Once a Princess

      Sherwood Smith
     Once a Princess

Sasha’s mother, Sun, was once swept away from a Ren Faire to another world by a prince—literally—but there was no happy ending. Sun’s prince disappeared, and a wicked king took the Khanerenth throne. In the years since, Sasha and Sun have been back on Earth and on the run. Mom and daughter don’t quite see eye to eye on the situation—Sasha wants to stand and fight. Sun insists her prince will return for them one day; it’s safer to stay hidden. Then Sasha is tricked into crossing the portal to Khanerenth. She’s more than ready to join the resistance, kick some bad-guy butt, and fix the broken kingdom. But…is the stylish pirate Zathdar the bad guy? Or artistic, dreamy Prince Jehan? Back on Earth, Sun is furious Sasha has been kidnapped. Sun might once have been a rotten princess, but nobody messes with Mom! Product Warnings This title contains a kick-butt mother-daughter team, a wicked king, a witty pirate with an unfortunate taste for neon colors, inept resistance fighters, a dreamy prince who gallops earnestly hither and yon, and a kick-butt princess in waiting. Swashbuckling in a magic world—L.A. style!

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    13 Secrets

      Michelle Harrison
     13 Secrets

In this stunning finale to the 13 Treasures Trilogy, Michelle Harrison delivers a dark tale of mystery and adventure, set against a deliciously wicked fairy world. Fairies never forget... Happy with life at Elvesden Manor, Rowan is doing her best to put the past behind her. But it's tough to forget the past when fairy messengers won't leave her be, no matter how many magical boundaries are put in place to keep them away. When Tanya arrives to spend the summer at the manor, she notices that Rowan is acting strangely and becomes determined to find out what she's hiding. As Rowan sets our on a risky secret quest, those she is working with soon begin to vanish one by one -- each in a way that is symbolic of the Thirteen Treasures. With time running out, will Tanya be able to prevent the past from consuming Rowan altogether?

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    UNSEEN: THE BURNING

      Nancy Holder
     UNSEEN: THE BURNING

Based on the hit television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", this bone-chilling novel promises to deliver more than just a few hours of entertainment. It is summertime in Sunnydale and Salma de la Natividad, a friend of Willow and Buffy, is in desperate need of help. Salma and her family had recently moved to America and suddenly her brother, Nicky, who had been staying in her apartment, was found missing. Meanwhile, Angel is in Los Angeles and is trying hard to rescue the Flores family from the evil snares of a poltergeist. The story takes a turn of events when Buffy is stalked by an unknown, unseen monster in the dark hours of the night. Who is this unseen force? Will Buffy be able to save the day again? Find out in "Unseen , The Burning".

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    The Amulet (Custodian Novel # 1)

      Alison Pensy
     The Amulet (Custodian Novel # 1)

Faedra doesn’t know faeries exist, or that they control nature with a book. Nor does she know she’s next in line to protect an ancient fae amulet that controls the weather. She doesn’t realize the book has been stolen, or that the thief wants the amulet and is willing to kill for it. Until now Faedra is blissfully unaware of it all, but she’s about to find out…It’s the mid-21st century when Sergeant First Class Grant Justice is killed during an ambush on an enemy tank column. Six hundred years later, his body is retrieved from the frozen, arctic lake where he perished. Re-animated by a team of scientists, Grant awakens to a civilization that has abolished war. A civilization that has outlawed violence and cherishes Peace above all else. A civilization that has been enslaved by an alien race called the Minith. Grant is humankind’s final hope against the alien menace. He must be… the Peace Warrior.

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    Blood Demons of Titan

      Tara Loughead
     Blood Demons of Titan

The warriors Bulays and Ghaavn hunt demons and their master through the dim and dusty streets of Barnes, on Titan, Saturn's moon. Can they stop him before he completes a devastating ritual?A series planetary romance.Bulays and Ghaavn #1In the real world, Adrian Ocampo is a high school junior with a Mohawk, an eyebrow ring, and a crew of nerdy friends. But when he and his buddies get together to play their favorite role-playing game, he is transported to the world of Kazala, a world of elves, wizards, and monsters, a world in which Adrian is a mighty elf warrior fighting for the good of the land.To add to the fun, Adrian recently started dating the handsome Jesse, one of the guys in his gaming circle. In the past, every attempt they’d made to be alone had been thwarted by overly present parents. But one day, after wrapping up the game, Jesse invites Adrian to his house and explains his mother will be away all night. Excited by the possibility of finally having sex with Jesse, Adrian’s mind catapults back and forth between the real world of Jesse’s kisses and the imagined world of Kazala, where he and Jesse must battle a terrible enemy.Conjuring the Shroud is presented as part of Brent Hartinger’s Real Story Safe Sex Project, whose mission is to encourage safe sex among gay and bi teens and twenty-somethings while also providing some entertaining reads.

