What happens when a deity needs a human body?They go to the source, of course.Eshu the Trickster needs a mortal form for his mischievous plans, but the only other Orisha who can help him swore off the practice ages ago.It will take careful scheming to convince the Original Architect to come out of retirement. Any misstep and Eshu will be thrown from the Sky Realm.What’s worse, Eshu hasn’t visited the he...

Marry the king. Fall in love. Break the curse. Sounds easy, right? Then I see him...Let me rewind.Once, I believed the planes between the witches' and warlock’s realms were separated by happenstance, like some sort of cosmic yin-yang. I was woefully naïve back then.The summer of my twenty-fourth birthday the head of our coven made me a proposition. A seventeen-year peace deal is ending, and they must deliver a witch-bride to the warlock king in the ...

The best laid plans can still go awry…in the most terrifying way.Shanice Lawrence is hiding, but she soon learns that everything she’s been told has been a lie. After she and Cruz finally reunite, she’s happy and content in the life they’ve built together. A normal life, far from the turmoil of the past. But then the unthinkable happens, and she’s thrust into a nightmare she didn’t see coming.When Cruz Cordoba finds Shanice alive, he vows to never leave her again, ...

A STELLAR RANGE OF FANTASY AUTHORS. ELEVEN STORIES YOU WON’T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE.The world of Underrealm has become a new landmark in epic fantasy, with legions of avid readers hungering for more.Contained within these pages are the first eleven Chronicles of Underrealm, short stories penned in this expansive world. Written by a wide array of incredible authors, these tales will reveal secrets of Underrealm that avid readers won’t find anywhere else—and in...

She’s a trained seductress and a relentless killer. And then she falls for her target.It was supposed to be the final mission. Seduce the physicist, acquire the information, delete the mark. But things do not always go according to plan.She has no name, only a number: 22324. Trained from a young age to locate, seduce and eliminate her targets, she’s one of the most successful assassins doing the bidding of The Agency.But this mark is differ...

A troubled billionaire with too much money.The broke single mom with too much heart.Their worlds weren't meant to collide.Recently divorced, Savannah Page arrives in New York with her young son determined to make a new life. Tormented billionaire, Tobias Stone, is haunted by his past. Not looking for romance, he pays for sex, rejecting all form of emotional connection.Something is missing from both of their ...

11 marvelous stories of mystical portals, magical lands, and mythical creatures.Journey with children, fae creatures, and gods alike as they navigate the joy of friendship, the struggles of finding identity, and the unclear pathways of strange new worlds.From bestsellers to rising voices, 11 terrifically talented authors explore the many faces of whimsy and wonder, mischief and misdoings.The Otherworlds call to the brave, the...

A cat burglar and an assassin run for their lives across Paris—and try not to get distracted by the sizzling attraction between them.Assistant antique dealer by day, cat burglar by night, Sable Devereaux has lived in the shadows for years. With one final heist, she can walk away from a life of crime and open her own antique store, retiring to the quiet existence she has always dreamed of. But in the midst of her last theft, she witnesses a murder and goes on the run to esc...

When the elevator cable snapped, Tasha and her coworkers thought they were about to die.Instead, the doors opened onto a nightmare.A stone corridor. The smell of blood. Mangled bodies. And monsters that shouldn’t exist outside of legends. With no way back and every path forcing them forward, a group of ordinary office workers is shoved into an impossible fantasy world—one that feels eerily like a game…except the pain is real, and death doesn’t reset.Arnold Stetson—a...

A simple off-the-books assignment becomes a race of life and death.Shanice Lawrence has met the perfect man. He’s sexy, considerate, and best of all, he loves to read. She’s certain she’s found the man of her dreams—until she learns the real reason for his appearance in her life.Cruz Cordoba’s mission was simple: Get close to Shanice, retrieve the data, and kill anyone who gets in his way—including her. But he didn’t anticipate falling for the voluptuo...

He begins to thaw.She begins to trust.They're meant for one another. It's almost too good to be true.A misunderstanding between between Savannah and Tobias causes things to turn sour. Usually cool and controlled, Tobias loses his composure around Savannah and jumps to mile-high conclusions which force things to take a turn for the worse.But Tobias Stone isn't used to failing, and he always gets what he wants...

What happens when deities need help?They seek out mortals, of course.In this three-story collection, you’ll find magical tales of deities among mortals from the Sky Realm, New York City, and Cosmic Planes too far to reach.Find out if Eshu, the gatekeeping trickster, can hoodwink the creation deity, Obatala, to craft him a human body. If he fails, he may never get in contact with a mortal that needs his help.