I Was the Sun Before I Became an Immortal by Veyron Grape

For tens of billions of years, he existed as the Sun. He burned silently in the depths of the cosmos, watching civilizations rise and fall before eventually growing tired of eternity itself. Then came the collapse. The moment he became a black hole, he opened his eyes once more—reborn as a newborn infant in a cultivation world. The sect elders tested his spiritual roots. The spirit stones showed no reaction at all. He frowned slightly. It felt as though something inside him was missing. So… his spiritual roots simply grew on their own. They taught him spells. He mastered them after a single glance—and casually improved them along the way. They warned him that his killing intent was too heavy. He merely smiled. “Everyone,” he said calmly, “please die here.” He only wanted to live an ordinary life as a cultivator. But somehow, everything in this world seemed terribly wrong.

My Basic Attacks Permanently Increase HP by Hckhood

Lin Tianhao has already witnessed the end of the world once. After being betrayed and killed, he awakens on the eve of Oracle’s launch—the game destined to merge with reality and unleash the Twilight of the Gods. This time, he knows exactly what is coming. Using his memories of the future, Lin Tianhao obtains a Divine Talent Awakening Stone and unlocks an ability that should not exist: Every basic attack permanently increases his maximum HP. Better yet, those attacks also inflict true damage based on his ever-growing health. While other players struggle through beginner quests, Lin Tianhao hunts hidden opportunities, challenges enemies far above his level, and prepares to restore a fallen Eastern Kingdom. Rare classes, divine blessings, secret missions, and forgotten treasures all become stepping stones on his path. Before long, the supposedly fragile archer possesses more health than the strongest tanks—and enough damage to erase elite players with a single arrow. The gods believe they control the game. Lin Tianhao intends to prove them wrong.

My Sect Pays You to Cultivate by Milo Blade

In this world, cultivation is not a path for the poor. Pay an entrance fee. Pay for a chance to learn. Pay every month just to remain a disciple. After transmigrating into this ruthless cultivation world, Su Bai refuses to accept its rules. With the Strongest Sect System, he establishes the Heavenly Dao Sect around one simple promise: Cultivation is free. New disciples can learn immortal arts from their very first day. The sect even pays them monthly allowances—and the stronger they become, the more they earn. In return, every breakthrough achieved by his disciples feeds power back to Su Bai, allowing both the sect and its master to grow stronger together. What begins as a ridiculous experiment soon becomes a force capable of overturning the entire cultivation world. Talents rejected by wealthy sects find a home. Ordinary mortals gain a path to immortality. Years later, enemies march on the Heavenly Dao Sect expecting to find a group of penniless weaklings. Instead, they discover the truth: Even the man sweeping the floor is an emperor.

I Became the Blacksmith NPC by Clearing Nuts

When the next-generation full-dive VRMMO Godhunt Online finally launched, professional gold farmer Liu Kongkong rushed in immediately. After all, this game was supposed to make him rich. Unfortunately, the name he wanted was already taken. “Seriously? Fine, I’ll just change it. Can you hurry up? You’re wasting my money-making time.” After a few random clicks— He entered the game before even finishing character creation. And somehow, his character had become the blacksmith NPC of the beginner village. At first, Liu Kongkong was furious. Then he discovered something important: Every coin players spent on his weapons belonged to him. Suddenly… being an NPC didn’t sound so bad. Forge equipment? He casually modified the stats and sold them for ten times the price. The cash shop doesn’t sell cosmetics? Fine. He’d just craft better-looking armor himself. The system wanted him to design dungeons for players to challenge? With his years of gaming experience, if players could clear them easily, he’d change his surname on the spot. World Boss loot wasn’t enough to satisfy him anymore. True divine weapons could only be forged by Liu the Blacksmith himself. As his wealth exploded and his stats spiraled completely out of control, one truth became clear: He no longer needed skill multipliers. A single punch was enough. And when the worlds finally merged together, even the supreme god-emperor was smashed into the ground by Liu Kongkong’s fist. “This… is your limit?” the Emperor God asked weakly. Liu Kongkong shook his head. “No,” he replied calmly. “This is the limit your body can withstand.” “And I’m still not wearing my equipment yet.”

Graveyard Sword Immortal by Calyx

Lin Xiao transmigrates into a world of cultivation with one extraordinary gift: Max-Level Comprehension. Any Divine Ability or cultivation technique becomes clear to him the moment he encounters it. His only problem is a complete lack of cultivation resources. Before he can find a solution, agents of a Demon Sect seize him and force him to become a Tomb Guardian at Pyre Heaven Sword Tomb. His daily duty is simple: polish the swords buried there. What appears to be a punishment soon becomes an unimaginable opportunity. By polishing the longsword Lihuo, he obtains a heaven-grade sword art. From Mingmie, he comprehends its Annihilation Sword Intent. From the personal weapon of an ancient Sword Emperor, he acquires an eternal and indestructible Sword Force. His comprehension is not limited to swords. Blades, Pills, Array Formations—even people—can grant him profound insights. While guarding the tomb, Lin Xiao quietly accumulates a terrifying breadth of knowledge and power. The disciples he casually guides grow into world-shaking experts, never realizing the true depth of their unassuming mentor. By the time chaos engulfs the cultivation world, Lin Xiao has already spent far too long hiding.

Who Said a Warrior Can't Walk the Sword Dao? by Croc Slayer

Qin Guan is a formidable martial artist who has opened the eighth of the Heaven-Defying Ten Gates. Following his master’s orders, he descends the mountain to fulfill an arranged marriage with the Nan Family of Luyun City. The Nan Family sees him as a worthless cripple—someone born without a dantian who can never cultivate Spiritual Energy. Unwilling to marry their gifted daughter to him, they secretly substitute Nan Rou, the family’s gravely ill eldest daughter. They believe they have discarded two burdens at once. They are wrong. Qin Guan may be unable to cultivate like an ordinary cultivator, but the Heaven-Defying legacy he inherited allows him to accomplish the impossible: combining overwhelming martial power with the supreme Sword Dao. While the world dismisses him as a failure, Qin Guan quietly stands beyond the reach of those who ridicule him. The moment he finally draws his sword, every assumption about martial artists will be shattered. A martial artist who dares to cultivate the Sword Dao? Who gave him permission?

