17-year-old Itzel Loveguard has a secret. The stories she can’t seem to stop writing...sometimes they come true. And now she thinks she may have killed her own father. Itzy is flung on an emotional journey as she struggles to come to terms with her traumatic past – and it leads her into a strange new world of magic and mythology.17-year-old Itzel Loveguard has a secret. The stories she can’t seem to stop writing...sometimes they come true. And now she thinks she may have killed her own father.But she’s not the only one. Her estranged half-brother Oz and his unfailingly charming friend Seth can do things too. And so can the handsome grey-eyed boy, who seems to have stepped right out of Itzy’s dreams and has been travelling to London in search of the mysterious black pulse.Suddenly, Itzy is flung on an emotional journey as she struggles to come to terms with her traumatic past – and it leads her into a strange new world of magic and mythology.Now she finds herself questioning everything she’s ever believed...and wondering who her father thought was coming for her.

Siblings, Hunter and Elly, lose their parents in a terrible accident and are forced to move in with their mysterious God Father Dr. Calenstine, the owner of the eerie Belmonte Manor. Follow the children through an adventured riddled with crytptid monsters, secret societies, and the truth about their heritage as modern day monster hunters!Secret Seekers Society and the Beast of Bladenboro follows the young protagonists Hunter Glenn, and Eliza Lynn through an adventure ripe with adversity, paranormal monsters, secret societies, and most haunting of all, a life without their parents.It all happened one fall afternoon when they learned that their parent’s plane had gone down overseas, never to be seen again. The book follows the siblings as they are dropped off at their new guardian’s home, an ancient and creepy mansion known only as the Belmonte Estate. Here they unravel the secrets of their parent’s true identities, the origin of the mysterious Mansion, and their inheritance into an ancient secret society of monster hunters known as Seekers.

'Green Girl' is Rapunzel retold as a short, post-apocalyptic fairy tale.Anabella's tragedy is that every drop of her green blood commands a fortune. Imprisoned in a ruined tower and surrounded by a desolate land, she longs for freedom. Anabella's blessing is a man with azure wings who shows her how to turn suffering into hope. (Previously published as 'Azure Wings')With consumer debt nearing two trillion dollars and seventy million Americans struggling to pay their bills each month, attorney Matt Coleman finds fertile ground for his new Consumer Relief Centers of Texas. As thousands flock into his offices to file bankruptcy, Matt's success begins to take its toll on Houston's MidSouth Bank run by a very powerful and ruthless banker, Franklin P. Hill. At first Hill is content to play some dirty tricks on Matt in an effort to discredit him. But when that doesn't work, Matt is warned one last time to back off his vicious attacks on the lucrative credit card industry or suffer dearly. A timely novel of love, greed, and America's addiction to plastic.

When Stenn, an aging father, husband, and retired Ministry Knight, follows a young orphan named Anna into the labyrinthine world inside of the shell of the god Garamoush, their destinies become entwined. Together, Stenn and Anna find themselves in a strange new world and must survive the ghosts of their pasts and bizarre new forces of nature as their strength and will to live are challenged.The enormous god, Garamoush, has been sleeping for almost two-hundred years. The god’s words, born of his powers of precognition, have brought peace to the realm of Garaheim. Despite his slumber, he still whispers his knowledge to his faithful humans so that they might have his continued guidance. To interpret Garamoush’s divine speech, the massive Ministry of Fate and His Greatness was established. Since its creation, the Ministry has helped maintain order in Garaheim and the people of the realm have come to see Garamoush as their divine protector at the Ministry’s urging. But when Stenn, an aging father, husband, and retired Ministry Knight, follows a young orphan named Anna into the labyrinthine world inside of Garamoush’s enormous shell, Stenn’s faith in the god is tested. The world inside of the divine being’s shell challenges both Stenn and Anna’s strength and will to live. Together, Stenn and Anna find their fates entwined as they become lost in a strange new world and must survive the ghosts of their pasts and bizarre new forces of nature.

