Gena Showalter

Let the madness take hold ... Kaysar the Unhinged One possesses a power like no other. A mystical song able to scramble any mind. Feared by one and all, the ruthless warrior earned his crown with blood, driven by a single purpose: the misery of every Frostline. Held captive by the royals as a child, Kaysar will stop at nothing to achieve victory--even abduct and seduce Prince Jareth's beloved bride, winning her body and soul, ensuring his own child one day sits on his enemy's throne. Except, the princess escapes to the mortal realm ... where she dies, her heart transplanted into another. Professional gamer girl Chantel "Cookie" Bardot is straight up weird. Great at trash talking, bad at peopling. Born with a defective heart, her lifeline to adventure is virtual via her avatar, an avenging temptress who enjoys her kills a little too much. After a long awaited heart transplant, she begins to develop strange abilities. Even her physical appearance changes ... because she's morphing into a powerful fairy princess Soon, she's catapulted into a strange and lethal world filled with fantastical and deadly creatures, ruled by the most seductive male in history. A dangerous enforcer determined to lure her into bed. But, the deeper they delve into their real life villain quest, the more Kaysar descends into madness. Should she run ... or follow him?

"Gena Showalter never fails to dazzle."—Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling authorNew York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter begins a dark, sexy new series—Rise of the Warlords—with a fan-favorite character from her beloved Lords of the Underworld series, Taliyah Skyhawk. The ice maiden faces off with her greatest enemy, a villain brutal beyond imagining. For centuries, Taliyah Skyhawk has prepared to become Harpy General, leader of the deadliest female army in existence. One of the requirements? Remain a virgin. But, for a chance to save her people, she must wed the fearless leader of the Astra Planeta, Alaroc Phaethon. The time has come for Roc to sacrifice another virgin bride to his god. There has never been a woman alluring enough to tempt him from his path. No warrioress powerful enough to overcome his incredible strength. No enchantress desirable enough to make him burn beyond reason. Until now. With the clock ticking, war between husband and wife ignites. Except Taliyah never expected the merciless king to challenge the future she once envisioned. She certainly never anticipated the thrill of their battles turning into games… The problem is, only one spouse can survive. Love is a battlefield in Showalter’s The Warlord. Don't miss the rest of the Rise of the Warlords series:Book 1: The WarlordBook 2: The ImmortalBook 3: The PhantomBook 4: The Wrath - Coming Feb 2024!

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter begins a dark, sexy new series--Rise of the Warlords--with a fan favorite character from her beloved "Lords of the Underworld" series, Taliyah Skyhawk. The ice maiden faces off with her greatest enemy, a villain brutal beyond imagining. Love is a battlefield and only the strong survive in Gena's The Warlord. For centuries, Taliyah Skyhawk has prepared to become Harpy General, leader of the deadliest female army in existence. One of the requirements? Remain a virgin. But, for a chance to save her people, she must wed the fearless leader of the Astra Planeta, Alaroc Phaethon. The time has come for Roc to sacrifice another virgin bride to his god. There has never been a woman alluring enough to tempt him from his path. No warrioress powerful enough to overcome his incredible strength. No enchantress desirable enough to make him burn beyond reason. Until now. With the clock ticking, war between husband and wife ignites. Except, Taliyah never expected the merciless king to challenge the future she once envisioned. She certainly never anticipated the thrill of their battles turning into games... The problem is, only one spouse can survive.

To become a king of the underworld at long last, William must resist an irresistible beauty--or a curse will ensure his end... A merciless prince feared by all... Cursed by a vengeful witch, William of the Dark will die if he ever falls in love--murdered by the woman who steals his heart. His lone shot at redemption is a book filled with indecipherable code. Break the code, break the curse. Now, centuries later, he's condemned to a string of one-night stands...until he finds the only woman in the worlds able to set him free. A rare creature of myth and power... One of the last living unicorn shifters, Sunday "Sunny" Lane works from the shadows as a cryptanalyst, on the run from assassins and poachers. Then the darkly seductive William abducts her, holding her captive in Hell. The closer they get, the more she hungers for his touch...and the stronger a mystical desire to kill him becomes... But which desire will prove stronger--lust or death? And who will give in first? Don't miss Ruthless, the second book in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter's captivating and unforgettable Immortal Enemies series.

In book 2 of The Forest of Good and Evil trilogy, heroes may be villains and villains may be the most unexpected heroes. This fairy tale mashup is not for the faint of heart. For fans of Cassandra Clare, Holly Black and Brigid Kemmerer. Enter the Forest of Good and Evil once again as Cinderella goes to war with Everly and Roth from The Evil Queen and attempts to overthrow her stepfamily to stake her claim as the rightful Dragon Queen. Enchantia may burn to ashes and cinders before this reluctant heroine-turned-rebel learns who she is and what she believes...and saves her queendom.

