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Frostfeld - The Mourning Son by Joseph Elliott-Coleman "Fantasy from a unique perspective with great world building. A page turner." : Fred Gambino - Author of "Dark Shepherd" Old sorcerer. Mysterious Murder. Ancient Town. Terrifying History. Blood hasnât stained the cobblestones of Château d'os for over a century, but the peace of this French town has just been shattered by a homicide that defies every law of nature. When the local police find a teenager murdered by supernatural means, they have no choice but to call in the Special Inquisitorial Branchâa hard-hitting unit of trained sorcerers who deal with everything from occult threats to extra-terrestrial incursions. One of the arriving Inquisitors is Phillip Frostfeld, the latest scion of a legendary family whose name is etched into history through duty and sacrifice. However, Frostfeld is a man on the edge, still grieving the recent death of his wife in the line of duty. As he dives into the investigation, he discovers that this isn't just a murder; itâs a flashpoint in an ancient cold war between indifferent, god-like beings who treat human lives as expendable pawns. In the shadows of the town, the past and present are about to collide in a brutal display of violence. As blood flows and the city becomes a battleground, one question remains: can a man fueled by loss stop an ancient war before it consumes everything? THE FIRST BOOK IN A NEW URBAN FANTASY SERIES. RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF LAURELL K. HAMILTONâS "ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER", JIM BUTCHER'S "DRESDEN FILES", AND BEN AARONOVITCH' S "RIVERS OF LONDON". |
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What Ink Etched in Flesh by Devi Letalis After a violent fallout with his guardian Victor, teenage half-demon Damien is sent to a ruthless academy where young demons are carved into instruments of power for a society that would never fully accept him. Graduation marks oneâs place in the infernal order, but for someone with human blood in his veins, conformity comes at a steeper cost. Desperate to conceal what sets him apart, Damien struggles with the volatile magic inked into his skin and a growing sense that he doesn't fit the mould he's meant to become. While a new friendship begins to crack his carefully built mask, old bonds strain under the weight of unspoken expectations. Damien must choose: obey the order that broke him or become the spark that shatters it. This prequel unfolds alongside the events of Book One - How to Steal a Demonâs Heart and Get Away with It - and can be read on its own. But some truths are best faced after Book Three - How to Slay a Demon Lord and Get Away with It. The timing wonât spare you the pain⌠but it might help you understand it. |
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The Devouring by A. M. Shilling Jason and Ayanaâs lives as a married couple have always run parallel but never entwined. Itâs the perfect arrangement: heâs free to pursue his dangerous yet lucrative career as an elite assassin, and she can focus on conducting autopsies for the cityâs forensic center. But after Jason spares a witness to his latest murder, he becomes the prime suspect in his own brotherâs homicide. While he hunts for the real killer, Ayana discovers an impossible illness in one of her cadavers. The couple quickly identify an unsettling connection between the two eventsâone steeped in religious fanaticism and occult conspiracy. Jason and Ayana must learn to work together, using their wits, lies, and criminal connections to uncover the truth behind a mysterious cult and exact revenge. But human enemies are the least of their concern. Beyond the boundary of their world exists a cosmic threat of apocalyptic proportions, and it is trying to break through. |
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An Imperialist Era: Kopp Chronicles by Gregory Kopp Enter âAn Imperialist Eraâ of extravagant wealth and romantic royal pageantry, where the worldâs imperial leaders stand at the pinnacle of their power, their political influence extending even into the secretive deliberations of a Vatican papal conclave. Beneath the veneer of pageantry, desperation is rising among their subjects. Peaceful protests fail to improve their day-to-day lives, so strident activists are encouraging a workerâs revolution against these authoritarian regimes. A continent away, an immigrant American family faces the same hardships, struggling to afford lifeâs necessities as labor unions strike for better pay and safer working conditions. Their confrontation with business ownersâ hubris results in a frightening tragedy. In the midst of this global maelstrom, the dashing British agent Richard Cordwell and the beautiful French spy Madame Duvernay are recruited by the King to navigate the courts and palaces of Europe to blunt the growing threat of world war and help lay the foundation for a fragile alliance while shadowy figures try to stop them. Their mission intersects with the young United States President, thrust into the high stakes of geopolitics as his nation takes its place among Old World powers while facing the shocking threat of invasion. Experience the next exciting volume of The Kopp Chroniclesâan epic and sweeping saga of romance, political intrigue, and the triumph of the American dream. |
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This isnât a story about gangsters. Itâs about living inside the mind of one. Kangaroo Court follows Jamie through the pubs, backstreets and violent underworld of East London â a world built on loyalty, ego, fear, humour and survival. Between brutal encounters and late-night spirals, Jamie drifts through damaged friendships, fractured relationships and the emotional wreckage left behind by the life heâs chosen. Told with raw honesty, dark humour and psychological intensity, Kangaroo Court is an immersive journey through masculinity, grief, violence and self-destruction â where every room feels tense, every conversation means something, and even silence carries danger. |
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When two old friends link back up, who could have known what lay ahead? The Laptop is an immersive, gritty London psychological noir from the author of Kangaroo Court. |
