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Dark Hearts: Four Novellas of Dark Suspense

by Jeremy Bates

A collection of four critically acclaimed novellas (Black Canyon, Rewind, Run, Neighbors):

Black Canyon - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado boasts one of the most beautiful and deepest canyons in the United States. For twelve-year-old Brian Garrett, a weekend camping trip in the park promises to be an opportunity to bond with his aloof parents. But after his father suffers a horrible accident during a hike to the chasm'... more

Kingsteel (Dragonkin Trilogy Book III)

by Michael Meyerhofer

Rowen Locke has won the battle. But from the shadows comes an ancient enemy--a calculating and merciless foe who has been waiting centuries for the chance to strike. Despite all he has already suffered and sacrificed, Rowen finds himself mired in a war bigger and more terrible than anything he could have imagined. The world’s only hope lies in Knightswrath, whose hard-won powers he has only begun to understand, let alone control. Calling upon unlikely new allies, Rowen must raise an army to defe... more

Knightswrath

by Michael Meyerhofer

Rowen Locke has achieved his dream of becoming a Knight of the Crane, and he now bears Knightswrath, the legendary sword of Fâyu Jinn. But the land remains torn, and though Rowen suffers doubts, he would see it healed. His knightly order is not what it seems, though, and allies remain thin. When Rowen and his friends seek an alliance with the forest-dwelling Sylvs, a tangle of events results in a midnight duel that teaches Rowen a dangerous lesson and leaves him with a new companion of uncertain... more

Perseaus (The Ferret Books, 2)

by CC Wyatt

It was a huge breakthrough like no other.

Pia Wade isn’t out of her mind that’s for sure. She has proven the island wasn’t all in her head. But now she’s in a limbo, not knowing what it was all about and why early on she vanished in her sleep. So how can she move on? How can she forget him, Ferret?

Who is he? Where did he come from? The number one question: What does he want?

In Perseaus, Ferret returns with a message: You must remember because t... more

Killer Journal

by william brower

What you are about to read is the writing of a serial killer. Who the individual is and where the murders took place are unknown. The 2015 Nanowrimo award winning novel reveals the inside of a vicious killer's mind.

Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore

by Donald Firesmith

It was only an old textbook that Professor Smith found while traveling by train through Scotland. A scholar of medieval history, he was on sabbatical studying old Scottish myths when he chanced to meet an old Scotsman and his granddaughter on their way to her new boarding school on the Isles of Skye. The young girl accidentally left the book behind, and Professor Smith picked it up with the intent of sending it on to her. But then he looked inside and discovered it was no ordinary book. It was... more

No One Dies in the Garden of Syn

by Michael Seidelman

Synthia (Syn) Wade is a teenage girl who struggles with cystic fibrosis, an incurable life-threatening disease. One day she is pushed into a pond by an unseen figure and wakes up in a new world – a mysterious garden where illness and death don’t exist.

Welcomed by the garden’s residents and now free of her symptoms, Syn decides to stay. But, before long, she realizes that this apparent utopia holds many dangers and dark secrets.

Surrounding the garden is a fog th... more

Deceived

by J. Nichole Parkins

Arabella Anthony sees lies.
They dance across everyone’s skin in a never-ending torment, visible only to her. It’s a power some would do anything to possess.
Anything.
A hot commodity, she uses her powers to her advantage, gaining wealth, prestige, and a place at the side of the most powerful man in Florida.
Arabella finally has everything she’s ever wanted.
Or does she?
After a shattering loss, her perfect world sudd... more

Burned

by J. Nichole Parkins

Kyra Richards is anything but ordinary.

Possessing a rare talent, everyone wants a piece of her. Convinced to go undercover to investigate a string of horrific murders, she is drawn into the preternatural underbelly of Florida's Suncoast.

They want to use her. But no one can control her.

Caught in a web that gets harder to escape from every day, she is torn between two men and two lives. When her past catches up with her she is forced to face her demo... more

Gods of Arcadia: Son of Ares

by Andrea Stehle

A Muslim On Mars

by Mehmet Ali Yazan

Major Ahmet, descended from Turkish origin, is a Muslim pilot who serves at United States Air Force. As soon as he finds out that NASA is looking for pilots for first Mars mission; he applies for this task, but his application gets rejected by NASA with explanation that they cannot send Muslims to Mars because they do not want any issues on Mars with other civilization members as they have on Earth. Ahmet thinks that this is discrimination and he goes to law to get his right for journey to Mars ... more

Sky High

by Helge Mahrt

2314. Humanity has failed to colonize space. After expanding horizontally for centuries, all of Earth is covered in one giant city. The only way left to go was up, so they built towards the sky. Then, one hundred years ago, a meteor hit Earth, annihilating a region formerly known as Europe. The death toll was staggering, but that was not all. That was when the changing began and the first Evos appeared. With limited space for humans to live, Earth’s government instated a law to keep the popul... more

Gifted Thief

by Helen Harper

Runaway. Thief.

Since the moment I was ripped from my mother's womb, I've been an outcast amongst my own kind. The Sidhe might possess magical Gifts, unbelievable wealth and unfathomable power but I don't want a thing to do with them. I ran away from their lands in the Highlands of Scotland when I was eleven years old and I've never looked back. I don't need a Clan. I've got my own family of highly skilled thieves who mean more to me than any Sidhe ever could.

Unfortunately for me... more

Traitor Knight

by Keith W. Willis

When Morgan McRobbie rescues a damsel-in-distress from a dragon, he expects she’ll swoon, murmuring “My hero!” Instead, Marissa has only loathing for the man everyone believes will betray Kilbourne. That’s fine with Morgan. A woman in his life would just complicate things. A high-level informer threatens the kingdom’s security, and Morgan is out to stop him. Posing as a turncoat himself, he’s walking a fine line between honor and betrayal. A single misstep could result in disaster, and his m... more

Rath's Gambit (The Janus Group Book 2)

by Piers Platt

Rath just assassinated a senator, and completed his final mission for the Janus Group. Now every Interstellar Police officer on Alberon is searching for him. If they don't find him, one of his fellow contractors certainly will … and the most feared criminal organization in the galaxy has severe punishments for employees who break the rules. Rath's only hope is to find the rogue contractor who helped him escape a company deathtrap after his final mission. United, the two assassins might just get ... more

For Us Humans

by Steve Rzasa

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