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Oops I Fell for the Biker Next Door (Oops I Fell for the...Next Door Romance Series) by Julia Stone Small-town girl meets the boy who broke her heart by leavingânow heâs back to claim it. Riot: Iâm not here to stay. Just long enough to get my mother out of the cabin and into assisted living. Then Iâm gone, happy to leave my past life behind once more. That was the planâuntil Zoey appeared. The girl next door. All grown up. Still looking at me like Iâm the guy I used to be. Lucas is dead. Riot is whatâs leftâand Iâve done too much to ever deserve someone like her. Someone sweet and innocent. So I try to keep my distance. My efforts are futile. She shows up anyway. Sweet smiles. Homemade desserts. Dinner invites I shouldnât accept⌠but do. One week. Thatâs all I wanted to stick around for. Now Iâm thinking Iâm not leavingânot unless sheâs riding out with me. Zoey: My first crush. The boy who left without a word. Heâs backâbut heâs not that boy anymore. Lucas is covered in scars and secrets I can feel but donât understand. Riding a motorcycle and sticking out like a sore thumb, I should stay away. Instead, I find reasons to be near him. Because every look lingers. Every touch burns. And the closer we get, the harder it is to stop. He doesnât plan on sticking around, so I should keep my distance. Too bad I donât have the strength to do so. The boy I loved is gone⌠but the man heâs become? Heâs the one I canât resist. |
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Oops I Fell for the Hockey Player Next Door (Oops I Fell for the...Next Door Romance Series) by Annee Jones đĽ I was not supposed to be naked in my neighbor's hot tub. But his place sat empty all summer, and a girl can only resist a hot tub for so long. Then the owner showed up. Pro hockey player. Mountain-man beard. Shoulders that make thinking difficult. Very unhappy to find me in his water. He makes me a deal I can't refuse. Now I'm cooking for him, sharing his hot tub, and praying he never finds out why I'm really hiding up here. đ đĽ Hockey player next door ⢠Enemies to lovers ⢠Forced proximity ⢠Open-door heat ⢠Guaranteed HEA Quick, hot, and bingeable in one sitting. đĽ |
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My Big Fat Texas Wedding (Wedding Season Series) by Annee Jones đž JULES â I photograph pets for a living. Pampered ones. Diamond collars. Chanel carriers. I know what I'm doing. I did not know what I was doing when I said yes to shooting a wedding in Frognot, Texas. Four hundred guests. A ranch full of animals nobody warned me about. A bride with ideas. And Dutch Lovett â best man, horse rancher, and the most annoyingly attractive man I've ever met â watching every single thing go wrong with a grin on his face. Nothing about this weekend is going according to plan. Especially him. đ¤ One chaotic Texas wedding. One city girl in way over her head. One cowboy who likes her best when she's a mess. đĽ Opposites attract ⢠Fish out of water ⢠Forced proximity ⢠Guaranteed HEA Hot, hilarious, and bingeable in one sitting. đž |
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Ice Dragon's Heart (Dragons on Mars Book 2) by Honey Phillips All she wanted was to be left alone. Now, he's her only chance for survival. Jaz came to the Martian pole for solitude, not company. Especially not the company of a seven-foot-tall alien who just turned her mining rig into a scrap heap in a fit of primal rage. Ajar is a creature of ice and fury, a dragon awakened from a frozen tomb, wounded and cornered. And thanks to the blizzard of the century, he's her new roommate. As Jaz reluctantly nurses him back to health, his defensive rage gives way to an unexpected vulnerability. She sees the lost soul trapped within the scales, and her hardened heart begins to melt. When a corporate hunting party arrives to claim their prize, Jaz and Adjar forge a desperate alliance. He may have destroyed her past, but heâs the only one who can protect her future. A sweet and spicy sci-fi romance perfect for readers who love forced proximity, wounded heroes, and a love that thaws the coldest of hearts. |
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Last Dragon on Mars (Dragons on Mars Book 1) by Honey Phillips She was looking for answers. She found a legend. Dr. Alina Falkner is a scientist. She believes in data, in logic, in the cold hard rock of the Martian landscape. So when impossible energy readings lead her deep into a newly-opened cavern, she expects a geological anomaly, not the last echo of an ancient world, awakened by advanced human technology. He is dangerous. He is impossible. And he is her secret to keep. He was born in darkness. She was his first light. Born from a fusion of cyborg blood and the planet's dormant DNA, Rhyx is a newborn in a warrior's body, and the brilliant, gentle human who found him is the first thing he has ever known. Trapped together by a raging dust storm, she becomes his fierce, consuming passion. He will do anything to keep her, even though the world outside their sanctuary threatens to tear them apart. A ruthless scientist, obsessed with both Alina and her secrets, is pursuing them both. As the hunt intensifies, Alina must choose between the career she's dedicated her life to and the impossible male she's fallen for. But when youâre hiding the last dragon on Mars, the price of discovery isn't just lossâit's extinction. |
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Perfect Pucking Orc: An Orc Hockey Romance (The Orc Hockey League) by Honey Phillips He controls everythingâexcept her. As captain of the Emerald Enforcers, Tarmek Stonefist is disciplined, controlled, and ruthlessly organizedâon the ice and off it. Chaos has no place in his world. Then free-spirited artist Edie Anderson crashes into his carefully ordered life and turns it upside down. Sheâs impulsive, emotional, and completely uninterested in schedules. She challenges him. Tempts him. And the more he tries to regain control, the faster he feels it slipping away. Perfect order. Perfect chaos. Perfectly pucking dangerous. The Orc Hockey League is a cozy-spicy monster romance series where fierce orc athletes rule the ice, rivalries run hot, and love hits harder than a body check. Each book can be read as a standalone and ends with a happily ever after. |
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Never Invite a Vampire to Dinner (Wrong Move, Right Monster) by Honey Phillips Love was never part of the menu. Penelope Harrington loves bringing people together. So when the mysterious owner of Blackthorn House returns to Black Harbor, she invites him to dinner. She doesn't expect him to accept. She definitely doesn't expect him to be a vampire. Or to keep accepting her invitations. After centuries of carefully avoiding attention, Julian Volkov wants nothing more than a quiet life. Then Penny barges into his world with themed dinner parties, endless questions, and a determined belief that no one should eat alone. Unfortunately for Julian, saying no to her proves impossible. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes for Julian to stay hiddenâand the harder it becomes to imagine a future without the woman who keeps trying to feed him homemade garlic bread. But when a paranormal podcast starts digging into the secrets of Blackthorn House, Julian's carefully constructed life begins to unravel. Suddenly, the woman who invited him to dinner may be the only person who can protect both his secrets and his heart. A steamy standalone paranormal romance featuring a vampire hero, a sunshine foodie heroine, a cozy coastal town, small-town meddling, mystery, and a guaranteed happily ever after. |
