The Red Romance  Tales of Knights, Dragons & High Adventure is a book of heroic tales and legends. It was edited by Andrew Lang with illustrations by Henry J. Ford, and published in London by Longmans, Green, and Co. in 1905.

The Red Romance Book: Large Print

The trading card game sensation Duel Masters explodes with fast-paced and funny creature combat excitement! It's from Wizards of the Coast.

When Shobu accidentally ends up in the Fire Civilization, he's in for the battle of his life -- with dangerous dragons! Like the Duel Master that he is, he manages to get back to safety without getting scorched.

Dragonfire (Duel Masters) level 3

What do you do when your dragon becomes a 'tween? Worry! And that's exactly what Dragon Keepers Jesse and Daisy do when their dragon, Emmy, outgrows their garage and starts disappearing. Luckily, when she really disappears, she also leaves them a trail of socks, which leads them headlong into a . . . volcano? Yep! And it only gets crazier from there! In this fourth title, author Kate Klimo introduces readers to a whole new world—the Fiery Realm, where dragons can be felled by a squirt of water and fire fairies have started mysteriously disappearing. As always, readers get a full dose of action and imagination in this expanding tale of two kids and a dragon, growing up together. A great boy-girl adventure for readers of How to Train Your Dragon!From the Hardcover edition.

The Dragon in the Volcano

Join Max and Olivia for more magical thrills, spills and spells in their third hilarious adventure.
Max and Olivia are loving life in Camelot – not only is Max having magic lessons with the great wizard Merlin, Olivia is finally in training for the Squire’s Challenge. But disaster strikes when Camelot is frozen inside a magical mountain of ice and it’s all Max’s fault!
Can he and Olivia rescue Arthur and Merlin from their icy prison before evil Lady Morgana gets to Camelot and seals their doom?

Icespell

Package includes the following paperbacks in the FABLEHAVEN series: FABLEHAVEN RISE OF THE EVENING STAR GRIP OF THE SHADOW PLAGUE SECRETS OF THE DRAGON SANCTUARY KEYS TO THE DEMON PRISON

Fablehaven: Complete Set (Boxed Set): Fablehaven; Rise of the Evening Star; Grip of the Shadow Plague; Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary; Keys to the Demon Prison

She’s on a mission... to kill the man who loves her. Why? Because he’s an idiot. Ten years ago, Nina Kimberly the Merciless was cheated out of the life of adventure that she truly deserves. Her father, the fearsome barbarian conqueror Marcus the Merciless, met his first and only defeat at the hands of, well... a gopher hole. Ever since this epic humiliation, she and the rest of the horde have been stuck in the rural backwater kingdom of Langia. Now Francis IX, the idiotic king, has decided that he and Nina should be married. She can’t kill him without starting a succession war, but the alternatives? Eww! No more waiting for a quest to find her, it’s time to get proactive. She sets off into the big wide world, but the King decides to tag along, complete with a security spell to alert the Kingdom if he’s killed. Nina is forced to swallow her pride and keep him safe... at least until she can find a way to break the spell. But nothing is ever simple in the life of a barbarian princess, and nothing is ever quite what it appears. While seeking the answer to all her problems, Miss the Merciless discovers that what she’s always wanted may not actually be what she wants. Nina Kimberly the Merciless is a comic coming of age story filled with magic, mayhem and mercenaries, but mercy? Never.

Nina Kimberly the Merciless

Includes thirteen stories, written by such authors as Mike Resnick, Pamela Service, Harry Turtledove, and Susan Shwartz, about strange, eerie, and bizarre creatures from the universe of folklore.

Orphans of the night

In the burned-out, futuristic city of Empire Island, three young people navigate a crumbling metropolis constantly under threat from a pair of dragons that circle the skies. When violence strikes, reality star Duncan Humphrey Ripple V, the spoiled scion of the metropolis’ last dynasty; Baroness Swan Lenore Dahlberg, his tempestuous, death-obsessed betrothed; and Abby, a feral beauty he discovered tossed out with the trash; are forced to flee everything they've ever known. As they wander toward the scalded heart of the city, they face fire, conspiracy, mayhem, unholy drugs, dragon-worshippers, and the monsters lurking inside themselves.

