The Sting was what made Ronica McBride special—that, and the years the interstellar government called the Com had invested in teaching her how to use it. Class C talents could use the power called gathering to control their own bodies; the less common Class Bs used pathfinding to alter the inner workings of mechanical things; but only the rare Class A could use the Sting—and it was that unparalleled power over other minds that made Ronica the most valuable resource in the Com.Newly...

A SONG OF AWAKENING by Roby James is a monumental, richly romantic historical with a subtle touch of fantasy.Born into the 13th century's turmoil and warfare, Briana of Flint is a lady of legend. Myrrdin, the greatest bard in Wales, prophesied at her birth that she would "rise from fetters and bring freedom with her."In the struggle of the Welsh against the ruthless King Edward I of England, Briana loses almost everything she loves—her family, her home, and her liberty. But...

Evolve or die...Gifted with a rare and amazing power over human minds, Class A talent Ronica McBride is ready to assume her lofty position in the Com's interstellar empire. Then a horrific incident leaves her stranded on a primitive planet without her memory. But once she remembers her past, Ronica discovers a shocking truth: Everything she has been taught by the Com is a lie.Returning to the Com, Ronica vows to confront the powers who have deceived her and an entire civili...

Sir William Wallace, the Scots hero of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, left his daughter Jilliana three things—rigorous training as a warrior, his famous sword, and a powerful need to avenge the betrayal that resulted in his horrifying death. Caught between the secret of her birth and a mission of vengeance which should never have fallen to her, Jilliana is swept into Robert Bruce's battle to once again free Scotland from English rule."Roby James writes with passion and intelligence...

A Regency Romance...Margaret swept the crowd with her gaze, identifying Lucy's smile among the group of young men she always collected like iron filings to a magnet. Then, with a glance that released Toby to make his own way, for he was in no wise her escort, she moved toward the group of matrons seated in a semi-circle across from the musicians. Lady Fyfe and the Countess of Nettingworth instantly made room for her. Though she was fifteen years younger than the next youngest of th...

A high-level executive woman who has never had time for love stumbles into a land called Clipton Magna, which is two hundred years in the past and ruled by magic. She wants to return to her own reality, but the rules of the land make that difficult, and when the magnetic son of the squire tries to help her get back to the England that exists outside their borders, they begin to fall in love, despite what they both want. It is dangerous to everyone, because their love can threaten the very ...

From the author of A Rose for the Crown and Daughter of York comes a captivating historical novel of love, power, and survival during the Wars of the Roses—following the true story of Jane Shore, the bold and beautiful mistress of King Edward IV.Jane Lambert, the quick-witted and alluring daughter of a silk merchant, is twenty-two and still unmarried. When Jane’s father finally finds her a match, she’s married off to the dull, old...

The Grey sisters experience love, triumph, and tragedy in Tudor England in the second novel from Ella March Chase.Sixteen-year-old Jane Grey—the “Nine-Day Queen”—is a quiet and obedient young lady destined to become the shortest reigning English monarch. Her beautiful middle sister, Lady Katherine Grey charms all the right people, until a scandalous love affair causes loyalties to shift. And finally, Lady Mary Grey is a dwarf with a twisted spine whose goal is simp...

Henghis Hapthorn is the foremost penetrator of mysteries and uncoverer of secrets in a decadent, far-future Old Earth, one age before Jack Vance's Dying Earth. A superb rationalist, he has long disdained the notion that the universe has an alternative organizing principle: magic. But now a new age is dawning, overturning the very foundations of Hapthorn's existence, and he must struggle to survive in a world where all the rules are changing.In Hespira, Hapthorn de...

Running from their pastsMargaret Dalrousie was once willing to sacrifice all for her calling. The talented artist would let no man interfere with her gift. But now, living in a small Scottish cottage on the estate of Glengarrow, she has not painted a portrait in ages. For not even the calming haven in the remote woods can erase the memories that darken Margaret's days and nights. And now, with the return of the Earl of Linnet to his ancestral home, her hopes of peace have disappear...

The vicious death of a man at the teeth of a wild animal does not add up for Bradecote and Catchpoll.All Hallows' Eve, 1144. The savaged body of Durand Wuduweard, the solitary and unpopular keeper of the King's Forest of Feckenham, is discovered beside his hearth, his corpse rendered barely identifiable by sharp teeth.Whispers of a wolf on the prowl grow louder and Sheriff William de Beauchamp's men, Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and young Walkelin, ar...

One man. Seven Kings. England's bloody throne . . . THE EPIC STORY FROM MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN, PERFECT FOR FANS OF ROBERT HARRIS' ACT OF OBLIVION'Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story. The pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent' THE TIMES_________Tenth century England: a divided and broken country of misrule. Yet King Athelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, seeks to unite the...