Beauty Magic

Camelotian Fantasy. In the Shadows of Camelot, allegiances are forged with magic.When Lady Minerva's fate collides with a fallen star, a monstrous darkness stirs within. As the beast rises, Camelot trembles. Can Merlin and the fairy queen's ancient magic save her from herself, or will the horrors within consume them all? Dive into a world of Camelotian fantasy where the line between good and evil blurs, and the greatest battle is against the monster within.

In an age when the glow of magic has begun to dim, when memory fades into lore, from the mists will rise a legend. Every land has its legendary hero. Khryterdon has Gwynnan, the Champion of High King Khrytrec. Gwynnan earned his acclaim battling trolls and beasts; he won his princess by battling a dragon. But dark powers and weakness of heart will ever challenge the hero who journeys along the path to the Flame’s new age.

Maud may be made of gingerbread—plus a spark of magic—but she’s a real witch! Even if she’s still learning, and has a habit of making messes…and might have accidentally unleashed the hundred-year-old Class IV sleeping curse that envelops a princess’s bramble-covered castle. Oops. Maud has her friends Gretel, Ludo, and Nuss the hazelnut mousse squirrel to help her fix this. But it won’t be easy to find the sleeping princess’s true love, and the curse might end up being the least of their problems…

Enter a world where fairytales collide with gothic romantasy in Monsters and Maidens, an illustrated special edition duology that puts seductive new spins on the classic stories of Beauty & the Beast and Sleeping Beauty. Blending elements of horror, fantasy, mystery, and romance, this duology serves up swoon-worthy antiheroes, strong heroines, slow-burn passion, gothic atmosphere, and plot twists galore. Beauty & the Necromancer In Beauty & the Necromancer, courageous young Beauty is taken captive by a doomed sorcerer with the power to raise the dead. Trapped in haunted Eldritch Manor, ...

I’ve been kidnapped and there’s no going back... I’m just a simple florist. I never expected a routine delivery to turn into such a nightmare. Lost in a remote, overgrown part of the city, I stumbled upon a grand, isolated mansion that seemed straight out of a fairytale. My father always used to say my curiosity would get me in trouble one day. Well, papa was right. Because now I’ve been kidnapped by a fearsome—albeit darkly handsome—man, and I have no idea how I’m going to escape. Because things aren’t what they seem here at Thornfield Manor. And I keep having odd dreams of...

The Teriyaki Samurai is a suspenseful and often zany journey about finding love and redemption. A disgraced chef is forced to team up with a pair of washed-up Sumo wrestlers with a price on their heads. When the troubled misfits embark on a cross country adventure by van, their hearts are not only moved by the colorful people they meet along the way, but also by the powerful beauty of the American west .

The ladies of Workin' the Tease have put together 30 bewitching lessons from the magical world of burlesque to serve as your guide to revealing the best version of yourself - inside and out! Kitty Kat DeMille and Julia Reed Nichols will serve as your hosts, sharing the lessons they have learned from the nation's top striptease artists.

Prophecy demands she marry a Dark Elf prince - but will she agree to her fate? Mara Geary faces a bleak future in the village of Little Hazel until, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, strange glowing lights entice her into the mysterious shadows under the trees. She follows, hoping for adventure. What she finds is her destiny. Prince of the Dark Elves, Brannon Luthinor has spent his life becoming a powerful warrior in order to save his people. Now on the eve of war, his fate is rapidly approaching. Brought together by prophecy, Bran and Mara forge an unlikely alliance. But in the face ...

The mystery of Rosamund Hodge’s Crimson Bound meets the romance of the best Beauty and the Beast retellings. An old tale tells the story of how a little man named Rumpelstiltskin spun straw into gold and tricked a desperate girl into trading away her baby. But that’s not exactly how it happened. The real story began with a drunken father who kept throwing money away on alcohol and women, while his daughter, Aoife, ran the family farm on her own. When he gambled away everything they owned to the Duke, it was up to her to spin straw into gold to win it all back. With her wits and the help...

