Growing up in a world ruled by the elite Crested Warrior class, Venture and Jade are inseparable. But there is no escaping the terrible truth—he’s a lowly bonded servant, and Jade is Venture’s wealthy master’s daughter. The world tells them that Jade must marry a Crested man, and that Venture will always be bonded scum. Venture will do anything for Jade, anything to prove them wrong. And the powers that rule their world will stop at nothing to keep him from winning the title that could change his life and the world as he knows it, forever. That title is nothing less than Champion of All Richland. Venture must leave behind everything he knows and become what everyone tells him he can never be—a champion prize fighter. Little does Venture know, his quest will put those he loves most in terrible jeopardy and rip the powerful nation of Richland apart. Readers call VENTURE “gritty without being dirty, smutty, or gory.” Some say VENTURE “reminds me of The Princess Bride, but more serious—and with prize fighters!” Set in an alternate world, VENTURE is filled with colorful characters who will capture your heart, packed with action, and complete with twists you’ll never see coming. *The VENTURE series was previously published in a different form. It has been reworked, recut, and reordered.* *****Excerpt***** “Rose Fieldstone caught Jade sneaking back into the house yesterday about an hour before sunrise. Apparently she’d been out all night.” Justice’s smirk turned into a malicious grimace.“Really?” Vent kept his voice even, though his heart was racing. How could she have gotten caught? How could this be happening?“That’s about the time you got in, isn’t it, Vent?”Venture stood up, turned his back on his brother, lifted the curtain, and walked out of the alcove, to the front window, stalling for time.Justice followed him, grabbed his shoulders, and wheeled him around. “Isn’t it?”Venture took a deep breath and looked straight into Justice’s raging gray eyes. “Yeah, it is.” Justice’s face rumpled in surges of anger and uncertainty. Clearly he hadn’t expected such a confession. Venture remembered his promise to Jade, to tell Justice everything. This wasn’t going to be easy. But a promise was a promise, and what had actually taken place between them couldn’t be worse than what Justice would imagine if he denied it all.“I took Jade out at midnight. We went for a walk. We talked. Then I kissed her, Justice.”Venture saw the fury rise up through Justice’s chest. He watched his muscular arm pulling back and found himself shocked at what Justice was about to do, but strangely unwilling to prevent it. Justice’s weighty palm smacked Venture’s face so hard that, had he been less sturdy and less accustomed to absorbing blows, he would’ve gone flying into the mud-plaster wall and fallen to the floor. Instead, Venture stumbled back a step. Everything went pitch black for a fragment of a moment. Then he regained his balance and raised his stinging, throbbing head. He wiped at the trickle of blood under his lip.“I’m not a little girl!” Venture said. “Dad taught you how to throw a good, solid punch. Is this how you respect his memory?” Though Justice had never struck him before, he’d half expected a violent reaction to his brazenness. But the severity of the blow did little to take away from the insult of the fact that it was a slap. A slap in the face—the common reprimand for a little girl.“Don’t you dare bring our father into this! He’s not here! He’s not here for me, and he’s not here to deal with you! That’s what fists do! And you want to make your living with them, build your life on other men’s blood?”Venture shoved Justice hard in the chest, then pulled his fist back. . . Read more

Turned at Dark: A Bonus Shadow Falls Short Story Independent and strong-willed Della Tsang did not believe in ghosts, until she sees her dead cousin in a dark alley. She did not believe in vampires, until she turns into one. Should she follow her vampire cousin’s lead and walk away from everything she knows, or join Shadow Falls, a camp for special teens? This short story from C.C. Hunter gives readers a look into Della’s history—a must-read for Shadow Falls fans. Read more

Junior high school basketball players play for love of the game, if not for the love of one another. Hitch gets himself up in the middle of it, an 8th-grade boy who likes one of the other boys more than he is supposed to. The way they plan to get away with it, these first- and second-string two guards, is that no one takes them for breaking the rule you cannot break: boys don’t like other boys. Read more

From French #1 bestselling author –An inhospitable territory, attacks from an invisible enemy, an unexplained drop in fertility. . . Such is the life of the Community. For how long ? To survive, the population can rely on the progress of technology: they raise future generations in artificial wombs until their bodies reach full maturity. Adult individuals, with a solid constitution, ready to face all dangers. Matilda, a brilliant researcher, oversees their proper development. But the day a mysterious illness strikes them, her desire to save them comes up against the administration and the weight of secrecy. Helped by her mentor, Matilda fights to discover the truth, even if it jeopardizes her future and that of all humanity. The race against time has begun. Julie de Lestrange is a French #1 bestselling author. She has written seven books, including two successful trilogies.After its huge success in France, OM is finally available for English-speaking readers. Reviews: Entertaining and poignant, I couldn’t put it down. ~Shantille Vos, Netgalley Captivating! ~Western Mail Explosive and breathtaking! ~Grand-Place bookstore A real page-turner! ~Bulledop An excellent novel. ~Bordeaux Bookstore Worthy of a film script. ~Dream Thief/Instagram The suspense is at its peak. ~Cathfd/Instagram. This book is a real golden mine. ~A Bunch of Words/Instagram. Fascinating! ~Overbooks_Emilie/Instagram We go from twist to twist. ~Cultural Walks/Instagram An exciting book! ~Your_Reading_Corner/Instagram Read more

After a fire took her family from her, Zelda had no one to turn to-no one but Leopold, the sweetheart whose father never approved of her impoverished family. The two teens run away together, only to find the world on the brink of World War II a cold and unforgiving place. Ensnared by promises of immortality, they move into the attic of an opulent home owned by a charismatic vampire. One by one, the teens they meet there join the undead until at last there’s only Zelda left, a girl with long, long hair trapped in an attic, the radio her only companion. Loosely inspired by Rapunzel. Standalone prequel to Fangs & Fins: Readers are saying this fast-paced YA paranormal romance urban fantasy will “grip you and keep you wanting more.” Fans of Bella Forrest’s A Shade of Vampire and Hotbloods, Amanda Hocking’s Watersong series, and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga will dive right into this modern-day fairy tale about high schoolers swept up in a world of vampires, mermaids, and fairies. Read more