Fantasy

Lyle, a merman, and Ben, his human, work together in a seaside ice-cream parlour and their life together is bliss. Or would be, if not for Ben's constant worries about career and money, and Lyle's dark past—a myriad of secrets, lies, wild magic, and foul deeds, which now threaten to catch up with him. When Lyle's merfolk family accuse him of murder, Ben and Lyle's bond is stretched to the...

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 several soldiers are attacked by wolves in the Duchy of Kamare, Prince Athanes travels north to solve the mystery. But the more he learns of the attacks, the more he realizes there is far more at play than hungry, desperate animals looking for food. He finds an unexpected ally in Faelan, a local hunter, but even he seems to have his own secret agenda... Content notes (possible spoilers)....

300 years after a devastating war, the city of Aby Gates has changed. Most of its inhabitants have come to terms with the new ways, but there are some who refuse to accept the vanishing of the white-winged angels. Raven Hunter, tasked with protecting the mysterious blood gem, stumbles right into the arms of the Star of Darkness. Led by Abukar, they are determined to resurrect the last...

After bidding farewell to his family and Trint, the man he's come to care for, Rafe heads out to sea, free to be himself for the first time in his life—free to learn himself, away from the constraints and trials of his mother, away from the terrible person he believed himself to be while forced to live with her. When Rafe returns home his family is waiting for him—but there's no sign...

In a kingdom ravaged by the beasts and terrors of an ancient war, the only hope against them is the army of mixed-blood beings known as the King's Legion: dragoons, shadowmarch, sorcerers, titans... and the Princes of the Blood, nigh-invincible warriors of fearsome magic and strength, their only weakness a need for pure human blood. When his brother runs away, Raffé agrees to undergo the...

Chris is a man adrift, sucked lifeless by a dead end job, his dreams of music all but gone. His only solace is found in taking his boat out on the ocean for a few hours, where he can drift in peace and solitude, undisturbed by the life dragging him down. Deep beneath the sea, the lonely and inquisitive Ren looks up toward the surface he's forbidden to breach... Content notes (possible...

Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as Wendy Darling. Growing up, however, has only made him realize how inescapable his identity as a man is. But when he returns to Neverland, everything has changed: the Lost Boys have become men, and the war games they once played are now real and deadly. Even more...

Early winter is usually a boring time for Princess Ennette and her ladies-in-waiting, as her father the king and most of the men at court depart for the annual hunt. The only thing he's more interested in than the hunt is marrying the unwilling Poleen. Of his suffering people, the king does not care, leaving Ennette to struggle alone to help them. All she wants is a stable kingdom and to be able...

The king is dead. The heir is missing. All Ernest wants is to be left alone, but it looks as though instead he's going to be crowned king—and forced into a loveless marriage, to a person picked from a list of suitable candidates. Drel is hoping for the life that being royal jester can offer—security, protection, even if that all comes at the sufferance of the king's pleasure. But...

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,...

Dashing von Stride has one thing on his mind: winning the window display contest for the Miracle on Main Christmas Contest. His plans are set and ready—and then he walks into his toy store, Reindeer Games, to find a sleigh that shouldn't be there. The mystery sleigh sparks a new plan, however, and now all Dash needs is the perfect Santa to model his display after. This year, the pranks with...