The reigning King of Wallachia, Vlad III, is not your average ruler. He has a darkness inside...one that must never be revealed. Not even to his closest allies. Vlad's secrets threaten to surface when the forbidden book of magic is stolen. Now he must put those he loves in danger to recover the ancient book before it can be used to seed the land with more of the undead...vampires just like him. Hidden codes are revealed, trusted allies are interwoven with bitter adversaries in this race ag...

The legend of the dead forest is known only too well. It warns all to beware the moon…and of that which hunts beneath it. But now the legend has changed.The creatures are growing bolder, venturing away from their hidden lairs and into the towns and villages. Prince Vlad decides he must take action to stop the madness before his people begin to panic. Good is once again pitted against evil. The test of loyalty is taken to new heights as the epic adventures of Vlad and his small group...

Mild mannered, UC Santa Cruz professor, John Stanic wakes up early one morning and walks out into the pre-dawn mist for an invigorating jog. But instead, he finds himself running for his life. Thrown together with the FBI's Tommy Valentine, Stanic is suddenly thrust into a seedy underworld he never could have imagined existed. An ancient text leads to the truth about the Santa Cruz mafia, and the blood thirsty creatures who have been attacking young women on the city's coastline. The super...

Bram Stoker's Dracula, first published in 1897, continues to fascinate readers to this day. The novel's centenary was celebrated by an international assembly of scholars in Los Angeles. Elizabeth Miller, organiser of the Acdemic Program, has selected and edited twenty papers for this anthology. While Dracula - fictional or historical - provides the central focus, this anthology offers the reader a rich diversity of approaches. These include new theories about Stoker's possible sources, exp...

In The Priest of Blood, a youth named Aleric became falconer, then soldier — and finally, vampyre. In The Lady of Serpents, a dark queen rose to power among the frozen towers of her kingdom. And now, she seeks the Dark Madonna from beyond the Veil. From New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg comes the third book of the epic dark fantasy saga, The Vampyricon.In a world of gods and monsters, love and betrayal, handmaidens of Death, terrifying and beautiful vampyres, shapeshi...

With ancient sorceries unleashed, this game of thrones and vampires begins anew as a dark adversary holds Aleric, the Falconer, prisoner -- and prey. In this, the second book of The Vampyricon, New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg continues the epic dark saga of Aleric, the newly-anointed priest-king of the tribe of vampyres.The kingdom is home of the shadow-priests of the Veil, who whisper dark secrets to their new queen as white towers rise and forests fall. Heretics b...

Hair of the Bear is the sequel to New World and the second book in the Tales of the New World series.News of the murder of Tyrus Jurgen has rocked the ancient lands of Algolus, and his sister, Lisandra Jurgen, has vowed revenge.Lisandra has avoided the cloistered fate of a typical Algolan duchess by joining the royal guard and catching criminal after criminal. She is fast and strong, cunning and deadly – but if her brother's murderer were to escape justice, she would be dis...

Helena Goes to HollywoodHelena Morris Mystery 1Martial arts instructor Helena Morris has a few weaknesses. One is her FBI agent ex-husband who she avoids. The other is her superstar sister Sonia who is divorcing a soap star hunk of a husband. When Sonia needs protection from a stalker, Helena finds herself playing bodyguard and investigator. Glitz and glamour aren’t her style but she must gain full entry into her sister’s world to keep her safe!It’s hard to know who...

From USA Today bestselling author Christina A. Burke comes the third installment in her wacky, romantic comedy series about the misadventures of wannabe rock star, Diana Hudson...For temp-turned-rock-star, Diana Hudson, touring with a Pirate Rock band has been a whirlwind. The Pirate-Heads' Bash in Key West is the last stop on their tour, and she's ready to hang up her sword and play house in Annapolis, Maryland with her uber-sexy boyfriend, Mark Greene. But her plans hit a sour no...

The world is broken… A dark Goddess rises. A mortal maiden must stop her.COBWEB FOREST (Cobweb Bride Trilogy, Book Three) is the third and final book of the intricate epic fantasy flavored by Renaissance history and the romantic myth of Persephone, about death's ultimatum to the world.Percy Ayren, ordinary girl from the small village of Oarclaven, and now Death's Champion, has delivered the Cobweb Bride to Lord Death—or so she thin...

Alex Bledsoe's first novel, The Sword-Edged Blonde, drew rave reviews for its ingenious blend of fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction. Now Bledsoe returns with an all-new tale of mean streets and medieval intrigue.Above Angelina's Tavern in down-and-dirty Neceda you'll find the office of Eddie LaCrosse, a freelance sword jockey who, for twenty-five gold pieces a day, will take on any task short of murder for hire. Eddie's on his way back from a routine...

What do you call a fly in a blonde's brain?A space invader.Ace Cub Reporter Tressa "Calamity" Jayne Turner is back in Grandville and ready to enjoy the slower pace of with small town life and begin building a dating resume with one handsome ranger. It's Frontier Days at the Historical Village, but mischief's afoot—of the malicious variety—when vandals target the area, stealing and damaging property and leaving behind spray-painted signatures in the form of hot pink tornadoes...