Journey to a New World Starts in This Snippet of Eila’s Exile Book 1
Banished: Eila’s Exile Book 1
One mistake has cost her everything, banished to the human world is at least better than being sentenced to death.
Banished.
Eila Snowshadow’s pointed ears twitched as she struggled to understand the word that echoed around the frozen hall.
Banished…
Banished…
“Banished?” Eila repeated, aiming her glare at the impressive woman upon the crystalline throne. She was standing alone in the center of the blue crystal throne room.
Dressed in a shimmering blue gown covered with white crystals, Queen Amara Glacialis, the ruler of the Winter Court, was an imposing woman. Her arms rested upon the edges of the throne as quiet grace exuded from every inch of her pale blue skin.
Flanking the queen were seven silent faeries, their fingers reverently interlocked across their chests. Their wings were tight to their backs, and their sumptuous clothing honored the Winter Court. They stared at Eila, faces blank.
“Banished?” Eila repeated.
“You have been convicted,” the queen crooned, her voice as soft and steady as falling snow. “Of betrayal of the crown, aiding and abetting an enemy, endangering the realm, and violation of court decrees. We cannot let those crimes pass, so you are sentenced to exile in the mortal realm.”
Eila’s blood froze. “Your Majesty, if I could just defend myself—”
“Silence!” A male voice boomed, causing the icicles that decorated the ceiling to vibrate gently.
Eila leered at the faerie who had taken one step from the ranks of the seven. He was tall and slender, with hollow cheeks. His long platinum hair was plastered back on his skull, and he wore a tall collar of white fur. Eila’s teeth clenched as Lord Silas Cryophilus smirked in her direction, hands clasped behind his back. “You will speak when spoken to in the throne room of the Winter Court. Do you understand?”
Eila formulated a thousand responses and curses to throw at Lord Silas, but she understood her boundaries.
“You would do well to heed your own advice,” Queen Amara offered, turning her head to gaze at Lord Silas. “Do you think I cannot speak for myself?”
Eila tried to hide a grin as the color drained from Lord Silas’ face. He bowed his head and took a step back to join the others. “My apologies, Your Highness.”
Queen Amara redirected her glare at the prisoner. Eila wondered how many faeries and humans had withered under her glacial gaze over the years. “Eila Snowshadow, your banishment is effective immediately. Return to your chamber and gather your things. One of my guards will come to you shortly to guide you to the appropriate exit.”
Eila’s brow creased, and her heart beat faster in her chest. Had she known this would be the result of her deed, she might have reconsidered before she went to the dungeons in the dead of night. Then Lyrian’s green eyes and gentle smile and relieved stare flashed in her mind.
Now, she had to leave. The palace she had called home for more than a century suddenly seemed small and hostile. Eila wondered where she was going.
“Your Majesty?” Eila asked.
Lord Silas flinched and wrinkled his nose. The queen gave a small nod.
Queen Amara rose, dismissing the question as she prepared to leave the room. Eila took a small step toward her. The seven coiled, their backs straightening, ready and willing to die for their queen. The queen gathered up the folds of her gown. “One question, Snowshadow.”
Eila racked her mind for the correct question to ask, but only one sprang to her lips. “May I say goodbye to my father before I go?”
“You may have five minutes.”
Before Eila could say anything else, Queen Amara glided out of the room, leaving the seven faeries staring at the prisoner.
“Go gather your things.” Lord Silas sneered. “Take only what is necessary.”
Eila furrowed her brow, blood boiling at the pleasure that filled Lord Silas’ eyes. She pictured what it would be like to leap at him and slap that smug grin off his face but thought better of it.
With heavy steps, she headed through the large glass doors and out into the hall, each footstep like a thunderclap as she made her way through the palace toward her chamber.
***
The guards arrived before Eila’s father did. She was standing in the center of her chamber when they knocked on the door. On the bed was a small white backpack with very little inside. What was she supposed to pack to spend the rest of her life in the human world? She had only ever heard stories about and seen pictures of the place. How could she know the best items to bring to navigate the world beyond the faerie realm?
