by Jill Wolfson

Furious - By Jill WolfsonPROLOGUEIn times past, all dramas started with a prologue, the before before the beginning.Enter the character to tell you what you need to know.Enter me, Ambrosia.Here is what you see. Someone tall and...

by Julia Crane

Freak of Nature - By Julia CraneChapter 1Kaitlyn turned a corner and caught a glimpse of herself in a mirror. Seventeen years old. Long dark hair, grey eyes. At least her face hadn’t been marred by the accident, or the...

by Christine Conder

Forsaken An American Sasquatch Tale - By Christine ConderPrologueThe Sasquatch served no purpose, but still they fought to survive. There were different rules in every settlement, but no matter where they lived, three were fundam...

by Jamie Gibson

Forever Changed - By Jamie GibsonPrologueDon’t let go Elizabeth Lucas screamed at the top of his lungs.Please don’t let go, he whimpered.I can’t hang on much longer, I cried out.Lucas was hanging on to both of...

by David Jester

Forever After - By David JesterPart One1In the darkest corner of the dimmest bar in the dankest town, a man sat in silent rage; his only company a half-filled tumbler of whiskey and a lifetime of regrets.He mumbled under his...

by Maggie Stiefvater

Forever - By Maggie StiefvaterPROLOGUE• SHELBY •I can be so, so quiet.Haste ruins the silence. Impatience squanders the hunt.I take my time.I am silent as I move through the darkness. Dust hangs in the air of the nig...

by Ashlyn Chase

Flirting Under a Full Moon - By Ashlyn ChaseChapter 1Over the din of clinking ice and lively conversation, the entire bar heard waitress Brandee Hanson wail, Dumped in a text message? Really?Suddenly the place quieted. Heat cre...

by Kristen Callihan

Firelight - By Kristen CallihanPrologueIt was the mask engaged your mind,And after set your heart to beat.—W.B. YeatsLondon, November 1878The knowledge that Archer would soon end the life of another cut at his soul with every ...

by Stacey Kennedy

First And Last - By Stacey Kennedychapter OneNothing could have prepared me for what faced me now—nothing at all.Magnus, my destined mate, was dead, by my own hand. Since Magnus and I had completed the bonding ceremony, the ...

by Bianca_D'Arc

Firedrake - By Bianca D'ArcProloguePrince Nico—Spymaster of Draconia and now King-Consort of the Jinn Brotherhood—walked the battlements. The high towers of the Draconian royal castle were his home and among his most favored...

by Ally Shields

Fire Within - By Ally ShieldsChapter OneEddie West, crime reporter for The Clarion, slumped in the hard plastic chair of the Olde Town jail’s visitor room. His round, human face, usually boyish and open, reflected exhausti...

by Cornelia Funke

Fearless (Mirrorworld) - By Cornelia FunkeCHAPTER ONEWAITINGHe still wasn’t back.‘I won’t stay long.’ Fox wiped the rain off her face. With Jacob, this could mean anything. Sometimes he stayed for weeks. Some...

by Rachel Caine

Fall of Night The Morganville Vampires - By Rachel CaineINTRODUCTIONMorganville, Texas isn’t like other towns. Oh, it’s small, dusty and ordinary, in most ways, but the thing is, there are these – well, let&rsquo...

by Amanda Ashby

Fairy Bad Day - By Amanda AshbyCHAPTER ONEDemon, definitely, Emma Jones whispered as another sophomore made his way from Principal Kessler’s office to where everyone was waiting on the grassy quad. It was late afternoon an...

by Lacey Weatherford

Faery Kissed - By Lacey WeatherfordChapter OneDon’t tell me you give credence to all those old wives tales, Bran.Fergus shook his head at me in disbelief as he stared down at the Royal Fern Seeds I held in the palm of...

by Bryan Davis

Eye of the Oracle - By Bryan DavisBOOK 1: IN THE BEGINNINGPROLOGUESo he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tre...

by Priya Ardis

Ever My Merlin - By Priya ArdisPROLOGUEI helped my brother up the stairs of our small cottage. We were playing in the woods. He followed me everywhere, but I didn’t mind. He had small hands; mine were big. I was the ...