My Sect Is Stronger Than It Looks by Darren Yu

Once, he stood at the very top of a sacred land. Then the elders turned against him. Stripped of his position and driven from the sect he once ruled, he left with nothing but the clothes on his back. That was when the system awakened. Its mission was simple: Build a sect. Recruit disciples. Develop its territory. And turn an unknown mountain into the greatest cultivation force the world had ever seen. From that day forward, everything changed. Ten disciples broke through at once. Then a hundred. Then ten thousand. Every achievement brought new rewards—rare treasures, powerful formations, countless draws, and even cultivation strong enough to shake the entire continent. The sect grew. Its fields produced heavenly herbs. Its disciples became monsters among geniuses. Even the creatures wandering around the mountain were no longer ordinary. Years later, an invading Demon Lord finally arrived at the sect gates. Then he saw the yellow dog guarding the entrance. He stared at it. The dog stared back. An Emperor Realm aura quietly filled the air. The Demon Lord's face twitched. “You call this a declining sect?” “Your damn watchdog is stronger than half the rulers on the continent!”

Meditate to Power: This Daoist Will Be Invincible by Zephyr

In the Yin Heavenly Domain, demons run rampant and malevolent spirits lurk at every turn. Ordinary mortals cling to survival under the shadow of transcendent powers, while the Cultivation Sects reign supreme—their Dao Lords gazing down upon the masses like ants beneath their feet. And “Immortal” has become the greatest forbidden word of all. Li Qingyun is a bastard-born son of the Marquis’s household—a boy written off as a hopeless waste from birth. Framed by those who envied him, he is cast out and exiled to a remote Daoist temple, seemingly condemned to spend his days in the company of flickering oil lamps, destined to grow old and die forgotten on the mountain. But fate has other plans. A mysterious Dao Effigy awakens within his mind, and from that moment forward, all he has to do is sit in quiet meditation—and his cultivation grows. Half a day to enter the Dao. Half a year to reach Foundation Establishment. One year to open his Qi Sea. Two years to Core Formation. Five years to Perfected Nascent Soul. Yet the deeper his cultivation runs, the more uneasy he becomes. This world is far more treacherous than it appears—and the enigmatic Dao Effigy lurking in his mind may not be the blessing it seems. Will Li Qingyun keep his head down and live in peace… or will he shatter the heavens, sweep away all who stand against him, and seize the invincible immortality he deserves?

The Low-Key Sword Saint by Aurelia Vale

Lin Feng learned the price of arrogance with his life. Reborn in the Nine Continents as the supposedly useless senior disciple of the Shenxiao Sword Sect, he makes himself a promise: this time, he will hide his talent, avoid unnecessary trouble, and survive. For a while, the plan works. Then hidden enemies strike his master, and remaining in the shadows is no longer an option. Forced to reveal only a fraction of his ability, Lin Feng overturns everything his fellow disciples thought they knew about him. The sect’s forgotten failure may actually be a peerless sword genius—and every glimpse of his true strength draws more attention than he ever wanted. He only wants a quiet life. Unfortunately, the world seems determined to make him famous.

My Disciples Think This Is a Game by Crystal Rock Sugar

After transmigrating into a world of cultivation, he inherited exactly one thing: A ruined sect. The mountains were barren, the halls were empty, and the surrounding wilderness was crawling with monsters and hostile races. Rebuilding the sect should have been impossible. Then he discovered the sect’s strange little assistant could summon “players” from another world. From that moment on, everything changed. Land that had been abandoned for centuries was cleared overnight by players who treated farming as a hidden quest. Monsters that once terrorized the region were worn down by endless waves of fearless challengers. Invading enemies expected to conquer a dying sect, only to be chased all the way back home by people who thought war loot was an event reward. Some players brought body-tempering techniques back to reality and became world-class fighters. Some turned melodies from the cultivation world into hit songs. The sect master watched it all happen with growing satisfaction. At least, he would have been completely satisfied if certain players would stop following him around every day, convinced that he was hiding a legendary questline.

Heavenly Insight: Forging Immortal Arts in the Scripture Vault by A Girl on Her Own

Lin Jiufeng transmigrated—only to find himself trapped in the body of a century-old man within Yuhua Sect, his frail body little more than a dying flame flickering in the wind, ready to be snuffed out at any moment. Yet fortune had not entirely abandoned him. Blessed with the gift of Heavenly Comprehension, Lin Jiufeng needed only a single glance to perceive the Dao and a single thought to derive new techniques. He reflected upon a hundred years of lived experience—and from those memories, he unraveled the secrets of Immortality. He watched clouds billow and winds gather—and from that sight, he comprehended the Divine Ability to summon storms and call the rain. He observed shooting stars blazing across the heavens and meteors crashing to earth—and from that vision, he forged the art of Daytime Falling Stars. He gazed at flowers blooming and withering in the courtyard, at clouds rolling and unfurling above mountain peaks—and from that stillness, he awakened the power to birth blossoms with a single thought. Tucked away inside the Canon Pavilion of Yuhua Sect, this ancient, unassuming keeper quietly studies, contemplates, and creates—weaving peerless techniques from nothing, one insight at a time. While the world outside churns with conflict and ambition, Lin Jiufeng's comprehension knows no ceiling. The Dao is everywhere. And for him, mastery is only ever one breath away.

I Copy My Way to Ascension by Brave

Bai Chen arrives in a cultivation world with no money, connections, or powerful background. His only advantage is the Entry Copying System, which allows him to copy a talent trait from another cultivator each month. Rather than courting danger, he joins a sect, keeps his head down, and quietly accumulates extraordinary gifts. Talents for alchemy, artifact forging, spirit plants, talismans, and beast taming—abilities others might spend a lifetime pursuing—gradually become his own. While everyone dismisses Bai Chen as an ordinary disciple with mediocre spiritual roots, he builds an overwhelming foundation in the shadows. His plan is simple: avoid trouble, make friends, and grow stronger where no one is looking. But in a cultivation world filled with rival sects, hidden dangers, and powerful enemies, staying unnoticed may prove harder than ascending itself.

