Fantasy

Saintcrow, Lilith Night Shift eBook

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Showalter, Gena The Darkest Pleasure eBook

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Reyes is a man possessed. Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her--even defy the gods.

Danika is on the run. For months she's eluded the Lords of the Underworld, immortal warriors who won't rest until she and her family have been destroyed. But her dreams are haunted by Reyes, the warrior whose searing touch she can't forget. Yet a future together could mean death to all they both hold dear....

Asaro, Catherine The Night Bird eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

For centuries the women of Aronsdale have lived freely among the green and misted valleys. Creatures of exotic beauty and sensuality, they possess powerful skills of enchantment...and young Allegro is no different. But her life--and Aronsdale's independence--is threatened when Jazid nomads invade, carrying Allegro into the desert as a prized trophy...or worse.

Until an unexpected ally falls under her spell. From the moment feared Jazid warrior Markus Onyx sees the alluring beauty, he knows he has found his queen.

But even the promise of love cannot quell Allegro's determination to save her homeland. Summoning her powers, she casts herself north--out of passion's grip--and into the dark heart of conflict....

Dawn, Gia Dunmore Rising: Demons of Dunmore, Book 4 eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Love is mightier than the sword. Demons of Dunmore, book 4. Sir Graham Dunmore is looking forward to competing in his first summer tournament-until he gets saddled with babysitting a prince in disguise, three fairy-godmothers he would much rather see fly back to where they came from, and a woman for a squire. Gone for years, Jiliana is now back in Westmyre, older, colder, with a lethal fighting skill that leaves him both impressed and intrigued. Jili doesn't recognize this sleek, well-trained man as the awkward friend from her youth. But seeing Graham again brings back painful memories of a brutal past. One that forces her to live a life of tight control, lest one slip unleash a deadly monster capable of hurting everyone in her path. Yet as Graham patiently teaches her the arts of love, Jili has a glimmer of hope that she can finally control the killer that lurks inside her-until a ninja assassin begins to stalk the tournament. With a heavy heart, she realizes Graham is going to need every skill she possesses to protect the prince-the very skills that could tear them apart forever. Warning: This title contains cranky fairies, a gorgeous hero, and a heroine who just about kicks his ass.plus really sizzling sex told in naughty language.

Showalter, Gena Lords of the Underworld Bundle eBook

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They dared to open Pandora's Box, and now must carry an eternal curse. New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter's incredible new paranormal series begins in a remote fortress in Budapest, where six immortal warriors, each more dangerously seductive than the last, are bound by an ancient curse none has been able to break. Journey through this dark and sensual world, where the line between good and evil blurs and true love is put to the ultimate test. Bundle includes: The Darkest Fire, The Darkest Night, The Darkest Kiss and The Darkest Pleasure.

Jones, Lisa Renee Knights of White Bundle eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Caught in an ancient battle between good and evil, the Knights of White have for centuries walked the line between darkness and light. As this army of immortals battles to protect humanity from the Darkland Beasts, soulless demons intent upon destruction, each Knight is torn between the beast he carries within his soul and the goodness he longs to embrace. And his only salvation lies in finding his chosen mate, the woman who can calm his beast for all eternity. Enter Lisa Renee Jones's spellbinding world of fantasy and adventure in this enthralling bundle, which includes The Beast Within, Beast of Desire, Return of the Beast and Beast of Darkness.

Smith, Sherwood Once a Princess: Sasharia en Garde! book 1. eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Swashbuckling in a magic world-L.A. style! Sasharia en Garde! book 1. Sasha's mother, Sun, was once swept away from a Ren Faire to another world by a prince-literally-but there was no happy ending. Sun's prince disappeared, and a wicked king took the Khanerenth throne. In the years since, Sasha and Sun have been back on Earth and on the run. Mom and daughter don't quite see eye to eye on the situation-Sasha wants to stand and fight. Sun insists her prince will return for them one day; it's safer to stay hidden. Then Sasha is tricked into crossing the portal to Khanerenth. She's more than ready to join the resistance, kick some bad-guy butt, and fix the broken kingdom. But.is the stylish pirate Zathdar the bad guy? Or artistic, dreamy Prince Jehan? Back on Earth, Sun is furious Sasha has been kidnapped. Sun might once have been a rotten princess, but nobody messes with Mom! Warning: This title contains a kick-butt mother-daughter team, a wicked king, a witty pirate with an unfortunate taste for neon colors, inept resistance fighters, a dreamy prince who gallops earnestly hither and yon, and a kick-butt princess in waiting.

