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Forget helpless princesses and ingenues with stars in their eyes. Vamptasy Publishing, the leader in small press fiction, brings you an anthology that is all about the strong women who bring the world to its knees. Rulers, villains, heroes: women of all walks of life bringing or fighting horrors unimaginable. Compiled and edited by award-winning and bestselling author Lily Luchesi. Featuring these 16 authors: Kathy-Lynn Cross USA Today bestselling author Deliaria Davis Sara Dobie Bauer Poetry from A. Giacomi SK Gregory Mirren Hogan Lily Luchesi Poetry from Xtina Marie P. Mattern SL Perrine TM Scott TL Travis EM Whittaker Jay Michael Wright II Simone Young A novella from USA Today bestselling author SJ Davis

One calculative move changed her life forever.Aviere Mye thought that she'd left street racing behind after her work as poisoner and apothecary for Charm City's crime syndicate earned her a place in the Underground.When she is handed an opportunity to race again, she seizes it, hoping to find answers about her husband's disappearance. But the Underground had its own plans for her. A string of murders set the authorities on her trail, forcing her to work with Keith Travis, a rogue agent with the FBI, to apprehend the culprit responsible for the crimes.With only seven days to complete the assignment before a bomb explodes, can Aviere survive both Travis and the Renegades?

Synthetic drugs sold by the Zodiac Cartel uproot a dark past Aviere Mye buried.After recovering from Vinny McSeeten's murderous spree throughout Baltimore City, Aviere Mye just wants to enjoy her last night of medical leave before returning to work. However, what should have been a peaceful meeting between Aviere and her race sponsor, Louis Armandi, instead ends with a drug-related death inside the Tethered Mistress and a bittersweet reunion with her partner.Armed with the promise of expunging her brother's darkest sin and receiving more information about her husband's mysterious disappearance, Aviere charges into the investigation, hoping to solve their case-as well as her personal problems-within their ten-day deadline. In order to survive her second assignment, Aviere understands that only the strongest units prevail.However, when Travis' growing powers threaten them all and Peters tries undermining her authority, Aviere must confront her darkest fears before her partners destroy everything the Poisoner holds dear.Fans have already compared Turbulence to Fast and the Furious meets Gone in 60 Seconds and Underworld. Drift, book two in the Renegades Saga, continues with its dynamic fast-paced action scenes, heart-stopping thrills and chronicling one unit's rite-of-passage within corrupted Charm City's darkest organizations.

Dhampir Louis Armandi leads a double life. By day, he's a businessman. By night, he's a professional mobster. He doesn't have time for romance. Even if he did, there's one rule: whoever he dates must be able to resist his vampiric charm. Their relationship won't work otherwise. When both of his jobs are in jeopardy and he hires a professional escort to help him out, he feels something different. A fated bond. Now, he must convince her they're supposed to be together forever.Meanwhile, Evelyn Rodriguez is in a personal and business rut. Her ex is stalking her. Her accounts are in the red. She's got two weeks to pay her rent or face eviction. She's got no choice but to accept Tall, Dark, and Handsome's proposal and pretend to be his classy girlfriend at his business party for a few hours. The job seems simple enough. But between his devilish charms and his sexy voice, she breaks her one important rule: never mix business with pleasure. If she's not careful, she'll become the next victim to his vampiric curse.Vulture's Kiss is the first full-length paranormal romance novel within a trilogy which also includes romantic suspense and mafia romance elements. While these books take place in the same universe as the Poisoner of Charm City series, you do not have to read those books to enjoy this novel.Vulture's Hex will release around late October 2019.

Aviere Mye has two choices. Join the Renegades, or die before clearing her name.Murder is serious business, and Aviere Mye is a top notch professional. Her work as a poisoner and apothecarian earned her a place in Charm City's crime syndicate, and she's looking forward to her retirement.Except retiring isn't so simple for this feline shifter.After her boss is murdered using one of her trademark poisons, it sets the authorities on her trail. The hitmen aren't far behind them. Before she escapes, she's taken hostage by a group of supernatural assassins, who give her a magical hitman for her protection.Armed with her genius intellect and shifter abilities, her brothers, her trigger-happy partner Travis, and his hacker-for-hire Peters, Mye sets out to apprehend the culprit and clear her name with the syndicate. She has seven days to complete her assignment before her tracking bracelet explodes. But there's another problem.Travis and Peters might kill her first. Belladonna's Mark is the first book in the Poisoner of Charm City series. This urban fantasy/supernatural suspense novel is perfect for fans who like Jim Butcher and Seanan McGuire.** This title was previously released as Turbulence.The Poisoner of Charm City SeriesBook One: Belladonna's MarkBook Two: Belladonna's Curse (September 2018)Book Three: Belladonna's Wrath (January 2019)Book Four: Belladonna's Promise (May 2019)Book Five: Belladonna's Reign (September 2019)

Howards End is a 1992 romantic drama film based upon the 1910 novel of the same name by E. M. Forster, a story of class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century Britain. The film -- produced by Merchant Ivory Productions as their third adaptation of a Forster novel (following A Room with a View in 1985 and Maurice in 1987) -- was the first film to be released by Sony Pictures Classics. The screenplay was written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, directed by James Ivory, and produced by Ismail Merchant. Howards End was entered as an official selection for the Cannes International Film Festival and won the 45th Anniversary Award. In 1993, the film received nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The film won three awards, including for Best Art Direction (Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker). Ruth Prawer Jhabvala earned her second Academy Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, while Emma Thompson won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Actress.