Eliza's Cursed Dragon (Filthy Fairy Tales Series) by Bella Blair

Once upon a time... There was an enchanted forest where fairy tales came to life... ELIZA: After our father remarries, his new bride shows her true colors as an evil witch and curses my eleven brothers to live the rest of their lives as swans. There is only one way to lift the spell: I must take a six-year vow of silence, and at night, collect stinging nettles from graveyards to make eleven cloaks. Together, my brothers and I venture outside Fable Forest to escape our stepmother’s wrath. Three years later my vow of silence is severely tested when I meet the most handsome man I have ever seen. The infatuation is mutual, but how can I make him understand that I need to spend my nights at graveyards when I’m not allowed to speak? EDWARD: Building a town on the outskirts of Fable Forest was just the kind of challenge I was looking for. Until I run into a nasty witch that is. For saving her cat, she rewards me with a curse to turn into a dragon at night. She claims this is how I will find my true love. But how can I find true love like this? I resign myself to a life without love, until I meet the most beautiful stranger who lives in an old, abandoned graveyard with eleven swans. Doubting my sanity, I can’t stay away from her.

Remnants: Disruption by Mourning Star

New Chicago has a serial killer. Or two. Arya Skovsgaard is a lot of things, but a hero is not one of them. She might do heroic things, but since waking up ten years ago with no memory, it's hardly something she can claim. It also doesn't help that as a Remnant, she has strange powers that a large chunk of the world does not. She's not alone, but metahumans aren't always seen as positives in this world. Especially since they're blamed for the First and Second Disruptions that occurred centuries ago. Worse still, her powers of communion with the dead are really helpful for solving crimes, but little else. When a new string of serial murders turns out to be two different culprits, she finds herself in a head-on collision with a truth that is far larger than herself. And one that will ultimately alter the world as she knows it.

Oops I Fell for the Biker Next Door (Oops I Fell for the...Next Door Romance Series) by Julia Stone

Small-town girl meets the boy who broke her heart by leaving—now he’s back to claim it. Riot: I’m not here to stay. Just long enough to get my mother out of the cabin and into assisted living. Then I’m gone, happy to leave my past life behind once more. That was the plan—until Zoey appeared. The girl next door. All grown up. Still looking at me like I’m the guy I used to be. Lucas is dead. Riot is what’s left—and I’ve done too much to ever deserve someone like her. Someone sweet and innocent. So I try to keep my distance. My efforts are futile. She shows up anyway. Sweet smiles. Homemade desserts. Dinner invites I shouldn’t accept… but do. One week. That’s all I wanted to stick around for. Now I’m thinking I’m not leaving—not unless she’s riding out with me. Zoey: My first crush. The boy who left without a word. He’s back—but he’s not that boy anymore. Lucas is covered in scars and secrets I can feel but don’t understand. Riding a motorcycle and sticking out like a sore thumb, I should stay away. Instead, I find reasons to be near him. Because every look lingers. Every touch burns. And the closer we get, the harder it is to stop. He doesn’t plan on sticking around, so I should keep my distance. Too bad I don’t have the strength to do so. The boy I loved is gone… but the man he’s become? He’s the one I can’t resist.

Oops I Fell for the Hockey Player Next Door (Oops I Fell for the...Next Door Romance Series) by Annee Jones

🔥 I was not supposed to be naked in my neighbor's hot tub. But his place sat empty all summer, and a girl can only resist a hot tub for so long. Then the owner showed up. Pro hockey player. Mountain-man beard. Shoulders that make thinking difficult. Very unhappy to find me in his water. He makes me a deal I can't refuse. Now I'm cooking for him, sharing his hot tub, and praying he never finds out why I'm really hiding up here. 💋 🔥 Hockey player next door • Enemies to lovers • Forced proximity • Open-door heat • Guaranteed HEA Quick, hot, and bingeable in one sitting. 🔥

My Big Fat Texas Wedding (Wedding Season Series) by Annee Jones

🐾 JULES — I photograph pets for a living. Pampered ones. Diamond collars. Chanel carriers. I know what I'm doing. I did not know what I was doing when I said yes to shooting a wedding in Frognot, Texas. Four hundred guests. A ranch full of animals nobody warned me about. A bride with ideas. And Dutch Lovett — best man, horse rancher, and the most annoyingly attractive man I've ever met — watching every single thing go wrong with a grin on his face. Nothing about this weekend is going according to plan. Especially him. 🤠 One chaotic Texas wedding. One city girl in way over her head. One cowboy who likes her best when she's a mess. 🔥 Opposites attract • Fish out of water • Forced proximity • Guaranteed HEA Hot, hilarious, and bingeable in one sitting. 🐾

Ice Dragon's Heart (Dragons on Mars Book 2) by Honey Phillips

All she wanted was to be left alone. Now, he's her only chance for survival. Jaz came to the Martian pole for solitude, not company. Especially not the company of a seven-foot-tall alien who just turned her mining rig into a scrap heap in a fit of primal rage. Ajar is a creature of ice and fury, a dragon awakened from a frozen tomb, wounded and cornered. And thanks to the blizzard of the century, he's her new roommate. As Jaz reluctantly nurses him back to health, his defensive rage gives way to an unexpected vulnerability. She sees the lost soul trapped within the scales, and her hardened heart begins to melt. When a corporate hunting party arrives to claim their prize, Jaz and Adjar forge a desperate alliance. He may have destroyed her past, but he’s the only one who can protect her future. A sweet and spicy sci-fi romance perfect for readers who love forced proximity, wounded heroes, and a love that thaws the coldest of hearts.

Last Dragon on Mars (Dragons on Mars Book 1) by Honey Phillips

She was looking for answers. She found a legend. Dr. Alina Falkner is a scientist. She believes in data, in logic, in the cold hard rock of the Martian landscape. So when impossible energy readings lead her deep into a newly-opened cavern, she expects a geological anomaly, not the last echo of an ancient world, awakened by advanced human technology. He is dangerous. He is impossible. And he is her secret to keep. He was born in darkness. She was his first light. Born from a fusion of cyborg blood and the planet's dormant DNA, Rhyx is a newborn in a warrior's body, and the brilliant, gentle human who found him is the first thing he has ever known. Trapped together by a raging dust storm, she becomes his fierce, consuming passion. He will do anything to keep her, even though the world outside their sanctuary threatens to tear them apart. A ruthless scientist, obsessed with both Alina and her secrets, is pursuing them both. As the hunt intensifies, Alina must choose between the career she's dedicated her life to and the impossible male she's fallen for. But when you’re hiding the last dragon on Mars, the price of discovery isn't just loss—it's extinction.

