Medieval Fantasy

Lucan has discovered he is not a purebred laird; his mother was a changeling, a substitute for a baby lost to illness, adopted in by her clan and married to his father years ago to solidify a peace treaty. Lucan discovers he and his siblings carry the gene for magik, and that his animal speech is only one of his gifts. While making ice cubes may seem like an odd way to fight a war against an encroaching enemy, and certainly no way to destroy radioactive rocks, it has its place in the total schema of protecting his clan land and his people. In the meantime, Lucan's family have gone a little ...

Young and beautiful Gytha Godwinson is the envy of England when her father Harold seizes the country’s crown in early 1066. But soon, treachery tears her house apart and triumph turns to terror. An evil star appears, heralding the end of an era and a new beginning for Britain. Her family and the country seem cursed. Yet even as she suffers loss, betrayal and humiliation, Gytha is determined to regain what is rightfully hers. A female retelling of the dramatic and heart-wrenching events of the slaughter-stained year of 1066: from the ashes of her father's cursed kingdom, one woman makes a ...

Those on the side of progressing humanity through advanced technology have finally triumphed over their oppressors. The unholy war between the small but mighty island realm of Charis and the radical, luddite Church of God's Awaiting has come to an end. However, even though a provisional veil of peace has fallen over human colonies, the quiet will not last. For Safehold is a broken world, and as international alliances shift and Charis charges on with its precarious mission of global industrialization, the shifting plates of the new world order are bound to clash.

Scotland, 1032. Everything Gruoch loves has turned to ash. With Gillacoemgain gone, Gruoch rides north with her newborn son and a broken heart. While she desperately clings to hope, Gruoch's new alliance with Macbeth proves more challenging than she ever anticipated. Only her unexpected reunion with an important person from her past offers solace. All may yet be well, but the raven's wary eyes cannot help but notice clouds gathering on the horizon.

She watched as her world was sliced to pieces. Nothing could crush Falcon Rose’s will. Daughter to the captain of the king’s guard, the bold young woman yearns to be as strong and noble as her father. But a murderous intruder dashes her dreams and leaves her parents and unborn brother brutally slain. Honoring her father’s dying words and escaping cross-country, Falcon succumbs to fever and strange trickery that lands her in the care of a kindly wizard. Learning she possesses powerful magical abilities, she’s soon thrown headfirst into a life-or-death quest to restore the throne and ...

The Aeneid represents one of the greatest cultural and artistic achievements of Western Civilization. Within the brooding and melancholy atmosphere of Virgil's pious masterpiece lies the mythic story of Aeneas and his flight from burning Troy, taking with him across the Mediterranean the survivors of the Greek onslaught. Aeneas, after many travails and adventures, including a love affair with Dido Queen of Carthage and a visit to the underworld to see his father, ends up in Italy.

Love in Season is a romantic fantasy novella set in the medieval-like kingdom of Penruddock. It is also included in The Flowers of Penruddock: A Romance Collection which was a Silver Medalist in the 2018 FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association) President's Book Awards in the Romance Fiction category. Eighteen-year-old Lady Poppy Alexandra has fled an arranged marriage to a wealthy but elderly and very cruel duke. She ends up far away in Blencathra with only her precious stallion and a few coins in her pocket and is placed under the care of the widowed mother of the 28-year-old earl...

What if your childhood was a lie? Girl King introduces us to the daughter of a simple cloth merchant who discovers there is a secret in her mother’s past, and her own. A line of kings, stretching back a thousand years, is at stake. But it is her destiny, not her mother’s, to set the world right – or fail in the process. Ayla’s visions were merely annoying at first. Now, they have become increasingly invasive. On the eve of her arranged marriage, they reveal a truth she’s compelled to explore. With a single decision, she discards her well-ordered life. Soon her loving family and ...

Amazon bestselling author Victoria Simcox presents The Medallion, a magical coming-of-age adventure. Kristina remains in the mystical land of Bernovem, teaming up with Hector Mysteria to find the hidden Book of Prophecy. As the malevolent Sentiz returns to claim an ancient Medallion for ultimate power, Kristina’s journey soars over lands and seas on dragon back, encountering unexpected allies—and a surprising figure from her past. Readers praise: The Medallion is fun, exciting, and enchanting, with vivid writing, unique characters, and a suspenseful storyline, perfect for teens and ...

The Kingdom of Monthollow lies hidden in a high mountain valley near the provinces of northwestern Europe. Four hundred years ago, Fergus, the king, awaited the birth of his heir, as did all its citizens. Then, the unthinkable happened. Twins. More, the queen’s life was threatened and in their haste to restore her, no one was certain which was firstborn. Thus begins the tale, one of love and devotion. A tale of trial and tribulation. A tale of redemption and the survival of the kingdom. Priced for all to enjoy. So enjoy.

