When Robyn tricks Cat into spending her birthday at the nursing home for Adopt-a-Grandpa day, Cat is not happy. At least, not at first. Is it possible visiting with a quiet old man is better than manicures and makeovers at the mall? Find out in this Bake Believe short story - Wishes and Whoopie Pies.
This is a story for middle graders and up. What would YOU do if your father is standing in the front hall next to the grandfather clock, and he suddenly vanishes? You freak out. Eventually you calm down enough to ask your buddy's mom to help you file a police report—but everyone is too puzzled to be helpful. Then you take a walk in your down-and-out neighborhood and find a clock shop where there had only been an empty building the day before. You walk in, and ...
This is a companion story to the Rebel Magic Series available * Exclusively on Amazon/Kindle Unlimited * What would you do to save a kid? Fight like hell. That's what bounty hunter Rebel Weston finds herself doing when a desperate witch asks her to track down her son. Remy Fontaine has a gift that's become his curse. He can juice up supernaturals and mythical beasts with enough magical motivation to beat impossible odds. That gift has gotten him kidnapped into a legendary fighting ring where the best heroes and worst monsters meet their matches and then some. For one night only, Rebel gets her chance to win him back. But can she rise to the task? Or will the bloodthirsty bastards take her down? Read this incredible, hard-hitting urban fantasy FREE for a limited time!
Hi Everyone! PLATINUM DIARIES is a YA, Contemporary Fantasy. It's funny, mysterious, and a bit romantic! Sign up to get the first 3 chapters FREE and stay up to date for my cover Reveal and Preorder date! Enjoy! K. August What if your dreams always come true? Overnight, Sayra’s psychic dreams turn from silly glimpses of pop quizzes and sneaky makeout sessions to visions of murder. To save the mystery man from her dream, Sayra’s desperate enough to seek help from her root-working grandma — and even the boy she hates. But can she control her gift and stop this murder without getting herself killed in the process?
It started with a Magic Key that could open a door to anywhere! Fifteen-year-old Lola just said goodbye to life as a loner. One minute she’s living with her mom in Baltimore and hanging out with her best friend Jane and the next she’s receiving the keys to a southern mansion, boatloads of money, and an ancient family secret. She has no idea how she’s going to cope with a long-lost dad, an eccentric aunt, and a drop-dead gorgeous boy that keeps popping up everywhere she turns. Not to mention the magical book and the skeleton key that just appeared out of nowhere . . . The Evers Series delivers a wholesome, uplifting experience!
When an ancient evil arises, the magickal spears of the Guardians awaken...but will their power be enough? Evil Arises For over two thousand years, the Realm of Talwynn has known peace. But now, an unfathomable evil has broken free. Mordak has risen, and the time for battle has come once more. An Ancient Legacy Awakes Brunar, a noble Mage, turns to the magick of the Jidaan for aid. The Jidaan, six powerful and ancient weapons, were once wielded by trained Guardians. They had been fierce warriors, highly skilled in the use of the magickal powers of the Jidaan. Now, those Guardians are long dead, and the Jidaan lay silent. Guardians Assemble Even as Brunar searches for the newly chosen Guardians, Mordak unleashes his army of hideous creatures and undead soldiers across the land, drenching it in blood. Brunar works feverishly to train his new Guardians in time, but not all of those Chosen accept their destiny. Bloodthirsty Creatures vs Courageous Heroes! As war erupts, Talwynn’s bravest men, women, and the elf-like Weya answer the call to arms as Brunar leads the struggle against Mordak’s bloodthirsty horde of abominations. The untested Guardians must rise to the challenge, or else watch Talwynn burn... Packed full of action and adventure, Mage’s Burden is perfect for fans of Dennis L. McKiernan’s Mithgar series, Simon R. Green’s Forest Kingdom tales, or Raymond Feist’s Riftwar Saga.
When she was six years old, Valora Keri was tired of being bullied. So she did what any other kid would do in her situation — She freed a demon in exchange for the power to fight back. She might have accidentally killed her mother in the process. Since then, she’s spent her life running from her past and battling her demons - both literal and figurative. Now, a kindly couple has given her a ride away from the scene of her latest disaster. When they roll into the town of Springfield after a long day of driving, all they’re looking for is a quiet place to bed down for the night. But with Val’s luck, things are never that simple... If you love flawed heroes who never stop fighting, snarky sidekicks, and found family, you’ll love this thrilling new Urban Fantasy series. Because everyone’s got their own demons.
