After an outbreak of ritualistic killings, wolfkin enforcer Illando finds himself as Wildhearth's last line of defence against the demons of the city's past. Season 2 of Tales from Wildhearth * A foundation shaken. A city divided. A world under threat. Wildhearth is a city in crisis. In the aftermath of an insidious conspiracy, the Conclave parliament is in turmoil and its animal citizens are faced with an uncertain future. Tensions between factions are now threatening to boil over into open conflict. Enter Illando. A wolfkin enforcer left with the disastrous legacy of his predecessor, Illando is tasked with reforging the unshakeable reputation of the Conclave and its agents. He is all that stands between the world the animal kin have built, and a descent into anarchy. When a chain of brutal, ritualistic killings erupts in the outer warrens of the city, it falls to him to stamp order on the chaos, and bring Wildhearth back from the brink. Old enemies become new allies as Illando follows the trail into the tunnels and canals of the outer warrens. There he discovers that the murders are just beginning. Someone is stoking the fires of hate, and they will stop at nothing to return the animal kin of Wildhearth to a darker time. The time of the Savage Fire. WARNING: This story contains graphic depictions of violence, gore, and/or death that may be upsetting to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. **********************

Cole Glassad couldn't care less about the upcoming palace ball meant to find a wife for the prince. Her life is down in the dangerous Sparkstone mines, slaving away for a few coins that her stepmother and stepsister promptly steal. With life a living hell, she has barely enough energy to care for the injured animals she tends in secret, much less a party for the royal family that cares so little for her and the people like her. It isn't until a mysterious man appears out of the shadows, claiming to be one of the long-lost faeries and offering her a chance at freedom, that she begins to see hope. In exchange for enough money to free herself from her family, the faerie asks only for one thing in return-- that Cole attends the ball in order to get close enough to the prince to assassinate him and bring an end to the corrupted royal line. With her mission clear, Cole enters the world of the palace to learn about the prince and find a way into his ball. But dark secrets, violent plots, a strange sense that perhaps the prince isn't as bad as the faerie makes him seem, and a life-changing discovery about her past, all conspire to make Cole's shot at freedom messy and difficult. She must find the strength to get close to the prince, or else the mysterious faerie will send her back to the mines and her dreadful family. Once the clock strikes midnight... she must fulfill her end of the bargain. Once the clock strikes midnight... her hands must be red with the prince's blood.

Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.

When Camillia Bates's family moves from California to Indiana, Camillia wonders why she has start her life all over in the country. And just when she thought that she would never have friends, she meets two boys ,and a girl later on, that will change her life forever. As she figures out what her powers really are, her friends help fight and out smart the organization who want to use her power to their advantage. And along the way she finds another person like her.Will Camillia ever figure this mess out? Will she endanger her family as well? And through this confusing battle, is she really falling in love?

Millie Ripley has only ever known one player next door. Luke Dawson. But with only a couple months left before he graduates and a blackmailer on the loose, will their love story stand the test of time? And will they both need to grow up to face the truth?

A #1 Kindle Science Fiction Bestseller This is the first in a six book series. "Spell-binding! Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Call it techno-thriller, call it science fiction, call it just terrific story-telling." Terry Brooks, #1 NY Times Bestselling author of the Shannara series and Star Wars Phantom Menace What if the Shadow that destroyed Atlantis 10,000 years ago, comes back to threaten our present world? A war beyond time. An enemy beyond space. A thriller beyond your wildest dreams. Three areas on the Earth's surface defy explanation: the Bermuda Triangle, the Devil's Sea of Japan, and a small region of Cambodia. Inside these realms, planes have disappeared, ships have vanished, and, in Cambodia, an entire civilization has been lost leaving behind Angkor Wat. In 1945, Training Flight 19 disappears in the Bermuda Triangle. In 1963, the USS Thresher, a nuclear submarine, is lost under unusual circumstances, part of a secret government investigation into mysterious gates. Near the end of of the Vietnam War, Green Beret Eric Dane led a team of operatives deep into Cambodia and encountered a strange fog near the legendary city of Angkor Kol Ker. His entire team disappears, attacked by strange creatures out of the fog. Only Dane survives to return. Now a plane goes down. In the same area Dane lost his team. He's called back. To find out who is the darkness behind these gates to our planet. What does this Shadow force want? \ If you enjoyed LOST, you'll love this book and be amazed at the similarities in concept (although this book was published before Lost).

Imperial law enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon is good at her job: she can deter thieves and pacify thugs, if not with a blade, then by toppling an eight-foot pile of coffee canisters onto their heads. But when ravaged bodies show up on the waterfront, an arson covers up human sacrifices, and a powerful business coalition plots to kill the emperor, she feels a tad overwhelmed. Worse, Sicarius, the empire's most notorious assassin, is in town. He's tied in with the chaos somehow, but Amaranthe would be a fool to cross his path. Unfortunately, her superiors order her to hunt him down. Either they have an unprecedented belief in her skills... or someone wants her dead.

The Grimsby Gouger is out for blood. 16-year-old Macy Shepard was trapped, scared and about to die, the only person who could save her life was Detective Peel and he really had a bad headache and not just because of his alcohol problem. There is a murderer loose in the town of Great Grimsby and three girls are missing. 40 years ago the same happened, and Peel's father failed to catch his man. Are the new murders connected? Has the Grimsby Gouger returned or is there a copycat on the prowl?. The clock is ticking and three young lives are depending on Peel and his team to save them. Shocked and shaken by family secrets of his own that come to light, Peel is on the trail of not one but two vicious killers. Follow the rough and ready detective as he ploughs headlong through his own troubled past, searching for answers to secrets long hidden from him.

*COMPLETE* There are whispers across the kingdoms that the Paragon, that strangely gifted person who can wield all four Skills, has been found. They're wrong, of course. No one has caught the Paragon. Allayria should know: she's it. But Allayria doesn't want to be the Paragon, and in her pursuit of freedom she finds herself enmeshed in a web of lies, caught in a group who might be even more dangerous than she could have imagined. Still, she's not the only one who has problems: bigger tides of change and danger are shifting across the world she has been assigned to protect. The Jarles, a kingdom in the east, has begun moving across its borders, and there are strange murmurings about what they have done, and where all the children they abducted have gone. Faced with responsibilities she never wanted, and a life she thought she could never have, Allayria must decide how she will help--and if she will be the Paragon at all. _____________________ WIP Cover art and written work by Azi. Highest ranking: #66 in Fantasy 2/3/2018 Hi everyone! Thanks a ton for taking the time to read Paragon. I'm so excited to share it with you, and to hear your feedback, theories, and insight. It's just me, myself, and I on this one (no beta) so if you catch any errors or inconsistencies, give me a shout--it will be much appreciated. The plan is to release a new chapter each weekend until we reach the end. - Azi Note: violence, sexual themes, and some coarse language will appear in Paragon.

There's something strange about Laila Rose. She use to be a normal girl. One who had a boyfriend and a best friend who she loved dearly. One who's biggest worry was graduating high school. That all changed the night she was gifted with the powers of not one, but two ancient gods. Now she must live at an Academy for the Divine along with other powerful demigods. Just when Laila begins to settle into her new life -and possibly a relationship with not one but two devilishly handsome demigods- chaos strikes. Caught in the middle of mysterious murders, a dangerous love triangle and the gods' wrath, Laila struggles to know who she can trust and who just might be out to get her. After all, who can you trust when everyone's a suspect?