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Never Dance with a Demon: A Cozy Monster Romance (Wrong Move, Right Monster) by Honey Phillips She lives by the rules. He breaks them for a living. Isadora Solis has built her life on precision, control, and perfectly executed steps. She doesnât make mistakes on the dance floor, and she definitely doesnât improvise. So when Malachi Vexis strides into her studioâlate, arrogant, and completely incapable of following even the most basic waltzâshe knows exactly what he is. A disaster. Unfortunately, heâs also her newest student. Bound by a dangerous demonic contract, he needs to win an upcoming competition without using magic, or lose far more than his pride. Which means he needs her. As their lessons heat up and the lines between discipline and desire begin to blur, Isadora finds herself drawn to the one male who could ruin everything sheâs worked for. Because the only thing more dangerous than dancing with a demon⌠is falling for one. (Each book in the Wrong Move, Right Monster series can be read as a standalone. These sweet and spicy romances are intended for mature readers.) |
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B is for Bonded (The ABCs of Alien Abduction) by Honey Phillips A true bond can never be forcedâonly chosen. Polly survived the unimaginable. Now she's found safety on Hothrestâand in the arms of the Hothian clan leader who watches over her. Every night she slips into Njkall's bed seeking comfort. Every morning she walks away. Njkall has known from the moment they met that Polly is his mate. But after everything she's endured, forcing his claim on her is the last thing he wants to do. If he wants a future with her, he'll have to convince her that a mating bond is built on trust, not possessionâand that some promises are worth making forever. This sweet and spicy sci-fi romance features a protective alien warrior willing to wait for his mate, a traumatized heroine learning to trust again, bed sharing, found family, fated mates, and a guaranteed happily ever after. |
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A is for Abduction (The ABCs of Alien Abduction) by Honey Phillips Abducted from Earth. Chased across the galaxy. Bound together by a child in danger. Elementary school teacher Emma Carter never expected aliens to be real. She definitely never expected to find herself on the run with a dangerously attractive smuggler and a mysterious infant sought by some of the most dangerous beings in the galaxy. Doren has spent years searching for a legendary treasure known as The Vault. Instead, he finds a stubborn human female, a child who needs protection, and an attraction that's becoming impossible to ignore. With fanatical Grorn warriors closing in, Emma and Doren must work together to keep the infant safe and stay one step ahead of their enemies. Because some treasures are worth far more than gold. A sweet and spicy science fiction romance featuring a roguish alien hero, an abducted human heroine, found family, adventure, danger, and a guaranteed happily ever after. |
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The Heresy of Thieves by Mia V. Moss Vael stole magic from the gods for Her people and put an end to centuries of unrest. Now magic is gone, and the battle for the Witchlandsâs soul begins. After a millennium of prosperity and magic, one catastrophic night undoes the realm of Yvaelen. Magic has fallen, and prayers to Vael the Giver go unanswered. Jal Riago knows when itâs time to move on from a con. She canât maintain her false refugee heiress story forever, and her benefactors grow weary of playing host. Just when sheâs about to confess and cut ties, a deadly raid sets Jalâs life on a collision course with a powerful entity reckoning with its own madness. The young, steadfast King Thealys Vorrine inherited the throne of Dynestra after her parentsâ deaths at Spellfall. But sparks of unrest flare all too quickly into the unpredictable wildfire of rebellion, and King Vorrine must forge headlong into unknown territory. Royal knight and notorious rake Ember Carrado is trying his best to get fired. Instead, when heâs paired with a judgmental paladin and sent on a mission to hunt down a rampaging mythical beast, he finds himself face-to-face with the past heâs been running from since Spellfall. Beacon Wylda Lorcanthas wields a sharp tongue and the second-highest office in the Church of Vael. When the head of the Faith dies, Wylda must seek out a biddable successor. Unfortunately, the clergyâs clear favorite is a charismatic priest who promises the restoration of magicâfor those willing to partake of a bloody cost. The dark betrayal behind Spellfall, and the very fabric of Yvaelenâs faith, will be hidden no longer. What began with a thiefâs touch will end with a reckoning. And salvation for some may be a waking nightmare for others. |
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Locker's Rebellion by Jesse Pohlman Katherine London, an arcane scientist for the Kingdom of Emor, is alarmed when her much-needed vacation with her swordswoman wife Clarice is interrupted with a summons to the capital. The Kingdom has always had trouble keeping the Principality of Presia in line, but a peasant uprising striving for independence is brewing and it falls to Kathy and Clarice to track down its ringleader. There are just two problems making Presia an awful place for Kathy: First, the theocratic Principality is hostile to non-conformist relationships like hersâ. Second, arcane gifts are viewed as witchcraft. But when an ancient relic tied to Presia's mythological savior is stolen through what can only be magic, the uprisingâs leader gains an air of legitimacy. Kathy would love nothing more than to leave this problem to someone else, but if she did - if the rebellion succeeded - it would strip away the Kingdom's protection from those like her who call Presia their home. She and Clarice cannot risk leaving others like them to a theocracy's scant mercies. When an opportunity to both quell the rebellion and place a more reform-minded cleric in charge of the Principality emerges, Kathy has a first-hand opportunity to help guide him to the right side on both core issues. That leaves her with two unknowns: Whether or not they'll be in time, and what they'll find when they get there. Locker's Rebellion is a fantasy action story which plays out like your favorite battle-manga centered around themes of Queer liberation and self-acceptance. Pick it up if you're ready to stand up and defend the defenseless! |
