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by Drew Faraday

At the height of the Oregon Meltdown, a simple mistake along an evacuation corridor leads to disaster. Less than a week before the military plans to cordon off the last bridge over the Columbia River, Nate finds himself stranded along a wilderness ravine with little more than the clothes on his back. His only hope of reuniting with his family and continuing up the coast to safety is to survive a fifty-mile solo journey on foot through a lawless landscape devastated by warring factions.

by Heiwa Akers

Crystilline Heiwa Yuy has always known the quiet safety of her Hawaiian home. But when she uncovers her hidden ties to a powerful Japanese family, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly, she’s swept into the heart of the Moon Clan—a Yakuza dynasty ruled by a brother she never knew, and shadowed by danger at every turn. With her innocence tested and her freedom on the line, Crystilline refuses to be a pawn in anyone’s game. Surrounded by overprotective allies and an ancient rivalry, she’s determined to forge her own path. "Princesses Don't Wait" is a gripping tale of family, fate, and fierce independence. This princess isn’t waiting to be saved—she’s ready to save herself.

by Sammie Settlemire

Sadie Harper is barely keeping her life together. Between the heat, the exhaustion, and the constant feeling that she’s falling behind, she’s convinced she’s just one bad day away from breaking. But when a strange symbol forms in the sky — sharp, metallic, and pulsing like it’s alive — Sadie realizes the world is breaking first.Her phone begins rearranging its own numbers. Clouds twist into shapes that point directly at her. And no one else seems to see it.As the sky’s signals intensify, Sadie is pulled into the hidden world of the Watchers — rare individuals born with a connection to the sky’s ancient language. Some can bend light. Some can stabilize storms. Some can read the patterns that shape reality itself. Sadie, however, is something different. Something the Watchers haven’t seen in generations.Her awakening draws the attention of an older force — a presence that has been waiting for her since before she was born. It knows her name. It knows her past. And it knows what she’s capable of, even if she doesn’t.Now Sadie must navigate a world she never asked to enter, uncover the truth behind her connection to the sky, and decide whether her gift is a warning… or a weapon. Because the signals aren’t random. They’re a countdown. And Sadie is the one they’re counting down to.

by Stephen Sulkey

For nearly three centuries, Bedelia Marie Dubois has lived by one rule: she does not hunt the innocent. But the ancient vampire of Savannah has become far more than a creature hiding in the shadows. Humans, vampires, witches, werewolves, and other supernatural beings now look to her for protection—and forces older than anything she has faced before are beginning to take notice. As threats gather around Pecan Hill and those closest to her are placed in danger, Bedelia is forced to confront enemies whose power reaches far beyond the world she understands. At the same time, mortality strikes where even her extraordinary abilities cannot defeat it, forcing her to face a painful truth: immortality does not mean she can save everyone she loves. What begins as another battle to protect her family becomes something far greater—a confrontation with Bedelia's own past and the mystery of what she truly is. For almost three hundred years, Bedelia has walked through the shadows. Now the shadows are beginning to answer to her. The Queen of Shadows is the fifth novel in Stephen Sulkey's The Bayou Girl series, blending Southern Gothic atmosphere, supernatural horror, dark fantasy, action, and the continuing story of a vampire who may be far more important—and far more dangerous—than even she realizes.

by Bradley Brown

**HOW WE SURVIVE: THE FALL** **Book One of the How We Survive Saga** The world does not end in a single moment. It begins with warnings. Tensions rise between nations. Russia mobilizes. China conducts military exercises. Markets become unstable. Governments increase readiness. Rumors spread faster than facts, and beneath the ordinary rhythm of American life, something is moving into place. Most people never see it coming. John is one of them. On an ordinary Saturday morning, John is home with his wife, Jessica, and their three children—Amanda, Sean, and baby Layla. Their morning is filled with the kind of chaos that only a family can create: children, noise, arguments, laughter, and the small frustrations of everyday life. Nothing about the morning suggests that their world is about to disappear. Then everything changes. Across the country, attacks begin striking critical infrastructure. Power grids and treatment facilities are targeted. Communications and essential services begin failing. What first appears to be a series of isolated disasters quickly reveals something far more deliberate. America is under attack. As the country struggles to understand what is happening, John watches the destruction unfold. California suffers a catastrophic disaster, with massive waves overwhelming portions of the coastline. Television broadcasts show Americans fleeing, praying, and trying to understand how their country could have been struck so severely. For a brief moment, something unexpected happens. People stop fighting with one another. Churches open their doors. Christians pray. A synagogue and a nearby mosque in Chicago hold joint prayers. Political arguments and cultural divisions become meaningless in the face of catastrophe. But the unity does not last. John begins to understand that the attacks are not random. They are coordinated. Someone planned this. Someone understood America’s weaknesses and knew exactly where to strike. Then John receives his activation notice. His military instincts immediately recognize what many civilians cannot: this is not simply a disaster. It is the beginning of a war. While John prepares to face whatever is coming, another story is unfolding inside the military. Jeffery Scott is an Army National Guard soldier, an E-5 and later First Sergeant, accustomed to responsibility and pressure. In civilian life, he drives trucks across the country. In uniform, however, his world is defined by his soldiers. When the military is activated, Jeffery and his unit are thrown into a rapidly deteriorating situation. At first, there is still humor among the soldiers. Jeffery and his friend Scayes joke with each other over the radio, using humor as a way to keep fear at a distance. But the joking becomes harder to maintain as the reality of their mission becomes clear. Jeffery’s unit moves toward California as the country struggles with flooding, destruction, and widespread chaos. Hundreds of soldiers from Louisiana are being moved into the crisis, with buses carrying dozens of men at a time. Then the mission changes. The devastation is too severe for normal operations. Roads are blocked. Flooding has transformed entire areas. Boats are needed where vehicles once traveled. Jeffery is no longer simply a soldier following orders. He becomes a leader trying to keep people alive. And leadership comes with a price. During one of the military engagements, Jeffery’s unit is attacked in darkness. Suppressed gunfire tears through the night. Soldiers fall. Confusion spreads. Jeffery has to make decisions while knowing that every order could determine who lives and who dies. Scayes is among those lost. Jeffery survives, but survival does not feel like victory. He carries the weight of the men he could not save. That burden follows him into the disaster-relief operation that comes afterward. Jeffery becomes increasingly organized and relentless. Search grids are mapped. Day and night crews are established. Survivors are processed. Medical transfers are coordinated. The operation becomes almost mechanical. But Jeffery is not a machine. The stress eventually catches up with him. He clashes with another First Sergeant who questions his methods. Later, accumulated anger erupts into a physical confrontation with Adume’. There are no ranks in that moment—only exhausted men who have watched their world collapse and have reached their breaking point. Eventually, they reconcile. Jeffery emerges from the experience changed. His men begin calling themselves **Iron Will**. They are not simply responding to the disaster anymore. They are becoming something harder—soldiers who understand that the old world may not be coming back. Meanwhile, John’s world is collapsing in a much more personal way. His family disappears. When John returns home, there are signs that something happened, but there are no bodies. No blood. No definitive evidence that his family is dead. That uncertainty becomes its own kind of torture. John refuses to believe Jessica and the children are gone. He believes they may have been taken. And if they are alive, he intends to find them. John’s brother Aaron is experiencing a similar nightmare. His own family has vanished, leaving him with grief, anger, and questions that have no answers. John and Aaron are forced to confront the possibility that their families may have been swallowed by something much larger than the collapse itself. Their search eventually brings them together with Charles. Charles is a husband, father, and correctional officer whose ordinary problems—money, frustration, responsibility—suddenly become meaningless. His priorities become brutally simple: keep Melanie and their son alive. At a gas station, Charles discovers just how quickly civilization has changed. Money means almost nothing when people are desperate for food, fuel, and protection. When Derek and Reggy threaten Charles and his family, Charles is forced to act. He takes Reggy’s pistol, shoots Derek in the shoulder, and makes it clear that he will protect his family by whatever means necessary. When Melanie tells him, “You saved us,” Charles realizes that the man he used to be may not be enough anymore. The three men—John, Aaron, and Charles—begin moving through a country that no longer resembles the one they knew. They travel through Denham Springs and Florida Street. They search homes, gather supplies, look for information, and try to understand the new rules of survival. But the danger is not limited to foreign forces. Something is wrong inside America itself. There are signs of collaboration. People are being manipulated, recruited, or offered opportunities to switch sides. The enemy does not simply want to defeat America militarily. They want to break its people. The infrastructure continues to fail. Communications become unreliable. Power disappears. Water becomes difficult to obtain. Businesses close. Authorities struggle to maintain control. And then the occupation begins to become unmistakable. Foreign forces are no longer something seen on television. They are becoming part of everyday American reality. John realizes that hiding will not be enough. Survival requires movement. It requires intelligence. It requires trust. Most importantly, it requires people willing to fight. John’s military instincts begin resurfacing. Aaron becomes the brother willing to stand beside him even when fear and grief threaten to overwhelm him. Charles brings his own toughness and practical experience. None of them are prepared for what comes next. But they are learning. As they move toward John’s home and uncover more pieces of what happened to their families, the story shifts from simple survival to resistance. The question is no longer whether America has fallen. It has. The question is what happens after the fall. John, Aaron, and Charles begin taking the first steps toward something that will eventually become much larger than the three of them. At the same time, Jeffery and the soldiers of Iron Will represent another side of the same struggle. While civilians fight to survive and find their families, soldiers are fighting to understand what remains of their country and what their duty means when the normal chain of command is breaking down. Their stories are moving toward the same inevitable collision. The old America is disappearing. The new world is dangerous, fractured, and unforgiving. Yet humanity has not disappeared with it. People still pray. Families still search for one another. Soldiers still protect their brothers. And ordinary people discover that they are capable of extraordinary things when everything familiar is taken away. By the end of **The Fall**, John, Aaron, and Charles are no longer simply three men trying to survive. They are beginning to become resistance. They move forward knowing that the enemy is organized, the country is occupied, and the people they love may still be somewhere out there. John does not know whether he will ever see Jessica or his children again. Aaron does not know what happened to his family. Jeffery does not know how many more soldiers he will lose. Charles does not know how long he can protect the people he loves. But none of them have surrendered. The world they knew has fallen. Now they have to learn **how to survive what comes next.**

by Heiwa Akers

Follow the journey of Crystilline Heiwa Yuy as she discovers her ties to a Japanese Mafia family and how she turns tradition on its head. Crystilline is no ordinary princess who sits within a tower, waiting to be rescued. She will rescue herself.

by Rhea Winter

Matthias Veyr has spent years trying to leave the battlefield behind him.  Once a proud knight of the legendary Argent Vow, he fought in wars that shattered kingdoms and buried the men he called brothers. When he finally returned home, he believed he had found something worth surviving for. He built a quiet and secluded life with the beautiful Sera in the peaceful trading village of Oakwind -- a life far removed from kings, armies, and bloodshed.  Then Sera died.  Now Matthias lives with the ghost of everything he has lost, determined never to draw his sword again.  But peace is already beginning to fracture.  Two rival crowns are gathering their armies. Soldiers and assassins move along forgotten roads. Old feuds are being reborn beneath new banners, and rumors of war spread from village to village. The kingdoms that once stood divided by uneasy treaties are preparing to tear themselves apart once more.  And Matthias is not the only one who sees the storm coming.  When his old brother-in-arms, Roderick, returns with a dire warning, Matthias is forced to confront the life he thought he had buried. Beyond the courts of kings, secret alliances are forming. The Resistance is preparing for a conflict that may consume more than a throne, while the Church guards precious secrets it had kept hidden from the public for generations.  Then something older begins to stir.  Something that existed long before the kingdoms. Before the crowns of men, and before the wars of blood.  As new blood is spilled and ancient powers awaken, Matthias must decide whether the sword he buried was truly meant to stay there -- or whether the world will force him to become the man he swore he never would be again.  It will all be fought for the fate of the realm itself in an Age of Blood and Ash.  And when the crowns finally fall, the greatest enemy may not be the king standing across the battlefield.  A world divided...  A prophecy ignited...  A darkness awakening...  In a land built on blood, survival always comes at a heavy price.

