The Monster Men
Under the working title "Number Thirteen," American author Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote the science fiction book The Monster Men in 1913. A Man Without a Soul was the title under which it initially appeared in print in the November 1913 edition. Professor Arthur Maxon of Cornell University visits a secluded Pamarung Island in the East Indies with his daughter Virginia. The first experiment escaped and kidnapped Virginia. In his fanatical preoccupation, Maxon aims to marry the perfect human being produced by Experiment Number Thirteen to Virginia. After failing in his effort to use Jack against Maxon, Jack von Horn hands over the other eleven monsters to the pirate Muda Saffir. Virginia is taken off by Von Horn, while Budadreen and his gang steal Maxon's riches. The monsters are subdued and tamed by Jack, but Maxon turns against him and chases him.After overcoming several Dayaks, Jack's band finally finds itself in the company of an orangutan group. After that, to keep the location of the riches a secret, von Horn murders his friends. Virginia is ultimately informed by Von Horn that Jack is Number Thirteen, but she still chooses to love Jack. The hunt comes to an end at the location of the unearthed "prize," when von Horn's decapitated body is discovered next to the unlocked box.
Ghost of a Chance in Love
Love, mystery, Secrets, and a ghost. Who can you trust? One windswept Chicago autumn, teenager Laini Raiker's life changed forever. The mafia murdered her birth parents, and she's tossed into protective custody, starting life with nothing but a new name with a new family. Eighteen years later, Laini was blissfully married to the love of her life, Jaxton Travelli, until she woke up in the hospital staring down at her comatose body. How the hell did she get there? Did her now-missing husband abandon her? Refusing to believe the worst, Laini is determined to discover the truth. As she delves deeper, a web of lies emerges as long-lost enemies surface, threatening to destroy her family and everything she believes in. But time is running out. With the mafia closing in, how can Laini save her missing husband when she is a ghost? How is she to save herself before she becomes permanently spirit bound?Love and loyalties are tested in this plot-twisting, romancing, action-packed, who-can-you-trust, page-turning book.
The Lost City
The extremely eccentric Professor Phaeton Featherwit is home to the orphaned brothers Bruno and Waldo Gillespie. One day they decide to explore a tornado up close in one of the professor's machines, but they unintentionally get dragged into it. They are eventually carried away by the cyclone and land in a desolate, unexplored wasteland where they discover a city-a long-lost Aztec city!Joseph E. Badger Jr. wrote the book The Lost City. It is frequently listed as one of the top 100 books of all time. This wonderful book will undoubtedly draw readers from an entirely new generation. A lot of courses and curricula demand reading for The Lost City. And for those who just like to read classic works of literature, this gem is recommended.This book is fast-paced, action-packed, suspenseful, and mysterious, with many twists and turns. The characters were masterfully created by the author. The novel's characters are all entertaining and remarkable. It is an entire package of mystery, excitement, and surprises. Readers will experience a brief period of paranoia followed by a brief period of thoughtlessness.
A Fall of Water
Still grieving from their loss in the far East, Giovanni Vecchio and Beatrice De Novo are called to Rome and instantly discover that nothing is quite as it seems in the Eternal City. Joined by Carwyn and Tenzin, unexpected clashes greet them immediately, and rivalries churn beneath the glittering facade of the old Roman court. Allies might be enemies, and ancient rivals could hold the key to a deadly secret.Sometimes, finding the end means going back to the beginning. Fire, Earth, Wind, and Water finally meet with devastating results in the conclusion of the Elemental Mysteries.A FALL OF WATER is the fourth book in the Elemental Mysteries series by ten-time USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.
A Hidden Fire
A phone call from an old friend sets immortal book dealer Giovanni Vecchio back on the path of a mysterious manuscript he's hunted for over five hundred years. He never expected a young student librarian could be the key to unlock its secrets, nor could he have predicted the danger she would attract. Now he and Beatrice De Novo follow a twisted maze that leads from the archives of a university library, though the fires of Renaissance Florence, and toward a confrontation hundreds of years in the making.A HIDDEN FIRE is the first book in the Elemental Mysteries series by ten-time USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.
