A Desperate GambleAn ancient mystery, a sociopathic giant, a charming rogue, a legendary wizard, ghosts, magic, a demon … and Shara, an impoverished seamstress. Shara has fallen on hard times recently. She’s starving, has just lost her home, and she can’t find work anywhere. However, a chance encounter with a pair of larger-than-life adventurers might just be her escape from her hand-to-mouth lifestyle. All she has to do is guide them to the haunted village she had stumbled upon when she was a child. But can she trust them?

The Missing King has been Spotted! The King of Bryanae has been missing for years. Captain Willow, elven head of the King’s Guard blames herself for his disappearance. No matter how mysterious the circumstances of his disappearance, somehow she should have prevented it. It’s a mistake for which she will not forgive herself. Then the Chancellor informs her that the King has been spotted near Cerendahl and Venucha. Accompanied by the hapless Private Marcus, she departs on a secret mission to find the King and return him safely back to his kingdom. How hard could that be?

The Missing King has been Spotted! The King of Bryanae has been missing for years. Captain Willow, elven head of the King’s Guard blames herself for his disappearance. No matter how mysterious the circumstances of his disappearance, somehow she should have prevented it. It’s a mistake for which she will not forgive herself. Then the Chancellor informs her that the King has been spotted near Cerendahl and Venucha. Accompanied by the hapless Private Marcus, she departs on a secret mission to find the King and return him safely back to his kingdom. How hard could that be?

Maria leads a lonely existence of silent misery. Horribly disfigured, she earns a meager living as a sideshow freak. Her very existence is one of mockery, contempt, and ridicule. She has no hope, no dreams. No future. But when a dashing swordsman stumbles onto the circus grounds, wounded and feverish, Maria is able to imagine a life beyond the confines of her dreary world. Could a swashbuckling hero ever fall for a freak like her?