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His Name was Wren

by Rob Winters

During the blackout of 1944, something came down in the woods, leaving a secret that some in the nearby town have guarded ever since.

Resentful of the man who dared to die after her neurosurgeon husband, who dedicated months of his life trying to bring him back from a trauma-induced coma, Dr. Marcia Gage uses her skills as a genius neuroscientist to bring John Doe back from the dead. After unlocking the secret to regenerating life, she starts to realize they are psychically linked and he is becoming obsessed with her. Marcia had unwittingly unleased a cold killer who is willing to protect her and have her to himself at all... more

Mulch: The First Thrilling Novella from Maniacal Books

by Alex Mac

Strange happenings are a foot in the woods surrounding a dark and isolated farm located in the heart of St. Mary's County Maryland. With a farmer and his family battling a terrifying new threat, can they endure and protect the farm that is their very livelihood with their lives or even their sanity intact? If your prepared for goo, tentacles, and reanimated corpses. Then venture through this dark inaugural short story from Maniacal Books© to find out!

The Tail of 'Too Bad' Mike

by Iain Cameron Williams

Mike, the shrew, was born without a tail. His grandmother was a whiz at sewing and made him a false tail from woven horsehair, which he wears every day. It's the best tail in the land, and all the other shrews are envious of it. When his tail goes missing, presumed stolen, Mike sets off with his skateboard to find it. Along the way, he encounters a sequence of adventures, the outcome of which sees him acquiring the nickname 'Too Bad' and becoming the most celebrated animal in the kingdom of Pemb... more

Vulcan Rising

by J. W. Judge

A kidnapped son. Desperate parents. And a discovery of unknown worlds. Agatha and Joseph are raising a family in the quiet suburbs south of Birmingham. But the secrets of Agatha’s past threaten to expose themselves after Joseph investigates a noise he hears in the middle of the night and stumbles upon a world that he did not even know existed. When their son Thomas is kidnapped, Joseph and Agatha have to rely on each other to figure out why he was taken and how to get him back, whatever t... more

Memory Dungeon

by R. T. W. Lipkin

The solution for everything you want to remember . . . or forget.
Want to preserve your precious memories? The Memory Palace can safely upload and store them for you. Or perhaps you’d like to park your memories in a Weekend Locker while you live out the life of your dreams, guilt-free. Maybe you’re plagued by painful memories you’d rather forget—the Memory Dungeon can help. All services are confidential. Discreet. But after a client’s... more

The Last Shadow Knight

by Michael Webb

On the unforgiving streets of Karad, Veron grows up hungry, inexperienced, and stealing just to survive. After tragedy strikes, he is forced to decide what path his life will take. Opportunity arises when he discovers the last survivor of a secret organization called the Shadow Knights. Apprenticed to learn their ways, Veron begins to develop abilities he never dreamed he could have. Meanwhile, an enemy from across the mountains comes to destroy their kingdom’s way of life, and the Shadow Knight... more

Gods of Sound: The Perilous Path of Cameron Foster

by QM Schaffer

Cameron Foster, consistently bullied at school, finds solace with his battered guitar. He is as skilled with it as Harry Potter is with a wand. Into his life enters a mysterious woman in her late twenties, clad in black leather like a reincarnated Joan Jett. She observes him, soon rocking his world. But tragedy strikes and Cameron winds up under the influence of a strange and reclusive billionaire. Has he landed in a deadly secret cult? He struggles to find out before it's too late.

The Good Witch of the South

by T. C. Bartlett

There is a darkness brewing in the West and alarming rumors of dragons and an evil enchantress building an army to overthrow the Great Head of Oz. A demon fairy which the Land of Oz hasn’t seen since Dorothy Gale destroyed the Wicked Witch of the West. Soon to be sixteen-year-old Samantha Goodwitch, the daughter of Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, knows she is disobeying her mother’s wishes when she leaves the castle to search for dragons, but she’d rather have an advent... more

Jilted: A Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance Novella

by Azaaa Davis

We said, “I do,” and then he disappeared.

Life stops running smoothly when her husband vanishes on their wedding night and a leaked photo of a barely-dressed Theresa yelling at the police sparks a viral sensation. With everything at stake—love, reputation, followers, and career—she embarks on a reluctant voyage of discovery. Follow Theresa as she stumbles over her new husband's secrets and develops her inner strength.

The Fairy Gothmother: A Collection of Cautionary Tales

by Jennifer Preston Chushcoff

Halloween isn't just on Halloween, if you know what I mean. Come closer, my Pretty . . . The Fairy Gothmother presents her spooky collection of cautionary tales, poems, and games in over 100 full color pages to haunt and delight the brave and curious. Learn to play The Halloween Hunt, make a Bad Dream Box to banish nightmares, or snuggle under the covers and read what happens to unlucky children in Little Lucy Poppletred and Late Bloomers. This collection from the Fairy Gothmother is a... more

A Blaze of Dragons and Other Fairytale Families

by Jennifer Preston Chushcoff

The group names for fairytale families set in their favorite habitats, including a "Splash" of mermaids in an aquarium, a "Sparkle" of unicorns at the beach and a "Sighting" of Sasquatch at the playground. Fun activities included at the back of the book.

Light Bender

by C. R. (Chuck) Downing

Clarissa Newland helps her friend, Belton Flournoy, invent a chemical that will bend light rays around his body, rendering him invisible. While working on refining the chemical, they discover the chemical's side effects. Aliens running the Traveler's HOT L, a time travel establishment, offer the developers a chance to go back to before the chemical was invented and never invent it. Although appearing agreeable to that plan, Belton embarks on his own undertaking. The story of Belton's travels bac... more

Pleasant Grove

by Jason Price

What’s outside Pleasant Grove? Welcome to Pleasant Grove, a quiet small town where neighbor helps neighbor and doors are left unlocked at night—an unspoiled paradise with one peculiar feature: It’s enclosed by a glass dome. No one can leave. No one can enter. No one can survive beyond the dome. But then, a visitor arrives from the outside. When 12-year-old Agnes Goodwin discovers a strange boy with no memory, she teams up with her best friends to unravel the mystery... more

The King's Daughter

by Dai Pryce

Wales 1294 . . . a hated English king, a country in violent rebellion against him, and a sixteen-year-old from Virginia Beach badly out of her depth. Following the death of her Navy SEAL father in Afghanistan, Megan Lynch is packed off to a new school in a new country. “Go stay with your grandmother in Wales, it’ll keep you out of trouble,” her mother had declared. In her mom’s defense, she could never have predicted the remarkable events that unfolded in the ruins of Flint Castle that aft... more

Elevator Quest

by Emmanuel M Arriaga

When the elevator cable snaps, they all think they are going to die. Instead, Tasha and her office colleagues find themselves trapped in a fantasy world, the crash only the beginning of their problems as they fight for survival. But the mystery of what happened gnaws at them as they venture deeper into an adventure filled with monsters, mystical weapons, and deadly challenges… A female-led, action-packed fantasy in a Dungeons & Dragons inspired world.

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