Dare to enter the Forest of Good and Evil, where strength is weakness and weakness is strength, in this magical, romantic, and fascinating series, in which the fairy tales we know and love are prophecies of the future. Pitied. Sickly. Unfit to rule.Princess Ashleigh Charmaine is known as the Glass Princess, fragile enough to shatter with a whisper of wind. Born with a weak heart, she dreams of being treated like anyone else. Unlike her headstrong sisters, she received no magical ability at birth and lives every day expecting to die. Until an oracle announces that Ashleigh is fated to play the part of Cinderella, wed a handsome royal and save the Kingdom of Sevon from the evil king and queen who once ruled the land. As war rages, Ashleigh begins to doubt her role in the fairy-tale prophecy. Animals despise her, she can't carry a merry tune, and she has zero social graces. Worse, the king whom she is supposed to enchant is the newly crowned sovereign of the winged warriors known as the Avian--and he despises her, too. When Ashleigh develops a terrifying magical ability to commune with dragons and create fire from air--a power she cannot control--she must work with King Saxon to save their kingdoms and their lives. By the stroke of midnight, she must warm his icy heart--or forever break her own. Will Ashleigh ever become the queen she's prophesied to be, or will she lose everything she's come to love?

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Everlife trilogy, the White Rabbit Chronicles and the Lords of the Underworld series comes a fantastical and dark new fairy-tale fantasy series featuring the least likely of heroes... Welcome to the Forest of Good and Evil. Choose your side wisely. Evil isn't born, it's made. One thought and action at a time. Take a good look at what you've made. Far, far away, in the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm and fairy tales are real. Except fairy tales aren't based on myths and legends of the past—they are prophecies of the future. Though Princess Everly Morrow was raised in the mortal human realm, she knows she's destined to rule a kingdom in Enchantia, thus fulfilling a beloved fairy tale. But which one? At seventeen, when an ability to commune with mirrors manifests, she begins to suspect the truth, and it's more sinister than anyone ever realized. She is destined to be Snow White's greatest enemy, the Evil Queen. With powers beyond her imagination or control—and determined to prove herself good—Everly returns to the land of her birth, smack dab in the middle of the creepiest forest of all time. There, Everly meets Roth Charmaine, the supposed Prince Charming. Their attraction is undeniable, but their relationship is doomed. As bits and pieces of the prophecy unfold, Everly faces one betrayal after the other, and giving in to her dark side proves more tempting every day. Soon, she will have to choose. Be a hero and walk away, or become the queen—and villain—of her dreams. The battle between good and evil is on.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a new story in her Lords of the Underworld series... Fox is a demon-possessed immortal with many talents.--Ability to open portals-check--Power to kill the most dangerous Sent Ones-check--Scare away any man who might want to date her-mateNow, the keeper of Distrust has been marked for death, a winged assassin with rainbow-colored eyes tracking her every move, determined to avenge the males she accidentally decimated. If only she could control the desire to rip off his clothes... Bjorn is a fierce warrior with many complications.--Tragic, torture-filled past-check--A wife he was forced to wed, who is draining his life force-check--Ever-intensifying desire for the enigmatic Fox-mateNever has he hesitated to exterminate an evil being. Until now. The sharp-tongued female with a shockingly vulnerable heart tempts him in ways no one else ever has, threatening his iron control. But, as Fate itself seems to conspire against the unlikely pair, both old and new enemies emerge. And Fox and Bjorn must fight to survive. And learn to love...**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it's an introduction to an author's world. And for fans, it's a bonus book in the author's series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Heather Graham, K. Bromberg, Kendall Ryan, and Gena Showalter. Four Dark Tales. Four Sensual Stories. Four Page Turners. HAUNTED BE THE HOLIDAYS: A Krewe of Hunters Novella by Heather GrahamIt's Halloween at the Global Tower Theatre, a fantastic and historic theater owned by Adam Harrison and run by spouses of Krewe members. During a special performance, a strange actor makes an appearance in the middle of the show, warning of dire events if his murder is not solved before another holiday rolls around. Dakota McCoy and Brodie McFadden dive into the mystery. Both have a special talent for dealing with ghosts, but this one is proving elusive. With the help of Brodie's diva mother and his ever-patient father-who were killed together when a stage chandelier fell upon them-Dakota and Brodie set out to solve the case. If they can't solve the murder quickly, there will be no Thanksgiving for the Krewe... CONTROL: An Everyday Heroes Novella by K. BrombergControl is something Desi Whitman abhors. Why live life in black and white perfection when you can messily color outside the lines? But when she comes face to face with SWAT officer Reznor Mayne, he's about to show her just how good control can feel. HUNKY HEARTBREAKERS: A Whiskey Kisses Novella by Kendall RyanEverything's bigger in Texas. And that includes Duke Wilder's sexual appetite. Together with his twin brother, he runs a whiskey distillery, and when their business takes off-suddenly he's got it all. Success. Money. Family. But he doesn't have a woman to share it with. When Valentina storms into his life, her presence is only supposed to be temporary. She's a feisty attorney hired to help clean up his company's recent legal mess. He never counted on her being the one to turn his whole world upside down. THE DARKEST CAPTIVE: A Lords of the Underworld Novella by Gena ShowalterFor centuries, Galen the Treacherous has been the most hated immortal in the Underworld. Possessed by the demons of Jealousy and False Hope, he has always lived for a single purpose: destroy everything. Then he met her. Former demon turned human femme fatale - Legion Honey -- sought to kill Galen, but ended up parting with her virginity instead. Afraid of their sizzling connection, she ran away...and ended up trapped in hell, tortured and abused in the worst of ways. Now she's free, and a shell of herself, afraid of her own shadow. Galen's hunger for Legion has only grown. Now the warrior with nothing to lose must help her rekindle the fire that once burned inside her. Every Dark Nights tale is breathtakingly sexy and magically romantic.

