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Elizabeth was not running away from danger like prey when she left Pemberley for London. No, protecting Little Anne and the baby she carried was the right, sensible and courageous thing to do. It was what any maternal dragon would do. And what place could be safer than Blue Order offices in London? But where dragons were involved, safe was a relative term. With threats to the Blue Order on every side, everyone is stepping lightly around the Council dragons.

The Territories are supposed to be a place of promise and opportunity. Jakob Kestrel fled to the Highlands to evade the monster that hunts him. Little does he know that the relic he carries with him will summon even greater perils.

Mr. Bennet had very often wished that, instead of spending his whole income, he had laid by an annual sum for the better provision of his children, and of his wife, if she survived him. Alas, he did not live long enough to do it. After her father’s untimely death, Miss Elizabeth Bennet reads a letter from him in which he tasks her with the protection of her family. Elizabeth is willing to do everything in her power to fulfill her father's dying wish, even if it means marrying a man she cannot love. There is, however, one man whom she can love. Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Cut off from his family’s fortune because he refuses to marry the woman his father has selected for him, Fitzwilliam Darcy takes up the only employment he deems tolerable, that of bookseller. Darcy is determined to support himself and to marry for love, but his powerful relations use their clout to keep customers and fashionable young ladies away. Worse, Darcy’s absence from Pemberley allows treachery to flourish. Determined to see her older sister marry as well as possible, Elizabeth Bennet orchestrates their removal to London.

England is overrun by dragons of all shapes and sizes. Most people are blissfully unaware of them and the Pendragon Treaty that keeps the peace between human and dragon kind. Only those born with preternatural hearing, like Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are able to hear and converse with dragonkind.

Mr. Darcy’s departure has solved nothing. He loves Elizabeth Bennet as much as ever—and he has left her vulnerable to Wickham’s lies. Why not send her a warning? Anonymously, of course. He must conquer his obsession, yet he must also do something to protect her. But when Darcy is dunned for a bill of Wickham’s—an old trick—he sends the magistrate’s men with a warrant.

Fitzwilliam Darcy has nearly everything a gentleman could want. Looks, wealth, connections. He lacks but one aspect of a perfect life, a bride. He’s chosen Miss Elizabeth Bennet to fill the role, but when he proposes, to his utmost chagrin, she refuses him in no uncertain terms. His heart stomped on by a country miss who is by no societal measure his equal, he can’t imagine a worse moment.

The classic tale of Les Miserables abridged for a ten year old child, yet still enjoyable for an adult of any age.

When the smoke has cleared from the battlefields and the Civil War has finally ended, fervent Union supporter Beth Bennet reluctantly moves with her family from their home in Meryton, Ohio to the windswept plains of Rosings, Texas. Handsome, haughty Will Darcy, a confederate officer back from the war, owns half the land around Rosings, and his even haughtier cousin Cate Burroughs owns the other half. In a town as small as Rosings, Beth and Will inevitably cross paths.

Between sorting out family secrets, dodging Fae mean girls, and trying to keep our hearts intact, the next few weeks of the competition are going to be brutal. But we have to survive because now there’s more at stake than just a ticket home. One of us could win the prince’s heart....

The Highlanders may have found a way to evade the monsters hunting in the mist, but they can’t shake the terror and the loss of hope that accompanies hiding from an enemy they can’t see let alone kill. Many fear that desperation and apathy will become commonplace as the Governors continue to fill their coffers and ignore the plight of their people – then all will be lost. But a chance encounter with Jakob Kestrel brings a glimmer of hope.

War is imminent. The Igyeum has already begun incursions across Telmondir’s borders. The headmaster of the military academy issues a new directive: all students will be fast-tracked through the program. They will be full-fledged defenders by the end of the year. But when a training exercise turns deadly, Grayden must keep his head and become the leader his friends need.

Fae fated mates? Really? When my twin and I started this competition, we had no idea what we were getting into. Not only did we both end up falling for the prince, but we also discovered we might be more than Fae phonies after all. Now that Drake knows the real identity of our father, will he be able to forgive us so we can discover the truth of our heritage? Doubtful. And even if he does, will the king’s council ever let Drake choose his own wife? Doubly doubtful.

Jakob Kestrel has claimed the Highlands, taking up arms against the slavers, Stalkers, and Wraiths. For the Highlanders, tired of hiding from the monsters that come in the dark and the Murk, he brings hope for a new beginning. For Jakob it means a bigger target on his back. He knows that the Governor will seek to quash the uprising swiftly and brutally. And because hes the catalyst, him as well.

One would think Anne Elliot, a baronet’s daughter, would find the marriage mart far easier to navigate than a more ordinary woman. One would be wrong. After refusing a poor, but otherwise perfect sailor, on the advice of her friend Lady Russell, Anne finds an unhappy choice before her: marry deathly dull Charles Musgrove or hope against hope that another suitable proposal might come her way before she becomes a spinster on the shelf.

If we can survive eight weeks on Royally Hitched, we’ll earn our freedom and a one-way ticket home to the human world. All we have to do is play nice with the mean girls, and stuck up ice prince. Oh, did I mention we shouldn’t even be here since we’re not actually Fae? Well, no one knows that - yet. As girls are eliminated and the competition heats up, things take a lethal turn. Someone wants the prince dead, and we all become targets. When he’s almost killed, unexpected feelings come over me. Panic. Pain. Sadness.

A clean, family-friendly Gaslamp fantasy, this series contains airship pirates, a military academy, a mysterious wizard, genetic engineering, and as you can probably tell by the cover, this installment might even have a few robots!

It’s been over a year since the debacle with his runaway sister, but now that she’s happily settled with a husband and child, Lord Stephen Blakely can focus on other endeavors. Being named the heir to the Marquess of Bradford is a welcome challenge even if it has added much more to his plate than he is used to. Firmly ensconced at the Home Office, he’s sent on a mission to rescue a missing young lady who has been removed to a war-torn America.

It was 2050, and Dr. Erwin Little, CEO of the Center for Life Sciences, was preparing to conduct the most dangerous scientific experiment ever attempted. But he needed a volunteer subject, a human willing to be euthanized and then returned to life. The goal was to go beyond the many Near-Death-Experiences documented over decades, and determine what life, if it existed after death, was really like. Was it just a dark, blank time like before birth, or was there something else?

For nearly 200 years, the Wrights have controlled the Elements, shaping them to their will. But, the new era of industrialization threatens their extinction. Journeyman Wright Rebecca Fuller has more important things to worry about, though, like paying bills and keeping a roof over her head. Unfortunately, she inherited her father’s debts along with his shop. With the Guild limiting her prices, even a brisk business barely makes ends meet. If only the Guild would consider her application for Mastery.