Dragons didn’t go away – they evolved. They look, act, and think like humans. So when Jake and Celly fall in love, how is he supposed to know that she’s a dragon? With powerful wings, knife-like talons; and skin sparkling like gold. On discovering the dragons, man rounds them up – only for them to fight back under Celly’s leadership. Will it be man or the dragons who face extinction?We thought dragons were extinct – now we’re the ones facing extinctionDragons didn’t go away – they just evolved.They look, act, and think like humans.So when Jake and the beautiful Celeste (Celly) fall in love, how is he supposed to know that she’s a dragon?With wings that can propel her through the air at ridiculous speeds. Talons that shred as easily as butchers knives. And skin that glitters like molten gold.And when the dragons are discovered living amongst us, man turns on them, fearing them, hoping to confine them, imprison them.But under Celly’s leadership, the dragons have decided to fight back.Whose side should Jake take?His choice will decide an entire species’ fate.Will it be man or the dragons who face extinction? Views: 779
Five hundred years before Columbus, the Vikings discovered North America. That much is known. What they found there was not -- until now. This is the epic saga of a Viking's quest to find his son, one that will take him and his companions to the very edges of the known world, and beyond: to a land of exotic civilizations, ancient mystery, and unprecedented danger.Five hundred years before Columbus, the Vikings discovered North America. That much is known. What they found there was not -- until now. GOBLINS & VIKINGS IN AMERICA is the epic saga of Dvalinn the Riverraider and his quest to find his son, Framarr. It is a quest that will take him and his ragtag companions (escaping the law, thralldom, and the impossibility of love) to the very edges of the known world, and beyond: to a land of exotic civilizations, ancient mystery, and unprecedented danger. To survive, they will have to work together. To succeed, they will have to create history...Episode 1: "Fatherland"Length: 17,500 (~64 minutes) Views: 779
This is a short story of the League Files from the Keeper Library. Scott thought that he was helping out his small town by changing history for the better. This may seem like a good idea to you and me but the Keeper League knows better. What should have been a routine observation of a dormant Keeper becomes an introduction to the Keeper world for Scott.This is a short story of the League Files from the Keeper Library.Scott thought that he was helping out his small town by changing history for the better. This may seem like a good idea to you and me but the Keeper League knows better. What should have been a routine observation of a dormant Keeper for Emily, becomes an introduction to the Keeper world for Scott. Views: 779
A lovable teenage mage and a BMX racer with a killer smile are frustrated by the chastity spell her parents cast to “protect her virtue.” So when they learn a blood-stained, magical book could break the curse, lust overrules logic. They ignore the warning signs of dark magic and unleash a malevolent force with the power to destroy everything they love … including each other.PRAISE FOR ENCHANTMENT a “Teen Paranormal Romance” bestseller…"This book will make you believe in magic." -- J. Timothy King "Magic, treachery, humor and thrills ... flat out fun to read. Five Stars!" -- Ben Langhinrichs "Every girl wants their prince charming to be just like Josh. Enchantment made me cry and laugh and gasp ... a make your heart warm and tingle kind of love story!" -- Natasha OVERVIEW:Channie Belks is trying to hide the fact she's a witch. Sorta hard to do after her parents slap a chastity curse on her for flirting with "dirty-minded, non-magical, city-boys." She can't even walk by a hot guy without zapping him. There's a way to break the curse; but one mistake could kill her. It's not worth the risk. Until she meets Josh…a BMX champion with a dazzling smile, washboard abs and the bluest eyes she’s ever seen. Suddenly, the threat of death isn't such a deal-breaker. Views: 778
As revolution brews in the shadowy streets of Belverus, Conan braves the traps and treacheries of the Royal Palace of the Dragon. Pursued by the luscious and shameless Sularia, the mighty warrior challenges a magic-spawned menace that cannot die: the invincible Simulacrum of Albanus. Views: 778
Life's no fun being a dragon, especially when you are forced into responsibilities that involve trying to keep the peace between an array of shifters, mages and faeries in order to bring down the scariest and deadliest foe the Otherworld has ever seen. And that's not to mention the fact that your own soul mate hates your guts. . . Mack Smith, a fiery Draco Wyr, is battling to come to terms with her emotions, her heritage and her true capabilities. All she has to do is defeat Endor, win back Corrigan and live happily ever after. From the streets of London and Russia, to the beaches of Cornwall, will she be able to ever win the day? Views: 778
Jane is just trying to make it on her own and she was doing fine until she ran into trouble...of the bear variety!When Rod and Marge Applewhite decide to expand their horizons by joining the Mahjong Club at the community centre, nothing can prepare them, or their new acquaintances, for the avalanche of social disgraces which follow!This fourth short story from Brian Parker looks at what can happen when a young woman with healthy cleavage and a low cut dress sits opposite a man who can't keep his focus on the job at hand! Views: 778
Logan from Echoes of Scotland Street is back with his own smoldering story, as the New York Times bestselling On Dublin Street series returns…
Logan spent two years paying for the mistakes he made. Now, he’s ready to start over. He has a great apartment, a good job, and plenty of women to distract him from his past. And one woman who is driving him to distraction…
Grace escaped her manipulative family by moving to a new city. Her new life, made to suit her own needs, is almost perfect. All she needs to do is find her Mr. Right—or at least figure out a way to ignore her irresistible yet annoying womanizer of a neighbor.