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    The Convoy

      Drew Bell
     The Convoy

As a traveling caravan of alien vessels catapults through space to reach their end goal: the planet Phlasia, life seems good for those apart of ‘the Convoy’. But their pilgrimage meets an unforeseen obstacle; a human boy. As the conspiracy to keep the boy hidden unravels, the Convoy’s way of life is threatened; the universe will never be the same.A young boy named Miles had a regular life until inexplicably he is the only living thing on Earth. Meanwhile an alien race called "Callos" near the completion of their pilgrimage toward their diety, an enormous planet known as Phlasia, only to have their course diverted by the incident on Earth.Curious, Dr.Lalia Tarrus, a Callos scientist allows sneaks away from the vessel to investigate the explosion on Earth because she believe there may be the key to the answer of her bizzare dreams.Dr.Tarrus finds Miles, alone, and brings the strange new discovery back to the Convoy. Soon she and Miles soon get caught up in a vast conspiracy where not only thier lives are at stake, but the fate of the entire Convoy.

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    The Brave Tale of Maddie Carver

      Stacia Kane
     The Brave Tale of Maddie Carver

A companion piece to the Downside books. This is a very short story of the beginning of Haunted Week, the ghost uprising that changed the world.A Season To Remember is an anthology of four short stories for Christmas by established romantic fiction authors Susanne Bellamy, Elizabeth Ellen Carter, Noelle Clark and Eva Scott. The tales are set in different periods, starting in the early 1800s and ending in the future of 2525. Three Ships by Elizabeth Ellen Carter is set in 1806 of the Devon Coast. Laura Winter lives on St Joseph’s Rock, a tidal island that is home to a lighthouse that protects Ashton-on-Sea. On a late November day a violent storm brings not only the handsome Lieutenant Michael Renten but also a clutch of pirates bent on wreaking mischief. In Sands of Time by Noelle Clark, Kitty faces her first Christmas without the love of her life. She looks back with fondness on the memories of Christmases past and, with the love and support of her grandson Joe, finds inner strength to face the future with anticipation. Kitty realizes that, as she gets older, time passes so quickly. Although sad and happy memories flood through her on this special Christmas day, she chooses to embrace every moment of life. In All That Glitters by Eva Scott, Molly is a modern day Cinderella, second best to her half-sister Aimee and never measuring up to her step-mother’s expectations. Now Aimee has the chance to marry an elderly millionaire and Molly is expected to keep the man’s grandson, Connor Rathmore, from sabotaging the event. Handsome, charismatic and very, very sexy – how is she going to keep him from sabotaging her heart? A Touch of Christmas by Susanne Bellamy begins as Starship Bluefire settles into orbit around Earth and Captain Andra Veluthian anticipates meeting her favourite human, Colonel Nick Madigan. Have his efforts to save the planet succeeded? And if so, will she lose any chance to be with him? Knowing Andra’s fascination with all things Terran, Nick has planned a surprise for her. After all, it is Christmas, the season of giving. But when Earth’s leader and the Gravlarian captain spend time planet side, the temperature soars.

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    The Sailor on the Seas of Fate

      Michael Moorcock
     The Sailor on the Seas of Fate

Leaving his cousin Yrkoon sitting as regent upon the Ruby Throne of Melnibone, leaving his cousin Cymoril weeping for him and despairing of his ever returning, Elric sailed from Imrryr, the Dreaming City, and went to seek an unknown goal in the world of the Young Kingdoms where Melniboneans were at best, disliked.

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    Watchers of the Night

      Matthew Keith
     Watchers of the Night

Paul Bennett is a young man with a rare sleep disorder that causes him to fall asleep every night at sunset, unable to wake until dawn, and every night he has the same dream, or so he believes.When a beautiful young lady comes to him in that dream and tells him he is a Walker, someone who walks the night free of their body, his life is forever changed.From the outside, Paul Bennett appears to be an ordinary high school senior from small-town Kentucky. But Paul has a secret. He possesses an extraordinary gift which allows him to leave his body during the night and go anywhere, see anything—unseen, undetected. Unbeknownst to Paul, he is not alone in his ability--there are others who can do what he can, and they belong to Astralis, a government agency funded by the United Nations who train people like Paul to become spies. When one of their scouts recognizes Paul for what he is, he is offered a place in the agency. Paul makes a new life at Astralis, forging new friendships and inadvertently creating new enemies. Through the mentoring of the agency's director, Dr. Abrams, Paul finds a place where he finally feels he belongs. Unfortunately, Astralis is an organization under siege from within. Not everyone feels Dr. Abrams is a fit director, and some are willing to do anything to make a change of leadership--even murder.

