Their love makes them stronger together... Unless the world rips them apartJadren El-Adrel knows he's a mess. He's a cobbled-together monster pretending to be a wizard, still unable to master the magic that makes him pretty much immortal and is useless for anything else. Though he's tried to learn to work with his familiar, Seliah, he's still terrified to discover what might happen if he gives himself full access to the depths of her powerful magic. Some questions should never be answered.Seliah Phel got her happy ever after. Jadren loves her; they're together in a safe and beautiful place; and they're finally learning to work together as wizard and familiar. But even she must recognize that Jadren continues to stew in his black moods, brooding that only worsens when he receives a missive from home, his horrible family demanding the unthinkable: that they both return to House El-Adrel.As the denizens of House Phel fight an increasingly pitched battle against the enemies determined to destroy them forever, Jadren and Selly fight their own war-against the past and to overcome their own failings. To become truly stronger together.
A Broken HeartPrincess Salena Nakoa KauPo thought she was over her broken heart. She'd put her first love and childhood sweetheart, Rhyian, firmly in the past where he belonged. His bitter betrayal of her was locked away deep inside, along with her foolishly innocent hopes and dreams. Now Lena has been thrust together with him, the prince of shadows, the one man she could never resist, on a mission to save the world from a terrible cataclysm. Worse, Rhyian refuses to believe her when she says there's no hope for them. An Irresistible LongingRhyian is rather accustomed to being a failure. Goddesses know, he's not magical enough for his sorcerous mother and not alpha enough for his father, the King of Annfwn. It hasn't helped that he's spent the last seven years trying to drown his sorrows-and to forget the one woman he ever loved, whose heart he carelessly shattered in a moment of weakness. Rhy knows he has to change to win back Lena's trust, but how? A Love That Can't DieAs Lena and Rhy struggle to overcome the wounds of the past, they and their friends approach the final confrontation with the strange intelligence intent on rending apart the very fabric of their world. And it looks like it will come down to the pair of them to strike the final blow.But only if they can build a new trust on the bitter past.
Amber Dolors has it bad for her boss. Tall, dark, and smexy, the man has a way of giving orders that… Well, she just melts inside. Even though he's older and getting involved at work isn't smart, especially in her very first job, Amber can't help fantasizing about the delicious Alec, with his English accent and commanding ways. What if he's the one she's been looking for, the man who can initiate her into those dreamy, sensual games she's only read about?Alexander Knight has obviously noticed his hot young assistant. Amber is as adorably nubile as she is whip-smart. But he hasn't risen to the peak of his profession by indulging himself. Integrity and self-discipline are what he lives by-and those don't allow for seducing a sweet, young co-worker who's likely far too innocent for him. Still, he can't help fantasizing about what he'd do to her, especially when she bends over his desk just so…When the simmering, repressed passion between Amber and Alec breaks free, they're both caught up in the tide of longing-and in sating their fierce desires. But they can't forget that they're engaged in a dangerous dance, one that can't be kept secret forever.
Celestina Sala is so far underwater, she can't remember what it's like to breathe. Grief-stricken by her identical twin's death, parenting her orphaned nieces, abandoned by the husband who never wanted to raise children, in debt past her eyeballs, and now just one more laid-off landscape-designer in drought-stricken Los Angeles-it's all Celestina can do to get through the day. Running into her former wealthy-and devastatingly attractive-client, Ryan Black, when she looks and feels her worst is just the cherry on the crap sundae her life has become.When Ryan offers Celestina a way to pay off her debt, by submitting to whatever he asks of her, she's appalled. And tempted.His colleagues and competitors describe Ryan as ruthless in business. It's true. And that no-holds-barred attitude is how he built himself from less than nothing to the immense wealth he enjoys today. So, when he has the opportunity to finally get his hands on Celestina's voluptuous body, Ryan employs every enticement at his disposal. He's wanted her for years-and respected the fact that she wasn't available-and now that she's practically dropped into his lap, he's taking advantage of the opportunity. He'll play fair, however, offering her a contract where she can choose, down to the tiniest details, what she's willing to let him do to her, for what price.He plans to pay very well to be able to indulge his darkest desires with her.
