Fantasy

Ira has one eye, a back-alley accuracy charm, and a policy of taking what he can get. Lajos has a sword, a stoic façade that crumbles quickly under pressure, and a mysterious past. When a routine monster attack leads to the men being magically bound together, unable to part without being violently ill, Ira is horrified. Worse, the link means they can sense each other's every emotion. And as...

On the way to visit his uncle, Lord Ciarnán McKay and his guards are attacked. In search of assistance, he finds his way to Oakwood Manor, where he meets the mysterious Leannán Roxbrough. Immediately drawn to Leannán, but unable to linger as he would like, Ciarnán takes his leave with a promise that he will return. Upon his return however, Leannán immediately turns him...

When Harriet kidnapped a baby girl and raised her to be a princess, she neglected the possibility that sweet little Melissa would turn into a teenage hellion. Unexpected comic relief comes in the form of Barbara, Harriet's ex, who arrives to help with Melissa's coming out ball—and reignites old sparks. Meanwhile, displeased that only men are allowed to attend the coming out ball, young,...

Raven's life is a legacy of from bad to worse. Being rescued from Limbo seems like a cause for celebration, but his relief is short-lived. He's lost five months of time, still needs to rescue his lovers, and has to learn how to handle his new powers. That's the bad. Worse is the fact that the Blood Gem makes him a danger to everyone around him, and Limbo left a parting gift inside him. Whatever...

Jack Raus is a blacksmith and Guardian of the fortified city of Revdagrad, the only place of safety for humankind in a world surrounded by chaos and endless night. An ancient deity threatens to destroy the very foundation of what Jack has sworn to protect, so he must embrace the legacy of his ancestors and become a Knight of the Light. But power always comes with a price, and Jack must serve...

Faith is running from something she doesn't understand. Seibal is running from a life they never wanted. On a beach in Galveston, fate sees fit to bring them together. Again and again they return, seeking each other out in the hope of finding answers to the questions they know—and maybe even finding some to the questions they don't. Content notes (possible spoilers). Click here to toggle...

When his affair with Prince Anagha is discovered, Kalyana is devastated when Anagha denies the relationship—and defeated when he is told that he is to be banished. Crushed, helpless, he obediently leaves the royal city behind and heads for his new post at the edge of the kingdom, where he is likely only to be an ugly mess tidily forgotten, unlikely to see home or find love ever again. ...

Corin is nearly done with his term amongst the priests. In a matter of months, he'll be able to return home and leave his miserable days in the temple behind him. He's tired of lazy priests and tired of stories of demon shadows that move of their own volition. Then Corin starts to see things, and the priests begin to act strange, and he begins to wonder... is he losing his mind, or are the...

Nine gods ruled the world, until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved. Verde is ruled by the mortal reincarnations of their Lost Gods: the Faerie Queen, the Pegasus, and the Unicorn, slain nine centuries ago at the base of their Sacred Oak. Every one hundred years, the tragedy repeats itself, plunging...

In a world covered by a deadly miasma, humans survive by way of the protection of powerful mages known as Keepers. In the town of Ravenhearth, the Keeper requests a companion from Ash's village every ten years. What happens to them after those ten years, no one knows, for none has ever returned. Ash is a young orphan who dreams of learning magic. When the newest request for a companion is posted,...

All proceeds from this anthology will be donated to the Hispanic Federation to assist with hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico. A Faire Encounter by A.M. Valenza—Elena is working the Renaissance Faire with her cousin Luís when she spots the Cutest Girl Ever, a yawning, shivering, chubby little thing dressed up in a dragon onesie. The only problem is getting her attention. She...

On the day of their wedding, Adara's fiancé and hero of the realm, Prince Rafael, is stolen away by the fairy of the lake and given up for lost. But while Adara doesn't love Rafael, she does owe him, and so in spite of scorn and dismissal she sets out to save him. But to win Rafael's freedom, and her own, Adara must complete three challenges—and be careful not to end up ensnared...

To save his kingdom from war, Raven married Prince Nicholas—as a princess. But on their wedding night, instead of his secret being revealed, Nicholas refuses to have any intimate contact with his new bride, and even goes out of his way to maintain distance between them. To make matters worse, the queen makes increasing demands for an heir. When Raven overhears Prince Nicholas ask his best...