William Goldman's modern fantasy classic is a simple, exceptional story about quests—for riches, revenge, power, and, of course, true love—that's thrilling and timeless.

Anyone who lived through the 1980s may find it impossible—inconceivable, even—to equate The Princess Bride with anything other than the sweet, celluloid romance of Westley and Buttercup, but the film is only a fraction of the ingenious storytelling you'll find in these pages. Rich in character and satire, the novel is set in 1941 and framed cleverly as an “abridged” retelling of a centuries-old tale set in the fabled country of Florin that's home to “Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions.”

Half-human. Half-demon. All attitude.

Luther Cross here. Dangerously handsome, effortlessly stylish half-demon, at your service. As I have inherited certain...abilities with my odd genetics, I’ve put them to use as Chicago’s foremost paranormal investigator.

My current case? Well, I have to admit, it feels a little personal. I’m helping a mysterious girl who’s turned up on my doorstep, pregnant through mystic means. I can’t help but think of my own mother…and if I don’t help her, she’ll face the same fate.

Turns out, someone is trying to create an army of half-demons. While it might be a pleasant change to hang out with my own kind, I know most half-demons don’t have my sense of morality. If I don’t stop this evil plan, the armistice between Heaven and Hell will be broken and all of the Earth will pay… It will be the beginning of the end.

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2020 American Fiction Award winner for Best Medical Thriller
 

Doctors go to medical school to save lives… right?

When Matthew Preston was eight, his father was shot and killed in rarefied Pacific Palisades by Ted Nash, a home burglar who happened to be the Preston’s neighbor. Though Nash was sentenced to life in San Quentin, Matthew’s lifelong obsession is to somehow get into the prison, gain access to Nash, and exact the ultimate personal revenge. He devises a plan to become a prison doctor to gain access to Nash.

While in medical school, Matthew falls for brilliant classmate Torrey Jamison from poverty-stricken East Palo Alto. Torrey is battling her own demons, having been raped by a school counselor while in high school. Matthew is focused on vigilantism; but he loves Torrey who is morally opposed to killing for any reason—or so she thinks.

More than 1400 pages of druids, dragons, demigods, and danger fill this modern Arthurian epic boxed set.*

Legacies are forged through sacrifice.

Book 1: Druid’s Dance (newly revised/edited edition)

Elijah Wadsworth lost his parents and twin sister in what he thought was little more than a tragic accident.

Five years later, when Elijah begins manifesting strange abilities—which he neither understands nor can control—he discovers his family has been at the center of a cosmic battle for centuries... and his family's death was likely no accident at all.

A mysterious "girl in black" with dark, magical abilities pursues him, hoping to lure him to her cause. After coming into possession of a mystical stone, which transports Elijah into his deceased father’s ancient memories, Elijah and his closest friends must discover the source of his power together lest his newfound abilities drain his very soul, and open up our world to the blight of Samhuinn.

When a girl he loves, however, is threatened he must make a choice to either save her by joining the sorceress, the "girl in black," or save the world.

ALSO INCLUDED:

Book 2: Bard’s Tale

Book 3: Ovate’s Call

BONUS: Rise of the Morrigan

Readers of Theophilus Monroe’s Voodoo Academy from the Gates of Eden: The Voodoo Legacy series will naturally adore the Druid Legacy. Combined with Celtic mythology and Arthurian lore, this druid urban fantasy is a compelling installment in the Gates of Eden world. With magical fantasy adventure romance, a snarky male hero, and a plethora of characters taken straight from Arthurain lore and the Celtic world of myth, this time travel epic fantasy will keep readers enthralled from start to finish.

Go up and click "READ FOR FREE" or "BUY NOW" to join Elijah, Emilie, and the rest on an adventure that begins a multi-series saga and universe.

*The 1400+ page estimate is based on Amazon's Kindle Edition Normalized Pages (KENP) count. The print edition has smaller print in order to make the book less cumbersome.

Katie McGuire just died, and that’s where her story begins. Because in a world where Vampires have civil rights, the last thing they can allow is for mortals to think that people are being turned against their will. So in order to maintain the fragile peace, a 600-year-old Vampire must bring Katie into the fold - or silence her forever.

She can't run, and she can't hide, not with midterms, a pregnant best friend, and a nerdy new love interest all needing her attention. Katie must learn to navigate the horrors of high school while trying to figure out what to do with the rest of her afterlife.