Game designer Emily Bartwell is in hiding. Fleeing online trolls that ruined her career, marriage, and life-pretty much in that exact order-she's made a new life on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Yes, it's lonely, but she has her online community for company. And she has her work: Labyrinth, a wildly popular role-playing game, one she's created under the male alias, Phoenix.When sexy writer, Fox Mullins, rents the beach house next door, however, he entices Emily out of her isolation. Flirting, teasing, igniting desires she'd forgotten she had, Fox tempts Emily into playing games of a very different sort-ones where he makes the rules. Fox is delighted by his luck in discovering his gorgeous, single neighbor's simmeringly passionate nature under her oh-so-private exterior. Playing with her, pushing the lovely Emily's boundaries, gives him relief from the painstaking, frustrating task of tracking the brilliant gamer, Phoenix-and discovering his elusive prey's true identity. Exposing Phoenix will be the biggest scoop of his career as an undercover tech reporter.As Fox and Emily push the limits of intimacy, they discover that their fling is leading to something much deeper. They're both keeping secrets that could devastate the other, but which of them will win the game in the end?
It's holiday time at Convocation Academy, but best friends Han and Iliana are finding it hard to celebrate. As a familiar, Iliana is facing her assignment to a life of servitude to a wizard, very soon. And Han… despite being tested by the oracle daily, he is still uncategorized. As Iliana and Han face being separated forever, they at last find the courage-or desperation-to break the rules and acknowledge their deeper feelings for each other. But it will take more than true love to save them from the laws of the Convocation…
A midwinter holiday fantasy romance anthology… A Wynter Fyre by Darynda Jones In a world where vampyres have been hunted to near extinction, the daughter of a demon is sent to save their race. Wynter ends the Blood Wars, but a single drop of vampyre blood accidentally crosses her lips. As punishment, she's encased in stone for a hundred years. When she awakens, she vows revenge. Even if it means her demise. Her quest leads her to the vampyre prince who supposedly started the wars. He comes to her aid after she's attacked, and Gareth's deadly prowess may be exactly what Wynter needs to defeat the woman who created her. Or exactly what she needs to thaw her frozen heart. Of Fate and Fire by Amanda Bouchet The Kingmaker Chronicles meets modern-day New York City! Piers, an exiled warrior from Thalyria, finds himself in the Big Apple just before the holidays. The world and everything in it might be utterly foreign to him, but that won't stop Piers from helping to complete a vital mission for Athena and protect Sophie, a French teacher from Connecticut who's suddenly knee-deep in inexplicable phenomena, danger, and henchmen after an Olympian treasure that should never have ended up in her hands-or remained on Earth after the Greek gods abandoned it. The King of Hel by Grace Draven Castil il Veras, daughter of lesser boyars, attends the gatherings that celebrate her best friend's upcoming marriage to the cursed king of a sorcerous kingdom. She soon learns that even marked by the magic of the Wastelands, Doranis of Helenrisia is everything she's ever desired in a mate-and absolutely forbidden to her. Bound by duty to crown and country, Doranis has traveled to the Caskadan empire to marry a woman who loathes the sight of him. During the prenuptial celebrations, he meets a scribe who finds him fascinating instead of repellent, but Castil is beyond his reach. Fate, however, would have it otherwise, and a beseeching letter from a dying queen will bring them together again in a land gripped by endless winter and old magic. Familiar Winter Magic by Jeffe Kennedy It's holiday time at Convocation Academy, but best friends Han and Iliana are finding it hard to celebrate. As a familiar, Iliana is facing her assignment to a life of servitude to a wizard, very soon. And Han… despite being tested by the oracle daily, he is still uncategorized. As Iliana and Han face being separated forever, they at last find the courage-or desperation-to break the rules and acknowledge their deeper feelings for each other. But it will take more than true love to save them from the laws of the Convocation…