by Addison Moore

Evanescent - By Addison MoorePrologueIn the eyes of God, the truth is living and active, sharper than any double...

by Laura Wright

Eternal Beauty Mark of the Vampire - By Laura Wrightchapter OneThe light of predawn had mellowed to a cool gray blue as Petra ran with the Land Dwellers through thick patches of mist-coated fauna and over a series of perfect...

by Bryan Davis

Enoch's Ghost - By Bryan DavisPROLOGUEThe great dragon’s eyes glowed with bloodred luminescence, and his voice rumbled like distant thunder. Mardon, the time is short. When will the giants awaken to bring about our fina...

by Martha Wells

Emilie & the Hollow World - By Martha WellsCHAPTER ONECreeping along the docks in the dark, looking for the steamship Merry Bell, Emilie was starting to wonder if it might be better to just walk to Silk Harbor. So far, her...

by Gail Carson Levine

Ella Enchanted - By Gail Carson Levinechapter 1THAT FOOL of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspi...

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Elixir - By Jennifer L. ArmentroutCHAPTER 1ALEX CLENCHED THE TITANIUM BARS HONED BY Hephaestus and Apollo, amber-colored eyes burning with hate. But those eyes… they didn’t belong to Alex.Alex’s eyes were warm and bro...

by Lara Adrian

Edge of Dawn - By Lara Adrianchapter 1HUMANS.The night was thick with them.They choked the dark sidewalks and intersections of Boston’s old North End, overflowed from the open doorways of dance clubs, sim-lounges, and cockt...

by Alyson Noel

Echo Soul Seekers - By Alyson NoelprophecyoneDaireHorse carries us across an expansive terrain with Raven riding high on his neck. His steps measured. Sure. The sound of his hooves meeting the earth resulting in a satisfying sh...

by Mark Teppo

Earth Thirst (The Arcadian Conflict) - By Mark TeppoONEIt's her, isn't it?She tries very hard to look like the rest of the crew—bulky sweater, heavy pants, rubber boots, red hair pulled back into a pony tail beneath a...

by Devon Ashley

Dust Of Dust and Darkness (Volume 1) - By Devon AshleyFantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? ... If wevalue the freedom of mind a...

by Graham Joyce

Dreamside - By Graham JoycePROLOGUEBehold, this dreamer cometh —GenesisLee was having trouble sleeping. It was already near dawn, and blades of light were slipping between the ribs of the blind. He'd spent the night on the...

by C. Robert Cargill

Dreams and Shadows - By C. Robert CargillBOOK ONECHAPTER ONETHE BEAST THAT ABSCONDS IN THE NIGHTOnce upon a time, there were two people who fell very much in love. They met in a high school library, peeking over tenth-grade ...

by John Corwin

Dread Nemesis of Mine - By John CorwinChapter 1I was at Jack Borathen's funeral when I saw the young blonde girl watching me as she leaned against a towering gravestone. I noticed the family name etched into the dark mar...

by S.J. Wist

Dragon Aster Trilogy - By S.J. WistBOOK ONEBetween Heaven and Hell there are Fay.Those in darkness have seen into the future.Those blessed by the light would shine it on the past.They see all destinies within the Threads that...

by J. Leigh Bralick

Down a Lost Road - By J. Leigh BralickChapter 1 – ChangeAll I wanted was my change, but Mr. Dansy acted like it was a bank heist.I’d known him as long as I could remember, and I’d never seen him like this...

by David Stahler Jr.

