I'm one of a kind. Or I will be if I survive my first shift.Sometimes life makes you take a path you never meant to. It’s called fate.My whole life we’ve been moving from place to place to hide that we were witches from the world.At least that’s what my mother told me.But then, this gorgeous guy shows up in our small town and tells me that on the next full moon, I will turn into a wolf.What he and my mother neglected to tell me was that no girl half-witch and half-wolf could survive the shift.My kind was cursed more than two hundred years ago.I wasn’t allowed to exist.And if by some miracle I could survive the transition, I will become all the packs' and covens' nightmare and they all will try to catch and kill me.Why? That’s a different question for another day that I'm dying to find the answer to.And I will if I survive the shift.

From #1 bestseller Morgan Rice comes the debut of a breathtaking new fantasy series, ideal for fans of Sarah J Maas, Brandon Sanderson and Jennifer L Armentrout.From USA Today and #1 bestseller Morgan Rice, author of A Quest of Heroes (over 5,000 five star ratings) comes the long-awaited debut of a major new epic fantasy series.SWORD OF THE DEAD (Book One) boldly reimagines the Persephone myth as a jumping off point to launch us into a startlingly new epic fantasy world, replete with fresh villains, kingdoms, tragedy monsters, and heroes.When Meredith, the king’s 18 year old daughter, is snatched by a monster and taken miles down to an underground kingdom, Lance, a peasant boy who dreams of joining the King’s elite knights, vows to risk his life to save her. Lance embarks on an epic quest to prove himself before the king’s men, to find the secret passage to the underground, to brave intense trials, to battle hideous monsters, and to get her back.Meanwhile, up above, with the king distracted and betrayed, a once-impregnable kingdom is crumbling, as enemies on all sides close in. Only a hardened girl thief, an unlikely hero, stands a chance of saving it all….SWORD OF THE DEAD weaves an epic tale of fate and destiny, of magic and love, of sacrifice and power. A page-turning read, packed with cliffhangers and twists you will not anticipate, it will immerse you in another world. Appealing to young adults and adults of all ages, SWORD OF THE DEAD offers a fresh take on sword and sorcery adventure fantasy, and will keep you reading late into the night.Future books in the series are also available.“The beginnings of something remarkable are there.”--San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)“Has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.”--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring)“A spirited fantasy ….Only the beginning of what promises to be an epic young adult series.”--Midwest Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)“Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing.”--Publishers Weekly (re A Quest of Heroes)

The completed series starts here! All nine books of the Steamborn Series are now available.A supernatural swarm. A treacherous scheme. A tinker’s apprentice may be the village’s only hope…Jacob has yet to meet a gadget he couldn’t fix or an adventure he could resist. With trade routes to his remote Lowlands town cut off, Jacob must exchange his boyhood adventures for petty theft. After all, his wages at the tinker shop aren’t enough to pay for his father’s medicine.But it soon becomes clear why few merchants brave the nearby roads as a plague of terrifying creatures descends upon the town. With the Lowlands under siege, Jacob and his friend have no choice but to run for their lives. When their escape uncovers a terrible secret, Jacob learns there are those who’ll stop at nothing to make sure the teen takes the scandal to his grave…

Get the entire Deadly Trilogy in this eBook collection from award winning author, Ashley Stoyanoff!Deadly Trilogy eBook collection includes:Deadly CrushDeadly MatesDeadly PackBook 1 – Deadly CrushDog Mountain is just like any other small town — peaceful and uneventful. Well, that is if peaceful means wolves howling all night, and uneventful means it’s overrun by pesky werewolves, then yes, Dog Mountain is just your average small town.Jade Shaw has spent the last two years avoiding the pack. But when Aidan Collins moves to town, avoiding the dogs doesn’t seem possible. The pack wants him just as much as she does.Determined to keep him out of the pack’s grasp, Jade does everything she can to gain his attention. Little does she know, Aidan is in deeper with the pack than she could have imagined, and competing for his attention is a deadly game, one she may not want to win.Book 2 – Deadly MatesJade never thought she’d embrace being a werewolf, but after having accepted her new role as alpha female of Dog Mountain’s pack, she finds herself doing just that. She’s training with the enforcers and learning to use the alpha within her to her advantage. And for the most part, Jade is content, well at least with her training she is.But Dog Mountain is a small town with big problems. The new alpha pair is divided, splitting the already unstable pack with them, and to make matters worse, Jade’s father is on his way home. Except Jade’s father and his twisted pack of werecourgars aren’t the only threat.When Aidan brings in a new set of enforcers to weed out the problems within the pack, Jade is forced to delve into the center of the issue. She soon realizes that she is the indirect cause of the uneasiness within the pack, and if Jade doesn’t fix it, she’ll lose everything, even Aidan.Book 3 – Deadly PackSince becoming the alpha female of the Dog Mountain pack, Jade certainly has had her share of challenges. She’s had to prove herself to a bunch of werewolves that she spent years hating; forgive her mate who’d done nothing but lie to her, and face the grueling fact that her father leads a pack of werecougars, who are responsible for tormenting her werewolves for many years.On the upside, the Dog Mountain pack is finally coming together—now that Jade and Aidan’s mate status is official. And now that they know where her father’s been hiding his nasty pack of beasts, Jade and Aidan can concentrate on stopping them once and for all.But when Jade’s dad finds out that she’s become Aidan’s official mate, all hell breaks loose, and Jade and Aidan soon learn that his plans for their werewolves are bigger than anyone could have ever suspected.

Welcome to Arcadia—where magic divides us, bloodlines define us, and betrayal is just another class on the schedule.It all started when I tried to kill my sister. Yeah, not my best moment. But I had my reasons.The problem? I’m cursed. The kind of curse that makes me see red. It doesn’t help that I’m a direct descendant of Ares, the God of War, which basically means my entire family tree is filled with hot-tempered warriors one sword swing away from madness. Since no one trusts me anymore, they ship me off to Arcadia, an academy designed for descendants of the gods. It’s a brutal, backstabbing kind of place, filled with deadly trials, ruthless rivals, and exactly zero safe spaces.Enter Xander, a gladiator who’s as dangerous as he is infuriating. He takes me under his wing, but our alliance is forbidden—different houses, different fates. No matter how strong our connection is, we can never be more than allies in the shadows.As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Fates have decided my bloodlust is too unpredictable. Their solution? Lock me away in House Aphrodite and force me to practice love magic. My presence there is about as welcome as a viper in a nest of doves. But my curse is growing stronger, my control slipping.Every day, I get closer to fulfilling the prophecy—the one that ends with me losing everything.I have to find a way to break this curse…before it breaks me.Perfect for fans of fierce heroines, slow-burn romance, and high-stakes magic, Descendants Academy is the first book in a gripping YA fantasy trilogy. Book Two, Deviant Descendants, is available now, with Eternal Descendants coming soon!