Luka makes a desperate wish and the earth shifts to his will. Regretting it immediately, he tries to undue the sorcery, but it is too late. He asked for hope, and to his horror, all the hope in the world is given into his keeping. He desires nothing more than to return this gift to the world. Aethan wants to get his hands on the Well of Hope in Luka’s keeping. If he can ransom out hope to others at his whim, the world will be at his feet. Where it belongs. With the aid of his lover, Rhys, Luka stays one step ahead of Aethan. But Rhys has his own enemy in Aethan, his estranged father. Rescued by Luka, his sweet, gentle witch, Rhys now stands with him against Aethan. They have vowed to return the Well of Hope to the earth despite all odds, or die trying. For what is life worth, for anyone, without hope?

For a thousand years, the immortal Shashavani have hidden from the world in the halls of their mountain fortress, amassing great stores of knowledge in a haven of academic tranquility. And while Doctor Varanus has never found tranquility much to her taste, even she cannot deny that the peace and quiet make for a pleasant diversion following the chaos of her recent adventures in London. Having left the horrors of bloodshed and wellness behind her, Varanus has thrown herself headlong into the study of the Shashavani condition, determined to learn the secrets of their undying power. But all is not as it seems in the House of Shashava. As winter snow covers the Shashavani valley and chokes the mountain passes, sinister events are unfolding in the shadows. Whispers of conspiracy echo through the halls. Soon loyalties will be tested and friendships betrayed. Blood will flow. For upon the frozen steppe, an ancient evil stirs and turns its gaze toward the House of Shashava, hungering for power and revenge. As darkness descends, one question remains: Do you serve the Winter King?

In a world where magic and technology have merged, those who control Runes control everything.

Arthur's life was never the best. Putting aside the years of neglect, the best thing to happen to Arthur was meeting his wife, Glo. Sadly, even this didn't last. When she passed, Arthur pledged to make his son's life much better than his. Dante's life was, in a word, normal. Thanks in large part to Arthur's hard work, Dante was never left wanting. A normal life was fine for them, and neither of them really needed anything more. So what would you have done when the pointy-hat witch stopped by to offer Dante entry to the Arcane world? Elves, goblins, and madmen make up anything but a normal life.

Thersia's life is forever altered from the day she was sold to cold hearted billionaire Luka Thompson as part of a ruthless business contract. She expects nothing but cruelty and humiliation because he was well known as the Ice King. But as she's drawn into Luka's dark and troubled world, she discovers a complex and vulnerable man beneath the surface, as well as secrets and scars that shaped him into the powerful and feared figure. Love was never in the contract they signed. But as time passes, and they begin to fall in love, Thersia must confront the secrets of her past and the machinations of her family, who will stop at nothing to tear them apart. Her younger sister, Lydia is a thorn in their marriage, and Thersia must protect her marriage at all costs. As the truth begins to unravel, Thersia realizes that her sister was worse than she thought. Thersia also realized she was not the only one with secrets. Luka's past is shrouded in mystery, and the truth could be the very thing that tears them apart. Can their love survive the truth, or will it become just another casualty of the billionaire's contract? In a world of wealth and power, can two broken souls find redemption and love, or will their bond be crushed by the very forces that brought them together?

We are not our bloodlines, but the culmination of the choices we make. Twelve years after their lives were ravaged by Vulcan’s heinous acts, Agatha and Thomas have nestled into a life in the heart of Germany. But when the bodies of townsfolk turn up dead and mutilated, people whisper about the return of Beast of the Black Forest. Agatha discovers that the place she has brought Thomas to raise and protect him is not a haven after all, but a town with a sinister past. This will not be the quiet life she had hoped for. Agatha must decide whether to stand idly by or join the effort to restore peace. All the while, she is raising a boy, who is tottering on the edge of becoming a man, as each of them learns more about who they are and how it affects who they will become. Seeking Sanctuary is a work of dark fantasy that is the second book in The Zauberi Chronicles series. The first book in the series is Vulcan Rising.