Perfect Pucking Orc: An Orc Hockey Romance (The Orc Hockey League) by Honey Phillips

He controls everything—except her. As captain of the Emerald Enforcers, Tarmek Stonefist is disciplined, controlled, and ruthlessly organized—on the ice and off it. Chaos has no place in his world. Then free-spirited artist Edie Anderson crashes into his carefully ordered life and turns it upside down. She’s impulsive, emotional, and completely uninterested in schedules. She challenges him. Tempts him. And the more he tries to regain control, the faster he feels it slipping away. Perfect order. Perfect chaos. Perfectly pucking dangerous. The Orc Hockey League is a cozy-spicy monster romance series where fierce orc athletes rule the ice, rivalries run hot, and love hits harder than a body check. Each book can be read as a standalone and ends with a happily ever after.

Never Invite a Vampire to Dinner (Wrong Move, Right Monster) by Honey Phillips

Love was never part of the menu. Penelope Harrington loves bringing people together. So when the mysterious owner of Blackthorn House returns to Black Harbor, she invites him to dinner. She doesn't expect him to accept. She definitely doesn't expect him to be a vampire. Or to keep accepting her invitations. After centuries of carefully avoiding attention, Julian Volkov wants nothing more than a quiet life. Then Penny barges into his world with themed dinner parties, endless questions, and a determined belief that no one should eat alone. Unfortunately for Julian, saying no to her proves impossible. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes for Julian to stay hidden—and the harder it becomes to imagine a future without the woman who keeps trying to feed him homemade garlic bread. But when a paranormal podcast starts digging into the secrets of Blackthorn House, Julian's carefully constructed life begins to unravel. Suddenly, the woman who invited him to dinner may be the only person who can protect both his secrets and his heart. A steamy standalone paranormal romance featuring a vampire hero, a sunshine foodie heroine, a cozy coastal town, small-town meddling, mystery, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Never Dance with a Demon: A Cozy Monster Romance (Wrong Move, Right Monster) by Honey Phillips

She lives by the rules. He breaks them for a living. Isadora Solis has built her life on precision, control, and perfectly executed steps. She doesn’t make mistakes on the dance floor, and she definitely doesn’t improvise. So when Malachi Vexis strides into her studio—late, arrogant, and completely incapable of following even the most basic waltz—she knows exactly what he is. A disaster. Unfortunately, he’s also her newest student. Bound by a dangerous demonic contract, he needs to win an upcoming competition without using magic, or lose far more than his pride. Which means he needs her. As their lessons heat up and the lines between discipline and desire begin to blur, Isadora finds herself drawn to the one male who could ruin everything she’s worked for. Because the only thing more dangerous than dancing with a demon… is falling for one. (Each book in the Wrong Move, Right Monster series can be read as a standalone. These sweet and spicy romances are intended for mature readers.)

B is for Bonded (The ABCs of Alien Abduction) by Honey Phillips

A true bond can never be forced—only chosen. Polly survived the unimaginable. Now she's found safety on Hothrest—and in the arms of the Hothian clan leader who watches over her. Every night she slips into Njkall's bed seeking comfort. Every morning she walks away. Njkall has known from the moment they met that Polly is his mate. But after everything she's endured, forcing his claim on her is the last thing he wants to do. If he wants a future with her, he'll have to convince her that a mating bond is built on trust, not possession—and that some promises are worth making forever. This sweet and spicy sci-fi romance features a protective alien warrior willing to wait for his mate, a traumatized heroine learning to trust again, bed sharing, found family, fated mates, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

A is for Abduction (The ABCs of Alien Abduction) by Honey Phillips

Abducted from Earth. Chased across the galaxy. Bound together by a child in danger. Elementary school teacher Emma Carter never expected aliens to be real. She definitely never expected to find herself on the run with a dangerously attractive smuggler and a mysterious infant sought by some of the most dangerous beings in the galaxy. Doren has spent years searching for a legendary treasure known as The Vault. Instead, he finds a stubborn human female, a child who needs protection, and an attraction that's becoming impossible to ignore. With fanatical Grorn warriors closing in, Emma and Doren must work together to keep the infant safe and stay one step ahead of their enemies. Because some treasures are worth far more than gold. A sweet and spicy science fiction romance featuring a roguish alien hero, an abducted human heroine, found family, adventure, danger, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

The Heresy of Thieves by Mia V. Moss

Vael stole magic from the gods for Her people and put an end to centuries of unrest. Now magic is gone, and the battle for the Witchlands’s soul begins. After a millennium of prosperity and magic, one catastrophic night undoes the realm of Yvaelen. Magic has fallen, and prayers to Vael the Giver go unanswered. Jal Riago knows when it’s time to move on from a con. She can’t maintain her false refugee heiress story forever, and her benefactors grow weary of playing host. Just when she’s about to confess and cut ties, a deadly raid sets Jal’s life on a collision course with a powerful entity reckoning with its own madness. The young, steadfast King Thealys Vorrine inherited the throne of Dynestra after her parents’ deaths at Spellfall. But sparks of unrest flare all too quickly into the unpredictable wildfire of rebellion, and King Vorrine must forge headlong into unknown territory. Royal knight and notorious rake Ember Carrado is trying his best to get fired. Instead, when he’s paired with a judgmental paladin and sent on a mission to hunt down a rampaging mythical beast, he finds himself face-to-face with the past he’s been running from since Spellfall. Beacon Wylda Lorcanthas wields a sharp tongue and the second-highest office in the Church of Vael. When the head of the Faith dies, Wylda must seek out a biddable successor. Unfortunately, the clergy’s clear favorite is a charismatic priest who promises the restoration of magic—for those willing to partake of a bloody cost. The dark betrayal behind Spellfall, and the very fabric of Yvaelen’s faith, will be hidden no longer. What began with a thief’s touch will end with a reckoning. And salvation for some may be a waking nightmare for others.

