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I'm sixteen this year, and my mother says I should marry soon. Loki. I already would be married if any chieftains' sons were man enough to have me. When I do find a husband though, I'll inherit the village of Borg, which as the Princess of Lofoten is my birthright. We'll have several farms and command a fleet of viking ships. I'll give birth to mighty warrior sons or a fierce shieldmaiden like myself.

She’s got one good leg. Two bad habits. And enough attitude to burn this whole town down. Nik Briscoe is an ex-Navy SEAL with a titanium prosthesis, a telekinetic secret she’ll kill to protect, and a gift for pissing off all the wrong people. After getting blamed for a New Orleans drug boss’s dead brother, Nik’s been on the run—living out of her pack, staying one jump ahead of the bounty hunters sent to collect her head. Her latest stop? Possum Trot, Alabama. She just wants a burger and five minutes of peace. What she gets is a twitchy junkie with a six-shooter, a murder rap ...

A collection of short stories by J. R. Rain. Vampire Rain - Some vampires don't die. Some vampires can't be killed. At least, not by mortals. Now, one ancient vampire takes it upon himself to rid the world of a deadly plague...himself.

Things in Windy Ridge are never calm, but they seem to just be getting worse. Like they say, when it rains, it pours. When kids in town start disappearing during a couple of football games, I can’t tell if whatever’s come for them did so by air or underground. That’s the raining part. And what about the pouring part? Well… Alton’s still trying to make a ‘relationship’ with me, Dean’s in all kinds of a bad mood, Sicily and Mason keep making cow eyes at each other, And Karen freaking Dooley is still as much a thorn in my side as she ever was. I’m thinking it’s about time I...

Solstice Winters never expected her job as a photojournalist would involve stopping a death god. She’s only ever wanted the same things as anyone else—a nice career, a safe place to call home, and no magical assassins trying to kill her. Alas, there’s nothing like an unexpected dimensional misalignment to ruin plans. The rapid flood of magic into the world changed her from simple reporter to secret agent in mere months. It also revealed the truth of her being an elf. Her investigation into who wants her dead stalls when a paranormal entity shows up in her apartment pleading for help. ...

She went to CERN to smash atoms, not her life. But an experiment gone wrong will turn her into the world’s most unlikely superhero. Mira Verborgen never expected to be seen. A nerdy American physicist in Geneva, she’s used to being invisible—until a catastrophic accident at the Large Hadron Collider leaves her literally that way. Suddenly she and her brilliant (and irritatingly handsome) colleague Giancarlo are out of phase with reality itself: completely unseen, possibly immortal, and definitely on the run. Because the mastermind behind the disaster? Their own boss, who just ...

Fresh off his adventure beneath the Great Sphinx of Egypt, fourteen-year-old Lorton McCroy is itching for another quest. When his archaeologist uncle invites him to Nova Scotia to investigate the world-famous Oak Island Money Pit, Lorton can’t say no—even if it means delaying his first summer job. Armed with ancient maps, ground-penetrating radar scans, and a healthy dose of skepticism, Lorton joins his uncle and a gruff one-eyed guide to navigate the island’s dangerous maze of tunnels. But centuries of treasure hunters have left booby traps, collapses, and curses in their wake. And ...

Some campfires warm you. This one eats you alive. Ten-year-old best friends Derrik and Jeb are used to hiking through the mossy forests of their Pacific Northwest island. But tonight, they find something they’ve never seen before: a hovering campfire with no wood, no fuel, and no one tending it. At first they think it’s homeless squatters or some weird propane trick. But as they creep closer, they realize the truth is far worse. The fire whispers. It calls. Old Bobby, the local drifter. Albert, the school bully. Louisa, Derrik’s secret crush. They’re all sitting in a trance, ...

Paranormal Women’s Fiction from bestsellers HP Mallory and JR Rain! I’ve been hired to protect the weregator community, just outside Misty Hollow, from whatever is living in the swamp—something that continues to claim lives. Why would a group of machismo gators need the protection of a woman like me? Easy—I’m a gorgon, and with my stare that can turn any creature into stone, I’m basically at the top of the supernatural food chain. But when six more weregator youth go missing, we all realize there’s something inside the swamp that’s bigger than all of us. In fear for our ...

Boxed set of two supernatural mysteries featuring semi-immortal investigator, Gabriel Radu. If you enjoy eerie cases, ancient evils, and magic-infused crime-solving, this is the series for you, including: THE SOUL TAKER (Book 1) When two homeless men are brutally murdered, their bodies marked with an ancient symbol, Gabriel is called in to investigate. The deaths signal the arrival of a terrifying entity that brings widespread destruction wherever it appears. As the killings multiply, Gabriel must stop The Soul Taker before it turns Denmark, Tennessee, into a graveyard. THE GHOST MAKER (...