One does not break an oath to the fae…But I am getting much better at finding and exploiting the loopholes. I may have promised the ruthlessly sensual fae lord, Rogue, that he can sire my firstborn child-but I never said when. And I'm not giving into his will-eroding attempts to seduce me until he tells me what will happen to my child.Which he refuses to do.So, I'm holding out against his allure, no matter how he tantalizes me, because the one way to protect my child is to make sure they're never born. Unfortunately, Rogue is as wily as he is persistent, and soon I find myself in more bargains-I must give him a kiss every day and sleep by his side at night. Even as I travel through Faerie, perfecting my sorceress skills and seeking the answers to the questions Rogue won't-or can't-answer, he is constantly by my side, working his way through my defenses.He refuses to let me go. Most terrifying of all, I'm finding I don't want him to…
Be careful what you wish for…. When I walked out on my awful boyfriend, wishing to be somewhere-anywhere-else, I never expected to wake up in Faerie. And, as a scientist, I find it even harder to believe that I now seem to be a sorceress.A pretty crappy sorceress, it turns out, because every thought that crosses my mind becomes suddenly and frighteningly real-including the black dog that has long haunted my nightmares. Now I'm a captive, a pawn for the fae lord, Rogue, and the feral and treacherous Faerie court, all vying to control me and the vast powers I don't understand. Worse, Rogue, the closest thing I have to a friend in this place, is intent on seducing me. He's the most beautiful man I've ever seen, enthralling, tempting, and lethally dangerous. He's as devastatingly clever as he is alluring, and he tricks me into promising him my firstborn child, which he intends to sire… I don't dare give into him. I may not have the willpower to resist him. He's my only protection against those who would destroy me Unless I can learn to use my magic.
Spy, manipulator, traitor… He might be her only salvation.Lady Seliah Phel can't escape feeling like she's one of those fairytale princesses awakened from a long slumber-except that her life is no romantic story and there's no happy ending in sight. Though she has her magic and she's been rescued from the depths of madness that consumed her since adolescence, Selly finds that the years she lost aren't so easily recovered. Everyone treats her like the child they remember. To prove something-perhaps only to herself-she's recklessly volunteered to stave off a host of monsters with only the enigmatically alluring, cuttingly sarcastic, and probably deceitful wizard Jadren El-Adrel for company.Jadren isn't the heroic type. In fact, he's not much of anything. Relentlessly groomed into a shadow of a man by his sadistic mother, he's the perfect spy and tool, with no real will of his own. When he's stranded in the wilderness with Seliah Phel, he figures the outcome is immaterial. Live or die, it's all the same to him. But Seliah is a different story and she isn't like anyone else. Though he reminds himself she's basically a child in a woman's body, he finds it increasingly difficult to resist her artless charms and relentless curiosity.As their predicament goes from dire to disastrous, Jadren realizes his many failures have jeopardized Selly's future, perhaps her very life. Far from home and trapped without resources, Selly has only Jadren to rely upon-the one person she can't possibly trust. There seems no possibility of rescue from their friends and family back home at House Phel, so Jadren and Selly must work together to survive… if they can.
His Darkness, Her Brightness… Together They Defy the WorldLord Gabriel Phel at last holds his dream in his grasp-and faces losing everything. He's finally won the love of his wife, familiar, and mother of his child, and she offers him a heartfelt commitment he can truly believe in. Together they're building a true house, one with a growing family of friends and allies that can help them stand against their enemies. And he's learning to master his magic, to use it as the powerful tool and weapon it should be. But old and new enemies array themselves to take it all away.Lady Veronica, now fully of House Phel, is doing her best to embrace happiness. After all, she has her hands full managing her mercurial and powerful wizard as he navigates taking his place as the head of their house, and with learning her own extraordinary ability. But she fears whatever peace they win won't last long. When their enemies inevitably strike-including, perhaps, her own father-they must be ready to defend all they hold precious. It doesn't help that her idealistic husband insists on making foolishly noble decisions that put them at even greater risk, nor that she loves him all the more for it.As Nic and Gabriel struggle to put their household in order, giving ill-advised safe harbor to Nic's runaway sister and risking their lives to save Gabriel's sister's sanity, their enemies draw the noose tighter on their well laid plans. When the unthinkable occurs, it's up to both of them to trust in the nascent, unknown magic they've woven together.
