Stealing the Troll's Heart


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Telise has survived on her own by being the quickest, the smartest, and the deadliest. But even to her friends, she's always been a little... Strange. She's spent her life seeking something that other humans simply can't offer her, and it's not until she tries to rob two trollkin that she realizes what it is she's after. Raz'jin the troll has only ever wanted money—oh, and the occasional casual lay. But when he finds himself with a dagger at his throat, at the mercy of a red-headed human woman... He discovers a new and very unexpected desire in himself. Telise and Raz'jin are both haunted by the memory of their meeting, even if such a relationship would be the ultimate taboo. Their peoples are at war, and they can't even speak the same language. But when they meet in a bar in neutral territory, perhaps their bodies can do the talking for them. This is a very spicy romance novella. For a list of all tropes and CWs, visit the author's website at LyonneRiley.com. Features a guaranteed HEA!




Stolen Songbird


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USA Today bestseller For five centuries, a witch’s curse has bound the trolls to their city beneath the ruins of Forsaken Mountain—time enough for their nefarious magic to fade from human memory and into myth. But a prophecy has spoken of a union that will set the trolls free, and when Cécile de Troyes is taken beneath the mountain, she learns there is far more to the myth than she could have imagined. Cécile has only one thing on her mind after she is brought to Trollus: escape. But if she is to succeed, she must bide her time and find a way to outsmart the clever, fast, and inhumanly strong trolls that hold her captive. But while awaiting the perfect opportunity, Cécile unexpectedly falls for the enigmatic troll prince to whom she has been bonded and married. Their love gradually changes her perspective, opening her heart to new friends and opening her eyes to the hardships of the enslaved half-troll, half-human creatures of Trollus. As rebellion brews and the political games of Trollus escalate, Cécile becomes more than a trapped father’s daughter. She becomes a princess, a witch, and the hope of a people—someone who has the power to change Trollus forever.




A Resolution Of Dreams


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Abusir, Egypt 1800s, 'Band of Peace' Pyramids: Karl Richard Lepsius listed more than sixty pyramids. We are now aware of more than one hundred such structures still hidden beneath the sand. "The late Egyptologist and indigenous wisdom keeper Ab'del Hakim Awyan, who was born in the village of Abusir near the Giza Plateau, stated Egyptians include twenty-two of these pyramids in what they call the 'Band of Peace' which includes Giza and other sites both north and south of that along the Nile." The Great Pyramid of Giza is located directly at the center of the earth’s landmass. During 2170-2144 BCE, the Descending Passage of the pyramid pointed to Alpha Draconis [the North/Pole star]. No other star has aligned with the passage since that time. They were not only constructed and aligned to mirror the positions of the stars, but designed to replicate the harmonic cavities within the human body. The Pyramids are sophisticated oscillation systems. Each chamber, tuned to a specific biologic frequency. The priests used the sound waves to restore the body of those suffering to a correct resonant balance. What they discovered about the power of resonance was only the beginning. The North Pole Admiral Byrd flew into the inner Earth while over Antarctica on February 19th, 1947, he was under the impression he had discovered the mythical city of Shambala. Mythical, being the keyword here. The Resolutionist’s Agenda: Three Hours Ago… There is a balance to everything, the duality of Yin & Yang. But magic comes in threes. The transition; usually signaled by the arrival of a comet, begins. The trials commence, the mythology finds its footing and builds, tempered in fire by the evil that wants them to fail. Wholesomeness and decency have fallen out of favor. They rankle the nightmares who prefer the world dark. Snow White's lookalike has been poisoned. Prince Charming was bankrupted and sold into bondage. It has all been building to here. The cast of Gathering & Persistence failed to comprehend the rules of the game. Every two thousand years, a transformation takes place, and the world changes. But for a smooth transition, the pieces had to be gathered. Temperaments grew and matured. A cast of wanderers, warriors, and wisdom seekers discovered. A new group, forged in fire, came together. But God has a sense of humor. It is not until you free yourself of all you thought you knew that you see it. Christmas is indeed a feeling, a gift that needs earning. Christmas is not a given, but there are protectors, and always, there are two. Santa Claus is not a person. It is a couple. A thousand individual pieces. A million clues. If we find our hearts, we get paradise again. You see, God works in mysterious ways. But it has given us free will and placed the clues in plain sight; our story, written and preserved in the library of forever. With any jigsaw puzzle, you start with the edges and follow the colors. The patterns begin to build with every piece laid until the bigger picture emerges. But God has a sense of humor, and it's not until you set yourself free that you see the depth of it. We find hope in our adolescent fables. We all have a destiny, however minor that may be. Something summoned, significant, consequential even, to some effect, that resides somewhere within our hearts. By completing my childhood promise, my life took a turn. What started as a debt paid grew into something beyond my wildest imagination. I hope I can do it justice. Christmas is coming. "When did you two grumpmuffins know?" "Leo told us after we initiated him." "He had been visiting her in dreams, so he knew your other half." "We set out to find the rest of the puzzle when M'olga tore us apart. You're not going to believe what we found." “Just so you know, Rudolph isn't red; he's an orange."




