A young mermaid. A sea witch on the loose. And an entire undersea town turned upside down. Can Brynn Finley save her friends and still make it to her favorite concert?When a talented new mermaid shows up in Fulgent, Brynn Finley's perfect ocean life begins to unravel. Her best friend won't talk to her. The townsfolk are acting strange. And the most evil sea witch in the seven seas? Someone just let her loose.Brynn learns bravery sometimes means swimming aga...

Twenty-two-year-old Alessandro Silva knows that returning to tiny Perch Creek to help his foster mother was the right thing to do. With no degree and a delinquent's reputation, he's lucky to have landed a job waiting tables. But not everyone is happy he's back, and the only thing keeping his move home from being a total bust is his boss's hot brother.Jaime Winters spent most of his life watching the world go by, first from a series of hospitals and then from behind big stacks of te...

After three years of dancing at the best club in Minneapolis, I'm forced to return to my hometown. Pregnant. Single. And my only skill is twirling around a pole.I return to my old job, dancing with one goal. To save enough money to provide for my child. But night after night, he becomes impossible to ignore. Aiden Powell watches me from his front and center seat, his sharp blue eyes flickering in the strobe lights as he stalks my every move.I fight to defy ...

Nineteen original horror stories exploring ancient sites, uncovering forgotten histories and prising open the tombs of the past, from award-winning authors and editors Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi.Unearthed digs beneath these crumbling structures to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets. Featuring the best modern writers of horror and dark fantasy, these stories explore the caverns and the catacombs, the ruined temples and the monoliths – and drag an ancient evil b...

The author shares their extensive knowledge of clinical trials operations, research compliance and quality assurance with individuals interested in pursuing a career in providing access to clinical trials to patients as part of medical care. Well-designed and -conducted clinical trials are our best chance to develop safe and effective treatments. Building a successful clinical trials program is important in order to evaluate new treatments and provide access to the community. In turn, nove...

Nineteen original horror stories exploring ancient sites, uncovering forgotten histories and prising open the tombs of the past, from award-winning authors and editors Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi.Perfect for fans of Ellen Datlow.Unearthed digs beneath these crumbling structures to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets. Featuring the best modern writers of horror and dark fantasy, these stories explore the caverns and the c...

Launching a brand new Romantasy series, a gorgeous gift edition of modern fantasy romance short stories focusing on majestic dragons.Dragons may be fierce but they are symbols of great power, and the bond between human and dragon, once forged, can never be broken. Or can it? Can romance deal a deathly trail of vows abandoned, or forgotten, and can realms beyond our time conjure tales of Dragon Lords, warrior princesses and great rivalries? Modern writers have sough...

DI Sinead Zaf is tired of working twice as hard to be taken seriously…Frustrated by the toxic culture of Birmingham's Serious Crime Unit and watching less capable colleagues rise through the ranks, she turns her attention to cold cases – hoping one forgotten investigation might finally prove her worth.Partnered with visiting Albanian detective Ardian Kadare, Sinead begins reinvestigating the unsolved murder of an East German doctor linked to Cold War espion...

When monster pigeons begin targeting the slime farm, the Adventurers’ Guild calls on the Scalfarotto Arms Works for help, and it’s up to Dahlia and Fermo to save the day! However, the matter is far more complicated than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Dahlia’s birthday arrives, and Volf drops by with a present, as well as an invitation to meet Guido’s wife, Rosaria. Dahlia is excited yet nervous to meet the noblewoman, but when the day comes, the visit doesn’t go quite how she expects.

Sixteen-year-old Justine lives with her father, mother, and younger siblings. Money is tight for the family, and getting food to eat on most days is challenging. Additionally, her mother expresses her frustration with her living conditions by abusing Justine and her siblings.However, one day, after losing her baby, Justine walks away from her home to live with her grandfather, who lives close to her family home. While living there, she learns more about her mother, meets a new frie...

As a regular at gay hotspot Pot O Gold, Ezra Kelley avoids his tangled emotions with the simplicity of one-night stands and attachment-free hookups. Until the night bartender Donner Davis picks him up off the floor after a misunderstanding and too much tequila. Ezra can't remember the last time someone was…nice. It's more than he deserves.Witnessing his lover's death two years ago has Donner trapped in a holding pattern—living in his sister's basement, working at the Pot and flirti...

She woke up in the wrong body on the worst morning of someone else's life.Vaelyra Evernight, fallen princess of a kingdom where a woman's power is measured by the demon she commands, has just been publicly abandoned by the most powerful demon in the realm. Her half-sister took him. Her court has written her off. And the two demon mates who stayed, Vale and Ash, want nothing to do with the woman who spent months punishing them for a betrayal that was never theirs.What no one...