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Ephanie's first visions show her family her true path: not as a healer or a grower, but as a fortuneteller.In order for Ephanie's newly born magic to flow, she must placate the goddess with life.Small revelations require small lives. Plants or insects. Large prophecies require more.What happens when the biggest vision of Ephanie's young life pounces on her, unprepared? What, or who, must she kill to sate her need?When the Moon Over Kualina Mountain Comes introduces diverse characters, immersive settings, and wildly different magic systems in this dark, epic fantasy.

Demons don't die. They must be killed.Zita finds her grandfather dazed, battered, confused, trapped in his garden shed. His forehead bears self-inflicted scratches.According to him, he needed to open his third eye, tear the skin away from it, so that he could see the demons attacking him.How can Zita help her delusional grandfather? Can he still be saved? Or is it too late, are the demons in his mind too compelling?The Caves of Buda--a dark, gripping tale that expertly mixes historic myth with the magic of modern day.

Award-winning author Patricia Rice brings you another light-hearted Regency romantic mystery set in Wycliffe Manor...At Gravesyde Priory, each new arrival is either a blessing-or a threat. . . Wycliffe Manor has been neglected for decades. Its new heirs are determined to create a welcoming home. Yet soon after the latest family moves into the nearby parsonage, bones are uncovered in the orchard. . . and odd strangers arrive. When her curate father returns his family to Gravesyde for the marriages of the manor's heirs, gawky spinster Patience Upton has high expectations-until her father is murdered. Shock at learning her father had a mysterious past, leads to alarm that the killer may have been after his notebook, which she now possesses. After the chapel is ransacked and a witness killed, it's clear the murderer isn't done. Desperate to find the truth, Patience accepts the aid of Henri Lavigne, Wycliffe Manor's smooth-talking rake. Intent on saving his new home and family from danger, Henri is drawn to the clergyman's guileless daughter but wonders if she hasn't reason to conceal the killer's identity. Before there will be any courting, much less marrying, the inhabitants of the manor realize if they want a chance at a future, they must hunt the killer themselves. But are they hunting one murderer. . . or more? GRAVESYDE PRIORY MYSTERY BOOKSBook #1 The Secrets of Wycliffe ManorBook #2 The Mystery of the Missing HeiressBook #3 The Bones in the Orchard

The next vision of a dead person comes to AJ while she's researching the death of the ghost who haunts the inn.Now, she has not one, but two mysteries to solve. And they appear to be intertwined. While starting up her own psychic business. Plus, all the craziness that Halloween brings to a small town.If that wasn't enough, she's still dealing with midlife female issues.And the charming, smart, cute town historian might be interested in her.He might also be the killer...To Scratch a Witch-a cozy paranormal woman's mystery-continues the adventures of AJ, the quirky characters of the charming small town of Milltown, and the ghost from the inn who's shredding every stray piece of paper she can find.The second of the water witch mysteries.Let the water-and the magic-flow.

Valentine's Day draws near, and someone continues to send anonymous cards to AJ.Daily.And her latest vision contains just an image-an old-fashioned radio that gets struck by lightning and drowns in the ocean.Where do the cards come from? And what does a radio mean? Are they the same person?With just the image, and not an actual dead person, AJ might still be able to save them.If they'll listen to a witch...Witches and Waterways-a cozy paranormal woman's mystery-continues the adventures of AJ, the quirky characters of the charming small town of Milltown, and some lessons in learning to rely on others.The third of the water witch mysteries.Let the water-and the magic-flow.

The perfect cozy mix of dragons, myths, gods, magic, and found family.An evil wizard tries to transform the great champion Killian into a common garter snake.The spell misfires (or the fates intervene) and Killian instead becomes a dragon.Swell. Now what?Killian can't wield his sword and lead his men into battle. Can't speak. Can't even shoot a majestic gout of fire but only spits a measly dribble of acid. (Which honestly? Kinda gross.)Thus begins the tale of the dragon named Talon, and his eventual fight with a God.Well, maybe just a demi-god.Okay, all right. Perhaps the person in question doesn't have any divinity at all.He will have you know that he is Someone Important, though.Plus all the other lies...Welcome to this lovely cozy fantasy filled with humor, found family, and plenty of breaking of the fourth wall. Prepare to be swept away into this somewhat silly world full of wit and heart, with adventures you'll love reading about again and again.For fans of T Kingfisher, Casey Blair, and Lindsay Buroker.

Jessica Keller's conquest of an Imperial world drives the Fribourg Empire to seek a 25-year Peace with Aquitaine.Now the harder challenge awaits: an Invitation from the Red Admiral to his youngest daughter's wedding. On the Imperial Capital world of St. Legier. Just her and the crew of Kali-ma.Who can she trust? What traps and conspiracies await?Flight of the Blackbird continues the story of Jessica Keller, Aquitaine's premier Fleet Centurion. Be sure to enjoy the rest of the series, starting with Auberon.

