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Fifteen-year-old Caleb Hideki Smith is a loser's loser. As one of the few half-Japanese residents of Portersville, North Carolina, Caleb has accepted that he will never fit in. He's not popular, can't play football, and the girl he likes doesn't know he exists: and that was before he accidentally burnt down the town's most beloved landmark.But that same day, Caleb and his sister Emily stumble upon a Shinto shrine deep in the Great Smoky Mounta...

In The Open Book, award-winning screenwriter and novelist L. Marie Wood told the world about a ravenous magical book. The Tales of Time looks perfectly innocent, maybe a little old-fashioned, nothing to be afraid of. But anyone who opens its cover finds a bespoke tale of unspeakable horror created just for them. A tale that will devour them alive, body, mind and soul. Don't you want to peek inside? There are so many lovely stories here about s...

It's like Stephanie Plum with a Southern Accent." - Rachel A. Brune, author of Cold Run Based (verrrrrry loosely) On True Events. Alexis Lieberman has been hacked. And not just hacked like someone stole her credit card information and did something reasonable, like buy a new TV or go to Aruba. Oh, nooooooo, of course not. No, she got hacked and her credit card used to buy the most vile, disgusting thing she could even contemplate. Sub sand...

When portal-mage Harkon Bright and his apprentice, Aimee de Laurent, are asked to help select a new captain for the immense skyship Iseult, they very quickly find themselves embroiled in the machinations of its machiavellian officer's court. Meanwhile their new recruit, Elias, struggles to adapt to his unexpected gift of life while suffering dark dreams of an ancient terror. As the skies darken and the storm-clouds gather on the Dragon Road,...

When portal-mage Harkon Bright and his apprentice, Aimee de Laurent, are asked to help select a new captain for the immense skyship Iseult, they very quickly find themselves embroiled in the machinations of its machiavellian officer's court. Meanwhile their new recruit, Elias, struggles to adapt to his unexpected gift of life while suffering dark dreams of an ancient terror. As the skies darken and the storm-clouds gather on the Dragon Road,...

A new age dawns, and with it, prophecy has come for the royal nothings. Though, for Marsea, Remy, and Desmond Lanier, their fated paths are anything but apparent. Even with the aid of a primordial being called the gift. Tomes and tales taught them about the gift and how to tap into its wealth of forms, but, trust it true, there's a world's difference between merely finding the gift and learning how to tame and harness it. Will their union wi...

A new age dawns, and with it, prophecy has come for the royal nothings. Though, for Marsea, Remy, and Desmond Lanier, their fated paths are anything but apparent. Even with the aid of a primordial being called the gift. Tomes and tales taught them about the gift and how to tap into its wealth of forms, but, trust it true, there's a world's difference between merely finding the gift and learning how to tame and harness it. Will their union with...

It started with the slaughter of a princess and ended with the death of a serial killer. Or did it? Gwendolyn Evenshine, the fairy godmother who hunted down the murderer of Princess Francesca, was born a Seelie royal. But when you're fifteenth in line for the throne, nobody cares if you turn your back on courtly life to start a PI firm with your best friend. Gwen's attempt to move on fails when members of her family start dropping dead. Her pl...

It started with the slaughter of a princess and ended with the death of a serial killer. Or did it? Gwendolyn Evenshine, the fairy godmother who hunted down the murderer of Princess Francesca, was born a Seelie royal. But when you're fifteenth in line for the throne, nobody cares if you turn your back on courtly life to start a PI firm with your best friend. Gwen's attempt to move on fails when members of her family start dropping dead. Her pl...

Hunting is illegal at the Greenwood Knoll Pub. Apparently, someone didn't get the message. For weeks, solitary fae of Atlanta have been disappearing with no word, no sign of foul play, and no explanations. When a half-human fairy bartender, discovers a body of a djinn in the Chattahoochee, she realizes something or someone is killing fae, and they're using her bar as the hunting ground. Siobhan wants to keep her patrons safe, but her only...

Hunting is illegal at the Greenwood Knoll Pub. Apparently, someone didn't get the message. For weeks, solitary fae of Atlanta have been disappearing with no word, no sign of foul play, and no explanations. When a half-human fairy bartender, discovers a body of a djinn in the Chattahoochee, she realizes something or someone is killing fae, and they're using her bar as the hunting ground. Siobhan wants to keep her patrons safe, but her only...

The mysterious death of a Catholic priest has been met with suspicion by his brother, Thomas Knight - and the grave silence of church authorities. All Thomas knows is that his brother died in the Philippines, the last stop of an international trek researching the history of Christian symbols. But Thomas and curator Deborah Miller aren't alone in retracing the priest's perilous and labyrinthine path. Their every move is being shadowed by a fana...

Fifteen-year-old Caleb Hideki Smith is a loser's loser. As one of the few half-Japanese residents of Portersville, North Carolina, Caleb has accepted that he will never fit in. He's not popular, can't play football, and the girl he likes doesn't know he exists: and that was before he accidentally burnt down the town's most beloved landmark. But that same day, Caleb and his sister Emily stumble upon a Shinto shrine deep in the Great Smoky Mou...

Enforcer Nysska Stonegate-the first-ever non-human member of the Imperial Criminal Investigation Ministry-thought she might have won at least a measure of acceptance when she solved the murder of the Empire's foremost Runemaster. She couldn't have been more wrong. Now Emperor Valco himself has Nysska and the rest of the Ninth Crucible in his sights. He's set the investigative team a near-impossible task: find the perpetrator responsible for ...

Enforcer Nysska Stonegate-the first-ever non-human member of the Imperial Criminal Investigation Ministry-thought she might have won at least a measure of acceptance when she solved the murder of the Empire's foremost Runemaster. She couldn't have been more wrong. Now Emperor Valco himself has Nysska and the rest of the Ninth Crucible in his sights. He's set the investigative team a near-impossible task: find the perpetrator responsible for ...

An obscure museum's dead proprietor lies in a secret room surrounded by one of the world's most astonishing collections of Greek antiquities. Only a priceless Mycenaean death mask has been taken, along with the bones of a legendary hero thought to exist only in ancient myth. Looted by the Nazis, the treasures are still being sought by those whose dreams of glory remain undefeated. The mask is an unparalleled discovery that will be a force for ...

When you ask a god for favors, be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. From the bloody steel mill strikes of Pennsylvania rose a true man of steel, a steelworker transformed into something more by the power of the old gods. Josef Magarac was a brave man, a strong man, a hard-working immigrant who only wanted a better life for his family. Then he was murdered, and an ancient Slavic god brought him back to life, gave him new abili...

A dead woman. A literary treasure. A dangerous quest. Thomas Knight, the protagonist from On the Fifth Day, returns and is faced with a centuries-old mystery surrounding a long-lost - and now priceless - Shakespearean play. To find it, Thomas will have to enter a story that drags loss and death after it like one of Shakespeares tragedies, a story bound to time and all it devours.

When you ask a god for favors, be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. From the bloody steel mill strikes of Pennsylvania rose a true man of steel, a steelworker transformed into something more by the power of the old gods. Josef Magarac was a brave man, a strong man, a hard-working immigrant who only wanted a better life for his family. Then he was murdered, and an ancient Slavic god brought him back to life, gave him new abili...

Sefl-Described Geek bard Mikey Mason takes us deep into his life as a comedian, singer, songwriter, gamer, and generally massive nerd in this first peek inside his life, his mind, and his music. Fans of Dr. Demento, Firefly, Dr. Who, D&D, , and everything else remotely geeky will love this walk down memory lane with one of the 21st century's funniest nerds!