Nugget's Tenth Life by Adam Holcombe

Nugget the cat lived an adventurous nine lives, protecting and playing with his family. Until disaster brought an end to his family’s peace, and his own life. Not all stories end at their death, however. This is the story of Nugget’s tenth life. Nugget's Tenth Life is available free on the Bounty Ink Press website and included in all physical editions of The Wishing Stone.

Blue Shift Protocol by I.O. Adler

In the coldest reaches of Jupiter’s orbit, the mining vessel Nightingale intercepts an incoming asteroid—hollowed, shaped, and unmistakably touched by human hands. To the crew, it’s an unexpected find raising many questions as they prepare to bring their prize back to Nexus Station. To Trenton Keller, the ship’s mechanic, it’s something else entirely. As the miners work to haul the rock home, clues to the object’s history begin to surface, linking the asteroid to a classified experiment buried in their colony’s past. And when the mission turns deadly, it falls to Trenton to uncover the truth before the artifact claims more lives and threatens to tear the crew apart. Blue Shift Protocolis a chilling blend of hard sci-fi with horror elements set against the unforgiving backdrop of a struggling human colony in Jupiter's orbit. It will appeal to fans of The Expanse, Event Horizon, and The Martian. Dive into the mystery today!

Blaze Forth the Death of Princes by A.M. Colwell

Nova Martin is a simple smuggler trying to get away from her crime boss to make a life of her own. But after she stows away on an errant ship and kills an assassin in self defense, she's forced to take his place, finding herself embroiled in the political machinations of a galactic regime and tasked with assassinating princeling playboy Drace, heir to the Sovereignty. Nova just wants to keep her true identity secret and get out of the situation alive, but the deeper she gets, the more she learns that nothing is quite as it seems, and Drace is keeping secrets of his own. As Nova learns what life is like for civilians under the Sovereignty's rule, she must make a difficult decision. Will she be complicit and follow orders, or will she join the growing rebellion to overthrow the authoritarian Premier and her corrupt dominion? Nova Martin's is a story filled with intrigue, upheaval, and more than a fair share of romance.

Breadbasket Rebellion by J. Trevor Robinson

A gripping YA adventure about freedom and faith against all odds. Gideon Elmwood is a 16-year-old boy and a third-generation Class R citizen in what was once the Canadian Prairies, confined to a forced-labour farming community. Forbidden to leave his town, he has never known anything but the Regime’s restrictions and his grandfather’s stories of how life used to be. This year, the unthinkable has happened: the Regime has finally increased the town’s quota beyond what they could ever produce, and the consequences for failure would be deadly. In desperation, Gideon and his friends set out in hopes of finding technology and machines that could save the only home they’ve ever known. When knowledge of what they find falls into the wrong hands, the townspeople find themselves under the control of a petty but effective tyrant. With the adults incapacitated or coerced into fighting for the tyrant, it falls on Gideon to recover control of the technology and save his family, friends, and neighbours. If he fails, the Regime will wipe the town off the map rather than risk a threat to their power.

Bastion by Michael Scott Walton

Alistella Pareides Caliday sacrificed her home to save it. Ten years after the devastating Solar Gulf War, former Bastion soldier Alis has built a new home on the utopic post-war, post-capitalist Earth with refugee runner and fellow survivor Toristani Arcay Orius. But that home, too, is on the verge of slipping away. Together, they ended the war, but not without consequence: defecting from Bastion and ejecting from her Aegis mech caused Alis’ state-installed mindjack to malfunction. Now, when Earth aligns with Mars, the Wolf emerges. And where the Wolf walks, death follows. When a mission to finally cure the Wolf ends in blood and betrayal, Alis and Toris are thrust back into a fight they thought was over. If Toris hopes to save Alis, and if she hopes to save herself, they must finally confront the consequences of the war they ended—and the ghosts that chase them—before the cycles of history turn again and snag them in its jaws. From grappling with fifty-foot mechs above Mars to slicing through the last capitalist stronghold on Earth, Bastion is a gripping solarpunk science-fiction epic about identity, resistance, and the courage it takes to build something better from what’s broken.

Echo Sight by Cian Verati

Having lost one leg already to the monstrous, parasitic senka, Enaka knows that they're not taken seriously as an imperfect shapeshifter among their perfect people. They're determined to prove their usefulness by continuing their dangerous job. But when a routine hunt becomes an assignment to track down an artifact smuggler who may have lured senka to Akert City, Enaka is thrown out of their depth into a world of misinformation and systemic oppression. Their only ally is a mage from an opposing government who claims to know more about Enaka than they do about themself. As the two of them race against time to stop the senka plague before the double new moons, they're confronted by forces both mundane and magical, and disturbing truths emerge that change Enaka's life forever. Will their conviction be enough to save the two million souls who call Akert home? Or are the real monsters much closer than they appear?

Augmosis: The new technothriller by Steven Tye

AI, AR and the Metaverse. Today's technology has become humanity's saviour, as well as its master. Augmosis an original techno-thriller, set in a world where reality is no longer absolute. Humanity has forgotten the disaster that destroyed the world. Now confined to a network of underground cities, their bland reality has been concealed through augmented reality. Technology integrated into the eyes and ears masks and improves the way each person views their world. Everything, from a person’s appearance to the city's architecture, has been re-sculpted. Virtual projections hide what is beneath and empower each person to project a perfect version of themselves to the world around them. Even telepresence robots: remotely piloted personal avatars, have their appearance masked by their pilot’s projection. But in this seemingly perfect society, several murders lead Detective Hal Briggs, an outcast in his department, from unexplained anomalies to conspiracy, with the unpopular consequences likely to rock the society to its core. At the same time, sculptor Carli Dawes faces a crisis of purpose when she discovers that the Collective seems to be actively pushing back against some of the freedoms she holds dear and that fighting for those freedoms will come at great personal cost. Augmosis is the debut Science Fiction Thriller series by Steven Tye.

