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Muddy Water Crawl

by April May Burnside

Arkansas, a land steeped in legend and lore. Mysteries and Legends of Arkansas that span back centuries. Arkansas’ wilderness, both beautiful and eerie, holds a sense of pride in those of us who live here. And since we share these lands with the beings in these tales. It would bid us well to heed these warnings and always show respect for this beautiful state and the creatures among the pines, rivers and muddy shores. From the misty peaks of the Ozark Mountains to the depths of the White Riv... more

Planet

by Paul Garmisch

Garmisch guides the reader through a satirical journey through space in this tale of adventure, war, and the divine.

Sinister Stories & Twisted Tales

by Anthony L. Abraham

An anthology of Sci-Fi and Cosmic Horror, each story interlinked with the next. Follow Shiea as she navigates the Amalgam Engineers who can manipulate destiny. Watch a mother's desperate attempt to protect her son, leading to unforeseen consequences. And, follow a man's chilling pursuit of forbidden technology to save his daughter.

Shadows of the Ozark Howler

by April May Burnside

Embark on a journey through time as we unravel the secrets of the Ozarks in 1886. A courageous young woman, inspired by rumors of a mystical creature, records her adventure in a journal that ultimately finds its way into the hands of a man whose unquenchable curiosity leads him down a path of transformation. Beware, brave souls who dare to enter these ancient woods. The howls that echo through the night are not merely the cries of a creature seeking prey, but a warning. Who we once were— see... more

The Bloodwood Society

by Ainsley Doty

When 17-year-old Everly Dahl is recruited by the Bloodwood Society, she's eager to join the rebellion and rise up against the global force that destroyed her life. But to join their ranks, she has to survive their deadly trials first. At every step, fight will require sacrifice, and Everly will soon have to decide what matters most—the success of the rebellion, or the survival of the only family she has left.

The Autobiography of an Infinite Being or How I Turned into a Bird on My 80th Birthday

by Adrienne H. Lee

Ailith wakes up on her 80th birthday to find that her right foot is now a bird’s foot when it was a human foot the night before. However, she is not human - she just looks like one. In truth, Ailith is an Infinite Being who has spent her entire existence doing her best to blend in with the humans and trying not to draw too much attention to herself. In a race to tell her story before she changes into a bird completely, she documents the fantastic events of a strange and magical life, including t... more

Soulkeeper's Bargain

by Krista Fazendin

Fleur Harkyn is not a thief. At least that’s what she tells herself. She’s just completing the quest her mother left her and finding—or stealing, when the situation calls for it—one magical relic at a time, until she stumbles on the spirit of Birdy, an estranged childhood friend in need of her help. Lenora Khade has spent the last month in the Inbetween learning the history of the realms, and she’s sick of it. She misses her life, her family, even Fleur. When the opportunity to help Fleur pr... more

Moths and Moonlight

by Krista Fazendin

A ghost with no memory. Lenora Khade is dead. As her spirit rises, her memories are replaced with those of a reluctant spiritualist. To find her killer, Lenora must first find the woman in her head. A medium trying to forget her past. Fleur Harkyn has better things to do than help the desperate spirit haunting her—she's been down that road and no good came from it, until Lenora possesses the body of a fake spiritualist at a séance, revealing secrets Fleur buried long ago. Hunted by s... more

The Aurora Revelations

by Michael F. Walker

Paranormal investigator Kevin Starkly disappears mysteriously in the haunted Pine Barrens of New Jersey right at the start of a much-publicized road trip promoting his podcast—and soon after hinting he’s uncovered key evidence proving a UFO crashed in Aurora, Texas in 1897 and the alien pilot is buried in the local cemetery. What secrets did he uncover about the Aurora crash, and has he paid a terrible price for his curiosity? A quartet of his twenty-something friends, a self-styled “Nerd Legi... more

Children of Madness

by Jarrett Brandon Early

The Imperator of Quaan restlessly awaits the centennial arrival of the Snail-Gods to cure the Gloomtide, a shadow of melancholy blanketing the Titian Empire. But when the Supreme Helices finally make landfall, they do so out of reach of the distressed monarch, beyond a poisonous grove that separates man from messiah.

Fincher Bugg leads the Sour Flower Gang, the preeminent child harvesters of the Stenches, a town of outcasts condemned to diminished lives in toxic conditions. As Fincher a... more

Fallen Spirits

by Diane Hatz

Spirits materializing from another dimension. A ruthless billionaire trying to take over the world. And one woman searching for redemption in all the wrong places. Meet Alex Scott, unemployed and heartbroken—again. Through despair and bottles of vodka, she finds herself part of a cross-country car chase, connected with an underground network trying to rescue spirits and save the world, and falling into the hands of ruthless tyrant JT Wilson. Alex has a choice: hide in materialism or have ... more

The Ship

by C.E. Ricketts

Sam, a spaceship captain who is grieving the loss of her crew, decides to retire and sell her ship. But instead she ends up rescuing a stranger, Kate, and being dragged into a job for a criminal. With a ragtag new crew, they set about completing the job and taking down the bad guy at the same time.

DEENA UNDONE

by Debra Every

A terrifying nightmare sets off a series of attacks on Deena Bartlett's five senses, and her eighty-year-old Aunt Agatha is responsible. But the old woman is not alone. She's made a monstrous bargain with the Sensu, a malevolent entity whose stock-in-trade is attacking a person's senses, one by one. It has promised Agatha health in return for one evil act—the killing of her niece. Deena has remained loyal to her bitter aunt for years—her self-imposed penance for neglecting her now-dead parents.... more

Blackcloak: A Man of His Sword

by W. James Chan

Blackcloak is the disturbing tale of a fractured, damaged personality set in a land not unlike ancient China. Here, elemental forces are real, dreams can reshape a lifetime and the night is owned by horrifying yet revered entities. Here, two very different halves of the same man are teased out, tempted, examined, cross-examined and eventually reconstructed to form a whole of unprecedented power. Two ambitious women vie for control over this potential weapon: Dhiana, who took his memories in the... more

The Death of Clara Willenheim

by Charlotte Lesemann

Surrounded by family secrets, suspicious deaths, and her own repressed memories, fifteen-year-old Clara Willenheim lives as a prisoner in her ancestral estate in 1860s Bavaria. Her only chance of escape is to journey through the castle’s secret passages, unraveling her family’s dark history and its place at the center of a vast web of crime. Driven by the capricious and vengeful ghost of her long-dead aunt, Clara opens doors that threaten powerful enemies and force her to choose between righting... more

Olaf and Essex

by Patti Calkosz

A fox and bear take on bumbling witch kidnappers and the NYPD’s Chief Magic Detector to protect a magical baby and the witches of New York. In an alternate New York City, Olaf, a bear living in Central Park, accidentally scares away two witches. They leave behind a baby, whom they’d kidnapped to force the father—the NYPD’s Chief Magic Detector—to stop harassing the magical community. Olaf’s mother died when he was just a cub, so his natural instinct is to protect the child. When he and hi... more

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