Locker's Rebellion by Jesse Pohlman

Katherine London, an arcane scientist for the Kingdom of Emor, is alarmed when her much-needed vacation with her swordswoman wife Clarice is interrupted with a summons to the capital. The Kingdom has always had trouble keeping the Principality of Presia in line, but a peasant uprising striving for independence is brewing and it falls to Kathy and Clarice to track down its ringleader. There are just two problems making Presia an awful place for Kathy: First, the theocratic Principality is hostile to non-conformist relationships like hers’. Second, arcane gifts are viewed as witchcraft. But when an ancient relic tied to Presia's mythological savior is stolen through what can only be magic, the uprising’s leader gains an air of legitimacy. Kathy would love nothing more than to leave this problem to someone else, but if she did - if the rebellion succeeded - it would strip away the Kingdom's protection from those like her who call Presia their home. She and Clarice cannot risk leaving others like them to a theocracy's scant mercies. When an opportunity to both quell the rebellion and place a more reform-minded cleric in charge of the Principality emerges, Kathy has a first-hand opportunity to help guide him to the right side on both core issues. That leaves her with two unknowns: Whether or not they'll be in time, and what they'll find when they get there. Locker's Rebellion is a fantasy action story which plays out like your favorite battle-manga centered around themes of Queer liberation and self-acceptance. Pick it up if you're ready to stand up and defend the defenseless!

The Goblin Muse by Sandra Bond

Acclaimed poet and novelist Sandra Bond's second collection of verse brings her inimitable touch to subjects as broadly spread as faeries, frogs, crows, cake, coffee, chocolate, death, demons, dementia, politics, platypuses... and, yes, goblins. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you cry. Some may do both at the same time. You have been warned.

Alchemists of Dawn by GS Valiant

Being a woman at Vyner Industries was hard enough. Then the murder happened. Once a promising young researcher, Roxanne Young’s career at the renowned Vyner Alchemical Industries has stalled. Despite her brilliance and long hours in the lab, she just can’t seem to get that next promotion. When she witnesses a brutal murder, Roxanne stumbles on a shocking discovery that could break the Federation’s dangerous dependence on their dwindling reservoirs of magic, and secure her career in the bargain. Determined to expose the discovery and bring the killers to justice, Roxanne turns to the one person who might be able to help: the indomitable Juliana Young, the first and only woman to ever become a department head at Vyner–and Roxanne’s mother. Two ambitious women whose approaches sometimes clash, mother and daughter must work together to protect the future of magic. But as they are drawn into a web of intrigue, shifting loyalties, and unlikely alliances, Roxanne and Juliana soon discover powerful forces at work–and they will stop at nothing to keep Vyner’s secrets hidden.

Bad Citizen by Ron Lebow

A MAFIA WAR CAN BE BRUTAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES A MAGICAL MANIAC Josiah arrives in New York City through a portal from another realm. Capable of frightening feats and driven by a lust for power, he takes on the mafia. He’ll just need the help of a few local outcasts. Lucius is an impulsive f-up who shuns his mafia family’s norms. Behind a long line of brothers for leadership, he fashioned his own comfortable nook. Thrust into war with another family, he becomes enveloped by the need for revenge. Antonia is Lucius’ sister. She exists on the family’s outskirts, protective of her brothers and occasionally called upon for unspeakable assistance. Forced to contend with the potential downfall of everyone she loves, she may be the key to the family’s salvation...and her own. In Bad Citizen, Ron Lebow fuses fantasy, sci fi and mob drama into a relentlessly entertaining ride. Josiah storms through a portal with terrifying powers and a hunger for control, setting his sights on New York’s underworld. He’ll need allies—and finds them in our society’s outcasts. Lucius, an impulsive mafia screw-up, is forced to contend with responsibilities he never wanted. Antonia, his fiercely protective sister, stands at the center of it all. What follows is a comedic war where every twist redefines loyalty, violence is interspersed with unexpected laughs, and no one walks away unchanged. Set in modern-day NYC, the story balances brutal violence with razor-sharp comedy, delivering one unpredictable twist after another. Sacrifices loom around every corner, and consequences never arrive as expected. Lebow’s novel is a portal urban fantasy turned upside down—fun, funny, and deadly serious in all the right places. • Ride shotgun with Josiah as he weaponizes magical abilities to rip apart the mob. • Get lost in a web of twists that make every chapter a revelation. • Witness Lucius’s chaotic spiral from black sheep to vengeful force. • Uncover Antonia’s pivotal role in a war no one else can win. This isn’t a tidy hero’s tale—morally grey characters, constant surprises, and sacrifices with unthinkable consequences drive the chaos. • Mafia mayhem with a magical twist • Dark comedy that lands hard • Sacrifices that flip the script

Cold Blood by C. H. King

When a medical breakthrough threatens powerful interests, progress becomes negotiable. Cold Blood is a thrilling story grounded in realism and set in a world where progress is not driven solely by discovery, but by who stands to gain – and who stands to lose. It explores the tension between public good and private influence, and consequences when scientific advancement collides with money, influence, and fear. Jack, a former Australian government agent, and Kelly, a doctor, must work together to save their daughters after Jack’s daughter is kidnapped and Kelly’s is involved in a life altering accident. They soon discover saving lives is only part of the equation. As political pressure mounts and corporate interests close in, the truth becomes contested. Silence is rewarded, and the cost of speaking out escalates. Can Jack and Kelly find what they’re seeking before it’s too late?

My Brother's Keeper by Ben Schenkman

Magic is real, demons walk the earth, and Max’s brother is dead. Max Asher, Jewish mystic and private-eye, never thought he’d be coming back to his home town to bury his twin brother, Solomon. He definitely never thought the funeral would turn into a case, but when Sol’s widow Gabby asks him to investigate the cause of death, “Uncle Max” is on the job. When Max kicks the demon’s nest, he uncovers a conspiracy that forces him to reevaluate everything he thought he knew about his brother. Unfamiliar local politics blur the line between the supernatural and the mundane, and soon, fighting for justice becomes dangerously literal. If Max can uncover the murderer, he might just save his brother’s soul—but if he can’t, he’ll fall victim to the same deadly fate. Putting the past to rest is going to take more than a shovel full of dirt.

