Barbarian Assassin

Tragedy forged her, but love tempered her steely heart. There aren’t many choices for a child arrested and charged with murder. When a mysterious stranger asks an imprisoned Ilyana to be his apprentice, she accepts. Fast forward a few decades and she’s an expert in her field, an assassin for hire with special skills, and an uncanny affinity for weapons. Her newest bounty requires her to eliminate the Barbarian King, only for the first time in her career, she hesitates. Turns out she and the monarch from the west might have a common enemy in the Grand Vizier, a highly placed official for a rival country. He’s the one behind the bounty on Konstantin’s head, and the person responsible for the death of Ilyana’s parents. Rather than kill the King, she finds herself working for him. Together, they form a plan for revenge. What they don’t expect is the ensuing tempest of secrets. A betrayal and a capture might spell the end for the Barbarian and the Assassin unless they’re willing to fight not only for survival—but love. Genre: Epic fantasy romance, alpha male, kick-ass heroine, magic and sorcery, sword, action and adventure, assassin, kingdom

There's something new, dark, and sweet at Old Ironbound Ymir made a vow to master magic and to take care of his women. To do that, he'll stay at the Majestrial Collegium Universitas, but he'll stay on his own terms. He has a new business idea that will make life at the college sweeter and keep all the scholars randy. Ymir's new business scheme requires a kitchen girl: the flirty dwarf named Toriah Welldeep, whose cheerful smile hides a broken heart. It's not all work, though, and he finds love, laughter, and passion with Jennybelle Josen and Lillee Nehenna, though the elf maiden is struggling to come to terms with the short lifespan of her new family, and something is giving Jenny nightmares. Could it be one of the new professors working at Old Ironbound? The incoming teachers are not what they seem. Is the Midnight Guild coming to finish what they started? Barbarians don't wait for assassins to murder them in their beds. Barbarians murder first. Disclaimer: Barbarian Assassin is a steamy slice-of-life harem adventure in a magic university on another world. The story burns slow and hot, as hot as the depraved women in Ymir's life. The sex scenes are explicit. You've been warned. Enter a brand-new world from Aaron Crash, the bestselling author of the American Dragon series.

A wealthy archaeologist finds the discovery of a lifetime in present day Italy. The importance of what he unearths could rewrite all of history as we know it. While his story begins, another one unfolds that connects the present with the ancient past. It is a period of great darkness for the Roman Empire. The year is circa 180 A.D. and the Empire is in civil unrest. One man rises amidst the chaos and secures the throne. He instills the hope of peace with his rise to power. For many years his wife remains in seclusion with no apparent heir in sight. Then, without warning, she comes out of hiding and reveals a son. This is the story of Marek Septimus, and how he grew from a boy surrounded by the seductions of an Empire to a man bound by duty. Along the way he learns what it means to live, to love, and to sacrifice. It is the tale about the Prince of an Empire and how his choices ultimately affect the entire world. It is a book of promise, power, and passion. It reveals the very legacy of an Empire. ********* This book is a work of historical fiction. It takes elements of true history and envelopes them with extreme circumstances. There are some echoes of fantasy within its pages but ultimately it is a story of love, betrayal, and forgiveness. This is the first book in a series that Aaron James Holland is currently working on.

Using India as a case study, Joseph McQuade traces the genealogy of the political and legal category of terrorism. He demonstrates how the modern concept of terrorism was shaped by colonial emergency laws dating back into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Three dark empires ally as three dark gods merge into one unholy trinity. Concepts concerning life cycles, evolving, revolving into passing seasons, yin and yang, are all immersed into a ballistic journey laden with symbolism. The Christian Crusades were a skirmish in comparison as some deep journeys are inevitably drenched in blood. Dark dragons seize the moment to defy their god given tasks to protect the lower races from genocidal tendencies. Evil dragons were to protect the darker races of ogre, troll, goblin and such, while good dragons protect elf, dwarf, and human. Dragons no longer wish to play their protective roles. Instead, evil dragons intend to captivate and cultivate elves, humans and dwarves like sheep, cattle or pigs. An island sets in the center of the World Sea that provides the perfect rest stop for flying dragons. Rampaging evil denizens dominate the isle, but both an elf and a human empire have naval outposts upon the fringes of the rocky coastline. Between the two military installations sets the finest trading city that elf and man has ever established together. Neither of the two empires intends to let this fair city fall without a bloody rumble.

The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the sixth installment in the Reverse Design series, looking at Diablo II. Written in a readable format, it is broken down into three sections examining three topics important to the game: How does Diablo II borrow from different types of games like action RPGs, classical class-based RPGs and Roguelikes? What are the different types of randomness in Diablo II and how do they work? How do elaborate level-up mechanics keep players interested in a relatively short game for dozens or hundreds of hours?

Leana’x is alive. Barely. The cost of having AVA in her mind takes its toll. Her time is running out. Worse – John’s is, too. He’s at the mercy of the broken mind of Admiral Jones, and there’s nothing the commander can do to escape. In Episode Three of Ava, the Milky Way is thrown into chaos. With no one to trust and the war pressing closer, Leana’x and John must work together. If they can’t, it’ll cost everyone. …. Ava follows a distant royal and a fiery commander through a galactic-wide plot. If you crave space operas with action, heart, and a dash of romance, grab Ava Episode Three today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. Ava is the 6th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.

The complete Ava series. Follow Leanax and John on their path to the throne in this four-episode boxset. The Force is coming, and this time, the Coalition can do nothing to stop them. They’ll destabilize the Artaxan Protectorate – a powerful sovereign state of the Milky Way. The Artaxans claim they hold the key to history. Information specialists, their empire is built on trading and storing data. The Coalition couldn’t run without them. Now, the Artaxans are in turmoil. Ensign Engineering Subclass Leana’x is a member of the Artaxan Royal Family. Hardly a princess – she’s 100th in line for the throne. It would take the complete destruction of the Artaxan Family for her to see the Palace, let alone take up the vaunted role of Prime Queen. Who would want to? The Prime must bodily process the constant, immense information stream of her people. Leana’x prefers tinkering in the engineering bay and taking orders. When her planet is thrust into turmoil, Leana’x must step up anyway. But not alone. Her commander – a man hell-bent on ruining her career – is dragged along with her. He’ll have to learn the difference between protecting the Coalition and his heart before the day is done. …. Ava follows a distant royal and a fiery commander through a galactic-wide plot. If you crave space operas with action, heart, and a dash of romance, grab Ava: The Complete Series today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. Ava is the 6th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.