Fantasy Bridge is thrilled to present its first collection from bestselling authors and newly emerging writers. These stories transport you to new and wondrous worlds. Places where dragons roam free and where magic is as natural as blood. From epic battles to the temptations of demons, the exciting stories within 'In the Lair' will thrill, inspire, and keep you up all night wondering what will happen next.Foreword by Dan Koboldt"The Song Her Heart Sang" by Steven Savile

Can Winter's visions save her and her brother?Winter and Aven are thrust into the Guardian order. Winter clings fiercely to her god-given destiny as she discovers the mysteries of the Guardians and the portal that exists on her world. But her visionary gift is no longer a secret, and she soon finds herself face to face with assassins, Shadowmen, and a new terrifying vision of the future.Meluscia's hunger for intimacy burns ever brighter. Her eye remains on ...

The shadow of the Beast stalks Meluscia's every move.The prophetess' dire warning looms as Meluscia fights to attain the throne. All the while, the dark Master of the Star Portal threatens to slay her and her band of prophets, bringing the world of Hearth into chaos.Torn from the world he knows, Aven is held captive aboard a ship of ruthless mercenaries. Winter's vision of the horrible creature becomes reality for Aven, and he must face the monsters of his ...

Two women. Two worlds. One epic destiny.A god-gifted young woman is chosen for a grim task - one that will take her beyond the boundaries of her own world. Winter's chilling visions of the future make clear that her choices will not only affect the success of her mission...but whether those she loves will live or die.On the distant world of Hearth, Meluscia is the daughter of a dying king. As he wages a bitter war in the north, a growing evil devours the vi...

The trilemma of Joan: liar, lunatic, or Lord's anointed. It took over 500 years for the third to triumph over the first two, both in the Church and in France. But these two canonizations—as a Catholic saint, and as Patroness of France—were separate tasks, performed by separate supporters. These are the writings of the leading promoter of her second canonization: as Patroness of France.Beginning with earlier, more lyrical writings on Joan of Arc, this volume's core is a collection o...

Invaders threaten us from above, below, within, and beyond. Not scared enough yet? This anthology will help! From the Horrific Scribes web archive of original short fiction (and some poetry) come 24 selections that involve horrific invasions. Only 23 are short stories--one is a group of poems--and that's not the only way the book cover deceives you. None of the stories involves UFOs attacking Earth. Horrific Scribes seeks "the provocative, scary, and strange," and these w...

In our age, it's difficult to know what it means to be a man. From internal struggles with fear and distraction to external pressures to hold back essential parts of our masculinity, we often find ourselves in a position of defensiveness, tiptoeing around as we try to do the right and avoid the wrong. This is not an external problem. It's a heart problem. And the condition of a man's heart changes everything.God calls us to more. We were meant to live fulfilling lives driven by pur...