“No ice witch can steal you away from me.” For a lifetime, Vreni has moved among the Teuton people as an outsider, her fire magic lurking just beyond her reach. With the help of her beloved partner Stefan, her elemental gifts creep ever closer to the surface, escalating her hopes. And her impatience. She needs her fire magic to show itself so she and Stefan can start a family of their own. Now two Las Vegas billionaires appear on the scene, wielding enchantments suggestive of the dark path. One of them is an ice witch, and she’s looking to snare herself a mate. She sets her sights on Stefan, while Vreni fights to awaken her slumbering magic. Can Vreni seize a fiery Christmas gift? Or will her frosty rival bewitch Stefan’s heart? Winter Flame is a holiday novella set during the timeline of Lurid Curse in the His Name Was Augustin series. It features an aspiring fire witch in an established relationship with a windy priest as they face the bewitching dark magic of the Las Vegas Teutons.This novella can be enjoyed as a standalone and is Vreni and Stefan's complete story. His Name Was Augustin series Arcane Gateway Mystic Passage Astral Fantasia Cryptic Pathway Lurid Curse Numinous Fortune Veiled Magic: novella Winter Flame: holiday novella Fans of the following authors will enjoy reading these dark urban fantasy love stories: Sarah J Maas Holly Black Leigh Bardugo Laura Thalassa Elise Kova Cassandra Claire Raven Kennedy Kim Harrison Scarlett St. Clair Nalini Singh Sherrilyn Kenyon Laura Greenwood Liza Street Lisa Blackwood Demelza Carlton Skye MacKinnon

A heartwarming and hilarious novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author ‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made available on the NHS’ Debbie Johnson Tis the season to be jolly… But can Eve find happiness through the frost? Eve has never liked Christmas. So when her adored elderly aunt dies, the last thing she is expecting is to be left a theme park in her will. A theme park with a Christmas theme … And that's not the only catch. Her aunt's will stipulates that Eve must run the park with a mysterious partner, the exotically named Jacques Glace. Who is this Jacques, and why did Aunt Evelyn name him in her will? But Eve isn't going to back down from a challenge. She's determined to make a success of Winterworld, no matter what. Can she overcome her dislike of Christmas, and can Jacques melt her frozen heart at last? Praise for Milly Johnson: 'Every time you discover a new Milly book, it’s like finding a pot of gold' heat 'A glorious, heartfelt novel' Rowan Coleman ‘Absolutely loved it. Milly's writing is like getting a big hug with just the right amount of bite underneath. I was rooting for Bonnie from the start' Jane Fallon ‘Bursting with warmth and joie de vivre’ Jill Mansell ‘Warm, optimistic and romantic’ Katie Fforde

"In a gloomy, smoke-filled world where the sun has vanished, all light and warmth comes from the firestones mined underground by the Quelled – a people branded by the race known as Chosen.On her sixteenth birthday, the rebellious Quelled girl Elsha is selected as handmaid to the Firelord – the most powerful of the Chosen. Suddenly Elsha is swept into a world of privilege, but also of prejudice and hatred and inequality. And her pursuit of her vision of a world of warmth, as sung about in the ancient myths, leads her on a dangerous path…"

Rome returns with another collection of poetry and stories, this time touching on the inner workings of his own mind and insecurities. Here, he explores the idea of egotism, apologizing, and chasing the smokey creature that is "Happiness."

Poetry. Fiction. Literary Nonfiction. Art. Music. This book brings together in one volume some of the most exciting recent work from the international surrealist movement. With over 80 contributors from 17 countries around the world, the book contains drawings, paintings, games, comics, photographs, poetry, prose, theoretical and political writings on a huge variety of subjects, including special in-depth investigations of music, space and myth. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the surrealist movement today.