Destrim has always protected Tower Gardelle. His magic keeps not only the Tower, but the entire city safe from harm. With the rise of the latest Queen and King, however, magic is banned. Destrim's assistant, a twenty-some odd year old named Luistia, had little taste for his magic, leaving him only her young sister to train. He finds need for both when a powerful storm rolls in and throws the kingdom of Gardelle into turmoil. News of war breaks out as their sworn enemies are found to have stolen something precious to the Queen and Luistia's sister is kidnapped. Too old and broken to save her himself, Luistia is left with the task. The only way to get her sister back is for Luistia to retrieve the Queen's object. On her dangerous quest she discovers that magic is far trickier than what meets the eye, and that people are never as they appear. Her sister's life, and Gardelle's, lies in her hands as things become deadly. The only way to save the Kingdom is to lose everything she's ever loved.

"Silver Words with Silver Plagues and Silver Cuts to Rip the Page." Daisy Brown Daisy broke her arm, her leg, and fractured her jaw. It took a year to heal the physical wounds of the abduction. It's the mental ones she refuses to talk about. Daisy refuses to talk about anything. After everything that's happened, Social Services say they've found her father. They say she isn't going to be living with her Grandmother anymore. They say it'll make her better. Fifteen year old Daisy knows better than to trust the world, not after what happened. Daisy just wants the world to leave her alone. Too bad no one else does.

Seven people live eight different lives, each worrying only about themselves and naught for those around them. What they don't know is that there's only so long one can ignore fate. The lines that bind them together are far greater than they know, and soon enough they all end up tangled in a plot thicker than they could've ever imagined. Vincent Green and his friends, enemies, and lover will never be the same again.

Only an heir of Gallel can wield the Ball of Lights, an ancient and powerful crystal sphere lost to time. It holds the key to either stopping or freeing a powerful demon, depending on the intent of the wielder. This demon, Tavaris, is intent on bringing utter peace to the world, an end to all war and pain... but at the expense of individual thought and reason. Canúden is a commoner, bright, but with no special power, yet a mage with the ability to sense potential sees that he will stand against the most powerful and ruthless prime mage in the world, whose life has been spent to serve and then free Tavaris from the Void. She needs only to usurp the heir of Gallel, and to find the Ball of Lights, to accomplish her goal. Dylin, the mother of the heir, wishes only to protect her daughter from the anguish of an inevitable forced marriage.

Sandrine has devoted her life to the Order of Charon, an organisation responsible for countless deaths. After almost a decade of faithful service, she is given a mission which forces her to question the very purpose of the Order and her place within it. "Abhorrent Practices" is a fantasy adventure, which examines the issue of assisted suicide. That's not why you should read it though. You should read it because it's fun, too. (No, it is - really!) :-) Story, characters, names and all original elements: (C) David A J Berner. All rights reserved. Illustrations including all preparatory sketches: (C) E.C. Nickel. All rights reserved.

Mongrel, half-breed, dirty grub. Nyani's been called all these things, and she's about to earn a few more epithets. Banshee, spy, and liar, for a start. Her people stand on the brink of extinction. Her father and her lover are dead at the hands of her enemy - and her mother has lied to her all her life. If she wants her revenge, she will have to change the course of history. Ancient history. To do that, her only choice is to cross the mysterious Way Stones. Forced to unite with a self-exiled warchief in her quest against a mad druid and their common enemy, ties she has yet to discover bind the young widow to them both. As she is caught up in a web of secrets and betrayal, fueled by ambition and jealousy, she is torn between her desire for revenge and her need to belong somewhere - even this world. But Nyani's choices threaten to destroy the people she loves, including the one she comes to love most of all. For there are other forces to contend with. Forces that come from far beyond the Seventh Gate. And a mysterious foreign trader knows far more about those than he's telling. Then again, nobody is telling anyone the truth. *** Inspired by the great love stories and tragedies nestled in the pre-historic roots of Arthurian legend and Celtic mythology, the series follows a relationship across the course of a lifetime, set against a backdrop of worlds at war within themselves, and with each other.

They say that strangers are more dangerous than family. They say love will never hurt you. They say good people don't run. Tyler knows they're wrong. Rugged Lace is actually Tyler White, but it's hard to tell the difference. All her life she's been stuck: Her older brother, Don, claims to love her. He says he'll never hurt her. All the while, he's been exploiting her over the Internet and pimping her out. She's never had the courage to leave, never really wanted to. Her best friend even agrees, they just stay the same. Nothing can stay the same, though, when Don gets a little too close. Now it's up to Tyler and her best friend to get out. When push comes to shove, Tyler has to make a choice: Go back to being used, or finally get away from Don. PG-13 despite what Wattpad thinks.