Before Merlin was a wizard, he was a wild man, a prophet, a poet, a shaman—and perhaps something stranger still.Few figures in Western mythology have proved as enduring or as mysterious as Merlin. From the haunted forests of early Celtic tradition to the court of King Arthur, from medieval prophecy and Renaissance magic to Victorian poetry and modern fantasy, the great enchanter has continually changed his shape—while somehow remaining unmistakably himself....

Two rival bakers. One Christmas competition. Falling in love was definitely not on the recipe.Brody Thomas had fame, a successful career, and a seemingly perfect marriage until his husband's lies destroyed everything. A year later and mid-divorce, he joins the World's Best Baking Show Christmas special hoping for a fresh start, not another reason to risk his heart.Justin Mallory built his own success after a turbulent childhood in foster care, and returning...

A lonely prince. The man who refuses to be impressed by him. A snow-covered castle where everything changes.Prince Raphael is used to getting whatever he wants, until he meets Marc. After outbidding the handsome historian at a London auction, Raphael expects flirtation. Instead, Marc tells the notorious playboy prince exactly what he thinks of him, and Raphael is fascinated by the one man who refuses to bow to his title.With his job at the British Museum un...

His best friend is marrying the wrong man. He's still desperately in love with him. Then comes the call: stop the wedding.Patrick never stopped loving Declan, even after fear and family expectations made him push his best friend away. Years later, Declan is marrying someone else, until one desperate phone call sends Patrick racing through Christmas storms to a Colorado mountain hotel to stop the wedding.He arrives too late. Declan has been jilted at the alt...

A millionaire. A man who needs twenty thousand dollars. One fake relationship that was never supposed to become real.Derek needs a fake boyfriend for Christmas. With his career in chaos and his parents determined to see him settled, hiring someone to survive New York's holiday parties and family dinners seems like the perfect solution. No strings. No complications. Definitely no falling in love.Luke desperately needs twenty thousand dollars to save Halligan...

A grieving bookseller. The mysterious man next door. One magical London Christmas that could bring him home.Joshua Blakeman returns to London to close his late father's dusty old bookshop and leave. Chapter One holds too many memories, too much grief, and a life Josh no longer believes belongs to him.Then Michael walks in. The warm, gorgeous owner of the art shop next door arrives with coffee, kindness, and an uncanny ability to give Josh exactly what he ne...

A broken heart, a snowy Vermont town, and the man who makes him believe in Christmas again.Two years after betrayal destroyed his engagement, Jesse Connor is broke, burnt out, creatively empty, and completely done with Christmas. One last photography job sends him to picture-perfect Eden Vale, Vermont, where he's supposed to capture enough festive magic to save his career.He isn't supposed to fall for Gabriel McClurey. The gorgeous innkeeper's son is kind, ...

Seven years apart. One winter in New York. One last chance at the love they left behind.Christian Matthews hasn't seen Daniel Bailey in seven years, but he never really forgot him. Now Chris is back in New York with his life falling apart: jobless, broke, sleeping in a friend's spare room, and wondering how everything went so wrong.Then Daniel walks back into his life, bringing every old feeling with him. The attraction is still there, along with the regret...

One secret affair. One man he never stopped wanting. One Christmas trapped under the same roof.Logan Maxwell buried everything that happened with Archie Simard: the stolen nights, whispered promises, and the month when he almost believed he could have love as well as hockey. Then he walked away.Nearly a year later, Logan is spending Christmas in a Dallas mansion with three rookie teammates when Archie walks back into his life. Now the man Logan never forgot...

Step one: add some gasoline.Step two: light a match.Step three: watch the devil’s house burn.As far as plans go, Sandra Moore rather likes hers. It’s simple. It gets the job done. It reduces the devil’s house to smoldering ruins.Life is good—at least for the year she has left of it, assuming the devil doesn’t kill her first.Instead of the quick end and the retribution she deserves, Sandra gets the cl...

During Starfall, magic flooded the Earth and destroyed most technology while humans developed strangenew powers. As the scion of a male-dominated clan, Jesse should have risen to become a hero.One disastrous choice ruins her hopes for the future.To forget about her life as an assassin, she heads to the dying coasts of Florida. Unfortunately, a chanceencounter with a Starfall stone and the Siberian tiger shifter after it thrusts her into the limelight. Escaping...

***Look out for***The Bone Ships***, the start of a new fantasy series by RJ Barker!***'Age of Assassins reveals its mysteries with the style of a magic show and the artful grace of a gifted storyteller' Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the WyldTO CATCH AN ASSASSIN, USE AN ASSASSIN...Girton Club-Foot, apprentice to the land's best assassin, still has much to learn about the art of taking lives. But his latest mis...