Nyla is sleeping with her boss, but who isn't? It's finally time for her to get a move on with her life and hope she can get out of this funk of choosing emotionally unavailable women. Now who's that cute neighbor over there?…
Things are not okay in Granatal. It's not just the odd disappearances in the night or the cloaked figure stalking the back alleys either. Yophiel is going to have to trust this flute wielding bard when she says things are going to get worse before they get better.…
Years after her harrowing escape from the woods, Phoebe is back to her normal routine. That means going back to her position as a summer camp counselor. This time she just needs to avoid caves.No one mentioned anything about the lake.…
Colby is finally doing it. Not selling his family home like he's meant to be doing, that's just a side project. His real goal is to get in contact with his father's ghost and determine just what life after death is really like. Maybe he shouldn't have tested his new ghost hunting hobby on the ghost of a serial killer.…
A visiting Prince was always going to cause chaos for the small town, but they never anticipated just how much. After an accidental love potion exposure leads to a confusing love triangle, three unlikely travel partners must set out to restore the balance.…
In a world where secrets can spell death, Princess Eirwen must unravel the mystery her stepmother has surrounded her with.…
Saving lives is what Hannah Harris does. Whether it's through her official job as a nurse at Merifield Memorial Hospital or as the super strength wielding hero Silver Shield. She's got it all balanced, hospital, friends, supervillains and her handsome devoted boyfriend. Things couldn't be better...and that's what keeps her awake some nights.Jake Erwin is used to seeing his name in the Merifield Local Tribune, both of his names, sometimes in the same story. Who better to write about the dashing villainous thief Hijack than his alter ego ace reporter Jake? He's got a bone to pick with heroes and a desire to see them crumble. The only pressing issue is keeping it all a secret from his girlfriend. Good thing Hannah works long hours.…
Grimhelde didn't choose to hunt the creatures of the night. Even though her family had been hunters for generations, she chose to leave and lead a normal life. But, as it often happens, she found love and it destroyed her plans.Young Grimhelde finds herself longing for the king in the castle she chooses to work in, but there's something strange about his wife. She knows the signs, blood red lips, pale skin, an aversion to sunlight. The signs of a vampire. To save the man she loves and his daughter, Heldie slays the evil monster. Happily ever after isn't the next step for her, and now she'll have to decide what to do with the child.A Snow White retelling...with vampires.ONC Shortlist 2023…
They said it would be a relaxing week in the woods with friends.Graham thought returning home for the first time in eight years would be the hardest thing he'd have to do. Surrounded by whispers and gossip, he was more than eager to exchange the quiet a Pennsylvanian town for a luxury cabin in the woods. The group of college students had planned a celebration of sorts to send off two of their friends who would be leaving the continent on a research mission. At least, that's all it was meant to be, until someone went missing. Now, they'll deal with the whispers and shadows of the forest.…
Every step away from home is a chance for an adventure and Darcy is on her first one. She's been dreaming of finding her father for as long as she can remember. He's out there and she's got a list of clues and a crappy map, but it'll do. Less than a day into her travel she's accosted by a mango throwing thief and lands herself in a band of mind controlling musicians.Taking over the world wasn't on the itinerary.…
Death is no mystery to Peggy after living as a vampire for over half a century. That doesn't mean the death of her best friend isn't devastating. Add to that the threat of someone going after that friend's great granddaughter, Maya, and suddenly death has a new fear to it. She'll have to push the boundaries of life itself to uncover what and why Maya has suddenly become a high priority target for a secret society. There might just be answers to her own murder hidden in the web of secrets.…
Merifield City, a city protected by its growing network of heroes. Compared to its nearest neighbor, South City, it's virtually a paradise. Except for the growing darkness that stalks the shadows.Hannah Harris counted herself among those heroes until recently. As her alter ego Silver Shield, she saved plenty of cats up trees and reporters who took a wrong turn. But when the charismatic villain Hijack knocked her down and unmasked her she took a leave of absence. Will she return to her beloved city in its time of need or let her good name fade away?Jake Erwin never considered the caped wonders that terrorized his city as anything more than an inconvenience and an easy way to a solid paycheck. He felt that way as he dug into the secrets surrounding his long dead ex-girlfriend. Then he nearly destroyed his current girlfriend when he attacked her as his masked self, Hijack.They've lied to each other for so long it's second nature. With the masks off, will they be able to see through the lies that they've surrounded themselves with?***Sequel to Cape Crossed…
It hadn't occurred to Esme that she should be suspicious of her parents, they were just ordinary people after all. But when an unknown number won't stop texting her, the questions start coming. Was the accident really the cause of her amnesia? Why did her parents speak five languages suddenly? How was it that Esme could suddenly assemble and disassemble guns? Who exactly was Agent 23?Maybe one of these days she could get back to her sappy daydreams of her incredible coworker. That itself seemed like a dream.…
Kindness is magic, or so they say.Gabriella has always done her best to turn the other cheek. Even when her family pushes that cheek into the mud she finds ways to forgive and forget. She's got plans to leva one day anyway so what's a few bad days? A chance meeting and a dance at a ball escalates her timeline and she's desperate to escape. Then her family shreds her las ounce of forgiveness.This time, she isn't waiting for midnight.…
A ranger, pirate, thief, herbalist, mage and knight walk into the forest...The King's only male heir has been poisoned and his best options to retrieve the cure is a ragtag group of misfits from the dungeons. They only need to retrieve a rare magical flower from a wyvern's gift and they'll earn their freedom. Shouldn't be a problem...if they can stay on task and don't kill each other before the monsters in the forest have a chance.…