The Sky Is Yours

Fans of Cassandra Clare and Julie Kagawa will devour this contemporary fantasy about a teen were-dragon who must steal her first treasure. But a dark discovery during her heist could put her family in incredible danger.

In Sky Hawkins's family, leading your first heist is a major milestone - even more so than learning to talk, walk, or do long division. It's a chance to gain power and acceptance within your family, and within society. But stealing your first treasure can be complicated, especially when you're a wyvern - a human capable of turning into a dragon.

Embarking on a life of crime is never easy, and Sky discovers secrets about her mother, who recently went missing, the real reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and a valuable jewel that could restore her family's wealth and rank in their community.

With a handpicked crew by her side, Sky knows she has everything she needs to complete her first heist, and get her boyfriend and mother back in the process. But then she uncovers a dark truth about were-dragon society - a truth more valuable and dangerous than gold or jewels could ever be.

Fire and Heist

Providing answers to a number of questions posed by young dragonologists, this book features facts and information on the fire-breathing mythical beasts.

Tracking And Taming Wild Dragons

Daring Dragon

When the power-crazy Most Royal of Fire Dragons decides he wants to rule not only his own hot southern kingdom but also the icy wastes of the Snow Dragons' northern territory, catastrophe occurs. The Fire Dragon ignores the warning from the powerful Book that Twolegs will eventually destroy his kind, and sets out crisping and frazzling the world. Little Tuft, a Twoleg, can't ignore the warning and enlists the help of the last remaining Snow Dragon in a thrilling and magical quest to save the world from burning up...

An entrancing story, lyrically told and gorgeously illustrated, which will be appreciated on a variety of levels by children from pre-school to 8-year-olds and older.

The Snow Dragon

Carly is so afraid of knights she can't eat or sleep. Luckily, her magic knight light keeps those scary humans away! But what happens when the light gets broken--and Carly's already on the bus to the Museum of Dragon History? Will she be able to face the Knight Room all on her own? Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades P-3.

Don't Forget the Knight Light

The Dragon Olympics are fast approaching! Carly is sure this year Fire-Breathers' Academy can win a Golden Dragon in the annual competition against local schools. When Abigail joins the relay team and won't practice, Carly's hopes for a Golden Dragon fall by the racetrack. Will the FBA relay team band together to bring home a trophy? Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades P-3.

The Golden Dragon

In a land marked by endless fighting between knights and dragons, a mother gives her eager little boy a sunflower rather than the sword he requests, and when he wields it against a real dragon, new understanding begins.

The Sunflower Sword

Dragon has just met the two most dangerous creatures to have ever entered his kingdom—princesses!—in this charming picture book about an unexpected friendship.Scales and claws and fire-breathing jaws, that’s what dragons are made of.Pink ribbons and pearls, all the sweetness in the world, that’s what princesses are made of.Until now…When princesses invade the dragon’s land, how will they ever learn to get along?Dragons Rule, Princesses Drool! is a hilariously fire-breathing tale about finding friendship where you least expect it.

Dragons Rule, Princesses Drool!

All-new comic strip adventures starring Hiccup, Toothless and their Dragon Academy friends.

Two exciting tales from the world of  Riders of Berk - The Legend of Ragnarok and Underworld.

Myths and Mysteries

When a school demonstration goes wrong, Dreamfinder transforms into the Doubtfinder and begins to possess the students and faculty while Figment flees to find help. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.

