The Kraken Lord and the Eater of the Sun | E.E. Ottoman | Excerpt | 30,000 | M/M 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 | James L. Craig | 15,000 | M/M 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. Fireborn | Talya Andor | Excerpt | 15,000 | M/M 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...