A small-town preacher believes that Alice Greene is a witch, and he is willing to do anything to protect his followers from her evil. However, the local sheriff isn’t convinced. Unfortunately, the outlaws hiding out at the Greene Farmstead make it harder for the aging law man to keep the peace. The preacher’s power over the people of Three Towns is revealed when his zealotry sets everyone on a collision course with tragedy. Can Sheriff McSween prevent an all-out war between the town and the gunfighters protecting Alice? Will the gunfighters stand and protect a woman hiding a terrible secret? Fans of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower and Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher will find a lot to love in this dark fantasy western where outlaw gunfighters live in world filled with corrupt justice, magic, and supernatural horrors. Only through strength, cunning, and a steady hand with a gun can these wanted men and women hope to survive in the savage time that follows years of unrelenting destruction and war. It is a time when dark forces and evil hearts prey on the dying leftovers of great kingdoms and powerful nations. These are the days when good men go bad, the wise lose their minds, kind words become evil deeds, and the faithful lose all hope.
Before Hunter ever whispered to Skye "Find Me", the dark beginnings of their epic romance stirred in this prequel, Find Me Begins. Tragedy isn't always the end. The nightmares are back, but the dream is about to begin. The ocean-dwelling Nemaro are shrouded in mystery. When their world clashes with the human world, lives are shattered. But from it, the seeds of a life-changing connection between Skye, a human girl, and Hunter, a cursed boy, are planted. In the aftermath of sorrow, when Skye leaves the seaside village Bannimor, she lives like a ghost in her own life, unseen by her brooding father, separated from her best friend, and far from the ocean she loves and fears. But something, or someone, is drawing her back. Trying to avoid the pain that love can bring is her intention. But sometimes embracing the thing you fear most is where you find true happiness. Join Skye as she begins to be drawn back to the place where she lost so much, and is about to find so much more. Once you’re in too deep, there’s no going back. Come on in, the water’s fine…
This is a companion story to the Rebel Magic Series available * Exclusively on Amazon/Kindle Unlimited * What would you do to save a kid? Fight like hell.
That's what bounty hunter Rebel Weston finds herself doing when a desperate witch asks her to track down her son.
Remy Fontaine has a gift that's become his curse. He can juice up supernaturals and mythical beasts with enough magical motivation to beat impossible odds.
That gift has gotten him kidnapped into a legendary fighting ring where the best heroes and worst monsters meet their matches and then some.
For one night only, Rebel gets her chance to win him back.
But can she rise to the task? Or will the bloodthirsty bastards take her down?
Read this incredible, hard-hitting urban fantasy FREE for a limited time!
As tensions rise between wolves and magic, Kieran Alastair begins to lose his Alpha control. The alliance is their last hope. But not all agree. A rouge mage signals the start of a powerful enemy against the alliance, one who shows too much interest in his son, four-year-old Killian. Heir to the shifter throne and one who holds the fate of the alliance pact in his small hands, Killian must survive a deadly plot to overthrow the royal shifter family as factions on both sides desperately try to destroy the one the thing that will keep the two races at war forever: him. This isn't just a prequel story to fill in the gaps, this is an emotional and gut-wrenching tale of two brothers giving the ultimate sacrifice to protect a young shifter heir. **'The Alliance' can be read before OR after the main series!**
In life, she was the darling of the Antebellum South. In unlife, she was one of the most predatory vampires in American history. The Rights of Magical Persons Act reinvented her as a socialite and activist for vampire kind. Now, she's dust in her own foyer and it's up to the Agents of Terrestrial Affairs to figure out why. Astrid Stone is no stranger to bad history; she's struggled enough with her own. She and her partner, Peter Jennings, should have kept Camille alive and her neighbors safe. They failed. Now they hope finding her murderer will bring them absolution. But the murderer isn't what they expect. As the blood flows and absolution becomes a distant dream, Astrid and Peter are caught between Justice and the demands of their job. When werewolves drive pickup trucks and the boogeyman works minimum wage, it's up to the agents of Terrestrial Affairs to ease the friction between the mundane and the magical. Finding Camille's killer was the easy part. The hard part is getting everyone back alive.
