Medieval Fantasy

In the serene village of Marsh Hall, a devastating tragedy has cast a long shadow over the community. The revered Lord Liege, Sir Edmund Beake, and his entire family have been brutally slain in their castle by what appears to be an enormous spider. King Daegon Malakoda dispatches a rider to an unassuming tower nestled in the kingdom's heart. There is only one man the King can trust to unravel the strange deaths and disappearances in Marsh Hall: the legendary Lord Kallidus Prynne. Novelette

The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis.

I’m willing to sacrifice everything if that’s what it takes, but what happens when I have nothing left to give? After joining forces with the tarrins to fend off the ghatins in a brutal battle, Viola and her companions must now face some tough choices. The defeat, a minor setback, has only further enraged the savage ghatins, and Viola’s life is now in more danger than ever before. Left with no choice, she and her friends must leave Eldham in order to stay one step ahead of their enemies. Even with the aid of some newfound allies, will Viola find peace at last? Perhaps it’s time she ...

In his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China’s Tang Dynasty. Now, the international best-selling and multiple award-winning author revisits that invented setting four centuries later with an epic of prideful emperors, battling courtiers, bandits and soldiers, nomadic invasions, and a woman battling in her own way, to find a new place for women in the world - a world inspired this time by the glittering, decadent Song Dynasty.

Epic revenge story. With a brutal narrative and grotesque settings, it immerses us in the agonizing journey of its character after a medieval conflict. A deep look into the cold yearning of the human heart that seeks vengeance at the first opportunity.

The year is 1453, and all signs point to it being the end of the world. Accused of heresy and expelled from his monastery, handsome seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is recruited by a mysterious stranger to record the end of times across Europe. Commanded by sealed orders, Luca is sent to map the fears of Christendom and travel to the very frontier of good and evil.

Will she burn in their flames, or forge a family from the ashes? Sarah Adler, a drifter fleeing a haunted past, arrives at Triple Horn Ranch with twenty dollars and a dying car. Seeking refuge in the Texas wilderness, she finds three minotaurs—Kulvak, Wravur, and Vruphus—whose horns and raw power ignite terror and forbidden desire. They offer her a brutal bargain: work their land and warm their beds, or face the road’s merciless void. Bound by desperation, Sarah enters their world, her body seared by their possessive touches and her soul tested by their primal demands. As a ruthless ...

Bound by their power, she builds her empire. Tessa Blake, a tenacious bricklayer, carves her mark on Boston’s skyline with unmatched artistry. Her ambition lands her the coveted contract for the Trident skyscraper, a project helmed by Minos Consolidated’s formidable trio—Jeshua, Tharne, and Zeb. These minotaur titans, cloaked in wealth and mystery, offer her a deal that transcends bricks: total surrender to their desires in a velvet-lined world of dominance. The bargain is as seductive as it is dangerous, pulling Tessa into a vortex of primal passion. Jeshua’s commanding gaze strips...

A kid favorite for over 30 years, this award-winning modern-classic is sure to delight listeners for years to come! When William learns that his favorite caretaker Mrs. Phillips is leaving, he is devastated. But then she gives him her parting gift - a mysterious model castle that has been in her family for years. The castle is perfect in every way, with a drawbridge, a moat, and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. It's almost too real. Sure enough, when William picks up the tiny silver knight, Sir Simon comes alive in his hands.

The relics of Christendom have been plundered during the long Moorish conquest of the Iberian peninsula. Newly minted Templar Sergeant Arnau de Vallbona must recover one of the most elusive to save his priory at Rourell in Spain. Travelling to Majorca on a stealth mission to retrieve the bones of St Stephen, Arnau soon discovers the raid is more complex than it first appears: the mighty Almohad dynasty has laid claim to the island, and will fight them every step of the way.