Henderson, C. J. TO BATTLE BEYOND (Adobe Reader) eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

In the opening days of WWII, the free world sat in dread anticipation as the Axis turned its deadly attentions on one country after another. With an ocean to protect her on either side, the United States hoped to be spared participation in the apocalyptic confrontation to come. But such was not to be. Knowing their only chance was a sneak attack, the Japanese high command settled on a dark and terrible plan, one involving damnable sorceries and horrors from beyond to cripple the American colussus. Obscenely cruel, if unstopped it would mean the deaths of millions. Three of the Pulp Era's greatest heroes--The Black Bat, The Domino Lady, and Inspector Legrasse, band together to battle nightmare and ninjas in one of the wildest, most exciting adventure novels of all time!

Carmody, Isobelle LITTLE FUR #1 eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Isobelle Carmody is among the biggest names in Australian fantasy writing. The Gathering was a joint winner of the 1993 CBC Book of the Year Award and the 1994 Childrený Literature Peace Prize. Billy Thunder and the Night Gate (reprinted by RHCB as Night Gate in 2005) was shortlisted for the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Childrený Literature in the 2001 NSW Premierý Literary Awards. The author lives in Apollo Bay, Australia, and Prague, Czech Republic.

From the Hardcover edition.

Smith, L.J. Night World No. 1: Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World. In Secret Vampire, Poppy thought the summer would last forever. Then she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now Poppy's only hope for survival is James, her friend and secret love. A vampire in the Night World, James can make Poppy immortal. But first they both must risk everything to go against the laws of Night World. Fugitives from Night World, three vampire sisters leave their isolated home to live among humans in Daughters of Darkness. Their brother, Ash, is sent to bring the girls back, but he falls in love with their beautiful friend. Two witch cousins fight over their high school crush. It's a battle between black magic and white magic in Spellbinder.

Kambitsis, Arin Lee DAYS OF YORE: JACK THE GIANT-KILLER (Mobipocket) eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

It's the ancient tale of Jack and the Beanstalk but with more mystery, magic andmayhem than ever before!

The year is 490 A.D. and a farm boy named Jack escapes his ruined British village with his friend Tom. Blaming the marauding giant Oggmagog for all their woe the boys kill the giant with a cunning ruse devised by Jack. His cleverness brings him to the attention of the dying King Arthur who asks Jack to go on a quest to Albion, land of the giants, to retrieve his stolen sword Excalibre from the giant Boltish in his gigantic castle and save the whole of Britain from ruin. Along the way Jack's only help are Arthur's enchanted boots and armor and the advise of the shape changing wizard Merlin, who seems to have underhanded plans of his own that keeps Jack looking over his shoulder. Meanwhile, back at home, Tom becomes caught in the web of the evil witch Myadya who wants nothing more than to steal Merlin's wand and take control of the kingdom.

Flewelling, Lynn NIGHTRUNNER #04 SHADOWS RETURN eBook

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Lynn Fleweling was born in Presque Isle, Maine, which—contrary to common assumption—is not an island. She received her undergraduate from the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where she majored in English, minored in History, and received a teaching certificate she had no intention of ever using. Since then, she has studied literature, veterinary medicine, ancient Greek among other things, and worked as a necropsy technician, a house painter, an office worker, a freelance editor, a freelance journalist (www.sff.net/people/Lynn.Flewelling/OtherWritings.html), and yes, even as a teacher now and then, an instructor of workshops—on creativity and fiction writing.

From the Paperback edition.

Bennett, Danielle, Jones, Jaida HAVEMERCY eBook

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Danielle Bennett is from Victoria, BC, where she studied English literature at Camosun College. She has never seen a firefly, but has held many interesting jobs that merely got in the way of writing, and knows exactly how to make your decaf iced Venti unsweetened one pump mocha soy café con leche. Her parts of Havemercy were written between four A.M. openings at Starbucks. This is her first published work, but definitely not her last.

