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Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge

by Robert B. Sloan

Afraid of being caught by trackers from another world, a young mother abandons her baby boy in a tomato box inside the screened porch of a children's home. The staff at the orphanage name him Hamelin Stoop, but he grows up longing to learn his real name, find his parents, and thus discover his true identity. Life is not easy for Hamelin. He belongs to everyone, though in some ways to no one fully. And the people he is closest to leave him one by one. A letter from an older friend advises Hamelin... more

Greater Justice Chronicles: The Beginning

by John Dillard

Childhood friendships forged at a Portuguese orphanage in the aftermath of World War II are revived in The Greater Justice Security Company of Savannah, Georgia. The first caper of twelve-year-old Werewolf Gabriel, Mage Linda, and Mundane con-artist Ron is anything but honest—theft of a television from a United States Navy ship at the Lisbon docks. When the Werebear who is the orphanage’s chef shows Gabriel a photograph of his dead parents and other young werewolves in German unif... more

Never/More (Book of Night)

by R.L. Ostrander

NEVER/MORE is a modern fantasy novel, presenting a world where dreams can be more than experienced, but built; designed to delight or terrorize the dreamer. A world that is always a split second away from becoming a nightmare.

Superteam: The Red Raptor Files - Part 2

by Christopher J. Valin

When Sawyer Vincent, otherwise known as the hero Red Raptor, gets fed up with the strict rules being enforced by the Guild of Masked Crimefighters, he decides to start his own super group of teen heroes. But things don't go as smoothly as he hoped, and soon the drama starts to overshadow the action and adventure. Meanwhile, Sawyer gets a job working at a fast food burger place to help hide his crime fighting activities from his mom, but it becomes more trouble when it's worth when his boss tur... more

The Gates of Golorath (Chaos of Souls series, Book 1)

by R.M. Garino

Once, they walked the Halls of Heaven as angels. But in a moment of pride, they defied the edict of the Creator and entered the world. As punishment for their crimes they were rent asunder, their spirits fragmented and rearranged in their physical forms. No longer angels; now, they are the Lethen’al, the Fallen, and they are hunted by the Lo’ademn, the demons who would destroy them and bring their fragmented souls home. Shut away inside their Golden Vale and separated from the world for mill... more

Chariot 3: Conception

by R.C. Albertini

Once 4 individuals are suddenly summoned to join Chariot 3 – a recently born spaceship – on a last minute mission to investigate the strange appearance of a mysterious black hole, they discover that there is much more behind their assignment than what they were told by the Nibirian Space Agency. Spared from the truth and surrounded by a past of unsolved conspiracies, as they progress, Captain Shon Shoffer, V-Nus, and the rest of his crew are forced to choose between completing their mission ... more

How to Make Friends and Not Incinerate People

by Devin Harnois

Welcome to Shadow Valley, a town hidden from the world — and full of monsters. Students at the high school learn how to control their supernatural powers alongside regular classes. Graduation means the freedom to go out into the human world. Failure means being trapped in town for good. Aiden discovers a new world when his changeling powers manifest. Forced to move to Shadow Valley, he struggles with the fear of his powers and his strange classmates. When he meets bad boy Dylan, a dragonkin,... more

Rainbow Islands

by Devin Harnois

In the Christian Republic, homosexual people are given two choices—a camp to "fix" them, or exile to the distant islands populated by lesbians and gay men.

Sixteen-year-old Jason chooses exile and expects a hardscrabble life but instead finds a thriving, supportive community. While exploring his identity as a transgender boy he also discovers adventure: kraken attacks, naval battles, a flying island built by asexual people, and a daring escape involving glow-in-the-dark ... more

A Faint Echo

by J. A. Sedler

It is 2035 when a new organization joins forces with the United Nations to help establish order. The POLICE go out of their way to feed the hungry and the poor, end the drug trades, stop crime, and transport medical supplies to the ill. In short, they are miracle workers. Unfortunately, something is about to go very wrong. After the POLICE make the fateful decision to leave their partnership with the United Nations, World War III breaks out. Five long years of fighting eventually cause the Un... more

Holy Remedy (The Invisible Conflict Chronicles Book 1)

by J. G. Martins

Baron Levente has fallen under a terrible disease. Bishop Konrád, his chief advisor, insists that it is not a natural illness, but a curse.

In the 13th century, the Magyars are rebuilding the Kingdom of Hungary, devastated by the Mongols’ invasions. But not everyone has altruistic intentions; someone has fixed his gaze on the Carpathian Mountains, and found the perfect way to increase his power without arousing suspicion.

Meanwhile, the royal court summons knight Rodg... more

How the Vortex Changed My Life

by Pamela K. Kinney

Cat Viggolone just can’t get a break. She'd gotten married, but that ended when the husband left her for his younger secretary. She'd wanted children. That flew out the window along with the cheating husband. There’s the career, but working a window at the Virginia DMV can’t really be classified as a great career choice. At thirty-three, her life had become positively dull. Then the vortex opened. Sucked up into a corridor just outside of Hell, she meets Connor, a werewolf, and Larry, a demon ... more

The Death Wish Game

by Jonathan Chateau

It's the game you never asked to play.
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A one-way bus ticket to Florida offers Rodney Corso the chance at a fresh start from his dead-end life in South Carolina.

Unfortunately, during the ten-hour trek to Miami, he and the rest of the passengers awaken to find themselves duct-taped to their seats, stranded in the middle of nowhere and informed that they’re participants in a game of survival.

“The rules are simple,&rdquo... more

Clown Moon

by Alex Jameson

Former Marine sniper Sam Asher enjoys his casual civilian life. He’s content with his mundane job, steady girlfriend, and halfway decent apartment, until tragedy strikes too close to home, in a manner that appears to be related to a nationwide epidemic of creepy clown sightings.

Bent on vengeance, Sam hits the road to track down a deranged killer. Accompanied by his brother Jake, and pursued by an overly ambitious Homeland Security Agent, Sam will need to use every resource, every... more

Escape Velocity (The Quantum War Book 1)

by Jonathan Paul Isaacs

Just reinstated after a disastrous mission, RESIT Lieutenant Wyatt Wills thinks he's been given a garbage assignment: recon the planet Juliet, Earth's largest and most prosperous offworld colony. Upon entering the system, things quickly turn serious when he finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly pandemic, a government in turmoil, and brutal martial law that slaughters citizens by the thousands. A chance encounter with an underground resistance movement might be the key to saving millio... more

The Scarlet Bastards - The Bone Witch

by Sean MacUisdin

"I am a monster" Those words chill me to the bone so many decades later. She was indeed, a monster.

Call of the Phoenix

by Erik Daniel Shein and Melissa Davis

Ever since the beginning, people have shared the world with the animals. Magical guardians once guided the people to treat all Earth’s creatures with reverence. The mystical winged serpent, Challis, lived within the chosen guardians, guiding them to promote a peaceful co-existence. When her spirit transcended from the mystical amulet to the next spirit keeper, darkness eroded her purity, making her pure magic a new vessel for darkness. When the new keeper’s reign was broken, the damage had alrea... more

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