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In this brilliant conclusion to his bestselling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War. Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story...

My father called them messengers. He once told me they walked among us and that somewhere in this dark and godless city, there shined a faint sliver of hope. I had only to look for the signs. Well, I’ve spent my whole life investigating the inexplicable and all I've found are the unsettling vestiges of iniquity—the evidence of another world shrouded by the obscure. Purgatory to some, where depravity hides in shadows, and girls like me are little more than delicious bites of temptation. Others call it Nightshade.

As a Roman trader grieves over a lost slave woman, he begins to learn about the faith that gave her enough strength to face death.

Ripped from her modern life and thrust into the brutal underworld of Ancient Rome, one woman must use her mind to survive a city of wolves. Mona was an expert in cutthroat logistics, surviving dangerous streets with her sharp mind and a synthetic drug to hide her Omega biology. But when a blood-stained bronze artifact hurls her back in time to the grit and grime of the Roman Subura, her modern suppressants fail. Exposed to a city overflowing with Alphas, her scent becomes a dangerous beacon for every predator in the district. Cassius is the Magister of the Aventine, a ruthless Alpha who ...

1356 A.D. - It is warring times for England as the Black Prince sweeps his way through France, waging nasty warfare on the population. Masterminding this brutal strategy is the knight they call the Black Angel. Brandt de Russe, Duke of Exeter, is the brains behind the prince’s war machine, a mountain of a man who is as cunning as he is frightening. In battle, no man is his equal.

“Start with Douglas Adams’s comic science fiction (A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and J.R.R. Tolkien’s alternative worlds, mix in James Ellroy’s gritty realism and Jonathan Swift’s unflinching satire and, if you’re lucky, you’ll get something like Terry Pratchett’s Thud...

What if Mary Magdalene was not a fallen woman… but a High Priestess? Close your eyes and step into a world where empires rise, prophets walk unrecognized, and two souls are drawn together by something older than time itself. When the young High Priestess Miryam of Magdala first encounters a wandering initiate named Yeshua in the shadow of Roman-ruled Egypt, something ancient awakens between them. Their bond — forbidden, undeniable, and real — pulls them into a sacred mystery hidden beneath the politics of the Temple and the fear of a world unprepared for their truth.

Warrior. Protector. Legend. This is where it all began. Alexander Grant built Clan Grant into a force that kings relied upon and enemies feared. He stood victorious at the Battle of Largs, earned the favor of King Alexander III, and raised an army of warriors who would one day fight alongside Robert the Bruce for Scotland's freedom. But Alex's greatest legacy wasn't forged on the battlefield. It was forged in the way he held Maddie's hand through the birth of each of their children. In the orphans his clan welcomed as their own.

Atretes, a German barbarian who has won his freedom in the Roman arena, finds his life changed forever by an encounter with a young Christian woman. Atretes vows to move heaven and earth to find his son--the baby he thought was dead, and take him back to Germany. Only one thing stands in his way: Rizpah, the Christian widow who has cared for the child since his birth.

AD 1205 - It's years after The Dark Lord Jax de Velt tore through the Welsh marches and captured several castles. Still he holds lands that do not belong to him. Out of the ashes from this dark and lawless time rises the son of one of the men Jax de Velt put to the stake. Bent on revenge against The Dark Lord, Bretton de Llion has grown up in obscurity, hidden from de Velt's rage, and has learned to hate the very world around him. His sense of vengeance against de Velt has been his guiding force for years.

Warwick “War” Herringthorpe was born of a Northumberland de Percy daughter and the Wolfe of the Border, William de Wolfe, back in the days when William was a rising hero, unencumbered by marriage, free to do, and love, whom he so chooses. A brief relationship with Jane de Percy left Jane pregnant and William unaware of the situation. Jane’s father had bigger aspirations for his daughter than a mere knight and quickly married her to a much-older, titled husband who was willing to overlook her indiscretion.

