Lilly wanted independence and a home of her own, two things the people of her village believed a woman shouldn’t have. When her boss staked her out as a virgin sacrifice to an invading dragon, all hope was lost. Then Cyrano the Dragon started a conversation and she formed a plan.Step one, talk the dragon out of his hoard which proved easy enough since Lilly knew the dragon’s weakness: beer.Step two, create a tavern where the dragon could drink to his hearts content. Again, ...

Lask is gifted—or cursed—with the ability to see evil in a person’s aura. The Order of Eldura recruited him to destroy evil, whether in the guise of a lowly peasant or high-born king.When an assassin comes to kill the high priestess of Lask’s order, the young man finds himself tasked with killing a foreign emperor. To keep his High Priestess safe, Lask undertakes a journey that will lead him across oceans and through enemy lands.Success requires he place his trust in Skylex...

Someone in your family, or maybe a good friend, wrote a book and they want you to read it to help them make it better. Crap, you’re not a writer, how are you supposed to help them? And what relationship needs that kind of stress, anyway? You’ve tried to talk your way out of it, but they insist. Now what?In this book, Len Streeper, author of The Virgin, the Dragon and the Tavern, breaks things down to specific areas for you to concentrate on. This guide is designed to help new beta ...

Map to Desire will entice and disturb your innermost erotic appetites. It will viciously twist and taunt your imagination. And it will tug and gnaw at your tethers for adventure. This anthology includes nine short stories from a diverse group of talented authors who span the globe, an introduction from Black Quill Editing and a closing poem from a young and upcoming writer. WARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREME AND GRAPHIC NOVEL; you will not close this book unscathed.Each story includes a m...

Love is in the air and Lilly the Virgin is holding her breath. The wedding of the century is only a week away. Except it’s Angelet and Derek’s wedding and they’re just a couple of peasants—how in the world did a peasant wedding turn into a state affair? Rich merchants and the nobility of the realm have invaded Dragon’s Landing—for a peasant wedding! What was up with that? And as usual, when the pressure is on, things get weird at the Drunken Dragon’s Tavern. Well, weirder.Wedding g...

Anyone who knows anything about the Drunken Dragon’s Tavern will tell you it’s impossible to burgle. Birk’s three young friends have a plan to do just that—the impossible, steal Lilly’s magical staff. The only thing standing in their way is . . . Well, they don’t know what stands in their way, but they have every confidence they can get passed it.Except Birk, he thinks it’s a waste of time. Regardless, Birk reluctantly joins his friends on their mad quest. He knows they’ll have a b...

When Master Flint took Ishiko to the Knowledge Bank, a place of great learning, neither of them expected their trip to take a deadly turn. Instead of learning the new skills Ishiko came here for, she gets abducted. The technician she was entrusted to, Gareth-14, has a plan of his own and Ishiko has the final pieces he needs.One thing Gareth-14 didn’t factor into his plan is the level of violence and determination Master Flint wields in his search for Ishiko. Gareth-14 finds himself...

Ever since slavers took Ishiko as a child to be trained, she dreamed of the day she would be sold. She excelled at her lessons and became the most skilled and expensive slave in Master Wong’s inventory. When her new owner walked into the room all her fantasies evaporated and her nightmares came to life. Master Flint came from another planet and stood taller than any man she ever saw. His size was intimidating, but what scared Ishiko most were his eyes, as cold and passionless as a corpse’s...

Lilly the Virgin woke to bright light, birdsong and panic. She had a thousand and one things to do today and she overslept. Despite being beautiful, buxom and brainy, her appearance said otherwise. Her hair was a snarled mess that would be the envy of any rat domicile, her clothes were wrinkled and needed a good cleaning, and she was tired so brainy didn’t exactly fit. All this played into her enemies hands. Every man in the village wanted her to settle down and be a proper woman. Her wide...

When Leland is awakened in the middle of the night by a message begging for his help, he has but one choice: answer the call to arms. With no time to waste, he sets out on a quest to do what he does best, slay dragons! Nothing he hasn’t done hundreds of times before, yet this time is different.From the very beginning Leland must overcome challenges that never make it into a bards tale. Challenges like stubbing your toe, getting burned by your own camp fire… getting kicked by your o...

The #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Words of Radiance, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson at the top of his game.In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.Dalinar Kholin’s Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enem...

Raine Benares is a Sorceress Seeker of average ability until she comes into possession of an amulet that amplifies her powers-and her enemies.