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The Goblin Muse by Sandra Bond Acclaimed poet and novelist Sandra Bond's second collection of verse brings her inimitable touch to subjects as broadly spread as faeries, frogs, crows, cake, coffee, chocolate, death, demons, dementia, politics, platypuses... and, yes, goblins. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you cry. Some may do both at the same time. You have been warned. |
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Alchemists of Dawn by GS Valiant Being a woman at Vyner Industries was hard enough. Then the murder happened. Once a promising young researcher, Roxanne Youngâs career at the renowned Vyner Alchemical Industries has stalled. Despite her brilliance and long hours in the lab, she just canât seem to get that next promotion. When she witnesses a brutal murder, Roxanne stumbles on a shocking discovery that could break the Federationâs dangerous dependence on their dwindling reservoirs of magic, and secure her career in the bargain. Determined to expose the discovery and bring the killers to justice, Roxanne turns to the one person who might be able to help: the indomitable Juliana Young, the first and only woman to ever become a department head at Vynerâand Roxanneâs mother. Two ambitious women whose approaches sometimes clash, mother and daughter must work together to protect the future of magic. But as they are drawn into a web of intrigue, shifting loyalties, and unlikely alliances, Roxanne and Juliana soon discover powerful forces at workâand they will stop at nothing to keep Vynerâs secrets hidden. |
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A MAFIA WAR CAN BE BRUTAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES A MAGICAL MANIAC Josiah arrives in New York City through a portal from another realm. Capable of frightening feats and driven by a lust for power, he takes on the mafia. Heâll just need the help of a few local outcasts. Lucius is an impulsive f-up who shuns his mafia familyâs norms. Behind a long line of brothers for leadership, he fashioned his own comfortable nook. Thrust into war with another family, he becomes enveloped by the need for revenge. Antonia is Luciusâ sister. She exists on the familyâs outskirts, protective of her brothers and occasionally called upon for unspeakable assistance. Forced to contend with the potential downfall of everyone she loves, she may be the key to the familyâs salvation...and her own. In Bad Citizen, Ron Lebow fuses fantasy, sci fi and mob drama into a relentlessly entertaining ride. Josiah storms through a portal with terrifying powers and a hunger for control, setting his sights on New Yorkâs underworld. Heâll need alliesâand finds them in our societyâs outcasts. Lucius, an impulsive mafia screw-up, is forced to contend with responsibilities he never wanted. Antonia, his fiercely protective sister, stands at the center of it all. What follows is a comedic war where every twist redefines loyalty, violence is interspersed with unexpected laughs, and no one walks away unchanged. Set in modern-day NYC, the story balances brutal violence with razor-sharp comedy, delivering one unpredictable twist after another. Sacrifices loom around every corner, and consequences never arrive as expected. Lebowâs novel is a portal urban fantasy turned upside downâfun, funny, and deadly serious in all the right places. ⢠Ride shotgun with Josiah as he weaponizes magical abilities to rip apart the mob. ⢠Get lost in a web of twists that make every chapter a revelation. ⢠Witness Luciusâs chaotic spiral from black sheep to vengeful force. ⢠Uncover Antoniaâs pivotal role in a war no one else can win. This isnât a tidy heroâs taleâmorally grey characters, constant surprises, and sacrifices with unthinkable consequences drive the chaos. ⢠Mafia mayhem with a magical twist ⢠Dark comedy that lands hard ⢠Sacrifices that flip the script |
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My Brother's Keeper by Ben Schenkman Magic is real, demons walk the earth, and Maxâs brother is dead. Max Asher, Jewish mystic and private-eye, never thought heâd be coming back to his home town to bury his twin brother, Solomon. He definitely never thought the funeral would turn into a case, but when Solâs widow Gabby asks him to investigate the cause of death, âUncle Maxâ is on the job. When Max kicks the demonâs nest, he uncovers a conspiracy that forces him to reevaluate everything he thought he knew about his brother. Unfamiliar local politics blur the line between the supernatural and the mundane, and soon, fighting for justice becomes dangerously literal. If Max can uncover the murderer, he might just save his brotherâs soulâbut if he canât, heâll fall victim to the same deadly fate. Putting the past to rest is going to take more than a shovel full of dirt. |
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Wobblestrut & Other Proclivities by Leslie Summerfield A dapper young man fights madness on the brink of existential collapse, treating ego-death with beer bottles. Another grasps the true nature of attraction; only to watch everyone in a high-end restaurant play indulgent children-himself included. A new hire clocks in for a typical first day but quickly suspects a con that may involve trafficking his own organs. Meanwhile, a pimp lives his final day like the king he is, as the hottest gentleman's club on the block whirls into panic. And inside a dank basement, a charismatic bum in a tremendous wig catches spliff-induced clarity so hard it unfurls into a lucid time traveling adventure! Wobblestrut & Other Proclivities is a short-story collection set in a fictional DMV, where the County's comfort and neighboring Buss Ask's chaos blur into a darkly comic ecosystem of hustlers, lovers, weirdos, and emerging sovereigns. In these standalone, yet linked tales, Summerfield alchemizes the strange, tender, dark, with a ridiculous off-kilter approach to the everyday and an unsparing eye for the human condition-where the mundane goes uncanny before landing embarrassingly familiar. Written in the voice of a lovechild between a stand-up folklorist, lyrical witness, and tall-tale prophet, this book may leave readers reeling from thought, feeling, and laughter-all at once, or in a single line where a joke, fresh insight, and old trigger catch them off guard. This is a local mythos of cast-outs and coronations where you'll do just fine; so long as you remember that true self is exposed after life shits on your shoulder... Leslie Summerfield is a DMV born and raised author/poet whose writing style is yours to decide; as an esteemed peer once asked: "What are you feeding your mind to write like this?" Their work blends Black intellectual and liberation traditions (Baldwin, Douglass), relatable yet raw provocative humor (Joey Diaz, the late-great Patrice O'Neal), Kafkaesque circumstance, and an obsessive love for the overlooked â raised on hip-hop, R&B, rock, as well as Neal Peterson, immigrants who carried seeds and cuttings into this country, and fruit hunters still chasing their descendants and rooted clones. |