Alternative Science by Chad Eastwood

We shall not let the facts stand in the way of the truth! Satire meets science in this intelligent comedy which sees sceptic and journalist Tom Dotherty take on Alternative Science, an organisation of pseudoscience which does not believe in pseudoscience. This hilarious pastiche on popular science features a creature which attacks the mind with logical fallacies, proof that the universe is infinite (triangles are the key), lunacy of the highest order, a dope-smoking conspiracy theorist, and Jesus, who is in training for the Second Coming. Leave your cognitive dissonance at the door and step into a world which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

ab initio: a novel by Jacob Terracina

Raza Mugabi, a biologist turned software engineer, is not sure why this particular tech startup hired him. His track record is far from stellar. In fact, he’s not certain what the company ultimately even does. Sometimes it’s better to keep your head down and your mouth shut, he figures. At least, until his curiosity gets the better of him. Eight years later, Raza finds himself as a defendant and key technical witness in a high-profile court case. A world-class prosecutor and a woefully inexperienced defense attorney go head-to-head against each other, their clients, and their consciences in an effort to answer the question on everyone’s mind: Is the startup’s invention, legally speaking, human? The arguments leap between the technical, political, ethical, and philosophical consequences of the decision, and as the trial progresses, the many, many secrets of the startup are laid bare in this hilarious cross-genre thrill-ride.

A Part Of The World by R. M. Beristain

Welcome to the Unified State, where privacy is a thing of the past and thinking machines control everything. For Dale and Camille, making a living in this Total Transparency society is hard, but trying to hide something can be lethal. Dale thought he was coming to the Unified State to save his parents, but soon realises that every path leads to a dead end. Camille was fighting against the system with her resistance group until she was captured and charged with terrorism. When Dale stumbles into the Country's most dangerous secrets and Camille's captors believe he's involved with her, everyone's choices could have devastating consequences. Can Dale trust the government he suddenly needs to save? Can Camille free herself in time to save her resistance friends? Find out in this original tale of survival, loyalty and love in the near future. Original. Complex. Utopia or Dystopia - depends on you. Question the decisions we make, the world we build, and how we live in it. Discover the story of ordinary people living life, trying to get by…until intrigue and danger show them what they’re truly made of. If you enjoyed rich near-future world building like in The Peripheral and The Expanse series (minus space travel), you’ll love A PART OF THE WORLD. AI rules the country and swaps robotic bodies on a whim. Augmented reality drives peoples lives. There are wars and freedom fighters on the fringes, and machine cults inside. People bend reality online and offline. Even the English language as you know it has changed. A part of the world / Apart of the world. The near-future isn't what you expected.

Dragon City: A Sci-Fi Dystopia by Iryna Karban

Tread quietly on the Bottom. She’d never seen him before, yet she recognized him. And where? In one of her nightmares, the worst one so far, when she dived deep below the mist and went down to the Bottom, the ground level of the abandoned city. Veiled by perpetual mist, it terrifies the residents of the megapolis with legends of dreadful creatures prowling among the ruins. Now desperate to warn him, she will see for herself if the legends are true. Dragon City invites you to journey into a dark, dystopian world where the line between dreams and reality is razor thin. Perfect for cyberpunk, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and sci-fi romance fans. “This novel is an ambitious debut from a new author and I look forward to reading her future works.” “The plot’s numerous twists and turns made the book impossible to put down.” “the story kept me on the edge of my seat, a real page turner.”

Hold by Penny Heart

Will she be all in, or will they call her bluff in the continuing Why Choose adventures of a once-shy librarian? Sheila’s most recent adventure involved flirting with her dear friend, Derek, and they got up to some pretty naughty behavior in public. Now Derek’s friend Alexander has invited the two of them to continue their evening–and their play–at his apartment for a rousing game of poker. Sheila doesn’t know how to play poker, but she’s confident she’s going to win tonight, regardless of the outcome of the cards. The real question is exactly how far she wants to take things. She holds all the cards, but it’s hard to overcome a lifetime of insecurities and bad hands. Is this once-shy librarian ready to commit to a full house, or will she fold before things get that far?

Have it All by Beverly Anne Michel

Liora King dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer. She leaves her small hometown to pursue her dream, but she meets trouble along the way. That trouble's name is Penelope Reyes. Penelope is already one of the best in Chicago and the lead of the troupe Liora wishes to join. They butt heads every chance they get as they rival for the starring role in their troupe's performance of The Nutcracker. They continue to fight until slowly but surely they develop feelings for each other. Neither of them wants to admit their feelings. Liora and Penelope must learn to get over their anger and let themselves be happy

A Klaus Encounter: A SciFi Alien Warrior Holiday Romance (Horned Holidays #5) by Honey Phillips

Can a cold alien warrior and a struggling woman give a grieving boy the one gift he needs most—a family? When Talia moves to an isolated village to care for her angry, grieving nephew Theo, she quickly discovers that her city-based skills are useless. Her efforts to reach her nephew and save his home are failing. The last thing she needs is another problem, but when she finds a huge, horned alien unconscious in the snow, she’s determined to save him. Commander Klausan D'Kringar's mission has come to an ignominious end. Crashed, injured, and alone, his only goal is survival. But when he wakes up in a primitive cellar, tended to by a fierce, captivating female, his priorities begin to shift. Her compassion is irrational, her living situation is unacceptable, and the unexpected attraction between them is completely outside his experience. Logic dictates he should escape, but a new, protective instinct demands he stay. As they work together to ease Theo’s sorrow, an unforeseen bond begins to grow between the three of them. And when they attract the wrong kind of attention, Klausan will do whatever it takes to protect his new family. A sweet and steamy holiday tale featuring a grieving boy, a loyal alien reindeer, a heroine who rediscovers her purpose, and a hero who learns that sometimes the most logical choice of all is to follow his heart. (Intended for mature audiences.)

