Jaxom, a rebellious young aristocrat, and Ruth, his white dragon, fly into another time to retrieve the queen's stolen egg, thereby averting a dragonrider war, and find their planet threatened once again by a Threadfall. Views: 270
In this brilliant new novel by from Emiko Jean, the author of the New York Times bestselling young adult novel Tokyo Ever After, comes a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly heartwarming novel about motherhood, daughterhood, and love—how we find it, keep it, and how it always returns.One phone call changes everything. At thirty-five, Mika Suzuki's life is a mess. Her last relationship ended in flames. Her roommate-slash-best friend might be a hoarder. She's a perpetual disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents. And, most recently, she's been fired from her latest dead-end job. Mika is at her lowest point when she receives a phone call from Penny—the daughter she placed for adoption sixteen years ago. Penny is determined to forge a relationship with her birth mother, and in turn, Mika longs to be someone Penny is proud of. Faced with her own inadequacies, Mika embellishes a fact about her life.... Views: 270
Enter the fantasy world of the Cavern, a place of myth, mystery, and magic. Here lives a race of quartz-people caught in a desperate struggle to stay alive. Young Shardshaper Apprentice Akarra holds the key to their survival, but only if she has the vision to see it.The Cavern. A Place of Myth, Magic, and Mystery: In a world of fantasy, a place of enchanted quartz crystals and sinister beings of shadow, live a magical people as strong and hearty as the crystalline rocks from which they have been fashioned: they are the Quartzians: A people secluded, distrustful of outsiders yet noble of spirit and magnanimous of heart. Noble Akarra is Apprentice Shardshaper and Maker of Prisms: Can She Master the Magic of the Mythical Heartshard? The young apprentice Shardshaper, Akarra, seeks to control the mythical Heartshard—a fragment of a greater crystal known as the Heart Crystal--and its magic. With the mythical prism in hand, Akarra can shape and bend light, and through that alter the shape of the many quartz crystals that surround her—it is a powerful magic indeed. But will that be enough to see her through her Heartquest? For it is a journey of great peril, a fantasy quest which will change her, shape her, and force her to choose between her destiny as Shardshaper and the he-quartz she loves: the Chieftain’s Son, Thaygos. Find out more now. Download Prism the latest fantasy fiction by Matthew D. Ryan. Views: 270
The four hundredth anniversary of the city of Fioretti's founding brings Sienne's family to Fioretti, with news that changes her life and threatens her association with her companions, as well as her relationship with Alaric. To escape her fate and Perrin's vengeful father, the friends accept a job that takes them far from the city, to the eastern mountains.The job seems simple. A struggling community of settlers needs scrappers to clear out a ruin where something dangerous lurks. But the companions soon discover that nothing is as they expected. What the settlers actually want proves complicated even for these experienced scrappers. And a confrontation with a terrible enemy may end in someone's death.A thrilling tale of duty, honor, and the choice between the two. Views: 270
Octopied is a short story of approximately 5,500 words, set between Nexus and Nexus 2: Sins of the Past.Octopied is a short story of approximately 5,500 words, set between Nexus and Nexus 2: Sins of the Past.Elle, head of security on the Nexus, should have her hands full preparing for the consequences of her crew's actions after their most recent trip to the wormgate. Instead, she's been sent to negotiate a contract with the urchin people of planet cat-piss. But the smell won't be the worst thing she encounters during negotiations, as the urchin people are treacherous, and plagued by an alien octopus with a fascination with its victims. Views: 270
Angels battle Shadows in this epic journey through the Timeless series. Follow Gabriella, a supernatural specialist, as romance blooms, escape plans are made, an assassin tries to kill her, and death lingers in her future. Will she be the one to save them all, or will she doom them instead?Gabriella's past is a mystery, but that never stopped her from achieving her goals. As a supernatural specialist, and far more intelligent than anyone her age, she has always been ignored by her peers. Because of the isolation she has always felt, she put her life and soul into her job. Being a supernatural specialist hasn't given her the divine intervention she always longed for, until one day a shipment arrives from Italy containing three dead bodies with an uncanny ability to regenerate. Gabriella is frightened and intrigued, but not as scared as she becomes when a dark creature attacks her.As the bodies come back to life, the plot takes an unexpected twist that you won't see coming. The supernatural world only begins to unfold before her as angels appear, her dreams start to haunt her, and the very past she has forgotten comes back with startling clarity. Romance blooms, escape plans are made, an assassin is out to kill her, and death is only around the corner. But what is more terrifying than all of it is the fact she is the chosen one, the Illuminator, the one who will save them all. Views: 270
