Infinite Horizons

Ice crystals bloomed in the air as Chisomo panted. So much snow. Getting to the monastery couldn't happen soon enough. On arrival, shaking with cold, the struggle against the cold turned deadly. Chisomo and Uzoma had to work together to break the dark magic. The Rings of Icy Mist is a Fantasy struggle for survival against nature and ancient magic. Don't miss out on this tense little story!

Lindsey jerked as raindrops fell from the cedar overhead down her back. Surinder and his stupid wet trail. She'd much have rathered stay home dry and safe. Surinder's 'Glory' wasn't what she'd expected. It was light and life and death coming for all three of them. Not if Lindsey had her way. The Lived Glory is a story of nature, change and determination that will pull you on to the very end.

The new Lady of the Wild Hunt called. Tamara, Etelka and Dax answered the call even though they were pups. But she hadn't truly Called. Still, the Lady needed their ability to channel her anger but only one of them could stand by the Lady's side. Wolf Warlock is a story of growing up, forging friendships and the power of change to transform your life that's sure to leave you smiling.

Dust coated Vivian's lips. Two hours of driving into town with her ex-boyfriend Ash was bad. But now she could go relax. If it weren't for the unicorns in her shower. Vivian wasn't sure how her life had gotten so surreal but hey, at least the unicorns had finally let her bring her fossil in. Only question left was whether or not she'd keep her life. And whether they'd eat her pizza, too.

Red Rock was gorgeous hot but gorgeous. One week left and they'd be gone for the season. Vivian had to get her fossil out, no matter what. Her boyfriend Ash wasn't going to stop her. Her secret crush Iman could warn her off all she liked. The unicorns, though? They might just stop Vivian. Or they might help. If Vivian was really lucky she might even survive the encounter.

Dana shivered in the chill air on her hotel balcony. Damn Mother anyways. If she had her way, Dana would never see Mother again. Except that she would. Inevitably. Because shadows come to life and magical maids showed Dana just what Mother had been hiding all along. Which meant that now it was Dana's turn to hunt Mother down. Only one of them was living through this Christmas.

The patio rippled under Ysan's feet. Two generations of drought had transformed the Library of Truth into a ruin. Just like Ysan's life. One slim thread of hope remained for the world. If Ysan and his friends could muster the courage to sacrifice themselves, time would unwind and a new path could be found. One which prevented the Soul of the World from crumbling to dust, taking all life with it.

Meyari McFarland returns in a new collection of eight stories wrapped around magic. From that moment of reentry to space to finding love to fairy tale magic warping lives, Infinite Magic delivers the best straight to you. Includes eight short stories plus a sample of the romance novel The Solace of Her Clan, set in Meyari McFarland's Matriarchies of Muirin verse.

Grandma Kaede's house should have been hopelessly run down and unlivable. Sasha's inheritance couldn't be that good. In fact, it was a puzzle in near-perfect condition. Then the contractor who came to fix the flaws drew Sasha her out like a snail emerging from its shell. Home. Security. Money. Sasha had that. All she was missing was love and that took reaching out her hand for the very first time.

Laurie's entire life had been spent in the tower, subject to her magic and her whims. Then chance gave her the opportunity to escape and Laurie seized it with everything she had. The world outside was wild, dangerous and fraught with other spells as dangerous as anything in the tower. It was beautiful. Come what may, Laurie wouldn't give up. This was her life now and nothing was taking it away.

Visiting the beach hadn't been Haruka's best idea. It was hot, sandy, and her shoulders were already burned. Leaving seemed like the best option. Until martial artist Imani Bakalov ran up with a problem that Haruka should ignore. She didn't. Because Imani's ridiculous plan promised things that Haruka had long fought for and there was no way that she'd turn Imani away when Haruka could save her.

Meyari McFarland returns in a collection of eight stories centered on love. From new courtships to the ashes of failed marriage to magic bringing two people together in every way, the Infinite Love collection has stories that will touch your heart. Includes eight short stories plus a sample of the romance novel Go Between, set in Meyari McFarland's Manor verse.