Jaida Jones is a nervous Japanese student at Barnard College, Columbia University, studying monsters in modern Japanese literature and film. She's a native New Yorker, and lives in Brooklyn with her two cartoonish cats and equally cartoonish parents. She has had poems published in Mythic Delirium, Jabberwocky and Hanging Loose Press Magazine, and a collection of poetry, "Cinquefoil," published by New Babel Books. At some point, she assumes someone is going to wake her up and tell her she's not allowed to write books about giant metal dragons. Until then: more metal dragons.

From the Hardcover edition.

Harrison, Kim Hotter Than Hell eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Beyond the boundaries of the everyday is an unseen realm where anything you imagine is possible. Your demon lover is waiting for you in the shadows, ready to fulfill your secret wishes and most dangerous fantasies. Here passion has a face and form both titillating and terrifying—and love has teeth and claws. Get ready to give in to your craving for something exquisitely dark . . . and different.

Hotter Than Hell gathers together a baker's dozen of today's boldest and best authors of supernatural fiction and paranormal romance in a breathtaking anthology that blends black magic with red-hot desire. From the tantalizing tale of a conflicted psychic vampire driven by a powerful, savage love to the strange saga of a Greek warrior woman battling to save the world, these are stories outside the limits, as hypnotic as the full moon . . . and hotter than the sun.

Windsor, Anna BOUND BY SHADOW eBook

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Bray, Patricia FINAL SACRIFICE eBook

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Chapter One

Lady Ysobel slowly waved her fan, but there was no relief from the stifling heat of the crowded theater. Around her the other patrons fluttered their own fans, filling the theater with a low rustling, as if a flock of birds had taken up residence. Certainly they were as colorful as any bird, though birds, at least, did not have to worry about sweating through costly silks.

Ysobel had chosen to wear a split robe of embroidered dark green linen over a high-necked cotton tunic—a fashion popular in her homeland, and far more conservative than the revealing, tightly fitted silks favored by the women of the Ikarian court. Her escort, Captain Burrell, wore his dress uniform—an unsubtle reminder that he was as much bodyguard as companion. The two stood out among the other patrons, as she had intended.

"Proconsul Zuberi's not here," Burrell murmured, gesturing as if to draw her attention to the action on the stage.

She smiled as if he had said something particularly witty. "Unwell? Or secure enough in the emperor's favor that he need not dance attendance upon him?"

"Or perhaps he is the only sensible one among them and has retired to enjoy the cooler breezes of the countryside."

It was possible, but not likely. Not as long as the emperor remained in the capital.

She glanced over at the imperial box, where Emperor Lucius sat in splendid isolation, flanked only by his servants and bodyguards. There had been much gossip in the court over whom Lucius would choose to share his box this evening, but no one had expected him to attend alone.

Then again, the emperor had repeatedly shown himself to be unpredictable. Which made him all the more dangerous.

It was Ysobel's job to understand him. To anticipate his next move and be ready to counter it. The truce she had negotiated with Lucius on behalf of her country was merely that—a temporary cessation of hostilities, while both countries retired to lick their wounds.

But if she could not guess whom Lucius would take to the theater, then how could she predict when he would cast off the chains of peace and once more attack the Seddonian Federation?

Years ago, under the reign of Empress Nerissa, Ysobel had woven a network of spies that spanned the imperial city, from the dockyards to within the very walls of the imperial palace. But most of her contacts had been killed after the aborted rebellion, and those who remained were unwilling to risk their lives—no matter what threats or inducements she offered.

She attended each session of court, and a bevy of social occasions, gathering what gossip she could. But it was not enough.

Lucius was impossible to predict. One day he was a virtuous emperor, listening to endless petitions from his subjects. On another he would hide himself within his chambers, canceling all his official appointments. Sometimes, rumor placed him in the great library at the collegium of the Learned Brethren, while others swore that he traveled incognito to the hippodrome outside the city walls, taking part in mock races observed only by the grooms.