She had considered a number of items, from iced glass earrings to a thick, floor-length winter coat and toyed with bringing perfumes and colognes with magical properties to lure in and enchant those who smelled them. She’d thought about bringing several volumes of human classic literature that she had accumulated over the years, which were her only guides to the human realm.
However, those items, while beneficial, would weigh Eila down. Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe would only be an extra weight, and wouldn’t she be able to pick up copies in the human world? Her thick winter coat, while warm and fashionable in the Winter Court, would draw attention to her, and who knew what climate she would land in. Surely the human world was warmer than Faerie.
A thought struck her. Perhaps she could reconnect with Fergo, or maybe Erika or Sophia, friends from this realm who lived where she was going. How big could the human realm be?
After much deliberation, Eila settled on a handful of clothes and several pieces of her mother’s jewelry she couldn’t bear to part with. She clipped the teardrop pendant around her neck and slid the chain beneath the collar of her white shirt. A soft smile touched her lips at the memory of her mother, whom Eila hadn’t seen in decades. She wondered what her mother would have made of her recent escapades and the punishment she was now to bear.
Knock, knock.
Angrily, Eila rolled her eyes and spun, hands out before her as shards of ice materialized at her fingertips. They shot through the gap beneath the door and prevented the guards from entering.
“Snowshadow,” someone called through the door. “By order of the queen, you must allow us inside.”
“What if I’m naked?” Eila spat. “Can’t a girl have a moment to set herself straight before she’s hurled into an unfamiliar realm? Or are you so desperate for a glimpse of flesh that you’d deny me my rights before you expel me?”
The two guards whispered, then, “You have two minutes.”
Eila sighed and took a look around her room, the ghosts of her past flitting through it. In this place, her mother had nursed her and her father had danced with her before bedtime. It was here that she had tested her wings, flying around the room one misty morning, giggling until her lungs were sore. She had crashed into the dresser and nightstand, but her mother had repaired them.
Though she was apprehensive about leaving, she couldn’t help but be excited too. Friends from the court had traveled to other realms, but Eila’s father had restricted her to the land of permafrost. She had heard tales of the cities, valleys, beaches, and mountains in the human realm. After Eila’s mother disappeared, her father grew even more protective and taught Eila about the political games and strategies at the Winter Court.
What else was a baroness to do but play the games?
Knock, knock.
“Just. A. Second!” Elia yelled, pushing her luck.
Calen Snowshadow called, “Eila, it’s me.”
Eila waved a hand at the ice shards that kept the door from opening, and they vanished. She opened the door, and her father walked into the room with a straight back. He nodded at the guards, then closed the door.
He glanced at Eila, eyes glazed with tears. They stared at each other in silence for a moment.
“Father, I…” Eila started.
Calen wrapped his arms around her and pressed her head to his shoulder. He breathed deeply, and Eila wondered if he was suppressing his tears for her benefit. Then she remembered that the only other time she’d seen him cry was the day the announcement was made that her mother was presumed dead.
Calen released Eila and held her at arm’s length. There were a thousand words he wanted to say in his eyes, but in true winter fae fashion, he asked, “Do you have all that you need?”
“Yes, Father,” Eila replied.
Calen shook his head, his lips in a thin line. He glanced at the door, then at Eila. “What in the world propelled you to do it?”
Eila shrugged.
“Were you glamoured?” Calen wondered.
“No, Father.”
“Did you take misty herbs?” Calen pressed.
Eila chuckled. She had experimented with misty herbs one summer in a frosted glade with her best friend Aria, but she did not enjoy the plants’ hallucinogenic properties. “No, Father.”
“Then what compelled you to do it?” Calen roared. “I cannot fathom your reasoning.”
Eila had asked the same question many times since it had happened. What had led her feet to the frozen corridors and down the stairs to the palace’s depths? The feelings that had coursed through her body were unfamiliar and though going to the dungeon was stupid, she couldn’t help herself. Something inside her defied her cold and frosty nature and took her to his jail cell. She could feel his kiss, a warmth that betrayed the winter season. She could hear his footsteps as he raced out into the night.
