Medieval Fantasy

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 ...

“Tristan and Isolde? More like stuff and nonsense.." At age eighteen, Isolde of Ayrland is expected to master the healing arts and uphold her mother’s legacy as a healer, but she’s nowhere near ready for the undertaking. Though her mother’s always urging her to “trust herself,” Isolde doesn’t know the first thing about herself worth trusting. When Isolde heals the wounds of a gallant stranger, little does she know he’s actually Trustan, nephew of the King of Lyonesse. Trustan’s uncle, King Marc, has been suffering a mysterious malady no one’s been able to cure. Isolde ...

Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface. Frozen structures of bygone eras span across massive ice-wastes. And the survivors closely guard any technology rediscovered within them. The only escape from the deadly climate is beneath the surface, but that doesn't mean it's safe... Monstrous machines lurk in the depths. Unhinged demigods war against them, dying over and over, treating it all like a game. The depths themselves shift over time, more contraption than rock.

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.

The king is dead. Long live the queen. With Duncan defeated, Gruoch becomes Queen of Scotland. Now, she must rule at Macbeth's side, a difficult prospect as the new King of Scots grows increasingly unstable. To keep her son, her love, and her country safe, Gruoch must call upon the raven. Dive into the final installment of Gruoch's epic tale in Highland Queen, a Scottish historical fantasy, book four in The Celtic Blood Series by New York Times bestselling author Melanie Karsak.

Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.

At last, Alanna of Trebond has become the first female knight errant in Tortall. She sets out on an impossible quest to find the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem that, in the right hands, has limitless power for good. But while she searches for the one thing that can save her war-torn country, her nemesis returns from the dead and begins to wreak havoc. Only Alanna has the power to prevent Tortall's utter destruction.

The Town of Ostton burned; this pleased Ephret. Meet Jano Borian, a quarterstaff-wielding vigilante who roams the continent of Hazaorok in search of people to aid and wrongs to right. Many take one look at his thuggish countenance and dismiss him as a common criminal, though his shining armor suggests a nobler ancestry. Both would be wrong of his origin, however: he is an enigmatic—and arguably deluded—figure driven by his faith to a god which may or may not exist. In the Aftdengal Forest, a giant elephantine tyrant named Ephret leads his army upon the town of Ostton, burning it and ...

A devastating plague; rampant inflation; propaganda for the masses; breakthroughs in innovative technology; rumors of civil war; racial and ethnic tensions; nefarious conspiracies; class struggles and street preachers yearning to overthrow the nobility. The Sendyne Empire is at the height of its power, but it has never been in a more precarious position…and it is about to reach a boiling point. General Rotilla Voxinus and the teenage Emperor Kwisus continue their relentless campaign to destroy Bovir of the Woodlands, and lock down their colony in the Three Rivers. Amidst the mayhem, bold ...

Devyn Rose, The Innkeeper's Daughter is a sweet romantic adventure set in the fantasy world of the medieval-like island continent of Penruddock. It is also included in the collection The Daughters of Penruddock. The first part of the novella tells the story of the founding of a small hamlet called Andro's Nook by servants from the royal palace in Tenby. The second part picks up on the suspenseful drama encountered by one of their descendants as she uncovers criminal activity near the village. The problem is, one of the criminals is a young man to whom she is attracted. Devyn Rose has just ...

My Lost Homeland My Lost Homeland is an enchanting blend of historical fiction and science-fiction that takes readers on a thrilling adventure through time and space. Follow the courageous archaeologist, Sarah, as she embarks on a mission to save Sultan Murad II and prevent the Fall of Constantinople. However, a deceitful Guide leads her astray, setting off a chain of events that she must desperately atone for. This captivating novel delves into profound themes of love, loss, and the profound consequences of altering history's course. Sarah's emotional journey will enthrall readers from ...