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Project Tasman by S. Morgan Burbank Alana Quevedo was supposed to spend a weekend at secluded mansion with her fiancĂŠe. Instead, sheâs found herself trapped in a sadistic government experiment that stretches every semblance of her sanity. The only way to get out is to kill someone and trap another person inside, but how can she choose to do that when almost everyone inside is someone close to her? |
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My Brother's Keeper by Ben Schenkman Magic is real, demons walk the earth, and Maxâs brother is dead. Max Asher, Jewish mystic and private-eye, never thought heâd 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 Solâs widow Gabby asks him to investigate the cause of death, âUncle Maxâ is on the job. When Max kicks the demonâs 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 brotherâs soulâbut if he canât, heâll fall victim to the same deadly fate. Putting the past to rest is going to take more than a shovel full of dirt. |
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Chimbueze has been prepared for death since before he knew what death was. Since the accident, his mother has kept him close, no rough play, no unsupervised afternoons, nothing that could catch death's attention again. But the thing that's been counting down to his fourteenth birthday does not ask his permission. It haunts. His grandmother knows this, and so does the priest who built the coffin. The ritual is ready. All that is standing between Chimbueze and fate is one Wednesday afternoon, a dare from his friends, and a crumbling building that should never have been climbed. The clock is ticking, and Chimbueze has to face a debt older than him. |
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Stingburrow, a small town hidden beneath the rocky Hollindemun Hills, faces a storm every year. Three friends try to control the damage while battling with their deepest desires as one curse holds the power to pull them into its darkness. LYCANTHROPE. Sheriff Jaymie Lowves carries the responsibility of Stingburrowâs residents while grieving the love he lost. Dr. Mallory Griffin battles her survivorâs guilt while finding the cure for the town. Rickwan McIntyre aka Mack, the local repairman, despises them for what he lost years ago. As the one they lost returns with her pet, will the curse be broken? Or will the Lycan blood prevail? If you enjoy supernatural secrets, high-stakes rescue, and the bonds of âfound familyâ, grab this book for a page-turning adventure. It is a perfect pick for readers of books by Joe Hill, Kate Danley, Charlotte. E. English, & viewers of shows like Roswell, New Mexico and movies like the Underworld franchise. |
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The invisible scream by Krish Talpada Every story has a voice. But some of the most powerful stories are told by those who cannot speak. Nineteen-year-old Kartik joins an animal rescue NGO, convinced he has found his purpose. But while he fights for the animals, his home carries a different silence. His younger brother, Vansh, hasn't spoken a word since a traumatic childhood incident. As Kartik dives deeper into the work he once admired, unanswered questions turn into troubling doubts, and buried secrets of a past tragedy begin to surface. Now, caught between his ideals and a harsh reality, Kartik must face a question he never expected: What does it truly mean to be a voice for the voiceless? The Invisible Scream is a psychological coming-of-age novella about family, friendship, trauma, healing, and the invisible battles people carry within themselves. Because not every scream can be heard. |
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Editi just wanted to be the toughest boy in school. One dare, one collapsed building, and now he is trapped in the dark with a pierced arm and three strangers who should not exist. Miriam wants him to hold on. Lugard wants him to end it. Biya doesn't care either way. As rescue crews dig through the rubble above him, Editi must survive not just the weight of concrete but the weight of everything he believes about himself. |
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A House of Violence and Vengeance by Cait Mann Okay, in my defense, all I wanted was a different life. I didnât want to be stuck on my familyâs farm, but I also didnât want to be rejected by all the universities I applied forâŚor the silver foxes who promised to help me get into them. We donât always just get what we want. So I decide to take matters into my own hands. Thatâs how I wind up on that website. Thatâs how I meet the guy who promises meâoh, everything. Everything that counts, everything I want...and more. I shouldâve known it was too good to be true. I shouldâve known, from the minute he says weâre going to stop at his house on the way to our grand adventure. Turns out, he has plans for me that turn out to be way more involve than just a few hot nights on a Cayman Island vacation. Plans that involve occult shit...among other stuff. Now I can't leave without his permission, or bring anyone in without his approval. And forget about the rooms that glow, smelling like smoke and crackle like thunderâhe wonât even acknowledge them. But thatâs not the worst part: Turns out, there are other women trapped in here with us, and apparently, he has plans for them, too, including a sinister magic weâre forbidden to touch. Itâs fucked up. Psychotic, even. I have no choice: I have to escape this nightmare before I end up trapped forever. |
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Aloe is Book 2 in the Tales From The Night Garden series. Acanthus and Cypress, an age old Vampire and a young new Werewolf, have accidentally started a war. Nekane, the Werewolf in charge, will go to any means necessary to capture Acanthus; meaning even humans are in danger. On the run, our non-binary heroes encounter others caught up in Nekane's hatred of vampires, witches, and any werewolves that fraternize with them! As Acanthus and Cypress regroup with the Night Garden, an underground organization committed to liberating any in Nekane's crosshairs, they're tasked with some of the hardest challenges they've faced yet! Friend or foe? It's hard to judge just who to trust in a world wrought with danger. In this second book of the Tales From The Night Garden universe, our protagonists continue their adventure in this game of chess with very real consequences. A gaggle of strays begin to expand their found family and a love that blazes bright in the night starts to break out of the darkness. What can Acanthus and Cypress do to convince Nekane to stand down, or are words not enough? How will these two fugitives handle inviting more refugees into their growing resistance? How will The Night Garden continue to save the disenfranchised Supernaturals when Nekane shows up at their Head Quarters' door!? No one knows, but both Cypress and Acanthus have decided they can't run anymore. It's time to stand up for what is right and just. Will you stand up with them on their next journey? |
