**Preview Only** When a wounded dragon falls from the sky, Claire Evans runs into a cornfield to rescue it. This isn't just any dragon, he's a shifter, one of six royal protectors, and helping him has consequences. Claire finds herself traipsing--or rather, flying--across the kingdom of Dragonwall. She must face Dragonwall's king. King Talon is not like those before him. Troubled and temperamental, he is scarred by more than the events that shaped him. Worst of all, he is mateless. With no queen and no heir, his subjects are demanding he abandon tradition and marry into nobility. There is a rising threat at his borders, whispers of a sorcerer. Soon, he will have greater problems than that of finding a wife. Modern meets medieval in this seven-book series filled with magical creatures and adventure. This epic fantasy is a slow burn romance that follows multiple POVs, woven together around Claire, a small town Indiana gal. If you've ever wondered what it might be like to get sucked into a fantastical world beyond our own, look no further! **Read Exclusively On Wattpad**

************************************************************************************** An outcast rogue must break a curse put on his fate, or die on his nineteenth birthday. To survive, he'll need the sword of a maiden, the aid of an immortal, and the power of forbidden magic that could cost him the only girl he ever loved. ************************************************************************************ *** THE JACK OF SOULS won a Silver IPPY this year! *** THE JACK OF SOULS won 1st place in the PNWA Competition in Fantasy! * *** THE JACK OF SOULS won 1st place in the Southwest Writers competition! * *** A "Featured Book" on Wattpad! * *** Now a "Staff Pick" on Kickstarter! * *** Available on Amazon in paper, hardback, and ebook ! * *** My contract with Kindle Select won't allow me to post more than 3 chapters here, but... *** Sign up for my newsletter on stephenmerlino.com for alerts when it's free on Amazon! * MY INSPIRATION I wrote this out of pure love of trickster rogues; I love the wit over brawn motif -- Odysseus over Achilles, Raven over Eagle -- so I like to play with it in my stories. In JOS I set the rogue and con-artist Harric against a foil of warriors in a land threatened by magic and civil war. Whenever possible I turn familiar tropes on their heads: instead of a handsome young Lancelot, I cast a broken-down ex-champion addicted to pain-killing herbs; instead of a dashing Squire Brian, the old knight reluctantly takes an ambitious young woman as squire. Similarly, I re-imagine the standard medieval milieu by infusing aspects of two of my favorite historical periods, Elizabethan England, and The American Frontier. Both eras boast a kind of nationalistic arrogance that borders on hubris, and a magnificent spirit of resourcefulness and re-invention that is fun to play with. SERIES The Jack of Souls is first in a series. I am posting parts of the sequel here now (The Knave of Souls), to help me refine the story.

A young sorceress, sworn to protect life at all costs, must choose whether to sacrifice her humanity or let an invading dragon army destroy her homeland. ***** Sorceress Liselle Alta has decided to put her troubled past behind her, and her first year at university has offered her the perfect chance to start with a clean slate. But after a terrorist attack on Induction Day, Liselle's dreams of having a normal life soon fall apart, and she must make a choice: Should she uphold her sacred Healer oath to protect life at all costs? Or should she fight in the upcoming war to help the Fireborn protect her homeland? With the invading dragon army on the march, Liselle has to decide before it's too late. [Fiction Awards Winner] #1 in love | 5 August 2022 #1 in action-adventure | 11 August 2022

