Dragon Mysteries

Treasure is within reach. Nineteen original tales of swashbuckling glory are at your fingertips in this anthology. From pirates lured into traps, treasure hunting gone wrong, and epic battles on the open sea. From vengeful ghosts to gruesome mutinies. Living on the edge comes with high costs. Featuring stories by Paulene Turner, James Romag, Maeve A. Baird, Matthew Fryer, Isa Ottoni, Bianca Breen, Charles Kyffhausen, Allison Tebo, Douglas Allen Gohl, Edgar Mahaffey, Jennifer Strassel, Stephen A. Roddewig, Robert Allen Lupton, K. Anders, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Melody Bowles, and C.L. Hart.

Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Crocker of SEAL Team Six's Black Cell is in Las Vegas after conducting a training exercise in the desert with new members of the team. Lounging by the pool at Caesars Palace, he witnesses an argument between hotel security guards and three Asian men in corporate attire that quickly turns physical. Giving chase, he soon corners the businessmen, who claim to be Chinese diplomats under the protection of diplomatic immunity.

She's fighting to win the heart of a man she'll never love. Vaeda knows the only way she can save the mortal realm is by marrying the obnoxious Prince of Greenbridge. But that's proving to be more of a challenge than expected with the unpredictable dragon man appearing at all the wrong moments and threatening to sweep her off her feet. The prince must die, and Theilen is desperate to prevent Vaeda from falling for him. But in his efforts to distract her, he finds himself entangled in a much greater conspiracy unfolding across the kingdom. Vaeda may be the unwilling target of the warring ...

War comes. Magic can either save them—or destroy everything. The team has splintered, but they still fight the same war. Honaaz and Lily sail north, where they find a dangerous new threat that threatens more than the coast. Finn and Morgan make their way to bring a warning to the king so that what happened in Sanaron does not happen in Rayend. And Kanar travels into the Alainsith lands where he learns the truth of the war, and that it might be already too late to stop.

Agents of the Arkana and the Nephilim leave no stone unturned on the island of Malta in their search for lost artifacts. The Arkana team frantically scavenges for clues among the ruined temples of the archipelago before their foes arrive to comb the same terrain. Matters come to a head in an isolated mountaintop cave when the relic hunters learn that their prize can only be discovered if they "keep true to the dragon's wing". With Nephilim operatives blocking their escape route, will they live long enough to solve the riddle?

One soul. Twelve stories. One mission. Lady Guinevere, Queen of Camelot, sacrifices her reputation in order to uncover a dark secret that threatens not only the kingdom but the future of humanity. Honda Tadatoki, a noble prince of Japan’s Edo period, faces a shadow war that no katana can sever—one that reaches beyond the land of the rising sun and into the dark dimension. Poseidon, operator of the trident, discovers a perilous plot that threatens the existence of Atlantis. Across realms and centuries, their lives converge, drawn together by the unseen hand of fate. An ancient cabal of ...

While investigating the murder of her longtime hairdresser, amateur sleuth Patricia Falcon stumbles into a crisis of epic proportions. Her city has been infiltrated and the roots go years deep. It feels like every case she’s worked has been leading to this one.

This collection contains Aliens vs ASS, Thicker than Blood, Action Kadabra, Jack-O-Pumpkins, G. I. R. L.: Guy in Real Life, and The Little Arsonist Girl.

A best-selling standalone novel and the first in a 7-book series, that will keep you turning the pages. When twins are abducted from a tent in the Lake District, the hunt for a dangerous trafficking ring begins. The Child Taker follows the desperate search for the missing children. Packed with action and twists. A Crime thriller that will grip the reader as you read! ; Review What people are saying about Conrad Jones; "I have never read a book before where I have had to stop reading because I couldn’t cope with the emotions the book engendered in me but the author writes so powerfully ...

Theodosia Throckmorton is in a fix. Allowed to attend a reception given by one of the directors of her parents museum, she stumbles across Mr. Tetley of the British Museum in most unusual circumstances! Since Theo has last seen him in a showdown in an ancient Egyptian tomb, his reappearance could mean only one thing: the Serpents of Chaos are back.

