Of Mages and Makers**,**the debut novel from author Rel Carroll, is a gaslamp romantic fantasy set in a vibrant world with magic, manners, witty banter, some lighthearted thievery, and a swoon-worthy scarlet pimpernel!Mr. Art Keays has one goal in life: to appear as useless as possible. But when his sister recklessly unveils a dangerous new invention at the Maker Exhibitions, an elite competition for the coveted title of maker, and her blu...

Of Cogs and Conduits, a companion novella to Of Mages and Makers by Rel Carroll, reveals the hidden bond between Miss Cecily Keays and the mage assigned to stop her.Cecily is determined to uncover the scientific mechanics of magic. She's focused on her work and securing funding for her invention with no thought for politics, mages . . . or danger. Harland has long known that hope is for fools, and healing magic cuts deeper than it mends. Because in all his time tr...

Sexy, royal and one of the ferocious black dragons… he’s way out of her league.Orphaned and forced to live under the cruel eye of her stepmother, Saskia spends her days and most of her nights sewing gowns for rich dragonesses to wear to balls she will never see. When a chance encounter brings her into contact with the handsome Callan, Duke and cousin to the Queen, she thinks nothing of it. After all, what royal duke would want a woman with a broken, mad dragon?But when the ...

The #1 New York Times bestselling series that started with Stalking Jack the Ripper continues its streak in this third bloody installment set aboard a ship harboring fatal secrets . . .Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS Etruria, they're delighted to discover a trave...

She’s dreamed of being a great warrior. Instead, she becomes her world's worst nightmare.Aria is living the life of a healer, a position that’s been forced on her to keep her away from her dreamwalker abilities and her true desire of being a warrior. But there’s one dream that refuses to leave her alone- a man in a barren landscape of sand and rocks and ur’gel, deadly creatures designed for war.But as she fights to learn how to hone her dreamwalker gifts in...

Having reached the island nation of Ent, Yogiri and Tomochika continued their pursuit of the Sage Yoshifumi and his Philosopher’s Stone, which led them into the Elven Forest. The forest proved to be more than meets the eye, however, as they discover that the space within it is warped and twisted, leaving them hopelessly lost with no clue as to how to escape. And while thanks to the machinations of a certain vulgar classmate they can hopefully say goodbye to the meddling of Malnarilna, it d...

Near-blind without his glasses, regarded as a burden to his family, Tyri left his clan to attempt a career as a runescribe in the city, taking his mute sister Vess with him so she doesn't grow up tormented as he was.But finding a job proves more difficult than he anticipated, and his last hope to avoid being thrown out on the streets depends on the interview he has that morning.A morning that comes crashing down on him by way of a thunderstorm and the stranger who runs into...

Kazuhiro and Marie officially start dating after he confesses his love to her. After taking care of the aftermath of defeating Zarish, the gang discusses the details of how to spend their summer in Japan. Kazuhiro and Marie are excited to have Wridra visit Earth for the first time in a while, but when they awaken, they realize Shirley tagged along for the ride...

Two mismatched partners search for a killer stalking Victorian London in this paranormal romance by a USA Today –bestselling author."Callihan has a great talent for sexual tension and jaw-dropping plots that weave together brilliantly in the end."― Diana Gabaldon, New York Times–bestselling authorOnce a heart is lost in shadow . . .Life has been anything but kind ...

After her death on Earth, teacher Aoi Konominato awakens as a child in an unfamiliar world, filled with regret about her lackluster life and unfinished goals. An elven sage named Owain takes her in, mentors her, and instructs her in the art of sorcery. Twelve years later, Aoi has mastered everything he’s thrown at her, and Owain deems her ready to further her studies of sorcery by becoming an instructor at the illustrious Fiddich Academy, the finest sorcery school in the world. Though she’...

A brooding earl sinking under the weight of his past. An undercover guardian sent to keep him afloat. A forbidden temptation he cannot resist.His past haunts his every turn.For years, unspeakable things were done to Thomas Wallins, the Earl of Hedstrom. A past no one knows of. A past he refuses to speak of. Because he is fine. Fine. He’s back on English soil. Has an earldom he needs to right. Bottles of whisky to be drunk. His days...

Kohaku, outcast of the White Tiger Clan, once shared an unbreakable bond with Seiryu, chieftain of the Dragon Clan and lord of the beastfolk. As children, Seiryu was the only one who made Kohaku feel like he belonged. But the centuries have driven them apart—Seiryu now hides behind the facade of a constant smile, and Kohaku can no longer trust his heart to the whims of another. On the rare occasions that the two met, Seiryu would casually propose marriage, only for Kohaku to refuse, unwill...