Damien is an assassin, a man with no home and a tortured past. Sold into slavery as a young boy, he is trained to kill with cold calculation, without remorse. As a reward for his ruthless success, he is given a chance to earn his freedom from his cruel master. One last mission. One final person to slay… Lady Aurora of Acquitaine is the epitome of purity and goodness, beloved by all her people. She lives her life trying to atone for her mother’s cruelty by being a fair and just ruler. Secretly she fears that one day her mother’s murderer will return for her. When Damien enters Aurora’s life, tempting her with promises of dark passion and forbidden desire, he threatens to tear her peaceful world apart with shadowy secrets of his own.

Angel's Assassin

Romance

O'Donnell, Laurel

Historical

ODONNELL BOOKS

Land of Fright™ is a series of stand-alone horror short stories and weird tales. The Land of Fright™ series is intended for mature audiences.
Land of Fright™ - Collection I contains the first ten short horror stories in the Land of Fright™ series.
#1 - Whirring Blades: A simple late-night trip to the mall for a father and his son turns into a struggle for survival when they are attacked by a deadly swarm of toy helicopters.
#2 - The Big Leagues: A scorned young baseball player shows his teammates he really knows how to play ball with the best of them.
#3 - Snowflakes: In the land of Frawst, special snowflakes are a gift from the gods, capable of transferring the knowledge of the Ancients. A young woman searches the skies with breathless anticipation for her snowflake, but finds something far more dark and dangerous instead.
#4 - End of the Rainbow: In Medieval England, a warrior and his woman find the end of a massive rainbow that has filled the sky and discover the secret of its power.
#5 - Trophy Wives: An enigmatic sculptor meets a beautiful woman whom he vows will be his next subject. But things may not turn out the way he plans...
#6 - Die-orama: A petty thief finds out that a WWII model diorama in his local hobby shop holds much more than just plastic vehicles and plastic soldiers.
#7 - Creature in the Creek: A lonely young woman finds her favorite secluded spot inhabited by a monster from her past.
#8 - The Emperor of Fear: In ancient Rome, two coliseum workers encounter a mysterious crate containing an unearthly creature. Just in time for the next gladiator games…
#9 - The Towers That Fell From The Sky: Two analysts race to uncover the secret purpose of the giant alien towers that have thundered down out of the skies.
#10 - God Save The Queen: An exterminator piloting an ant-sized robot comes face to face with the queen of a nest he has been assigned to destroy.Step Deeper Into Fear!Look for the other Land of Fright™ Collections to continue your journey into the dark lands of fear. Land of Fright™ Collection I, Collection II, Collection III, Collection IV, Collection V, and Collection VII are available now. Each Collection contains ten stories from the Land of Fright™ series.
Or if you want a bigger bite of bone-chilling fright, then look for the Land of Fright™ Mega Collections! The Mega Collections contain 25 stories each. Land of Fright™ Mega Collection 1 and Land of Fright™ Mega Collection 2 are available now.More About the Land of Fright™ SeriesThe Land of Fright™ series encompasses the vast expanse of time and space. In the Land of Fright™ series you will visit the world of the Past in Ancient Rome, Medieval England, the old West, World War II, and other eras yet to be explored. You will find many tales that exist right here in the Present, tales filled with modern lives that have taken a turn down a darker path. You will travel into the Future to tour strange new worlds and interact with alien societies, or to just take a peek at what tomorrow may bring. And there are many, many new uncharted realms yet to be mapped, so keep checking back for new discoveries.

Land of Fright - Collection I: Ten Short Horror Stories (Land of Fright Collections)

Literature & Fiction

O'Donnell, Jack

Genre Fiction

Land of Fright™ - Collection II is the second collection of horror short stories in the Land of Fright™ series of short horror stories. Land of Fright™ Collection II includes these ten horror short stories: #11 - Special Announcement: A fraud investigator discovers the disturbing truth behind the messages on a community announcement board. #12 - Poisoned Land: Savage hunters patrol the Poisoned Lands, demanding appeasement from the three survivors trapped in a surrounded building. How far will each one of them go to survive? #13 - Pool of Light: A mysterious wave of dark energy from space washes over the Earth, trapping a woman and her friends in pools of light. Beyond the edges of the light, deep pockets of darkness hold much more than just empty blackness. #14 - Ghosts of Pompeii: A woman on a tour of Italy with her son unwittingly awakens the ghosts of Pompeii. #15 - Sparklers: A child’s sparkler opens a doorway to another dimension and a father must enter it to save his family and his neighborhood from the ominous threat that lays beyond. #16 - The Grid: An interstellar salvage crew activates a mysterious grid on an abandoned vessel floating in space, unleashing a deadly force. #17 - The Barn: An empty barn beckons an amateur photographer to step through its dark entrance, whispering promises of a once-in-a-lifetime shoot. #18 - Sands of the Colosseum: A businessman in Rome gets to experience the dream of a lifetime when he visits the great Colosseum — until he finds himself standing on the arena floor. #19 - Flipbook: A sales rep sees a dark future when he watches the tiny animations of a flipbook play out in his hand. #20 - Day of the Hoppers: Two boys flee for their lives when their friendly neighborhood grasshoppers turn into deadly projectiles.