Crony capitialism has lead to the end times in this story featuring an all disabled cast who must fight for their lives in a dying world with only one bleak unspecific called "The Fix", but for all anyone knows it's glorified euthanasia. Legless Pre-Op Transwoman Michelle must decided whether or not to take her own life faced with the horrors of the dying world and the impossibility of transition.Crony capitalism has lead to the end times and it is up to an atheist hispanic man named Clark, a one handed white catholic named Isaac, a suicidal legless pre-op transgender named Michelle, and their native american friends the crippled Piet and the blind Raven to do the only thing that one can do in the end times. Attempt to survive the Apocalypse in the worm of an airborne virus no one is immune to brought on by greed, GMOs, and Right Wing politics.Weekly listening to their radio for food drops and any chance at repairing the world. One day the group hears about a mysterious substance known as The Fix, what it does, when it will drop, if they'll still be alive when it does, and if that can save the world currently unknown to them. All they can do is try to survive until a brighter day comes, if it ever will.A sensational Sci-Fi book that young adults of all ages will adore. The young will love the deep connections the characters feel for one another and the older will love the political and environmental subtexts. Written by HawlSera aka Jessica Nichols-Vernon, one of the prolific writers of the long time standing furry writing group "The Transformation Story Archive"

Art and his family are invited on a fantastic free holiday to the exotic Asteroid Belt in a remote part of space near Mars. Taking the train they arrive to discover that nothing is quite as it seems - the hotel slips curiously back and forth through time and the guests behave rather strangely too. What is behind these bizarre goings on? It s up to Art Jack Havoc and his sister Myrtle against her will to get to the bottom of things. But the giant sand clams and man-eating starfish which roam freely nearby are nothing compared to the True Enemy which is cunning sinister and almost unstoppable and may resemble a hat ...

A deadly invasion of a far-future ecologically ravaged earth. A terrible secret discovered in a ruined city. Earth is no longer ruled by humans, but by the species they uplifted. Creatures called fleshdogs are their emissaries, and humanity must fight this implacable enemy or face extinction. Balzac must confront monsters and more trying to find his lover. And when he does find her, will the price be too great? This novella is part of Jeff VanderMeer’s cycle of far-future stories, which culminated with the critically acclaimed novel Veniss Underground. As an added bonus, this e-book also includes two extras: an incomplete story set during the same time period as “Balzac’s War” and VanderMeer’s original afterword to the UK edition of Veniss Underground, shedding light on the original creator of the creatures that take center stage in “Balzac’s War.”

Enter the Emerald Circus and be astonished by the transformations of your favorite tales. Ringmaster and internationally bestselling author Jane Yolen (Briar Rose, Sister Emily’s Lightship) spins modern fantasy classics in tales that go well beyond Wonderland and Oz, down the rabbit hole and back again. Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course! It’s time to go back to—and beyond—the treasured tales you thought you knew: The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and many more. Ringmaster and internationally bestselling author Jane Yolen (Briar Rose, Sister Emily’s Lightship) spins modern fantasy classics for delighted readers. A girl blown away from Kansas returns as a sophisticate with unusual gymnastic abilities. A talented apprentice, forging her first sword, is suddenly left to the mercies of Merlin. Alice’s infamous nemesis has jaws and claws, but also lacks the essential: a sense of humor. Witty and bold, and unexpected, these tales go well beyond the rabbit hole and back again. Table of Contents Andersen’s Witch Lost Girls Tough Alice Blown Away A Knot of Toads The Quiet Monk The Bird Belle Bloody Merciless Dame Jewel in the Toad Queen’s Crown A Gift of Magicians Rabbit Hole Our Lady of the Greenwood The Confession of Brother Blaise Wonder Land Evian Steel Sister Emily’s Lightship

Being undead sucks. Literally.Just ask C. Thomas Flood. Waking up after a fantastic night unlike anything he's ever experienced, he discovers that his girlfriend, Jody, is a vampire. And surprise! Now he's one, too. For some couples, the whole biting-and-blood thing would have been a deal breaker. But Tommy and Jody are in love, and they vow to work through their issues.But word has it that the vampire who initially nibbled on Jody wasn't supposed to be recruiting. Even worse, Tommy's erstwhile turkey-bowling pals are out to get him, at the urging of a blue-dyed Las Vegas call girl named (duh) Blue. And that really sucks.