by J. Magdaleno

This series tells the story of Shattered Myths' antagonists. It fills the gap between chapter 1 and chapter 2 of Shattered Myths Book One: Broken Worlds

by SarahMae

Deep beneath the desert sands, a routine investigation into a strange gravitational anomaly ends in tragedy—or so the research team believes. Five years after losing one of their own, the surviving scientists uncover a horrifying truth: their colleague isn't dead. He was captured, caged, and studied like a laboratory animal by an advanced species operating across interdimensional gateways. Determined to pull him out, the researchers assemble a squad of ruthless mercenaries to breach the portal on a clandestine rescue mission. But stepping through the gateway reveals a civilization beyond their wildest imagination—a world where hyper-advanced technology powers everything from effortless daily life to intergalactic superhighways, prioritizing comfort and infinite capability. What begins as a targeted extraction quickly transforms into an unprecedented opportunity. Intoxicated by the power at their fingertips, the team transitions from rescue to exploration, and ultimately to high-stakes piracy—smuggling alien technology back to Earth for immense personal gain. But stealing from a superior intelligence carries catastrophic consequences. When the thefts are exposed, retaliatory war erupts between the dimensions, locking both species in an all-out battle for survival and absolute control over the gateways that link their worlds.

by SarahMae

Deep beneath the desert sands, a routine investigation into a strange gravitational anomaly ends in tragedy—or so the research team believes. Five years after losing one of their own, the surviving scientists uncover a horrifying truth: their colleague isn't dead. He was captured, caged, and studied like a laboratory animal by an advanced species operating across interdimensional gateways. Determined to pull him out, the researchers assemble a squad of ruthless mercenaries to breach the portal on a clandestine rescue mission. But stepping through the gateway reveals a civilization beyond their wildest imagination—a world where hyper-advanced technology powers everything from effortless daily life to intergalactic superhighways, prioritizing comfort and infinite capability. What begins as a targeted extraction quickly transforms into an unprecedented opportunity. Intoxicated by the power at their fingertips, the team transitions from rescue to exploration, and ultimately to high-stakes piracy—smuggling alien technology back to Earth for immense personal gain. But stealing from a superior intelligence carries catastrophic consequences. When the thefts are exposed, retaliatory war erupts between the dimensions, locking both species in an all-out battle for survival and absolute control over the gateways that link their worlds.

by Jake Korum

In a post-apocalyptic California, a stray dog struggles to survive amid the ruins left by a mysterious disaster that has upended the world for humans and animals alike. Taken in by a group of animal rescuers, the Initiative to Save Humanity (ISH), the dog—soon named Swayze—finds a fragile sense of safety and community in their care. As Swayze and the rescuers navigate the dangers of this changed world, they cling to hope and the bonds they form, determined to protect one another and rediscover what it means to belong.

by Laueriano Alvarado

by Laueriano Alvarado

Dantonio Santiago known to family and friends as Santi was sent to Cocoa Florida to live with his mother's brother Ruben after his father was murdered in a senseless act of violence.For his safety his mother Delourdes made the final decision Her brother a decorated war veteran for the United States Military was a model citizen Well far as Delourdes had known. what she didn't know that all the nice cars a luxury condos that her brother had owned in Florida wasn't bought with a military pension It was purchased from blood blood money. Reban was deeply connected with the Mexicans Sinolia Cartel .One of the most powerful cartel's in Mexico once gathered by the notorious El Chapo.Santi would find out soon enough about his uncle's dealings and would be coached against it However when his uncle sent tsht Santi had his own will power he decided that if his nephew was going to be in it he needed to know the rules .So Urban taught him Mean time I. Puerto Rico the powers that had dealings in the demise of his father were still searching .But for the off spring.Unbeknowest to them Santi was being trained by an ex specialist force soldier.And being taight hkw to apply real life ear tactic to the city street's.Ekilf Danti galk victim to the hunger of the street thst never gets full or would he overcome his adversaries and get to the bottom of eho eas responsible for his father death.  The Hunger Of The Streets is an grutty unban novel .It counsels the loyalty of the Game and slots out the wraaklings who are not strong enough to stand up against it's dying appetite.Come with Laueriano Veluchi on a ride in the first book of a trilogy .His style of story telling will definitely keep you turning pages well into the wee hours of the night ..

by Nicholas S. Gonzalez

One raised by Orcs, the other a prince of Atlantis.  Two different men on two different journeys to determine thier destinies. Which will shape the world of Paradawnia, forevermore.

by Tony Olson

Dr. Mariah White is a gifted trauma surgeon accustomed to saving lives in the controlled chaos of an operating room. Victor Flemming has spent his life saving them in the unforgiving Adirondack wilderness. When Mariah steps away from medicine to train in search and rescue, their worlds collide. What begins as a clash between two stubborn professionals becomes something neither expected as danger, survival, and the mountains themselves force them to depend on each other in ways that could change both their lives forever.

by Albert A Long

After enduring endless torment and forbidden experiments at the hands of sadistic mages—who sought to forge him into a living vessel for a Daedric Prince—Verrick claws his way back from what he believed was death. His mind is a furnace of pure rage. His body hungers with a bottomless, feral craving for flesh.  \ \ Now he stalks the lands of Nirn, driven by one purpose: to uncover why this nightmare was forced upon him… and to hunt down every last architect of his ruin, leaving only blood and silence in his wake..

by Edward Alvin Hodges Jr

In a thrilling space saga, Captain Mootee's crew defies orders to answer a distress call from an uncharted planet battling unknown cosmic threats and betrayal from within, tensions mount as the fate of civilizations weigh on them. Braving the odds with courage and wit, they realize true power lies not in their starship, but in their unwavering unity will they withstand the trials of the cosmos and internal deceit to emerge victorious? An epic of bravery and the human spirit unfold among the stars.

by Joshua Ciminello

Picking up where book one left off, Was the Baba Yaga telling the truth? Can members of The order actually die?

by Stories by Irish

Syrena Lakewood and Warren Clarke are literally polar opposites. She from the aristocratic Spellcasters, the Lakewood Family and he from the nomadic tribes of the Tear'ani. She is meant to be a bargaining chip to obtain some beneficial marriage. He is the next Cavino of his tribe, specifically chosen by his predecessor and the Shevaros. Even their magic is considered incompatible... she being the strongest water elementalist and he the strongest fire elementalist in their respective families and academy houses. They are both in their final year of classes, too.  And this year will be their most difficult yet as they discover they are expected to get married, even while still in school. Where they will be watched like vultures by enemies that want to see them fail.

by Dani Ashford

Rosalie Carlisle spent years believing Nolan Devereaux vanished without a word. He didn’t. Before graduation, they shared an impossible glimpse of a future neither could explain. Then Nolan disappeared, leaving behind a confession Rosalie never received. Someone made sure she never saw it. Years later, Nolan returns, and the secrets buried between them begin to surface. Hidden letters. Family betrayal. Missing pieces of the past. And truths dangerous enough to turn Rosalie’s life upside down. The deeper she digs, the less she knows who to trust. Then everything goes wrong. Now Rosalie is running, Nolan is tied to questions she never knew to ask, and the past they thought was over is coming after them both.

by Winter

**Algorithmic Shift** **Two centuries. Two crushing realities. One unbreakable loop.** When a catastrophic mine cave-in traps engineer Clara Mercer deep inside a flooded subterranean shaft in 2026, her world goes completely black. Instead of death, the suffocating atmospheric pressure fractures reality itself, thrusting her consciousness backward into a rigid 1800s logging camp while her physical body remains pinned beneath a thousand tons of stone. Bound to the pre-programmed autopilot of a historical ledger clerk, Clara discovers a terrifying system rule: her actions in the past directly control the structural layout and dwindling oxygen supply of her modern tomb \[INDEX\]. Under the cold, clinical gaze of the mysterious Timber Boss—who carries the exact face of her real-world husband, Gideon—Clara must meticulously log the camp’s anomalies to maintain her fifteen percent survival margin \[INDEX\]. From the future, Gideon's rescue team desperately tears through the bedrock with pneumatic saws, completely unaware that every inch they gain fractures the historical foundations keeping Clara alive \[INDEX\]. When Clara finally rebels and forces the matrix to overload, she doesn't break the trap—she permanently deletes the future, rewriting both herself and Gideon directly into a permanent historical blueprint with no escape.

by Hollis Wilkinson

In 1807 Charleston, history is full of secrets. Some were lost to time. Others were meant to disappear. For generations, there have been people who believe the truth should survive—not only wars and famous names, but ordinary lives history forgets. Letters. Journals. Ship records. Names in margins. Proof that someone lived and mattered. They are known simply as Keepers. And there have always been others who believe some truths are better hidden, altered, or destroyed. Obscura. Neither is simple. A preserved truth can change history, but it can also destroy a family or endanger someone still living. For sixty-five years, Henri Ravenel has lived with that burden. Then an old clock in Ravenel House begins ticking after years of silence. A hidden message points to a missing page. Records stop matching. A trusted clockmaker disappears. Then Henri vanishes. His granddaughter Vivienne intends to find him. Charleston knows Vivienne as a beautiful young woman who asks too many questions. It does not know she is Sea Kestrel, captain of her own vessel. Following Henri’s trail takes Vivienne from drawing rooms to dangerous waters, through altered records, false identities, buried names, and lives deliberately removed from history. Lieutenant Alaric Ashford is searching too. He is intelligent, controlled, dangerously observant—and getting far too close to Vivienne and the truth. At sea, he is Blue Falcon. Vivienne knows. Alaric has no idea she is Sea Kestrel. Yet. As rivalry becomes trust and attraction grows harder to ignore, Vivienne realizes finding Henri is only the beginning. Because the mystery of the Lantern did not begin with her. Book One is where she begins to discover how far it reaches. *The Lantern Chronicles: Book One* begins a historical mystery of forgotten lives, altered truths, family secrets, dangerous waters, and two people hiding identities that could change everything. **Who decides what history remembers—and what it is allowed to forget?**

by Sammie Settlemire

After dying, waking, and dying again, Sammie watches her own body from above as doctors call her time of death and prepare to let her go. What follows is a chaotic, brutally honest journey through survival, brain damage, disability, humor, trauma, and the stubborn refusal to stay gone. From waking up with tubes down her throat to navigating life in a beat‑up RV with a misunderstood XL bully service dog, Sammie fights her way back into a world that keeps trying to erase her. This memoir is a raw, unfiltered account of the moments between life and death — and the messy, ridiculous, painful, beautiful fight to keep living once you return.

