School is over, and there is a lovely long summer ahead - it will be anything but quiet. After rescuing his boyfriend from prison, Mark has to re-evaluate which demons he can trust. He also has a volatile new family member; and the weight of a witchy heritage pressing heavy on his shoulders. To top it off, children are starting to vanish from Tealford, and only magic will save them.

DARK FATE. DARK FASHION. 24 outfits, 13 hairstyles, & endless hours of paper doll fun for the glamorous goth! Every night is an undead dream for Drusilla, from grand balls at Moonlight Manor to picnics in the cemetery she is rushed off her feet from dusk until dawn. Luckily her closet isn't just full of moths, it's packed with satins and silks for every spooktacular occassion. Help her pick an outfit for a night of ghoulish glamour, dancing 'til the sun comes up with her fiendish friends!

Eighteen-year-old Robbie Stone is an anti-corporate activist in 2066. During a protest in Chicago against the sinister Butterfly megacorporation, a riot breaks out and he's almost killed before being rescued by a mysterious white haired girl. Soon, Robbie finds himself almost killed again by an assassin with seeming superpowers. Apparently, one of a group hunting him across America. The white-haired girl, Jane, reveals that she's from the future and the assassins as well. In their future, Robbie grew up to the world's worst dictator and now the assassins are there to make sure he never achieves his destiny. Robbie has to adjust to Jane's overbearing presence and figure out why she wants to protect him while dealing with the fact avoiding his fate may lead to an even worse future. DARK DESTINY is an exciting sci-fi action-adventure with cyberpunk elements by C. T. Phipps (Supervillainy Saga, Cthulhu Armageddon) and Frank Martin (Oscanawa, Cthulhu is Hard to Spell).

Steeped in magical talent but cursed by a prophecy, Dark Arthur would much rather fix up old houses than enter the melee between good and evil in the realm of wizardry. Too bad Fate had other ideas when he steps into the small town bookstore to collect an ancient spell book. He finds a woman who not only possesses remarkable gifts, but also brightens his life with her presence. Protecting her from evil wizards would be difficult enough, but an easy task compared to guarding his heart. Destiny Jones’s life has been a roller coaster of late, after taking over her late, great aunt’s bookstore. A mystical customer shows up to collect a previously purchased book and Destiny knows he’s trouble. The extent of her magical experience includes rumors of low-wattage witches in the family, unless one cares to include her ability to hold two-sided conversations with her cat. Now, she finds herself reading runes in ancient spells and facing dark wizards in her spare time. Dark and Destiny must join forces to overcome the evil sent their way. As the danger increases, so do their feelings for each other. But, in the end, will it be enough?

Fans and the billion-dollar franchises in which they participate have together become powerful agents within popular culture. These franchises have launched avenues for fans to expand and influence the stories that they tell. This book examines those fan-driven narratives as "wilderness texts," in which fans use their platforms to create for themselves while also communicating their visions to the franchises, thus spurring innovation. The essays in this collection look at how fans intervene in the production of mass media. Scholars analyze the negotiations between fan desires for both novelty and familiarity that franchises must maintain in order to achieve critical and commercial success. Applying varying theoretical approaches to discussions of fan responses to franchises, including Star Wars, Marvel, Godzilla, Firefly, The Terminator, Star Trek, DC, and The Muppets, these essays provide insight into the ever-changing relationships between fandom and transmedia storytelling.

Curl up with this steamy fated-mates, enemies-to-lovers, SciFi mafia romance series by USA TODAY BESTSELLING author Alison Aimes... The first time they met was all about pleasure. Then she betrayed him. So, now he’s back…to punish. And he plans to play dirty. Filthy, even. Meet Damien Skolov: ex-cage fighter, current family enforcer, hot-headed royal Alpha alien warlord. Sure, she broke his heart, but he’s over it now. This time, his return is all about the mission—and revenge. Then there’s Scarlett: ex-dancer, current liar, plucky survivor, protector of those she loves. Until Damien explodes back into her life, bringing chaos, vengeance, and the same forbidden need she’s tried to suppress since he left. Keeping her secrets from him is essential. Except Damien Skolov never fights fair. Filthy Royal: A Dark Fated-Mates Romance is the fourth book in the Ruthless Warlords series. It is a scorching HOT standalone, though it is recommended to read the series in order for greatest enjoyment. Like all the books in the series, it includes: A ruthless alien mafia boss An innocent heroine growing into her power A fated bond Betrayal, murder, and revenge Serious plot twists And an epic romance that proves love will always triumph over hate. Added bonus: Filthy Royal includes the Filthy Beginnings prequel so you can experience all the feels as these two fated-mates spiral from lovers to enemies to a connection so intense it defies death itself. Fans of Elisabeth Stephens, Isoellen, and Sam Hall will love this scorching romance as it includes fated mates, Omegaverse, forced proximity, female in peril, enemies to lovers, and a strong alien hero brought to his knees by an equally strong woman.