Figment 2 The Legacy of Imagination 2

What happens when an evil black dragon becomes your ally?Snatched from the street by a young black dragon, Satia seems destined to end her life as a snack. But her position as a menu item quickly changes when her black dragon captor runs into two young red dragons and a wanna-be Dragonlord. In a quick twist of events, the black dragon is transformed into an ordinary teenaged boy. Always one step ahead of their pursuers, Satia makes a bargain with her captor: her life in exchange for her help. But now she must live up to her end of the bargain. With no magic and only the strength of two humans, how will Satia outwit the Dragonlord and his minions?

Black Dragon Codex

This is the final thrilling volume in "The Flaxfield Quartet". An accident in the Mines releases a new power that offers Ash a way of escape and an opportunity to defeat her enemies at last. Sam, Tamrin and the other wizards come together for the final battle against an enemy more dangerous than ever before, where Sam finds he must challenge the source of magic itself and risk his life to prevail against Ash. "Dragonborn", the first volume of the "Flaxfield Quartet", has been longlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal.

Starborn

When a young farmer is pushed past the breaking point because of the crushing taxes imposed on him by cruel dragon overlords, he joins forces with a group of bold misfits to steal back some of that wealth. No one said they were very smart.

The dragon lords

As snow blankets the Isle of Skye and hot cocoa warms by the fire, Heather Balhennie is busy tying the final bow on her wedding arrangements. But can Heather and her fiancé Matthew melt the frostiness with his family to find their happily ever after? The most romantic of the Balhennie sisters, Heather is totally wrapped up in her whirlwind romance with handsome and kind Matthew Campbell, planning a beautiful festive wedding. Strewn with glittering Christmas lights, tartan ribbon and mistletoe, Balhennie Castle is ready for the wedding of the year. That is, until the groom’s family arrive… Heather always knew Matthew wasn’t close with his family and was looking forward to welcoming him wholeheartedly into her own. But now she knows he never told her the whole truth. Matthew is the youngest son of the richest and most powerful family in Scotland. And his mother Elizabeth is absolutely opposed to their wedding, forbidding it from going ahead. The well-to-do Campbells are the total opposite to Heather’s warm, tight-knit clan and tensions between the families turn icy. With just seven days to save their relationship, will a sprinkling of Christmas magic help Heather and Matthew find their way back to each other? A Scottish romance filled with sisterhood, secrets and family drama. Fans of Pamela Kelley, Hope Holloway and Debbie Macomber will be totally swept away. What readers are saying about Kennedy Kerr: ‘Absolutely beautiful and perfect!! Completely swept me away… compelling and addictive, a heart-lifting read that kept me turning the pages until late at night… Absolutely fantastic!’ Bookworm86, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘I absolutelyadored this heart-touching, uplifting story… I was totally charmed. Stunning… swept me away. Pulled me in so quickly… Pure delightful escapism… I loved this story.’ Cindy L Spear, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Oh my gosh… Had me in an emotional choke hold… So so so gorgeous… Pure gold.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Kept me on my toes!… Amazing… I loved… I had the best time reading!’ Faeriemerrybookworm, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Breathtaking… An awesome, uplifting tale that charmed and mesmerised me… I did not want to leave or say goodbye to these wonderful characters. Wonderful… I loved.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘I loved this… Wonderful… Full of twists… A real page-turner.’ NetGally reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘I loved this book. Read it in a night. Brilliant… A must-read.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Swept me away. I was hooked from the beginning to the end, only putting it down when I had to go out or sleep. You need to read it!’ karen_loves_reading, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘All the feels… completely pulls you in… A wonderful escape. I absolutely loved this… The plot twists and turns kept me completely engrossed… will stay in your heart for a long time.’ Page Turners Blog, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Scottish Island Wedding: An utterly heart-warming and addictive Christmas romance set in Scotland

Calen and her allies have been forced into a war they weren't prepared for. For so long, she suffered at the hands of her former partner, Stokely, whose death should have brought her pace. Instead, she finds herself unsure how to harness her growing power while thrust into a position of authority. Meanwhile, True Eternal continues to consolidate power. If Calen can't find the confidence to become the leader the New Colonies need, not only will she lose her chance at a life of peace, but Eternal will succeed in the destruction of everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