Eila’s eyes misted and her lip wobbled. She shouldn’t be showing emotion in front of her father since winter faeries were unemotional and self-sufficient, yet her tears threatened to spill. She told the truth, cursed by the compulsion of her people.
“Love,” Eila returned, silencing the anger on his face. She held her father’s hand. “Would you not have done the same for Mother? Would you not have granted her freedom in exchange for your servitude?”
Calen swallowed, then his lips moved, but no sound came out. Finally, he raised a finger to Eila’s eye and caught a tear. “Careful. You know better than most the risks of showing your true feelings here. Put your armor back on until you are safely on the other side.” He cupped her cheek with his hand, looking worried. “I hope the mortal world is kind to you, Eila. I really do.”
Eila stiffened her upper lip. “You could come and visit.” She smiled hopefully. “Nothing says you can’t come to the mortal world to see me. The door is one way for me, but it goes both ways for you.”
Calen nodded, though Eila saw that he was conflicted. The last time Calen had visited the mortal world was during the Great Cataclysm, and it had changed greatly since those dark days.
Knock! Knock!
A guard barked, “Time to go!”
Eila met her father’s eyes and offered a soft smile. “Fare thee well, Father.”
“Fare thee well, Eila.” He stepped back to allow her to make her way to the door.
She opened it and saw that the guards carried enchanted glass polearms. “Not necessary unless you’ve both got a back condition or a broken leg. Then maybe it’s worth keeping your walking sticks.”
The guards were expressionless as she accompanied them through the frozen hallways.
Eila let out a long breath. “Well, this is going to be a fun trip.”
***
Their wings beat hard as they fought the frozen wind. Four guards escorted Eila, one on each side, one above, and one below. After they left the palace grounds, necks craned as citizens followed the procession.
The countryside over which they flew held scattered villages and towns. The snow-covered farmland was planted with the hardiest crops any world had ever known—bracken with dark fruits. The fields were bounded by pines and firs and stretched as far as the eye could see. Frozen blue lakes offered glimpses of the dark beasts and fish swimming beneath the ice.
Eila had never come so far in this direction. The land gradually rose, and eventually, they reached the summit of a large and ancient mountain range. As they flew over a crater so deep they couldn’t see the bottom, Eila thought she heard some invisible creature roar.
“As tour guides, you lack a certain something,” Eila yelled above the wind, knowing the guards wouldn’t reply. “You could at least have made this interesting. Shared a bit of history before you chucked me through the Nether.”
At last, they landed in a clearing on a mountaintop covered with debris and ancient structures. A crumbling statue of a dragon was missing its head, which had rolled a short distance down the hill.
Eila was surprised to see steps peeking out of the snow. The guards directed her up them to a quiet area in which the trees blocked the wind and snow and large rocks formed an uneven circle. In the center was a crude stone arch, and the top rock was threatening to fall.
Eila muttered, “A literal doorway to the human realm. Nice.”
One of the guards who had escorted Eila from her room took her arm and led her to it. He muttered words from the ancient faerie tongue, and white and blue runes glowed on the stones. A portal appeared within the arch, whirling and shimmering.
The reality of her banishment engulfed her, and she spun to try to recapture the only life she had ever known—frost and snow and one festival near Summer Court.
She shot a longing glance at the mountain’s peak, caked with snow and covered with jagged pines. The guard shifted and stretched his arms out as though to push her through the portal.
“Easy, tiger,” Eila admonished. “No need for brute force. I’m going, okay? I get it. I’ve overstayed my welcome.”
She took a long breath and turned to the portal. With one long stride, Eila passed through.
At least it seems like Eila is able to see the bright side of banishment. Maybe a new life in the human world is just what she needed. Find out on November 15th when Eila’s Exile Book 1: Banished is released. Until then head over to Amazon and pre-order today.
Thankful for Good Books, Fan Pricing Saturday, November 9, 2024
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Magic in the Air in This Snippet of Spellbound Security Book 1
Spellbound Security Book 1: Codename Rockstar
This side gig was supposed to be easy money. With some extra magic in the air, this job is about to go wrong
Codename: Rockstar –
Danica Grey stood with her back against the wall at one end of a large, rectangular room. The white-painted walls all around featured enormous oil canvases featuring images of places where land met ocean. A lectern stood on a raised stage to her right, waiting for whatever notable would proclaim from it. A veritable sea of round tables filled the rest of the room, appropriate to the imagery of the paintings.
