The Dark Temptation of the Soul. A Vampire Tale. Season 1: Episode 1. The Diary of Gabriel Von Erlach.This vampire tale, written as journal entries, is the prequel to 'The Dark Salvation of the Soul' --which we shall be re-writing and publishing. Some readers might find some of this work prosaic, although we feel the story does get more flowery, erotic, and darkly romantic as it progresses. It is partly gothic romance and partly vampire fantasy fiction. We do hope you will enjoy it for whatever it is worth.

Kelsea Glynn is the Queen of the Tearling. Despite her youth, she has quickly asserted herself as a fair, just and powerful ruler. However, power is a double-edged sword, and small actions can have grave consequences. In trying to do what is right - stopping a vile trade in humankind - Kelsea has crossed the Red Queen, a ruthless monarch whose rule is bound with dark magic and the spilling of blood. The Red Queen's armies are poised to invade the Tearling, and it seems nothing can stop them. Yet there was a time before the Crossing, and there Kelsea finds a strange and possibly dangerous ally, someone who might hold the key to the fate of the Tearling, and indeed to Kelsea's own soul. But time is running out... Erika Johansen's fierce and unforgettable young heroine returns in this dazzling new novel of magic and adventure, set in the beguiling world of the Tearling.

Theo Vilmos' life is about to take a real turn for the worse. He is drawn from his home in Northern California into the parallel world of Faerie, for, unknown to him, he is a pivotal figure in a war between certain of Faerie's powerful lords and the rest of the strange creatures who live in this exotic realm.

On Davox, the second moon of the Gateway World of Utainium, the Belar, majestic shepherds of the runeyan live peacefully. But now their adopted world is filling with Watchers from the home world of Omni, Watchers who, usually, take whatever they wish...The Belar is set in Robin Gilbert’s Gateway Worlds where magic keys disguised as mundane objects transport Watchers vast distances, even to new worlds, as easily as stepping through a door. Where strange races and wonderful creatures dwell. Where evil lurks at every turn, where the lands are often unimaginably dangerous and where power is all... and every Watcher wants it.

In a world where magic and the sword rule and dragons are forgotten, a band of friends find each other but can they overcome their own fears and trials in time to fulfill their destiny? Their adventure begins in The Sword and the Flame: The Forging. Before a weapon can be used, it must be forged in the fires of life."Your song, that's right. Such a clever little girl, now mind your manners and don't interrupt. As I was saying, no two songs are ever the same, the experiences we go through moulding the medley that becomes our own and my brother, well, he likes to collect these songs."Each and every one of us is born with our own unique song. Music that twists and twirls around our destiny. Polly wakes one morning to find her song has become particularly attractive to an ancient evil. Join Polly as she is thrust into a world of magic and song and embark on an adventure of self-discovery, courage and friendship. A journey that sees her flee from an ancient evil that threatens to steal her very soul.

Baba Yaga is probably the darkest of all the queens. An unrepentant bad girl, she has no time for men, or something as pedestrian as love. Too bad Calypso and Aphrodite never got that memo. They've decided to make the witch their pet project. Baba's choice is simple, fall in love with the male they found her, or die. She'd laugh, except for the little fact that they're totally serious. But Baba has never been a quitter, she'll go to that male, she'll even willingly go through the goddesses ridiculous "games," what she won't do is fall in love. At least, those were her plans until she stared into the ice blue eyes of a Viking god and realized her life would never be the same again...

The Gargoyle: the mesmerizing story of one man's descent into personal hell and his quest for salvation. On a dark road in the middle of the night, a car plunges into a ravine. The driver survives the crash, but his injuries confine him to a hospital burn unit. There the mysterious Marianne Engel, a sculptress of grotesques, enters his life. She insists they were lovers in medieval Germany, when he was a mercenary and she was a scribe in the monastery of Engelthal. As she spins the story of their past lives together, the man's disbelief falters; soon, even the impossible can no longer be dismissed.

Desmia discovers the reality of royalty is far from a fairy tale in this third adventure set in the Cinderella-esque world of Just Ella and Palace of Mirrors, from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix. Desmia and her twelve sister-princesses are ruling Suala together at last, a united front. The kingdom seems to have finally gotten its happily ever after, but Desmia, trained by a lifetime of palace intrigue, is not so sure. She desperately wants to believe all is well, but she can’t help seeing danger around every corner. And then the unthinkable happens, and Desmia’s worst fears are confirmed. Now, without the support of the sister-princesses she’s grown to rely on or the trappings of royalty that have always convinced people to listen to her, Desmia must find the courage to seek out the truth on her own terms—and to determine the course of two kingdoms.

