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Ignore the Dead: an existential horror

by Jay Sizemore

IGNORE THE DEAD. In Clarkson, Kentucky, Richard Chandler gets diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Just five years after losing his wife to the disease. He contemplates ending it all. His suicide attempt is interrupted by a call from a mysterious stranger. What the stranger offers is a way to cheat death, all he has to do is give his cancer away to other people. And ignore the dead. What transpires is a story of terror, one that delves into the existential dread lurking beneath human mortalit... more

Arctic Druid

by Stephen Reeves

Twelve-year-old Eamon returns home from his first solo hunting expedition hoping to have earned his rite of passage into adulthood and full status as a hunter. Disqualified by a technicality, Eamon is left searching for his place in the village. When a mysterious darkness appears, threatening the village, he sets off to find the Druid, a magician powerful enough to rid the land of the danger. As he journeys through the Barren Plains and Do’gorym Sea, Eamon finds companions to help him on his que... more

The Woodcutter

by Stephanie Ellis

A tragic accident, shrouded in mystery, leads to a family reunion in the hidden village of Little Hatchet, located in the smothering shadow of GodBeGone Wood, the home of the mythical Woodcutter and Grandma. Alec Eades rediscovers his bond with GodBeGone Wood and the future his father agreed to years ago as nefarious landowner Oliver Hayward schemes to raise money for the village by re-enacting part of the Woodcutter legend. Old wounds are re-opened and ties of blood and friendship are tested to... more

The Book of Power

by Charles Quince

My novella The Book of Power is an epic, 40,839-word supernatural thriller featuring Hope Bankston, an ambitious but inefficient financial investment manager who must decide if achieving her greatest desires is worth the price of losing her soul. Hope has fulfilled her dream of working for a prosperous investment firm. However, there’s one caveat: her inability to do the job. Her situation would be hopeless if not for a beacon of light in the form of a magical book that she received as a gif... more

The Sylver Platter

by J.B. Fitzgerald

Uncommonly courteous and resolutely nonviolent, Sylvia Platt’s intelligence and creativity open the door to countless successful pursuits. The general populace would likely agree: vigilantism is not among them. When violent crime invades her island home, jeopardizing the lives of those she holds most dear, this ultra-curvy introvert must summon the strength and courage to transform into the one persona she’d never believed in yet unwittingly harbored all along. Sylvia Platt must become…a hero... more

Medei, the Ghosts of Thornhills

by Danie Ellis

Medei, the Ghosts of Thornhills, is a YA fantasy novel with a thrilling whodunnit and a whole new magical world to discover, but at the center are the protagonists, trying to deal with grief, change and finding who they are and where they belong.

Princess Eve's New Orleans Adventure

by Dr. Vanessa P. Girard

One minute he's there and the next he's not. Princess Eve's cousin Asher disappears, along with one of the village children, without a trace. What happened and can Eve and her family get them back? This is a story about courage, mistakes, and redemption. How does one escape from a dragon? Find out in this fun tale about reputations and circumstances!

Hearts & Wings

by Richard C Lin

In fifth-century China, fifteen-year-old Wencai aids his childhood friend and secret love interest Yingtai in posing as a boy to attend school together. Amidst the ancient halls of learning, Yingtai falls for Shanbo, their newly sworn blood brother, who reciprocates her affection—albeit for the boy he thinks she is. Jealousies provoke rifts in their “brotherhood,” culminating in Shanbo’s violent death, for which Yingtai blames Wencai. At Shanbo’s funeral, Yingtai... more

The Girl Who Freed the Darkness: Book 2 in the Rim Walker Novels

by Renee Hayes

Since destroying the Rim wall and its menacing queen guardian, Kyeitha, Rim Walker Zemira Creedence has been cursed. Now possessed by Kyeitha's unconquerable spirit, Zee's strength and powers are fading fast. With healer and seer Diwa unable to help her, the Rim Walker turns to the only person who can - Ravaryn Black, her former captor and the king of Kymera. As Ravaryn pledges to save Zemira from Kyeitha's control, their voyage takes an unexpected turn. A turn that leads them to... more

Chronicles of Asadore: The Quest to the Emberlands

by Robin M Farella

Embark on an epic odyssey into the world of Asadore, where the fate of an entire world hangs in the balance. Ellie cherished the simple joys of existence alongside her four closest friends. But life's tranquil facade shatters in mere moments, as she grapples with the unforgiving hand of destiny. In the blink of an eye, Ellie’s life casts her into a role of The Keeper of the Water Element. Fueled by her life-long love of fantasy quests, Ellie sets forth with unwavering determination,... more

Life, Undiminished.

by Dieudonné Lemmert

A thousand years from now, Nick and his girlfriend Aurora from planet Mitis have dreams of opening Earth’s last nature preserve to visitors from desert planets. Those dreams are destroyed when a radical ecologist movement takes over the preserve and captures Aurora. Soon, a deadly pandemic breaks out caused by a germ with a mysterious genetic code. Government calls Nick to duty to crack the code. Nick needs to decide whether to search for Aurora or save his home planet from the ultimate disaster... more

Eye of the Stormlord

by Laurel Colless

For the initiates of Spiral Hall, the race is on to make the top adventure team. Eleven-year-old Peter Blue is in the running for the finals. But when Peter learns that his dad, thought dead for five years, might still be alive, he and his friends are drawn into a larger test of courage going far beyond the contest lines and forcing Peter to become the hero he is destined to be.

All Manner of Beast & Man

by Damien Kane Rigden

Following a stay in an inpatient psychiatric facility, Olivia is enrolled in a luxurious mental health recovery center to regain control of her mind and get her life back on track. With seemingly endless amenities and a new best friend as her roommate, has Olivia found a new personal heaven? Or is there something more sinister lurking behind the glossy exterior?

Magic, Mystery and the Multiverse: The Marvelous Multiverse App (Magic Mystery and the Multiverse Book 1)

by Aurora M. Winter

WINNER, READERS’ CHOICE BOOK AWARDS, BEST BOOK FOR TEENS, 2023 "Captivating" - Literary Titan. "Superb" Kirkus Reviews. "Not to be missed!” - Readers’ Choice Step into the realms of boundless magic, treacherous quests, and the tantalizing allure of the unknown. For fans of Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Percy Jackson, and Shadow and Bone comes a tale that’s in a league of its own. Ana Zest might look like your ordinary teen, dreaming of Hollywood stardom, but she’s anything but typical. With... more

Secrets Gnaw at the Flesh

by C.J. Weiss

A young man discovers a supernatural world when he proposes to his girlfriend. To marry her, he must also bind himself to a haunted house that her family has safeguarded for generations. Despite decades of training and knowledge, the family line is threatened with annihilation due to a historically malevolent haunting. The family's latest addition stands to tip the scales toward either salvation ... or their demise.

Stories, Legends, and Truths from the Blighted Earth

by R.M. Tembreull

Stories, Legends, and Truths from the Blighted Earth is a book of fictional narratives and artifacts which progressively knit together a hidden world existing outside what humans perceive as our reality. Earth Mother is sentient, and all manner of life on our planet are Her children to whom She gifts sentience of their own. The “spirit essence” or soul is immortal, and all beings progress through many lives. Within this context, sentient life occupies a hierarchy, where the highest tiers are occ... more

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