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Julius, dragon runt of the litter, is a disappointment to his mother, who''s the leader of the Heartstriker tribe. So she seals him in his human form and banishes him to the Detroit Free Zone, built on the ruins of Old Detroit, where dragons are killed on sight. With the help of a fellow exile--a mage named Marci--Julius navigates the hostile environment and tries to prove himself worthy of his mother''s respect.

"I loved this book! So helpful!" -- Courtney Milan, New York Times Best Selling author of The Governess Affair "Have you ever wanted to double your daily word counts? Do you feel like you''re crawling through your story, struggling for each paragraph? Would you like to get more words every day without increasing the time you spend writing or sacrificing quality? It''s not impossible, it''s not even that hard. This is the story of how, with a few simple changes, I boosted my daily writing from 2000 words to over 10k a day, and how you can, too." Expanding on her highly successful process for doubling daily word counts, this book--a combination of reworked blog posts and new material--offers practical writing advice for anyone who''s ever longed to increase their daily writing output. In addition to updated information for Rachel''s popular 2k to 10k writing efficiency process, 5 step plotting method, and easy editing tips, this new book includes chapters on creating characters that write their own stories, story structure, and learning to love your daily writing. Full of easy to follow, practical advice from a commercial author who doesn''t eat if she doesn''t produce good books on a regular basis, 2k to 10k focuses not just on writing faster, but writing better, and having more fun while you do it. *New for Fall 2013! This Revised Edition includes updates and corrections for all chapters!*

Eli Monpress is brilliant. He''s incorrigible. And he''s a thief. He''s also still at large, which drives Miranda Lyonette crazy. While she''s been kicked out of the Spirit Court, Eli''s had plenty of time to plan his next adventure. But now the tables have turned, because Miranda has a new job -- and an opportunity to capture a certain thief. Things are about to get exciting for Eli. He''s picked a winner for his newest heist. His target: the Duke of Gaol''s famous "thief-proof" citadel. Eli knows Gaol is a trap, but what''s life without challenges? Except the Duke is one of the wealthiest men in the world, a wizard who rules his duchy with an iron fist, and an obsessive perfectionist with only one hobby: Eli. It seems that everyone is hunting for Eli Monpress.

With the pressure on after his success in Gaol, Eli Monpress, professional thief and degenerate, decides it''s time to lie low for a bit. Taking up residence in a tiny seaside village, Eli and his companions seize the chance for some fun and relaxation. Nico, however, is finding it a bit hard. Plagued by a demon''s voice in her head and feeling powerless, she only sees herself as a burden. Everyone''s holiday comes to an untimely close, though, when Pele arrives to beg Eli''s help for finding her missing father. But there are larger plans afoot than even Eli can see, and the real danger, and the solution, may lie with one of his own and her forgotten past. If only Nico could remember whose side she''s on.

Eli Monpress is clever, he''s determined, and he''s in way over his head. First rule of thievery: don''t be a hero. When Eli broke the rules and saved the Council Kingdoms, he thought he knew the price, but resuming his place as the Shepherdess''s favorite isn''t as simple as bowing his head. Now that she has her darling back, Benehime is setting in motion a plan that could destroy everything she was created to protect, and even Eli''s charm might not be enough to stop her. But Eli Monpress always has a plan, and with disaster rapidly approaching, he''s pulling in every favor he can think of to make it work, including the grudging help of the Spirit Court''s new Rector, Miranda Lyonette. But with the world in panic, the demon stirring, and the Lord of Storms back on the hunt, it''s going to take more than luck and charm to pull Eli through this time. He''s going to have to break a few more rules and work with some old enemies if he''s going to survive.

Eli Monpress is vain. He''s cocky. And he''s a thief. But he''s a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and he''s not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend, bodyguard, and master swordsman, Josef. Who has been keeping secrets from Eli. Apparently, he''s the only prince of a rather feisty country and his mother (a formidable queen who''s every bit as driven and stubborn as he is) wants him to come home and do his duty, which means throwing over personal ambitions like proving he''s the greatest swordsman who ever lived. Family drama aside, Eli and Josef have their hands full. The Spirit Court has been usurped by the Council of Thrones and someone calling herself the Immortal Empress is staging a massive invasion. But it''s not just politics -- the Immortal Empress has a specific target in mind: Eli Monpress, the greatest thief in the world.