Efe's body betrayed her. Daily. She couldn't walk, couldn't run, couldn't do all the things a page should do, no matter how hard she tried. That was just the way it was. Until Father Abijah decided that the way it was wasn't good enough. Then a whole new Path opened up to Efe and her future bloomed like a lily emerging from the pond.

The thread slid over Ashanti's fingers, softer than baby's hair, finer than a spider web. Weaving a new marriage for two people was a heavy task but one Ashanti took on with joy. Her stitches would shape their lives for decades, transforming separate individuals into a happily married couple. With two such different individuals weaving a life together took extra thought, effort and sacrifice.

Anan shut their eyes, heart hammering in their chest as if it was trying to knock the box out of their arms. They couldn't afford another punishment, not after the last one. But the box held a demon and the master of the library didn't care about Anan. They were just a slave. To destroy the demon, the masters would kill Anan. Unless Anan won a bargain from the demon to free them both.

Noga bent over her stitching, neck aching in fear of Gul Maes' heavy cane coming down on her. Seven days until Mistress Kelly was married off to Gul Maes' brute of a son. Noga kept her head down. Wasn't safe to challenge someone like Gul Maes. But with the prayers and dreams of the rest of the keep Noga might be able to stitch together hope that would save them all from Gul Maes' watching eyes.

Decades. Maram had spent decades without seeing the stars slip into the Wave, since piloting a ship. She'd expected to die with her feet covered in dirt. But then the ships came back and Maram realized that there were bigger threats than old age. She had another chance at the stars. The question was whether she and her girls could survive long enough to return to Maram's only true home.

A shriek from the back yard usually was bad news. Not this time. Instead of her neighbors stealing oranges, Garnet found a beautiful girl stuck in the highest branches of her tree. Getting her down set off a chain of coincidences that were anything but as Garnet and her orange thief found themselves drawn together by ancient magic more powerful than the biggest coven on the west coast.

Keelan glared, hands clenched so tight they felt like wire strung over steel blades ready to spring loose and cut someone to ribbons. Not someone. Father. Again. Always. The battle for his and his siblings' freedom never ended. Keelan couldn't win, not when Father was trained and they weren't. Nothing changed until Keelan's unwanted consort arrived, bringing hope along with a whirlwind of power.

Jamie was king, granted by the right of the Black Sword of Night. Except he wasn't king, not now that his Knight and lover Ainsley was dead. No one was until the Black Sword was restored. A year after the sword broke, Jamie ran to Ainsley's memorial. Finding the true king meant opening his heart and Jamie didn't think he could do that. Let him have one night to mourn. Then he'd find the true king.

Sand shifted under Simeon's feet, under the stairs, the buildings, the entire town. James waited, eyes on the horizon like a onyx sculpture of a man as he gazed across the misty beach towards the booming waves. The waves summoned James' magic away from Simeon while Simeon's magic swirled him away into the echoes of the past. They drew together, shifting with the waves, the sand, the misty rain.

Gisela paused, one foot planted on a fallen log, the other buried in a mound of long brown pine needles. Beaten, cast out with her sisters, Gisela burned with fury that Harbart had turned on her this way. She'd left their village to protect her sisters but as Harbart chased her Gisela's reserve burned away in the flames of revenge. Harbart's obsession with magic would be the world's doom.

The air was thick with moisture, cold and dark as a shadowy tomb. The cargo hold echoed with the whisper of claws against metal grates. Devyn heard the drips. Alone in the dark with alien monsters hunting her Devyn feared death. In the dark, with no one to help and monsters after her, Devyn was trapped. Droplets of water ghosted over her skin, an icy mist in the cold air.

Candy Courtship, Amirah's favorite pastry shop, smelled of yeast and the acrid bright smell of fresh green tea. It was all the more welcoming because of the proprietors sweet, beautiful Calliope and her twin sister Hayden. Four months had won Amirah shy smiles, blushes across Calliope's dark cheeks but no more. Could true love bloom amid pastries, candy and green tea?

The solution to Leisl's construction problem came wrapped in an opportunity. When Cassidy came over to help Leisl install a tub in her new tiny house on wheels, Leisl expected nothing other than a functioning tub. But Cassidy was huge, strong and adorable, all the things that Leisl most liked. The temptation to ask for more than construction help led Leisl to take a chance on the future.