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Vahmroh Tamer: Volume 1 by Freemi-Ya Talovarios is a quiet young Imp and just one of billions of hominids across a land barely stitched together who have chased the boundless wonders of Vahmrohs â magnificent, geometric monsters that mirror the appearance and abilities of real-world taxa â for millennia. The only difference is that he has a Tamerâs heart thatâs far larger than his wallet or support system. When a fateful encounter leaves him bonded to a stray, young Vahmroh marked by an undesired âcracked star,â his childhood dream detonates into something far greaterâjust as the local haven of folk-Tamer culture falls before the smile of a corporate buyout. Now, Talovarios is torn between four factions clawing for control of tamership itself: the privileged who hoard power, outlaws thriving in chaos, sentinels enforcing peace, and an ancient way fiercely rallying around the everymanâeach desperate to gatekeep who can command the limitless potential of Vahmrohs. The Core within his Tamer's device thrums with both promise and peril as the bond Talovarios forges with this unwanted creature ignites a relentless journey of discovery and defiance. One that teaches this generation of Tamers that a fulfilling path can be one you walk aloneâat first. Dedicated to creature-collecting aficionados worldwide â as well as Eiichiro Oda and Hiro Mashima â this charged tale of diaspora, collaborative freedom, and found family channels shĹnen energy into a modern odyssey about ownership, identity, and the adventure of forging your own legend. |
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The Low Hum of Zal'Kareth by Michael Antonio Kae'lor's body stopped feeling pain years ago. In the suffocating heat of Zal'Kareth's obsidian pits, his pointed ears twitch only to the wet hiss of geothermal steam and the heavy tread of the red-skinned orcs he bleeds to defeat. He fights for cheap ferment, ignores the ghost of the brother he lost to a predatory Noise Cult, and survives by tuning out the world. Then the Collective Dream fractures the city. Millions across the lineages share a single vision: ancient stone Giants chained deep beneath the rock, screaming the word "Rest." As the Ministry's harmonic grid stutters, pockets of absolute silence open in the streets â voids where orcs, elf-kin, and Tikkari alike step inside and instantly forget their own names. Kae'lor wakes with a burning counter-clockwise spiral scarred into his palm, his deadened nerves violently firing back to life. To survive an unraveling city, he must find what lies beneath the Ministry's dying syrup, before the silence hollows him out next. The Low Hum of Zal'Kareth is the first novella in The Fractured Cadence of Talibra, an AfroFantasy epic of resonance, memory, and survival. For fans of Arcane, Dune, and dark Seinen manga. |
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Riyati Recollection by Kai Zeal When the night is at its darkest, the sparks of life shine brightest. Kylie thought the danger was over: the last of Asuzaâs followers now dead, she was free to live life as a normal teenager â a freshman in college, the events of her high school years behind her. But what shouldâve been a fun vacation to Savannah takes a dark turn as an undead Riyatian attacks Maya and leaves Kylie with a cryptic message: her existence damned every other mage and she should not have survived that fateful day in June. Kylie is left with only questions; but the most difficult one of all is if she is even worth saving, even if it's just to make amends. But time is of the essence and she can't afford to wallow. She must now decipher the truth of the warning and figure out how to save the other mages before itâs too late. Riyati Recollection is the fourth book in a new adult/adult contemporary, low dark fantasy series that seeks to explore themes of identity, legacy, generational trauma, and finding your own path in life. The series is set in the modern day fictional Southern US town of Opal Pines and includes multiple first person perspectives with characters across a range of queer, neurodiverse, and socioeconomic statuses. |
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A House of Violence and Vengeance by Rowena Aiello Courtney Summersâs IâM THE GIRL meets Anne Bishopâs DAUGHTER OF THE BLOOD in this gripping, dark low fantasy where a barely-legal young woman attempts to live out her romantasy dreams...and ends up fighting for her life against the very man who promised to make those dreams a reality. In a world where book boyfriends outperform human ones ten to one, 18 year old Jen Annalise is determined to find her human book boyfriend equivalentâŚeven at the expense of her own safety. Jen yearns for a worldâand romanceâthat's both far from her family's farm, and straight out of her favorite romantasy series. So when the mysterious and alluring Damon Sadie responds to her profile on a sugar daddy website, she immediately agrees to meet him. At first, Jen thinks all her favorite parts of her romantasy dreams are about to be brought to life. Then their adventure is waylaid by a side quest to his house...one that she can't leave without his permission, or bring anyone into without his approval. And forget about the rooms that glow, smelling like smoke and crackling like thunderâhe won't even acknowledge them. But when her sugar daddy's refusal to answer her questions leads her to uncover two other women now trapped in his house, and a sinister magic they're forbidden to touch, Jen is left with no choice: she must escape this fantasy before she ends up trapped forever, too. |
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Paella in Alaska by edbo books Paella in Alaska: A feel good romance about love, wild Alaska, and the dish that changed everything. Paella in Alaska: She came to Alaska to build a refinery. She stayed to save a river â and found the love of her life along the way. Maria Garcia has always had a plan. At thirty-five, she is one of ROFEN's most trusted engineers: precise, methodical, unstoppable. When her company sends her to the remote Alaskan town of Kijik Falls to prepare a new oil field development, she packs her thermal gear, her project briefs â and her cast-iron professional composure. None of it survives first contact with Alaska. On her very first evening, she walks into the only restaurant in town and meets David Reeves... What will happen in Alaska ? Perfect for fans of romantic fiction with heart, humour, and a strong sense of place. Featuring food, nature, flamenco, and a happy ending guaranteed. --Have fun and joy with this book-- edbo books |