Waking Hearts
She gave up on dreams. He never gave up on her.Fox shifter Alison Smith gave up on happy endings when her ex-husband walked out, but that didn't mean she was allowed to give up on happy. With four growing kids, Allie is determined to look on the bright side and carry on. Luckily, Allie has the best friends a girl could ask for. Especially a certain quiet bear who's always been her rock. Oliver Campbell knows what it means to be patient. But twenty years of wanting one unavailable woman may have pushed him to the edge. With Allie working every night at his bar, their friendship has begun to fracture. Then old ghosts offer one more kick to the little family that's already down. Allie's ex-husband may be gone, but his actions are haunting his family. With danger licking the borders of Cambio Springs, the bear and the fox will have to work together. And twenty years of unspoken passion may finally come to light. WAKING HEARTS is a contemporary fantasy romance novel in the Cambio Springs Mysteries series by Elizabeth Hunter, author of the Elemental Mysteries and the Irin Chronicles.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The first novel of Irish author James Joyce is titled A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man. Stephen Dedalus describes his early years in a voice that is not his own yet is sensitive to his sentiments, using vocabulary that evolves as he does. Stephen is coming to grips with the world, and the reader experiences his worries and confusion with him. Word gets throughout Clongowes Wood College that some guys have been caught "smuggling."When Stephen's father incurs debt, the family vacates their comfortable suburban house and moves to Dublin. Stephen is aware that he won't be going back to Clongowes.The boys in Stephen's class are taken on a religious retreat while the author indulges in sensuous pleasures. Stephen gives the passages on pride, guilt, retribution, and the Four Last Things particular attention (death, judgment, Hell, and Heaven).Both his mother and father criticize him for returning to the Church. He concludes that Ireland's limitations prevent him from expressing himself as an artist fully. He declares his links to his home country before leaving for his self-imposed exile.
The Private Life
In Henry James' widely acclaimed short story "The Private Life" written in 1893, the storyteller makes shocking realizations around two individuals from his holiday party while their stay in a village in the Swiss Alps. After an evening spent paying attention to the casual conversation of the London playwright Clarence "Clare" Vawdrey, he goes up to Vawdrey's room where he sees, "bent over the table in the attitude of writing", the person that he thought was left downstairs along with his other friends. Vawdrey, it appears, is double: the first one is his public self, which as per the storyteller is troubled by "neither moods nor sensibilities", and the second one is his private life, his writing persona, which remains concealed.The conveniently charming storyteller Lord Mellifont, in the meantime, experiences the "opposite complaint". According to the narrator, Lord Mellifont is "all public", and has "no corresponding private life". Behind the immaculate mask of his public persona, there is absolutely nothing. Lord Mellifont is all just a show.
Antigone
Antigone is a historical fantasy novel that reimagines the legends of Greek mythology within the fall of one of the world's greatest and earliest empires. It is a tale of adventure, love and heartbreak, that tells of estranged twins who travel back in time to unearth the dark secrets of their family's past.
Typee
The whaling ship The Dolly arrives at the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific after sailing for six months without seeing land. The narrator, later known as Tommo, decides to leave the ship with Toby after growing weary of the hardships and abuse they suffered on board. Until they can board a better boat, the two guys want to remain hidden on the island of Nukuheva while subsisting on tropical fruits.Due to his injured leg, Kory-Kory feeds Tommo by hand, takes him around, and gives him a morning bath in the nearby stream. Toby immediately claims that the first time they are given meat, it is a roast human baby, and refuses to eat it. But as time passes, Tommo learns to relax and genuinely appreciate Typees life.He observes a portion of a partially eaten body after a battle with the Happars and concludes that the Typees consumed the dead Happars. Then, he keeps thinking about running away.Tommo runs away from a Nukuheva native in Typee who is attempting to buy his freedom for an Australian captain of a whaling ship.