Viking Quest Series


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This set contains all five books of the Viking Quest Series: Raiders From the Sea, Mystery of the Silver Coins, The Invisible Friend, Heart of Courage, and The Raider's Promise. In Raiders From the Sea, Viking raiders capture Bree and her brother Devin and take them from their home in Ireland. After the young Viking prince Mikkel sets Devin free on the Irish coast far from home, Bree and Devin embark on separate journeys to courage. Readers will be captivated by the unfolding drama as Bree sails to Norway on the Viking ship and Devin travels the dangerous road home. They both must trust their all-powerful God in the midst of difficult situations. In Mystery of the Silver Coins, Bree finds herself in a physical and spiritual battle for survival. With another young slave, she makes a daring escape from the ship as soon as it reaches harbor. They hide in the woods as Mikkel and his Viking sailors begin a relentless search, certain that Bree is responsible for a missing bag of silver coins. Bree must face her unwillingless to forgive the Vikings, and Mikkel begins to wonder: Is the God of these Irish Christians really more powerful than our own Viking gods? In The Invisible Friend, Bree arrives in Norway and is sent to work as a slave for the family of Mikkel, her Viking captor. She struggles to adjust, feeling worthless and disrespected, and wondering why God wants her in Norway. Her prayers are answered when she is given the opportunity to teach Mikkel's grandparents to read using an illuminated Bible stolen from an Irish monastery. In the Heart of Courage, Bree learns that her brother, Devin, her sister, Keely, and her friend, Lil, will set out for Ireland. She longs to go with them. Instead, Mikkel asks her to be a cook for voyage to Greenland. Somehow her excellent food becomes inedible and the Vikings think she's trying to sabotage their voyage. Join Bree and Devin for more adventures in this fourth installment of the Viking Quest series. In The Raider's Promise, Bree, Devin, and Mikkel enter a new world with the explorer Leif Erikson. Their first task: build a shelter to survive the winter. But danger lurks from within the shadows on the horizon of a life where everyone needs the courage to win. Can Mikkel conquer his enemies and find new purpose for his life? Will he keep his promise to Bree and Devin to take them home to Ireland? Will he keep his pledge of honor, even if it means death?




Mystery of the Silver Coins


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In this second installment of the Viking Quest series, Bree finds herself in a physical and spiritual battle for survival. With another young slave, she makes a daring escape from the ship as soon as it reaches harbor. They hide in the woods as Mikkel and his Viking sailors begin a relentless search, certain that Bree is responsible for a missing bag of silver coins. Bree must face her unwillingless to forgive the Vikings, and Mikkel begins to wonder: Is the God of these Irish Christians really more powerful than our own Viking gods?