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Lemon Ice Cream in Rome by edbo books Lemon Ice Cream in Rome: A Romance For everyone who ever needed to get lost in order to find themselves. For anyone who has ever needed to get lost in order to find themselves. When Lucy Hartwell boards a flight to Rome â alone, for the first time in Europe, armed with a colour-coded itinerary she abandons on day one â she is running away from a perfectly good life that somehow never felt like hers. A two-year relationship that looked right from the outside. A career she is good at but has stopped feeling. A version of herself she no longer recognises. Ten days. One city. No plan. What she doesn't expect is a small shop with a yellow door,..... What will she find in Rome ? Lemon Ice Cream in Rome is a warm, witty, and deeply felt love story about the courage it takes to choose your own life â and the joy of finding someone who makes the choosing easier. Perfect for everyone who has ever stood at the Trevi Fountain and believed, just for a moment, in the power of a wish. Set across the most beautiful neighbourhoods of Rome â Trastevere, the Pantheon, the Aventine Hill, the Trevi Fountain, the Appian Way, and beyond. --Have fun and joy with this book-- edbo books |
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Santorini Sunset Love by edbo books Santorini Sunset Love: A Romantic Comedy About Second Chances, Stolen French Fries, and Letting the Sun Hit You. Santorini Sunset Love is a romantic comedy about cubicles and calderas, risk and reward, and the terrifying joy of letting the sun hit you for the first time in years. She lived for weekends. He lived for a dream. Together, they found a sunset. Vanessa Harlow has spent seven years processing insurance claims in a gray Chicago cubicle. Her life is beige, predictable, and carefully organized. She doesn't cry. She doesn't dance. She doesn't remember what it feels like to be foolish. Then her coworker books her a two-week vacation to Santorini â against her better judgment. Alexandros Papadopoulos is a waiter by day, a DJ by night, and a man with a dream. What will happen in Santorini? What readers will find inside: -A slow-burn romance that sizzles like a Santorini sunset -Laugh-out-loud moments (burned lamb, spilled wine, and a cat who refuses to leave) -Tear-jerking vulnerability from two broken people learning to trust -Mouthwatering Greek food descriptions (do not read on an empty stomach) -A hero who will steal your heart â and your french fries -Easy Loukoumades Recipe (Greek Honey Doughnuts) --Have fun and joy with this book-- edbo books |
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Lavender Love: A Romance of Lavender Fields, Second Chances, and the Life You Were Always Meant to Live. Romantic Lovestory about Provence, Baguette, Cheese and real Love. Mary Sutton has it all: a senior VP title at a top New York firm, a stunning Manhattan apartment, and a perfectly organized life. But after eleven years of sixty-hour weeks under fluorescent lights, she wakes up one morning and realizes she can no longer remember what she actually loves. On a whim â and with her grandmother's memory guiding her â she books three weeks in Provence, France, alone, in a stone farmhouse surrounded by lavender fields in full summer bloom. She traded her corner office for a field of lavender â What will she find in the Lavender Fields ? Lavender Love is a sweeping, sensory romance about the courage it takes to choose the life that is truly yours â even when it means letting go of the one you built by accident. It is a love story told in lavender and cheese and starlight and the particular freedom of a woman who has finally learned to breathe. For readers who love gorgeous European settings, emotionally rich romance, and stories that leave you booking a flight to France. --Have fun and joy with this book-- edbo books |
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Stellar Parallax: Human Hope in Grimdark Worlds by Various Authors A mother introduces her child to an orchard aboard a space station. On a floating city, a boy risks everything to save his baby sister. When the police escort an aging Puerto Rican man off his front porch, he expects to be shot. Instead, he finds himself on the way to a floating island where he may find peace after all. These and 17 other stories explore the role of hope at the extremes of human experience. The writers have imagined a variety of dangerous futures, and theyâve also imagined connection and compassion guiding the people of the future. In twisted underground passageways, in the desolation of space, and on barren landscapes where the fate of a few seeds could make or break the future, the protagonists of Stellar Parallax: Human Hope in Grimdark Worlds find glimmers of light in darkness. Together, these stories ask: when we canât count on our world to be rational or safe, where does that leave us? And what can we build when everything we once trusted falls apart? Featuring stories by Aaron Timothy, K.M. Veohongs, Em Harriett, Roberto CofresĂ Hopgood, Susan L. Lin, Heather Zoppetti, Austen Lee, Lucy Zhang, Fendy S. Tulodo, Jason P. Burnham, Marie-HĂŠlène Lebeault, Monique Cuillerier, Lancer Kind, Jon Negroni, Stuart Conover, H.V. Patterson, R F Daniels, Naomi Klouda, Joyce Frohn, Frank Baird Hughes. |
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Death by Decent Society by Malcolm J. Wardlaw By 2106, Britain is ruled by a brutal caste system. The whims of sovereign gentry are the only âlawsâ. Disappearance is the only âjusticeâ. Donald Aldingford is a lawyer who has perfected the art of not looking too hard at the system that provides his lifestyle. But when disaster strikes his life, he is forced to confront the evil of those he serves. His brother Lawrence is wrongly condemned to a forced-labour camp. In order to try and free him, Donald has to break inside the revolutionary movement. His clients will kill him if they find out. Lawrence has also been learning all about the evils of the system he served so faithfully. He is struggling to survive in a place of uniquely diabolical operation, where misery is transformed into gold with a remorselessness matched only by the man who runs it. He yearns to escape and tell the world of these atrocities. He could spark a revolution. But Donaldâs rescue efforts are getting dangerously close. The first of a five-book serial, Death by Decent Society draws the reader into the kind of violent, despotic society that ours could become. Yet it is also a story of ordinary people achieving extraordinary feats through the will to survive. It will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games, Legend, Ship Breaker, The Postman and other dystopian adventures. |
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Song of Monsters by Noah Naiman Kane once died in a noose. Now he has a god in his head, and a city to save. Hundreds of miles from the gallows, Kane has built a new life baking sweets in the hillside city of Torry. But a brawl with a drunken constable uncovers a conspiracy of poisoned tea and black powder threatening his newfound home. While Kane races to save the city, the god in his head insists on saving the worldâeven if it costs Torry itself. Outmatched, Kane gambles on the only people desperate enough to help: A thief with a stolen firearm and a vendetta against its maker. A suicidal, immortal musician who canât abandon a good story. A monstrous wizard hellbent on doing right. A two-foot-tall chemist chasing a kidnapping no one believes happened. But Kane knows the line between hero and monster is a noose, and itâs tightening again. |