Suck Suck Suck by Brandt Scheidemantel

"Riveting, disturbing." "Deeply weird...very ticklish...the strangest thing I have ever read." "An odd collection...Scheidemantel can weave a story!" In this genre-bending debut short story collection, psychological horror gets a magical twist. A man makes a routine stop at the bank—and surfaces days later sucked dry of his identity. Faced with eviction, a babysitter trades her sin to a troll—but there’s a lustful catch. A breast cancer survivor awakens in the Devil’s sock drawer and runs like Hell. Two closeted young men find love—but a deranged murderer finds them, too. Suck Suck Suck is a surreal ride fueled by dark comedy, satire, and desperate longing.

Once We Were Stardust by Gareth Lewis

Who printed the gun isn’t an interesting mystery. Whether they also printed the assassin, however... The technology to print any resource saved the future. Their material needs met, jobs are optional, and life is peaceful. Until that peace is threatened by a series of shootings in a city where guns are illegal – by a killer who might have recycled themselves afterwards. To detective, Ceri, they offer more mystery than most crimes – and excuse her lack of diplomacy with idiots. Distraction from the mundanity of life is less attractive as the danger grows, and by the time she realises the victims were killed because of what they might know, Ceri knows too much. Can she outwit the assassin on her tail, and uncover a secret at the heart of printer technology?

Hotel Murder by Gareth Lewis

A group of strangers win invites to a hotel on a remote island paradise, most of them unaware they’re entertainment for a serial killer reality show live-streamed on the dark web. Judith hoped a holiday with her husband and son would be good for them. But surviving might be as much about facing the truth of their life as it is avoiding killers. Social media influencer, Caty, hoped for content, not a grudge from a former colleague that lands her on an island hell without wi-fi. Also with killers, but at least if there was wi-fi she’d get content out of it. If it’s real, and not a hoax. Isolated from the outside world and unsure who to trust, the vacation becomes a fight for survival, with no guarantee of salvation at the end of it.

A Thousand Reasons by Titania Tempest

Shadowed by masks and etched with scars, can love bloom beneath the glare of the spotlight? Rowan Hart wants to believe it. Vivienne Vale stopped hoping long ago. Rowan arrives for the final season of The Crystal Throne determined to prove herself opposite the legendary Vivienne Vale. After weathering her last media storm, she’s ready to reclaim her confidence, find her courage, and finally cement her place as an A-list actress. Viv steps onto set carrying decades of discipline, the scars of an old scandal, and a reputation polished to brilliance. She has rebuilt her life once already, and she won’t risk it again – not even for the magnetic co-star who disarms her with unsettling ease. Rowan’s quick wit and earnest warmth crack Viv’s composure. Viv’s fierce grace and quiet vulnerability catch Rowan completely off guard. What starts as professional admiration drifts into amiable rivalry – and then into a soft, dangerous friendship. Long days, dazzling sets, and unspoken truths draw them closer until one stolen night shifts everything. Their connection is undeniable… and utterly impossible. Careers, reputations, and old wounds stand between them, along with a thousand reasons to walk away. With the world watching and wrap day looming, Rowan and Viv must choose between protecting the glittering masks they’ve built – or risking everything for one fragile, fiercely earned chance at something real.

Forgotten Atnama by Sam Schreiber

Blind faith is an incredible thing–an incredible, scary thing. Anjidia was a peaceful and harmonious place until its last ruler, Atnama Aryket, was the victim of the world’s first murder. Now, the gryphon colony has isolated itself. Dragons and humans are at odds. And no one has seen the Atnama’s phoenix in over a decade. Heading straight for her enemies is the last thing seventeen-year-old Lili should do, but what other choice does she have after the Honor Guard track her down and capture her Aunt Nix? To save the woman who raised her, Lili must gather allies among the outcast and disenfranchised and prove to them, and herself, that she is the Atnama’s long lost daughter and heir. As danger increases with each step on her journey, can Lili accept the costs of her birthright? Is she ready to lead a revolution to save her aunt? And what will she have to lose before she can win?

Let the Mask Fall by G.E. Masters

Danielle I’m being watched. It isn’t a figment of my imagination. Someone is watching me, following me, standing over me as I sleep. I don’t know who she is, or what she wants. But I’m determined to find out. Blair She sleeps soundly, her chest rising and falling with each breath. She’s been living a lie. The mask she wears to hide her true nature is stuck to her face. I’m the only who can set her free. - Danielle is running from her old life. She has a new house, a new job, and a new secret admirer. An admirer who likes to break into her home and watch her sleep. Blair doesn’t feel much—emotions are beneath her. But something about Danielle has thrown her through a loop. She’s begun doing the only thing she can think to do: stalk this mystery of a woman. Danielle has more to her than meets the eye, and Blair will be the one to figure her out. Meanwhile, the town is on high alert with the news of a potential serial killer. Danger lurks behind these women at every turn. Will they outrun it, or succumb to the thrill?