After seventeen-year-old Thais Allard loses her widowed father in a tragic car accident, she is forced to leave the only home she's ever known to live with a total stranger in New Orleans. New Orleans greets Thais with many secrets and mysteries, but none as unbelievable as the moment she comes face to face with the impossible an identical twin, Clio.Thais soon learns that she and the twin she never knew come from a family of witches, that she possesses astonishing powers, and that she, along with Clio, has a key role in Balefire, the coven she was born into. Fiery Clio is less than thrilled to have to share the spotlight, but the twins must learn to combine their powers in order to complete a rite that will transform their lives and the coven forever. Views: 270
Science fiction story about going through a dimensional overlap to the planet Celest and returning.Hundreds of years in the making, a full worldwide war between the East and the West is brewing. The cataclysmic divide between the richer western nations and the poorer East has reached a breaking point. Shadowed behind the veil of impending war is new evidence suggesting the Greek and Roman gods of legend might have been real after all. Though hidden for many millennia, mighty weapons containing the Greek god’s powers are beginning to be found. Each country fully understands the tremendous importance of finding the remaining god-like treasures before the rest. The race is on as each half of the world battles to gain possession of the enormously powerful ancient artifacts. The world’s fate is in their hands. Views: 270
Ex-Mob enforcer-turned-private investigator Isaiah Coleridge pits himself against a rich and powerful foe when he digs into a possible murder and a sketchy real estate deal worth billions.Ex-major-domo and bodyguard to an industrial tycoon-cum-U.S. Senator, Badja Adeyemi is in hiding and shortly on his way to either a jail cell or a grave, depending on who finds him first. In his final days as a free man, he hires Isaiah Coleridge to tie up a loose end: the suspicious death of his nephew four years ago. At the time police declared it an accident, and Adeyemi isn't sure it wasn't, but one final look may bring his sister peace.So it is that Coleridge and his investigative partner Lionel Robard find themselves in the upper reaches of New York state, in a tiny town home to outsized secrets and an unnerving cabal of locals who are protecting them. At the epicenter of it all is the site of a stalled super-collider project, an immense subterranean construction that may... Views: 270
She's part Fae with sunlight in her veins. He's a vampire with a soul. But as Avery's fledgling power grows beyond control, a Dark Lord with a claim to her immortal soul may be the only one who can help.As Avery's circle of friends grows, so does her power and desire to uncover who she really is. But with each secret she unravels, a new threat presents itself. With a potential war looming, headed by the Therians who want to take back what was stolen from them, even if it means destroying everything and everyone in their path, Avery is afraid she won't be strong enough to protect those she loves.Oden, the Dark Lord of Nightmares, seems to be the only one who can help her find control. But the deeper she sinks into his domain, the further she drifts from the one she truly loves...Set against a backdrop that straddles the line between the mortal world and the land of Faerie, A Court of Blood & Bone is a dark and fantastical tale of power, war, and love as... Views: 270
Tamesis was always determined to be the absolute best Resurrector there was, but Fate had different plans. An encounter with two mysterious men during her first heal sets her on a path she never expected. Now she needs to accept that something has twisted the beliefs of the Resurrectors and she is needed as the Angel of Death, healing those she can and reaping the souls of those meant to die.Tamesis always thought that she knew her destiny and she was determined to be the absolute best Resurrector there was.But Fate had different plans. On her first heal, Tamesis runs into two mysterious men, and one of them changes everything for her.Tamesis cannot stop thinking about him or dreaming about him. Then, when the work of the Resurrectors is threatened the man returns and sets Tamesis on a path that opposes everything she was raised to believe.Something has twisted the beliefs of the Resurrectors, causing them to stray from their path and become extremists. They were supposed to save those who still had noble work to do, but instead insist that everyone deserves to live until old age.Now she needs to accept the role she was destined to have, that of the Angel of Death, healing those she can and reaping the souls of those who must die. The war between Resurrectors and those who protect the Balance is heating up. Views: 270
Fifteen-year-old Gaige Porter is special. He just doesn’t know it yet.
Gaige is a Gatekeeper, a group of people tasked with protecting and operating the gateways that connect Earth with other worlds. Unknown to him, he inherited the title from his mom after a car wreck left her unable to perform the duties. It is the stranger, Seanna, who draws him and his friend, Aoife into the gateway and sets him on a path that will change his life forever.
Spanning two worlds, The Gatekeeper Trilogy tells Gaige’s tale as he fights to save both worlds. With danger lurking at every turn, he must learn what it means to be a hero and a friend if he’s going to survive.
Collected in one edition for the first time, The Gatekeeper Trilogy is an exciting tale that is sure to thrill readers.
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