When I'm separated from the other members of my Antarctic expedition, I meet a strange, pale, beautiful man who saves me from freezing to death. He says he's the actual Jack Frost, and he's pretty much an ice god, which totally screws with my scientific worldview. I'm all too happy to leave his fine frosty ass at the South Pole and head back to the States where things are messy but not magical. Too bad the charming ice god follows me home. Guess he likes me, or he's magically attracted to me or something? Jack is the last thing I need now, right when I'm starting a new job; but I can't help being curious about his powers and his ongoing war with the fire goddess Auxesia. Too bad my association with Jack puts us both in more danger.
When Ixiana is kidnapped from her family's fortress by a brutal warlord, she fears physical harm of the worst kind. But the warlord is after a ransom, something to change the fate of his people. Ixiana is simply a means to an end--an annoying captive whose weakness frustrates him. When he starts teaching her to fight, it's painful for both of them--until their mutual anger and frustration ignites a new kind of fire. This adult romance has mild-to-medium heat and spice, with dark themes. TW: Doubtful consent (kissing, touching) and sexual threat, violence, mention of ra-pe, captor-captive romance, monsters, racial/social injustice and oppression.
Veronica wants nothing more than to find her brother, who sailed away years ago. But when Veronica's ship is captured by pirates, she's determined to save her own skin, while keeping her magic and her gender a secret. Disguised as male, she finagles a spot as a cabin boy aboard the buccaneers' vessel--which is bound for Ravensbeck, a stronghold where the Pirate King holds sway. He may have the answers Veronica seeks--but getting those answers could cost her more than she's willing to pay. [Trigger warnings: violence, reference to a past abusive relationship, murder, threat of rape, forced tattoo, brief mention of childhood sexual abuse]
(Previously published as "The Lion and the Artist" by Veronica Sommers and as "Mountain Lion" by Kelsey Vance) Marilyn is looking forward to a beach vacation with friends...until she finds out that her ex will be at the beach house. And he's bringing his hot best friend Oakland, who apparently hates her. When fires keep mysteriously starting throughout the coastal community, Oakland's hidden nature and Marilyn's painful past come to light in a blaze of magic and terror.
Finley Mars didn't handle the zombie apocalypse well. When her former life as an elementary school teacher was wiped away, she lost her purpose, her passion, and any hope of a safe, stable life. After a series of mistakes lands her in the Blue City slave markets, she finds herself living at Deathcastle, a fortress on the boundary between the Hordelands and the Safe Zone. She's a slave now-little more than a blood bag for Atlan, one of the vampire warriors who defends Blue City against the constant onslaught of the hordes. Since he became a vampire, Atlan Echo hasn't felt desire for any woman. But his tentative friendship with Finley begins to waken something in him-not only his long-dormant passion, but the ache to be known for the monster he is, and loved in spite of it.
Katrina Van Tassel. Katrina the flirt, the coquette, the tease-so called by the Sleepy Hollow villagers because she hasn't given her hand to one of her eager suitors. Everyone expects her to choose the muscled, handsome Brom over lean, studious Ichabod-but Katrina has objections to both of them. One autumn night, a harvest party at the Van Tassel house ends in a violent confrontation, and Katrina comes face to face with the most horrifying myth ever to haunt Sleepy Hollow-the Headless Horseman himself. Taken prisoner by the Horseman, Katrina is forced to confront her own prejudices and expectations as she discovers a deeper world of intrigue and magic. This dark romantic novella is perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Laura Thalassa, and Bec McMaster. (Medium heat, adult content.) The book is inspired by and based upon Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," first published in 1820. However, the story has been entirely rebuilt and re-imagined. I have made an effort to be historically accurate wherever possible, but the storytelling and the romance take precedence over the accuracy of historical detail and dialogue. The book is also not intended to perfectly replicate the topography of the actual village of Sleepy Hollow in Mount Pleasant, New York.
I'm a thief, and he's a mark, and he doesn't know it." Cilla Blythe has one job. Well, two, actually. First: uphold her reputation as a certified professional organizer and help the Ashton siblings sort through their deceased dad's belongings. Second: find a powerful artifact she's been tasked with retrieving...without revealing her true identity. Unfortunately for Cilla, someone else is after the same artifact. And her mission is further complicated by the persistent attentions of Ryden, the youngest and handsomest of the Ashton siblings. Trapped in the Ashton's house behind a magical barrier, Cilla begins to realize that Ryden and his family have secrets of their own. Demon-beasts, cannibalistic spirits, powerful magic-wielders, and a group of shifters turn Cilla's simple task into a monumental challenge.
For fans of Laini Taylor, Susan Ee, and Stephanie Garber. Angel romance, forbidden romance, bodyguard romance, sunshine and grump, mild to moderate steamy scenes. Newly graduated from the Training Tower, Idra expects to be assigned to perimeter watch or a city guard position. Instead, she's given the dubious post of bodyguard to Galen, a human inventor indentured to one of the Sky-born lords. Galen is as irritable as he is brilliant, and he's working on a secret project, something that could correct the power imbalance between the Sky-born and the humans. As Idra spends time with Galen, her sympathy for the oppressed humans deepens, and she uncovers a terrible secret-one that the charismatic Sky-born ruler would kill to protect. Defending Galen from talent poachers and spies is dangerous enough; falling in love with him is forbidden. And helping him overthrow Sky-born supremacy could mean death for them both. (New Adult, standalone novel in the Savage Seas universe)
When her father surrenders to an invading kingdom, Amarylla doesn't realize she's part of the treaty until it's too late. Drugged to prevent resistance, she's swept away to the dark, tortured kingdom of Terelaus, where she is forced to marry the Fiend Prince. When Amarylla holds a dagger to his throat on their wedding night, she and the Prince come to a tenuous arrangement of their own. But he may not be the greatest danger lurking in the Cursed Palace.
