The Shattered VeilSome doors should never be opened. Some echoes never stop calling.When Rachael returns to her childhood home after her husband's mysterious disappearance, she expects grief. She doesn't expect the house to be alive.It watches. It remembers. It whispers her name in the dark.Each creaking floorboard hides a fragment of her family's past-her mother's warnings scrawled in forgotten journals, a symbol burning beneath her skin, and the locket tha...

Bestselling author Jennifer Estep returns to her Crown ofShards world with an all-new trilogy and a bold new heroine who protects herkingdom from magic, murder, and mayhem by moonlighting as a spy.Gemma Ripley has a reputation for being a pampered princesswho is more interested in pretty gowns, sparkling jewelry, and other frivolousthings than learning how to rule the kingdom of Andvari. But her carefullycrafted persona is just an...

Eli Monpress is talented, charming, and a thief. And, he's out to make a name for himself in this omnibus edition of Rachel Aaron's "fast, furious, and let's not forget fun" (Tom Holt) fantasy trilogy.But not just any thief. He's the greatest thief of the age -- and he's also a wizard. And with the help of his partners -- a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shado...

Magic, mayhem and madness explode in this third installment in the Jessica McClain series.Jessica McClain is on the run. . . again.Finally reunited with Rourke, Jessica arrives home to find that her best friend has been kidnapped, her father has vanished, and the supernatural Sects -- witches, demons, and sorcerers -- don't even have the courtesy to wait until she is unpacked to attack.Now, mastering her powers as the sole female werewolf might not be...

Meet a master thief of remarkable charms and unusual powers in this "outstanding fantasy debut" that's "fast and fun" ( Booklist , starred review).Eli Monpress is a talented thief. In fact, he's the greatest thief of the age. And he's also a wizard. With the help of his partners—a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and pun...

The wizard and master thief can only hide for so long when a fellow wizard goes missing in a series that is "required reading for fantasy fans" ( Booklist ).After the success of his latest heist, Eli Monpress decides to lie low for a bit. Taking up residence in a tiny seaside village, Eli and his companions seize the chance for some fun and relaxation. Nico, however, is finding it hard to relax. Feeling powerless and plagu...

Wicked TemptationGoing to her lover, Miranda Bond speeds through the night, heedless of danger. Then her carriage is captured by two daring and mysterious highwaymen—two devastatingly handsome men determined to share her in fantastic games of sensual titillation. . .Miranda's captors are deadly and dangerous vampires, who have escaped from a hellish prison to seek revenge. She cannot resist as Zayan and Lukos take her to the precipice of surrender—for it ma...

Bred for destruction but longing for redemption, this second chance is all they have.Faced with the choice of torment or redemption, Jonah accepts the bargain laid out by his guardian angel as he lies dying in the street alone. Change…or die. Not a hard choice, it seems. But then he meets Lily and has to wonder just what he's agreed to by accepting this new life.Even the angels call Lily unique—and she is. Born of a demon, but longing to be more, her one wish is granted—temp...

"Orcs are the answer but what is the question?"Elias is a priest at the Temple of the Divine Sibyl. When he becomes lost in the woods after his brother's hunting party abandons him, it's just his luck that he'd stumble upon an angry orc caught in a trap. Unable to stomach the suffering of others, Elias throws self-preservation to the wind and frees the orc. Then Gurrkk—that's a name?—ends up leading him to safety.Gurrkk finds himself rather smitten by the sweet, aw...

Pirates have made an absolute fool out of me. After a violent invasion, I lost my crown and control of The Bay. My fellow sirens have vowed to take our invaders out one by one, luring them to their death with the one thing they can’t resist—sex. But I want to drive those bastards to their knees. I must form an alliance with the King of Chronopolis, the only man who can survive the night in my bed—phoenix shifter Asher MacKay.Asher insists he loses a little bit of his humanity every ...

A world-weary gunslinger. A snarky battle unicorn. A new job at the edge of the known world. What could go wrong?Eli always has a plan. Whether those plans work is another matter entirely. Hiding from bounty hunters after a job gone wrong, Eli and his battle-unicorn partner, Sasha, hope to be forgotten in the expansive swampland known as The Green. When a woman named Marion offers them a job-help track down her banished father deeper in The Green-it seems like the ...

Eli Monpress is brilliant. He's incorrigible. And he's a thief.He's also still at large, which drives Miranda Lyonette crazy. While she's been kicked out of the Spirit Court, Eli's had plenty of time to plan his next adventure. But now the tables have turned, because Miranda has a new job -- and an opportunity to capture a certain thief.Things are about to get exciting for Eli. He's picked a winner for his newest heist. His target: the Duke of Gaol's famous "thief-proof" cita...