After escaping the tyranny of Marysvale, John quickly learns that old prejudices are alive in Alyth as well. When the villagers learn of his gifts, new enemies rage with old. However, a darker evil lurks in the shadows of the quiet village--one that threatens to consume John and all who live free. In order to save himself and those he loves, John must first defend the very people who seek his life.

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    Our heroes, a seven year old Sacred Dancer, a swordsman that despises titles, a warrior with the ability to control the land, a blind archer and the classic white mage try to find a way back to Earth after being transported by a mysterious power. Yet, something doesn't want them to.They encounter foes that wield unimaginable power, battle elemental Guardians and even compete in a race where people die, this fun fantasy filled adventure isn't exactly what they thought it would be!Will our newly formed heroes find a way home? Will they be the best guild? Will they survive in the harsh lands of Rostical? Read to find out!

    She accepts, only to find that this world treats magic users the same way hers did— by hunting them down for heresy.She will be hunted by the Church, shunned by her peers, having to fight both people and monsters to survive. When faced with inquisitors, slavers, terrorists, and more, Melas will have no choice but to overcome them to seize her own destiny, or fail and run from it all.

    Keener senses, heightened awareness and an enhanced physical strength that could be called upon by his sheer will. Erik becomes involved with a team of high profile investigators and local police trying to locate a girl who was kidnapped in the middle of a playground amongst dozens of adults and children. None of the adults saw anything and what the children claim to have seen is too far fetched to be believed. The search evolves into a full-scale manhunt into the dark and desolate woodlands of the Hopedale Mountain. After a lethal encounter and a fatality, Erik, the investigators and police realize that what they're dealing with isn't a man and possibly isn't of this world. What they're dealing with is a sentient evil that has an appetite for young children.

