Mother, wife, private investigator. . . vampire. Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in VAMPIRE MOON, sequel to MOON DANCE, private investigator Samantha Moon finds herself hunting down a powerful crime lord and protecting an innocent woman from her ruthless ex-husband — all while two very different men vie for her heart. And as the stakes grow higher and her cases turn personal, Samantha Moon will do whatever it takes to protect the innocent and bring two cold-blooded killers to justice — her own brand of justice.

Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be. . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she’s given a chance to work for them again. Desperate for a break from all the normalcy, she agrees. But as one disastrous mission leads to another, Evie starts to wonder if she made the right choice. And when Evie’s faerie ex-boyfriend Reth appears with devastating revelations about her past, she discovers that there’s a battle brewing between the faerie courts that could throw the whole supernatural world into chaos. The prize in question? Evie herself. So much for normal.

Beyond the God Wall Generations of a tormented human-alien people, caged on a toxic planet, conditioned by constant hunger and war-this is the Dosadi Experiment, and it has succeeded too well. For the Dosadi have bred for Vengeance as well as cunning, and they have learned how to pass through the shimmering God Wall to exact their dreadful revenge on the Universe that created them . . .

Nola isn't much of a witch. She can work only a few useless spells, like the one that lets her spy on people by enchanting a bucket of water. But there's no spell for keeping her mother-who hears voices and is a magnet for witch-hunters-out of trouble. The two of them evade the authorities by traveling from town to town, taking odd jobs and moving on-until the day Nola magically witnesses a murder. . . .

When two alien friends desire nothing more than the respect from their peers, they will push themselves beyond the limit so they can be the last one standing in a dangerous local rite of passage that will test their courage, their will, and more importantly, their loyalty to one another."You Learn. You Work. You Fight."In spite her age, Aly should be the ideal Goolian combatant in her tribe. Her reaction time is faster than any adult. Her agility is off the charts, and she’s one of the top ranked sparring students in the entire village. If she could just fire a single beam of energy from her palms, like everyone else on her homeworld, she wouldn’t get pushed around, harassed in class, or long for acceptance. The Evaluations, however, can change that. If she can be the last one standing in a dangerous rite of passage that will put her years of training to the ultimate test, she’ll finally prove her worth to her people. Anything less, and she'll be the local outcast for the remainder of her life.There’s another person in the tribe longing for the same prize due to a similar dilemma, and it will take all of Aly’s strength to defeat her. There’s only one small problem. That person happens to be her best friend.Exciting, dangerous, and moving, Evaluations of the Tribe will take you on a gripping coming of age adventure*Novel contains science fiction violence and some mild language.

Bad girl gone good! No longer a member of Lucifer’s Legion, former She-demon E’steem is now on the side of the angels. Starting her journey down the straight and narrow path, she runs afoul of some stick-up kids while shopping on Madison Avenue in this action packed short. Can Hell’s former harbinger scare them straight?Martin awakes naked on the shores of a silent and hungry world. He has no memory of how he got there, no memory of anything beyond his name. Now he must journey through the Eating Wastes in which the very land he walks on tries to consume him. His only hope of escape are massive gateways that call to him to enter, all he has to do is make it to one. The journey will test both his will and flesh as nightmarish creatures stalk his every move, wanting to claim him for their own.*THE RED MAN is a 9000 word short story.

Brock is an elf who enjoys the good things in life, rarely looking for anything beyond the next good meal. But when he steals food off the wizard Zebulon's plate, he rudely finds himself magically bound to the wizard. Brock is whisked away on an adventure. Now his choices could save---or destroy---the chances of protecting the powerful pendant from Mustafa, an evil and very dangerous wizard.“A great telling of an adventure, filled with wizardry, suspense, and good humor. . . Readers, young or old, who love an adventurous tale set in a mythical country, will enjoy delving into the world of The Wizard's Apprentice.” ~ Elita Daniels author of The Darkening of Deacon (Tree of Life series).** Book One of the Apprentice series.Brock is an elf who enjoys the good things in life, rarely looking for anything beyond the next good meal. But when he steals food off the wizard Zebulon's plate, he rudely finds himself magically bound to the wizard. Brock is whisked away on an adventure of magic, love, and discovery of his own noble destiny. Now his choices could save---or destroy---the chances of protecting the powerful pendant from Mustafa, an evil and very dangerous wizard.

We all know the story: Adam & Eve bit the apple and the rest is history. But what if only Adam bit the apple? This hilarious fantasy explores what might have happened: Women now rule the world! And there are now 'true' mental health solutions--graciously provided by the Devil.Steven Clark delivers 52 original poems, including the favorites "Used To Think", "One with God", "Just Another Memory" and "Just One More Time (the John Denver Poem)". These poems will make you fall in love all over again as well as renew your faith. For You: Poems of Faith, Hope and Love is a collection of poems by Steven Clark. Written with simple clarity, these poems will take you on a journey of nature's wonders plus love and inspiration. Once read, you will want to share these poems with your family and friends. This book of poems was written For You.

