A spirit hunter forced to drop his swords and instead pick up silks and tea cups. Bending himself over backwards to satisfy the hard to please spirit concubine. Yun Tian was trained to kill Bai Li's kind, hunt them throughout the land but as the Royal family assigns him to a certain spirit with questionable morals, will he truly be able to suppress his hunting nature? Bai Li would not only play the thread containing his self restraint, but tempt his inner desires. Yun Tian might curse his wicked luck for testing his limits, but it was the trick of fate that allowed the two souls to reunite. Stuck in a tangle of secrets and forbidden love in the palace, Yun Tian would discover secrets that would put the entire Empire and that very love he'd found at risk. For love always comes at a price and Yun Tian's may not be one he's able to pay.

In the world of Yvestell, a virtual cosmos birthed from the pinnacle of human ingenuity, the line between the fantastical and the tangible grows thin. Here, in the first VRMMORPG of its kind, the revelation of non-human players shatters the boundaries of known reality. Creatures like elves and dwarves, hailing from distant planets beyond the stars, share an ancient truth: the creation of Yvestell is an inevitability for all sentient life, an invention that unites distant worlds across space and time. Khirtis, is a new player endowed with an extraordinary ability by the system-the power to perceive the essence of things. In a realm troubled by deception and greed, his unique vision is both a blessing and a curse. Embark on a journey with Khirtis as he navigates the ever-expanding Yvestell, a world where its culture is conjoined by the many facets of different civilizations.

In A BALLAD OF BROTHERS, fifteen-year-old Achim Arbitor searches for the last living member of his family; his brother. To that end, he wanders the ruin of an old world aided by powers believed to be a gift of God. Years have passed since his quest began and Achim has not uncovered a single hint of his brother's whereabouts. That is until he enters a city where he finds a sheltered girl a little too eager to help. Her name is Naomi S. Caitlyn, and after a charming first encounter where he nearly kills her, Achim feels he has no other choice but to allow her to assist him. Unbeknownst to him, Naomi's involvement will send him on a collision course with his long-lost sibling and reveal the dark secret behind his prolonged disappearance that will change their lives forever.

Malcolm can't remember being fatally stabbed. If the masked woman, Thalia, is to be believed, he's now in limbo along with six other strangers who are all guilty of unspeakable crimes. For atonement, they each must survive a trial involving an eerie monster in a haunting locale. Succeed, and return to life. Fail, and it's straight to hell. Malcolm could let the others face their trials alone. The monsters wouldn't sneeze at him otherwise. Unfortunately, he's grown to like some of these people. Death in limbo guarantees failure, but risking his neck to help the others might be Malcolm's smartest play. The more allies in his corner come time for his own trial, the better his chances of seeing his family again. As the trials proceed, Malcolm uncovers a link between their earthly demises. Each of the seven was responsible for a death of another, but the whos and whys are only a piece of the puzzle. Malcolm sees no sense in passing his trial only to be killed again when he returns to life. He must uncover the identity of his murderer, but with his spicy temper, he might not be able to resist a little revenge.