He's undead. He's dramatic. He's your new best friend. Whether you like it or not. When seventeen-year-old Theo finds a pale stranger loitering outside his bedroom window holding a board game and a suspiciously ancient juice box, he assumes he's about to be murdered. Instead, he gets Mordecai: a 512-year-old vampire who has zero interest in blood, romance, or being scary-he just really wants a human best friend. Theo's quiet life is flipped upside down as Mordecai worms his way into every aspect of it, from school field trips to family dinners (he brought casserole!) to late-night Scattergories tournaments that may or may not involve summoning the spirits of long-dead poets. But with supernatural threats creeping out of the shadows and ancient vampire politics threatening to ruin everything, Mordecai might have to prove just how far a true best friend will go to protect their person. Even if that person keeps trying to sneak garlic into his backpack.

[Side Story in the Shade Series] [Takes Place Before Storyline] Before heroes, there was blood. Before fate, there was survival. Scyllena's quiet life in the mountain village shatters when a brutal Helriox raid leaves her home in ruins and her family missing. Fleeing through frozen forests and snow-covered plains, she clings to life with nothing but sheer will and desperate hope. When she is found, half-frozen and covered in blood, salvation comes from an unexpected source - the Nimor, fierce beings of legend who walk the razor's edge between saviors and predators. Thrust into their dangerous world, Scyllena must navigate uneasy alliances, unravel buried truths, and confront the haunting question: what happened to her brother? As whispers of war and ancient magic spread across Emäel, Scyllena's journey for answers becomes a battle for survival - and a destiny far greater than she could have ever imagined. Before the rise of heroes, before the tales of empires and rebellions, begins the story of a girl carved from loss and forged in fire. Her blood runs red, but her story runs deeper.

Asher was five years old when his world shattered-and the only one who held it together was a man he was never supposed to love. Raised in near isolation by a charismatic, enigmatic father figure named Lucien, Asher grows up believing Lucien saved him. But Lucien isn't his real father. He's a man with secrets, a man who raised Asher with unconditional control rather than unconditional love. Now seventeen, Asher can't tell where admiration ends and obsession begins. His trauma, once buried, begins to surface-manifesting as nightmares, hallucinations, and increasingly erratic behavior. He sees Lucien not just as a protector, but as the only person who matters. The only person who's real. As Lucien begins to drift away-distracted by a new relationship, or perhaps burdened by guilt-Asher unravels. His devotion sharpens into something possessive. Violent. And as the line between protector and predator blurs, both Asher and Lucien must confront a terrifying truth: What happens when love becomes a cage-and obsession becomes the key?

At its heart, the story follows Kizramomosuki Mazuki, the once-rejected prince of Planet Zyron who grows into one of the universe's most powerful beings - a member of the Majestic Five, a group of near-divine warriors whose duty is to maintain balance across galaxies. Decades later, he lives quietly on Earth with his wife Becky and their eccentric children. When an ancient enemy resurfaces and attacks Planet Zaha, Kizramomosuki is forced out of retirement to lead his descendants - the Mazuki Clan - back into war. What begins as a rescue mission spirals into a multiversal conflict tied to a legendary artifact called the Universal Manifestations, a treasure said to contain the essence of creation itself.

a haunting psychological horror saga about a spectral songstress born of ritual sacrifice and silence. Once a gifted vocalist, now a vengeful phantom of melody and mourning, Silent Nocturne spreads her influence through whispered hymns and red-threaded victims. But when a survivor begins to unravel her perfect requiem with defiant, human dissonance, she is forced to confront the broken voice within herself. Told across shifting perspectives-survivors, singers, and the ghost herself-this is a story of grief, art, obsession, and the war between sound and silence.

Genevieve Fischer is a 16-year-old junior at a bustling suburban high school, balancing the weight of academic excellence with the emotional turmoil of teenage life. Known for her straight A's and a reputation as the school's bookworm loner, she prefers the company of novels to her peers, often fading into the background, especially at parties where social dynamics can get tricky. Aside from Genevieve, all the teenagers have spent their high school years in a fictional town of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Step into a world lost to time with "Prehistoric Wild: Life in the Mesozoic," a captivating collection of short stories that transport you to the ancient past. Each tale unfolds in a different fossil formation around the globe. Gain a glimpse into unseen times in natural history from the healing world of the Triassic, the ecological bloom of the Jurassic, and the waning days of the Cretaceous. Explore worlds much different from our own such as the sea of middle North America, the wetlands of southern Mongolia, and the forests of the Antarctic. Meticulously researched and vividly imagined, these stories strive to capture the authenticity and wonder of life during the Mesozoic era. Written in a style inspired by nature documentaries, each story offers a realistic and immersive glimpse into the behaviors, struggles, and triumphs of a diverse array of creatures that once roamed our planet. Whether it's the famous dinosaurs, the sky-faring pterosaurs, the long-forgotten marine reptiles, or the earliest ancestors of mammals, this collection brings the ancient world to life with compelling accuracy. Drawing inspiration from modern-day natural phenomena as well as the latest theories and discoveries in paleontology, these tales blur the line between fact and fiction, reviving the distant echoes of prehistoric life. Join us on this journey through time, where the wonders of long ago await your discovery. Experience life on Earth as it once was for over 180 million years. Welcome to the Prehistoric Wild.

Sentientals. They are the change for the future, deemed the perfect solution. But only the powerful have them for who else would better use them than the powerful?, all of them look human. Similar to them. Act like them. But not human, they can't be when heart is made of steel, framework of metal. They were meant to be used not loved, but when you give one a human mind they'll think with that mind. For the human mind is a complex thing and so are robots, when a robot is given a mind it will be different than expected. Surpass what is expected of them. Be different that the predictable machine is something else. It was made to be different wasn't it?

When estranged siblings Owen and Talia reunite after three years for their uncle Micheal's funeral, they expect grief-but not horror. A devastating car crash soon claims T's girlfriend, and as O slips into unconsciousness, a dark, shadowy figure looms. They awaken in the chaos of the 1940s, disoriented and stranded in a world they don't belong to. As they navigate a volatile city caught between ruthless ruling families, organized crime, and betrayal at every corner, the siblings must confront both their fractured past and the dangerous present-before time runs out and the way home disappears forever.