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by Andrew Valenza

It's 1959, and humanity is entering a new age of cosmic exploration. Four ships with crews of two are sent out into the unknown to see firsthand what lies beyond the stars. Over a year into the mission, the crew of the Silent Horizon, Dex Prullen and Lacy Carradine, have joined each other in marriage and are content living out their days just floating through space. But on the day of their anniversary, the Empire finds them. Swiftly pulled apart, Dex and Lacy are thrown headfirst into a new world led by a god-like being and his imperium of theocratic zealots. And it is only a matter of time before one of them is delivered to the Emperor himself, dooming all of humanity with them, unless they can be reunited and escape the Empire of the Void.

by Jesse penman

#3 — For the Ones That Stayed and the Witness Never Blinks shifts focus to endurance. It's written for the people who didn't leave, didn't disappear, didn't fade — the ones who stayed present through the discomfort. It introduces "the witness," an inner presence that tracks everything without judgment, watching to see whether the person will keep showing up for their own life even when nothing dramatic is happening.  You know you can't stop now !!!!!

by Steven Shepard

March 1864. The American Civil War is reaching its agonizing twilight, but for the citizens of Shreveport, Louisiana, the horror is just beginning. Captain Douglas Ivey, CSA, starts his morning with a quiet cup of coffee on his mother's front porch, unaware that an unstoppable Union juggernaut—30,000 soldiers of the Army of the Gulf—is marching straight toward his home with devastating intent. Tasked with a high-stakes, borderline-suicidal reconnaissance mission, Douglas is ordered down the Red River Road to locate and count the invading enemy. What begins as a strategic military assignment quickly spirals into an intimate nightmare. The mission thrusts Douglas, his closest friends, and members of his own family directly into the path of an oncoming war machine, fracturing loyalties and putting everything he loves in mortal danger. Spanning the massive, 565-page canvas of a nation tearing itself apart, the narrative follows the explosive fallout of Douglas's discovery. As the Union army advances, the Ivey family is split across ideological and physical battle lines. From the gritty, tactical tension of deep-reconnaissance scouting to the grand, visceral chaos of major military campaigns, the story explores the brutal realities of 19th-century combat through the eyes of those forced to fight it. As General George S. Patton famously observed, "Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance." For Douglas and his kin, this insignificance becomes a tragic reality. They are stripped of their peace, their security, and their innocence, forced to endure the absolute limits of human endurance. Ultimately, the story builds to a gripping climax where survival is just the first step. As the smoke finally clears over the blood-stained soil of Louisiana, the surviving members of the Ivey family face an even greater challenge: how to heal, how to forgive, and how to reconstruct their shattered lives from the ashes of a war that changed them forever.

by Revdoug

Long before recorded history, before Egypt, Sumer, or the legends of Atlantis, humanity lived in a golden age. At the heart of that world stood **Aujara**, the Cradle of Life—a magnificent city where science surpassed superstition, knowledge was shared freely, and humans lived beside the mysterious Sheb Tu, whose wisdom had guided civilization for centuries. Raised within the Temple of Anu, Adapa, the gifted son of Enki and the human Atiti, is destined to inherit that legacy. But beyond Aujara's gleaming canals, the world is changing. Humanity is expanding faster than the land can sustain it. Ancient migration routes collide with growing settlements. The powerful Nephilim become unwilling enemies as resources disappear, and rival cities begin to covet Aujara's prosperity. While political tensions rise, the Temple discovers an even greater threat: the mathematics of civilization itself reveal that the world is approaching a point from which it cannot recover. Faced with an impossible future, the creators of civilization must choose between allowing humanity to destroy itself or sacrificing everything they have built to preserve its future. Their decision unleashes a catastrophe that shatters continents, sinks Atlantis beneath the sea, and forces the last survivors into an exodus that will echo through every religion and every ancient legend. **The Fall of Aujara** is an epic reimagining of humanity's forgotten beginnings—a sweeping tale of science, sacrifice, and survival that transforms the myths of Atlantis, Eden, the Anunnaki, the Nephilim, and the Great Flood into a single unforgettable origin story.

by Robert Austin

**One ordinary night changed the world forever.** When a mysterious meteor shower lights up the sky, fourteen-year-old Derek watches as the impossible becomes reality. Dragons awaken, ancient powers stir, and the world he thought he knew begins to unravel. As fear spreads and civilization struggles to understand the mysterious changes, Derek discovers he has become part of something far greater than himself. Alongside unexpected allies, he must navigate a dangerous new world where courage, friendship, and sacrifice may be humanity’s only hope against a growing darkness. Filled with unforgettable characters, breathtaking adventure, and the timeless battle between hope and evil, **Meteor** is an epic fantasy that asks one question: *What would you do if the impossible suddenly became real?*

by H. de Vere Stacpoole

In the late Victorian era, a ship sailing to San Francisco catches fire, forcing two young cousins, Richard and Emmeline, to flee in a lifeboat alongside the ship's cook, Paddy Button. The trio drifts out to sea and washes ashore on a lush, uninhabited tropical island in the South Pacific.

by Rory North

Jasper Van Terra and her team of superpowered criminals seek revenge on the governor of city-planet Kronos.

by Rory North

Jasper Van Terra stalks the streets of the city-planet Kronos, masquerading as a notorious (and obnoxious) teenage supervillain. Under the guise of pulling heists and picking fights, she's secretly after revenge on Kronos's governor, the man whose family stole her from Earth and ruined her life. When she's lucky enough to get arrested on the same day as one of his escaped lab experiments, she may have exactly what she needs. Grace Alvarez has cybernetic wings, no memory of her life before the governor's palace, and--after Starr orders her killed--one hope of survival: Van Terra. Jasper and her team of criminals drag Grace into a world of dangerous street racing; infiltrations aided by questionable disguises; crimes ranging from petty shoplifting to grand theft auto; and confrontations with other villains, whom Jasper can't seem to avoid picking fights with. Governor Starr has a planet under his control, eyes all over the star system, and powerful villains on his side. Vengeance will not come easy. Then again, nothing about Jasper's life has been easy.  PLEASE NOTE: The first book in this series is FREE here on Readerful, but can also be purchased as an ebook or paperbook. Please note that the later books in the series require purchase or a subscription to my Inkitt Member Tier. Learn more at [rorynorth.com](http://rorynorth.com). Thanks for checking out Van Terra!

by Revdoug

As President Landon Bryce struggles to restore public confidence after the assassination of James Michael Kincaid, he creates the Whitmore Commission to deliver a single, authoritative account of what happened in Dallas. Led by respected Chief Justice Spencer Whitmore and supported by an ambitious young senator, Oran Goodritch, the Commission begins assembling the largest investigation in American history. Every witness, every photograph, every report, and every piece of evidence is drawn toward Washington. Across the country, journalist Dorothy Keene senses that something is already slipping away. While the Commission organizes facts surrounding the assassination itself, Dorothy becomes convinced the real story began years earlier. As she reconstructs forgotten relationships, political decisions, hidden alliances, and unexplained connections, she discovers that the questions being asked may be just as important as the answers being found. Meanwhile, engineer Harlan Brigg watches two competing histories emerge. One begins in Dealey Plaza with bullets and eyewitnesses. The other reaches back through years of political power, intelligence operations, corporate influence, and private decisions that shaped the road to Dallas long before the first shot was fired. Neither history is entirely false—but only one will become official. As the Commission moves steadily toward certainty, Dorothy's investigation leads her into increasingly dangerous territory. Witnesses grow reluctant. Records become harder to obtain. Unanswered questions multiply, and the distance between the official story and the truth widens with every passing week. *The Lie* is the story of how history is not only discovered, but constructed. It explores the moment when an investigation becomes a narrative, a narrative becomes accepted fact, and the search for truth begins to disappear beneath the weight of certainty—setting the stage for the silence that follows.

by Revdoug

As President James Michael Kincaid prepares for a political trip to Texas, every major player is drawn toward Dallas for reasons that appear unrelated. Intelligence operatives arrive under quiet orders. Powerful businessmen protect interests they believe are essential to the nation's future. Journalists pursue stories no one else seems willing to ask. Criminal intermediaries, government officials, and trusted advisers all move according to separate plans, unaware that each has become part of something much larger than themselves. While the public sees only another presidential tour, an invisible struggle unfolds beneath the surface. Every conversation, every arrival, and every seemingly ordinary decision tightens the web surrounding November 22, 1963. What begins as routine political travel becomes a chain of irreversible events that forever changes the course of American history. In the hours and days that follow the assassination, shock quickly gives way to confusion as evidence disappears, narratives begin to harden, and those closest to the truth find themselves confronting forces far more organized than they ever imagined. By the time the nation begins searching for answers, the machinery controlling the story has already begun moving. *Convergence* is the moment every thread woven through the first two volumes comes together, carrying the series from conspiracy into tragedy and setting the stage for the battle over history itself.

by Revdoug

As James Michael Kincaid rises from presidential candidate to Commander in Chief, influential businessmen, intelligence officials, and political power brokers scattered across Washington and Texas begin watching him with growing concern. What first appears to be another routine transfer of power slowly becomes something far more dangerous as Kincaid reveals an independent vision for America's future. Behind closed doors, the men connected to the secretive network born in Suite 8F discover that institutions can survive elections—but only if the people elected choose to preserve them. As Kincaid challenges long-standing assumptions about government, military policy, intelligence, and political influence, trusted relationships begin to fracture. Quiet recommendations become coordinated decisions, allies become observers, and observers begin preparing for possibilities no one is willing to discuss openly. At the center of the unfolding crisis stands Landon Bryce, a respected statesman chosen to help govern a nation that believes it has elected a new beginning. While the public celebrates hope and change, powerful men on every side struggle to answer a far more consequential question: can the existing system accommodate a president determined to lead it, or has he become the greatest threat it has ever faced? As loyalties harden and unseen forces quietly move into position, *The Threat* transforms political rivalry into an irreversible collision, carrying the series toward the events that will forever alter the course of American history.