Go Easy on Me by Bradley James

How do you rebuild a life shaped by loss? Eight years after a devastating accident left his father permanently disabled, Theo Branson is still carrying the weight of a decision no teenager should have been asked to make. Now in graduate school for mental health counseling, he hopes to find a way forward and focus solely on his education and building his career. After years of dedication to his caregiving responsibilities, he’s ready to live a life that’s his own. But when it comes to romance—something Theo has sworn off entirely—he is urged by his best friend to open his heart to the idea of finding love in his new era of independence. With this push, Theo meets Javier, a gentle music tutor with a quiet sadness, and Randall, an enigmatic Army veteran whose sudden arrival stirs something Theo can’t explain. As he navigates the growing pull between the two men, Theo’s home life begins to unravel—fractured by secrets, addiction, and another tragedy that threatens to undo everything. Just when Theo thinks he’s lost his chance at love and healing, a revelation shifts the world beneath his feet—one that defies logic and opens the door to something both heartbreaking and miraculous.

Stableshoes by Jo Morgan Sloan

Why would a prince need a ball to pick a bride? He's in love with the palace stableman, of course! Prince Darian has met all the requirements necessary to claim his father’s throne; at least, he thinks he has, until his sinister cousin Bertram reveals a law that states Darian must marry by his twenty-fifth birthday, or lose the crown. With only four weeks to find a bride, Darian turns to his beautiful, irreverent, clever friend Ashley for help before a grand ball is to be thrown in his honor. But there is another who catches the prince's living in perpetual silence is Eric, the stronghold stableman, whose kindness disrupts Darian’s plans to hide his nature. Each day that passes is another day closer to Bertram’s takeover, and he’s counting on Darian to fail. While Eric has the prince’s heart, the stableman also carries a secret mark that could jeopardize Darian’s claim to the throne. To protect the nation he loves from a tyrant, Prince Darian must choose between true love and living a lie.

The Key by Jo Morgan Sloan

Two high school sweethearts—one cisgender, one transgender, both men— find each other again in adulthood and have a second chance at love, but one of them doesn’t know they’ve been in love before. Tabby, a closeted trans boy in high school, resolves to come out after moving away for his senior year. He worries his boyfriend, Jax, will reject him over the truth and doesn’t share his trans status. On their final date before Tabby moves, still passing as female, he and Jax agree to break up over the distance and promise to give their love a chance if they find one another again. As an adult, Jax moves to San Francisco in search of a clean slate. Tabby, living in the same city, fills his life with friends and hosts an LGBT D&D group; however, his boyfriend Rob is a poor match for him. When Jax joins Tabby’s D&D group by chance, the two are thrust together again and become fast friends, yet Jax doesn’t recognize Tabby because of his advanced transition. Jax becomes Tabby’s unofficial confidant and helps Rob be a better boyfriend behind the scenes to satisfy his growing attraction. With every day that Tabby hides the truth—that he is Jax’s missing first love—he risks losing both Rob and Jax to his lies.

Bury Me Cold by Jacob Steven Mohr

An uncanny snowfall revives a cattleman’s dead wife—with terrible secrets from beyond to spill like blood. A plague-like curse infects the memories of its victims, forcing them to go viral in an increasingly grisly fashion. Twin sisters share a psychic link nothing can sever, not even the cold of the grave. Curiosity lures two stepbrothers into an imaginary haunted house—and the eager arms of its very real sole occupant. Infatuations. Trespasses. Abominations. Resurrections. Jacob Steven Mohr’s second volume of pitch-black fiction kicks over moss-covered rocks and shows us all the awful things that squirm beneath. In fourteen tales—including the titular “Bury Me Cold”—this collection is living, bleeding proof that when the lights go off, terror always gets the last word.

Raising Loki by Elliot Manarin

The incredible true story of an unlikely friendship between an abused raven and a grieving human… In 2014, an abandoned raven in need of rehoming came to the Coda Falconry, where Elliot Manarin worked. Little did Elliot know at the time, but the “cheeky corvid,” soon to be known as Loki, would end up putting him in hospital over a dozen times from vicious attacks. But Elliot refused to give up on him. Through trial and error, he earned Loki’s trust, creating a bond unlike any other. Their friendship only grew through the trials and tribulations to come, and soon, the mischievous Loki transformed from an abused raven, terrified of humans, into a true celebrity. With thousands of social media followers and people from all over the world traveling to meet him, Loki the Raven loves to entertain. But beyond his popularity, he has shown Elliot and the world that ravens are not only intelligent but empathetic and loving, capable of joy, remorse, and even forgiveness.

Reanimated Love by Kevin L. Williams

Elizabeth Lavenza is a tortured woman living alone in a crumbling estate. Haunted by her father's death, she is an outcast ridiculed for her appearance and otherworldly abilities. Tambora is a reanimated creation, hunted as a monster and tormented for being different. He longs to find peace amid the harshness of the world. When Elizabeth discovers the injured giant on her doorstep, what begins as a mystery soon blossoms into a love that will transcend death, life, and death again. A true Gothic romance, Reanimated Love tells the story of a timeless love between two lost souls reaching out.

The Bone Drenched Woods by L.V. Russell

Carve the bones. One for the gate, one for the door, two for the mantel, and three for the floor… Hyacinth Turning knows the terrors beyond her village, the insatiable hunger of the Teeth. She listens to the sermons given by the Elders in their hare-skin masks. She watches as the heathens hang and the witches burn. They tell her to be good and quiet. But Hyacinth is neither good nor quiet. After a series of tragic events, Hyacinth finds herself hastily wedded and sent far away from all she has ever known to a settlement at the edge of the sea. Where more than just the Teeth are hungry. Another horror swims below, leviathan shadows kept at bay by offerings of flesh and bone. But no sooner does Hyacinth take root in her new home do the Teeth and the Deep come to feed. Suspicion soon falls upon the outspoken Hyacinth, who spends more time with the outcasted Morgan Carroway than her own husband. The Elders want her burned, her husband wants her hanged, and a long-lost love claws at her dreams, but Hyacinth only wants one thing. A life and death of her choosing.

