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Now that she has come of age, nineteen-year-old Chalondra has caught the eye of the company tasked with requisitioning Kamnian girls like her for use as concubines by wealthy Vionians. But it isn't just her beauty that will ensure she fetches a handsome price when she is sold at auction. Even with her cheeks blushing, her bottom sore, and her body's wet, quivering surrender on shameful display, her eyes burn with defiance her new owner will very much enjoy mastering. Claiming her will be worth every penny, but making her beg for it first will be priceless.

He wished to escape a prison of his own making. Trapped by guilt and mistakes he can't undo, he's been drowning for years—until a simple coin toss connects him to a woman he's never met but somehow can't live without. She wished to save her mother. Desperate and running out of time, she throws a coin in a fountain and prays for a miracle. What she gets? A stranger who claims her wish bound their fates together.

In the heart of medieval Britain, the spectacle of execution was a grim theatre of power and control—as ordinary a sight as the bustling market or the tolling church bell. Beneath the public rituals of punishment, however, lies a quieter, more haunting story: the marks left behind by the condemned. As men and women awaited their final moments, some carved simple scratches, initials, or symbols into the stone walls of prison cells, the wood of church pews, and even the beams of the gallows.

In the wake of a devastating space attack, Guy Erma, teenage bodyguard to the young King, miraculously survives. However, his close friend and charge, Teodor of Earth, is missing and feared dead. After a devastating attack in space, only Guy, the king's brave young bodyguard, survives. His best friend and heir to the throne, Teodor of Earth, is missing and might be gone for good. Now, every second counts as Guy launches daring rescue missions to find survivors.

Ethan Shaw—lighthouse keeper and local witch—lives a charmed life in his chilly, coastal hometown. Blessed with a flourishing garden and a stable livelihood, Ethan can’t complain. But when his husband, Captain Peter Vásquez, brings home a wounded leopard seal after an impromptu storm, Ethan is faced with a curious situation: caring for a lost selkie named Nico Locke.

These stories and more are featured in the third short story anthology for the System Apocalypse, continuing the saga of survival in a world transformed by the arrival of the System. Humanity has adapted to a new reality filled with Classes, magic and monsters, but the struggle for life, love and purpose never ends. This anthology brings together gripping tales from returning authors and two new short stories by Tao Wong.

The Gisburn Hall Series focuses on the area more famously known for Robin Hood. Now called Gisburn Park, these stories focus on the Fae and magic within the forests. In this tale, we concentrate on Ophelia, sister of Baden Anderson, safely ensconced at Pendle Towers in her position as conservator. A location she is told is the oldest museum in the world. Ophelia meets the love of her life, which comes with a crown. She soon discovers she has more talents than she ever imagined. As everyone knows, Fairies have many large and small lanterns spread across their domain and many other nations.

A young businessman dies, and in the process of crossing over, his soul accidentally drifts where it doesn’t belong. The new body he’s acquired? A 3,000-year-old vampire, charmingly named Vampir. The body he ends up in is handsome, rich, and has enough magic to level the new world. Of course, the whole package is slightly missing as his memory is a mess!

When Brockleby Garden World launches its latest promotion — a mysterious new mulch dubbed “Zombie Compost” — no one expects the special offer to come with actual flesh-eating customers. Between pensioners armed with novelty flamingos, teenage shelf-stackers wielding leaf blowers, and a manager in denial about everything (including his haircut), things quickly go from compost to catastrophe. Now, a mismatched bunch of survivors must battle reanimated bargain-hunters, botanical chaos, and a soundtrack of 1950s swing music while trapped in the UK's most middle-class apocalypse.

One ghost in a yearbook. One whispering backpack. One bell that rings before the school day begins. One unfinished song that refuses to stay buried. Scary Stories for Kids & Teens: Book V is packed with creepy, fast-moving tales that begin in familiar places—school hallways, libraries, beaches, boardwalks, corn mazes, music rooms, and quiet summer streets—then twist into something eerie, mysterious, and hard to forget.

In Egypt, all things are possible. So discovers Albion Stanley, a recent Cambridge graduate and brilliant linguist, newly arrived in Cairo in 1902. Albion sees the unseen, including ghosts. It is a less than comfortable reality, which he tends to with copious amounts of whiskey and numerous other vices. Also in Cairo is Aleister Crowley, the famed occultist. Aleister is a dangerous man, but not an unsympathetic one and never a dull one. Together, they discover the world of dead Egyptians, some of whom are older than the pyramids.

War King Jamie Drake takes what he wants, and the blonde-haired beauty is no exception. One look and he knew he wasn’t leaving her behind. From the moment he claimed her, his obsession grew until only her admission of who she belonged to would satisfy his soul. Him. For best listening experience, this series should be listened to in order.

Midnight Harvest isn't here to make you laugh—it's here to make you look twice at the darkness and wonder what might be looking back. Are you ready to reap the terror?

In the quiet town of Hollow Creek, four friends—Derek, Jamie, Liam, and Alex—set out on a late-night adventure to explore the town’s most infamous legend: the abandoned train station. For years, whispers of strange voices, eerie shadows, and a clock that never ticks have surrounded the decaying structure. But legends are just stories... right? What begins as a harmless dare quickly spirals into a waking nightmare. As the boys step onto the crumbling platform, they realize something is waiting for them—something old, hungry, and very much alive.

In the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, a young actor named Nathan Field becomes the sensation of the London stage. He is acclaimed for his skill in playing female roles. But he is ambitious to achieve far more. He aspires to become the leading male actor of his generation and a famous playwright.

In Season 3 of Coming to the Stage, Comedy Dynamics’ first original series, host Tom Green introduces a new group of up-and-coming comedians who people WILL be talking about tomorrow. This season features: Matthew Brassard, Kevin Christy, Travis Howze, Jamel Johnson, Miles K, Liz Miele, Jared Moskowitz, Dave Ross, Caleb Synan, Mo Welch, Paige Weldon, Nick Youssef, and Comedy Dynamics' very own, Mr. Microphone!

Five years ago Joah was culled -- kidnapped by the government to be trained as a soldier. In the process, they erased his memory, destroying his past, his dreams, everything but his name. Armed with that alone, Joah escapes from the facility in search of someone to help him recall the man he used to be. That person is Tobin, Joah’s husband, who never gave up hope of finding him again.

Can a blind Dragon see without eyes? Can the Basilisk heal with a touch? Lost. Alone. Without his Clan for over a century. He searches for the one person who can make him whole. Headstrong. Independent. Trying to put her Family back together before it's too late. She didn't know what she was looking for until she found him. The enemy is near. The clock is ticking. The Fate of the Paranormal World is in their hands. Move over, Fate. Take a holiday, Death. Bad guys beware. This Dragon has found his Mate, and there will be Hell to pay.

Christmas is always magical for Emmy—a season filled with carols, charity parties at the church, and cherished moments with her mother, Alice. She shares these joys with Reggie, her best friend since childhood, and though they lived humbly in the tenements, her heart is full as long as he is near.

A king without a crown, a soldier on a desperate mission, and a planet on the brink of war. Teodor, the young king of Earth, is trapped in a brutal alien world, fighting for survival among the enigmatic Spider Riders. His friend, Guy Erma, a captain in the Dome Militant, embarks on a perilous journey across the treacherous landscapes of Sas Darona to rescue him. As Guy and his team delve deeper into the alien wilderness, they uncover a web of deceit and betrayal that threatens to shatter the fragile peace between the tribes and the Dodecahedral Empire.