A Gathering of Dreams


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Mount Taishan, China 1486 BCE Humans have marked the tales of destiny and fate on the walls of caves since time began. But surprisingly, the first evidenced comet, Lao-Tien-Yeh 老天葉 is not documented until 1486 BCE. By estimates today, the comet was four times brighter than the full moon. So it was not unusual that the scholars in China recorded it for posterity. An old monk climbs Mount Tai to witness the coming star. A reunion, deemed insignificant at first, introduces the monk to what eventually becomes the tenets behind Universal Truth. Principles of life that shape the foundation of Buddhism. He won’t have the chance to tell anyone, though, for an ancient force also stirs with the comet. Taishan was the last of her kind. Awakened by the nightless day, she guards an isolated valley claimed in battle from an earlier emperor. She still has the scars. The comet has all but erased any protection provided by the cover of night. The ten tails that trailed behind were another worry. They mirrored what appeared the night the old girl was born. An omen. A prophecy. A battle. A disaster. In that scenario, no one wins. Taishan was determined to die here. Her unborn would vanish with her unless the old monk can change their destiny. There are moments when we realize how fragile life is; how sacred the vows of compassion are. A soul becoming resplendent is hard-earned. A lifetime of serving others is the only way to get there. It takes a thousand years for the Buddhist doctrine is discovered again.​ Hanalei Bay, Hawaii Three Days Ago... Calvin's forgotten childhood promise sat locked in a drawer for fifty years, placed there by an ancient and bitter darkness. However, the obligation behind it had begun long before ever being bargained. It has woven through time and collected a would-be grandfather, a ragged old cat, and not the least of which, a renewed interest of the grey ladies, the Fates. You see, Clotho is the sister who spins the threads of life and destiny, and once upon a time, the sister tied these three souls together. Now, while caring for a recently rescued kitten, an accident occurs that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. Every imaginary friend that had ever visited Calvin in dreams has been tugged home again by the thread. Every Grumpmuffin, Gigglemonk, Cuddlemonk, Ticklemonk, and Adamsville Fairy expects to have their say. It has been a long time since a human has breached the veil and been able to hold a conversation. They intend to make the most of it. Harsh questions will be asked, secrets will be shared, and the truth will stand revealed. But, like the Chinese monk before him, Calvin will not have the chance to tell anyone. Once again, an ancient force stirs Although Twain, Tesla, Barrie, Warhol, The Apollo 12/Intrepid Landing Module, Perun-the Slavic God of Thunder, some Quantum Foam, and just a wee bit of lost faith, all make appearances, they may not be enough to change a destiny long ago set in motion. Comet Lao-Tien-Yeh 老天葉 is now designated 12P/Pons-Brooks. It is fast approaching. Evergreen, Colorado Now “Shhhh, it is soon to be December. Love blooms in the softer sunlight. Changing colors float along with the wisps of chimney smoke and beckon the gentler souls to wander out beneath the starlight. The Magic of Elysium begins in the cool, darkened evenings in the last days of Autumn.” ~ A Persistence of Dreams / Book Two of The Dreams Saga




Trolls: A Compendium


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Following in the tradition of Abrams' fantasy coffee table series of books, Faeries by Brian Froud and Alan Lee and Gnomes by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet, we introduce Trolls: A Compendium. A richly illustrated narrative of the history of Trolls found within Scandinavian myth, fantasy, lore, sagas, and folktales. Do you think you know what a Troll is? Our northern neighbors consider anything magical to be a Troll, including faeries, elves, draugar, nissen, huldras, dragons, jotuns, ghosts, berserkers, and gods.




Unnatural Magic


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A “brilliant and terrifically fun”* debut novel brings an enchanting new voice to fantasy. Onna can write the parameters of a spell faster than any of the young men in her village school. But despite her incredible abilities, she’s denied a place at the nation’s premier arcane academy. Undaunted, she sails to the bustling city-state of Hexos, hoping to find a place at a university where they don’t think there’s anything untoward about providing a woman with a magical education. But as soon as Onna arrives, she’s drawn into the mysterious murder of four trolls. Tsira is a troll who never quite fit into her clan, despite being the leader’s daughter. She decides to strike out on her own and look for work in a human city, but on her way she stumbles upon the body of a half-dead human soldier in the snow. As she slowly nurses him back to health, an unlikely bond forms between them, one that is tested when an unknown mage makes an attempt on Tsira’s life. Soon, unbeknownst to each other, Onna and Tsira both begin devoting their considerable talents to finding out who is targeting trolls, before their homeland is torn apart… *Kat Howard, Alex Award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians




Mortimer and the Powerful Sword


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Mortimer finds a stick in the woodpile. With his imagination, he transforms into a mighty warrior. Mortimer finds himself battling ferocious dragons, murderous pirates and blood-thirsty trolls. These are only the beginning of Mortimer’s adventures. When he meets the mysterious Queen Valora, Ruler of the Land of Ruen, Mortimer must choose his allegiance. His decision triggers the final epic battle for control of the Western Lands.




The Stolen Heir Digital Omnibus


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An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! An Instant #1 Indie Bestseller! Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black. A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years. Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.