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Hotel Historian Rebecca Bridger conducts popular “ghost” tours of the Griffins Keep, though she doesn’t believe in such things — until personal encounters with the paranormal rock her skeptical paradigm. But when proposed changes threaten the hotel’s higher function as a spiritual portal, only her complete faith in the hotel’s magic and its lingering guests will avert supernatural disaster.
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A haunted hotel needs the tour guide who does not believe in ghosts!

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Most writers dabble in several genres and Daniel A. Willis is no exception. This is a collection of shorter pieces—one novella and three short stories—which cover the gambit of speculative fiction. There are two alternate history stories, a ghost story, and a high fantasy young adult piece. Although not technically LGBT fiction, two of the stories have gay protagonists, showing that sexual orientation is just one piece of people’s lives and not necessarily the driving force of their existence.
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A collection of short stories by Daniel A. Willis, author of the Immortal Mages series.

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It’s about 5000 years ago and Egypt is a mess! The royal dynasty has been overthrown and the usurper king has already been murdered. His children have divided the kingdom and both have fallen under foreign domination. The Celestials, a race of aliens that nurtured the Egyptian civilization, have had a delegation of their heralds kidnapped and are threatening retribution. Meanwhile, the heiress of the overthrown dynasty, Princess Merit, along with her boyfriend, former palace guard Roma, his friend Moeris, and the high priest Amasis are leading the Free Army to regain her throne and restore peace to the kingdom. But both sides have powerful magic and mythological creatures at their disposal. Can Egypt survive? In this exciting sequel to The Heiress of Egypt. it is all out war between the competing princesses: Merit, heiress to the dethroned Pharaoh and Hamees, daughter of the usurper. Which one will end up The Queen of Egypt?
A Sequel to The Heiress of Egypt

It is all out war between the competing princesses: Merit, and Hamees, but who has the better claim?

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Alene Baron is the proud owner of Whipped and Sipped, a café that offers healthful, delectable food and drinks. Her life consists of dreaming up new recipes, raising her three children, and arguing with her ex-husband--until her neighbor and close friend is murdered. She imagines nearly everyone she knows as a possible suspect. After a second attack, Alene is determined to find the true killer … before she, or her family, become targets.
A Whipped and Sipped Mystery

The start of a delicious mystery series featuring amateur sleuth and master chef Alene Baron. Recipes Included!

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In the 31st century, Naiche Decker joined the Unititerrae military seeking revenge for the death of her mother in battle against the Eternals. After being assigned to a deep space mission to root out the enemy’s home world, she finds so much more, questioning if revenge was what she really sought in the first place. We Have Met the Enemy harkens back to the classic science fiction of Asimov, Clarke and Herbert, but with the richly developed characters of a Roddenberry-esque story.
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Classic space opera. A young soldier seeks vengeance against alien race responsible for her mother's death.

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Apocalypse doesn't mean the end ... only change! Nikki thought she was crazy. Now she knows that not only is the voice in her head real, it the voice of a goddess. ​David is a devout Catholic. Can he continue to cling to his faith in the light of what is going on around him? ​Cardinal Santarem knows the truth. But he is not going to let it tear down two thousand years of religious domination. ​Amber is a self-absorbed Hollywood starlet. She is the last person anyone would choose to become a mother, let alone the one who will fulfill the Prophecy of the Awakening.
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The Apocalypse is coming! But whose? Could the Greek gods really return in the present day?

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Like so many noble women before her, Leonora d’Este was betrothed behind her back and without her consent. She was to marry Prince Carlo di Gesualdo, and that was that. She did her duty to her family, knowing only that her fiancé was a widower with a son from the previous wife. It was only after her vows that she learned her husband murdered his wife and her lover in a jealous rage. Given the woman’s adultery, Leonora understood and forgave Carlo. But soon she noticed odd behavior from her husband. Was he slipping into madness? Could Leonora care for her husband ad protect herself at the same. This vivid drama of noble life in 16th century Italy plays out through the eyes of Leonora’s faithful lady-in-waiting and friend, Livia, who has her own romantic problems. She is hopelessly in love with a young man whom she can never marry, and he loves her too but is promised to another. Will anyone find happiness on The Road to Gesualdo?
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Love and deception in Renaissance Italy from the award-winning author of Inquisitor's Niece.

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Lt. Naiche Decker has finally found a place to call home—complete with the father she never knew—on the ship he commands. Now her new home is going on a rescue mission to the farthest reaches of known space to look for a missing scientific expedition. Did the odd phenomena they were researching claim them or are they still lingering out there, just waiting for help to come? This sequel to We Have Met the Enemy continues Lt. Decker’s story as well as those who also serve about the Lovelace.
Sequel to We Have Met the Enemy.

Naiche Decker and the Loveless crew seek a missing science expedition.

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Pippa is a typical teenager, if you don’t consider her inability to operate a cell phone. But then a-typical things start to happen. First her mother dies in a mysterious fire, then a fire seems to come after her. After the ground tries to eat her friend, she runs right into the arms of the most beautiful boy she has ever seen, Pan ... Then things get really strange. When Pan opens a whole new world up to Pippa, she finds herself attending fairy weddings, running with satyrs, and battling a mad centaur. She also learns there are many secrets being kept, some about her and her family, and worse, they are kept from her. But, all she really wants is to find her way back into Pan’s embrace.
The Pan Chronicles: Book 1

A Young Adult title. High Fantasy with Pippa learning she is creature of two worlds, ours and the fairy one.

