Damsels and Dragons
A woman desperate to escape, an alien desperate to be found.
Sold off like livestock to a wealthy and abusive nobleman, Elke will do anything to escape her arranged marriage. But sixteenth century Nuremberg does not offer many opportunities for young, unmarried women, and her fate seems sealed until a chance encounter changes everything…
The only survivor of a gunship battle, Fafnersilk finds himself lost and alone on a primitive alien world. Plagued by anxiety and depression, he must battle himself as well as the threat of discovery if he ever wants to signal his people and return home. The last thing he expected to find on this mudball was friendship and certainly not love…
Flung together by circumstance in a world that seems hellbent on their mutual misery, can the pair overcome their cultural and anatomical differences to find their own happily ever after, or will fate tear them apart?
A cozy, slice-of-sixteenth century life alien romance for readers who enjoy a good slow burn.
Books Under E.M. Bell
Aerials
The kingdom of Nellan, located in the heart of the continent, has enjoyed a prosperous century following the vicious Yinka Wars, where men fought monsters that ruled the midnight skies. Despite a contagious virus afflicting the populace, humans have begun expanding their domain and infringing on old boundaries. Driven by a sense of curiosity and a determination to cure the Giddh Virus, young doctor Ankita Dravid joins her cousin in scouting the border of the Faded Forest. What she discovers, however, will have lasting social and political impacts on the entire kingdom, for Ankita isn’t the only one curious about the Others who dwell across the river…
Fathomless Depths
The Southern Kingdom of Praecip is renowned for its trade and merchant fleet. Celeste Jacobson, crewwoman and “captain in training” of the Merchant Galleon the Quicksilver, is eager to assume leadership and make her mark on the world. But after disaster strikes, she finds herself embarking on a mysterious charter for the merfolk and discovers that an even greater threat faces her ship, Praecip, and all the species of Varlebena. Together with the handsome merfolk scout Fugan Auxili, she must navigate a fantastic and magical ocean in order to prevent catastrophe. But, when contending with sorcerer pirates and unpredictable magic, will the pair be able to prevent calamity, or will they succumb to the new and perilous danger?
Oasis
Nafret Asim, a royal palace guard for the human king of Citron, gets assigned a dangerous escort duty; protecting the naga pharaoh’s youngest son on his journey back to the capital. She is less than enthused about this assignment, but when circumstances toss her together with Prince Hiskick, she finds herself falling in love with both him and their surroundings. Soon though, the pair discover there’s far worse fates than dehydration among the dunes. It’s a race against time to gather a team, infiltrate a shadowy sorcerer’s lair, and destroy the plot that threatens all the kingdoms and species. But, are they too late?