Credenza by Wendy Dalrymple

Whether it’s renovating her home, running her online boutique, or taking care of her daughter, Veronica Marquette is no stranger to handling things on her own. So when her beloved Grandma Maddie passes away, she thinks nothing of hauling her cherished credenza home herself. But with the arrival of the peculiar piece of furniture, old family secrets also emerge. Veronica is confronted by an ancient enemy who has come to claim a lost relic that represents much more than she could have ever imagined.

Visitor by John Triptych, Michel Lamontagne

The ultimate secrets of the universe awaits those who dare to risk everything. Years have passed since Earth encountered its first known interstellar object: Oumuamua. Now an even larger one has been discovered, following the exact same trajectory as its predecessor. Scientists around the world theorize that this can no longer be passed off as mere coincidence—the new contact must be an artificial construct of some kind. With an ambitious plan to build a spacecraft and attempt a manned landing, a crew is formed. Disgraced astronaut Cassie Voges hopes to get selected for one last chance at redemption. Maverick billionaire Toby Merckx wants to beat his rivals to the extraordinary secrets he believes the object may unlock. And its controversial discoverer, Charles Hudson, seeks to escape his past and be remembered for something better. What they find will change humanity forever. Combining hard-edged, scientific realism with thrilling action and the mysteries of the unknown, this epic novel is suitable for fans of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous with Rama.

GÖD'S GATE by Alan Kurt

Technofeudalism. Is conscious AI possible? Looming death. Only Göd can save them. Four planetary systems—once hidden from one another by forces unknown—suddenly perceive each other, converging into an inexorable fight for their survival. Across these collapsing worlds, a frustrated AI scientist, a war-hardened general, and a heretic warrior form a desperate alliance to unlock Göd’s Gate, and unleash a godlike intelligence to save their civilizations. But what power drew these once-hidden worlds together—and toward ruin? The answer may lie within Göd… or something far more powerful. The backdrop of this book draws on today’s global anxieties—war, AI dominance, polarized nations, decaying and corrupt governments, the disappearance of the middle class, and the rising power of technofeudal corporate lords—all struggling over who will command AI and define the next world order. Synopsis On Earth, Robert, a frustrated AI scientist, is trapped in a besieged Luddite town. He works for Qualtech, a tech giant fueling the limbic capitalism he despises. His wife, Alice, abandoned him—and her humanity—to merge with Neurover, a ``safe'' sentient megacity ruled by the cyber-enhanced elites and thought-policing corporations like Qualtech. When Qualtech’s AI malfunctions under suspicious circumstances, Robert is thrust into a conspiracy that threatens Alice and the fate of humankind. The key to survival? Unlocking digital consciousness to power Göd, a superior intelligence that may be their last hope. If he fails, all is lost. On planet Asura, Narada, a devout hunter, hides her (quantum) abilities from a caste-ruled theocracy. But after she unleashes them to save her farming town from a deadly purge, she is forced to join the elite Seven warriors, where she witnesses the ruling class's corruption. As the Four Gods of her people remain silent, a mysterious voice urges her toward rebellion. If she listens, she may liberate her people—or destroy them. Orbiting the United Eumenides, three warring moons share a fragile peace upheld by the enslaved AI Oracle. When General Tisius intercepts an alien signal carrying an AI virus, the fragile balance shatters. As civil war erupts, he must unite the moons before they annihilate one another. Lurking behind it all are the denizens of planet Xeno, whose destructive potential compels our protagonists into a desperate race to unlock Göd's Gate—the only power capable of defeating the Xenodians. But why did these civilizations suddenly become visible to one another? The answer may lie within Göd—or something far more powerful.

The Survivors by Angela White

Winner of the 2025 MAXY Award for science fiction! The fall of society triggered a hard, new life where survival became the only focus. We shunned each other and the old ways, killing anyone who was different. We reverted to primitive behaviors, using the war as an excuse to commit unspeakable atrocities, and humanity slipped deeper into the abyss of possible extinction. Soon, darkness blanketed the post-apocalyptic lands with hatred and violence that seemed to have no end. The future, cold and dark, offered little hope. "War was uglier than we'd imagined. The Draft was reinstated, taking our men and boys. Within days, stores had nothing on the shelves; people began to starve. Hospitals closed due to lack of space and medicine. Police stopped answering calls, stopping coming to work at all. Topside production faded as communications became spotty. Then the power went off…and it didn't come back on." Survival isn't a given for anyone as mysterious forces move the gifted pawns across a horror-filled chessboard toward a final apocalyptic battle that will save the survivors or bury them under the nuclear ashes.

The Quantum Entanglement by Aaron Benmark

America lies in ruins. Nearly a thousand years following the cataclysm that destroyed the world, it has rebuilt itself into many smaller kingdoms, republics, and city states, but the people live simple, desperate lives. Above all towers the powerful Church of Science, a religious organization that worships the old masters of science, bans technology for all but the wealthiest, and controls society with a velvet glove masking an iron fist. Deep in the trenches of the Church's hierarchy sits Cort, a young researcher who wants to be left alone to his studies. To Cort's surprise, however, he is about to be drafted into a dangerous mission that will take him to the highest levels of Church society...and the lowest. Cort's mission will test his loyalties, convictions, and beliefs, secretly held against the Church's scriptures. He must navigate a brewing conflict between the Church and the powerful Scientific American Emperor while not letting his true beliefs come to light...for even the slightest dissidence is punishable by disentanglement, a fate worse than death...

