fantasy – high & other world

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Summary: Bartender Becket Davis lives a quiet life. The only family member he has left is dying, and soon, Beckett knows he’ll be alone in the world. With the short time he has left, he visits the hospice center after he finishes slinging drinks, grateful for the opportunity to sit and talk with his grandfather, even though the man isn’t always awake. One very early morning when Beck goes to visit, he sees a very attractive man leaving his grandfather’s room. The man is dressed oddly for August in Reardon, California, but the sexy wink he gives Beck on his way out leaves him wanting to know more. When the man introduces himself to Beck at his grandfather’s funeral—“I’m Armie Harbinger”—Beck’s attraction escalates from a simmer to a boil. That’s when strange things begin to happen in Beck’s world. Are they just coincidences, or is it the allure of the Harbinger?

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Summary: What price would you pay to save your true love from pain? Armand and Beckett have the worst assignment known to a harbinger—preparing children for their death. The job is gut-wrenching with an emotional toll that Armand refuses to share with Beckett. Armand is determined to seek an intercession from any otherworldly being willing to sympathize with their plight. Beck can sense the toll their current assignment is taking on his lover, and he wants to find a way to ease his pain. Enter Nyx, the Goddess of Darkness. Will she have pity on the harbingers and offer her assistance to make their existence easier? As every supernatural being knows, deals made in the afterlife are tricky. What price will the harbingers have to pay to get Azrael, the Angel of Death, to reassign them?

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Summary: An almost angel and a man possessed… What could possibly go wrong when they’re chosen to help save humankind? Scott Locke, an apprentice guardian angel assigned to protect the Gatekeeper hits a run of bad luck. After Scott’s recent review with the Celestial Council, his hopes of being promoted are quickly dashed, due to an injury his charge suffered at the hands of a friend, Detective Jay Frick. Unknown to anyone, the unrequited crush Scott has on Jay Frick makes the Council’s slight a double slap in the face. Jameson Frick, former homicide detective, has been having too many bad days to count. He met an incredible man, only to have the guy fall for an ex-con. His partner in Sacramento P.D.’s Homicide Division is put on desk duty before his impending retirement, leading to Jay being benched as well. Jay’s next assignment, working as an investigator for children’s services, is a job he deplores. Topping it all off, Jay’s been suffering from severe headaches, sleep deprivation, frayed nerves, and the nonstop voices in his head are driving him to madness. When Jay’s spirit gets hauled to Hell, Scott is determined to bring him back. Grabbing Jay’s broken body, Scott begins his pursuit of a healer, knowing if Jay doesn’t have a viable body, he can’t return to the human realm as the man Scott wants to pursue. What will both men encounter during their time in Limbo? Which familiar people will they see there, and who in Hell would steal a broken human body? Wanna come along on Scott & Jay’s First Hellish Adventure? This book of original paranormal fiction is the first in a new series. It is approximately 34,000 words in length and is a spinoff from the “Dearly & the Departed” Universe.

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Summary: Scotty and Jay continue their work for the Celestial Council and Lucifer, investigating cases that don’t fall under purely good or purely evil standards. It’s time for them to return to the Human Realm as a fully bonded, balanced pair when unforeseen events begin to spiral out of control. The murders of a cherub and a lesser demon in Limbo hint at something sinister, but is the culprit from the Celestial Realm or the underworld? What are the ramifications one way or the other? Without warning, Jay gets a promotion in the underworld that swings the balance of power to the point where it could break their bond. Will it break their hearts at the same time? This book of original paranormal fiction is the second book in the spinoff series from the universe of Dearly & the Departed. It is approximately 30,000 words in length and ends happily.

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Summary: In one day, Dylan’s whole life was destroyed. In one night, he may have found the beginnings of a new one. Still grappling with the loss of his home, Dylan has no choice but to head for Wintervale. His one solace is in travelling the same direction taken by the enemy. But the truth behind the attack on the spellster tower suggests things aren’t as clear-cut and the enemy may well be closer than they thought. Crossing the kingdom also means remaining in the presence of Tracker, the King’s Hound who Dylan’s repressed desire refuses to let out of his head. The man’s gentle protectiveness, coupled with his flirting, certainly doesn’t help. It taunts him with ideas of the night they shared in the tower becoming something more, a thought that is no less ridiculous than remaining unleashed. After all, it’s a hound’s job to escort or kill spellsters. They do not disobey orders. They do not falter. And they do not fall. Especially not in love.