    Ditched and pregnant, Eve vows to be the best mother she can be. Nix falls for Eve the moment he beds her, but he knows that he has powerful enemies who won’t hesitate to use her to get to him, so he moves away, ghosting Eve to keep her safe. Will Nix be able to make it back in time to save Eve when she and the baby are snatched by a cruel dragon king? Or will he have to admit defeat and lose the love of his life altogether? Alpha's Claim (Rise Of The Alphas #2) After being involved in a legal scandal that brought too much publicity her way, Piper Lee moves from New York to the small town of Bethany Beach in Delaware for a fresh start. She soon finds herself crossing paths with Levi Carter, the chief of police in the town. Piper knows his type - cynics who hate defence lawyers - but she never expected to feel attracted to that kind of cop. Levi knows Piper’s secret - that she is a bear shifter - and although she isn’t a member of his pack, he vows to protect her as one of his own when a hunter comes to the small town. Piper is a lot to handle - stubborn and quick to run herself into danger - but Levi thinks maybe she’s worth the trouble. Will Piper find out Levi is trying to help her before it’s too late? And will Levi be able to save Piper from the danger she’s gotten herself into? Alpha's Territory (Rise Of The Alphas #3) Lila, a bar owner in a small town in Wyoming, finds herself caught up in a love triangle with two guys, neither of whom she wants to be with. They pursue her and refuse to take no for an answer. Lila finds herself getting increasingly uncomfortable with their advances, but she doesn’t know who to turn to for help. It all comes to a head when she finds herself alone with them. Convinced that things are about to take a disastrous turn when the two men shift into bears, Lila is terrified. She is rescued by a sexy stranger and declares the bear shifters to be monsters. Jasper has always liked Lila, but as the alpha of his pack, his rule is not to fool around with humans and risk them finding out about the bears. Now that Lila knows the bears’ secret, Jasper must decide if this human is worth pursuing or if he must make her leave town for good. The Hunted (Rise Of The Alphas #4) Brooke is a dragon hunter, hell bent on getting revenge on Alexandria, the Dragon Queen of Pengle. She is ready to take Alexandria and her pack down to avenge the deaths of her parents, but then she sees Adonis, son of Alexandria, Prince of Pengle, and she starts to feel herself softening. Adonis knows he has to step up and help to protect his mother from the dragon hunter who has found their town. But when his dragon catches the hunter’s scent, suddenly, he has other ideas about what he would like to do with her. Will Brooke and Adonis find a way to put their differences aside, or will one of them end up winning the battle and losing their heart? Will either of them manage to fulfil their destinies, or will they become each other’s destiny? Returning To The Dragon (Rise Of The Alphas #5) When Koy’s best friend’s sister, Lacey, returns to their village after six years, Koy knows he’s in trouble. Lacey is everything he has ever dreamed of, and his inner beast won’t let him forget it. Being with him is dangerous. As the alpha of his dragon pack, any mate of his will become a target to his enemies and Koy will do anything to protect Lacey from danger. Can Koy silence his inner beast and listen to his head and stay away from Lacey? Or will his animal instincts take over and claim Lacey as his mate, plunging her into a world so different to her own? Lost Land (Rise Of The Alphas #6) Acclaimed magic historian Ellie is just trying to live an ordinary, magic life. She’s finally getting her life going and making real strides towards making it in the world when she is kidnapped by dragons who are known for killing witches like her. Brought before the dragon king in chains, she’s presented with a choice: help him with a dangerous mission to investigate a cursed, abandoned island sealed off centuries ago from the world, or else. What was supposed to be a quick in and out to a forgotten island becomes something far more intense and passionate as she realizes the chemistry between her and the dragon king, a forbidden romance between two species who have killed each other for millennia. While they begin to fall for each other, they uncover that the reasons that the island was barred off is still there, and still very much alive. Alpha’s Hostage (Rise Of The Alphas #7) I moved to New Orleans to escape a dark past. I had never really believed in the supernatural or other beings I didn’t truly understand, but then the unthinkable happened… After being taken hostage by two wolves, I don’t know how I will make it out of this situation alive. My only flicker of hope appears when they finally take me to their alpha. He wants me as much as I want him, but when my past is discovered, I don’t know if he’ll ever let me go. Forbidden Bear AKA Forbidden (Rise Of The Alphas #8) When Madeline comes home from college, she is dreading having to see her annoying stepbrother again. But when she sees him, she isn’t prepared for the instant effect he has on her. She tries to explain away her feelings, but they are too strong, and she knows that she has to have him. Will she be able to get past the fact that he’s her stepbrother? And what will happen when she finds out Ethan is a wolf shifter? Way Out West Shifter (Rise Of The Alphas #9) First Shift (Rise Of The Alphas #10) Cleo is the black sheep of her family - a wolf shifter who refuses to embrace her true self and turn into a wolf. She is used to the ridicule and the laughter, and when Zane, the hottest shifter in her pack, starts talking to her out of the blue, she is just waiting for the taunting to start. But Zane doesn’t want to ridicule Cleo - he finds her refusal to blindly conform to the pack mentality noble. Unable to resist their powerful attraction, he kisses her for the first time, changing the courses of both of their lives. But then Zane’s father, the alpha of their pack, is killed and it is beginning to look more and more like Cleo is the killer. Has Cleo’s refusal to follow the rules gone a step too far, or is there another killer in their midst? Zane must find out before it’s too late and the life of another pack member is taken. And before he loses Cleo forever. Waking The Dragon (Rise Of The Alphas #11) Brinley has run away from home, and for good reason. The young witch is to be married off by her father to a rude upstart of a warlock, and she doesn’t understand why. Setting out on her own, Brin meets Garrick. With the witch very sick of men telling her what to do, the two don’t get off to a good start. And spirited Brin doesn’t bat an eyelid when she finds out the tall, handsome stranger in the vintage suit is, in fact, the Dragon King of Europe, and more than that, he’s centuries old. Initially, it seems an unfortunate coincidence that Garrick and Brin’s fates are more intertwined than they could have imagined. As the twenty-five-year-old witch’s powers begin to fully manifest, it becomes clear that she has a role to play in helping Garrick and his council of immortals save the magical world. As they work together, and a plan begins to form, her and Garrick’s feelings for one another grow as well. But can he give her the space she needs to become the witch she is supposed to be? And will Brin realize that love is right under her nose, and that first impressions should sometimes be discounted? Each story in this series features a bad boy shifter hero. Intended for 18+ readers due to adult content.

    Laura Taylor is a lesbian, professional writer, obsessive tidier, and control freak. Fate brings them together as improbably housemates. Can Laura and Crystal break through their carefully constructed walls against the past and learn to get along and start to embrace life again?

