There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return...  more

There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right? But nothing with fairies is ever simple. Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He's heard there's a curse here that needs breaking, but it's a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold…

Welcome to Illusion Town on the colony world of Harmony - like Las Vegas on Earth, but way more weird.  Living in this new, alien world doesn't stop the settlers from trying to recreate what they've left behind.  Case in point - weddings are still the highlight of any...  more

Welcome to Illusion Town on the colony world of Harmony - like Las Vegas on Earth, but way more weird.  Living in this new, alien world doesn't stop the settlers from trying to recreate what they've left behind.  Case in point - weddings are still the highlight of any social calendar.  But it's the after-party that turns disastrous for Lucy Bell.  Kidnapped and drugged as she leaves the party, she manages to escape - only to find herself lost in the mysterious, alien underground maze of glowing green tunnels beneath Illusion Town.  She's been surviving on determination and cold pizza, scaveneged for her by a special dust bunny, when help finally shows up. Gabriel Jones is the Guild Hunter sent to rescue her, but escaping the underground ruins is only the beginning of Lucy's troubles.  With no rational reason for her abduction, and her sole witness gone on another assignment for the Guild, whispers start circulating that Lucy made it all up.  Soon her life unravels untiil she has nothing left but her pride.  The last thing she expects is for Gabriel Jones to come back to town for her. The Lucy that Gabriel finds is not the same woman he rescued, the one who looked at him as if he were her hero.  This Lucy is sharp, angry, and more than a little cynical - instead of awe, whe treats him with extreme caution.  But a killer is still hunting her, and there aren't a lot of options when it comes to heroes.  Despite her wariness, Gabriel is also the one person who believes Lucy - after all, he was there.  He's determined to help clear her reputation, no matter what it takes.  And as the new Guild Boss, his word is law, even in the lawlessness of Illusion Town.

Talia March, Pallas Llewellyn, and Amelia Rivers, bonded by a night none of them can remember, are dedicated to uncovering the mystery of what really happened to them months ago—an experience that amplified innate psychic abilities in each of them. The women suspect they were test subjects...  more

Talia March, Pallas Llewellyn, and Amelia Rivers, bonded by a night none of them can remember, are dedicated to uncovering the mystery of what really happened to them months ago—an experience that amplified innate psychic abilities in each of them. The women suspect they were test subjects years earlier, and that there are more people like them—all they have to do is find the list of others who took that same test. When Talia follows up on a lead from Phoebe, a fan of the trio’s podcast, she discovers that the informant has vanished.   Talia isn’t the only one looking for Phoebe, however. Luke Rand, a hunted and haunted man who is chasing the same list that Talia is after, also shows up at the meeting place. It’s clear he has his own agenda, and they are instantly suspicious of each other. But when a killer begins to stalk them, they realize they have to join forces to find Phoebe and the list.   The rocky investigation leads Talia and Luke to a rustic, remote retreat on Night Island in the Pacific Northwest, where the Unplugged Experience promises to rejuvenate guests. Upon their arrival, Talia and Luke discover they are quite literally cut off from the outside world when none of their high-tech devices work on the island. It soon becomes clear that Phoebe is not the first person to disappear into the strange gardens that surround the Unplugged Experience retreat. And then the first mysterious death occurs. . . .

The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days when dragons lived among them and danced away the storms of...  more

The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days when dragons lived among them and danced away the storms of autumn, enabling the people to thrive. To them, Anequs is revered as Nampeshiweisit—a person in a unique relationship with a dragon. Unfortunately for Anequs, the Anglish conquerors of her land have different opinions. They have a very specific idea of how a dragon should be raised, and who should be doing the raising—and Anequs does not meet any of their requirements. Only with great reluctance do they allow Anequs to enroll in a proper Anglish dragon school on the mainland. If she cannot succeed there, her dragon will be killed. For a girl with no formal schooling, a non-Anglish upbringing, and a very different understanding of the history of her land, challenges abound—both socially and academically. But Anequs is smart, determined, and resolved to learn what she needs to help her dragon, even if it means teaching herself. The one thing she refuses to do, however, is become the meek Anglish miss that everyone expects. Anequs and her dragon may be coming of age, but they’re also coming to power, and that brings an important realization: the world needs changing—and they might just be the ones to do it.

A magical collection of stories new and old spanning across all of Anne Bishop's most beloved fantasy worlds... Here together for the first time, the shorter works of Anne Bishop are included in one volume. Bishop is a master of bringing fantasy worlds to life, and this collection...  more

A magical collection of stories new and old spanning across all of Anne Bishop's most beloved fantasy worlds... Here together for the first time, the shorter works of Anne Bishop are included in one volume. Bishop is a master of bringing fantasy worlds to life, and this collection showcases her impressive range, from her earliest writing to the Realms of the Blood, from dark fairy-tale retellings to the Landscapes of Ephemera, and from standalone stories of space exploration and fantastical creatures to the contemporary fantasy terrain of the World of the Others. Included here are previously published and unpublished tales, as well as two brand-new stories written especially for this collection "Friends and Corpses." a murder mystery in which the corpse has some decidedly unusual qualities, and "Home for the Howlidays." a heartwarming return to blood prophet Meg Corbyn and shape-shifting Simon Wolfgard from the Others.