Monster Wars

My father. My foe. The revelation hits like a bullet: My father is Angelo LaRosa, kingpin of the city's shadowed streets. He offers me a place at his table. Step into the family. Step into the fire. Angelo’s world doesn't spin on please and thank you. It runs on loyalty and silence, a kingdom where his word is law. I'm faced with a choice—embrace the family's dark embrace or fight an unwinnable war. I choose the devil I know, donning the cloak of the LaRosa name. Simple, right? Except nothing is simple under Angelo’s roof. With Paul, his right hand—a man whose eyes promise danger ...

It's Smergey's lucky day. He gets to fight a dinosaur with a paperclip. Yeah, that's how much fun it's been with the First Team. What's left of them. Smergey doesn't know where anyone else is, or even if they are alive. He only knows that he and President Harkness have been separated from First Team. The President is severely wounded and Smergey is wishing he had practiced his boy scout skills better now. And you won't believe what happens for Smergey's second lucky day. The President wakes up just long enough from his fever coma to tell Smergey an atom bomb is about to blow up if the ...

When an unknown enemy threatens the kingdom of Aegemald, Ramsay Wick—once the realm's most formidable monster-hunter—comes out of retirement to defend his homeland. With war looming, Ramsay embarks on a perilous quest to uncover a way to stop this ruthless invader. But he soon realizes that physical strength won't be enough to protect his loved ones or save the kingdom he swore to defend. In this immersive epic, Ramsay must navigate treacherous lands, face monstrous foes, and wrestle with the darkness within himself. Alongside new allies, he will push the boundaries of heroism and ...

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.

She came for his head. Now she’s chained at his feet. Zara is a bounty hunter, trained to survive, paid to kill, and sworn to take heads. Not fall at the feet of the monster she came to slay. But one misstep lands her in the dungeon of Torok, the merciless orc warlord of the Black Ash Clan. He doesn’t kill her. He chains her. What begins as a prisoner’s torment spirals into something darker. Shame bleeds into heat. Defiance is met with domination. And every moment under his gaze unravels her just a little more. Because Torok doesn’t want a head for a trophy. He wants a hunter on her...

This is a SHORT STORY set within the ongoing THE UNSEEN franchise. Potential spoilers ahead! This short story stars the youngest character in the intense THE UNSEEN franchise, Hope Diaz. Her survival is one of heartache, terror, and perseverance, an event that occurs during book two of the main series, DESOLATION.

One thousand men. One hyper-intelligent, genetically engineered gorilla. One televised deathmatch on a remote island. What could possibly go wrong? Welcome to the GCRC's 'Conflict Games,' the globe's most popular and utterly insane solution to international disputes. When Kongrad, a primate of terrifying strength and even more terrifying intellect, is unleashed, it's not just a battle—it's a massacre. Follow a desperate band of soldiers, scientists, and fame-hungry fools as they're hunted by an enemy who can outthink them, outmaneuver them, and even use their own technology against them. ...

Kiku, a genetically enhanced female warrior, and Jarvan, a no longer naïve starship officer, along with their wardogs and AI companions, are tasked to bring peace to their galactic quadrant. Their AI starship destroyer and AI battle shuttle transport them to unlikely places to combat pirates, rogue AIs, bizarre aliens, and monsters beyond description. While saving their galactic quadrant, they also are gathering alien allies and bootstrapping Kiku’s home planet Elfor into modern civilization.

A watch commander at the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Operational Center finds himself at the heart of a first contact situation with an alien species and desperately working to prevent a war between humans and the aliens over the same benign assumption about one another.

Jaracacas, Brazilian snake like vampires that feed on a woman’s breast milk; Jigarkhwars, Indian vampiric sorceress; Tlaciques, Vampiric witches from Mexico, Loogaroos, West Indian vampires that go to a “Devil Tree” each night, remove their skin and fly off as a sulfurous fire ball in search of prey; Churels, vengeful ghostly vampires; Varacolaci, Romanian vampires ranked amongst the most powerful, and legions upon legions of others . . . When war over the rich “Feeding Grounds” of New York City, erupts between legions of competing vampire species, Detectives Alaric Lysandra and ...

Cold Blood is narrated by Astrid! Cold Blood: As a vampire, the last place I want to go is a town full of witches. But here I am, in the old west-themed town of Jinx Junction. Good thing I’ve got Lorcan along for the ride. So why do we find ourselves in this particular level of hell? Because my uncle, Fox Aspen, gave me explicit instructions to meet him here. Why? I have no clue. As to Jinx Junction? This town sucks the big one (and not in a cool, vampy sort of way), more like an unfriendly, witchy sort of way. Not only are the inhabitants aching to hex me but there isn’t a whole lot to...