Get ready to curl up with three unputdownable romances from Alison Aimes... Forbidden Warlords in Love: A Dark Fated-Mates Box Set, Books 6-8 is a steamy enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity box set that includes books 6-8 in the Ruthless Warlords series. Forbidden Flame: A Dark Fated-Mates Romance, Book 6 He’s out for revenge. She’s out to escape. Neither intends to fall in love. His instructions are simple: do not open the bag. To escape exile and enact revenge, Alpha crime boss Magnus Avitus agrees to play the part of errand boy. But when the volatile package he’s been tasked with delivering begins to squirm, he has to take a peek. He never expects to come face-to-face with her. Or to have everything inside him roar “mine.” Her plans are simple: escape the bag. But when omega Amora Rose’s prison is unpacked before she can free herself, she finds herself claimed by a ferocious, scarred Alpha who makes her heart whisper “mine.” Except she has a secret that’s about to send all their simple plans up in flames. Princess Claimed: A Dark Fated-Mates Romance, Book 7 She’s on the run. No memory of her name or identity. In need of help. He’s an exiled beast who learned long ago that it was safer to help only himself. Until she falls into his arms—literally. His fated mate. Now, he’ll do anything to possess and protect her. And claim her for his own. Except those after her have other plans… but they never counted on him. War Prize of the Beast: A Dark Fated-Mates Romance, Book 8 He’s huge. Fierce. An apex predator. She’s tiny. Soft. Prey. He’s destined to vanquish, command, kill. She’s doomed to run, hide, die. But when the most feared beast on the planet captures his war prize expecting his usual conquest, he discovers nothing is what it appears. For the first time, defeat might taste sweeter— and steamier—than any victory. If he can find a way to hold onto his prize. Forbidden Warlords in Love: A Dark Fated-Mates Box Set, Books 6-8, includes three steamy, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity romances with happy-ever-afters. Fans of M.K. Eidem, Evangeline Anderson, and Sherrilyn Kenyon will love Forbidden Warlords in Love. "I love each and every one of these stories so much. I want my own Ruthless Warlord." -5Star Review

The Zaharets, the land between the Vori Wastes and the Plains of Aeco, is well-known as the Land of Risings. Dominated by the rising city-states of Ameena Noani and Sentem, facing each other along the great War Road, the Zaharets has always been home to powerful civilizations. Beastmen ruins dot the landscape, a constant reminder of the Kingdom of Sin and the fragility of the Law of Men. Even older are the great ruins of the Hulathi, the legendary sea peoples, and the Hannic mansions sealed beneath the mountains, awaiting those who would seek out the Lost Folk. Scars abound from the wars between ruined Keta in the north and Gerwa in the south. And, far to the east, the legends of Muadah still beckon occultists and Jackals who seek to plunder its corrupted ruins. Inspired by the myths, cultures, and history of the Ancient Near East, and by such ancient texts as the Iliad, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Old Testament, Jackals is a Sword & Sorcery roleplaying game set in a Fantasy Bronze Age. With mechanics based on the popular OpenQuest system, the game places players in the role of Jackals – adventurers, explorers, sellswords, and scavengers – and sends them out into the peril-filled land of the Zaharets to make their fortune... or perhaps fulfill a greater destiny...

he world's about to burn... Rysa, Daisy, and the people of the Dragon’s Legion work frantically to bring Ladon and Dragon back together before hallucinations and debilitating seizures kill both the man and the beast. Can the group heal a ruptured human-dragon bond? Will they contain an evil Fate from Daisy’s past before he becomes an unstoppable demon? On the eve of Rysa and Ladon’s wedding, ghosts — both real and phantom — haunt souls. Echoes and revelations rip open the fabric of space and time. The universe of Fate Fire Shifter Dragon teeters on the cusp of the Burning World. Who will survive? Enter the explosive, genre-bending World on Fire universe where Science Fiction meets Urban Fantasy: Dragons, immortal warriors, family, love… and unknown science so advanced it’s indistinguishable from magic. Fate Fire Shifter Dragon World on Fire Series One Games of Fate Flux of Skin Fifth of Blood Bonds Broken & Silent All But Human Men and Beasts The Burning World

The world’s going to die. Whole nations burn. How? The Fates saw dragons. They just saw the wrong dragons. In the final, pulse-pounding installment of the Fate Fire Shifter Dragon series, fate abandons the people of the Dragons' Legion — and the world. While death rains from the sky, a fog shrouds Rysa’s ability to future-see a path out of the apocalypse — and to help Daisy as she manifests a terrifying, new Shifter ability. When an unlikely hero joins the Legion for one last battle, all might not be lost. But they quickly learn that they’re fighting not just in the present, but also in the past and the future, as well. Sacrifices were made. Heroes will be lost. Who will stop the Burning World?