When Murieall Buchannan asks for my protection, I offer her the only thing I have left—a bargain carved from sin. MurieallI stole a witch’s magic goblet to save my mama’s life and paid for my folly with a curse that binds me to the dead. The voices never stop. Their grief claws at my mind, and now people whisper I’m mad. My betrothal has been shattered, my reputation destroyed, and time is running out to break the curse before I lose everything. The witch’s answer to my pleas for forgiveness is as cruel as it is impossible: I must make the wickedest Scot in the Highlands feel again.

Coleby de Velt is the firstborn son of the notorious Dark Lord, Ajax de Velt. He grew up idolizing his father - and knowing all about his history - and he has his father's dark streak. That makes him a perfect agent for William Marshal and the Executioner Knights. As William Marshal himself says, "Tis better to be at the Devil's right hand than in his path..." And Coleby is definitely the Devil. He's the spawn of The Dark Lord and everything that goes with it. When Coleby falls for an unusual woman, it’s with his whole heart.

Some moments are meant to change everything… A trip to Italy was supposed to be the opportunity of a lifetime for me. Instead, it turns into something impossible. One moment I’m in the present… the next, I’m in ancient Pompeii—just days before Mount Vesuvius erupts. I know what’s coming. They don’t. Marcus is intelligent, strong, and impossible to ignore… and suddenly, he’s at the center of everything. Convincing people to leave their homes is no easy task. Convincing them that time is running out is even harder. Can I save anyone before it’s too late? Will I ever find ...

AD 1266 - Chadwick "Chad" de Lohr, son of Daniel de Lohr is a hero at the Battle of Evesham. Saving the hostage Henry III from Simon de Montfort, he is riding high on a wave of royal praise at the conclusion of the battle. But that favor with the king is short-lived. Henry, once again in power after the death of de Montfort, is determined to rid his country of the de Montfort-supporting rebels once and for all.

AD 1192 - Sir Christopher de Lohr is Richard the Lion Heart's champion, a man the Muslims nicknamed "The Lion's Claw". Blond, battle scarred, and powerful, he is what all men fear. After the fall of Acre, Christopher makes a promise at the deathbed of a dying comrade to marry the man's incorrigible but wealthy daughter. Christopher returns home to marry the woman, but the only thing he is interested in is her substantial dowry. He has no use for a wife and resents being forced into the marriage.

1332 A.D. - As the premier commander for Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, when he commandeered the throne from a young Edward III, Sir Mathias de Reyne is the type of knight that all men aspire to be: fair, powerful, intelligent, and bold. Men on both sides of the Mortimer/Edward lines respect and admire de Reyne for his outstanding character, including Dragonblade himself, Tate de Lara.

1192 AD - David de Lohr, the younger brother of the great Christopher de Lohr (Rise of the Defender), is a man who has lived his entire life in his prestigious older brother's shadow. While his brother was nicknamed "The Lion's Claw" as the right hand of Richard the Lionheart, David was nicknamed "The Lion Cub" because of his youth.

Caius d'Avignon, the knight known as The Britannia Viper, finds himself on the opposite side of William Marshal...and the Executioner Knights are caught in the middle...Welcome to another Executioner Knights' tale! When Caius d’Avignon is sent north at the request of a cousin of William Marshal to help in a dispute between neighbors, Caius couldn’t have imagined how his life would change. When Caius goes to speak to the neighbors to demand their unconditional surrender, the first thing he sees is a woman of astounding beauty. Emelisse de Thorington is that woman.

For three months, Brynja Nyberg has dreamed of one thing: her blade finding the throat of the man who murdered her mother. Now he's circling the Isle of Mull like a predator, and she'll finally have her chance—if it doesn't kill her first. Hagen Grant, son of the legendary Connor Grant, knows the weight of living up to a hero's name. But when mercenaries attack them on Tiree and cut down his father in battle, Hagen discovers a darker legacy: the burning need for retribution.