Land of Fright - Collection II: Ten Short Horror Stories (Land of Fright Collections)

Land of Fright™ - Collection III is the third collection of short horror stories in the Land of Fright™ series of horror short stories.   Land of Fright™ Collection III includes these ten horror stories:   #21 - The Prospector: In the 1800’s, a lonely prospector finds the body parts of a woman as he pans for gold in the wilds of California.   #22 - The Boy In The Yearbook: Two middle-aged women are tormented by a mysterious photograph in their high school yearbook.   #23 - Shot Glass: A man discovers the shot glasses in his great-grandfather’s collection can do much more than just hold a mouthful of liquor.   #24 - The Champion: An actor in a medieval renaissance re-enactment show becomes the unbeatable champion he has longed to be.   #25 - Hitler's Graveyard: American soldiers in WWII uncover a nefarious Nazi plan to resurrect their dead heroes so they can rejoin the war.   #26 - Out of Ink: Colonists on a remote planet resort to desperate measures to ward off an attack from wild alien animals.   #27 - Dung Beetles: Mutant dung beetles attack a family on a remote Pennsylvania highway. Yes, it’s as disgusting as it sounds.   #28 - The Tinies: A beleaguered office worker encounters a strange alien armada in the sub-basement of his office building.   #29 - Hammer of Charon: In ancient Rome, it is the duty of a special man to make sure gravely wounded gladiators are given a quick death after a gladiator fight. He serves his position quietly with honor. Until they try to take his hammer away from him…   #30 - Pharaoh's Cat: In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh is dying. His trusted advisors want his favorite cat to be buried with him. The cat has other plans…

Land of Fright - Collection III: Ten Short Horror Stories (Land of Fright Collections)

Lady Grace Willoughby defies her father’s orders to marry Sir William de Tracy and escapes with a friend. She has no intention of wedding a cursed man, a man ostracized from the church, a man who would only doom any future children they might have to the fires of Hell. She prays for a knight to rescue her.Excommunicated and outcast for a horrible crime in his past, Sir William de Tracy searches for forgiveness. Marriage has never crossed his mind until Lord Willoughby commissions him to retrieve his fleeing daughter and honor the dying wish of his father by marrying Grace. But things are not as they seem. And when an assassin tries to kill Grace, William must choose between his soul and the woman he has come to love. Can William and Grace overcome their past and find the redemption and love both are so desperately seeking?

A Knight With Grace (Assassin Knights)

This is the fifth collection in the Land of Fright™ series of short horror stories. The Land of Fright™ series is intended for mature audiences.
Land of Fright™ - Collection V includes these ten horror stories:
#41 - The Hatchlings: A peaceful Saturday afternoon barbecue turns into an afternoon of terror for a suburban man when the charcoal briquets he is using in his grill start to hatch! He must find a way to combat the deviant creatures that emerge from the hot coals and save his home from being destroyed.
#42 - Virgin Sacrifice: The world is out of balance. A professor of archaeology is determined to set the world right again using the ancient power of the Aztec sacrifice rituals. He embarks on a trip back to the hidden temple he discovered in the jungles of Mexico, bringing along three virgin women…
#43 - Smog Monsters: The heavily contaminated air in Beijing turns even deadlier when unearthly creatures form within the dense poison of its thick pollution. A group of strangers must find a way to work together to survive against the onslaught of the smog monsters.
#44 - Benders of Space-Time: A young interstellar traveler discovers the uncomfortable truth about the Benders, the creatures who power starships with their ability to fold space-time.
#45 - The Picture: A young soldier in World War II shows his fellow soldiers a picture of his beautiful fiancé during the lulls in battle. But this seemingly harmless gesture from a young man proudly showing off his gorgeous gal is far from innocent…
#46 - Black Ice: A vicious dragon is offered a great gift — a block of black ice to soothe the fire that burns its throat and roars in its belly. Too bad the dragon has never heard of a Trojan dwarf…
#47 - Artist Alley: At a large comic book convention, a seedy comic book publisher sees himself depicted in a disturbing series of artist drawings. He would normally find such homages flattering, except for what he notices happening in each subsequent drawing…
#48 - Dead Zone: A young tech company charters a yacht to celebrate the successful launch of their app. But the yacht soon gets caught adrift in the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico when the engine malfunctions, trapping them in an area of the sea that contains no life because the oxygen has been depleted from the waters. What comes aboard the yacht in search of food cannot really be considered alive…
#49 - Cemetery Dance: A suicidal madman afraid to take his own life attempts to torment a devout Christian man into killing him. But there are some things worse than death…
#50 - The King Who Owned the World: A bored barbarian king demands he be brought a new challenger. But who can you find to battle a king who owns the world? That is the question Alfihar, the trusted advisor to King Revek, needs to answer. The solution comes from a most unexpected place…
Step Into Fear!Look for Land of Fright™ - Collection I, Land of Fright™ - Collection II, Land of Fright™ - Collection III, Land of Fright™ - Collection IV, Land of Fright™ - Collection VI, and Land of Fright™ - Collection VII. These collections contain 10 Land of Fright™ stories gathered together in convenient volumes.