Wobblestrut & Other Proclivities by Leslie Summerfield

A dapper young man fights madness on the brink of existential collapse, treating ego-death with beer bottles. Another grasps the true nature of attraction; only to watch everyone in a high-end restaurant play indulgent children-himself included. A new hire clocks in for a typical first day but quickly suspects a con that may involve trafficking his own organs. Meanwhile, a pimp lives his final day like the king he is, as the hottest gentleman's club on the block whirls into panic. And inside a dank basement, a charismatic bum in a tremendous wig catches spliff-induced clarity so hard it unfurls into a lucid time traveling adventure! Wobblestrut & Other Proclivities is a short-story collection set in a fictional DMV, where the County's comfort and neighboring Buss Ask's chaos blur into a darkly comic ecosystem of hustlers, lovers, weirdos, and emerging sovereigns. In these standalone, yet linked tales, Summerfield alchemizes the strange, tender, dark, with a ridiculous off-kilter approach to the everyday and an unsparing eye for the human condition-where the mundane goes uncanny before landing embarrassingly familiar. Written in the voice of a lovechild between a stand-up folklorist, lyrical witness, and tall-tale prophet, this book may leave readers reeling from thought, feeling, and laughter-all at once, or in a single line where a joke, fresh insight, and old trigger catch them off guard. This is a local mythos of cast-outs and coronations where you'll do just fine; so long as you remember that true self is exposed after life shits on your shoulder... Leslie Summerfield is a DMV born and raised author/poet whose writing style is yours to decide; as an esteemed peer once asked: "What are you feeding your mind to write like this?" Their work blends Black intellectual and liberation traditions (Baldwin, Douglass), relatable yet raw provocative humor (Joey Diaz, the late-great Patrice O'Neal), Kafkaesque circumstance, and an obsessive love for the overlooked — raised on hip-hop, R&B, rock, as well as Neal Peterson, immigrants who carried seeds and cuttings into this country, and fruit hunters still chasing their descendants and rooted clones.

Vahmroh Tamer: Volume 1 by Freemi-Ya

Talovarios is a quiet young Imp and just one of billions of hominids across a land barely stitched together who have chased the boundless wonders of Vahmrohs — magnificent, geometric monsters that mirror the appearance and abilities of real-world taxa — for millennia. The only difference is that he has a Tamer’s heart that’s far larger than his wallet or support system. When a fateful encounter leaves him bonded to a stray, young Vahmroh marked by an undesired “cracked star,” his childhood dream detonates into something far greater—just as the local haven of folk-Tamer culture falls before the smile of a corporate buyout. Now, Talovarios is torn between four factions clawing for control of tamership itself: the privileged who hoard power, outlaws thriving in chaos, sentinels enforcing peace, and an ancient way fiercely rallying around the everyman—each desperate to gatekeep who can command the limitless potential of Vahmrohs. The Core within his Tamer's device thrums with both promise and peril as the bond Talovarios forges with this unwanted creature ignites a relentless journey of discovery and defiance. One that teaches this generation of Tamers that a fulfilling path can be one you walk alone—at first. Dedicated to creature-collecting aficionados worldwide — as well as Eiichiro Oda and Hiro Mashima — this charged tale of diaspora, collaborative freedom, and found family channels shōnen energy into a modern odyssey about ownership, identity, and the adventure of forging your own legend.

The Low Hum of Zal'Kareth by Michael Antonio

Kae'lor's body stopped feeling pain years ago. In the suffocating heat of Zal'Kareth's obsidian pits, his pointed ears twitch only to the wet hiss of geothermal steam and the heavy tread of the red-skinned orcs he bleeds to defeat. He fights for cheap ferment, ignores the ghost of the brother he lost to a predatory Noise Cult, and survives by tuning out the world. Then the Collective Dream fractures the city. Millions across the lineages share a single vision: ancient stone Giants chained deep beneath the rock, screaming the word "Rest." As the Ministry's harmonic grid stutters, pockets of absolute silence open in the streets — voids where orcs, elf-kin, and Tikkari alike step inside and instantly forget their own names. Kae'lor wakes with a burning counter-clockwise spiral scarred into his palm, his deadened nerves violently firing back to life. To survive an unraveling city, he must find what lies beneath the Ministry's dying syrup, before the silence hollows him out next. The Low Hum of Zal'Kareth is the first novella in The Fractured Cadence of Talibra, an AfroFantasy epic of resonance, memory, and survival. For fans of Arcane, Dune, and dark Seinen manga.

Riyati Recollection by Kai Zeal

When the night is at its darkest, the sparks of life shine brightest. Kylie thought the danger was over: the last of Asuza’s followers now dead, she was free to live life as a normal teenager — a freshman in college, the events of her high school years behind her. But what should’ve been a fun vacation to Savannah takes a dark turn as an undead Riyatian attacks Maya and leaves Kylie with a cryptic message: her existence damned every other mage and she should not have survived that fateful day in June. Kylie is left with only questions; but the most difficult one of all is if she is even worth saving, even if it's just to make amends. But time is of the essence and she can't afford to wallow. She must now decipher the truth of the warning and figure out how to save the other mages before it’s too late. Riyati Recollection is the fourth book in a new adult/adult contemporary, low dark fantasy series that seeks to explore themes of identity, legacy, generational trauma, and finding your own path in life. The series is set in the modern day fictional Southern US town of Opal Pines and includes multiple first person perspectives with characters across a range of queer, neurodiverse, and socioeconomic statuses.

