Aeliss grew up as a noble, far from the reaches of the criminal underworld. Never had she thought that she would end up as an assassin’s apprentice, and later become the assassin known as Valkyrie. A valkyrie, the female warrior who judged who should die on the battlefield. In this case the battlefield of the criminal world. But can a valkyrie fall in love with a human? Especially a human who’s judgment already have been passed?

“A grizzled soldier at war with peace. A powerful wizard buried beneath the weight of failure. A street child with a knack for language, illusion, and mischief. A nobleman’s daughter unable to ignore the injustice all around. Two countries at war, twin sides of the same coin, each thirsting only for the taste of total victory. And between them all the magic, the runenotes, the spell song, the Great Song.The Longest Lament.”

Darkness and impenetrable stone are all Mira knows. Sixteen years in a mine to pay off her father's debts has left her with hardly an identity. But when she finds a ring, hidden deep in the wall of the mine, Mira unlocks a secret which has been hidden from her world for thousands of years.

If a friend told you out of the blue that she's actually an immortal who's seeking revenge for her murdered daughter, would you believe her? And if you do believe her, what if one day someone else claims that your friend actually got her immortality for murdering her only daughter? Who would you believe? These questions plague the minds of Lena, Victor, Helen, Lucas, and Louis about their friend Eve. Does her strange demeanor hold the clues to the truth? But what if they got it all wrong, and she was telling the truth? But if the enemy was right...what could Eve want from them? Who will they trust? Who is telling the truth? Will they make the right decision? Will they make the right choice, before being fooled by the shadows of the truth?

Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.

The city of Harborne is one with a troubled past. Its influence once wiped out an entire nation and, in return, it brought the wrath of the Dragon-Kin, of Bron and the Viper, down upon its walls. For over a year it survived, protected by the subtleties of its location, by the ocean and the rain, until its fate was eventually sealed by one of its own. In this world where everyone is born with magic, Edward Montgomery, who somehow had not a scrap of power within him, turned his heart to darkness and let the serpents through Harborne’s battered gates. And though this happened seven generations ago, there is still a saying in the city that survived Bron: “No magic leads to dark magic”. Which wasn’t a problem when Kiara was a child and could disappear from sight with nothing more than a simple thought. Only now she’s inexplicably crippled, with no magic to speak of, and the horizons beckon. She’s headed East, to the Mirror City, because they say a man can buy anything there, anything at all. And anything is exactly what she’d give to get her magic back. She’s willing to face dragons for it. Lucky, really, since Ben is tired of this power he cannot control, and he’s headed East too, to see if he can’t just sell his. **** Watty Award Shortlisted (Most Imaginative Setting) 2012 *****

Seraphina and her Cousin Gale have been chosen by their family to make an arduous journey across The Voided Lands, vast plains inhabited by the undead creatures known as Wights. If their journey fails, Sera's family will surely be doomed. However, When the duo finally enter the city, a series of events (including the death of an innocent) leaves them questioning the leaders who run the seemingly impregnable city of Whiteash. Sera and Gale are forced to make a decision between the livelihood of their family and the lives of strangers who live in the city. Sera and Gale were born and raised in a post-apocalyptic zombie ridden world, and they are prepared to do what ever it takes for survival, but what happens when morals come into play? Is there room for them in this world? And will a decision made by one of the two affect the lives of everyone around them, for either the better or the worst?

These are the last days of the Old Empire and magic is fading from the world. In the ruined city of Eldernost, disgraced knights, desperate scavengers, cunning merchants, hedge wizards and alchemists, dangerous opportunists and daring adventurers all seek the precious traces of remnant magic that promise wealth and immortality. But deep in the vast forest expanse of the Greenwell, the savage, blood-drinking wights watch the invaders with ravenous eyes and plot to defend their homeland. Across the known world, nations clash and kingdoms are shattered as great powers struggle for control of the last reserves of fading magic on which empires and noble dynasties were built.

Reid has been homeless on the streets of New York for years now, fighting for cash in clubs and sleeping in empty buildings. With his special ability, Reid could have whatever life he wanted, but chooses not to. When Sam meets Reid on the subway, she has a hard time forgetting about him, and not only because he keeps showing up in the least likely of places. Sam doesn't know it at first, but the boy she just met is about to show her a whole other world.