"I agree to pay Sergio Velenci one million pounds if the female takes less than nine days to fully turn."Lissa's life as a vampire begins on the day her husband is removed from life support. Turned by rogues who wager her life, Lissa is running from her maker who is determined to kill her, hunted by the Council who has branded her a rogue and blackmailed by werewolves, who utilize her newly-developed talents for their own gain.

Cormac Flynn, a raven shapeshifter, is ancient, Celtic, and cursed.Arianne Leone, a mountain lion shapeshifter, owns an art gallery in Deep Ellum, a popular tourist attraction and haven for musicians for decades.Together, they are charged with guarding the one who bears the Hermit's Stone, an ancient artifact that has held worlds together-and kept them separate-for eons.Possession of the stone falls to Ari's friend and art student, nineteen-year-old Nico Garcia. Whe...

"He wants to talk to you again," the girl winced."I want to bust his nose," I muttered, making the girl laugh. I hefted the tray up and carried it to his table."I had to wait two clicks to get in here.""I told you to call ahead," I said, settling the tray on a stand and handing off his noodle bowl, followed by the plate of ox-roast."I thought you were making that up.""I never lie about food," I said. "Is there anything else?" I swept the tray off the...

A dead god.A dying world.A girl never meant to be sentient.Siriaa is dying. A poison is spreading throughout the planet and none know how to neutralize it. Finder, working in King Tamblin's castle kitchen most of her life, has never spoken. A child of questionable parentage, Finder is an orphan assigned to perform duties nobody else wants.While others plan intrigue, murder and invasion to escape the poison's effects, Finder watches all in mute acceptance. Wi...

I should be dead.All the fire demons who were betrayed and sacrificed before me had certainly died. Will, the wizard who attempted to destroy me, said it was the only way to kill the enemy known as Black Myth.Of all the fire demons led unknowingly to their deaths, how had I survived-and why?-Cassie King-Worth

"Belen?" I blinked up at him. As usual, he was shining brightly, although he'd dampened it so I might look at him."Lissa, this is certainly the beginning." He gazed around us. At leveled homes and devastated bodies.I understood what he said. All too clearly. It had been my suspicion, but I was too afraid to voice it aloud, as if saying it might make it real. It didn't need my words to make it real. It had already become real. The God Wars were upon us. "It'll only get worse...

Eleven days. Eleven days it took, for me to become vampire. The beating had revived old nightmares and I only wished to die. I'd shaken my head and muttered no through lips so bloodied and swollen it was difficult to say the word. He'd asked me if I wanted to live. I said no. He asked me if I wanted to be strong and live forever. I said no again, with difficulty. "Wrong answer," he whispered and cut into my wrists.In the beginning, the One created the Three. Only the One was more p...

"Reah, this is Commander Aris." Bel moved aside once we were inside the spacious office, and I received my first look at the outpost Commander. He stared at me for moments as I stood before him. I was so frightened, I was afraid I'd burst into tears. Aris was a lion of a man with thick, shoulder-length dark-gold hair, swept back from his forehead. He didn't stand as his rank dictated, otherwise I think he would have dwarfed Bel, whom I thought was quite tall. The Commander's shoulders were...

Zaria"There's a slight problem," Teeg San Gerxon announced as he appeared next to Rylend."What's that?" Vik asked. I already knew from reading it in Teeg's face. Irina's body had been found; I recognized her image in Teeg. He still didn't know her identity, but testing on her body revealed that she died of radiation poisoning, and that she was originally from Old Earth.* * *After his escape from Earth in the past, D'slay appears in the Reth Alliance-in the f...

"We have won, brother. The Three are no more and those who remain have clearly reached a stalemate in combatting the General and his army. All that is left for us to do is take everything and let chaos rule. I only wait for Calhoun to return so we might continue our search for Kiarra. A promise was made to us and I will see it fulfilled."The countdown for the final battle begins.

"Reah, we have good information on Zellar." That had me jerking my head up to stare at Lendill. Zellar. Just the sound of that name had every member of the ASD seething. Zellar-the rogue warlock who left drained planet cores in his wake. For years, he only worked on worlds outside the Alliance-the ASD had gotten too close to him on too many occasions. Burned him a few times-Ry had almost gotten him once, but Zellar had used the very last of a planet's power and escaped. Ry always insisted ...

"The sight of three naked, bloody men wandering into the clearing with moonlight clouding their eyes would probably send anyone else running for their life. I just sighed and watched them walk toward me."As the first female vampire successfully turned in 700 years, Lissa finds herself in demand by the Vampire Aristocracy. Forced into an unexpected engagement as a result, Lissa feels trapped and stifled as she continues training with her surrogate sire. When a request comes from the...