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Dead and Alive

by David Haltinner

Mike Banner heard the words that no parent wants to hear. His son is dead. Tommy was only six years old when his life ended tragically. Attacked while playing with his friends on the playground at school. His neck torn open and eaten. But Mike didn't believe it. He couldn't believe it. And when he saw his son's body move in the morgue and no one believed him, he had no choice but to get Tommy out of there before he was buried alive. Now, on his own, with the police on his trail, M... more

Whisper

by David Haltinner

When a witch tells you to help her, you do what she says. Not because she's beautiful, but because you don't want to live the rest of your life as a frog, or something worse. Whisper was living a normal life among humans until a group of witch hunters show up in the city and begin killing off her kind. Now they have their eyes on her, and she finds that magic alone is not enough to keep her alive this time. She needs help, and the only person that can help her survive is a human. Ben Bau... more

The Borderlands of Forever

by Jeff B Willey

What happens when humanity confronts forces beyond understanding, pulling it towards different eternities? One of its own making—the vast synthetic intelligence known as machinu—and another arrived from realms long suspected, but ignored by conventional science: interdimensional entities. The Borderlands of Forever weaves through time, from the near future to the 32nd century, as its characters confront shifting realities. We meet Lila Sandcherry, agent with the Bureau of Sen... more

The Control Problem

by Norah Woodsey

Vera Elpis is a quiet young woman with a desk job, two friends, and a cozy apartment. On the surface, her life is easy. Children adore her, her inheritance sustains her, and she is safe. The only blight is her unexplained infertility, a condition that shames and enrages her. In her lonely quest for motherhood, Vera fails to appreciate her own peculiarity. What happened before she moved here? How does she always know the weather forecast? And why doesn’t her cousin Jennifer, an executive at a ... more

The Noble Villains (The Forge Born Trilogy Book 1)

by Seth Wildschut

Ex-soldier Darragh Moonford operates in society as an outlaw after being cast out by a kingdom that no longer needs him. As technology advanced, magic-enhanced soldiers became obsolete leading to many becoming criminals. Using his forge-enhanced abilities he takes jobs outside the law to provide security and income for himself and his partner Orion. Soon they stumble onto a plot that could destroy every kingdom and the world itself.

Dogs and Demons

by R J Lee Heroux

A coming of age story about a fearful boy and his two dogs as they navigate a parallel dream realm through the magical dog kingdom of Olympus. Together with four other children and their dogs, they set off on a quest to Hades in search of their mom, meeting friends and foe, and battling demons, visible and invisible, along the way. The stories and powers of each child unravel as they travel through the woodlands, grasslands, alpine tundra, and rainforests, encountering the likes of sorcerers, pi... more

The New Empire

by Alison McBain

The world undergoes a drastic change in the fourteenth century when Chinese ships land in what is currently known as the Bay Area of California. Fast forward four hundred years to a much different America than we know, a land dominated by a tribal confederacy grown out of a strong alliance with Beijing. Told from the main perspective of Jiangxi, a Chinese slave, it’s an epic story that highlights the experiences of characters often overlooked in the history books. In doing so, it tells a unique—... more

Saving the Gingerbread House

by Lois Wickstrom

Is the Witch really going to enter the House Beautiful Contest? For that matter, is there really a witch? Something is tapping in the woods. Hansel and Gretel investigate. It's not a witch building a beautiful home. It's a woodpecker. They were in such a hurry to find the source of the sound, now they are lost. They come upon a beautiful home. It's made of gingerbread. Animals are nibbling. Hansel and Gretel, eat some, too. Then the owner comes out. Have the hungry children ruined her chance to ... more

The First Assignment

by Billy Kramer

Dead. Seventeen-year-old Shawn Turner no longer belongs to the world of the living. Armed without a heartbeat, he starts his afterlife as a reaper. After being given the name of a person destined to die in the next seven days, he must go out and collect their soul. As Shawn separates himself from the living and moves below ground, he attends Wayward Academy which teaches him the training and traditions all first-year reapers need to know to perform their duty. The only thing is, Shawn i... more

The Broken Darkness

by theresa braun

In her debut collection, Theresa Braun explores the inner workings of the human heart and what it is we most desire—forgiveness, acceptance, love, fame, or merely to escape who we really are. Whether we are battling ghosts, demons, mythical monsters, the past, or other dimensions, we are really facing the deepest parts of ourselves. These thirteen tales of horror and dark fantasy may appear to be a matter of good versus evil, but they are all a reflection of the hidden corners of the soul that a... more

The Price of Rebellion

by Michael Bland

It’s 2047. Secrets have been revealed. And Washington wants revenge. Dray Quintero learned an ugly truth: the leaders in D.C. are fake. Using his technology, they’ve stolen the identities of those duly elected to Congress and are determined to stay in power. After revealing the dangers of their government-mandated implants to his fellow citizens, Dray joins the already-underway rebellion. But his joining is as much to free the United States as it is to avenge his daughter’s death. Before he ca... more

Beyond Words

by Celia Bonaventura

How much more could be learned about using and conserving ocean resources if humans could communicate with intelligent marine creatures? This question is sure to intrigue readers who follow the adventures of Mo and Duke, a lonely girl and a dolphin who develop a deep friendship when they learn how to use whistles and mental linkages for communication. Duke, a curious young dolphin, was poisoned by contact with poisonous blue slime in the hold of a sunken ship. Paralyzed and unable to swim... more

The Golden Thrine

by Lindsey Daugherty

Celestial Academy: Essence (Afterworld Book 1)

by Olivia Pharos

Orphan. Slave. Drug dealer. As a Demon-Owned human, in an Afterworld that has Hell and Heaven on Earth, Wen White is the lowest a being can be. Her life is one of drudgery, degradation—and mortal danger. And that's before she started dealing Angelescence. Unlike anything in existence, it's a drug only she can produce, and everyone would kill, or die for. With decommission and execution closing in, she’s desperate to buy out her and her best friend’s Indentures. But upping her operations on... more

Krystal Winkle and the Peacemaker of Kigali

by Carolyn Roth-White

Fantasy Action-Adventure for middle graders who love detective stories, mystery, magic and animals. Ten-year-old American girl discovers she is at the very heart of a magical world filled with danger. While she and her family are in Africa, she begins to unravel the mysteries of who she really is and what her noble destiny will require of her all while she thwarts her enemies and risks her life to save the town's beloved silverback gorilla, the Peacemaker of Kigali.

Still Hungry

by Bob Reiss

A waitress faced with the most terrifying customer she’s ever encountered. A bully who meets the world’s shyest supernatural creature. A biologist summoned to a military base where a strange phenomenon is occurring. A global leader trapped 28,000 feet above earth. Best selling novelist and world class story teller Bob Reiss has been a lifelong fan of the original Twilight Zone TV series. Here he presents his first short story collection; odd tales of eight characters resembling people we’ve a... more

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