Daoud ibn Abdallah moves through a world where faith is a disguise, loyalty is a weapon, and every alliance can turn fatal. In 1263–1264, the young warrior-spy and thief crosses into Christian Italy on a mission for a powerful ruler, arriving at Lucera and later navigating the glittering danger of courts, prisons, and hidden passageways. There he must survive as a Muslim in hostile territory, while Sophia Karaiannides, a brilliant courtesan and king's mistress, becomes part of a secretive ...

Rod Rankin thought he had the perfect setup: a lonely planet, a profitable plantation, and a crew of robots he believed he could outsmart and outcommand. Exiled from the Terran Empire and hiding behind a hard shell of arrogance, he is certain he understands exactly how machines work. Robots obey. Men rule. That, at least, is the law he lives by. But on the remote frontier world of the Clearchan Confederacy, Rankin's certainty begins to unravel. His nearest neighbor is suspicious, his robot...

On a future Earth where Martian lives are turned into spectacle, Gavir becomes the first native Martian dreamcaster before millions of viewers. A young member of a persecuted desert tribe, he is coached by his guardian, anthropologist Dr. Malcomb Rice, to present a harmless, exotic image of his people—but beneath the performance burns grief and fury over Mars's brutality and the murder of his father by the Martian Development Corporation. When Gavir sings a tribal hunting song, the broadca...

Ancient Greek mythology meets the best of today’s psychological insights for a hero’s journey you won’t soon forget: your own.It’s a tale as old as time: a seeker steps out from the familiar into the unknown, facing great danger on the way to enlightenment. While in ancient myth the hero must slay a monster, in real life you must conquer the challenges within. This emotional quest invokes an inner alchemy, transforming wounds into wisdom, shame into self-forgivenes...

He’s tall, arrogant and handsome.He’s an alien king who saved her life one moment...Then abducted her the next.Oh, yeah, and she’s pregnant with his baby.Wait. What?A receptionist at a straw supply company, Megan Landay is content with her ordinary life. Sure she still has some resentment toward her awful ex, but that’s normal. What’s not normal is the sudden appeara...

Successful author Viola Roberts is headed to a writers’ conference at an exotic Florida resort complete with white sand beaches and swaying palm trees. She plans to lounge in the shade drinking frosty beverages with little umbrellas while catching up on her never ending to-be-read pile. And, of course, no sojourn to tropical climes would be complete without her boozy, wise-cracking best friend and fellow author, Cheryl.When Viola discovers the diva of the author world dead (as a do...

When Lady Rample steps out, murder steps in.Lady Rample finds herself at odds after the death of her husband until her best friend drags her to a hot new jazz club in the heart of London. As if being wooed by two handsome men isn’t enough, Lady R finds herself embroiled in the murder of one of the club’s owners.Bored with her aristocratic life and irked that the police have arrested the wrong suspect, Lady R decides to turn...

Re-edited and updated as of September 7, 2013USA Today Best Seller*This book contains mature subject matter and is not intended for those under 17 years of age.*Jessica Harper is the epitome of perfection. She’s a good daughter, makes excellent grades, and always strays on the safe side of life. The last thing she thought would ever happen was falling in love with her best friend’s brother. But sometimes fate just has a way of bringing two ...

123 pages / 18,000 wordsSamhain. All Hallows' Eve. The most mystical night of the year. The time when the veil between the worlds became perilously thin. And with a full moon overhead, this awesome power reaches its climactic height.Sorcha had no time for mystical nonsense - there were enough challenges in navigating the mine-field of her mother's vicious temper and the most important event of her young life. For, at long last, she had left Edinburgh to see the world. She a...

Deepwood, OregonCozy.Magical.Deadly.Emory Chastain, owner of Healing Herbs, sells everything from love potions to herbal tea blends. She is also the most powerful witch of the modern era.When a stranger drops dead in her shop, Emory is left with no choice but to investigate. Enlisting the help of her friends and the very handsome Noah, she soon discovers that someone is using magic to poison people, turning them stark raving mad.The clock is ti...

“Shea’s page-turning prose and loveable, curious, and kind protagonist keep the heart at the center of this tragically gorgeous novel.” — Booklist, STARRED REVIEWFor fans of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These and Karen Joy Fowler’s We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves comes this unforgettable and fiercely compassionate novelImmediately upon his release from a 25-year prison sentence, former veterinarian Tre...

He answered the call. Now he must face everything he missed.Lew Sanders is sitting in a barber's chair when his phone starts buzzing. Six missed calls. Two voicemails. Four desperate texts. By the time he answers, his brother Dean is already gone, dead by suicide before his thirtieth birthday, leaving behind a stunned family and a silence that no one knows how to fill.In the wake of Dean's death, Lew is pulled back into his fractured family and the complica...