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The end has truly begun. Either for the Empire, or the Dragon Cult and all of Vendira. The last of an ancient race has been called back to the world, but is their arrival a harbinger of revolution, or the last gasp of a futile cause? A massive orb of malevolent magic has appeared, engulfing the capital in darkness, and from deep within, the Emperor himself devises a mysterious plot in retribution for everything the Cult has done. Can Michael and his beautiful allies stop these evil machinations before it's too late, or has the Emperor already won?

With their successful assault, Michael and Revana have wounded the empire in a way no one has before, but how swift and brutal will its response be, and who will pay the price? During the battle, help came from an unexpected source, but can she be trusted, or is she playing her own game? And what does she know of the elusive Dragon Cult? With the aid of the beautiful Revana and enigmatic Tiquette, Michael's shae powers continue to grow, but he'll need to become much stronger if he's to change the fate of Vendira, and save her people.

I used to be an ordinary guy until I inherited my grandfather’s magic shop. Now I’ve turned the arcane into a small business empire, I have a small family with several gorgeous girlfriends and an incredible son. Everything is perfect until a stranger who looks just like my father walks into our shop and shatters everything I knew about our perfect little life. Now I have to use everything I know about magic, the multiverse and time travel to stop him. To stop myself. Because I will do anything it takes to keep my women safe. To keep them alive. Even if I have to put myself in danger.

John's power and ascension rank continues to increase as his training and cultivation goes into overdrive in preparation for the challenges that await him. The biggest challenge he has faced so far looms on the horizon - the Tower of Infinite Glory. The Mantis rank cultivator has been coerced by the heartless narcissist Hektor into attempting this nearly impossible task. The evil Cosmic Observator's eyes are on the stacks of gold that will be awarded to the successful ascender of the ancient tower.

When November Huntington is sent away to live with her long-lost family, she’s forced to attend a music school for the gifted—which wouldn’t be a problem if November were musical. She’s an athlete through and through, and hates being different. The kids at the school don’t welcome her; they’re wary of her presence, especially Vincent, a brooding teenage boy involved with dark spirits, who can make time stop when he plays his piano. In fact, all her classmates are all obsessed with playing their instruments. And odd things happen when the do.

There are key steps on the road to the Olympics. You need to prove to yourself that you can compete. Then, you need to prove it to those who will support you to wear their flag. Daniel’s team and their closest friends have found their paths. They won’t back down now that the path to their dreams has been laid out for them to follow. They won’t waver, even if the challenges they face are not always in the sports arena.

In the sequel to The Emerald Stones, Charlotte finds herself knee-deep in trouble. She's not the smooth-talking liar that Henry was and is up against Queen Bayla's daughter, Beth, whose wickedness knows no end. Queen Beth's made a deal with an evil, vile witch, and together, they rule over the kingdom's subjects with an iron fist. Charlotte will have to rely on her cool-headed wits in order to save herself, her friends, and the kingdom from Queen Beth's tyranny and return the provincial stones.

When Jodi returned to Burlington after a nasty divorce, she never expected to bump into her old friend Paxton or find him married to a great guy. Could the space to sculpt Paxton and Nicholas offered in their too-big, too-expensive vintage Victorian home really be the perfect solution for everyone?

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of William Shakespeare’s most well-known comedies and is arguably one of his most beloved plays. The play tells the tale of the misadventures of the people gathering to participate in their marriage of the duke of Athens and Hippolyta, former queen of the Amazons.

Eight-year-old Princess Irene is everything a princess of her age should be: brave, imaginative, strong-willed, and eager to be a good person. But her situation is not ideal: She lives in a lonely castle separated from her kingdom with her nursemaid, amid mines full of goblins who seek to destroy her and her family.

Jen got her first taste of being a dominant during an intense relationship with Annabel while attending college, which only ended after graduation due to a misunderstanding. The women maintained a close friendship over the years while Jen concentrated on climbing the ranks in the police department and her former submissive focused on building a lucrative mail-order business. Fifteen years after university, a confluence of events reignites their kinky passions, but with an interesting twist: each of their male partners are included in the mix.

Leila King leads a double life. In reality, she is a normal woman with everyday problems. She has a tough job as the executive assistant to an overbearing boss, whose sole purpose in life seems to be to make her life miserable. As a powerful dominatrix in her other world, Leila takes on the persona of Goddess and rules with an iron fist. When her two worlds collide one night, Leila is faced with a decision. Should she play along and usher her new subject into her world of domination and submission?

Two traveling college students confront their disintegrating relationship and the new American reality in a breakdown lane along the Italian Superstrade. A woman chases the ghost of her neglectful father to a vanished amusement park at the end of the Long Beach pier. In these atmospheric, wide-ranging, surprisingly playful, and deeply mournful stories, grandkids and widows, ice cream-truck drivers and judges, travelers and invalids all discover — and sometimes even survive — the everyday losses from which the most vengeful ghosts so often spring.

The survival of the entire race depends on three individuals. One small problem...they've lost their minds. An assassin, a nympho, and a cannibal walk into a bar. Will all three of them walk out? A transgressive erotic spin on the apocalypse.

In stark contrast to the dying world around him, Zeke's life had never been so wonderful. He had more work than ever, and life with Amelie and Delila was like something out of a dream. In a city where many died young, a bit of hope began to shine. A few days later, hanging from the balcony of the ninety-fifth floor of a hotel, Zeke finds himself wondering how things turned south so quickly. Plasma rifles, fast cars, and hot women. Zeke just hoped that would be enough to get him out of this one alive.

Pearl Silver was happy. She had a good job teaching young nurses. She was married to a good man who loved her. She had a son who made her proud every day. Most of the time, her memories of her time fighting in the skies over Europe remained a distant part of her past. Something she was proud to have done, but that time was over. Her life twenty years later was very different, and she didn’t have much reason to tap into her psychic power—or to stay in touch with her old comrades in arms.

Transported to a land of myth and magic, Nolan scrambles to adjust in a realm where he must master his new powers. Jormia proves as thrilling as it is challenging in this next installment. Join Nolan as he navigates the dangers and saves the damsels.

Ashley Silver is stuck in mourning. Since the woman of her dreams was killed outside a time-traveling pub, the stripper has been scattering ashes across the country - and drowning her sorrows in meaningless sex. Then, when a potion with the potential to resurrect her love shatters in her face, she doubles down on her resolve to bring the rock star back by any means. If you like fascinating characters, trippy twists, and complexities that will keep you guessing, then you’ll adore E. Christopher Clark’s whirlwind ride into the soul.

Natalie Thompson wakes up in a basement without any memory of how she got there. With her memories a blur, she feels alone in a seemingly abandoned and very strange town. Within this town, creatures who can get a glimpse of human life through a portal are no longer content with their undead status. With the works of a government conspiracy and a few megalomaniac scientists, the portals are expanding. Now these creatures are threatening our civilization, and our world is on the brink of destruction.

Ami Hobbs wanted nothing more than to feel like she belonged. She longed to blend in and quietly be accepted for who she was. But that would never happen. A sudden custody exchange sends Ami to live with her older brother and father, in a world she doesn't know. She's promised everything she's ever wanted, but on the night of her imprinting, she becomes the world's most feared Print, and she's forced to stand out. She's sentenced to death and on the run, with abilities she can't control.