Carter is "The Light." He is the one who must reunite the two lands of the Lybrian World: Mystic and Pact. He is also the target of evil Pact leader, Alpha Maximus. With the help of the Code of Law alliance, Carter and his four friends must train for the battle of their lives to defeat Alpha Maximus, and bring peace to Lybria once and for all.Kyle is a normal teenaged boy. One day he and his four friends (Kody, his girlfriend Dakota, Drew, and James) go on a plane ride to visit Kyle's long lost cousin. When on the plane, two gunmen kill everyone on board and manage to frame Kyle for the crime. Kyle gets locked up in prison until a mysterious eagle breaks his cell window and forces him to jump. He wakes up in a strange world called Lybria where he is greeted by his three animal guardians. They explain to him that he is "The Light," the one to reunite the two lands in Lybria (The Mystians and the Pacts) so everyone can finally live at peace. Kyle and his guardians are Mystians, and all his enemies are Pacts. However, he is being tracked down by the evil leader of the Pacts, Alpha Maximus. Kyle is forced to change his name and appearance and go back to Earth to find information on how to stop Alpha Maximus and his army. While on Earth with the new name of Carter, he is also is exposed to his alliance, Code of Law, to help support and aid him in the battle. Kody, Dakota, Drew, James, and their guardians are apart of this alliance. One great victory on Earth leads to chaos when Carter and his friends return to Lybria. With the help of Code of Law, Carter must train for the battle of his life to defeat Alpha Maximus, and reunite the Pacts and Mystians once and for all.

Jenna Torrence's best friend is a dragon, but they find themselves on the run from the full force of Heaven's army when the angel, Balthazar, discovers Oren's true identity.Jenna Torrence is ripped from her ordinary world and thrown into a war between two powerful entities when her best friend Oren is discovered. Oren is the first dragon to be born with wings since the Great War between the angels and the dragons. Dragons are on the brink of extinction, but Jenna refuses to let Oren suffer the same fate, so they set out to seek answers that will help protect Oren from the impending onslaught that will inevitably seek to destroy him.

In this prequel to the Blood Revelation series, Seta's origin story is told. Thrown from a cliff after having her son snatched from her arms, Seta is saved by a vampire and allowed a new life. Seta must suffer the estrangement from her son until revenge can be taken upon those who stole him, and she must wrestle with the attraction she has to her sire, a vampire powerful enough to destroy her.The Blood Revelation Prophecy: Vampires, witches, and shifters will band together to stop the darkness from winning, until one warrior is born to save the world from Satan's wrath.Before she was the baddest vampire-witch to ever walk the dark streets of America, she was a young Spanish servant in Rome, unaware of her own power. Seduced by Count Roberto Garibaldi and having been promised to wed, Seta gives birth to his son only to find out too late that she had been used to produce the heir his barren wife could not. The count steals the child out of her arms, beats her, and throws her off the cliff just beyond his castle, but Seta’s fall does not lead to death.A guardian has been sent to save her by giving her a second life, a life hidden in shadow where she can not be with her only child.Seta must suffer the estrangement from her son until he is old enough to be reunited with her and revenge can be taken upon those who stole him, and she must wrestle with the attraction she has to her sire, a vampire who gave her a new life, but could easily take it away.

Travel to new lands and visit old souls in Tears of the Ancient and Other Stories, a collection of short stories filled with demons and dragons*, betrayal and tomfoolery, a whipsmart goblin and a comedic mushroom!* It's more like an oversized lizard, if we're being honest.Two young boys spend their summer days playing in the woods, pretending they are miners working in the nearby mine that has been closed for decades. They pretend to be mining diamonds, gold and sometimes even rubies. Recently one of them has lost a loved one. So this time when the boys go into the woods to play the miner game, the grieving boy no longer wants to mine for gold, he wants to mine for ghosts, and this time he wants to go in the mine instead of simply near the entrance to play.

Decades after an alien virus changed the course of history, the surviving population of Manhattan still struggles to understand the new world left in its wake. Natural humans share the rough city with those given extraordinary—and sometimes terrifying—traits. While most manage to coexist in an uneasy peace, not everyone is willing to adapt. Down in the seedy underbelly of Jokertown, residents are going missing. The authorities are unwilling to investigate, except for a fresh lieutenant looking to prove himself and a collection of unlikely jokers forced to take matters into their own hands—or tentacles. The deeper into the kidnapping case these misfits and miscreants get, the higher the stakes are raised. Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and acclaimed author Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lowball is the latest mosaic novel in the acclaimed Wild Cards universe, featuring original fiction by Carrie Vaughn, Ian Tregillis, David Anthony Durham, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Mary Anne Mohanraj, David D. Levine, Michael Cassutt, and Walter John Williams. Perfect for old fans and new readers alike, Lowball delves deeper into the world of aces, jokers, and the hard-boiled men and women of the Fort Freak police precinct in a pulpy, page-turning novel of superheroics and mystery. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

Before he sacrificed for all, he had to be willing to sacrifice for any. Before he could be the man destined to save his race he had to be willing to serve them. In order to be raised up he had to first be torn down. There was only one who could do this and live, only one who could light his way when the darkness closed in; his mate, his Luna.

They call it Deadtown: the city’s quarantined section for its inhuman and undead residents. Most humans stay far from its borders—but Victory Vaughn, Boston’s only professional demon slayer, isn’t exactly human… Boston’s zombies have suddenly become inexplicably violent—horror movie-style—resulting in a catastrophic all-out battle against humans. More troubling to Vicky is that she’s had dreams and visions of herself fighting alongside the demons. At least, she hopes they’re just visions—otherwise, that puts her on the front lines of the wrong side of the war. Vicky’s not surprised to discover that Pryce, her demi-demon cousin and loathed adversary, is behind the outbreak of the zombie plague, having formed an unholy pact with the Old Ones. Now, as the violence escalates and alliances shift, Vicky knows she’s the only one who can stop the plague. Unless the pack of hellhounds on her trail finds her first.