Eli Monpress is talented. He''s charming. And he''s a thief. But not just any thief. He''s the greatest thief of the age -- and he''s also a wizard. And with the help of his partners -- a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls -- he''s going to put his plan into effect. The first step is to increase the size of the bounty on his head, so he''ll need to steal some big things. But he''ll start small for now. He''ll just steal something that no one will miss -- at least for a while. Like a king.

The Crew A hulked-out wrath demon who eats gamer rage and loves cats, a shapeshifting lust demon who enjoys their food a bit too much, and a void demon who doesn''t see the point of any of this. They''re not the sort of mercenaries you hire on purpose, but Bex wouldn''t trust her life to anyone else. Ever since the ancient Mesopotamian king Gilgamesh decided death wasn''t for him, killed the gods, and conquered the afterlife, times have been rough for a free demon. But the denizens of the Nine Hells aren''t the quitting sort, and Bex and her team have been choking a living out of the Eternal King''s lackeys for years. It''s not honest work, but when Heaven itself declares you a non-person, you smash-and-grab what you can get. This next gig looks like more of the same...until Bex meets the client. The Job Adrian Blackwood is a witch with a problem. His family has skirted the edges of King Gilgamesh''s ire for centuries, but thanks to a decision he made as a child, Adrian is personally responsible for putting his entire coven in Heaven''s crosshairs. Determined to set things right, Adrian drags his broom, caldron, and talking cat thousands of miles across the country to Seattle where he can fight the Eternal King''s warlocks without bringing the rest of his family into the fray. But witchcraft--like all crafts--takes time, and if the warlocks catch him before his spells are ready, he''s dead. So Adrian does what any professional witch would do and hires a team of mercenaries to keep the warlocks off his back. He didn''t expect to get demons, but when you''re already on the killing-edge of Heaven''s bad side, what''s a bit more fuel on the fire? Sometimes, you get more than you paid for. Neither Adrian nor Bex knew what to expect when they signed their contract, but witch-plus-demon turns out to be a match made in the Hells. With this much chaos at their fingertips, even impossible dreams start to come back into reach, because Bex wasn''t always a mercenary. She used to be the Eternal King of Heaven''s biggest nightmare, and now that she''s got a witch in her corner, it''s time to put the old magics back on the field and show Adrian Blackwood just how much hell he''s hired.

Eli Monpress is talented, charming, and a thief. And, he''s out to make a name for himself in this omnibus edition of Rachel Aaron''s "fast, furious, and let''s not forget fun" (Tom Holt) fantasy trilogy. But not just any thief. He''s the greatest thief of the age -- and he''s also a wizard. And with the help of his partners -- a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls -- he''s going to put his plan into effect. The first step is to increase the size of the bounty on his head, so he''ll need to steal some big things. But he''ll start small for now. He''ll just steal something that no one will miss -- at least for a while. Like a king.

“An engaging, thrilling, and deeply personal story . . . if you are a fan of either Attack on Titan or Rachel Aaron . . . you need to read this book.”—Geeks of Doom Get ready for the final season of Attack on Titan! Battle titans, defend Wall Rose, and fall in love in this original YA novel set in the world of the hit anime and manga series, Attack on Titan! When the last vestige of the human race is threatened by unstoppable carnivorous giants, a brave young woman decides to defy her wealthy family and join the military garrison to battle humanity’s enemies. But Rosalie Dumarque soon finds that her dream of escaping the protection of Wall Rose not only leads to bloody sword fights with monsters, but exposes her to other dangers. Can she earn the trust of her fellow soldiers, stand up to a corrupt authority, navigate a forbidden romance . . . and cut her way out of a titan’s throat?

Making a living is hard. Especially in a lawless city where gods are real, dragons are traffic hazards, and buildings move around on their own. Opal Yong-ae has never let little things like impossibility stop her. She''s a Cleaner: someone who buys abandoned apartments and sells off their contents. No matter how dangerous they may be...