Sentry

In a near-future Paris reshaped by climate urgency, environmental engineer Diane Griffith draws on innovations in vertical agriculture to help design an ambitious model of green urban life meant to heal both city and planet. As the project transforms Paris's historic core, unanswered questions arise - about care, responsibility, and what sustainable progress truly requires. The search for her missing activist sister forces Diane to engage with those questions. Told alongside the future perspective of her niece Lou, who must live with and fight within Diane's legacy, The Hunger of Those Who Built It asks who gets to inherit tomorrow's utopia.

The Hunger of Those Who Built It

Dandelion "Dani" McGuire loves her quiet mountain life in Harvest Moon, Colorado even if she and her sisters are part of the town's magical lore.

As the only veterinarian for miles, Dani spends her time caring for the animals she loves with an instinct and touch many consider supernatural.

While hiking in the woods, Dani finds a wayward dog that belongs to Bryce O'Dell, an out-of-town journalist.

He is there to explore the story of the McGuire girls and their witchy heritage and Dani wants nothing to do with him.

But she can't deny the chemistry and it is hard to avoid someone in this tiny town.

Could she trust him? Or will he expose her and her sisters' secrets to the world?

Clearly Charmed: An enchanting small town enemies-to-lovers romance

Wolverhampton, 1860 In the heart of the Black Country, one tragic accident is about to shatter a family forever. Fifteen-year-old Jenny Ryder knows she has a lot to be grateful for. Insulated from the grinding hardship that surrounds her by the graft of her beloved miner father Gerald, she can spend her days revelling in her passion for drawing and getting to know handsome cut-rat Ben Johnson and charming Romany Lazlo. But when there’s a devastating accident at the colliery, everything changes. Plunged into sudden poverty and with her mother Evie paralysed by grief, it falls to Jenny to keep the family from the workhouse. But the tough streets of Wolverhampton are unforgiving, and her greatest enemy might just be her own bitterly jealous sister, Sophie. As the sisters' rivalry threatens to tear the family apart, a sinister shadow from their mother’s past begins to stalk the Ryder women. Jack Montague is a ruthless man who always gets what he wants and his sights are set on Evie. Can Jenny, Ben and Lazlo protect her fragile family from ruin? Or will dark secrets and a dangerous man destroy them all? Readers love Lindsey Hutchinson: ‘I always look forward to a book by Lindsey Hutchinson as I did for those by her mother. She has taken on the legacy and excelled herself in my opinion.’ ‘Another brilliant book by this author. Family saga at its best. Emotional and heartwarming at the same time.’

The Miner's Daughters

Sometimes the end is just the beginning.

A young girl is found dead on Southport Pier. Less than an hour later, a patient who recently vanished from a secure mental health facility is discovered in the sand and February snow.

DCI de Silva and DS Barclay are back, but they find themselves pulled back into an all-too familiar nightmare. Is this a tragic series of coincidences, or is it inextricably linked to a conspiracy they once thought contained?

As the snow falls, the duo must navigate a trail that is rapidly growing cold. But when the case hits devastatingly close to home, de Silva and Barclay realise the truth will demand a price neither of them is prepared to pay.

In a heart-pounding race against an unknown enemy, they are headed for a confrontation that will change everything.

A dark and gritty crime thriller, perfect for fans of Luca Veste, M. W. Craven and Russ Thomas. 

