Ashes went through Hell and back to rescue the woman she loved from villains aplenty. It’s been a couple years, and her relationship with Lori is finally starting to feel normal again. So when a bit of foul vampire business starts to heat up, Ashes does everything she can to help her friends and safeguard her city without causing her traumatized lover any further stress. But when a demon of the past shows up in Birmingham, it’s all Ashes can do to keep her friends and herself from ending up six feet under.
Can Ashes save her friends, her city, and her strained relationship all at once? Or have the stakes finally risen too high for even a Strigoi to handle?
Shattered Ashes is the third novel in the Dying Ashes series, a gripping dark urban fantasy about a smart-assed dead lesbian and her undead adventures in the supernatural mixing pot of Birmingham, Alabama. If you like intense, thrilling action, witty banter, and deep character development, you'll love this series. Fans of Craig Schaefer's Daniel Faust series and Simon R. Green's Nightside will love this beautifully-written romp through the supernatural dark side of the Magic City. Views: 48
In exchange for helping her unlock the emotions of a disturbed young
woman, psychiatrist Dr. Krista Marsh promises to cure Jeff Resnick's
recurring headaches via hypnotism. Things start out rocky and quickly
get worse when both the young girl and the doctor begin to manipulate
Jeff. Soon he's experiencing the young woman's emotions and can't tell
where hers leave off and his begin, and Krista has other reasons for
ingratiating herself into Jeff's life. Meanwhile, Jeff's brother Richard
is vying for a chairman seat on the hospital's fundraising board. When
these seemingly unrelated events suddenly converge, the results are
deadly. Views: 48
Thirty-five-year-old Darek Takren always did his best to keep up with the demands of the prestigious North Academy, a magical school where only those with the drive to succeed are allowed to learn. Having lived in the school for his whole life, Darek Takren sees North Academy as his home, a sanctuary safe from the troubles that plague the outside world.
But when his best friend is injured in an unexpected attack on the school, Darek Takren struggle to uncover the attacker's identity leads him into a much deeper scheme that, if successful, will spell the end not only for the school, but for the whole world and the gods themselves.
And he may not have what it takes to stop it. Views: 48
The trilogy that began with The Emperor's Blades and continued in The Providence of Fire reaches its epic conclusion, as war engulfs the Annurian Empire in Brian Staveley's The Last Mortal Bond The ancient csestriim are back to finish their purge of humanity; armies march against the capital; leaches, solitary beings who draw power from the natural world to fuel their extraordinary abilities, maneuver on all sides to affect the outcome of the war; and capricious gods walk the earth in human guise with agendas of their own. But the three imperial siblings at the heart of it all—Valyn, Adare, and Kaden—come to understand that even if they survive the holocaust unleashed on their world, there may be no reconciling their conflicting visions of the future. Views: 48
Whether it's a curse or a blessing the fact remains: whenever Roger is in enough pain he can cross over to the Land of the Dead and speak to the people there. It's an unexpected gift - and one that, throughout Roger's life, has been taken advantage of; by his violent uncle, by the mysterious, malign Soulviners performing their dark magic on Soulvine Moor, and even by a Queen, fighting for her queendom with every possible weapon she can find. But not anymore. The dangerous life of Queen's Fool is behind him, young Princess Stephanie sits on the throne, and Roger is living a life of his choosing. He, Maggie and Jee have a small, out of the way, increasingly prosperous inn, supported by their hard work. It's a simple, industrious life ...and it's about to be destroyed. The war is not over. The savage invaders are back. And they're looking for the boy who killed their leader. They're looking for Roger.About the AuthorAnna Kendall was born in Ireland and emigrated with her parents to the United States at the age of twelve. For several years she taught fourth grade. Anna lives in Seattle, where she plays a lot of chess. This is her debut YA novel. Views: 48
Emma was a normal teenage girl before her twin nearly burned her to death. When Emma and her brother discover they have magic, they are visited by an archmage of a school for mages. They embark on a journey, but it becomes fraught with peril as a deranged cult captures them. Using every trick in their book, and with the help of unexpected allies, they struggle to not only survive in the wilderness but foil a dangerous plot involving a world-ending artifact. Can Emma and her allies overcome overwhelming odds and stop the cult before it's too late?The first book in a new series by author Dayne Edmondson, "Mageborn" takes place twenty years after "Shadows Fall" and features cameos from characters past.Read now to jump into the adventure. Views: 48
