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Raining Fish and Frogs

by Lois Wickstrom

Nothing was biting on the shore of Lake Fish-or-Cut-Bait. Not even the mosquitoes! A ravenous wind sucked up all the water from the lake. It sucked up the fishes and the frogs too. Then that ravenous wind headed towards town. When it could hold no more, what do you think happened?

Welcome to the Silent Zone: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller

by Viktor Csák

“You are hunted by the most dangerous animal on the planet.” Years after the outbreak of a mysterious pandemic, hardly any survivors are left in the quarantined wasteland of North America. Hunger and the menace of man-eaters are nothing compared to the ferals – those who were infected and mutated by the virus. The ferals have an unquenchable need to hunt and kill, and even a single bite will quickly transform human into a rabid beast. Two survivors, the pregnant Megan and her brother David, le... more

Children of the Unhomed

by Andy C Wareing

River should have been heir to the throne of Oceania, but she is held, a prisoner of both the rebel insurrectionists and of the prophecies concealed within her own mind, the same prophecies that hold the secret to the survival of her entire species. In a world ravaged by antimicrobial-resistant disease, a new sovereignty has risen to violent prominence, one founded on the brittle friction between ancient Māori traditions and quantum physics. River’s parents have abandoned her. Three great ga... more

PULSE

by J Z York

Staff Sergeant Grace Woods has had enough of pain. Her assignment as a cryptographer at an underground black site lets her focus on her precision work. She’s in control, shielded from past loss of everyone she loved. But she can’t control the sun. Massive solar flares create electromagnetic pulses, killing electricity on Earth and throwing Grace into a duplicate plane, and duplicate command populated by Fae. Immersed in her new world, threads tying her to a malevolent Fae and her former wor... more

The Skystone Chronicles Book 1: Dragon Thief

by Blake and Raven Penn

Asher of Steel Rim fancies himself a halfway-decent thief, but not exactly the realm’s most popular guy. As an outcast among outcasts, some hate him for his scale-tipped, pointed ears. Others prefer to wish him dead because he’s a magi in a land where those born with etherarchy are outlawed. In the wild, desert wastelands of Drakfell, Asher finally finds the opportunity he’s been waiting for: A chance to avenge his mother’s death by taking down the legendary leader of the Mage Hunters hers... more

GIRL, INCORRUPTED

by Megan Bledsoe

Magical lore, all the feels, and ominous characters who haunt the page.

GIRL, INCORRUPTED is about Daphne James, a college senior who sets out to become the kind of girl her boyfriend says he’d marry only to entangle herself with the local vaudeville star, an incorrupt corpse who thinks that Daphne can help reanimate her body.

With minimal heat and an emphasis on horror, this love-horror hybrid is perfect for fans of dark fantas... more

THE ROMAN FUTURE

by Robert Allen Miltenberg

Scatius Commodius Lavatorius is Rome's greatest scientist. And for all he's achieved, one question haunts him night and day: Will Rome Survive The Test Of Time?

Engelstatt

by Samuel Church

On the surface, the mountain town of Engelstatt, Austria is picture-perfect. It offers guests stunning views, fresh air, and the chance to experience an Alpine village untouched by time. For university student Jacob Liro, a school shooting survivor and aspiring artist, it is the perfect place to spend spring break with his classmates and a chance to hit the reset button on his life. What Jacob and his class don’t know is that beneath its fairy-tale facade, something sinister lies in wait in the ... more

Changeling

by Arista Holmes

Changeling, is a portal contemporary fantasy about Lizzy Hail, a fey determined to find out what happened to her mother, who went missing during a trip to the mortal realm. Only when Lizzy highjacks a portal illegally to follow her mum's trail, she and her best friend discover a world hundreds of years more advanced than their own, and full of vampires.

Blahom

by April Q. Russell

Despite the long war that rages around her, Blahom leads a sheltered but enviable life as a young Black royal until everything is shattered by a shocking vision and a single act of deception. Beautiful, poised, and adored by the Zaed society her family rules over, Blahom has spent her young life preparing for her future as a ruler and royal. The war between her people, who value a connection to God and culture, and the Delions, who aim to rule Sirius with technology, has raged on for years-b... more

The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World: A Romance Hotter Than a Thousand Suns

by Mark Miller

The Two Headed Lady at the End of the World is an epic love story about a set of conjoined twins and the men who love them; two soldiers stranded in a long-forgotten ,underground military base; and a sentient CPU who falls for a Pentagon fax machine. Amanda and Miranda Morgan are run of the mill twins in East Texas, navigating the trials and tribulations of teen romance in the 80s. But what starts as Sweet Valley High turns into Dr. Strangelove when the secret government particle collider pro... more

A Crack in the World: Injira, Book I

by Deborah L. Rhodes

Shona was supposed to die at birth-- buried alive in an obscure grave in the mountains of her island home. The Ocan Elders, heeding the prophecies, decreed that it must be so. But Shona didn’t die. And now the Ocan people fear that their secret existence and the safety of the world are in jeopardy unless they can find her before anyone outside of their mysterious island discovers who and what she truly is. Blending elements of speculative fiction (i.e., fantasy and science fiction), A Crack... more

Earthweeds (Sons of Neptune Book 1)

by Rod Little

For nine people, the end of the world is just the beginning... Two students return from a mountain camping trip to find an empty city: Pittsburgh is desolate. Only a few living souls remain in the countryside... until the lizards appear. The size of Komodo dragons, they flood the city and attack the few remaining people, while fighting each other for the remaining food supply . . .with the humans caught in the middle. A teenage boy with electric powers, a college student who can communicat... more

Tormented (The Dhampyr Series Book 3)

by V. M. Nelson

The Man Behind the Light: Illuminating Darkness

by 3Mind Blight

In a world where dreams become a reality, a haunting tale unfolds - throughout time and into the divine. A young boy, tormented by his past, flees from a perilous present and a menacing presence. As he struggles to escape, he faces a daunting challenge: Can he withstand the test of time and rise to the occasion to save humanity from an ancient evil? Or will he succumb to the darkness within and be forever lost in his own psyche?

In the Woods, Dark & Deep: 9 Stories of Speculative Fiction

by D. L. Rhodes

Speculative Fiction is a mixed bag--sometimes it’s Horror, other times Science Fiction or Fantasy or Magical Realism or even just a touch of weirdness tucked into the corners of everyday life. This story collection runs the gamut with characters like a monstrous mother from hell and a little boy who rises from the grave, in addition to modern day witches and ogres. Some of them are deadly serious, others are playful. And then there are those who are full of the stuff of which nightmares are made... more

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