No Place Left: A chilling detective novel from a new voice in British crime fiction

With the closure of the cotton mills, the rich become poor and the poor even poorer

Sally Grimes is a mill girl, the eldest of a family of six surviving children. When the mills stop work completely, they have nothing left to live on. The family decide to emigrate to America where the mills are looking for workers, but tragedy strikes when her father is killed. Sally becomes the main earner for her household and must hold them all together until better times come around.Ruth Hodgson's father has a confectionery business, but the workers are not buying luxuries and his business is in ruins. He is given the job of supervising the soup kitchen, but when he falls ill, it is up to Ruth to persuade the relief committee that she is capable of taking on the work in his place.Caroline Haworth is the daughter of a local mill owner. She volunteers at the soup kitchen but they are running out of money. The only solution is accepting a loan from the wealthy Dutton family, but it comes with strings attached, a marriage to their son, Thomas.A captivating Victorian Saga filled with love, female resilience and friendship for readers of Dilly Court and Mollie Walton. 

The Soup Kitchen Girl: A BRAND-NEW Victorian Saga series by beloved author Libby Ashworth

Unleash Your Humanity is both a riveting memoir and a call to live—the story of one person who refuses to stand on life's sidelines. A senior UN humanitarian leader, human rights attorney, a global advocate, and changemaker, Yasmine Sherif has spent over three decades not only navigating war zones but transforming them—and herself. With courage forged through conflict, loss, and awakening, Yasmine shows that true power comes from choosing humanity over fear. Her journey illuminates a universal truth: Transformation begins the moment we dare to live authentically. Unleash Your Humanity unfolds in two sweeping movements—one intimate and personal, the other worldwide and visionary. Part I — The Memoir Told in a vivid, cinematic rhythm, the memoir alternates between present-day scenes and the defining moments of Yasmine’s past. Written with pulp fiction energy blended with literary reflection, it introduces the Yasmine of today before revealing the struggles, awakenings, and inner revolutions that shaped her. The narrative moves through warzones, diplomatic corridors, and private reckonings, each chapter peeling back another layer of the human spirit under pressure. Though every event is true, the prose pulses with emotion and immediacy, allowing the reader to live—not just witness—her journey from collapse to conviction. Part II — The Manifesto The second part transcends memoir to become a global awakening—a call to action imagined as a planetary assembly. Eight billion people rise together, each walking toward the light of their own potential, mirroring the marches for liberty, justice, empathy, and renewal that have defined our age. Interwoven with reflections from Yasmine’s own life and the wisdom of humanity’s greatest thinkers, this section becomes a shared narrative—a manifesto for conscious leadership, moral courage, and the rediscovery of what unites us all. Together, these two parts form a singular arc: the evolution of one life becoming the mirror for all lives—a story that begins with one woman’s transformational journey and ends as a movement toward the awakening of humanity itself.

Unleash Your Humanity

In 1986, eight-year-old Eddie Lau's father pulled him from a bed that smelled of mothballs and Tiger Balm to see Halley's Comet over Malaysia. He looked up for three seconds. He went back to sleep. From the kitchen, he heard his father say to his mother: mei you hao qi xin. The boy lacks the heart for wondering. He carried those words across an ocean and through forty years. Now he is forty-seven, settled in Louisiana, with a wife who has waited out every kind of weather and a non-speaking son who rolls paper napkins into tight white cylinders and moves through the world in patterns only he can read. A scan lights up his skeleton like a constellation. Stage IV. Metastatic. The comet returns in 2061. He likely will not. In the quiet that follows, he finally sees what those napkins have been. Comet tails. Drawn, for eleven years, by the only Lau who never stopped looking up. Chasing Halley moves from a sugarcane field in 1910 Fujian, where a boy hiding from armed men decides to follow the sky out of China; to a Malaysian childhood measured in exam results and departure dates; to the ordinary Louisiana nights when a father learns that presence is the only inheritance that outlasts him. A memoir about what we sleep through, what we inherit, and the people who wake us. It is also a promise—made in 1986, due in 2061—by a man who intends to be there.

Chasing Halley

A secret sealed with a kiss…

The Lake District, 1923. Douglas Bellamy is dying, and a cruel entailment will leave his daughters destitute. Their only hope is a distant American cousin arriving for Christmas, whom the eldest daughter, Geneva, must charm into marriage. But she is already entangled with Rory Sullivan, the Irish estate manager her father would never accept, and her younger sister, Honor, watches their forbidden affair with envy slowly curdling into something deadly. As the household hurtles toward a glittering New Year’s Eve, old loyalties fracture and a devastating secret surfaces—one that will cost a young woman her life.