The Book of Daniel provides six calculations to determine the duration of the 70-Week prophecy, which is 2485 years, and pinpoint the exact calendar years for each of the seven major events that occur during the course of the prophecy from 444 BC to 2042. Six events have come true, and the last one will come true in 2042 as calculated by the six equations derived from Daniel and Revelation. The Seven-Year Tribulation Theory misinterprets Daniel’s 70-Week Prophecy. It compresses almost everything written in the Books of Daniel and Revelation into the last seven years, which is too short of...

The masters of sky and sea confront each other in this monstrous battle. Few beasts can match the power of a fire-breathing dragon. But huge sea monsters are also fearsome forces of nature. Discover the weapons and abilities of these mighty beasts, and then get ready for a fiery, head-to-head fight.

In the skies above the Pacific, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 from the USS Abraham Lincoln blows up. The question is why? But answers aren’t easy to find. When another jet mysteriously explodes in midair, the president can no longer ignore reality: U.S. forces are under attack. But by whom? While the military and intelligence communities race for answers, the president calls on ex-CIA operatives and former military pilots Scott Dalton and Jackie Sullivan to launch their own investigation.

An FBI agent was sent from his home office in Little Rock Arkansas to Lake Havasu Arizona to investigate a drowning in the lake. He had no idea why he was sent two thousand miles to check out a drowning. He was given no information about the who or the why. The first thing he discovers, is that the man had not drowned. The second thing he discovers, was that the city police had no intention of investigating what was most likely a murder. His investigation takes many turns. It exposes several serious crimes, anyone of which could be the motive for murder. Each crime seems to lead to a ...

Three outcasts against the world. Can they solve the riddle of the dragon? Abbey Ax’l is a mage-detective on the run. She failed to avenge her father and jealous rivals have ousted her from the guilds. With enemies closing from all sides, she escapes west under a false name, determined to leave her past behind. But this new city is no safe haven. Corruption runs rampant. The criminal underworld seeks a powerful relic. And a shadowy dragon threatens to burn it all down. Abbey’s better instincts cry out for justice but a lone crusade can only end in a shallow grave. Her only chance lies ...

Jack Ryan - out to avenge the murder of an old friend - finds himself in deep trouble fast...During a well-earned break, Jack Ryan Jr runs into old flame Renee Moore in a scenic Barcelona café. But Renee is not so pleased to see him. Distracted, she says she's waiting for someone and can't talk. She promises to call him later and sends him out onto the street. Which is when the bomb goes off. There's nothing he can do to save Renee. But as he cradles her, she utters one last word with her final breath: 'Sammler'. Who did she mean? What did she know?

Rebellious Christmas wreaths. Mysterious welly-dwelling eggs. A plague of irate water fowl. And ten ladies of a certain age who are by no means the least troublesome of Toot Hansell's residents, as far as Detective Inspector Adams is concerned. She's entirely certain her training never covered dealing with the Women's Institute, dragons, or festive magic spills. Not to mention invisible dogs with caffeine dependencies. But Christmas is almost here. Things can't go too wrong. . . can they? Well. It is Toot Hansell.

Enter the Veil. The infamous Fae are most known for their sly ways. While tricking humans may be their specialty, they don't always show kindness toward their own kin either. The grander the scheme, the larger their boasting rights. From Sidhe, gnomes, brownies, and more, you'll always need to be on guard and vigilant. Featuring stories by Christopher Pate, Kevin A. Davis, Ben Howels, Toni Mobley, Ally Kelly, Michael A. Epanchin, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Robert Allen Lupton, Jasiah Witkofsky, J. Woolston Carr, Aaron Van Treeck, Gray Stanback, and Charles Wiegand.

A local fisherman finds the body of a missing American archaeologist. Detective Inspector Betancourt, of the Singapore Marine Police, is first on the scene. Something doesn't quite add up. He finds out that the archaeologist, Richard Fulbright, was close to deciphering the previously-untranslatable script on a pre-colonial relic known as the Singapore Stone. This was no accidental drowning.

DRAGONS LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . A prison inmate the size of a truck just broke through his chains, told me I'm his, and launched himself at me. And you know what? That was the most normal part of my day . . . Callie and Crane's firecracker of a story. Drama and madness, stardust and magic, action and adventure. Sweetness with a touch of darkness. No cheating. No cliffhangers. And a guaranteed happy ending. This is dragon-love, Annabelle Winters style.