by Revdoug

Beginning in Houston during the late 1930s, influential builder Harlan Brigg and a small circle of businessmen, financiers, and political insiders discover that the future of the nation is increasingly being shaped not by elections, but by those who control money, contracts, intelligence, and access. As their influence expands from Texas into Washington, they forge alliances that quietly outlast presidents, administrations, and public opinion. Over three decades, roads become political leverage, federal agencies become instruments of influence, and private interests learn to guide national policy from the shadows. Men who once believed they were simply protecting American prosperity gradually create something far more enduring—a self-sustaining network capable of directing events without ever appearing to do so. As a charismatic young president begins to emerge with ideas that threaten the balance they have spent a generation constructing, the members of Suite 8F come to a chilling realization: if the machine they have built is to survive, it may one day have to protect itself. *The Architects* is the foundation of an epic five-volume saga that traces the rise of hidden power, the cost of political ambition, and the events that will ultimately converge on one of the most controversial moments in American history.

by Revdoug

When President James Michael Kincaid begins challenging the foundations of that system, a conflict unfolds far beyond public view. Political ambition, intelligence operations, organized crime, journalism, and private influence converge on Dallas in November 1963, where one of the most consequential weekends in American history changes the nation forever. Yet the assassination is only the beginning. As official investigations compete with independent journalists searching for answers, the battle shifts from discovering what happened to deciding what history will remember. Witnesses disappear. Records vanish. Evidence is scattered. Competing accounts slowly fall silent until only one version of events remains. Spanning nearly four decades, *The Canon* explores the relationship between power, memory, and history itself. It asks not only how history can be shaped, but how entire generations come to accept a single version of the past when every alternative has quietly disappeared. In the end, *The Canon* is not simply the story of an assassination. It is the story of how history is written—and how easily it can be forgotten.

by A.S Thomas

White Rabbit was raised to be a killer. Underland is where she was raised. She was literally made for one thing: to kill. But after a brief encounter with an agent from S.A.T Secret Agent TECS, she begins to question her purpose.

by A.S Thomas

In The Battle Angels, faith, fire, and family collide in a thrilling saga of celestial warriors and human struggle.   Emelie, a former Battle Angel, has built a quiet life—until dark forces reawaken and her twin daughters, Sofine and Delphine, discover powers they can’t control. As ancient enemies rise, Emelie must train her children to face a war between light and darkness while confronting the secrets she swore to hide.   Blending supernatural adventure and emotional depth, The Battle Angels is a story of courage, destiny, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and her warrior daughters.

by A.S Thomas

Welcome to the Dome of Dreams aka the Dollhouse In a world where reality has become a twisted form of entertainment, Gia, an orphaned girl, finds solace in the escapist allure of Doll TV. This highly popular program offers a tantalizing glimpse into the lavish lives of the beautiful inhabitants of the Dollhouse – a domed utopian city where perfection reigns supreme. Gia's obsession with the show stems from a deep longing to escape the harsh realities of her own existence. Little does she know, her fervent wish is about to be granted in the most perverse way imaginable.

by Shawna K. Whaley

Billy goes back in time to try to stop his older brother from turning evil. If he succeeds, he'll not only save his brother - he'll save the world. If he fails, the future is doomed to the fate Billy grew up in. It's a terrible future, one he'll do almost anything to avoid. Almost, because he's not willing to lose his brother in the process of trying to save the world. The only thing standing in his way is his family. They don't trust him and want him gone. He can't tell them who he really is so he's got an incredibly difficult task ahead of him.

by Bryan R Barton

They are not ordinary soldiers. They are the shadows before the storm.\ Forged in secrecy, bound by discipline, and driven by an unbreakable code, The Black Watch stands apart from every regiment that came before it. Under the command of Michael Reeves, these handpicked warriors are stripped of old limits and remade through fire, loyalty, and relentless training into something far greater than men in uniform.\ Their creed is simple but absolute: the mission comes first, surrender is not an option, and no fallen comrade is ever abandoned. In a nation torn by war, The Black Watch becomes a silent weapon in the fight for liberty, moving where others cannot, striking when hope seems lost, and carrying the weight of freedom on their shoulders.\ But the Warrior Ethos is more than an oath recited before presidents and generals. It is the heartbeat of a brotherhood, the compass that guides them through fear, sacrifice, and the darkness of battle. For Reeves and his men, courage is not the absence of fear. It is the decision to rise anyway.\ To wear the Black Watch uniform is to become the storm.

by Revdoug

For nearly two decades, the quiet town of Ashcroft has lived beneath the shadow of an unsolved series of murders. Four women have disappeared over the years, each found with chilling similarities that leave investigators searching for a killer the media dubs **The Finger Man**. Despite every lead, the murderer remains invisible, hidden behind the ordinary face of a close-knit community. Veteran Detective Nathan Robinson has spent years chasing the case that has come to define his career. As forensic evidence, forgotten records, and long-buried memories begin to align, Robinson uncovers an unsettling possibility: the killer is not an outsider preying on the town, but someone its residents know, trust, and respect. Daniel Mercer is Ashcroft's beloved jeweler, a meticulous craftsman admired for repairing treasured family heirlooms, restoring antique watches, and quietly helping neighbors without expecting recognition. Behind that carefully maintained life, however, Daniel has spent nineteen years living inside a carefully constructed delusion. Unable to accept that his fiancée, Grace Whitmore, left town after their wedding was abruptly canceled, Daniel convinces himself that she has merely been delayed. Their apartment remains untouched, groceries are purchased for two, anniversaries are quietly observed, and every day becomes another act of waiting for a future that will never arrive. As Robinson closes in on the truth, Grace returns to Ashcroft after nearly two decades, hoping only to understand the unanswered questions she left behind. Instead, she discovers that the man she once loved has become the very killer whose crimes have haunted the town. Faced with the unimaginable collision of memory and reality, Grace must reconcile the kind, gentle man she knew with the murderer he became. The investigation reveals that Daniel's victims were never random. Each represented another desperate attempt to preserve the impossible life he refused to surrender, driven by a mind fractured by grief, obsession, and years of untreated mental illness. When Robinson finally uncovers the truth hidden inside the apartment Daniel has preserved like a shrine to a wedding day that never came, the carefully maintained illusion collapses, forcing Daniel to confront reality for the first time in nearly twenty years. Following his arrest, Ashcroft struggles to reconcile the trusted neighbor they believed they knew with the man responsible for unimaginable violence. Robinson reaches the end of a distinguished career understanding that solving a crime and understanding it are rarely the same thing. Grace visits the women whose lives were stolen, says goodbye to the town that shaped her past, and finally chooses to move forward rather than remain imprisoned by memory. Part psychological thriller and part emotional character study, *The Finger Man* explores the fragile boundary between love and obsession, the devastating consequences of unresolved grief, and the enduring truth that while the past can shape us, it does not have to define the future.

by David J. Liebeg

"What is going on with me?" Jazmyn Wolff felt a wave of panic wash over her. It was her 21st birthday, and she had no idea what the future held for her. All she knew was that the word 'magic' was about to play a big role in her life. She was gifted with a special power, and it was up to her to unlock it with help from a group of witches, a healer, and her own strength of will. She had to learn to become her true self and use her powers to stop a deadly demon from ruling the world. Jazmyn must trust in her ability to overcome this daunting challenge and her determination to succeed. She was allowed to make a difference, and she was determined to take it. With courage and bravery, she set out to learn all she could about her magical powers and use them to save the world.

by Revdoug

A routine vehicle sale turns into a citywide crisis when a mechanic opens the trunk of an impounded sedan and finds the bodies of Governor Mark Atmen and his daughter, Mellissa, carefully placed inside. Detectives take the case, moving through the evidence with procedural precision, uncovering ties to L.A. Venture Services — a sprawling criminal network run by Salvatore Giaconia and his son, Antony. As the investigation expands, the detectives identify the political corruption, money laundering, illegal gambling, and contract manipulation that kept the Giaconia empire alive. Antony is captured in a violent confrontation at his vacation home, shouting the truth as he falls. His testimony triggers a coordinated strike across the city, with T.A.R.U. executing simultaneous raids on every known Giaconia front. Businesses burn documents, flee with briefcases, and collapse under pressure. Salvatore Giaconia is arrested in his study, surrounded by half‑destroyed evidence, facing murder charges and a lifetime sentence. With the empire broken and the city finally breathing again, the detectives complete their final obligation: notifying Amanda Atmen. They enter her home, carrying the truth that began in the trunk, delivering the weight of the case to the last person who deserved to hear it.

by M. leFevre

Twenty-five kids hold the genetic blueprint for immortality, and the government will do anything to get it. Trapped on an island in a neon cage on Sebaceous Island, they face deadly external threats and a vicious internal power struggle. Marco, the leader, fights desperately to lead them, but the greatest danger is Johar, jealous of power, a threat lurking from within. Yet, the ultimate prize is Hibis—the youngest, whose cells possess the most sought-after power of all. If the government captures even one of them, they will mass-produce a weapon capable of wiping out the rest of the underground.

by Nicole Price

by L.A. Peña

Kaelin was bred for control, a subject engineered with a fragile spine augmented by ruthless technology. When the Cradle burns and her world shatters, she escapes into the inhospitable wasteland of Ashkaru with a silent, feverish child whose eyes see too much. The Drifting Truth, an old patched ship, becomes her sanctuary - but the Core reclamation teams are relentless, their reach stretching into the broken edges of space. As alliances shift and secrets emerge, Kaelin must navigate a maze of trust, technology, and survival. Will she protect those she loves, or become the weapon they made her to be?

by Revdoug

Mira enters the basin with Shaw, Spike, and Spirit to extract a man whose reckless attempts to manipulate the forest’s conduit layers have triggered a spreading strain. What begins as a controlled withdrawal turns into a dangerous descent as the Gorge pushes deeper into the conduits, destabilizing the forest and threatening a collapse that could spread beyond the basin. The team fights through shifting ground, unstable corridors, and rising pressure as they drag him out of the deeper layer. His obsession intensifies, his defiance grows, and his refusal to stop becomes the central danger. When he promises to return and finish what he started, Mira makes the adult, final decision: she ends him. They carry his body out of the forest, complete the extraction, and deliver him to the basin edge. Spirit confirms the conduits will recover. With the threat removed and the forest stabilizing, the team disperses—each going their own way—leaving Mira to walk out alone, carrying the weight of what she had to do.