After years of leading the battle against the vicious Darrow Raiders, Lieutenant-Rider Laren Mapstone has built a fortress around herself to conceal her emotions and the deep scars she carries. When she is made mentor to Tavin Bankside, a Green Rider trainee on his first message errand, her cold and brooding exterior quickly earns her the moniker the “Ice Lady”.

ONE TOUCH CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING. As the subservient wife of an adulterous husband, Lady Eren knows how to hide her real feelings. Only once in her life did she feel like herself: on the night she unearthed a mysterious idol, with the help of her new stepson, Lane. Turns out Lane remembers that night just as clearly… albeit for different reasons. Eren was only twenty when she married his cheating father, and she has haunted his teenage dreams ever since. Now, ten years later, Lane’s been called home to marry… and the still-gorgeous Eren is playing his matchmaker. If that wasn’t ...

Hated and feared by many; loved and admired by others, Kyre - The Foundling - struggles to find where his destiny lies in the Lordlands Realm. Leaving behind the bloodshed in the Canyons of Tyre, Lordstown beckons, with its promises of treachery and disappointment. There, his inner compulsions drive the solitary warrior back to the grasp and control of the Sisterhood, and the clutches of the Lord's family. Compelled to carry out the bidding of some, and choosing other ways of his own, Kyre treads his blood-spattered path to the further reaches of the Lazy River. To other realms he ventures,...

As Kyre leaves behind the carnage at Gladeton Falls, what might await him at the border of the Lordlands realm? There lies the Free Port and Town of Buckington, not belonging of any realm, but owing debts to Kyre's senders - The Sisterhood of the Rua. Will he collect the debt in silver or blood? And stay to rule? Or continue on to seek the Realm of Coasts and Isles where his dreams lie? Or yet, again, as the new Lord of Tyre, should he turn aside and make the trek to the plateau and canyonlands that are now expected to see him as Lord? Whichever route he takes, will his strengths grow and ...

As the Isle of the Four Kingdoms series continues in “Book Three - Whose Land?“, Princess and sorceress Laurenat Filly’s guardianship of the Blue Dragons is challenged when one of her beloved dragons is maliciously attacked and killed by marauding, cross-kingdom, renegade dragons. Vowing to seek justice for one of her own but knowing her first responsibility is to protect the dragons,Laurena must devise a way to protect each colony of dragons. . . and not just the blue dragon’s colonies, but every dragon colony on the isle. In her journey to create a protection plan, she becomes ...

Laurena Filly is no pampered princess, despite her royal blood. She's an impish, medieval, teenaged sorceress and the new apprentice to the Blue Dragon Guardian. This legendary grandmaster sorceress is renowned for maintaining the tenuous peace between the formidable dragons and the inhabitants on the Isle of the Four Kingdoms. Laurena journeys across her father's kingdom to embrace her destiny as the Blue Dragon Princess. Her crossing detours when she learns of the sinister deeds ordered by King Armon, monarch of the Southern Kingdom. These events threaten not only her family and other ...

Three years after the eruption of Half Moon Mountain in the kingdom of Four Peaks, which blanketed over two-thirds of the Isle of the Four Kingdoms with volcanic ash, the Dragon Alliance has assembled on Dragon Mountain for a much-anticipated celebration of the rebirth of the isle. A successful H.E.A.L. (Help Ensure All Live) quest had yielded the provisions needed for the isle’s inhabitants’ (both man and creature) survival. And, with the assistance of the ‘guiding spirits’ and the isle’s dragons, the ash has been removed and the land re-seeded. The isle is blooming with new ...

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 ...

When the Guardian of the West Passage died in her bed, the women of Grey Tower fed her to the crows and went back to their chores. No successor was named as Guardian, no one took up the fallen blade; the West Passage went unguarded. Now, snow blankets Grey in the height of summer. Rats erupt from beneath the earth, fleeing that which comes. Crops fail. Hunger looms. And none stand ready to face the Beast, stirring beneath the poisoned soil. The fate of all who live in the palace hangs on narrow shoulders.