A House of Violence and Vengeance by Rowena Aiello

A dark romance gone wrong

Paella in Alaska by edbo books

Paella in Alaska: A feel good romance about love, wild Alaska, and the dish that changed everything. Paella in Alaska: She came to Alaska to build a refinery. She stayed to save a river — and found the love of her life along the way. Maria Garcia has always had a plan. At thirty-five, she is one of ROFEN's most trusted engineers: precise, methodical, unstoppable. When her company sends her to the remote Alaskan town of Kijik Falls to prepare a new oil field development, she packs her thermal gear, her project briefs — and her cast-iron professional composure. None of it survives first contact with Alaska. On her very first evening, she walks into the only restaurant in town and meets David Reeves... What will happen in Alaska ? Perfect for fans of romantic fiction with heart, humour, and a strong sense of place. Featuring food, nature, flamenco, and a happy ending guaranteed. --Have fun and joy with this book-- edbo books

Lemon Ice Cream in Rome by edbo books

Lemon Ice Cream in Rome: A Romance For everyone who ever needed to get lost in order to find themselves. For anyone who has ever needed to get lost in order to find themselves. When Lucy Hartwell boards a flight to Rome — alone, for the first time in Europe, armed with a colour-coded itinerary she abandons on day one — she is running away from a perfectly good life that somehow never felt like hers. A two-year relationship that looked right from the outside. A career she is good at but has stopped feeling. A version of herself she no longer recognises. Ten days. One city. No plan. What she doesn't expect is a small shop with a yellow door,..... What will she find in Rome ? Lemon Ice Cream in Rome is a warm, witty, and deeply felt love story about the courage it takes to choose your own life — and the joy of finding someone who makes the choosing easier. Perfect for everyone who has ever stood at the Trevi Fountain and believed, just for a moment, in the power of a wish. Set across the most beautiful neighbourhoods of Rome — Trastevere, the Pantheon, the Aventine Hill, the Trevi Fountain, the Appian Way, and beyond. --Have fun and joy with this book-- edbo books

Santorini Sunset Love by edbo books

Santorini Sunset Love: A Romantic Comedy About Second Chances, Stolen French Fries, and Letting the Sun Hit You. Santorini Sunset Love is a romantic comedy about cubicles and calderas, risk and reward, and the terrifying joy of letting the sun hit you for the first time in years. She lived for weekends. He lived for a dream. Together, they found a sunset. Vanessa Harlow has spent seven years processing insurance claims in a gray Chicago cubicle. Her life is beige, predictable, and carefully organized. She doesn't cry. She doesn't dance. She doesn't remember what it feels like to be foolish. Then her coworker books her a two-week vacation to Santorini — against her better judgment. Alexandros Papadopoulos is a waiter by day, a DJ by night, and a man with a dream. What will happen in Santorini? What readers will find inside: -A slow-burn romance that sizzles like a Santorini sunset -Laugh-out-loud moments (burned lamb, spilled wine, and a cat who refuses to leave) -Tear-jerking vulnerability from two broken people learning to trust -Mouthwatering Greek food descriptions (do not read on an empty stomach) -A hero who will steal your heart — and your french fries -Easy Loukoumades Recipe (Greek Honey Doughnuts) --Have fun and joy with this book-- edbo books

Lavender Love by edbo books

Lavender Love: A Romance of Lavender Fields, Second Chances, and the Life You Were Always Meant to Live. Romantic Lovestory about Provence, Baguette, Cheese and real Love. Mary Sutton has it all: a senior VP title at a top New York firm, a stunning Manhattan apartment, and a perfectly organized life. But after eleven years of sixty-hour weeks under fluorescent lights, she wakes up one morning and realizes she can no longer remember what she actually loves. On a whim — and with her grandmother's memory guiding her — she books three weeks in Provence, France, alone, in a stone farmhouse surrounded by lavender fields in full summer bloom. She traded her corner office for a field of lavender — What will she find in the Lavender Fields ? Lavender Love is a sweeping, sensory romance about the courage it takes to choose the life that is truly yours — even when it means letting go of the one you built by accident. It is a love story told in lavender and cheese and starlight and the particular freedom of a woman who has finally learned to breathe. For readers who love gorgeous European settings, emotionally rich romance, and stories that leave you booking a flight to France. --Have fun and joy with this book-- edbo books

Stellar Parallax: Human Hope in Grimdark Worlds by Various Authors

A mother introduces her child to an orchard aboard a space station. On a floating city, a boy risks everything to save his baby sister. When the police escort an aging Puerto Rican man off his front porch, he expects to be shot. Instead, he finds himself on the way to a floating island where he may find peace after all. These and 17 other stories explore the role of hope at the extremes of human experience. The writers have imagined a variety of dangerous futures, and they’ve also imagined connection and compassion guiding the people of the future. In twisted underground passageways, in the desolation of space, and on barren landscapes where the fate of a few seeds could make or break the future, the protagonists of Stellar Parallax: Human Hope in Grimdark Worlds find glimmers of light in darkness. Together, these stories ask: when we can’t count on our world to be rational or safe, where does that leave us? And what can we build when everything we once trusted falls apart? Featuring stories by Aaron Timothy, K.M. Veohongs, Em Harriett, Roberto Cofresí Hopgood, Susan L. Lin, Heather Zoppetti, Austen Lee, Lucy Zhang, Fendy S. Tulodo, Jason P. Burnham, Marie-Hélène Lebeault, Monique Cuillerier, Lancer Kind, Jon Negroni, Stuart Conover, H.V. Patterson, R F Daniels, Naomi Klouda, Joyce Frohn, Frank Baird Hughes.

Death by Decent Society by Malcolm J. Wardlaw

By 2106, Britain is ruled by a brutal caste system. The whims of sovereign gentry are the only ‘laws’. Disappearance is the only ‘justice’. Donald Aldingford is a lawyer who has perfected the art of not looking too hard at the system that provides his lifestyle. But when disaster strikes his life, he is forced to confront the evil of those he serves. His brother Lawrence is wrongly condemned to a forced-labour camp. In order to try and free him, Donald has to break inside the revolutionary movement. His clients will kill him if they find out. Lawrence has also been learning all about the evils of the system he served so faithfully. He is struggling to survive in a place of uniquely diabolical operation, where misery is transformed into gold with a remorselessness matched only by the man who runs it. He yearns to escape and tell the world of these atrocities. He could spark a revolution. But Donald’s rescue efforts are getting dangerously close. The first of a five-book serial, Death by Decent Society draws the reader into the kind of violent, despotic society that ours could become. Yet it is also a story of ordinary people achieving extraordinary feats through the will to survive. It will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games, Legend, Ship Breaker, The Postman and other dystopian adventures.

