Dark Ages Fiction

Book 1 - Silkworm Secrets Series 'The ancient trees with their rough bark wrap around me like silk cocoons. Their solid trunks and tendril roots grip the ground as if to say, I will hold you, I will not let go.' In the 1960s the rural suburbs of Brisbane should have been an idyllic place for Ruby and Bobby to grow up. Their treehouse retreat, set high in a mulberry tree is a place to share friendship and watch the events of the yards nearby. However as the two become teenagers, the naive Ruby is exposed to the sinister events that Bobby has to deal with in his family life. As the years pass...

Whistling in the Dark captivated readers with the story of 10-year-old Sally O'Malley and her sister, Troo, during Milwaukee's summer of 1959. In Good Graces, it's one year later, and a heat wave has everyone in the close-knit Milwaukee neighborhood on edge - none more so than Sally O'Malley, who remains deeply traumatized by the sudden death of her daddy and her near escape from a murderer and molester the previous summer.

May Lynn was once a pretty girl who dreamed of becoming a Hollywood star. Now she's dead, her body dredged up from the Sabine River.

Sue Ellen, May Lynn's strong-willed teenage friend, sets out to dig up May Lynn's body, burn it to ash, and take those ashes to Hollywood to spread around. If May Lynn can't become a star, then at least her ashes will end up in the land of her dreams.

Raised in isolation by her mother and Maeve on a small island off the coast of a post-apocalyptic Ireland, Orpen’s life has revolved around training to fight a threat she’s never seen. More and more she feels the call of the mainland, and the prospect of finding other survivors. But that is where danger lies, too, in the form of the flesh-eating menace known as the skrake. Then disaster strikes. Alone, pushing an unconscious Maeve in a wheelbarrow, Orpen decides her last hope is abandoning the safety of the island and journeying across the country to reach the legendary banshees.

It has been six months since the failed coup led by Isaac De La Cruz, and Shan LeClaire is struggling under the mantle of Royal Blood Worker. Left with a dwindling blood supply and a ravenous nation whose thirst will drown them, Shan is forced to turn to darker means to fill the need. And that is only the start of the horrors her Eternal King asks of her.

Following the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the entire dynamic of Europe underwent a complete shift in power and culture. The Dark Ages was an interesting period of about six centuries, and during it, Europe was still trying to figure out what it was and how it would survive the chaos that followed the fall of Rome.

Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar My father, brother, and I are the Three Kings of legend. We bear the gifts that everyone buys. From electronics and toys to trees and candy, we control every single aspect of the trillion-dollar Christmas industry. Because for us – the holiday season is all about the cash. We’re rich, powerful, and love punishing anyone who tries to ruin our merry moneymaking. The only thing missing is a Mrs. Wiseman to give me children and ensure my family’s domination of the yuletide tradition continues long after I’m gone. My cunning best friend finds the perfect ...

From the beginning of human history, two immortal beings have battled against each other. Two for Eternity is a novel that blends historical fiction and fantasy that is perfect for young adults looking to get their fantasy fix. Vrag has pulled the strings of malevolent leaders, and has caused endless destruction and chaos. Raiken, his immortal counterpart, has opposed him at every turn. Two for Eternity is both an historical and contemporary fantasy thriller that takes many controversial interpretations of history. From ancient Egypt and Babylon, through the time of Christ in Judea, ...

Finding himself alone in a posh New York City hotel room for the night, Aidan does what any red-blooded 17-year-old would do - tries to hook up with someone new. But that lapse in judgement leads him to a room with a dead guy and a mysterious flash drive...two things that spark an epic case of mistaken identity that puts Aidan on the run - from the authorities, his friends, his family, the people who are out to kill him - and especially from his own troubled past.

Alex As a gruff military veteran turned firefighter and single dad, I never expected to find myself living next door to Sarah, my old college friend turned enemy. Yet, fate had other plans, trapping us in an unlikely alliance of forced proximity and undeniable attraction. Despite our unresolved past differences, steering the challenges of single parenthood has slowly eroded the walls between us, allowing a genuine friendship to blossom.Sarah's struggles as a single mom resonate with me, and I can't help but see her in a new light.Our casual interactions soon evolve into something deeper, ...