This is the story of Katie McGuire, Vampire.

Read the book readers are comparing to Harry Potter, Throne of Glass, and Anne Bishop's Others Series!

A girl who uses her illusions to fool the world into thinking she's just like all the other magi.

A dragon who sees through her lies.

Together they just might survive a world that wants to control or destroy them both.

Kimberly may wield ultimate cosmic power, but even a mage has to pay the rent. No one will hire her for her magic talents until she's got the credentials, so she’s stuck in a crappy rent controlled apartment with her mother, yearning for treats she can't afford at her part time job in a café, counting down the days until she graduates the secret Blackhollow Academy school for magi. Only then will she have the certificate she needs to land her dream job in a coven.

The problem? She needs a familiar to graduate.

As an illusionist, she doesn't have the ability to summon or create a familiar of her own. Her only option is to convince a supernatural creature to let her bind it instead. Since having a powerful Other at her beck and call would guarantee her a place in a coven after she graduates—and legendary treasure hoards are an added bonus—she thinks binding a dragon as her familiar will solve all her problems...

Because sometimes a girl needs a dragon, not a knight.

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"It was an interesting mix of Harry Potter meets Lost Girl, meets Dresden – and it worked."
-Amazon Reader ★★★★★

"Magic, dragons, romantic tension. What more could you ask for? I am a sucker for most fantasy but it's been a long time since I found I book I couldn't put down and I could not put this book down!"
-Amazon Reader ★★★★★

"Part of having a successful book or series that deals with magic or fantastical things is creating a believable world, and the author did just that. There are the obvious things like whether magical creatures are out in the open or hidden, and who the different beings are (from vampire to dragons to your average magical human), but the book went beyond those details and dealt with discrimination, slavery, powerful leaders that could misuse their influence, and the taboo-ness of magical and non-magical co-mingling. This was a well developed world and I loved to soak in all the details of it."
-Amazon Reader ★★★★★

"I love the writing style. I love the plot line, I love the surprises. Yeah I just loved this one."
-Amazon Reader ★★★★★

"This was a strong start to a new series. I think that fans of the Other books, Kim Harrison The Hollows series, Kelly Armstrong Otherword series, and Jeanne Stein's Anna Strong Vampire series will enjoy this book."
-Amazon Reader ★★★★★
 

Buy now to discover a world unlike any other and find out what readers are raving about...

I lusted after the hot alpha male, loved the strong heroine, bit my nails during the battles of good vs. evil, and blushed and swooned over the steamy romance in The Mystic Series. Everyone needs this series in their life! —Jillian Dodd, USA Today and Amazon Top 10 Bestselling Author

After three years caring for her dying mother, Layla Callaway learns she was adopted under unusual circumstances. Following a cryptic message to seek her birth family in Oregon, Layla uproots her life to find out the truth about her past. And herself. Quin's natural charisma is attractive to plenty of women, but he longs for the one he's been dreaming of his entire life. When that day arrives, not only is he breathless, he's confronted with the challenge of a lifetime - an innate need to keep her safe and forever by his side. Through manipulation and dark magic, Agro uses the powers of others to elevate his supremacy and wealth. When he discovers Layla didn't die at birth, he sets out to find and possess her.

Stretching from coast to coast and teeming with loathed villains and beloved heroes, The Mystic Series is rich with emotion, magic and intrigue. Whether the reader is laughing, crying or falling in love, they'll find themselves invested in Layla's fate through the rich dialogue and emotionally driven characters that weave the web of this fiery paranormal tale.

This is an ebook bundle and includes the following titles in the Mystic series: Descension, Impassion, and Deception.

Three things can be said of warrior angel Gladriel:
1. She's loyal to a fault
2. She'll protect humans at any cost
3. She never blindly follows orders

When she defends the honor of her BFF, it costs her everything. Exiled from Heaven with a target on her back, she finds herself in the company of Fallen, her sworn enemy, at Morningstar Academy where there are no expulsions, only instruction and supervised practice in making human lives a living hell until they break you. And her brown-nosing, sycophant mentor won't tolerate insubordination.

But when two seminal events occur, she realizes they foreshadow those foretold in an ancient prophecy--the annihilation of humanity and her new home--and only working with her enemy can stop the inevitable.