What was probably the hotel’s biggest room was full of men in tuxedos and bow ties accompanied by women in beautiful gowns with elaborate hairdos. She didn’t fit in among this gaggle of well-to-do quad- and penta-generians.
Someone who took note of her would first see the off-white suit and matching pumps, offset by a soft gray blouse. Next, they’d take in her long blonde hair and the perfectly smooth skin that her practiced and adept use of makeup provided. Her nails were shaped and polished in a deep red that matched her lipstick and stood out against the rest of the outfit. The darker color was her little piece of originality. She laughed inwardly. Yeah, I’m a total rebel.
If someone were to stand beside her, they might notice the small object nestled in her slightly pointed left ear. Its body was clear, but the electronics inside were silver, black, and odd-looking in that spot. No one was likely to get that close tonight since she was part of the surroundings, not a participant in the main event.
Perfectly clear speech came through the earpiece, easily overcoming the chatter and conversations of the guests as Arthur Blackwood’s cultured British voice ordered, “Report.”
Danica’s gaze tracked around the room and briefly settled on each of Spellbound Security’s guards as they reported. Her role was to be strictly an observer after accepting Arthur’s request to observe his team in action and provide feedback on their performance.
Six guards were along the walls, two at the back, two on the far side, and two holding position on her wall. She couldn’t see those responsible for the next round of responses, which came from personnel in the corridors surrounding the big room. The last two guards, a tuxedoed man and a gowned woman sitting at a table with their protectees, gave natural-seeming nods instead of verbal responses to indicate their awareness.
Arthur said, “Good. The event kicks off in ten minutes, they tell me. Keep your eyes and ears open, people.”
Danica swept her gaze across the room methodically, left to right in the near section, the opposite in the middle, and the same in the far section, before repeating it in reverse. The Spellbound Security personnel wore dark glasses that would have information projected on them from the team’s technical support. She hadn’t received a pair since her role was to watch the guards, not the data, although she wondered how Arthur had explained her status to the others.
The members of Spellbound Security Miami didn’t know she was there to evaluate them. Arthur had introduced her as a consultant for the hotel, which was considering giving them a long-term contract. Spellbound was already well respected, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, although their work took them far beyond those three cities. This event was at a beachside resort in Tampa, Florida.
Danica laughed inwardly. It had been very easy to accept the offer of a free trip to Tampa for the weekend in return for providing one night’s observation and a formal report with recommendations. The company she worked for, Castle Investigations, was unaware of her moonlighting, but nothing in her contract prohibited it.
She had put in her required hours at work for the week before coming to Tampa and would be back in plenty of time to get in on Monday, although whether she managed to sleep beforehand was another question entirely. The nightlife in Tampa was supposed to be something special, and the resort hotel had a beach party every night that she’d heard was wild, crazy, and fun. Danica wasn’t one to turn down any of those things.
Arthur warned, “Five minutes.”
His accent always made her smile. Her family had met him in Europe during the time they’d moved from one military base to the next to the next to support her father’s career. Their connection had continued in the decades since, and he’d put in a good word for her with her current employers.
She would have done this gig for nothing if he’d asked because he was essentially family. She wasn’t about to turn down a paycheck, either. She was loyal, not stupid.
Her routine scanning of the room stopped as the entrance doors were closed and black-uniformed servers moved through the crowd to deliver appetizers. A speaker stepped up onto the stage and began to talk. Danica processed the sight in an instant, noting that it was a woman dressed in a sharp business suit with an American flag pin on her lapel.
Her mind categorized the woman as a politician and immediately put thoughts of her aside. It was unlikely that the governor, senator, representative, or whatever the woman was would be a threat to the board of trustees of Coralsyne Corporation, which had hired Spellbound Security for protection.
