Romance. Magic. Lies. For fans of elves, shapeshifters and elemental control.

Horner has compiled 22 short stories of dark fantasy and horror that show how some elves thrive in the darkness, stalking their unwary victims for their own twisted pleasure.

The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is book three in The Chronicles of Maggie Trent, a Paranormal Fantasy Dystopia series from Young Adult author Megan O'Russell. Forgiveness is beyond the power of the Siren. Magic and mystery fill the Siren’s Realm, but danger seeps into the cracks of her world. The Compère has arrived, bringing with him spectacle laced with brutality. In the face of unprecedented fear, the people of the Siren’s Realm need a champion to defend them. But Bertrand Wayland has fled the Siren’s Realm and the people who dwell there. The Siren does not take abandonment lightly. As the danger from the Compère grows, the Siren casts Maggie Trent from her realm and into a world of darkness where death lurks in every shadow. With her hope for survival slipping away, Maggie must find a way to banish the ghosts that haunt her and bring Bertrand back to the Siren’s Realm. *** Calling all witches and wizards! This young adult fantasy adventure features the women in fiction and feminism in fantasy that fans of paranormal romance author Megan O’Russell love. With a strong female lead, this YA contemporary fantasy series lets readers run away into an alternate world of witchcraft and wizardry where the magic of a perfect utopia hides oppression and class differences. The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is also available in paperback. *** The Girl Cloaked in Shadow is perfect for fans of Kami Garcia, Rick Riordan, Missy Sheldrake, Anthea Sharp, J. C. Gilbert, Meg Collette, and TR Cameron.

Callum needs a break from the spirits hounding him for closure--especially from the Shadow, a malevolent entity that's been stalking him. When he meets Zander it's instant attraction--and instant silence. Reeling after her parents' violent divorce, romance is not in Zander's five-year-plan, but when she meets Callum, she can't shake her feelings for him-or the instinct he is more than he seems.When Callum's newfound peace-and-quiet leads the Shadow to Zander's younger sister, Callum must risk it all to tell Zander the truth: he's a Medium, and she's a Cloak who can close the spiritual veil. All he can do is hope Zander's no-B.S. logic won't keep her from seeing she's the only one who can stop the Shadow from possessing its living victims... like her sister...And like him.

I'm not your average hero. I actually wasn't your average anything. Just a poor guy working an after-school job at a South Beach shoe repair shop to help his mom make ends meet. But a little magic changed it all. It all started with a curse. And a frognapping. And one hot-looking princess, who asked me to lead a rescue mission. There wasn't a fairy godmother or any of that. And even though I fell in love along the way, what happened to me is unlike any fairy tale I've ever heard. Before I knew it, I was spying with a flock of enchanted swans, talking (yes, talking!) to a fox named Todd, and nearly trampled by giants in the Everglades. Don't believe me? I didn't believe it either. But you'll see. Because I knew it all was true, the second I got cloaked.

Dragon Shifters. Undead. Revenge. Life has not been the same since the attack on the ship. Affected by the Druid's power, something dark lurks within Hadrian Vulmar, threatening the existence of those around him. Following a lead, Zacriah and Nyah head into the forest on an expedition to cure him. When they are ambushed by the living dead--bodies controlled by shadow--covered in the Druid marks, they know the Druid did not perish in the sea as they first thought. The Druid is back, and with his return comes the threat of attack. The three known Dragori are sent on a dangerous quest to stop this dark magick before Hadrian gives into his new power, and the shadowbeings end more innocent lives.

When the gods are stripped of their powers, Elminster must carry the weight of Mystra’s magic upon his mortal shoulders It was the eve of the Time of Troubles. The chaos of spilled blood, lawless strife, monsters unleashed, and avatars roaming Faerûn was still to come. Unbeknownst to mortals, the gods had been summoned together—and among them was Mystra, grown proud and willful in the passing eons. With the others, she was about to be stripped of her godhood. The secret of her power gave her an idea. She made certain preparations, looking always for one who would be her successor . . . But until that person's ascension, her power must be preserved. A lone mortal must carry the greater share of her divine energy until the power could be reclaimed, and it was the fate of this mortal to risk being destroyed or driven wild, involuntarily and without warning. This was the occasion of Elminster's Doom.