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In a world where Fae and Vampire will forever be at odds, a Vampire wins the crown, ruling the Fae Realm for the first time in history. After the execution of the Succubus who attempted to murder the King, her Incubus vows to avenge her, putting a devious plot into action. Breaking Fae law, he creates what he thinks will be the most powerful half-breed known to the Realm, placing him as a pawn to make the King feel the pain of death while living. The Incubus shows patience, waiting for the right moment to strike.

D’Lean, a member of a long-forgotten order of mystical monks, believes something has gone wrong with the Prophecy of Return. The prophecy has indeed been interrupted, plus the king is breeding half-breed abominations for a sinister and vile purpose. Soon D’Lean, a redeemed Balor, and Laurana, the first woman monk in thousands of years, set out to give life to the broken prophecy. Will their bonds of friendship and love be enough to overcome thousands of years of oppression and hate, or will the darkness emerge and destroy the world?

In this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest possible time span—from the Big Bang to the present day—in an astonishingly concise retelling. His impressive timeline includes the "rise of complexity" in the cosmos and the creation of the first atoms; the origin of all galaxies, stars, and our solar system; and the evolution of life on Earth, from tiny single-celled organisms to human beings.

Journey Baral met Pious on a night out and was immediately interested in him, but after only one dance, they had a fight that sent Pious stomping off into a snow-filled night. Days later, a peculiar hunger strikes Journey, and his life quickly runs off the rails. Pious Sturms hexed himself. He didn’t mean it, but a hex is the only explanation for his bad luck. One dark night, Journey, the man Pious has been thinking about nonstop, turns up on his doorstep, and Pious is horrified to realize he hurt Journey, too. Will Pious be able to fix this magical problem before it is too late?

The boundaries of order created by the nine baronies during America's apocalyptic aftermath have fallen away to a new wave of transcending chaos. The scion of the Cerberus rebels' fiercest foe has risen from his own ashes—and hijacked the very storehouse of earth's reality. The Ontic Library, buried deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the glue holding the fabric of what is real—and what is not—in place. Archivist Brigid Baptiste takes the plunge into the sentient data stream of infinite knowledge to stop a god prince from discovering the knowledge that could destroy the world.

I didn’t want him here. I’d do anything to get rid of him. Sabotage his practice. Make sure the islanders knew he was not to be trusted. Push away his overtures of friendship and partnership. What good did a fancy city doctor do for the community anyway? My community. The residents of Whale Island could attest to my competency and compassion. We don’t need outsiders telling us what to do. Then I find out my mother is the one funding the interloper’s medical practice. My own mother. Why? I can’t fathom why she’d want to ruin my life.

Ingram asks Dean to go on a promotional tour guaranteed to cement them as a fictional couple in the minds of the public. The money Ingram will make from the tour is the only way that he might keep his head above water. Dean is excited because he’ll get to spend more time with Ingram. Everything goes smoothly until the mobsters blackmailing Ingram turn their attention to Dean. Ingram worries for Dean’s safety, but he is also scared to tell Dean the truth. Can Ingram come clean before they’re both killed?

Kristen finds herself in unknown territory, but with the help of Ethan, they work together to find their escape. Kayla and the rest of the women discover that one of the pack members isn't who they seem. That discovery leads to a desperate situation that takes everyone to solve.

Alick and Heather are finally given their chance at happiness, but it may be too soon for one of them. A possible mate's life hangs in the balance, and everyone rushes to find help. Will they reach her in time?

Greyson has finally come face to face with the woman who will own his heart. Daisy is excited to spend time with her potential mate, but a secret decision to do so will cost her more than she could have imagined.

Bonnie offers to help the clans with a problem that they all share. She realizes that her help comes with a price, and she wonders if it's worth it.

Music is part of Andy Spire’s soul, but he can’t handle being in a band with his abusive husband anymore. His only option is to give up his career and make a run for it. After years of being belittled, it takes all his nerve to escape the toxic relationship. Andy isn’t sure how he can leave alive. When the tour bus stops to refuel, Andy flees from his soon-to-be ex-husband.

After Lia’s old car breathes its last, the single mum must reluctantly take the bus to work… and face unwarranted attention from a troublesome teenager. It’s all too much to take—she’s been depressed since her fiancé’s death and even quit her beloved women’s football team. But it’s Happy Car Sharers to the rescue after her friends get her set up on the app. Mateo, meanwhile, has recently moved to town, and his long walk to the train station is a literal pain due to an ankle injury. Soon he and Lia are riding each morning with a bossy driver and a rotation of colorful fellow passengers.

What is right is not always easy. For High Prince Altair and Prince Consort Whelan, this is a lesson hard-learned in the wake of the human magician Medwyn’s attacks on Avalon. A deadly pestilence stalks the land, and old enemies stand at the gates of the Palace of Night, ready to pull them down. As they fight to retain the balance between what is good and what is right, one of them will be taken, and both will be changed forever.

Will the king fulfill his destiny, or will he be nothing more than a dead male walking? After the execution, the Incubus’ curse takes hold. Bond broken with his mate, the first vampire to sit on the fae throne finds solace in nothing. Trying to rid himself of all reminders, he sets on a path of destruction. In order to save a trusted friend and member of the Corvidae Guard, the king strikes a deal with the gods, sealing his fate.

Dive into a new universe about love and all its perils in a paranormal realm by Rissa Blakeley, the author of the Shattered Lives series. The Dark Time, an apocalypse no species wants to fight, inches closer. The Fae Gods refuse to help their King find a solution. Things around him going sideways, his worst fear of losing his mate becomes a distraction he cannot handle. With the weight of the Realms teetering on his shoulders, will they rekindle the love they once shared or will they stay stuck within the shadow of the Incubus’s curse?

With the help from the Goddess of Fertility, the God of War will stop at nothing to save the Realms from the coming Dark Time. Will their nefarious solution bring them to their knees, or will they become heroes in the face of adversity?

Over the past fifty years, fiction in English has never looked more various. Books bulkier than Victorian three-deckers appear alongside works of minimalist brevity, and experiments with form have produced everything from verse novels to Twitter-thread narratives. This is truly a golden age. But what unites this kaleidoscopic array of genres and styles? Celebrated writer and critic Peter Kemp shows how modern writers are obsessed with the past.

Humans are, so far as we know, the only creatures on this planet who mark the passage of time. As such, we are keenly aware from an early age that time is tick, tick, ticking away. These stories and more fill Dearest Death, a collection of short horror fiction by W. Dale Jordan, author of The Stop.

Secrets, stolen memories, a tragic past, and a dangerous future surround James and Rhiannon after they are unexpectedly pulled into a world where magic is real, and alive. Separated eight years ago after the death of their mother, James and Rhiannon must reunite and return home to a magical realm to get back what was taken from them—their magic and memories. While traveling with their aunt and uncle, they discover the truth about their past, where they come from, and how they are destined to stop a demonic being from stealing powers.