by Devin D. Taylor

The war that began beneath the Twin Moons has become a struggle for the fate of the world. As Zharu’un’s darkness spreads across the realms, the fragile alliance forged against him is tested by old wounds, ancient rivalries, and ambitions that cannot be contained. While armies gather for the final confrontation, the darkness finds new champions of its own, turning pride, grief, and hunger for power against those who once stood together. Far from the battlefields, Ornasi undertakes a perilous journey across the deepest reaches of creation. To oppose Zharu’un, he must gather the Twelve Primal Orbs, each bound to a fundamental power of the world. The path will carry him through lands where even the laws of creation have begun to fail, and every step draws him closer to a burden no mortal should bear. Meanwhile, the peoples of the world fight not merely to win, but to survive long enough for Ornasi to return. Amara Silversong stands at the heart of a gathering whose strength may yet be undone by fear and misunderstanding. Velorian faces a darkness that reaches closer to home than he ever imagined. The orcs of Gor-Durath are divided by a struggle between the wisdom of their ancestors and the hunger of a new generation. And across the world, sacrifices are made in the hope that something worthy of the dawn might survive. At the end of the road waits Zharu’un. And when Ornasi finally returns, the last battle will demand more than victory. It will demand a sacrifice that changes the world forever.

by Gia Watson

Princess Gràís D’hè MàcBhàtàr was born billions of years ago in a universe long since collapsed. Marked by prophecy as the Eternal Heir, she is destined to rule for a thousand years, then be reborn again and again, carrying her power and memory across countless worlds and ages.\ But even immortals must learn to lead.\ As a teenager in the kingdom of Llamda, Gràís D’hè is sent to the borderlands to hone her skills. Amid smoke, steel, and endless threat, she discovers a rare gift for command—bold gambits, unshakable resolve, and the ability to inspire loyalty where others would yield. Defending a besieged Valorian town against impossible odds, she proves that prophecy alone is not enough. Her destiny must be earned through sacrifice.\ In Valoria, she finds not only her purpose but her heart, in Princess Elara, whose courage awakens a love as fierce as any battle Gràís D’hè has fought. Their union promises to bind kingdoms and challenge enemies, setting the stage for the thousand-year reign foretold at her birth.\ But shadows gather. King Fergus of Dùn Breagha stirs unrest on Valoria’s northern border, and whispers speak of his daughter—ambitious, ruthless, and raised to claim more than her share of power. For Gràís D’hè and Elara, love and alliance will not be enough. They must prepare for the storm Fergus is only beginning to unleash. ​

by Joshua Ciminello

The Order Of Judas follows Tobias, the newest member of The Order. Gunsmith, ladies man and a bit over 400 years old. He was the sole survivor of the attack of Roanoke island attack. He is on a normal job to kill a necromancer when he stumbles on a plot to kick start the end of days. His antics piss off the elders of The Order, but he has a great track record! There are a few vows that he's has refused to take and he lives too much in the normal world for their liking. He's always prompt and professional when on the job, but he tends to jump in head first and be the leading bleeding edge. His personal life is much the same. At least until he meets Angiola, the apprentice to one of the elders of his order. What is The Order of Judas? Who is The Dark Pope? Dive in to find out.

by Roger B

This book is about a private investigator that just so happens to always be in the wrong place at the right time. This Native American takes you from one adventure to the next in international crime fighting. Since each chapter is a different story, you'll experience different situations as well as learn about the countries that he visits and some of their historical facts. This really captures the realistic view of the story. Each case will make you want to know what happens next because ACTION is his middle name.

by Mad Writer

Thomas Rogers had resigned himself to a life of obscurity, preferring to fade into the background. One day, he stumbled upon a single wish that held the power to alter his destiny. Suddenly, he's transported to a different world, where he's frantic to find a path back home.

by Chris Thurman

One man wants to find his family. The other wants to tear down his father's kingdom.  Arclin must work with the Revolt, a political group set on restoring the government back into the hands of Shifters, otherwise he may never have another chance to find his sisters again. The quest? Find the four lost Soul Gems of legend and use the power of the gods to bring from the past the one being who can turn the tide in their favor. A Dark Lord who nearly took over all of Jung-Mar. But can Arclin let this happen when his family died trying to keep this secret? Either he has to help the Revolt recover the Gems, or forever lose his chance to see his sisters again.  Meanwhile... Over 2000 years ago, Jha'dor goes through the Trial of Fire, granting him the ability to Shift into a dragon. But when his twin brother dies and makes him promise to go through the Trial of Magic, Jha'dor finds himself in a dangerous situation. His father, the King, disownes him, blaming Jha'dor for the death of his brother and chases him out of the kingdom. Now he has a choice to make. Either learn his newfound powers and take his place as the next rightful ruler of the Drahl Kingdom, or live out his days in exile. A Word from the Author:  This story was inspired during a writing exercise while I attended a University Class on Tolkien's works. While worldbuilding, I got the idea for Jung-Mar and the inhabitants there. Think *Avatar: The Last Airbender* but the benders can shapeshift into their signature magical kingdom, with a worldbuilding lore as large as Tolkien's (just without all the made up languages). I hope you enjoy this world I've made. Keep in mind this is a work in progress and is subject to change based on where I was at when I wrote certain scenes.  New Chapters every Friday.  My hope is to keep this free until I publish it fully so readers can give feedback on this they do and don't like. So please comment.

by Marissa Michaelsen

Once the ultimate sacrifice has been made. Those left behind are given a choice. Move on and live, or seek revenge.\ Charlie plans absolution with the only choice she knows. Revenge or die trying. One target, one mission is the only way to reach her final goal.\ The question is: Can Charlie go at this alone, or can the help of her family aid in her conquest to put an end to the only person who has caused the loss of the one true love of her life?\ The Alphas are ready for a fight. Charlie is ready for death, no matter the cost.

by Marissa Michaelsen

Charlie's Sacrifice tells the story of Charlene Shore, aka Charlie, a young woman who faced many tragedies early in her life. Beginning with the loss of her parents. While training for Special Operations Forces, she meets and falls for her Commanding Officer, Jim Thorn. Tragedy continues to follow. Will Charlie ever be able to find peace with Jim? Or will one of them make the ultimate sacrifice?

by Devin D. Taylor

by KW Chaproniere

Aurelia Greenlaw is a twenty-two year old Captain in the 13th Recon Division, and she is a Radio. In Palvera, the nation built on the ruins of North America, that word means something specific. Centuries ago an experiment on the human mind produced a mutation that never went away. Now there are six kinds: Builders, who rearrange matter with their hands. Washers, who put thoughts in your head and let you believe you thought them. Shifters, who change what you see. Sensatives, who read what you feel and can turn the dial on it. Nets, who move what they can see without touching it. And Radios, who read the world in waves, who hear a signal a mile out and can put a voice inside your skull. The Centre calls this humanity, perfected. Everyone born without it is a Blank, and the Centre has built a country on that distinction. Arra has spent her whole life on the useful side of the line. Then a bomb takes her unit apart on the mountain and leaves her the only one breathing. The Centre searches forty-eight hours for a missing soldier. After that, she’s a name on a list. She wakes on day three, strapped to a gurney in a stronghold carved into rock, listening to the people who found her argue about whether she’s worth the water it would take to keep her alive. They’re Blanks. They’ve also done the one thing no Blank should be able to do. They’ve blocked her. The waves are gone. The world has gone flat and quiet, and the part of her that made her worth keeping has been cut out. Arra is going to get home. She’s willing to be patient about it: count the turns in the tunnels, memorize the faces, learn who can be used and who can be turned. What she doesn’t account for is how long it takes, or what months of it do to a doctrine that was never meant to survive contact with the people it was written about.  *Radio* is an adult dystopian novel about inheritance, indoctrination, and what’s left of a person when the thing that defined her is taken away.

by Author DeeAnn Gorman

Country Mennonite and Amish Farmsteads aloof.  Chimney smoke circled the dark winter snow globe of a night. High above the the Good Angels kept watch I've their flock.   Mid sentence Demons entered a secluded area behind a wall near the entrance the Town.   Angels and Demons clashed swords blow for blow. Words spoken, seen in the cold night air. “ Angels shall save the world here give us the passage open it once more. Now or else a voice drilled them got in.   To make matters even more discerning. The Gateway of Heaven opened it's Vail to discover a passage of good greeters. Turn warrior Angels to enter the fight for good and justice. Entered in to the circle of determination to defeat all evil injustice here. There to where this stealing must end. Taking into consideration a factor called fortress to the kingdom of God.   Set forth to provide to which those sacred sacraments are provided  On justice being served to those deserving.

by Meridian Lyra

How exactly did Io get into this predicament in the first place? Oh yes, that's right, by stupidly volunteering. Now she was the future bride of an alien King, and about to be the queen of an entire planet. *Her* planet, if one wanted to be technical- he wasn't from there, nor did anybody want him there. But there he was.  Sixteen years ago, they came. The Imdalians. War was waged and was lost. Well, humans were the ones on the losing side of that battle, and just over half a decade later they'd officially lost control over Earth. His Majesty took over, redrew borders, renamed countries, established themselves so well it was like they'd been there to begin with.  But with further bloodshed and riots, continued rebellions over the years, something needed to be done about it. Earth history was scoured for a solution, and that solution was a peace treaty- one that was solidified by a royal wedding. How lucky Io was, to be the human to marry the queen. But was she really that lucky, or was she about to find herself in way over her head?

by D.C. Pope

Find more of my Fictions at ChapterTrail.com  Lucas Cadalain had never expected much from his life. Born into a world controlled by corporations and the implants they used to manage nearly every aspect of society, his future seemed simple: work, survive, and remain useful enough to be left alone.\ \ Then a dying stranger placed an impossible implant in the back of his neck and shattered everything Lucas thought he understood.\ \ Within hours, Lucas is branded a dangerous fugitive, hunted by Aethis, and driven from the only city he has ever known. His new implant refuses corporate control, learns without permission, and can seemingly undo the restrictions built into other implants. Worse, nobody seems to know exactly what it is capable of, including Lucas.\ \ His escape brings him to Amiri, a stranded engineer whose own implant has been disabled by the corporation she once worked for. Together, aboard a half-repaired shuttle that was never meant to leave under fire, they make a desperate attempt to reach the freedom waiting beyond Aethis-controlled space.\ \ For the first time in Lucas’s life, there is no schedule waiting for him, no corporation assigning his place, and no clear path forward.\ \ He has no idea where he is going.\ \ He only knows that, for once, the future belongs to him.\ \ And an unknown future may hold far more possibilities than the life that was chosen for him.

by Meridian Lyra

How does one cope when stuck in Hell married to the devil himself? For Arianna, with a lot of sarcasm and sass.\ How does one end up in Hell married to Lucifer in the first place? When ones father makes a deal with the devil, and uses you as a bargaining chip instead of parting with his own soul. \ But Hell has its secrets and its dangers, dangers that have nothing to do with Arianna's new husband or the demons that reside there. And it's going to take a lot more than sarcasm in order to survive.

by Gigalo

by M. leFevre

The War Before the War 2099 There are wars that begin with a gunshot. There are wars that begin with a bomb. And then there are wars that begin generations before anyone remembers why they are fighting. The war between the Sultans and the Luveniles was the third kind. For sixty years, the two colonies had stood on opposite sides of the galaxy, watching one another through satellites, listening through intercepted transmissions, and preparing weapons that neither side wanted to admit existed. Children were born knowing the name of the enemy. They were taught the stories. They were taught the betrayals. They were taught that peace was nothing more than a temporary pause before the next attack. But the truth had been buried. And buried beneath the truth was something far more dangerous. The war had not really begun sixty years ago. It had begun eighty-five years earlier. 2014 — Earth Reckoning Humanity had long since stopped calling Earth home. The old planet still existed, but Earth had become a historical monument—a dying world surrounded by the ruins of civilizations that had once believed they would last forever. Humanity had spread across the stars. Two of its greatest colonies were the Sultan Dominion and the Luvenile Federation. At first, there had been no hatred between them. In fact, they had once been allies. The Sultans controlled the mineral-rich world of Sultan Prime, while the Luvenile established their civilization on Luvenile, a planet known for its oceans, massive forests, and advanced scientific communities. Together, they built something humanity had never achieved. A civilization that stretched beyond a single solar system. Trade routes connected their worlds. Scientists worked together. Families crossed between colonies. Children grew up speaking both languages. For almost twenty years, there was peace. Then someone discovered something beneath the surface of a small Luvenile moon. Its name was Aurelia. And what was found there would change everything. Deep beneath Aurelia's crust was a material unlike anything humanity had ever discovered.

