Magic can’t be real, right? Tell that to the werewolf glaring at me with his near-black eyes or the handsome vampire lounging in the corner.Being kidnapped by vampires wasn’t the first thing on my to-do list. Hell, it wasn’t even the twentieth thing on my list. Neither was running for my life or depending on a handsome stranger to keep me safe. Learning that magic and supernatural creatures were real was even farther down the list.Now that my eyes ...

Mikel, a young merchant with the East India Trading Company, always considered fortune to be his mistress...until the Amboyan Massacre. The Dutch spare his life, but he’s forced into the deep jungles of South America to act as bait for a hidden menace picking off their scouts one by one. It works all too well: a demonic horde, drawn into the open, annihilates the entire Dutch battalion, leaving Mikel running for his life.As he flees from the grisly battlefield, he falls in with the...

When everyday mothers discover the extraordinary power within, they must navigate fantastical challenges that test the limits of their strength and ingenuity.Tales of the Crib is the newest part of the T.A.L.E.S. short story collection, bringing readers a summer read all about moms in magical situations. From birth moms to found moms, the stories range from fun and light to a bit darker, but none are connected so readers can dive into whichever tale calls to them.

**I thought discovering magic would be the hardest part of my new life. Add that to the list of things I keep getting wrong.**Some wise idiot once said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” But what if I don’t want either one? Finding out I’m a dual elemental mage was hard enough, and I definitely don’t want the responsibility and political power that apparently comes with it.How am I supposed to stop a crazy vampire from outing the supernatural community I didn’...

I finally got my cake, and no one will stop me from eating it!Famous last words? Probably.Honestly though, after all the battles, all the loss, and all the heartache, I finally have what I’ve always wanted. A place to belong. I found my people, my home, and even someone who loves me without a magical bond.Sounds to me like I get to eat the cake.Until the Elemental Council comes up with a devious plan to put Neònach in her place once and for ...

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.I never imagined that stupid saying would apply to me.The fae – my people – agreed to take me in and teach me how to be one of them. Just like the vampires, the fae do nothing for free. Braden got me in the door, but the price to stay gets steeper every day.Typical of my life, there are too many players in the game and none of them want to play nice. As each one shows their hand, I realize my elementals aren’t...

Why can’t my choices ever be simple?It’d be nice to wake up and my only decision be ‘eggs or cereal.’My life hasn’t been easy since the day magic fell in my lap. Between the mages, shifters, and vampires my entire world was turned upside-down. So, I expected drama when I went to the fae to learn how to control that part of my magic, but I got way more than I bargained for. Yes, I learned the truth about so many things and very little of it was pretty.

I really thought at some point my life would be my own, that I’d gain a little control over the chaos.I desperately hoped allies would be allies and enemies would be obvious.No such luck.When I’m forced to ally with Braden, the man I hate more than anyone else, I only do so out of desperation. But I couldn’t see a way to win without Braden’s help, especially once my father showed up. Another man who was supposed to love me but decided my death was b...

What do you find at the end of a dead-end road? I guess that depends where you’re going.All the roads I’ve traveled since I discovered magic have led to one place. Here I stand at the end, staring into a pit so dark it shouldn’t exist.At least I’m not alone.At least I have true allies and loyal friends, which is more than I ever expected.The only question remaining - can we win or will everything I’ve sacrificed have been for nothing?

Join us on a pumpkin spiced, ghost-riddled, spooky journey amongst the imaginations of fifteen horrifyingly excellent indie authors. Let them take you on a candle-lit journey through the minds of the depraved, departed and desperate as they treat you to their haunting tales. Lock the doors, close the curtains and don’t turn off the light!

A Red Moon Rises this Halloween, so heed the howls and enter a world of wonder, danger and desire. Tales of Howloween presents a thrilling collection of nine supernatural tales that will keep you guessing until the final stroke of midnight.In "Forest Fated", wolf shifter Cassius captures renegade mage Ariella, sparking an electric connection hinting at a prophecy older than the forest itself. As an evil wizard spreads, Cassius and Ariella must team up agai...

Deep within the sentient library of TALES, a cryptic grimoire awaits.Its pages pulse with the fevered writings of a witch grappling with visions of what's to come. Nine prophecies, nine warnings, nine tales of magic.A young witch dies repeatedly in her quest for godhood. A lunar moth's seven-day lifespan becomes a desperate countdown. Witches take to the stars, only to face an unnatural magical evolution. A werewolf's curse intertwines with a storm witch's ...