Scarlet and Liall set out with the king's army on a perilous journey to the frozen heart of Rshan.
A collection of stories exploring different points in time in the lives of Scarlet and Liall. From pirate to prince, loner to lover, find out how Scarlet and Liall's lives change over time, from lazy days at the palace to a time before they met to a completely different re-imagining of the people they could have been. Both new readers and long-time fans of the "Scarlet and the White Wolf" series of gay fantasy novels won't want to miss this collection.
In the cold northern kingdom of Rshan na Ostre, King Nazheradei, also known as Liall the Wolf, is renowned for his unwavering devotion to his consort, Scarlet. With Spring approaching, Liall decides to surprise Scarlet with a hunting trip in the secluded depths of the forest, away from the prying eyes of the royal court.
However, their peaceful retreat turns into a perilous journey when they come face-to-face with betrayal in the form of a group of bounty hunters on the trail of a mysterious fugitive. As Tesk puts his spycraft to work unraveling the mystery, he discovers that the wanted man may have a connection to Liall’s past, a secret that could put his reign in jeopardy.
Following a profound military disgrace, Marik was exiled to the watchtower of the Dagger, a solitary mountain outpost far away from the capital city of Ankar. Marik remained at the barren outpost for years, never permitted to forget the tales of dishonor, mystery, and dark magic that surround his name. Then, just when he had begun to hope that his long banishment was ending, along came Gray; an educated yet clueless recruit ordered to spend the winter alone with Marik at the tower...
When Gil's sister Alys is stolen by Robin, King of the Fae, he enlists the help of Cyren - a chance-met stranger on the road - to rescue her. The brooding, dark-haired Cyren seems like a warrior to a young farmer like Gil, but he isn't. He also isn't keen on helping Gil save Alys. When their first effort fails, Cyren reluctantly suggests a magical solution, one that will entwine their lives in ways neither of them can predict.
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In the royal court of Nath Amyr, Prince Ranyth's dutiful political marriage to Joran of Ventha has blossomed into an unexpected and mutual love, but when court intrigue forces them apart, a heartbroken prince is commanded by his king to make a new alliance.
Captain Ezra Bell was just looking for some relaxing downtime while refueling his ship at Nimia, and some beautiful company to relax with. He didn't expect the brothel to have such an exquisite man like Shen available, or for Shen to unexpectedly ask for his help to escape the space station, but when you're a rogue smuggler who looks more house-cat than human, almost anything can happen.
Grant's new-found happiness with his submissive Matty is shaken when he learns that Jaeger Koning, fugitive assassin and Matty's ex-Dominant, has returned to America. Over Grant's objections...
Grant Baines runs a specialty-tour company with his sister, Andie. The tour part is ushering frat boys around the Gulf of Mexico in his charter yacht. The specialty is that he's an ex-military psychologist who does favors for the government. When Grant is asked to spend a week evaluating traumatized FBI Advisor Matty Sawyer, he agrees, thinking it will be just another babysitting assignment. Grant is more relaxed in a bondage playroom...
A city of men...
Marion Casterline is the highwarden of Malachite, an ancient, beautiful city floating in a shallow sea. In the aftermath of a brutal gang war, there is finally peace in the city, which gains new life every year through the sacred ritual of Aequora. Through Aequora, exiles, outlaws, and orphans can become citizens of Malachite. This ritual is vital to the city's survival, because Malachite is populated only by males...
The world is changing...
The sun has returned to the Land of Night and Liall has claimed a throne he never wanted, but many still oppose the presence of his beloved Scarlet at court. While the powerful barons clamor for a royal heir to secure the succession, rumors fly of Liall's marriage to a baron's daughter, driving a painful wedge between the lovers...
The purest evil lives in the hearts of men...
Carnival mystics. Zombie tribes. Bad magic in the Bayou. Mage-princes, alien cities, and soul-stealing priests. The grim monsters in the worlds of these dark, speculative tales are true horrors, but it’s the people you should fear the most.
People like Michel, a boy pining for his best friend, Ray. But a presence in the swamp calls Michel to avenge another lost love, and he must decide which summons to answer. Or Angelo, a prescient cop who denies his visions until they endanger the man he loves. Or Bellew, an overseer in a shantytown of criminals sheltering a revenant and feeding it from their ranks...
