He was just supposed to be a hot hookup. Something sexy to take my mind off being poor, living in a run-down apartment, and kicked out of college due to some plagiarism I totally did not commit. Life was going downhill fast, and a hot, anonymous hookup with a guy by the handle IceFire would make my life suck a little less—or more, but in the right way.Man, was I wrong.Hot and charming, Guy Winters and his touches leave me breathless. One night turns into two. Then a date. T...

I have always loved the ocean. Beautiful and tranquil, it seems like it can do absolutely no harm.Until the night my parents go missing, and then are subsequently found dead.Both have been viciously mauled by something off the Gulf—something even the medical examiner claims is an 'unknown animal.' But the worst part? I swear I saw something in the water the night they were both killed.But this is no chance occurrence. As the body count begins to rise, and as more tr...

My victory over Kingsman Online's annual Dystopia regionals have come at a cost. Leon's been trapped in the game, and it seems like there's nothing I can do to help him.With an ailing mother and little brother waiting for me, I return home and count down the days for Rudolph Kingsman and his band of scientists to try and get Leon out.The only thing is: I know there's something wrong. Given Kingsman Online's nefarious actions, there seems to be any number of things they can ...

I've always used video games to get me through the hard times, especially throughout my mother's terminal illness. Tasked as not only her caretaker, but my little brother's as well, I long to give them a better life and save my mother's in the process. This is why, on the day of the Kingsman Online Regional Championships, my ranking in the horror shooter Dystopia is so important. But just when I think I have my ranked placement in the bag, a rolling blackout sweeps the city, leaving me not...

I have done the impossible. I have slain Pierre LeBlanc, and through trial by combat, taken control of the Central Texas Kaldr Clan. It is a fate previously thought to be inconceivable, and brings with it a whole new slew of problems. Though I have been met with suspicion by the clan whom I now rule over, it is the Sanguine who come knocking on our door that chill be to the bone. With Pierre's death, I have ended a trade agreement, and now must meet it in kind. The only problem? I refuse t...

Not all monsters can be seen.When Dean McAllen wins a writing fellowship that offers him the chance to escape his abusive homelife, he boards the first plane out of Utah and prepares for a life free of dysfunction.Not long after arriving in the small town halfway across the country, he meets Brad Michelson. Kind, sweet, and caring, the fellow artist is everything Dean could ever want in a man. He's also Dean's first true shot at love.But what Dean d...

An evil will rise in the south.However, with no way to determine what will emerge, or when, I return to the Agency with one goal in mind: to make right the wrongs that have been committed in my name. While a life-changing moment will secure me for the future, my present is mired with landmines, including some I do not wish to face.Including the haunting revelation that something has killed five hunters in the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula.Faced w...

Trauma can be immeasurable.I learn this the hard way after barely escaping the hidden compound in Hill Country with my life. Burdened not just by doubt and fear, but dread, I remain trapped between not only the realities of my position, but terror over what may happen again. A part of me fears I will never hunt again.However, life has a way of sending blessings—and when I am asked to investigate an angelic happening not far from the city of Dallas, I must j...

Carmen Delarosa wasn't always a hero. In these short fantasy adventures that take place before her appearance in The Banished Legend series, follow her as she rises from tragedy to become a national hero! This compilation contains the original origin story The Drake of Ehknac and its follow-up novel The King's Watch, as well as three additional unreleased stories that complete Carmen's origin arc!

They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.Of course, after nearly dying at the hands of a demon, a part of me would rather I not exist anymore. Having tasted with a magical doctor calls Charon's Breath, I have become more connected to the world of the dead than anyone else, but that is the least of my worries.When it becomes apparent that my recovery will take time, I turn to a newfound friend to soothe my woes. However, it isn't long after an accid...

I never expected to be abducted. But here I am, standing on board their ship, facing them down for the first time in my life, seeing the true face of the Earth’s invaders from another world.My task is simple: to act as Earth’s emissary and negotiate peace. But it is far more complicated than it seems. I know nothing of politics, and even little of persuasion, but I have no choice. I must do this to keep my friends, and my world, safe. I cannot afford to fail humanity.

The last thing I told the scientists was, "I'm ready."This was before the injection. Before the fever sweats. Before the lucid dreams that felt too true to be real. By the time they end, I feel breathless and down on my luck.But progress, they say, must always come first.When an exposure test reveals that I am immune to the zombies' aggressions, it quickly becomes apparent that I may be more important in the fight to reclaim my world than ever.With the eyes ...