Arthur had explained that an infomancer broke into the company’s servers and accessed the calendars of its executives and trustees before the company’s countermeasures could eject the intruder. The breach had alarmed Coralsyne enough to hire extra protection for this event. Their security personnel were also onsite but not operating in conjunction with Spellbound beyond a shared radio channel.
A bored male voice reported in her earpiece, “Nothing on the cameras. This place is pretty buttoned up.”
One of the guards on her side of the room muttered, “Must be tough, sitting up there in a plush hotel room watching television. I bet you’re wearing the free robe, too.”
The technician laughed. “Someone’s got to do the dirty work, right? We can’t all have the glory positions. I noticed a lot of pretty women’s eyes turning your way, though.”
Danica suppressed a smile at the banter and resumed sweeping the room with her gaze.
Some operations she’d been part of would have slammed down such small talk, but Arthur’s philosophy was to hire the best people he could and let them do their jobs without harassment. If that meant a little levity while everyone was doing their jobs, he didn’t see it as a problem. She didn’t either, although she had the benefit of not being responsible for the evening’s outcome. If she was, she supposed she might feel differently.
She began a slow circuit of the room to evaluate the positioning and attentiveness of the other guards. Her gaze continued to rove in search of threats, although she doubted any would materialize.
Danica wasn’t sure who would want to take out a board of trustees unless it was a corporate competitor. Kidnapping or whatever seemed a bit much for business types. Still, people did things for reasons she couldn’t comprehend all the time, so she wasn’t about to eliminate it as a possibility.
She had made it halfway around the room when she got a familiar itch where her spine met her skull. Danica had elven blood deep in her family tree. The magical abilities that came with the bloodline were weak in some generations and strong in others. She was one of the strongest magicals in her family’s recent memory, and one of her naturally active abilities was an enhanced sense of the presence of magic.
The realization that magic was nearby manifested in different ways, sometimes as a taste, sometimes a smell, and sometimes the creepy crawlies she got on the back of her neck. She warned, “Eyes up. Active magic in the room.” It was a bit of an overstatement. She wasn’t positive it was in the room, only that it was nearby.
Arthur replied, “Could you be detecting cosmetic illusions or things like that? This is a crowd that would use them.”
Danica’s lips twitched in annoyance because she couldn’t rule it out. “It’s possible, but this feels stronger than those usually do.”
Many people in the modern era used magic, whether theirs or purchased from others, for simple cosmetic changes. Changing one’s hair color for a night was a popular one. Everyone who had entered had walked through a hidden scanner, which meant no strong magic was present. None of that explained the increasing feeling of magic use.
As Danica resumed her slow patrol around the room, her gaze drifted to the pair of Spellbound Security employees seated at the table with the board members. They were older than the rest of the Spellbound Security personnel, in their late forties, and thus fit in better with the assembled group than the others could. Danica was closer to the average Spellbound age at twenty-eight, although she was still older than several guards watching the corridors.
She stopped moving and squinted. Right there, beyond the table with the trustees and the guards. Something was wrong. It was like wearing glasses with a tiny bit of grease on them, which distorted the vision barely a touch at the edge of notice. She snapped, “At least one veil in the room, near our table.”
Arthur snapped, “Get them out.”
No sooner had the guards along the walls begun to move toward the table than six enemies appeared around it, each wearing tuxedos and masks and holding pistols pointed at the ceiling.
She’d been wrong. Big businesses played rougher than she thought. Danica growled a curse as instinct propelled her to dash toward the table.
Hopefully, Danica’s power is stronger than this mystery force. Find out on November 11th when Codenam Rockstar: Spellbound Security Book 1 is released. Until then head over to Amazon and download it today.
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This week’s literary buzz: 3 hot new titles
Happy Monday! We made it through another weekend and we’re solidly heading into the last two months of 2024. After tomorrow, all the political ads will be over with for a while and I’m sure some of you are more excited about that than others.
Have you put your Christmas Tree up yet? I recently learned some set theirs up on November 1, others wait until after Thanksgiving, while others put theirs up sometime in December before Christmas! It’s fascinating how the tradition varies according to the family in question.
I have 3 superb books launching this week, and the first one is already available! That’s pretty sweet for a Monday!