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Rise of the Dragon's Heir by Darlene Franklin-Campbell Most epic fantasy asks who will win the throne. Rise of the Dragon's Heir asks what the throne does to the person who inherits it. |
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Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, a wrong has been committed. After a severely injured mother loses her two kids to arrogant hunters, she slowly goes crazy and fixes her sites on revenge. But whatâs a little murderous rampage when you have nothing left to lose? Fans of the movie "I Spit On Your Grave" or "Cujo" by Stephen King will enjoy "A Mother's Rage" by John Evans. |
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Long Drives and Lonesome Roads by John Evans âWith hard-hitting stories ranging from the unnerving to the macabre to the darkly humorous, Long Drives and Lonesome Roads is a killer collection that deserves to sit on every shelf.â -Pedro Iniguez, Bram Stoker Award Winner There are over four million miles of roads in the United States. They each have a memory. From ominous hitchhikers or devils to backroads that lead to other dimensions, untold perils lurk among the highways and byways. Indescribable terrors are found in this collection of short stories. Sixteen petrifying tales delve into the things that scare us most for readers who love macabre horrors. Take care, because the roads are dark, dangerous, and deep, and you still have many miles to go before you sleep... Fans of âNight Shiftâ by Stephen King and âThe Shrouded Tomeâ by Ronald Kelly will enjoy âLong Drives and Lonesome Roadsâ by John Evans. |
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The Protector and the Annihilation by Naila Moonsi Some 100,000 years have passed since Earthians swept across the galaxy. By the year 9955 ATF after a catastrophe all but annihilates them, humans upon the ocean planet Imion are struggling to become space-worthy again. Two young men attending university vie for the role of Protector of All Worlds. They know that the godly power the Protector wields will save them all, and yet one day they wake up momentarily and realize... 60-year-old Armando Rivera and Ranvir Chandrani once loved each other. Stuck within a mental palace called âthe Citadelâ within âthe Boundless,â an otherworld that reflects the galaxy in eerie dream-like ways, they are now 19 years old again and stripped of their memories. In these young forms, the two subconsciously test if this love between them was something true while attempting to take each other down. Their life has begun anew around them due to a time loop within the Citadel, and it follows their gentle, morose memories perfectly within the years 9955 and 9956, until... Until their families try to kill them. Until the children from the future begin to arrive. Until their son birthed outside the body with their Merged elemental outer coresâAntonio Chandrani-Riveraâinsists on killing his identical twin brother Fernando Chandrani-Rivera. Ranvir and Armando very quickly realize that they must solve the mystery of what their true goals once were within the Boundless, figure out how to get out of the Citadel, and grasp why Antonio and his friends are intruding within. After all, upon the true planet Imion within the galaxy in the year 9996, a 20-year-old Antonioâs gone ahead and confronted his once-affectionate friend Alejandro Altahaâthe Alejandro who became their generationâs Protector of All Worlds at the cost of Antonioâs worldwide reputationâand this has spiraled into circumstances that leave Antonio on the brink of death. Only for the bright and happy memories of Antonio's teens to flood his mind⌠Back when he and Alejandro Altaha cared deeply about each other, and yet the understanding they gleaned regarding their ancient selvesâthe civilian Nasir Hadid versus the Lost Protector Shakirâstill colored everything, including their continued 10,000 year rivalry over the simple stakes of saving the world. And then there are the machinations of Antonio's cousin Layla⌠She laughs over their rivalry, but Antonio knows one thing: she hides secrets like breathing and despite their camaraderie, she is surely worse than Alejandro. |
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The Shadow on the Wall by Machelle Berglund In the dead of the night, as you awake from a peaceful sleep, you see a shadow in the periphery of your vision. Oh no! Is it coming closer?! Oh, thank goodness! It was just another shadow on the wall. Inside the pages of âThe Shadow on the Wallâ, the shadows are more than a mere illusion. They become real. As do skeletons, witches, ghosts and more. This haunted tome is Machelle Berglundâs third poetic endeavor. Each poem was crafted to tell a tale of the ghastly figures of Halloween and horror legend. These poems are meant to cause one to feel the chill grip of fear deep within their spine or cause the reader to let loose a gruesome giggle as their eyes wander through the pages. |
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Through the Shards of My Heart by Machelle Berglund Ah, love! A powerful emotion. It can bring a spring into the steps of the lucky. The twinkle in their eye tells of the endless joy and laughter love had brought them. Loving hands cradle their hearts at all times. Others, however, may throw their hearts into the fire again and again. They hope for the warmth of a loving hand rather than to feel the pain of the blaze. And for a while, their wish may be granted; maybe for a short time, or for a blessed eternity. There are, however, the most unfortunate of souls whose hearts are forever twisted, forever scarred, and forever broken. But that doesnât mean that their love is forever lost. They may not be whole, but through the shards of their heart, they can find and give love still. In âThrough the Shards of My Heartâ, youâll find poems that explore the lows and the woes, the highs and the smiles, and the messy in betweens that love brings in all its forms. |
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Monitored Activity by Mitch Miller When a dancing mob feeds a woman to the food court escalator, security guard Shaw Price knows he is in for the worst shift of his life. Visitors speak in tongues. Somewhere in the building, a man has been scalped by a floor polisher. The security cameras have gone rogue, and strange, small objects reject visual perception. But Shaw canât focus beyond the insatiable hunger driving him mad. While he could blame it on a late coming-of-age, the last time he checked, visions of his supervisor gloating over the bodies of missing girls isnât exactly a common side-effect of teenage hormones. And then thereâs the whole thing about the mall maybe being alive. MONITORED ACTIVITY is a queer, sci-fi horror novella set in the early 2000s. Perfect for fans of THE BACKROOMS and digital indie horror. |
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Common Bonds 3 by Claudie Arseneault, Em Ishii, and RoAnna Sylver Common Bonds strikes a third time with a new volume of 18 speculative short stories and poetry featuring aromantic characters and centering platonic relationships. |