Land of Fright - Collection V: Ten Short Horror Stories (Land of Fright Collections)

This is the sixth collection in the Land of Fright™ series of short horror stories. Land of Fright™ is intended for mature audiences.
Land of Fright™ - Collection VI includes these ten short stories of the strange, the eerie, and the weird:
#51 - Zombie Carnival: Two couples stumble upon a zombie-themed carnival and decide to join the fun.
#52 - Going Green: Drug runners trying to double cross their boss get a taste of strong voodoo magic.
#53 - Message In A Bottle: A bottle floats onto the beach of a private secluded island with an unnerving message trapped inside.
#54 - The Chase: In 18th century England, a desperate chase is on as a monstrous beast charges after a fleeing wagon, a wagon occupied by too many people...
#55 - Who’s Your Daddy?: A lonely schoolteacher is disturbed by how much all of the students in her class look alike. A visit by a mysterious man sheds some light on the curious situation.
#56 - Beheaded: In 14th century England, a daughter vows revenge upon those who beheaded her father. She partners with a lascivious young warlock to restore her family’s honor.
#57 - Hold Your Breath: A divorced mother of one confronts the horrible truth behind the myth of holding one’s breath when driving past a cemetery.
#58 - Viral: What makes a civilization fall? Volcanoes, earthquakes, or other forces of nature? Barbarous invasions or assaults from hostile forces? Decline from within due to decadence and moral decay? Or could it be something more insidious?
#59 - Top Secret: A special forces agent confronts the villainous characters from his past, but discovers something even more dangerous. Trust.
#60 - Immortals Must Die: There is no more life force left in the universe. The attainment of immortality has depleted the world of available souls. So what do you do if you are desperate to have a child?Step Deeper Into Fear!Look for the other Land of Fright™ Collections to continue your journey into the dark lands of fear. Land of Fright™ Collection I, Collection II, Collection III, Collection IV, Collection V, and Collection VII are available now. Each Collection contains ten stories from the Land of Fright™ series.
Or if you want a bigger bite of bone-chilling fright, then look for the Land of Fright™ Mega Collections! The Mega Collections contain 25 stories each. Land of Fright™ Mega Collection 1 and Land of Fright™ Mega Collection 2 are available now.More About the Land of Fright™ SeriesThe Land of Fright™ series encompasses the vast expanse of time and space. In the Land of Fright™ series you will visit the world of the Past in Ancient Rome, Medieval England, the old West, World War II, and other eras yet to be explored. You will find many tales that exist right here in the Present, tales filled with modern lives that have taken a turn down a darker path. You will travel into the Future to tour strange new worlds and interact with alien societies, or to just take a peek at what tomorrow may bring. And there are many, many new uncharted realms yet to be mapped, so keep checking back for new discoveries.

Land of Fright - Collection VI: Ten Short Horror Stories (Land of Fright Collections)

Erotica

She could only win his love by being herself. 
Even though Layne Fletcher grew up learning to use a sword and joust, she is not a knight. She and her brothers have been traveling from tourney to tourney to make enough coin to buy their own farm to shelter their ailing father. When her brother is found unconscious before an important tournament, Layne takes his place on the jousting field against... Griffin Wolfe, the undefeated jousting champion. When he is unhorsed by a slip of a woman, he demands retribution. His honor will not allow him to let a woman be thrown in the dungeon and he has no choice but to pay her fine, ordering her to travel with him until her brothers can repay him. Griffin attempts to educate Layne in the art of being a woman but finds he is attracted to her exciting personality and uncommon beauty despite her less than ladylike ways. But someone is trying to sabotage Griffin as he competes in the tournaments. Can Layne and Griffin discover who the culprit is while keeping their families safe and their growing attraction secret?

My Noble Knight (My Knight)

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