Dark Ages Mystery

Thousands of them died in the war. The survivors fled to the four corners of the lands. Some few escaped to the frozen wastes of the far north where they bide their time and plot their return. Such a hard life requires sacrifice. There are things that must be done without. But when a great plague settles in and the dying begins anew two must sacrifice themselves for the good of the many. Enter a frozen world of frost beasts, hoar hounds, tundra cats, snow trolls, and ice giants. Discover the battle bear troops and a great golden dragon from an age long since past. A new epic fantasy ...

It would be easier for Thomas Mullen to move on from what he'd seen if Sarah stopped calling. It would be even better if she stopped appearing to him, and only him, to remind him of what he was powerless to stop. But months later, after Thomas loses his phone and the random woman who recovers it arranges to return it to him, his predicament intensifies. This woman tells him that while she's had his phone, his mother has called. His mother really needs him to call her back. And who is Sarah?

Safety Beach hides secrets behind its quaint facade, secrets buried deep and shrouded in enigmatic layers. But now, the bedrock of deception is starting to crumble. After a summer dedicated to mastering my powers, I thought I had them tamed. Yet, uncertainty creeps in as things rapidly begin to spiral out of control. My fire, once an extension of me, now threatens to consume everything in its path. In desperation, my mother reaches out to the local coven for guidance. Yet, Valentina, the intriguing new arrival, advises caution. She whispers of a coven with an iron grip, one that wraps ...

Not yet recovered from the monumental events in the southern Alps of Japan, the young man the vampires have named “Medusa’s Son” is called into action again. Walt Baranov cannot hide from his destiny. The enigmatic Ivan Kamenev asks him to head a response team to deal with vampire issues around the world. Still coming to terms with who he is and trying to help the powerful and furious Irina cope with her past … he respectfully declines. His reluctance is dispelled after he and the woman he loves are attacked on the way home. Walt sees the need to step up and to help his partner ...

Asa Wulfsen, brother to Range, Jason, and Davin, is a wolf shifter. A dire wolf shifter. Former special ops under a Joint Special Operations Command. JSOC, as they called it back when he and his brothers were involved. Back when he was normal. Emme Winter is a Valkyrie on a mission. She’s got to find her missing sister. Eira left Houston for parts unknown. Now, it’s crucial that Emme find her before the Valkyrie Tribunal Fist does. Eira knew very well Valkyrie did not leave the life behind. Being a Valkyrie was not a job. It was who they were. Her mission is simple—find her sister and...

Valkyrie Lina Nyland’s back in Chicago and loving the urban lifestyle in the sprawling city. She’s excited to make her home in a place that has seasons, because she was tired of Houston’s single season of hot and humid. Damn the luck, now she’s being sent on assignment to the Crescent City. Why, oh why, does she have to go to New Orleans where the heat and humidity rival Houston’s? At least she’ll be in the place where the alcohol flows freely and the one-night stands are du jour. Of course, she’s not fond of the assignment she’s on, but she’ll deal with that. Hopefully ...

Dara Gaffney is fresh out of drama school when she lands the leading role in the revival of Eabha de Lacey's hugely successful yet controversial play. Based on the true story of the death of Cillian Butler, many claim that Eabha had an ulterior motive when she penned it. Cillian's death remains a mystery to this day, and Eabha and her brother, Austin, the only witnesses.

A young woman born to fulfill an ancient prophecy is trapped by fate into a world of violence, lust, love, and madness. Can she sacrifice herself to save her way of life and the lives of those she cares for, even if it means betraying those she loves most?

Cleveland, Ohio, 2003. A young man is just a college freshman when he meets Emily. They share a passion for Edward Albee and ecstasy and fall hard and fast in love. But soon Emily has to move home to Elba, New York, and he flunks out of school and joins the army. Desperate to keep their relationship alive, they marry before he ships out to Iraq. But as an army medic, he is unprepared for the grisly reality that awaits him.

The trip was supposed to be the perfect holiday. Six friends, reuniting after two decades, spending the weekend in a beautiful riad in Marrakesh. Only, these friends are linked by more than their university days. Together, they've kept a dark secret that changed the course of all their lives forever. And as the truth threatens to surface in the stifling Morrocan heat, they all begin to question what really happened that terrible night 20 years ago.

Ivy has spent years looking for her birth mother, but when she finally finds her on Bardsey Island, she is shocked by what greets her. According to folklore, the cormorants that fly over the remote Welsh isle are the terrifying witches of Arthurian legend—and they are searching for Ivy. Her mum warned her not to come and to stay away from the lighthouse, but now it's too late. As the shadows draw closer, Ivy must look deep within herself if she wants to survive.

Now full grown and a successful horror writer, Brian Davis - better known as Derrick Dark - is working on a new book when his whole world is turned upside down by the news that Kyra Talbot's killer may still be on the loose.

Luther and Jenny are happy in their new home and marriage until Luther begins hearing voices again. Jenny thinks he is imagining things until he finds the corpse of a young girl floating in his favorite fishing spot.

Most folks around town thought Lester Talbot was just a lonely, bitter old man who drank too much and talked to ghosts. But he was much more than that, much more. He had a power, a gift, to not only help others in need as if by magic, but to see into the past and future as well.

2019: Julianne is preparing a family dinner when her son comes to her and says he’s found something on his iPad. Something so terrible, it will turn Julianne’s world into a nightmare and make her question everything about her marriage and what type of man her husband is or is pretending to be. 1990: Holly is a fresher student at Oxford University. Out of her depth and nervous about her surroundings, she falls into an uneasy friendship with a group of older students from the upper echelons of society and begins to develop feelings for one in particular.

"Robert Stanek is one of our most featured and respected Kids & Young Adults authors." -- The Audio Book Store Praise for Robert Stanek's other Ruin Mist books... "Clear and simple prose. Swift, action-oriented scenes. Solidly built." - Foreword Magazine "Sure to attract fans of Tolkien." - VOYA "Very satisfying." - The Fantasy Guide Enter a world of battle bears, giants and dragons. From #1 bestselling author Robert Stanek comes the third novel in the exciting new fantasy series! MEMORIES OF FIRE (BOOK #3 in the GUARDIANS OF THE DRAGON REALMS) takes us further into the frozen world of the ...

The day Liz Evans went for a run in the forest, she didn't expect to die. She didn't expect to turn into a vampire, either. Her world is turned upside down in an instant, and her dreams of college and falling in love have gone right out of the window. Now all she can think about is blood. But with a little help from her vampire boyfriend Sam and his brother Zac—the guy she’s definitely not meant to have feelings for—her life is able to go back to normal. Well, as normal as being a vampire can be. When Liz can finally cope with her new reality, she wants answers, knowing she may never ...