After setting out to break the curse that binds them together, the pirate Ananna and the assassin Naji find themselves stranded on an enchanted island in the north with nothing but a sword, their wits, and the secret to breaking the curse: complete three impossible tasks. With the help of their friend Marjani and a rather unusual ally, Ananna and Naji make their way south again, seeking what seems to be beyond their reach. Unfortunately, Naji has enemies from the shadowy world known as the Mists, and Ananna must still face the repercussions of going up against the Pirate Confederation. Together, Naji and Ananna must break the curse, escape their enemies — and come to terms with their growing romantic attraction.

A jaw-dropping adventure from the New York Times bestselling series is here. Long before humans walked the land, it came to Erdas. Wicked, patient, and hungry, it has slept beneath the surface of the world. Now the Wyrm is awakening. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan are four heroes who are split between worlds, braving separate paths in order to stop this evil. With a strange and unlikely new group of allies behind them, the young guardians have a real chance at saving their home--but they will have to move fast. An ancient trap exists, hidden within the folds of Erdas itself. Though it has the power to end this war for good, the means of starting the trap have been lost. The young heroes only have one shot. They must work with their spirit animals to uncover a secret older than time. If they can't, then everything will be consumed.

Together for the first time in one volume—all four novels in the dark science fiction epic, the Morgaine Cycle. The gates were relics of a lost era, a linked network of portals that the ruthless Qual empire used to span Time and Space. The Science Buereau has come to believe that sometime, somewhere in the unreachable past, someone has done the unthinkable and warped the very fabric of the universe using these gates. Now, it is up to Morgaine, a mysterious woman aided by a single warrior honor-bound to serve her, to travel from world to world sealing the ancient gates whose very existence threatens the integrity of all worlds...

An ordinary pickup of an arriving passenger at the San Francisco International airport becomes anything but. A 2,000-word short story. Part of the Psecret Psociety series.An ordinary pickup of an arriving passenger at the San Francisco International airport becomes anything but. A 2,000-word short story. Part of the Psecret Psociety series.A cryptic, beguiling, meta-real odyssey inside SFO.If this tale were a movie it would be rated G.

Marian, a ten year old girl with a tough attitude and an even tougher upbringing, hopes that one day, she'll learn how to become spellcaster. Only problem is, she doesn't have the money for lessons. Will her chance encounter with a mage who has a twisted ideal of 'everything for the right price' help her realize her dreams of flying... or will it push her crashing down to the ground?For Cole Treyfair, the first twenty years of his life were fairly normal. However, after a series of unexplainable occurrences, Cole discovers that he isn’t normal by any definition.After the tragic death of his Uncle Eric, Cole is called home to Arizona by the only family he has left, but there won't be any chance to mourn.Cole is quickly thrown into a life of not-so-mythological gods and plots to end the world. To prevent the world from ending, Cole must protect his younger sister Chezarei from various gods that wish to build the world anew; all while learning to control his newfound power, and guarding a secret that will lead to his death if anyone learns of it.Will Cole be able to stay alive, and keep Chezarei safe?That Which is Unexpected is a humorous contemporary fantasy with a bit of romance, and is the first book in The Gods’ Executioner series by A.L. Bridges.*Due to sexual content and humor, as well as some graphic violence, this book is not recommended for those under the age of 14*

Happy Halloween, friends of Ozette's. This is a redo of a story I posted for Ozette's online friends last year. Gizmo is a gray squirrel Ozette has taken in and is not much more than a baby. Ozette and friends found the chipmunks while at the beach. So grab a cup of steaming cider, sit by a roaring fire and enjoy Gizmo's First Halloween.Happy Halloween, friends of Ozette's. This is a redo of a story I posted for Ozette's online friends last year. I have updated it and hope you will enjoy it. Here's some background: Gizmo is a gray squirrel Ozette has taken in and is not much more than a baby. Ozette and friends found the chipmunks while at the beach. The trio was floating in a coconut shell dressed as pirates, shouting, “Shiver me timbers!” Unfortunately, they were dining on the coconut meat and in danger of sinking. Ozette, at Gizmo's pleading, took pity on them and brought them back to her forest. Please note that although Gizmo and the three mischievous chipmunks are not in Ozette's Destiny, I plan to introduce them in the second book. So grab a cup of steaming cider, sit by a roaring fire and enjoy Gizmo's First Halloween.

A collection of five short stories, 'Snapshots' lets us discover brief and sometimes even magical moments in different lives. Courage and love, hope and despair - everything life is made of.The stories included are:# Braving The Storm# Try The Door, John# Despairing Hope# Live# The Glass In Between - Or The Wonderful Freedom Of Delivering Pizzas.BONUSExcerpts from The Patroness NovelsAfter being held captive for over five billion years, Jongian decides to give up his fight for freedom. Realization takes over him, he is no longer who he was and no one may ever accept him in their life again. His pain and rage build when he comes upon the knowledge of this. Hating himself and the ones who have done this to him is all the emotions he can feel now. The blood of all the races rushing through his body gives him a more feral approach to everything. He does not want anyone to look at him, and he does not ever want to be touched. His mind is filled with blood and rage. Death is what he awaits for now. He welcomes it with open arms, as he watches in horror as others go through the torment as well.