We all have them. Those dreams that leave us shaking. Gasping. Grateful to wake up. But for some, waking doesn’t help. Susan has spent years haunted by unrelenting night terrors. Nothing helps, not therapy, not medication, not even changing her diet. Every time she closes her eyes, it returns: a monstrous presence that feeds on her fear, night after night. Until she finds an old, slender library book. Its battered pages promise a way to fight back. Written by a man long dead, it isn’t just a self-help guide—it’s a manual for confronting the thing that has ruined her life. Because ...

When a grieving widower walks into Samantha Moon’s office with a vampire-hunting kit in his pockets and revenge in his heart, she’s ready to help him find his wife’s killer. But Ron doesn’t want a detective—he wants a monster. Specifically, he wants to become one, if only for a night. All he needs is one swallow of her cursed blood to give him the speed, strength, and fury to face the creature who destroyed his life. But nothing is simple in Samantha’s world of dark bargains and moral lines. As the price of vengeance unfolds in violence and tragedy, she’s forced to question ...

Four gates behind her. One remains. The final trial is here, and Penelope Callas knows there is no turning back. After a harrowing journey through the Underworld, Pen has reached the threshold of the last gate. Her sister’s soul is within reach, but so is the god who has haunted every step of her quest. Ares is waiting, and his demands are more dangerous than ever. As the full force of her divine lineage surges to the surface, Pen must confront the truth about her identity, her power, and the role she was meant to play in a war far older than she realized. Friendships will fracture. ...

Master Nicolo, a man also known as ‘The Terrible,’ lives up to his title and then some. As confidante, closest friend and protector to Prince Balduin, a man who would be king of the large and estimable Woodfall Gath, Nicolo is nearly untouchable. Throw in the fact that the man can fight like no other and seems to have a preternatural knowledge for detecting those who want to kill him, he’s a formidable foe and then some. But Nicolo didn’t always live such a favored life.

Some legends are buried for a reason. On a family trip to France, eleven-year-old Clifton expects boredom: cathedrals, tour guides, and endless stained glass. What he doesn’t expect is a hidden door beneath the altar… or the ancient staircase that leads deep beneath the church. Down there, legends come alive. Joined by his cautious cousin Monique, Clifton stumbles into a secret chamber filled with magic, traps, and artifacts older than history itself. At its center lies a sarcophagus bearing a chilling truth: Merlin the Great was never meant to die—only to be imprisoned. When a single...

What's more relaxing than a trip to Easter Island? Giant stone heads, beautiful sunsets, ancient mysteries... and a bloodthirsty cult trying to sacrifice your daughters. For Samantha Moon, the vacation from hell continues in Chile when her quick teleport to show Paxton and Tammy the famous moai statues goes horribly wrong. Abducted by robed fanatics bent on using ancient magic to summon elemental giants, the girls fight for their lives while Sam races to save them—dodging crossbow bolts, tackling cultists, and getting stabbed straight through (but hey, she’s had worse). Together, Sam, ...

After waking up with a could-be killer in my bed, I’m understandably panicked. And that panic only increases when I realize Bastian realizes there’s something off about me. I need to get this guy out of my house (and probably my life) pronto! Yet it doesn’t seem things are going to be quite so easy. And while what few clues there are point to Bastian, I can’t help but feel like he’s innocent—or is that just wishful thinking on my part since I sort of like him? Whatever my reasons, I’m now determined to find Victoria’s killer—whether that killer is Bastian or not. But what ...

A quiet town plagued by restless spirits. A centuries-old magician who won't stay dead. A warlock forced to face the darkest legends of his past. Denmark, Tennessee, isn’t exactly known for high drama—but after surviving a brush with Hell itself, Gabriel Radu and his magical family hoped for some well-earned peace. No such luck. When Sheriff Billy McCain shows up in the middle of a summer solstice party, it’s to ask Gabriel about a very peculiar problem: people in comas whose ghosts have been seen wandering the town. The sightings are chilling enough—but when one of these ...

What’s a relaxing trip to Guatemala without a quick side quest to the Mayan underworld? Samantha Moon just wanted more bonding time with her daughters, her best friend, and the gorgeous cenotes of Cobán. But when a desperate mother begs for help finding her kidnapped son, Sam can’t say no. The boy isn’t in a normal cave—he’s trapped in Xibalba, a nightmare realm of ancient death gods, illusions, and soul-devouring monsters. With Allison’s witchcraft, Tammy’s fae-trained magic, and Paxton’s empathic instincts, they descend into the underworld to battle trickster spirits, ...

It was just supposed to be another assignment. When an American agent is tasked with returning a stolen dog to his family in East Sahara, he figures it will be simple: get in, hand over the leash, get out. But War Daddy is no ordinary dog. Scarred and stitched from being used as a living opium mule, he’s massive, battered, and deeply wary of humans. And getting him home means crossing harsh deserts, dodging suspicious customs officials, and facing down desert bandits who would kill for a few crates of stolen goods. Through searing heat, gunfights, and moonless nights, the agent and the ...