Song of Monsters by Noah Naiman

Kane once died in a noose. Now he has a god in his head, and a city to save. Hundreds of miles from the gallows, Kane has built a new life baking sweets in the hillside city of Torry. But a brawl with a drunken constable uncovers a conspiracy of poisoned tea and black powder threatening his newfound home. While Kane races to save the city, the god in his head insists on saving the world—even if it costs Torry itself. Outmatched, Kane gambles on the only people desperate enough to help: A thief with a stolen firearm and a vendetta against its maker. A suicidal, immortal musician who can’t abandon a good story. A monstrous wizard hellbent on doing right. A two-foot-tall chemist chasing a kidnapping no one believes happened. But Kane knows the line between hero and monster is a noose, and it’s tightening again.

Rise of the Dragon's Heir by Darlene Franklin-Campbell

Most epic fantasy asks who will win the throne. Rise of the Dragon's Heir asks what the throne does to the person who inherits it.

A Mother's Rage by John Evans

Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, a wrong has been committed. After a severely injured mother loses her two kids to arrogant hunters, she slowly goes crazy and fixes her sites on revenge. But what’s a little murderous rampage when you have nothing left to lose? Fans of the movie "I Spit On Your Grave" or "Cujo" by Stephen King will enjoy "A Mother's Rage" by John Evans.

Long Drives and Lonesome Roads by John Evans

“With hard-hitting stories ranging from the unnerving to the macabre to the darkly humorous, Long Drives and Lonesome Roads is a killer collection that deserves to sit on every shelf.” -Pedro Iniguez, Bram Stoker Award Winner There are over four million miles of roads in the United States. They each have a memory. From ominous hitchhikers or devils to backroads that lead to other dimensions, untold perils lurk among the highways and byways. Indescribable terrors are found in this collection of short stories. Sixteen petrifying tales delve into the things that scare us most for readers who love macabre horrors. Take care, because the roads are dark, dangerous, and deep, and you still have many miles to go before you sleep... Fans of “Night Shift” by Stephen King and “The Shrouded Tome” by Ronald Kelly will enjoy “Long Drives and Lonesome Roads” by John Evans.

The Protector and the Annihilation by Naila Moonsi

Some 100,000 years have passed since Earthians swept across the galaxy. By the year 9955 ATF after a catastrophe all but annihilates them, humans upon the ocean planet Imion are struggling to become space-worthy again. Two young men attending university vie for the role of Protector of All Worlds. They know that the godly power the Protector wields will save them all, and yet one day they wake up momentarily and realize... 60-year-old Armando Rivera and Ranvir Chandrani once loved each other. Stuck within a mental palace called ‘the Citadel’ within ‘the Boundless,’ an otherworld that reflects the galaxy in eerie dream-like ways, they are now 19 years old again and stripped of their memories. In these young forms, the two subconsciously test if this love between them was something true while attempting to take each other down. Their life has begun anew around them due to a time loop within the Citadel, and it follows their gentle, morose memories perfectly within the years 9955 and 9956, until... Until their families try to kill them. Until the children from the future begin to arrive. Until their son birthed outside the body with their Merged elemental outer cores—Antonio Chandrani-Rivera—insists on killing his identical twin brother Fernando Chandrani-Rivera. Ranvir and Armando very quickly realize that they must solve the mystery of what their true goals once were within the Boundless, figure out how to get out of the Citadel, and grasp why Antonio and his friends are intruding within. After all, upon the true planet Imion within the galaxy in the year 9996, a 20-year-old Antonio’s gone ahead and confronted his once-affectionate friend Alejandro Altaha—the Alejandro who became their generation’s Protector of All Worlds at the cost of Antonio’s worldwide reputation—and this has spiraled into circumstances that leave Antonio on the brink of death. Only for the bright and happy memories of Antonio's teens to flood his mind… Back when he and Alejandro Altaha cared deeply about each other, and yet the understanding they gleaned regarding their ancient selves—the civilian Nasir Hadid versus the Lost Protector Shakir—still colored everything, including their continued 10,000 year rivalry over the simple stakes of saving the world. And then there are the machinations of Antonio's cousin Layla… She laughs over their rivalry, but Antonio knows one thing: she hides secrets like breathing and despite their camaraderie, she is surely worse than Alejandro.

The Shadow on the Wall by Machelle Berglund

In the dead of the night, as you awake from a peaceful sleep, you see a shadow in the periphery of your vision. Oh no! Is it coming closer?! Oh, thank goodness! It was just another shadow on the wall. Inside the pages of “The Shadow on the Wall”, the shadows are more than a mere illusion. They become real. As do skeletons, witches, ghosts and more. This haunted tome is Machelle Berglund’s third poetic endeavor. Each poem was crafted to tell a tale of the ghastly figures of Halloween and horror legend. These poems are meant to cause one to feel the chill grip of fear deep within their spine or cause the reader to let loose a gruesome giggle as their eyes wander through the pages.

Through the Shards of My Heart by Machelle Berglund

Ah, love! A powerful emotion. It can bring a spring into the steps of the lucky. The twinkle in their eye tells of the endless joy and laughter love had brought them. Loving hands cradle their hearts at all times. Others, however, may throw their hearts into the fire again and again. They hope for the warmth of a loving hand rather than to feel the pain of the blaze. And for a while, their wish may be granted; maybe for a short time, or for a blessed eternity. There are, however, the most unfortunate of souls whose hearts are forever twisted, forever scarred, and forever broken. But that doesn’t mean that their love is forever lost. They may not be whole, but through the shards of their heart, they can find and give love still. In “Through the Shards of My Heart”, you’ll find poems that explore the lows and the woes, the highs and the smiles, and the messy in betweens that love brings in all its forms.

Monitored Activity by Mitch Miller

When a dancing mob feeds a woman to the food court escalator, security guard Shaw Price knows he is in for the worst shift of his life. Visitors speak in tongues. Somewhere in the building, a man has been scalped by a floor polisher. The security cameras have gone rogue, and strange, small objects reject visual perception. But Shaw can’t focus beyond the insatiable hunger driving him mad. While he could blame it on a late coming-of-age, the last time he checked, visions of his supervisor gloating over the bodies of missing girls isn’t exactly a common side-effect of teenage hormones. And then there’s the whole thing about the mall maybe being alive. MONITORED ACTIVITY is a queer, sci-fi horror novella set in the early 2000s. Perfect for fans of THE BACKROOMS and digital indie horror.