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Cypress Borne is 22 years old, a dashing young non-binary lad with a fairly easy life in New York City. That is â fairly easy until their routine is interrupted by a vicious dog attack on the way home from the gym. Their life turns upside down after that one singular event-- blackouts, unexplained fits of rage and lost time plague him. Two years of medical tests, therapy, and a life that's spiraling down the toilet later, they navigate their way through the panic attacks and the hopelessness to an old, derelict, and a seemingly abandoned church in the woods, away from the noise and the people. Little do they know, the church isn't abandoned but rather occupied by a vampire hoping to die and rotting in a coffin. Acanthus Sylene believes that a fine wine should never have an age attached, and neither should a fine being. Nonbinary in such a way that gender is completely irrelevant, Acanthus has lived a very long life and is frankly exhausted by it. Embroiled deeply into the politics of the World of Shadows, they have abandoned their duties to The Night Garden, a refugee path that they forged. But, something changes when a lost, scared, ignorant werewolf shows up on their door step. Both of these preternatural beings are looking for answers. Somehow, instead of finding their place in the world, they find each other. However, in the process of finding and growing with each other, they may have put their entire lives â and The Night Garden â at risk. |
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Love was never meant to be simple. Margot Beaufort finds herself caught between two men who offer her everythingâand demand far more in return. Artâs devotion is quiet, unwavering⌠and consuming in its own way. JCâs passion is magnetic, dangerous, and impossible to escape. What begins as desire quickly becomes something far more deliberate. As their lives intertwine between Atlantaâs glittering social circles and the secluded elegance of southern France, the boundaries between love, control, and betrayal begin to blur. Each of them believes they understand the game being played. None of them are prepared for the cost. Deadly Angles is a dark, psychologically charged exploration of obsession, manipulation, and the fragile illusions we create to justify the choices we make. For readers drawn to morally complex relationships, seductive tension, and stories where love and power collide, this is a novel that lingers long after the final page. Some love stories donât end. They unravel. |
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Embryonic Cells by Yuval Sagiv What happens when the orderly life of a biologist turns into an experiment never written in any protocol? Sarah, a brilliant researcher at a prestigious Chicago lab, is on the verge of a scientific breakthrough that could change the face of modern medicine. But when she becomes unexpectedly pregnant, the boundaries between her career and personal life begin to blurâwhen she decides to test her discovery on herself. From the moment she presents her experimental results in a bold and unforgettable lecture, her life spirals out of control. Biotech companies pursue her relentlessly, internal power struggles at the university threaten her future, and anti-abortion protests erupt at the campus gates. When the danger reaches those closest to her, Sarah realizes she must save not only her projectâbut herself as well. But to do that, she must first understand: Who is the real enemy? |
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The Constellation Caves (PearlHeart Book 2) by Keilani McConnell A group of sailors travels together across a tropical country, meeting new people and solving the mystery affecting those there. The crew of PearlHeart is on break after their most recent journey. Rath, One-Eye, his Spirit Lion, and others have chosen to spend it on Delphy, Rath's homeland. However, while traveling to where they are staying for the Summer, cracks begin appearing in different parts of the country and the group agrees to help find the cause in order to protect the Constellation Caves, which lay underground. âFor readers who love rich characters, mysteries, and traveling across fantasy worlds. |
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The Storm and the Rose by T.L. Johnson Obsession leaves marks deeper than any wound. Arden Rivers has rebuilt her life brick by fragile brick, determined not to be defined by the shadows of her past. But when roses begin to appear at her doorâperfect, blood-red, deliberateâso do the notes. Intimate. Intrusive. Written by someone who knows her too well. Each gift is beautiful. Each gift is a threat. The stalker who calls himself her admirer isnât the only man watching. Gideon Blackwell, heir to a powerful legacy, is as relentless as he is protective. Calculated where others are reckless, he offers her safetyâbut at a cost: letting him past the walls sheâs built. Torn between the protector who sees her strength and the predator who worships her fire, Arden must decide which man holds the greater danger. Because obsession doesnât always hide in shadowsâsometimes it comes wrapped in devotion. In book one of this slow-burn romantic suspense duology, passion and peril entwine. Love may be her refuge or the deadliest trap of all. |
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Never Trust The Number 13 by Evelyn S.L After her marriage collapses, Adalyn Domenico rents a flat in the heart of London, a place that calls for those looking for somewhere to start their life over. Every night at 3.13am, she hears footsteps pacing above. Whispers. Scraping. Someones up there. She notices flat 13 is missing. Adalyn finds evidence that someone is up there: a shoeprint, a note slid under her door, a light flickering behind a bricked up window. Then the messages begin âI know you hear me.â âLook in the walls.â In an attempt to piece together the evidence she discovers the tenant in the ânon-existentâ Flat 13 may be connected to a disappearance from years ago - and someone in the building is desperate to keep the truth buried. But the biggest secret is the one Adalyn has been hiding herself. However, Flat 13 knows everything. And the truth always comes out |