Present day. When a woman’s body is found in a sealed well, perfectly preserved and dressed in silk, archaeologist Quinn Allenby investigates. The claddagh ring on the dead woman’s finger tells her nothing, but an amethyst earring tangled in her hair plunges Quinn into the doomed world of the Bellamys. As her own family begins to fracture, she realises the truth buried in that well could destroy the living as surely as the dead…

A sweeping story of love, inheritance, and lethal family secrets, perfect for fans of Diana Gabaldon, Susanna Kearsley, and Barbara Erskine.

The Vanished

A thoughtful glimpse into the childhood of Norma Jeane Mortenson and how it shaped her into the iconic Marilyn Monroe for the 100th anniversary of her birth. At the fragile intersection of myth and memory stands a girl-often eclipsed by the legend she became. The Girl Who Would Be Marilyn Monroe dares to strip away the satin, the spotlight, the studio-invented shine, to reveal the tender child beneath: a girl marked not by fame but by longing. Longing for love, for safety, for the kind of permanence the world never offered her. This is not simply another biography. It is a resurrection. A candlelit portrait drawn from decades of first-hand research and rare interviews with those who knew her-not only Marilyn the icon, but Norma Jeane the girl. Tony Castro draws on intimate conversations with famed entertainment writer James Bacon and Marilyn's close friends, such as Frank Sinatra, actresses Susan Strasberg and Mamie Van Doren, actor and The Misfits co-star Eli Wallach, ex-husband Joe DiMaggio, and child star-turned-Hollywood raconteur Skip E. Lowe. They offer unparalleled access into Marilyn's earliest, most hidden self. These are stories shared not as interviews but as confidences-shaped by the trust of friendship. And herein lies the soul of this work: a new and intimate rendering of the Marilyn we rarely allow ourselves to see. Through these private recollections, we hear her voice-not the whispery affectation of the screen siren, but the real girl's voice, unvarnished, aching, often uncertain. What emerges is not the blonde bombshell, but the child whispering to a mirror, trying on hope like a costume. This is, at last, the story of Norma Jeane. Tony Castro is the author of a number of critically acclaimed books, including Mickey Mantle: America’s Prodigal Son, DiMag & Mick: Sibling Rivals, Yankee Blood Brothers, and Mantle: The Best There Ever Was. A seasoned political reporter and cultural historian, his bylines have appeared in the Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and the Texas Observer, where he covered everything from presidential campaigns to sports.

The Girl Who Would Be Marilyn Monroe

What is a "perfect birth"? In what ways are pregnant people pressured to achieve one?  Upon finding out they're pregnant, many people have an ideal image of how their labor and birth will go. Encouraged by an increasingly commercialized birth industry, romanticized information, and their own personal hopes and expectations, new parents are setting themselves up for a harsh – and often traumatic – awakening.  The Perfect Birth Myth offers a sweeping, deeply human exploration of childbirth in the United States, the country with the most highly resourced and costliest maternal healthcare in the world, yet the highest rate of maternal mortality among similarly resourced countries. Drawing on decades of experience in maternal health, midwifery, and journalism, Avital Norman Nathman and Deborah Wage weave historical analysis, policy insight, personal narratives, and data from approximately 3,000 people who've given birth to examine the forces shaping American birth culture. From the pursuit of the "perfect birth" and the commercialization of care to the racial and psychological inequities embedded in the system, they reveal how medicalization, racism, and profit-driven policies have eroded autonomy, safety, and dignity in childbirth.  Both exposé and call to action, The Perfect Birth Myth reframes birth as an act of justice, community, and self-determination. Readers will emerge with an understanding that instead of pushing for perfection, we should be pushing for equity, respect, and shared humanity.