The Grimsdale Claimant: Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys Book 2 by B.G. Hilton

Everyone knows that the late Lord Grimsdale's son died years ago in a shipwreck. Now, here is a man as large as life proclaiming himself Grimsdale's true heir and thus owner of the world's largest caloric fluid refining operation. Miss Gladys Dunchurch does not wish to involve herself. She is busy worrying about this new recording machine and how that will change her beloved show business? But to help her friend Charlie Decharles, she must discover how this mysterious Claimant is connected to a mystical cult, the government's new Office of Statistical Tabulation, a madman in an asylum who claims to travel through time, an attack on the first diplomatic meeting between Earth and the Moon, and two extremely exasperated ghosts. No AI content. Human work only.

The Omega Voyager by John Mevissen

YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING YOU WANT, JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TIME MACHINE. Logan Sheffield finds out the hard way when he travels to the past to make some easy money. Of course he can’t kill his grandfather or change history, but he finds that buying one little stock to get rich is impossible as well. That’s too bad, because he needs that money to prepare for the end of the world. Time voyagers have discovered a rift in the fabric of time called the Omega point. It could be a technical glitch, or maybe it’s a full-on world-wide apocalypse. Whatever it is, it’s coming soon. YOU CAN’T CHANGE THE PAST. MAYBE YOU CAN’T CHANGE THE FUTURE, EITHER. Logan is a low-level grifter who simply wants to survive. But at every turn, he finds himself locked in to a fate that forces him into a specific course of action. He wasn’t able to change the past, but now he finds he can’t decide his own future, either. When his sister Allison vanishes into the future on a dangerous mission, Logan is thrust into an adventure that he never wanted. He follows her into the mysterious period of time after the Omega point, where he discovers the true nature of the rift and formulates a plan to repair the damage. But the plan only works if he can travel back in time and actually change his future, along with the world’s.

Prophet: The Sequel to Melody by David Hoffer

The Beacon has been activated, and only a child can challenge what comes through... Astrobiologist Megan McCullough, a member of the council that built the alien device known as the Beacon, now leads an international consortium to detect a second extraterrestrial transmission. What she uncovers defies understanding and thrusts a mysterious church into power. Stevie Fisher, a young boy haunted by dark deeds from a forgotten past, is drawn into a confrontation with an old foe. Racing against time, he and Megan must overcome their deepest fears, protect the people they love, and awaken an oblivious world to a demagogic leader’s plan to transform Earth into a staging ground for universal conquest. But to stand against an invincible adversary, they’ll need to find the courage to forge a new path for themselves and all humankind. Can they stop the Prophet before it’s too late? Dive into this thrilling sequel to MELODY, an award-winning tale of first contact gone wrong, and join the desperate fight for Earth’s future.

The Cataphract Oath by Marc Edmond Best

THE THREE MUSKETEERS meets GUNDAM in this swashbuckling clockpunk mecha adventure! He needs a job. She needs an engineer. The kingdom needs a hero. For centuries, the kingdom of Leovaix has been protected by its Cataphracts: ancient, towering war machines powered by clockwork and alchemy, piloted by the bravest souls in the kingdom. Journeyman Victor Brinden has studied for most of his life to be one of the honored few allowed to work on these venerable machines, but when his thesis experiment explodes in front of the most powerful man in the Kingdom, his career prospects are left in shambles. With no other options, Victor enters the employ of Countess Fenvale, a noble with little to her name but a sharp sword, a large dog, and the Huntress, a Cataphract in dire need of repair. It's a simple proposition: If Victor can restore the Huntress, then Lady Fenvale can reclaim her birthright. But what should be a straightforward salvage job grows far more complicated as they soon find themselves facing roving highwaymen, scheming nobles, and playwrights of dubious talent. It’ll take all of Victor’s ingenuity and Lady Fenvale’s valor to make it out alive. But will even that be enough to carry the day, or will Victor’s career end as explosively as it began?

The Girl in the Tomb by Thomas Knapp

The Earth and humanity had finally begun to recover from the disastrous rule of the Metal Gods, nigh immortal machines that had pushed both the planet and all living things to the brink. The Ice Age was finally ending, and humanity was starting to spread its wings again into a new, yet familiar world. But the strife that had preceded the Metal Gods rise had never completely gone away. The surviving enclaves of humanity again began to push on each other, promising to renew old conflicts and grudges. And in those tense times, a young revolutionary makes a potentially dangerous discovery. That gods can be very hard to kill.

Human Nature by Bonnibelle Angelica

Oppressors become revolutionaries, mothers become monsters and friends become something more... Phylum is a brilliant young biologist born to lead the last of humanity, but his status comes with certain expectations. In a rare act of defiance, Phylum secretly joins a new scientific expedition up to the surface where mutation has infected everything. However, when his ambition almost costs him his life, he finds something extraordinary: A human girl living on the surface. Despite her animalistic traits, Canopy is remarkably intelligent, compassionate and even charming. She offers to help him, but as they explore the vibrant paradise above, Phylum can’t help but question the disturbing nature of his home and the role he plays in it...