Doppelganger - By David Stahler Jr.PROLOGUEHe had been watching for most of the day, watching the far mountains as they faded in and out of clouds, then the trees closer by as they came and went amid the mist as well. Late...

by Melody Manful

Dominion (Guardian Angels) - By Melody ManfulPROLOGUEI should have called the police the moment I woke up, but what was I going to say? Hello? 911? Help! I think I’m going to die because I had a dream that I died. Ye...

by Terry Pratchett

Dodger - By Terry PratchettCHAPTER 1In which we meet our hero, and the hero meets an orphan of the storm and comes face to face with Mister Charlie, a gentleman known as a bit of a scribblerTHE RAIN POURED down on London ...

by Ann Macela

Do You Believe in Magic - By Ann MacelaPROLOGUEFloating along on a bed of rainbow colors, he’d never felt so pleased or comfortable or happy or smug in his life. In a few minutes, his soul mate would be there, and th...

by Jennifer Sights

Divided - By Jennifer SightsCHAPTER ONEMs. Ronen, I need you to help me find my daughter, and I’ve heard you’re the best. Alexis Carmen pushed a photograph toward me across my office desk. A pretty young girl with...

by Colee Firman

Dissever (Unbinding Fate Book One) - By Colee FirmanPrologue: Black DeathThe church in the center of the village was always his final stop yet Oren still felt uneasy. The smell of the charring human remains didn’t even r...

by Trisha Wolfe

Destiny's Fire - By Trisha WolfeChapter OneI WAS LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS, becoming lightheaded and dizzy. If I could just wedge my fingers beneath his arm, maybe I’d loosen his hold from around my neck.Don’t fight it...

by Juliana Haygert

Destiny Gift (The Everlast Trilogy) - By Juliana HaygertChapter OneIf telepathy, soul-seeing, or palm-reading existed, Dr. Brown was using her powers and performing one of those, if not all, on me.Her lips were pressed into a t...

by Deanna Chase

Demons of Bourbon Street - By Deanna ChaseChapter 1My ex-boyfriend’s childhood home loomed in front of me. Once upon a time, the sight of the old farmhouse filled my heart with joy,comfort, and even contentment. Three emo...

by Connie Suttle

Demon's Dream - By Connie Suttlechapter 1"Bring everything out that you have taken." Gavril had to be held back by Aurelius; the full force of his compulsion might have torn the woman's mind apart. Her husband stood ne...

by Cidney Swanson

Defying Mars (The Saving Mars Series) - By Cidney Swansonchapter 1HAUNTEDAn image haunted Jessamyn Jaarda as she journeyed home to Mars. She saw her hand, pressed flat against the viewing portalwhile Earth rocketed from view: fi...

by Anne Greenwood Brown

Deep Betrayal - By Anne Greenwood Brownchapter 1NO COWARD SOULDeath finds us all. Yet I was impatient and had gone looking for it; now there was no going back. My toes curled over the edge of the rock. I welcomed the feeli...

by Jess Haines

Deceived By the Others - By Jess HainesChapter 1My hands shook as I put my pen to the contract laid out before me. The Notice of Mutual Consent to Human/Other Citizen Relationship and Contractual Binding Agreement that would ...

by Eileen Wilks

Death Magic - By Eileen WilksONELILY Yu was at the shooting range at FBI Headquarters when she saw the ghost.Her ears were warm beneath the headgear. Her bare arms were chilly, with her left arm out and steady; the right on...

by Stacey Jay

Dead on the Delta - By Stacey JayOneLosing your lunch sucks. It sucks even more when you’re not hungover.My view on upchucking is that you should’ve earned your punishment. But I haven’t earned it, and neither...

by Jocelynn Drake

Dead Man's Deal The Asylum Tales - By Jocelynn DrakeAcknowledgmentsWRITING BOOKS IS about dreaming big dreams while your eyes are wide open. It’s about playing God and battling demons. With this book, I want to thank ...

by Charlaine Harris

Dead Ever After - By Charlaine HarrisACKNOWLEDGMENTSFor the past fourteen years, I’ve lived with a young woman named Sookie Stackhouse. She has become as familiar to me as the back of my own hand. It feels almost incredi...

by Susan Illene

Darkness Haunts - By Susan IlleneChapter OneA true friend will always be there for you when you need them, but they’ll also be the first to drag you into a pit of vipers. If snakes hung out in this place, I doubted ...

by Trina M. Lee

Darker (Alexa O'Brien Huntress Book 6) - By Trina M. LeeChapter OneSin and sacrilege. From fornication and bloodletting to death and obsessed addiction, those two words summed up the vampires’ world quite nicely. The Wi...