The Perfect Birth Myth: Pushing Back Against a Broken Industry

Prepare to lose your heart to this paranormal romantic suspense of werewolves and secrets in a small US town – perfect for adult fans of Twilight and Teen Wolf Pink-haired Elliott Summers arrives in Kings Crossing with a silver knife in her hand and a target on her back. She’s looking for answers about the family who abandoned her. She isn’t expecting her first night to lead to a hookup much too charming for his own good – or later to spot a girl with claw marks fleeing out of the nearby woods . . . In a small town where werewolves stalk the forest, Elliott soon learns she’s descended from a long line of Werewolf Hunters, while her handsome hookup, Garrett, is from the town's resident pack. He's instantly off-limits to her, and she to him. But even as the mysterious attacks in Kings Crossing mount up, their hearts are growing more and more entangled. And Elliott is guarding her own dark secrets – secrets that could tear the town and her new-found happiness to shreds . . . 🐺Werewolves 🐺Forbidden Love 🐺Grumpy x Sunshine 🐺Angst & Yearning 🐺Unreliable Narrator 🐺Found Family

Wolfheart

As a medical examiner in New Orleans, I know death. I know how it looks, how it smells, how it lingers. This isn’t it. Bodies that should be fresh are weeks gone. Others refuse to rot at all. The same impossible pattern ties them together, and everyone is too quick to blame the local cult. They’re wrong. Then Caelum Brandt appears—where he shouldn’t be, answering questions no one else can, moving through the city cloaked in darkness and danger. Like he is invincible. The moment he touches me, something burns into my skin—a mark I can’t explain and can’t hide. He sees it. Smiles like it means everything. He calls himself the Horseman of Conquest. And whatever is coming next… has already chosen me. CLAIMED BY RUIN is an enemies to lovers, possessive anti-hero, murder mystery, fated mates romantasy set in the same universe as The Devil’s Bargain series, perfect for fans of dangerous heroes, supernatural romance, and high stakes, tension filled relationships. Bound to the End is a romantasy series set in the world of The Devil’s Bargain.

Claimed by Ruin

A wickedly fun pirate tale for madcaps ready to embark on a swashbuckling journey of rousing adventure, chilling peril, tempestuous romance…and thundering laughter! Life on the Sirius pirate ship is a jolly one, full of wild carousing and lucrative plunder—until a mysterious stowaway breaks into the lives of all eight crewmates. Rescued from a drifting boat, Rhein finds herself thrust into the unpredictable seafaring life of a pirate ship—beset by hardship, hostility…and the ever-present threat of the plank. As she gruelingly finds her place among the quirky crew, weathering the dangers of their audacious exploits to prove her worth, she’ll come to understand the reasons behind the choices of those around her, and forge unexpected bonds. Until her own past comes knocking once more.

Tales of the Sirius

London, 1641: Mass protests are gaining traction across the City of London. Undeterred, King Charles insists on pushing forward with the Church reforms initiated by his recently imprisoned Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud. Thomas Juxon, a Merchant Taylor and member of a well-respected City family, is as angry as the next man about the addition of Papist ornaments to the churches. But when he becomes involved in one of the protests, it doesn’t go unnoticed. Not least by his uncle, the Bishop of London. Seeking to calm tensions, Dame Esther Price, the family matriarch, invites members from all branches of the family to an afternoon junket. They need reminding that standards are to be maintained … and that the king needs their support. Although many of the guests agree, there are others who side with Parliament, and Thomas, for one, refuses to be swayed. Thomas’s sister, Mistress Sarah Wagstaffe, is also at the junket. More interested in studying the decor of Dame Esther’s mansion than she is in politics, she finds herself sitting with Mistress Helen Juxon, the young wife of her uncle. As they talk, she learns that Helen’s relationship with Dame Esther is not all it seems. When Thomas finds out, he becomes intrigued. Who is this woman? And how did she end up marrying into the family? With a sense of curiosity, he starts asking questions, but as details are revealed, he realises that Mistress Helen’s past is more complicated than any of them realise. As tensions in the City continue to build, Thomas seeks to unravel the threads of deception that brought Helen to London. Can he uncover the truth? And if he does, what does he do with it? Three Families is the first book in The Merchants of London series. The storyline continues into book 2 and beyond…

