I always knew I was goin' to die...I just never expected it to be like this. Blazin' hot desert, far from home, alone, ambushed, shot in the back an' left for dead- no, I'd never imagined it to be like this. Problem was...instead of dyin' right off, I got mad. A vicious, righteous, stuck in your craw, won't rest 'til justice is done kind of mad. Pa would say 'Catch a bear by his nose, you get mauled. Catch a Rivers'...that's where things get messy'.

A woman trapped by circumstance and a man weighed down by the pressure of his family fall in love. Froce finds a passionate painter, Kote, in Boston to secure his duty of gaining capital for his estate in disrepair. The day after their wedding, Kote's father mysteriously dies, revealing that he's left her nothing but her earned wages, the entire purpose of their unification in shambles. Yet love remains, despite Kote revealing her chronic illness and possible infertility to Froce upon this discovery, the two going forward to pursue their destiny together in England. When they arrive back at the family estate, Kote is violently attacked by an unseen force. After recovering slowly and with Froce's gentle reassurance, the two attempt to make the crumbling estate their home while also taking care of their distraught tenants. Each night, Kote finds strange doors and rooms not seen during the day... ghosts and monsters lingering within the halls that wait till nightfall to terrorize her. Terrified that she is going mad, she stays quiet about her nightmares and midnight escapes into what she believes is the family estate absorbing the past family members of Froce's family. The sins of his past are now cursed onto her and Kote starts to question just how much she loved her husband and what she knew about him. With her chronic illness getting worse with each passing day, she has nowhere to go but the arms of her passionate husband each night, only to wake in a strange part of the estate the next morning. Will she find freedom and still keep the love she craves from her husband? Or is her demise fated to him, their destinies intertwined by the transgressions of ancestors generations prior?

Sami's seizures are getting worse and the voice in her head--an entity she knows as Codex--wants her to do something crazy. Use the Keystone. But if it stops the seizures, is it really so crazy? Or is SHE crazy? The Keystone takes Sami to Yaris Theta, a world of stunning beauty, alien landscapes, and strange creatures; where races of fantasy and science fiction mingle, and the line between technology and magic is blurred. She's unprepared for the ordeals she faces, and she'll have to become tougher, smarter, and more adaptable in order to survive, drawing on strengths she didn't know she had. In the course of her travels, she'll learn of a bitter war between Codex's people, the immortal Lainians, and a cruel race of genetically modified shapeshifters known as Xedosians. She'll find herself in the middle of their conflict, and she may be the only one who can end the war and save the Lainians.

District Five has sent its best colonists it could find to Colony Negative: the planet all life spread across the universe had originated from. Colony Negative is now a playground for the other Districts to fight against, and for. Each District has its purpose to dominate the Colony, and each colonist within those districts has their own mission. Doctor Jacqueline Deveraux, biological anthropologist, is tasked with collecting data impertinent to the future on Colony Negative for District Five. After all, studying the past unlocks the potential that is their future. She wants peace across the Districts and all their colonies. In both its past and present, what she finds on Colony Negative will haunt everything she thought she knew. Damien Rok is an assassin for District Five. On the outside, he is tasked with protecting Doctor Deveraux when out in the field. In reality, he is tasked with assassinating targets on Colony Negative that pose a threat to District Five's power. What he finds on Colony Negative proves not every situation can be fixed with a pull of the trigger, especially when the crosshair falls on the unexpected. Both of them hate each other and what they mean to humanity. Yet, both of them have to rely heavily on each other to survive. It isn't just a free-for-all all amongst colonists, fighting in the name of dominance for their Districts. There is something else out there in the dark...something that suggests Colony Negative should have been left alone from the very beginning.

Kaid Al-Yami changed the Continent forever with the Time Paradox: the reversal of exactly twenty-four minutes to save the woman he loves. Two years later, it is Empress Jessamine Kruzika who is picking up the pieces and handling the Paradox's consequences. A religious war appears to be on the horizon in Uhkhtar as the district regathers its newfound strength from the North. However, a new power arises in the east called Pestilence: someone out there is forcibly removing Oblivion from everyone who possesses it. Jessamine's ambition to mend the relationships between Empires and quell fears of Oblivion places her in the spotlight once more as a political threat. As much as Kaid can try to avoid both his revoked duty and love for his Empress, he must insert himself back into her life to keep her safe, while also answering for his crimes. With new threats on the rise, is their love powerful enough to overcome their wounds of betrayal and broken promises?

Darkness is creeping in from the edges of the empire. A threat that has been all but lost to history is rising again. Cassia Auralius is the first female Heir of the Empire of Metus to not abdicate her right to the throne. Behind her is a line of warrior-kings and sacred laws. Before her is an uncertain future painted in blood. Opposed by her father and challenged by her brothers, Cassia must first prove herself worthy of the throne gifted by the gods. Ancient trials--trials she must not fail--will test her strength, both of her mind and her heart. The first trial--three long travel years cut off from her family and her own nobility--will soon begin. If Cassia can survive, she will be one step closer to her throne. A throne that will soon be under a threat she could never have imagined. Cassia will need allies, both common and strange to defeat this threat. If she fails in this, she will lose not only her throne, but her empire. Amazing cover by @StormRidden Copyright © 2019