Month: March 2023

Cover Reveal: The Bee King by Mathilda Zeller

Cover Reveal: The Bee King by Mathilda Zeller

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May 16, 2023

ABOUT THE BOOK

When the crops fail, the monsters come.

When the monsters come, they buy the daughters. 

Yura would do anything to keep her sister and cousin out of the hands of the monsters. She would even accept a marriage proposal from the Bee King, the mysterious honey magnate allegedly driving the prosperity of the empire.

But when she arrives at the Apiary, the secluded estate of her betrothed, nothing is as it seems. The empire’s wealthy and famous are converging upon the estate and she soon learns that the Bee King is not marrying her for love or lust, but third reason–a dark, strange, and deadly reason.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mathilda Zeller has inhabited 2 continents, 3 countries, 11 of the United States, and 18 towns. Don’t ask her where she’s from; it’s complicated.

She endeavors to make you lose sleep with fantasy and horror stories and currently makes her home in the Midwest with her husband, six children, and two cats.

Release Day: Scales and Stingers by K.M. Warfield

Release Day: Scales and Stingers by K.M. Warfield

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March 14, 2023
336 pages

ABOUT THE BOOK

Thia Bransdottir is shunned for being half Fallen, a race feared by many. She tries to disguise her lineage, but her lilac eyes make it impossible. When her Father is killed, she is taken to the cloister to be a servant of her faith. Jinaari Althir is sworn to protect Thia from the disgraced half of her heritage. Under his holy vows, he must keep others from killing her for their prejudice and using her for her power. He must succeed, there is no room for failure. Trust for someone like Thia is difficult.

Jinaari may say he is there to protect her, but can he truly do his best when he knows she is of the Fallen? Will Thia stay safe in order to fulfill her purpose or is she fated to die for her origins?



ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in the late 1960’s, K. M. has lived most of her life in the Pacific NW. While she’s always been creative, she didn’t turn towards writing until 2008. Writing under the pen name of KateMarie Collins, she released several titles. In 2019, the decision was made to forge a new path with her books. The Heroes of Avoch series, along with a new pen name, is the end result.

When she’s not writing, she loves playing Dungeons & Dragons with friends, watching movies, and cuddling up with her cat. K. M. resides with her family in what she likes to refer to as ‘Seattle Suburbia’.

Spotlight: The Lost Son (The Zargothian Saga Book 1) by Aidan Lucid

Spotlight: The Lost Son (The Zargothian Saga Book 1) by Aidan Lucid

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October 20, 2022
255 pages

ABOUT THE BOOK

When Henry Simmons unearths a coin with mysterious powers, it’s clear that his life is soon to change . . . but not how he expects. After using the charm to woo Tracey Maxwell, Henry finds himself launched to another dimension””a world in which the human race is mercilessly hunted down by creatures called Sadarkians. This hellish realm, Zargothia, could scarcely be less safe.

Transported together, Henry and Tracey meet two mysterious strangers and a garrulous cat. Pressing forward, they learn that they’ve been charged with saving the people of Zargothia, but freeing King Argoth along with his people means facing ruthless overlords and almost certain death.

Vastly outnumbered, can Henry and his fated friends surmount the odds? In such a realm of wicked magic, danger lurks at every turn . . . and nothing is what it seems. 

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PRAISE

The Lost Son was recently selected for an Honorable Mention in Bookshelf’s 2022 Fiction Writing Contest. 

“The plot, and pacing are quick and engaging. Excellent fantasy elements woven throughout just make this for a book that I didn’t want to put down.”  – Laura Ruetz.                                                                                                                                                               

 “I enjoyed this YA fantasy and I felt that it would be interesting to all ages. I thought that The Lost Son was a good story.” –  Delphia Von Heeder 

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Find out more about Aidan Lucid and his work on his website and follow him on Twitter.

Spotlight: Tales from 13 Realms by Arken Wheeler

Spotlight: Tales from 13 Realms by Arken Wheeler

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March 1, 2023

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The collection begins with a biopunk piece “Green Ground Zero”, where sentient algae has overtaken the world and mutated humans into manipulated swamp monster zombie workers. A rebel named Nap risks his life for a taste of freedom, setting the tone for the rest of the collection.

“Skeleton Soulmate” is the only optimistic romance story in this collection. It tells the dark fantasy meeting of a numb ex-tattoo artist hermit who can only see human beings as walking skeletons, and a carefree wandering man-child who views himself and everyone else as babies. 

Set on a central Florida small-town strawberry farm “Zombalibot” is an apocalyptic sci-fi story taking place after Grady, an old strawberry farmer and Santiago, the noble Mexican farm manager, witness a UFO crash on the farm.

The final tale in this collection is “Midnight Ascent”. In a tourist town’s late-night blizzard, this dark comedy flirts with magic realism as Shin, an orphaned outcast, seeks help from a drunk old man to find and enter the portal rumored to exist at the peak of the nearby mountain.

The other nine stories see pregnant call girls fighting back against giant sewer monsters, homeless Vietnam veterans taking unexpected psychedelic trips back in time, and other strange stories that explore the dirty avenues of raw realities and ideal imagination.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Arken Wheeler is an author/screenwriter from Tampa, Florida based in Atlanta, Georgia. He specializes in psychoactive cyberpunk, biopunk, science fantasy, antihero fantasy, magic realism, surrealist noir, and crime drama sagas interwoven with dark comedy and horror elements. Arken is earning a BFA in Creative Writing from Full Sail University and is a member of the International Association of Professional Writers and Editors. Their work is published through Amnesty International USA, Curbside Splendor, and Entropy Magazine. Arken has written, produced, directed, and acted in two original web series, Broken Ark and Demigods, in post-production. He has one pilot currently in pre-production. When not writing stories, Arken plays harmonica, and is also a photojournalist, a fashion-designer/jeweler and substitute teacher.