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“Time is growing short. We must unite all magical folk and others who will listen. He is the best hope we have of doing that. More will follow if he is king. He fulfills the prophecy, and the Diviner has said the time is right. She says he is the one.” “Why do we need a specific boy to unite the people? There are plenty amongst us who have the blood of Adalwen in their lineage. Find someone who wants to do this and who is ready,” said Griffa passionately. “His line runs pure. He has the blood of Adalwen on both his mother’s and father’s sides. The diviner has stated he is the ...

Often regarded as more of a myth and legend than man, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was many things throughout his storied life: student, activist, preacher, dreamer, father, husband. From his Atlanta childhood centered in the historically Black neighborhood of Sweet Auburn to his precipitous rise as a civil rights leader on the streets of Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Dr. King would go on to become one of the most recognizable, influential, and controversial persons of the twentieth century.

“I've summoned you because you're the only man I could ever fully trust with Nathalia's virtue. You're my foster brother and best friend. I need someone to protect and guard Nathalia, and I can think of no one else I would trust with this.” Sir Kay is a retired Knight of the Round Table. For the last decade, he's lived alone in a coastal cottage, taking odd jobs and drinking too much. After many years of solitude, Kay gets an unexpected summons from King Arthur, his foster brother and old friend. What could King Arthur possibly need from him after all this time? King Arthur is living in...

Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built.

The first of a new young adult trilogy, The Demon King features a former thief, Han, who’s trying to provide for his mother and sister. One day Han, who sports mysterious (and certainly magical) silver cuffs on his wrists, confronts wizards setting fire to a sacred mountain. Now possessing one ofthe wizards’ amulets, Han faces more trouble than he ever could have imagined.

The complete "box set" of T. H. White's epic fantasy novel of the Arthurian legend. The novel is made up of five parts: "The Sword in the Stone", "The Witch in the Wood", "The Ill-Made Knight", "The Candle in the Wind", and "The Book of Merlyn".

Young King Arthur, King of Threads The charming, golden relationship between Arthur and Merlin is told in a warm, but realistic manner, showing just how much love existed between them and how deeply the relationship would affect all of Britain some day as Arthur learns to become a man and later the greatest King of all time. Abandoned by his real father Arthur struggles to find his place as a young man in a Britain that is run by thugs and greedy overlords, and a king whose ambitions only rival his lechery for power.

Twenty years of military discipline hasn’t prepared me for one weekend with Amy… Leo Amy’s the perfect woman. Sweet, funny, and curves that make my mouth water. Too bad she’s my best friend’s daughter and completely off-limits. When he asks me to protect her, he has no idea how far I’ll go to keep her safe. Amy may be forbidden to me, but I won’t let any other man touch her. Amy It’s only ever been Leo. Since he made me laugh when I was twelve years old, I’ve had a crush on him. But he still sees me as a little girl. When we’re thrown together for the weekend, it’s my ...

Sixteen years ago, Princess Halla of Yshrem saved the life of an eight-year-old barbarian boy and watched her kingdom fall to ruin, all on the same day. Now, she is a forgotten spinster in a quiet temple, living her days out in solitude. The last of her line, she exists in the hope that she has been forgotten, for to be remembered by the enemy is to be certain death. One person has not forgotten her. Mathior, now 24, is the fierce warrior king of the Cyclopae. Yshrem is in turmoil and his advisors have a suggestion - kill the last remaining member of the royal line.

This is a story from the The Happy Prince and Other Stories collection.

Will our friends manage to stop the Immortal Dragon? Will the king be able to discover who is behind the conspiracies? Will Norghana be saved? Will Tremia be saved? Will the Royal Panthers be saved? Enjoy adventures full of action, adventure, magic, and romance!

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked King Cardan to her and made herself the power behind the throne. When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

She’s my best friend’s daughter, totally off limits, and totally irresistible… I’ve spent the last three years trying to resist Lily. She’s half my age and the MC president’s daughter. When he asks me to protect her, I do more than that. I give her my life, my everything. But what will happen when my best friend finds out what I’ve been up to with his daughter? The Biker’s Forbidden Love is a best friend’s daughter, age gap romance featuring an OTT obsessed biker and the curvy, innocent woman he claims as his own. Authors note: The Biker's Forbidden Love is a steamy ...

Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country - and his prisoner. As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows.

After an attempted assassination and kidnapping, Sophos, heir to the throne of Sounis, disappears. Those who care for him - including the thief Eugenides and the queen of Eddis - are left to wonder if he is alive and if they will ever see him again.

She’s alone in the woods, mine to take, mine to protect… When I discover the frightened woman camping on her own with a storm coming, my protective instincts kick in. There’s an evacuee center in town, but there’s no way I’m taking Leonie anywhere but my mountain cabin. Something’s got her spooked, and I’ll stand guard all night if that’s what makes her feel safe. But when the new day dawns, there’s no way I’m giving Leonie up. This curvy beauty is mine. Taken by the Mountain Man is a forced proximity, age gap, instalove romance featuring an ex-military mountain man and ...

Harper was never content, unless she was going from one toxic relationship to another. But when the young beauty sets her sights on Mahoney Monroe, a married billionaire playboy, she finds herself playing a dangerous game, she will more than likely lose. Will falling in love with a married man be the breaking point for Harper, to finally end the vicious cycle, of being in yet another toxic relationship. Or will she once again, give into the desires of her heart, no matter how poisonous. Find out in this titillating tale of lust, lies, and the ultimate betrayal.

She’s the nanny, half my age and off limits. But my heart has chosen her, even if it breaks me… My military career ended when I became a widower. My daughter needed me, so I came back to Wild Heart Mountain determined to be a good father. Except I’m not. I’m too grumpy, too bitter, too broken. Until Caitlin walks through the door. She’s all sunshine and smiles, shining her light into the dark corners of my heart. The military broke me, but Caitlin has the power to utterly destroy me…or heal me. My heart has chosen her, but will she choose me? Chosen by the Mountain Man is a ...

As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.

The kingdoms are shattering. A tyrant rules from the north. The Dragon clan, once exiled beyond the edges of the empire, has joined forces with a bloodthirsty, opportunistic king in the south. And the crown prince of Rooks is running out of options to keep the people and places he loves safe. His best chance to save his world and take the crown from his mad father may lie in the most dangerous of those exiled Dragons-a woman who is just as likely to ruin him as she is to save him.