Catastrophic events are woven into an allegorical story about an enchanted land suddenly thrown into chaos. Set in early North America, foreign explorers in search of gold and the fountain of youth discover more than they bargained for: Leira, the Deceiver who's crafted in gems and walks on three legs; giant eagles who guard Elysium Valley, and Igneous, the zany caretaker of the mountain, who nurtures millions of living-stones within the corridors of a magical volcano named Misty.As...

ProloguePrincesses don't cry…This was something I heard a lot of when I was growing up.I recall that as a princess I was very happy beside my father, King Saulo. My father governed the province of an earth far from this one.In the castle resided my father, my aunt, myself and all the castle guards.I remember I grew up with the protection of King Saulo as he reigned. I didn't have a normal life because I was always escorted by several guards and I could ...

I am Eris.The Spirit of Strife.Not a goddess, as some of you may have thought. Just a spirit. And as the title implies, my whole goal in life — my entire reason for existing — is to stir up dissension. I would say it makes me happy — a room full of fussing people — but that would be a lie. After all, I am the Spirit of Strife. By definition, I don't cause happiness for anyone. Including myself.It's a nasty job. And somebody has to do it.But sometimes?

Magic: more contagious than the common cold…Kelley Strickland and her twin brother Jeroan accidentally step into an ancient battle between a power-hungry Sorcerer—who wants to rid the world of what he calls “renegade” magic-users—and a good Sorcerer who can barely remember his own name.Kelley soon learns that her new-found way of using magic just might save her adopted city, her brother, and her new, magically infected friends.Or it could doom them all....

Rahab Carmichael is just like any other teenage girl starting out at a new boarding school. She’s all alone, a little lost, and she’s never been good at fitting in. Also, just like any normal girl, she has secrets, hopes, and fears she can’t share with anyone. Rahab is normal...the secrets and fears are anything but.Despite her anxiety, Rahab finds friends in Scout and Hawkins. Even though her new friends are social outcasts, Rahab feels a deeper connection with them than she’s eve...

Six continents.Twenty cultures.A world filled with raucous festivals and building resentments.Brute force against special mental abilities.Ancient warfare versus the newest steam-weapons.A series of murders and mysterious deaths shake the fragile peace of the United Empires (aka the Realm).While the royals celebrate lavish balls and the citizens live their lives between the raucous monthly festivals, an underground organisation is getting ready to...

A girl has disappeared...but did she go of her own accord?In a small town in turn-of-the-century Colorado, a young woman has disappeared from the boarding-house where she lives. Her distraught fiancé is certain that she must have been kidnapped. But the case takes a new turn when a city detective appears on the scene, looking for a woman who matches the description of the missing girl. Was Charity really kidnapped, or did she have a reason to flee? Mrs. Meade, a ge...

Valanandir's throat spasms as he tries not to choke.He spits out a salty mouthful of seawater and grips some nearby rigging one-handed as the ship rocks beneath him.Under skies devoid of moon or sun, Valanandir fights for his life alongside his Sea Elf crew. But his ship already burns like a funeral pyre in the middle of the storm-tossed ocean....And far more than he realizes depends on his survival.Lose y...

The Battle AgainstThose Determinedto Rule the World—orDestroy It—ContinuesIn the future the world was a paradise—and then, in a moment, it ended. The council that controlled the Net fell out and went to war, while people who had never known a moment of want or pain were left wondering how to survive.Duke Edmund Talbot has been assigned a simple mission: Go to the Southern Isles and make contact with the scattered mer-folk—those who, before the worldwide...

When the shadows of the past become the dangers of the present, can love and loyalty prevail?Portia's awakening is anything but ordinary. Drained nearly lifeless, she finds herself in a race against time as Vance, her enigmatic boyfriend, embarks on a perilous mission to confront his sinister warlock father, Damien. Determined to prevent Vance from facing this evil alone, Portia and her devoted coven traverse international frontiers, only to unearth a realm of dark magics more mena...

Something's stalking Sophie and it's not just her boyfriend's cute cousin.Pulled from a life of obscurity and chosen to succeed a dying Goddess, Sophie is thrown into a world where supernatural is normal. Sadly, she has made enemies, and as the corpses mount, Sophie fears for the people she cares for. But when someone she loves is accused of the killings, Sophie is convinced of their innocence.

Theo Waitley has lived all her young life on Delgado, a Safe World that is home to one of the galaxy's premier institutions of higher learning. Both Theo's mother, Kamele, and Kamele's onagrata Jen Sar Kiladi, are professors at the university, and they all live comfortably together, just like they have for all of Theo's life, in Jen Sar's house at the outskirts of town.Suddenly, though, Theo's life changes. Kamele leaves Jen Sar and moves herself and Theo back into faculty housing,...