Monsters deserve love too… From werewolves, vampires, and even Bigfoot, these beasts manage to find love. Whether they are able to sink their claws into that love and keep it is another story. When it comes down to it, don’t judge a book by its cover. This anthology brings a mixture of what ifs and happily ever afters. Featuring stories from T.C. Mill, A.K. Moss, Toni Mobley, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Ashley L. Hunt, Charles Kyffhausen, Lil Deville, Kelly Piner, Jess Monica, and Karen Bayly. Graphic sexual content is included within this anthology.

Omorose Bouchene has a secret - magic. There's only one problem. At the age of seven, an earthquake struck, catapulting her into a new world. A land made of skyscrapers and cell phones. Fast cars and fluorescent lights, where magic isn't supposed to exist and anyone who wields it is the enemy. But after 10 years of hiding, she's desperate to find a place where she can be free. Because all magic comes with a curse, and her curse is time - every ounce of power she uses strips days off of her life. The clock's winding down, and the only option left is to escape to the realm of the Beast.

"A great tale of adventure and romance, beautifully imagined and deeply engaging from beginning to end!" Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of Outlander LOVE AND FEAR DO BATTLE The folk of Nuvinland fear the mountain forests. They are the abode of Elves and not to be trespassed upon. Katrynna doesn’t always follow that rule—and her visits to the woods have not gone unnoticed. When a mysterious stranger asks for Katrynna’s hand on behalf of his lord, she has her doubts. She’s never heard of the man, and why would a wealthy lord ask for her, a farmer’s daughter? But he offers a ...

The English language debut of Indonesia's rising star. Compulsively listenable, Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humour, and romance in an astonishing epic novel, in which the beautiful Indo prostitute Dewi Ayu and her four daughters are beset by every monstrosity.

Bodies are washing ashore and everyone knows who's to blame. Legends of the Heartless King shroud the continent in fear; they call him a pirate, a monster, a god. When his mercenaries raid her father's merchant ship, Ria's family is faced with a horrifying demand. They will spare his life, in exchange for one of his daughters. Determined to save her sisters Ria launches herself into the world of pirates. Face-to-face with the Heartless King, she finds he is far more than the stories told. He is a man, with a human name and blood-stained hands, bound to the seas by a centuries-old curse.

Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale in which an ugly beast must earn the true love of a beautiful girl to free him from the spell of an evil fairy. The first published version was written by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the middle 18th century. It was a novel-length story intended for adult readers and addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry.

Horace Manifold, a mild-mannered professor of English at a college in the Midwest, discovers a strange phenomenon in the course of writing a novel. It seems that whenever he describes an event that occurs in the life of his protagonist, Mortimer Fandangle, that event subsequently happens to him as well. When he publishes an excerpt of the novel in an upscale literary journal, one that demonstrates this Fellini-esque device, he is awarded a "Pre-Pulitzer Prize," and is later hailed as “having forever altered the face of American literature.” He then embarks on a series of exotic ...

In a world where magic reigns, Wilf Gilvary finds himself trapped by the very power he despises. Yet, when the fate of the Magical Realm and the girl he loves, Katryna, hangs in the balance, Wilf realizes his abilities may hold the key to their salvation. But there's a catch - he must first unlock the full extent of his magical potential.

Fame, fortune, and beautiful models - Howard Chandler Christy had them all. Christy was the most famous American painter of the Jazz Age, a time when an elite brotherhood of New York artists dominated the publishing world. Christy had eclipsed all of them with his ''Christy Girl'', an idealized woman who redefined beauty, influenced fashion, and inspired generations of women.

"Ms. Robertson combines a lush prose style with a sharp eye for characterization and detail. You will not be disappointed." ~ Jody Wallace, author of Pack and Coven, A Mage By Any Other Name, and other works. A SENSUAL VICTORIAN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Elise Craft is a well-bred Victorian lady who prefers studying the flora and fauna of England to playing the social games of the ton. She's convinced herself that's enough--even though she secretly longs for a lover who will cherish her. Against her family's wishes she travels to a remote area to indulge her interests. There, she stumbles upon ...

Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the town of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus...but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that the adults say is 'just the way things are'. Pulled between old friendships, her creative passion and a new a romance, Bitter isn't sure where she belongs - in the art studio or in the streets.