Niahm (pronounced Neeve) Parker is thoroughly content with her life in the small town of Goshen. Her parents, who travel frequently for their work, have raised a headstrong, independent teen. While her peers can hardly wait for the opportunity to leave, Niahm plans to stay forever. When Shane Coleman and his nephew Sam move into town, it's the biggest event to happen in as long as anyone can remember. It’s quite remarkable for anyone to move into Goshen rather than out, but when it’s discovered that Sam is 17, it requires some serious burning of the phone lines. All the teen girls are thrilled to have a new hottie in town—all except Niahm. Sam Coleman represents a threat to her perfect way of life. Sam is drawn to Niahm against his will. He'd prefer to not be bound to this angry, stubborn, unlikeable girl. Unfortunately, he has no choice. However, Sam didn't plan on falling for Niahm. For Immortals, love is not only forbidden, but dangerous for her. He finds himself in a fight not only for Niahm's heart, but to protect her from being harmed by those who seek to destroy Sam and those like him. Niahm finds herself attracted to the tall, copper-headed boy, who becomes her friend and then her support when tragedy strikes. Soon, she begins to realize that there may be more to Sam than she ever suspected... much more. But what he truly is, she can't begin to imagine.

Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild. Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men - or worse, a company of mercenaries - against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder. It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it. The Red Knight has all three, he has youth on his side, and he's determined to turn a profit. So when he hires his company out to protect an Abbess and her nunnery, it's just another job. The abby is rich, the nuns are pretty and the monster preying on them is nothing he can't deal with. Only it's not just a job. It's going to be a war. . .

IllustratedEmerson Hough was an American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels.Publishers in 1906.

Aftershock & Others is the third collection of short fiction by New York Times bestselling author F. Paul Wilson, hailed by the Rocky Mountain News as "among the finest storytellers of our times."

A novelist learns how the publishing business really works.Eile and Sunny of Team Girl have been best friends with Sir Differel for several years, serving as Van Helsing family retainers and special agents for the Caerleon Order, as well as unofficial aunts for Differel's son, Henry. They consider the British aristocrat and her son family, and they believe they would do whatever is necessary to protect them both.They are frequent visitors to Caerleon Hall, Differel's ancestral estate in County Norfolk. On their latest jaunt, they are getting ready to attend dinner with Differel when the manor house is overrun by a horde of monsters. Their first and only thought is to get to Henry, reunite him with his mother, and get them both to safety. But they may have to pay the ultimate price to succeed.In a bonus story, Differel invites Eile and Sunny to inaugurate a new Finnish sauna she had built on her estate, but Vlad Drakulya crashes the party.

This is the story of Jarl’s alien adventure, his story of death, life, loss and love. It is the story of the beginning of an end and the end which is necessary for a beginning. But is also the story made up of the tales of Dia Thorpe, Michael, Gheid and Leyla, without whom Jarl’s journey would have ended at the beginning. This is a collection of short stories making up 17,500 words.This is the story of Jarl’s alien adventure, his story of death, life, loss and love. It is the story of the beginning of an end and the end which is necessary for a beginning. But is also the story made up of the tales of Dia Thorpe, Michael, Gheid and Leyla, without whom Jarl’s journey would have ended at the beginning. This is a collection of short stories from my “Origins” series, all packaged into one giant short story with chapters (Making up less than 18,000 words in all). It was never intended to be within one book and there have been no alterations to ensure it fits correctly in such a format. Therefore, I implore you to read with due care.

Lucy McDonald is content to go on mourning her dead fiance, Harry, forever. The angels she and her family can interact with have other plans. First, her trusted guardian angel, Kira, informs her that Harry's death was ordered by the powerful archangels. Then, she is paired with the sexy and determined prince of the Earth Angel kingdom, Sam, to save the universe. Who knew she was a superhero?Losing her fiance, Harry, four months before their wedding in a senseless accident was bad enough. Finding out the powerful archangels ordered it is an infuriating mystery. Lucy McDonald is a seer...she shares her mother's family gift of being able to see, hear, and touch angels. Only, she's not to thrilled with the angel community at the moment. That has to be put aside, though, when she is pulled into a world of angelic intrigue that has implications for the safety and freedom of this universe and everyone in it. Paired by the archangels with a strong, sexy Earth angel named Sam to end the threat, and told they are the only two in the universe who can do it, Lucy soon learns some surprising secrets about who she really is, uncovers treachery in the Earth angel kingdom, and is made privy to many of the truths about the inner workings of the universe that most people never know. From the streets of Orlando to the forests of northern Vermont, and from an intriguing alternate dimension to which she is the only key to the capital city of the Earth angel kingdom itself, Lucy and Sam are on a race against time to build an army powerful enough to take on the oncoming danger and save the lives of everyone they've been entrusted to protect. At the same time, Lucy discovers maybe just maybe, the archangels were right about Harry, and learns that true love often looks completely different than you ever imagined.