(Complete) **A MATURE FANTASY** Book #1 in the Elemental Heir Series. Now published and available in PAPERBACK and KINDLE on AMAZON!! 🤍 "Your ready wit never fails to surprise and delight me, Brenya." He murmured, his lips only inches from my own. I blinked, my lips parting, as his heady scent encircled me. He licked his lower lip, running his teeth over it as his electric blue eyes burned into mine. The heat of his bare chest seeped through my thin cotton shirt, thawing my icy irritation. "Even when you're being cross." He added in a low voice. He leaned closer, before I could respond, and ran his teeth along my jaw. I suppressed a moan. "I wouldn't be cross if you weren't so keen on irritating me." I said, unable to hide the smile in my voice. I felt his answering smile against my neck. "How can I make it up to you?" He whispered, planting gentle kisses up and down the column of my throat. He moved to the other side of my neck, flicking his tongue once against the mating mark near my shoulder. My hands slid up his abdomen, exploring the dips and hard lines of his muscles. Heat uncurled deep in my belly, spreading lower, and lower, until I felt my panties dampen. He growled into my ear, sending shivers down my entire body. *~*~*~*~*~* ~#1 in ROMANCE 9/13/18~ ~#1 in ACTION-ADVENTURE 12/05/18 and 4/25/19~ ~#1 in ACTION-ROMANCE 1/16/19~ ~#1 in DRAGONS 6/9/19~ ~#1 in FAIRIES 7/20/19~ *~*~*~*~*~* ⚠️!! WARNING !!⚠️ This book contains intense violence, mature language, and strong sexual themes.

#1 IN FANTASY (25.11.2016.) „Spustila se sa svoje planine i krenula u šetnju. Osluškivala je cvrkut ptica, udisala svježi zrak, uživala u načinu na koji joj sunce grije lice. Odagnala je ružne misli o vjenčanju, o očevoj ljutnji - kao i strašan predosjećaj da će se nešto loše dogoditi." Mae Montagna, osamnaestogodišnja vilinska princeza, prisiljena je na udaju za čovjeka kojeg ne voli, kao i na gubitak mladića kojemu je njeno srce pripadalo. Baš kada pomisli da njenoj noćnoj mori nema kraja, na Maeino vjenčanje provaljuje skupina pirata - čiji je cilj oteti upravo nju. Mladi pirat Adrian, predvodnik otmice, isprva nije svjestan da princezi zapravo pruža slamku spasa. Što će se dogoditi kada jedina nasljednica prijestolja nestane sa zloglasnim piratima? Koju će cijenu Adrian platiti kada počne razvijati neočekivane osjećaje? Kakve će odluke pasti kada ovi junaci otkriju da se nad njihovim svijetom nadvija sila toliko mračna da je ne mogu ni zamisliti? Veliko hvala genijalnoj @YvonneMaya za prekrasnu naslovnicu <3

Poznati arheolog i profesor na Londonskom svečilištu James Kenway oduvijek je osjećao neobičnu privlačnost prema Iraku, no kada je pronašao podatke o postojanau "Vrata pakla" zakopanih negdje duboko u Iračkoj pustinji njegova privlačnost se pretvara u opsesiju. Vjerujući da "Vrata pakla" predstavljaju tek simbolički naziv zbog krvave povijesti, njegovo zadiranje u drevne tajne oslobodit će zlo koje bi moglo uništiti ljudski rod. Jedina nada mu je nagovoriti tvrdoglavog polu demona da još jednom stane uz ljude u borbi za očuvanje našega svijeta. Cover: YvonneMaya

~Prvi dio trilogije "Treći svijet" "Srce mi ne kuca, ne dišem, hladna sam, mrtva sam, ali još uvijek živim!"✒🖤 》1-werewolf 》1-murder 》1-vampire

"Istinsko zlo dolazi jedino ako se iskvari nešto istinski dobro." Ona je slomljena cura bez volje za životom i sa dugom borbom sa svojom mentalnom bolešću. Sve se iznenada promjeni kada u njezin život uđe on. Djevojka čija je povijest ispisana još od 16.stoljeća promijenit će mnogima pogled na život. - - - Best rank #1 in PARANORMAL

( SEASON 2 ) New Beginning Season 2: The Limits of the worlds Druga sezona serijala ,, Novi Početak: Krvavi ratovi", oslobađanje prošlosti i rešavanje životnih zagonetki Kler Batler. U ovom delu otkriće se neke od tajni njenog sumanutog postojanja i istina o njoj i njenom poretku.

( SEASON 3 ) New Beginning Season 3: Fire from a stone Ovo je treći deo i ujedno nastavak drugog dela ,, Novi Početak: Granice svetova". Vatra je ključni simbol ove knjige koja će nam objasniti simboliku povratka u život.