Consortium of Chaos Series by Elizabeth Gannon

High atop the Fortress of Liberty... The life of a super-hero is not all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Wyatt Ferral, one of the city’s cape-wearing favorite sons. For one thing, he can’t stand the other heroes, and is starting to see that they aren’t especially heroic. Plus, he’s forced to wear stupid looking spandex costumes, and his unauthorized biographies are filled with glaring inaccuracies. Heroing is so isolating. Some days, he just wants to walk away from it all and have a real life... moreHigh atop the Fortress of Liberty... The life of a super-hero is not all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Wyatt Ferral, one of the city’s cape-wearing favorite sons. For one thing, he can’t stand the other heroes, and is starting to see that they aren’t especially heroic. Plus, he’s forced to wear stupid looking spandex costumes, and his unauthorized biographies are filled with glaring inaccuracies. Heroing is so isolating. Some days, he just wants to walk away from it all and have a real life. All it would take is one personal tragedy to push him over the edge… Meanwhile at the Consortium of Chaos… The life of a super-villain is a blast, just ask the super-villainess known as “Harlot.” Just because you’re dedicated to evil doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun, right? So, when the almost forgotten hero Wyatt Ferral walks into the Consortium’s headquarters one day and says that he has a plan, she’s intrigued. Can Wyatt help their troubled organization finally succeed in one of their world domination schemes? Can she keep her fellow villains from killing the handsome hero long enough to hear what he has to say? Will he see the subtle but important distinction between collecting his memorabilia and stalking him? Was his Hero swimsuit calendar photoshopped, or do his abs actually really look like that? So many important questions… less

The Consortium of Chaos: The super-villain organization semi-unwillingly thrust into the field of heroics. They’re not nice people, but now they do nice things. …Occasionally. If it’s during office hours and there’s nothing good on TV, anyway. Tyrant: Kasos Octavio Victavios IV, Head of the Consortium’s Inter-dimensional Affairs Department, has spent thousands of years trying to conquer the entirety of existence, one dimension at a time... moreThe Consortium of Chaos: The super-villain organization semi-unwillingly thrust into the field of heroics. They’re not nice people, but now they do nice things. …Occasionally. If it’s during office hours and there’s nothing good on TV, anyway. Tyrant: Kasos Octavio Victavios IV, Head of the Consortium’s Inter-dimensional Affairs Department, has spent thousands of years trying to conquer the entirety of existence, one dimension at a time. Now, something is distracting him from his mission, though, and he’s started behaving in very strange ways. Obviously, his restlessness isn’t his fault. Tyrant’s flawless. Just ask him. No, his ungrateful, way-too-smart hostage must be doing something to cloud his mind with these strange new thoughts about how beautiful she looks. Will he be able to overcome her frustratingly attractive interference and succeed in finally killing all of his co-workers? Rayn: The Princess of the Fairy Folk of the Meadow has been Kasos’ “captive” for eight-centuries and she’s pretty happy with their arrangement. An inter-dimensional kidnapping trip with her extremely hot captor certainly beats her old life. Aside from Tyrant’s bad attitude and lousy taste in music, she’s been having a blast. But, circumstances are now forcing Rayn to enlist his assistance in saving her kingdom, even though Tyrant plans to conquer it for himself. How do you convince a man who’s so egotistical that he prays to HIMSELF, that he needs to think about someone else for a change? And to stop killing all the people, trees and family members you want him to save? less