by John Simon

In the searing Texas heat of Camp Swift, farm boy Tommy Jensen and a ragtag collection of draftees—including sharp-tongued Roberto Morales—are stripped of their civilian identities under the relentless gaze of Sergeant Frank “Mac” McGregor. Through endless marches, live-fire drills, and soul-crushing monotony, the 377th Infantry is forged into a single machine: the Iron Men. From the hungry mud of Louisiana swamps to the thin, hostile air of the Colorado Rockies, the squad learns that survival depends not on individual heroism but on the man beside them. Bonds form in silence and shared exhaustion as they shed the last remnants of home. When the troopship *USAT General Brooke* carries them across a churning Atlantic, seasickness and quiet dread replace the certainties of training. Upon landing in France near Norroy-le-Sec, the first scream of incoming artillery shatters every illusion. In the mud and smoke of the Moselle front, Tommy, Morales, Mac, and their brothers discover what it truly means to become iron—and what it costs to hold the line.

by Marissa Michaelsen

Kenny: My dad chose his job in the Navy over his family. My mom died before my eyes. Jase was due to leave me as well. Jase was the only one I thought I could ever love; but instead of waiting, I ran. Declan was older, but fill the space left by Jase. Deciding to be like my father, I chose to have a career most women would never attempt to achieve. When it came down to it, there was always one thing that was missing in my life. Jase. Jase: Raised by my dad, uncle, and their best friend, I always knew what direction I was destined. The Navy, just like the rest of the men in my family. My best friend, my partner in crime, was the girl who had lived in the room right next door since I was a child. One night she was asleep in my arms, only to wake to an empty bed. Looking back, she was the one I should never have let get away. Kenny. Together: Now, ten years later, here we are. Staring into each other's eyes, seeing old feelings resurface and new feelings boiling over. Fate, destiny; whatever you want to call it. We were brought together again for a reason. Now, with our eyes and hearts open, will this be an epic love story or a tragedy?

by Adair Ashby

A broken-down van. A hollow that's not on any map. A family that doesn't let strangers leave. When their van breaks down deep in the Appalachian mountains, five electricians stumble into Craggy Dean Hollow looking for nothing more than a spare hose and a way back to the road. What they find instead is a wedding, a shotgun, and a father who's decided one of them is about to become his son-in-law - whether they want to or not.   New Chapters Saturdays at 4pm EST.

by Draxber Faber

Humanity was locked in a desperate war against the vicious Lyracken race and their god, Lycanther. As total defeat loomed inevitable, a mysterious group stepped out of the shadows calling themselves the Evolved. These were humans who had concealed their extraordinary powers for generations. Some generously shared their knowledge with the rest of the world in the hope of turning back the Lyracken tide, while others selfishly guarded their abilities and refused to let them spread. Jareth and his sister Mia had lost almost everything in the war, his home, and his parents. The only thing Jareth had inherited was a weird-looking advanced computer. When Jareth had unlocked the computer, he was granted “The Draven System,” it granted him power that was similar to a video game but in real life. When Jareth received the system, it made contact with its creator, Joseph Klein, before its completed bond, notifying a very powerful force of its activation and location. Now, forced into military school at age fifteen, Jareth enters a high-tech academy built on salvaged enemy technology where students are ranked by their Evolved powers and the rich buy powerful Evolved powers from special books. He must hide the Draven System inside him, its stats, experience points, quests, daily tasks, and growing skills, because powerful people are hunting for it. With a mysterious bracelet from his father, a tampered Evolved tablet giving him the rare “Jack of all Trades” power, and a strange egg that could change everything, Jareth begins to uncover a family secret tied to an ancient name: Draven. As tension rises and the old war threatens to restart, Jareth has to protect his sister, survive the academy, and figure out why the system chose him before the wrong people find out what he truly is. If he is discovered, the biggest war in the known universe may ensue, against the once strongest empire of the known Universe.

by Devin D. Taylor

In the wake of Aelaria’s fall, its surviving people stand beneath unfamiliar skies, scattered far from the world they once called home. But exile has not placed them beyond the reach of Zharu’un. As signs of his corruption begin to surface across the mortal world, Amara Silversong, Ornasi, Darkhan, Nerun, and the remaining Aelari realize that survival alone will not be enough. Their numbers are too few, their strength too diminished, and the darkness before them too vast to face alone. Their only hope lies among peoples who have no reason to trust them. Across ancient forests, mountain halls, northern clans, and proud orcish lands, the Aelari must seek alliances with civilizations divided by old rivalries and shaped by traditions wholly unlike their own. Among them rise champions whose choices may determine whether those scattered peoples stand together—or fall separately. For Amara, the journey is also one of grief, change, and the difficult discovery that preserving the light of Aelaria does not mean rebuilding the world exactly as it was. **The Gathering of Scattered Light**, Book Two of *The War of First Light*, is a story of unlikely alliances, ancient cultures, friendship, sacrifice, and the gathering of hope against a darkness no single people can overcome alone.

by Ismail Alex

War of Water   Beneath the surface of the sea lies a world that should never have awakened.   In depths unknown, where the waters conceal secrets older than human memory, something has begun to stir.   At the same time, a stranger arrives in this world from a distant place, carrying a mission that may be his last chance for survival.   But he soon discovers that the depths of the sea are far from empty.   Five mighty kingdoms rule this hidden world. Creatures unlike anything humanity has ever known roam its waters, while ancient secrets buried for ages wait for the right moment to rise.   And as something unknown begins to move in the darkness, a long era of peace starts to crumble...   Because some secrets were never meant to be discovered. And some wars do not begin on land... but in the depths of the water.

by L J Temple

Darkside of the Moon is a testament to the future of human aspirations. Donald J. Trump's vision was a slow, steadily growing force. Within a decade, the vision became reality, with next-generation platforms and behemoths that carried humanity's dreams to the stars. Yet the future is much nearer than was believed. A secret is to be found, and a hope for the future of humanity is to be revealed, but the survival of humanity is to be determined by the willpower of a few brave souls and the ambitions of the newly envisioned United Galactic Space Force and the might of Sol's Vanguard

by J. Magdaleno

Decades after a deadly ritual in Cold War Berlin, Azure Creed—descendant of a bloodline steeped in forbidden sorcery—re-emerges with a singular goal: to reshape reality through dark magick and vengeance. His path of summoning and sacrifice threatens to fracture the fragile barrier between our world and something far more sinister. But he won’t go unchallenged. The **Magick Sentry Agency (MSA)**—an elite and covert organization formed to monitor and combat supernatural threats—must race against time to uncover Azure's endgame. As reality distorts and paranormal forces gather, the MSA faces not just demons and cursed artifacts, but the weight of hidden truths that could destroy them from within. **From haunted events in Pennsylvania to beginnings on blood-stained streets of Berlin**, *Broken Worlds: Shattered Myths, Book One* launches a gripping saga where trust is scarce, enemies wear familiar faces, and destiny is written in ash. **The war for magick has begun. Whose side will you choose?**

by J. Magdaleno

**Magick was never meant to remain hidden forever.** For generations, seven ancient bloodlines have guarded powers older than recorded history, bound by uneasy alliances, inherited obligations, and secrets that could reshape the mortal world. At the center of those secrets is **Azure Creed**. Born into a legacy he never fully understood, Azure finds himself drawn deeper into a world of forbidden magick, immortal beings, ancient creatures, secret organizations, and family histories deliberately buried for centuries. What begins as a search for answers soon becomes something far more dangerous—a struggle over who should control magick, who deserves to wield it, and what happens when the old rules begin to collapse. But Azure is only one piece of a much larger story. Across decades and continents, the **Shattered Myths** series follows witches, immortals, supernatural creatures, covert agents, and the powerful families whose choices have quietly shaped history. Alliances shift. Legends prove dangerously real. Love complicates destiny. Events once dismissed as myth reveal themselves as fragments of a hidden truth. As the boundaries between worlds weaken, the consequences of the past begin reaching into the present—and every secret uncovered brings the world closer to a conflict that has been waiting generations to begin. **Some myths were created to explain the impossible. Others were created to keep it hidden.**

by Scarlett Ashfall

***Every King has his throne. Every Empire holds its power. The enemy seeks it all.*** `They thought they were hunting me, but truly, they were the prey. I was better at this game than they were. Years of learning this business and the game of war made me lethal. ` `When they came for the throne, I went for their throat.`

by Piper Lazarus

**One murder. One hidden enemy. One secret worth killing for.**  One phone call changes everything. ***Murdered.*** And the scene waiting for me is worse than anything I've encountered in my years as an investigator. Someone didn't just want her dead—they wanted to send a message. The problem is, I don't know who the message was meant for. *Until the first clue leads straight to me.* I rush to Jack's side expecting grief, answers, and a case I can solve. Instead, I find myself stepping into a deadly maze of deception, hidden alliances, and secrets that reach far beyond a single murder. The evidence doesn't add up. Witnesses are disappearing. Someone is erasing clues before I can find them. And buried beneath the murder is a connection to something no one saw coming. Then Axel appears. Again. Dangerous. Controlled. Impossible to read. He has a talent for finding the truth while hiding his own—and I can't shake the feeling that he knows exactly why I'm here. He says he wants to protect me. But I've learned the hard way that protection and possession can look frighteningly similar. The closer I get to Axel, the more questions I have. He knows too much about the murder—and far too much about me. All of it feels like a trap waiting to spring. **Then another murder.** That's when I realize this isn't about *her* anymore. Someone is hunting anyone who gets too close to the truth. The deeper I investigate, the more I uncover a hidden world of power, loyalty, and secrets protected at any cost. And somehow, my past is at the center of it. And if I uncover the secret they're willing to kill for, I may finally learn the truth about my past…about *them*... **Right before I get buried with it.**

by Piper Lazarus

***My past is coming for me…*** I’ve spent my life chasing the truth—uncovering secrets, solving the unsolvable, and exposing the darkness others fear to face. But now, the past I can’t remember is hunting me. I woke up with no recollection of who I am.\ \ **No name. No past. No idea why I’m running for my life.**\ \ All I know is that the people after me will stop at nothing until I’m erased. Somewhere in my shattered memories lies a secret—a royal scandal drenched in betrayal, deception, and blood. And if I don’t piece the puzzle together soon, it will cost me everything. Then there’s Axel. ***A storm wrapped in shadows, dangerous, unreadable, and laced with secrets that could shatter me.*** He claims he’s here to protect me, but the fire in his eyes tells a different story. His presence is intoxicating, his touch a temptation laced with danger. Every glance pulls me deeper, every whispered promise ignites something inside me I don’t understand. But one question lingers in the air between us. **Is he my savior—or the executioner waiting to strike?** With time slipping away and danger closing in, I must make an impossible choice: *trust the man who could betray me or face the enemy I can’t even remember.* One wrong move, and I lose everything—including my life. **The past holds my salvation—or my death. And the clock is ticking.**

by Piper Lazarus

***THE DEEPER THE SECRET, THE DARKER THE SHADOW***  **The Secrets and Shadows Series** is a gripping four-book thriller series where deadly hunters, clandestine societies, buried conspiracies, and enemies hiding in plain sight collide. Each mystery pulls the characters deeper into a web of secrets where nothing—and no one—is exactly what they seem. In **The Deadly Hunter**, the hunt begins when a deadly predator emerges from the shadows, leaving behind a trail of violence and unanswered questions. Someone is watching, manipulating the investigation, and protecting a secret powerful enough to destroy lives. **The Secret Society** takes the mystery deeper when evidence points toward an organization that has operated in the shadows for generations. Its members are powerful, connected, and willing to do whatever it takes to protect their secrets. The closer the truth comes to the surface, the more dangerous the investigation becomes—and escaping the society's reach may be impossible. In **The Buried Truth**, long-hidden evidence begins to surface, exposing connections no one expected. The past refuses to stay buried, and the truth reveals a conspiracy far more complicated than anyone imagined. But uncovering the truth comes with a price, and someone is determined to make sure it stays buried—even if it means silencing everyone who gets too close. Finally, **The Danger Within** brings the series to its explosive conclusion. After everything they've uncovered, the greatest threat may not be waiting outside the walls. It may already be among them. Trust fractures, loyalties are tested, and the final secrets begin to unravel as the characters race to uncover who is really behind it all. Across four heart-pounding mysteries, **The Secrets and Shadows Series** explores the dangerous intersection of deception, power, obsession, and betrayal. With every revelation comes another question, and every answer leads deeper into the darkness.