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Summary: Aik will never be the same … and neither will his world. War is coming. Aik has become the Progenitor, and the Seed Mother has released him to transform the world for her alien brood. Silya and Raven, Aik's former friends, are the only ones who can save him and the world. But what if the cure is worse than the invasion? As Silya rushes to prepare Gullton for the battle to come, she's determined to save as many people as she can. But new crises emerge that demand her attention. Raven has his own hands full, keeping the dragon-like verent in line, while helping Silya to save the world. But what if the only way to do so is to sacrifice Aik, the man that he loves? It's the end of the world … or could it be the start of something new?

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Summary: Don’t Pick Up That Coin! I was just an innocent author minding my own business. Until I found that coin… The evil thing zapped me into the novel I was writing. Now I’m dodging ogres, humans, elves, and a certain wizard-in-training with a proclivity for changing people into small harmless animals. My only goal is to get home again, and the best way to do that is to get this book back on track. I must help the sexy exiled prince find his brother’s killer. The only problem is that the prince keeps flirting with me rather than the women he’s supposed to be adding to the harem. Wait! Flirting with me? That can’t be right. Wait wait! Why did I call him sexy? Am I falling for the prince, too? I Destroy the Elf Prince's Harem is a stand-alone novel within the Fortune Favors the Fae collection and follows the adventures of one poor author as he stumbles his way through his own novel and just maybe falls in love with the hero. Along the way he will encounter elves, humans, ogres, a wizard-in-training who's really bad at magic, jealousy, possessiveness, political intrigue, secrets, and a prince who has eyes for just one man. Unfortunately, that one man is as blind as a bat when it comes to love. From spicy to sweet, zany romps to epic adventures, there’s something for everyone in the Fortune Favors the Fae series. Discover destiny and true love, and follow the coin on its fickle journey to the next world and a new magical adventure. Each book is a standalone and can be read in any order.

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Summary: The Stone City and the Heart Wood: uneasy neighbors separated by the Bluebird River. In the City, Hendrik is about to lose the only life he's ever known, the only love he's ever wanted. In the Wood, corruption threatens the carefully cultivated ecosystem and Dagan's way of life. Two worlds, fated to collide at last. It could be the end. Or a new beginning.

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Summary: Silya comes into her own, but will she be enough? Silya finally has everything she always wanted: She's the Hencha Queen, head of the Temple, and is mastering her newfound talents. So why does the world pick now to fall apart? Her once-nemesis Raven is off riding dragons, and their mutual friend (and her ex) Aik is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, a new threat menaces the Heartland from the East. If she can't convince a reluctant city council to prepare for the worst, she may lose everything—and everyone—she's ever cared about. As Silya wields her abilities, dry wit, and sheer determination to save her city, she's joined by Raven and his new friends, just as a dark storm threatens to sweep them all away. Will their aid help tip the scales? And will she and Raven finally find out what happened to Aik? Forget messy. Things just got apocalyptic.

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Summary: Stronghold Fair Haven by the Sea is a beacon in a sometimes harsh world, open to all and deliberately, stubbornly kind. It also holds the honour and responsibility of hosting an atelier, a workshop for the rare and highly-prized magical engineers known as Mancers. Hazel lives a comfortable, contented life in Stronghold Haven as a member of the team of elite bodyguards protecting the resident Mancer. But when another Mancer comes knocking on Haven's door to plead for refuge from the stronghold zhey've just escaped, zhey bring the looming threat of invasion in zheir wake. Ash is disruptive to Hazel's peaceful routine in more ways than just that: to his own surprise, he's hopelessly attracted to the prickly, secretive Mancer. This might be the start of something precious...or the end of everything he holds dear.

