contemporary fantasy

The world lies shattered — by deception, plague, madness, and pride.

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Ares, God of War, has been cast from Olympus and sits brooding on his secluded Greek isle. Until a dying fey washes up on his shore.Alena MacLeod, part human, part fey, and part divine, has been running from powerful Gods for two hundred years. Including Olympians. Now she finds herself trapped with The God of War.When the Olympians discover her presence on the island, Zeus demands she be brought to Olympus in chains.In desperation, Alena offers Ares the only currency powerful enough to tempt a god: Herself.

When fates collide, a race to find the hero of an ancient prophecy begins, forcing a young woman to face a dark and ancient evil hell-bent on revenge. Violet’s world is doomed unless she can find the person who is destined to defeat the Darkness…a seemingly impossible task. Ardreth was supposed to become the most powerful wizard of all time, until destiny intervened and gave him a far more dangerous task. Charley doesn’t believe in magic, but that must change when she finds herself being hunted by monstrous beasts intent on killing her.

Five years have passed since Essie, Sharon, and Hannah visited their mother’s cottage on the Florida beach. Their children are growing and involved in activities, leaving no time for the sisters to get away to the cottage. Even Sharon’s frightening dream about one of the dying isn’t enough to pull them together. Time apart drives old wedges between them. Essie still has her turn to call back their mother but is in no hurry to do so. Seeing her again would mean for the last time, and she’s not ready for that.

The cottage of Francis Time is guarded by two pirate ghosts, but the ghostly guards are attracting too much attention. The neighbors complain about eerie sounds coming from the cottage and lights that blink on and off all night. Essie Bunny, Sharon Claus, and Hannah Horseman travel back to Florida after the sheriff calls them to come see about the strange happenings in their mother’s cottage. To their surprise, they find unwanted guests have moved in and refuse to leave. The only way to evict the squatters is to find a lady ghost who has been missing for almost 200 years.

Essie Bunny, Sharon Claus, and Hannah Horseman are ordinary sisters with extraordinary families. They have not spoken to each other since a big blow-up at a family event fifteen years ago. When their mother dies, she leaves them a cryptic message, telling them to search for her last wishes on a videotape in their childhood home. She also tells them to set the old grandfather clock to five o’clock and wait for the magic to happen.

Zaz’s life just got weirder. With her dad long gone and a mom who lost touch with reality long ago, all she wants to do is finish her internship and make enough to look after herself. So when her best friend gives her a statue of justice, the last thing she needs or expects is for it to come alive. Will she be what a goddess needs to fight evil? Or will the scales tip toward darkness forever?

A dusty, second-hand book that makes one girl's wish come true—even as it destroys her life. Simone wants to be a normal teen with a normal family: Mom, Dad, and daughter. Instead, she has a mother who was dealt the cancer card and a father that took off to marry a younger woman. That meant every hour of Simone's life is about caring for her mother during her darkest hours. When Simone finds a cure, her world changes on a dime. Mom is pulled from the brink of death, and Simone is left holding the precious tome that gave the gift of life.