by Draego Fyre

Alex Carter has always understood games better than people. At Ridgewood High, he’s the quiet kid with his head down, his best friend at his side, and an RPG waiting for him when he gets home. But when a mysterious interface suddenly appears before his eyes—complete with stats, quests, skills, and experience points—Alex discovers that reality has rules he was never supposed to see. And he isn’t the only one playing. Beneath the ordinary world exists the Nexus, a hidden realm of magic, monsters, secret factions, and ancient powers struggling to maintain a fragile balance. The Guardians want to protect that balance. The Rogues want to break free from it. And something buried far deeper has begun to notice Alex. As his abilities grow, Alex is forced to confront enemies who were once classmates, secrets hidden within his own power, and a corruption capable of turning fear, anger, and ambition into weapons. Every new level makes him stronger—but every choice threatens to pull the people he loves deeper into a world they were never meant to see. Because Alex is beginning to realize that his strange new power isn’t simply turning reality into a game. **It may be preparing him for one.** *Nexus: Balance of Shadows* is a LitRPG urban fantasy about friendship, identity, family, hidden worlds, and discovering that true strength isn’t choosing between light and darkness—it’s learning how to carry both without losing yourself.

by Mary Ellen Humphrey

Leah Rigley disguised herself as a cabin boy in order to accompany her father, the captain of three trading ships, to the New World. She did not anticipate the turn of events that would happen during the voyage from Falmouth England to the coast of Mayne, and after the ships arrival at their destination.  Travel with this extraordinary girl across the Atlantic Ocean in a 16th century sailing vessel and experience her adventures in the strange new world as she tried to find her way home.

by Cassian Veyr

A murdered woman. An ancient rune. A nightmare that refuses to stay buried. When New York detective Mike Fletcher discovers a mysterious symbol carved into a victim's body, he finds himself drawn into a series of ritualistic murders that defy logic and challenge everything he believes about the world. Half a world away—and centuries removed from the modern age—a fallen warrior named Ose marches toward the mountain of Durvok, a primordial shadow deity feared even by kings. His mission is simple: rescue a kidnapped priest and destroy the evil that has haunted him for generations. But some truths are buried for a reason. As Mike's investigation begins to mirror Ose's journey, the line between past and present starts to collapse. Ancient kingdoms rise from the ashes of forgotten history, nightmares become reality, and a devastating revelation threatens to destroy everything Ose thought he knew. Because the greatest monsters aren't always waiting in the darkness. Sometimes, they've been walking beside us all along. **The Awakening of Ose** is a dark fantasy and supernatural horror novel that blends ancient mythology, detective noir, brutal warfare, and psychological horror into a story about grief, guilt, revenge, and the price of truth. *Feedback, theories, and comments are always welcome. This story is still evolving, and I'd love to hear what you think.*

by Word Wrangler Publishing

***Three women. One ancient secret. A realm on the brink of annihilation.*** The War Dragon sleeps—but its secret does not. As darkness creeps across the divided lands, whispers of a hidden prophecy stir unrest among the kingdoms. A shadowed enemy, faceless and relentless, moves in silence behind a veil of false peace. War is coming, and the only hope lies in three women destined to rise—each marked by flame, by sword, and by sacrifice. **Book One: *Dragon of Chaos***\ A sword-wielding heroine, born under a blood moon, is thrust into a battle that reaches far beyond the physical. As the first sparks of war ignite, she must face the truth: the enemy wears many faces, and some fight from within. **Book Two: *Dragon of Blood***\ A relentless tracker with a haunted past uncovers a conspiracy rooted in the ruins of forgotten faith. The light wanes, the enemy grows bolder, and her arrows must pierce more than flesh—they must strike at lies embedded in the soul of the realm. **Book Three: *Dragon of Peace***\ A quiet healer carries the final piece of the ancient secret—the one that could awaken the War Dragon and restore the realm, or doom it forever. With the world collapsing around her and evil at the gates, she must decide: will she mend what is broken… or become the flame that burns it all away? From blazing battlefields to sacred ruins, *Secret of the War Dragon* is a trilogy of rising warriors, hidden truths, and an unyielding fight for the light. For fans of *Mistborn*, *The Sword of Shannara*, and the fierce faith-fueled journeys of *The Chronicles of Narnia*, this is a saga where every choice could shape eternity.

by Word Wrangler Publishing

Vhadrah never asked to be chosen. A sword-wielding warrior with a past steeped in shadow, she lives by the blade and trusts no one—not even the realm she’s sworn to protect. But when an ancient darkness begins to creep across the land, devouring cities and corrupting kings, Vhadrah is thrust into a war far greater than anything she imagined. The enemy is faceless, cunning, and always one step ahead. Their armies march without sound, their banners cloaked in deception. At the heart of it all lies a chilling legend: the Dragon of Chaos—a creature thought to be buried beneath myth and ruin. But as strange omens surface and forbidden texts are unearthed, Vhadrah learns the terrifying truth. **The dragon is real. And it has already awakened.** Tasked with uncovering a prophecy long buried by time, Vhadrah must journey across cursed wastelands, fractured kingdoms, and broken alliances to stop a war that began centuries ago. But the deeper she digs, the more she realizes: the true threat isn't the dragon... it's the ones who seek to control it. In a realm teetering on the edge of annihilation, where lies wear crowns and truth is a dangerous weapon, Vhadrah must decide who she can trust—and what she’s willing to sacrifice to stop the darkness from consuming everything. **Perfect for fans of dark epic fantasy, female-led sword & sorcery, and readers who devoured *The Witcher*, *Mistborn*, or *The Broken Empire* series.**\ *Dragon of Chaos* blends gripping action, moral complexity, and a slow-burning war of light vs. darkness in a breathtaking fantasy world where prophecy is power—and chaos never sleeps.

by Rory North

If killing a superhero were easy, everyone would do it. But for Julian Godfrey, defeating Storm Warning was far from the hardest part. What began as victory over the city's biggest hero quickly unravels into a mess, once he learns that the mysterious source of Storm Warning's power has found a new host. Charlotte Hathaway has no idea how to use her new abilities, but she won't stop trying until she destroys Julian's alter ego, Citadel. Julian should have taken her new powers from her when he had the chance, but he let her go in favor of a new plan: training her for a real fight. It's the only way to prove he didn't get lucky when he killed Storm Warning, and show the city--and the other villains--that he's a force to be reckoned with. Getting close to Charlotte comes with far more than Julian bargained for. She's the perfect hero. Determined, confident, and selfless above all else. She's even nice to him, of all people. But if Julian doesn't follow through with his plan despite his growing feelings for her, he has another force to reckon with: Blazar, the villain who raised him and taught him to use his powers. It seems that no matter what choice Julian makes, he's going to lose. And it's not just his life in danger. With its biggest hero gone, the fate of the city of New Atlas hangs in the balance.

by Dionna Robinson

by LaShayla Gunn

For generations, hunters have protected the world from the things hiding in the darkness. They know the rules: salt for spirits, silver for werewolves, iron for certain creatures, and a well-placed bullet when nothing else works. But there are things even hunters aren't supposed to know. When an ancient black book resurfaces after decades of being lost, its pages reveal detailed accounts of supernatural creatures, forgotten rituals, secret hunter societies, and cases that were deliberately erased from history. Every entry seems to predict a new series of brutal supernatural deaths occurring across the country. As hunters race to uncover who wrote the book and why it was hidden, they discover that the stories inside aren't simply records of the past. They're warnings. Something ancient is using the book to manipulate events in the present—and the closer the hunters get to the truth, the more they realize the book may not be a weapon at all. It may be a prison. And whatever was sealed inside is beginning to wake.

by R.K.Mazza

***What if the Perfect Crime wasn't a fantasy?*** Mr. Keene doesn't commit crime on impulse, He approaches it as a problem of precision, probability, psychology and control. ***The question is not simply who committed the crime,*** The question is whether the crime can be proven! ***The Illusion of the Perfect Crime.*** A crime so perfect, no one even suspects a crime has been committed. ***Written for Readers who enjoy aspects of:*** - The Silence of the Lambs - Crime and Punishment - Death Note - Character Driven Drama  Likewise, readers seeking a traditional detective mystery with a straightforward solution may encounter a more ambiguous and philosophical experience.    This novel distinguishes itself from standard crime fiction by focusing less on forensic evidence and more on intellectual strategy. The idea that mathematics and probability can be applied to criminal behavior gives the story a unique identity.    It will leave you questioning what is true, what is manipulation, and whether the investigation itself is being controlled by the mastermind. This ambiguity adds tension beyond the crimes themselves.

by L. R. Goss

*Sprites are small magical beings with delicate, fairy-like features and a deep connection to nature and the elemental forces of the world. Their appearance often reflects the environment in which they live, from the colors of their clothing to the shape and shimmer of their wings. Though they are tiny, sprites possess keen senses, ancient knowledge, and magical abilities far greater than their size might suggest. Most prefer to remain hidden from larger folk, revealing themselves only to trusted friends or creatures in need.* *Air Sprites make their homes among the highest branches of the forest, where sunlight touches the leaves and the wind moves freely through the canopy. Their villages consist of small houses made from bark, curled leaves, woven grass, and flower petals. Narrow rope bridges connect their homes to nesting grounds, gardens, gathering platforms, and hidden watch posts. From these lofty settlements, the Air Sprites tend the trees and protect the creatures that shelter beneath their leaves.* *Through gentle winds and whispered songs, Air Sprites carry pollen between distant blossoms and guide falling seeds toward fertile ground. They direct fresh air into the deepest and darkest parts of the woodland, clearing away smoke, rot, and harmful vapors. During dry seasons, they gather morning mist upon their wings and carry precious droplets to young plants. Their work is rarely noticed, yet much of the forest depends upon their quiet care.* *Air Sprites are playful, curious, and fond of harmless mischief. They may hide a traveler’s hat among the branches, braid flowers into the mane of a sleeping deer, or imitate birdsong from an unseen perch. Their laughter sometimes drifts through the leaves upon a warm breeze, though few outsiders ever discover its source. Those who show kindness to the forest may occasionally catch a glimpse of silver wings flashing in the sunlight.* *Despite their gentle nature, Air Sprites are fiercely protective when their homes or woodland companions are threatened. Their rangers patrol the outer canopy upon trained wrens, carrying tiny bows, thorn spears, and slender needle swords. They use speed, teamwork, and knowledge of the branches to overcome enemies many times their size. Anyone who mistakes an Air Sprite’s small stature for weakness may quickly learn that even the smallest blade can turn the tide.*

by Marion A. Yost

A brother/sister duo in the Navy set off to avenge there father's death only to realize that he'd been training them for a much greater purpose. The book tracks their adventures while finding more chaos to stop..

