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The Ghost Writer

by Brian Warner

THE GHOST WRITER concerns a young family, the Sterlings, moving to a small town in Iowa after the father, Jack, takes a position as an English professor at the University of Iowa. They purchase an old farmhouse outside of town that has sat empty for several decades, and mysterious occurrences happen soon after they move in. The mother, Kari, whose family lives in a nearby town, seems to know more about the house than they are letting on, and she also begins to suspect that they are hiding other ... more

Oligopolis

by Mark Wilk

As the world descends deeper into war, one isolated city remains untouched. Its inhabitants, identified not by names but by ever-changing letters and numbers, enjoy safety at a price: regimented corporate control. With the city crumbling under the weight of its brutality, a beautiful architect and a mild-mannered accountant vie for power and influence, but will terrifying discoveries make them question all their beliefs? And under the pursuit of the city’s psychotic enforcer, will they ever e... more

To Hell With Hallmark

by Brad Ricks

Welcome to Hallmark, Vermont, the setting for every cliched Christmas dream. Idyllic and picturesque, it's where real Christmas magic happens. Here, a lonely librarian bumps into the man of her dreams and is swept away into a whirlwind romance. A big city girl runs into her high school sweetheart and rekindles a forgotten spark. A secret prince escapes the pressures of royalty - and finds his true love. Except this year, something sinister has infected Hallmark's Christmas magic, turning C... more

Fear Not The Dead

by Brad Ricks

Suffering a breakdown caused by the death of her father, Ann Walker finds herself convinced by her therapist to investigate repressed memories of her mother’s murder. She finds herself at a secluded bed and breakfast called Cardinal Crest Estate - the site of her mother’s tragic death. As she uncovers the truth about what happened during her childhood, she finds herself caught in a web of revenge and dark secrets, surrounded by the restless spirits of the many victims the remote estate has cl... more

THE WATCHERS

by J.P. MacDonald

In a future where freedom is a distant memory, Kangaroo Island stands as a last bastion of hope. And as an oppressive regime tightens its grip on Australia, one young bio-robotics engineer discovers that the fight for freedom begins with the courage to resist.

The Claíomh Solais

by Declan Cosson

In early 20th century Ireland, a sixteen year old youth Damien O'Laoghaire works on an archeological dig for the mysterious and magical "Claíomh Solais", one of the four artefacts of the mythical Tuatha De Danann. One night, his life changes forever when Damien and his younger brother Seosamh discover a magical sword known as “The Claíomh Solais”, earning them the respect of the mysterious English archeologist Eric Trent. Damien travels with Eric to the National History Museum in Dublin to bring... more

Eva

by Stanislav Ezerskiy

The distant future. A world of eternal summer where time seems to have stood still and where people hardly ever get sick. A civilization of the future where people live surrounded by incredible technologies under the dome of a super-modern city. A city that can never be left. Enveloped by an inexplicable feeling of an approaching catastrophe, a young man named Neymon escapes from his hyper-technological yet depressive society. With a firm determination to understand the true nature of his wor... more

Wolf's Hyde

by Dylan Dunbar

Respected Navajo, Sheriff Tanaka Chee, must investigate a pile of gruesome murders near the forests of Flagstaff Arizona. The signs tell the Sheriff that it isn’t a man. Soon the case begins to remind him of stories his grandfather told. Dark stories about the Yee Naaldlooshii. An evil that turns someone into a beast on the nights of the full moon. When Sheriff Chee finally learns the stories are true it is too late. Tanaka then sets out to track the beast across the country turning it into a vi... more

Chimera

by Mark Lingane

A survivor struggles to remember how she came to be the last known surviving human while in constant peril from predatory aliens. This story covers environmental collapse, AI technology, civilisational collapse without ever letting up on the action or tension.

The Mystery Tree house, Book 1

by Bamidele Isaac Akinlabi

In the heart of an uncharted ocean, far from any shore, stands a towering tree unlike any other, a tree that holds life, death, and secrets deep within its ancient bark. This is The Mystery Tree House, a refuge and a curse for the shipwrecked souls who find themselves marooned on its immense roots. When a fierce storm leaves a diverse band of survivors stranded on this colossal tree, they soon discover its life-sustaining waters and mystical properties. Led by Warrior Is Born, a West African sai... more

Fractured Fairy Tales of the Twilight Zone, Vol 1

by Jeri Cafesin

Fractured Fairy Tales meets The Twilight Zone in this contemporary collection of five uniquely captivating, dark, modern fables, each with a touch of magic and a powerful message that lingers long after the reads...

Side Quest: Stories

by Jalyn Renae Fiske

SIDE QUEST: STORIES by Jalyn Renae Fiske collects 14 speculative short stories and 1 poem that explore characters who yearn for a different life or a second chance amid magical curses, missing persons, dragon attacks, mad scientists, alien planets, human sacrifices, the undead, and silent gods. Fiske's wide range in writing style and subject matter makes for stories that are captivating and immersive for all types of readers. There's horror, there's adventure, there's whimsy, and there's tragedy... more

First Elite

by Emmanuel M Arriaga

Grief-stricken and bent on vengeance after his wife’s brutal murder, Neven Kenk teams up with Tashanira, a fierce Uri warrior, and Ellipse, a sentient AI, to track down the elusive killer Entradis—only to have their mission end in disaster, stripping them of their active combat status and casting them adrift. Together, they journey across the far reaches of the Twin Galaxies, unearthing fragments of forgotten histories, confronting veiled truths, and ultimately facing the legendary First Elite, ... more

Borrean Nation

by Daniel F. L. Endicott

History repeats... After a civil war brought unseen chaos to a previously peaceful world, existing fiefdoms surrendered their hold on power in exchange for calm and order: Voice and power given to the people.
Times of change – claims made in support of a new order – but a new day finds the rain still falls the same.
Borrean Nation is a clash against the bromides of culturally and chemically instilled ideas that are not reflected in the experience of most people.

Empyrean

by Christopher Valkenburg

Some people deserve to die. Marci Kovács chooses who. Budapest, AD2132. In a city this big, opportunities for promotion are rare unless you’re willing to do anything, and Kovács is. As an Adjudicant, he oversees state computer MARTHA's Employee liquidation program. The winners get a shot at eternal life. The rest end up as statistics. MARTHA is infallible—so Marci believes. That’s until colleague Alex discovers eighty-three murders concealed in her archives. The link? All had friends or relat... more

Cloud Hands, The Disclosure Files - Book 1

by Nancy J Nelson

Thirty-two-year-old Vicki Heywood is taking a leave of absence from her position at the U.S. Department of State after her sister's death when her former professor, Kurt Martinsson, presents her with an unusual offer. He wants her to keep tabs on his 22-year-old daughter, Jessica, and 16-year-old son, Brad, for a few months while he takes several business trips. Kurt now works for the Partnership for Advanced Technologies Transformation, which works on ultra-sensitive and classified projects.... more

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