Warning: Sexually explicit content. ‘You’re acting like this is the cruellest punishment I could devise. Believe me when I say it’s not.’ Odette is content with the path her life is taking. Promised in marriage to the prince of a neighbouring kingdom, she awaits the day she will become queen and finally have some power to make her own choices. So when a violated treaty ends in a curse that steals her away, she pours her energy into breaking it. But the sorcerer who has cursed her is not open to negotiations. Alexey Rothbart is brooding, sarcastic and bad tempered and he has no interest in returning Odette to her life and her prince. But he also didn’t count on having to subdue a will as strong as his own. Their collision will shatter their worlds and when they are left standing in the wreckage, they have a choice to make. What do they want? And are they brave enough to take it?
Some disagreements are worth killing for. The first city carved from a cliff, that's what residents were promised. But when traditions are strict and tensions are high, who will survive to tell the tale? What starts as a disagreement soon erupts into a conflict that lasts, surprisingly, longer than an afternoon.
Some secrets will kill you. Others will kill everyone around you. Since the beginning of time, The Others have lived among Humans. Shape shifting Werewolves, nature working Druids, and Vampires who sustain themselves on blood. Things weren’t always peaceful, but an ancient organization called the Iron Oath changed that. Wren Hoffman is a Druid working for that same organization. Her own people think she’s their enemy, but Wren believes she can change the animosity between The Others and The Iron Oath. At least, she used to believe that. When someone shows her the dark secrets they keep, Wren finds she and her friends are being hunted by the people she was supposed to trust. Oliver Faulkner has spent centuries killing without mercy or thought. Many say he’s nothing more than The Iron Oath’s attack dog. Little did they know he spent his time formulating a plan. Everything changes when he meets the Druid Agent who wants the same thing he does. Can they bring The Iron Oath to its knees? Or will they die trying?
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Kirk Delgado is a game developer who spends his time creating a world far beyond ours. When he wakes up in that exact place, things go from bad to worse. He's given a task from a disembodied voice, charging him to form a party and vanquish the final dragon boss. There's just one big problem. The party Kirk brings together can't kill a Day Bat, let alone a dragon. As the group bumbles through the world of Nestrana, Kirk isn't sure he will ever make it home again. Crunchy Dragon Treats is a hilarious romp through every fantasy world you ever loved or hated.
'You should release me, if not for simple decency, then because Peter will rescue me either way.’ Hook chuckled darkly. ‘I hope he will try.’ When Wendy is taken captive by the infamous Captain Hook and kept prisoner aboard his ship, there is little she can do but wait. The seas surrounding Neverland teem with danger and her only hope for liberation seems to be if Peter Pan flies to her rescue. But Wendy is not the sort of girl to remain idle long. After she wins the freedom to roam the ship at will, she turns her attention to the enigmatic pirate captain, of which she has heard so much and knows so little. With his dark eyes and flashing wits, it is not always easy to tell when Hook is being sincere and when he is manipulating her. But what it is about him that keeps drawing her in? Is there more to this villain than she first believed? And does she really know her handsome girlhood fantasy, that boy who will never grow up, as well as she thinks she does?
Thank you for signing up for my newsletter! It comes once or twice a month and will update you on my progress on the Saints and Silver books, thoughts about writing, and maybe a little bit about life. A short story introducing the Saints and Silver world. Saints and soldiers have learned to cooperate, for there are worse things in the Utah Territory than traditional enemies. Can a young lieutenant, newly posted, bring his patrol back out of the mountains alive?
Set in France in 1065, the novella tells the story of how a dynasty was founded and the origin of the family’s relationship with a magical emerald necklace – the Middlemass Amulet.
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*Read the entire spellbinding story on Kindle Vella. First 3 episodes FREE! After a haunting vision, a reluctant witch, Petunia, is forced to return to her hometown, Willow Creek, to protect three teenage witches from a demon hunting them. With the help of her sister, Briar-Rose, the five fledgling witches must develop their powers in time to vanquish their predator before he destroys them like he did the previous coven. Follow the ragtag group as they discover how they fit in both the mortal & magical worlds.
An Empath walks into a club... Special Agent Nathaniel Colt was looking forward to a few hours of dancing before hooking up with a beautiful woman for a night of passionate fun. After all, he had earned a bit of recreation after working nonstop for months. Yet, here he was, reading his pursuer’s aura. In his dalliance with Charlie, Nate had forgotten about the creep who had shown an unhealthy interest in the same woman. With a sigh, Nate extended the baton and swished it a few times, hoping the hum would intimidate his opponent. If he attacked, though, Nate would show no mercy, because he was the only obstacle between the creep and his object of obsession, Charlie.
