Forced to move to the small town of Burnwood, Annabelle befriends a group of mysterious high school students. She discovers her old family home on the edge of town and slowly begins to uncover the truth. What she discovers chills her to the bone.After yet another abrupt move Annabelle finds herself in the small town of Burnwood. She knows it's only a matter of time before another move is sprung on her, but she dreads the thought of leaving after meeting the dark and mysterious Carter. Befriending the group of founding family kids she discovers the shocking truth about her lineage. Annabelle faces her haunting past and unravels the mystery behind Carter's behavior. Entranced by a new world of possibilities she finds herself in grave danger. She has finally found a place where she belongs, but the threat of losing it all looms in the air.

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn’t conclude until nine o’clock tonight (Paris time). It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Circe Quinn goes to sleep at home and wakes up in a corral filled with women wearing sacrificial virgin attire - and she is one of them. She soon finds out that she’s not having a wild dream, she’s living a frightening nightmare where she’s been transported to a barren land populated by a primitive people and in short order, she’s installed very unwillingly on her white throne of horns as their Queen. Dax Lahn is the king of Suh Tunak, The Horde of the nation of Korwahk and with one look at Circe, he knows she will be his bride and together they will start The Golden Dynasty of legend. Circe and Lahn are separated by language, culture and the small fact she’s from a parallel universe and has no idea how she got there or how to get home. But facing challenge after challenge, Circe finds her footing as Queen of the brutal Korwahk Horde and wife to its King, then she makes friends then she finds herself falling in love with this primitive land, its people and especially their savage leader.

Swept into the world of the Daylight Coven, Caia is caught between her loyalty to the Daylights and her new insight into the hearts of the Midnights. As more obstacles are thrown in her and Lucien's way, Caia is pushed further adrift from him and Pack Errante. With no one to turn to, Caia has to make the most difficult choice of all. . . Who does she truly belong with? The Daylights or the Midnights?

Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, even with Myst, the Queen of the Indigo Court, temporarily out of action, the new Queens of the Golden Wood find themselves facing incredible danger. . . Destined to become the Fae Queens of Winter and Summer, Wind Witch Cicely and her cousin, Rhiannon, are eager to assume their roles and marry the loves of their lives. But while Myst hides in the shadows, seeking to regroup her forces, another danger is lurking closer. Renegade vampires Geoffrey and Leo manage to free the Blood Oracle and set him upon New Forest, Washington. Not satisfied with wreaking havoc on the town, Leo ups the ante by kidnapping Rhiannon. Now, Cicely must lead her forces in a bloody battle to save her cousin before everything they’ve worked for crumbles to dust.

Copyright Cheryl Dyson and Xina Marie Uhl, 2012, Smashwords Edition. Brydon's quest was simple. Borrow the fabled Gauntlet of Ven-Kerrick, bring it home to prove his worth, marry the princess, and ascend the throne. He had planned for the dangerous terrain and assassins, but not the werewolves, slavers, and magical horse thieves. Luckily his worst enemy was there to help him out.Lady Araminta Ambleforth has been looking forward to her outing to Maidstone from the moment she'd thought of the idea yesterday. Sadly, it looked as if her journey would end almost before it began. Her brand new phaeton disabled, Araminta decides to enjoy the fine afternoon and walk home rather than wait by the dusty roadside. If only one handsome gentleman after another didn't distract her along the way. Will one of them steal the lady's heart?This Regency short story was originally written as a Round-Robin serial from some of your favorite authors on our website, www.harlequinhistoricalauthors.blogspot.com.

Orb plays magic in her harp, but seeks Llano, the song that controls Life. Natasha is handsome, charming, teaches her more spell tunes, but is he Satan? Her mother Niobe, Fate, warns of a prophecy she will marry Satan, and offers her the job of Nature. ~Author's Note 12-pg, bio 1-pg.

When their coach is attacked on the way back from their joining ceremony, Dasen and Teth find themselves running for their lives. Trapped in the remote forests, they soon learn that what they thought was a bandit attack is the beginning of something far more malevolent. As myths come to life Dasen and Teth's world is thrown into turmoil, and their only hope to survive is each other.Thrust together from two different worlds, Dasen and Teth must learn not only to live together but to survive together after their coach is attacked on the way back from their joining ceremony. Trapped in the remote forests, running for their lives, they soon learn that what they thought was a bandit attack is the beginning of something far more malevolent. As myths come to life, Dasen and Teth's world is thrown into turmoil, and their only hope to survive is each other.

The year is 2044 and it is a grim time in America. Hundreds of California refugees are dead and Commander Marcus Adario finds himself jobless and outcast from society. Can an obsolete protection officer find a reason to go on living in a world where society rewards and punishes people by casting “Positive” and “Negative” votes on the Cloud? Perhaps this despised hero has one more adventure left.The year is 2044 and it is a grim time in America. Hundreds of California refugees are dead and Commander Marcus Adario finds himself jobless and outcast from society. Can an obsolete protection officer find a reason to go on living in a world where society rewards and punishes people by casting “Positive” and “Negative” votes on the Cloud? Perhaps this despised hero has one more adventure left in this lifetime. Obsolete Protection is a Short Story.