No longer a Seattle cop, Halley Brown formed her own private investigator agency. Her latest client, the fabulous gender-bending performance artist Phoenix, wants her to investigate the serial killer Dancer in Darkness.Dancer's latest victim? A drag queen.The LGBTQ+ community have no faith in the police, and need Halley to find them justice.Halley wants nothing to do with the SPD, but has no choice as bodies start piling up. The police need what she knows from the community. They might even listen to her.But sometimes, investigating one crime opens an even worse can of worms.Dancer in Darkness-the first Halley Brown mystery-introduces a wide range of believable characters, a dark twisted plot, and a mystery that will keep you guessing. Come along for the ride, then stay for the secrets revealed.

Leah R Cutter writes all over the map. This collection contains stories in a variety of of genres: Mystery, superhero, epic fantasy, straight historic, science fiction, steampunk/weird west, horror, and urban fantasy.Many of these stories are previously published to great acclaim, such as Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Fiction River anthologies, and others. "Surprisingly deep urban fantasy" - Tangent OnlineStories include:"Hell By Any Other Name""The Glass Girl""The Third Raven""Gracie's Fire""The Curious Case of Rabbit and the Temple Goddess""Sisters""The Blood Hound""The Fairy Boy Band""Dragon's Son""Touch"

Everyone knows that the cities of the gods had fallen. Tanelith has grown up among the ruins of one such city and visited to another.However, after escaping from the slavers, visiting the Tree People, and other cities of her own people, the Elves, she believes that at least one city still flies far above them.Can she find it?And once she's there, can she convince those mythical, lost people to help those in the world below?Stairs of the Gods-the second book in a truly epic dark fantasy series-follows Tanelith as she travels to the edges of the known world, searching for a way up.Be sure to read the rest of the books in this finished series!

Wizards, warriors, professional adventurers, and actors trapped in a role. Here is a collection of fantasy short stories set in fantastic worlds: From an Imperial Rome that never was, to forgotten towers on the edge of the Wastelands, to a magical mirror, and beyond.

Revisit many of the exciting places you visited in Volume One. Whether it is the meddling of the Gods in their endless games, an magical Imperial Rome, or adventures in the desert, the mountains, and the forest, the tales continue with new heroes returned and rebels emerging.

Jacob's wife died in childbirth.She shouldn't have.But magic exists only in the land of the Six Kingdoms. Not on the mainland where Jacobs lives. No healer could save his wife.What can Jacob, a simple boot maker, do to address such inequality? Or Zara, a girl raised in the streets? Or Brother Isadore, the priest behind a grand plan to change everything? Lush detail, wildly-creative magic, and a page-turning ending, make this dark, epic fantasy a tale for all ages, with something for every fantasy reader.

The old-timers say it started back in the middle somewhere, when hope was still an option. Before some idiot decided the best way to break the back of the Resistance was to use The Bomb. Everything went to hell at that point.Dale just wants to be a Park Ranger, a warrior on the front lines between the Coastal Republic and the New Confederacy. His youth counts against him, but he will inherit the wisdom and strength of Stan Hawkins, The Last Ranger, if they both live long enough.A new, post-apocalyptic, dystopian world about a handful of men and women trying to hold things together after the world falls apart and the war continues. The Rangers contains The Last Ranger (previously published in Alternate Truths) and four additional stories about Dale Embry.

A map that shows a world nobody knows has Fin all a-lather to go investigate. He draws the rest of the crew with the craziness. New friends, new enemies, and ghosts before they're done.Book Two of the Last Stand, a shiny, new space western science fiction adventure series full of bright characters, messy worlds, and all manner of ethical conundrums. Start first with Lost Dreams and then continue on and pick up the rest of this series!

Mama may not have taught Gracie much.But Mama did make sure Gracie was well-versed in the essentials: shooting, moonshining, and charming gentlemen callers.Gracie learns just how essential these skills are, as well as many others, as she goes from being a girl up in the mountains, down into town, then eventually, all the way across the great Continental Railroad to that magical land of California.

Come with us as we explore Alternate Worlds, places where Science and Fiction intersect. See how the past could have changed, how the present might be greater than you imagine, or how different futures could unfold. Return to the dieselpunk pulp era to adventure against the fascists. Go to war with the Red Army heavy tanks. Hide in the shadows of the Gods. Travel across the stars and the future, to uncover lost secrets from the distant past.

Hikaru and her one true love defy both their families and kitsune (fox fairy) tradition by getting married. However, a terrible ambush destroys Hikaru's dreams, leaving behind the stench of graveyards. Her mate's soul stolen, Hikaru vows a terrible revenge on the evil sorcerer, no matter the cost to herself.Travel with Hikaru in A Sword's Poem--an imaginative historic fantasy, set in Heian era, Japan--on her quest for vengeance. If you love Japanese mythology and historic fantasy, as well as an immersive story, this novel is for you!

