Tyrthbrand the Viking wears the band of Tyr on his sword arm, and has achieved much through the grace of his god. But Tyrthbrand wants to be his own man, completing deeds that he alone can claim. When he accidentally kills a man at Leif Erikson's camp in Vineland, he flees south with his ship and crew, seeking a land free of skraelings and gods, where he can gain riches and fame. Lady Two Bird, former Mayan high priestess of Ix Chebel, has watched her power fade with age. Forced into retirement, she is afraid of fading into the earth without seeing her name written on the temple stairs....

Peter is interested in just three things: dancing, finding a girlfriend, and hiding his raven soul. Peter is a raven warrior, an ancient race known for their assassination and fighting skills. Through secrecy and strict teaching, they've learned to cope with the modern world. When Peter meets Tamara, he knows she's different. Special. He doesn't learn until too late that she has secrets too. Tamara is a tiger warrior. And her kind are only interested in killing his kind.

December 21st, 2012 hadn't been the end of the world, but the Great Unraveling. The veils between the Seen and Unseen worlds had shredded. The living had suddenly learned they weren't alone. Andy had seen it all, done it all, as a detective working Vice when he'd be alive. Now, as a ghost, he works as a private investigator. Come explore the mysteries of Heaven and Hell, of cameras with souls, and thieves with hearts. Includes the short stories "Hell By Any Other Name," "To Hell And Back," "Hell For The Holidays," "High Stakes Hell," "Postcards From Hell," and "Of Heaven And Hell."

Centuries ago, fate forced the witches to move from the mainland to the Southern Islands. The peace-loving people there accepted and welcomed them. Now, centuries later, the gods begin to make their will known again. Ephanie, a young northern witch, waits impatiently. The certainty of youth fills her, assures her that she will do important things in her life. Then her destiny finds her, but it isn't what she thought it would be. Jahaka also waits, but for a sign. As head priestess of the northern witches, she despises the changes she sees in the witches, the corruption of their magic. How can...

Until now, as a writer, all you've focused on is the Craft of writing. However, your writing is not the same thing as your business. This book gives you a combination of career and writer/life advice to help you take that next step, and go from being merely a writer to being a professional, from someone who has had to learn all this the hard way. Some of the topics discussed include: DBAs Intellectual property Money Communication Self-confidence 101 The physicality of writing What's stopping you from writing

Hikaru and her one true love Norihiko defy their families and kitsune (fox fairy) tradition by getting married. However, an evil magician ambushes them on their first pilgrimage. He kills Norihiko, steals his soul, then re-forges it into a sword. Hikaru seeks the sword, determined to break the curse and bring back her one true love, no matter the cost to herself or her family. Set in Heian era Japan and composed of three books: The Making, The Breaking, and The Reforging.

Bombs destroyed all the major cities of the world almost two centuries ago. The bombs opened rifts. Magic and "myst" flowed into the world. Electronic devices no longer work. Only simple mechanical devices. Man learned to farm again, in curving rows that "myst" can't gather in. For decades, the "myst" has gained strength slowly. Destroyed people, fields, villages a little at a time. Because the "myst" is scattered, unfocused. When the "myst" finds its champion, will man survive?