To be Marked is to be claimed. To be claimed is to no longer belong to yourself. ➵ ────୨ৎ──── In a world where human lives mean nothing, every choice leads to death, sooner or later. When Xyrena Draven turns eighteen, she has only three options: Enter the academy, receive a Mark from the gods and survive long enough to reach the fourth year to train as a dragon rider, join the military, or spend her life as a slave with no future. Like most people, she chooses the most dangerous path. The Mark she receives is not a gift, but a forbidden curse. Its power slowly destroys her body and makes her a target for those in power. While being hunted, Xyrena is tied to Kaelen Rodrigues, the Crown Prince who should be her enemy and the only person who can either save her or destroy her. As a revolution begins to rise, the world demands one final decision. Who deserves to live and who must be sacrificed for real change to happen? ➵ ────୨ৎ──── highest rank #1 kaelen #1 epicfantasy #1 marked #1 academy #1 blood #1 fiction #1 fantasy

"Our next is a girl of eighteen summers. She has smooth, unblemished skin and has been schooled in the arts of love and seduction. But most of all, she is untouched." my auctioneer and captor said as he paraded me in front of the men. They eyed their fill of my body but they were forbidden to touch. "Bidding starts at two hundred pieces of silver." I was returned towards the stage as the men stated their prices. I was a rare commodity: a slave girl yet untouched, eighteen, fertile when the land has been struck with a plague that left women barren. The price for me reached eight hundred silver coins and many have already backed down. "Two hundred gold coins!" a man spoke up. It was he, the man who stared at me with passion and desire in his eyes moments ago. That was quite a sum for a slave! "Two hundred gold coins going once, twice... Sold to the King of Ivaris!" the auctioneer shouted. There it was. My fate was sealed. I am a love slave and it is just my luck that I am sold to the same cruel king that destroyed my kingdom. *A story of love, of gods and goddesses, of reincarnation and magic, intrigue and betrayal, of kings and war...*

In the frigid storms of winter, leaders and warriors are forged... Can the Jarl's heirs avenge their kin and protect their throne from ancient foes? Bjorn, son of the Jarl of Oakharrow, has always felt more at ease with a quill than a sword. Yet when tragedy strikes his family, he must draw a blade and lead a company of warriors into the cold, deadly mountains in pursuit of a mysterious enemy. But vengeance comes at a high price... Aelthena, Bjorn's sister, was born with the aptitude to lead, and she's eager to prove it. But her society's rules for women, and her love for her brother, restrain her efforts to command. As she walks the fine line between ambition and virtue, the city stirs in unrest, and even her allies question her right to rule... Yet more than one city's fate hangs in the balance. Mythic enemies emerge to conquer all humanity. And the only way they can be overcome is for Bjorn and Aelthena to unite their feuding peoples and master mysterious powers few humans have touched before... The Runewar is rising - and it begins with the fall of the throne. The Throne of Ice & Ash is Book 1 of The Runewar Saga, a Norse epic fantasy series by the author of the bestselling Legend of Tal books. Begin a new adventure of vast sojourns, political intrigue, grand-scale wars, and awakening magic... Perfect for fans of A Game of Thrones and Half a King!

Are you a fan of the short film Ongezellig? Well, now I wore our beloved characters shoes and wrote some more for you. This book doesn't even need an introduction, as it is really clear what it is, yet i can tell you I, as the author, tried to kepp the charm and essence of the characters. Here we will follow a dutch autistic & ADD girl called Maya, and we will explore her day to day, knowing her perspective and way of seeing the world. Not only that, but meet new characters and people who influence her day-to-day.

"Wanneer een onuitgenodigde gast zich aandringt, ontwricht dat heel zijn leven..." Oostenrijk, Salzburg, 1942 De succesvolle kunsthandelaar Darian heeft zijn leven zorgvuldig opgebouwd ondanks de chaos van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Met zijn wijngaard, zijn kunstcollectie en zijn stille bestaan in een afgelegen landhuis, probeert hij het gewone leven te omarmen terwijl de wereld om hem heen bezwijkt. Maar wanneer het Reich besluit zijn huis te vorderen voor militair gebruik, wordt Darian gedwongen samen te wonen met Erich, een ijskoude en gewetenloze officier. Wat begint als een onwennige situatie, escaleert al snel naar een spel van manipulatie en onderdrukking, waarin Darian's wereld langzaam wordt afgebroken. Afbeelding op de cover: Juha Arvid Helminen - "The Gathering" - 2008 ⚠️Disclaimer⚠️ Dit is een fictief verhaal dat zich afspeelt in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Dit verhaal is niet bedoelt om het naziregime te verheerlijken, goed te praten of te romantiseren. Thema's als onderdrukking, macht en psychologische strijd worden onderzocht in een literaire en kritische context. Lezers die gevoelig zijn voor thema's zoals oorlog, onderdrukking, machtsmisbruik en psychologische spanning worden aangeraden om met zorg te lezen!