If you love the urban fantasy, comedy-drama Lucifer, Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham, and Fallen Academy by Leia Stone, Cursed, book one in USA Today Bestselling author LRW Lee's Morningstar Academy, will become your next obsession.

Buy Now to experience this fallen angel urban fantasy that will have you denying your need for sleep.

What do you get when you mix a novice wizard, a reckless warrior, a sharp-tongued thief, & a saintly cleric? Swords, sorcery, & sarcasm.

Glolindir thought he knew all about magic until he came face to face with his very first monster. He only survived thanks to his new friends: a gallant warrior as talented as he is reckless, a mysterious halfling whose knives are nearly as sharp as his tongue, and a saintly gnome whose very touch can heal.

Unfortunately, that was just the beginning of their troubles. Strange things have been happening around the little town of Ravenford. Before they know it, they are up to their necks in monsters and worse.

From eerie ruins to underground caves to a ghostly forest devoid of life, they encounter the forces of darkness. Can they overcome their faults and work together to save the town, or will they die trying?

Enter a world of magic and adventure in this fun tale of heroes in the making. Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons.

"The characters are exceptionally well developed and the battle scenes are entertaining and polished. What I loved most is that this is a series I can read with my young niece, who loves tales in the spirit of Dungeons and Dragons and The Lord of the Rings." - Readers' Favorite Book Review ★★★★★

"Like Lord of the Rings, there's plenty of action scenes and humorous dialogue. If you love classic fantasy with a great cast of characters, you've got to read this book."- N. N.Light's Book Heaven ★★★★★

"Sword and Sorcery doesn't get any better than this." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★

"A spellbinding story and truly a joy to read." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
 

A terminally ill healer…

Zivah was once her village’s most promising young healer, mastering potions that altered both body and mind. But when she’s conscripted to treat a battalion of grievously ill soldiers, Zivah contracts the deadly rose plague. Now she’s doomed to a slow, solitary death, cut off from everyone she loves.

A broken warrior…

Dineas grew up fighting to free his people from the Amparan empire, but capture and torture have left him shattered. Though he’s now escaped from the emperor’s dungeons, he cannot outrun the lingering effects of his trauma.

Zivah and Dineas share nothing but loathing for the empire and a deep-seated wish to be useful again. When they’re presented with an unexpected chance to help their people, they’re drawn to the opportunity, even if the perils are great. If Zivah can use her potions to remove Dineas’s memories, he could infiltrate and undermine the imperial army. Success could bring the freedom they’ve longed for. Failure would mean death, or the loss of their very selves.

As a healer and a warrior set off on the most dangerous mission of their lives, they navigate shifting allegiances, hidden assassins, and a disease that’s left its mark on every aspect of their world. And as Zivah and Dineas’s distrust for each other gives way to a growing attraction, the two must untangle their treacherous emotions before everything falls apart.

Once brothers, now supernatural enemies…

In the land of Mirkwen life is grim for Drake and William, two farmers who rely on each other to make a living. When a violent encounter on the road transforms one brother into a werewolf and the other into a vampire, things get even darker.

Werewolves and vampires are sworn enemies and the transformation process isn’t easy for either brother. Finding themselves upon opposite sides of an age-old war, they must cope with their new reality, and find the way to survive in this perilous world filled with hunters, magick, sorceresses and much more...

Awoken from his 1,000-year-old slumber, Reygon returns to enact his revenge and fulfill his promise to bathe the world in fire and blood and annihilate the entire human race. Only Drake and William may hold the key to saving the world, but first they'll have to tame their new curses.

Read now for an intense dark fantasy story filled with adventure, dire twists, and battles for survival. Featuring main characters that are werewolves and vampires, dive into this immersive world in the first book of the series for a thrilling and gut wrenching ride.

Huntress. Princess. One lord, and one peasant boy.

There is no end to the expectations placed upon Madalyn.

Compose yourself with grace and dignity. Be as fearless and brave as the kings of old. Bring glory to the gods.

She is heir to the throne of Rimdalir.

So if she fails, her people might die. War is a distant threat when sickness and starvation are just as deadly.

The solution? Getting married, to the perfect match.

But Madalyn’s heart settled a long time ago, for something as simple as a smile.

With inspiration from Norwegian fairy tales, a fascination with Norse mythology, and a sweet first love, Madalyn is the coming of age story of a princess in the clutches of magic and marriage expectations.