As unofficial consort to the High Queen, former mercenary Harlan Konyngrr faces a challenge worse than looming war and fearsome dragons. His long-held secrets threaten what he loves most-and he must make a choice between vows to two women.
A QUICKSILVER HEARTReleased from the grip of a tyrant, the Twelve Kingdoms have thrown all that touch them into chaos. As the borders open, new enemies emerge to vie for their hard-won power-and old deceptions crumble under the strain…The most talented shapeshifter of her generation, Zynda has one love in her life: freedom. The open air above her, the water before her, the sun on her skin or wings or fur-their sensual glories more than make up for her loneliness. She serves the High Queen's company well, but she can't trust her allies with her secrets, or the secrets of her people. Best that she should keep her distance, alone.Except wherever she escapes, Marskal, the Queen's quiet lieutenant, seems to find her. Solid, stubborn, and disciplined, he's no more fluid than rock. Yet he knows what she likes, what thrills and unnerves her, when she's hiding something. His lithe warrior's body promises pleasure she has gone too long without. But no matter how careful, how tender, how incendiary he is, only Zynda can know the sacrifice she must make for her people's future-and the time is drawing near…
A STRANGER'S FAITH As the Twelve Kingdoms and their allies are drawn toward war, a princess cast aside must discover a purpose she never dreamed of…Karyn af Hardie behaved like a proper Dasnarian wife. She acquiesced, she accepted, she submitted. Until her husband gave her a choice: their loveless, unconsummated royal marriage-or her freedom. Karyn chose freedom. But with nowhere to run except into the arms of Dasnaria's enemies, she wonders if she's made a mistake. She wants love, security, a family. She can't imagine finding any of it among the mercurial Tala. Worst of all is Zyr. The uninhibited shapeshifter is everywhere she looks. He's magnetic, relentless, teasing and tempting as if she's free to take her pleasure where she wishes. As if there isn't a war rising before them, against a vile and demanding force far stronger than they. But with Karyn's loyalty far from certain, Zyr offers her only chance to aid the defense-a dangerous gambit to seek out a land not seen in centuries, using clues no one can decipher.Together, they'll have every opportunity to fail-and one chance to steal something truly precious…***"I think where this author truly excels is in her ability to give us engaging, believable heroines that pull us into her worlds and with Karyn she is absolutely spot on. (…) There's genuine emotion in this harrowing and yet enchanting story that pits mortals against ancient Gods and its a series that I never want to end."~Marta Cox on Goodreads"This is a series that benefits from reading in order. Each book wraps up a romantic fantasy in its own charming ribbons, but also serves to advance the overall plot of the series. That being said, I think you could hop into THE ARROWS OF THE HEART without being lost, and enjoy it for its own yummy goodness before plowing gleefully into the rest of the series. "~Make Kay on Goodreads"It was also a tale of empowerment, finding strength within yourself and being your own hero among so many other things."~Timitra on Goodreads
An Uneasy Marriage,An Unholy Alliance.The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, conquered her inner demons to become the high queen. The youngest, and most beautiful outlived her Prince Charming and found a strength beyond surface loveliness.And the other one, Andi? The introverted, awkward middle princess is now the Sorceress Queen, Andromeda-and she stands at the precipice of a devastating war.As the undead powers of Deyrr gather their forces, their High Priestess focuses on Andi, undermining her at every turn. At the magical barrier that protects the Thirteen Kingdoms from annihilation, the massive Dasnarian navy assembles, ready to pounce the moment Andi's strength fails. And, though her sisters and friends gather around her, Andi finds that her husband, Rayfe, plagued with fears over her pregnancy, has withdrawn, growing ever more distant.Fighting battles on too many fronts, Andi can't afford to weaken, as she's all that stands between all that's good in the world and purest evil.For Andi, the time to grow into her true power has come. . .