Four years before the events of The Spirit Thief, Miranda Lyonette was a young apprentice Spiritualist on the cusp of a promising career. But on the eve of her return from bonding a wind spirit, a night that should have been a celebration, she finds instead that her father has come to take her home. Now, Miranda must choose between her duty to her family and her future at the Spirit Court. But while she''s trying to make her parents see reason and avoid an arranged marriage to a man she can''t stand, she stumbled across the one spirit who needs her more than any other, a caged ghosthound who doesn''t want her help. To save him, Miranda will have to earn the dog''s trust, but what she gets in return is a friendship deeper than anything she expected.

An epic fantasy of the west. Better than gold, magical crystals kick off the Great Sioux War of 1876. Mary Good Crow can hear the voice in the rocks, but guiding miners with it leads her to secrets everyone will kill for.

... ce qui met Miranda Lyonette hors d’elle ! Tandis qu’elle était exclue de la Cour des Esprits, Eli a eu tout le temps de préparer son prochain coup. Sauf que la chance a tourné pour Miranda, qui vient de trouver un nouveau travail et une nouvelle opportunité de capturer le voleur. Mais Eli a déjà choisi un candidat pour son prochain larcin. Sa cible : la fameuse citadelle réputée imprenable du duc de Gaol. Eli sait que Gaol lui tend un piège, mais la vie vaut-elle d’être vécue sans un peu de piment ? Ce qu’Eli ignore, c’est que le duc est l’un des hommes les plus riches du monde, un sorcier qui tient son duché d’une main de fer, et un perfectionniste obsessionnel avec une seule idée en tête : Eli. Tout le monde, en somme, cherche à arrêter Eli Monpress. « Une fantasy divertissante qui avance à un rythme soutenu grâce une intrigue tirée au cordeau. Les lecteurs seront également fascinés par les révélations sur le passé d’Eli. » BOOKLIST

De l’aventure, des sentiments... et des hold-up ! Eli Monpress est un incorrigible voleur. Mais pas n’importe lequel : il est le plus grand de son temps, car il est aussi un magicien puissant, capable d’animer les objets. Aujourd’hui Eli est sur le point de tenter le plus gros hold-up jamais réalisé : voler le roi de Mellinor, un pays dont les lois interdisent la magie. Le plan d’Eli est audacieux. Pourtant c’est sans compter sur la magicienne Miranda Lyonet. Déterminée à sauver la réputation des magiciens, elle veut faire arrêter Eli avant qu’il ne rançonne le roi. Mais quand le frère aîné du souverain, un redoutable magicien banni de Mellinor, y voit l’opportunité de conquérir le trône, les affaires se corsent...

Dear Reader, There is no way to write a blurb for this final book without spoiling all of the others. Suffice it to say, mysteries resolve, dragons war, pigeons abound, and no one is safe as Bob''s grand plan finally comes to fruition. But the Great Seer of the Heartstrikers isn''t the only one whose schemes are nearing completion. The Nameless End is coming, and even the machinations of the world''s most brilliant dragon seer might not be enough to stop it. As everything comes crashing down, it''s up to Julius to prove what he''s always known: that seers can be wrong, and Nice Dragons don''t always finish last.

They say family always sticks together, but when you''re your dad''s only lifeline and the whole world-humans, dragons, and gods-wants you dead, "family bonding" takes on a whole new meaning. My name is Opal Yong-ae, and I''m in way over my head. I thought getting rid of my dad''s bad luck curse would put things back to normal. Instead, I''m stuck playing caretaker to the Great Dragon of Korea. That wouldn''t be so bad if he wasn''t such a jerk, or if every dragon on the planet wasn''t out to kill him, or if he were my only problem. Turns out, things can always get worse in the DFZ. When a rival spirit attacks my god/boss looking to turn the famously safety-optional city into a literal death arena with Nik as his bloody champion, I''m thrust onto the front lines and way out of my comfort zone. When gods fight, mortals don''t usually survive, but I''m not alone this time. Even proud old dragons can learn new tricks, and with everything I love falling to pieces, the father I''ve always run from might just be the only force in the universe stubborn enough to pull us back together.