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien,Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle.C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later," said Lewis, "I knew that I had crossed a great frontier." G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence". Elizabeth Yates wrote of Sir Gibbie, "It moved me the way books did when, as a child, the great gates of literature began to open and first encounters with noble thoughts and utterances were unspeakably thrilling." Even Mark Twain, who initially disliked MacDonald, became friends with him, and there is some evidence that Twain was influenced by MacDonald. Christian author Oswald Chambers wrote in his Christian Disciplines that "it is a striking indication of the trend and shallowness of the modern reading public that George MacDonald's books have been so neglected". In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works on Christian apologetics including several that defended a view that has been described as Christian Universalism.

Archangel is the action-packed sequel to The Civil Engineers.Aztlan is about four teenagers immersed in a fight for their lives after they stumble upon and disrupt a massive nerve gas attack on Los Angeles. A boy born in the slums of the Gaza Strip is brought to the United States as a sleeper at age twelve after his family was killed by US supplied rockets. He is recruited by a secret organization dedicated to overthrowing the United States Government with their Aztlan Project. They supply him with an extremely lethal nerve agent from the old Soviet Union, pilots willing to be martyrs and four stolen cropdusting planes. As the planes are departing from the desert outside Los Angeles, they are discovered by several teenagers who take some of the terrorist's antidote to the nerve gas, steal a laptop containing vital information regarding the terrorists attack plan, contact Homeland Security and flee across the desert pursued by the terrorists, the secret organization and Special Forces sent to rescue them. Many surprising twists and turns occur during the nonstop action as they are forced to get along and depend on each other as they fight for their lives as Los Angeles is ravaged by the attack. After being rescued they are thrust back into the middle of the fight with the terrorists as they are the only people immune to the nerve gas as Southern California continues to be devastated by the terrorists.

Dark Elves blanket the land with death while two brothers fleeing from demons are saved by a sorcerer and discover that their fates are more intertwined with the evil than they would have ever imagined. As unlikely heroes are born, enemies unite as one against the greatest threat the world has seen. And just when the war is swallowed by darkness, from the hands of an ancient magic light is shed.Fallen into darkness by their lust for power, a band of rogue Elves claim all magical talismans as their own, absorbing powers so strong that they cannot bear the strain, losing themselves completely and becoming banished, changed into Dark Elves. The Dark Elves create an evil life form that spawns dark minions of its own to sweep through the land and take all magic for itself. Its Takers run unchallenged, destroying all life forms that could threaten their master. Massed by the thousands, they descend across the land leaving death in their wake.As war between Elves and Men begins, sorcerers are called to intervene, only to discover the demon army closing in fast. Elves and Men must form an alliance as their only chance to survive. The Elves race to create talismans, as a band of Men discover that they may hold the one key to defeating the horde: an ancient sword with unlimited power.As a group of men search for the fabled sword, they realize that a demon posing as one of them is also searching. If it can get the sword before they do, then hopes for winning the war are over.Meanwhile, Tane and Qenn, two brothers fleeing from demons, are saved by a sorcerer and discover that their fates are more intertwined with the evil than they would have ever imagined.Tane and Qenn depart from each other and begin their own perilous quests, with the fate of the world resting in their hands.

Loyalty between a mercenary and his employer needs to be a reciprocal arrangement. When three men are betrayed one time too many, they decide that it's time to stop running and start fighting - elsewise there will be nowhere left for them to run to.‘The narrow stretch of grass separating the chapel from the cloister had saved it from the fire, but not from desecration…’Mick and Aidan are mercenaries on a simple errand - collect the third member of their crew and report back to the king. What they don't know about is the surprise that awaits them at the end of their journey. One that will force them to fight for their own sakes for the first time.

Lupita Espinoza was a forty year old, single mom who often wished of being anywhere in the world other than Corpus Christi. But when a geologist in Antarctica appears in her bathroom mirror, Lupita begins a journey that will take her to places never dreamt possible. Late For Tea is Part Three of the multi-part series "The Wonderland", a science fiction romance.Lupita Espinoza was a forty year old, single mom who often wished of being anywhere in the world other than Corpus Christi. But when a geologist in Antarctica appears in her bathroom mirror, Lupita begins a journey that will take her to places never dreamt possible. Late For Tea is Part Three of the multi-part series "The Wonderland", a science fiction romance where the girl gets the guy, the aliens, and her place in the universe. In the third part, Lupita learns that her time in Antarctica is coming to an end, and she makes a risky decision that could very well determine the fate of her life and any possibility for a chance to find the one thing she's always wanted ... love.