On my sixteenth birthday, I’ll become a murderer. I don’t want to kill anyone but it’s my duty as princess. To stop the threat of the Cursed. The ones who destroyed our planet and most life. If I don’t participate in the ritual to seal my initiation into the ruling council and solidify my mother’s empire, everyone will figure out the truth. My truth. That I’m a Cursed. It gets worse. My only hope rests in the hands of Ryker, whose sister I sentenced to death.

The North is bleeding. The South is burning. And the boy with the cursed blade stands between salvation and ruin. Exiled and hunted, Erikson Gray carries the weight of two shattered legacies—Thorne and Zulikaarme. With Lightbearer at his side and the realm tearing itself apart, Erik must unite the North before the empire falls. But every alliance costs blood. Every triumph feeds the blade. And with each step, the line between prince and monster thins. In Highwater, Emperor Ivar descends into madness. The Red Clothes whisper treason. Rebellion spreads like fire. And the Circle of Knives ...

This pamphlet offers a condensed history of Europe between the fall of the Roman empire and the twelfth century. The author’s profound anti-clerical bias becomes apparent as he explores the influence of Christianity on a world in which order was maintained by the imposition of violence, and in which the general populace was kept in a state of ignorance and serfdom. He supports his conclusions with quotes from his own translations of documents of the period.

Prepare to be consumed by a tale of vengeance, inner turmoil, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness in "Shadows in the Ice," the gripping third installment of the spellbinding Within the Ice Saga. An all-consuming desire for revenge consumes Eryn, a young boy whose life has been shattered by an ancient malevolence. Haunted by the memories of his past, Eryn embarks on a treacherous path, driven by a burning need to hunt down the monstrous creature known as Chemosh. Under the watchful eye of his foster father and mentor, Devyn, Eryn hones his skills, preparing himself to face ...

Born out of wedlock and shunned by society, Alma learned to make her peace with solitude, so long as she had her mother by her side. When her mother becomes gravely ill, Alma discovers a clue about her estranged father and writes a message begging for help. Little does she know that she is a bastard of House Avera, one of the four noble families that serve the gods and are imbued with their powers—and her father is a vessel of the Dread Beast, the most frightening god of all, a harbinger of death.

It’s bad enough that its venom-dripping chelicerae can slice through flesh like warm butter. Worse? It’s right there under the bunk. It’s a fact now. To make it through the night, the children must obey the rules: don’t get out of bed, stay out of the shadows, and don’t wake the beast. But as the threats multiply, so do the rules of survival. And with the safety of dawn still hours away, the fun is just beginning.

"Monsters aren't real." That's what sixteen-year-old Lucy Brannigan has always believed, until, broke and desperate, she and her father move to an isolated farmhouse in the small Scottish town of Helsbridge. It's their last chance, and they have to make it work. For Lucy, life appears to be over. With no friends, and surrounded by miles of thick woodland, there's nothing to do. But why did the previous occupants leave their belongings behind? And why is their new home surrounded by dozens of scarecrows? And worst of all . . . what is the cause of the horrifying screams that wake her?

Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly needs to escape the cold streets of Glasgow. Maybe she doesn’t believe in serendipity, but a rare moment of kindness and a lost ring conspire to call her home. As Kelly vows to reunite the ring with its owner, she must return to the small town she fled so many years ago. On her journey from Glasgow to the south-west tip of Scotland, Kelly encounters ancient pilgrim routes, hostile humans, hippies, book lovers and a friendly dog.

Mercury’s Crypt is a hero's journey about a young necromancer named Mika. She is chosen to become the next Channeler in her lineage, to take up a ritual that opens the veil between the world of the living and the dead. When Mika performs the ritual, the spirits of the dead begin to possess those from her village. Mika must discover the cause of the possessions. She will have to use the powers of her birthright and journey through the Land of the Dead to save her village.

“When love turns lethal, who will save you—and who will watch you burn?” Lost in the Crowd: Symphony & Roman (A Westbrook High Series Short, Book #5) Roman is on the edge of total collapse. Kicked off the football team, tangled up in a toxic situationship he never saw coming, and spiraling into an addiction that could cost him everything. Desperate and out of options, he turns to Symphony—the one girl he swore he’d never need again. But is she willing to help him when his downfall proves she was right all along? Symphony has her own chaos. Stripped of her cheer captain crown, ...