In A BALLAD OF BROTHERS, fifteen-year-old Achim Arbitor searches for the last living member of his family; his brother. To that end, he wanders the ruin of an old world aided by powers believed to be a gift of God. Years have passed since his quest began and Achim has not uncovered a single hint of his brother's wher...
Some things are deadly when broken... Sold for the price of a pig, trained into the most expensive male escort in the peninsula, Hasheem, the Silver Sparrow of Azalea, finds himself running from his hard-earned life of privilege when a woman decides to die in his room. Forced to escape through hostile territories bel...
Blood-magic was once as much a part of Egypt as the sands or the Nile, but no longer. Magic is weak, now, an echo of what it once was. The pharaohs have married brother to sister to preserve their abilities, but all it has done is corrupted them, and made them even weaker. Mayet is the daughter of a physician, whose...
APOLOGIES: I have removed this book. It was free on Wattpad from 2017 to 2023. As of Sep 5, 2023, it is published in bookstores. AbbyGoldsmith.com/Majority If you'd like to be looped in on my Abby Updates, please subscribe to my very infrequent newsletter! AbbyGoldsmith.com/subscribe ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ In a galaxy-spannin...
In the distant future there are two powers that control Merridian city. The first: A dictatorship known as the Silver Sun, whose militant soldiers enforce the law. The second: A crime lord known as Scorpion. She controls the entire black market, faction gangs, and every other killer for hire in the city. They are Div...
The great city of Qemassen is at a crossroads. A powerful empire from beyond the ocean threatens to reignite a centuries-old feud. A slave rebellion brews in the tangled labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city streets. And Crown Prince Ashtaroth, the city's supposed saviour, is considered unfit to rule even by those clo...
Love, hate, fear; these are only words to Alethea Atlas. Born a prodigy among Sera Society, she's neurologically modified to feel nothing. But when her younger sister fails to meet Sera standards and is to be executed, Alethea feels for the first time. Seeking help from enemy rebels, she contrives a plan to take her...
The Shadow Forest is a beautiful, peaceful place...on the outside. But a danger has been lurking in its shadows for a long time. A prophecy: A hero will rise to defeat the evil with a weapon no man can wield. Within the Shadow Forest, twelve years ago, a tragedy shaped the future of a young woman. Now, alone, broken...
Time stood still, as the arrow struck him right in the chest, he let out a cry of pain, before he fall to the ground. I spun around and screamed in anger as I saw her. I saw red, the assassin who had killed my parents and now my brother was hiding behind a tree, her crossbow pointed directly at my chest. The arrows...
[Status: Complete] [Editing] BOOK 1 After getting messaged by the gorgeous Ivy Rose on the train home, Carly's life takes an unexpected turn when her best friend Megan mysteriously ends up murdered. Intrigued and mesmerized by the enigma that is Ivy Rose, Carly's mind slowly begins to unravel as she finds her sanity...
Mortals fear death. Immortals fear forever... When an army of mercenaries sweeps through a young girl's village and murders her parents, her life is set on a new course. After that she didn't have space to believe in anything other than becoming a weapon and cheating death with her closest companions. But an immortal...
Reyn has nothing but secrets. Everything she is or has ever been becomes another reason to be despised. Born of demons, pursued by justice, and haunted by regret. In the service of the Dragon Empress, Reyn hoped to find vengeance for the life she lost, but as emissaries from a distant empire arrive with an offer of fr...
"Not all hellbornes are evil and not all purebloods are good. Devils can cut their horns and Angels can lose their wings. I'm not going to allow anyone to tell me what I should do or who I'm supposed to be. I decide my own fate." ~ Dan Wyatt Rosalina Amity lived her life as a normal human being. Knowing nothing abo...
Princess Jin Algara has left her life and true love behind. Aimless, she seeks a purpose for her broken soul and finds it upon the edge of her sword. Ban Karst prepares his legion and the Arcane Knights for war, and he is no longer certain of which side he will be commanded to fight for. Joshuan Krayson works against...
{COMPLETED!} A story of twists and turns, and an epic struggle. He was there. And then he was gone; vanished. Ellen's attacker was killed in broad daylight under unusual circumstances. One minute he was behind her; the next, caught between the hoods of two cars. That's when she questioned how normal she truly was. ...
"Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping Than you can understand." - William Butler Yeats Hello human. Yes, I will tell you my tale. Listen and listen well for I will not repeat it twice. During the tale you will hear whispers of love, of fr...
The Moroi have been roaming the world for ages, fighting a battle against decaying revenants seeking to bring nothing but darkness and death to everything in their path. Humans have no knowledge of this centuries old dispute, nor are they privileged enough to be brought into the savagery of their war. Well--that is un...
(#391 in Fantasy) Welcome to Ashfall, an ancient kingdom inhabited by millions of people...and dragons. It is the most prosperous and largest kingdom the world has ever seen. It's territory and sphere of influence stretches all the way across the shimmering sea. Trade flourishes and so does the quality of life. But, p...
A listless girl who isn't quite human. A sorcerer looking for answers from a brilliant engineer. An herbalist from a time of oppression. This anthology of short tales will follow heroes and villains, scions of ancient houses and lowborn goodfolk, mortals, shifters, fey, and dragons. Whether contemporary with the adven...
*Wattys2016 Winner* *An edited and expanded version of this is now a published book on Amazon (under kindle direct so you might be able to read it free) under the name Spider's Kiss* https://www.amazon.com/Spiders-Kiss-Book-Drambish-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B07ZQT245J/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=spider%27s+kiss+book&qid=1576257844...