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Chameleonâs Gambit by Babette Durso Trust is a dangerous game. And someone is playing to win. Nothing about this world is what it seemsâand neither are the people in it. Behind every move lies a hidden motive. Behind every face⌠another identity. As deception tightens its grip, the line between ally and enemy disappears. Every choice becomes a risk. Every truth could be a lie. And someone is always one step ahead. In a high-stakes game of manipulation, power, and betrayal, survival depends on seeing through the illusion before itâs too late. But when the masks start to slip⌠who can you really trust? đ Step into the game today. |
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Quiet Suffering: The Tangled Web of a Functional Addict by Babette Wilson She looks like she has it all together. A respected paramedic. A loving marriage. A future full of promise. But behind closed doors⌠sheâs falling apart. Samantha Taylor is living a double lifeâsaving others by day while silently battling a devastating addiction by night. What began as an escape from trauma has become a prison she canât outrun. The lies are getting harder to hide. The cracks are starting to show. And one wrong move could destroy everything. This is a raw, unflinching look at the reality of addictionâthe kind no one talks about. The kind that hides in plain sight. How far can someone fall before thereâs nothing left to save? đ Start reading today. |
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Stranger In The Mind by J R Berrywood & S L Aspen Mystery and murder swirl around a dangerous doctor. One detective vows to unravel the truth. A supernatural thriller blending history, mystery, and the unexplainable. Liverpool, 1920. Detective Amelia Dei uncovers a string of unexplained comas in Liverpoolâs most notorious workhouse infirmary. As she digs deeper, she faces a sinister psychiatrist and a truth darker than anything sheâs imagined. "âStranger in the Mindâ quickly draws you in and does not let you go till the last word." Reader Views - â â â â â 5 stars |
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Death at the Playhouses by Stuart Douglas A second witty, fun, 1970s-set whodunnit in the Lowe and Le Breton mysteries series, featuring two ageing actors attempting to solve a murder after their famous co-star is found dead in a doorway outside the theatre in which theyâre performing. Nostalgic cosy crime thatâs perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Death & Croissants. Itâs 1971 and, in between filming seasons of Floggit and Leggit, ageing actors Edward Lowe and John Le Breton sign up for a short run of Shakespearean tragedies at the Bolton Playhouse. But, once in Lancashire, they discover they have been invited to join the theatreâs repertory company for two reasons â because the company manager is keen to take advantage of the publicity surrounding their successful BBC comedy series, and because Sir Nathaniel Thompson, the much-lauded star of the show and knight of the realm, has been sacked for drunkenness. John fears an awkward scene, should Thompson â who he knew during the war â return to reclaim his job, but when the great actorâs body is found, bludgeoned to death in a nearby alleyway, the unlikely crime-solving duo find themselves investigating another fiendish mystery that takes them from the northwest of England to the Netherlands, and which, rather inconveniently, seems to have Johnâs ex-wife Sally at its heart. Death at the Playhouses is the second in The Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries series. |
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Death at the Dress Rehearsal by Stuart Douglas Two ageing actors attempt to solve a murder after a body is found on the set in this witty, fun whodunnit, perfect for fans of Thursday Murder Club and Death & Croissants . In 1970, on the set of downmarket sitcom 'Floggit and Leggit', leading man Edward Lowe stumbles across the body of a woman, apparently the victim of a tragic drowning accident. But there's something about her that rings the faintest of bells in Edward's head and, convinced the woman has been murdered, he enlists the help of his co-star John le Breton to investigate further. Crossing the country and back again during gaps in filming, the two men uncover both a series of murders in the modern day, and links to another unfortunate death during the War. As the body count mounts, Edward and John face a race against time to save the innocent victims of a serial killer... |
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The Book of Joy by Humphrey Archer Joy is a monster, but you may end up loving her. Behind her blank stares and eerie calm is a mind that solves problems with unsettling precision â and sometimes, murder. From the man who lured children with promises of kittens, to the smooth-talking insurance salesman who preyed on the sick, social predators are her targets. As she grows, she seeks expertise and control, and masters lock-picking, improvises weapons, and slips unnoticed through the cracks of family life, school, and the wider world. But even as her darkness takes shape, her devotion to her family never wavers, and she is meticulous about how she uses her skills. The Book of Joy is the gripping origin story of an anti-heroine both terrifying and unforgettable because she is socially adept and learns to stay invisible, and is cold and controlled. This is a book for readers who like their thrillers intelligent, unsettling, and unusually dark, and their female characters unapologetically strong and complex, and not on a traditional redemption arc. |
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Beecham's Infirmary for the Affluent Afflicted by Briar Somseret A Victorian Gothic Paranormal Romance Novella by Briar Somerset In a town where health is currency and longing is lure, a reluctant investigator and seamstress must uncover whether hunger will anchor a man already slipping into the dark. Behind the decrepit doors of an Infirmary said to offer miraculous cures to London's ailing elite, people are vanishing. Private Investigator and estranged heir to French aristocracy Jacques Valmont is summoned across the channel to sleuth, despite the lingering sickness of his ownâone of grief that stirs in his blood and shadows his mind. Amidst the fog and fever, he finds an unlikely ally in Annie, the quick-witted seamstress working next door to Beecham's Infirmary, whose presence seems to quiet the storm inside him. When she suggests the only way to breach the infirmary's guarded walls is becoming a patient himself, Annie's grandmother warns them both of curses that fester with longing. Unnatural aches that transform a person entirely, if not quelled. As Jacques nears the truth, desire and dread twist together. Annie may be the last tether holding him to his humanityâor the final thread that unravels it. |
