Three unforgettable new stories

A Tangled Web by New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey

Kidnapping Persephone should have been an easy task. But in the Five Hundred Kingdoms, nothing's ever simple—and the wrong blonde goddess is stolen by mistake, leaving Prince Leopold without his new bride. At least until he braves the realm of the dead to get her back…

Cast in Moonlight by New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara

Barely a teenager, Kaylin Neya is a thief, a fugitive and an attempted assassin. She also has a smart mouth, sharp wits and mysterious markings on her skin. All of which make her perfect bait for a child prostitution sting in the city of Elantra—if she survives her first meeting with the Hawks!

Retribution by Cameron Haley

In the underworld, there are tricks to killing.

Like executing rivals at crossroads so ghosts won't follow you home. But sometimes retribution is hard to avoid—and now a supernatural hit man has a contract on Domino Riley's life. Luckily she knows a thing or two about death….

Together, MERCEDES LACKEY and JAMES MALLORY have written the New York Times bestseller The Phoenix Transformed, To Light a Candle, a USA Today bestseller; and When Darkness Falls, a New York Times bestseller, as well as Crown of Vengeance and other novels. Lackey lives in Oklahoma. Mallory lives in Maryland.

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New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara writes as both Michelle Sagara and Michelle West; she is also published as Michelle Sagara West. She lives in Toronto with her long-suffering husband and her two children, and to her regret has no dogs.
She can be found @msagara on Twitter or http://msagarawest.wordpress.com

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Cameron Haley, the pseudonym for Greg Benage, was born in Oklahoma and went to Tulane University. He created, wrote, and edited dozens of bestselling and award-winning roleplaying titles. Mob Rules was his first published novel, followed by the novella “Retribution” in the Harvest Moon anthology and Skeleton Crew. He is currently living in Georgia.

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"This Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms novel is a delightful
fairy-tale revamp. Lackey ensures that familiar stories are turned on their ear with amusing results."

-RT Book Reviews on The Snow Queen

"Sagara swirls mystery and magical adventure together with unforgettable characters in the fifth Chronicles of Elantra installment."

-Publishers Weekly on Cast in Silence

"Mob Rules is exciting and fresh, with a complex and conflicted heroine who grabs your attention and doesn't let go. This book will make you fall
in love with urban fantasy all over again!"

-Diana Rowland, author of Mark of the Demon