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    Miriya

      Jade Kerrion
     Miriya

Destiny has set Miriya's life on a collision course with Danyael Sabre, the alpha empath who can kill with a touch. Whether he becomes friend or foe, whether he and she live or die, will depend on the choices she makes. On her decisions hang the outcomes of the Second Genetic Revolution.***For a limited time, you can get the six-time award winning novel, Perfection Unleashed (Double Helix #1) for free - click here to find out more > https://www.doublehelixbooks.com (just copy and paste into your browser)***Destinies collide...Thirty years into the First Genetic Revolution, society’s tolerance for human derivatives is wearing thin. Clones and in vitros are regarded with suspicion, and mutants with resentment. Yet in spite of the hostile environment, some alpha telepaths—like Miriya Templeton—have thrived.Her luck is running out.Destiny has set her life on a collision course with Danyael Sabre, the alpha empath who can kill with a touch. Whether he becomes friend or foe, whether he and she live or die, will depend on the choices she makes. On her decisions hang the outcomes of the Second Genetic Revolution. Miriya, however, does not believe in destiny, nor want any part of the revolution. It is up to the enforcer, Jake Hansen, to convince her otherwise, and he is running out of time.Miriya is a "prequel" novella to the Double Helix series.

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    Tin Universe Monthly #17

      Brian C. Williams
     Tin Universe Monthly #17

Here in #17 you get eight stories including short stories, vignettes, and even a TV pilot script written and released in 2012 and collected as SUSHI WRITING WITH CROWD EDITING 2012. 30,000 words normally for $1.00usd but here you get it for free.Here in #17 you get eight stories including short stories, vignettes, and even a TV pilot script written and released in 2012 and collected as SUSHI WRITING WITH CROWD EDITING 2012. 30,000 words in one collection that’s normally on sale for $1.00usd but here you get it for free. A trip across other realities connected to the Tin Universe as a begging sorry for missing the deadline with the story I meant for this month.

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    Legends of the Brethren: The Sampler

      Susan Skylark
     Legends of the Brethren: The Sampler

From the wild woods of the north and across the central plains they come. Over treacherous mountains and stormy seas, across all the expanse of time and history they have been gathered. Herein are found many a tale of things great and small, of sorrow and triumph, of life, death, and things beyond either, Laughter and tears, hope and despair, are found in the tales that follow.This is free sample of a collection of legends and short stories from the world of The Serpent and the Unicorn. Strange, funny, sad, touching, varied are the tales found within.

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    The Grey Elk

      Kevis Hendrickson
     The Grey Elk

A man of nature searching for wonders. A land of magic and splendour. A tale of love and hope and sorrow. The Grey Elk recounts the wondrous tale of the magical guardian of the woods.Naran Jasar travels to a distant land where he encounters an enchanted land with wondrous people. Untold adventures and hardships await him that will test his courage, resolve, and kindness. Prepare for a tale of love and hope and sorrow. The Grey Elk recounts the wondrous tale of the magical guardian of the woods.The Grey Elk is a 3,000 word fantasy short story that honors the time old tradition of bardic tales and fables.

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    Life Sucks

      Charissa Dufour
     Life Sucks

Sometimes life takes unexpected turns. Josh Franklin, a struggling jazz pianist in the 1950s, is about to learn just what sort of mystical turns life can take when you impress a vampire.Love at Thanksgiving – A financial thriller, suspenseful, terrifying, and truly entertaining Stephanie Bell planned on living large and loving larger. Her work for a global investment firm led her into the world of international finance and power players, and while her professional success allowed her a life of luxury, she was still searching for the man who would claim her heart. But it all comes tumbling down when Stephanie is accused of stealing millions from her company, and no one believes in her innocence.Until Jack. A man of experience, in life and love, Jack Hughes offers to use his expertise as a private investigator to clear Stephanie’s name. As they work together to unravel the mysterious disappearance of millions of dollars, the raw physical attraction can’t be ignored. It’s the perfect mix of “who done it”, fast-paced action, and a strong female lead.The first of four parts, Love at Thanksgiving, will keep you guessing and wanting more. It’s an emotional and highly enjoyable read—full of suspense and surprises.

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