The Kingdom of Bismahra is on the brink of disaster. To the west a tyrant has toppled a republic and is hungry for expansion. Crown Prince Gavin, the Kingdom's pride and hope is bedridden with a mortal illness. With his death imminent, the rebellious Princess Enaura is suddenly forced to take on her brother's responsibilities. A task she has not been prepared for. As a member of the Special Assignments Force Recon (SAFER), Shade acts as the eyes and ears of the Kingdom. Lately everything he's seen and heard points to a certain ruin. When a mission to "reform" a corrupt governor leads him to discover an infamous pirate captain, it is his chance to end a grave threat to the Kingdom. But the boy is not what he expected... Zoren "Stormhand" is on a path of redemption. Stripped of his captaincy and inheritance by his own father, the Pirate King, Zoren is banished from the Paradise Islands. The only way to reclaim his birthright is to capture the Immortal Wolf, whose flesh grants immortality.

"Y-you," she stuttered, staring at the handsome man sitting on the sleek black throne, "you're..." He rolled his eyes, waving his hand impatiently and said, "Hades. Come on, say it with me. Ha-des." "Hades," Ariel breathed out, still not believing the sight before her. Every picture she had seen of the gods had not depicted Hades' beauty. The god sitting before her was not a crusty old man with a white beard; no, he was a Calvin Klein model. "Yes," Hades clasped his hands together and grimaced, "the God of Death and riches; that's me." Ariel nodded, still refusing to believe but knowing she had to and Hades' grimace turned even bitter, "And you, darling, will be staying with me for quite some time." ~*~ Cover: _nymphomaniac Published: 8/6/14