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The first dragonrider in over a hundred years has been born...and it’s a girl. Never before has a female been chosen to ride a dragon. The Elite, a guild comprised exclusively of dragonriders, is dead according to most. No one has seen a rider in decades. The problems they used to fight overwhelm the world. Dragons are thought to be near extinction. However, the Elite aren’t dead...It’s just that a bunch of crusty old men who do nothing that benefits the world at large are easy to mistake as useless corpses. Sophia Beaufont is about to change all of that.

When a new online role-playing game becomes all the rage at the School of Necessary Magic, Raine suspects there's more at play when her classmates become comatose. 

Baba Yaga has taken over and no one knows if Bethany Anne will ever come back. Beaten on the crucible, Bethany Anne decided she will bring justice to the Kurtherians that tortured the Leath and her people, personally. The problem? She releases Baba Yaga who has now taken control. Even Adam and Tom aren't sure they can help their friend.

The Cryptids have started to kill a large amount of humans in the Upper Midwest. Banks' bosses told her not to call in the Cryptid Assassin.... He's too expensive. Now, the showdown between Taylor and the creatures will stop when one or the other is dead...and it isn't looking good for Taylor.

Bethany Anne and Michael have adjusted to family life. She and her husband have two children to protect and raise - not an easy task when your children are...gifted. Her plan to protect her children from harm is coming to fruition. However, she didn’t count on their father.... Away from home, the game begins again when a scout ship runs into trouble, and a mysterious new enemy threatens the stability of the nascent Federation. The endgame is underway.

Bethany Anne is going stir crazy after more than a decade of having to be "The Empress". Now, her advisors have to deal with an Empress who is determined to be on the front line. The Ixtali's come to the Etheric Empire, hat in hand. Nathan decides that the best way to handle soft intelligence is to create a new company. What they name the new company should give a clue what it is about. The Skaine are able to finally get Ranger Tabitha's group right were their missiles can attack. The problem is, who is sucking whom into a trap?

Get four complete stories in Frank Kurns: Tales of the Underworld: You Don't Touch John's Cousin, Bitch's Night Out, Bitch's Night Out, and Challenges.

Now that Stephanie has graduated to Protector of ALL, she needs to gain the Federation’s respect. But can she mature into the leader they need her to be? 

Kristen has come fully into her dragon power. And just in time, because enemies are gathering. A war for control of the planet is brewing - one that would devastate dragon and human alike!

When Stephanie Morgana is faced with an evil heading towards the Federation, she must acquire the necessary skills to beat it before it's too late.

When Bethany Anne stepped down as empress, she swore to return if the Federation was ever in danger from outside evil. That time has come. Bethany Anne’s refusal to be restricted by the impossible has made her plan to protect the Federation a reality, and the return of the Superdreadnought Reynolds brings a long-awaited reunion and an opportunity.

Special Agent Niki Banks has called in a favor, and now Taylor has a young hacker with an attitude as an employee. Along with new monsters to kill, a business to get off the ground, a relationship with an annoying FBI handler to...deal with, Taylor is becoming a surrogate male figure for a role he didn't want. But he may be the best man for the job. 

Rhona and her paladin brother, Alastar, belong to a holy people who have waged war on witches and warlocks and their clans from the highlands. But when she uses magic to save his life, their world is thrown upside down. On the run, having left all they knew behind, they have to rely on those who hate paladins. All magic is evil, the high paladin taught.... But Alastar starts to understand that he might have been misled. 

Cheyenne's passed her Drow Trials, but there's one more step to claim her legacy. The secret contained in the heart of Ambar'ogúl and a coin placed on the Crown's altar. But not without her father's help. Will L'zar Verdys risk everything for the daughter he just met and the throne he never wanted?

FBI Agent Diana Sheen is an agent with a secret...she carries a badge and a troll, along with a little magic. But her Most Wanted List is going to take a little extra effort. She'll have to embrace her powers and up her game to take down new threats. Not to mention deal with the troll that's adopted her. All signs point to a serious threat lurking just beyond sight, pulling the strings to put the forces of good in harm's way. Magic or mundane, you break the law, and Diana's gonna find you, tag you, and bring you in. 

There is more in our world than you know. Deep in the darkness of a government building, one man needs to find the perfect solution to a vampire’s request that the government satisfy the debt of honor owed him. If he falls short, the failure will be paid in the blood of the military. He needs three uniquely qualified individuals. He can find only one. One woman, dying, might be the ace-in-the-hole he needs to appease the Vampire. But then, she might also be the one person needed to save humanity. If she is accepted, will she willingly change? 

His name is Taylor McFadden, survivor of 83 trips into the ZOO. Now, he's retired, and yet his country needs his skills to save people in the country he calls home. Can he build a company, put down roots, and still bring the pain when the FBI calls? When they tag him as The Cryptid Assassin, they weren't wrong. For monsters that go bump in the night, he is death incarnate. 

Fountain of Youth, or Valley of Death? While eating his supper of microwave popcorn, PhD student-genius Salinger Jacobs is grabbed from his apartment in California, stuck on a C-130 military plane, and sent to the Sahara Desert to witness the reality of the ZOO for himself. With the life expectancy of untrained scientists working inside the ZOO measured in hours, he has a lot to learn. Fast. First order of business? How do you shoot a gun, and just how much is that plant worth? 

Cheyenne's come face-to-face with her jailbird Drow dad. She has to come to terms with the whole picture of her family. Mom was a political operative, and Dad likes to plot anarchy. Can L'zar Verdys help her reach her true potential from inside a Chateau D'rahl cell? Cheyenne's Goth-grad-student world and her magical role as a badass Drow halfling is blurring. Family history can be the hardest kind to bear. The rebellion she's battling was started by L'zar and has become an endless O'gúl war that has fallen to her to end.

It is time for Kaiden to grow up a little and play with a larger team to accomplish a three-peat. The only problem? The test has been engineered to kill the players. What's a little blood between friends? Who is Kaiden going to be teamed with? Which faculty will be betting on that team? Will it be Sasha, or will someone yank his best opportunity away from him? Exactly what will Sasha do to acquire the team to beat? Finally, can Kaiden accomplish something only hinted about the history of the Nexus Academy? You don't become the best of the best by staying alive.