From Gena Showalter, the New York Times bestselling author of the Lords of the Underworld saga, comes Frost and Flame, the second book in the scorching paranormal romance series Gods of War. Bane of Adwaeweth is the most feared immortal warrior in All War history. Possessed by a bloodthirsty beast, he will stop at nothing to win. Then he meets irresistible Nola Lee. He hates the power she wields over him, but she alone can rain vengeance upon his wife's killer. Unaware of her destiny to rule as queen of beasts, Nola battles illness, addiction, and vulnerability. With Bane, however, she experiences pleasure for the first time and only wants more. But being with him comes with a terrible price. With enemies lurking around every corner, Bane and Nola must fight to survive. But time is running out, and neither can resist the sizzling attraction blazing between them. Will their romance save the beast and his beauty or destroy everything they've come to love?

l era hielo... Puck el Invicto, que alojaba en su interior al demonio de la Indiferencia, no pod a permitirse el lujo de sentir, porque despu s recib a un terrible castigo por ello. As pues, reprim a por completo sus sentimientos. Hasta que la conoci . Seg n una antigua profec a, ella era la clave para salvar su reino. Y lo nico que ten a que hacer para conseguirlo era rob rsela al hombre de quien estaba enamorada y casarse con ella. Ella era fuego... Para sobrevivir, Gillian Shaw deb a casarse con un monstruo por el que sent a fascinaci n y terror a partes iguales... y cumplir lo que el destino le deparaba: convertirse en una reina guerrera. Juntos, ard anCuanto m s aprend a sobre su inteligente y h bil esposa, m s la deseaba. Y, cuanto m s tiempo pasaba Gillian bajo la protecci n de su marido, m s lo anhelaba. Sin embargo, los Or culos hab an profetizado un final infeliz. Podr a vencer Puck al destino y quedarse con la mujer que le hab a devuelto la vida a su coraz n muerto? O sucumbir an ambos y perder an todo aquello por lo que hab an luchado?

From Gena Showalter, the New York Times bestselling author who brought you the Lords of the Underworld series, comes an all-new, sizzling paranormal romance series: Gods of War. After being trapped in an ice prison for centuries, a group of otherworldly immortals have finally broken free. In a bid to rule the earth, their fight to the death resumes, and the whole world becomes a gladiatorial arena. But this time, these savage warriors will risk more than their lives and the survival of their realms-they'll also risk their hearts.

A searing Lords of the Underworld tale by New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter, featuring a beastly prince and the wife he will wage war to keepHe is ice... Puck the Undefeated, host of the demon of Indifference, cannot experience emotion without punishment, so he allows himself to feel nothing. Until her. According to ancient prophecy, she is the key to avenging his past, saving his realm and ruling as king. All he must do? Steal her from the man she loves-and marry her. She is fire... Gillian Shaw has suffered many tragedies in her too-short life, but nothing could have prepared the fragile human for her transition into immortality. To survive, she must wed a horned monster who both intrigues and frightens her...and become the warrior queen she was born to be. Together they burn. As a rising sense of possession and obsession overtake Puck, so does insatiable lust. The more he learns about his clever, resourceful wife, the more he craves her. And the more time Gillian spends with her protective husband, the more she aches for him. But the prophecy also predicts an unhappily-ever-after. Can Puck defeat fate itself to keep the woman who brought his deadened heart back to life? Or will they succumb to destiny, losing each other...and everything they've been fighting for?

