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870 BC. Israel. Beautiful Jezebel of Tyre marries King Ahab of Israel to bring peace in a time of war. But, when Jezebel builds a temple of Baal in the heart of Israel, the “mad prophet” Elijah challenges her to a duel of deities. In the supernatural realm, spiritual warfare breaks out as the demonic Canaanite Watchers led by Baal battle to take the land back from the Archangels who protect the remnant of Israel.

There she lay in all her glory...it was her: Dalia from the Wild. As she lay upon the manicured turf eating a fresh peach under a heavy tree, my mouth salivated as she sexily consumed her delicacy.

Deep in a deserted forest, a coven of witches is taken by surprise as they attempt to summon the Dark Lord, Anubin, from the spirit world. At his Easter camp, young Gilbert Hawkins has an amazing divine encounter. However, as the subsequent years pass, he and his girlfriend find themselves increasingly the subject of demonic visitations. What is the connection between these seemingly isolated events, over 300 years apart?

A Princess and her seven Sages, haunted by the past, set out to stop a mysterious and sinister enemy. And to succeed, they need the five stones of legend. But none of the Kingdoms are willing to give up their only source of power without a fight.

In the ancient city of Ephesus, around 100 A.D., the Apostle John reveals a secret prophecy, sometimes referred to as “The Second Revelation of John.” This prophecy foretells the coming of a great evil from beyond Earth’s solar system and speaks of a chosen child who would stand against this evil on behalf of all mankind. The prophecy also mentions a soulless army that will attempt to prevent the birth of the Chosen One and, if that fails, will seek to stop her from standing at “The Battle Between Light and Dark.”

When the Bloodmoon rose, death came rushing into the world. Now the water is bitter, blight consumes everything, and the Crone haunts the hills. While the Druid of Blackthorn searches desperately for hope, the Ovate returns from the underworld bringing omens of despair. But Idris, the young bard, Keeper of the Sacred Word, will walk through fire and iron to uncover a question no one has ever dared to ask - a question that carries a world of answers on its back, a question that can change everything.

I had the double-edged dagger wrapped around his throat before the monster could even calculate his predicament! A surge of adrenaline kicked in, as I heard Christa cry out in pain. This caused me to dig deep with my sharp, deadly, instrument. It plunged into left side of the Guardian's main artery with great force.

At the bottom of the Great Depression in1930’s rural Alabama, three young friends- Cat, Little Preacher, and Jane Alice- form a secret alliance to do battle with the Swamp Witch. After a dare from her brothers, Cat comes face-to-face with the mysterious witch and barely escapes her clutches. Afraid of what she has found, she enlists her two friends on a mission to save their small town from the evil lurking in the swamp. This is a coming-of-age morality tale that tests their courage and builds their faith. As the plot thickens, they call on God for deliverance.

Der Journalist Peter Adam erwacht im Kölner Dom - ohne Erinnerung daran, was in den letzten Tagen geschehen ist. Ringsum hebt sich der Boden, die Hölle tut sich auf, Menschen stehen in Flammen. Hat die Zeit der Apokalypse begonnen? Selbst der Papst im fernen Rom, der sich Petrus II. nennt, scheint von einem Dämon besessen zu sein und tut nichts, um das drohende Verhängnis abzuwenden. Die letzte Hoffnung der Welt liegt in der rätselhaften Tätowierung, die Peter Adams gesamten Körper bedeckt. Uralte Zeichen, die den Weg zu einem der größten Mysterien der Menschheitsgeschichte weisen. Dem Ursprung des Bösen.

Book 2 in this war-filled journey through the crusades and into the depths of the ancient Noctis Bellum. Filled with legendary characters both barbaric and gray, driven by valor and treachery alike!

The Outerworld is a kingdom of darkness where spawn roam and anything beautiful is illusion. Yet, there is a place even worse, the lands beyond the wall of darkness. As if their adventure hadn't been hard enough already, Micah and Ariel have to face more hardship than they could imagine, and darkness that can pierce the very soul, a darkness so great that it will snuff out their light if they can't fight it.

Everyone said Valine’s mother was vain and a terrible queen. She was neglectful of her kingdom, which held the door open for her tributary king, Vukan Wulfric, to overthrow her. Valine escaped with her life and a desire to regain all that was taken from her. But the burden of being the inept queen’s daughter, and the will to not repeat her mother’s mistakes, weigh heavy on her.

The Ellington siblings seem to need nothing at all. Their recently deceased grandfather, Linus Ellington, bequeathed them his money, his influence, and his Fortune 500 company. But they're also heirs to Ellington’s pact with Hell, and now the demons are coming to collect. Cosmiel needs to guide his team through the most intricate case of intergenerational evil he’s ever faced, or else these three human souls—and the thousands more under their influence—will perish.

The remnant must carry the sphere to a hidden altar on the high mountain, break the Temporal seal, and open the portal before the sky light consumes their world. But the dark lord inhabits the high mountain, along with the survivors he deceived into joining his side.

Father McClain boldly bears God’s strength. When a monstrous tsunami threatens to annihilate England, the devout priest is divinely blessed with abilities to deliver them from certain death. But now charged with slaying a fiendish villain, his seven-year search for the beast yields no clues…until he learns of a recently rescued missing actress and her mysterious pregnancy. Convinced the unborn child may be Satan’s scion, McClain is thrown for a loop when he forms a deep bond with the expectant mother.

The king of darkness will rule both realms in the future - or so the legends say. Prince Moray, heir to the Buacach Throne, practices forbidden black magic. Soon, he will enter forsaken Golgotha and reign over both realms as powerful king. But a coup destroys his plans, and he’s cast into Golgotha to die. Fighting alongside his brother, his betrothed, and a smart mouth mercenary, Moray holds on to hope that he can rule both realms. But when he disobeys Master’s orders to kill his betrothed, Moray must make a choice: save his family, or save himself?

King Vaxon is sadistic and cruel. After taking the crown of Castre for himself, he's finally squelched the rebellion of Magi who fought against him. The remaining ones will be thrown in an arena to fight to the death. Vaxon knows it's unlikely they will fight each other at first. For this reason, he's sending his own son Kyren into the arena with them. As a powerful dark mage, Kyren's job is to kill the Magi. If he doesn’t, then his own father will kill his wife and children.

The mysterious Watcher finally arrives as a harbinger of terrible news. He sends Rashnir and Zeh-Ahbe’ on a suicide mission in order to save their friends. Despite the Luciferian Deathsquads, bounty hunters, and a secretly excavated monolith unearthed by Lilth’s wendigo, the ranger and lycan charge headlong into the mouth of danger: the arch-mage’s home at the Temple of Light.

Nimroden, kinslayer and stealer of the light, dark god of the mountain of Conde, sealed his people after he burned the world with fire. Before he sealed them in the mountain, he vowed to create a nation to destroy the God of Light. Using perverted light, he changed his followers into unnatural beasts that he would unleash upon the world. The only prophesied hope for the world was a single line. A Child of Darkness would restore that stolen light. Abran, a young child born in the mountain of Conde, remembered his mother's simple prayer.

A Dark Descent continues the Kingdoms of Islandia story. The High King Eloy has returned and with him a dire warning. Darkness permeates every corner of Islandia. Rumors of the Felled Ones return are whispered in the streets. Can the Kingdoms of Islandia unite under their returned King? Or will they fall into a dark descent?