Katherine Buel

Bound to a cruel master but tempted by the enemy...a life of hard choices just got harder. Astarti's master controls her through a Leash, a bond of energy anchored deep within her. Despite being one of the few remaining Drifters, able to manipulate the energy world, she cannot break free. She knows her fate: she will serve Belos until she dies, at which point he will harvest her energy to augment his own. She's done some bad things in her master's name. She's not asking for forgiveness--she expects to be hated. What she doesn't expect is Logan, a man meant to be her sworn enemy, a man with secrets of his own. When Logan recognizes that Astarti may be more than she seems, she begins to unravel Belos's lies: about the tattoo she bears on the back of her neck, about her history--and about her power. Previously released under Katherine Hurley.

The Griever's Mark

Katherine Diane

Axis, Lord of Blackcoat Castle, has many secrets. When circumstances compel him to rescue bold, beautiful Layna and take her to his home, those secrets are put at risk of discovery. The greatest danger, however, lies in the powerful attraction growing between them. Giving in could prove deadly. Despite the dark, sexy appeal of her mysterious rescuer, Layna senses that he's hiding something. He's intense and difficult to read, and his desolate castle puts her on edge--not to mention the eerie wood just beyond. But these mysteries pull at Layna in a way she doesn't understand, and the erotic draw is too powerful to resist. Even as she begins to suspect that Axis isn't quite human... Contains adult content. Previously released under Katherine Diane.

An Un-Fairy Tale Romance

Beautiful Beast

A wicked queen. Dark magic. A heart as cold and fierce as winter. The Selection is a lie. The five girls chosen each year do not vanish into a life of royal luxury, as most believe. Snow knows this because she knows her aunt Lyric—the Witch-Queen of Cresilea—murderess and usurper. When the Selection comes to the remote village where Snow has hidden since her father’s murder, she puts herself forward, trusting in her scarred face to hide her identity, and enters the castle she fled seven years ago—a place now haunted by unnatural whispers and eerie shadows. But more is at stake than Snow’s revenge, or even the fates of five girls, and she must learn all she can about Lyric’s magic—and her own—before it’s too late. Rich and darkly enchanting, White as Witching takes you into a perilous world of fairy tale where you must break the first rule: Do not go into the woods at night. Do not follow the faerie lights. Do not dance and do not sing—set no foot in the faerie ring.

White as Witching

Epic in scope but deeply human, The Norse Saga of Sigurd is a gripping retelling sure to enthrall readers of Madeline Miller, Jennifer Saint, and Genevieve Gornichec. A widowed queen, heavy with child, seeks refuge in a foreign kingdom, and there her son is born: Sigurd, last of the Volsung line. But what seems a destiny of glorious revenge will not be so simple. The weavers of fate have many threads to spin, some beautiful … and some deadly. How brightly they rise from the harp-strings: The Master of Masters. The Glittering Heath. The Nibelung Hoard. Set against a backdrop of nuanced Viking culture, this first novella-length installment of Sigurd's legend begins as a young man's journey through a dangerous world, one peopled with kings and monsters, witches and giants. What begins here sets Sigurd on a course roiling with fate, will, and the machinations of gods and men—one that will shake his world to its very roots.

A Stranger at the Hearth

Who is Logan's father? The question has been whispered behind his back all his life. He's ignored it, forced himself not to care, but when Belos starts demanding an answer to this very question, it takes on a new and disturbing significance. As the race to answer this question begins, others rise in its wake, unearthing a mystery that could shake the very foundation of Earthmaker life, a mystery that could shake the whole world apart. But Astarti has more immediate concerns. Logan is in grave danger, and she's desperate to get to him before he is destroyed--body, mind, and soul.

Chains of Water and Stone

As the growing conflict forces Logan to embrace his newly discovered heritage, he fights to control a power he has long kept buried—a power that threatens everything he has tried to make of himself. Desperate to spare Astarti yet another burden, he tries to hide his crumbling control, but she has long since learned to recognize a lie. As Logan becomes a danger to himself and those around him, Astarti must find a way to help him, even if he doesn’t want it. Unfortunately, Astarti has other problems. Good and evil wear ever-shifting faces, the right course of action grows increasingly unclear, and the stakes are only getting higher. In this final installment of The Griever’s Mark trilogy, Astarti must decide, once and for all, what she stands for—and what she is willing to sacrifice. Previously released under Katherine Hurley.

Unbound

Defiance could cost her very soul. ﻿Astarti's master controls her through a Leash, a bond of energy anchored deep within her. Despite being one of the few remaining Drifters, able to manipulate the energy world, she cannot break free. She knows her fate: she will serve Belos until she dies, at which point he will harvest her energy to augment his own. She's done some bad things in her master's name. She's not asking for forgiveness—she expects to be hated. What she doesn't expect is Logan, a man meant to be her sworn enemy, a man with secrets as dark as her own. When Logan recognizes that Astarti may be more than she seems, she begins to unravel Belos's lies: about the tattoo she bears on the back of her neck, about her history—and about her power. Previously released under Katherine Hurley.

The Selection is a lie. The five girls chosen each year do not vanish into a life of royal luxury, as most believe. Snow knows this because she knows her aunt Lyric--the Witch-Queen of Cresilea--murderess and usurper. When the Selection comes to the remote village where Snow has hidden since her father's murder, she puts herself forward, trusting in her scarred face to hide her identity, and enters the castle she fled seven years ago--a place now haunted by unnatural whispers and eerie shadows. But more is at stake than Snow's revenge, or even the fates of five girls, and she must learn all she can about Lyric's magic--and her own--before it's too late. Rich and darkly enchanting, Heart of Snow takes you into a perilous world of fairy tale perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Naomi Novik.

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