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Sanclem

by Richard Rice

A century from now, the California Republic creates a lifetime penal colony for hardened criminals on San Clemente Island, sixty miles off the southern coast. Jesse Long, a dedicated Frisco cop, finds himself exiled to the colony, for daring to take on corruption and misconduct traced to the highest levels of California law enforcement. But Jesse, aided by friends, does the impossible…he escapes from Sanclem and starts a war with the evil establishment. Only two outcomes are possible: ... more

The Crimson Orb: Book 1 of The Crystal Odyssey Series

by Joyce Hertzoff

While others seek the Crimson Orb, teenage Nissa searches for her mysteriously missing magic teacher, Madoc, and discovers how little she knows about her world and herself. Nissa has always been determined to learn all the boys are taught at Holm Manor where she grew up, and her journey allows her to learn those skills. Along the way, she kills a sea monster and then cooks it in a ship's galley, she befriends a prince and princess, she faces an ice bear on the Frozen Tundra of Sorn, and she eats... more

Beyond the Hollowtangle (The Maidstone Chronicles Book 2)

by Shane Trusz and Darryl Frayne

Will and Morgan travel back through the Gateway to the Fourwinds to help stop a deadly elixir from entering our world. After the mysterious disappearance of the Dark Queen, a new commander rises to lead the vast gnome armies against the humans. And he makes the Dark Queen look merciful. Little does the commander know, a renowned general has a plan to use ancient magic to strengthen the human army and unite the Fourwinds. Will and Morgan contribute their unique gifts to help their friends i... more

Solomon's Exile

by James Maxstadt

When an ancient evil arises on Earth, it’s up to Solomon to protect his friends and defeat the enemy. The problem is that Solomon isn’t from this world and has no memories of where he came from. But when an attack causes him to recover some of his memories, he recalls the Greenweald, and his friends and loved ones there. Now, the same evil has arisen in the Greenweald as well, but in much greater force. Solomon’s friends try to hold it at bay, while at the same time having to work around the ma... more

Rejected Worlds: A Short-story Anthology

by James Maxstadt

What if a hotel opened that allowed you access to a thousand different worlds? What if a rider went seeking vengeance for a horrible murder in a wild west that had never known guns? Or if you woke up in Heaven, and found it not at all to your satisfaction? Perhaps the world ends, but you’re left to care for the one person you truly love. Or maybe, you’re the last of your kind, hunted as you try to find others like you. Here are twelve separate worlds. Worlds where danger lurks, magic happens... more

The Translucent Boy and the Girl Who Saw Him

by Tom Hoffman

Odo Whitley is translucent, human frosted glass, eyes peering through him, never at him. His achingly lonely existence is upended when a strange girl with flaming orange hair passes him a cryptic note in science class, sending the two unlikely new friends on an interdimensional quest for a mysterious lost doll.

With help from the enigmatic man in the gray hat, a huge yellow octopus from Plindor, a lovely old brainless dead lady, and their new boss at the Serendipity Salvage Company... more

Korrigan

by Rebecca F. Kenney

A girl at night, a caged monster during the day. Aislinn has lived in darkness as long as she can remember. She is Korrigan— and only by Life-Stealing can she keep her human shape from dawn to dusk. When she finally steps into the sunlight, the first person she sees is Zane. He's everything she wants— handsome, sweet, and normal. But an encounter with the Far Darrig, the malevolent trickster of Old Irish myth, changes Aislinn's future. He opens a new realm of possibilities that are anything but ... more

Return of the Shadows book one

by Donald Marino

The balance of good and evil has tipped in the favor of the Goddess Hel. She is using her shadow creators to control her troll army to go after the four races. The Elves, Dwarfs, Humans and Hawk people. They have to work with the Goddess Hel's sister the Goddess Atla to restore the balance before they are destroyed.

The Guardians of the Athame: A Blackhill Manor Novel

by Claire Hastie

A secret school hidden in the deep forests of Northern Ireland is protected by an ancient powerful magick. But an evil presence lurks in the forest. A portal to another dark realm was cracked and sinister energy is leaking through, killing everything that surrounds it.

The group of eleven special children of Blackhill Manor face a race against time to develop their magickal powers, and stop the destruction from spreading. Will Magnus Scully, the Edgar twins and their mythic... more

Winter Wyvern

by McCaffrey-Winner

“Krea was bored and when she was bored bad things always followed.” So begins the first story in a gaslamp fantasy world including dragons, wyverns, airships, mechanical men, and magic. Follow Krea on her journey to a meeting with a dying wyvern, an impossible choice, and a thrilling results.

Exodus From Orion

by Bill Thesken

It’s not an alien invasion, if you’re invited. Bob’s having a bad day. Dumped by his girlfriend, fired from his job, evicted from his apartment, and beaten by an old lady in a bar, things couldn’t possibly get worse. But when he travels high into the Sierra Mountains to get away from his troubles, he hears a voice coming from a star hundreds of light years away, what happens next could determine the future of life on Earth, and the fate of humanity itself. Six hundred and fifty light years... more

Redlands

by Leonardo D'0nofrio

The Shining meets 2001 in this tense, psychological thriller. An archaeological discovery in a remote African cave has seismic implications on the origins of man and becomes the catalyst to a manned mission to Mars. But when the crew finally enters the orbit of the mysterious Red Planet a journey of hope and discovery soon dissolves into one of terror and despair. Are the crew simply descending into madness brought on by the crushing isolation of deep space, or are more sinister and cosmic force... more

Special

by Sean Gerace

Chris Murphy has never been considered special. Certainly not by his father, an abusive alcoholic who makes life at home an endless cycle of cruelty and terror—nor at school, where Chris is just another face in the crowd, without friends or a promising future. When a newly discovered gift for working on car gives him the opportunity to escape his living hell, he takes it, figuring things couldn’t get any worse. He was wrong.

Lanshoud

by Rosemary Showell

Erica Vansterdam, a young widow, living in Lanarkshire, still grieving for her husband and with no other family to turn to, bafflingly inherits an estate from an unknown benefactor: It is a fortune and utterly life-changing. The Estate lies in the vast and magical Fetteresso Forest of rural Aberdeenshire on the East Coast of Scotland. The details of the will force Erica to leave her home and live on the estate for a year. Unwillingly she leaves Lanarkshire and moves north to the house called Lan... more

Bunny Syndrome

by V.J. LAO

This is a Story of a couple who had a Child with a strange condition. It is about acceptance and perseverance through different challenges that the couple faces with their dedication as parents to the child. The Child has a unique condition known as the Bunny Syndrome in which mysteries arouse from what has caused it. Many strange characters are after the child with their own hidden agendas but the fate of the child still lies on the supervision of his parents with the effort to give him a norma... more

Confessions of the Snow Queen

by Dunya Luke

Snow Queen, or Flake, tells us about the best time of her life when the first human arrived and the world was always in perfect balance. That first community of Humans almost destroyed itself. Flake froze the world to protect it. Even today, she and her sisters work to guide the world, but humans see her as a villain. She wishes she could be the greatest enemy to humans, but the prophesy that came with the first human was bound to be true forever.

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