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A Slice Of Mystery by Sophie Maddon When youâre lucky enough to land on a project in your hometown, nothing can ruin itâright? That is, until your boss disappears and youâre given her job, the police suspect you, and the cheesemonger runs out of your favourite Gouda. When socially-awkward IT consultant Abigail Palmer is sent to work on a local factoryâs new computer systems, sheâs looking forward to daily get-togethers with best friend Hannah and cozy nights with Jasper the catâNOT being blackmailed by boss Lynn into investigating a threatening note. Between managing the IT project, untangling lies, and trying to decode a cute colleagueâs attentions, Abigailâs plate is fullâthough thereâs always room for Giuseppeâs insanely delicious pizzas. Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries and awkward heroines with a side of tech. Warning: may cause cravings for artisan cheese and late-night pizza. |
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Accelerated Growth Environment by Lauren C. Teffeau Dr. Jorna Benton is proud to be the Principal Scientist for the Climasphere, a massive, sea-going ecological nursery capable of supporting nearly every biome on Earth. On its inaugural mission to restore and re-wild collapsing ecosystems along the Atlantic coast, Jorna manages the Climasphereâs habitat and harvest, while her colleagueâand inconveniently attractive commanderâAva Kaysar directs the rest of the vesselâs critical operations. When an explosion rocks the Climasphere, Jornaâs carefully-managed world is thrown into chaos, threatening both her personal and her professional future. And sheâs the prime suspect. To clear her name, save the mission, and preserve her chance at a future with Kaysar, Jorna must finally confront the secret sheâs been running from all these a family and a faith that could destroy her. |
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Stan On Guard, forthcoming with Guernica Editions on March 1, 2026. Ishtanu (call him Stan) is a Hittite immortal keeping his head down in Toronto and recounting some of his experiences. Tróån is an immortal Trojan princess who thought sheâd killed Stan in post-war Berlin but who now knows he survived. Yes, technically Stan can die. He has just managed not to for 3200 years. As their stories braid together toward a final reckoning they take us through a subversive retelling of the Odysseus story, the resistance of pagan Lithuania against Papal crusaders, the decline of Friedrich Nietzsche in a German clinic, the arts scene in belle epoque Paris, and the descent of Europe into the horrors of the Great War. Strap in. Stan On Guard is the follow-up to K. R. Wilsonâs tragical-comical-historical novel Call Me Stan: A Tragedy in Three Millennia, which was long-listed for the 2022 Leacock Medal for Humour. About K. R. Wilson: K. R. Wilson is a Toronto-area writer. His novel An Idea About my Dead Uncle won the inaugural Guernica Prize in 2018, and his novel Call Me Stan was long-listed for the 2022 Leacock Medal. His follow-up novel Stan on Guard will be published by Guernica Editions in 2026 and his SF-noir Tendrils by Palimpsest Press in 2027. His work has appeared in various literary journals and the flash fiction anthologies This Will Only Take a Minute (Guernica Editions) and Sticks and Stones (Chicken House Press). He can be found at www.krwilson.ca and on social media at @krwbooks. |
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Flint in the Bones by Eva St. John In a city where history bites back, murder is just the beginning. Detective Eliza âBishâ Barnaby thought sheâd left her home behindâalong with its plague outbreaks, random time-shifts, and tendency to accidentally host people from the 1600s during breakfast. But when a dangerous practitioner escapes custody in London, Bish is forced back to Norwich, a city where ancient maps hide deadly shortcuts, angry nuns have scores to settle, and Puritans throw acid at those they donât approve of. Armed with only a gun she canât fire, a spaniel who thinks heâs a wolf, and a partner who dresses like a rejected Bridgerton extra, Bish must stop a killer before wild magic unravels the cityâs fragile balance. But keeping her own forbidden talents hidden is just as dangerous as catching the murderer. And in a place where past and present bleed together, the only way to solve this mystery might be to embrace the very magic she fears. Grab the brand new adventure from Eva St. John, author of the bestselling Quantum Curators series |
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Edenlost: The Borderless City: Book one of the Edenlost saga: a dystopian urban fantasy adventure by Alexandra Kathleen Blade A perfect city. A memory slipping away. A power that cannot be ignored. Leyla wakes up in Edenlost, a city both dazzling and unsettling. She doesnât remember how she got there and doesnât know who to trust. Beneath the cityâs radiant surface, shadows whisper, secrets grow, and a power she never knew she had begins to stir. The more Leyla seeks answers, the more Edenlost reveals itself as a maze of hidden truths, intense emotions, forced alliances, and revelations that shake everything she thought she knew. Friendships become lifelines, love burns silent but fierce, and supernatural forces call to herâpushing her toward choices she may not be ready to make. Eedenlost: The Borderless City is a dystopian urban fantasy filled with magic, mystery, and emotional depth. A cinematic story that plunges the reader into an adventure with a courageous yet vulnerable heroine, unexpected twists, awakening powers, and bonds destined to change everything. Perfect for readers who crave: ⢠immersive and emotional urban fantasy ⢠mysteries and hidden truths behind a perfect city ⢠strong, relatable female protagonists ⢠supernatural powers and gripping suspense ⢠deep friendships and heart-wrenching romance ⢠a vivid, cinematic reading experience Edenlost is not what it seems. Neither is Leyla. Step into the Borderless City and experience the story to the fullest. |
