An old friend has sent you a book he swears is true, about a young man born under a curse to become the avatar of an eldritch god, who will destroy mankind's civilization and slay its people. When cultists attempt to kidnap Jonathan Goldspear, he is forced to leave his comfortable Victorian life behind and join an expedition to last untamed land in the world. There, he will encounter eldritch horrors and betrayals, deep and bitter, yet also unexpected love and adventure, as he fights both ...

10,000 years ago, when a planet-killer asteroid threatened to destroy their world, the organic robotic servants of a race known as the Ancient Children, uploaded the consciousness of their creator species into their ships and set off to find a new home. Upon finding Earth and conducting experiments on abducted humans, the Servants decided human females to be a compatible species to their creators, while males were deemed irrelevant. Yet, the Ancient Children found males fascinating if frig...

Thousands of years ago, the Celestial Kingdom fought the Daemo of the Underworld for mastery over the world called Terra and won, unleashing such powerful spells that Terra itself became a virtual mana node. But now, Terra is healing, and with the mana the Celestials depend on drying up, they are growing desperate. In the Eastern Empire, whose Celestials have allied with the Daemo, a gladiator named Amazonia is given her freedom in exchange for becoming a Reaver Knight who must find a way ...

Bestselling author Melissa Ferguson invites you to curl up by the fire with two delightfully cozy holiday novellas that will fill your heart with festive joy.Dashing Through the SnowLeft heartbroken on the eve of a romantic getaway, Willow embarks solo on The Christmas Express--a two-week train ride full of sparkling lights, whimsical surprises, and unexpected connections. With the help of a charmingly grumpy conductor, a mischievous elf, and a glo...

In War Chess, a person playing a piece cannot just take another piece as in normal chess but must fight to take possession of the square, with the knights, rooks, bishops, and especially the King's Champion piece, all superior to the pawns. Yet occasionally, a pawn will unexpectedly defeat a far greater piece and upend all the carefully laid strategies of those playing the game.Jonathan Goldspear and Myste Bannon want nothing more than a normal life together. But when the Scottish ...

With the engagement of Jonathan and Myste finally settled, they are ready to begin their new life together, traveling to Londinium upon the newest and safest airship of the day, the Zephyr. But neither Xavier Redstone nor Henrietta Eaton-Young have forgotton Jon. Bombs have been planted somewhere in the airship, and unless Saul Sherlock and Jack Watson can decipher the clues, this flight of the Zephyr will be its last.

Truly, it is a terrible thing to be the Chosen OneWhen Myste is abducted by Edward Frankenstein and Professor Eaton-Young, she must once again call upon Practical Girl's help to save herself. But the Lord of the Night has plans for her and Jon as well, who is told to wait and become a member of the Explorer's Club or risk her death. Myste, in turn, must use both Terramagica and Aethyr to fulfill his goals, then find a way to balance her affinities for magic or risk madness...

A rebel pixie princess. A deadly competition between five faerie clans. Will she win the crown or die trying?Pixie pirate Quinn may be an outlaw, wanted by all five faerie clans, but she prefers it that way. All she wants is to finally become a captain and bury her true identity beneath the rolling waves. But when the sudden death of her twin brother causes her to plot a vengeful heist, a shocking betrayal unmasks her for who she really is—her people’s last livin...

"This fresh, addictive mystery delivers thrills, compassion, and hope." --Publishers WeeklyThe first book in USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble's Annie Pederson Series returns to fan-favorite Rock Harbor with new characters, complex new mysteries, and a new chance to find love.Nine-year-old Annie Pederson's life changed the night her sister was kidnapped. The two had been outside playing on a dock...

When Zahra Mandel is given an ultimatum by her mother, she has no choice but to throw herself completely into the sport she’s grown up in, even as the unexplainable pain she lives with grows worse. If she doesn’t get recruited at the North American Cup, she has to quit competitive fencing.Her situation goes from bad to unbearable when Trid Chang, the boy who stole her gold medal at the last tournament, becomes her new assistant coach. Suddenly, Zahra’s forced to train under the one ...

12 cold cases. 12 kidnapped women. One diabolical serial killer. In this riveting suspense thriller, a brilliant FBI agent faces a deadly challenge: decipher the mystery before each one is murdered.In GIRL TWO: TAKEN (book #2), Maya must solve the murder of a female corrections officer. A seemingly black-and-white case, closed years ago, the local police refuse to take it up again. But as Maya delves into the world of prisons, correction officers and ex-cons, she quickly sees there...

**“Of the recent crop of Formula 1 romances, this one’s way out in front.” -- Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewWhen the curves are** this dangerous, only a race car driver will do… A sizzling, high-octane Formula One rom-com you can read in one sitting!Mia Neal is a champion overthinker. Find something, fixate on it and spiral down. Fortunately, she puts that energy to good use: in a podcast about Formula One, her ...