This Week’s New Releases
Title: The Dead Are Not Reluctant
Series: The Psychic Guardian Angel Book 7
Release Date: 11/04/2024
Bodies are falling, and Jacob Daniels is caught in the crossfire.
When Richard Hanley is attacked while protecting Janice Reynolds, Jacob Daniels steps up to take his place. His mission: keep Janice safe until she reunites with her daughter.
But as corpses pile up across the region, each with a mysterious link to Janice, Daniels realizes he’s stumbled into something far more sinister than he imagined.
Is this a personal vendetta, or part of a larger, more dangerous plot?
With killers closing in and nowhere to hide, Daniels must use all his skills to protect Janice. But at what cost? His actions could put his own family and friends in the crosshairs.
As the stakes rise, an unexpected ally emerges from beyond the grave. The dead, it seems, are not reluctant to lend a hand.
Will this supernatural assistance be enough to turn the tide? Or will Daniels and Janice fall victim to the shadowy forces pursuing them?
In a race against time, one question remains: Can the living and the dead work together to unveil the truth before it’s too late?
Title: Battle for Pointer’s Bluff
Series: Revenant Online Book 3
Release Date: 11/05/2024
Love, gaming, and danger collide.
Alex never expected to fall for his best friend’s sister. Then they started playing Revenant Online together, and everything changed. Killing monsters and solving mysteries as a team made him see what he should have seen all along. Sana was more than Ben’s sister.
She was the woman who captured his heart.
Revenant Online was the spark that lit the fire of their relationship. It would have been easy to think the game was all that made them fall for each other, but their lives in the real world were becoming just as interesting. Keeping secrets from his best friend, hounded by mean girls, destruction of property, and the chance to be interviewed on their favorite online gaming show was almost to much for a teenager to take. Alex wasn’t sure what was next for them, but he knew it would be exciting.
It was time to log in and find out.
Title: When Justice Has Claws
Series: Drakethorn Legal Book 6
Release Date: 11/08/2024
A dragon’s legacy. A witch’s power. A world on the brink.
Stacy Drakethorn thought she was just a talented lawyer. When her estranged father reveals her true heritage, her world ignites – literally.
She discovers she’s half-dragon, half-witch – a legacy that thrusts her into a world of magic and danger she never knew existed.
But with great power comes great peril.
An ancient fae king seeks to destroy everything Stacy holds dear. To stop him, she must master her newfound abilities and unite unlikely allies in a fight for survival.
With the fate of two worlds hanging in the balance, Stacy faces an impossible choice: embrace her heritage and risk losing herself or deny her true nature and watch everything she loves burn.
In a world where trust is a luxury and betrayal lurks around every corner, can Stacy harness the full extent of her dragon powers? Or will the darkness consuming her enemies consume her too?
Autumn Leaves and Bookish Dreams Fan Pricing Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Do You Believe in Magic: Halloween Giveaway Day 4
Do You Believe in Magic: Halloween Book Giveaway Day 4
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Out in The Cold:
What happens when the world’s deadliest operative is activated with no target to take out?
Tina Hutchinson was a member of the black ops team known as C.O.R.P.S.E. – until she was killed.
But her death triggered a secret program, activating an android that was trained to kill, yet is now confused about its mission.
To survive, the android must learn how to blend in with society, acquire resources, and avoid detection – all while trying to uncover the truth about Tina’s death.
But with enemies on all sides, can the android make the right choices without losing its sanity?
As the android’s journey unfolds, it must confront its identity and decide whether to seek revenge or redemption.
In a world where black ops secrets rule, will the android become a protector or a weapon?
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Happy Halloween and Wild Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
Let’s celebrate Halloween early with sweet deals!
Wild Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Each week we bring you a list of books from not only LMBPN authors but also friends of ours, that are on sale! Here’s a fantastic opportunity to discover some new authors or some exciting books you may not have seen yet.
Most of these books are FREE in Kindle Unlimited, but all are on sale today.
Please remember to double-check the price before you one-click.
