Rhianne, mind mage and Imperial Princess of Kjall, cannot openly challenge the emperor. Instead, she acts in secret to aid the victims of his worst excesses. But now the emperor plans to wed her to the cruel Augustan, the man leading Kjall’s attack against the nation of Mosar. Soon she will be torn from her supporters and shipped overseas, where she can help no one. Mosari crown prince Janto is desperate to save his country from invasion. When one of his most trusted spies disappears while gathering intelligence at the Kjallan palace, Janto takes his place and continues searching for information that could save his people. But falling for the Imperial Princess was not part of his plan. Nor was having his true identity revealed… Now Rhianne must make a choice—follow the path of tradition or the one of the heart, even if it means betraying her own people. Views: 46
Little Hacker Peepwas taken from her sheepand they don’t know where to find her.They won’t leave it alone,they’ll bring her homeand they’ll drag the Piperbehind them.When Peep, the leader of hacker group, the Legends, is abducted and held for ransom, she must try to help her best friend, Muffet, to find where she is being held at the Wall and save her people without giving away her true role in the group.When Arach is separated from his brother, Spider, he must continue to play the Piper’s game, convincing him that what remains of his family is working for the villain they are trying to destroy, all while convincing his former rival, Peep, to trust them as he tries to untangles their web of lies.In this follow up to Along Came A Spider, the first prequel novelette in The Legends Chronicles, we see the story from Peep's perspective as Muffet and Spider are trying to save... Views: 46
WAS THE DEMONIC ENTITY WHO RULED THE ISLAND TRULY SATANIC, OR MERELY A MALEVOLENT ALIEN?
On an isolated island, seven people with a desperate need for money play a game conceived by an intelligence of perfect evil. The rules are simple: each player will perform an act; each of the others must duplicate it, or be eliminated. All that the players have in common is their desperation. One is a mercenary soldier with a taste for proving his manhood through self-torture. Another is a porno-starlet. A third is a perfectly ordinary mother whose seven-year-old's life depends on a million-dollar medical treatment... Each of the seven thinks he or she will do anything... all but one of them are wrong. Views: 46
Eleanor Morgan is faced with an impossible choice. Destroy the world of her birth or the world in which she was raised? Sent away from the Fae court and raised as a human, Eleanor never knew of the Fae realm. Now, the summer before her 35th birthday, the man she thought was her best friend reveals her destiny – to open the gates that prevented free and easy passage between the land of the Fae and the human realm.As Eleanor and Finn begin their quest, they face their first threat. The shifters are watching and waiting, unsure if Eleanor and her quest are a threat to their way of life. They are assigned a watcher—Isaac Walker, a shifter with a mysterious past. Eleanor knows she should be frightened, but cannot explain the draw she feels for this secretive werewolf.With Finn by her side and Isaac at her back, Eleanor begins the journey that will either destroy the world or save it. Will Finn’s jealousy or Isaac’s past be the bigger... Views: 46
SFWA Grandmaster Robert Silverberg is one of the greats of science fiction, and his short story output has been prolific and exceptional in quality. We Are For the Dark is the seventh in a projected nine volumes collecting all of the short stories and novellas the author wants to take their place on the permanent shelf. Each volume will be roughly 150,000-200,000 words, with classics and lesser known gems alike. This volume includes the title story, alternative history 'To the Promised Land' and the Hugo Award-winning 'Enter a Soldier, Later: Enter Another'. As with earlier volumes, each piece is embellished with a lengthy introduction and extensive story notes outlining its genesis, magazine venue and editor...TABLE OF CONTENTS IntroductionThe Dead Man’s EyesEnter A Soldier. Later: Enter AnotherTo The Promised LandChip RunnerA Sleep And A ForgettingIn Another CountryThe Asenion SolutionWe Are For The DarkLion Time In TimbuctooA Tip On A Turtle Views: 46
Hot sex. No regrets. Vampire Marcus Botticelli has spent his life playing the role of the fun-loving playboy. Unfortunately that lifestyle came to an abrupt end for Marcus when his life was turned upside down by his sire. Now in a new city, a new home, he hopes to make a fresh start. Set on some big changes in her own life, Christina Prescott's plans are sidetracked when she meets the rich and powerful Marcus. As the nurse mends the Alpha's broken heart, he isn't the only one who needs healing when a depraved darkness seeps into their lives. As passion burns between the two, evil works to smother the flame of love and separate the heartmates for its own gain. With his heartmate missing, Marcus fears his claim to everlasting love will be destroyed and he will be damned to a life of insanity without Christina. Views: 46
Four teenagers gain superhuman abilities in an abandoned laboratory in the woods. They think it's perfect, until they discover a dark entity named the Shadow. They have to defeat him before he defeats them, but can they defeat darkness? Views: 46