by joe7112

The Endless Library has been restored, and the Listener has awakened after an eternity of silence. Peace has returned to Creation—but only for a moment. A mysterious book known as **The Last Horizon** has appeared upon the Library's highest shelf. Its pages are blank, waiting for a story that has never been written. According to the Storykeeper, it is the final journey every Guardian must one day face. When impossible storms begin tearing through reality and entire universes disappear beyond the edge of existence, Mason discovers that the greatest threat has never been the Void, the Final Author, or even the Empty One. Beyond the Last Horizon lies the place where every story ends—and where new stories are born. Joined by Atlas, Genesis, Lyrian, the First Void, Elias, the Listener, the Traveler, and the Final Author, Mason must undertake one final journey into the unknown. But reaching the Last Horizon will demand the greatest sacrifice any Guardian has ever made. Because some legends are remembered... And others become the stories that inspire every hero who follows.

by Sarah Bantu

Forget the green beer. Forget the plastic shamrocks. Forget the myths of little green creatures and fairy tales. Long before he became a legend, he was just Patricius an arrogant, wealthy sixteen year old Roman British boy who cared about nothing but his own comfort. But when brutal Irish raiders tear through his home, his world is violently shattered. Dragged across the sea in chains, Patricius is sold into slavery, stripped of his name, and left to survive the freezing winters of a wild, pagan land.\ Forced to herd sheep on a desolate mountain, the terrified boy must either break under the cruelty of his captors or forge himself into something unbreakable.\ *The Confessio* is the raw, cinematic, untold true story of Saint Patrick. From a daring, near-impossible two-hundred-mile escape to a powerful, miraculous return to the very land that enslaved him, this is an epic tale of survival, grit, and a faith that would forever transform a nation.

by joe7112

The impossible has happened. The First Void—the ancient emptiness that existed before creation—has awakened, and even the Architects fear what is coming. With Genesis corrupted and the Crossroads collapsing, Mason Reed has become the only person capable of reaching the heart of Creation. But saving every world will require impossible choices, uneasy alliances, and sacrifices no Guardian has ever faced. Atlas leads the last of the Guardians into a war unlike anything in history. Orion seeks redemption for the worlds he failed to protect. The Watchers stand ready to pass judgment on creation itself, while the Architects finally reveal the truth behind the first war and the secrets hidden since the birth of the universe. As reality begins to unravel, Mason must discover whether hope alone can stand against the darkness that existed before time. Because some battles are fought for kingdoms. Some are fought for worlds. This one will decide whether creation deserves another dawn.

by Don Shaze

RASUL İs the unforgettable orlgin story of the man who would one day become the architect behind the Status empire. Growing up on Erle Avenue in North Philadelphia, Rasul learns early that every declslon carries consequences. Ralsed in an environment where respect must be earned and survval is never guaranteed, he develops a sharp mind, an unbreakable work ethic, and an instinct for reading people that sets him apart from everyone around him. Told in Rasul's own volce, this gripping coming-of-age novel follows his journey from a deternined teenager trying to find his place in the world to a young man whose choices begin shaping his future. Along the way, he experiences first love, fatherhood, heartbreak, loyalty, and painful lessons that force him to confront the cost of chasing the life he believes he wants.  Guided by a father who teaches him to think beyond the moment, Rasul begins studying leadership, business, psychology, and human behavior. While others focus on surviving each day, he quletly starts building a vision for something greater. But before that vision can become reality, he must face life changing consequences that challenge everything he beleves about success, purpose, and legacy. Inside prison, Rasul refuses to let his circumstances define him. Instead, he transforms adversity into opportunity, using his time to sharpen his mind, develop a long-term plan, and lay the foundation for a future built on discipline, strategy, and vision.  Raw, emotlonal, and thought-provoking. RASUL Is more than an urban novel-t's a story about growth, reslence, redemption, and the power of relnventing yourself. t is the frst chapter in the jouney of a man determined to leave behlnd more than a reputatlon-he ls determlned to bulld a legacy. If you enjoy authentlc urban fiction, Gompelling character development, and stortes about overcoming adversity, RASUL Is a powerful beginning to the Status Universe.

by Don Shaze

Status Legacy Series Power is earned. Loyalty is tested. Legacy is forever. From the unforgiving streets of North Philadelphia to the glittering boardrooms of global empires, the Status Legacy Series follows a cast of hustlers, visionaries, killers, lovers, and survivors who discover that the most dangerous battles aren't fought over money—they're fought over power, family, and legacy. At the center of it all is Rasul Baker, a brilliant strategist whose ability to read people turns a street hustler into the architect of a hidden empire. Alongside allies like Nyazia, whose legal career conceals a far greater influence, and a coalition bound by loyalty, ambition, and sacrifice, every victory creates a new enemy and every betrayal carries deadly consequences. As fortunes rise, romances ignite, blood feuds erupt, and empires expand from Philadelphia to Atlanta and beyond. The line between love and manipulation, business and crime, justice and revenge grows thinner with every decision. New kings emerge. Queens refuse to bow. Old debts demand payment. And every generation must decide whether to protect the legacy...or destroy it. Blending gritty street realism with psychological suspense, romance, high-stakes crime, and relentless ambition, the Status Legacy Series is an interconnected saga where every book reveals another piece of a larger game. In the world of Status, respect is currency, loyalty is priceless, and only the strongest leave a legacy. The Status Legacy Series by Don Shaze—where every move matters, every secret has a cost, and every chapter brings you one step closer to the throne.

by Revdoug

When a tragic crash claims the life of Debra Allen, her grieving parents and the remorseful young man responsible, Douglas McBride, are thrust into a legal and emotional nightmare neither side is prepared for. As Douglas struggles under the weight of guilt, the Allens wrestle with a grief that refuses to follow the rules the world expects of them. Months later, the Allens request a private meeting with Douglas — not for forgiveness, but for truth. The encounter is raw, painful, and human, and when word of it leaks, the hospital becomes a battleground for political opportunists, media frenzy, and a nation eager to weaponize their grief. Representative Elaine Porter sees the moment as a turning point for her restorative‑justice bill, while her rival, Representative Halvorsen, seizes it as ammunition to destroy it. The Allens, caught in the crossfire, refuse to let their daughter’s memory be twisted into a talking point. Douglas, dragged unwillingly into the spotlight, becomes the reluctant center of a national debate he never asked to influence. A high‑stakes summit at the hospital brings the Allens, Douglas, Porter, and the District Attorney together, revealing the emotional and political fault lines beneath the tragedy. Days later, during a congressional hearing, Halvorsen ambushes Douglas with hostile questioning meant to humiliate him. The Allens intervene publicly, defending the truth of their meeting and refusing to let their grief be manipulated. Moments after leaving the hearing room, Douglas collapses in the hallway and dies from an unexpected aortic tear — a sudden, catastrophic failure no one could have foreseen. His death shatters the hearing, the committee, and the Allens, who return to the chamber to speak not only for their daughter, but now for Douglas as well. Their testimony reframes the national conversation: justice cannot exist without humanity, and grief cannot be legislated by those who refuse to understand it. When the House votes on the Debbie’s Forgiveness Act, the bill passes — not as a victory, but as a fragile acknowledgment of the truth the Allens fought to protect. In the quiet aftermath, the Allens leave the Capitol hand in hand, carrying both their daughter’s memory and the weight of the young man who died trying to make things right. The world outside keeps turning, but something in it has shifted — enough to make a different future possible.

by J. Magdaleno

*Dear Reader,* *As you turn these pages, step not forward—but back. This story does not continue from the world you last left behind in Shattered Myths – Broken Worlds. It returns to an earlier hour, to the quiet fractures and hidden moments that shaped the man known as Azure Creed.* *Here, you will meet him before the weight of destiny fully settles on his shoulders—formed by blood and loyalty, by secrets kept and choices made in shadow. This novel is not a sequel but a reckoning with beginnings. Within these pages lie the sparks of ambition, the first betrayals, and the truths that would one day ripple outward, altering lives, bloodlines, and the balance of power itself.* *What you discover here may unsettle what you believe you know—about Azure, the Elders, and the forces moving unseen behind the world you have already glimpsed.* *Tread carefully. The past shows no mercy and offers no forgiveness. It gives birth to every legend—and sets the end in motion long before anyone sees it coming.* *Welcome to the **beginning.***  ***Novel will be 27 chapters in total.***

by Revdoug

Ivan Glaskov has spent thirty‑five years covering NASA, the White House, and the machinery of American power. But beneath the public triumphs he reports, he quietly collects fragments that never fit the official story—classified briefings, anonymous calls, unmarked trucks, and a Florida facility that appears on no federal record. Over the years, a terrified insider sends him small, untraceable pieces: procurement slips, redacted memos, and finally a photograph of the Apollo lunar module sitting under studio lights. As Watergate unfolds, Ivan recognizes one of the burglars from a NASA security briefing years earlier, confirming the connection he has long suspected: the same men who shaped the political narrative shaped the space narrative as well. Near retirement, Ivan assembles the pieces into a final article—*The Story I Owe*—exposing the hidden architecture behind America’s proudest moment. The story detonates across the country. By the time it hits the front page, Ivan is already gone, leaving behind the truth he carried alone for decades.

by Fred Koehler

To whoever finds this notebook… This is what really happened to Jim Hobbins, the boy lost out of Cedar Key. I’m drifting somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. Out of food. Only a couple sips left of water. And, well… I don't write a lot of stories so I might get my order mixed up.  Still, don’t let nobody tell it different. I just hope that whoever finds this notebook also finds the *Montauk* and figures out how to get it back to my family.  It's a good boat.