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Summary: The Siren & the Phoenix Lune doesn’t know much about his mystical birthright as a Compass-born, yet its promise of a life-mate cushions the long days and lonely nights. So he patiently waits, eager for when the compass will point him in the direction he must go. Touch-starved Narsus is a Verdigris—a highly toxic phoenix with poisonous feathers. To be Compass-born is a heartbreaking, torturous burden. So he hides away in heavy cloaks and a beaked mask to protect those around him. When the compass calls, Narsus further ostracizes himself by sending a proxy to the marriage ceremony, for he no longer believes in love. Or destiny.  Hurt and embarrassed, Lune is determined to crack Narsus’s emotional armor. To show his Intended there’s always hope. But with the compasses counting down, can Lune convince Narsus to take a chance on love? Compass To My Heart is a MM fantasy romance about marriage by proxy, one bed, a poisoned kiss, and fated mates finding each other through compasses created by ancient magic.

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Summary: RISE (noun / verb) Eight definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: 1) An upward slope or movement 2) A beginning or origin 3) An increase in amount or number 4) An angry reaction 5) To take up arms 6) To return from death 7) To become heartened or elated 8) To exert oneself to meet a challenge Rise features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi.

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Summary: She tried to steal treasure from the dragons’ hoard… and stole their hearts instead. To save her sister from a lascivious lord, Venya must steal a piece of treasure from a legendary dragon’s hoard. Dragons haven’t been seen in several generations, so imagine her surprise when she wakes not one, but two dragons from their hibernation. While the battle-honed Onyx is intent on having her for lunch, the graceful Gold appears more curious than angered by the theft. Abyss and Ray have very different ideas about what to do with the thief when they catch her. Abyss wants to punish her while Ray is intrigued by her audacity. After Ray turns his mate’s anger to desire, the dragons set out on a rescue mission, intent on capturing the brazen thief and learning more about her. And to see if her Song matches theirs. Neglected and discarded by her parents, Venya has never bonded with anyone except her sister. Now she has two mighty dragons wanting to woo her and take her as their mate. While she finds delight in their company, she must reassess her own self-worth before she can trust them enough to love them. But the dragons have exposed themselves to the outside world, and many covet not only their hoard but Ray’s golden scales. And when Venya’s closely held secret is revealed, she becomes a prize worth killing for.

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Summary: The magic that was gifted to Prince Avery's family has always been a part of his life. When he was fifteen, that magic marked him as the heir to the throne. Ever since, he's known that someday that same magic will lead him to his true love and a magical bond that will tie them together. Avery knows that even magically destined love will still take work and love is always complicated, especially for a royal. He's prepared for some complications, like his destined bonded being politically challenging or a gender he's not romantically attracted to. He's not prepared for poachers, broken magic, and a surly but intriguing cat shifter that threatens to break his heart. Avery is convinced that the two of them can find their happily ever after, but Kael is hurting and resistant. How can Avery convince Kael to believe in the magic when Kael's own magic is so broken?

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Summary: A guard and a thief. What could go wrong? Aik has fallen hopelessly in love with his best friend. But Raven's a thief, which makes things … complicated. Oh, and Raven has just been kidnapped by a dragon. Now Aik is off on a quest of his own, to hunt down the foul beast and make them give back his … friend? Lover? Soulmate? The whole not-knowing thing just makes everything harder. Meanwhile, the world of Tharassas is falling apart, besieged by earthquakes, floods, and strange creatures no one has ever seen before. Aik's ex, Silya has gone back to Gullton to try to save her people as the Hencha Queen, and Aik's stuck in a caravan with her mother and a damnable magical gauntlet that won't let him be. He has to find Raven, before it’s too late. Things were messy before … but now they're much, much worse.

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Summary: Once upon a time, before the hunts, dragons were plentiful in the world. Now they exist only in legend…except in the land of Ivria. Without the Dragon Talent, Sascha has long been told his only value is his ability to make the best match possible, whether as concubine or husband. He has always done what his family  expects of him, cultivating grace and beauty, and when his parents make a match for him, Sascha goes without protest. He never anticipates being contractually bound to a cruel man embroiled in a plot to overthrow the king of Ivria. Or being confronted by the king himself, a man with whom Sascha is disturbed to find himself fascinated. With help from the few people he can trust absolutely, King Lysander is working carefully to uncover the members of a conspiracy to overthrow him and expose the existence of dragons to the world. Apprehending one traitor only complicates the situation further, not the least of which because of the man’s beautiful, intriguing concubine. Who may be involved in the plot and whom Lysander is immediately attracted to. As danger looms, Sascha and Lysander grow closer, but can Lysander trust Sascha with his life and heart? And can Sascha be strong enough to love the dragon king?

