Branded an outcast, never to be trusted. Servant, Commoner, Warrior, Priest. Which caste will Kahlahnni be assigned? Shunned and harassed since she can remember, Kahlahnni struggles to believe she is valued and wants the branding ceremony that will reveal her caste, her future to be done. Over. But…the Gods have other plans. When her gift shows Kahlahnni a vision of death that comes to fruition she chooses to flee. Injured and alone in the wilderness Kahlahnni must do the one thing she has never been able to do before: she must entrust her secrets to a man who could use her to his advantage…just like everyone else. Or she might find what she has always longed for…a place to belong?

He will fight to win her heart. She must fight to win his throne. Prince Harlonngraith is on a quest to find his champion, but could this soft spoken, aspiring author truly be it? His country stands on the brink of war and the wrong decision could mean the death of everything he loves. Was the Seer right? Is this mystery girl the one for him and his nation or has there been a terrible mistake? Marra has lived a sheltered life; the only exciting things to ever happen to her are what she writes in her stories. But lately, her vivid dreams feel more real and her parents whispered private conversations are seeming more urgent. Something is coming. Now, she can only hope that when it happens, she will be lethal enough to survive her fate. A portal fantasy romance, full of intrigue, secrets and steam.

A queen’s order. A trained warrior. A rogue warlock. Jazlynn is a fairy trained to be a member of a secret force that serves the Fae Queen. Her father is a General in the Queen’s army and her mother is of noble birth. Jazlynn has a lot to live up to and atone for. The only man she fell in love with not only stole her heart, he ran away with the family’s most sacred heirloom. The Fae Queen seeks answers and her squad of kickass Fae are sent to find them, but what they uncover is a web of lies and deceit that they must unravel…fast. The fate of the Enchanted Underworld and its continued hidden existence lies in the hands of these bold, brave, strong women. But affairs of the heart always complicate things. Steamy Paranormal Romance - A cross between Winx Club and Shadow Hunters for grown ups.

As the Byzantine and German emperors plot war against each other, Venice's future rests in the hands of three unwilling individuals: The newly knighted Sir Tycho. He defeated the Mamluk navy but he cannot make the woman he loves love him back. Tortured by secrets, afraid of the daylight, he sees no reason to save a city he hates. The grieving Lady Giulietta. Virgin. Mother. Widow. All she wants is to retire from the poisonous world of the Venetian court to mourn her husband in peace. But her duty is to Venice: both emperors want her hand in marriage and an alliance with Europe's richest city. She must choose, knowing that whichever suitor she rejects will become Venice's bitterest enemy. Lastly, a naked, mud-strewn girl who crawls from a paupers' grave on an island in the Venetian lagoon and begins by killing the men who buried her. Between them, they will set the course of history.

Introduction : empires and indigenous peoples, global transformation and the limits of international society -- From wet diplomacy to scorched earth : the Taiwan expedition, the Guardline and the Wushe rebellion -- The long durée and the short circuit : gender, language and territory in the making of indigenous Taiwan -- Tangled up in red : textiles, trading posts and ethnic bifurcation in Taiwan -- The geobodies within a geobody : the visual economy of race-making and indigeneity

Dragon Outcast continues E.E. Knight's thrilling fantasy series about a brood of young dragon siblings-each unique, each powerful, and each fated to battle the other to the end. Here, the darkest of the dragons is introduced as he strives to make himself the strongest-and the last-of his brethren...