Join Madalyn on a journey of growth, of self-discovery and self-realization, within the mind of a young princess experiencing first love, only one click away.

5 books and 1200+ pages of vampires, witches, and New Orleans Voodoo fill this complete urban fantasy boxset.

My name's Mercy Brown-but don't let my name fool you. I'm merciless.

Book 1: Bloody Hell 

It had been almost a century and a half since I last encountered anyone from the Order of the Morning Dawn. They were religious fundamentalists with the dual goal of eliminating vampires and witches.

Being both a vampire and a witch I was the embodiment of everything the Order hates. Their first attempt to eliminate me failed. Thanks to the fact that my mentor in the Craft was also a necromancer.

When they burned my heart they didn’t kill me. They unwittingly completed a spell that tied my existence to the soul of one who took my place in hell.

Now I’m heartless, literally.

Not having a heart has some advantages. It means I’m pretty resilient, especially when it comes to wooden stakes.

So long as the soul bound to my existence remained in hell, I was virtually invincible.

But the Order figured it out. They hope to redeem the soul who was damned in my stead. If they do that, I’ll meet the true death for sure.  I have to capture the one damned in my place before the Order manages to liberate him from perdition. If they free him, I will die.

I have to go to bloody hell.

Also included...

Book 2: Bloody Mad:   A Vampire in an asylum? Like that's going to end well...

Book 3: Bloody Wicked: Taking on a horde of demon possessed vampires? Time to get wicked!

Book 4: Bloody Devils: We were the terrors of New Orleans. And humanity's only hope.

Book 5: Bloody Gods: I've always been the hunter... now I'm the hunted.

What are readers saying about The Legacy of a Vampire Witch? 

★★★★★ It gets better with each book!! Loved Mercy in this one. She has her humanity that most vampires don’t have yet she can be crazy devil could care less persona with her new power she got. I just love her. She is so complex...High recommed if you want a different take on vampires and witches. (Amazon Reviewer)

★★★★★ I absolutely love Mercy! She is tricked into becoming an immortal vampire, and her heart ripped from her. From the 1st book I was captivated by her inner demons and her determination to be totally heartless. Yet she loves and feels compelled to rid the world of demons and evil, so not in line with what a vampire should be! She finds friends and long lost family and together they save humanity. From werewolves to witches, to demons hellbent on taking over the world, Mercy and company are a delight to follow! Well written, highly recommended. (Amazon Reviewer)

★★★★★ This awesome box set was such a thrill to read...I highly recommend this awesome box set to everyone who loves reading about witches and vampires.

AN INDIE NEXT PICK!

From the #1 bestselling author in Japan comes a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them, infused with the heartwarming spirit of The Guest Cat and The Travelling Cat Chronicles.

Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat appears with an unusual request. The feline asks for—or rather, demands—the teenager’s help in saving books with him. The world is full of lonely books left unread and unloved, and the cat and Rintaro must liberate them from their neglectful owners. 

Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, the cat and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to perish on a bookshelf, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. Their adventures culminate in one final, unforgettable challenge—the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest dare enter . . . 

An enthralling tale of books, first love, fantasy, and an unusual friendship with a talking cat, The Cat Who Saved Books is a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper. 

Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai.

"Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers!" –Kirkus

Tales of Ghosts, Crimes, and the Paranormal: The Ghostly Visitation

A Sycamore Grove Ghostly Cozy Mystery

“Excuse me. Can we help you?” I wonder if she forgot to tell me someone else was helping us. The man looks up at me, shocked, while Maddie looks at me like I have three heads.

“Who are you talking to?” Her head whips around, clearly not seeing what I’m seeing.

Great. It’s official. I’m losing my mind. “Please tell me you can see him.” I point in the man’s direction at the man who’s still staring at me.

“You see me?” he asks, standing.

“Stay right there. Don’t move a muscle!”

“Eden, you’re kind of freaking me out. I don’t see anyone. We’re the only two back here.”

When Eden Kyle, an artist and tarot reader, moves to Sycamore Grove to help her niece develop a new store as a business, she starts seeing and hearing ghosts in the building where she is visiting. She soon has an encounter with the spirit of a recently murdered man who had been staying at the local B and B.

Eden gets pulled into figuring out who killed him.

Will she be able to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding his death?

