Dark Myths

Getting lucky is a good thing, isn't it? Mona figured she was onto a good thing after winning five hundred dollars and an all expense paid trip to Ireland, just in time for St. Patrick's Day. She figured she was onto a good thing when she found the leprechaun, underneath a four leaf clover. Only finding a leprechaun might not be quite as lucky as folks will tell you. You know you've got a good story when you see the line, “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You stole my scratch ticket. Prepare to die.”

The obsidian mirror. Its power is great and terrible. Men have been lost in it, the dead brought back to life through it, and the future annihilated by it. Or this is what will happen unless the mirror is destroyed. Three people seek the mirror: the first has been sent from the future to shatter its power; the second will protect the mirror at all costs, obsessed with its power; and the third needs the mirror to find a murdered father and save his life. But only one can succeed. The mirror can send you to the past, but it will not bring you back.

Ancient witches. Duplicitous vampires. Blood feuds and curses don’t stand a chance against her… Zachary Degaud was twenty-three when he died. The problem was, he didn't stay that way. Present day, he's just another vampire with another unremarkable story... until he manages to get on the bad side of a two thousand year old witch. His only chance for survival is to summon the ancient and unpredictable vampire known as the Witch Hunter. When Aya is awoken from a century long slumber, she finds the witch she’s been hunting for thousands of years has resurfaced and marked a young, ...

Against all odds, Janneke has survived the Hunt for the Stag - but all good things come with a cost. Lydian might be dead, but he took the Stag with him. Janneke now holds the mantle, while Soren, now her equal in every way, has become the new Erlking. Janneke's powers as the new Stag has brought along haunting visions of a world thrown into chaos and the ghost of Lydian taunts her with the riddles he spoke of when he was alive. When Janneke discovers the truth of Lydian and his madness, she's forced to see her tormentor in a different light for the first time.

The future world has been divided into sectors - each the same as the other. Surrounded by thick steel fences, there is no way in and no way out. Yet a cyborg army penetrates each sector, picking off its citizens one by one, until no one is left. Behind the sectors’ thick walls, the citizens wait to die. Few will be chosen to survive what’s coming; the rest will be left behind to suffer. A new world has been created, and its rulers are incredibly selective on who will become a citizen. They want only those with important roles in society to help create a more perfect future.

She kills without mercy. On her 13th birthday, Thalliya watched her entire family get slaughtered. The humans cut off their fins and hung their heads from their Viking ships. Left cradling what few pieces remained of her twin, Thalliya screamed to the gods for vengeance. Answered by the Goddess of Love and War, Thalliya now guards the seas without mercy. He fights without fear. Ragnor is hired to take care of the mermaid terrorising the Western seas. With 17 kills under his belt, he thinks little of venturing into the Mouth of Hel.

Will a deal with the devil set Tara free? Tara Knightley has made a deal with Isaac O'Malley, the only one who might help her break free of her blood oath to the Fae mafia.If it backfires, her family will be in grave danger. They're on board with the risk, willing to let her try for her freedom. The problem is, there's a much larger battle brewing. When Tara finally sees the full picture, it may be too late . . . Tara Knightley Series Prequel: Oath of Blood Book 1: Edge of Magic Book 2: Echo of Bone Book 3: Trace of Fate Book 4: Thread of Destiny

The Hollow sisters—Vivi, Grey and Iris—are as seductively glamorous as they are mysterious. They have black eyes and hair as white as milk. The Hollow sisters don't have friends—they don't need them. They move through the corridors like sharks, the other little fish parting around them, whispering behind their backs. And everyone knows who the Hollow sisters are. Because one day the three Hollow sisters simply disappeared. And when they came back, one month later, with no memory of where they had been, it was as if nothing had changed.

Rora is a shifter, as magical as all those born in the wilderness—and as feared. She uses her abilities to spy for the king, traveling under different guises and listening for signs of trouble. When a magical illness surfaces across the kingdom, Rora uncovers a devastating truth: Finley, the young prince and her best friend, has caught it, too. His only hope is stardust, the rarest of magical elements, found deep in the wilderness where Rora grew up—and to which she swore never to return.

