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Collects 3 epic fantasy novels Wrath of the Deep Lord Iron Town survives on one thing: the mine. Three hundred souls work the deep shafts, extracting iron ore in the shadow of the Karth Mountains. Until the day the miners break through into a cavern that should not exist. Something has lived there for millennia. Something with claws like daggers and skin tough as stone. Something that remembers when these mountains were young—and knows that humans are intruders in its domain. When the creature awakens, the killing begins. Miners are torn apart in the tunnels. Guards die at their posts. ...

On the cold, working waters off Rockland, Maine, Yulenka Kamenev keeps her lobster boat moving the only way she knows how—steady, disciplined, and alone. Grief has settled into her bones, though it has not slowed her hands. The work continues because it must. Sully McCarthy arrives with little more than a duffel bag and a past he does not offer freely. After more than thirty years in prison for a crime he did not commit, he is not looking for redemption—only a place to stand and a way to earn his keep. Thrown together on a weathered lobster boat, their days are shaped by tide, rope, and...

Four novellas of love for St. Patrick's Day SHAMROCKED! When archaeology professor Claire Donovan lands in Ireland, she expects ancient ruins, rainy weather, and maybe a strong pint or two. What she doesn’t expect? A six-foot-tall leprechaun with a wicked grin, a flair for mischief, and an inconvenient habit of making her heart race. Clover Crazy Livingston Rembraud is a brilliant, eccentric millionaire with a singular goal: to shatter the world record for the largest collection of four leaf clovers. How Not to Steal the Blarney Stone When globe-trotting photographer Trevor O’Connor ...

Cuando Waylen Evans llega a Paducah, Kentucky, para pastorear la Iglesia Bautista de Antioch, espera los desafíos habituales del ministerio: la tradición, la resistencia silenciosa y el peso de seguir a un predecesor querido. Lo que no espera es a Kirsten Spencer, la pianista reclusa de la iglesia, una joven marcada por la pérdida, escondida tras un velo y contenta con permanecer invisible. A medida que la fe se ve probada por la crueldad, el silencio y las largas sombras del dolor, dos vidas cautelosas comienzan a acercarse la una a la otra a través de la paciencia, la oración y la ...

When American archaeology professor Claire Donovan lands in Ireland, she expects ancient ruins, rainy weather, and maybe a strong pint or two. What she doesn’t expect? A six-foot-tall leprechaun with a wicked grin, a flair for mischief, and an inconvenient habit of making her heart race. Claire is determined to keep her focus on the dig site that could finally prove her career-defining theory. But Finn—all charm, riddles, and devastating Irish brogue—keeps turning up exactly where she doesn’t want him: underfoot, in her research notes, and possibly in her dreams. The harder Claire ...

What begins as a simple reunion becomes a fight for survival. Aida Oliveira has built a quiet, predictable life in Providence—safe, structured, and carefully guarded after heartbreak. Teena Tomlinson thrives in chaos, chasing success and indulgence in New York City with equal intensity. Luca Smith has always been steady, dependable… and quietly holding onto feelings he never dared to voice. When Teena invites them on the maiden voyage of her newly purchased sailboat, it seems like the perfect chance to reconnect. But twenty miles off the coast, a sudden accident changes everything. With...

One ordinary decision can change everything. On St. Patrick’s Day, the James Joyce Irish Pub and Restaurant in downtown Durham, North Carolina, opens its doors for the busiest day of the year—and unknowingly becomes the setting for a quiet love story that unfolds over the course of a single, unforgettable day. Regina Blair is weeks away from graduating law school and terrified of what comes next. Smart, driven, and navigating the world from her wheelchair, she knows how to plan for obstacles—but not for the possibility of unexpected connection. Clark Pappas is a Duke graduate student ...

The Space Between Amen As Youth Music Conductor at Perceiving Church, Lydia Criswell thrives in a vibrant, modern congregation. Hayes Platt serves as associate pastor at Jonah Community Church, a small, hymn-centered fellowship rooted in reverence and conviction. When a visiting gospel concert brings them face to face, unexpected friendship grows into something deeper. Yet their churches differ in style, culture, and theology. An Easter Promise in Cleveland Tom Nowak expects a fresh start to be lonely, uncertain, and temporary. Instead, through quiet Sundays at Saint Stanislaus Catholic ...

Josh Gibson loves Jesus. He also has a slight tendency toward dramatic ideas. When the 26-year-old plumber becomes convinced that people have forgotten the real meaning of Easter, he takes a stand—by climbing fifty feet up a radio tower behind Grove Baptist Church and chaining himself to it. What begins as a one-man protest quickly turns into a small-town spectacle involving a long-winded pastor, a cigar-smoking sheriff, a sarcastic deputy, a determined news reporter, and a crowd that can’t decide whether Josh is a hero or a complete idiot. The only person who might be able to talk him ...

Twelve years ago, Gonway and Owen severed the connection between worlds and ended the age of magic. They saved their village. They also destroyed the power of every wizard in the world. Now one of those wizards has come for answers—and revenge. Shamandra was the most powerful sorceress at court. Now she can't light a candle. She's spent eleven years searching for the truth, the reason why magic no longer exists. She believes she can restore what was lost. She has the King's authority, a company of soldiers, and an obsession that will not be denied. Gonway knows the truth: the magic is ...

