When Alex stumbles into another dimension, he loses the perfect life he'd built back home. To make it worse, he falls into the middle of a meeting between a bunch of men-hating women. Fortunately for him, a young prophetess intervenes.When she's done, they think he can do something for them. The question is: what? Alex isn't sure he wants to know. What happens when they find out he can't help them?…
The country of Argent teeters on the edge of disaster and war looms over them when Dairdra is thrown into the role of Queen. She has no idea where to turn for aid. Nothing is as it seems, and even her friendship with her best friend is on shaky ground. Her best friend is dealing with his own issues. His sister is being used as leverage, and he may have to choose between her and Dairdra. If he can't, will he save them all or doom them?…
Revelar swore he would avenge his father's death by conquering the children of Seelie Queen Mairead. To do so, he must travel from the Elseworld through to the London Court of Fae Queen Saeread, the goddaughter of Mairead. But his journey results in something much more than he expected, and it isn't a conquered kingdom. Now, love and vengeance will war in his heart, and no one can tell which will win.…
Montelishrian scholar and archaeologist Kaidan Tadegan is working on a new site trying to prove the myth that two armies of the gods clashed there. While digging, he discovers the evidence he's looking for, but he gets more than he bargained for when he discovers a woman's corpse in a section of the dig site where no other corpses have been found. As he digs the bones out, he discovers a journal with the woman's body, which tells a story that---if true---will turn the myths of the old world and the established concepts of good and evil on their heads. Startled by the find, Kaidan sets out to discover whether the diary's claims have any validity.…
He is faced with a hard choice. The path of freedom or the path of duty. Only one leads to his salvation.Eras has always dreamed of escaping his gilded cage and his title of Crown Prince to become an air captain. But duty to Aleshtain and her people keeps him bound to a loveless future and a heavy crown. Unlike his revolutionary friend, he has no aspirations to do anything but his duty, and he's determined to stay out of the power struggles in the palace until he is king. But his love of justice and his yearning to be free of his father's oppression soon make that impossible.When he takes a bold step to protect a slave girl from his father, he places himself in the thick of the struggle for power within the palace. Now, he must face the system head on and win. His life and his new slave's hang in the balance. All he ever wanted was his freedom. Now he must fight for both freedom and life. But even if he succeeds, the costs will be staggering.Can he win their freedom from a kingdom of death before it claims their lives?Trader Prince of Aleshtain is the thrilling second book in the Legends of Alcardia high fantasy series. If you like riveting plot, intrigue, and complex characters, then you'll love Ariel Paiement's high-stakes fantasy.…
Catarina Michelangela Conte is a foster child living in Washington State. Until a few months ago, her life was filled with simple worries, like why her foster parents seem to dislike her or if she'll be shipped off to yet another boarding school over the summer. But shortly after she finds out that she'll be remaining home for the summer, she starts having visions, headaches, and terrible pains. Then a guy around her age shows up and suddenly her visions are showing her events surrounding him and strange beings. She's sure she isn't crazy, and she wants answers from this Gabriel who showed up out of nowhere, but he isn't giving them, and the more she sees in her visions, the less certain she is that she wants them.…
"When all else fails, throw a little magic at it" is the motto for most people on the technologically-advanced planet of Kalanun. But for Sebastian Auclaire, that couldn't be further from the truth. In a world where magic is determined by the button the government plugs into your brain, Sebastian's button simply reads "random". Unable to determine what it will do at any given point, Sebastian determines to use the button only as necessary. But when he's thrown into a fight against a corrupt government and a shadowy organization behind them, the button suddenly becomes necessary a lot more often. Forced to rely on his wits and an unreliable source of magic, Sebastian navigates a world where tolerance and cultural relevance are the holy grails of society--unless you happen to be someone who doesn't fit into the well-oiled machine just right. Faced with the challenges of a world that can't accept him and a government that wants him dead, Sebastian must decide: give in or fight.…
After the uprising, the rightful king is restored to the throne, but the rebuilding process is hindered by continued resistance from the prior regime. As the king brings the two groups together through his liasion to discuss the situation, he finds that the group run by the previous leader's regime is becoming more and more stubborn. At the same time, his researchers manage to fix the broken Gateway between their planet and his Queen's homeland, but when he sends scouts to the other side, they find only darkness and a wasteland. To make matters worse, when they return with the news, an undiscovered threat hitches a ride with them back to their planet to wreak havoc. As the king and queen struggle to unite their divided kingdom against the newest threat, they search frantically for any way to defeat it or an explanation for what it wants, only to discover that the answers are nowhere to be found. In desperation, they send their best men to the planet searching for the answers they cannot find, but when the answer comes back, it looks bleak. The one they are facing isn't the only one, and the rest are out for just one thing: anarchy. War is coming fast.…
