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...

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 ...

After attempting to negotiate peace only to be betrayed by the one woman who promised me everything, Asha, myself, and Commander Dubois' daughter Mary-Anne are on the run. With nowhere to go but the outskirts of Austin, we flee to the wilds of Lago Vista, Texas in the hopes to find safety, but find only carnage in Their wake.A full-scale assault on the planet Earth is beginning. Now in the middle of it all, we have only one choice: to join the revolution and fight for our planet's ...

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...

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...

In this short story by Kody Boye, follow a young girl named Britney as she searches for her friend's remains after a tragic accident at sea.

When aliens arrived on the planet Earth, humanity thought they were bringing salvation.Humanity was wrong.Six years later, a young woman named Ana Mia Berrios longs to join her community's civilian militia as she comes of age, not only to help defend their walls from the alien threats outside, but to make a difference in the lives of those around her. Ana Mia's sister, a member of the Midnight Guard, cautions her against it, while friends 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...

Six months after the events that changed our lives forever, Jackson and I are college-bound, and heading to Beaumont with the sole intent of starting our new adult lives. With promising futures ahead of us, it seems that nothing could go wrong.Until the fox runs out in front of our vehicle.Normally, this wouldn't seem like an issue. But the fox—who is somehow able to communicate with me telepathically—comes to my window one rainy night, only to warn me that we are being wat...