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Cassian Legacy: The Vampire Prince

Abelia's greatest wish was to be left alone, but soon she has friends, including a vampire prince that she finds herself at odds with. They need to never know that in this story, she is the monster.

Plagued

In a plague-infested land, 14 year-old Noddie May Grace is the only one who can save her uncle after overhearing a plot for his murder. That's if she can escape from a vicious band of robbers.

Death and Disclosure - a London Mystery

Scotland Yard detective Paul Usher is busy: a murdered historian, his pretty but enigmatic girlfriend, lots of spies and thugs, and a very dead handsome young man. Can Paul make sense of this chaos?

The Reluctant Prince, Book 1

In a world where the ruling class has elemental powers, Jet must decide if he is really one of them or something else altogether. For Jet has power too--and quickly finds himself over his head.

Under The Influence

Hulme Crescents, the most notorious council estate in Manchester, and the meeting point of a group of misfit teenagers, struggling to grow up and get out.

Stuffed

Snatched by a taxidermy-happy countess and her unsettling assistant, young shapechanger Tom Ness only wants to live. But how can he save his skin when that's all they want? When Tom Ness is kidnapp...

Evangeline The Seer of Wall St.

The stars are infallible. Astrologist Evangeline Adams, charged with fortunetelling in 1914 leads her defense at trial. The result: Victory as a New York judge declares, Astrology is an exact science.

Robin Hood and the Dragon’s Mate

Pulled through time by a dragon shaped bracelet, Ashlyn must rely on the help of a man who claims to be Robin Hood and his not quite human band of outlaws to find her missing little brother.

The Lake

Mellow Lake All's Girls Summer Camp is known as a nice, quiet, and good for your children, but it's not what it seems, there are dark secrets that has been hidden for four years, until it is reveled.

Frays in the Weave

Book two in the Taleweaver saga

The Exiled Dragon

A young dragon is exiled from his own land. Thrown into another, he is met with trouble as soon as he arrives. How will he fare in this new land

Being on Duty

In the second book of the Time Jump series, Dr. Stoneheart broke out of prison in the 22nd century with help from two people named Saul Ebenezer and Victoria Crenshaw. Together, they go back in time.

Transition and Restart, book three: Wingman Blues

Every great hero needs a wingman. A loyal friend, someone to have your back and a voice of reason. Matsumoto Yukio is one such loyal friend, and so is Takeida Kyoko. They stay in the shadows of a ...

A Spy is as a Spy Does

When Adam sees a man killed from the inside of a bathroom stall at the Atlanta airport, he becomes plunged into a web of international intrigue.

Priestess Unveiled

Years after swearing to her mother she would become a Priestess,Nova Ballard knows the time has come in spite of her struggle with her power of oracle.. Alternate antiquity/Norse Mythology/Fantasy.

A Humble Heart

Return to a world of mythology, heroic Elves, peril, and high adventure! When the Elves receive terrible news from a band of Dwarves and two human boys, they are plunged into world war.

THE FINAL DIARY BOOK ONE: THE SICKNESS

An infection is spreading across London. William Daniels just wants to find his daughter and a safe place, but things are never simple in the apocalypse.

Completing The List

Lizzy Sheppard suffers a terrible loss and then finds something that is incomplete, a bucket list with only 4 items crossed off. She chooses to finish this list to lift her spirits and honor the dead.

Shift

There are five rules that a Shifter must follow if they are to be part of a household. Jake unknowingly buys a jaguar-Shifter that not only pulls him in but together they break every single rule.

Religion, War and Barbeque

The book that sets the stage for my dis-topian universe. These Zombies are more like plant-things or humanity's savior. The Woods brothers are unique to say the least. One a plant-zombie ,Joe, one ...

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