THE SECOND BOOK OF A FOUR BOOK SERIES OF EXCITEMENT AND ADVENTURE. 1. SECOND WAR OF THE WORLDS, BOOK TWO TO FIGHT THE MARTIANS AND WIN, G-ONE HAS TO GO BACK AND REVIEW WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE FIRST INVASION. 2. HOLLOW EARTH SAGA THE SPECIAL FORCES ARE FACING A BATTLE AND STRUGGLE ON THEIR WAY TO FINDING THE TERRORISTS THAT MIGHT BE MORE THAN THEY CAN HANDLE...FOR THERE ARE PREHISORIC MONSTERS BEANEATH THE EARTH...JUST AS JULES VERNE RECORDED AND LEFT RECORDS WHICH THEY HAVE FOUND

High and Heroic, this is Epic Arthurian Fantasy at its deepest. Live it on the Inside – from the Intimate to the World-shattering. .Discovered in the remote forest swamp, the tall, powerfully-built stranger has seemingly appeared from nowhere... Badly injured and speaking an unknown language, he has no memory of who or what he is; or where he is from. Named as “Kyre”, he is dragged away, and forced to fight for his life. By sheer speed and violence, he defeats the sword-wielding patrol that found him. The troopers’ captain and a young woman member of a clandestine sisterhood each ...

Everything changed the day I saved his life. I used to hide my magic. Mainly because I didn't want to be persecuted. I mean, even more so than I already was for being human. Humans aren't supposed to have magic. It's what makes us susceptible to the Corrupter's infection. And I don't just have one type of magic. I have all the elements, even Spirit—the element only Wraith Lords control. At best, the other races of Varr would see me as a mutant. At worst, a threat. Then the Corrupter attacked our village. Two Wraith Lords came to defend us, but despite their superior skill with swords and ...

Now that she's pregnant, Rose has a lot to worry about. Emily is still after the throne, but even worse, King Gene seems to have changed his mind about abdicating. And the castle is under attack from jealous Alphas who weren't chosen for the contest. Can Rose's four Alphas keep her safe and protect the unborn pups? Or will one of the threats to the Breeder end all of their dreams? Pregnant With Four Alphas' Babies is a reverse harem romance series with steamy--and hilarious--scenes. Readers will need to read all seven book in the series to reach a happy ending.

Agus y sus amigos ¡no pueden ni ir tranquilos de excursión! En esta aventura, el pérfido Dr. Brot y su ayudante Nap provocan una guerra entre las hadas y los duendes de Verduria ¡por culpa de una moneda de oro del año catapún! Hole podrá demostrar que, además de ser un hacha haciendo agujeros, ¡también es un gran héroe!

" ... a promising series that’s sure to appeal to teen readers who feel like outsiders." --Kirkus Reviews From the author of The Death Wizard Chronicles comes an award-winning adventure suitable for teens and adults. Do You Believe in Monsters? is book 2 of Dark Circles, a fantasy trilogy for readers 13 and older. This is a fascinating coming of age series for fans of J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, and Brandon Sanderson. Book 1: Do You Believe in Magic? (May 25, 2023) Book 2: Do You Believe in Monsters? (Oct. 23, 2023) Book 3: Do You Believe in Miracles? (April 2024) Book 2 synopsis: When ...

Sixty-five million years ago... An artificial alien intelligence has come to strip-mine the prehistoric Earth but when their robotic automations kill a mother T. rex, they start a war. One of her hatchlings has survived, traveling with an adoptive raptor pack and as the orphaned tyrannosaur grows, they wage a guerrilla war against an invading army of war-bots and giant cloned-cyborgs.

You might have read many fantasy books but this epic fantasy book will blow your mind with the amazing descriptive writing style. Author Wendy Zheng is determined to write more enticing and compelling fiction books in the future. About the Book: Skullduggery Nightmares When Renata walks into the school, she gets a strange feeling. It's a sensation she's never felt before, but she dismisses it because she's too excited for her first day. Her face is adorned with a constant smile, and despite the students' denials of her politeness, she continues to walk around with a smile on her face. She ...

Jaracacas, Brazilian snake like vampires that feed on a woman’s breast milk; Jigarkhwars, Indian vampiric sorceress; Tlaciques, Vampiric witches from Mexico, Loogaroos, West Indian vampires that go to a “Devil Tree” each night, remove their skin and fly off as a sulfurous fire ball in search of prey; Churels, vengeful ghostly vampires; Varacolaci, Romanian vampires ranked amongst the most powerful, and legions upon legions of others . . . When war over the rich “Feeding Grounds” of New York City, erupts between legions of competing vampire species, Detectives Alaric Lysandra and ...