by Ember Graves

The empire of Valdris runs on dragon blood. Every three years, the Conscription comes — and the lower wards of Oakhaven know better than to hope their names won't be called. When Elara Voss watches her younger brother Corvin chosen for the Wyrm Corps, she does the only thing she can: she steps forward in his place. What waits for her at the Rookery is worse than she imagined. The Initiates are not trained — they are broken. The Wyrms are not mounts — they are weapons, half-mad with pain, bonded to soldiers through a process that kills as many as it saves. And the bond Elara forms with a dying Wyrm named Obsidian is unlike anything the Corps has seen before. Obsidian should not have survived. Elara should not have bonded with him. And the things he shows her in the dark — the memories buried in his marrow, the truth about where the empire's power really comes from — should not exist. truth in a world built on beautiful lies. For readers of epic fantasy with horror undertones, morally complex characters, and a bond between woman and dragon that neither of them asked for — and neither of them can survive without.

by joe7112

Mason Reed sacrificed everything to seal the Gate and stop the Architects from invading Earth. But death was not the end. Awakening within the realm beyond reality, Mason discovers he has become the new Guardian of the Gate, protector of countless worlds connected through ancient pathways older than time itself. While Mason struggles to master his incredible new powers, trouble brews back on Earth. The Void King has vanished, several ancient prisoners remain free, and a dangerous cult has begun searching for ways to reopen the Gate. As darkness spreads across the stars, Atlas and the remaining Guardians race against time to prevent a new war from beginning. But the Void King has his own plans—and they threaten not only Earth, but every world connected to the Gate. To stop him, Mason must embrace his destiny and become something greater than a hero. He must become a legend.

by A.M Isle

For eighteen years, the Fae wanted her dead. She never knew why.\ When Aryis crosses the boundary into the human realm, she expects to find safety. Instead, she finds a red-haired man with mismatched eyes who speaks her language and asks too many questions. She finds a tavern full of secrets. And she finds something stirring inside her that she cannot name.\ Something ancient. Something powerful. Something they were right to fear.

by Revdoug

After a drugged car crash leaves him disoriented and cuffed to a hospital bed, Foster Hale — Amber Martin’s estranged son — discovers he’s been targeted by the same shadowy filmmaking cabal that orchestrated her death. As hallucinations blur with playback, Foster realizes he’s trapped inside a psychological experiment run by legendary director Elliot Crane, who has been using “Scene 47” as a template for memory manipulation for decades. Hospital rooms become soundstages, doctors become crew, and Foster’s own past appears spliced, rewritten, and projected back at him. When he uncovers footage of his mother pregnant and imprisoned in a secret “test reel,” Foster must fight through layers of fabricated reality to reclaim the truth — before Crane edits him out entirely. But the deeper he goes, the more he realizes: he isn’t escaping the reel. He was born inside it.

by Revdoug

When rising actress Amber Martin dies during the filming of Scene 47, the studio rushes to call it a tragic on‑set accident — but the footage doesn’t match the official story. As editor Dev Patel leaks raw takes, co‑star Kent Dimpster breaks under interrogation, and Amber’s collaborator Lena uncovers hidden audio and rewritten pages, a chilling truth emerges: director Malcolm Butler engineered the perfect “accidental” death to immortalize his film. But the more the footage circulates, the more it reveals — not just a murder, but a system built to exploit, erase, and rewrite performers. As the industry scrambles to bury the scandal, Amber’s own words, preserved in rehearsal tapes and discarded drafts, begin to reshape the narrative she never lived to finish. In the end, the frame remembers everything — and the truth refuses to stay edited out.

by Revdoug

When rising actress Amber Martin dies during the filming of Scene 47, the studio rushes to call it a tragic on‑set accident — but the footage doesn’t match the official story. As editor Dev Patel leaks raw takes, co‑star Kent Dimpster breaks under interrogation, and Amber’s collaborator Lena uncovers hidden audio and rewritten pages, a chilling truth emerges: director Malcolm Butler engineered the perfect “accidental” death to immortalize his film. But the more the footage circulates, the more it reveals — not just a murder, but a system built to exploit, erase, and rewrite performers. As the industry scrambles to bury the scandal, Amber’s own words, preserved in rehearsal tapes and discarded drafts, begin to reshape the narrative she never lived to finish. In the end, the frame remembers everything — and the truth refuses to stay edited out.

by A.M Isle

A saga following a mercenary who is being hunted by people who keep telling her Celentra must stay frozen. She doesn't know what this means until she meets a cloaked stranger who tells her that she is carrying the soul of a dead Empress from another world. That she must revive this Empress to save a world frozen in time.

by A.M Isle

Sahora is a survivor; steel-tempered and scar-taught in the brutal streets of Serlane. For years she has belonged to no one but herself, living by grit, instinct, and the edge of her blade… until strangers begin to hunt her with a single, ice-cold command: Celentra must remain frozen. Dragged through a portal by a Seer named Amiranthia into a realm stalled in silence, Sahora is confronted with an impossible truth; Kathera’s soul burns inside her, and fate has crowned her the Empress’s Soulbearer. To revive Kathera and coax the land awake, Sahora must help recover the shattered Stone of Ilina: ten god-forged shards lost across a world that resists its own sunrise. Each fragment they claim lets Celentra draw breath again… and each one awakens ancient, starving powers determined to keep time locked shut. At Sahora’s side gather uneasy allies; Cyrus, a brilliant, reckless mapmaker; Briar, earth-bound and guarded with secrets; and Castor, the Empress’s legendary guard. But the cruelest twist of all may be Oliver: once sworn to stop her, now bound to her as Soulfated, hearing her thoughts, steadying the storm-magic rising in her blood. And as the kingdom trembles toward waking, a dark Seer named Carlosa sharpens prophecy in the shadows, gathering power for a night foretold; ready to destroy Kathera the instant she returns. Hunted by zealots, haunted by the life she tried to outrun, and forced to carry an empress’s heartbeat beside her own, Sahora must decide what she is willing to become: the weapon she was forged into… or the warrior who brings a world back to life.

by Revdoug

After surviving VoxGen’s collapse and waking from a two‑year coma, **Adrian Cole** faces a new reality: no home, no job, and a city still scarred by the destruction he was framed for. With **Samantha Rooney** now depending on him and **Donna Masters** helping him rebuild, Adrian tries to piece together a life from the ruins. But survival comes with a price. District Attorney **Michael Stephens** urges Adrian to sue the surviving VoxGen board members—powerful figures who escaped justice and still control hidden assets. Adrian files suit, triggering an immediate counterattack. VoxGen’s lawyers launch a smear campaign, burying him in litigation while the media paints him as unstable. Then the violence starts. A drive‑by shooting. A stalking vehicle. A midnight phone call with the click of a loaded gun. Someone inside the remnants of VoxGen is still pulling strings—someone who wants Adrian erased for good. When Stephens uncovers a shadow figure hidden in old VoxGen security footage, Adrian realizes the truth: the real architect of the conspiracy survived. And he’s cleaning up loose ends. Adrian confronts the man in a dark alley, only to walk into a trap. Surrounded by armed operatives, he’s nearly killed—until Donna intervenes, forcing the attackers to retreat. Now Adrian understands the stakes. The courtroom battle is only the surface.\ The real war is happening in the shadows.\ And the man behind it all is still out there. Determined to protect Samantha and finish what VoxGen started, Adrian stops reacting and starts hunting. The book ends with him preparing a trap of his own—ready to expose the last surviving mastermind and end the conspiracy once and for all.

by Revdoug

When a sniper’s bullet meant for **Adrian Cole** shatters Madison Square Garden, he’s thrust into a deadly conspiracy tied to his employer, **VoxGen**. His best friend’s daughter, **Samantha**, is abducted, and the trail leads Adrian to a hidden VoxGen testing site where experimental compounds have been secretly deployed across New York. The rescue goes wrong, Bob is killed, and Adrian is nearly crushed in the ensuing chaos. VoxGen detonates multiple buildings to erase evidence, framing Adrian as the architect of the mass‑casualty event. He survives but falls into a coma for over two years. When he wakes, the truth has finally surfaced: VoxGen has collapsed, its CEO is dead, and Adrian is cleared. But survival isn’t freedom. With Samantha in his care and the city still reeling, Adrian sues the surviving VoxGen board members—only to discover a shadow operator still pulling strings. Retaliation begins: smear campaigns, drive‑by attacks, and an ambush in a dark alley. Adrian refuses to run. With Donna at his side, he shifts from hunted to hunter, determined to expose the last architect of VoxGen’s empire. **Buried in Silence** is a conspiracy thriller about survival, accountability, and the fight to reclaim a life stolen by corruption.

by Revdoug

When a sniper’s bullet meant for **Adrian Cole** shatters Madison Square Garden, he’s thrust into a deadly conspiracy tied to his employer, **VoxGen**. His best friend’s daughter, **Samantha**, is abducted, and the trail leads Adrian to a hidden VoxGen testing site where experimental compounds have been secretly deployed across New York. The rescue goes wrong, Bob is killed, and Adrian is nearly crushed in the ensuing chaos. VoxGen detonates multiple buildings to erase evidence, framing Adrian as the architect of the mass‑casualty event. He survives but falls into a coma for over two years. When he wakes, the truth has finally surfaced: VoxGen has collapsed, its CEO is dead, and Adrian is cleared. But survival isn’t freedom. With Samantha in his care and the city still reeling, Adrian sues the surviving VoxGen board members—only to discover a shadow operator still pulling strings. Retaliation begins: smear campaigns, drive‑by attacks, and an ambush in a dark alley. Adrian refuses to run. With Donna at his side, he shifts from hunted to hunter, determined to expose the last architect of VoxGen’s empire. **Buried in Silence** is a conspiracy thriller about survival, accountability, and the fight to reclaim a life stolen by corruption.