A searing Lords of the Underworld tale by New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter, featuring a beastly prince and the wife he will wage war to keepHe is ice... Puck the Undefeated, host of the demon of Indifference, cannot experience emotion without punishment, so he allows himself to feel nothing. Until her. According to ancient prophecy, she is the key to avenging his past, saving his realm, and ruling as king. All he must do? Steal her from the man she loves-and marry her. She is fire... Gillian Shaw has suffered many tragedies in her too-short life, but nothing could have prepared the fragile human for her transition into immortality. To survive, she must wed a horned monster who both intrigues and frightens her...and become the warrior queen she was born to be. Together they burn. As a rising sense of possession and obsession overtake Puck, so does insatiable lust. The more he learns about his clever, resourceful wife, the more he craves her. And the more time Gillian spends with her protective husband, the more she aches for him. But the prophecy also predicts an unhappily-ever-after. Can Puck defeat fate itself to keep the woman who brought his deadened heart back to life? Or will they succumb to destiny, losing each other...and everything they've been fighting for?

A searing Lords of the Underworld tale by New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter, featuring a beastly prince and the wife he will wage war to keepHe is ice... Puck the Undefeated, host of the demon of Indifference, cannot experience emotion without punishment, so he allows himself to feel nothing. Until her. According to ancient prophecy, she is the key to avenging his past, saving his realm, and ruling as king. All he must do? Steal her from the man she loves-and marry her. She is fire... Gillian Shaw has suffered many tragedies in her too-short life, but nothing could have prepared the fragile human for her transition into immortality. To survive, she must wed a horned monster who both intrigues and frightens her...and become the warrior queen she was born to be. Together they burn. As a rising sense of possession and obsession overtake Puck, so does insatiable lust. The more he learns about his clever, resourceful wife, the more he craves her. And the more time Gillian spends with her protective husband, the more she aches for him. But the prophecy also predicts an unhappily-ever-after. Can Puck defeat fate itself to keep the woman who brought his deadened heart back to life? Or will they succumb to destiny, losing each other...and everything they've been fighting for?

Cameo estaba pose da por el demonio de la Tristeza, y no ten a permitido experimentar alegr a. Si osaba hacerlo, perd a el recuerdo. Decidida a encontrar al nico hombre que ten a la clave de su redenci n, se adentr en una tierra m s fant stica que la de los cuentos de hadas. Lazarus gobernaba su reino con un objetivo: formar su ej rcito y aniquilar a sus enemigos. No hab a nada que pudiera distraerlo, hasta que lleg Cameo y se dedic exclusivamente a buscar algo que la hiciera sonre r... y que le permitiera seducirla. Fuerzas oscuras conspiraban contra ellos y amenazaban con la destrucci n del fr gil v nculo que hab an creado, y Lazarus empez a volverse loco. Cada uno de sus besos y de sus caricias consegu an que Cameo se tambaleara al borde de la felicidad. Sin embargo, si ca a, corr a el riesgo de olvidar a Lazarus para siempre...

Slutet på livet är bara början. Det sägs att historien skrivs av de som överlever. Men jag vet att det inte är sant. Jag heter Tenley Lockwood, och snart kommer jag att vara död. Det här är min berättelse. I den värld där Tenley "Ten" Lockwood bor tar livet inte slut när man dör. Tvärtom. Det är då det börjar. I det som kallas eviglivet finns två mäktiga riken som strider om människornas själar, och alla ställs inför ett val: Myriad eller Troika. Men Ten vägrar välja. Det spelar ingen roll att hennes föräldrar till och med har fått henne inspärrad på mentalsjukhus där hon utsätts för tortyr och misshandel för att övertygas att välja rätt sida. Både Troika och Myriad skulle göra vad som helst för att rekrytera Ten och få tillgång till hennes ovanliga förmågor. Snart befinner hon sig på flykt, mitt i en dragkamp på liv och död. Vem kan hon lita på? Och vad händer om hon faller för en kille och väljer ett annat rike än det han tillhör? Hon måste helt enkelt hålla sig vid liv tillräckligt länge för att fatta rätt beslut. --- Gena Showalter har skrivit en lång rad bästsäljande romaner, både fantasy och romance för vuxna och unga vuxna. Hon bor i Oklahoma i USA. Timglaset är första delen i serien Everlife.