Tomoe Gozen was a fearsome 12th Century Japanese female warrior reknowned for her battle prowess as a horse rider, swordswoman and archer. What was unusal was that she served as a General of an army. She was famed for her ruthlessness and habit of beheading the Taira clan enemies in war. When her beloved Lord Kiso no Yoshinaka of the Minamoto Clan is killed in battle, she attempts to avenge him but fails. Desolate, she throws herself off the cliff... But in her afterlife, she meets Lord Kiso again. He tells her that it is not her time and that he had regrets. He wishes that she could have lived her life, fall in love and have a family. Tomoe is reincarnated by Lord Kiso into a different world. She must come to terms with this decision and reconcile her past life with what she has now. Cover illustration by Hallowie29. [Word Count: 16483 words]

When Anna May is kidnapped by a handsome, shapeshifting Dragon Prince, she'll have to decide if accepting him as her mate is worth never seeing her family again. ***** After returning home from studying abroad, twenty-five-year-old Anna May is kidnapped from her South Asian village by Prince Raiden, a gorgeous shapeshifting Dragon Prince that's been appearing in her dreams. Trapped in his underwater kingdom, Raiden claims she's his mate, but Anna wants nothing to do with him -- especially since becoming his Queen means never returning home. But can she deny the way he makes her feel when he holds her against his body, or leans in to cup her cheeks, kissing her everywhere but her lips? And are those feelings worth her family, her reputation, and the risk of starting a war? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]