Dragon Horror

A collection of nine original sword and sorcery tales: . . . a thief with a conscience takes on the formidable Magistrar . . . a warrior monk avenges his fallen master after falling prey to a mysterious seductress . . . an upstart swordswoman battles a mechanical abomination at a famous tournament . . . treasure hunters disturb an ancient menace – who will appease the guardian? The following stories are included in this collection: Curse of the Kraken The Bones of St. Isis Enchantress of Rurne Ahrion's Minions Sundered Lineage The Dragon of Skar Tournament at Bergum Koruka’s Prophecy ...

The ghosts were there the day it opened for business. The Leeward Hotel is a mirror. From the moment its first stone was laid, it has reflected the mysteries of the restless and the restless Atlantic Ocean over which it looms atop a stark cliff in Cornwall, with guests frequently seeing the highly eccentric owners walking around the halls while they were supposedly locked in their private haven upstairs.

Just like their new home of Sunder Creek, set in the shadow of Blood Ridge, young Ronnie Carpenter and her shy ward Essa Hale harbor strange secrets. In fact, their arrival seems to bring the town’s dark and unspoken terror to light, as it affects Essa in mysterious ways. Soon, inexplicable events all point to an ancient legend being all too real. What does the dreaded ilé nagí, the fiery spirit of the woods, want with the girl? Ronnie must find out before it’s too late.

A young woman is running for her life. When she finds help in a most unlikely place...a dragon cave. After begging for his help, she finds that he needs her to save his child with the very skills that she is running from. The bond that soon forms is unlike any she has known before. Can love grow from this unlikely union?

Richard is a young Englishman overseas in Napoleonic-era France. He falls in love with a mysterious and endangered Countess, whom he glimpsed behind her black veil. To be close to her, he checks into a room in the Dragon Volant (the Flying Dragon), a sinister hotel that has seen many mysterious disappearances... This book is considered a cult classic in the gothic horror and suspense genre!

One thing a sneak thief needs is ambition, and Sal and Gazel certainly don't come up short there. Sure, they're mainly just ripping off low profile places like out of the way frontier museums...but they have big plans.

Pese a las innumerables historias que se cuentan del Lago Negro, Miguel y su familia viven apaciblemente allí. Pero algo aguarda en las oscuras aguas del lago. Una presencia antigua, monstruosa, incierta. Una criatura que busca sangre. Puede que no sea la única...

Las nubes en frente de él comenzaron a oscurecerse, sus ventosas inscripciones deletreando un mensaje de bienvenida – o tal vez una advertencia- mientras la promesa de tierra firme se volvió evidente. Eydis. Como guerrero vikingo experimentado, Sterlig Kyvanson siempre encontró la manera de obtener lo que deseaba -hasta que deseo a Arja Freidottir. Después de que a Sterlig le es negado el derecho de casarse con Arja, el está determinado a hacer todo lo que esté en su poder para reclamarla como suya- inclusive si eso significa matar al dragón que guarda la maldecida isla de Eydis. ...

For Ellie Hallivard, these are but ancient stories within her world of poultice brewing and apple tree tending. As the eldest daughter of the matron of the Orchard clan, Ellie must prepare herself for leadership, all while trying to protect her younger sisters, cultivate her love of a town boy, and undermine the spirit intent on devouring her mother’s soul. Despite Ellie’s best efforts, her sister defies Clan law and touches a Bloodbud; the Forsaken is brought into existence in the body of a Hallivard.

What do all undead have in common...across all genres and stories? The obvious answer is they are dead. It’s just how they became zombies that varies. Zombies are also gruesome, bloodthirsty killing machines, even if some of these machines are more efficient than others. Another commonality is that all undead have an insatiable appetite for human flesh, even if this flesh does them no good and most of it just falls out of their mouths or assorted holes in their bodies. Further, all undead are in various states of decay or damage. But, whether bloodied, broken, or rotting, the undead’s ...

Stella’s college life transforms from sweet to rancid when her boyfriend asks her to do the unthinkable. How did she end up holding her best friend’s future in her hands? Anything she does will trigger the disastrous conclusion. If that isn’t bad enough.

In the shadows of the abyss, demons lurk. Most come with the insatiable urge to destroy everything in their paths, but some are tortured with redeemable qualities. How will these ten stories end? This anthology includes stories by Joann M. Shevock, Steve Benson, Gary Lee Webb, Layne Calry, Sue Harmeling, Jon Ray, Felicity Swan, M.D. Kubit, Laurie Bis, and Jenn Landon-Neubauer.