After saving every possible portion of her scant income, twenty-one year old Nika Petrovskya has finally run away from home. Though she leaves behind an unfinished education, a repugnant job, and nine years of neglect and abuse, she can’t seem to shake the terrifying nightmares that plague her sleep. With the right mix of encouragement from her friend Reyna, and steady income from her generous, […]
Kaybree has grown up hearing stories of the Angels, mythical beings who used to defend Nordgard from the creatures of the forest. After leaving mankind without guidance for centuries, they returned fifteen years ago, leaving a fiery swath of destruction. When Kaybree is called to the outpost by the forest, home to her mother’s mysterious Vormund Order, she stumbles into the latest Angel attack. Soon […]
Leaving well enough alone is something she can’t do… Matilda (Matt) Howard can’t resist a good mystery. So when one falls into her hands, she relentlessly pieces the clues together to figure out the answer. It all starts with a forgotten coin that Matt finds in her old excavating backpack. But when she takes it to a colleague, it’s instantly branded a fake from one […]
What would you do if you were given a second chance? Annabelle, whom nearly everyone calls Anne, has been stuck in the past for two years. Numbed by grief over her husband’s unexpected death and overwhelmed with the responsibility of raising their three young children alone, Anne agrees to let a friend take the kids for the weekend while she tries to get some much-needed […]
To truly appreciate the light one must know of great darkness; to find a pure and simple joy requires that one also know of deep and penetrating sorrow. Only by confronting this terrible opposition can one discover the power of hope. These four tales by international award-winning author Scott Everett Bronson engage this fundamental conundrum by exploring the darkness that reveals the brightest edge of […]
Twelve-year-old Liz Taylor has known for a long time that she would escape—escape the abuse against herself, and against her mother. She just didn’t know how or when. Then the perfect opportunity comes—money left of the table by her mother’s abuser—and Liz is on the run. But a girl her age doesn’t have many options when it comes to hideouts, making a K.O. A. Kampground […]
The shock of the assault caught the men off guard, and they struggled to control the American. They wrestled him to the ground, pinning him there, holding him fast, as Sang stood up from the ground. Cursing in Khmer, Sang pointed the gun at Jonathon’s head and, without hesitating, pulled the trigger. Jonathon can’t wait to surprise Delia for her birthday. With a little help […]
In the tatted lace of legend, there were Five Creators: The Tree: Ammon of Rozan-Steading The Pillar: Jaydren of Stones Fist The Keeper: Soline the Water-witch The Weaver: Revaya the would-be Queen The Blaze: Vael, the Betrayer Ammon of Rozan-Steading exists to bring change. While serving as a Guard at the Fortress, he met the other four Creators and hopes to free them. Jaydren of […]
A prince disguises himself to find true love— Prince Nolan has had enough of Princess Blythe—the woman to whom he has been betrothed since infancy—and her simpering letters. Does the princess truly not have a brain in her head? Never before has he communicated with someone who seemed so childish and spoiled. It was time he met her for himself, to decide if he could […]
The fight for independent thought becomes a matter of life or death in this sizzling and intense conclusion to the Possession trilogy. Vi has made her choice between Jag and Zenn, and the resistance may have suffered for it. But with the Thinkers as strong as ever, the rebels still have a job to do. Vi knows better than anyone that there’s more at stake […]