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Common Bonds 2 by Claudie Arseneault, Em Ishii, and RoAnna Sylver Common Bonds returns in this second volume of speculative short stories and poetry featuring aromantic characters. Housed within this anthology are a scientist who makes a terrifying discovery at the bottom of the ocean, a baker who must fulfill a prophecy, a priest and a witch who must form a family to escape a war, and a woman whose survival might just unravel time itself. Through nineteen stories and poems, Common Bonds 2 explores the bonds that impact our lives from beginning to end: platonic relationships. From friends with benefits to mentors to life partners, this collection explores platonic relationships strong enough to overcome barriers of species, alien invasions, and the power of the gods themselves. |
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Chains Of Deceit: Stitchbinding Chronicles Book 2 by A.E. Zeigler A cure to find. A people to save. A romance running out of time. After the queen slips into the last stage of a mysterious plague, Princess Lineya, must travel to the treacherous mountains of Krashe in the midst of sworn enemies, hoping that the lost and forbidden Woolworsting craft has a stronger healing stitch. But before departing, she's forced to announce her engagement to Rhett, a Lynden nobleman, to bring hope to her people, but she despairs of a relationship with her true love Kemp. When an assassin threatens to kill Lineya, she must depend on the Krashe for support. Although she faces bandits, prejudice, scorn, and suspicion, she must win the trust of the Krashe and the heart of Kemp, who has no memory of the connection and kisses they had in the future. And Kemp's childhood sweetheart has prior claim on his affections. This girl can kill a black bear with her bare hands. Everyone assumes they will marry. Where does Lineya fit into his heart? How will Lineya and Kemp heal thousands of years of oppression, lies, and rekindle their love before the bandits and the assassin finish them all? |
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BOOM goes the Bride by Valiant Evermech A pulpy lesbian romance between an elven thief from another world and a corporate princess whose company is built on her clones. 300,000 and counting, and the woman they're made from wishes they didn't exist. Danger, spice, and everything not-nice. When the twice-dead thief Nil steals a magical dagger from one of the world's angriest trillionaires, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with his daughter Sook, the so-called Mother of a Million Clones. But the heart wants what the heart wants, and in this case the heart wants to be chased, shot at, and possibly exploded. Til death do us part is gonna need a bit of an extension... |
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The Chosen One Con by Trudie Skies Magic is a rich man's game. Archons control magic in the great city of Aefenhold. Brand-name spells, addictive potions, and celebrity TV keep the poor entertained while they toil in the factories manufacturing magic. That should have been the fate of Max and his childhood friend Lyle, until a violent workersâ strike tears their lives apart, condemning Lyle to the aetherstone mines and leaving Max orphaned with no choice but to sell his labour to a brothel. Life under the Archon's rule has given Max a taste for magical narcotics, and left Lyle with aether dust in his lungs and a deep resentment for magic. So when Aefenhold's rulers announce a televised contest to find the chosen oneâa prophesized distraction to unite the city against its detractorsâboth Max and Lyle see an opportunity to con their way into the contest. Where Max seeks to steal magic for his freedom, Lyle views magic as a tool of oppression to be destroyed. Their old friendship will be tested as they're forced to become adversaries against famous rival mages in a series of magical trials. Whoever becomes the chosen one will change the shape of magic forever. But magic is a rich man's game, and should Max or Lyle be discovered as frauds, their deaths will be televised next. The Chosen One Con is the first book in the Lost in the Aether duologyâa gaslamp fantasy of industrial magic in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions. This is an adult book containing strong language and mature themes that some readers may find disturbing. For a full list of content warnings, visit Trudie Skies's website. |
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The End of Time by Trudie Skies WHEN THE SAINTS FALL, THE SINNERS RISE. Calamity has befallen the steam-powered city of Chime as the gods declare war on each other, choosing Chime's streets as their battleground. Kayl has the means to end their reign for good and create a new world free from their whims. But recruiting an army against divine beings is no easy task, and as her allies fall one by one, Kayl is left to shoulder her burden alone. Finally free from his own god's shackles, Quen is bound in service to Chaos, who only wants revenge against Quen's former master. Torn between his desire for vengeance and justice, Quen is no stranger to the gods' cruelty and will do whatever it takes to see Kayl's vision throughâeven if it destroys his soul. To ensure a new future, Kayl and Quen must unite mortals against their makers and decide the gods' fate before time itself comes to an end. For the era of gods is over. The End of Time is the third and final book in The Cruel Gods seriesâa gaslamp fantasy featuring magical portals, gothic cosmic deities, quaint Britishisms, and steampunk vibes. This is an adult book containing strong language and mature themes that some readers may find disturbing. For a full list of content warnings, visit Trudie Skies's website. |
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Aloe is Book 2 in the Tales From The Night Garden series. Acanthus and Cypress, an age old Vampire and a young new Werewolf, have accidentally started a war. Nekane, the Werewolf in charge, will go to any means necessary to capture Acanthus; meaning even humans are in danger. On the run, our non-binary heroes encounter others caught up in Nekane's hatred of vampires, witches, and any werewolves that fraternize with them! As Acanthus and Cypress regroup with the Night Garden, an underground organization committed to liberating any in Nekane's crosshairs, they're tasked with some of the hardest challenges they've faced yet! Friend or foe? It's hard to judge just who to trust in a world wrought with danger. In this second book of the Tales From The Night Garden universe, our protagonists continue their adventure in this game of chess with very real consequences. A gaggle of strays begin to expand their found family and a love that blazes bright in the night starts to break out of the darkness. What can Acanthus and Cypress do to convince Nekane to stand down, or are words not enough? How will these two fugitives handle inviting more refugees into their growing resistance? How will The Night Garden continue to save the disenfranchised Supernaturals when Nekane shows up at their Head Quarters' door!? No one knows, but both Cypress and Acanthus have decided they can't run anymore. It's time to stand up for what is right and just. Will you stand up with them on their next journey? |