The Longing of Lone Wolves
Rush is a Fae Guardian, a wolf-shifter whose enhanced abilities have made him a ruthless protector of Elphyne. His job is to protect the realm from the human enemy, and to ensure the sins of the past never come to pass again lest magic die forever. But one night of weakness resulted in a curse worse than death - exile. Now he spends his lonely time longing to be part of the living, once again protecting them from monsters... until one mysteriously washes up on the shores of his lake.Clarke is human. She's beautiful, feisty, and fierce. She's also the only person who can see him, speak to him, and touch him.If he hands her over to the Order, she's his ticket to having his curse removed. Unable to resist the opportunity, he tricks her into a bargain of obedience, never once suspecting his world is about to be turned upside down. The more he learns about this human enemy, the more he realizes she's not the monster he's been trained to believe. In fact, she's capable of inciting passion he'd never dreamed possible again. But Clarke has a message from the past... sins are already repeating. This time, if they don't stop the coming evil, it won't just be magic that dies. It will be everything.
The Final Strife
In the first book of a visionary fantasy trilogy with its roots in the mythology of Africa and Arabia that "sings of rebellion, love, and the courage it takes to stand up to tyranny" (Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree), three women band together against a cruel empire that divides people by blood. "A game-changing new voice in epic fantasy . . . There are no Chosen Ones here, only bad choices and blood."--Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, Autostraddle Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control.Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance.Clear is the blood of the slaves, of the crushed, of the invisible. Sylah dreams of days growing up in the resistance, being told she would spark a revolution that would free the empire from the red-blooded ruling classes' tyranny. That spark was extinguished the day she watched her family murdered before her eyes. Anoor has been told she's nothing, no one, a disappointment, by the only person who matters: her mother, the most powerful ruler in the empire. But when Sylah and Anoor meet, a fire burns between them that could consume the kingdom--and their hearts. Hassa moves through the world unseen by upper classes, so she knows what it means to be invisible. But invisibility has its uses: It can hide the most dangerous of secrets, secrets that can reignite a revolution. And when she joins forces with Sylah and Anoor, together these grains of sand will become a storm. As the empire begins a set of trials of combat and skill designed to find its new leaders, the stage is set for blood to flow, power to shift, and cities to burn. Book One of The Ending Fire Trilogy Don't miss any of Saara El-Arifi's searing Ending Fire Trilogy: THE FINAL STRIFE - THE BATTLE DRUM - THE ENDING FIRE
Rayna the Dragonslayer
A slayer of dragons, tasked with royal commands, has a change of heart when she learns the truth about her next target that alters her entire life's purpose. It's a symphony of sword and sorcery, high fantasy, and a heroic quest that is like The Mandalorian merging with Game of Thrones. Fans of Mistborn or The First Law Trilogy will fall in love with Rayna and her adventures in A Time of Dragons.
The Black Marshes
Welcome back to the world of drinkers and changers. Frances Hodge was just a child when she met the man in the marshes, a man who gave her a gift which would stay with her and shift the whole course of her life. No longer entirely human, she stumbles into the world of the drinkers and the changers, into a life where fear and hatred is the only motivation for survival. As the seasons change and a new century falls, Fran's group come head to head with a powerful enemy, an enemy which has already killed her husband and some of her closest friends. For Fran, the changers are primal, unfettered and viscous, but then she meets William Craven and everything begins to change.In this new gothic romance, Emma Barrett-Brown weaves a new tale set out in the dark dank marshes. A return to the Haverleigh family, and the next step in the story. Supernatural romance and intrigue abounds.