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Seldom Seen Road by John Degen When the body of local environmental activist Paul Robichaud washes up on the bank of a river in the small northern town of Burnt River, blunt-force wounds to his head suggest it was murder. Mark Roth is jarred out of his retirement reverie and drawn into the case. He has the least solid claim on the art of solving murders, but he is driven by the insistent busybody nature of the recently retired. Profoundly hard-of-hearing after a career in musical performance, and equally disappointed with finding himself alone in his world after the death of his beloved wife, Mark stubbornly and clumsily puts himself in harmâs way to draw out the truth. Constable Jeremy Roth, Markâs long-lost cousin, is the muscle of the group, patrolling the northern highways for the local police detachment and investigating on the ground. Markâs beloved daughter, Stephanie, building her name as a criminologist at the university in Thunder Bay, gets to the details of the matter using her academic credentials and her innate puzzle-solving instincts. Who dumped Robichaud into the frigid spring run-off? Is there a connection between his death and both the largest uranium refinery in the world and the local small-time pot trade? How do Robichaudâs wife, Kim Keranen, daughter Algoma, local real estate developer Gillian Larch, and her pot-head son Bobby fit into the puzzle? And who is The Albanian? Mark ignores all official advice and his own precarious health as he digs deep into the secrets of his new town. But the town is looking back at himâobserving, plottingâand it may prove more than a match for Markâs loved ones, and deadly to him. |
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Coldharbour: A Gothic Tale of Love and Death by Laura Clarke Walker Three generations preyed upon by pure evil. Two lost souls drawn to each other in the darkness. One compelling story of love, loyalty, and betrayal. Decades of death and deceit come to a head in a desolate Essex seaside town in October 1999. While everyone else is worrying about the millennium bug, Alex Wilde is staring into a sea she hasnât seen for a month. Sheâs finally home and itâs time to resurrect her life: get a job, get somewhere to live that isnât her uncleâs old haunted house, and get her teenage daughter back. But Coldharbour is a town of shadows and Power, the hereditary magic running through the veins of the blessed (or cursed) few, including Alex. When she meets Elizabeth, the intriguing new owner of the run-down cafĂŠ on the promenade, she knows she is no ordinary woman. However, Alex has no idea how dangerous her new acquaintance really is. Together, they stumble straight into a paranormal murder mystery that even the police canât solve and, as Alex digs deeper, she starts to unravel the sinister family secrets that have stalked her since she was a child. Battling demons and burying ghosts, Alex will need all of her Power, courage, and Wilde ingenuity to survive. |
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Visionary Investigations: Dead And Back Again #1.5 by C. Rae D'Arc Three Teammates, Three Cases, and a Touch of Magic In the Noir city of Shigaqua, Truth Locke solves crime with her magical ability to Read into people's lives through their palms. After making a name for herself as a private investigator, she now heads her own agency, Visionary Investigations. Her rag-tag teammates include Nita Incogâan amnesiac with the personality and skills of a fighter robot, and Aeron Spadeâa young investigator who visits the dead in his sleep. Truth must keep Nita and Aeron from bringing out the worst in each other while making sense of her own relationship with her best friend, Michael (Micro) Johnson. Maneuvering between mob bosses and drug dealers, Truth and her team must solve the Cases of a serial killer who steals victims' shoes, the murder of a close friend with a twisted crime scene, and an undead victim who had a seemingly impossible heart attack. |
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The Game Continues After Your Death by Jean-Daniel Magnin The secret notebooks of Thout' Nielsporte, prince of the Metaverse "Jean-Daniel Magnin has achieved the incredible feat of writing a story where all the sliders of video game culture are pushed to the max." SELL - French syndicate of leisure publishers Here are three intimate notebooks discovered on the body of the young Thout' Nielsporte, the most defiant of online gamers-this same Thout' who had chosen to live in the Metaverse since the age of thirteen. He quickly became an eccentric leader who sparked the hardcore gamers' rebellion and hacked the biggest online role-playing games, merging them into one. This is how Free Pangea was born, a prosperous libertarian digital galaxy, affectionately called "Big Pizza" by its millions of inhabitants. Thout' was its prince. And it could have lasted forever, but strange comas began to affect certain players, and a massive bug suddenly forced millions of Nolifers back into the real world. Sheltering in an old warehouse as endless rain drummed against the roof, Thout' scribbled in his notebooks to ensure the memory of these crazy worlds and their glory would live on. As he wrote, memories erased by his own coma began to resurface, and he slowly recalled a patch released by the former game publishers to reestablish their control over the Metaverse-a patch that promised the impossible: to transfer both his soul and body into his avatar, and keep playing the Game even after death... |
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The Gestalt in the Machine by Andy Dornan SAN FRANCISCO, the near future â When clickbait journalist Adam Arrowman witnesses a murder, heâs forced to become a real investigative reporter. He might just have an exclusive on the apocalypse. His detective work takes him into the world of Kelvin Clipper, an imperious CEO who promises that ever-accelerating artificial intelligence will let him outrun death. Thousands of protesters disagree. Their warning: Infinite growth is an illusion and Big Tech is actually racing toward the extinction of humanity. Caught in the middle, a band of hackers searches desperately for a way to align algorithms with human needs. More violence hints at a connection to a president threatening World War III, lobbyists trying to free corporations from their stockholders, and an app that claims to resurrect the dead. Can Adam find the killer before the killer finds him? What secrets did the victim die to protect? And will Clipperâs Singularity deliver immortality in our time, or damnation for us all? |
