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Nathan Reed survived the Moirath Forest and the brutal training of Master Darkan, but his reward was a betrayal. His guaranteed entry into the prestigious Shifting Trials has been stolen by the elite, leaving him stranded in the industrial sprawl of Maelivar. Without the combat fame to challenge the nobility, Nathan has to get creative. He can’t fight his way in, so he’ll have to cook his way in. But the Trials are a slaughterhouse designed to weed out the weak.

In the magic lands of the Fae Wild, the Goblin King's virility is the lifeblood of the realm. But an insidious curse has put the kingdom on the precipice of a population panic. Enter Thomas Stone: architect, engineer, and unknowing half-blood heir to the goblin throne. Whisked away to a world where baby-making makes the world go round, Thomas finds himself in a pickle thicker than goblin stew. Birth rates are dropping faster than a fairy on a bad flight path, and it’s up to Thomas to save the fae from themselves.

All James wants is a comfortable retirement with a wife or a dozen if he can pull it off. Alas, the world and everyone in it make sure to conspire against his only wish. It is his destiny to have no rest, after all. Out of the bleak forest he and his newly formed Hu Clan go. Charging headlong into powerful Beggars that somehow have all the intel, Merchant Empires, new Calamities, and more. It doesn't help that his girls are developing murderhobo and loot goblin traits. It is hard being a grandfather to two girls that are as strong as the elite of the world.

For two years, Nathan has been a failure. Cursed with an abysmal energy absorption rate, he's the weakest disciple in the Verdant Spire Sect and faces certain expulsion. His dream of returning to Earth to save his ailing mother is about to die. He's a talentless cultivator at the bottom of the food chain, with one day left to change his fate.

After a decade as a single dad, I thought I had life figured out. I put my broken heart on the shelf to raise my daughter Maddie, and watching her grow into a confident, successful woman has been reward enough. Still, life has a way of throwing curves at you–the kind of curves that will get any guy’s attention. When Maddie’s best friends Lexie and Olivia find themselves homeless after losing their apartment, there’s no question I’m going to offer them refuge. They were there for Maddie during our darkest hours, and it’s my turn to be there for them now.

Thomas's plans to train after reaching the Pinwood estate have been quickly dwarfed by a new arrival—Fiona, a mysterious woman with pale skin, red hair, crimson eyes and an attitude that could make Hera blush. After a few encounters, the two find themselves moving through a strange dungeon where nothing is exactly as it seems and forming a deeper bond. Yet, the mystery of who the woman is remains even after they leave, and her sudden disappearance only puts more questions in Thomas's head.

Eric Grayson killed a prince upon the black sand of the Imperial Arena, and the Empire cheered. The Emperor named him Exalted Prince, then dumped the dead man's holdings into his lap. New estates. New enemies. A new household traumatized by a monster. Tasked by the ruthless Emperor to craft legendary weapons that may be the Empire's only defense, Eric must balance arcane studies, dungeon expeditions, and the volatile alliances within his growing house.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. That’s the old human saying anyway. For Bryce, it’s a little more literal. He’s a Feral Mage, someone who gains the abilities of monsters by devouring them. This magic has allowed him to excel as a mercenary, rising to the top rank of the guildhall.

My life took a turn I never expected on the day the world ended. Suddenly forced to fight in a bloody arena by a faceless System, I find the only way to survive is to win. I’m told that ten victories in the arena will give me my freedom, but if I’m going to get there, I’ll need a crack team of hardened allies to fight with me. What I got instead was a bratty college girl with a jealousy streak, a momma’s boy roommate who now inhabits the body of a piglet, and a devastatingly gorgeous teacher whose sword is as sharp as her tongue.

Deep in the elbow skin of the Fae Wilds, far from the teeming fortress of the Goblin King and the glittering palace of the King and Queen of the Elves, there lies a forgotten hideaway of crumbling single-wides and rusty Airstreams. A lonely clan of beautiful women, clad in tube tops, overall shorts, and tacky Asian-print house-dresses, yearn for a man who can unstop their sewer lines and get the internet working again. Torn from his mundane life on Earth, Colton Winchester could be that man.

