Medieval Fantasy

After years of fighting Veil-shattering threats and ancient entities, 16-year-old Elysia Thorne and 54-year-old Malthus Vane are weary, battered, and ready for a break. The world is stable—for now—and the guardians they’ve trained are holding the line. When Elysia receives a weathered letter from a man claiming to be her estranged uncle, Torin Thorne, inviting her to the remote mining town of Red Hollow to settle a family debt, she sees a chance to uncover a piece of her past that isn’t tied to Selene or cosmic destinies. Malthus, grumbling but loyal, tags along, expecting a simple ...

She fled through time to save her son. Falling for a king was never part of the plan. When Bethany escapes her dangerous ex-husband by traveling back to ancient Scotland, she never expects to be mistaken for a runaway princess—or to find herself drawn into a world of warriors, secrets, and magic. All she wants is to keep her little boy safe. But in a kingdom full of political enemies and a priest who knows too much, keeping her secret might cost her everything. King Comgall knows he must marry to secure peace. His bride seems perfect: fierce, loyal, and willing to risk everything for her ...

In the heart of a seemingly peaceful town, a dark secret stirs. Sent to investigate a cryptic message, Earle, a Scythe of Obsidian, returns to the home he abandoned years ago. But beneath the town's serene facade, Earle senses the stirrings of something sinister. This tranquil place, wrapped in apparent normalcy, holds more than just memories for Earle. As he delves deeper, the shadows of his past merge with the present, unearthing truths that challenge his beliefs and his very identity. Earle stands on the precipice of a grim reality: that peace might be an illusion, and the tranquility of...

Born a bastard to a king and a formidable amazon captain, raised in the shadow of her father's throne, sixteen-year-old Astar had to claim the crown through trial by combat. She has ruled for only three months when treachery leads her into a devastating trap. Captured by former allies and the Sorceress Seluma, she finds herself chained in the Shadow Keep, a dungeon teeming with undead nightmares and eldritch abominations. There, she discovers she's not the only captive. Hathan, a broken mage apprentice with haunted eyes, has been Seluma's prisoner and experimental subject for years. Once ...

Outlaw Princess of Sherwood is award-winning author Nancy Springer's third delightful tale of Rowan Hood. Her popular adventure novels provide a fresh new vision of the medieval period. When Princess Ettarde refuses to marry the man her father, King Solon, has chosen for her, she flees to Sherwood Forest and joins Rowan Hood's band of outlaws.

LET NOTHING HOLD YOU BACK. A companion novel to the Sleeping Lotus series. Loren Stone wasn't always a powerful general. Once, he was simply a victim. And Lassyne True wasn't always the Thorns' most hated spy. Once, she was the heir to a duchy and a fortune... and the favorite target of a murderous lunatic. They have so much in common. They've both been kept in a cage. Lassyne knows this, because she was there. As a child, she saw what happened to Loren... and for ten years of her life, she has watched him from afar, obsessing over a future that they'll never have. But when her parents ...

Al has completed loading the maximum quota of milled grain on the royal caravan. Something he thought would never happen when his entire family, and half of the mill’s experienced journeymen were killed on the first day of milling last summer. Now the king wants him to increase their annual production of grain as much as they can. The still to young Master Miller has to work with the farmers to figure out how to give them more acres to farm. More grain means he needs more mill capacity, which will force him to build a new higher capacity mill. On top of all that, the king has made Al the ...

New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon enchanted scores of fans with Outlander, her electrifying historical saga set in 18th-century Scotland. Now this sequel sweeps listeners back into the past as Claire relates more of her perilous sojourn there with her Scottish warrior husband, James Fraser. Twenty years after her strange journey back in time, Claire has returned to Scotland with her daughter, determined to share with her the secret she has harbored since her time travel.

J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron.

The King's Niece is an inspirational fantasy set in a medieval-like world. Robbie is the king's niece, but she has never met her uncle. In fact, she's forbidden from leaving the eastern lands of Penrith to journey to the west where the royal palace is. Until, that is, her cousin and best friend Margo, the king's daughter Princess Margaret Rose, asks her to. The two had spent the last six years together at convent school, and now that Margo was of age to marry and was called to return to the palace, she wanted Robbie with her. Neither of the two young women have any idea of the threats that ...

He is not a man. She is not prepared. And what begins as survival becomes something much darker. In the forgotten places of the world—deep within cursed labyrinths, ancient ruins, or alien prisons—monsters wait. They are not myths. Not legends. They are real, powerful, and bound by instincts older than time. When women fall into their domains, it is not rescue they find. It is possession. Control. Obsession. Each story follows a captive heroine and the beast who claims her—violent, primal creatures who protect what is theirs and destroy anything that threatens it. Survival is not ...

