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All the Dark Souls

by A. M. Dunnewin

Joss Brevyn is the last heir in a long line of executioners. Although a woman, the same rules still apply: kill the condemned within three tries, or be tortured and killed. Joss has yet to miss her mark, and even though she spends her free time as a healer, the town views her only as a deathsman. So when she and her assistant, Henrik, stumble upon a beaten man on the way home, both are hesitant to reveal who they really are. The only problem is, so is he.

Aric Kayden has seen bette... more

The Lost Ship

by John Hopkins

Vengeful Gray aliens abandon a humiliating Cretaceous-era colonization failure and time travel to present-day Earth, seeking a doomsday weapon left behind on a shipwreck lost to time in what is now the Amazon’s vast unexplored wilderness.

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Book Two in The Powers That Be trilogy, THE LOST SHIP, immerses readers in the day-after chaos, carnage, and confusion following the near-apocaly... more

Aleister Blake

by Valentina Cano

To save her brother’s life, a rat-catcher must play a game with the Devil. One that could cost her her soul. Seventeen-year-old Nora Smith may be the best rat-catcher, pickpocket, and liar in London, but her skills can’t help save her brother when he is killed in a fight. That’s when Aleister Blake appears, a young man who offers to reclaim her sibling from death. For a price. At Aleister’s bidding, Nora leaves her life in the streets and moves into his house, one brimming with secrets. ... more

Psychotropic Dragon

by Michael Bailey

From the mind of Michael Bailey, author of Palindrome Hannah, Phoenix Rose, and various short fiction and poetry collections, Psychotropic Dragon brings all his work together

Chiral Mad 5

by Michael Bailey

Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Michael Bailey brings you the fifth and final installment of the Chiral Mad series, featuring a diverse writers from around the world. Includes fiction and poetry by the likes of Stephen King, Josh Malerman, Zoje Stage, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Victor LaValle. Linda D. Addison, Sheree Renée Thomas, and the late Jack Ketchum (writing with Lucky McKee). With illustrations throughout by artist Seth Brown, enjoy a chiral dance of speculative, horror, and dark science fiction... more

Pinocchio's Guide to the End of the World

by Eva Moon

Becoming real was only the start. Pinocchio got his wish, but finds there’s more to being human than having the right kind of body. Inside, he still feels like that same wooden puppet. In the wake of WWI, his struggle to fit into a human world leads to a deadly fight with a fascist officer and flight from the only home he’s ever known. From tramp steamers to sweatshops, from love to bitter heartbreak, he can’t outrun his puppet past. Returning home years later, he discovers his beloved papa, ... more

Instructions in Flesh

by Marcus James

Talbot Mathias has always felt different. He's never really been able to connect with his adoptive parents, has had difficulty making friends at school, and has been tormented for his sexuality ever since entering Mariner High School, a place run by a new generation of teenage Golden Gods from South Hill, Edgemoor, and Fairhaven; legacy neighborhoods along the dark waters of Bellingham Bay filled with generational families with dark secrets and ghosts that seem to be in every window or on every ... more

Day of the Beast: Dark Fantasy (The Power Bearer Book 1)

by H.M. Clasher

Imagine the whole world believing you were born with unlimited power. I know what you’re thinking, life must be easy with all that power. Everyone wants to be powerful. Everyone wants to be admired. Everyone wants to be commanding. For young Azazel, there was nothing intriguing about the fight. He has spent most of his life running away from being known as the power bearer. He is young, charming, and unflinchingly mischievous. Before you jump to conclusions, it’s really not his fault th... more

The Kingdom's Daughter: YA Dystopian Romance (The Kingdom Series, Book 1)

by Daniel JP Harris

After the Third World War, Africa became the governing global power, naming itself the Kingdom. Now, with the resistance growing stronger, the Kingdom must produce an army of super soldiers if they’re to solidify their reign, but that will require the perfect genetic makeup. To obtain this, the Kingdom Trials are born: a series of lethal challenges designed to eliminate all but a single female whose DNA will be crossed with the Kingdom's elite. This girl shall be known as the Kingdom's Daughter,... more

Within Fire

by Sonig Varadian

Within Fire, is about a boy who on the eve of his 16th birthday realizes that he may have mystical powers. Managing and learning how to control these newfound powers, isolates him from his estranged father and a mom who just wants him to be normal. He then turns to his two best friends, who at best don't know how to react to his shocking news. When his new powers enable him to discover secrets about them, he begins to question what his next moves are. As his powers reveal themselves, others desi... more

LingerLust

by Matt Smart

From the moment Charlie Anderson stepped through the door to his office, his worries of trying to keep his job, finding the perfect woman or fitting into society vanished. His average existence turns into a life so influential, dictating the past or deleting the future will simply become the norm. The survival of entire human race will depend on the answers Charlie is able to find. Yet the answers Charlie discovers, amongst the ancient cities of Sparta to the chaos of the final moments of the... more

SPVCE

by A.W. Karen

From a young age, studying to become a space cadet is all Maci Layton has known - it's all every kid has known. Society demands children do nothing but prepare for a future in space, even though a select few are actually chosen to be space cadets. Despite this, no one protests or pushes for change. Everything seems peaceful, everyone content.

But unflinching order comes with a cost.

Maci's story offers an intimate look into the mind of someone struggling to come to terms with thei... more

Free Week: E. R. T. Prequel (Elite Rescue Troopers)

by Frankie Ingram

15 year olds, unlimited money, and a killer family legacy make for a dangerous good time. Twins Kyndra and Kimani have just been accepted to the Elite Rescue Academy, the most prestigious school in the solar system. Both of their parents graduated from the same academy, leaving a lofty legacy for their children to live up to. Before they report to Unity Space Station, the twins get a free week to explore the hot spots of Earth, the moon, and beyond, all on the government’s dime. When the twin... more

Longevity

by Caleb Smith

Alastair Ramsden was barely twelve years old when he witnessed the brutal death of his father. Growing up orphaned during the Scottish War of Independence, Alastair struggled to survive. The only place he knew to save him was an old oak tree in the middle of an upland field where he gained the ability to cross over into the 4th-dimensional elemental kingdom of Akasha. It was there he first connected with elementals of the sun, who helped him on his way to self-discovery. The Divine Queen Moth... more

Holier Than Thou

by Nick Jameson

“A special work of philosophical fiction rich in hidden meaning. Not for the average fantasy reader, this one will challenge you, offering buried treasure to those willing and able to dig it up.” - Jackie Kennedy, FirstLadyReads Alex is the black sheep in The Barnes Clan, a Christian community concealed in the Blue Ridge mountains near Salem, VA, dedicated to a simple, godly life. He was born an outsider, reads the wrong things, wants to write about non-religious spirituality, thinks, like... more

Of Fangs and Shadows

by Jessica J Ayala

Rome.

The city is at war. Daemons haunt the mortal realm, and the wolves of Rome have been called to battle.

Remus, known throughout the Empire as the Lone Wolf, lives a life of solitude, drowning the griefs of his past by hunting those who have ruined him. An unexpected turn of events throws Remus into the crosshairs of the Roman Pack.

Diane is a warrior of the Pack. One of the strongest she-wolves who can control the aether of her godsgiven bloodline. Something reawakens i... more

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