When a trio of cute goblins emerged from a silver portal that appeared out of nowhere on my property...things got a bit more complicated all of a sudden. Also, I soon discovered they bite and scratch: mostly each other, but sometimes me.

Welcome to Dragons & Damsels! Come, come, have a seat. We have a special treat for you. Look behind me—do you see those names on the wall? Yes, I see you recognize some of them. They've given me something wondrous, wondrous indeed. Right here in this tome are tales that are meant to excite, arouse, and sate a listener's soul with action, lust, and adventure.

My life definitely wasn’t going according to plan, but that all changed the moment I died unexpectedly. Now I’ve been reborn into the fantasy metropolis of Dragonmont City, where I get a second chance to flourish. A twist of fate brings me into contact with Paulina, the proud but troubled owner of Goblin Girl Maid Service. Together with her slightly crazy best friend Kennedi, these two insanely beautiful goblin girls are trying to get their struggling business off the ground. But the competition, in the form of bearded dwarf ladies with a serious attitude problem, has never been stiffer.

Thomas discovered he was special in a very particular way: by falling through a portal and landing in the middle of a medieval battlefield. He learns that his very existence as a male mage defies one of the core truths of this world: only women can use magic. And yet, his power is real—and unlike anything they’ve ever seen before.

Ryan Mitchell has barely gotten comfortable as Santo Domingo's go-to sorcerer-for-hire when the bay gives up a body — wrapped in enchantments that have no business existing. His marine biologist girlfriend pulled the corpse off the bottom herself, and the magic on it points somewhere dangerous: deep into the sorcerous underworld Ryan has been trying not to antagonize since he got out of federal prison. His cat-shifter probation officer is already on the case and wants his help, but she's carrying secrets that may be as complicated as the investigation itself.

Being mistaken for an Ancient Predecessor usually results in heavenly benefits. Not for James Anderson. After being thrown into an isolated training realm, he is quick to figure out that there is no tutorial. No guidance. No ancient being to fully unlock his system. For eons he remains stuck by himself. Only system notifications and rewards appearing out of thin air keep him from going insane. But even that eventually stops working.

Eric Grayson was just a welder by day and fantasy junky by night. His free days were spent camping in the woods and reading. When he falls through a crack in the foundation of reality his life is going to get a lot more interesting. Making his way through the sea of chaos, he finds himself, with a little help from a Goddess, in a new universe, on a new planet. Eric must discover the answer to a question. How to change the mind of an empire?

One day I was enjoying my early retirement out in the countryside, taking comfort in the simplicity of my off grid lifestyle. Hunting and gardening provided the bulk of my own food, and I slept and did my work from inside my converted shipping container mini-home. It could get a bit lonely at times—but it gave me the space I needed to get away from the city...and my past.

After a decade as a single dad, I thought I had life figured out. I put my broken heart on the shelf to raise my daughter Maddie, and watching her grow into a confident, successful woman has been reward enough. Still, life has a way of throwing curves at you—the kind of curves that will get any guy’s attention. When Maddie’s best friends Lexie and Olivia find themselves homeless after losing their apartment, there’s no question I’m going to offer them refuge. They were there for Maddie during our darkest hours, and it’s my turn to be there for them now.

After almost becoming a monster, Bryce swore off dangerous jobs. No longer taking risky contracts, he's been enjoying easier mercenary work with his team of misfit girls and seeing old friends when they visit the guildhall. When a contract turns into a wash, Bryce and his party take on a new one from a baroness, which triggers a series of strange encounters. Between monsters, assassins, and a crazy gang boss infatuated with him, death is around every corner. Then his former master, Bellamy, seeks him out. But there are some requests you can't turn down.