Conflict has torn the kingdom of Layr apart. Now two brothers find themselves on opposite sides of a war that could mean the end for dragonkind. **This is the prequel to Blood of the Dragon. It is a short story of approximately 8,000 words.**Ava Hart’s life is ordinary, just like it is for most seventeen year old girls. She goes to school, studies hard and has everyday boyfriend troubles, that is, until one night in November. Ava’s mum is killed by a drunk driver. Ava’s world is turned upside down over night. Everything she held dear is taken from her. She believes she has no one to turn to. However, her fears that she is now all alone in this world are short-lived, when her estranged father makes an unexpected appearance at her mum's funeral .He turns up and announces that he wants to make amends for the past. His first act is to offer her a new home in Harrogate. And so, at the age of seventeen, Ava leaves the security of the life she knew with her mum to begin a new and more privileged life with a family she never knew existed. After a tough beginning in Harrogate, Ava, slowly finds the strength, with help from new friends and family, to re-build her life. But before she has time to fully recover from her recent trauma, her heart falls into the hands of a stranger, albeit one who has already had a hand in shaping her past.

Orphans of the Celestial Sea is a Steampunk serial chronicling the adventures of Tom Cain and his misfit crew as they try to unravel the mysteries surrounding their airship Hecate and the plague of psychosis-inducing Mist which is slowly destroying human civilization.Orphans of the Celestial Sea is a Steampunk serial chronicling the adventures of Tom Cain and his misfit crew as they try to unravel the mysteries surrounding their airship Hecate and the plague of psychosis-inducing Mist which is slowly destroying human civilization.The airship Hecate is badly in need of repairs, so after their escape from Milton, the crew travels to the nearest repair station. There they run afoul of local crime boss Ponderoy Charkart. They must escape his clutches and take Hecate back, quickly, or risk losing the only home they have.This is a free download, all I ask in return is that you come back and post a review when you've read it.

A Tortuga tavern owner tells one of his patrons about the time he encountered a mysterious buccaneer out on the open sea known simply as "The Warlock".collection of 14 stories, perfect for the Holiday, along with bonus material. Collection includes, The Bainbridge Witch, The Vampire Bureau, Ol’ Jack, Witch’s Brew, The Dress’s Curse, Retribution, Trapped, The Dragon’s Claw, Hide and Seek, A Prank Gone Too Far, Temptations, Dare, Ageless and Reverie, A Graystone Manor Short.Bonus Material gives you free sample reads of Progeny, The Second Wave: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale, Blood Lust and Undead Ahead, a collaboration of stories by Lisa McCourt Hollar and Jeffrey Hollar.

Myfanwy has returned home, home to a place of magic, to where the wind carries the scent of sea and of forest, rather than the taint of six billion people all trying to live on one small planet. There is a problem, however, and she needs the advice of Friar Daffyd.“So,” Friar Daffyd said. “What has happened to you in that other place?” It was just five months since Myfanwy had been sent from Annwn to go to school in England: sent from a land of magic and wild country to a land of technology, crowded with people. He watched as a shadow passed across her face.Myfanwy has returned home, home to a place of magic, to where the wind carries the scent of sea and of forest, rather than the taint of six billion people all trying to live on one small planet. There is a problem, however, and she needs the advice of Friar Daffyd.The Homecoming is a prelude, a foretaste, of the Myfanwy’s People Series. A series of fantasy novels for early to mid-teens.

After being abducted at knife-point by a strange man from the grasp of the mysterious Necromancer, Kaela is taken from darkness to light as the world beneath the mist is finally revealed to her. With the warnings of the Necromancer still in her mind, she has little choice but to accept the protection of her new companion, who leads her on a journey to a distant place of refuge.After being abducted at knife-point by a strange man from the grasp of the mysterious Necromancer, Kaela is taken from darkness to light as the world beneath the mist is finally revealed to her. With the warnings of the Necromancer still in her mind, she has little choice but to accept the protection of her new companion, who leads her on a journey to a distant place of refuge.The Outcast and the Survivor is a chapter-series that follows Kaela, a princess of the mythical kingdom of Kalepo. After her father's sudden death, Kaela is exiled from the kingdom by her older sister Mariam, who claims their father's throne within moments of his passing. By being made an outcast, Kaela is forced not only to say goodbye to her homeland, but also to all of civilization. Kalepo is known only to itself, meaning that Kaela should expect to find a world devoid of humanity beyond the kingdom's borders, but because of something her father whispered to her on his deathbed, she knows that there is more out there, a world of dark secrets for her to discover. The Outcast and the Survivor is released one chapter at a time at the start of each month. There were times in the past when writers would release stories as a series, often for newspapers or magazines. It's not much different from TV series in that each chapter often has its own sort of conclusion, though the larger story is not completed until the end. The series is being written with the intent of ending it at chapter 36, which is scheduled for December of 2017, though this could change as the story develops.

A free short story that preludes to the "The Prometheus Cycle: The Star, the Sword, and the Mirror," this first person narrative details a slave's life in the northern provinces of the Realm.This free short story is a prelude to the novel "The Prometheus Cycle: The Star, the Sword, and the Mirror" and details the origins of a character from the novel. This story takes place a few years before the events of the novel, and is the only first person narration of any of the short stories, which centers on a slave's life in the Realm.