~ONC 2024 Honourable Mention~ ~~~ Alaric, the King of Silmarea, recently married to his beloved husband, needs an heir of his own blood to secure the throne. With the help of Emrys, his court magician and best friend, he recalls his youthful escapades and discovers a daughter he once had with a woman he had loved in The World Beyond The Stones (our world). He sends an unlikely but trusted trio on a quest to find her and bring her home-- a brooding dragon shifter and Highlander who owes him a favor, a dashing elf whom he loves like the son he never had, and a loyal, kindhearted dwarf, the elf's best friend. Alaric, the last scion of the old gods, weary of ruling the country and ready to retire and enjoy his love life, doesn't know that this quest will bring much more than he ever bargained for, setting in motion events plotted by the destiny that will challenge his kingdom and legacy. ~~~ My ONC 2024 entry inspired by prompt 21: A dragon, an elf, and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the kingdom.

Can you really control your fate? - Kiah White, a quiet sixteen-year-old from California, doesn't want any trouble. But after an accident that almost kills her, she is thrown into a world of danger, myth, and mayhem. She is made an offer - a way back to her old life - by a mysterious man in a long cloak. But the terms are less than ideal... While Kiah's life is turned upside down, halfway across the world, Nils Svart is given a second chance. This time, the offer comes from a slight man with dark hair and scarred lips. Who are these men? Nils knows them well. They are old gods settling a wager. A wager that will lead to the end of destiny. But as one of the gods begins to dream, the sands of time start to run dry. They are dreams of darkness and violence. Dreams of his own death, and the end of us all. Winter is cold this year. Colder than it should be... *** Sequel coming soon... Cover: @lightmage1

You are a Valkyrie assigned by Odin to assist the Jotun King in defending his realm from attack. You journey to Jotunheim with your fellow shield maidens with little knowledge about this mysterious figure who rules the Frost giants. All you know is that they say he has been as cold as ice since his princess died many years ago in battle, but that he was very charming and still very handsome. You find yourself beginning to wonder if you can warm his now frozen heart. This is a slow burn erotic romance with triggers for light smut and language. > 18 only.

A death. A contract. A quest. In a world ravaged by fire, magics and the fae creatures of old return anew to take the world back . Humans struggle to maintain their grasp of control with slave knights, bound to their meisters to do their bidding. One war band, the Wild Boars, are tasked with finding and destroying the Dagon, an ever fabled mythological beast, unbinding slave knights and setting them free for hundreds, if not thousands of years. They traverse the Kingdoms United, facing trials and tribulation on their journey toward the Dagon and finding their true purpose all the while.

In this story based on Kung Fu (2021) TV series, When Freyja, a fierce Norwegian teenager, arrives in San Francisco wielding an ancient Norse battle axe named Thor, she brings with her a power unlike anything Nicky Shen has ever encountered. The axe grants her the ability to control thunder, but it also binds her to a dark, vengeful destiny. Seeking revenge on the man who betrayed and murdered her parents, Freyja channels the power of the old Norse gods, slipping into a berserker-like state that threatens to consume her. As Nicky tries to help Freyja fight her inner demons, she learns of Freyja's painful past and the gods' dangerous influence over her. When Freyja discovers that her parents' killer is in San Francisco, Nicky's efforts to stop her from seeking revenge lead to a dangerous confrontation. But just as Nicky believes she's reached Freyja, a mysterious one-eyed raven appears, and Freyja is thrust into a trance, channeling the fury of ancient gods as she faces Nicky in a brutal clash. In a race against time, Nicky must navigate a storm of divine power, loyalty, and a young woman's unrelenting thirst for vengeance. Will Nicky be able to pull Freyja back from the brink before her vengeful path destroys them both? Or will the wrath of the Norse gods tear them apart?

To explain James's life would be a long story ever since a young age he's been interested in history and law wanting to be a police officer or detective when he grew up he was loved by his community a small close-knit town and the day after his sister who tragically died due to an unknown illness and as he was on his way to pick out a coffin with his parents he was hit by a truck after pushing a child out of the way and when he thought he was dead instead he woke up in a field and came face to face with his supposed ancestors all ranging from different time periods then the next thing he knew he was being summoned as the fourth Cardinal heroes what happens next might shock you.

The internationally bestselling, upper YA Fantasy series. Featured in USA Today. Kristia Tostenson prefers Earl Grey to Grey Goose and book clubs to nightclubs. But when she transfers from her one-stoplight Oregon town to Cardiff University in Wales, she falls in love with Ull Myhr. Her new boyfriend isn't exactly what she was expecting. His cashmere sweaters and old world charm mask a warrior who's spent an eternity fighting for his very existence. Ull is an honest-to-goodness Norse god - an immortal assassin fated to die at Ragnarok, the battle destined to destroy Asgard and Earth. On top of being marked for death, Asgardian law prohibits Ull from tying his fate to a mortal. No matter what she feels for Ull, Kristia knows she's the one thing he can never have. With Ragnarok on the horizon and a lunatic haunting her dreams, Kristia has to find a way to convince Ull that breaking the rules is the only way to survive; that defying the order he's sworn to uphold is their only chance to be together. And when someone starts asking the wrong questions, Kristia realizes the crazy visions she's had all her life might be the key to saving their realms... even if they end up costing her her life. (Elsker: The Elsker Saga, Book One)

Reid Hindley had found the love of his life and he could not be happier. After finally revealing their entire relationship to their club and family, nothing could stand in their way. The past few months for Reece Diaz were incredibly stressful but also freeing. He was blown away by the support of his adoptive family and especially his baby sister, Ophelia. Now, it was time for him to meet his boyfriend's parents, as well as reveal their adoption of Kodiak and he was a wreck. Will the Hindley's accept him and their adopted son? Or will they force the pair to break up? Aere Perennius is the third and a half instalment in The Odin's Riders Novels.