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The Compeer

by Jamie Applegate Hunter

When the humans destroyed the Earth, the gods were forced to wipe it clean and start anew. They created four immortal kings blessed with elemental powers to keep the peace among the new world and regulate their land’s climate. Thousands of years later, when corruption among the four kingdoms interrupts the delicate balance, a compeer emerges with an unlikely band of allies to defeat the evil infiltrating their land. Winnie Hayward lives a double life between working her family’s tavern and... more

Recover or Yield

by Kim Malaj

Danae and her brother Leon, descendants of Zeus, are thrust into a world they barely understand. A new responsibility to protect and serve the goddess Ember and the Castle of Teskom after Danae’s husband, Itra, a descendant of Mui, family failed to protect the castle from an attack lead by Poseidon and Medusa. Their first assignment, finding and retrieving a stolen artifact to restore the barrier that hides the castle from each dimension. An adventure that leads them deep underground and high ab... more

Castle of Teskom

by Kim Malaj

Itra and Danae stumble across an ancient secret kept hidden behind a reflection in time near their Albanian home. A faded memory and cryptic messages have propelled them to risk an encounter with foes from Greek mythology, altering their perception of Albanian folklore and reality. Itra and Danae grapple with events set in motion centuries ago and must choose to protect and serve or risk having the secret exposed. Will love, loyalty, and lineage be enough to hold them together, or will they ... more

Underwood A Wicked Fairytale

by Andaleigh Archer

Once upon a time, fairytales were wicked. A woman in Victorian England has little freedom. This is especially true for eighteen-year-old Lillianna, who is facing nonexistence behind the cold iron bars of her parent's Manor or a life of servitude in a loveless marriage. However, everything turns upside down when the one person she trusts disappears after gifting her a mysterious trinket tied to a family history of betrayal, lies, and a world exceeding her imagination. As she steps beyond... more

Silkhysteria

by Stephen Webb

It’s the 6th of June, 2050. Welcome to the Silkian Sci-Fi Fantasy Mothetic Adventures, namely, ‘SILKHYSTERIA’. In this story it has been discovered that Silkworms can be transformed into humans and the current population around the globe is growing – you’ll be amazed by Silkies’. Albeit that this is a fantasy story in essence, it does relate to our history, present time realities and possible known futures of planet earth inhabitants. Scientific experiments in DNA mutations occur. Social, ... more

BIRCH a witch tree

by Jennifer Hotes

“Megan comes to understand the dead not only speak, sometimes they cry out for justice.” Ten years ago, Megan stole forty dollars and a gas card, packed her belongings into her father’s rusty Ford, and put her small-minded hometown in her rearview mirror. She drove east through the Cascades and began art school in Seattle, trying not to think about the carnage she left behind. After her father’s unexpected death, Megan must return home for his funeral. Standing at the base of the tree whe... more

The Ego Cluster

by Robert Cole

In a future world strafed with economic inequality, religious wars and climate extremes scientists discover a gene cluster that appears to govern the human ego. By supressing these genes much of the ego-driven nature of the human decision process could be converted to a more empathetic, logical and considered approach, devoid of racial, religious or economic bigotry. Visionary scientists Ethan Hendersen and Amelia Holt form a romantic partnership in which their characters will be tested to the... more

The Site

by Carlos Valrand

Cicely's vivid dreams about Charles and Vivian, strangers who investigate a stolen government document, lead her to consult a psychiatrist. The two struggle to make sense of her nightmares. Her perplexing dreams, and the mysterious investigations of people driven by curiosity, courage and resolve, uncover long-withheld otherworldly secrets. Cicely, Charles and Vivian follow paths that reveal a hidden reality, may bring them together, and pose grave ethical questions.

Trine Fallacy: The Kinderra Saga: Book 2

by C.K. Donnelly

As the Dark Trine's noose tightens around Kinderra, young Trine Mirana Pinal and her mentor, the Trine hero Tetric Garis embark on a quest to learn how the enigmatic watchtower of Jasal's Keep once saved the land. Teague Beltran, Mirana's beloved and an Unaspected herbsman's apprentice, wants nothing more than to kill the Dark Trine himself. As one born without magical powers, however, he is forbidden to take up arms in battle. His confrontation with the Dark Trine's forces may force him to sacr... more

Unplugged (Unplugged Duology Book 1)

by J.B. Taylor

Zendaya Fernwood carries with her a secret. The world around her is a lie, an ingeniously designed digital prison for the mind. Escape occupies her every thought. Freedom is her goal and nothing will stop her from unplugging. What awaits Zendaya is a fate far worse than she could have imagined. Beyond her prison is a scorched earth where man and machine wage war in a seemingly endless campaign of suffering. There is hope on the horizon, a unique figure with the potential of rising from the shado... more

The Willing

by Lindsay Lees

In less than a year, fifteen-year-old Gypsy Capone will be considered a woman in Ovoidia, a “utopian” city-state where every woman can be approached for immediate sex by any man, where curving architecture adds weird whimsy, sporks are the only cutlery, and true intimacy between the genders is a sign of suspect subversion. After all, if a woman just plays along, she’ll also do her job and have children, with the reward of a fine home in the “Communities,” where she and the other “Mamas” live tog... more

Mhorag: Prophecy of Hope Book 2

by Sarah Kennedy

An ancient evil.
A Promised King.
A world besieged.

For millenia, he has been the both the dread and the desire of Sgarrwrath's whole existence. Now, Mhorag's name is whispered in every land. For some there is no greater dread; for others no greater hope. But in this new age of rage and wonder, what is hope? In growing darkness, Sgarrwrath's quest for domination of the world is interrupted by these whispers and prayers, and stars aligning to reveal the Living Flame... more

Reforged

by K.B. Sprague

A striker prototype has been torn from the hands of its young wielder and cast into a ripple of space. The consequences could be devastating. Amot, the scout who lost the powerful sword through his own reckless behavior, needs to redeem himself and restore the honor of his Kith brotherhood.

Queensmen of the Royal Quarter, alongside Kith rangers, mobilize the all-female Order Valkyrie and partake in a recovery mission. Together they must traverse a dangerous territory occupied by Wulvers... more

Out of the Grey

by K.B. Sprague

“A complex first novel in a fantasy series set in a world of advanced technology and brutality… lively and sophisticated” –Kirkus Reviews

TO SUPPRESS KNOWLEDGE IS HUMAN NATURE

Some believe a return to the old ways will lead to the end of humankind. Others have long forgotten the origins of the anti-tech treaty and dismiss it as old-world superstition designed to maintain oppressive control over society.

In a land recov... more

Cursed Vampire (Creatures of the Otherworld)

by Brogan Thomas

Half unicorn, half bloodsucker, all trouble. When her secret gets out, can this feisty teenager survive?

Tru Dennison’s life feels like a sick joke. Barely coping with the loss of her adoptive grandad, the seventeen-year-old can’t believe it when her no-good uncle kicks her to the curb. And now stuck working two hectic jobs to save up for a place, a shifter customer biting her is the last thing the magical hybrid needs…

Already battling a myster... more

Chimera Island

by Martin Roy Hill

Chimera Island. For more than a century, the tiny atoll has been the subject of legend and rumors. Mysterious sightings. Strange deaths. Unexplained disappearances. A transport plane sent to Chimera to evacuate frightened scientists from a climate research station on the island disappears, along with a Chinese spy ship prowling nearby waters. The U.S. Coast Guard sends its most secret team to investigate, Deployable Specialized Force-P—the P is said to stand for phenomenon. DSF-Papa, led by Lieu... more

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