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Day by day, our community shrinks as people leave for the outpost, and I look over my family with worry. Hope is dwindling, along with our supplies. We turn our eyes to the North, and wonder if this is the day we abandon the remnant of the old lives we tried so hard to hang on to. We wonder if this is the day we join the Walk.

Once upon a time, the land of Heraldale knew peace. A time when dragons and gryphons shared the skies, when Wolf-Lords worked art at their forges, when sphinx mystics gave wisdom freely. But the hippogryph Galaxy, child of gryphon and unicorn, never knew that time. Living with her adoptive gryphon family beneath the oppressive hoof of the Unicorn Empire, Heraldale is a harsh, resentful world.

Blending her successful life as CEO of Sybarite Fashion House with her unbidden discovery of being a member of long-hidden protectors of the Earth, Vesta struggles to deal with her newfound responsibility. Not to mention her supernatural gifts. And the cards are stacked against her when an ancient evil is determined to kill her and spread destruction across the world.

Magic exists where we cannot see. It lives in unexplained phenomena, in attraction to strangers, in a pen and crimson inkwell, from a trunk, in a tent, at a fair, in the fog...The Crimson Inkwell is a story about journalist Luella Winthrop. In her journey to become Dawnhurst-on-Severn's most acclaimed writer, she discovers that her city houses dark, magical secrets too uncomfortable to believe.

Senior year already drains enough of spellcaster Sophie Morris’ time. But when her pre-law-student boyfriend discovers an underhanded corporate conspiracy to destroy a rival, she dives in to dig up the clues needed to expose the truth. And as soon as the corrupt conglomerate gets wind of her interest, Sophie and her sweetheart become the targets of their under-the-table heavies.

Charley's life changed dramatically the summer she turned 13, after she and her friends snuck into a supposedly haunted building on a dare. A fun-filled summer and first love ended in trauma. She is now a boring, reclusive adult overwhelmed with responsibilities, watching life pass her by. Charley is amazed to see her childhood sweetheart, the handsome and brave, Jacob Stone, on TV with his popular ghost hunting TV show. He comes back to town and wants his old friends to return to investigate the haunted former insane asylum that still haunts them all today.

As soon as I graduate, I am leaving Vegas because I am tired of my father's criminal antics. I won't let him use me in his con games any longer because, at some point, it will come back at him tenfold. When it does, I don't want to be around. He's either going to end up in jail or worse, he'll end up dead.

A Daughter's Retribution is set to post-World War III. Aida Baxter, the lead character in the story, must overthrow an entire town that is lead by her father. It is a story of her vengeance, overcoming obstacles, and finding trust and a new beginning. She must take on tasks many won’t. She has to be fearless and fierce. This story is packed with action and heroism.

Tiffany and Mike DuPree purchase a historical mansion. Tiffany is enchanted by its Victorian architecture and immense rooms filled with hidden nooks and crannies and by the mysterious fragrance of jasmine. Is it only in her mind or is there magic in these four walls that will enhance their years together and breathe more life into their marriage? Mike is a good husband, but in the 20 years since they wed, she’s not sure if his love is as strong as hers.

From the author of mysteries such as Killing Silence and Her Highness' First Murder comes a new women's fiction novel, a compelling tale of friendship, love, loss, and the life-changing power of helping others. Spanning the decades from the 1960s to the present, the story focuses on Cathy Charbonneau, a rural Michigan girl, and Elvera Tharp, the child of wealthy parents from Chicago. They meet on Michigan’s Mackinac Island and over four summers become close friends.

Best friends Jay and Poppy are exploring while on holiday in Tuckenhay. When Jay mysteriously disappears, Poppy goes in search of him, but what she finds is far more than she bargained for: the land of Nutash has been awaiting her arrival. Can she save its inhabitants from the perils of Vasclaurus, the evil dragonix? Challenges of friendship, love, and betrayal must be faced as she battles to save her life and the lives of those dear to her.

A chance encounter convinces Vesta that she can find the way to reincarnate in her next life as herself to preserve the power and wealth she has worked so hard to create. But a tarot reading turns her world upside down, sending her on a desperate journey to prevent a tragedy. While a vicious enemy hiding in plain sight is determined to stop her from discovering the life-changing truth about herself and the world.

Witchy barista April Storm is fighting to get her new coffee roaster up to snuff while keeping her quaint Welsh community’s magic under wraps. So when two hikers stumble upon a corpse, she races in with her supernatural abilities to bring things to a swift close. But she’s certain trouble is percolating in her precious pixie town when the body and its spirit suddenly go up in steam.

Black Wolf may have traveled west to ransom the heir of Lost Vegas, but he quickly discovers his destiny lies in a different direction. All roads and all paths lead to the cursed city and the war brewing around it - including his. Except, this destiny he must face alone. His beloved spirit wolf returns to the spirit realm, leaving the skinwalker with the sacred duty of helping her six magical pups find the people they are destined to guide before he, too, dies.

Rayne and her friends fight to stop the invasion of Earth by ancient, merciless aliens hell-bent on enslaving humanity for compatible blood. They spent the last four years training to fight Nox, ruler of the invading race. Our five fighters never expected the aliens, affected by sunlight, to attack them at school during the day. If the good guys can’t stop the invasion now, it will spread across the world. And Nox will use Rayne to make it happen.

Sixteen-year-old Jeilin leaves the ordinary behind when she's inducted into the king's service as a horseback riding messenger. She expects a life of adventure and freedom, but those hopes are shattered after being captured by a foreign army. Given the choice between death and conversion, she swears service to the enemy even though, in her heart, she remains loyal to her kingdom. Full of turmoil and sacrifice, The Messenger is a powerful tale of survival, bravery, and loyalty.

Inside the mind of his protagonist - a nurse - first-time novelist Steve Schroeder challenges the listener to ponder this: What would I think and feel if I was separated from the people I love in the very last days of planet Earth? In passages reminiscent of Albert Camus’ existential musings, this unnamed everywoman at last makes peace with the life she’s led.

Eliana Steelhaugh’s life and the lives of her friends depend on secrecy. By day she plays servant to her stepmother. By night Ella is forced to use her unusual talents and body modifications in a "secret identity" - a thief known as Cinder. Much of her time is spent at St. Drogo, a sanctuary for modifieds, to atone for her mother having poisoned the Thames. She has little time for dreams, let alone love.

The year is 2288. A virus creeps through DownCity. Swift. Deadly. The disease is bred through a growing gang of vampire monsters - Infectids who nosh on human hosts both to feed and spread their viral control over the city. Trace Alden was a cop until he lost his beloved Gloria to the Infectids. Drinking to borderline insanity, his only salvation was to become a Hunter - neither bounty hunter, nor cop, but a licensed killer.

After years of hiding in plain sight, the alien race known as the Taus are finally ready to get off this planet. But before they do, they need one thing first. Carl. No one could have imagined the true intentions of the Facebook event “Storm Area 51” or the dire consequences that would befall all those that came seeking answers beyond the gates.