Sometimes, true love is not the answer.A decade after the Second War, Aixauhan Alchemist Ying Cai-Li seeks to rekindle her relationship with her ex-lover, the Inabrian Oracle Anne Barberry.However, the war changed them both. Estranged by their losses, Cai-Li has gained a notorious reputation as the dark magic-wielding Blood Hawk and Anne barricades herself in a castle on a hill where her family's dark secrets lie. Rumors in the village say Anne is a monster...

Fear the hunter, never the witch.A spirit wanders the Scottish moors, desperate for answers. An Empress and her mistress seek revenge in the Chinese Imperial Court. A Black freewoman scavenges for truth in the bodies of Confederate soldiers. A damsel flees to a convent to escape a knight-in-obsessive-armor.Across every manner of time and place, women have been labelled crazy. Hysterical. Witches.To be labelled a witch was once a death sentence. Pers...

"Dawn's Cozy Horror Corner: a queer Chinese diaspora horror short stories anthology" is a horror anthology which contains five stories featuring supernatural elements and young Chinese diaspora protagonists whose identities clash with the environment around them.In "Bottle of Shame", a girl who can pull out people's shame must grapple with the gruesome consequences of the truth she reveals. In "The Girl with No Face", a girl slowly loses her facial features one at a time until she ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MacKayla Lane faces the ultimate threat when war breaks out between the kingdoms of shadow and light, as the Fever series races to an explosive revelation.From the moment MacKayla Lane arrived in Dublin to hunt her sister’s murderer, she’s had to fight one dangerous battle after the next: to survive, to secure power, to keep her city safe, to protect the people she loves.The matter of who’s good and who’s evil can be...

A Tang Dynasty martial arts fantasy from bestselling author Jeannie Lin.Lu Yan is a hard-drinking, womanizing scholar on a crooked path to enlightenment. When a mysterious woman at a roadside inn warns him of an approaching horde of demons, it's time for Lu Yan to sober up and discover what he's made of. Now if he could only find his sword...This is a short story ~26 pages in length

One prophecy to save the world. Two realms fighting for control. Three Druid sisters who hold the key to salvation and the hearts of the men who would love them. Join New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant as she transports you into the dark and dangerous world of the Druids.A haunted man…Once a powerful Fae and heir to the throne of the Fae, Lugus has been given a second chance by his brother the Fae king. No longer immorta...

Trapped in a contract marriage for a secret mission, a smart woman must navigate the glittering, intrigue filled world of a mysterious, cold hearted CEO with a dark past. Amidst the charades they play, the glances that test each other, and the secrets threatening to destroy everything, forbidden feelings begin to grow. As lies pile up and true identities are put on the line, they are forced to confront the reality that the line between roles and true feelings is growing increasingly bl...

Readers of Sistersong by Lucy Holland, Cast Long Shadows by Cat Hellisen and The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen Lawhead wil love this fantasy tale of folklore and myth from Scotland.When Brigit is faced with a forced marriage to Aengus, god of Summer, she flees into the highlands in search of the Cailleach, the Queen of Winter. There, she hopes to learn how to live on her own terms, without the need for a man to speak for her, but can she per...

War is coming… and Wyn can't wait to fight.The Morrigan needs to die, no question about that. But first, Wyn and her Guardians need to find her.While the Realm prepares for war, allies arrive from unexpected places. But there are enemies hiding in plain sight that could stop the war before it's even begun.Can Wyn destroy the Morrigan without sacrificing the lives of her loved ones?The third book in the Daughter of Winter series, a re...

Shocking crimes serve as a mirror, leaving no hiding place for the darkness within humanity. The most terrifying thing is not demons, but the sinister desires lurking deep within the human heart. In this world, there are always shadowy corners where sunlight never reaches! Sometimes the human heart resembles a vast black hole, harboring a bone-chilling coldness within! Every crime, every motive for murder, offers a glimpse into the twisted yet undeniable evil of human nature!

From Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom, comes The Night Hunt, a dark fantasy romance about a monstrous girl who feeds on fear and the Gods-cursed boy who falls in love with her.Atia is a monster who feeds on fear. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the unpredictable Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead as punishment for a past he can’t remember. Strippe...

Su Bai, a corporate drone, was struck by an overloaded truck—and with one blink, he found himself transmigrated into a world where everyone has a chance to awaken supernatural abilities.Now, Su Bai is about to step onto the stage for his 18th birthday awakening ceremony, in front of the entire school.As the crowd watches him mockingly, ready to laugh at his apparent failure to awaken any power, a surge of scorching flame suddenly erupts from within his body.“Congrat...