Hokem and Courtlan are horse ranchers living on the very edge of the sacred lands, the Eunaden. In order to please their primary purchaser, the Daman military, they arrange to have a satyr present through their breeding and foaling seasons. Unfortunately, an accident at the ranch kept them from picking up their satyr during the Spring Release, and when they finally convince the Conservatory to allow them a satyr in the summer, they aren’t given the usual humble, pious, innocent embodiment of fertility personified. Instead, they get Bramble.

Note: this story features a threesome.

The very last thing Beau expects to land on his desk is the story of the year – the location of the long-missing, notorious rockstar scumbag Gabriel Fletcher. Eager for the chance at a story that could make his career, he heads off immediately for the remote mansion where Gabriel is rumored to be hiding. But the questions he seeks to ask bring answers he never could have expected …

Cleanly Wrong by Mell Eight

Rung is a half-breed orphan brownie who can’t do anything right, much to the worry of his cleanliness teachers. When he runs away, Rung decides that he can resist the need to clean. Only, there is that one office that so desperately needs help…

Fireborn by Talya Andor

Thaniel has been chosen for the sacrifice that will renew the lands and bring sorely needed rain, and it is a duty he has always accepted. On his last day he ventures out to enjoy those things he loves and finds final resolve in all that he enjoys. But that resolve is tested in the moment when he must say goodbye to his dearest friend…

The Hunt of the Cold Moon by Beth Wirth

Home for winter break, Terry is reluctantly caught up in an old tradition, a hunt for a forest spirit that he has never understood. When he unexpectedly wins the hunt and finds himself bound to the spirit, he has no idea what to do with it. The advice he is given, however, is dubious at best and if he does not act soon his father will take matters into his own hands …

The Kraken Lord and the Eater of the Sun by E.E. Ottoman

Egrill spends his day cloistered in his mountain home, unable to leave behind memories of the brutal war he fought and the lover he lost in the fight. But his peaceful solitude is interrupted by a strange creature that claims to be a mythical Kraken, and Egrill can’t deny that he is certainly like nothing Egrill has ever encountered …

The Staff of Kyade by James L. Craig

When royal soldiers attack his village in search of a magical relic, Kenji watches in horror as all that he loves is destroyed. Determined that they will not get what they want, he takes the staff they seek and flees, vowing to avenge those he lost as soon as he can.

Binding Ties by Alessandra Ebulu

Determined to find freedom and avoid an unwanted bond, Taeyo runs away from home. But no sooner does he make his escape then he is captured again, the latest victim in a string of kidnappings. His rescue comes at the hands of Germane, a half-wolf, half-dog sent to find him. The rescue results in a mating bond, however—a fact that pleases Taeyo, but angers Germane. Until the mystery of the missing kitsunes is solved, however, he can only endure it …

Burning Bond by Sasha L. Miller

The charms and elixirs crafted by the fae are highly prized and notoriously difficult to obtain. The fae charms Fihr sells at his stall are lucrative business, but he would happily throw it all away to have a chance with Satu, the beautiful faerie who makes the charms. When he catches Satu trying to run away, terrified of his betrothed, Fihr throws all caution aside, determined to help Satu no matter what it takes.

The Baron’s Gargoyle by Cassandra Pierce

Banished from court when the King runs out of patience for his predilection for men, Jothan is forced to take up the title of Baron of Darkwood and charged with the task of making the lands profitable again. But when he arrives all he finds is a crumbling castle, neglected servants, and a monstrous creature no one else ever seems to see …

The Dog in the Mist by Sylvia A. Winters

Dorian has been favored by tragedy for what seems like his entire life. He’s lost his parents, his best friend, and now he’s lost his gran as well. As if that’s not enough, he is stalked by a black dog too large to be just an ordinary dog, and which seems to bring death in its wake. To save himself, he will have to return to beliefs that he cast away long ago …

The Phoenix Knight by Isabella Carter

Lady Bellamy has a wedding to plan and little time for anything else. When her old lover Silvia, a beautiful dryad, shows up on orders to kill her, however, even a wedding must be set aside in favor of finding and capturing the person who would gladly ensure not just Bellamy’s death, but that of the innocent who will die if she fails…