In this installment of @jesusfreak202's authors games, the worlds have collided, and the villains are now duking it out over the territories to determine who will ultimately rule. Jellal Fernandes of Fairytail is determined to be the ruler so that he can defeat Zeref. Into this mess, he drags many others including Kaladin Stormblessed, Aeri Trevana, Nesh, and Nimewe Embersurge.…
I don't often write shorter pieces, but occasionally, I will write poetry or short stories that are entirely unrelated to anything else I'm working on. So I'm putting them here for anyone who cares to read them and see what I'm up to when I'm not writing a novel or for competitions.…
A team of seven people who were kidnapped from various periods of history embark on a journey back in time to fix the timeline. After their kidnapper and his agents mess it up while taking them from their own times, the seven and the rest of the people the time travelling abductor took must figure out what has been altered or destroyed and fix it before the whole timeline unravels.…
The town of Ashteft used to be a sleepy little town with the usual issues small towns have. Without warning, the cozy atmosphere is destroyed when a mysterious healer from the realm of Alka shows up. After he establishes a healing hall to cater to those no other healer can help, the town is flooded with people from across the realm, and Ashteft becomes the center of attention.Little do the inhabitants know that there are higher powers at play, and their little town is soon to become a battleground between the forces of good and evil. And at the center of it all, the healer who can achieve the miraculous stands up for the town against the prince of the darkness threatening them and the rest of the realm.…
Five members of Guild Valkyrie are sent to participate in the annual Grand Magic Games. The five will represent their guild and compete in an attempt to win their guild the title of best guild in the Republic. With so many other guilds and so much talent, the question is, can Valkyrie's members prevail and win their guild the coveted title?…
Maggie Macleon has struggled with depression her entire life. When Seth, a young man from her community college classes, confronts her about Christ and salvation, Maggie immediately dismisses him. But when she can't get his words out of her head, she turns to Scripture for the answers. This starts her down a way she never imagined she'd walk.…
Most people don't believe in magic or mythological creatures, but for Nari Eaton, it's all part of the job description. When members of her organization go rogue, she is tasked to infiltrate the group. The mission is a life or death situation. If she's caught, there isn't supposed to be any backup or rescue missions. Things go south fast when she gets too close to one of the rebels. When he turns her in to his leader, Nari knows it's only a matter of time before she's dead if she doesn't act fast. But in a situation where she can't contact the outside world and is trapped on a militarily secured base, what is the next move for her?…
When people start disappearing on East Base, a team is sent to investigate. The mess they find themselves becomes worse and worse as one of them disappears. When new information comes to light shortly after their teammate's disappearance, the remaining two realize they have less time than they initially thought if they want to stop the rising of an ancient evil of unheard of magnitude. Racing against the clock to save their companion and stop another Dark Age from spreading across the world, the team is at breaking point. Soon, no one is sure if they can truly stop the resurgence of ancient chaos.…
When a young woman from Oklahoma realizes that her marriage and life are falling apart, she desperately seeks for a way out. The way out comes in the form of an older Christian woman who's new to the area. And when that woman shows her what it really means to know Christ and His grace, she finds herself with new hope. What can one woman's prayers and a changed life really accomplish? The changes she must make won't be easy. Will those changes mean losing the man she loves, or will she be able to save her marriage?…
Ryder and Kane are sent to investigate an anomaly in human magic use. They don't realize until too late that the whole thing is a trap. Someone wants to take control of an inside agent for the Bases, and Ryder proves to be the perfect candidate between the two agents investigating. But what does the stranger want? And now that he controls Ryder, what will he do?…
I've always believed I can make a difference. The faith I have in this is unwavering. When I came home on my tenth birthday to find my mother's fragile mental state swinging into crazed, I still believed I could help. I thought it was a problem of my making, and I've lived my life trying to remedy the mistake every since. Never mind that I don't know what I did. Never mind that she hits me and yells. Forget the fact that I sometimes want to die because I feel so worthless. Ignore all of that because this one idea is all I can think about. Making a difference in her life and others' lives consumes me. But will it destroy me too? Maybe. Maybe not. I'll find out when I reach the breaking point.As to where that point is? Only time will tell. The only thing I know for sure anymore is that I have to try to make up for my sins, whatever they are. And until I do that, I doubt I'll ever find my peace.…
When Fath and Gafar both fall for the the Sultan's daughter things spiral downward. When Fath unwittingly gets embroiled in a plot to take the crown and the Princess's missing cousin shows up, who knows where things might end.…