The Consortium of Chaos: The super-villain organization semi-unwillingly thrust into the field of heroics. They’re not nice people, but now they do nice things. …Occasionally. If it’s during office hours and there’s nothing good on TV, anyway. Librarian: Marian Willson, AKA “the Librarian,” takes super villainy seriously. Whether it’s memorizing the internet or knowing just which chemicals to mix to make a teargas bomb, Marian is an encyclopedia of criminal schemes... moreThe Consortium of Chaos: The super-villain organization semi-unwillingly thrust into the field of heroics. They’re not nice people, but now they do nice things. …Occasionally. If it’s during office hours and there’s nothing good on TV, anyway. Librarian: Marian Willson, AKA “the Librarian,” takes super villainy seriously. Whether it’s memorizing the internet or knowing just which chemicals to mix to make a teargas bomb, Marian is an encyclopedia of criminal schemes. She also knows eight thousand recipes for pie, even if she’s never taken the time have a slice. Doctor, lawyers, weapons expert… Marian can do it all and she doesn’t tolerate failure. Yep, she’s just the person you want on your team the next time you’re being targeted by dozens of trained killers. Which seems to happen to Cynic. A lot. Aside from the fact he isn’t too unpleasant to look at, it’s hard to imagine why she bothers to keep saving him. Cynic: Steven O’Probrian AKA “The Cynic,” takes nothing seriously, except pushing all Marian’s buttons. He’s been fantasizing about her cool blue eyes and awesome martial arts skills for years. Unfortunately, Cynic is the most annoying person in the world. Ask anyone. Being a jerk is his only hobby. He makes a habit of saying the wrong thing and doing the wrong thing and killing the wrong thing. And now a whole lot of crazed assassins are trying to kill him. Given his superpowers, Cynic isn’t too concerned about the whole “dying” thing, but having a price on his head sure is a good excuse to skip town with Marian. Soon, the two of them are on the road trip of his dreams, with ninjas, and casinos, and killer clowns. If he can just find a way to be less like himself, Cynic knows he can get Marian to love him back. Unfortunately, his enemies might know a way to end Cynic’s fun once and for all… less

Three Consortium of Chaos novellas based on classic love stories! Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and Emma are reimagined with supervillains, laser weapons, and Santa Claus’s crazy kids!Mary Meryton doesn’t fit in with the rest of her social-climbing family and she hates attending dull villains’ mixers. But having to deal with Ian Claus’ arrogance is just the last straw... moreThree Consortium of Chaos novellas based on classic love stories! Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and Emma are reimagined with supervillains, laser weapons, and Santa Claus’s crazy kids!Mary Meryton doesn’t fit in with the rest of her social-climbing family and she hates attending dull villains’ mixers. But having to deal with Ian Claus’ arrogance is just the last straw. He is handsome, mysterious, and terrible at conversations, yet the more she gets to know Ian, the more Mary thinks there might be more to him than she first expected.Jane Gateshead is a heroic sidekick in need of a job. Sadly, her only option left is to take work with a villain, and Professor Damascus Thornfield is hiring. Charter member of the Institute of Mad Science, he grudgingly agrees to train Jane in villainy. Unfortunately, something from the past is threatening Jane’s new life. If they’re going to have a future together, she and Damascus are going to have to face it together… and maybe battle an ooze monster.For years, Mia Hartfield has been stuck in a not-so-friendly rivalry with Deacon DeWitt. Deacon is the crown prince of crime: successful, popular, and waaaay too handsome. Meanwhile, Mia’s only claim-to-fame is her ability to pair other criminals up with their perfect match. …Even if they don’t always appreciate her matchmaking. Now, Mia is determined to find a partner-in-crime for herself.(M/F, HEA, 107K words, no cheating, office romance, age gap romance, antihero romance, is part of a series but can be read as a stand-alone.) less

Happy Tanksgiving, from the Consortium of Chaos! As a former caped hero, Oz is committed to doing good. Sure he’s freaked out by germs and hates disorder, but that doesn’t stop him from helping innocent civilians and keeping the city safe from bad guys. …Even though he’s currently partners with one of them. As a former super villain, Natalie is used to carrying out complex robberies and impossible assassinations... moreHappy Tanksgiving, from the Consortium of Chaos! As a former caped hero, Oz is committed to doing good. Sure he’s freaked out by germs and hates disorder, but that doesn’t stop him from helping innocent civilians and keeping the city safe from bad guys. …Even though he’s currently partners with one of them. As a former super villain, Natalie is used to carrying out complex robberies and impossible assassinations. Sure her powers mean that her personality shifts every day, but that doesn’t stop her from being the biggest badass around. …Until mysterious super-soldiers show up and try to kill her. Now it’s up to Natalie and Oz to solve the mystery of who wants her dead. Thankfully, they’ve got the help of the rest of the Consortium of Chaos, who only occasionally blow things up and kidnap people. Oz is frustrated by the messiness of Natalie’s life and Natalie isn’t sure about Oz’s whole “saving the world” idea, but somehow they’re making this crazy partnership work. In fact, the longer Natalie and Oz are around each other, the more this mismatched team begins to see that they just might make a perfect pair. less