"Within a wee highland parish between a loch and the sea, "Ian MacDonald lived a solitary but agreeable existence."That is until he discovered a mysterious globe that transported him into the multiverse. Little did he realized that, within a world, where medieval and rococo civilizations fought for supremacy, he had awakened creatures who sought to right past transgressions; using the ink of men's blood. Some will declare allegiance with dragons, while others will sacrifice their lives for honor. For within the darkness if, but a shadow remains -- there is light. "Show me the man who has ...

The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men. The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed. The Lady knows his hostile, suspicious court will be a game of strategy, requiring all of her wiles and hidden witchcraft to survive. But the Lady does not know her husband has occult secrets of his own. She does not know that prophecy girds him like armor. She does not know that her magic is greater and more dangerous, and that it will threaten the order of the world.

There are some things that even a song can't fix. Ever since Lucifer tried to ease his ache for Elaria by altering human women to look like her, there have been doppelgangers of the Spellsinger on Earth. Now, those Elaria-look-alikes are dying, murdered by assassins who are most likely after Elaria. But assassins are the least of her worries. Greek Gods are disappearing and it looks as if Apollo's warning of Poseidon conquering the Beneath might not be so farfetched after all. As doppelgangers start dropping like flies, the Spellsinger must find a way to save herself and the entire world. ...

A strange twist of fate allows the lovely Laersona Wylos to narrowly escape death in the ethnic cleansing of the Peretians ordered by the cruel King Laurenso. Her father was not as fortunate and was brutally murdered by the king's men. Heartbroken and alone, Laersona vows to avenge him and her people by destroying the man who ordered their demise. Her thirst for royal blood takes her on a dangerous journey to the castle where she meets the king's dashing young prince and learns shocking royal secrets. Will her growing feelings for the prince distract her from her true purpose and how will ...

The Margrave of Thornbeck has to find a bride - fast. He invites 10 noble-born ladies who meet the king's approval to be his guests at Thornbeck Castle for two weeks - a time to test these ladies and reveal their true characters. Avelina has only two instructions: keep her true identity a secret and make sure the margrave doesn't select her as his bride. Since the latter seems unlikely, she concentrates on not getting caught. No one must know she is merely a maidservant sent by the Earl of Plimmwald to stand in for his daughter, Dorothea.

No matter how I had tried to avoid it, there was no escaping what we had: The kind of love you went to war for. And that’s exactly what I intended to do.

Si la profecía se cumple, la guerra se desatará y puede que el Hellheim triunfe. Gunnar llega al Clan Sutherland para preparar al "Pequeño General", el hijo de Connor y Megan. Pero nada es tan sencillo como parece y la amenaza ha llegado junto con el vikingo. En su camino conocerá a una joven salvaje que lo atormentará y hará flaquear su promesa, aquella que lo marcó en el pasado. Ayla sueña con el amor, sin embargo, ese vikingo testarudo es un hueso duro de roer. ¿Podrán estos seres tan opuestos unir sus corazones? Un protector, una joven descastada y un niño deberán ...

Two bandits, one a murderer and the other worse, ride to the top of a mountain road where they find an unexpected sight, an inn that is not supposed to be there. Tired from their travels and their most recent villainous acts, they decide what better place to rest than this mysterious place. Yet what they find waiting for them will be beyond their understanding. A reckoning awaits. From the author of The Kobalos Trilogy

Paul grows up in a typical village in England toward the end of the reign of Henry III. He plays in the medieval mud; he helps his doting mother to make and sell string; he befriends a basilisk. But when he is finally orphaned, Paul begins to wonder about the world outside Dundonnedon. Once he leaves home to find his fortune, Paul quickly learns that it takes more than he has to survive in ye big, olde world. He falls in with a traveling troupe of actors keeping a secret... meets a musical trio of meandering wastrels... waits tables at a family-friendly tavern in the angriest town in the ...

When Princess Sabrina dances with a valiant young knight at a royal ball love sweeps her off her feet. But King Roderick has already arranged a political marriage for his daughter. Fettered by duty, the princess voyages across the sea to wed a foreign prince. Little happiness is to be found by Sabrina in that new land. Separated from Sir Holbrook by distance and circumstances, and increasingly by time, she begins to let fade the love that once illuminated her world. What can brighten the darkness that’s left behind? Sabrina embarks on a new journey, one into the soul, to discover her ...