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The Gone Machine by Aimee Cozza Sylvanâs cyborg body is broken, his friend is missing, heâs being haunted, and yet a well-known fashion mogul has offered him the business deal of a lifetime. When Sylvanâs ghost turns out to be a digital passenger in his cybernetics, another apparition appears at his doorstep: a familiar looking robot named Fern. Despite forging powerful allies and working diligently to repay his debt of gratitude, Sylvan canât shake the persistent reminders of his long-lost housebot, Robbie. The ghost has some of Robbieâs memories, but Fern has Robbieâs body⌠Is it possible one of them is actually Robbie, or are even bots incapable of outrunning death? |
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Cypress Borne is 22 years old, a dashing young non-binary lad with a fairly easy life in New York City. That is â fairly easy until their routine is interrupted by a vicious dog attack on the way home from the gym. Their life turns upside down after that one singular event-- blackouts, unexplained fits of rage and lost time plague him. Two years of medical tests, therapy, and a life that's spiraling down the toilet later, they navigate their way through the panic attacks and the hopelessness to an old, derelict, and a seemingly abandoned church in the woods, away from the noise and the people. Little do they know, the church isn't abandoned but rather occupied by a vampire hoping to die and rotting in a coffin. Acanthus Sylene believes that a fine wine should never have an age attached, and neither should a fine being. Nonbinary in such a way that gender is completely irrelevant, Acanthus has lived a very long life and is frankly exhausted by it. Embroiled deeply into the politics of the World of Shadows, they have abandoned their duties to The Night Garden, a refugee path that they forged. But, something changes when a lost, scared, ignorant werewolf shows up on their door step. Both of these preternatural beings are looking for answers. Somehow, instead of finding their place in the world, they find each other. However, in the process of finding and growing with each other, they may have put their entire lives â and The Night Garden â at risk. |
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Troubled Bodies by Jake Vanguard We can be monsters together. Curiosity has led Payne down a path of experimentation filled with corpses, connections to the undergroundâand a dead partner. When he finds Blaze, broken and lifeless, on a crime cleanup scene, Payneâs knowledge of anatomy and his created serums assist in bringing Blaze back to life⌠The only hitch in this plan? They come back different. Together, Payne and Blaze must navigate their new life, filled with a ravaging hunger for fresh meat and opioids, while keeping their urges secret from a powerful don. And things get even more complicated when they find themselves entangled with a third unexpected person who has more to give than financial freedom. Care to take a bite? Troubled Bodies is a tale of obsession, of devotion and addiction, of care and primal urges - and, above all, of love. |
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Prometheus: A Queer Futuristic Horror Anthology by Jake Vanguard; Ezra Wren THE YEAR IS 2099. A dark web dweller, a curious space explorer in a library, a forbidden queer couple seeking new horizons⌠Prometheus stole fire and gave it to humanity. To this day, we carry it in our hearts: an innate spirit no machine can replicate. Sixteen authors bring you tales of imagined futures, spanning vast worlds and a wide breadth of queer, human, and post-human experiences. From a surgeonâs backstreet office to a city of dreams to motherships, AI-dominated worlds, and cults, enter a universe of horrors that will make your heart race and your skin prickle. THE FUTURE IS HUMAN. |
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Tharaxis is the city of the dead. Within its walls, creatures known as souleaters hunt and feed. Lorn Larthuz, recently deceased, finds herself on a perilous quest to steal back the List of Souls, and end their reign of terror. Yaldo, a boy who pretends to be alive, searches for the family he may have only imagined. But when the Souleaters target himâit becomes clear they have darker plans for Yaldo. Can Lorn succeed in her bid to steal the List of Souls, and can Yaldo escape the Souleaters before he loses himself forever? Tharaxis is a dark epic fantasy tale of courage, sacrifice, and the resilience of the human spiritâeven in death. |
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A Wrath of Souls by Darren Joy Across the Spectrum of Existence, angelic hosts gather their strength. While the infamous duo, Manic and Mania, finalise their plan, a mysterious dark armada engulfs far flung lands. Threadfin Todder, recovering from a great loss, is woefully unprepared for the final battle. Struggling to relearn his magic, he knows there is no time to waste. Lucifer threatens existence itself, and will soon step on to the mortal plane. Astra Darâs fractured soul is dominated by Lucifer, as she fights for sanityâfor soon she will destroy the world, while Myral Azarm, now queen of vampires, battles a terrible bloodlust as she is caught between primal instinct and the memory of who she was. Meanwhile in Desoolâs fractured kingdom, as he prepares for war, rebellion erupts in an attempt to cut out the heart of his kingship, and as Sarscha Todralan fights to save her imperium, disaster descends on her people. The final battle draws nearâa desperate gambit to thwart the end of all things. Can they each defy fate, survive, and beat back the Darkness? âA Wrath of Soulsâ is an exciting conclusion to this dark epic fantasy tale, filled with chaos, dark magic, treachery, and death, all tempered by loyalty, friendship, and hope. |
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A Wretched Darkness by Darren Joy Threadfin Todder, has been infected by a dark magic, and time is running out. His only hope is to find an ancient being known as the Despoiler. As his search brings him to a lost world, Threadfin discovers the cost may prove too high. Myral Azarm thought she had left her past behind, but when a name resurfaces, sheâs must journey into the bowels of the underworld to find her destiny. Sarscha Todralan, the ruling imperatrix, has lost friends and family, and canât settle into her role. When a dark witch threatens Icarthya, she must again take up the sword to defend her people. In the kingdom of Raddhon, civil war looms over the giants. Desool, the youngest son, seeks to become king. At stake is more than a throne, for the fabled Shathra Stone will belong to the victor. Four disparate paths collide in a world of magic and war as they fight for their lives and the survival of all. Will they each find the strength to overcome their past, and save the world? âA Wretched Darkness,â is a high-stakes dark fantasy epic that explores the limits of good and evil, love and sacrifice, and the power of magic. |
