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Were-Dinosaurs

by S.B. Clark

You have just started Middle School. Already you're dealing with a lot: homework, bullies, turning into a dinosaur. Wait . . . what? Travel to the fossil-ridden lands of Montana as you stumble upon a mysterious cave that turns you into a Triceratops, your best friend into a Stegosaurus, the class know-it-all into a Pterodactyl, and the school bully into the ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex every time there is a full moon. Move over wolves. Now is the time for WERE-DINOSAURS!

Triangle Black: A Novel

by Joseph Miguel

Damien Winters is leaving Mason General Hospital after an arduous shift when he collides headfirst with an ancient, unspeakable evil. Armed with a pistol, a trusted friend, and his wits, Damien must rely on his strength and resilience to survive. If he is to get out of Heatherton alive, he must make difficult decisions in the journey to confront the primordial power of the Sphinx. In a cabin across town, the love of Damien’s life is sheltering from the onslaught. If he can’t save her, w... more

The Lost Coven

by Bekah Harris

Felicity Hawthorne has never been superstitious. Coming from a long line of Appalachian healers, she's helped Nan cast grounding spells and left gifts of candy and moonshine for the fair folk, but was any of it real? Not likely. But when Felicity spots a mysterious boy at school that no one else can see, she begins to question the true origins of her family's beliefs, as well as her place within it. Could magic really exist? Were all of Nan's stories true? Were her parents really who they ... more

Sankofa: Born Equal Only

by Ben Mel

Sankofa: Born Equal Only is an Afrofuturism adventure that takes on gender injustice from the perspective of rival fraternal twins, Toomi and Ras, born to be the Guardians of Maat, the first Queen to rise to the throne in the kingdom of Axindar in a post-apocalyptic medieval Africa, where the future of our technology shapes the past of our time.

Running Behind Time

by Jan Turk Petrie

It’s the Summer of 1982, and Beth Sawyer is thrilled to have landed the title role in a play. It may only be in a fringe theatre in Shepherd’s Bush, but it’s the start she’s always dreamed of. It’s the Summer of 2020, amid the global pandemic, and Tom Brookes is furloughed. Unable to face lockdown in a tiny city flat, he moves back to his mother’s cottage in the sleepy Cotswold village of Stoatsfield-under-Ridge. Neither of them expects an everyday train journey to throw their normal live... more

The Flip Side Of Sad

by Ashley Amber

James Letta is the world's newest singing sensation. But for someone who always sings such happy music, he sure is sad. While on a promo tour for his new album, James has what he thinks is the hardest day of his career... until he has to relive it. A ghostly spirit decides to trap James inside his own album in order to make him learn the lessons of its lyrics, hoping she can help him get on the flip side of sad. In just under 7,500 words, this debut novelette by Ashley Amber that she desc... more

Catalyst

by Mathias Invictus

CATALYST starts on the first day of Morgan’s Senior year with a vision of a girl of fire—literally. Andalynn appears amidst the bustling hallway burning as an alabaster sun. She enters Morgan’s life as a catalyst of heart, his missing piece, long forgotten. The awakening of his soul proves only the beginning. Something is wrong with the world around him and a haunting presence pulls him toward answers and destiny. In a hidden cave high on the slopes of his beloved mountain, he meets Aelvi, a b... more

Anoka: A Collection of Indigenous Horror

by Shane Hawk

Welcome to Anoka, Minnesota, a small city just outside of the Twin Cities dubbed "The Halloween Capital of the World" since 1937. Here before you lie several tales involving bone collectors, pagan witches, werewolves, skeletal bison, and cloned children. It is up to you to decipher between fact and fiction as the author has woven historical facts into his narratives. With his debut horror collection, Cheyenne & Arapaho author Shane Hawk explores themes of family, grief, loneliness, and identity ... more

Warrior Tithe

by T.J. Deschamps

Sparks fly between an unlikely pair with a spurned sorcerer hot on their trail.

Aoife, a kelpie, flees a marriage trap laid by her father, Mannan mac Lir and the sorcerer king Cu Roi mac Daire, only to fall prey to an iron snare in the mortal realm.

Fagan, a poor cottar, with nothing left to lose takes pity upon the kelpie he finds in his snare, setting her free. When the kelpie transforms into a beautiful fae maiden and offers to take him to the queen of Sidhe to repay him for hi... more

Magical After

by David Gunter

David Gosling, widower, and father three enters a virtual reality world looking for his wife. A man, Carl Mathews the 3rd, who desires to discover her whereabouts within the virtual world and who has dark designs on her wants to use David to find her convinces David to enter. Assassins are deployed into the virtual world and begin their adventures as they begin their search for David as well. David, once within the virtual world, arrives at a city and begins to make friends which may help him... more

Windchaser: Phantom Island Book 1

by Krissi Dallas

A romantic portal fantasy for the young and young-at-heart...

High school senior Whitnee has spent six years rebuilding her identity after her father’s mysterious disappearance left her with more questions than answers. With her two best friends, Morgan and Caleb, she returns as a mentor to the summer camp of her childhood. Nestled in the Texas hill country, Camp Fusion is everything Whitnee remembers—except for the haunting visions that only she can see. One fateful night, ... more

The Place Beyond Her Dreams

by Oby Aligwekwe

“We are most courageous at our weakest; when we believe we have faced what we fear the most and have nothing more to lose.” Set against the backdrop of two warring towns, Oby Aligwekwe’s Young Adult debut—told from the viewpoint of her main character—is inspired by her West African heritage, fables, and spiritual beliefs. Ona’s journey reveals the power of choice, the true source of happiness, and, most importantly, the transformation one must go through to realize and eventually occupy their... more

The Brum Hesles Series - Book 1

by Desiree Calderon de Fawaz

When President Orains gets re-elected for a third term in 2025, the nation plunges into a second Civil War. Doomed for the Brazos camp, Brum Hesles, her two siblings and mother flee their home in the Houston archipelago overnight, leaving her father behind. Assisted by the Unity Forces, a resistance group fighting the new Great Republic’s regime, Brum reaches the safety of her mother’s ancestral home in the Oaxacan town of El Nidal. There, in the relative safety of her mysterious great-aunt’s ho... more

The Headless Boy

by Kelli Owen

Reeling from the loss of a child, Maggie finds her job at the local daycare unbearable and errands around town impossible. She knows every child, every single parent, and they're all reminders of what she's lost. Unable to heal, she sinks further into the grip of grief and depression.

Jake is a good guy, a great husband, and wants only the best for his broken wife. Therapy and medications aren't helping, and a change of scenery makes perfect sense. A new home. A fresh start.... more

Revolution: The New World

by Shemar Frazier

In a post-apocalyptic earth, a group of teenagers are forced to embark on a dangerous quest, upon witnessing a world-changing event in their first mission outside the kingdom Olympus. They quickly learn that this occurrence is capable of ending The Age of Zombies, however, their oppressors soon obtain news of this incident as well. These teens must combat the undead army, the world government's elite enforcers, bandits searching for easy targets, and most deadly of all, each other in their pe... more

Effacement

by Hieronymus Hawkes

When recording every aspect of your life has become the law, what happens when your connection to the world is severed? Pursued by a relentless government agent, Cole’s on the run to solve the mystery before they shut him up permanently.

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