THE GARGOYLE PRINCE is a steamy romance set in alternate-history steampunk France during a magical civil war. When Noémie, Third Princess of Normandy, is forced to accept a gargoyle as her bodyguard, she is determined to hate him. But a series of assassination attempts brings the pair closer together, and she begins to realize that there is much more to her bodyguard than stone and bat-wings and magic. Together, Noémie and Gideon begin to process the grief and loss that each of them has endured. Slowly they unravel the mystery of his origins and uncover secrets that could affect the outcome of the war. This romance is told in dual point-of-view and includes an HEA ending, along with some favorite tropes and scenarios.
Angelique is on her way to marry the evil Lord Ysengrim when a handsome silver-eyed man leaps into her carriage and proposes a trick that could set her free. Once she makes a deal with the trickster Reynard, Angelique realizes that the world is full of magic, monsters, and temptations beyond the quiet rural life she knew. For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer Armentrout, this romantic adventure blends the French legend of Reynard the Fox with elements of Celtic folklore. Medium-heat romantic scenes, Happy-for-Now ending. You can stop at the HFN, or read the epilogue which might make you cry. Fair warning.: ) TW: violence, abuse, monsters, murder, brief mention of off-screen rape, sexual threat
A young healer with water powers is conscripted to serve in the Capital during the "Calling of the Favored," a competition during which the King will choose his bride. Her sympathies-and her friends-are with the Undoing, a band of anarchists intent on overthrowing the monarchy. When she meets the fire-wielding Ash King, all she can think about is removing him from power, by any means necessary. This enemies-to-lovers, hate-to-love romance is basically The Hunger Games (Collins) crossed with The Selection (Cass). Fans of C.N. Crawford, Sarah J. Maas, and Jennifer L. Armentrout will enjoy this book! [TW: violence, torture, brutal contests and battles, death by fire, threat of ra-pe, monsters, pregnancy of a side character]
For readers of S.J. Maas, Laura Thalassa, and Jennifer L. Armentrout. Interior design student Grace and twelve other humans are forcibly recruited to participate in a contest, redecorating various rooms in Hell--which haven't been redone since ancient or medieval times. The winner gets a lucrative contract, a few extra decades of youth, and one soul reclaimed from The Pit. With sexy demons Razenath and Apollyon distracting Grace from her goals, can she avoid being eliminated after each round? TW: doubtful consent related to kissing, touch; some physical harm/abuse; reference to family murder/suicide; gore, horror, demons, monsters; torture; child neglect; cannibalism
A shape-shifting spirit haunts a family in England during the depths of winter. A woman must locate a snowflake for a magical trickster to save her frozen true love. A witch knocks upon a young man's door to take his life on Christmas day. A small boy meets a faerie housed within a snow drop. Once upon a time stories travelled from place to place on the tongues of merchants and thieves and kings alike. Under the blanket of night they were exchanged between children, and passed on to their children, and their children after them. Details were altered from one generation to the next until thousands of tales existed where once there were few. In the spirit of these age-old stories comes Once Upon a Winter, a seasonal anthology of folk and fairy tales from 17 authors across the globe. It covers the Gothic, the romantic, the whimsical, the frightening and everything in-between, and features both intriguing twists on classic tales and exciting original stories. The first of four planned seasonal anthologies from Macfarlane Lantern Publishing, Once Upon a Winter is sure to have a story for just about everyone. Grab your copy in time for Christmas today! Inside this anthology: The Biting Cold by Josie Jaffrey The Match Girl by Rebecca F. Kenney Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Bharat Krishnan A Pea Ever After by Adie Hart The Snow Drop by H. L. Macfarlane Silverfoot's Edge by Ella Holmes The Storm Hags by Caroline Logan The Boggart of Boggart Hole Clough by Jake Curran-Pipe Around the Hawthorne Tree by Jenna Smithwick The Best Girl this Side of Winter by Laila Amado The Snow Trolls by S. Markem Lord of the Forest by Katherine Shaw Queen of the Snows by Joyce Reynolds-Ward Long Meg and the Sorcerer's Stones by M. J. Weatherall The Frost of Mercy by A. J. Van Belle Wintercast by R. A. Gerritse You Can't See Me by Kate Longstone
A collection of Rebecca West’s early journalistic writings reveals her clarity of mind, severity of wit, and relevancy in today’s modern world In this collection of early writings, beginning when Rebecca West was just eighteen years old, Jane Marcus sheds light on one of the foremost feminist and political thinkers of our time. West’s essays, reviews, and public correspondence tackle many subjects, including politics, suffrage, education, morality and ethics, the arts, and social figures of the day. Her writings offer a glimpse of the real Rebecca—not some stuffy suffragette, but a vibrant, funny, provocative, and brilliant woman whose determined pen strokes outwit her contemporaries and remain inspiring today. A feminist to the core, West parried with her readers, other writers, and a culture slow to accept change. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Rebecca West featuring rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, McFarlin Library, at the University of Tulsa.
A study of the People's Temple written with compassion and understanding, with special focus on the surviving family members of two of the victims. This work seeks to dispel the bizarre image propagated by the media.
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