by Kate Douglas

Dark Wolf (Spirit Wild) - By Kate DouglasAcknowledgmentsI’ve wanted to write this series since the day I typed the final page of Wolf Tales 12, but for a long time I wasn’t sure if I’d have that chance. Publ...

by Kylie Chan

Dark Serpent - By Kylie Chan1ZhenwuJohn pushed more of the blasted papers to the side of the desk, then realised that he didn’t have anywhere to put the keyboard, so he added the papers to the pile of student files on...

by Tracy Barrett

Dark of the Moon - By Tracy BarrettPrologueIt isn't true what they say about my brother—that he ate those children. He never did; he didn't even mean to hurt them. He wept as he held out their broken bodies, his so...

by Rebecca York

Dark Magic (The Chronicles of Arandal) - By Rebecca YorkChapter OneAt night, Galladar prowled the great castle un...

by Teresa Gabelman

Damon - By Teresa GabelmanChapter 1Nicole Callahan’s piece of crap on wheels slid sideways into the wet parking lot, the muffler clanged loudly as she slammed her brakes to stop in front of the old warehouse. Man, she h...

by Brittany Booker

Damned - By Brittany BookerCHAPTER 1LizzieThis is a serious matter, Tommy, my mother yelled.Yes, yes it is, I thought as I leaned in closer to the mirror in my room, holding up a shirt to wear. Someone breaking into our hou...

by Celis T. Rono

That Which Bites- By Celis T. RonoTEN YEARS PRIOR…A PALLID, MALNOURISHED GIRL of twelve sniffed and blew her nose. It was her second viewing of Billy Jack, a tawdry vigilante movie from the 1970s she had come upon in the F...

by David A Wells

Cursed Bones - By David A WellsChapter 1Isabel woke with a start, her heart hammering in her chest, her hand instinctively going for the hilt of her dagger. Once she realized where she was, she eased herself back onto her b...

by Mercedes Lackey

Conspiracies (Mercedes Lackey) - By Mercedes LackeyONEIt was Christmas morning, and as she woke in a bed that still seemed strange, Spirit White had never in her life felt less festive.It didn’t help, of course, that this...

by Robert E. Howard

Complete El Borak - By Robert E. HowardCHAPTER 1The tall Englishman, Pembroke, was scratching lines on the earth with his hunting knife, talking in a jerky tone that indicated suppressed excitement: I tell you, Ormond, that pea...

by Charlaine Harris

Club Dead - By Charlaine HarrisChapter OneB ILL WAS HUNCHED over the computer when I let myself in his house. This was an all-too-familiar scenario in the past month or two. He’d torn himself away from his work when I...

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

City of Ruins - By Kristine Kathryn RuschONEThe Ivoire dipped, then rose, then flipped and doubled back. Inside the bridge, the crew could feel no difference despite the rapid movements. The only way anyone could tell if somet...

by Rebekah Damiels

Celestial Beginnings (Nephilim Series) - By Rebekah DamielsPrologueThere once was a time when everything was right and peaceful in heaven. God had his angels that were his trusted servants, and his archangels that were strong an...

by Eliza Ford

Cause of Death: Unnatural-By Eliza FordThe Cause of Death Series – Book 1Em's head had been killing her all day. The three bodies lying on the ground in front of her weren't making it any better.There was an itc...

by Patricia MacDonald

Cast into Doubt - By Patricia MacDonaldPROLOGUEPrajit Singh didn’t want any drama on his shift. He needed time to concentrate. So far, it had been a quiet night, and that was the way he preferred it. Drivers came and w...

by Allan Frewin Jones

Caradoc of the North Wind - By Allan Frewin JonesCHAPTER ONEBranwen ap Griffith narrowed her eyes against the glare of the sunlit snow. Through the brittle black branches of a sheltering rowan, she could see that the sky had...