by Emmett Hotchkiss

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by Steven Jacobs

Defense attorney Adam Reed believes in the system until he's recruited into Themis Lodge—a 400-year-old shadow government controlling judges, senators, and policy worldwide. When Adam refuses to join, the Order systematically destroys him: his cases fail, his license is suspended, his marriage fractures as his wife believes he's having a paranoid breakdown. His pastor is revealed as an Order member. His best friend Marcus is the Architect coordinating everything. Only Isaiah Cole, a disillusioned security guard, believes him. As Adam tries to rebuild and reconnect with his family, a mysterious fire traps his son Leo in a burning bedroom. The novel ends with Adam losing consciousness, Leo's fate unknown, and everything Adam fought to protect consumed by flames. A devastating exploration of how the most dangerous power is the kind nobody recognizes.

by Micah Clayborne

When humanity discovers a breathtaking alien world rich with priceless resources, the United Offworld Enterprises sees only profit. To them, the planet is nothing more than another target for extraction, regardless of the intelligent civilization that already calls it home. Kaine, a human surveyor working for the corporation, arrives believing the mission is routine. But after being abandoned by his own team and left to die in the unforgiving wilderness, he is rescued by the very people he was sent to exploit: the Sorathi, a towering, vividly colored race whose world is shaped by imagination, ancient faith, and extraordinary creatures. Taken prisoner by the mountain-dwelling Sanctuari clan, Kaine finds himself caught between two civilizations. Branded an invader by the Sorathi and discarded by his own species, he must confront the consequences of humanity's greed while struggling to survive in a land where every mountain, forest, and sky hides deadly predators and forgotten mysteries. As trust slowly begins to grow between Kaine and the fierce Sanctuari warrior who captured him, he discovers that the greatest danger facing the world is not only the invading humans, but an ancient conflict that threatens to consume everything both peoples hold dear. Blending science fiction with epic fantasy, *The Gleaming World* is a story of redemption, unlikely love, cultural discovery, and the enduring power of justice, courage, and kindness in a universe where imagination itself gave birth to reality.

by Curtis Alcutt

Before Egypt. Before recorded history. The continent of Atlantis was the most advanced civilization on Earth — and its darkest secret was Xylia, a succubus of terrifying power who seduced and destroyed the King himself. Queen Eyorah had her sealed alive in an unmarked pyramid, her sarcophagus carved with a warning in the ancient Atlantean tongue: free her and the world ends. Centuries pass. Civilizations rise and fall. The tomb stays buried. Until now. *Of the Dark* follows the awakening of Xylia and the ancient evil she carries — a force that has been feeding in the shadows since the dawn of humanity, moving from era to era, host to host, patient as stone. The people who disturb her tomb have no idea what they've released. They will. A paranormal thriller rooted in ancient mythology, *Of the Dark* spans millennia to ask one question: what happens when the thing the world's most advanced civilization couldn't destroy finally gets free?

by Stephen Sulkey

**A Shadow Comes Home** After a year away, Estelle Barré returns to the city where her extraordinary journey began—New Orleans. Once an ordinary young woman, she is now one of the most powerful vampires in existence, forever changed by her mentor, Bedelia Dubois. But home is no longer the city she remembers. A ruthless drug cartel has spread fear through the streets, corruption reaches into every corner of the underworld, and an ancient supernatural force is quietly gathering in the darkness. As innocent lives are destroyed and evil grows bolder, Estelle refuses to stand by. Guided by her own unwavering code, she declares war on the monsters who prey upon the helpless—whether they are human or something far worse. Along the way, Estelle forges unlikely alliances with a determined police detective, a Vatican priest willing to confront the impossible, and new companions whose lives will never be the same after crossing her path. But every victory draws the attention of enemies who have waited centuries for someone like her to appear. In a city where legends walk beside mortals and the line between salvation and damnation is razor thin, Estelle must embrace the destiny she never sought. Because sometimes the greatest hope comes from the deepest shadows. **A Shadow Comes Home** is the gripping forth novel in *The Bayou Girl* series—a dark supernatural thriller filled with unforgettable characters, relentless action, and an epic battle between light and darkness in the haunting streets of New Orleans.

by Tony Fain

**Some secrets are buried deep for a reason.** When heavy excavation begins tearing into the ancient bluffs at Standing Rock, the rural peace of Lake Eufaula is shattered. The blasting unearths more than just limestone—it awakens a primitive, ravenous terror that has slept beneath the river channel for centuries. Cole Garrett has spent years running *The Outpost* marina while living under the dark cloud of his father’s unexplained disappearance on the water. When local fishermen start vanishing and strange, slime-slicked tracks are left on the docks at midnight, Cole realizes the lake is claiming victims once again. Only this time, it’s no accident. Avery Sterling, daughter of the powerful developer driving the excavation, senses that her father’s crew has unburied something monstrous. Caught between her family’s ruthless ambition and the horrifying reality unfolding on the water, Avery turns to Cole—the only person willing to look past the official cover-ups. As night falls over the lake and the body count rises, Cole and Avery must unearth the dark truth behind Standing Rock before the terror rising from the deep consumes everyone on the shore.

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by Curtis Alcutt

Born and raised by the men in his family, including his own father, to be a Player, Rio lives up to the role. Guided by his favorite mentor, his suave Uncle Lee, Rio masters the game. After amassing a stable of women of all flavors, he realizes his true heart’s desire is to have a *real* love of his own. That part of him is attributed to his mother’s side of the family. They believe in total commitment, no matter what, ‘til death do you part. As he grapples with managing his women, Carmen Massey appears. Carmen, a sexy, educated, professional, Alabama native enters the arena. Toting a trunk full of baggage of her own, she defects to California, seeking refuge from her dark past. As fate would have it, she ends up moving a few buildings down from Rio. After weeks of eyeballing her on a few occasions they finally bump heads.  After a masterful game of cat and mouse, the walls fall. They engage in a white-hot relationship. After taking a trip with Carmen to meet her family, Rio discovers the source of her occasional bitterness. This leads to a heated argument that shatters their relationship. Once back home, Rio takes his anger out on his other women, firing all of them in the process. His world circles the drain. Topping it all off, Uncle Lee dies in a traffic accident, further devastating Rio.  Upon Uncle Lee’s death, Rio discovers his memoirs. Inside the stacks of diaries, Rio learns the tragic secret behind the reason Uncle Lee became a womanizer. His findings push his emotional stability to the brink. Working on both Carmen and Rio’s behalf, Zoe, Carmen’s best friend, brings the stubborn duo back together, just when they need each other the most.

by Gemma Therese

Sixteen-year-old Melanie Howard's world is fractured on her birthday when she discovers her magical angelic bloodline and processing her brother, Eli, gets dragged into the shadows of danger. Thrust into Bloodbound Academy, a pre-Civil War institution for the descendants of the Angelic Realm, Melanie discovers that she possesses the rare talent of psychometry, a gift that allows her to catch glimpses of her kidnapped brother. Desperate and struggling against time, Melanie has only one priority: to bring her brother home safely.

by Curtis Alcutt

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by Curtis Alcutt

Apollo Knight is the most talented producer nobody's heard of — and he prefers it that way. Raised by his jazz-legend grandmother in Berkeley after his mother abandoned him at age five, Apollo poured everything he couldn't say out loud into his music. Now twenty-five, he runs BeatBoxx Studios out of his grandmother's garage, producing hits for street rappers while quietly dreaming of something bigger. His partner, Grimey, is everything Apollo isn't — loud, ambitious, and willing to cut any corner to get paid. When Grimey starts pushing Apollo toward Street Lyfe Records, a label with a reputation for stealing beats and dodging the IRS, Apollo's instincts tell him to walk. But walking away from Grimey was never simple. Set against the gritty, soulful backdrop of Oakland's music scene — from the recording booths of Berkeley to the jazz clubs of West Oakland's Seventh Street — Bullets & Ballads is a story about talent versus hustle, loyalty versus survival, and one man trying to protect the only thing nobody can take from him: his music.

by Lisa Uptain

Casey Oakley never asked for a hard life, but it found her anyway. Growing up under the watchful eyes of her brothers, Casey was always protected, always guarded. But even they could not shield her from the darkness that followed her. One night changes everything, leaving her broken in ways no one can see and forcing her to carry secrets that threaten to destroy her from the inside out. As she struggles to survive the aftermath of violence, addiction, and fear, Casey is caught between the life she is expected to live and the one she is desperate to escape. Every choice she makes pulls her deeper into a world filled with danger, pain, and people who want to control her. But Casey is not as weak as the world believes. With the help of those who refuse to give up on her, she begins a long and painful fight to reclaim her life. Trust does not come easy. Love feels impossible. And the past is never as far behind her as she hopes. In a world where survival is never guaranteed, Casey must decide who she is willing to become. Will she stay trapped in the life that nearly destroyed her, or will she find the strength to rise above it? Raw, emotional, and unflinching, *A Condemned Life* is a story of trauma, resilience, and the fight to take back control when everything has been stripped away.

by Lisa Uptain

Some people spend their lives running from the past. Casey Oakley has spent hers surviving it. One violent act shatters the life she thought she knew, setting her on a path filled with betrayal, heartbreak, impossible choices, and relentless danger. Every time she begins to rebuild, another enemy rises, determined to tear it all away. But Casey refuses to stay broken. Surrounded by the unwavering love of her brothers and the fierce loyalty of the friends who stand beside her, she discovers that true strength isn't measured by the battles you've lost, but by the courage to rise every time life knocks you down. From the dust of the rodeo arena to the fight for a future worth believing in, Casey's journey is one of resilience, sacrifice, justice, and hope. As old wounds reopen and new threats emerge, she must decide whether revenge is found in settling the score... or in refusing to let the darkness win. **The Revenge Series** is an unforgettable trilogy of survival, friendship, family, and the extraordinary strength of the human spirit. Filled with unforgettable characters, heart-pounding suspense, unforgettable romance, and hard-fought triumphs, this is the story of one woman who refuses to let anyone else write the ending to her life. **Some stories are about revenge.** **This one is about surviving long enough to earn it.**

by Elle Pepper

In the shadows of modern Britain, the Crown hides Rosewood—the last sanctuary of the Fae. Only those with Spoken Rose clearance may speak its name. Fae agent Siarl has survived memory wipes, iron poison, and betrayal. When a reckless new recruit triggers an old enemy, Siarl must reclaim the poisoned isle before the Fallen tears open the gateway to the Fae Fel. With iron assassins hunting them, a Breathless ally of uncertain loyalty, and the constant threat of Sanction—being sectioned in an asylum and discredited forever—Siarl faces an impossible choice: protect the Rosewood at all costs, or watch two worlds burn. Some secrets are spoken only under the rose. Some truths cost your freedom… or your life.

by JUSTIN HALL

Codey Hall is an exhausted twenty‑two‑year‑old scraping by in East Tennessee when a roadside ambush awakens the impossible: he is the prophesied “boy‑good witch,” born once every thousand years, the only soul who can keep the Veil between worlds from shattering. His power surges just as factions close in—warlocks, blood mages, werewolves, and vampires—some desperate to use his storm, others determined to tear the Veil open and unleash Hell’s triad. Thrown into a hidden war of ancient magic, coven betrayals, and buried family secrets, Codey must learn to control his will‑fueled mana before the forces hunting him rip everything apart. At his side stands Lucian, a rogue vampire protector whose cold devotion becomes the one anchor in the chaos, even as a charismatic blood mage sparks a dangerous love triangle. When Codey discovers he has a twin sister whose blood can break the Veil forever, survival turns into a race against destiny, betrayal, and the storm inside him that refuses to die. With vampire politics, coven sieges, and a cursed sword that chose him, Codey’s fight for love and power becomes the last barrier between Earth and ruin.