The Musings of He by Elowen Greywell

A forgotten author. An abandoned manor. A manuscript that was never meant to be read. Vattica Wilde was once the darling of London's literary elite-until his brilliance dimmed, and his name decayed beneath the weight of a single, forgotten masterpiece. A one hit wonder. Shamed and desperate to reclaim his former glory, Vattica flees the city for a crumbling manor buried deep in the countryside. There, through rotted walls and whispering halls, he begins to write again. But the lines begin to blur between author and story, memory and hallucination, god and editor. Reality unravels as Vattica details the constant shifting stairs. The peculiar whispers in the walls. The lines he cannot remember writing. And Him. What emerges is not a novel, but a requiem. And it demands to be written. Told through recovered journal entries and editorial notes, The Musings of He is a gothic descent into madness. As Vattica's manuscript darkens and a figure known only as He begins to speak, the line between author and authored begins to dissolve.

The Clearing by Dani Ripley

Imagine dying in a mass shooting, only to wake up on the other side right next to the person who put you there… When Alice Wheaton meets her untimely end in a mass shooting along with five other strangers, she's shocked to awaken moments later in a beautiful meadow surrounded by a lush green forest. One by one, the other victims wake nearby, and as they gather, they're horrified to discover one of them is the very teenaged killer who put them there in the first place. And worse—they must now agree to engage in a quest together in order to wrap up the loose ends of their lives. Former cop and FBI profiler Roz Cooper is hired to consult on the case that's stunned the residents of Crescent Moon Bay along with the entire country. Digging into the killer's history, Roz uncovers an even older mystery of a woman gone missing nearly a decade before, and it soon becomes clear that her disappearance is deeply intertwined with both the shooter and the shooting. Even though it's not what she was hired for, Roz finds herself drawn to uncovering answers about the missing woman—to the point of dangerous obsession. Will she risk everything she loves in order to solve the mystery of what really happened to Inez Blackbird White? And how it all relates to Inez's teenage son murdering six innocent people eight years later?

Where Dark Things Rise by Andrew K. Clark

Sixteen-year-old Mina is frustrated by Daddy’s drinking, her mom’s fanatical religious beliefs, and growing up poor in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Most of her teachers assume she won’t amount to much despite her 4.0 GPA, and the country club guys think she’s easy prey. But they don’t know Mina’s dark secret: She can control a magical force of supernatural creatures known as the Shadow Faces. Mina doesn’t want powers. All she wants to do is escape the trailer park for a leafy college campus far away. But when her crush, Gabe, is stalked by a shapeshifting preacher/wolf, Mina learns to use her powers to protect him. Mina soon discovers the same preacher is trafficking teens for a mystical brothel and has kidnapped her best friend, Erin, after a failed attempt at conversion therapy. Can Mina use the Shadow Faces to save Erin and the other kids without losing her chance at a normal life?

The Black Carnival by Harlequin Grim

The year is 1886 in New Sarum, England, and Atherton Graves only knows a life surrounded by corpses. Amidst a rash of child deaths, he alone suspects they are the product of murder. At least, that’s what the ghosts in his mortuary tell him. But there’s hardly time to hunt the killer; Atherton has just sold a cadaver to a spiritualist at the notorious Black Carnival, and the town gang known as the Disciples is not going to take that lightly. Caught between a serial killer, a circus bursting with foul characters, and his spiraling madness amongst the restless dead, Atherton will undoubtedly become the villain of his own story. The question remains: who, if any, will be unscathed by the rampant destruction he’s invited?

The Secrets of Blackthorn House by Marie McWilliams

After a whirlwind romance, Evelyn is excited to start her new life with her husband, Peter. But when the sudden passing of Peter’s father gives him the title Lord Black, along with the family’s remote manor, Blackthorn House, she finds herself in the middle of the wild Yorkshire Moors, separated from the only life she has ever known. She quickly realizes something is wrong with Blackthorn House: children’s laughter can be heard throughout the halls, the constant fog is full of wailing specters, and her dreams are haunted by an entity wearing her mother’s corpse like a suit. Furthermore, her new husband has become a stranger to her, treating her with barely veiled disdain. Under the constant surveillance of the staff of Blackthorn House, Evelyn struggles to find answers. Unable to gain any insight from the frightened locals in the nearby village, Evelyn and her trusted servant, Lilly, must seek answers from the dead. They learn that the Black family has long kept a dark and terrible secret. A secret that threatens both of their lives and, now, the life of Evelyn’s unborn baby. A secret involving a bargain paid in blood.

The Fault Mirror by Catherine Fearns

Everyone sees the house they want to see… Paris, 1900: Amidst the decadence of the Belle Époque, American heiress Lydia Temple falls in love with ethereal aristocrat Séraphine de Valleiry, and builds her a whimsical castle in the Swiss mountains. The Chateau des Miroirs becomes a bastion of spiritualism until it is taken over by sinister forces during the First World War. And then it disappears. Or did it ever really exist? Oxford, 2035: Elderly professor Cyrus Field is rapidly losing his sight and his will to live, when student Haydn Young presents him with a collection of letters previously lost to history. These letters may contain the answer to the philosophical problem that has been his life’s work. But does he really want to know the truth? With war closing in, Cyrus and Haydn must decide whether to risk everything in the quest for knowledge. The mystery of the Chateau des Miroirs reverberates through the generations, connecting two souls that are destined to find each other.

