Night of Masks


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In the aftermath of interplanetary war, a disfigured loner is given a chance at a new life—but at a steep cost, in this novel from “a superb storyteller” (The New York Times). Disfigured in the wars that destroyed his planet, Nik Kolherne lives a shadow existence in the sprawling refugee ghetto of the Dipple. He wears a mask to cover his scars and dreams about another country under an unfettered blue sky and a warm sun. But a chance encounter gives him the opportunity for a new face—and a new life. All he has to do is impersonate a young boy’s fantasy hero. So what if Nik is now allied with the Thieves’ Guild, a subversive outlaw group that seeks their prey on loosely held frontier worlds? A kid all alone in the world could use an ally. His mission is to lure Vandy Naudhin i’Akrama, the young son of a powerful warlord, from his high-security villa and deliver him to the Guild so they can access critical information locked in his brain. But when Nik and Vandy are shipped off to Dis, a burned-out wasteland of a planet, Nik realizes he’s a pawn in a spiraling web of political intrigue and intergalactic evil that threatens both their lives.




Masks


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Explores "a world in which cataclysmic events have left the Autarchy of Aygrima--the one land blessed with magical resources--cut off from its former trading partners across the waters, not knowing if any of those distant peoples still live. Yet under the rule of the Autarch, Aygrima survives. And thanks to the creation of the Masks and the vigilance of the Autarch's Watchers, no one can threaten the security of the empire"--Dust jacket flap.




Night Masks


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Cadderly the warrior-priest discovers a magical book whose secrets may help him to defeat the Chaos Curse once and for all Cadderly’s spiritual and moral wrestlings reach a crescendo upon his discovery of the mysterious Tome of Universal Harmony. While he is eager to defeat evil, his battles against the Chaos Curse have taken him far from his scholarly inventor’s life, and the magical book from his priestly order calls to him in ways he cannot fully comprehend. But adventure isn't finished with the young cleric yet. Cadderly and his friends face great danger from a sinister killer and the assassins of the Night Mask, all of whom lurk in the streets of the city of Carradoon. With the dreaded Chaos Curse still at large and new enemies at every turn, can Cadderly find both his faith and his warrior’s courage before it’s too late?




Masks At Midnight: A Clean Fantasy Romance Fairytale Retelling


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Jump into this clean Cinderella retelling with dragon shifters, royal intrigue, and guaranteed Happy-Ever-After! As the future chief of his dragon shifter clan, Dogan has always known that, unlike his brothers, he'll need to marry for politics, not love. So when he meets Lady Amelia, an intriguing, mysterious emissary from the Forest Clan at a masked ball, it feels like a chance to have it all. Until she disappears before the ball is even over, leaving him with nothing but more questions and a magical glass ring. Orphaned as a toddler, Sadie worked hard to escape the home of her cruel aunt and obtain a place in the ranks of Ardell's palace guard. When she's offered an opportunity to earn a coveted promotion by going undercover as a guest while providing extra security during a masquerade ball, Sadie jumped at the chance. Only to find herself so caught up in her dance with Dogan, she almost forgot to leave before the unmasking. And compounded her error by losing a valuable magic relic in the process buts. The last thing she expects is to get a second chance to prove herself on a new assignment. The only catch-- Sadie is acting as Dogan's bodyguard. And she has to keep her time as Lady Amelia a secret from him. Through an attempted kidnapping, country house parties, and a confrontation with a renegade fey, they grow closer than either of them ever expected. Until Sadie is forced to reveal the secret she's kept. Will forgiveness be possible when the truth finally comes out? For fans of Shannon Mayer, Sarah Wilson, or S.M. Gaither, this low spice, slow burn romantic fantasy promises magic, adventure, and a strong woman falling in love with the hero hero who risks everything to win her heart!




Night Wars Collection


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In Devilry Done, when Lucas decides he wants Ambrose back, he needs a plan. Unfortunately, Lucas has never been very good at plans. By the time he’s gotten Ambrose’s attention, Lucas is in trouble with some dangerous people and broke to boot. Of course, he also gets into trouble with Ambrose, and if he’s very lucky, his former paramour will be in a forgiving mood. Followed by An Eye for Trouble, Lucas and Ambrose are back for another spot of trouble as an old friend asks Ambrose to come to Chicago. Too bad Lucas just got bit by… something and he’s not exactly sure how much help he’s going to be. Poisoned Spirits takes us to Chicago Special Police Officer Ian Mulhane, who has never been stood-up before, so when Billy doesn’t show up to the speakeasy, he’s not a happy camper. But anger quickly shifts to worry, and Ian soon discovers Billy is gravely ill, poisoned by magically tainted whiskey. Ian’s used to the paranormal, but witches might just be more than he can handle. Fast forward to modern day Chicago in Happy Halloween, Jack’s past has always been something of a question mark, until now. On Halloween, an eighteen-year-old Jack found himself in a world of trouble, and headed straight toward the man who would take him from hustler to cop. In Foxtrot, Remy starts this year’s Masquerade miserable, but with help from an old flame, things start looking up. Across the ocean in Ame, Takashi Matsumoto has spent his entire life in Tokyo. He’s seen terrible things working for the yakuza, but when an encounter with something straight out of folklore leaves him nearly dead he has to revise everything he thought he knew. After he recovers, he runs into an old flame, Daisuke. Can Takashi have a relationship knowing what he does? Or will his past catch up to both of them? Cary Vaughn has found himself on the wrong side of a lot of people. When he ends up in Edinburgh hiding from one of those people he meets a tall Scotsman in a bar and goes home with him. He spies a small fortune on a bookshelf and takes a chance by stealing it—but he’s not the only one with an ulterior motive in Feumaidh Mi Ruith. In The Ten of Cups, Isaiah Cappelli is trying to overcome a broken heart and a cloudy future. Is it fate or only coincidence that leads him to a New Age shop and a handsome stranger? Christmas comes in This Time of Year and a dragon is loose in Chicago. Howl would be more concerned if the case didn’t keep interrupting his lunch reservations. Partnered up with the distractingly handsome Detective Reyes, Howl is going to have to pull himself out of his melancholy if he wants to solve the case and get back to his Christmas plans, getting drunk while watching It’s a Wonderful Life, alone. Well, not if Detective Reyes has anything to say about it. In Fiends in Low Places, Simon Murphy, psychic and former thief is trying to rekindle the romance between himself and his FBI beau, Gabriel. Can a pizza date fix this mess? The Raven and the Wolf introduces Bran Morning, he owns an occult bookshop, has PTSD and doesn’t remember what happened exactly that gives him nightmares. Roped into attending the wedding of an old squad member, Bran is in for more than he bargained for and discovers that the body can remember things the mind forgets. Evie Cappelli has been with the Montreal Night Shift for a while now, but she’s about to get the surprise of her life—if a wedding dress and some rosary beads don’t kill her first in L’Île des Sœurs.




