A battered heart. A fierce protector. A battle that could steal his soul. Tyr, Norse God of War, has spent the last thousand years trying to keep his emotions under tight control—because if he has a bad day, so does everyone else. But when an old friend comes to him for help, Tyr can’t help but promise to keep his friend’s daughter safe. Celeste is half-angel, half-demon, and has been taught to keep her psychic abilities to herself. But when her mom sells her to a drug dealer as payment for a debt, she finds herself on the wrong side of the man’s fist. As Celeste’s father goes to deal with his ex and her drug-dealing boss, Celeste is left in Tyr’s care. The problem is Celeste makes Tyr feel things he’s never felt in the eternity of his existence, and the longer she’s with him, the harder he fights to keep her safe from the man hunting her—and from himself. Will Tyr be able to protect his heart? Or is he doomed to fall for the enchanting Celeste? Tyr is book thirty-eight in the Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld shared world, featuring a broody god, a hybrid psychic, fiery passion, and more.

He, a Norse warrior with ancestral powers. She, a common human like any other. Two worlds that were not to be mixed. Two strangers who did not have to know each other. Two hearts beating in unison. Tyr, leader of the clan Brácaros, must find his minnaar to fulfill the design of the Gods and thus keep his broers safe. But in his heart there is confusion, desperate not to find what he so longingly seeks, he stops analyzing everything and follows his instincts, which lead him to Lenna. It seems that the gears of destiny have begun to turn until she realizes that she is not what she appears to be. Lenna Galanos is a normal girl, with normal friends and a normal job, only that she keeps a secret, every night she meets with a huge amber-eyed warrior who attracts her and seduces her in a fantasy world between dreams. Her life changes completely when she encounters dark creatures that destroy everything she has always fought for. Things get stranger when suddenly her mysterious warrior appears to save her. Confused, she doesn't know what's real and what's fantasy. Were those dreams not dreams, or is it a nightmare from which she cannot wake?

Tyr was the bravest and boldest of the Norse gods. As the god of battle and justice, he was known by all to keep his word at all costs. The story of Tyr's honorable battle with the wolf beast Fenrir is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Norse myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

What would you do if everyone you held dear were taken from you instantly? Is there anything you would not do for your family? “Dragonwülf and the Destiny of Tyr” answers that question with the story of an ancient civilization discovered by Sir Robert Winterfall (1850-1932) and translated from ancient writings. As barbarous beasts and soldiers attack the Under-Forest, Wolfclaw, an ancient warrior, will soon face his last deadly series of battles. A pirate Captain, an ice giant, a shoemaker, and an ancient council of beings will be the key to the salvation of the Kingdom and the defeat of an ancient evil.

Ligea Gayed has been lied to once too often. Now she has turned against her former employer, the secretive Brotherhood of the Tyrans Empire, and must evade Favonius and his Jackals while also recruiting others to fight with her. Yet, despite her best efforts, a rebellion is hard to come by. Except within her own family, of course. Ligea's son, Arrant, is prey to feelings of inadequacy, and is angry about his mother's relationship with a man who is not his father. Unable to accept what is happening to him, he becomes susceptible to the blandishments of his mother's enemies. Worse still, in the middle of a war he is a Magoroth unable to control or use his power in a constructive way. In seeking to punish Ligea for her relationship with Brand, Arrant and those around him might well lose everything . . .

Stuck in the world of the mysterious Assalepson, Wolfcub has agreed to let the sorcerer extract her wild side. What she didn’t know was the he would use that wild side – a physical double of the little girl, filled with all her strength and aggressiveness – to attempt to retrieve a powerful relic ... from the realm of Fenrir the giant wolf! Meanwhile, back at the village, Aaricia must continue to deal with the villagers’ hostility ... and handsome Lundgren’s insistent seduction attempts.

Can one family save a world? Daniel Clay fought across the galaxy as a corporate soldier. He left the violence behind for a life of science, raising a family far from the bloodshed of the Corporation. With his wife, Sarah, and son, Michael, he studied the alien Tyr for years, hidden among their complex societies. Their mission should have ended with the arrival of a replacement team. Instead, the Clays' corporate overlords choose a death sentence: an invasion fleet to conquer the Tyr. This first contact will destroy the Tyr, and only Daniel Clay and his family can help fight back against the drug-fueled conscripts and military might of the invaders. The Clays must help the Tyr from the shadows or be killed by the Tyr who fear them...or by the Corporation they've betrayed. But the Clays aren't the only hidden power. If you like Avatar or V, you'll love The Tyr Trilogy, a series that combines the wonder, excitement, and drama of top-notch sci-fi.