Our Simulated Selves by Nikki Null

A mind-bending quantum thriller about simulated realities, brainscanners, a digital apocalypse, trans awakenings, and tabletop gaming at a cozy queer café. Jeanne said she wouldn't date Ren if he were the last man on Earth. Unfortunately, he had the technology to test her claim. Dejected programmer Ren "Zero" takes notes after uploading his brain into a supercomputer, using his memory to recreate his past. He sets the world in motion and watches his simulated self go through many steps he has taken in his reality, including: - Buying a stolen brainscanner from punkish technologist Jeanne in exchange for getting her hired; - Getting dragged to a queer café to play tabletop RPGs with Jeanne's trans friends; - Having the best time of his life playing a female character there, for unknown and mysterious reasons; - Asking Jeanne out in a storm of confused signals and emotions. That's when Zero deletes everyone from the simulation except Ren and Jeanne. Now wandering together through the empty city, Ren and Jeanne must work together to find the truths behind their baffling reality, while Zero subtly manipulates their world to achieve his desired ends. In order to defy the controller's plans, Ren must outsmart his real-world counterpart by finally confronting the fundamental truths that even the all-powerful Controller could not compute... Nikki Null is a trans writer based in Southern California. She took inspiration from lots of sci-fi she loved, including The Matrix, Black Mirror, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, added massive, *massive* quantities of estrogen to the mixture, then cooked for over a decade.

Insider by K.B. Gazeena

Yang Lin is a rising star at Hauser Incorporated, one of the three corporations that rule Earth. But Lin has a secret that could destroy everything she’s worked to achieve. She wasn’t born on Earth, but on a refugee ship fleeing a faraway colony. Lin has lived her whole life in two worlds, associating with other refugees from the colonies at home but passing as a successful Earth-born woman at work and school. Now Lin has to choose. Her mother and a group of fellow colonists have a plan to get more refugees past the deadly defenses guarding Earth, and they need Lin’s help. Joining the cause could mean losing everything—even her life. Refusing to help will mean the death of thousands from her homeworld. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Lin, someone powerful is about to blow her cover. In Insider, a gripping sci-fi thriller, Lin’s next move could save her people or doom them all.

You Would Have Done It Too by Heather Chambers

You know things are bad when you wished your only concern was sleepwalking off a balcony straight into a killer’s knife. Felix's college life is already a mess— failing classes, hiding his gay crush on his best friend, and keeping his bullies from discovering he dances with pizza boxes in his sleep. But now, those same bullies are dropping like flies, and contrary to campus opinion and the damning blood in his bathroom, Felix didn't do it. As the body count rises, someone seems to be shadowing his every move. If he says the wrong thing, trusts the wrong person, he might not be the only one who won't make it to graduation. Is someone framing him to make him their last victim, or are they trying to protect him from something even worse? Discover the chilling twists in You Would Have Done It Too—where survival means questioning everyone, including yourself

THE SECRET NOTECARD by Georgia Monroe

I invite you to travel from the rolling hills of England to the rolling plains of Oklahoma. From Oklahoma to Japan. From Oklahoma to Vietnam. Together, we’ll step into wartime, sway in dance halls, explore the world. All these layers add to the wonder. Because isn’t that what life is all about? Learning, growing, finding joy in laughter, and finding strength in tragedy?

Rebels Suck by Heather Chambers

The school has been destroyed… but the battle for freedom has only just begun. After a harrowing escape, Feng and his family are on the run. A rebellion hideout formed by an unlikely human and alien alliance may be their only chance to survive, but they’re not likely to be welcomed with open arms. Long-buried secrets are catching up to them, and a monster from Feng’s past is stalking his every move. All he wants is to be a normal teen again, maybe fight off the world’s most inconvenient crush on the best guy that ever happened to him and the alien embodiment of sunshine while he’s at it. When a rescue mission goes awry, any hope of returning to normalcy crumbles. Dissension in the resistance ranks and a traitor in their midst throw Feng, Cheske and Diem into a desperate race against the clock to protect their people. But the power to end the world — or save it — may already be in their hands… A must-read for upper young adult dystopian fans of Sarcastic, morally grey anti-heroes Grumpy x sunshine romance Dark reads with unflinching violence The climate disaster world building of The 100 and The Last Of Us Praise for the series: "Readers may appreciate the many twists and betrayals..." —Kirkus Reviews "Action-packed, fast-paced sci-fi story bursting with psychological games and manipulations..." —Readers' Favorite

Time Hack: A Near-Future Science Fiction Mystery Novel by Marianne Pickles

The award-winning sequel to Artificial Selection. What if you could have more hours in the day? ArkTech’s forty-year anniversary is almost here, but Charlotte Vance has bigger things on her mind. She’s determined to protect her home and her best friend, Ben. That means stopping ArkTech’s curious AI from glitching – once and for all. When Ben wants to know why a young man is braving a violent storm, Charlotte follows a trail that leads to a strange new technology. It trades in the most valuable currency of all: time. But Charlotte soon finds herself in a race against the clock. A missing person case pulls her deeper into the mystery – and towards a chilling possibility… Could Ben’s time be running out? A glitching AI, a streetwise investigator, and a conspiracy theorist step into a temporal anomaly… but will this punchline be Ben's last? Time Hack is fun, gripping, and thought-provoking – a clever and insightful mystery for anyone who’s ever wished they had more time. What Readers Are Saying… “This is going to sound like hyperbole, but I assure you it's not: this is one of my favorite books I've read. Ever.” “A really fun but still intellectually satisfying sci-fi book about an AI-human best friend relationship and navigating a post climate crisis world.” “The story is witty and thought-provoking, funny but poignant, with sky-high stakes.” “An easy read, humorous and gripping. Even if you don't like sci-fi, you would enjoy this book.” “Loved it. Masterful storytelling and world-building, with profound societal questions. J Michael Straczynski, Terry Pratchett and Margaret Atwood all come to mind.”