The Witch Punk Files Complete Series Boxed Set:
Witch. Musician. Amateur sleuth. I’m Lila Darkholme, and my life at university is anything but ordinary; by day, I’m a student, but by night, I’m the lead vocalist of the all-girl rock band, ‘The Witch Punks,’ weaving enchantment with every strum of my electric guitar. But there’s more to me than music; I’m a witch in a world where the supernatural is real, and humans are dabbling in dangerous magic. When accidents with mysterious enchanted objects start plaguing my campus, it’s up to me and my band to unravel the truth. Our world isn’t all cauldrons and broomsticks; it’s a blend of spells and riffs, and my magic is as much a part of my music as it is my life. All I wanted was to ace my classes, rock out with my friends, and maybe find a boyfriend – but reality had other plans. Now, I’m part Veronica Mars, part Nancy Drew, with a dash of Wednesday Addams, and my life is a Witchapalooza of magic and mystery.
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The Timeless Vigilante:
It’s time for a Medieval dragonrider to fix the modern world. Six-hundred years ago, Genevieve Beaufont stole a dragon egg and buried it. Now it’s time for that egg to finally hatch. It’s time for Gen Beaufont to be the rebel she always dreamed of. Gen, a resident of 15th century England, finds herself stuck in modern day America—all because she was overly curious and followed strangers through a time travel gate. Two things have always gotten Gen in trouble: her curiosity and defiance. But times have changed, quite literally. Those traits could save her life. In modern times, crime is out of control. Only one person can fix it—someone who doesn’t play by the rules. Someone from the Medieval era. Genevieve was one of the first Beaufonts—the most powerful magical family to ever exist. The Founders of the House of Fourteen. The ruling forces over the magical world. Gen always knew that she’d inherit her father’s legacy, she just didn’t know it would happen quite like this.
Sovereign Ascendancy:
Love, power, and destiny collide in a world hidden from humanity. After Bethany Anne steps up and becomes the Queen of the UnknownWorld, she must unravel the web of secrets left by Michael and unite the fractured supernatural factions. With her unique perspective on humanity and an arsenal of creative curses, Bethany Anne could reshape everything. From covert operations to explosive confrontations, Bethany Anne must prove she has what it takes to rule. Her brand of justice doesn’t seek harmony. It demands retribution. Can Bethany Anne grow into her role, or will the weight of the crown crush her and the world she’s sworn to protect? Will Bethany Anne’s fiery spirit ignite a new era of peace or an all-consuming war? The sage continues, and journalist Zara Chen recounts new events and brings you more interviews with the people who helped shape Bethany Anne’s journey to life.
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Glory:
A ship pulled out of mothballs by the original crew, sent to fight a war humanity was losing. Glory barely survived its last battle twenty years earlier. Captain Drake resigned rather than face court martial. But the enemy is back. Humanity needs everything that can fly. Maybe it’s not the ship at all, but the crew. They hold the key. Drake rallies old and young alike to comply with orders so secret, even he wasn’t allowed to see them until after the ship left the junkyard. The core hadn’t been fired in twenty years. The smell of decay filled the massive ship’s corridors. The stench of death lingered, the death of Drake’s crew, a nightmare from long ago. The Paragon have weapons that humanity couldn’t contemplate. The people of Earth jumped at the carrot. The end of war! Could it be too good to be true? Drake had his orders from an admiral who knew too much. Glory must launch. And with it, the fate of humanity rested on the shoulders of a broken crew, carrying a weapon like no other, hoping for one clear shot.
The United Federation Marine Corps Grub Wars Series Sale:
Book One: FREE, Book Two: .99¢, Book Three: 1.99
From Book One: Lance Corporal Hondo McKeever is a peacetime Marine. Humanity is involved in a limited war with the alien Klethos, where gladitorial combat decides the fate of worlds, but that doesn’t affect the common Marine or sailor. His career has been training hard but never seeing actual combat. All of that changes when a new enemy invades the galaxy. Mankind hasn’t fought an all-out war in centuries, but they’re about to. McKeever is assigned to a special task force with the mission to find out what makes this new enemy tick, and, if possible, stop them in their tracks before humanity is eliminated like so much insignificant vermin.