The Chosen of the Generations
The Wheel of Time turns, and the Generations choose. They offer no appeal.Vernon, the chieftain of Clan Innes-Martin, fears not his death but his succession. He dismisses the cancer eating him from within and seeks a divine revelation about his sons. Which one of them have the Gods and the Generations chosen to be his heir?The eldest and his presumed heir, Gregory, a natural war leader, would secure a life-or-death alliance with Clan Iredale and provide a son to inherit the rule of both clans.Vernon's second son, Bevan, offers no such signs of successful rule. A dilettante, a slave trader, and a merchant consumed by the heft of his strongboxes, he lacks piety.As the Gods and The Generations make their choice clear, Vernon must set plans into motion that could save his people...or lead to their ultimate destruction.The Chosen of the Generations, The Assassins of Harmony, Book 4, weaves a heartbreaking tale, set in a dystopian future, in which fate proves to be as immutable as the turning of the Wheel of Time.
A Necessary Heresy
Prophesized heroes are reborn. The burden they bear is as terrible as it is necessary.The dead city of Mahadev. In three thousand years, none who have entered those ageless walls have returned to bear word of what evil lurks within. And yet it is there that Cinder and Anya must journey. A hard road with mysteries and dangers abounding.And the greatest of those perils is imprisoned within the ruined temple at the very center of the necropolis' dark heart. There, Cinder and Anya are given insight into the terrifying truth the world faces. It is an evil so vast that even the dark god, Shet, must bow before its will. It is the bringer of apocalypse, the ender of civilizations. If ever freed, the world will be helpless before its horrific power.Forging an alliance all would have rather avoided, Cinder and Anya have no choice but to work with Shet to take on this greater enemy. Worse, it is a pact that will see them give away that which they hold most precious...
Alice in Wonderland Book
Experience Wonderland like you never have before with this full-color, illustrated storybook by award-winning artist Paolo Barbieri. This hardcover book presents Lewis Carroll's classic story, but the artwork reinterprets Alice as a teenager exploring Wonderland. In his signature style, Barbieri brings new depth to Alice's journey and delights readers with exquisite illustrations.
King's Crisis
THE ENDGAME HAS BEGUN...Returned from their banishment across the centuries, Steven Bauer and the forces of the White must now rescue their abducted loved ones from the forces of darkness.Across North America, the Black have come out of hiding, occupying one national landmark after another with hostages certain to attract their enemies' attention.Backed into a corner, Steven and his friends have no other choice but to fight for their lives and the lives of everyone they love: Atop Hoover Dam, Niklaus and Steven face off against Magdalene, the merciless Black Queen.At the apex of St. Louis' Gateway Arch, Audrey and a trio of Pawns confront the cruel arrows of Wahnahtah, the Black Pawn.On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Emilio, Lena, Archie and the remainder of Steven's phalanx encounter a new yet strikingly familiar Black Knight.Lives hang in the balance as Steven and the others struggle with a strategy meant to divide and conquer.And even if they succeed in saving their friends and families from the Black King and his ruthless minions, a checkered battlefield still awaits them all...
Fragments of Light
The year is 2384 M.E. The world is divided up into city kingdoms and empires ruled by kings, queens, and courts. Each city kingdom fights to be the most technologically advanced, hoping to dominate the others. The King of Arcadia, Damaris, has a weapon that could have the other kingdoms kneeling at his feet--a magic-infused cyborg army and his daughter, Princess Emerald. Born with the power of green magic, Emerald is the first person in a thousand years to have the gift of magic, and her secret is being heavily guarded by the king at all costs. Unbeknownst to Emerald, a sorceress from the plagued future seeks all the colors of magic. Hellbent on revenge to all those who wronged her, the sorceress vows to reclaim the throne that was once to be hers and overthrow the all-powerful high court in her time. Green magic, the last color to complete the spectrum of magic within herself, would make the sorceress unstoppable, ridding the world of any who oppose her. With a love-struck prince, her father, and the sorceress in search for her, Emerald comes across a most unusual ally--a wild rocker from the lower levels of Arcadia. Now Emerald must come together with the past, present, and future gifted to stop the sorceress from succeeding. If they do not, all of time will pay the consequences...
