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Death, the Gardener

by Daniel T. Dodaro

The Grim Reaper is not at all like legends describe. In reality, he is a debonair gardener by the name of Mot. Every person’s life is bound to a rose in his garden, and every person’s death occurs when their rose is snipped. Every person but one. When Cloth wakes up in Mot’s garden, she quickly learns that she has broken all sorts of rules by returning as the first-ever ghost. Her rose was snipped, yet she has surprisingly not passed on. And, to make matters worse, the shock of dying has caus... more

The Divine Union

by Clare Archer

Cyra is forced into hiding on another planet after a catastrophic attempt to thwart the Guardians' agenda. As her skill with sword and magic grow, she notices something else blossom as well. A life-altering romance with her true fated mate. And what starts out as disdain for Varjutus turns into something else entirely as astonishing revelations come to light within a land of darkness. The Divine Union is the spellbinding second installment of The Secrets of the Sun Series.

Downpour

by Christopher Hawkins

"This book hits like a summer squall and never lets up, a real-time, one-location doom machine that earns its place beside The Mist." - Daniel Kraus, author of Whalefall

A sudden storm appears above an isolated farmhouse in rural Illinois, bringing with it a relentless and unnatural rain. A rain that eats away at everything it touches. A rain that turns people into monsters.

Trapped inside his crumbling home, a father must... more

Of Light and Nightmares: The Ashes of Magic Trilogy, Volume I (An Urban Fantasy Series)

by Alex B Harper

When the monsters find you, the nightmare begins. --- Heir to her late parents’ fortune, Emmeline is happy to continue their philanthropic work for the rest of her days. But a rare public appearance sends her crashing into a world of monsters and magic. Emmeline learns that she’s one of two humans who can see those marked to become a nainthe — guardians between the human world and the violent realm of demon-like monsters, the raizour. The guardians have spent decades searching for her —... more

Kael: Dawn of a New North

by Tyson W. Simmons

Kael has a blissful, but quiet life in the small town of Glamdra. He lives with his aunt, uncle, and his two cousins. Unfortunately, Kael's childhood is nearing a quick end. In the middle of the night, the family home is invaded by a nightmarish creature and his aunt and uncle are killed. Simultaneously, the entire town is brought to ruins. With their homeland destroyed and their parents dead, Kael and his cousins have no choice but to join in the fight. Throughout his adventures with his cousin... more

Agents of Fate

by Tony Contratto

Hayden de Vere and his friends are normal college students in Southern California. Their lives change forever when tragedy befalls Hayden's friend Paige. An unwinding sequence of events reveals that Hayden is the prophesied "cognizant one." Along with nine other individuals, Hayden has been bestowed with long-dormant magical powers which manifest just in time for the group to battle an ancient lifeform dedicated to eradicating humanity. All the while, Hayden must navigate the daily life of colle... more

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by A. Lopez Jr.

When Camila approached horror author A. Lopez Jr. in 2019, she had no idea that her life was about to change forever. Over the next two years, she shared her family's haunting story, and now, her chilling autobiography is finally here. Growing up in a traditional Mexican-American family in Arizona, Camila was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary gift that would ultimately lead her down a dark and sinister path. In this gripping memoir, Camila shares her harrowing journey of coming to terms ... more

Timeborne ( Blade of Shadows Book 1)

by SARA SAMUELS

When the ancient scriptures are uttered.....you never know what might happen under the blinding light of a full moon. She was born in darkness, under the shadow of a full moon during a solar eclipse, with a mysterious black dagger at her side.As a child, Olivia James witnessed her mother’s gruesome murder. As an adult, her godfather has trained her to be a skilled fighter. But when Olivia’s boyfriend betrays her and threatens her life, setting off a string of events that catapults her back in... more

A Thousand Li: The Third Cut

by Tao Wong

An Ill Wind Blows from the South

As corruption seeps from the southern kingdom of Nanyue, Wu Ying sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover its source. Spirit stones have become corrupted, with twisted daos embedded within. If left unchecked, this corruption threatens to spread across the world.

With the guidance of the wind of heaven, Wu Ying travels across the exotic kingdom where he must confront powerful daos and perilous threats. Along the way, he is aided b... more

Climbing the Ranks

by Tao Wong

When the Towers arrived, without warning, without communication of intent or indication of reasoning, chaos ensued...

Decades later, enchantments from the Tower and mana cores from the creatures within power the most advanced technologies in the real world. What was once a puzzling mystery has become a necessary part of economic growth.

For Arthur Chua, the Malaysian Beginner Tower has always been his objective. Climbing the Tower is the only form of escape availa... more

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by Rick M. Clausen

A steely medley of curious and surrealistic short stories that manifest from the unmeasured realm of the Supernatural. Unique tales that offer poignant accounts of people who encounter strange and nightmarish scenarios occurring outside the norm, and explainable only by the unnatural order of things.

Disenchanted

by Brianna Sugalski

Tangled meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this Breton folklore-inspired dark fantasy, brimming with wry humor, epic adventure, and an irresistible romance.

At the peak of the Breton Renaissance, Lilac Trécesson is held prisoner in her own castle after a most wicked secret is revealed on the eve of her fifteenth birthday. Years later, her Accession looms upon her father's decision to abdicate, and between town riots and the noble family bent on snatching her t... more

A Seat for the Rabble

by Ryan Schuette

Centuries ago, the peasants of Loran killed their king. The more powerful classes—lords, priests, and merchants—exacted revenge by stripping the lowborn of their seats in the Worthy Assembly, where all subjects make laws with the crown. Consumed by unchecked greed and corruption, Loran now teeters on a knife’s edge . . . and there is no end to the terror and injustice visited on Commoners. As the priestking’s loyalists ruthlessly seize peasant children and plot their coup, Jason Warchild sees... more

Resonant

by Robert Leet

As an aging mathematician and his coterie of friends begin to decipher the language of humpback whales the find their discoveries lead to new insights into the nature of numbers, the structure of matter and even the origin of the universe. They also lead to conflict with the U.S.Navy and the whales themselves.

Thin Places

by Barbara Cottrell

Bodies falling from the sky, a serial killer on the loose, and endless bureaucracy. Winter quarter has begun at Miskatonic University. Ellen Logan wants nothing more than to join the school’s “special program”, but the administration refuses to admit her. Then there’s the charismatic celebrity who’s stalking her. A man who claims he’s a demon from another world. When her friend is kidnapped, Ellen once again teams up with Professor Andrew Carter. Their investigations lead them to the s... more

Pacific State

by Grant Price

On the streets of Berlin all morals can be bought for a price, and Owen Resler sold his long ago. Once an underground dissenter, now a corporate drone, he spends his days reluctantly manipulating data for Big Pharma. Across town, notorious gun-for-hire Mia Warsaw is putting together a team to assassinate one of the city's more unscrupulous business moguls—and she needs someone to handle the ones and zeroes. When Warsaw crosses paths with an increasingly desperate Resler, she hands the former rad... more

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