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Logan Crane’s life changed dramatically the day a blind fit of temper resulted in him accidentally injuring his wife. Although he’s now in an abuser counseling program, Logan cannot face the real source of his unhappiness: he’s always been attracted to men but has refused to accept it since witnessing an act of violence. During his therapy, Logan meets Nick Zales, a counselor at a shelter for victims of domestic violence. Nick is understandably suspicious of Logan despite an immediate attraction to him. Logan feels the same attraction and faces a critical internal struggle as he finds himself falling in love with this enigmatic man. Both men are haunted by unacknowledged ghosts and abuse in their pasts. How can they help each other heal if they continue to ignore their own wounds?
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A romance between two men that defies the romance model. If you liked "Brokeback Mtn" this is for you.

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Egypt, a land so rich in myth, its origins are not fully known. But there are stories—stories that the earliest Egyptians were taught civilization by celestial beings. Thousands of years later, at a time when the Great Pyramids of Geza were still shiny and new, legendary creatures flourished, and high priests still controlled the magical substance left by the Celestials called Kairemi. But it’s also a time of treachery as one Pharaoh is brutally overthrown, and his entire family slaughtered, save one young daughter, Merit, who escapes into hiding. The hedonistic new Royal Family have their own struggles, with King Varis maneuvering to place his daughter, Hamees, on the throne after him, setting aside his own son. It’s also a time of heroes, like Roma, a former palace guard turned defender of Princess Merit. He receives a great prophecy and must use it to determine Egypt’s fate by pooling all her legendary resources to ensure the throne, and control of the Kairemi, goes to the correct Heiress of Egypt. But is that Merit or Hamees?
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A fantasy set in ancient Egypt complete with mythological creatures, prophecies, and aliens.

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Edward and Bart are identical twins. But their looks are all they have in common. There is something very dark brewing among the mage ranks and Bart is in it up to his six-shooter. Edward first encounters his long-lost brother on the prairies of 1864 Colorado. After Bart delights in the Sand Creek Massacre, Edward chases him through the decades and lands in the middle of brother’s insidious plot, nestled away deep in Nazi Germany.
Book 2 of The Mages Trilogy

This sequel follows opposing twins Edvard and Bart through Civil War Colorado and Nazi Germany

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“And Cain left the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.” – Genesis 4:16 Nod is never mentioned again in the Bible. Where was it? Where did the people of Nod come from? What became of Cain? Now we have the story of Nod, as told through the eyes of Lailah, the first person to encounter Cain outside of his family. The story of Cain and Abel is brought alive, and the aftermath examined in a way never before told. But more than that we get the story of a primitive people becoming aware of the world around them.
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The story of Cain and the people he went to live with after slaying Abel

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Violaine, a devotee of books and learning, finds herself sold by her father to a mysterious nobleman to become his companion. Fearing herself at the mercy of a monster, Violaine instead succumbs to the seductive spell of her magical new home, and the love of a man she has never seen, who comes to her only in the darkness of night. The Château de Boisaulne is a place of many mysteries, but also a refuge for children of the Enlightenment in a time when Europe still languishes under the repressive chains of monarchy and superstition. But modern thought meets ancient lore, as the castle borders the forest lair of the roi des aulnes, an ogre said to be the ancestor of Violaine’s unseen lover...or are they one and the same?
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Violaine must make the best of a bad situation. The magic surrounding her helps...so does an unseen lover.

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A brother’s job is never done! John Harvey and Martin McCrary share a father and little else. Harvey, a freed slave, has lived life as his white brother’s keeper. When they survive a shipwreck, only to discover a foreign plot to exploit of the divide between the northern and southern states, they must learn to trust each other as true brothers to help preserve the Union—and their own lives. This 19th century espionage thriller takes our heroes from the port of Havana to the halls of power on two continents, the first of many exciting adventures to come.
A Harvey & McCrary Adventure

A traditional spy/thriller novel, but set in the days leading up to the Civil War. The 1st of a series.

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Sebastian is ready to take on the world. But is the world ready for Sebastian? The conclusion to the exciting Chronicles of the Mages trilogy follows the rise of Sebastian, a mage whose past is a mystery, even to him. But his future has already been decided by his controlling adoptive father: the priesthood. Sebastian is uncertain of this career choice until he learns the Vatican holds the key to understanding his existence. But he also questions the need for the all of the secrecy. Is the world ready for an Immortal Revelation? Sebastian is determined to find out. The only thing standing in his way is his own past when it catches up to him.
Book 3 of The Mages Trilogy

Is the world ready to learn of the existence of the mages?

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Alonso and Luisa love each other. However, there are a few obstacles to their happiness: the husband she was forced to marry; her uncle, the Regent of Spain; and Alonso’s heritage as a Jew. Mix in the meddlesome Natale, whose loyalty is always to the highest bidder, and you have a story of a courageous couple determined to be happy together, despite the cards being stacked against them. Using the tumultuous period of Spain immediately following the deaths of Ferdinand and Isabella as her canvas, Erika Rummel paints a portrait of the era where Cardinals hold all the power, Jews are forcibly converted to Christianity yet still are not accepted in society, and spies are around every corner in every palace.
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Alonso, a converted Jew, and Luisa, the niece of the Grand Inquisitor fall in love in 16th-century Spain.

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Only the good die young, except for Dano Varos. Part of a hidden branch of humanity fated with near immortality, he lives in the shadows. ​ Fleeing the 1400s Normandy of his youth, he makes his way east to Russia, where centuries later he confronts, first by accident and then by design, a menace from his past that threatens the Russian Crown itself. Watch history unfold, with real events and real people, through the eyes of a secret participant who saw it all.
Book 1 of The Mages Trilogy

Follow near-immortal Dano go from hunted to hunter in both 16th and 20th century Russia

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