Old Fantasy

Garth Nix is renowned for his legendary fantasy works, but To Hold the Bridge showcases his versatility, as the collection offers 19 short stories from every genre of literature, including science fiction, paranormal, realistic fiction, mystery, and adventure. Whether writing about vampires, detectives, ancient spirits, or odd jobs, Garth Nix's ability to pull his readers into new worlds is extraordinary.

Sarah Lester's mother is missing, and the Indian uprising holds her father captive. The police want to question her, and even the church is demanding its pound of flesh. Her return to The Old Curiosity Shop raises more questions than answers. Waiting in the shadows is a vengeful Richard Grey. After discovering Sarah’s ability to travel through time, nothing will stop him from restoring his name to its former glory. Not even time. Can Sarah reunite her scattered family before Grey closes the doorway to the past?

At 58 years old, Jeff Mann had read dozens of those apocalyptic sci-fi novels, and all were wrong. The cause was the incompetence of the world's governments and the failure of the many financial Ponzi schemes. First, the riots and looting came, and then starvation and depravity followed. The billionaires built safe compounds while everyone else died off or fought to survive the holocaust at the end of the modern world. Jeff begins a crusade against human trafficking after saving two women from slavers. Can one man and two women make a difference in a world gone mad?

I had a one-night stand last week. I thought I’d never see him again. Now, he is my new BOSS, and turns out he is my dad’s best friend. He is a billionaire. I was clueless. A week ago, we locked our eyes in the bar. I could sense he was off-limits. I somehow ended up in the back of his limo, heading to his mansion. I am falling for him. I was stunned when my boss publicly announced our fake engagement to ward off his female employees. It is apparent he is also falling for me. But I am scared and worried that my overprotective dad will find out. Maybe I should stop falling for him, but I...

John goes to the university therapist to discuss his secret kink, and to explain how it's starting to interfere with his love life. Fiona is all ears, finding herself particularly aroused by his conundrum. She understands why he's shy about it, and why she's better built to deal with it than his much younger girlfriend. She just so happens to share the same kink, and decides to take a hands-on, straight forward approach to relieving his mommy issues, feeling it would be best for him to explore his desires, and get it out of his system. She might even want to take over the role full time. ...

Kynzie is new to the world of modeling and online influencing, and her boyfriend Ryan doesn't like it one bit. The only reason he doesn't say anything is because he's not working, and she pays all the bills. After a long weekend photo shoot, she comes home to discover that he's been cheating, and spending what little money he has on purchasing content from other girls. She's livid, and kicks him out of the apartment so she can process how to move forward. Her new friend Morgan comes over right away, and they devise a plan for dealing with Ryan. Kynzie tells Ryan he can sleep on the couch, ...

Several years after the apocalypse slow rolled over the world, chaos still rules the day. Jeff and his small group survived the gangs and slavery groups on the island but had to flee Dauphin Island for Northern Florida. Jeff, the Old Man, might be in his late 50s but is up to the challenges met while leading his group to safety and freedom. Maria and Ollie learn valuable survival skills from Jeff and teach Jeff a thing or two about living.

COMPLETE TRILOGY! I never planned on walking into Blackwood Academy with a target on my back, but that’s what happens when you’re a witch in a demon’s world. They’re not just any demons. Vale is a ruthless bully determined to strip me of my power piece by piece. Nicodemus? He’s dangerously charming, a devil with a taste for chaos. Ares and Slade are the deadly twin opposites—one sweet, one cruel. And Zephyrus Storm is my professor and my ruin. When they discover I’m carrying their child, everything changes. Desire turns to obsession, and they’ll stop at nothing to claim me ...

Three drop-dead gorgeous women in three days… Jeff puts his past behind him and starts a new life. The sizzling night with his sexy neighbor Sienna certainly helps. But he has barely had the time to indulge in his exhilarating relationship with Sienna when her protective friend Sarika enters the picture. The voluptuous, dark-haired beauty might be demanding, but she undoubtedly lusts over Jeff. The two temptresses open the door to an unconventional relationship that Jeff has never dreamed of. Meanwhile, Jeff’s attraction for Julia compels him to spy on the stunning blonde. And the ...

Earth belongs to mankind once again. But not everyone has the same vision for the planet. Dean visits Earth, touring the colonies, and quickly learns that not all remaining humans are pleased with the new changes to their planet. The Restorers are determined to build a pre-Industrial Revolution state, claiming technology will only destroy them again. Dean must infiltrate the group and learn their master plan before they go too far.

