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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

Season of Dragons (Magic Shoebox Adventures)

by Nikki Mitchell

What would you do if you found a dragon egg at your bus stop? Ichabod Surname never imagined he’d be spending a Friday afternoon cross-country skiing with a grandma dragon—but that’s exactly what happens when he finds a giant egg on the way to school. For as long as he can remember, he has been at war with his siblings because he thinks outside of the box. He stays invisible at home and school, but for the first time in his life, he may be the key to restoring the weather and happiness in ... more

With a Side of Heart: A Dark Fantasy Romance (The Vargus Family Book 1)

by K. J. Cartwright

Tracking a new lead to the source of Kaelaarian activity on Earth, Damon gets diverted by an unexpected scent: a potential solgresv, Angela Davidson. She’s got a heart of gold and the anxiety of an entire population. She’s also a wingless Kaelaarian with the spirit of a thousand conquests—and she doesn’t even know it. As the corruption Damon has monitored for twenty-one years surges in multiple directions, Damon and Angela discover their own wars they need to battle, and they combat some of t... more

Chasing TIme (Adrielle Maddox)

by Montana Wakefield

Chasing Time Adrielle Maddox, Book 1 by Montana Wakefield - What seventeen-year-old Adrielle Maddox wants most in life is to fit in. But she’s a strikingly beautiful Albino, a foster child whose mother died in a suspicious fire. Dumped by her boyfriend on her birthday eve, Adrielle wishes her life were different. Then Coco, her sister, gives her a broken watch once belonging to their mother. Coco drags Adrielle to a party where they join their besties. Adrielle has an encounter with an ... more

Bedougalnn: The Art of Chronostasis

by Morticus Holtz

Dougal, leads a quiet, unexceptional life with his rescue dog, Bounce, at least he did! But after getting a visit from a peculiar looking dwarf, and finding out he is being hunted by entities from a shadow realm. He begins to realise; reality is not always what it seems. His life is flipped upside down, as he allows himself to be dragged into a rather perilous adventure, in a world of Dwarves, Pixies, Vegetarian Werewolves, and other fantastical creatures that only the strange and unusual dre... more

Zworsky's Children

by Tom Connelly

Some got the gift; some didn’t. And then there were those who saw it as a threat. It was an unexpected side effect of Dr. Zworsky’s now banned vaccine for a generation of children who developed antibiotic resistance. They called them the Metachromes: humans who could fly. Darlene Verity never enjoyed the attention she got as a Meta. But she never thought those who labeled her as inhuman would force her into a protection camp in the California desert. That all changed when an asteroid cras... more

Katy on Broadway

by Ella English

I’m a Superstar! Katy loves to sing and practices every day. Gerry says she can’t, and Lilian says New York is too dangerous for such a small kitty. But now she’s ready to try! She escapes her yard and makes it to the city. But it IS a big scary place! Now she’s all alone and lost. How will she find her way? Can she really become a superstar?

Winter Enchantment

by Malina Douglas

Frost sprites dance at the windowpane, a snow-dwelling spider grants wishes and elusive beings lead a path through the snow in this magical collection! Journey from a Japanese blizzard to a magical Arctic village, from the snow-covered forests of Kajanaland to a waterfall in Iceland. A snow maiden soars on her sleigh to a permafrost palace and a soothsayer in a bearskin robe shares a warning with a sprinkling of white leaves. A maiden wanders through a portal to a winter wonderland while a c... more

Once upon a Wonderland

by David Stoneham

Once upon a Wonderland is a humorous fantasy (YA but also older adults) and tells about Alice’s return to Wonderland when she’s in her early twenties.

With nods to the master himself - Lewis Carroll – wordplay and surreal adventures take main stage but the story also touches on topical issues, such as change, romance, diversity, discrimination and climate change. In each chapter, Alice confronts a character from the true and sinister backstories to our... more

Stolen (The Dhampyr Series Book 2)

by V. M. Nelson

Tasi’s world has been turned upside down. She and her newfound family flee a compromised location and head to safety. The evil group, the Deity, is still on the hunt for them. When tragedy strikes and Emily is kidnapped, Tasi is asked to stay back. Tasi takes matters into her own hands. Refusing to ask for help from the people she loves, she sneaks out to hunt down the evil cult, alone. With danger around every corner and an unexpected companion, will Tasi realize she has people who would die fo... more

The Mystic Menace

by Stephanie Kim Pascaru

For three hundred years, the kingdom of Camellia has been stuck in a never-ending plague. A glowing claw mark on everyone’s wrists and a lifespan cut off at forty. No one knows how it started. No one knows its true purpose. And no one has ever been cured. Almost no one. When Isadora discovers an ancient gemstone, she is freed from the plague and unearths strange powers—powers Camellia hasn’t seen in centuries. Now every peasant, soldier, and assassin is on the hunt for Isadora, eager to take h... more

Phoenix Saga

by amalL era JesuƨɘႱ hO

An elegant, beautiful, and inspiring epic exploring a semiotic paradise!

Nietzsche called homo sapien the “murderer of all murderers” when he declared that “God is dead” at the turn of the 20th Century. Yet, the great god Pan died nearly 2,000 years ago. Thamus, are you there? Take care. The Obsolescence of Oracles followed. All Earths’ mightiest Heroes swallowed. And what of the Poets hallowed? “Who will wipe this blood off us? Wha... more

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