Miranda Rose Barker brilliantly combines engaging storytelling and nail-biting intrigue into a fascinating story. Fans of ghost cozy mystery fiction novels and amateur women sleuths will love The Ghostly Visitation, the first book in this exciting cozy mystery series that will captivate readers from the very first page.

And fans of the author's Tansy & Hank Pet Psychic Cozy Mystery Series will be delighted to visit again with some old friends from those books - and make some new friends - in this current series.

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Most people could never kill without regret.

I don't have that luxury. I'm an artificial creation who exists solely to follow the orders of a tyrannical maniac. Death is the only constant I know.

I want more, so I'm running.

What lies beyond the realm of my former master, presents a whole new set of problems, including a mistake that lands me at death's door. I accept that. Welcome it, really. For a relic of war, death is my inevitable release.

But fate is a fickle creature.

When a dragon saves me—a creature said to be long extinct—then offers me a chance at revenge, I don't know what to believe. Trust gets people killed, but something is different about this creature.

Will he give me the freedom I desire, or is my fate sealed when I agree to his terms?

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EXPERIMENTAL HEART (Complete Series)
Destiny (#1)
Pieces (#2)
Secrets (#3)
Exposed (#4)
Surrendered (#5)
Reborn (#6)

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Note: Like all of Shannon Pemrick's work, the Experimental Heart series contains strong language, violence, substance use, love scenes, and difficult situations.

RECOMMENDED by the US Review of Books
2022 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite

There are those who are born into loving families and then there are the less fortunate who must forge their own families through strong friendships.

At a local small library in New York City, one such family was born. And just like so many capricious happenstances in life, this family unit embraced newcomers and grew exponentially. But this clan was also charged with far more than spreading love and joy and a sense of belonging. This clan was formed by divine Providence to help save the planet.

Gabrielle Bernstein, the MC of Like a Lily Among the Thorns, is a woman in her twenties and has started her career as a librarian at a NYC public library. Abandoned by her father as a young girl and now orphaned by her deranged mother, Gabby longs for a family connection. Coincidentally, she finds this connection at the same time she inherits a B&B in Vermont from her estranged and now deceased father. This enchanted inn is under the watchful eye of goddesses of myth and legend who have been tasked to save mankind from destroying itself and this planet. These goddesses will use their powers to try and stall the onslaught of the effects of droughts, floods, and rising temperatures. But as a safety net they have collected human saviors all over the planet to erect safe havens at high altitudes away from flood waters and blistering temperatures.

Woven through this tale is Gabrielle’s inherent understanding that she must be grateful, mindful, and present in this journey called life.

Determined to rescue her parents, she sets out to recruit a team! When she met the handsome general that didn't blink twice at her true form, her traitorous heart forgot he is her enemy.

On a prison planet for banished elementals stripped of their magic... Astra discovers she is not just any simple elemental. Her parents have kept her true identity hidden from the rest of the world until... they have gone missing right after they are accused of leading an insurgency in their dystopian elemental society on the alien planet.

Determined to find and rescue her parents, Astra assembles a team of young elementals like herself and plots a course across the treacherous Shadow Island to reach the portal to Earth.

Along the way, it wasn't just the mutant aliens she had to go up against, but the group must also face the wrath of the Elements.

When the journey unearths the secrets that had been buried since before her birth, Astra can only hope not to crumble under the massive weight of the expectations of those who think she is the key to leading the elementals out of their banishment.

Read now for an exciting young adult fantasy story. Featuring a dystopian alien planet, a slow build teen romance, and lots of epic magic action and adventure with the girl on a mission and crazy twists along with a volcano or two!

Glory or Family?

Calin has a bright future as the top Alchemy student in the entire Academy, and the clans are lining up to woo him.
But when tragedy hits his family, Calin must make a choice. Stay at the academy and continue his rise as a powerful cultivator or leave and risk everything to help his little sister.

An exciting Western Cultivation fantasy with progression, monsters and no harem.

Deadly radiation from a passing comet is about to destroy life on Earth.

In desperation, the U.S. Government constructs a series of underground shelters to protect as many people as possible. They are expected to be underground for 20 years before returning back to the surface.

But can they survive their time within the confines of the underground shelter... and what will they find when they finally emerge?

A parallel story to 'The Ark', 'The Anvil' is a riveting story of survival and courage in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting.