Life is good for physician Cameron, explorer Blake, and scholar-duke Ashley, or so it seems. They've moved in together, Cam's practice is going well, Blake's published a new memoir, and Ash is planning to build a library with his inheritance. But that inheritance is exactly Ash's problem.He never expected to be a duke, with Parliamentary politics and an estate to manage. Ash isn't even good at household accounts. And he's got a lecture to give to the Royal Antiquarian Society in a ...

Apprentice magician Talisman Morning has always been lucky. It's a problem.Talis knows his luck is a magical talent -- but he can't control it. And good luck for him can mean bad luck for other people, and a lot of trouble. He's beginning to wonder whether he belongs with the magicians at all, or whether he should give up and run away ... until he meets a royal guard who asks for his help.King's guard Jeryn de Machaut could use a magician. He thinks he's overheard a plot ag...

As a teenager, Sebastian Barrett found himself pulled into a fantasy realm, where he helped the beautiful young Elf King Eirian save the world. Twenty years later, it's 1984, and Sebastian's thirty-five years old, working in a thoroughly boring insurance office, living a perfectly ordinary life, and trying to pretend his memories of magic and adventure -- and his feelings for Ri -- were never real. And that's when the Elf King walks into his office.Eirian has a problem. In fact, he...

Evander Roche doesn't want to kill anyone. But he's one of the Queen's bowmen, and the kingdom's been invaded. Now Van, and his loyal best friend Milo, and their fellow soldiers, are standing at the brink of war.Fortunately, the greatest magician in the world has shown up to help. Lorre will either win a war or prevent it -- after all, he always gets what he wants. And tonight he wants Van for company.The magician's beautiful and powerful. The invitation's an honor. But Mil...

Prequel to The MagicianGarrett Pell, Second Sorcerer of the Middle Lands, is just trying to build a school. Unfortunately, he's also got missing mage-students, disobedient goats, and a Grand Sorcerer who likes to disappear. Not to mention the distracting presence of the attractive local prince, who keeps mysteriously turning up right when Garrett could use a hand.Prince Alexandre de Berri knows perfectly well that he's the youngest and least talented of his brothers....

A very long time ago, in the very old forests of Brittany, a werewolf loved a king ...The Lord Bisclavret has a secret. A family enchantment. A wolf's curse, transforming him when the moon is full. He hopes to be a good lord for his people, and he's always been a loyal king's man, even if the new king is inexperienced and scholarly. But one betrayal might leave him trapped in wolf-shape forever ... unless his king can save him.Andreas would rather be a University scholar th...

Apprentice magician Edwin has several problems. The Lantern of Illumination has gone missing. Unexpected snow is threatening his garden. And he's always been anxious and awkward about talking to people, even fellow apprentices. Especially the gorgeous and self-confident Khiy.Khiy enjoys helping people and making friends; his magical gifts involve communication, and he's good at it. But he's found a challenge in Edwin, who's avoiding him. On top of that, he's facing a first assignme...

Theodore Burnett has never been a hero. He prefers comfort to combat-spells, and jam-slathered scones to muddy boots. Fortunately, as the youngest-ever head librarian at the Royal College of Wizardry, Theo can spend his days with books and bibliomancy in place of battle-magic or politics -- and in any case Napoleon's been defeated and the war's been won.But now there's a wounded captain of the Magicians' Corps in Theo's library. And he needs Theo's help. And Theo can never resist a ...

After three years of fighting in the service of his mercenary company, Eoan's ready to lay down his sword and return home. He's seen enough war and destruction and ruined villages; he only wants to find someplace peaceful and warm where he can figure out a new life.But he's a long way from home, in the pouring rain. And rumor says the forest around him contains inhuman magical creatures such as dragons, garwolves, fairies, and sprites. He should be safe if he doesn't leave the path ...

Sequel to Port in a StormThree months ago David Stanton rescued a runaway kitten in the rain. Now he's got an infamous -- and infamously powerful -- feline shapeshifter living in his house, helping with his white-witch business, and making him smile. David's falling in love fast, but there's still the problem of Colin's past ... and the secrets he's obviously keeping.Colin Rue fled his vicious warlock, found a kindhearted white witch and fell in love, and he never ...

Stephen Hunt's having a terrible holiday season. It's mid-December, and he's about as far from the familiar scholarly walls of his Oxford professor's office as he can get -- Southern California, in fact, for an academic conference. Back home, his ex-boyfriend's moved out, and Stephen's alone and miserable in the hotel bar with his research on obscure ancient Roman holiday traditions. The bartender's adorable, though, so at least that's a good distraction from his thoughts.Brian Dwy...

Daniel Rose should be having a good night. He's a bestselling author; he's had film adaptations of his books; he's met movie stars. And there's a storm outside tonight, electric and wild. Dan's always liked storms.Tonight, though, he's stuck staring at his computer and suffering from writer's block, out of ideas and inspiration. But when an adorable young man knocks at his door, asks to borrow Dan's kitchen spices, and announces witchcraft's real and their apartment building needs ...