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I left Briar dead to rights in the trial. And guess what? She’s fine. She’s missing classes to hide her demon and spending the evenings with Axel. (Who saw that one coming?) The real problem for me, though? Something happened during the trial, something dark. I know it’s their fault, the prince, his mutt and the woman who ruined my life. So, I’m stuck with a form that demands blood (just lovely), and Locke Fang is hounding me to choose a source while he angles for Sylas’s territory. Not my business, right? So of course I’m caught right in the middle of it.

Banished for the murder of his master, a lone Astronomer has set out to deliver a written history of his School to the ancient city of Calrathia, home of all knowledge. None have attempted to cross the frozen wastes in three centuries. And in the bitter cold, worse things than scavengers haunt the desolate trek.

In the gritty fantasy world of Galhadria, a down on his luck mercenary limps into a dangerous border town. Sellsword Cas is broke and battered, but he senses opportunity. Three rival wizards vie for control of town and are paying good coin for mercenaries. Cas plays one faction against another, meaning to gather enough gold to escape - but as blood is shed and employers betrayed, he finds himself with fewer and fewer options to get out of this town alive.

From prophecies beyond the world, something terrible stirs. The twin moons hover more closely at night than is their wont, foretelling of grand changes in the scheme of the cosmos. It is a time of dire ends and new beginnings, of blood and sacrifice. A month has passed since the Battle of Miracor. Steel and Stormbright wander the wilds in search of their imprisoned father as General Caerst follows at their heels. The few encounters with their adversary have been close-much too close, in fact. One dream, however, can make a difference.

The Archon Dominion crushes all dissent. Mercy Hail wants change, no matter the cost to herself. But freak accidents keep happening around her, and she can’t explain why. So when she lights the fuse on an uprising, it’s not exactly a surprise when everything goes wrong at once. The Dominion sends Dante Matter to Mercy’s world with a simple set of orders: Find the girl with emerging telekinetic powers and put her to work for us. Nobody warned him she’d be beautiful, though. Nobody warned him her gifts would be greater than his own.

One-time lovers clash in an apocalyptic battle for the soul of Human Space. The cost of winning may be more than Langston Wheeler ever imagined, but he's the only man who can do it. All of Human Space is at war, and the Archons unleash their deadliest soldiers. The Archon ruler plans a mind-bending surprise for Langston. The cost of saving everything he loves may be higher than he ever imagined.

The Angel War comes to an end. Gabriel, Hana, and the others have decided to take the fight back to those hunting them, Suzakushin Corporation. Now, the residents of Hasegawa House invade Suzakushin Tower to put a stop to the death and depravity once and for all, each with their own mission inside the steel citadel. While old Sato recovers from his grievous injuries, Hana, Oz, and Adachi search for secrets to expose, and Gabriel storms the tower floor by floor to its peak... and his former master, GenBu, who awaits him.

Royce McNeill's training has prepared him for much. He knows no power exists in the universe greater than love. But not even the cryptic warning from Master Chan is enough to steady him when the winds of karma come calling. A plane crash, a journey, a quest to see if his heart is strong enough to bring him back to Alex.

Former Marine intelligence operative Maxen Brigh joins forces with the relentless and attractive investigative reporter Aveline Watson. Together, they embark on a high-profile, international manhunt for a murderer. The victim: Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes' assistant—and Aveline's father.

Good morning Anthony! Anthony is preparing for his eventual Ph.D. defense in anthropology. In less than a week, he’ll orbiting the planet Proxima Centauri b with five spacefaring races, known only to the US Space Command. The military will task him with profiling the aliens for their own dubious motives. His every action will be scrutinized by friends and foes alike. Anthony is not ready for this.

In a world where gods walk alongside mortals, and humanity is cowed into submission by the empire of Alcaron, two brothers find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Taken from their homes and subjected to terrors that would drive any man insane, Serithas and Zolan will have to learn just what it takes to be men, in a world that appears indifferent to their very existence. Following their journey, our heroes shall find themselves pitted against a slew of unspeakable horrors. All the while they are being pursued by General Caerst, a woman whose reputation and malice knows no bounds.

For Sister Catina De Baciu, surviving the evils of Colony 76 was all the adventure she needed. Her homecoming to the planet Kasian should have heralded a quiet, peaceful life. But her arrival was not empty-handed. And secrets, even those nestled deep in the earth, rarely stay hidden. It wasn't long before the Transport Administration, cuffs in hand, appeared at her door...

The Exile War explodes across the stars. Langston and Cleo grapple with choices that change not just their own lives, but the destiny of worlds. And a desperate counterattack flies straight into the teeth of a new weapon of mass destruction.

Exiled mutants and mind-controlling telepaths invade Human Space. Langston Wheeler is the only thing standing in their way. But the threat is worse than he ever imagined—war is coming, and no one is ready for it. A hero haunted by his past. A woman who has everything. Hard core military science fiction with a dose of forbidden love. Onslaught kicks off the 100% complete seven-book Exile War series.

After a comet strikes the continent of Yohme, it's left in shambles. Nations lay in rubble, magic has been corrupted, and a plague has turned most of the inhabitants into flesh-eating, undead, ghouls. Traveling this apocalyptic landscape is Evan, a bounty hunter taking missions to survive. However, his latest quest to capture a thief leads to more than he bargained for.

Ryushu lives the quiet and boring life of a fisherman's son until a single day rips his world apart. Now he must make the journey to the top of the titanic Mount Gharun to learn from the hyo masters--martial artists with the powers of demigods. Can he survive the brutal climb? Does he have the strength, not just of body, but of mind and spirit? Meanwhile an exile wonders the barrenlands, holding a sword that speaks. He slowly gathers a following as he prepares to take the emperors throne for himself.

Davion, the last surviving member, must consume potions to mask himself and hide amongst the very people who killed his brethren. After a decade of living this double-life, Davion has resigned himself to his new purgatory. But all will not remain calm for him or the Court. An unknown swordsman arrives, and after killing several Royal Vampires, rumor spreads that he’s searching for anyone still belonging to The Wayward order.

Gabriel is a killer for the mega-corporation that raised him, trained in the ancient arts of Bushido. Hana was kidnapped, forced into a world of depravity and darkness. When the two meet by chance on the grimy, rain-soaked streets of a frightening future Harajuku sector, it changes both their lives forever. For honor, Gabriel must now face the group of trained killers and soldiers that he swore loyalty to and bloody his white hare katana to protect the young girl and her strange pet.

Twin brothers—polar opposites—are on a collision course and only one of them will survive. As Hurricane Katrina bears down on New Orleans, older brother Mickey—of the cover band "Mickey Finn and the Fireballs”—is drinking his way from gig to gig while younger brother Elliott has become a millionaire through the family business. But then it dawns on Mickey that he could easily assume his brother’s life if only…

In the secluded village of Grey Hollow, shrouded in mist and superstition, a mysterious figure arrives—a master craftsman known only as The Jeweler. He takes up residence in a long-abandoned forge, bringing with him an air of quiet mystery and creations of unparalleled beauty. His jewelry, imbued with subtle power, begins to heal wounds not just of the body but of the soul. Yet his presence stirs more than admiration; it draws the attention of powerful forces that see his craft as a threat.