by joe7112

For over a thousand years, the world has believed the same story. Atlas was a monster. Ancient records claim he nearly destroyed civilization before the rulers of the old world united to imprison him beneath Blackstone Mountain forever. Over time, the truth was forgotten, and Atlas became nothing more than a legend passed down through generations. Seventeen-year-old Mason Reed never believed the myths until he discovers a hidden chamber buried deep beneath the mountain. Inside, he finds a man trapped within an ancient crystal prison. When the seal breaks, Atlas awakens. But Atlas is not the villain history remembers. As mysterious disasters begin spreading across the globe and dark forces emerge from the shadows, Mason learns that the world has been built upon a lie. Atlas was humanity's greatest protector, betrayed by the very people he trusted. Now hunted by powerful organizations and haunted by secrets from a forgotten age, Atlas must uncover the truth behind his imprisonment while preparing for the return of an ancient enemy known as the Void King. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, a forgotten hero must rise once again. Some legends are buried for a reason. Others are buried because the truth is too dangerous to remember.

by joe7112

For over a thousand years, the world has believed the same lie. History remembers Atlas as a monster—a powerful being whose incredible abilities nearly destroyed civilization. According to legend, the rulers of the ancient world united to imprison him beneath Blackstone Mountain, sealing him away forever to protect humanity from his wrath. Over time, the truth was forgotten. Atlas became nothing more than a myth. A warning. A story passed down through generations. Seventeen-year-old Mason Reed never believed those stories. While exploring a forbidden cave system hidden beneath Blackstone Mountain, he discovers an ancient chamber containing an impossible sight: a man suspended inside a glowing crystal prison. When the seal breaks, the prisoner awakens. Atlas. The last superhero. As strange disasters begin occurring across the globe and ancient enemies begin stirring in the shadows, Mason learns a terrifying secret. Atlas was never the villain history claimed he was. He was humanity's greatest protector, betrayed by the very people he fought to save. Now Atlas must adapt to a world that has forgotten him while uncovering the truth behind his imprisonment. But powerful forces are determined to keep the past buried, and an ancient enemy known only as the Void King is preparing to finish a war that began a thousand years ago. With the fate of the modern world hanging in the balance, a forgotten hero must rise once again. Because some legends were never meant to stay buried.

by Jack Cruse

**Everwind**\ *By Jack Cruse* Kailynn has spent her life believing she is nobody. After the death of her guardians, Kailynn was raised on a remote farm by her guardians brother who treats her more like a burden than family. Every day she dreams of little more than a full meal and a chance at a better life. But when a mysterious noblewoman named Sera Beaufort arrives and reveals that Kailynn's past is built on secrets, everything she thought she knew begins to unravel. Hunted by powerful enemies and haunted by the murder of her closest friend, Kailynn is thrust into a dangerous world of kings, conspiracies, and forgotten legends. As she flees across a fractured island, she discovers she may be the last surviving descendant of the Ash King—the ancient ruler who once united the Empire of Everwind before a dying wizard's curse shattered their dynasty. Now, whispers of her existence are spreading. Some would see her crowned. Others would see her dead. With an infamous bard turning her story into legend and a deadly swordsman sworn to protect her, Kailynn must learn the art of politics, survival, and leadership before those hunting her close the distance. Every ally may hide an agenda. Every kingdom of the old empire holds secrets. And somewhere in the shadows lies the truth about the curse that has haunted her bloodline for centuries. But reclaiming a lost throne may be the easiest challenge she faces. Because the fate of Everwind—and the future of the Ash King line—rests on a young woman who has only just discovered who she truly is. **A sweeping fantasy adventure filled with ancient curses, court intrigue, deadly assassins, found family, and a lost princess destined to change the world.**

by joe7112

Astrid has spent her life studying maps, dreaming of distant lands and forgotten mysteries hidden beyond the edges of the known world. When she discovers an ancient map that mysteriously changes before her eyes, she is drawn into an adventure unlike anything she ever imagined. Joined by Leo, a seasoned sailor with a restless spirit, and Finn, a quick-witted traveler whose humor often hides deeper truths, Astrid sets sail in search of the legendary kingdom of Eldora—a civilization long believed to be nothing more than a myth. Their journey carries them through enchanted forests growing from the sea, ancient labyrinths guarded by magical creatures, forgotten cities buried beneath time, and mysteries that challenge everything they thought they knew about history. But as they draw closer to Eldora, they uncover a terrifying truth. A force known as the Void, capable of consuming memories, knowledge, and entire civilizations, is beginning to awaken once again. To save Eldora and prevent the darkness from spreading across the world, Astrid must face impossible choices, uncover the true meaning of hope, and discover that the greatest adventures are not about the destinations we reach, but the people we become along the way. A sweeping fantasy adventure filled with mystery, friendship, ancient magic, and unforgettable discoveries, *The Lost Kingdom of Eldora* is a journey beyond the horizon where every map hides a secret, and every choice shapes the future.

by joe7112

Twelve-year-old Tommy never expected an ordinary walk near the Whispering Woods to change his life forever. When he follows a mysterious talking fox named Luna into a hidden world of magic, ancient guardians, and living whispers, he discovers that the forest is in danger. A powerful darkness known as the Hollow Shadow is spreading corruption throughout the woods, draining life from everything it touches. Guided by Luna, a mischievous sprite named Spark, and his friends Lily and Leo, Tommy embarks on a dangerous journey to find the legendary Heart Tree—the source of the forest's magic. Along the way, Tommy uncovers forgotten ruins, ancient secrets, and the tragic history of the First Guardian, whose mistakes long ago helped create the very darkness threatening the forest today. As the corruption grows stronger and an even greater danger awakens beneath the roots of the Whispering Woods, Tommy must learn that true courage is not found in power, but in hope, friendship, and the willingness to listen. Filled with adventure, mystery, humor, and heart, *Tommy and the Whispering Woods* is a magical middle-grade fantasy about friendship, redemption, and discovering that even the smallest voice can make a difference.

by joe7112

In the futuristic city of Chronos, technology and time are deeply intertwined. Alex, a gifted young inventor, spends their days creating new inventions and exploring the mysteries hidden within their city. But everything changes when Alex discovers an ancient artifact known as the Time Spinner. The Time Spinner grants its wielder the ability to manipulate time itself—rewinding moments, pausing events, and even traveling into the past. At first, the power seems limitless. But Alex soon learns that every change to time carries consequences, and even the smallest alteration can create dangerous ripple effects throughout history. As strange temporal disturbances begin spreading across Chronos, Alex uncovers the existence of a powerful organization determined to seize control of the Time Spinner and use it to reshape the world according to their own ambitions. With the help of unexpected allies, Alex must navigate betrayal, hidden secrets, and the growing threat of a future that could be rewritten forever. Filled with adventure, mystery, friendship, and high-stakes time travel, *Chronicles of the Time Spinner* is a journey through the past, present, and future where every choice matters and time itself hangs in the balance.

by Revdoug

Humanity begins not as destiny, but as design. When the Sheb Tu — an ancient, dying extraterrestrial civilization — arrive on the world they call Kai, they seek only one thing: gold, the element required to keep their failing oxygen engines alive. They enslave the conquered Aiji giants and deploy the engineered Dropa to build mines, cities, and a jump‑node network across the planet. But the Aiji revolt, forcing the Sheb Tu to create a new labor force. Enki, the most visionary of the overseers, splices primate DNA with Sheb Tu genetics, producing Adamu and Heeva — the first humans. As the population grows, the Sheb Tu introduce colossal engineered megafauna, the Nephilim, to shape the land and enforce order. Instead, the system destabilizes. Everything changes when Enki breaks the oldest law of his kind and fathers a child with a human woman. Their son, Adapa, is born with unfiltered Sheb Tu intelligence — a being capable of standing beside the “gods,” not beneath them. His existence fractures the hierarchy and triggers a chain of consequences that ripple through the Sheb Tu’s ancient machine. When a Nephilim kills Adapa’s mother, the fragile balance collapses. Fire rains from the sky. Oceans rise. Cities fall. The First Humanity is wiped away in a cataclysm that ends the Age of the Nephilim and empties the world. But Enki refuses to let the idea of humanity die. As the Sheb Tu abandon Kai, he sends a hidden vessel into the mud and ash — a cradle containing the blueprint for a second creation. From the ruins of the first world, a new humanity will one day rise, unaware of the cosmic machinery that shaped them or the civilizations buried beneath their feet.

by Agatha Christie

Anthony Cade accepts a seemingly simple job to deliver a European politician's memoirs and a bundle of blackmail letters to England. The trail leads him to Chimneys, a historic country estate hosting a diplomatic weekend for the reinstating of the Balkan monarchy. When a foreign prince is murdered on the property, Anthony becomes a prime suspect and must work with Inspector Battle to clear his name. The investigation unravels a complex web of secret identities, missing crown jewels, and a notorious international jewel thief known as King Victor. Ultimately, Anthony discovers his own shocking connection to the throne just as the killer is unmasked.

by Michael J. Barnes

*"Before the Empire, there was only Atlantium, and Atlantium was a hundred crowns armed each against the others with the fire of the atom, and not one of the hundred would bow to another."* — The Gospel of Margus, Second Testament  Five thousand years after the Holy Star was shattered into five shards, one shard has surfaced — and Guar, the Blood Prince of Cori'a, will burn a monastery to the ground to claim it. Guar is a warrior bred for war his ancestors never stopped fighting — two heads taller than his own soldiers, armor the Empire has never pierced, eyes that glow like embers until provoked. He believes the Sword of Fire, Callaeous, is the only thing that can free Cori'a from a thousand-year peace built on fear instead of victory. What he doesn't yet know is that prophecy asks a harder question than strength ever could — whether he is *worthy*, not whether he is powerful — and that the fire he's hunting may have already chosen someone else. ## **CHAPTER ONE: The Blood Prince and the Sword of Fire** **What to expect in this chapter:** - A complete, tense first movement in the saga — traps, a hidden vault, a father-and-son reckoning — that ends on a genuine turn, not a full resolution - Mythic, scripture-inflected worldbuilding in the vein of Dune and Warhammer 40K, with the character-driven intimacy readers of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere look for - The introduction of Denl'o — the Blood Prince's most trusted spy, and the character this saga is quietly building toward betraying him

by Revdoug

**David McGovern, a desk‑bound CIA analyst, stumbles onto a classified file that should never have existed—one exposing fabricated identities, erased operatives, and a covert operation spiraling far beyond U.S. control.** When the discovery triggers a chain reaction of intelligence failures, David is pulled from the safety of Langley and thrust into a field assignment he was never trained for. Posing as a criminal financier alongside his partner Maria, David infiltrates a Colombian guerrilla regime that has quietly overthrown its own government and repurposed U.S.‑supplied technology into a hidden empire of weapons, surveillance, and global manipulation. But the deeper they go, the more they realize the cartel’s ambitions extend far beyond drugs or power—they want nuclear weapons, and they have the infrastructure to use them. When their cover begins to unravel, David and Maria are hunted through Bogotá and forced into a deadly race to stop dictator Santiago from deploying two stolen nuclear bombs. Betrayed by their own agencies, cut off from extraction, and surrounded by enemies who never blink, the mission becomes a brutal fight for survival. In a final desperate gambit, David boards an escaping helicopter carrying the last bomb, confronting Santiago in mid‑air as the countdown ticks toward catastrophe. He prevents the detonation—but the fallout costs him his career, his identity, and the life he thought he was building. **Terminal Velocity: Afterburn** is a relentless, high‑stakes thriller about deception, sacrifice, and the thin line between duty and survival—proving that the most dangerous enemy isn’t the one you chase, but the one you never saw coming.

by Bambi U.