MAPUSAURUS is a New World Series tie-in short story that takes place during DINOSAUR – Book 1 , and REVENGE – Book 2 . For more information, please see www.stephenllewelyn.com Boy is a baby Mapusaurus who must grow up fast to survive in the mid-Cretaceous. After an adult Mapusaurus destroys his family, he runs for the debatable safety of the forest. Brushes with other creatures, including the crew of the USS New World , are all part of the learning curve as he strives to carve out a territory of his own and grow strong enough to eventually face down his arch nemesis.
This is where the story starts, this is the Alliance
As tensions rise between wolves and magic, Kieran Alastair begins to lose his Alpha control.
The alliance is their last hope.
But not all agree.
A rouge mage signals the start of a powerful enemy against the alliance, one who shows too much interest in his son, four-year-old Killian.
Heir to the shifter throne and one who holds the fate of the alliance pact in his small hands, Killian must survive a deadly plot to overthrow the royal shifter family as factions on both sides desperately try to destroy the one the thing that will keep the two races at war forever: him.
This isn't just a prequel story to fill in the gaps, this is an emotional and gut-wrenching tale of two brothers giving the ultimate sacrifice to protect a young shifter heir.
**'The Alliance' can be read before OR after the main series!**
Six people alone in a Cretaceous jungle. Ordered to make a threat assessment of their environment, Corporal Heinz Engel is at a loss where to begin. Between running and hiding from a most irascible spinosaur, his team find that foolish mistakes have bloody consequences, and while their predicament brings out the best in some, others show their true colours. By the end of the mission, Engel seeks only justice. ENGEL is set during the early chapters of REVENGE, the New World Series Book 2.
A family curse has an expiration on Alex's head, so of course she's going to inherit a vast estate not long before she's due to check out. Because fate's a witch. But so is Alex. If only she knew...
All Riley wanted for her seventeenth birthday was a fun night out. But when a knife-wielding psycho attacks her best friend, of course she tries to stop him. Turns out, a knife through the heart isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Neither is death. Instead of pearly gates, Riley wakes up alive and ensnared in a witch’s curse with twelve paranormals known as the Outcasts—including the inhumanly beautiful, totally-hates-her-guts vampire Jasper. And shifters, faeries, witches, and other creatures that shouldn’t exist? They’re real. And Riley just might be the most powerful paranormal amongst them. Even worse, an ancient prophecy says the thirteenth Outcast will be the one to break their curse. That means Riley. Lucky number thirteen. Between attempting to control her unstable new magic, figuring out what the deal is with broody Jasper, and learning more about the Outcast’s prophecy, it becomes clear that she’s a target. A dangerous paranormal knows about her connection to the prophecy and wants her dead. Only this time, dead means dead . There’s only one thing to do: she’s got a destiny to fulfill. Elemental Outcast is the first book in the *now complete* YA urban fantasy Paranormal Outcasts series! If you like snarky, fast-paced fantasies full of elemental magic, mysteries, magic trials, and a slow-burn enemies to lovers romance between two people who can’t stand falling for each other, then this series is for you!
What happens when a deity needs a human body? They go to the source, of course. Eshu the Trickster needs a mortal form for his mischievous plans, but the only other Orisha who can help him swore off the practice ages ago. It will take careful scheming to convince the Original Architect to come out of retirement. Any misstep and Eshu will be thrown from the Sky Realm. What’s worse, Eshu hasn’t visited the heavens for several centuries. Would his former comrade even be the same? How can Eshu persuade someone he barely knows anymore? Find out in this prequel short story to The Gatekeeper’s Staff, a young adult fantasy based on the West African mythology of the Orishas.
On another world, so long ago that truth has faded into legend, a cat and a boy seek their fortune together. You think you know the story, but do you? Orphaned and homeless, young Aktar travels to the city of Rapata for a better life. But it seems the rumors of gold-paved streets are false. Can he find a home and a job before he starves? Maybe with the help of a foundling kitten. A retelling of Puss in Boots and Dick Whittington, set on the fantasy world of Kaiatan, home of the Unexpected Heroes.
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