Rukis Croax – лучшие книги

Reis and Marcus could not be more different, but they've been friends since they were eight years old. Like any teenagers, they both have troubles all their own. Marcus faces his share of conflict at school over his outward and—some might say obnoxious—pride for his sexual orientation. Reis by all accounts is a healthy, average teenager— athletic, attractive, if a bit quiet. Beneath the surface, however, his home life is tearing him apart.

Things get far more complicated when Reis's feelings for his friend begin to go deeper than friendship, and he comes to fear they will ruin the most important connection he has left in the world. What's worse, he'd always thought he was straight…

Cruelty ReMastered features a fully colored version of the original comic, the Unconditional sequel, and a selection of sensual artwork featuring Reis and Marcus.

Spending her life beneath the oppressive control of an abusive husband she'd had no choice in marrying was a hard life, but Shivah strove to endure it in order to protect her child.

When her child was slain, and Shivah herself viciously attacked and left for dead, she swore she'd make her husband pay dearly for his greatest mistake...leaving her alive.

She is joined in her hunt by the two men who pulled her from the jaws of death, and a group of lawmen hunting a dangerous band of raiders threatening the countryside. But there may be deeper, more widespread evils hidden in the shadows of the conflict she finds herself a part of.

An uneasy truce between a colonial fleet and the war party of the peoples they once oppressed is holding on by a thread on the islands of the Shanivaar. Docked in neutral waters controlled by powerful hyena clans, the laws of the island are managing to keep the tensions between the two fleets from erupting into violence… for now. But hatred is not so easily set aside, and even now, plans are in motion to exact revenge, and force an end to the truce. The citizens of the island are blissfully unaware of the smoldering fires of war threatening to engulf their small world, focused instead on their own daily struggles. Amon, an…

Reis and Marcus could not be more different, but they've been friends since they were eight years old. Like any teenagers, they both have troubles all their own. Marcus faces his share of conflict at school over his outward and...some might say obnoxious pride for his sexual orientation. Reis on all accounts is a healthy, average teenager...athletic, attractive, if a bit quiet. Beneath the surface, however, his home life is tearing him apart.

Things get far more complicated when Reis's feelings for his friend begin to go deeper than friendship, and he comes to fear they will ruin the most important connection he has left in the world. What's worse, he'd always thought he was straight..

On a small isolated island run by ruthless gangs and powerful crime families lies a town of brothels and drug dens, serving all who come into port. Sold into a life of servitude when he was young, Amon is now approaching the end of his usefulness to the Madame. With no hope of escape and too little money to buy his freedom, all he can hope for is a miracle.

Now war is raging in the waters surrounding the Shanivaar islands, bringing foreign naval soldiers and their money into the brothels. Their unfamiliar code of conduct could be a blessing or a curse, and with Amon already forced to start training his replacement — a naïve young tiger with nothing but hard lessons ahead — time is running short for everyone.

Two and a half years after they left High School together, Reis and Marcus have attempted to settle into a life with one another. But they are far from home, family and friends, and are swiftly leaving behind their teenage years as they embark on the difficult journey towards adulthood.

While Reis struggles with near unemployment and strives to find a purpose in his life that does not revolve around his relationship, Marcus has become so invested in his college life and local Activist group he leads that he has begun to change as a person, and the two cannot seem to go a day without an argument coming between them.

Tragedy steps into their lives, and as it so often does, forces the two to stare down a hard reality. Things have to change between them, and if neither can accept the thought of making significant compromises for the other, the fact that they love one another just might not be enough.

Everyone has to grow up. Can a relationship founded in High School survice the rigors of the adult world?

Shivah’s journey continues, taking her not only across a country she never truly knew, but soon the oceans, as well. She finds herself journeying to a distant land, but even so far from home, she can’t hide from her grief, or the anger eating away at her heart.

New allies and new dangers emerge, but in a foreign land, forced to choose sides in a foreign war, she is surprised to find kinship with many of the strange new people around her. Their lives may have been far apart from hers, but their struggles, she can understand.

Her revenge may be close at hand, but will it give her the peace she’s been seeking? Or will it consume her, as the Crow spirit has always promised?

Tales from Red Lantern (that may or may not have happened)

A collection of stories chronicling the lives of charactes in the Red Lantern universe, and their sexy misadventures.

Every story in this collection is "Dubiously Canon," meaning whether or not it actually happened is up to you. Choose your ship, or just read 'em all because they're naughty. Reader's choice!

Born in poverty, discrimination and fear. . . .

the fires that forged Luther throughout his young life were none too kind. Now a man hardened and angered by the trials he’s faced, his many years serving active combat in the navy of his proud nation, and finally the loss of a lover and comrade-in-arms, Luther faces imprisonment and a possible death sentence for the crime of heresy.

The charge. . . loving another man.

Now the desperation of a noble family and the grave situation of one young woman may be his salvation. But to embrace it and pursue a future he has only ever dreamed of, Luther must learn to become a part of their world. . . a world of intrigue, dark secrets, courtesans, religious zealotry and assassination.

Luther is a man accustomed to fighting his way through life. But sometimes, with love and family on the line, a battle waged by the sword can have terrible repercussions. And the secret which threatened to destroy Luther his entire life could land all of those he loves in shackles beside him.

9 years before the events of ‘Red Lantern’, Luther Denholme’s story begins

Kadar was born into one of the lowest castes in his society—the laborers. That is, until a series of unfortunate events trapped him in the only life worse, that of an indentured servant.

Literally collared by the powerful hyena clan that holds his contract, Kadar now finds himself facing a dangerous decision.

Live as a slave, or fight for freedom.

Joined by a hyena held captive by his own kind, a guard with a grudge against the very people he works for, and an indomitable cheetah, Kadar faces an uncertain future in a land where centuries of dependence on slavery and warfare make real freedom of any kind, for any caste, a dream that might be worth dying for.

From the world of "Red Lantern"

Kadar, Ahsan and their group of comrades, thrown together primarily through chance and circumstance, have no one to rely on now but one another. The difficult alliance is frought with disagreements on how best to survive their time on the run, and what sacrifices they're willing to make.

The powerful clans of Mataa are searching for them, but Kadar and the other fugutives have decided to come for them first, in pursuit of true, everlasting freedom—the Liberator. A man who could remove their collars , and potentially start a revolution that could free many more.

Kadar's search for his lost family continues, meanwhile. But even if he can reunite with his son, it may only be in chains. In a country where half the population is enslaved, the war for freedom continues.

From the world of "Red Lantern"

Following her journey in "Off the Beaten Path", Shivah continues her hunt for the vicious raiders who destroyed her village and have since continued their reign of terror across the country. They are joined by the men of her village who turned on their own people, including her husband.

Continuously haunted by a spirit bent on pushing her down a path of vengeance, Shivah has begun to question whether chasing revenge is worth throwing her life away, or if there's a better future ahead of her, and a chance at real peace… the most elusive quarry of all for a woman whose heart is consumed by grief and anger.