Sapphyra used to have it all. Great super-genius husband, great job as a superhero. She even got along with her dragon side. Really, nothing could go wrong for her. Until it did. When the world faced a threat she couldn’t punch, she tried to make the ultimate sacrifice so everything and everyone she ever loved could flee. But Wyatt, her husband with plans for his backup plans, wouldn’t allow it. He trapped her inside a digital coma, intent on waking her up when everything settled down. That was 100 years ago. When Sapphyra finally rips herself free from the nightmare, she finally sees the extent of the damage done to her city. Not just her city either. Her body has been twisted, her powers and dragon side locked away behind a Class System—something Wyatt placed inside her. It only gets worse from here. Guy, a charming labrador-energy man she met inside her coma is in the real world, with real feelings she’s returning. Oh and Wyatt? He separated his mind from his body, and now his consciousness follows Sapphyra around the broken city like a bad hangover. He’s less than thrilled to have competition for his wife but without a body, he’s screwed. As if an awkward love triangle and rebuilding a city weren’t enough on her plate, Sapphyra has to deal with a familiar face. Rupert Domingo, the madman who also escaped her digital nightmare now taunts her with all the answers she’s asking for…as long as she plays his game first. Sapphyra will have to navigate her new powers, her growing list of lovers and her grief with Wyatt if she wants to stand any chance of winning Ruperts game and fixing her city once and for all.

by Revdoug

Sixteen-year-old Melvin Cornedge refuses to wait for the world to decide his fate. With his father, Sergeant Marvin Cornedge, missing in action in Europe, Melvin forges enlistment papers and joins the 29th Infantry, determined to bring his father home. What begins as a desperate act of love becomes a brutal coming‑of‑age as Melvin is thrust into the second wave at Omaha Beach, where boys become soldiers in minutes and survival is a matter of inches. Back in Redd Hollow, Kentucky, Melvin’s mother, Dahlila, struggles to hold the family together after discovering her son’s lie. Her daughters watch the house fall quiet as she prays for two men at war—one missing, one too young to be there at all. Training breaks Melvin down, but the battlefield remakes him. Guided by the hardened but loyal Sergeant Waylon, he witnesses the true cost of war: shattered towns, wounded brothers, and the thin line between courage and fear. Along the way, fragments of Marvin’s fate surface—a medic’s testimony, a bloodstained note, and rumors of a man who refused to leave the wounded behind. As Melvin fights through Normandy, he begins to understand the weight his father carried, and the price of stepping into another man’s boots. The search for Marvin becomes a journey that will define the rest of Melvin’s life. Years later, Melvin’s son James uncovers the letters and silences left behind, realizing that some wars never end—they echo through families, passed quietly from father to son as acts of love that outlast the battlefield.

by R.E. Hardyman

Who killed the Kings son? Where is the Princess? Secrets concealed and revealed.

by R.E. Hardyman

King Ragus Harbeth, ruler of all Estinolla, has died and his queen is now in charge, She has vowed to make the kingdom hers. by any means possible.

by R.E. Hardyman

Every year, the Horton family gathers for the same tradition...\ The same backyard.\ The same grill.\ The same stories and laughter. But this year... something is different. The sky darkens.\ The wind turns cold.\ And a strange cloud appears... where no cloud should be. At first, it's beautiful.\ Then it starts to move. Faster. Closer. Hungry. And in a single breath - they're gone. Not lost.\ Not dreaming.\ Transported. To a land where magic is real...\ Where wizards rule...\ And danger watches from the shadows. The Hortons weren't meant to be here -\ But now they may be the only ones who can stop what's coming. To find their way home,\ They must learn the rules of magic...\ Unlock their courage...\ And stand together like never before. Because the rift that brought them here -\ Is about to tear this world apart. *Rift in the Magic.*

by Shawna K. Whaley

Kathleen Smith decides it's time for a vacation. After carefully checking the weather for possible storms, she and her daughters fly to California. She was expecting fun and relaxation but Mother Nature had other plans.  Chris thought he was going to spend a weekend with his best friend hanging out playing video games and relaxing at home. He was wrong.  Join Kathy and her daughters, along with Chris and Brian, as they navigate this new world devastated by tornadoes, flooding and earthquakes. Can love blossom in this new world or will survival be their only focus? This story started as a recurring nightmare that I decided to turn into a story to help process my fears.

by D. K. Dowdy

Kade Rourke has a reputation across the Verse as the **worst smuggler alive**. When a job goes sideways, Kade bolts for the farthest place in civilization: **New Eden Station**, a rusted atmo‑outpost clinging to the edge of the Empty. From the moment his shuttle drops out of FTL in a shower of sparks and panic, nothing goes right. The station is a maze of broken systems, predatory officials, and species who’d sell their own lungs for a handful of credits. Worse, the Pinkertons are already hunting him. But trouble finds him first, and unfortunately, the universe hates him.

by Sarah Bantu

**About the Story** What if the key to your survival was locked inside a secret, ancient bloodline?\ Spun from a fascinating true piece of Russian history and set against the brutal, breathtaking backdrop of the frozen north, *Daughter of the Falcon* blends gripping suspense with an unforgettable romance.\ For centuries, deep within the endless, snow covered forests, an elite and hidden clan of warriors lived by their own laws. They did not just survive the winter they ruled it, training lethal military falcons to hunt, fight, and protect secrets hidden from the world. Today, that fierce bloodline legacy is alive, but the isolation of the frozen north is cracking. A dangerous, unpredictable threat is closing in, forcing old secrets into the light and testing the loyalty of a clan that has never bowed to anyone.\ Filled with high stakes twists, deep betrayal, and a slow burn love story that burns hot against the bitter ice, this fiction novel proves that some family histories can never stay buried. Step into a harsh, beautiful world where danger hides in every shadow, trust is a luxury, and you never know what's going to happen next. Discover what happens when the frost bites deep, and the falcon finally takes flight.

by Sarah Bantu

Forget the green beer. Forget the plastic shamrocks. Forget the myths of little green creatures and fairy tales.\ Long before he became a legend, he was just Patricius an arrogant, wealthy sixteen year old Roman British boy who cared about nothing but his own comfort. But when brutal Irish raiders tear through his home, his world is violently shattered. Dragged across the sea in chains, Patricius is sold into slavery, stripped of his name, and left to survive the freezing winters of a wild, pagan land.\ Forced to herd sheep on a desolate mountain, the terrified boy must either break under the cruelty of his captors or forge himself into something unbreakable.\ *The Confessio* is the raw, cinematic, untold true story of Saint Patrick. From a daring, near-impossible two hundred mile escape to a powerful, miraculous return to the very land that enslaved him, this is an epic tale of survival, grit, and a faith that would forever transform a nation.

by Raven Hawthorne

The countdown has reached its final hours. Armed with their freshly minted flagship, *The Defiance Call*, and a newly assembled armada of white-alloy Krynn heavy cruisers, Elena, Marcus, and Commander Aris Tarek plunge through a slipstream gate back to their home world. They arrive to find Earth's atmosphere transformed into an active warzone, completely blockaded by the ruthless Vanguard execution fleet and the invasive biomass-harvesting spires of the Xylos Swarm. ​To win this final, desperate war for sovereign freedom, the crew must orchestrate a coordinated, three-front military operation. On the ground, Captain Marcus Burke aligns with the remnants of Earth's shattered surface military forces, leading high-stakes tactical strikes to shatter the Swarm's harvesting network. In orbit, a joint defense fleet must hold the line against massive Vanguard dreadnoughts. ​Meanwhile, Dr. Elena Ross and Commander Aris bypass automated defenses to infiltrate a core repository buried deep below the planet’s surface—the primary planetary engine built by humanity’s ancient creators, the Builders. To permanently activate the planetary shield matrix and neutralize the rogue machines, Elena must act as the ultimate bridge between humanity's raw tactical survival and the precursor architecture. Defying their intended genetic purpose, humanity must rely on pure mechanistic strategy, grit, and synchronicity to claim their inheritance as the legitimate heirs to Earth before the planet is sterilized forever.

by Mikaela Love

Marian Michaels spends her nights singing in New Orleans jazz clubs and her days chasing the career she has always wanted. After witnessing a violent attack that appears to target Black residents, she finds herself frustrated by a lack of evidence and official inaction. Unwilling to let the incident go, Marian begins investigating on her own. As more attacks occur across the city, Marian adopts the masked identity of The Butterfly and follows a trail of intimidation, recruitment, and organized violence. What begins as a single assault soon points to a coordinated movement gaining influence in New Orleans. Balancing her growing music career, complicated relationships, and increasingly dangerous investigations, Marian must decide how far she is willing to go to stop it. Set in New Orleans, The Butterfly is a grounded crime drama that blends vigilante fiction, mystery, and noir with the city’s music scene and culture.