Two Novellas of The Twelve Kingdoms together for the first time!The Snows of Windroven and the prequel story Negotiation The Snows of WindrovenA new power is at work in the Twelve Kingdoms, unbalancing the fragile peace. For the High Queen and her sisters, it might mean a new alliance-or the end of the love of a lifetime…As a howling blizzard batters the mountain keep of Windroven, Ami, Queen of Avonlidgh, and her unofficial consort Ash face their own storm. Their passion saved them from despair, but Ash knows a scarred, jumpy ex-convict isn't the companion his queen needs. He's been bracing himself for the end since their liaison began. When it finally comes, the shattering of his heart is almost a relief.With a man haunted by nightmares and silent as stone, Ami knows only that Ash's wounds are his own to hide or reveal. She can't command trust. But just as they are moving apart, a vicious attack confines them together, snowbound and isolated with an ancient force awakening within Windroven itself. If they truly mean to break their bond, Ami and Ash must first burn through a midwinter that will test every instinct-and bring temptation all too near…NegotiationA wounded warrior trapped by the sorceress who knows him better than he does himself…General Uorsin escapes the last devastating battle, only to find himself alone on a mountain, feverish and no closer to finding the paradise that drives him on. Salena, greatest shapeshifter and magic-worker of her people, springs the trap she's set to protect her land-and to prevent the ravager Uorsin from ever reaching it.Together, they spend a night setting the terms that will determine not only the rest of their lives, but the fates of the peoples of the Twelve Kingdoms-and the thirteenth.
WINTERS WEB BY JENNIFER ESTEPAn assassin at a renaissance faire. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, if you're Gin Blanco. This Spider is trapped in someone else's icy weband it seems like they don't want her to leave the faire alive . . .A WILDERNESS OF GLASS BY GRACE DRAVENThe stretch of sea known as the Gray rules the lives of those in the village of Ancilar, including widow Brida Gazi. In the aftermath of an autumn storm, Brida discovers one of the seas secrets cast onto the shorea discovery that will change her world, mend her soul, and put her in the greatest danger shes ever faced.A CURSE FOR SPRING BY AMANDA BOUCHETA malevolent spell strangles the kingdom of Leathen in catastrophic drought. Prince Daric must break the curse before his people starve. A once-mighty goddess trapped in a human body might be the keybut saving his kingdom could mean losing all that he loves.THE DRAGONS OF SUMMER BY JEFFE KENNEDYAs unofficial consort to the High Queen, former mercenary Harlan Konyngrr faces a challenge worse than looming war and fearsome dragons. His long-held secrets threaten what he loves mostand he must make a choice between vows to two women.
Not all desires are shiny and sweet-and the dark ones might change you forever…It's not the kind of obsession a tough Army guy can admit to-a jones for Ava, the pretty-princess pop star. Not just her body, the perfect product that sells all those magazines. Her music.The critics call her human lip gloss, all style and no substance. To Joe Ivanchan, Ava is the exact blend of reality and fantasy that he can tolerate, the closest he's willing to get to giving his heart after the injury and breakdown that got him out of the service.But Ava is real. She's a flesh and blood woman with a publicity machine and an album deadline, along with a whole team of handlers paid to shellac a pristine sheen over a damaged, desperate soul. A woman with fears, with secrets, with desires.When Joe finds himself in an interview to join her security team as her driver, his instinct is to get away. But the woman behind Ava's carefully focus-grouped image is even harder to walk away from. The angry needs tormenting her speak to something within Joe. Something empathetic, protective-and primal…Besides, even a falling star can light up the darkest night.