by Amy Lynn Murdock

## THE WATCH POST Lieutenant Ethan Mercer expected his next assignment to advance his military career. Instead, he's ordered to Watch Site Nine—a classified installation hidden deep within the Appalachian Mountains that officially doesn't exist. Behind miles of razor wire, armed patrols, and fortified guard towers sits a single abandoned shack. No one will tell Ethan why. The rules are simple. Never enter the shack. Never answer the voices. Never investigate the lights. And never ask what they're guarding. At first, Ethan dismisses the stories as superstition born from isolation. But when soldiers begin disappearing without a trace, radios carry voices that shouldn't exist, and ghostly patrols emerge from the fog wearing uniforms from every era of American history, he realizes the greatest danger isn't the mountain... It's understanding it. As fragments of forgotten history surface and reality itself begins to fracture, Ethan uncovers a secret that has been protected for thousands of years by generations of silent guardians. The abandoned shack isn't the prison everyone believes it to be, and the dead aren't haunting the mountain. They're standing watch. Now, with the ancient barrier protecting humanity beginning to fail, Ethan and his platoon must hold the line against a threat that cannot be fought with bullets, outrun through the forest, or even fully understood. Because some truths don't destroy the body. They destroy the mind. And once they're known... They can never be forgotten. The Watch Post is a haunting blend of military suspense, psychological horror, and cosmic dread—a story of duty, sacrifice, and the terrible burden carried by those who protect a world that will never know they existed.

by Stephen Sulkey

In the summer of 1863, a single bullet kills Colonel Joshua Chamberlain at Gettysburg—and changes the course of history. The Confederacy wins the Civil War, the United States is absorbed into a new Southern nation, and slavery survives into the modern age. By 2001, the Confederate States of America has become a powerful global empire of fifty-two states, governing through tradition, racial division, and an increasingly ruthless central authority. Thomas Mann is a hard-drinking New York Times reporter and a Southerner by birth, accustomed to living with the contradictions of his country. But after returning from a bloody revolt in Puerto Rico, he is approached by a frightened abolitionist carrying a mysterious message. Before Mann can learn more, the man is dead. Drawn to Washington by the promise of a story that could shake the nation, Mann meets the intelligent and captivating Laura Dane and is pulled into a secret struggle against forces willing to kill anyone who threatens the established order. Pursued by a relentless assassin and agents of the government, Mann must uncover the truth before it disappears forever. What begins as an investigation soon becomes a fight for survival—and a journey that forces Mann to decide whether he will merely report history or risk everything to change it.

by Scarlett Wolfe

# **The Last Thing to Die** Twenty years ago, Lillian Ashcroft watched the world collapse—and left the man she loved behind. On the first morning of the outbreak, Thomas Blackwood sacrificed himself so Lillian could escape a city overrun by the infected. She saw him bitten. She heard his final command to run. Since then, she has survived by becoming one of the deadliest hunters in the Eastern Settlements, burying her grief beneath duty, discipline, and the certainty that Thomas died long ago. Then, during a mission inside the abandoned city, an infected man looks into her eyes and speaks her name. Thomas is still alive, though nothing about his survival should be possible. His body belongs to the infection, but fragments of the man Lillian loved remain trapped within it. He remembers their engagement, the life they planned, and the promise he made to protect her. Yet every day, another memory disappears, and every moment Lillian spends beside him risks awakening the hunger he can barely control. Hiding Thomas could cost Lillian her freedom, her reputation, and her life. The settlement’s leaders would destroy him. Its scientists would cut him apart to learn what makes him different. Worse, another intelligent infected is gathering an army and believes Thomas represents the beginning of a stronger species—one destined to replace humanity. When Lillian discovers that Thomas may hold the key to a cure, she is forced to confront an impossible choice. Saving the world may require her to lose him a second time. In a world where death is no longer the end, love may be the last piece of humanity left alive.

by Sean Runyon

**Synopsis: *The Last Witness*** *"This war did not begin with a nuclear flash swallowing billions into the footnotes of history. History rarely grants us that kind of honesty. It began with secrets stamped NATIONAL SECURITY, with lies folded into origami excuses, and with men who had already sold your future branding the transaction as stability. It began with a population drowning in noise until it mistook confusion for intelligence. And the greatest lesson Liam Roberts would learn was this: people do not fear tyranny for what it is. They fear uncertainty. Tyranny simply learns to disguise itself as relief."* These are the opening words of investigative journalist Liam Roberts' final broadcast As the last witness to civilization's collapse, Roberts explains that the world did not end in a blinding nuclear exchange or a single catastrophic event. Civilizations rarely collapse in fire first. They collapse in ink, paperwork, euphemisms, and administrative language polished clean enough to disguise the smell of decay. Before revealing how the world unraveled, Roberts takes his audience back to where it all began with a phone call from a man named Thomas Riker, a soldier whose existence has been systematically erased from history. Roberts has built his career exposing corruption and uncovering stories others wanted buried, but nothing prepares him for what lies beneath the surface of the modern world. What begins as an investigation into one impossible man quickly becomes a fight for humanity's survival. Riker reveals that behind every major conflict since the Second World War stands the Doctor, the hidden architect of the Syndicate, a clandestine organization that has transformed wars, governments, and human suffering into decades of experimentation in pursuit of a single objective: Project Helix. Following Riker through classified military operations, abandoned facilities, and forgotten programs, Roberts begins to see a pattern stretching across generations. Every trail leads back to Facility 47, where the Doctor's work has evolved beyond biology into something far more dangerous: understanding, predicting, and ultimately directing human behavior itself. With every discovery, Roberts realizes the Syndicate's greatest weapon was never military power. It was its ability to shape what people believed to be true. As the evidence grows, Roberts confronts the Doctor's most devastating discovery: people rarely surrender to force; they surrender to fear, convenience, and the promise of safety. By manipulating information instead of relying on violence, the Syndicate has quietly conditioned entire generations to mistake certainty for truth and security for freedom. By the time Roberts understands that humanity itself has become the experiment, the conditioning is already complete. Unable to remain an observer, Roberts joins a small band of resistance fighters determined to expose the Syndicate before its plan reaches its final stage. As they dismantle hidden facilities and uncover decades of deception, they make a devastating realization. They are no longer trying to stop the Doctor's plan; they are witnessing its completion. Their search ultimately leads them to Bastion Zero, where Roberts learns the Syndicate has already succeeded in ways the world has failed to recognize. The Doctor never intended to rule through armies alone. He intended to build a civilization that would willingly participate in its own conditioning, believing every decision was freely made while every outcome had already been engineered. Riker finally confronts the man who transformed his life into an experiment, while Roberts makes the only choice left to him. Rather than allowing the truth to die with him, he broadcasts it across every remaining frequency, preserving a final record of how humanity surrendered its future one compromise at a time. The novel ends where it began. Alone inside Bastion Zero, Liam Roberts delivers his final message  not in the hope of saving the world, but to ensure that someone, somewhere, might one day understand how it was lost. Whether anyone survives to hear his testimony remains uncertain. The truth, however, endures.

by L. R. Goss

Long before the Silver Spine Forest earned its name, a great dragon fell from the sky and reshaped the land with its death. Its bones became ridges, its blood hardened into iron, and strange veins of silver spread through the stone. Over centuries, the forest grew around the ancient wound, hiding secrets that scholars, thieves, and travelers sought but rarely understood. Deep beneath the roots and bones, something left behind by the dragon waits in a state between memory and sleep. The mountain hums, streams run unnaturally cold, and old places seem to listen. Those who enter the forest seeking treasure often vanish, unable to read the warnings written in stone and silence. The first to truly hear the mountain is Gut, a small goblin exiled from his tribe for being kind, curious, and different. While others fear the unknown or seek only riches, Gut studies the silver seams, listens to the humming stones, and patiently learns the hidden language of the land. When the ancient presence beneath the Silver Spine begins to stir, Gut realizes that his curiosity may have awakened something forgotten. As the forest shifts and the mountain starts to answer, the unlikely goblin must uncover the truth of the fallen dragon before the first whispers beneath the earth become a roar.

by L. R. Goss

Long before the Silver Spine Forest earned its name, a great dragon fell from the sky and reshaped the land with its death. Its bones became ridges, its blood hardened into iron, and strange veins of silver spread through the stone. Over centuries, the forest grew around the ancient wound, hiding secrets that scholars, thieves, and travelers sought but rarely understood. Deep beneath the roots and bones, something left behind by the dragon waits in a state between memory and sleep. The mountain hums, streams run unnaturally cold, and old places seem to listen. Those who enter the forest seeking treasure often vanish, unable to read the warnings written in stone and silence. The first to truly hear the mountain is Gut, a small goblin exiled from his tribe for being kind, curious, and different. While others fear the unknown or seek only riches, Gut studies the silver seams, listens to the humming stones, and patiently learns the hidden language of the land. When the ancient presence beneath the Silver Spine begins to stir, Gut realizes that his curiosity may have awakened something forgotten. As the forest shifts and the mountain starts to answer, the unlikely goblin must uncover the truth of the fallen dragon before the first whispers beneath the earth become a roar.

by Toxiktweet

In the magical world of Tropius, gods, goddesses, and demi-beings possess extraordinary powers and experience every emotion imaginable—except for one goddess. Flora, the most beautiful goddess in existence, has never understood happiness, sadness, anger, or love. When she accidentally unleashes a mysterious power while trying to help a young demi girl, Flora is exiled from her home and sent to the mysterious world of Mirrorland.\ There, enchanted mirrors reveal the lives of people across countless worlds. Flora becomes fascinated by Nyla, a twelve-year-old girl struggling to survive in the dangerous streets of Oaktown. Through an extraordinary twist of fate, Flora's journey becomes intertwined with Nyla's, forcing her into a world filled with violence, friendship, heartbreak, and sacrifice.\ Alongside her loyal companion Grillo and her courageous new friend Jordan, Flora begins to experience emotions for the very first time. As a ruthless killer named Silas hunts her down, Flora discovers that the mysterious power hidden within her is tied to an ancient destiny that could change both the human world and the world of the gods forever.\ Flora is a captivating fantasy adventure about friendship, courage, self-discovery, and the transformative power of emotions. It is the story of a goddess who must learn what it truly means to be human before she can become the hero both worlds desperately need.

by Lilly Mykals Kennedy

A mature lawyer, Tonya Russell, develops a hot fling with boy toy Dakota Barrings. The two share a hot summer, but things get out of hand when Dakota develops another love interest and tries to push Tonya to the side.