by Raven Hawthorne

Following a devastating bombardment at the Moon's secret staging terminal, survivalist Marcus Burke, astrobiologist Dr. Elena Ross, and the resurrected cybernetic commander Aris Tarek plunge through an unstable transit gate. Instead of safety, they find themselves cast into the freezing, dark void of the Kuiper Belt.Worse still, they haven't shaken their pursuers. A persistent Vanguard Scout Stalker is hunting them across the debris fields, tracking their every move. To survive and fight back, the crew must navigate the treacherous ice fields to locate The Crucible—a colossal, long-dormant space shipyard built by the ancient Builders.But The Crucible is far from empty. To claim it, Elena and Aris must face off against a hostile Loyalist AI trapped in the station's core. With time running out, they must bypass the rogue machine to awaken the automated manufacturing bays and mass-print a counter-offensive fleet of Krynn heavy cruisers before the hunter drone exposes their location.

by James Crenshaw

Jacob is a young man carrying the weight of loneliness, regret, and a life that never quite turned out the way he imagined. His only constant companion is Korra, his loyal dog, who stays by his side through long nights spent sleeping under the stars and wandering roads with no clear destination. As Jacob struggles to find purpose, strange events begin to unfold around him. He experiences moments that feel out of place—small cracks in reality that he can't explain. Dreams blur with waking life. Familiar places seem different. Time itself begins to feel unstable. Throughout his journey, Jacob is unknowingly being watched by an ancient and mysterious figure known only as The Watcher. While Jacob believes he is simply trying to survive another difficult chapter of his life, forces beyond his understanding have already taken an interest in him. As the story progresses, Jacob is repeatedly confronted with choices that test his character, forcing him to decide whether he will continue running from his pain or face it head-on. Along the way, Korra becomes more than just a companion—she becomes Jacob's anchor to reality. The climax of Book One reveals that the strange occurrences are not random. Reality itself is beginning to shift around Jacob. Though he doesn't fully understand it yet, he has become connected to something far larger than himself: a series of worlds, timelines, or realities that may not be as separate as they seem. The book ends with Jacob standing at the edge of a truth he cannot yet comprehend. The Watcher remains hidden, the mystery unresolved, and the first hints of Jacob's true role in the unfolding story finally begin to emerge. Themes: survival, loss, redemption, friendship, destiny, and the search for meaning in a fractured reality.

by M.G. Stults

by Arthur Conan Doyle

This anthology chronicles twelve distinct cases investigated by the master detective Sherlock Holmes and narrated by his loyal friend Dr. John Watson. Together, they outwit a king's blackmailer alongside the brilliant Irene Adler, solve the riddle of a bizarre corporate scam in "The Red-Headed League," and rescue an innocent young man falsely accused of murder. Holmes repeatedly demonstrates his ability to solve seemingly impossible mysteries by focusing on minute details missed by traditional police forces. The stories highlight a wide range of social issues in Victorian London, from domestic abuse to greed and blackmail. Each case reinforces Holmes's status as a champion of cold, unwavering logic.

by JCB

by Louisa May Alcott

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March navigate the transition from childhood to womanhood in New England while their father serves in the Civil War. Led by their loving mother, the sisters struggle with poverty, personal ambitions, and their distinct individual flaws. Jo pursues a career as a writer while rejecting a marriage proposal from their wealthy neighbor, Laurie, who eventually marries Amy. Tragedy strikes the tightly-knit family when the gentle, sickly Beth passes away after a long illness. Through grief and joy, the surviving sisters establish their own households, remaining deeply bound by love.

by Raven Hawthorne

To save Earth from an orbital war between an unyielding automated armada and an organic hive-mind, a scarred survivor and an astrobiologist must team up with an exiled cybernetic commander to awaken the forbidden technology of the planet’s true creators. ​The Universe: Millennia ago, a primordial cosmic race known as the Builders ruled via the authoritarian Krynn Consortium. They engineered humans as a specialized genetic strain before their First Fleet mutinied, plunging Sol into a total communication blackout. Left behind, humanity evolved in ignorance—until the blackout abruptly breaks. Two automated threats arrive to settle an ancient score: The Vanguard (the Consortium’s automated execution fleet burning the atmosphere for energy) and The Xylos Swarm (a parasitic collective harvesting biomass). ​The Story: \* Part I: After the double-invasion destroys modern infrastructure, tactical survivalist Marcus Burke and researcher Dr. Elena Ross breach a subterranean ruin. They inadvertently awaken Aris Tarek, a marble-skinned commander from the ancient Krynn mutiny. Fleeing Vanguard cleanup drones in a hidden silver transit craft, they escape to a secret Builder staging terminal inside the Moon. They force a brief override signal to pause the atmospheric purge, but their position is bombed. They escape via an unstable transit gate into the deep void. ​Part II: Cast into the freezing Kuiper Belt, the crew evades a persistent Vanguard Scout Stalker and locates The Crucible—a colossal, silent space shipyard. Elena and Aris bypass a hostile Loyalist AI to awaken automated manufacturing bays, mass-printing a small fleet of Krynn heavy cruisers. ​Part III: The new fleet executes a slipstream jump back to Earth for a three-front interstellar clash. As Marcus rallies surface survivors against the Swarm, Elena discovers the key to victory rests in Earth's core repository. By merging human DNA with Krynn command architecture, they activate the global shield, permanent-banishing the invaders. Humanity officially claims their birthright not as property, but as the true heirs to the Builders' legacy.

by Gregory Wolfcrow

When twelve-year-old Howlvin Stein moves into a creaking old Victorian house on the edge of town, he expects a fresh start—not secrets lurking beneath the floorboards. But deep in the cellar, he discovers an ancient book marked with a strange symbol: a whale surrounded by stars. The moment he opens it, something awakens. Strange things begin to follow Howlvin—whispers in the walls, shadows that move on their own, and a forest that seems to be watching him. With the help of his only friend, Samantha Elm, and his loyal dog Frankie, Howlvin is drawn into a mystery older than Maplewood itself—a story of a vanished founder, a vengeful witch, and a curse that refuses to die. But the deeper they go, the more the forest changes… twisting paths, trapping memories, and pulling them toward something waiting in the dark. Because this isn’t just a story hidden in a book. It’s a story that remembers. And it’s not finished with them yet.

by Babetta

**Veronica Rae Lane has spent the last two years running from her past, traveling the country in her built-out mini-bus, "The Beast." Armed with plenty of Ohio grit, her loyal fur babies, and a deep sense of independence, she thought she could handle anything the road threw at her.** **Then, a breakdown in Pinecreek, Minnesota brings her tumbling—quite literally—straight into the hidden, highly dangerous world of the Moon Shadow Pack.** **Suddenly, Veronica finds herself bound to Alpha Storm Maverick Kinkaid, a commanding leader accustomed to absolute obedience. She is thrust into the role of Luna, a position governed by centuries of strict, misogynistic werewolf hierarchy.** **But Veronica doesn't do traditional.** **Refusing to be a silent trophy or submit to outdated pack laws, she becomes the ultimate catalyst for change. As dark secrets, political intrigue, and supernatural threats begin to close in on the Moon Shadow Pack, Veronica and Stormy must navigate a fiery mate bond that defies all the rules.** **This is more than a romance—it is the spark of a revolution. Join Veronica as she fights for love, redefines power, and discovers what a true found family actually looks like.** **Book 1 of a sweeping, multi-part supernatural juggernaut.**   🚌 **Road-Trip Breakdowns & Forced Proximity** 🐺 **Fierce, Non-Traditional Luna & Misogynistic Hierarchy Shakers** 🐾 **Deep-Seated Mate Bonds & Hot Pacing** ✨ **Found Family, Loyal Fur Babies, & Gritty Magic** 📚 **An ongoing, multi-book epic saga**

by Raven Hawthorne

​Dr. Elena Ross expected a standard research mission, but nothing could prepare her for the day Earth's atmosphere became an active intergalactic warzone. Without warning, a blinding ionization storm erupts across the valley, shredding her river convoy and forcing the survivors to flee into a hidden jungle canyon. Guided by Captain Marcus Burke, a hardened military escort, the remnants of the team seek shelter inside what appears to be a monolithic stone ruin. They quickly discover it is an entrance to a massive subterranean hub—part of an ancient, automated planetary defense network left behind by a long-lost alien race known only as the Builders. The computer system is a malfunctioning military network executing a corrupted protocol. As the hub seals them inside, its automated scanners detect a rare Precursor marker in Elena and Marcus's DNA, registering them as authorized operators. ​Unfortunately, the hub’s malfunction has already initiated a catastrophic global chain reaction, firing energy beams into orbit that drag an ongoing alien war directly into the skies of Earth. Enemy fleets drop out of hyperspace, clashing over the planet as the malfunctioning computer coordinates the chaos from below. ​Deep within the automated facility, Elena and Marcus trigger an emergency backup system that opens a long-hidden stasis pod, awakening a sleeping alien officer named Aris Tarek. As the war rages in the atmosphere above, this newly awakened survivor is the only one who holds the command codes to override the malfunctioning grid. ​Forced into an uneasy alliance, Elena, Marcus, and Aris must race through interconnected underground facility hubs to shut down the array. They are trying to survive, stop a rogue machine, and negotiate a peace treaty before Earth's atmosphere is completely incinerated.

by T Rolan

TOO FAR TO WALK.TOO SMART TO QUIT. Siul just wanted to egg an old lady in Brooklyn. Instead, he ends up on a starship 2.5 million light-years from Earth. Chazlyn just wanted to avoid people. Now, she's the second-in-command of an Earth-based international crew of twenty. Twenty children with three things in common: They are all eleven years old. They are all on the Autism Spectrum. They are the only ones who can see the broken pattern. Recruited by an Al named Protocol, Team Twenty (T-20) has been brought to the Andromeda Galaxy for a mission that shouldn't exist: navigate the Möbius Loop while avoiding the Vessel Protection and Interception Force. But the police aren't the only threat. Orbiting the massive planet Big Papa, the crew must survive static-charged aliens, sentient floating turnips, Mr. Jiggles, enemies that won't die, and a glitch in reality that suggests their whole mission might be a lie. Armed with gravitic nanites, hyper-focused genius, and a penchant for chaos, T-20 must master the Pattern to survive. Because out here in the void, being different isn't a disability-it's a superpower.Welcome to the Cutlass. Don't forget to feed the cat.

