your block!

    But that peace shudders to an end, as we dive headlong into July's Transformers #81! Because the Fans demanded it! Thousand of Transformers fans signed petitions urging us to make this book - and IDW listened! Created by the same writer, penciler, and inker of Transformer #80 in 1991!

    With Niall’s life and love at stake, he’s not about to start now. N.B. Originally published with All Romance, this edition features the same story with new cover art Finn Hallan is a member of the elite Norwegian Emergency Response Unit, code name Delta. When the team is sent to respond to a hostage situation on an Oil Platform, he has to face demons he thought he had buried a long time ago.Scottish engineer Niall Faulkner’s skills in oil platform decommissioning takes him to the Forseti platform at the worst possible time. When he’s captured by terrorists, his only thought is that he will never get to tell his lover how he really feels.Can Finn keep Niall alive? Or will they both die at the hands of hijackers in the frigid waters of the Norwegian sea? Word Count: 21,000

    When a request to investigate a puzzling murder incident hits his desk, Ayatsuji must team up with Mizuki Tsujimura, a spunky agent sent from the Special Division, to tackle the case. Can the unlikely duo get to the bottom of this mystery?!

    True power comes from within...this guide.· Map renders taken directly from the game help you locate hidden items.· Complete basics section with handy tips on how to make the game easier through your attack style.· Includes bonuses unlocked by clearing the game!· Clear every mission while finding hidden items with our detailed walkthrough tutorials.· Defeat the likes of Gaara, Kabuto, and even Orochimaru with our descriptive countermeasures.

    They call themselves 9-Lives. Humans call them cat-boys, and force them to live as collared pets. Conri, a rebellious young 9-Life, ran away to escape this fate. But when a human named Adrian saves him from capture, Conri is torn between his desire for freedom and another desire he can't quite admit, even to himself... Can two people meet as equals in a world divided between masters and slaves?

    The last thing he wants is to meet his ex in the ring while the world dubs it a grudge match. For the most part, he’s content with traveling. Being known as the casino champ isn’t a bad gig. He doesn’t realize he’s missing anything. That is, until Gunnar comes to a stranger’s rescue in the rain.Liam isn’t a stranger at all. Not only has he been living upstairs from Gunnar for the past two years, they went to high school together. Since Liam’s changed a lot in the past few years, he doesn’t hold it against Gunnar for not recognizing him.His issue with Gunnar is something else entirely—like that time Gunnar didn’t call.Liam has no intention of falling victim to Gunnar’s charms twice. Life, on the other hand, has different plans.

    Duke Rogers finds himself in a racially charged situation. The case might have to wait... The immediate problem: getting out of South Central Los Angeles in one piece during the 1992 Rodney King riots and that's just the beginning of his problems.Private investigator Duke Rogers finds an old "friend" for a client. The client's "friend," an up and coming black actress, ends up dead. Duke knows his client did it. Now, feeling guilty, he wants to find the client/killer. He starts his mission by going to the dead actress' family in South Central L.A. - and while there the Rodney King riots ignite. And while he tries to track down the killer he must also deal with the racism of his partner, Jack, and from the dead woman's brother, Warren. He must also confront his own possible latent racism - even as he's in an interracial relationship with the murder victim's dead woman's sister.

    The meeting between the two ambitious young men results in an unintended consequence that neither had been prepared for.In this standoff between the enforcer and the lawmaker, there is a past that binds them together―and only they can decide the outcome of this duel.

    Ending up on my knees in front of my cocky coworker and long-term rival wearing silk and lace? Not part of the plan. Not by a long shot.It was just for the weekend. A one-night indulgence to let off steam and purge the desire that flares up as strongly as hatred whenever he’s around, but as usual, Nicolae has other ideas.He’s the kind of gorgeous, rich jerk who gets whatever he wants, and it was bad enough when he set his sights on my promotion.Now he wants more. He wants me.Straight Laced is a short and sweet ~17k Alternate Universe novella. My Alternate Universe stories feature characters from other books I've written in brand-new, unrelated stories and situations (in this case, Jack and Nicolae from the Flesh & Bone series). See inside for more details.Straight Laced is packed with enemies-to-lovers banter, angst and fluff as two coworkers who are sure they hate each other learn how to love.

    Skipping across the country in a desperate attempt to stay one step ahead of the authorities, Peter is quickly realizing that he's a psionically-charged "harbinger" with the potential to reshape the course of human history. But Peter's plight has not gone unnoticed. Respected philanthropist and fellow harbinger, Toyo Harada, is about to offer Peter the chance at the things for which the boy has always longed - family, inner peace, self-control - and induct him into the sprawling, secret network of conspiracy and subversion known as the Harbinger Foundation. Now, Peter begins his long road towards a destiny that will shake the very foundations of the Valiant Universe. His first lesson? All power comes with a price! Collecting the groundbreaking first year of Valiant Entertainment's Harbinger.Collecting: Harbinger 1-12

    But when AGENTS MULDER and SCULLY reunite for a new, ongoing series that ushers THE X-FILES into a new era of technological paranoia, multinational concerns and otherworldly threats, it'll take more than a desire 'to believe' to make it out alive. The X-Files: Season 10 also sees creator Chris Carter return to the fold as Executive Producer!

    When a puppy and kitten are dumped at his door, he decides to raise them as his own. With love and care the furballs quickly become full-grown ‒perhaps a bit too much as they’re now two… hunky humans?! When your pets are this eager, it takes being a ‘pet lover’ to a whole new level!