Kill Your Darlings
"INKHEART meets INCEPTION in this allegorical masterpiece."Fantasy author Kyla knows dreams don't come true. Isolated and grappling with debilitating depression, she copes by writing about the realm of Solera. Fearless heroes, feisty shapeshifters, and mighty dragons come alive on her pages. She adores her characters, but she doesn't believe in happy endings. And if she can't have one, why should they?Kyla's on the verge of giving up on everything when she wakes one morning, magically trapped in her fictional world. Now she's with her most cherished characters: the friends she's always yearned for, the family she's never known. There's even someone who might be Prince Charming (if Kyla could get her act together and manage some honest communication). She'd surrender to the halcyon fantasy, except she knows a nightmarish ending awaits. Solera is at war, and its defenders are losing against the insidious villain spawned in the depths of Kyla's mind. He feeds on the energy of dreams, seeks the destruction of all who oppose him-and Kyla's become his number one target.Kyla must trade her pen for a sword and fight to change her story's ending, but this isn't a fantasy anymore. No happily-ever-after is guaranteed. And mental illness has robbed her of everything she needs to succeed: love, fighting spirit, hope. If Kyla can't overcome the darkness inside her, she'll die with her darlings.CONTENT WARNINGS: Depictions of mental illness including depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.
This Same Earth
Beatrice De Novo thought she had left the supernatural world behind, but when a love from the past returns to her, she's forced to abandon her peaceful life to solve a puzzle that could change the immortal world forever. Giovanni Vecchio has returned, and this time, nothing will stop him from claiming the woman who has captured his attention and stoked the fire within his heart.THIS SAME EARTH is the second book in the Elemental Mysteries series by ten-time USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.
The Force of Wind
Giovanni Vecchio and Beatrice De Novo travel to a hidden island on the far edge of China and seek the help of an ancient immortal court. Can they weave their way through the tangled web of centuries-old alliances and ruthless feuds to find what they've been looking for? Friends will be revealed, enemies will find them, and a dangerous secret will come to light.THE FORCE OF WIND is the third book in the Elemental Mysteries series by ten-time USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.
Throne of Dreams
For Maeve Ruhdneah, being blessed with the soul of a goddess comes with a price. Now, war is on the horizon and she finds herself relying on the callous High King of Summer, Tiernan Velless, to help her control the magic in her blood. Yet as tension and temptation surge between them, she's torn between wanting to stab him in the chest or tumble into his bed. But the High King of Summer carries a secret from his past, one that promises loss and death. With Parisa's dark magic on the rise and unrest growing in the Autumn Court, Tiernan and Maeve must fight to protect everything they love or risk losing it all. Including each other. Because if one thing is for certain, the fates are not always kind.
Experimental Magic
It's the Spring Equinox in Myrtlewood, complete with strange disappearances, a quest to uncover heritage and a journey beyond the veil...Rosemary and Athena are just settling into their new life in the unapologetically magical village of Myrtlewood.After so many years in financial turmoil, things are looking up, and Rosemary even nabs the perfect part-time job while waiting on a certain handsome vampire lawyer to process her inheritance. Life is surprisingly peaceful until strange disappearances throw everything into chaos leading up to the Spring Equinox.Meanwhile, Athena is newly enrolled at Myrtlewood Academy but feels woefully unprepared for magical education. She has enough on her mind with the enigmatic Finnigan and his aloof behaviour, not to mention the disappearance of her father, Dain.If you're ready for more mystery, witches, paranormal women's fiction with a midlife main character, and a big dose of humour, you're going to love Myrtlewood Mysteries Book 2.
