REVAMPED & COMING 9/15 to KINDLE UNLIMITED! FREE ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) available starting 7/15 DIRECT SIGNUP LINK IN EXTERNAL LINK IN CHAPTER ONE! or visit... www.noellepenny.com [AMBY'S 2024 FANTASY NOVEL FAVORITE] The Elves lost Their Magic. The Princess is a Dragon. The Halfling is a Shifter. And Witches Rule the Realm... Liss has spent her life trapped in Cradelow Valley, dreading a bleak future of rigid structure and forced Engagements. The Darkbane elves lost their magic-and possibly their minds-long ago. In the time Before. But Liss still believes in magic and the outside world. So when the Council announces a dangerous decree at her Sixteenth ceremony, she curses clocks and determines to find a way out. A way to freedom and, hopefully, more... If her best friend doesn't try to stop her. Goddess, why is Dev always so careful? It's exhausting. If only there were someone out there she could trust... Meanwhile, beyond the confines of the valley, Zan the changeling is a decade into scheming ways to rescue his half-sister from the witches who kidnapped her and stole her magic-powerful, crystal-based magic of the Yansu dragon-elves. Ayer was the Yansu crown princess, which makes Zan... It doesn't matter. There are rumors of curses breaking and Darkbane elves returning to reclaim their realm. If that's true, then his moment might finally have arrived. Just imagine, the Darkbane elves and dragons united against the witches... The fallout would be epic. A twisty, ambitious Upper YA Dark Epic Fantasy that will keep you guessing and professing your 'Team' well before the grand finale!

I whimpered as I felt the cold metal touched my back. I know he's an ass but I never thought he would go as far as hurting me physically. I looked at him as he strayed towards me. "You're not going anywhere, babe."he said. He pulled my hair up and started licking my neck. Sucking it and biting. "P..please Tyler. S..stop this.", I said between my sobs. I can still feel the excruciating pain at my back but his kisses on my neck are somehow helping decrease the pain. I hate myself for thinking like this. "Say it.. say sorry for talking back at me.", he whispered menacingly. I looked at him ridiculously but immediately regretted it. "Ha. So you won't say sorry?" Without waiting for my response, he turned me to face the wall. He was holding my arms at my back. I winced when he tightened his grip. I yelped when he lift my skirt and slapped my back. "Fuck.", I groaned as I felt the sting on my lower back spread. A tear escaped my eyes, followed by a train of tears. "P-please.. Tyler..stop this.", I begged. "Ha? That's not what I wanted to hear." For the second time, he slapped my ass. It was so loud that it almost echoed in my empty room. I closed my eyes as I felt his hands slowly caressing my skin. I feel sore already. "Do you want to say something?" I bit my lower lip and tossed my pride out of the window. "I.. I'm sorry Tyler." I heard him snicker. "Sorry for what?" This is so frustrating. Yet I can't do anything but beg. "I.. I'm sorry for r-raising my voice and talking back at you." i said between my sobs. "What else?" I closed my eyes as I hear my heart beats faster. He yanked my hair. "What else?! "I'm sorry for.." I swallowed the big lump on my throat. "I'm sorry for.. n-not letting you touch m-me." "Good little step sis.", he patted my head. I heard him snicker before he pulled me for a hard kiss.

They lure you into the waters, twisting their haunted melody. You don't feel a thing as you drown into the sea, unaware of your new deathbed. Only once they sink their teeth into your soft skin will you feel the agony and realize your mistake. They are mermaids, the ones who leave nothing but bones in their wake. They're the reason everyone abides by the unwritten rule: Never go near the ocean. Everyone except Nyx, a human with the ability to talk to fish, who ignores all these warnings. But her peace is shattered when she encounters a merman, the flesh eating fish of the sea. Soon she's about to realize that there are no such thing as allies; only enemies. And this flesh eater will do anything to ensure that he stays the only threat to her heart.

Wolves are instinctual beings, thriving on hierarchy and a pack mentality. Scars are common among werewolves; showing the world the brutality of werewolf life. Mother nature has never been kind, and for savage beasts who have the unfortunate gift of appearing human, she is even less than sympathetic to their plight. Nova has preferred to stay out of the limelight and lay low most of her life. A wolf who has watched only from the sidelines as her packmates brutally maul each other over petty squabbles and the quest for dominance. However, with the scent of her inbound heat affecting every male that comes within sniffing distance, her days of obscurity are over. Nova finds herself thrown into a battle for the thing she distastes most. Plots are hatched, and everything is not as it seems, it's hard to keep your head above the water and to keep from drowning a midst the confusion and treachery. Instinct lives within every living creature, and Nova is no exception. [Contains mild violence and sexual references]