Ekon's hunt to discover who he is puts him in mortal danger and his newfound mate. Can they find the answers before it's too late and both die?Scientific experimentation turns Ekon into an assassin with different animal spirits and something more. What, he doesn't know. Seeking help from friends, it sets him on a path that leads him to the figure he's been dreaming about. Except finding a dying eternal fae is only the beginning of his troubles when he becomes 'Keeper of All' the lo...

Rick isn't looking for an omega or beta—will a Bucket List Buddies event find him his perfect match?Rick, an alpha bear, once upon a time, worked the rodeo circuit, now he's content working in the florist business with his best friend. Or so he thought after he takes a chance and some unsolicited advice, and buys a ticket to a "Cowboy for a Day" event.Ian, an alpha honey badger, seeing his best friends find their mates, yearns for what they have. Just he has a secret—he wan...

"This book so condenses and systematizes general military instruction and the work done at Plattsburg so that it may be easily utilized in training other troops. No broad claim for originality is made except in the arrangement of all available material; the bibliography makes acknowledgment to all texts so utilized. Besides bringing helpful reminders to new officers regarding the elements of modern warfare, much of the material will be found of radical importance, as it is practically new ...

If aliens made you an offer you couldn’t refuse, would you still wager everything on your faith? What price would you pay to save your city? Can the last member of a doomed church find hope once again?Since the original 2016 anthology, Mysterion has carried readers to settings strange and wonderful with stories about the challenges of belief, about characters struggling to understand worlds that cannot make sense—and, when that fails, to be true to their convictions, to ho...

A dryad's voice entices the soul of a demon, but will their blissful connection be enough to overcome their differences?

An overly dramatic pale blue demon. A bear who is hiding from his past. A big dose of miscommunication. Will these two make it work or has Fate finally gotten it wrong?Scott, personal secretary to Dakata, is excellent at his job because Scott needs to be in control of everything. When sent to visit an injured taxi driver in the hospital—his blissful one—Scott discovers the true meaning of losing control when his demon—who has never been on a rampage in his...

Has Fate lucked out for Toby—or is matedom just hiding in the form of a disastrous balloon ride?Earnest's last relationship was a disaster with a capital D. A disaster that keeps on giving when Earnest discovers his ex has joined up with Bucket List Buddies to offer hot air balloon rides—how Earnest met his ex when he landed unexpectedly in his paddock. With a sense of dread, Earnest puts safeguards in place to stop the pesky ex from causing him more problems.Except, nothin...

Emerging as the dark side of Romanticism, horror is one of literature’s oldest genres. Its history is so diverse it’s sometimes difficult to define. Are moody stories about ghosts and vampires related to gory tales of beasts and zombies? And what about the more realistic terrors of murderous rogues and diabolical doctors? The emotion of fear unifies the 14 stories in First Came Fear: New Tales of Horror. But fear is legion in its varieties. The authors skillfully navigate terror o...

A demon who punishes evildoers. A fastidious goat. What could they possibly have in common? Well, duh—nothing. Except Fate has other ideas.When his friend Dakata needs help, Merihem—the 'controller' for the demon and human realm—charges in headfirst without thinking about the consequences. For his trouble, he's cast up to the human realm and forced to take over Dakata's business and his home, all the while figuring out how to get back into the good graces ...

Centuries ago, an epic love story began between the king demon and a troll in the human realm. But can it survive when one lover doesn't trust what his heart knows, and before the other's patience runs out?Racked with grief, King Asmodeus enters the forest through a secret portal from the demon realm. When he encounters a troll, his life will never be the same again. How can Asmodeus trust something he doesn't understand? Despite his fear of their connection, he's unable to stay aw...

Can Fate once more pair mates at a Bucket List Buddies event? Or will one cowardly lion—Lionel—just be too fast on his feet for a teacup poodle—Brad, to catch?Ghost hunting was at the bottom of a bottomless list of things Lionel wanted to do—alone. Forced to go to a Bucket List Buddies event without his friend, Lionel was oblivious to everything in the darkness without so much as a torch for company. After running away from the event before it gets going, Lionel hides out at home, ...

When Morty and Hector can't say no to their friends' encouragement to attend a Bucket List Buddies event, they discover Fate is on their side. But will that be enough to thwart an interfering mother who always knows best?Hector just wants a quiet life where he gets to decide whom he'll mate with. Unfortunately, his mother has other ideas, ones that don't involve Hector being gay.Then Fate steps in.Except it's more a ca...