To save his family from his tyrannical mother, Julius had to step on a lot of tails. That doesn''t win a Nice Dragon many friends, but just when he thinks he''s starting to make progress, a new threat arrives. Turns out, things can get worse. Heartstriker hasn''t begun to pay for its secrets, and the dragons of China are here to collect. When the Golden Emperor demands his surrender, Julius will have to choose between loyalty to the sister who''s always watched over him and preserving the clan he gave everything to protect.

When Julius overthrew his mother and took control of his clan, he thought he was doing right by everyone. But sharing power isn''t part of any proper dragon''s vocabulary, and with one seat still open on the new ruling Council, all of Heartstriker is ready to do whatever it takes to get their claws on it, including killing the Nice Dragon who got them into this mess in the first place. To keep his clan together and his skin intact, Julius is going to have to find a way to make his bloodthirsty siblings play fair. But there''s more going on in Heartstriker Mountain than politics. Every family has its secrets, but the skeletons in Bethesda''s closet are dragon sized, and with Algonquin''s war looming over them all, breaking his clan wide open might just be the only hope Julius has of saving it.

After barely escaping the machinations of his terrifying mother, two all-knowing seers, and countless bloodthirsty siblings, the last thing Julius wants to see is another dragon. Unfortunately for him, the only thing more dangerous than being a useless Heartstriker is being a useful one. Now that he''s got an in with the Three Sisters, Julius has become a key pawn in Bethesda the Heartstriker''s gamble to put her clan on top. Refusal to play along with his mother''s plans means death, but there''s more going on than even Bethesda knows. Heartstriker futures are disappearing, and Algonquin''s dragon hunter is closing in. Now, with his most powerful family members dropping like flies, it''s up to Julius to save the family that never respected him and prove once and for all that the world''s worst dragon is the very best one to have on your side.

Life in the magical mess of the Detroit Free Zone is never easy. When you''re laboring under the curse of a certain prideful, overbearing dragon, it can be down right impossible. My name is Opal Yong-ae, and I''m a Cleaner. At least, I used to be. Thanks to the supernatural bad luck that turns everything I do against me, these days I''m more of a walking disaster. Getting rid of this curse is the only way to get my life back. Unfortunately, dragon magic is every bit as sneaky and deadly as the monsters behind it, and just as hard to beat. But I''ve never been one to take her doom at face value. Cornered doesn''t mean defeated, and in an awakened city that rules herself, dragons are no longer the biggest powers around.

Magic in the Great Sioux War! The thrilling sequel to The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow! When Mary Good Crow came out of the crystal into the arms of her sister, the last thing she wanted was another fight. But war is coming to the Great Plains. With crystal on their side, the Lakota are poised to annihilate the town of Medicine Rocks, forcing Mary to choose between the friends she''s found and the family she''s always longed for. When Rel Reiner accepted her father''s dark bargain to save Josie and the others, the last thing she expected was to survive. But there''s more to the Reiner''s magic than ghosts and bones. Magic Rel will have to embrace if she ever wants to walk in her own skin again. When Josie Price left the crystal mines one step ahead of death, the last thing she intended to do was quit. But the wolves in town are circling, and with the crystal going crazy and the cavalry riding to war, just finding a way to protect her people might cost her everything she came to Montana to build. Three women divided by a war none of them wants. But Josie, Mary, and Rel have always been strongest together, and with the world''s magical future on the line, "together" might be the only way anyone survives.