by Stephen Sulkey

Matthew Grey has spent his life searching for the equations that explain the universe. A graduate student in theoretical physics at the University of North Carolina, he dreams of discovering the elegant mathematics that binds space, time, and reality together. Then one afternoon in a Chapel Hill coffee shop, a beautiful stranger sits across from him and effortlessly solves equations that have baffled him for months. Her name is Accasia Lawrence. She seems to know mathematics beyond anything taught on Earth. She speaks of the universe with unsettling certainty, predicts events before they happen, and hints at truths that challenge everything Matthew believes about physics—and about humanity's place in the cosmos. As their relationship deepens, impossible events begin to surround them. A fatal accident. A body that vanishes from the morgue. Equations that rewrite modern physics. Federal investigators searching for answers no one can explain. Matthew soon realizes that meeting Accasia was no accident. She is keeping a secret that reaches far beyond Earth. Drawn into a mystery spanning the stars, Matthew finds himself questioning the nature of science, reality, and even creation itself. Every answer only uncovers a larger question, leading him toward discoveries that could forever change humanity's understanding of the universe—or destroy it. **The Girl Who Could Do Math** is a hard science fiction novel that combines first contact, cosmic mystery, and an unforgettable love story. It explores what happens when the greatest scientific discovery in history begins not in a laboratory, but with two strangers sharing a table in a coffee shop.

by Stephen Sulkey

## The Bayou Girl: A Gathering of Shadows Bedelia Marie Dubois has transformed Savannah into a sanctuary, but peace was never meant to last. As word of the mysterious vampire known as the Dark Angel spreads throughout the supernatural world, strangers begin arriving at Pecan Hill seeking her guidance, her protection, and, in some cases, the gift of immortality itself. Among them is Mei-Ling Yao, one of the legendary Tiger People, whose arrival reveals that vampires are only one part of a far older and more mysterious world. While ancient alliances are forged and dangerous new enemies gather in the shadows, Bedelia faces an even greater challenge. The man she loves, Benjamin Reese, is slowly dying, trapped between his humanity and the terrible hunger of immortality. Desperate to save him without sacrificing the principles that define them both, Bedelia searches for a path no vampire has ever found. Then, beneath the ancient oaks of Savannah, a revelation changes everything. As the spirits of the dead reveal a destiny stretching far beyond one city or one century, Bedelia begins to understand that the Dark Angels were never meant to defend Savannah alone. Their purpose is far greater—and the darkness gathering against them is greater still. *A Gathering of Shadows* expands the world of **The Bayou Girl** into an epic tale of supernatural mystery, loyalty, sacrifice, and hope, where the line between monster and guardian grows ever more difficult to define... and where one immortal woman may be destined for a role no one could have imagined.

by Stephen Sulkey

## The Bayou Girl: The Shadows of Savannah After leaving the bayous of Louisiana behind, Bedelia Marie Dubois begins a new life in historic Savannah, Georgia. Hidden behind the elegance of a restored antebellum mansion and the charm of Southern society, she quietly builds a place for herself among the city's elite. But beneath Savannah's beauty lies a darkness every bit as deadly as the one she left behind. As criminals, predators, and ancient supernatural forces emerge from the shadows, Bedelia finds herself drawn once again into a secret war against evil. A determined homicide detective begins investigating a series of impossible deaths, while an old hoodoo woman senses that something ancient has awakened within the city. At the same time, Bedelia struggles with a loneliness that even immortality cannot erase, haunted by her love for New Orleans police detective Benjamin Reese. Soon, old allies arrive, powerful new enemies reveal themselves, and Bedelia discovers that the darkness gathering in Savannah is greater than anything she has faced before. To protect the innocent, she must risk exposing the very secret that has kept her alive for more than two centuries. Rich with Southern Gothic atmosphere, supernatural suspense, mystery, and unforgettable characters, **The Bayou Girl: The Shadows of Savannah** continues the saga of an immortal woman who has chosen to become the monster that hunts monsters.

by Stephen Sulkey

## The Bayou Girl: A Woman to Die For She lived in the bayou until she could no longer tolerate the evil that men do. For more than two centuries, Bedelia Marie Dubois has hidden from the world, living alone among the swamps and ancient oaks of coastal Louisiana. To those few who know the old legends, she is little more than a whispered ghost—a beautiful woman seen only at night, leaving behind unanswered questions and the bodies of those who deserved far worse. When a series of brutal crimes draws innocent people into her world, Bedelia can no longer remain an observer. Forced to choose between the secrecy that has protected her for generations and the justice that demands action, she begins a dangerous crusade against killers, predators, and those who believe the weak exist only to be exploited. As detectives, scholars, and powerful enemies close in, Bedelia discovers that the greatest threat is not her own immortal nature, but an ancient evil that has begun to stir in the shadows. To confront it, she must decide whether redemption is still possible for a creature long believed to be damned. Set against the haunting beauty of the Louisiana bayous, *The Bayou Girl: A Woman to Die For* is a Southern Gothic thriller that blends supernatural suspense, mystery, horror, and moral complexity into the story of a vampire who has chosen to become humanity's unlikely guardian. Sometimes the most dangerous monster... is the one trying to save you.

by Stephen Sulkey

## The Bayou Girl Series Some monsters hunt the innocent. Others hunt the monsters. **The Bayou Girl** is a Southern Gothic supernatural thriller series published on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) where vampires are not the greatest evil—they are often the last line of defense against it. For more than two centuries, Bedelia Marie Dubois has walked the shadows of the American South, hiding among humanity while carrying the burden of immortality. But when ancient powers begin to awaken and organized crime, human trafficking, serial killers, corrupt politicians, and forces far older than civilization threaten the living, she can no longer remain hidden. From the haunted streets of Savannah to the moonlit bayous and the French Quarter of New Orleans, Bedelia and those she transforms into her Dark Angels wage a secret war that few humans will ever know exists. Alongside detectives, scholars, priests, and unlikely allies, they confront horrors born of both mankind and the supernatural, where every victory comes at a terrible price and every choice tests the boundaries between justice and vengeance. Rich with Southern atmosphere, gothic elegance, supernatural mystery, and fast-paced suspense, **The Bayou Girl** blends vampire mythology, crime fiction, horror, faith, and moral ambiguity into an epic saga of immortal protectors battling the darkness hidden behind everyday life. Because sometimes the monsters wearing human faces are far more terrifying than the ones with fangs.

by Rory North

The very prison that holds the answer to saving Jasper’s life could also be the death of her, and she may have to resort to drastic measures to get the information she needs.

by A.M Isle

A century of stillness does not end quietly. The empire is waking hungry and afraid, and the people who survived the freeze are discovering that survival was only the beginning. Kathera is returning, and the world is moving again. It should feel like enough.\ \ It isn't.\ \ Sahora never asked to be the one who carried Kathera's soul across realms. She never asked to crawl to the bottom of a waterfall and trade her breath for a world she barely knew. She never asked to stand trial before a village that wants her dead, or to fall for the man who broke every oath he had ever kept just to pull her back from the dark. She never asked for any of it.\ \ The world didn't ask either. It just needed her anyway.\ \ While Oliver faces the cost of choosing love over law, and Lyrian holds together an empire built on grief and rose gardens, a darkness older than the freeze is moving in the east. Carlosa of the Dark Court does not doubt. She does not stumble. She has spent a lifetime being certain. But something is pulling her toward the cliffs of Sinthia, something her shadow recognized long before she did, and Carlosa is beginning to understand that certainty is only as strong as what you refuse to look at.\ \ Ten shards. One stone. A world still remembering how to breathe.\ \ And the people brave enough, or broken enough, or desperate enough, to believe it can.

by Calvan L Starling

An Ongoing Saga Following the exploits of Zakary Sevendust and his found family on a hostile violent world known as Jistoa.

by Calvan L Starling

Ten year old Zakary sevenfust walks with his father into the premature ending to his childhood. Set on the harsh unforgiving world of Jistoa. Zakary learns the weight of his bloodline, all the while a shadow watches in the distance, ancient and hungry for souls.

by Ernest Keith Adams

In December of 1811 and January of 1812, a massive quake known as the New Madrid Earthquake shook the Midwest.  The Quake was centered under the Missouri town of New Madrid, thus the name. It was so strong that it caused church bells to ring in Boston mass, over 1100 miles away. At that time the Mississippi river flowed backwards, and the earth split open swallowing many homes and pioneers. If it were to occur again today many cities would crumble. Very few buildings are built to withstand a quake of that magnitude, and millions of people now live on top of this earthquake zone. Scientists tell us it is not a matter of if, but when. It will happen again. Perhaps this story is an omen of what could happen, When It All Falls Down.

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 Broken Pencils 4363

The Great Lakes Deaf Men's Group \[GLDMG) Retreat is held annually for deaf and hard of hearing men to learn about God, Worship God, Pray to God and re-dedicate our lives to the Lord. This retreat was founded by Chris, who saw the need for a retreat for his fellow deaf men in Michigan 15 years ago.  Our deaf men's fellowship is a good opportunity to meet and make new friends as well as keeping in touch. I love it.

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 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 Broken Pencils 4363

When I was a freshman in Bible college, our deaf professor offered us a letter grade of extra credit if we were able to correctly compile a life of Christ from the 4 gospels. No outside sources other than the 4 gospels. I was allowed to use a bible times map. I suggest 4 bookmarkers. The reading alone is definitely worth the effort. I enjoy doing this hands on bible study now and then from scratch. You can use my trailmarkers if you get lost.

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 Shelbye Karr

*“First rule of being a Storm Chaser, don’t walk; stride. Second rule of being a Storm Chaser, don’t stride; **fly**.”*   Corbingiin Peregrine from Rook has always had her heart set on something bigger than the pastoral life surrounded by goats and horses she was born into. With her powers over the wind, water and electricity, Peri is determined to become a Storm Warden, masters of the three elements and the right hands of the Storm Warden General who rules over their large sprawling kingdom. To do so, she'll have to leave everything behind and start out as a Storm Novice, a student of the Storm Guard Academy in the Capital City. When she's told that she'll only be allowed to master wind, her natural element, due to her lack of nobility, Peri is determined to go around the rules being imposed upon her and keep her three skills sharp without the powers that be at the Academy knowing. The Academy's Instructor of Wind, Anirgiin Taymour from Ilhan, not only ignores Peri's drive to accomplish what only the nobility have been allowed to achieve, but actively encourages it - until she's taken away by the Watchers, the Storm Warden General's guard dogs, for interrogation. Left without a teacher she can trust, she seeks out one of the last of the Noble Houses from her own region at Taymours insistence, a reclusive healer named Narengiin Batu of Salhi, to aid her in her small rebellion and after wearing him down she acquires a grumpy yet effective teacher who, like Taymour, encourages her to not only hone her skills but to question everything around her for the betterment of her follow citizens. Between her training, her noble classmates looking down on her and a system that wants to keep her in her place, Peri is finding it hard to breathe, but if there's one thing a Storm Warden never runs out of it's wind. Fueled by her passion to become the first so called 'peasant Storm Warden', Corbingiin Peregrine from Rook is determined to not only succeed but soar higher than anyone ever has before.

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 Sammie Settlemire

Sorenson: 9th & Ash follows a woman standing at the fault line between her past and the world she refuses to inherit. In a neighborhood where every street remembers what you survived, Sorenson becomes a mythic‑surreal portrait of resilience — a story where trauma has teeth, hope has a spine, and the ordinary corners of 9th & Ash crack open to reveal the strange magic of rebuilding a life from the ruins.

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 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 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 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 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.***  ***The novel is complete with all 27 chapters available.***

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 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 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 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

*They don't make them like this anymore.* *Not really. Somewhere between the reboots and the "expanded universes," most genre fiction stopped trying to build a mythology from scratch and started curating one instead. Quest for the Star isn't curated. It's built — a thousand-year empire, a shattered relic, a prince convinced strength alone should be enough to claim it, and a prophecy that suggests it never was.* *This isn't a tie-in. It isn't fan fiction with the names filed off. It's an original mythic space opera built the hard way, one character-driven chapter at a time — and Chapter One is nine pages to find out whether it's the series you've been missing.* *"Before the Empire, there was only Atlantium, and Atlantium was a hundred crowns armed each against the others..."* *— 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.