by J. J. Roig

In music, a canon is a compositional technique where a melody is played by one voice and then imitated by one or more other voices, each entering after a delay. Essentially, voices chasing each other with the same tune. Though it repeats the same melody, it crescendos gradually as it continues. \ For the continent of Terra Dira, it is caught in an endless canon...of carnage. \ In a human-dominated empire built on conquest and religious supremacy, a series of linked events shatters the fragile pretense of coexistence between humans and nonhumans. Justice is a lie told at swordpoint.

by Robin Lowry

Barb Sharpe is the office manager and power behind the throne at a successful Silicon Valley startup until private capital vulture Peter Jackery swallows it up and forces her into a premature and unwelcome retirement. Although wealthy from stock grants, she finds that retirement doesn’t suit her. She needs something to do—a project worthy of her particular gifts.\ In her first attempt, she rescues Danita, a coffee-shop barista, from her boyfriend, a violent and abusive ICE agent. In the process, Danita becomes her assistant and helps Barb find her next project when she learns that a tech billionaire is in the process of crushing a remote farming community to build his idea of Utopia, where he and his fellows are free to live like gods on earth. The name of this ruthless billionaire—none other than Peter Jackery.\ Barb can’t resist taking him on, and the battle between Jackery and Barb quickly becomes a high-stakes chess match with the future of an innocent community at stake. One side has unimaginable wealth, arrogance, and amorality. The other has one woman’s intelligence and imagination. It will take all of Barb’s wits and every resource she can muster to defeat this amoral, rapacious man and his obscene fortune. One slip and she could lose everything—including her life.

by Jose M Peralta

In the unseen war between Heaven and Hell, some of the most dangerous warriors are neither angel nor demon—but something in between. **Jovias and the Exiled Seven** is a dark supernatural thriller series that explores the fate of a group of fallen angels exiled to Earth after the ancient rebellion in Heaven. Stripped of their wings and their place in the celestial order, these beings walk among humanity for centuries, hidden in plain sight. Each exile carries the burden of their fall, struggling with pride, guilt, and the lingering pull of darkness. Among them is **Jovias**, once a formidable warrior in Heaven’s ranks. Unlike the others, Jovias believes exile is not merely punishment—it is a test. A chance for redemption. But Hell has not forgotten them. As demonic forces begin manipulating human history from the shadows, the Exiled Seven discover they are pawns in a much larger plan. A hidden hierarchy within Hell is working to weaken the spiritual boundaries protecting Earth. Cults rise, false doctrines spread through influential churches, and ancient demonic entities move closer to breaking through the veil separating realms. To stop it, the exiles must confront both **their enemies and their pasts**. Each member of the Seven faces a personal crossroads: - remain trapped in bitterness and condemnation - or fight for humanity and reclaim their purpose. Along the way they form fragile alliances with humans—detectives, scholars, believers, and skeptics—who slowly uncover the terrifying truth about the spiritual war unfolding around them. The conflict builds toward an apocalyptic confrontation in **Jerusalem**, where the forces of Heaven, Hell, and the exiled must collide. There, the final choice will be made: redemption… or permanent damnation. Some will fall. Some will be restored. And the fate of humanity will hinge on whether the exiles can prove that even those who once rebelled against Heaven can still choose the light.

by Jose M Peralta

Jovias and the Exiled Seven were formed for a singular purpose: to protect humanity rather than to dominate it. Their commitment to mercy, even in the face of disaster, led them to choose compassion over destruction. As a consequence of this choice, they were stripped of their wings and cast into exile, condemned to walk the earth as guardians who must conceal their true identities from those they protect. Throughout the centuries, the Seven are confronted by judgment and loss, and challenged by evil that works not through direct confrontation, but in more subtle ways that erode faith from within. Each trial they face tests not only their strength, but also their obedience and their capacity for hope. Despite the hardships of exile, the Seven remain driven by a singular promise: to ensure that light endures, even when separated from their former glory. Their journey is marked by perseverance, where faith is hard-won, victory is never guaranteed, and redemption demands unwavering endurance.

by David G McDaniel

Action heroes are too nice. Saviors, too lame. The girl in the orange beret is neither action hero nor savior. She may, however, be a better version of both. And that may be exactly what we need.

by Ken Cressman

by Alex Waldman

After centuries on Earth searching for people like herself, Chloe knows that magic is a terrible burden. When she screams her loneliness to the void of space, she’s finally granted her wish of company as a group of magical humans appear and drag her through a portal to another planet in the future. As she tries to find her place in a new culture, she discovers she was conceived for a political purpose and that her exile to the past was orchestrated by the fascist leaders of one of the ruling political parties. Now that she’s back, they’re insisting she help them remake the government, using the emergence within her of another type of magic wrapped up in sex and mind control. The enigmatic leader of a rival party tries to support her in resisting the fascists’ control, but truly helping means risking impeachment or even assassination. With the freedom of her new society on the line, Chloe must decide if she’s willing to risk enslavement to awaken her dangerous mental magic and if she’ll trust the man learning he’ll break every taboo to keep her safe and win her heart.

by Sir Arthur Conon Doyle

Seeking a roommate to share expenses, Dr. Watson is introduced to the brilliant but enigmatic Sherlock Holmes at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. The pair is soon summoned to a derelict house where a man is found dead with no visible wounds, save for the word **"RACHE"** scrawled in blood on the wall. As Holmes utilizes his unique powers of deduction to track the killer, the narrative reveals a tragic backstory of love, loss, and Mormon pioneers in the American West that fueled the murderer's quest for justice.

by J.A. St. Thomas

***Foray* into this *highly* entertaining and thrilling mystery series where Stephanie Beroe, risks everything to combat the dark side of the one percent.**

by J.A. St. Thomas

***Foray* into this *highly* entertaining and thrilling mystery series where Stephanie Beroe, risks everything to combat the dark side of the one percent.** After surviving an incident last year against the ultra-rich, Stephanie and Remy Beroe have relocated to a quiet town outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico with the hope of a simple life. But burgeoning anger consumes her husband. He becomes obsessed by the billionaires that literally got away with murder last year. His preoccupation grows as the same privileged men continue to profit from their greed in an off-kilter world. “Never plan a murder out loud,” he states while plying Stephanie with endless safety gadgets; tokens of his mania, and comparing regulations for legal cannabis to nuclear energy. When bodies start turning up, he’s questioned by the police, then nuclear transport trucks start blowing up, dismantling cities and killing thousands of people. Stephanie contemplates whether this is masked hysteria? A terrorist act? Or simply her man gone over the edge. While empowering a unique group of friends, she constructs the ultimate Dantean retribution for the men who have driven her husband mad, while attempting to save Remy from himself? *Fool Me Once* female grit meets *Ocean’s Thirteen* flare and ingenuity speckled with Amelia Peabody, and Agatha Christie back bone.  As usual, Stephanie surrounds herself with a unique friend group that includes a college bestie also from New Jersey, a media mogul, a billionaire’s discarded son, an Egyptian Empire’s, discarded lesbian daughter, an industry scion, and several survivors from the previous year’s incident who all have reasons to be angry. Hiding in Egypt, they all have reasons to seek revenge– but retribution, as Stephanie realizes is a double-edged sword as she weighs out everything they stand to lose, by delivering it.

by Kat Sidhe

Otterby is a mountain town built on what was abandoned—mines, bridges, promises, and names no one remembers clearly anymore. On Main Street, inside a purple Victorian known as *The Maid, Mother, and Crone*, two witches keep the balance as best they can. Kitty Loy is a kitchen witch who believes in the power of bread, salt, and things made by hand. Alice is a nature witch—an optimist with dirt under her nails and a deep faith in cycles, growth, and second chances. Together they form a coven of two, uneasy and incomplete after the loss of their third, a wound neither of them is ready to name. When a dead owl appears on their porch and a body is discovered on the long‑abandoned Bride’s Bridge, Otterby’s past begins to surface in troubling ways. What first looks like a simple haunting reveals a pattern tied to an old mine disaster, a doomed love story, and a bargain made long ago with powers that do not think like humans—or forgive like them. As spring stirs the land awake, Kitty and Alice are forced to confront buried histories, the cost of broken balance, and the truth that some debts cannot be ignored forever. To set things right, they may have to risk opening wounds they worked very hard to close—and accept that survival sometimes means change. *Otterby* is a standalone urban fantasy steeped in Southern gothic atmosphere, folklore, and the quiet magic of small towns that remember more than they should.

by Judah Ray

In 1955, a secret experiment at the Large Hadron Collider tore open a doorway to another realm.\ \ Extradimensional beings came through, possessed the top scientists and military officials in the room, and kept the portal open.\ \ One of the first crossed over and took a human infant as its host. That infant was Christina.\ \ The only issue is that Christina forgot what she was,  and the others could not enter or control her, but she could see them. So they declared her unstable and institutionalized her.\ \ Years later, world leaders, billionaires, media figures, and political dynasties are all possessed. The New World Order is not a conspiracy theory. It is literal possession.\ \ A decade later, Christina escapes and resurfaces in Berlin. The forces that have tracked her since childhood want her reclaimed or eliminated.\ \ With the help of Jory, who has been able to see the entities inside people since surviving a near-death experience as a child, Christina uncovers a power structure that has ruled humanity from within for generations.\ \ When she learns she is one of them, she must choose between her own kind or the man she loves and the humanity she chose to protect.\ \ They have ruled the world from inside us.\ Now one of their own stands against them.

by Rose M Joy

“Your lips have a flavor reminiscent of mango.” “Wait, what?! How do you even know that?” “Isn't it obvious?. While you were sleeping, I—”   Dove is fed up with playing the role of the Damsel in Distress. Now that she has the chance to pick a mentor, her dreams feel much closer than ever.   Yet, she’s at a loss for words when the very essence of the night, draped in blue, suddenly decides to choose her.