The mythical Scythian Stone, claimed to be one of the most important artifacts in medieval Scotland is about to change the lives of young Daynin McKinnon and everyone he knows. Why? Little does Daynin realize that he is about to become an unwitting pawn in a dangerous clash of mages, magicians, monarchs and monsters. Come follow this highlander and his clansmen as they seek that which it's said does not exist. Or does it? Can he outwit, out-fight and outlast those bent on his destruction? Read on! (Series previously published in the Kindle Vella format – 2024).(Multiple book series-PG13)

Ewan's life is a mess—his dreams shattered, bridges burnt, and everything he once knew, gone. So he flees into the wilderness, craving an escape from the torment, from the constant buzz of despair. But when he tries to end it all? He can't even do that right! Instead, he finds himself barely alive, scraping by in the wilds with just his will to keep him going. As he battles the elements and the beasts that roam the untamed lands, he discovers peace in the silent moments between life and death. Amidst the relentless struggle for survival, he learns to build shelters, master fire, and hunt ...

Fans of Brandon Sanderson and Terry Goodkind will love this epic fantasy series. Prophecies foretell of a great demon who will someday emerge to destroy the world. Only one man possesses the power to stop it. And he has no idea. In the lawless land of Tarmerria, only the strong survive. Eric, the simple son of a blacksmith, learns this awful lesson the day his village is attacked by horrific black-winged monsters. But the monsters aren't simply wreaking havoc. They're searching ... For him. Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Eric must place his trust - and his life - in the hands of a ...

Fred's life was on autopilot, but that abruptly changed. He finds himself in a new world, with strange people and fearsome monsters. The Brall take one look at Fred and expect him to die within hours. However, there is more to Fred than even he knows. He struggles to stay alive, as he uses his knowledge from Earth to strengthen the fragmented Brall Empire. Along the way, he gains powerful allies and inadvertently provokes and inspires a ruthless General. Can Fred save the Brall and bring stability to the Empire? Start reading now! Part 1

The Aeneid is one of the greatest works in all of world literature. It is filled with mythology, history, and archaeology; it is infused with patriotism, religious feeling, and pathos; it is rich in adventure and romance. As the story begins, a storm shipwrecks Aeneas and his Trojan followers near Carthage in North Africa. There, Aeneas falls in love with Dido, queen of Carthage. But the gods order him to leave for Italy. In despair, Dido commits suicide. Upon finally reaching Italy, Aeneas goes down into the lower world and learns about his future descendants, the Romans.

Inspired by the lyrics to "Greensleeves," this delightful novella brings to life a romantic reimagining of the folksong's origins. Sorcha is Princess Kiara of Ishléan's lady-in-wait and closest confidante. When handsome suitors arrive at the castle to court the Princess for marriage, the girls are most confounded when Sorcha—and not Kiara—becomes the recipient of a series of anonymous gifts. As the mysterious gifts become more lavish and frequent, a rift begins to form between the two friends. Which of the Princess's suitors is sending them to her lady-in-wait, and why? The clock is ...

Haelewise has always lived under the shadow of her mother, Hedda—a woman who will do anything to keep her daughter protected. For with her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, Haelewise is shunned by her village, and her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches, of princes in wolf-skins, of an ancient tower cloaked in mist, where women will find shelter if they are brave enough to seek it. Then, Hedda dies, and Haelewise is left unmoored.

Haunted by nightmares of a past betrayal and driven by a destiny he's yet to embrace, Ayrin embarks on a perilous voyage to Luminothia’s coast, seeking the fabled ghost hunters of Ravenbrook. As memories collide with reality, he is thrust into a web of intrigue, ghosts, and a looming battle for a throne. As the mysteries of Ravenbrook unravel, love, loyalty, and legacies clash in a world where the line between the living and the dead is blurred.

The kingdom of Goredd: a world where humans and dragons share life with an uneasy balance, and those few who are both human and dragon must hide the truth. Seraphina is one of these, part girl, part dragon, who is reluctantly drawn into the politics of her world. When war breaks out between the dragons and humans, she must travel the lands to find those like herself - for she has an inexplicable connection to all of them, and together they will be able to fight the dragons in powerful, magical ways.

Princess Dawn is cursed to sleep forever when she turns eighteen. The only way to break the curse is if she has the hand of her true love before that day, but despite her mother's efforts to force a wedding, no man is willing to marry a cursed bride. With time running out, Dawn only has one option left - a magic book gifted by the fairy who cursed her. It could be a trap, but she has to write in it to find out. Half a continent away, Prince Josef is grieving the loss of his mother when an unruly fairy is found disturbing the peace in a nearby village. The fairy disappears as suddenly as she...