Dark Medieval Fantasy

He’s a beast who kills without mercy. My kidnapper. My enemy. My mate. All I want is a simple life, but any chance of peace is stolen from me by a winged warrior prince. He sweeps through my village, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake—and taking me with him. Born of battle, Marcellus is unstoppable. A storm of obsidian wings and steel who’s turned killing into an art form. He says my visions hold the key to the hidden Elven kingdoms that his father’s vowed to conquer. Kingdoms I’ve vowed to protect with my life. We’re on opposite sides of this war, and yet the dark and ...

The fourth in the Faithful and the Fallen series from John Gwynne, an epic fantasy perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson and David Gemmell. Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at...

They sent her to assassinate him; they never expected her to fall for him. Charlotte is a master assassin trained in poisons, seduction, and the art of the kill. Her target is Master Nicolo: the prince’s closest friend, the kingdom’s fiercest protector, and the most feared man in the castle. Known as The Unbreakable, he’s cunning, deadly, and impossible to get close to. Disguised as a humble maid, Charlotte infiltrates the royal stronghold of Woodfall Gath, a sprawling fortress of intrigue, decadence, and danger. But Nicolo isn’t some spoiled courtier. He’s a peasant-born warrior ...

"The perfect book right now for young readers searching for hope, strength, inspiration — and just a little horticultural havoc."—New York Times The first book in a can't-put-it-down, can't-read-it-fast-enough action-thriller trilogy that's part Hatchet, part Alien! The invasion...

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The remaster of Forlorn Raider Book 2, Genesis: Blood Dancer is live as of August 2025. This is my second remaster. Please enjoy the additional content! Series Overview: Expecting things to be harsh due to known issues, such as poor leadership, combating demon aggressors, and solving supply chain issues, General Raider has found himself in much more dire straits than he could have ever anticipated after his recent graduation from the Royal Military Academy. He has been thrust into a high-ranking military position that has pressure mounting from all sides. Raider must gain ...

She is a woman of science. He is a beast of legend. Across six centuries, he will claim her. Dr. Nia Adebayo deals in facts, physics, and concrete. As a structural engineer, she knows that everything has a breaking point. But when a freak lightning strike at the ancient Standing Stones of Skye tears her from the modern world and throws her into the violent chaos of 14th-century Scotland, logic is the first casualty. Lachlan MacAlpin is the Wolf of Skye. Scarred, brutal, and burdened by a curse that threatens to extinguish his bloodline, he rules his starving clan with an iron fist. When he ...

Hugh and his men are faced with fighting creatures only thought to live in legend but which have been brought to Earth by evil bent on annihilating all the realms. That is Hugh's life - and he loves it. At least he did until he found himself staring into the angelic, innocent face of Lady Mina of Stone Crest. In all the time he has led the Shields Hugh has trusted his instinct to keep his men alive, yet now he doesn't know what to believe. Everything points to Mina as the evil summoning the creatures, but she proclaims her innocence. He should be able to see through her lies, if she is indeed lying, but his attraction to her blinds him to even that.

After a failed courtship in an ally kingdom, 21-year-old Princess Alessandra returns home to a land torn apart by mutual hatred between the humans and the dark-elves. The "Beast Princess", as Aless is known by courtiers, confidently sets her mind to ways of making peace, but her father has already decided for her: She is to marry one of the mysterious and monstrous dark-elves to forge a treaty. While she intends to preserve the peace, the Beast Princess has plans of her own.  

War, loss, drama, passion, and so much more culminate in an explosive saga that spans over a thousand years. The MacLomain Series, a Highlander Time Travel Romance Boxed Set, includes one short Celtic story and three full-length novels. THE KING'S DRUIDESS- Chiomara will not be swayed from prophecy. If the Gods of Ireland request that she couple with King Erc, so be it. If it's also their wish that he marry another woman, who is she, a simple druid, to stand in their way? Yet things aren't so simple. Not when Erc is actually in love with Chiomara. Will he do what's expected of him in the ...

Ten years ago, monsters broke through from another world. Now they rule Earth, and humans just try to survive. Clara has a dangerous secret. She's an omega – the type of woman these new rulers, called Primes, want most. She's stayed hidden for years by using special drugs and pretending to be normal. Then Commander Kairyx spots her. He's not just any monster – he's a massive dragon shifter who rules the entire mountain region. And he can smell what she really is. Captured and dragged to his mountain fortress, Clara finds herself trapped with the most powerful alpha dragon around. Her ...