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Summary: Morgorth and Aishe must contend with a deadly threat that could spell disaster for their world. Payshthas were the first of the Mother’s intelligent children. It is rare for true friendship to form between them and another species—which makes Morgorth’s bond with Enfernlo unique. And it is due to their friendship that Morgorth doesn’t hesitate to answer Enfernlo’s plea for help. A thief has stolen something vital from Enfernlo’s colony—a stone of power. Their hunt for the stone leads them to a war torn kingdom, and Aishe can hardly stomach what he sees. The devastation urges him to assist however he can, no matter the risk. Meanwhile, Morgorth is faced with reminders of the monster he used to be, and contemplates how far he’s come, and yet how far he still has to go. And when his estranged mentor joins them on their search, Morgorth is forced to confront his resentment and sense of betrayal, and use Master Ulezander as a tool to save the payshthas. Forced into a deadly quest where trust is in short supply, and faced with challengers for the stone, Morgorth must put his faith in those he loves and in himself... and become a champion not just of the Mother but for Karishian itself.

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Summary: “Orcs are the answer but what is the question?” Elias is a priest at the Temple of the Divine Sibyl. When he becomes lost in the woods after his brother’s hunting party abandons him, it’s just his luck that he’d stumble upon an angry orc caught in a trap. Unable to stomach the suffering of others, Elias throws self-preservation to the wind and frees the orc. Then Gurrkk—that’s a name?—ends up leading him to safety. Gurrkk finds himself rather smitten by the sweet, awkward human. He’s always been fascinated with his people’s sworn enemy, and now he has a life debt to fulfill to maintain his honor. Hiding an orc among the temple’s crypts wouldn’t have been Elias’s first choice but Gurrkk is stubborn about leaving. As they learn each other’s languages and spend more time together, Elias realizes they’ve become friends… and maybe more. And when the dying sibyl gives her last prophecy, Elias knows it wasn’t chance that brought them together, it was the gods. But why? This is a sweet, ace romance, so no sexy times, but plenty of snuggles and cuddles!

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Summary: When a hero becomes a slave, his greatest enemy might be his only hope... Albion Rasendin, the renowned general known as the Winter Fox, has only one option to save the lives of his men: surrender. After a war that nearly ripped two nations apart, Albion knows he'll be executed. The victor, Prince Treynar Massan, has other plans. Locking a slave collar around Albion's throat, the prince hopes to sully the legend of the cunning and elusive Winter Fox. But Draven, the prince's bastard half-brother, sees only an act of dishonor and the undoing of the man he once secretly loved. It breaks Draven's heart to see Albion enslaved and humiliated. Before the war, he had studied tactics under the Winter Fox, until family honor demanded he use those tactics to defeat him. But family honor can be a slippery thing, and secrets don't always stay hidden. When Draven learns that the war against Albion might have been unjust, he uncovers secrets he was never meant to learn. Yet, his love for Albion cannot be destroyed by lies and obsession. He's forced to make choices that will shake his world to the core, creating both a nightmare and, just maybe, one final hope for a life with the man he loves...

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Summary: No escape. No defence. One chance. Who'll make it out alive? Everyone knows that Demarn’s spellster tower is the safest place to be for those with magic. The site is shielded by mountains to west, by allies to the north, and their kingdom's army in the south whilst the whole kingdom stretches between them and the magic-reviling people patrolling the sea to the east. And yet, the enemy has breached the gates. They’ve issued no demands. Only death. Fleeing the tower and the ultimate demise is the one choice left. There is but one way out and the enemy holds more power than anyone could possibly anticipate. For those trapped within, their whole world is about to crumble.