by Jackie Ivie

Cannot Unite (Vampire Assassin League) - By Jackie IvieCHAPTER ONEFlaked iron oxide.Jeannette rubbed the particles between her latex-gloved thumb and fingers, watching the rust turn to fine granules that floated down and became du...

by Sara Flower

By the Sword - By Sara FlowerChapter OneTalya squinted, scanning the vast coastline of Cardamon. As usual, nothing appeared to be amiss. But she could feel that something wasn’t right. It was in the air like an oncoming...

by Marianne de Pierres

Burn Bright - By Marianne de PierresRetra pressed her fingers to her thigh. The intense pain from her obedience strip had receded to a steady throb and nausea. Perhaps that was the worst it would get, now that she’d le...

by Kate Grace

Burden of the Soul - By Kate Grace1.It was in the early hours of my sixteenth birthday that a thought rolled around in my head, keeping me awake until I was willing to accept it—that I, Clara Gaber, was completely average...

by Coral Moore

Broods Of Fenrir - By Coral MoorePrologueBrand spat a mouthful of blood onto the frozen ground. The sharp flavor coated his tongue. He rolled to his feet, favoring the cracked rib from the blow that had sent him flying. The...

by Shannon Dittemore

Broken Wings (An Angel Eyes Novel) - By Shannon Dittemore1PearlaHell is loud.Talons scratch at the stone floor and clack against the pillars circling the chamber as the great hall fills. Hisses and snarls sound all around, but...

by Shelley Adina

Brilliant Devices - By Shelley AdinaChapter 1The Evening StandardOctober 9, 1889TITANS OF MODERN INDUSTRY DIE IN TRAIN CATASTROPHEIn a tragedy that strikes at the very foundations of society on two continents, one of London’...

by Nina Croft

Break Out - By Nina CroftChapter OneRico hurled himself behind the huge trunk of a tree and stood, back pressed against the rough bark as the missiles whizzed past.An arrow thwacked into the wood behind him, and every muscle...

by Melissa Wright

Bound by Prophecy (Descendants Series) - By Melissa WrightChapter OneThe GirlThey called it a thinning of the blood. Though most of our ancestors’ magic had slowly weakened, it still left us the ability to hold sway over...

by Laurie London

Bonded by Blood - By Laurie LondonCHAPTER ONEMACKENZIE FOSTER-SHAW spotted the cemetery sign at the last minute and squeezed the brakes, spinning out her white Triumph motorcycle in a spray of dirt and gravel. She meant to lea...

by Abigail Owen

Blue Violet - By Abigail OwenChapter 1The first day was always the worst. Ellie Aubrey stood in the administrative office, as she had many times before, and shifted from foot to foot. She waited with growing boredom for one ...

by Michelle Rowen

Bloodlust - By Michelle Rowen1RAVENOUS WAS THE PERFECT NAME FOR A PLACE LIKE this.I’d arrived at the seedy North Hollywood bar a half hour ago. A friend had sent an email earlier today asking me to meet him here tonigh...

by Jeannie Holmes

Blood Secrets - By Jeannie HolmesprologueNO MOON SHONE IN THE SKY WHEN HE DUMPED THE body. He hardly recognized the mangled mess before him as the vibrant young woman he’d known, even though their affair had been brief....

by Samantha Young

Blood Past - By Samantha YoungPrologueThe FlightThe blood of the Blessed splattered walls and chairs and pooled on the floor like something from a fantastical graphic novel. It was a massacre.Stellan?!Eden pushed at Noah, who ke...

by William King

Blood of Aenarion - By William KingPrologue79th Year of the Reign of Aenarion, the Cliffs of Skalderak, UlthuanFrom high atop the cliffs of Skalderak, Aenarion looked down on the camp of his enemies. The Chaos worshippers’...

by Rebecca A. Rogers

Blood Moon (Silver Moon, #3) - By Rebecca A. Rogerschapter OneTo be honest, I’m tired of stepping in chicken poop. The crap is everywhere, this place stinks, and this is definitely not what I had in mind when I once s...

by Nicole Taft

Blood for Wolves - By Nicole TaftChapter 1Come on. I stared at the wolf from my hiding place. She was so close to being in my sights. Just a little more.The alpha female scanned the area before encouraging her pups to leav...

