Contemporary fantasy Books

You don't talk like God. "How do you know? Have you ever once talked to Me? What do you want Me to do, start throwing a bunch of thees and thous at you? I'm not the threatening kind, Andy. But you owe Me a favor. And it would be better to pay it than...

Two disparate worlds must work together if one is to survive. For millennia, humans have gone about their daily lives, blissfully unaware of the centuries-old conflict on another plane of existence. But these two places, these two peoples share a common...

After Pandemonium and Chaos endure an arduous journey from Greece to America, they soon discover they are expecting a package from the ubiquitous stork of legend. But little do they know that the ill wind that blew in the stork is an ominous harbinger of...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This book begins when Lee Kaaler returns home from a weekend vacation on the Oregon coast only to find his apartment has been ransacked. He immediately calls the police, who discover there are no spoons in his apartment. They also tell him the burglary...

A magical novel about Howard Harvard, who is retiring from his longtime job at a college. Would you believe that an Abraham Lincoln impersonator lives in the walls? Would you be surprised to see a skeleton walking on Holly Street? Why is there a Witch...

"I'd want you to help me win a war..." After discovering the shocking secret buried deep within The Green, Violet has a grave decision to make. Trust the woman who saved her, or not? So far, everything about the woman has taken Violet by surprise. Her...

The pulse-pounding second book in The Gender Game series. Gliding over the treacherous Green in a shaky aircraft she has no idea how to land, Violet Bates is still in shock. The harrowing events of the previous night play over in her mind as...

Embark once again on an electrifying odyssey alongside the indomitable characters, Violet and Viggo, as their enthralling saga unfolds in the monumental fifth installment of "The Gender Game" series. As the pages turn, prepare to be immersed in a world...

"I just had to believe we'd dealt a death blow of our own. That today would be the beginning of the end..." Ready for the explosive PENULTIMATE BOOK in The Gender Game series? (As we move toward the grand finale in Book 7: The Gender End)...

A collection of thirteen new short stories featuring mystery and magic and gingko leaves. An adventure book for all ages, starring Ichabod Crane, Barbara Staynwyck, Teri Garr, in settings from the moon to Alameda. Illustrated by the author.

The last witch on Earth takes on interdimensional invaders, tentacled overlords, and office politics in this fun, funny, and fast-paced urban fantasy series. The witch of Tophet County has three primary preoccupations: Kentucky bourbon, Amish romance...

Helix is a woman always looking over her shoulder, navigating life with unusual abilities - fire powers - that attract nothing but death and destruction. Abandoned as a baby and bounced from foster home to foster home, Helix seeks to discover why she is...

Four girls each with their own 'take' on 18th century social restrictions conditioning life in a village with an ailing, widowed father: Emma, arrived back into the family after being brought up by an aunt in a rather more social, sophisticated...

Demons Are Real. Riley Parra Plans to Give Them Hell. No Man's Land isn't the kind of place you go after dark, even if you have a badge. But DetectiveRiley Parra was born there, and she refuses to surrender it to the drug dealers, killers and criminals...

Hal Maybury's suburban existence was a dull void; an endless cycle of pubs, cigarettes and dysfunctional matrimony.But all of that changed the night a drunken wander led to the accidental discovery of an invisibility suit.With his outfit of choice...

Max Gladstone returns with The Ruin of Angels, the sixth novel in the Hugo-nominated Craft Sequence, which The Washington Post calls "the best kind of urban fantasy" and NPR calls "sharp, original, and passionate"The God Wars...

Two years after his wife went missing, Detective Maxim Dwyer is still running down leads. The isolated woods of Sycamore are home to many lawless men, and no one's talking, but that hasn't stopped Maxim from gathering suspects. Topping his list is the...

For fans of Alessa Thorn's Mercenary and Magic series and Naughty Dog's Uncharted games.Rise of the Shadow is the first book in The Shadow Series, an action-filled contemporary fantasy with hidden magic, found family, morally grey characters and a steamy...

When freedom comes with a cost, would you pay the price?Imprisoned by the mage guild and cut off from her friends and her magic, Merry's hope of returning to her own world seems impossible. With hidden adversaries ready to strike, a desperate escape...

