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The Cool Thing: A Dark Comedy. Or Not.

by Robert Rife

R.L. mistakenly buys a device taken from a long-ago crashed spaceship. When activated, it nullifies distance, allowing immediate access to the human staffed lab built above the wreck. A lab operated ruthlessly by Dr. Lillith Gaust, who has a terrifying history of failed species-splicing experiments. Not all her failures die; called Lab Spills, they’re abandoned in the toxic Waydowns. Occasionally one escapes, vastly invigorating the staff. Especially those who get eaten. ... more

Locator

by William Girdwood

In the far distant future, after segregating into groups decided by race, religion, color, creed, or nationality, mankind has dispersed throughout the spiral arms of the galaxy. The only remaining humans left on Earth are the aboriginal peoples of Australia, some of the American Indian tribes, the Zulus of Africa, and the Creators. The Earth, now more aptly called Oceanus, has become a virtual paradise except for one major problem. The seemingly immortal Creators are slowly dying! After discover... more

Bloodstained Bliss

by Elle Limpkin

Three centuries after the violence genes have been removed from the entire world population, a series of murders shake the blissful island of Roseside Reef and the entire planet. New dead bodies are discovered despite around-the-clock video surveillance, but is there anyone who can stop the killer? With no police, no detectives, and no forensics team, Zeno Pruitt, former military Commander and unenthusiastic Governor, jumps at the opportunity to lead the team that aims to solve the mystery. T... more

Stranded (The Shorten Chronicles Book 1)

by Rosalind Tate

Bridget Jones meets Downton Abbey in this acclaimed time-travel debut novel! Sophie Arundel is stuck in a grand house in 1925 England with her dog, Charlotte. Oh, and fellow student Hugo, annoying and charming in equal measure. But the only way back to the twenty-first century is through a hidden portal — and Sophie must work with Hugo to unlock its secrets…

Dragon Mage

by ML Spencer

Aram Raythe has the power to challenge the gods. He just doesn't know it yet. Aram thinks he’s nothing but a misfit from a small fishing village in a dark corner of the world. As far as Aram knows, he has nothing, with hardly a possession to his name other than a desire to make friends and be accepted by those around him, which is something he’s never known. But Aram is more. Much, much more. Unknown to him, Aram bears within him a gift so old and rare that many people would kill him fo... more

Shield & Shade

by Misty Hayes

For fans of STORM AND FURY and MORTAL INSTRUMENTS.

It's been over ten years since fifteen-year-old Zoey Taylor wandered away from her family home in the middle of the night. Or so she's been told, repeatedly, by her mother—but the only thing Zoey knows for sure is that when her oldest brother, Corinth, found her in the woods, safe and unharmed, she returned with a crippling fear of the dark and no other memories from those lost days&m... more

The Good Ship

by Jeremy M. Wright

Thirteen-year-old Annabelle Cross can't explain where the island came from. She does know it’s the only haven after her boat is destroyed. Imprisoned children show her how to overcome the island's unusual trials and the sinister creatures determined at capturing them. There's a project buried deep in the island, and it's the only hope to set them free. But when a spy reveals their secret, the moment arrives to escape, only to face the island's controlling force, a wickedness as old as time.

The Callers

by K. S. Tyree

Drought has ruined the land, fields are dry and barren, and Prince Rillon knows he can save the world. The problem, as he has discovered in his secret research, is that the Callers are asleep on the job. Whatever these mysterious beings are, the prince is confident that they will restore the weather to normalcy if only they are awakened. And to awaken them, all he has to do is touch the unicorn’s horn. As soon as he can find the unicorn, that is. Enter Sky, the forest nim who has all the answ... more

Shadow of Wolves

by J.R. White

A tortured gunfighter. A Navajo outcast. – And the Creature whose claws would stain the stones of the Mojave red. Flush with raw silver and ruled by a baron with an iron fist, the tiny mining outpost of Shank’s Point is under siege by a sinister evil. When the rising sun reveals the claw-torn bodies littered among the rocks, John Swift-Runner calls on his old friend, a vagabond gunfighter, to stand with him against the slaughter he knows will come. But as their band of misfits hunts for... more

Ten Years of Darkness

by Kristen Chambers

Laurence, by his own admission, was a failure. An aspiring magician by trade, he spent his days attempting to recreate something he knew in his heart must exist, but for some reason did not. He was miserable, and he knew he would never amount to anything. In that regard, he and Kristen had something in common, even though they had never met - at least, not to their knowledge. Little did they know, their fates had been entwined long ago...

The sudden appearance of a dangerous stran... more

Fault

by Debra Rose

We became so dependent on it, so taken by it that it became ingrained in us like the oxygen we breathe. Technology. The basis of our jobs, our entertainment, our communication, our entire way of life… Gone. It’s the buzzing in my head that disturbs me the most. It comes as a warning right before they do. The little black spiders that are eating our world.

Mantis Green

by Farah Ysvette Mourad Vera

Centering on the creation and lethal destruction of an orbital infrastructure built around planet Earth, Milian Sieglund—an alien architect tasked with building a moon for a wealthy recluse—contends with displacement, identity and the concept of home. MANTIS GREEN is an intimate allegorical science fiction story, told by a series of characters, whose narratives often read as memoirs. It explores privilege, xenophobia, environmental responsibility, and isolation.

TARO

by Blue Spruell

A B.R.A.G. MEDALLION HONOREE. Award-winning author Blue Spruell reimagines classic Japanese folklore in an historical fantasy adventure of warlords, swords & mythical beasts from old Japan – an engaging tale for adults young and old – Banzai!

Lost in the mists of Mount Fuji . . . but no one can escape destiny. . . .

Orphaned by a rival... more

Ark of the Chimeron: Nadir at the Maelstrom

by Justin Grimmett

The world holds its breath. It has been nine months since the last Kill Switch sighting. Most think the sudden disappearance of the Las Vegas ruins was caused by the Darkling making his last stand. Those living in the U3F facility know better. They know that their Darkling foe is alive and well. They know he is preparing himself for something big. But only Kill Switch and his Darkling commanders know that he has slipped out of the universe in search of a weapon of grave power. Time moves... more

Station

by Jarrett Brandon Early

What is Station? A second chance? A nocturnal paradise? Or something more sinister?

When grief-stricken Marlin Hadder's life refuses to end despite his best efforts, he unwittingly earns an invitation to Station. On its glossy iridescent surface, it's a city of indulgence, where every desire can be satisfied through gratuitous sex, exotic drugs, and extreme surgical procedures called Elevations. But when Hadder wants a life beyond the audacious parties and shocking body modifica... more

Emit Eht

by Ratna Srivastava

Eva is a misanthropic pessimistic teacher suffering from sudden onset of insomnia. She meets Christopher, a NASA scientist and volunteers to go on a high tech aircraft test flight when a catastrophy strikes and humanity is pushed to the brink of extinction. Eva and Christopher have to reorganize and reinvent themselves in order to survive. However, no body can believe them or their survival. And for very different reasons.

A hypersonic plane. A hypersonic love story... more

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