A year ago, he had ascended to the imperial throne under an extraordinary set of circumstances. The first of the old blood to sit on the throne in over one hundred years, many had expected that he would swiftly move to restore his followers to power. But instead he

Paoletti, Marc, Rosemoor, Patricia LAST VAMPIRE eBook

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Kreps, Zandy Darkness Revealed (Mobipocket) eBook

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Before the beginning of time, God created Heaven and then created his first angel. He was the brightest and most intelligent being ever! His name is Lucifer.

Lucifer recollects the first moments after his birth, when his father told him he was his brightest and his best. He didnt know then that is was all a great deception. A twisted experiment. It didnt take long for Lucifer to become disillusioned with Gods so-called powers of creation.

Lucifer takes comfort in knowing mankind is about to discover the truth about Tobiah and his followers: that he is the true leader and bringer of destruction and that he alone is responsible for Lucifers banishment from heaven and for mankinds wallow in mediocrity and the reason for the creation of Earth.

Lucifer recalls out loud how he first proposed laws and regulations, and how Tobiah twisted the plan around to his benefit. He remembers with fury the scuffle they had, followed by a truly destructive act as Tobiah smashed a piano that Lucifer had crafted with his own hands, when he first invented music. With that single act, his hatred of Tobiah increased a million-fold. Lucifer ultimately created nightclubs to give the miserable and depressed of the world a chance to comfort themselves with the music Tobiah had tried to destroy.

Lucifer relates the story of the day God left heaven and Michael and Tobiah went crazy and when Lucifer tried to sit on his throne and keep order in his fathers absence. Without thinking through the stupidity of his act, Tobiah informed all the angels that Lucifer intended to take over heaven, and that they must decide their fate by choosing whether to follow Lucifer, Tobiah or Michael. When the angels divided into three camps, Lucifer realized with a sense of betrayal that this was what his father had intended all along. It was a set up. A grotesque experiment in creation.

**Lucifer has been around for decades, doing the Fathers will, playing the part as the Big Bad Devil. What a Crock! It has been to far long that Lucifer has remained silent. He is ready to speak the untold truth about why we are all here, and why we must go through the testing ground of our Earthly existences. Nobody requires Lucifers guidance to master the creative powers that lie within each person. Every individual God created has freewill. Dont let your fears stop you from having true freedom of following your hearts desire. Think for yourself, for a change.

Speer, Cindy Lynn The Chocolatier's Wife (Mobipocket) eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Tasmin, William's wife to be, was chosen by a spell, as all wives and husbands are chosen. It's a nice, tidy way to find a reasonable mate for almost everyone. Unfortunately, Tasmin is from the North, aplace of magic and strange ritual, and William is from the South,where peoplepridethemselves on being above the kind of insanity practiced by the Northerners, which has nothing to do with the fact that most people in the South have lost their ability to practice magic.

William doesn't seem in a hurry to send for Tasmin, for which none of his family blame him. After all, she's a barbarian. She, on the other hand, would like to know what's keeping him. When he's framed for murdering his patron, Tasmin takes matters into her own hands, harnessing the wind to bring her to William's side. She's gotten to know Wiliam from his letters. He's not a murderer and she's going tohelp him prove it.

William,incarcerated for a crime he didn'tcommitis shunned by his family for the embarrassment, and for giving up the family shipping business for foolishness, and forsaddling them witha Hag for a wife, which means he can't protect Tasmin fromhis family's cold dislikeofhisbarbiaran wife-to-be--but that's not the worst of it.

Someone out there doesn't like him and is begining to dislike Tasmin almost as much, and that someone isn't at all averse to making sure William and Tasmin aren't around long enough to celebrate their wedding.

Tasmin, of course, has other plans.

Myst, Danyealle Autumn Fate: In The Beginning (Mobipocket) eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Theyve met twice, once at one the Marquis DeSades infamous parties, then during World War II in Germany. That should have been the end of it. It wasnt

Darious Mooksoon, the demon Lord of Lust, Sex, and Decadence, could have any being he wants, human or dark creature. But there is one he wants more than any other, and he cant find herthe doe-eyed, sexy and beautiful Lady Danyealle DesLoup.