Three Families

‘It’s brilliant! Buy it!’ Ann Cleeves on The Fells One bitter winter’s night, Detectives Donovan and Young are called to Fountains Abbey. A crumbling ruin out on the wild and windswept Yorkshire Fells. Where the air hangs heavy with local legend, ancient secrets and now the overpowering tang of freshly spilled blood. College teacher Patrick Armitage lies sprawled across the stones, in a gory crimson pool. His handsome face is a mask of shock and disbelief. Because Patrick’s not just been murdered. He’s been slaughtered. Stabbed over and over in the coldest blood. Patrick was a devoted family man and everyone’s favourite drama teacher. Does that make him a tragic victim — or a consummate actor, who kept his true self hidden behind a spotless façade? The deeper Donovan and Young dig, the more they realize that no one in this baffling case is quite what they seem. Least of all Patrick’s grief-stricken widow. She begs the detectives for answers, but meets every question with hostile silence. Then a vulnerable young witness vanishes from college. And Young knows, with spine-tingling certainty, that Patrick’s killer is not done yet . . . Discover a gripping, emotionally charged crime thriller, set against the brooding beauty of the Yorkshire Fells. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Angela Marsons, J.R. Ellis, Val McDermid and Joy Ellis.

SECRETS ON THE FELLS

Don't miss the next instalment in DC Alden's explosive Invasion UK series. BRITAIN IS BURNING. THE WAR IS SURGING SOUTH. AND SURVIVAL IS ABOUT TO GET PERSONAL. As savage fighting rips through northern England, Jack Novak and his unit go rogue to help a desperate comrade reach his young family. But the village they return to has fallen into brutal hands—ruled by fear and crawling with predators who prey on the weakest. Especially children. To save them, Jack and his team must attempt the impossible: a covert rescue deep behind enemy lines, into the heart of a hostile city where discovery means death. The odds are against them. Time is running out. And failure is not an option. In London, ruthless Prime Minister Edith Spencer fights to cling to power as a relentless detective closes in on a crime that could destroy her—and subject her to the same merciless justice she’s inflicted on others. On Death Row, Bertie Payne is running out of time. Isolated, terrified, and facing a barbaric public execution, his only hope lies in an intervention that may never come. And in Baghdad, a vicious power struggle threatens to shatter the Caliphate’s leadership—pushing a volatile world to the brink of nuclear annihilation. Four fronts. One fractured world. And a battle that will decide its fate. Praise for DC Alden: 'These are the only books I seem to read wide eyed and heart pounding, the WHOLE way through'Reader Review 'Very highly recommended for those that are into action thrillers Reader Review 'Simply outstanding! Have not read a book by DC Alden which has not been anything other than a page turner. Can't wait for the next instalment!' Reader Review

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Solara was a land of wonders—until the genocide began. Fifteen years ago, the Nightshade Empire launched a brutal campaign to eradicate all but a select few magic users, plunging the world into an all-consuming war. Now, the fate of all who draw on the Current hangs by a thread. Marysa and Nikolai serve in the Sunburst Legion, the Resistance’s most elite strike force. They are among the only people capable of turning the tide—if their own secrets and doubts don’t destroy them first. Darian Blackburn, general of the Nightshade Army, seeks more than just victory. He has a vision of a new world—and will sacrifice anything to see it through. Meanwhile, three unlikely souls fight to survive the chaos: Shara, an orphan whose power to wield the Current makes her very existence a crime; Callum, a bitter outcast chasing revenge and riches; and EM4022, a killing machine realizing they may be more than just a weapon.