Only forbidden magic can save her . . . A magical storm that rocked the supernatural world left Tara Knightley’s mother dying. No one understands the disease or how to cure it. When her mother slips into a coma, Tara decides to take matters into her own hands. In the middle of the night, she sneaks away. She won’t return home until she’s found a cure. Tara’s quest takes her into the dangerous world of the Fae, a world forbidden to her despite the trace Fae blood running through her veins. With the help of a secret community of Fae living as humans, she finds a way into Faerie. There...

When destinies collide, who will emerge victorious? Lann is hunting monsters. It’s his destiny as bearer of the Dreadblade. But Lann would rather hunt down Kelewulf, the young necromancer who released them into the world. Consumed by his aunt’s death, he can think of nothing but revenge. Across a dark sea, Kelewulf is mastering magic. He has persuaded the High Priestess of Hasz to tutor him. But he’s hiding a more dangerous goal: finding the heart of a god. With this terrible object in hand, he’ll return darkness to the world forever....

Born into slavery, Mai's horizons are limited to one simple desire: to catch the eye of a handsome mate. She dares not dream for more, for like all humans, she's been taught from birth that her life belongs to the orcs, her destiny to serve.

For over a century, the Vikings were the most feared fighting force the world had ever seen—none greater than Holger the Dane. Having won all the wars of his time, the undefeated Viking warrior is said never to have died. Instead, legends say he sleeps, his body turned into a mighty stone statue residing deep within the casemates of Castle Kronborg. Clad in armor, with sword and shield at the ready, Holger remains in an enchanted sleep--ever with one eye open--and only to awake should danger ever rise again to threaten his beloved Denmark.

Ten Fantasy Stories by Ten Authors. Of all paranormal creatures, demons are the most dangerous. Intelligent and deceitful, they are masters of disguise and crafty manipulation. They stir evil desires, exploit moral weaknesses, disguise the boundaries between right and wrong, plant convictions in the victim's mind, and persuade humans that they want the thing the demon aims to bring about. Every culture in the world has demons, but their shape, nature and purpose varies so much that it would be impossible to give a single definition. In this anthology, ten authors share their vision of ...

Princess Anastacya Mikhailov of Cyrilia has lived her life in safety, hidden behind palace walls. But when she is framed for her father’s brutal murder, she must leave behind everything she has ever known to find his killer and prove her innocence. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help her - Ramson Quicktongue.

Think you could craft the perfect bargain? Allie Hunter thought all she had to do was make an exchange to buy back her father's life. She was wrong. Mortals are so often wrong about the Faewald. Usually, that kills them, or mires them in bargains that will suck their life out sip by sip. With Allie caught in a cage and the Fae she had once tormented her new captor, can she strike the right bargain to save everything she loves?

“13 Black Cats” — They took my cats. Now I’ll take their lives. They say black cats bring bad luck. In this forgotten village buried under frost and fear, it’s a belief that kills. Spot was the thirteenth. Slaughtered, discarded, and devoured by the things that roam the night. Like the twelve before him, his only crime was being mine. My name is Morana. These cats were my family, my only solace in a cruel, superstitious world. The villagers called them omens. I called them love. Now I call for revenge. Told through the eyes of a grieving and vengeful woman, 13 Black Cats is a dark...

Opal, snakes, and supernatural beings. In Outback Australia, there’s more than one thing that’ll kill you…and it’s not entirely human. ? Deep in the harsh and unforgiving Australian Outback lies the sleepy opal mining town of Solace. Frequently bypassed by all but the desperate, there’s nothing spectacular about it…on the surface. Solace is a haven for supernatural outcasts. A witch runs the general store, a vampire cuts and polishes opal, the mechanic is a werewolf, a fae is the local layabout, and an elemental works the mine. Everyone has a past, and the Exiles of Solace are ...

Milla’s whole world is her family’s farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village, and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she’s forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random, and the townspeople live in terror of who it will come for next. Now, it seems, the demon has come for Iris.

Grey Cloak and Dyphestive find themselves in a race against time. They must save Zora and Tanlin from their captors and find a magic artifact with other-worldly powers. But unbeknownst to them, Black Frost’s minions pick up on their trail, and a new hunt for the Blood Brothers begins while an unknown army that cannot be killed rises against them.