Denny Nelson was born and raised in agricultural country where educational and practical experiences centered on farming not journalism. He could tell you that 'green mountains' made for fluffy mashed potatoes but growing potatoes and learning to write...

In the old days it took a decade or more in a job to become fed up with it. That time has become significantly shorter, and the drama of frustration with one's career choice and current job is being played out in thousands of companies and cities in...

The second Quest has begun!Join the adventures of Tracy Rain, an ordinary shop girl who is pulled into the Land on an unexpected visit and learns she must restore an ancient relic to its rightful place. Unfortunately for Tracy, the Prince and his people...

Motavu, the half-elf, dreamed of becoming a great elven archer. Without warning, he is suddenly plunged into a struggle in which the world hangs by a sliver of hope. Motavu finds himself the protector of a baby gold dragon, the last of its kind. ...

Return to the Dark World. Leela has willing joined with her sinister father. Corpse must decide to either join with her and bring Armageddon to the world or turn away from the only person he has ever loved and risk losing her forever. Can the Daimons be...

Arthur Stoneman was content as a magician. Then the magic carpet was pulled out from under him.In Arthur Stoneman, Magician: Barrier Deception, Arthur is forced to confront the true meaning of magic. Where did magic come from? Why are people able to...

Lisa has been running her own gallery for the past ten years and Rachel has a family now. It's so hard to control kids with angelic abilities though. Two strangers have been watching the kids, unseen to Rachel or Lisa, since their abilties are gone and...

Seven heart-warming stories of true love. Each tale created with an angel and a diamond, in some form.   Puppy Love- The sole owner of a dog rescue group is in trouble. Seeking financial assistance, she finds an unlikely funding...

"Birbal Ki Jadugari" is a book that features 11 stories about Emperor Akbar and his clever vizier Birbal. These stories are specifically written for young children, aiming to provide morals, motivation, and education in a new and dramatic narrative...

In Released: Ex-con. Nobody cares ... except a tiny girl named Bea. Clarence was locked up in prison for sixty years. Now he's free in a nursing home. Still imprisoned by his angry heart. He's been set up. Bea's mommy, Katty-brutally...

Liam is his parents' only child, and that's just fine with him.Until the day the sister-he-never-had shows up at school.Just to make it worse, the sword-wielding Kari tells him they have an important quest to complete.And...

When King’s Agents Simon Buckley and Haldron Stonebender raid a suburban farmhouse, they expect to find an illegal bomb factory full of Orc terrorists. Instead, they end up killing the sister of the current Elf ruler, turning a straightforward...

When drama teacher Paul Samson decides to put on a High School production of Macbeth, he forgets that it isn't just The Scottish Play, it is The Cursed Play. And Paul soon learns just how cursed. After grappling with his principal, the PTA, his family,...

Prisoner. Pupil. Puppet.Which one am I? Maybe all three.All I wanted was to keep my head down, avoid the fae nobles who sneer at my half-human blood, and spend time with the few friends who don't care about my heritage.Then the notorious Night Vipers...

Gestatten, Lydia Crow ...Lydia wusste immer schon, dass sie über keinerlei magische Kräfte verfügte - schon gar nicht im Vergleich zu ihrer berüchtigten, am Rande der Legalität operierenden Familie. Daher hat sie sich auch ein Leben fernab von London...

James Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty novels and novellas. He also writes nonfiction, his reviews and articles appearing in numerous venues in print and online, including a regular review column for the Financial...

Under new rising dangers and pressures, will Mika Sato be able to harness her magical powers to protect those around her? When a mission goes demonically wrong, Mika barely makes it out alive with the inexplicable help of a mysterious college classmate...

Jemma Worley, a Canadian millennial, has manipulated her lover, a wealthy architect, into purchasing the seaside manor of her dreams. Located on a palm-fringed Caribbean Island, it seems the fulfillment of her fantasies and lifestyle ambitions. But no...

Under the bright neon lights, monsters have only one place to hide. Everywhere.Viktor Krill, the only human to ever escape the city called Station, has been putting his Wakened abilities to dark use, wreaking havoc across the land. But when he grows...

A king chased by the demons of his past. A merciless god seeking redemption through bloodshed. And the woman whose very existence defies possibility.It's been three months since Margrete Wood defeated her depraved father and saved the mystical island of...