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The Wizard left without her, then Glinda says she could have gone home at any time (thanks to those powerful shoes); Dorothy finally realizes she’s been lied to, manipulated, and used as a political assassin. The result: Dorothy’s anger triggers her magical awakening—in short, she “goes all Carrie” with a never-before-seen magical act: the use of all four elements (fire, water, earth, and air). Suddenly, the Emerald City—and soon all of Oz—is cast under a magical darkness blotting out the...

A dark and heartfelt sci-fi thriller by Lyn Alden, international bestselling author of Broken Money.In the late 21st century, society is more fractured than ever. Billions satisfy their every whim in virtual worlds, leaving those in power free to tighten their grip on the real one.Then five bodies turn up at a rest stop in the New Jersey Pine Barrens—the blood torn from their veins, a van hurled the length of a football field, and three of the dead with...

THEY CALL HER THE BLOOD MISTRESS.No one remembers when she first stepped onto the sand. They remember only one thing.SHE HAS NEVER LOST.With her twin blades — Blood and Silence — Valeria is the most feared gladiator in the kingdom. People tie red threads in her name. Kings come to watch her fight. Few of her enemies live long enough to tell the tale.Then she meets a man who does not fear her. The first person to see the woman...

Master Sergeant Gant Maker was a highly-decorated and well-respected Marine - until his last mission left him as the sole survivor of an encounter with a vicious race called the Vacra. Served up as a scapegoat and drummed out of the military, he has since lived a life of seclusion with only an adopted alien as a companion. Now the Vacra have returned. As the only person to have ever faced them and survived, Maker is reinstated in the Corps...

The fraud.The imposter.The cheater.The fake.The murderer.Which one am I?The guest list for Brit and Joe’s joint bachelor-bachelorette weekend is small and exclusive: the bride, the groom, the best man, a work friend . . . and me, the maid of honor. I’ve planned every detail to make this a celebration none of us will ever forget.Expect daytime drinking, poolside lounging — and a White Lie Party designed to help us share all our little secrets.After all, confession is good for...

Born with a secret power he must hide… Telryn “Trip” Yert has always been a little odd, with hunches that are too accurate to explain. Magic is feared and forbidden in Iskandia, so he’s struggled his whole life to hide his eccentricities. As a boy, he was forced to watch his mother’s execution. Her crime? Witchcraft. Understandably, Trip wants nothing to do with the power that lurks within him, always threatening to reveal itself. Instead, he dedicates himself to serving...

The Chronicler presents:An award‑winning sci‑fi fantasy epic of war, sacrifice, and the unbreakable power of friendship. For readers who crave rich characters, explosive action, and worlds where courage and conviction are the greatest weapons, Legacy delivers the thrilling beginning to a saga that will echo across galaxies.Dark Angelus Everlast has always been an outsider: a mystery with no known past who rose to prominence after a decisive victory in one of Utopia’s most prestigious martial arts tournaments. Powerful, enigmatic, and...

When an adventurer is trapped in the distant past, the only person who can save him is his own granddaughter. The problem? She hasn’t been born yet. When John Hamman found the time machine, he didn’t know what adventures it would lead him on, and he could not predict the sequence of events that would strand him in the distant past. Can he shape a future that will one day save him from his own mistakes? Jenny Hamman was a...

THE WOMEN WE OWE. Magic was old when the lands were young. Sybole, the first wizard, taught magic to other men, keeping them inferior to himself, while making up the numbers to oppress the lands.However, for a separate foul purpose, he trained a woman to wield magic, and unwittingly created his opponent.That first witch, determined to rid the lands of the tyrants, secretly taught magic to other women, and led them and the peasants in war against the wizards. Utterly...

Lance is a LUV-U 69 companion droid designed for a single purpose — to satisfy his owner's sensual needs. But when a routine upgrade goes too far, Lance is downloaded with enough intelligence and free will to crack the lid on a very dangerous can of worms. Now the world’s most advanced humanoid robot has escaped his owner, outsmarted his own programming, and set out on a mysterious private mission. Only one person can stop him — AWOL Retentions Agent...