This collection includes 6 steamy hot taboo stories of forbidden love comprised of over 30,000 words. This collection includes stories of innocent young women who are tempted by their desire for the man of the house. The desire to lose their innocence is too much, as they give in to their primal passions. They will get it hard, fast, and unprotected. Included in the collection... Sleepover with the Brat Busted by the Brat on Craigslist Teaching the Brat Stepbrother's Forbidden Medical Exam The Brat's Forbidden Medical Exam The Billionaire and the Brat

I gave my v-card to a billionaire twice my age. And now I’m pregnant with his baby. And it could mean me losing everything… After a nasty fall at his office Ethan landed himself in my care. He’s grumpy, rich, infuriatingly handsome and arrogant. He ran off every single nurse but me. I was the only one left. I may be a compassionate person, but he was testing my every nerve. Then I gave him a sponge bath and saw his chiseled body and what he was packing. Before I knew it, he had me pinned to his bed. I hoped no one could hear us. He’s no longer a patient. But his firm is now in ...

John Perry was living peacefully on one of humanity's colonies - until he and his wife were offered an opportunity these ex-supersoldiers couldn't resist. To come out of retirement and lead a new frontier world. However, once on the planet, they discover they've been betrayed. For this colony is a pawn in an interstellar game of war and diplomacy. Humanity's Colonial Union has pitched itself against a new, seemingly unstoppable alien alliance dedicated to ending all human colonization.

Albert Jenkins never cared much for bureaucrats and politicians. So, when the Galactic Congress refuses to act on the illegal invasion of Earth by parasitic aliens, he does what any self-respecting vet would do - he steals a spaceship. But when AJ and a snarky pop culture-loving alien companion are pursued by space cops, he does the only rational thing he can come up with. He strategically crash-lands on a junkyard moon.

After a series of staggering losses, the Republic seems to finally have the villainous Nihil marauders on the run, and it looks like there's light at the end of the tunnel. Until word comes of a suspected Nihil attack on the industrial cosmopolitan world of Corellia, right in the Galactic Core. Sent to investigate are Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy, along with Padawans Reath Silas and Ram Jomaram, all fighting their own private battles after months of unrelenting danger.

Jack lives with his girlfriend Mia in a big house near campus. Technically, it's in her mother's name, and she pays the lion's share of the rent so it's no surprise when she shows up to spend the weekend there, as Mia is going away on a mini vacation with her friends. Angela is recently divorced, and desperately in need of intimate touch. She also just so happens to have a thing for younger men, and struggles saying no because she's such a people pleaser. Jack's eyeballs fly out of his head when he sees her cleavage, and the starter pistol for the eye contact Olympics goes off while he ...

Mossa has returned to Valdegeld on a missing persons case, for which she’ll once again need Pleiti’s insight. Seventeen students and staff members have disappeared from Valdegeld University—yet no one has noticed. The answers to this case may lie on the moon of Io—Mossa’s home—and the history of Jupiter’s original settlements during humanity’s exodus from Earth. But Pleiti’s faith in her life’s work as a scholar of the past has grown precarious, and this new case threatens to further destabilize her dreams for humanity’s future, as well as her own.

A special delivery with photos of my groom screwing other women, Sends me bolting from the church right into the massive arms of my abductors. My three oversized alpha captors have much bigger plans for me than walking down the aisle. Anthony my Silver Fox, has a sex appeal that makes him impossible to resist. Christopher likes it rough, with his big bulging… muscles. And Francis, my protector is sweet and kind and hot as hell. These smoking hot brothers have ignited burning desires deep inside me. They’ve vowed to help me get my revenge on the ones who killed my family. They’re ...

I can’t believe I gave my v-card to a hot billionaire old enough to be my dad. I was only going out to celebrate my friend’s birthday. Next thing I know, I’m sweaty and tangled up in the sheets - happily giving my v-card to this gorgeous grump of a man. To make matters worse, I had to sneak past his adorable little girl on my walk of shame the morning after. But he never asked for my number, so I thought for sure I would never see him again. Until the nausea started. Now I have nine months to figure this out. That is until he showed up at my doorstep with an offer I couldn’t refuse.

Agreeing to marry someone twice my age was never in my plans. Who am I kidding, I had no plans. A few weeks ago, I was juggling four jobs to get a few bucks. Now, I’m engaged to my dad’s best friend. Even though I never met him, he included me in his will. With one condition. To marry Colin, his handsome bodyguard. We have to be married for three years and we will each get half of his billions. Can I marry him just for the money? His sensitive caring eyes draw me in, but his strong arms make me want to be wrapped in them. Can I play house with him for three years and not fall in love? I...