Grace is determined to have nothing to do with Logan until a life-changing surprise slowly begins turning the wild heartbreaker into exactly the kind of strong, stable man she’s been searching for. Only just when she begins to give into his charms, her own messy past threatens to derail everything they’ve worked to build…
Last book in the Series Views: 778
Fleet officer Heris Serrano came from a family of Fleet officers, so when a lying superior forced her to resign, life lost all meaning. To pay the bills, she became Captain of a rich old lady's interstellar luxury yacht, adding insult to injury. But Cecelia, the rich old lady, had more brains than most admirals Heris had known, and before it was all over, Heris would have a chance to rejoin her beloved space navy -- if she could manage to stop an invading armada. Views: 778
After the apocalypse, what would you fight to save?Decades after the apocalypse, a heretical group of intellectuals, hell-bent preserving civilization and fighting the advance of a new dark age, inadvertently spark a war with a country in the grips of famine, and encounter supernatural forces that may destroy what remains of the Old World forever.The End cost humanity six billion lives. Almost every person on Earth vanished when the lights went out, computers turned to dust, and planes fell from the sky. Only scattered survivors remained, surrounded by a world empty and quiet. Now, forty years on, civilisation is failing. The ways of the Old World have been forgotten, and those who knew its wonders are ageing. All that stands between the British Isles and a new Dark Age is the mission of New Canterbury, desperate to save books, art, and the knowledge needed to begin again. Famine has devastated the land and refugees wander in their thousands. Anger is growing against the city and the demands of its sacred mission. In the wild lands surrounding New Canterbury, dark secrets fester, supernatural forces have awoken, and somewhere an army is on the move, hell-bent on ending the Old World forever. The End was just the beginning. Views: 777
The twelve days of Christmas are fast approaching and Mole is planning to enjoy every one of them with his River Bank friends. So when the normally cheerful Toad despairs at the arrival of Mrs. Ffleshe, an impossibly rude houseguest who every year sets out to protect Toad from overindulgence, Mole must do something about it. But the plan he hatches with Ratty, Badger, and Otter goes horribly wrong. With the prospect of spending Christmas in jail, Mole will have to work hard if he is to salvage some Christmas spirit for his friends.
The Willows at Christmas is the crowning achievement of William Horwood's enchanting sequels to Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. The new story is set just after the original, but before Horwood's critically acclaimed The Willows in Winter. It will give pleasure to the countless readers around the world who have reveled in each new work. Merry Christmas! Views: 777
On an alien world of giant insects, Rover strives to be like every other drone and mate with the queen. When he isn’t able to perform his drone duties, he struggles for acceptance and finds friendship and love in an unlikely place—among humans.On an alien world of giant insects, Rover strives to be like every other drone and mate with the queen. When he isn’t able to perform his drone duties, he struggles for acceptance and finds friendship and love in an unlikely place—among humans. Along Rover’s journey he finds he holds a key to helping humans overcome their infertility on his planet and offers a solution for uniting his people with the newcomers to his world.“The Day of the Nuptial Flight” is a 10,000 word science fiction novelette originally published in Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Views: 777
Neilson Hewitt's weird luck has landed him in a series of awkward, ridiculous situations--again. The Baronsworth Circle has may be on his side for now, but it seems as if Headmaster Grond, is not. From meeting the rest of Calida's Circle to a private moment with Benjamin Carson, Neil's in for a full day.Neilson Hewitt's weird luck has landed him in a series of awkward, ridiculous situations--again. The Baronsworth Circle has may be on his side for now, but it seems as if Headmaster Grond, is not. It also seems like Calida's Gheyo Ace, has taken a distinct dislike to him--much along the same lines as Terius. More than instinct is at play though, as Neil meets the rest of Calida's Circle and even manages to stumble into a private moment with Benjamin Carson. It's certainly going to be a full day. Views: 777
Joe Williams had money, a nice house, and was CEO of his company. He seemed to have it all. But the truth was that none of that really mattered to him. He was seventeen years old, and his parents, the only family he had, were killed in a car accident, five months earlier. Joe was sad and depressed. But, that would soon change. He met the Rogers family, and soon, he began to feel alive again. He neMegan Scott’s car takes a hit—literally—when a pedestrian is shoved onto the hood. Even worse, the man is one of two notorious prison escapees on the loose in Montreal. Megan chases the felon through the Old Port, convinced that her photographic evidence will lead to his capture.Just as the escapee disappears aboard a yacht in the marina, another man forces Megan aboard the same yacht at knifepoint. Gagged, tied, and terrified, she witnesses a murder.Will she be next?"I'm hooked!" (Amazon reviewer)"plenty of action and tension" (Amazon reviewer)"gets your pulse racing" (Amazon reviewer)Books in the Megan Scott/Michael Elliott Mystery series:False Impressions (Book #1)Fatal Whispers (Book #2)Timely Escape (A Short Story prequel to Icy Silence - Book #3)Icy Silence (Book #3)Dark Deeds (Book #4)To get the latest information on Sandra's books and events, visit www.sandranikolai.com and subscribe to her newsletter. Views: 777
Continuing from Count to a Trillion, Menelaus Illation Montrose—Texas gunslinger, idealist, and posthuman genius—has gone into cryo-suspension following the discovery that, in 8,000 years, a powerful alien intelligence will reach Earth to assess humanity's value as slaves. Montrose intends to be alive to meet that threat, but he is awakened repeatedly throughout the centuries to confront the woes of an ever-changing and violent world, witnessing millennia of change compressed into a few years of subjective time. The result is a breathtaking vision of future history like nothing before imagined: sweeping, tumultuous, and evermore alien, as Montrose's immortal enemies and former shipmates from the starship Hermetic harness the forces of evolution and social engineering to continuously reshape the Earth in their image, seeking to create a version of man the approaching slavers will find worthy. Views: 777
