Winter Fae takes a job at the Summer Palace with two goals in mind: keep his sister alive, and keep his family's secrets safe. He intends to keep his head down and avoid drawing attention, but that plan crumbles when he crosses paths with the notoriously reckless Prince Arturo, who's last in line for the throne and would rather see the world than rule it.Arturo claims he knows someone who can cure Winter's sister for good, if Winter can trust him enough to travel across the country...

TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY comes to you from a creative collaboration of authors sharing gothic stories ranging across the genre from the horrific to the romantic.The Gothic: Having a prevailing atmosphere of mystery and terror, characterized by grotesque, macabre, or fantastic incidents.Featuring:DemonApologistMarat EarendelBailey ElizabethJuniper Lake FitzgeraldTyler IsaacArtemy M...

The Windermere Tales is an epic fantasy series following three rival mages on a quest to find a legendary magic artifact before it falls into the wrong hands.This omnibus collection includes The Oracle Stone, The Savior's Rise, and companion novella The Master of Time.The Oracle Stone kicks off the adventure with a high-stakes quest to reunite the 4 pieces of the lost Oracle Stone. Jekku Aj'ere, a scholar with a maddening curse, hopes to ...

In the grip of a Siberian winter in 1902, a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. Vicious mutilation, a penchant for arcane symbols, and a seemingly random choice of victim are his most distinctive peculiarities. Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud - his friend Dr. Max Liebermann - to assist him with the case.The investigation draws them into the sphere of Vienna's secret societies - a murky underworld of German litera...

Forthright and frank, yet respectful and sensitive, I Am for My Beloved: A Guide to Enhanced Intimacy for Married Couples will help couples enrich their marital and sexual lives, and maintain passion and intimacy within the framework of Jewish tradition. Written by two Orthodox Jewish sex therapists with over 50 years combined experience, I Am for My Beloved conveys essential information about intimacy, sexual anatomy and physiology, sex within the life cycle, and Jewish ...

Welcome, reader. Are you ready to go on a journey?Within this anthology, you will join a dying woman on a trip to the stars; free a rose from the clutches of her garden; embark on a mission to a promising new world; embrace your potential with a young dreamer; learn the truth behind a folk tale; begin life anew with your soulmate; return to the comforts of home with new love; and shed your uncomfortable skin and transform.Blurring lines between genres, TRANSCENDENC...

'Transformative . . . gripping . . . sincerely recommended' GUARDIAN'Frank Tallis is one of the most insightful psychologists of our time . . . Wise is for anyone, young or old, in search of happiness' JACK SYMES'This is a rich and beautiful book' GWEN ADSHEAD, author of THE DEVIL YOU KNOWWe are living longer and our lifespan after the middle years continues to extend due to medical advanc...

Eerie, and full of suspense, The Passenger is a supernatural thriller by F. R. Tallis, author of the Vienna Blood series.A German submarine, U-330, patrols the stormy inhospitable waters of the North Atlantic. It is commanded by Siegfried Lorenz, a maverick naval officer who does not believe in the war he is bound by duty and honour to fight in.U-330 receives a triple-encoded message with instructions to collect two prison...

WHEN GODS FALL, LEGENDS RISE.Taja Ievisin thought the Oracle Stone would fix all his problems, but all it's left him with are a city in shambles, shocking truths about his gods, and a role he can't possibly fill. He is Sawwia Setukkda, the Second Savior of his people, but without a drop of magic in his blood and no idea how to get his people to trust him, how is he supposed to save anyone?Jekku Aj'ere is finally free –– from his maddening curse, from the Royal Sorcerer who ...

DON'T WE ALL WISH WE COULD CHANGE THE PAST?Lilya Noor has more than she's ever dreamed:The honored title of Master of Magic.The prestigious academy at Gallien's Peak, hers to direct and reform.A gaggle of young mages who look up to her as a mentor and role model.And a chance to rewrite the world's perception of fire mages.It has been two years since Lilya teamed up with Jekku, Taja, and Saevel to defeat the resurrected Royal Sorcerers, and in...

Vienna, 1903. In St. Florian's military school, a rambling edifice set high in the hills of the City's famous woods, a young cadet is found dead - his body lacerated with razor wounds. Once again, Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt calls on his friend - and disciple of Freud - Doctor Max Liebermann, to help him with the investigation.In the closed society of the school, power is everything - and suspicion falls on an elite group of cadets, with a penchant for sadism and dangerous games. Wh...

Some legends never die.Jekku Aj'ere can see everything from the start of time to the end, and it's an agonizing curse. His only chance to bargain for freedom is to find the Oracle Stone, a magic artifact that was split into four pieces and hidden centuries ago.Lilya Noor wants to forget her past and be immortal, so she agrees to a blood oath that will grant her eternal life if she delivers the Oracle Stone to her Master of Magic. Failure is not an ...