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Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

A parody for fans of Harry Potter and The Crown, Harry Windzor and the Magic of Monarchy is an irreverent, satirical twist on the life of Prince Harry and the House of Windsor. There are spats between heirs and spares, dodgy deals between the Palace and the press, and so many scandals swept under the rug that even the corgis are suspicious. Maybe this isn’t a satire after all...

Hanna is devastated when just a few weeks before her wedding, her fiancé drops the bomb that he doesn’t want to marry her. With the wedding bought and paid for (and completely non-refundable!), she decides to give it away to a deserving couple. Hanna chooses a pair of strangers that fate seems to put in her path, and then embarks on rearranging the wedding details with the help of the new bride-to-be’s brother.

After she is freed from captivity aboard a Vionian ship, Tessara is given as a gift to a huge, fiercely handsome alien warrior who will have the right to use and enjoy her as he pleases. Though he is kinder than the brutes from whom she was rescued, Tessara's new master quickly proves himself more than ready to spank her bare bottom whenever her defiance makes it necessary... including in the middle of a thorough, shamefully intimate medical examination with the doctor who just watched as she was mounted and rutted observing every stinging swat.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world’s largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by unveiling his candid correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this hand-picked collection of 100 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto.

In 2003, the first ever late-night talk show hosted by a 10-year-old boy premiered live for six minutes, before it was violently pulled from the air and abruptly canceled. Its host, Donnie Dixon, hasn’t been heard from since.

Science fiction is a portal that opens doors onto futures too rich and strange to imagine. Fantasy takes us through doorways of magic and wonder. For more than a decade award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has sifted through tens of thousands of stories to select the best, the most interesting, the most engaging science fiction and fantasy to thrill and delight readers.

Not bound as a book. Free. Like Unfettered before it, the contributing writers of Unbound were allowed to submit the tales they wished fans of genre to hear - without the constraints of a shackling theme. The result is magical. Twenty-three all-original stories are sure to captivate you - some will move you to tears while others will keep you listening long into the night. The power of Unbound lies in its variety of tales and the voices behind them. If you are a fan of discovering new writers or hearing the works of beloved authors, Unbound is for you.

South Africa, 1877. Andrew Baird is a man trying to escape his past. The son of the famous “Fighting Jack Windrush” of the Royal Malverns, Andrew hopes to forge his own path away from the shadow of his father. Amidst the turbulence of the Zulu-British War of 1879, Andrew finds love with Elaine Maxwell. But after Elaine dies tragically and her sister is kidnapped, Andrew must confront the Zulus in bloody battles, driven by the hope of rescuing the woman and proving his worth beyond his father's legacy.

Gabriel Wolfe is done with ops. Too much blood. Too many friends dead. His days, and nights, haunted by the memory of his murdered wife, Eli. Trying to heal, he spends his time at a gym in an unfashionable part of Paris, teaching martial arts to poor kids. But whether he likes it or not, the call of duty instilled in him as a child and reinforced by his military commanders has only been quieted, not deleted. So when he hears a woman cry out that her sister’s been stabbed, he rushes to help. But his instincts, always so trustworthy, betray him. Now it’s his life in danger.

With more than 10 stories from exciting new voices and a few veterans of the universe, the second anthology highlights the lives and struggles of humanity's best and worst years after system advent.

A young businessman dies, and in the process of crossing over, his soul accidentally drifts where it doesn’t belong. The new body he’s acquired? A 3,000-year-old vampire, charmingly named Vampir. The body he ends up in is handsome, rich, and has enough magic to level the new world. Of course, the whole package is slightly missing as his memory is a mess!

In this vivid narrative, discover the real stories of courage, tragedy, and resilience behind Europe's plague doctors. From the desperate streets of medieval Italy to the silent alleyways of plague-ridden London and Paris, explore the lives and legacies of men like Nostradamus, Nathaniel Hodges, and Guy de Chauliac.

As a man of letters, Baden Anderson feels he has reached the very pinnacle of his profession. He is, after all, a tenured professor at Oxford University England. Peace reigns until his wayward shoelace and a White Oleander decide his life will take a very drastic turn. Suddenly, Baden Anderson finds himself an unwilling guest of the Fae Queen, with a request to combine his knowledge of science with her people’s magic and save them from the evil Guy of Gisburn.

In Egypt, all things are possible. So discovers Albion Stanley, a recent Cambridge graduate and brilliant linguist, newly arrived in Cairo in 1902. Albion sees the unseen, including ghosts. It is a less than comfortable reality, which he tends to with copious amounts of whiskey and numerous other vices. Also in Cairo is Aleister Crowley, the famed occultist. Aleister is a dangerous man, but not an unsympathetic one and never a dull one. Together, they discover the world of dead Egyptians, some of whom are older than the pyramids.

Someone Wild is an opposites-attract, slow-burn, great-adventure rom-com-meets-heartfelt-romance-love story. Join Peter and Darius as they begin the adventure of a lifetime through rugged North Wales, passing crumbling castles and towering mountains, tumbling waterfalls and deep blue lakes.

The Wendigo is an intense, atmospheric journey through the dark corners of Native American mythology and the raw emotional landscape of grief and survival. The novel's protagonist, Taka, is a young man burdened with loss, rage, and a curse that comes from within his own heart. The presence of the Wendigo adds an eerie, supernatural tension that propels the narrative forward, making it impossible to put down.

Ethan Shaw—lighthouse keeper and local witch—lives a charmed life in his chilly, coastal hometown. Blessed with a flourishing garden and a stable livelihood, Ethan can’t complain. But when his husband, Captain Peter Vásquez, brings home a wounded leopard seal after an impromptu storm, Ethan is faced with a curious situation: caring for a lost selkie named Nico Locke.

In the wake of a devastating space attack, Guy Erma, teenage bodyguard to the young King, miraculously survives. However, his close friend and charge, Teodor of Earth, is missing and feared dead. After a devastating attack in space, only Guy, the king's brave young bodyguard, survives. His best friend and heir to the throne, Teodor of Earth, is missing and might be gone for good. Now, every second counts as Guy launches daring rescue missions to find survivors.

Escape or Evade is a true depiction of the Author Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. being shot down on France on November 19, 1943. He recounts the events of his capture by the Nazis, his escape and arduous journey to Sweden and return to his unit in England.