by Richard Lee Byers

Blind God's Bluff A Billy Fox Novel - By Richard Lee ByersCHAPTER ONEIt wasn’t weird that I was running away. It was weird that I met a man with no eyes running in the opposite direction.A few minutes earlier, I&rs...

by Stacey Kennedy

Bless The Beauty - By Stacey KennedyChapter OneThe warm salty rush poured through my mouth as my fangs retracted back into my gums. An explosion of energy coursed through my veins, as it always did after I drank a mortal&rsq...

by J.C. Daniels

Blade Song - By J.C. Danielschapter OneMy sword arm is mighty.I will not falter.I will not fail.My aim is true.My heart is strong.I’m the descendant of some legendary badasses and I’ll damn well make myself wake up...

by Kaitlyn Hoyt

BlackMoon Beginnings - By Kaitlyn HoytChapter OneSchool. That place where we are forced to go five out of seven days a week. It’s a place of ‘learning,’ as so many call it, yet I can’t wrap my head aro...

by Sam Sykes

Black Halo - By Sam SykesPrologueThe Aeons’ GateThe Sea of Buradan … somewhere …Summer, getting later all the timeWhat’s truly wrong with the world is that it seems so dauntingly complex at a glance and so despair...

by Joseph D'Lacey

Black Feathers - By Joseph D'LaceyPROLOGUEWhen the final days came, it was said that Satan walked the Earth in the guise of a crow. Those who feared him called him Scarecrow or sometimes Black Jack. I know him as the Cr...

by Kristin Cashore

Bitterblue - By Kristin CashorePROLOGUEWHEN HE GRABS Mama's wrist and yanks her toward the wallhanging like that, it must hurt. Mama doesn't cry out. She tries to hide her pain from him, but she looks back at me, and...

by Chloe Neill

Biting Cold - By Chloe NeillCHAPTER ONEON THE ROAD AGAINLate NovemberCentral IowaIt shone like a beacon. More than a thousand feet of skyscraper, the lights at the top of its antennas blinking through the darkness that blankete...

by Rita Murphy

Bird - By Rita Murphy1Wysteria did not care where I had come from or where I had been. Nor did she care that I was small and delicate in nature and easily carried off by the wind. She cared only that I stay with her in...

by Gary McMahon

Beyond Here Lies Nothing - By Gary McMahon– From the diary of Jack Pollack, April 1974PART ONEThe Gone-Away GirlsPromise me that you won't try to save me.– Abby HansenCHAPTER ONEIT STARTS, FOR him, with an ending...

by Jessica Shirvington

Between the Lives - By Jessica ShirvingtonPREFACEI am a liar.Not compulsive.Simply required.I am two people. Neither better than the other, no superpowers, no mystical destinies, no two-places-in-one-time mechanism – but two p...

by Kerry Schafer

Between - By Kerry SchaferPrologueLater she will remember him so: impatient with the waiting, restless feet carrying him back and forth in the grassy space in front of the fountain. She will remember the murmur and splash of ...

by Eva Sloan

Better off Dead A Lucy Hart, Deathdealer - By Eva SloanChapter 1SOMETHING glinted out in the cool September night and caught Lucy Hart’s eye. She peered out the large picture window over the kitchen sink and scanned the...

by Lee Nichols

Betrayal - By Lee Nichols1It’s not easy watching a friend get buried, especially when you were responsible for his death.We’re here today to mourn the untimely passing of Coby Jameson Anders. Sixteen years old, honor...

by Hideo Furukawa

Belka, Why Don't You Bark - By Hideo FurukawaI want to set them loose.—Siberia (the sleeping land), 199XThe snow had let up, but the temperature remained below zero. The road was hemmed in on each side by a forest of w...

by Dawn Rae Miller

Before (The Sensitives) - By Dawn Rae MillerBEFOREThe man with the caterpillar eyebrows won’t stop talking. So far, he’s told me about his school days–years and years and years ago!–and his off-campus exploi...