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The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veterans

by Sirrah Medeiros

You’ve never read an anthology like this one! Twenty-one authors and two graphic artists, all women veterans, come together for the first time to deliver deeply disturbing short stories and poetry as only they can deliver. They fill the pages with classic horrors including ghastly creatures and frightening forests as well as other deeply terrifying issues such as the trauma of war, loss, and revenge to name a few. These women warriors delve deep into the abyss and unravel the emotions a... more

Stone-Cold Alibi

by W. B. Biggs

Death and the Taxman

by David Hankins

Allies are few and hijinks are many in this hilarious race against time as the Grim Reaper himself tries to cheat death and avoid an audit by Hell’s Auditor and the Office of Micromanagement. After sharing an ill-advised cup of tea with IRS auditor Frank Totmann, Grim finds himself trapped in Frank’s life amid a world of dangers: love, betrayal, reckless cabbies, implacable demon hunters, and the incessant needs that keep his body ticking . . . for now. But what happens when Death isn't shephe... more

Blood Triad

by Raven Belasco

In Blood Triad, meet the vampires (am’r) of the world of the Blood & Ancient Scrolls series in ways you’ve never seen them before. Blood Triad brings you the backstories of Zoraida, Wulfhram and Dubhghall, and Astryiah. You’ve met them in passing in the novels, now find out what made them the am’r they are today with glimpses back into Haiti’s turbulent history, the Viking invasions of the 900s on the Scottish coast, and a woman’s view of 1940’s Philadelphia. These stories feature intense person... more

But They Will Remain

by Ross Deaton

They are the small, the powerless, and the abused. Their names will not be remembered for any great work or anything they accomplished. But they lived, they fought, and they played the best games they could with the cards they were dealt. And when all was said and done they either quit while they were behind, or stayed in until they broke. When a one night deal falls out from under him James-Patrick Boseman is left stranded in an unfamiliar city, and forced to rely on the only other person as... more

Psychotropia Volume 1: Maestro's Creed

by Bill Reinert

Psychotropia is a trippy trek through a near future in which AI, deep fakes, holograms and slapstick news challenge humanity to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Liam Kohl learns just how challenging when he grapples with Maestro, the messianic cult leader who stole his psychic wife’s ashes; Maestro believes that a cocktail of psilocybin and human cremains produces elite humans. The two clash in a climactic showdown in the midst of a battle between cult followers and militias.

ShadowBane

by Cal Logan

One womb, one soul, two fates. One will rise. One will fall. Shura and Jin are the last of a divine bloodline, operating at the bloodiest fringes of society where they wield might and magic against the demons they are sworn to destroy. For Shura, it’s the only way to restore honor to her lineage and claim her rightful place in the world. For Jin, it’s a matter of begrudging duty—and escaping the influence of the three kings vying for control of the continent. In their pursuit of the sadis... more

Tales from the Omniworld: The Witch and The Wolf - Bond of the Ancients

by Erik Julkin

In a world devoid of magic, how does one sever a bond forged by its very essence?
Like a raging storm, he swept into her life, tearing apart her home and taking away the only family she had. He went as far as attempting to suffocate her with his anger, giving birth to the curse they now tirelessly endeavor to break.
Caves, ancient ruins, forbidden forests… They’ve been to places no other human dared to set foot in. They’ve met races that were thou... more

Scream of Silence

by Bryan Cassiday

How much would you sacrifice to become wealthy and successful? The hit man Gordon Carney, his wife Karen, a frustrated writer trying to break into print, and their son Brady move into a Spanish-style bungalow in the Hollywood Hills where they experience inexplicable and chilling events. Becoming paranoid Karen suspects the other family members of plotting against her. She comes to believe the house is driving them crazy because it’s haunted. She hires a medium, who Gordon thinks is a quack... more

Exoputians

by AJ Pagan

As the Second American Civil War wanes, Mary the Exoputian awaits her chance to contact the Folbulae—a highly advanced species of extraterrestrial, only to be hunted down by the dictator of the Sovereign States of America, Vladimir Booth. \tWith rising tides and thawing tundra, the Exoputians—a new species of human genetically created to live in Space and communicate with the Folbulae, land in the Republic of Texas following a missile strike on their Space station. Mary and the other Exoputian... more

Bones

by K.L. Speer

Bones was born with the miraculous power to heal, but all her gift has brought is death. Haunted by the blood on her hands, she escapes her captors after twelve brutal years only to find herself trapped once again thanks to rumors of her abilities. Dragged to the Vault, a mountain stronghold, she forms unexpected connections with her captors that scare her more than all the horrors of her past. Navigating her trauma and the horrifying misuse of her powers, Bones grapples with her identity and pu... more

PINK EYE

by Tom Norton

Bobby Tucker hates Doctor Albert. Not dislikes him. HATES him. Bobby can’t understand how a scientist could be so stupid. When Albert, a below-average astrophysicist, discovers a strange signal from outer space, everything changes. If someone or anyone else answered the call things might’ve gone better. Now, Bobby’s small town has one chance to pull it together and prove humanity is worthy. For Bobby, it's a hard pass. He’s going to save the world and get high, but probably not in that ... more

Blood and Gears

by Declan Cosson

In the wake of World War Three, the militaristic state of Terra is the last major bastion of human civilisation and its main army is the Legion, comprised of a genetically modified race of superhuman men known as Legionnaires who are currently engaged in a total war with armies of so called "machines", a race of robotic monsters. Amidst this chaos, nineteen year old Zach Harker is pressed into the legion where he fights a battle not only in the name of humanity but in the name of his honour a... more

The Forest and the Crows

by Matian Ellis

Sackery is one of the Vedrethal, a warrior-servant who fought for the Vedreron during the days before mankind would arrive on the continent Arún. He promised to keep the daughter of a man he trusted safe. He journeys with the girl’s mother, Cyridel Elendsah, an Ellúndar Princess of the Míran kingdom-city of Ilhivendal. It is a hard road they follow. Nialla, daughter of Galron and Cyridel, is a child born of two worlds. But she grew up on the road, never staying anywhere for too long, calling “h... more

The Neon Prince

by R.M. Gayler

The thrilling sequel to the Neon God.

In a world decimated by the hypnotic neon lights, the uneasy calm brokered by Jessie Aguilar teeters on the brink of collapse. The sudden disappearance of Mason, the remarkable empath, and his unlikely companion, Prince—the prized offspring of the enigmatic Neon God AI—propels the destinies of two species on a collision course. Mason and Prince must confront the mysteries that bind them, facing challenges that threaten not only their fri... more

The World's Other Side

by Daniel M. Bensen

George Boatman trained to be a priest, but his people need a criminal. Five centuries after the mighty Gondwanan civilization conquered the Northern Hemisphere, George leads a band of thieves and smugglers in the Ilinwa city of Shikaakwa. It's a bloody job, but his people need him. What George needs is vengeance. Bounce Nakmara didn't expect her post-graduate work to be so demanding. Placed without her consent into a home-stay with a bunch of incomprehensible Native Eurasian refugees, she doe... more

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