An undersea monster is beguiled by a drowned youth, the tormented beauty inside a beast emerges, a rare malady descends on a vampire coven, and enemies from worlds devoid of memory must work together to open a doorway to a new land.
A romantic retelling of a classic fairytale...
The Southern Continent of Nemerl is a lawless region of brigands, slavers, and petty overlords. The land is embroiled in bloody border skirmishes between the Hilurin and Aralyrin factions of Byzantur, and every day brings a new clash, a new horror. Scarlet of Lysia is an honest Hilurin pedlar, a young merchant traveling the wild, undefended roads. Liall, called the Wolf of Omara, is the handsome, world-weary chieftain of a tribe of Kasiri bandits blocking a mountain road that Scarlet needs to cross, except Liall demands a carnal toll for the privilege. Scarlet angrily refuses and an inventive battle of wills ensues, with disastrous results. Soon, the hostile countryside explodes into new violence, and proud Scarlet is forced to look to the most unlikely savior in the world for help.
Into the North...
Scarlet and Liall board the brigantine Ostre Sul, bound for a long and perilous voyage to Liall's homeland of Rshan na Ostre. The hostile Rshani crew dislikes foreigners, and Liall is determined to deposit Scarlet at the next safe port. Scarlet has ideas of his own, though, and has no intention of leaving either the ship or Liall. With the Ostre Sul pursued by enemy vessels, a traitor on board, and the waters turning to ice, Liall must make a final decision to either keep the young pedlar in his life or let him go forever.
The Queen is dying...
Struggling to come to terms with his new life in Rshan na Ostre, young Scarlet is trying to find his place in a decadent, foreign society that bears an ancient hatred for all Hilurin. As Liall is pulled away from Scarlet and into the jaded intrigues of a royal court, the young pedlar wonders if they haven’t both made a terrible mistake in journeying to Rshan. Each passing day, Liall seems more like a stranger, more like one of the haughty Rshani nobility and less like the bandit leader Scarlet knew in Byzantur. As Liall contends with the aristocracy to uphold his fourteen-year-old brother’s claim to the throne, an infinitely more dangerous enemy draws nearer, determined to part the lovers forever.
Armageddon happens every day.
Becket Merriday is on the trail of a killer who is murdering beautiful young men in Irenic. One clue is being left with the mangled bodies: the arcane symbol of a snake twined around a burning tree. Beck is an atheist, but when he begins experiencing terrifying visions of the distant past, he is forced to confront his disbelief and investigate the murders from an occult angle. What he discovers is an ancient race of immortal beings hunted by an incredibly powerful adversary: the angel Mastema. Soon, Beck and his partner, Sean Logan, find themselves at the center of a deadly supernatural war.
The sweetest surrender is love...
Fleeing from troubles at home, young Aleyn signs on to the crew of a merchant trade cog off the coast of Eire, but he has no idea what dangers await him on the open water. Viking raiders patrol the shores like hungry wolves, taking whatever they wish, and when Aleyn's ship is attacked and the crew killed, he finds himself the helpless prisoner of Ranulf Eriksen, a ruthless, powerful Viking jarl who commands the longship Lymskyr. Aleyn expects to be killed or sold to the Saxons as a slave, but Ranulf offers him a bargain: his body in exchange for his freedom. Faced with the choice of temporary whoredom or lifelong slavery, Aleyn chooses to give himself to the handsome and oddly-compelling Northman. What Aleyn could not have foreseen was how much two lonely people in extraordinary circumstances could learn about each other in so short a time. Ranulf, too, is unprepared for the strength of his feelings for Aleyn. As his Viking crew begins to suspect Aleyn of using witchcraft to meddle with their leader's wits, Ranulf must defend his lover from the murderous intent of his men without further risking his own tenuous hold on power...
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(Novella)
Dante and Byron are avatars. Driven by human beings, yet still only digital representations of their ideal selves. In reality, they live far apart, but share most of their waking and working hours together in a virtual world called Synth. In Synth, like in most code, the laws are infinitely more simple and infinitely more complex. Navigating the system rules of virtual lovers is like steering through a minefield of deceit, suspicion, heartbreak, and half-truths. Under pressure, Dante makes a friendship that trips Byron’s warning bells, disrupting their carefully-ordered lives and calling into question the wisdom of trusting your heart to a man you can never touch in the flesh.
Written with Reya Starck
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