The battles of the Crimea and the streets of Belfast veil the simple life of young barmaid Mary Cannon. Walenty Nikodemski, a Polish sailor, who lives in the shadow of Russian wars and religious conflict, enters the Shamrock Hotel where she works. Mary feels his jade black eyes seeing right through her to her very […]

If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have told you that the best cupcakes were dark chocolate with chocolate cream cheese icing, that dancing in a crowd of magic wielders — the Adept — was better than sex, and that my life was peaceful and uneventful. Just the way I liked it. That’s […]

She’s seeking refuge from the monster who sired her. Offering my protection could lead to my own downfall. But I’m doing it, anyway. I am a dreg. A rare breed. Language makes me happy. My brain is trained to learn a new dialect in mere seconds. I am the only person in the world who […]

Who has time for dating these days? Certainly not struggling entrepreneur Paisley Jameson, who has way too much on her plate to pay any real attention to her shriveling social life. And not mechanic Joe Spencer either, who has a lot on his mind with both the family business and family in general. But neither […]