Rick Pine--veteran, ex-convict, and now, chef and part owner of a French bistro--needs a cigarette and about twenty hours of sleep after working all day at the restaurant. He does not need this cute Japanese-American woman coming into the bistro and asking for him by name. Particularly not returning his coffee mug. The one he lent the alien. Just before she blasted off in her spaceship. And he really does not want to know what sort of trouble this woman has gotten herself into. However, like the last time, he has no choice.Imposters introduces us to Rick Pine and the fascinating universe of The Collective in this fast-paced near-future science fiction novel.

A post-apocalyptic fairy tale.Bombs destroyed all the major cities of the world almost two centuries ago.The bombs opened rifts. Magic and myst flowed into the world.Electronic devices no longer work. Only simple mechanical devices. Man learned to farm again, in curving rows that myst can't gather in.For decades, the myst has gained strength slowly. Destroyed people, fields, villages a little at a time. Because the myst is scattered, unfocused.When the myst finds its champion, will man survive?

Only three things interest Peter: dancing, finding a girlfriend, and hiding his raven soul. As a raven warrior, Peter copes with the modern world through strict training and even stricter secrecy.When Peter meets Tamara, he senses her difference. Her specialness.He learns, too late, that secrets consume her as well.As a tiger warrior, Tamara's main interest? Killing raven warriors.Be sure to read the other two volumes in The Shadow Wars trilogy, The Guardian Hound and War Among the Crocodiles.

When Francine's a little girl, she'll do just about anything for her papa. But as Francine grows older, she and Papa start fighting about everything-school, fiddling, and boys. Then the others come calling, Creole fairies from no tale Francine has ever read. They ask her to come fiddle at their court, promising magic and all the music she wants. Francine gladly goes with them. When war starts between the two Creole fairy courts, the Seelie and the Unseelie, Francine finds she's fighting her papa again. Can Francine and her papa lay aside their differences? Or will they keep fighting until beauty and kindness drains out of all the worlds?

See China through a wide range of characters, like a little girl in the Tang Dynasty determined to honor her sister, or an old woman in the Qing Dynasty who believes she has the best daughter, or even a boy on a Chinese colony in space. These unexpected stories carry you far away, then back again, leaving you wanting more.

The War is eternal. Gods, Dragons, Heroes. Lovers, Betrayers, Defenders. The Great Wyrm. The Blacksmith. The Earthmother. The Forestal. All together in an epic poem that sings of a war older than the world, as well as the greatest clash of all between good and evil.

When I was growing up, I thought all children spent their childhood living on a carnival. It wasn't until I was taking an English class in college that I realized my early years were unique. This charming narrative recounts a time in American history that we've lost--the time when traveling carnivals were a small town's primary form of entertainment.

Jessica Keller faces court martial for disobeying a direct order.Her actions also prevented a massacre during the latest starship battle between the Republic of Aquitaine Navy (RAN) and the Fribourg Empire.What does this maverick commander have to do to impress the RAN high command? To get the Fribourg Empire to declare her a threat? And at what cost to herself?Auberon--the first novel in The Chronicles of Jessica Keller--combines adventuring to distant stars with seat-of-the-pants excitement. A fascinating expansion to the Alexandria Station universe.Be sure to also read the continuing adventures of Jessica Keller and the rest of this series!

Tyrthbrand battles a tremendous storm off the coast of Vineland to bring his ship safely to shore. He refuses to call on Tyr, his god, to save him, despite how the tempest rages against them with cunning. Despite how the rain stings and the land remains hidden.Not until Tyrthbrand loses another sailor to the winds does he beg Tyr for help.How can Tyrthbrand become his own man if he must always rely on the gods? Especially in this strange new world, with these even stranger people?The Jaguar and the Wolf--a fascinating and well-researched historic fantasy--explores the question: What if the Vikings sailed down the coast of the New World and ran into the Mayans?For lovers of historic fantasy with deep characters and fascinating setting.

Javier lebt sehr glücklich auf seinem Langstrecken-Erkundungsraumschiff. Allein. Weit entfernt von anderen. Zusammen mit seinen Hühnern, seinen Bäumen und Suvi, einer künstlichen Intelligenz, die seine einzige Gesellschaft ist und das Schiff bedient.Als Raumpiraten Javiers Schiff angreifen, handeln sie sich Ärger ein.Richtigen Ärger.Begleiten Sie Javier Aritza, den sarkastischen, eigenwilligen Helden, in der rasanten, abenteuerlichen Science-Fiction-Novelle "Der Wissenschaftsoffizier", der ersten Geschichte in der Serie "Der Wissenschaftsoffizier".Sie spielt im Alexandria Station Universum.

Until now, as a writer, all you've focused on is the Craft of writing. However, your writing is not the same thing as your business. This book gives you a combination of career and writer/life advice to help you take that next step, and go from being merely a writer to being a professional, from someone who has had to learn all this the hard way.Some of the topics discussed include: DBAs Intellectual property Money Communication Self-confidence 101 The physicality of writing What's stopping you from writingThe Business for Breakfast series contains bite-sized business advice. This is a 101 level book, with beginning advice for the professional.Be sure to read all the books in this series!