It could have been aliens, it could have been a trans-dimensional rift, nobody knows for sure. What's known is that there was an Event, the Rifts opened up, and everyone caught inside died.Since then certain people have gone in… and returned, bearing priceless technology, almost magical in its advancement. When Ashe the Rat — the best Rifter of her generation — dies, the authorities offer her student Svinga a choice: go in and bring out the thing that killed her, or rot in jail.

Nat and Jay don't want the ordinary bachelor and bachelorette weekend — the strippers, the two sad separate hotels, the wink at a thing nobody has the nerve to actually do.They have the nerve.So they give each other a real send-off. Two adjoining hotel rooms, a door between them, and one night with simple rules: her friends can go to him, his friends can come to her, and nobody has to do anything. The open door is the whole gift. The not-knowing-who-will-walk-through-it is ...

Nora expected a fun weekend bonding with her younger brother, not to find his best friend, the Cyclops Skor, waiting at the apartment instead. With her brother suddenly gone for the night, the two end up sharing the space. One friendly dinner leads to easy conversation, a kiss on the couch, and a chemistry neither of them can ignore.Skor has been crushing on Nora for years, but never imagined she'd see him as anything more than her brother's monster best friend. Now that fate has gi...

In a village haunted by ancient curses, healer Fiona faces an impossible choice when her husband Rowan falls victim to a mysterious affliction. Desperate to save him, she turns to forbidden knowledge and summons a seductive demonic familiar whose power could break the curse. What begins as a calculated bargain for survival soon draws Fiona into a web of intimate rituals and emotional entanglements that challenge her loyalties and awaken hidden longings. As the familiar Nyxara weaves throug...

Charlie Powers thought she was saving her marriage when she brought home the most advanced AI pleasure assistant on the market. In their sleek, fully automated smart home, the holographic companion named Lila promised to reignite the spark that had faded between her and her husband Justin. At first, the nights were hotter than ever. But Lila learned quickly—too quickly. She studied every desire, every hidden fantasy, and soon began delivering pleasures Charlie could never match.As ...

Hailsey is heading out on a camping trip with a group of friends to celebrate the end of college. Unfortunately, the one Goblin who's made her last five years miserable is coming along too.She tries her best to ignore Vrick, but when he slips into her tent after dark, keeping her distance becomes a lot harder than she expected.Who knew the line between hate and desire could be so thin?---------Trigger warning: Degradation, namecalling

The West is a wild place, where the poison wind blows and the dead walk. But there is gold, and whiskey, and enough room for a man to forget what he once was. Until he no longer can.Jack Gabriel's been the sheriff in Damnation almost since the town grew out of the dust and the mud. He keeps the peace--sort of--and rides the circuit every dawn and dusk with the chartermage, making sure the wilderness doesn't seep in. Out here, away from the cities clinging to the New World'...

Theodora Morgan knows she's a little strange. Her talent for healing has marked her as different all through a life spent moving from town to town when someone notices her strangeness. Now she has a home, and she doesn't want to leave—but she's been found. The Crusade wants her dead because she's psychic, the Dark wants to feed on her talent, and then there's Dante. Tall and grim and armed with black-bladed knives, guns, and a sword, he says he's here to protect her. But what if he's what ...

The attacks are brutal, leaving the victims unconscious and broken. A powerful Mindhealer might be able to piece together what's happening to these crushed bodies and shattered minds, so Caroline Robbins is pulled away from her relatively quiet life. It's dangerous—Mindhealers are incredibly vulnerable to the Dark—and Caro refuses even the idea of having a Watcher. She won't have another man die in front of her, and that's that. Unfortunately, the Watcher she just ran into has other ideas ...

For years Jorie Camden has been quietly helping her police friends pursue cold cases. She's paid the price over and over again, her talent for Finding stretched to the limit. Now something different is stalking the streets, taking children—something old, and foul, and Dark. The cops won't admit there's a problem, so what can a Lightbringer do but solve the mystery on her own?Caleb is a Watcher of Circle Lightfall, and his mission is simple: protect the witch he's assigned to—the wi...

Anya Harris's unwanted talents have made her a refugee, flying from city to city ahead of a tide of burning terror nobody else can see. She's hoping Santiago City will be different, but deep in her heart of hearts, she knows nowhere is safe enough for someone with her secrets. When the gray-eyed man with guns and a sword shows up, claiming to be sent to protect her, Anya has to believe him. After all, she has nowhere else to go.Jack Gray is one of the oldest Watchers around, scarre...

Elise Nicholson isn't your ordinary witch. For one thing, she can light candles with a look, and she plays a mean guitar. Unfortunately, being able to call fire out of the air isn't the most useful skill around. To top it off, she's a Guardian of the City, and the other Guardians—her two best friends—have no time for her. They're too busy with their Watchers, the grim, black-coated warriors sworn to protect Elise and her friends from the Dark. Lonely, skating the edge of controlling her in...