A Plague of Hatred
"This dazzling epic fantasy is packed with memorable characters in black, white, and gray." (BookLife Reviews)The Karulent people fight for their very survival, crushed by the heavy hand of oppression from the Dayigan Empire, whose twisted faith requires them to eliminate all 'others' they deem impure.Yet a young Karulent healer, Roslyn, rises as the only hope for her people.She will transform from an ordinary healer-in-training into a legendary resistance leader - renamed the Blue Rose - as she enlists all of her skills as an Azerent Mage to stand up for her people and save them from destruction.But when an Archbishop from the Empire unearths a mythical weapon that could annihilate all, Roslyn must make tough choices between keeping her vow as a healer to not take lives and saving her world from ruin.Can she stay true to herself as she unites her remaining people against insurmountable odds? Or will they succumb to utter ruin?Follow her daring story of resilience in the face of adversity within this dark epic fantasy novel.Contains adult material including adult activity, harsh language, and violence.
The Heart of a Shadow
Prince of Storms. Lady of Shadows. God of Chaos.Bound in eternal servitude to the Atlantean royal family, dark fairy Liria Atlannon spends her days bending to the whims of her mistress. When Atlantis' youngest Princess announces her betrothal to the great Pharaoh Taos of Egypt, Liria has no choice but to follow her Princess across the sea to a kingdom - and a life - unlike anything she has known before.As Commander of the Pharoah's honour guard, it is Prince Raiden Horushood's duty to defend his brother at all costs. He's never met a foe he couldn't conquer - until Set the Anarchist, god of war and chaos, attempts to steal the Pharaoh's fiancee from her own welcome banquet. While Raiden rages helplessly in the thrall of Set's magic, Liria, the softly spoken handmaiden who spends most of her time staring at the floor, not only turns Set away but injures him in the process.With the threat of an unpredictable god hanging overhead, Raiden begs Liria to join the Pharoah's honour guard. Though Liria aches to become part of something greater, self preservation dictates she stay away from the vital, strong, and irritatingly handsome Prince Raiden. For if the warrior angel gets too close, he'll discover that the biggest threat to Merged Egypt is not Set at all - it is Liria Atlannon, damned by the magic which shackles her soul, steals her free will and shapes her actions... until all that remains is a shadow.
Under The Oak
The book follows Willow a young girl as she moves from her small town to the mysterious place called the Academy. A place where not only do they teach all manner of strange subjects, but also magic. However soon she becomes part of a much bigger plot as it seems she is being watched by someone or something.
King's Crisis
THE ENDGAME HAS BEGUN...Returned from their banishment across the centuries, Steven Bauer and the forces of the White must now rescue their abducted loved ones from the forces of darkness.Across North America, the Black have come out of hiding, occupying one national landmark after another with hostages certain to attract their enemies' attention.Backed into a corner, Steven and his friends have no other choice but to fight for their lives and the lives of everyone they love: Atop Hoover Dam, Niklaus and Steven face off against Magdalene, the merciless Black Queen.At the apex of St. Louis' Gateway Arch, Audrey and a trio of Pawns confront the cruel arrows of Wahnahtah, the Black Pawn.On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Emilio, Lena, Archie and the remainder of Steven's phalanx encounter a new yet strikingly familiar Black Knight.Lives hang in the balance as Steven and the others struggle with a strategy meant to divide and conquer.And even if they succeed in saving their friends and families from the Black King and his ruthless minions, a checkered battlefield still awaits them all...
Throne of Dreams
For Maeve Ruhdneah, being blessed with the soul of a goddess comes with a price. Now, war is on the horizon and she finds herself relying on the callous High King of Summer, Tiernan Velless, to help her control the magic in her blood. Yet as tension and temptation surge between them, she's torn between wanting to stab him in the chest or tumble into his bed. But the High King of Summer carries a secret from his past, one that promises loss and death. With Parisa's dark magic on the rise and unrest growing in the Autumn Court, Tiernan and Maeve must fight to protect everything they love or risk losing it all. Including each other. Because if one thing is for certain, the fates are not always kind.
