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Ludger was supposed to be just another forgotten soul, reborn into a quiet life under the care of his young mother, Elaine. With nothing but a mysterious system in his vision and the faint promise of growth, he resigned himself to learning the humble trade of cooking. Knives, fire, seasoning—his skills grew sharper than his years, but it wasn’t the power-fantasy adventure he once dreamed of. That is, until one reckless night in the tavern, when a hooded mage and a simple spell shattered the illusion of normalcy forever.

After years of slinging lattes, Betti Bryant is taking ownership of her life. She doesn’t need new friends or book club invitations to distract her from finding her way forward. And the unresolved situation with a guy she kissed a few weeks ago might as well stay unresolved. But there’s one distraction she is not prepared for: finding a murder victim on her way to work one frigid December morning.

She has two choices. And they could both mean death. Cendrilla has been promised to the murderous Lord Bluebeard. It would be a marriage full of misery or worse. She can only think of one way out. The problem..... she has magical powers. And the Academy forbids magic. If she can keep her secret, though, the Academy would be wonderful. She will learn to defend herself. And she would be closer to the handsome Prince she admires. Will she live or die? This time around, the damsel in distress will have to save herself...... because all is fair in love and magic.

Jacen Ryker barely survived his first week aboard the Cerberus, and the crew is still stranded in an unknown galaxy. Now he’s stuck juggling the ship’s adorable Chief Science Officer, Minerva, and his sultry, possessive alien fiancée, Princess Arulya. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew seems very interested in their new favorite male passenger.

Jacen Ryker is a smuggler, a scoundrel, and completely screwed. His ship’s gone, his escape pod’s hijacked, and now he’s stuck on a ship full of genetically-engineered women who’ve never met a man before.

Lani’s diplomatic, but is there a polite way to tell her “rescuer” that he’s actually kidnapped her? Seeing she’s also in the middle of the ocean, strapped to a sea dragon’s back, and listening to how her family are evil tyrants who should be stamped out like beetles—well, there are times a princess just has to keep her mouth shut.

War found me first. Riven Vescari is a man made of fire and fury, And he says I belong to him. But he’s not the only one. Death watches like he’s already claimed me. Pestilence breathes my name like a curse. Famine stalks my dreams, starved for something only I can give. They say I’m part of a prophecy. A power they’ll kill to claim. But I’m not here to be claimed. Let them fight over me. Let the world burn. Because I’m not the end they expected. I’m the one who gets to decide, And I won’t be choosing between them.

Betti Bryant knows she’s not supposed to be a barista five years after graduating from college, but her life is actually super adorable—except for the part where she has to endure her ex-boyfriend’s musical rendition of their breakup at the coffee shop’s Open Mic Night every Friday. When an entire local art collection is stolen from the cafe during his performance, Betti sees her chance to persuade her panicked boss to cancel Open Mic Night, at least until the crime is solved. Instead, he announces plans to sell the beloved cafe to a real estate developer, who will demolish it.

Alpha is getting closer to perfecting his experiments. His main test subject, Damian, is losing hope in ever winning the war against time. As Alpha creates more creatures, Damian is trying to stay alive. No matter how he tries, he can no longer please his master. His only option is to escape, but in doing so, he may lose the very thing he wishes to never lose if he doesn't help other prisoners escape as well: Luxina. The clock is ticking closer to doomsday, and Damian is trying everything in his power to stop Alpha from bringing about the apocalypse.

In the quiet corners of a small-town library, two strangers begin a conversation neither of them expected. Harper Lane is a librarian who believes in order, clean margins, and a life carefully lived between the lines. Evan Brooks is a journalist with restless thoughts, too much coffee, and a habit of writing notes where he shouldn’t. When Evan leaves a penciled comment in a beloved library book, Harper does the unthinkable—she writes back.

She’s had many lives. In all of them, she was a Witch. In one of them, for love, she created a spell. The spell to remember. But she was forced to forget it. Now, haunted by trauma and hunted by a violent faction, the reclusive woman is thrust into a shadowy world of supernatural beings living among humans, past lives, and buried memories. A love and a promise that spans lifetimes — where reclaiming her power may cost her identity, her sanity, and her soul.

After being sold in marriage by her stepmother to a wife-killing ogre, Lord Bluebeard, 16-year-old Cendrilla Perrault flees for her life. Armed with a magical staff, she must reach the safety of the Anti-Magic Capital’s city walls before her murderous betrothed and his henchmen catch her. But getting there means braving the badlands of the United Kingdom of Seven, a land teeming with trolls, bandits, swindlers and magical foes.

Talia has spent her life in hiding, unaware of the ancient power stirring within her. But when a violent magical attack tears her from Earth and strands her in a dying world, everything changes. Shadows answer her call, ancient symbols burn beneath her skin, and a voice whispers a name she never knew was hers. Across the mountains, in the gilded heart of the light elves’ court, Lyriana lives a life of obedience. But her dreams are haunted by a girl who looks just like her—one wrapped in shadow and sorrow.

I hunt bad people. The kind the law lets walk free. And when I find them, I make sure they never hurt anyone again. Most call me a bounty hunter. Some would call me something worse. But I have rules. I only go after the ones who truly deserve it. And if they have a cat? Well… I bring the cat home.

Forty years ago, the last standing city on Earth, known as Wonderland, changed. A corrupt government has taken control of the citizens through fear. Alice has lived quietly, careful to avoid any issues with the Red Party. A single night on the town changes everything. Alice will stop at nothing to save the people she loves. The Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, March Hare, and Caterpillar lead the Resistance, and now Alice must contend with the Red Party and her growing feelings for four men.

What if everything you thought you knew about your favorite legend was wrong? Propaganda put out by the vampires to turn humans against the one person who could stop them...

Aeloria, the Crown Princess of Teporsa, has led a privileged and sheltered life inside the stone walls of her parents' castle. She is destined to be Queen one day, a title for which she has never aspired. Aeloria dreams of a life of freedom, to do as she pleases. She does not wish to enter into an arranged marriage with a prince from a neighboring kingdom whom she has never met. Once she actually meets Prince Siegfried of the Lawekans, she is even more adamant that she does not wish to marry him.

It’s been 8 years since Incaendiel and Sophie helped all of the fallen angels return to the summit. Both of them hold a secret the other does not know, and they have yet to see each other after Incaendiel has been stranded on earth to walk alone in darkness. But this isn’t about them, it’s about Luxina, Xavier, and Damien as they all stand the test of time against the fallen demiurge, Alpha. The clock is clicking closer to an apocalypse and it is up to these three to stop it with their mysterious powers granted to them.

A God is dead, the Twin Kingdoms are divided, and a demon has cast a curse over one kingdom so that the people transform into werewolves. The remaining kingdom is at risk of the same fate if the heir to the God’s magic and the throne isn’t found. Being a shapeshifter in modern day America is a lonely life. Abandoned as an infant and hunted by mysterious creatures, Ava hides behind a fortress of anger and isolation. Her only friend in the world, a drug addict named Cassie, doesn’t even know her secret.

Welcome. Sit down. Relax. Take your shoes off, get comfy and let me tell you a story. There are eight here to choose from. What's your pleasure. I have quite a collection. Are you into catastrophes? Check out LAST CALL. Or this one: How a few bad choices can cost you everything. My girl Stella in MY RESTITUTION can tell you all about it. You like the weird stuff? RUG BURN is plenty weird. I immortalized my garden hoe in that one. STRANGER IN THE GARDEN tells the story of a lonely, widowed preacher and a downhearted young woman who share solace on a stone bench.