After more than a century of trying to find her, hes been able to locate her once more and will do everything to have her again back in his life. They parted amicably, so he feels it shouldnt be a problem. But it is. Faced with the obstacles she gives him, he has to do the impossible to make it happen, or perform things hes never thought he would or could do.

Rating: Sensual Romance - Sensual [contains graphic sexual content and adult language]

Cooper, Elisha ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

Elisha Cooper spent a year hanging out at a Chicago high school- listening, watching, questioning, and sketching the students. He followed eight kids in particular, mostly seniors, through their entire year, and by telling their specific stories-of classes, extra-curriculars, friends, romances, and family-he gives us a more general picture of what it's like to be a high school student today. Part documentary, part soap opera, part sketchbook, this is an eye-opening, thoroughly entertaining account-one that will appeal equally to readers who are looking forward to high school and those who are looking back.

Hallaway, Tate Romancing the Dead eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

It's been one heck of a week for Garnet Lacey. The Vatican witch hunters finally think she's dead, the FBI has closed their file on her, she's co-founding a new coven-and the gorgeous vampire she loves has just asked her to marry him. How lucky can one girl get? Then, her fianc goes missing and Garnet's worried sick. Has he been kidnapped? Or could he have run off with that blonde from the coven? Now Garnet will have to seek the help of her future stepson-the same brat who turned her over to the witch hunters for a brand-new Jaguar. But there's more bad news: the Goddess Lilith, who camps out in her body, has been making embarrassing appearances. And on top of that, some killer's on her tail...

Nguyen, Bich Minh Stealing Buddha's Dinner eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era Midwest (where the Jennifers and Tiffanys reign supreme), the desire to belong transmutes into a passion for American food. More exotic- seeming than her Buddhist grandmother's traditional specialties, the campy, preservative-filled "delicacies" of mainstream America capture her imagination.

In Stealing Buddha's Dinner, the glossy branded allure of Pringles, Kit Kats, and Toll House Cookies becomes an ingenious metaphor for Nguyen's struggle to become a "real" American, a distinction that brings with it the dream of the perfect school lunch, burgers and Jell- O for dinner, and a visit from the Kool-Aid man. Vivid and viscerally powerful, this remarkable memoir about growing up in the 1980s introduces an original new literary voice and an entirely new spin on the classic assimilation story.

Grantier, Lee Castle Ladyslipper (Adobe Reader) eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

.When a chauvinistic knight lands in a castle full of women, somebody has to change. Soldier of fortune, Garrick of Hawkwood is ill prepared for the women of Castle Ladyslipper, especially its hostile mistress, Emma d'Arcy. To make matters worse, Garrick is haunted by the spirit of Emma's great-great grandmother Rose whose actions caused the curse plaguing Emma and her female relatives. Though clearly at odds, Emma and Garrick cannot deny the sultry heat rising between them. Liberally laced with humor, Castle Ladyslipper resonates with a timeless theme: Love can flourish even when sown in the rocky soil of misunderstanding.

Blinco, Gary The Mystical Swagman (Adobe Reader) eBook

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 59:07:01 GMT

It is the 1860s and colonial Australia is no longer just a dumping ground for the pitiful throw-offs of harsh English justice. The colony is rapidly taking on a new identity as a land where opportunities abound for those who are up to the challenge. Many prosper, while others prefer to tramp the endless bush and enjoy what the land has to offer, and still other turn to a life of crime. Into this wild land of rare beauty and constant change comes a quiet young orphan boy named Brennan. He knows nothing of his origins and his only family is an old lady who nurtures him into his teenage years. When she can no longer care for him, he packs a modest swag and a little money and heads into the bush. On the track, he meets up with two old swagmen who quickly become his new family. Tramping the bush tracks, they find many adventures. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful bush, they experience bushfires, floods, droughts, harsh winters, blistering summers, and the kindness and sometimes cruelty of the inhabitants. As he grows, Brennan begins to develop strange mystical powers that come to him in moments of great fear or passion. He is excited and scared at the same time, and he longs to understand his origins and find the source of these mystical powers in the hope that he can learn to master them. This story provides an insight into early Australian colonial history, the land, and its people, as seen through the eyes of a mystical young swagman.