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Quantum Ball: A Tech Action Novel by K.A. Wood A powerful earthquake cripples Japan, destroying a renowned hi-tech research facility in Saitama, obliterating all data and the only existing prototypes of groundbreaking quantum computers⌠except for one. In Soledad, California, Tyson McNally, frustrated by corrupt corporate politics, predicts the drawings of two of the largest lottery jackpots in human historyâto prove it works for a close friend killed in the devastation. Are his actions morally wrong? Itâs easy to justify a loss, but a win, as McNally discovers, comes with overwhelming guilt. Will it change the era of computation forever? Soledad soon becomes the lottery capital of the world, and desperate people want a slice of the action when they start to figure out how the jackpots were won and by whom. Tyson's only hope is the FBI and âthe company.â Can they transport him to an undisclosed government facility before itâs too lateâbefore they can make a stand against the past? |
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History' Prime (Renaissance Paradox Book 1) by K.A. Wood The year is 2034, and scientific discovery has flatlined. Humanity believes it has reached the limits of knowledge. Advances are nothing more than faster, smaller versions of century-old inventions. Real breakthroughs are a thing of the past-until Dr. Glen Larson, a historian at the Museum of Human History, uncovers a 400-year-old textbook that shouldn't exist. The discovery raises impossible questions. Was Isaac Newton taught calculus, the laws of gravity, and motion? Have the greatest minds in history been guided by a hidden source of knowledge? And who is behind the effort to suppress it? As Glen digs deeper, he finds himself hunted by a powerful secret society determined to keep humanity stagnant. Alongside a circle of friends-including a rogue tech trillionaire-he embarks on a global search for five legendary textbooks rumored to hold the key to human advancement. Their journey unravels a conspiracy stretching back centuries, one that could upend everything we know about science, progress, and the very fabric of history. What if our greatest inventions weren't discovered... but gifted? Which version of history have you been living in? |
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Osiris Rising by Milos Davidovic Star Sheriff Jack Kessler thought a posting to Osiris I would mean the quiet life he'd earned; a distant Saturnian colony, a war long behind him. But when a miner dies under suspicious circumstances, the local police and the all-powerful Solar Mining Corporation want it dismissed as an accident. Jack knows better. What begins as a single death unravels into a web of conspiracy: compromised institutions, weaponized belief, and a planetary revolt disguised as progress. As he digs deeper, Jack finds himself protecting a grieving teenage girl, confronting a manipulative corporate regime, and reckoning with the ghosts that still haunt his damaged body and mind. From magnetic MagSled rails looping the city to the ever-present HoloLens connecting every colonist, Osiris Rising immerses you in a vividly imagined future; one where survival, loyalty, and truth collide in unexpected ways, forever grounded in reality and the realm of possible. A story of memory embedded in the body, the failure of institutional morality, and the quiet defiance of found family, Osiris Rising resists genre clichĂŠs in favor of moral ambiguity, slow revelation, and the notion that survival itself can be the most radical act. The first installment in The Jack Kessler Chronicles. Perfect for fans of character-driven science fiction, layered mysteries, and richly detailed worlds. â For readers of Le Guin, Dick, Corey, and Powers â Features detailed world-building, intricate political dynamics, and deep, layered characters â Explores power, memory, autonomyâand the cost of doing what's right when the rules no longer apply |
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The Pale by Jay Fabares Sanders Fabares When a mysterious corpse is found on the outskirts of Rocket Ridge, a face blind FBI linguist travels to the small Arizona town to resume his search for an elusive killer. Agent Franklin Ink must work with the small town sheriff's department and a Navajo police officer to uncover the truth, all while hiding the fact that he's not acting on behalf of the bureau. Soon, he will find out that he's not the only one keeping secrets. The Pale is a character driven murder mystery which has often been compared to shows like True Detective, Fargo, and Twin Peaks. |
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A Dragon, a Gargoyle and a Faery Walk Into A Pub by Lisa Barry and Nicole DragonBeck A paperwork-obsessed dragon and a gargoyle with a snacking problem aren't the most conventional detective teamâbut they get the job done. In Ireland, by-the-book detective Aiden Moss just wants to finish his report and wrap up the last case. Fun-loving detective Loch Doyle wants to get a good meal and some pints into him, the only thing anyone should be doing on a Friday evening. But that's the thing about bad guys: they're not that considerate. An anonymous phone call drops the detectives straight into the kidnapping of a human under the influence of a magical drug. A single clue sends Aiden and Loch to the best place to get an investigation started âthe nearest pub. As the detectives follow leads, they discover the first whispers of a shady vampire empire, whose behavior is giving the rest of the fangy folk a bad name. Time ticks away for the missing girl, and the stakes get higher when more victims show up in a strange coma, their life forces being unexplainably drained. With a wizardly gadget or two, the help of their friends, and a few emergency snack runs, can the detectives crack the case before it turns deadly? |