When Serrel Hawthorne joined the Imperial Legion, the last thing he was expecting was to be selected for battlemage training. Now he and seven other misfits are going to have to learn how to weave the magical ether, and preferably not kill each other in the process. Of course, their gruff sergeant might just do that anyway, if they keep annoying him.Everyone has their reasons for joining the Imperial Legion. Some seek fame. Some are just running from something. You sign the scroll, take the Legion bronze, then you learn to hit things with a sword. But when Serrel Hawthorne joined the Imperial Legion, the last thing he was expecting was to be selected for battlemage training. Now he and seven other misfits are going to have to learn how to weave the magical ether, and preferably not kill each other in the process. Of course, their gruff sergeant might just do that anyway, if they keep annoying him.And the biggest threat any of them will have to face, is always going to be the one within themselves. Mages call it the Hollow. It is there, inside everyone, waiting to swallow them whole. It will kill you if you let it. But you have to climb out of it yourself.

Few know that dreams are actually a way into other worlds. This, Daniel finds out on the night of his 19th birthday when he visits a strange world called Endërland, inhabited by people, mermaids & wingmen. His arrival will trigger events that threaten the end of Endërland, and it’s fate now hangs on the outcome of the quest he has to embark on with the help of his friends and the one he loves.Daniel and Sam live worlds apart, but share more than the same birthday. Sam can never sleep, while Daniel has never had a dream. On the eve of his 19th birthday that will all change. In his first dream he visits a strange world called Endërland, inhabited by people, mermaids and wingmen and where evil is seemingly absent. His arrival there however sets in motion a chain of events that threaten to destroy this new world, unless Daniel manages to succeed with the quest he now has to embark on with the help of a merboy, a wingman, a beautiful girl and her twin brother. Sam’s own journey will lead her in a similar direction and adventures, while she sets to find the truth behind her unusual insomnia.

Why is the Empress suddenly so interested in the drylands north of the Empire? Eleanor and Daniel don't agree on much, but when they're sent to investigate strange happenings near the border between two foreign states, neither of them is really sure why they're there. Meanwhile at home, the rebels are causing chaos in the streets, whilst the Empress is grows ever more demanding of her citizens.Why is the Empress suddenly so interested in the drylands north of the Empire? Eleanor and Daniel don't agree on much, but when they're sent to investigate strange happenings near the border between two foreign states, neither of them is really sure why they're there. And things at home aren't making much more sense. The rebels are causing chaos in the streets, whilst the Empress is grows ever more demanding of her citizens - especially the skilled assassins of the Association.Revolution is the second Chronicles of Charanthe novel.

A short story about mustering up the courage to be able to cross over into something new. There are always obstacles on the road to change, but it doesn't mean that there are not ways to overcome them and be able to cross, in this case, Pevensey Bridge.After seeing a red dress caught in a tree before being washes away under the bridge, it starts an insatiable need to figure out where it came from. But there are obstacles in getting across Pevensey Bridge, none lesser than the troll who lives beneath. But the potential rewards in the land of the red dress on the other side keep pulling and pulling. Twenty Minutes Later is a short story about mustering up the courage to be able to cross over into something new. There are always obstacles on the road to change, but it doesn't mean that there are not ways to overcome them and be able to cross.

Lore of the Underlings continues. In this episode: A lovelorn young man is caught and brought to trial for trying to leave the Keep. But when Fyryx, the judge and jury, sees the signs of conspiracy everywhere, his kangaroo court turns into a witch hunt. Will justice's broom sweep the stranger up too?Welcome back to Lore of the Underlings, a trail of tales to the end of things, and maybe a bit beyond.The lore continues. In this episode: A lovelorn young man is caught and brought to trial for trying to leave the Keep. But when Fyryx, the judge and jury, sees the signs of conspiracy everywhere, his kangaroo court turns into a witch hunt. Will justice's broom sweep the stranger up too?Prepare for a legal three-ring circus, with scapegoats and sacrificial lambs. Then lawyer-up folks... and remember to duck!Lore of the Underlings is an epic poetry series from John Klobucher's lands of Lore. It's a bittersweet saga of gold and shadow told in classic style -- with old-world words but new-world wit. Fun for fans of puns and lyrical tongues!

This free short story is a prelude to the events in "The Prometheus Cycle: the Star, the Sword, and the Mirror," which centers on a forbidden story told in a dark tavern at the edges of the Realm's borders.This free short story is a prelude to the novel "The Prometheus Cycle: the Star, the Sword, and the Mirror." This is the closest "folk tale" in the Realm, as told by an agent of a foreign government recruiting merchants against the Realm's interests by using forbidden pagan stories to undermine the Church of Elene. This is a variation of the same folk tale in the novel, and the contrasts are based on time, culture and changes in the oral tradition.

fantasy tale, songs, surrealismSnippets-Whenever a new soul enters universe an unknown power takes control over it and suppresses the primal nature of the soul. This unknown power may be sentient or it may be a machine driven by some mysterious energy, it may be good or evil. No one may ever know the story of the one who fought to free many souls like theirs from this unknown power but they know a name. - ArizelThey talk to me in all the languages except the one I know, I don’t know whether they understand my language or not. They can come in any form, and each has a unique face but the master has no face, no identity, you only know when he is gone. -kayle of TeargarThere are so many kayles already here none of them could help me this new one is no different; it doesn’t matter he is the first Kayle reborn, he is just one more. -Rakhtavar

The girl's been asleep for a hundred years. The boy's got issues of his own. There are two sides to every story.... It's not easy being Princess Rose. Especially when a fairy curses you and you find yourself avoiding all sharp objects . . . and then end up pricking your finger anyway, causing you to slumber for a hundred years or so. And it's not easy being The Prince. Especially when your mother has some ogre blood and tends to chow down at the most unfortunate moments. A walk in the woods would help, you think. Until you find a certain hidden castle . . . and a certain sleeping princess. Happily ever after? Not until the prince helps the princess awaken . . . and brings her home to Mother. Journey back to the days when fairy tales were true with this fun and fresh spin on a timeless tale!