At the farthest reaches of Yellowstone National Park, where the trails disappear into wilderness and the world grows quiet, Ranger Beatrice Grover is preparing to close the remote Thorofare Ranger Station for the season. With winter approaching, she expects solitude, routine, and the familiar rhythm of a life spent alone in the backcountry. Glen Brandt came to the Thorofare for the same reason—to escape. A former Marine and struggling Western novelist, he’s hoping that distance from the world will help him rediscover his voice after a failed book threatens his career. What he doesn’t ...

Hoofbeats of Fate When a jog through Central Park turns dangerous, copy editor Lisa Walsh is rescued by mounted police officer Mark O’Reilly—and nothing in her life is ever the same. The Measure of Mercy When two break-ins shake Ithaca Independent Church, youth pastor Jimmy Duncan finds himself working alongside steady, principled police officer Melinda Rockwell. Corruption in the Heart Mara Lynn Carter, a small-town hairdresser, wants nothing more than a peaceful life and a second chance at happiness. But when she’s drawn into the orbit of Roy Beckett — a charming, ambitious ...

Four romance novellas of Easter Love in the Time of Chocolate Bunnies When rival candy empires collide in the middle of an Easter spectacle, sparks are bound to fly. Tricia Lancaster is determined to prove she can lead her family’s beloved confectionery company into a sweeter future—without melting under pressure. Jake Armstrong, a sharp-eyed TV reporter, arrives to cover the Easter Egg Hunt and quickly senses there’s more to the story than chocolate and confetti. An Easter Promise in Cleveland Tom Nowak expects a fresh start to be lonely, uncertain, and temporary. Instead, through ...

4 novellas of stolen hearts and stolen bases The Spring Training Haunting When the Montana Ranchers arrive for their first spring training at Talent Park, excitement and nerves fill the air—along with rumors of a haunted clubhouse. Players and staff begin to experience unexplainable events that threaten to derail their season, until the team’s general manager and senior director of sports medicine uncover a decades-old tragedy. After the Final Out Buck Tyler spent two decades on the mound for the Cincinnati Reds before age and diminishing returns ended his career. Now retired and ...

What’s luckier than love? Apparently, one hundred nineteen thousand four leaf clovers. Livingston Rembraud is a brilliant, eccentric millionaire with a singular goal: to shatter the world record for the largest collection of four leaf clovers before St. Patrick’s Day. Living alone in his secluded upstate New York mansion, he bankrolls a global clover hunt that grows more unhinged by the day. Caught in the leafy chaos are Skip Rembraud, Livingston’s good-natured nephew hoping to keep the family fortune out of the wrong hands, and Anica Thatcher, Livingston’s sharp, overqualified ...

Fresh out of jail after a wildly unfair run-in with the law (long story, involves a sidewalk and a very grumpy cop), Skyla is broke, unemployed, and desperate enough to take the one job no struggling actress dreams of: becoming the Easter Bunny at a local shopping mall. Stuffed into a bright yellow suit and seated on a blindingly pink throne, Skyla expects nothing but screaming kids, sticky jellybeans, and daily humiliation. What she doesn’t expect is Dominic Reyes—the calm, quietly kind head of mall security who takes his job seriously, believes in second chances, and looks at Skyla ...

When Waylen Evans arrives in Paducah, Kentucky, to pastor Antioch Baptist Church, he expects the familiar challenges of ministry—tradition, quiet resistance, and the weight of following a beloved predecessor. What he does not expect is Kirsten Spencer, the church’s reclusive pianist, a young woman marked by loss, hidden behind a veil, and content to remain unseen. As faith is tested by cruelty, silence, and the long shadows of grief, two guarded lives begin to move toward one another through patience, prayer, and shared obedience.

What Remains After Election Day Claire Whitman has spent her career doing everything by the book. As Ohio’s sitting Attorney General, she’s respected, prepared, and relentlessly controlled. But as her re-election campaign tightens, polling reveals a problem strategy alone can’t solve: voters don’t feel connected to her. Ballads, Banners, and a Baby Seven months pregnant and newly abandoned by her husband, Terry Dean never imagined she’d be spending her autumn selling roasted turkey legs at the Ohio Renaissance Festival. An Easter Promise in Cleveland Tom Nowak expects a fresh ...

They dug too deep. Now something ancient has awakened—and it's hungry for blood. Iron Town survives on one thing: the mine. Three hundred souls work the deep shafts, extracting iron ore in the shadow of the Karth Mountains, enduring brutal winters and back-breaking labor for meager wages. It's a hard life, but it's stable. Until the day the miners break through into a cavern that should not exist. Something has lived there for millennia. Something with claws like daggers and skin tough as stone. Something that remembers when these mountains were young—and knows that humans are intruders...

Trevor O’Connor just wanted a quiet vacation. Instead, he got Ireland. When globe-trotting American photographer Trevor O’Connor visits Blarney, County Cork, he expects history, Guinness, and maybe a little ancestral soul-searching. What he doesn’t expect is Maeve Doyle—a sharp-witted tour guide at Blarney Castle who loves her job but quietly dreams of more than the life she’s been handed. As Trevor and his best friend Mitch stumble into festival chaos, castle tours, and the very public act of kissing the Blarney Stone, they accidentally overhear a local eccentric’s “foolproof...