The hotly anticipated sequel to HELL FOR HIRE! One month ago, Bex, the demon Queen of Wrath, and Adrian, witch of the Blackwood, pulled off the upset victory of the century. Now, they find themselves facing the question all unexpected champions must answer: what next? They''ve declared war on Heaven, but how do you actually bring down a divinely powerful tyrant when your army''s still in the single digits and your magical fortress is an illegally modified Winnebago? It seems like a hopeless situation. As always, though, Adrian Blackwood has a plan, and this time, he''s going big. He''s got an idea to take down the Seattle Anchor, the giant magical fortress that houses the Anchor Market and every other bit of critical infrastructure that connects Heaven to Earth. How the Anchors work is a closely guarded secret, and getting to the good stuff will require going deep into the heart of Gilgamesh''s power. There''s a reason even the Queen of Wrath has never attacked one directly, but now that Adrian''s on her team, Bex thinks they can do it. She''s finally got the power she needs to actually move the needle on this war, and she''s going to hit that Anchor with all the fire she''s got. But the enemies of Heaven aren''t the only ones making plans. After the fiery return of his most persistent annoyance, Gilgamesh has ordered his princes to take care of the demon queen problem personally. It''s time to roll out the big guns and show these rebels what divine wrath really means, starting with the Hell of a Witch who made it all possible. Book 2 a new, action-packed Urban Fantasy series from the author of NICE DRAGONS FINISH LAST and MINIMUM-WAGE MAGIC!

It''s been one month since Bex''s rebel crew took over the Seattle Anchor, and things have been suspiciously good. They''re emancipating slaves by the busload, earning money from their thriving Free Market, and basically living the Gilgamesh-free life of their dreams. It''s what Bex always wanted for her people, so why does she feel so uneasy? It could be because she''s working twenty-hour days desperately trying to free her wrath demons. Or because Gilgamesh has sealed off all the Anchors still under his control, creating a worldwide shortage of the magical quintessence their new fortress needs to stay afloat. Everywhere Bex looks, timers are ticking down on the safe haven she''s built for her demons, but the biggest threat is the one she doesn''t see, because Heaven hasn''t been idle. The man who killed the gods knows how to handle a rebellion. The closer the demons get to victory, the tighter the invisible noose becomes, and when the Queen of Wrath crosses the final line, there will be Hell to Pay.

Leylia''s secret could unite them all or lead them to an eternity of undeath. After the loss of Bastion, everyone who''s not a zombie has holed up in FFO''s sole remaining safe haven: the lowbie town of Windy Lake. But the undead armies never rest, and it''s only a matter of time before the Once King''s forces come to crush what''s left of life in this world. But Tina, James, and the rest of the players are facing a crisis of their own. After so long in this world, their human bodies are dying on the other side. If they don''t find a way home soon, they may have nothing to go back to. With time running out in two worlds, Tina and James face a horrible choice: do they spend their final days looking for a way to get back to their old bodies, or join the NPCs to fight for their new ones. But just when things look impossible, James learns a secret that might change everything. Only one catch: to pull it off, they''re going to have to fight one raid boss no one, not even Tina, has ever beaten. The Once King.

Eli Monpress is vain. He''s cocky. And he''s a thief. But he''s a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and he''s not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend and master swordsman, Josef. He''s been keeping secrets from Eli. Apparently, he''s the only prince of a rather feisty country, and he''s been ordered to come home to do his duty. This means throwing over personal ambitions like proving he''s the greatest swordsman who ever lived. Family drama aside, Eli and Josef have their hands full. The Spirit Court has been usurped by the Council of Thrones and someone calling herself the Immortal Empress is staging a massive invasion. But it''s not just politics - the Immortal Empress has a specific target in mind: Eli Monpress, the greatest thief in the world. This omnibus edition contains: THE SPIRIT WAR and SPIRIT''S END

Standing up to Victor was only the beginning. Three weeks ago, Lola put her soul on the line to save her sister and stop an abusive blood mage from making himself a god. But while she managed to derail the worst of Victor''s plans, the rest of the world still sees her old master as the hero. To make matters worse, the Nightmare King Alberich has entirely escaped his prison and is now leading the Wild Hunt on a rampage of fear and chaos across the skies of Europe. With Alberich playing the villain, it''s only a matter of time before Victor convinces all of humanity that his abusive magic is their only hope. Lola''s not about to let him get his dirty hands on that kind of power. But while she''s free to fight him, Simon and the Black Rider are still trapped under the blood mage''s boot. Lola will have to break them both out before she can take Victor down, but her former master''s plans are far from finished. He''s playing a game none of them can predict for a prize no one yet understands, and once all of his pieces are in place, the future of the world will hang on the edge of a golden sword.

