by admin | Apr 27, 2025 | Historical Romance |
A witch with little power beyond his charm is tasked with finding a dangerous magical object. If he fails, all hell really might break loose.Vincent Fairchild must find the Ferox Cor–the dragon’s heart. Twenty years ago, it was stolen from the Witch’s Council, and now the thief is dead. Vincent has already been pruned from the family tree because “nice” people don’t possess even the lowest of magic, and if he fails to retrieve the Cor, he’ll lose his place with the Council.Determined not to be cast aside again, Vincent travels to the West Point lighthouse, where he learns that the Council was wrong on two points. The thief didn’t use the Ferox Cor to enrich himself and his son is not a child. In fact, Rafe Gallagher might be the most powerful witch Vincent has ever met.Powerful, adult, and incredibly handsome.Rafe is as wild and untamed as the ocean on which he makes his living, but it doesn’t take long before he’s everything Vincent wants. It won’t be easy for them to be together, because before he died, Rafe’s father threatened to return on Samhain to reclaim the Ferox Cor. Doing so risks unleashing a great evil on the world, and Rafe has sworn to destroy the Cor, but if he succeeds, Vincent’s future is at risk. To find a way forward, Vincent must look to his heart.
by admin | Apr 27, 2025 | Science Fiction |
Join Sam Kletchka, freelance gunslinger and interstellar privateer, and Jane Carter, xenolinguist and alien anthropologist, on their intergalactic adventures as they travel the stars, make first (and sometimes last) contact with exotic alien races, and uncover the truth about the Immortals who secretly run our galaxy.This omnibus edition contains:Gunslinger to the StarsGunslinger to the GalaxyGunslinger to Earthand the short story “Jane Carter of Earth and the Rescue that Never Was.”
by admin | Apr 27, 2025 | Fantasy |
Some secrets were buried in our past for a reason.40,000 years ago, a secret was hidden so dangerous it could unravel everything we believe about how humans came to be.As a devastating glacial winter descends, that secret is about to be uncovered.Neanderthals, Denisovans, and early Homo sapiens share an uneasy existence—each harboring abilities the others do not understand.But one group, the gifted Ninkuraaja, possess something coveted by all: a spiritual connection to the living world that grants powers beyond imagination.Ancient prophecies awaken, forbidden bonds form between sworn enemies, a terrifying revelation emerges and something watches from beyond, something that has manipulated humanity’s evolution from the very beginning.Uncover the secrets of our own dark and forgotten past across the five pulse-pounding volumes of the complete Ancestors Saga:The ForbiddenDaughter of NinmahCaptive (Companion Novel)Enemy TribeThe Last KamaaliBlending archaeological fact with science fantasy, The Ancestors Saga questions everything we think we know about our origins. As each book peels back layers of ancient deception, the stakes rise until the shocking conclusion that will leave you questioning your own place in humanity’s complex tapestry.Journey into our shadow-filled past where evolution took unexpected turns, where every answer uncovers more haunting questions, and where the truth about what makes us human is more extraordinary—and terrifying—than anyone dares to imagine.
by admin | Apr 27, 2025 | Womens Fiction |
Clara Tanner has lost it all. Her husband is accused in one of the biggest heists on the East Coast, and she relocates her family to Five Island Cove–the hometown she hates.Her mother and brother live there, though Clara never dreamed she’d be returning to the cove. Not only does she find them waiting for her with open arms, but all of the women in her mother’s circle are welcoming too.Clara and Scott have bought Friendship Inn, a hulking, close-to-condemned building with one hundred fifteen rooms. Neither of them want to run an inn, but with limited options, Clara rolls up her sleeves and digs in.Alice and Robin are dealing with their oldest children going off to college while AJ is celebrating her son’s first birthday. Jean enjoys her Seafaring Girls, and Eloise is having the summer of a lifetime with her new family and busy season at the inn.As Laurel’s due date for her first baby approaches, Kelli learns something she never thought would happen to her, all while Kristen is becoming friendlier and friendlier with a new gentleman in her fifty-five-plus community.Clara needs all of their help and support in order to rebuild Friendship Inn, and as all the women pitch in, there’s so much more getting fixed up, put in place, and restored.Then a single phone call changes everything.Will these women in Five Island Cove rally around one another as they’ve been doing? Or will this finally be the thing that breaks them?
by admin | Apr 27, 2025 | Literary |
The Heartbeat Library is a tender, contemplative, and uplifting novel about grief, friendship, and the many ways we heal, by the internationally bestselling author of The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World. On the peaceful Japanese island of Teshima there is a library of heartbeats, a place where the heartbeats of visitors from all around the world are collected. In this small, isolated building, the heartbeats of people who are still alive or have already passed away continue to echo. Several miles away, in the ancient city of Kamakura, two lonely souls meet: Shuichi, a 40-year-old illustrator, who returns to his hometown to fix up the house of his recently deceased mother, and eight-year-old Kenta, a child who wanders like a shadow around Shuichi’s house. Day by day, the trust between Shuichi and Kenta grows, until they discover they share a bond that will tie them together for life. Their journey will lead them to Teshima and to the library of heartbeats . . . Enchanting, touching, and emotionally riveting, The Heartbeat Library is a story about loss and hope, pain and joy, reality and imagination, and the promise of healing and overcoming the odds thanks to the relationships we build and rediscover. Inspired by Les Archives du Cœur, an art installation in Japan that permanently houses recordings of the heartbeats of people throughout the world, Laura Imai Messina returns in this novel to the themes and atmospheres of her internationally bestselling novel The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World, combining a real-life pilgrimage site of healing with an unforgettable and heartwarming story.