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Blade Master:
“I taught them to fight and never to back down. Now, they’re all dead. Curse me, by Etha, curse me. Can I ever be forgiven?” Master Rukes taught to empower the future of the Urlas High elves but cataclysm after cataclysm has left few alive. Now, with rumors that the ancient ethereal Void Gates are opening, the last of Urlas set sail to secure the realms from the ethereal demonic forces. The Blademaster blames himself for all the fallen elves he taught. Will he defeat the inner demons long enough to destroy the real ones invading the Far North?
Full of brutal fights and a dark final showdown, this is for lovers of fast-paced epic fantasy adventure with no fluff!
Piercing The Veil:
What do a hellmouth, a thinning veil, and Halloween have in common? It’s a place you don’t want a psychic to be if you don’t want more monsters crossing over into the real world. Yet, the cast and crew of Piercing the Veil, a reality TV ghost show, are heading to Castle Houska to film a Halloween special. And, of course, one of the cast members is a psychic. It’s a good thing Callum Sinclair watches reality TV and points out potentially much larger problems that could arise from these situations. Rosea To’mas hasn’t been to Houska Castle in centuries, but she’s very familiar with the problems that could arise and how to strengthen the spells already in place. Can the two find a way to insinuate themselves with the cast and crew and find a way to prevent any issues from happening while keeping the cast and crew unaware of their ulterior motives? Or will the veil come crashing down and more than just the cast and crew are put in danger by the creatures that cross over?
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Florida Man Complete Series Boxed Set:
In Florida Man, Gary Duba’s having a bad day. There’s a snake in his toilet, a rabid raccoon in the yard, and his girl Krystal’s in jail for getting naked at a Waffle House and licking the manager. Gary’s a redneck living in a trailer by the swamp, but he’s got dreams—big dreams. With his best friend, Floyd, Gary sets out to sell his prized Barry Bonds rookie card to raise the five hundred needed for bail. Too bad things always find a way of getting out of hand. Gary moves back into the five-million-dollar mansion he bought with his lottery winnings. What was formerly Turpentine Acres is now Kensington Gardens, an upscale community that frowns upon Gary’s lawn ornaments and Confederate flag. But when a thousand-pound feral hog begins savaging Kensington Gardens, the HOA calls on Gary to deal with the monster.
The Crockett’s Western Saga:
During the Civil War, Will and Gid Crockett sought justice outside of the law, paying back every Yankee raid with one of their own. No man could stop them, no woman could resist them…and no Yankee stood a chance when they rode into town.
After their parents are murdered by a band of marauding Yankees, the Crockett brothers join William Quantrill and his gang of bloodthirsty raiders to seek revenge on the attackers.
But someone’s about to mess with the Crocketts’, and that means someone’s about to be messed with back. Will and Gid don’t like getting shot at—especially by varmints who don’t have skill enough to kill them.
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Do You Believe in Magic: Halloween Giveaway Day 3
Do You Believe in Magic: Halloween Book Giveaway Day 3
Take a look at today’s free book!
See the rest of the books FREE this week by heading to the giveaway HERE
The Timeless Vigilante:
It’s time for a Medieval dragonrider to fix the modern world.
Six-hundred years ago, Genevieve Beaufont stole a dragon egg and buried it. Now it’s time for that egg to finally hatch. It’s time for Gen Beaufont to be the rebel she always dreamed of.
Gen, a resident of 15th century England, finds herself stuck in modern day America—all because she was overly curious and followed strangers through a time travel gate.
Two things have always gotten Gen in trouble: her curiosity and defiance. But times have changed, quite literally. Those traits could save her life.
In modern times, crime is out of control. Only one person can fix it—someone who doesn’t play by the rules. Someone from the Medieval era.
Genevieve was one of the first Beaufonts—the most powerful magical family to ever exist. The Founders of the House of Fourteen. The ruling forces over the magical world.
Gen always knew that she’d inherit her father’s legacy, she just didn’t know it would happen quite like this.
Can Gen Beaufont take the reins on a magical world established by her family centuries before but now entrusted to this timeless vigilante? Or will the modern world break this Medieval warrior?
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Stay Spooky: $50 Storius Gift Card Giveaway