    Born into a life of organised crime in the gritty East End of London, she has endured nothing but hardship and disappointment. Then one night, in a sleazy bar, fate sends a dangerous opportunity her way. Carmen Trogan, daughter and heir apparent to a rival business, has no idea who Evie is when their eyes meet across the dance floor. But Evie knows all about her. The chance to bring the rich and beautiful woman to her knees - both figuratively and literally - is too good to pass up. Sparks fly from their first kiss, but Evie is playing a dangerous game. There are consequences that come with spending the night with a woman like Carmen. Will she be able to walk away from the best night of her life, or will she risk it all to see Carmen one more time?

    Banaza is one of those heroes, summoned from the Royal Capital Paluma, but something’s not right—Banaza is only an average merchant. He has no magic, no fighting ability, and his stats are abysmal. Worse, a mishap leaves him unable to return home! Rejected as a hero and stranded in another world, abandoned to the far reaches of the kingdom by a cruel king who just wants him gone, Banaza’s fate looks pretty bleak. But what will happen once the failed hero candidate finds himself with super cheat powers once he hits level two?

    But when a stranger offers him an unusual coin, he begins to understand alchemy a little better, and suddenly thinks that it could be a way to make a living after all.Marco’s problem is that fate doesn’t plan for his life to fit that plan, at least not at Algornia’s shop in the Lion City. An evil force is rising, and sending its destructive energy out to scour kingdoms and cities for some unknown purpose. Marco becomes an inadvertent pawn in the machinations of the evil, when he is caught up in the violence and drama of a Corsair raid, and taken away from everything – the Lion City, Algornia’s shop, even Constance the model.There are undreamt of allies and friends and opportunities though, and escape is possible. Starting over a new life is not quite as easy however, as Fate starts to hunt Marco down, demanding that he live up to the challenges that are thrown his way, as a champion begins to emerge to face the brunt force of evil.The Gorgon’s Blood Solution is the first volume in Alchemy’s Apprentice, a new fantasy series by Jeffrey Quyle.

    

    A horde of beasts known only as the scourge has ravaged the land, leaving only the village of Terreas to survive. Hemmed in on all sides by the scourge, the denizens of Terreas eke out a lonely existence, trying to survive in a land that is all but dead. Jasen Rabinn is a teenage boy trapped in Terreas but with a mind rooted outside the boundaries of his village. He longs for adventure, and when the mysterious Baraghosa – a sorcerer of a sort not native to Luukessia – comes to Terreas, a chain of events is set in motion that will carry Jasen beyond his simple town. To adventure. To danger. To his destiny.

    With guns and fire, humans have turned them into a mere memory. But Crewe Chase is alive and well. With dead parents and no family, Crewe Chase is alone in the world. His grief has transformed to bitterness, and that bitterness has turned into hate. Now that he’s of age, he’s applied to Barbota University, a magical castle where he can learn to be a tremendous wizard. And join the fight. When he arrives, he knows he’s not interested in a profession of magical farming or teaching. With unique abilities that no one else possesses, he wants to be on the front lines of the battle. He wants to avenge those he’s lost—at any cost. They say the Jet Reapers are an elite society of the finest witches and wizards, all intent on restoring power to the magical community. Their views are considered to be radical—sometimes terrifying. And Crewe Chase wants to join them.

    The princess fights against the link while Lotto seeks to learn more about what happened to him. He finds a legacy and she finds the home in her father’s army that she has so desperately sought. As Lotto finds aptitude in magical and physical power, a dark force has risen from another land to sow the seeds of rebellion. It’s up to Lotto to save the princess and the kingdom amidst stunning betrayal fomented by the foreign enemy.~The Warstone Quartet~An ancient emperor creates four magical gems to take over and rule the entire world. The ancient empire crumbles and over millennia, three stones are lost and one remains as an inert symbol for a single kingdom among many. The force that created the Warstones, now awakened, seeks to unite them all, bringing in a new reign of world domination--a rule of terror. ~Four Warstones, four stories. The Warstone Quartet tells of heroism, magic, romance and war as the world must rise to fight the dark force that would enslave them all. FANTASY - Sword & Sorcery/Epic/Coming of Age