They kept me because I cancelled everyone else’s abilities. Except, my gift didn’t just suppress magic. It made me invisible—even to myself. My name is Aven. I’m a void-touch. Stand close enough to me and your gifts go quiet, your spells unravel, your moonmark dims. The slavers figured out fast what that was worth. They chained me to the center of their auction hub and let me radiate. No captured omega could use her gift to escape. No protection spell could hold. I was their living lock. I stopped thinking of myself as a person somewhere in the first year. When four wolf shifters ...

In this spellbinding dark fantasy from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg that concludes the Shattered King duology, Nym must escape the clutches of her captors and find her way back to Renn even as forbidden love, magic, and secrets collide with the weight of the crown and the war between kingdoms.

LET NOTHING HOLD YOU BACK. A companion novel to the Sleeping Lotus series. Loren Stone wasn't always a powerful general. Once, he was simply a victim. And Lassyne True wasn't always the Thorns' most hated spy. Once, she was the heir to a duchy and a fortune... and the favorite target of a murderous lunatic. They have so much in common. They've both been kept in a cage. Lassyne knows this, because she was there. As a child, she saw what happened to Loren... and for ten years of her life, she has watched him from afar, obsessing over a future that they'll never have. But when her parents ...

The first book in acclaimed epic fantasy author John Gwynne's Faithful and Fallen series, Malice is a tale of blind greed, ambition, and betrayal set in a world where ancient monsters are reawakening -- and a war to end all wars is about to begin. The world is broken. . .and it can never be made...

“My husband was so excited about this book that I also read it.” – Linda Olinger, Amazon Reviewer “Eeek! I loved this book so much!” – Amanda Felton, Book Blogger “I binged and splurged the entire series.” – J.L. Lux, Author “I read all ten books in this series in one go.” – Matt S., Amazon reader BRONZE MEDAL AWARD WINNER! - 2022 Epic Fantasy - Readers' Favorite Murders, magic, and secrets. A knighted outcast and a tantalizing witch. The conflicted son of a witch was knighted by the king. Knighted to repay a debt to his father. His name is Calec. He alone holds ...

She hid her true nature for years. Now she's caught in his coils with no escape. For five years, plant expert Lyra has kept a deadly secret in the Serpent Dominion. She's an omega hiding in plain sight, making special plant medicines to mask her scent from the snake-like nagas who rule her world. But one mistake changes everything. When strange pollens wreck her carefully made suppressants, Commander Nezzar—the most feared naga guard in the territory—catches her scent. His massive coils trap her before she can run. His venomous bite floods her body with pleasure she can't fight. And ...

The wicked King Thorn forced the enchantress Zuleika to cast a terrible curse. She fled his court to travel the world, helping those who need her magic most. Until a search for her father's lost ships leads her to an enchanted island, where Prince Vardan, the island's ruler, is afflicted by the most powerful curse Zuleika has ever encountered. She's not sure she can reverse the spell, but she's determined to try. After all, a prince who fights pirates can't be all bad...no matter how beastly his appearance. Together, can the enchanting beauty and the beastly prince break the spell?

Two thousand years. Two souls. One debt the earth refuses to forgive. Beneath the Cathedral of Saint Jude, something ancient is keeping score. In a medieval village ruled by faith and fear, Ambrose—a priest who built his life on walls of Law and certainty—is unraveling. The woman tearing him apart is Aveline, a laundress with dirt under her nails and a heartbeat that moves in time with something buried deep below the cathedral floor. She hears the hum in the stone. He feels it in his bones. And neither of them can explain the dreams—of standing stones, of blood on frost, of a vow made...

Dead things have been found in the fields of Enfaire, a God-fearing town north of Reams. Not just dead things, but twisted forms…unholy shapes. And there are rumors of a blasphemous union and of fell creatures that haunt the night. Yet even as plague and witch pyres blacken the sky, the town remains untouched by the malady that has already claimed thousands and will claim thousands more. It is here, in Enfaire, that an old Franciscan friar and his ward take shelter from a storm. It is here, in a little town on the edge of civilization, that they will have their faith truly tested.

A Highlander seeking revenge. A passionate Lady seeking true love. When they meet, they will soon realize that their search is over. Lady Gabby MacKenzie has always sought adventure outside the beautiful but boring castle she was born into. Her free-thinking and daring nature has always caused her family trouble. When she is to marry her childhood friend, she will be forced to choose between her family and her desire for true love. However, the war with the Highlanders will change the plans laid out for her. A horde of barbaric soldiers invades her home. Their plan to rape and kill everyone...