Books four, five, and six of the Sorcerous Moons fantasy romance series, now combined into a single volume. The Forests Of DruAn Enemy LandOnce Princess Oria spun wicked daydreams from the legends of sorceresses kidnapped by the barbarian Destrye. Now, though she's come willingly, she finds herself in a mirror of the old tales: the king's foreign trophy of war, starved of magic, surrounded by snowy forest and hostile strangers. But this place has secrets, too-and Oria must learn them quickly if she is to survive.A Treacherous CourtInstead of the refuge he sought, King Lonen finds his homeland desperate and angry, simmering with distrust of his wife. With open challenge to his rule, he knows he and Oria-the warrior wounded and weak, the sorceress wrung dry of power-must somehow make a display of might. And despite the desire that threatens to undo them both, he still cannot so much as brush her skin.A Fight for the Future With war looming and nowhere left to run, Lonen and Oria must use every intrigue and instinct they can devise: to plumb Dru's mysteries, to protect their people-and to hold fast to each other. Because they know better than any what terrifying trial awaits…Oria's EnchantmentThe Temptation of PowerNo longer a princess and not yet a queen, the sorceress Oria welcomes the rush of power the ancient mask brings her-though the obsessive connection to it frightens her, and alarms her barbarian husband Lonen. But retreat is not an option. She must wrestle the magic to prevent annihilating war, even if she must make the ultimate sacrifice.A World in FlamesIf Lonen wants to reclaim his throne-and save his people from destruction-he must return by sunset on the seventh day. What he thought would be a short and simple journey, however, leads them deeper into the mountains, and Oria deeper into the thrall of foul magic. Until he must choose between two terrible paths.A Heart-Wrenching Choice Struggling with conflicting loyalties, Oria and Lonen fight to find a way to be together… lest they be separated forever, and their realms go down in flames with them.Lonen's Reign A Looming ThreatThe sorceress Oria has finally come into her own-able to wield the power of her birthright and secure in the marriage she once believed would bring her only misery. But the past she escaped still chases her, and the certainty of war promises to destroy everything she's fought to have.An Impossible WarOnce before Lonen led an army in a desperate attempt to stop the powerfully murderous sorcerers of Bára-and he nearly lost everything. Now he must return to the battlefield that took the lives of so many of his people. Only this time he has more to risk than ever.The Final ConflictWith guile, determination-and unexpected allies-Oria and Lonen return to the place where it all began… and only hope that it won't also be the end of them.
The first three books of the Sorcerous Moons fantasy romance series, now combined into a single print volume.Lonen's WarAn Unquiet HeartAlone in her tower, Princess Oria has spent too long studying her people's barbarian enemies, the Destrye-and neglected the search for calm that will control her magic and release her to society. Her restlessness makes meditation hopeless and her fragility renders human companionship unbearable. Oria is near giving up. Then the Destrye attack, and her people's lives depend on her handling of their prince…A Fight Without HopeWhen the cornered Destrye decided to strike back, Lonen never thought he'd live through the battle, let alone demand justice as a conqueror. And yet he must keep up his guard against the sorceress who speaks for the city. Oria's people are devious, her claims of ignorance absurd. The frank honesty her eyes promise could be just one more layer of deception.A Savage BargainFighting for time and trust, Oria and Lonen have one final sacrifice to choose… before an even greater threat consumes them all.Oria's GambitA Play For PowerPrincess Oria has one chance to keep her word and stop her brother's reign of terror: She must become queen. All she has to do is marry first. And marry Lonen, the barbarian king who defeated her city bare weeks ago, who can never join her in a marriage of minds, who can never even touch her-no matter how badly she wants him to.A Fragile BondTo rule is to suffer, but Lonen never thought his marriage would become a torment. Still, he's a resourceful man. He can play the brute conqueror for Oria's faceless officials and bide his time with his wife. And as he coaxes secrets from Oria, he may yet change their fate…An Impossible DemandWith deception layering on deception, Lonen and Oria must claim the throne and brazen out the doubters. Failure means death- for them and their people.But success might mean an alliance powerful beyond imagining…The Tides of BáraA Narrow EscapeWith her secrets uncovered and her power-mad brother bent on her execution, Princess Oria has no sanctuary left. Her bid to make herself and her new barbarian husband rulers of walled Bára has failed. She and Lonen have no choice but to flee through the leagues of brutal desert between her home and his-certain death for a sorceress, and only a bit slower than the blade.A Race Against TimeAt the mercy of a husband barely more than a stranger, Oria must war with her fears and her desires. Wild desert magic buffets her; her husband's touch allures and burns. Lonen is pushed to the brink, sure he's doomed his proud bride and all too aware of the restless, ruthless pursuit that follows…A Danger Beyond Death…Can Oria trust a savage warrior, now that her strength has vanished? Can Lonen choose her against the future of his people? Alone together in the wastes, Lonen and Oria must forge a bond based on more than lust and power, or neither will survive the test…
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