"If I grant you my power, will you be my blade? Will you slay your rivals and conquer empires in my name?"Vallandra, an elf raised by daemon warriors, has trained her entire life for one purpose: infiltrate the elven kingdoms of Valah and destroy them from within. Every breath she's drawn has been in service of that mission.When daemons ambush an elven expedition near Vallandra's home in the Aldan mountains, she is separated from her squad and saved by Cala...

Some secrets stay hidden because we're afraid to look. Others stay hidden because they're waiting.In this collection from The Red Herrings Society, you'll find stories that reach into the dark corners we usually walk past. A teenage girl accepts a ride from a killer. A old woman can no longer hold back the ghosts that haunt her home. A property manager disappears, and the only one qualified to search for her is a vampire who doesn't want to get involved.The...

That's it.I'm going to die a virgin.And honestly? That's not even the worst part. The worst part is I'm going to be a virgin who just got cut from the only team that actually wanted me. A new scout is coming to my rink on Friday, and he's looking to trim the fat.I'm the fat. I'm skating like a piece of plywood, and every guy in the locker room says the same thing.If you want to play loose, you have to be loose.Apparently, my V-card is the on...

A high-stakes narrative of love, betrayal, and survival, this novel follows Michele, a woman navigating life after divorce from a powerful celebrity while facing deadly threats from his enemies. As relationships blur and danger escalates, Michele becomes entangled in a web of desire, manipulation, and impending violence

LOOSE SCREWS is a novel about life -- predominately two sisters and the funny, sad, puzzling and inspiring lives they led in the 1970’s. Each sister takes her turn to describe events in her own words. They alternately tell the tale of what constitutes a real family.

Loving your sibling is hard.Simon is nine. He moves through the world as an outgoing creature of the moment, heart on his sleeve, sometimes too loud, sometimes too much. Anna is thirteen — guarded, watchful, sharper than she lets people see, and quietly drowning in the social blood-sport of grade eight. Time is not on their side. The love they do not share can only be made in the young, and they are growing up-and-out of their smallness.Unseen at the edges of the frame, som...

The Thursday Murder Club meets Killers of a Certain Age in this humorous cosy crime thriller that packs-a-punch with clever characters, second chances and witty family-man-turned-assassin you will not forget!When you've lost everything ... you've got nothing to lose.Tony Langford is an average man, living an average life, with a loving family and a mundane job. Nobody notices him, he is plain to the point of invisibility, ...

Explore new horizons with Unlocking the Open Water Swim, the ultimate guide for anyone eager to overcome their fear of open water and experience the excitement of competing in their first open water event. Whether a beginner triathlete preparing for that first race or a swimmer dreaming of new challenges, this book motivates and empowers the reader to take the plunge. Packed with practical tips, mental strategies, and motivational insights, this step-by-step guide takes the reader from the...

Sean is a professor at a great 4-year college. On the first day of class on fall, a beautiful girl walks into his classroom named Nikki. Instantly attracted to this beautiful goddess, Sean becomes infatuated with her. He especially loves when she comes to class wearing her cheerleading uniform as it shows off her wonderful, shapely, young body.One night, at the football game, Nikki has a nasty spill doing one of her tricks and Sean is there to help her out. He takes her home and te...

Mark comes home one night after a date with his wife to find something interesting on his security cameras: His babysitter, Heather, laying in his bed and masturbating. The video sends him over the edge with lust and he puts a plan in motion to get the lovely, young Heather into his bed. But will she resist, or will she allow herself to be taken by him?

Luck is NOT on their side.When a series of bizarre coincidences leaves a man bleeding out in an alleyway, the Ember Guard call on their secret weapon: a takeout-fueled nonbinary vampire and their werewolf partner who's more puppy than beast.Grim knows Embervein like they know their own skeleton—a little too well. They may have a knack for sorting out the arcane, but their freak ability to see every body's bony insides has left Grim hiding from the one thing...

When Charlie Lambert, Scotland Yard's decorated detective chief inspector, receives an anonymous letter detailing a crime scheduled to occur at a dinner party, he knows what he has to do. Infiltrate the party. Apprehend the criminal. Stop the crime before it happens. His prime suspect: the hostess. A lady who's already gotten away with murder once.Lady Hannah Hilary can’t afford to have Detective Inspector Lambert sniffing around her weekly parties--not with so many secrets surroun...