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Herizon

by Daniel Vandever

Herizon follows the journey of a young, Diné girl as she is asked by her grandmother to help retrieve a flock of sheep. Join the girl in her adventure across land and water aided by a magical scarf that will expand your imagination and transform what you think is possible.

Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tales: Books 1-3

by Laurel Decher

Three books about young leadership: An inventor princess earns a name, a perpetually lost prince learns to lead, and multiplying problems can’t defeat royal twins.

Trouble at the Valentine Factory

by Laurel Decher

Will the Seven Kingdoms be the friendliest place in the world? Or the rudest?  The eleven-year-old royal Saffron twins—Princess Saffy and Prince Magellan--have to save the Seven Kingdoms from the Blackfly Queen’s dangerous new magical candies! The trouble starts when the Blackfly Queen introduces a brand-new holiday guaranteed to make her the most beloved queen in the Seven Kingdoms: Valentine’s Day!?! This year, Valentine’s Day falls on the same day as the Rose Monday Parade. Instead of del... more

Falcon Fire

by Erik A. Otto

On colonial Venus, people who are susceptible to lies have been denigrated and barred from the citizenry. Ancient dirigibles dock at the top of colossal towers to shunt people to and from underground cities. Armies of enclosed, beetle-shaped biocrawlers creep around the planet providing a coveted, yet deficient, natural environment. Colonists strive for an outdoor ecology to call their own, but terraforming is faltering. There is growing unrest, and at the heart of this rift is Hix, a member... more

The Mizoquii

by Caleb Durden

The only kid working on a starship with lawless smugglers on their way to the planet Lathas, Edin Carvosa dreams of a different life. When he learns that Lathas has a gladiatorial tournament called a gauntlet where young boys fight to the death for money, pride, and a ticket to the most prestigious academies, he plots to escape and enter the tournament. But everything goes sour when a mysterious stranger ambushes the smugglers’ rendezvous with a dangerous cartel. The only one left alive... more

Elena the Brave

by Julie Mathison

From award-winning indie author Julie Mathison comes the sequel to BookLife Prize Semi Finalist VASILISA.

Old Rus, a land of witches and ogres, bogatyr warriors and six-headed dragons, magic and myth. A land lurking below the waking world, a fabled land – except for the chosen few.

It’s 1942, and the world is at war. Elena Petrovna Volkonsky is just a schoolgirl in a Pennsylvania steel town, the Russia of her forebears long forgotten ... more

Escaping First Contact

by T.S. Beier

At the far edge of cultivated space, a derelict ship rests. Ten times larger than the biggest Terran dreadnaught, the ship is not recognized by any of the five species tenuously coexisting in the galaxy. Small crews are sent to investigate. What they find is a trap. Once in the metal labyrinth’s clutches, it is clear the unlikely allies will not escape unless they can work together as a team. Unfortunately, trust and cooperation are entirely out of the question. An immersive tale of esc... more

The Lazarus Men: A Lazarus Men Agenda #1

by Christian Warren Freed

A thrilling sci-fi noir adventure combining the best mystery of the Maltese Falcon with the adventure of Total Recall and suspense of James Bond. It is the 23rd century. Humankind has spread across the galaxy. The Earth Alliance rules weakly and is desperate for power. Hidden in the shadows are the Lazarus Men: a secret organization ruled with an iron fist by the enigmatic Mr. Shine. His agents are the worst humanity has to offer and they are everywhere. Gerald LaPlant’s life changes forev... more

and the Stars began to Fall

by Madeleine de Jean

When a Bronze Age figurine starts talking to Mycenae Archaeologist, Margaret Benson, warning her of her own imminent death and the re-destruction of this site, Margaret finds herself morphing in and out of a permeable timeline, uncovering Bronze Age Aliens joined to a Curse of Clytemnestra set to go off tomorrow. Margaret’s most unique discovery, this 3200-hundred-year-old figurine, found in the ruins of King Agamemnon’s palace, reveals a far-advanced Bronze Age society of enlightened humans ... more

Spoiled

by Rob Baddorf

Born into great wealth, Kimberly the cat lived her life pampered by Madam, trained in refinement and class, yet always kept at arm’s length. When Madam suddenly dies, Kimberly is put up for sale at a yard sale. Signey, an 11-year-old girl, eagerly nabs Kimberly as her own. Whisked off with the commoners, Kimberly suffers the tortures of her impoverished life and vows to keep Signey at arm’s length. Fights over who gets use of the bed, first-time experiments with makeup, and Halloween dress-ups... more

A Touch of Light

by Thiago Abdalla

The dead shall not be mourned or remembered, for death is the enemy, and will only drive the Seraph away. The Domain is the bastion of life. The Seraph blesses her faithful with endless years, and death is kept away in hope for Her return. The Domain nations have maintained a tenuous peace with the southern clans, who believe life must be returned to the Earth to keep it whole. But the world of Avarin is changing. A deadly frenzy spreads among the people of the Domain, while parts of th... more

True Teryn

by S.G. Blaise

Lilla must recruit the biggest and most dangerous army in the Seven Galaxies, but the Teryn emperor will not comply unless Lilla earns the blessing of the Teryn Guardian Goddess Laoise. Dealing with gods is never easy. Guardian Goddess Laoise’s condition for bestowing her blessing is for Lilla to bring her the mysterious Heart Amulet. Now Lilla is trapped in a strange place with no way out, no idea where to go or how to find the amulet. The only way for Lilla to complete her mission is t... more

The Snowflake Woods: Charlie and the Christmas Miracle

by B. De Alwis

Celebrate the magic of Christmas with a special wish that brings hope, friendship and second chances in this heartwarming tale…

Charlie loves pulling pranks, but this Christmas he’s finally gone too far… With four prim and proper sisters, a grumpy neighbour, and a talent for stirring trouble, Charlie worries this will be the year he finally ends up on Santa’s Naughty List. He’s tried being good, but none of it matters because his greatest Christmas wish i... more

Mr

by Sul Harley

For fans of Alice in Wonderland and the Mad hatter; an even deeper, twisted and cosy story full of heartbreak, love, friendship and a devilish cup of tea. Meet Lumen meets Tea creature; two suspicious crazy creatures who end up working together against all odds, one hanging cheese on the washing line, and the other expanding glass intelligence from court, but whose backyard place will solve the problem? Most importantly who will destroy who? A hundred questions, curious blood experiments, mut... more

Dr. Bart & Other Strange Stories

by Tim Pompey

Continuing in the tradition of Freeland, Find Walter, and other stories of the supernatural, Tim Pompey shares four long tales: A couple celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary unexpectedly encounter their dead son. A young man's disappearance raises the specter of an old German folktale. An executive ignores her father's dying wish at her own peril. A devilish kidnapper raids an Oklahoma town and launches a heavenly war. With horror, tragedy, and a slice of bloody humor, the author explores ... more

C6S: Tales of the Patrol Force

by Edward Hochsmann

An exciting collection of four novellas, describing the evolution of the Patrol Force, a combination Defense Organization and Interplanetary Constabulary for the Confederation of the Six Systems, an economic empire covering a significant portion of the Milky Way.

The First Step - One hundred years of armistice following a devastating genocidal war finds the Listrians and Urtimalians eyeing each other warily across their frontier. After picking up a furtive distress call from an... more

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