In the world''s most magical city where spirits run noodle shops and cash-strapped dragons stage photo-ops for tourists, people still think fairies are nothing but stories, and that''s exactly how the fairies like it. It''s a lot easier to feast on humanity''s dreams when no one believes you exist. But while this arrangement works splendidly for most fair folk, Lola isn''t one of the lucky ones. She''s a changeling, a fairy monster made just human enough to dupe unlucky parents. She was only supposed to live long enough for the fairy who created her to get away with the real baby, but thanks to Victor Conrath, a very powerful--and very illegal--blood mage, Lola was given the means to cheat death.For a price. Now the only changeling ever to make it to adulthood, Lola has served the blood mage faithfully, if reluctantly, for twenty years. Her unique ability to slip through wards and change her shape to look like anyone has helped make Victor a legend in the DFZ''s illegal-magic underground. It''s not a great life, but at least the work is stable? until her master suddenly vanishes without a trace.With only a handful of the pills that keep her human left, Lola must find Victor before the magic runs out and she turns back into the monster she was always meant to be. But with the federal paladins hunting her as a blood-mage accomplice, an Urban Legend on a silent black motorcycle who won''t leave her alone, and a mysterious fairy king with the power to make the entire city dream, Lola''s chances of getting out of this alive are as slender as a silver thread.

The epic conclusion to the DFZ Changeling trilogy! No Victor lasts forever. Victor thought he won when he became the Hero. He thought he won when he took over the DFZ. He thought he''d made himself untouchable. He''s wrong. Lola isn''t the sad little monster she used to be. She has a plan, she has allies, she has more magic than she ever dreamed possible. Killing one blood mage should be easy with a fairy kingdom at her fingertips, but Victor didn''t make himself a god by playing fair, and his bag of tricks is far from empty. Taking him down will take everything Lola and her friends can bring, but if there''s one thing Lola''s always been, it''s determined. No matter the cost, no matter what it takes, she will see this through. To the bloody end.

In the real world, everyone said being good at video games was a waste of time. Now, stranded and separated across thousands of miles of new, deadly terrain, Tina and James''s skill at FFO is the only thing keeping them alive.

Ein gewitzter Dieb und eine selbstbewusste Magierin im Kampf gegen das Böse! Bei seinem jüngsten Coup, dem Diebstahl eines legendären Schwertes, stößt Eli Monpress in ein wahres Hornissennest. Denn sein Opfer hat einen unberechenbaren Verbündeten, der ein ganzes Herzogtum tyrannisiert. Gegen seinen Willen muss Eli sich wieder mit Magierin Miranda verbünden, um die Bedrohung zu überwinden. Begeisterte Leserstimmen: "Der heiß ersehnte 2. Teil!" "Eine neue, außergewöhnliche Art der Magie, sympathische Helden und ein charmantes, temporeiches Abenteuer mit einem Schuss Humor."

Meisterdieb Eli Monpress hat nur ein Ziel: Er will das höchste Kopfgeld erzielen, das je auf einen Dieb ausgesetzt wurde. Also entführt er kurzerhand den König. Die Magierin Miranda wird ausgesandt, Eli zu finden, doch dann übernimmt ein Schurke die Macht im Königreich, den Miranda und Eli nur gemeinsam bezwingen können.

Zwei Romane über den Meisterdieb Eli Monpress von Rachel Aaron jetzt in einem Band! »Meister der Stimmen« Meisterdieb Eli Monpress hat nur ein Ziel: Er will das höchste Kopfgeld erzielen, das je auf einen Dieb ausgesetzt wurde. Also entführt er kurzerhand den König. Die Magierin Miranda wird ausgesandt, Eli zu finden, doch dann übernimmt ein Schurke die Macht im Königreich, den Miranda und Eli nur gemeinsam bezwingen können. »Herr des Windes« Bei seinem jüngsten Coup, dem Diebstahl eines legendären Schwertes, stößt Eli Monpress in ein wahres Hornissennest. Denn sein Opfer hat einen unberechenbaren Verbündeten, der ein ganzes Herzogtum tyrannisiert. Gegen seinen Willen muss Eli sich wieder mit Magierin Miranda verbünden, um die Bedrohung zu überwinden.