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The Chimera Snare: Fragments by S&E Black For Rayshell and her best friend Trish, senior year of high school is going to hell in a handbasket. The feud between Celestine and Daeva is bleeding into their world. When a mysterious visitor infiltrates her dreams, Rayshell is thrust into a realm of profound, otherworldly secrets. Together, Rayshell and Trish uncover the unbelievable â they are the living vessels for two banished Celestine guardians. Amidst mystical recollections and a wondrous magic system that shatters the veneer of their everyday lives, the two friends embark on a journey against time to connect with the Celestine guardians' allies in hopes of freeing them from their imprisonment. Simultaneously, the shadows cast by Daeva darken. The notorious outlaw, Merisek, has positioned himself to claim dominion over the Order of Existenceâa trio of powerful artifacts capable of reshaping reality. Armed with two of these relics, Merisek races against the emergence of the Celestine guardians to claim the third. The stage is set for a showdown that will determine the fate of existence itself. Rayshell and Trish are all that stand between Merisek and his unhinged desire to twist the fabric of reality into his making. As the threads of destiny unravel, the question looms: who will be the author of existence, and what profound truths will be unveiled in the final, decisive act? |
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Iconoclast: or, the Death and Resurrection of Lazarus Keaton by Dave Walsh The wealthy took to the stars, leaving the suckers back on Earth paying rent on digital afterlife packages. Lazarus Keaton was his family's great disappointment. Instead of marrying a nice girl and taking over the family business, he's a sexually confused claims adjuster for a company that uploads your consciousness into a digital afterlife. Sent across the globe to oversee the site of a deadly train crash, he's stopped dead in his tracks by the unlikely afterlife package a hairdresser had: sainthood. His questions go unanswered when the Vatican dispatches a menacing Inquisitor to take over. In exchange for his silence about the odd case, his bosses offer him a raise, but he's in too deep to stop. Alongside Silvia, a local detective, they're thrust into the throngs of a wild conspiracy centered on the world's richest man, with all roads leading them off-world to his luxurious space station. After Laz's company declares him dead, there's no turning back. He either uncovers the truth, or meets with a grisly end at the hands of the Inquisitor. |
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When the truth is hidden beneath the ice, some secrets refuse to die. In the worldâs most remote outpostâAntarcticaâa covert excavation unearths something ancient, intelligent, and alive. CIA asset Charisma, her teenage protĂŠgĂŠe Leticia, and enigmatic xenoanthropologist Alen Innocent are drawn into a web of deception that spans governments, galaxies, and the very fabric of human consciousness. As shadow factions fight for control of the mysterious Veil of Hypocrisy, the boundaries between truth and illusion collapse. From Milanâs glittering runways to military tunnels buried under polar ice, Hypocrisy blends science fiction, espionage, and moral satire in a gripping tale of identity, power, and survival. As alien technology exposes the lies that bind humanity, Charisma and Alen must decide whether saving the world means revealing its greatest hypocrisyâor becoming part of it. Science-fiction fans will be drawn to this mind-bending, character-driven thriller where the ultimate battle is not between species, but between truth and self-deception. |
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Accused of murder. Hunted by magic. A city of secrets waiting to unravel. In Death Rattle, murder mystery collides with urban fantasy in a twisty coming-of-age tale where nothing is what it seems. Clarke Carpenter, a 30-year-old nanny and student, craves more than her ordinary lifeâsomething magical, something meaningful. But when her roommate is found dead and all signs point to Clarke, her plans for a fresh start crumble fast. As she races to clear her name, Clarke stumbles into a hidden world pulsing just beneath the city streetsâa world of fae, shadows, and forgotten power. The truth? It might just be darker than the crime she didnât commit. Start the Death Book Series today and follow Clarkeâs journey through murder, magic, and the messiness of becoming who you were meant to be. |
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Closure May Never Come by PD Doling When a romantic holiday ends in tragedy, Rob Wyatt is determined to help his wife, Vikki, recover from her accident. As he fights to restore her to her former self, an ancient evil begins to manipulate their lives. Robâs growing suspicion leads him to a chilling realisation: that the soul heâs trying to save may no longer be human⌠--- Perfect for fans of Stephen King's Bag of Bones, Mike Gayle meets H.P. Lovecraft in this genre-spanning, gothic-tinged tale of love, commitment, and paranormal suspense. |
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Lydia Johnstone has spent her entire adult life orchestrating every interaction, manipulating every relationship, maintaining absolute dominance in every room she enters. The brilliant masters student in behavioral science knows exactly how to exploit weaknesses, and ensure she's always three steps ahead. It's how she's survived. It's how she's thrived. Then she meets Professor James Matthews. British. Brilliant. Utterly unbreakable. From their first confrontation in his behavioral science seminar, Lydia recognizes something she's never encountered before: a mind that matches hers, a will that cannot be bent, and eyes that see straight through every calculated defense she's constructed. Their collaboration on groundbreaking trauma research should be purely academic. Professional. Bounded by the rigid parameters that define every aspect of Matthews' controlled existence. But as late nights in his office blur into intellectual intimacy, as his methodical approach to understanding human behavior begins to transform how Lydia understands herself, the boundaries between professor and student, researcher and subject, begin to fracture. But this isn't a simple story of a student falling for her professor, nor a professor taking advantage of his student. SIR... is a dark academia romance that explores the psychology of power, the neuroscience of desire, and the profound intimacy that can exist when two people risk everything to be truly seen. It's about trauma and healing, control and surrender, the spaces between strength and vulnerability where genuine connection becomes possible. For readers who crave: Intelligent, psychologically complex characters Authentic D/s dynamics with emotional depth Dark academia settings with genuine intellectual discourse Slow-burn intensity that builds to devastating emotional intimacy Romance that challenges conventional power dynamics Stories where vulnerability is the ultimate act of courage |