A Demon on the Lion Bridge
This demon in the online game is a little too realTwenty-year-old Abby Renshaw should be having a great summer. With still a year left in college, she's landed an internship in a law office-in gorgeous St. Augustine, Florida yet.Then the demon appears. As a true magician, Abby has dealt with evil spirits and monsters before, but this creature is something else. He's haunted the city throughout history, feeding on human grief and despair. Now he's allied with a creepy hacker guy, who's adding the demon into a game.Because of her magical talent, Abby's coerced into testing the game as the demon's opponent. She has little choice-unless she plays, the demon will continue his rampage, driving innocent people to suicide.Can Abby stay in the game long enough to vanquish the demon for good? Or will this summer turn out to be her?The latest installment of the Abby Renshaw Supernatural Mysteries. If you like tales of ghosts, psychic adventure, and magic, you will love this series.
Unbroken Magic
I thought I had found a place to belong.But the werewolf king was lying to me-the one thing I begged him never to do.Turns out, I'm his mate.When I stalked out of his house-and out of his life-I figured I'd never see him again.But then I learned that Kyla had gone into the seelie realm to steal the sword tied to her fate. Alone.So now I'm sneaking in after her. And the werewolf king? He's sneaking in after me.Unfortunately, we don't have time to fight amongst ourselves. Because our enemies have been working together. And if we're going to get out of here alive, save our realm, and burn HFE to the ground...we need to do the same.I'll cooperate. I'll work with Nathaniel to save our people. And I'll keep my heart locked away where he can't find it.Wish me luck.
Tarnished Prophecy
Be sure to read the first two books of this series. They're bundled into the Tarnished Legacy paperback. Germany, 1940Magic runs strong in Ilona, a gypsy seer. Powerful ability isn't valued in Romani women, so she focuses her fortunetelling on inconsequential details. Nothing that could come back to haunt her if a prediction went bad. Rounded up and dumped into Dachau prison camp, she has plenty of time to rue her decision to downplay her ability. If she'd scried her own future, she'd still be free.A wolf shifter, Jamal defied convention and wed a gypsy centuries ago. His arrogance caused both death and heartache, and he's been alone ever since. When vampires joined forced with the Third Reich, it forced shifters and Romani to lay their ancient enmity aside, but their d矇tente is fragile.Jamal stumbles across Ilona's hiding place after her escape from Dachau. Her courage and mettle touch places in him he'd thought were dead, but she's Romani. The last thing he needs is to fall for another gypsy woman. He wrestles his tumbling emotions into submission, but his resolve to remain aloof doesn't last long.
Seven Tales from King Arthur's Court
These "Seven Tales'' were published in 1940 in The American Weekly Sunday magazine and have never been seen since. They showcase watercolors by English artist Edmund Dulac, who was one of the Golden Age illustrators. The texts were written by noted American author and musician John Erskine.
The Whisperer's Wish
For sixteen years, Laurelin Moore has been keeping a secret. She is a whisperer, and she knows that to reveal her gift now is a dangerous risk. Past whisperers have been exploited for their power. But Ausland's queen is dead and acknowledging her magic is her only chance at becoming a Rook in the Pentax-a competition that will decide the kingdom's next ruler.Laurelin isn't in it for the crown, though. She's after the wish that will be granted to the victor. A wish that would save her dying brother, Pippin. But there are dangerous undercurrents to the competition, and Laurelin finds herself at the center of it. She begins to search for answers and discovers a secret with the potential to shatter the entire kingdom.