The Underdog Anthology, Volume 1


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32 stories by nine authors across a wide range of genres - most of which are certainly not suitable for children. Sex, violence, blood, gore, booze, drugs, cowboys and smoking - this book has it all. The first anthology of Underdogs contains something for everyone and a few things that are probably for nobody. It's a lucky dip... If you're feeling lucky.




Borrowing the Truth


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Hannah and Martha Hutton were left to pick up the pieces of their lives after their parents die suddenly in a tragic car crash. The police are not convinced it was simply an accident but a deliberate attempt on their lives. With very little to go on and no witnesses, the case went cold. While trying to make sense of the tragedy, Hannah commits to staying with her younger sister in the family home. She must take a job in her Uncle's law firm and give up her dream to go to University. While her sister's personal life flourishes, Hannah's is put on hold, delaying her own happiness in the hopes that she will one day find out the truth behind her parents' murders. Hannah has a chance encounter one day with Joe Hastings, a Special Investigations Officer, who offers to review her parents' case. Once the case is re-opened, it triggers a series of alarming events that forever changes the innocent life that Hannah once knew. Hannah discovers that those who she cares most about are not who she believes them to be. The secrets, once revealed, lead her to doubt everything she once had faith in and leads her to question the honesty of those she thought she knew.




A Secret to Die For


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All Sara Baldwin ever wanted was to be a dancer, but that dream died along with her mom and dad when she was nine years old. As the only witness, Sara was too scared to tell anyone what she saw. At LKB Events, she takes on the challenge of making others’ dreams come true while she works toward the goal set by her grandfather to claim her inheritance. But the path to happiness is paved with pitfalls, and when she’s fired from the company she helped to build, the bottom drops out of Sara’s world. She falls with it, right into the path of a monster. US Marine Garrett Dorsey doesn’t believe in fairy tales. On active duty, he saw the worst of humanity, and after returning home to run the family business, he definitely isn’t looking for love. But all that changes the night a fake Cinderella sprints out of the ballroom at the Peninsula Hotel, leaving his bruised ego and one glittering shoe in her wake… A Secret to Die For is a standalone romantic suspense novel in the Baldwin’s Shore series.




The Midnight Dog of the Repo Man


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This short story introduces former college football star turned repo man Ruddy McCann, star of W. Bruce Cameron's new novel The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man, and tells how Ruddy met his best friend Jake, a lazy but lovable basset hound, during a repo gone wrong. Full of laugh-out-loud humor and thrilling adventure, The Midnight Dog of the Repo Man is a page-turning, delightful short story by the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling A Dog's Purpose, A Dog's Journey, and The Dogs of Christmas that shows us that unconditional love is just a tail wag away and can happen upon us when we least expect it. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.




The Complete Works


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This edition includes: NOVELS The Great Impersonation The Double Traitor The Battle Of Basinghall Street Murder At Monte Carlo The Yellow House The Black Box The Devil's Paw A Maker Of History The New Tenant Mr. Grex Of Monte Carlo A Monk Of Cruta The Cinema Murder A Modern Prometheus Exit A Dictator The Yellow Crayon The Wrath To Come The Grassleyes Mystery The Golden Beast The Dumb Gods Speak The Peer And The Woman To Win The Love He Sought False Evidence Master Of Sinister House Mr. Marx's Secret The Great Secret The Man Who Changed His Plea The Double Life Of Mr Alfred Burton The Amazing Judgment The Postmaster Of Market Deignton Mysterious Mr. Sabin A Millionaire Of Yesterday The World's Great Snare Enoch Strone The Great Awakening The Survivor The Traitors A Prince Of Sinners Anna The Adventuress The Master Mummer The Betrayal The Malefactor A Lost Leader . . . SHORT STORIES & COLLECTIONS Peter Ruff And The Double Four Michael's Evil Deeds The Tiger On The Mountains The Seven Conundrums False Gods The Money-Spider The Girl From Manchester The Road To Liberty One Luckless Hour One Shall Be Taken No Questions Asked The Actor's Romance A Prince Of Gamblers The Siren Of The Madrid And Still I Cheat The Gallows The Little Grey Lady The Restless Traveller The Café Régal, The Mistral And The Lady The Three Thieves General Besserley's Puzzle Box The Amazing Partnership The Human Chase Nicholas Goade, Detective . . . REMINISCENCES & MEMOIRS The Prince Of Storytellers Tells His Own Story ... E. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.