The war is over. The King of Winter has been vanquished by Arthur Pendragon. As the new ruler, his first and most crucial decision is selecting a queen. Will Arthur choose the love of his life, Princess Margawse? Or will he marry Princess Guinevere, the daughter of the King of Winter—the man who killed his father? In the end, Arthur must choose between love and duty. His decision will have severe, long-lasting, and far-reaching consequences for the empire.

He will not stop until he claims her as his own. Kendra Roundtree's healing skills are known far and wide. So is her unusual beauty. When Grayson Hendrick comes across her during a raid, he is taken with the spirited beauty immediately. The Viking Warrior is used to getting what he wants, and is perplexed when the stubborn Saxon woman rejects his overtures. Grayson has a ship and a crew of ferocious warriors at his disposal. He uses them to track down the woman over the course of a long year. But when he finds her, will it be he who loses his head and his heart? Wanted By The Viking was ...

En La Magia del Selkie de las Tierras Altas, la sanadora de las Tierras Altas Moira MacLeod rescata a un príncipe selkie herido, despertando sin saberlo un vínculo que podría cambiar ambos mundos. Finnian, maldito y perseguido, nunca esperó confiar en un humano. Pero el toque de Moira despierta más que curación... despierta esperanza, pasión y profecía. Mientras el peligro se cierne y el amor se profundiza, deben desafiar maldiciones, magia oscura y el destino mismo. En una tierra de mitos y poder, solo el amor puede inclinar la balanza entre la salvación y la ruina.

This captivating story plunges you headfirst into the enchanting world of King Arthur’s court, where love and honour clash amidst a backdrop of chivalry and supernatural wonder. The story opens at a Christmas feast in Camelot, where we meet Gawain. As his love blossoms for a lady at Arthur’s court, a chilling interruption shatters the festive cheer. A monstrous Green Knight bursts into the hall, issuing a daring challenge which frightens even the bravest knights. Thus begins Gawain’s perilous quest, a journey fraught with danger, temptation, and self-discovery. He must face not only ...

FACE THE STORM. Book 4 in the prize poly Sleeping Lotus series.... Jaded and betrayed, Raena Barren walks on eggshells, trying to keep her fellow spies from stabbing her in her sleep. They’re jealous of her fast rise through their hierarchy, and some dangerous people want her to stay put. But when someone she cares about gets a knife in the back, the only way to save him is to keep up the pace. And to rank again, Raena will have to face her greatest fear yet: she will have to share a bed with Jaen Portent. But this calculating, cold-eyed man has his own set of secrets… and Raena finds ...

A kingdom on the edge of war. A girl marked by fire. A love that could destroy them both. Kaelara Veylin was never meant to wield magic. In a land where power is forbidden, she should have lived and died as a blacksmith’s daughter. But when a single spark ignites a rebellion, she is thrust into a world of dark intrigue, royal deception, and ancient magic that refuses to stay buried. Her abilities make her a target—hunted by the Iron Guard, sought after by those who would use her flame as a weapon. With war brewing and her power growing dangerously unstable, Kaelara finds herself torn ...

They sent her to seduce him. They never expected her to fall for him. Charlotte is a master assassin trained in poisons, seduction, and the art of the kill. Her target is Master Nicolo: the prince’s closest friend, the kingdom’s fiercest protector, and the most feared man in the castle. Known as The Unbreakable, he’s cunning, deadly, and impossible to get close to. Disguised as a humble maid, Charlotte infiltrates the royal stronghold of Woodfall Gath, a sprawling fortress of intrigue, decadence, and danger. But Nicolo isn’t some spoiled courtier. He’s a peasant-born warrior with ...

Don’t stand between a woman and her dragon. Dragons infiltrate society in these tales. From belittled office workers harboring scaly secrets, monster hunts, fiery queens of millennia past, and dragons hoarding more than gold. These eleven stories will sweep you off your feet with nostalgic adventures of a lifetime. Stories by J.C. Murray, Elyse Kallen, Kirsty Mackay, Chad A.B. Wilson, Charity Ayres, Jo Niederhoff, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Rose McClary, L. Jade, Clint Foster, and J.E. Feldman.

Endelienta, the daughter of King Brychan, is touched by the spirits, along with her beloved brother, Nectan. When her Godfather, King Arthur the War Duke of Prydain, grants her lands in sea-girt Belerion, she accepts them gladly. With her magical White Cow, whose milk sustains her, she dwells in the wilds at one with nature--until the malevolent Lord of Trentinny comes to call... Then Endelienta must reveal her latent powers... Some call her a saint, some think she was an ancient goddess. A mystical, alternative tale of one of Cornwall's mysterious Dark Age Saints. Short story 15,000 words ...