Conquer the Kingdom
Magic reigns, plots abound, and a new love might not conquer all, in this must-read finale to the epic Gargoyle Queen trilogy by international bestselling author Jennifer Estep.Time is running out for crown princess Gemma Ripley. Despite being a cunning spy and a powerful mind magier, Gemma hasn't been able to track down the most dangerous enemy her kingdom of Andvari has ever seen. Adding to her worries is the Sword and Shield tournament. With gladiators flocking to the capital city of Glanzen, Gemma can't tell who is friend--or foe.Determined to protect Andvari at any cost, Gemma hatches a bold plan, but things aren't what they seem. Soon, everything she holds dear is being threatened, including her burgeoning relationship with Prince Leonidas Morricone.With the kingdom she holds dear slipping through her fingers, Gemma will have to conquer her fear and unlock the true secret of her magic--or watch her friends and family die and her beloved Andvari fall . . .
In Search of Leo
When you lose someone you love, how far would you go in search of them?And what if the only way you can find them is by first losing yourself along the way?Devastated by grief at the loss of her beloved dog, Leo, Heidi ventures into the woods behind her home, hoping to find him there.She meets strange and eccentric characters along the way, but no one seems inclined to give her a straight answer about Leo's whereabouts.Frustrated and confused, Heidi begins to wonder if there is more to these characters than meets the eye. The Oldest Witch who lives in a snow bubble of denial. The Omniscient Man who trivializes Heidi's pain. The lonely woman, Gaia, who is consumed by anger. And many others.As Heidi struggles to make sense of their cryptic responses, she must also navigate her own emotions and face up to the distinct possibility she has been refusing to consider all along. Perhaps Leo is truly gone forever and she may never find him.Drifting from one dreamlike encounter to another, Heidi discovers that the journey through grief, from loss towards acceptance, is a meandering. It unfolds of its own accord, often seemingly without purpose or reason. But can she survive it without first getting hopelessly lost?
Silver and Shadow
In a world where paladins serve the Dark Lady and hunt monsters in Her name, Ginnevra Cassaline knows her duty. But when a routine mission leads her to an impossible alliance with Eodan-a werewolf who defies everything she believes about monsters-she begins to question the rigid beliefs she's fought to uphold.As they race to uncover a deadly conspiracy in the village of Arrus, Ginnevra finds herself caught between her sworn oaths and her growing feelings for a man she's meant to destroy. When long-held certainties begin to crumble, she must choose: follow the path laid before her, or forge a new one through uncharted darkness.In this sweeping tale of faith, duty, and forbidden love, SILVER AND SHADOW challenges everything you think you know about good and evil, monsters and heroes-and the courage it takes to follow your heart.
Magic Employment Agency
You thought getting a job was hard? Imagine working at an employment agency and your client is a wizard? Or a woman who can talk to dogs? Or a half-chicken, half-dragon? This story will make you laugh and also look at employability skills in a new light.Sci-Fi Fantasy Graded Readers for ELT are designed to bring science fiction and fantasy into the ESL or EFL classroom. These genres allow readers to grapple with serious issues in a way that promotes the use of the imagination.Inside find: Before You Read QuestionsThe story (1918 Words / B1)Comprehension QuestionsWriting Prompt
The Sidewalk Diverges
In The Sidewalk Diverges, stories about magic sit alongside stories about superpowers, while ghosts, angels, and fae intermingle. These contemporary fantasy stories and poems all showcase the points where the sidewalk diverges into the supernatural and strange parts of our world!
In The Shadow
A handsome stranger in the dark crevices of her memories and dreams. A confused teenager who wants to run away from a tragedy. And a life about to be turned upside down."In the shadow" is a suspenseful coming-of-age dark fantasy novel filled with stomach-churning twists and turns.Despite being identical twins, Arabella and Maisie couldn't be any more different.Maisie has been extroverted, popular, and in love since middle school. Arabella is shy and, while she loves her sister, can't help but feel a little jealous that Maisie was lucky enough to find the love of her life so young.As Arabella pines for an equally great love, her head is riddled with hazy memories and dreams about a mysterious man in the shadows.Who is he? What does he want from her? How does she even know him?As Arabella ponders these questions, she slowly realizes that the answers are slowly uncovering themselves.What this mystery man shall bring into her life, she does not know. But she has a feeling he's going to change her... forever.
