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Book Spotlight: Destined (The Realm #1) by Ciera (C.M.) Miller

Book Spotlight: Destined (The Realm #1) by Ciera (C.M.) Miller

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October 2nd 2024
550 pages



The fairy tale world isn’t real, and magic is for storybooks…

Alexis has no belief in magic and fairy tales…until one night everything changes, and her predictable life is thrown into chaos. Suddenly, she finds herself plunged into another world, expected to battle a monster and become a hero.

When her godmother is murdered by creatures from another world, Alexis is drawn into a battle between the rebels and a corrupt fey king. With the help of unexpected allies, friends, and a sister she was separated from before her memories were erased, Alexis must find the Champion and help restore the Realm.

With a looming threat of darkness, there are only two fates for her…become who she was born to be, or fall for the darkness that seeks to tempt her.

There’s no turning back now.

Redeemed (The Realm #2)

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December 6, 2024
337 pages

My name is Alexis.

I’m Dreamer’s heir and High Protector of the Realm.

I will find the Bane Slayer. I will save the Realm.

I will kill the Bane. Even if it takes me down too.

Alexis is nearing the fulfillment of her destiny, the moment when she will die to save the Realm from the Bane. While Meg struggles with a mistake that can’t be undone, James rallies the Four to defend the Realm against Eris’ attack. As the Champion rises to battle Eris, Alexis begins her search for the Bane Slayer. Prophecies begin coming to pass…but Alexis finds that her fate is not set in stone.

Book Spotlight: Page’s Pyre (Dragon Reich Book #2) by Jordan Loyal Short

Book Spotlight: Page’s Pyre (Dragon Reich Book #2) by Jordan Loyal Short

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Title: Page’s Pyre (Dragon Reich Book #2)
Author: Jordan Loyal Short
Release Date: December 3rd 2024
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Cover Artist: Deranged Doctor Designs
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Synopsis

How do you steal a book that doesn’t exist?

When Izola travels to Jarlsbeck bearing news of her ex-husband’s death, she discovers that her daughter, Page, has made dangerous friends. Obsessed with finding a mythical book whose origins are clouded in mystery, Page is embroiled in a magical heist. To steal the book out from under the noses of a secret society of librarians, she’ll have to assemble a team of experts: a sarcastic dwarven historian, a devious summoner, and of course… a book witch—her mother.

But working together will test the team’s loyalties. Page was always a daddy’s girl, and her rebellious spirit has pushed her away from Izola. Worst of all, Page is keeping a secret that just might get the whole team killed.

On the eve of Reinveldt’s post-war election, the world’s fate teeters on the brink, and the sinister Thule Society puts forth a candidate. Nothing is beneath the Thule in their quest to control the fabled book: intimidation, blackmail, assassination.

Can mother and daughter make peace in time to save a nation from itself? And can the team hold it together long enough to steal the legendary book, or will old scars and secret agendas tear them apart?

Enjoy book one now.


Title: City in the Dragon’s Eye (Dragon Reich #1)
Author: Jordan Loyal Short
Release Date: February 12, 2024
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Red Dragons. Black Comedy. White-Knuckled Adventure.

Viktor’s magic is turning him into a dragon. And it’s not pretty.

To save his friends who’ve bumbled into a deadly ambush, Viktor draws too deeply on the power of the Dragon Well, and now a magical tumor has begun to change him…one scale at a time.

Viktor sets off on an irreverent quest for a cure that will lead him to a remote sanitarium. Here, he will uncover a mad doctor’s strange experiments, a stubborn dwarf with stinky feet, and rumors of an ancient mirror that may hold the key to Viktor’s very survival.

As a mustache-twiddling secret society of dragon fanatics closes in, Viktor must choose between the power his transformation offers, and the hope of finding a cure.

To the fabled Tyrant’s Tomb, Viktor races the mysterious Thule Society, where deadly traps and cryptic puzzles protect a treasure of unspeakable power. With every heartbeat the tumor’s corruption spreads. Can a court dandy and a disgraced scholar help Viktor find his cure? Or is it too late to save the city from a mad doctor’s dark designs?

Spotlight: Once Upon a Broken Sky: The Fracturing of a Fairy-Tale Circus by M.T. DeSantis 

Spotlight: Once Upon a Broken Sky: The Fracturing of a Fairy-Tale Circus by M.T. DeSantis 

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April 21, 2023
116 pages

The circus where dreams come true, for a price…

Joining Grimmfay saved Zelandra’s life and gave her power she never thought possible. For countless performances, she’s enthralled audiences at the Master’s whim, but when a guest sees past the magic to the young woman trapped beneath, she realizes the power was never really hers.

A fairy-tale life waits beyond the circus’s eternal night, but it will take more than a handsome prince or a wish on a star to break Grimmfay’s bonds. The illusion of power isn’t so easily given up, especially when it will do everything to keep Zelandra under its control.

Come one, come any… Bring few, bring many…to Grimmfay, the fantasy circus perfect for fans of The Night Circus, Caraval, and the Lunar Chronicles.


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.

Spotlight: Anathama’s Road- Elysians by A.E. Thrall

Spotlight: Anathama’s Road- Elysians by A.E. Thrall

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December 12, 2022
419 pages

At the Buckroad Inn, Eloralynn, an Elysian princess who has long begged Ohren to take up his throne, recounts the tale of the Seventeen Elysians. As she tells the tale of the forebears of all races, The Children, and their strife against the rebellious god Odrum, Ohren grapples with the shame of his past.

Anathama’s Road weaves together the tales of the Seventeen Elysians and the Sons of Remr. Together these tales tell the ages long war between the Vanya and the Merath, the gods of the world.

Eloralynn speaks of the first Elysians, the Three from the Sky, and the Four from the Tree. She tells how they came to find the Five from the Mountain and Five from the Sea, amidst the incredible danger brought about by Odrum and the Merath. Ohren recounts the Sons of Remr, who lost their immortality in their strife against Odrum.

Outside the Buckroad Inn, a new threat looms, for Odrum was but a puppet to a larger foe. The patrons of the Buckroad Inn would do well to listen, for if the races of Ely are to survive the coming storm, they must remember their singular origin and unite against this common foe.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

A.E. Thrall is the writing duo of brothers Derek and Caleb Thrall. They are the authors of their Fantasy debut novel, Elysians, book one of a planned series titled, Anathama’s Road. They are Wyoming natives, both obtaining their bachelors from the University of Wyoming. Derek is a lawyer by day while Caleb is a school counselor.

Spotlight: When Emily Went Missing by Michael Weems

Spotlight: When Emily Went Missing by Michael Weems

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December 26, 2020
231 pages

“It was the flowers that killed the farmer’s wife. I dreamed about it after getting shot in the head.”

Ruth Gonzales introduces us to her strange world where a haunted flower garden is her best friend, she hears thoughts that are not her own, and she dreams the memories of the dead in the small town of Foxglove, Texas. Ruth has a rule. The Rule of the Dead is a simple one – Ruth doesn’t tell anyone about the thoughts she hears or the memories of the dead she dreams. But when a classmate disappears and Ruth begins to dream of a world in oil paintings, she realizes she may be compelled to break The Rule to do what is right.

Young adult to adult fiction. Book has mild profanity (no f-bombs, but a few cuss words are used sporadically). Book does contain some violence, particularly the first chapter. Reader discretion is advised.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Weems is an Amazon best selling author of The Ghosts of Varner Creek and Border Crossings. When Emily Went Missing is his third novel.

Spotlight: A River, its Pebbles and the Sky Above by Devanarayanan G Nair

Spotlight: A River, its Pebbles and the Sky Above by Devanarayanan G Nair

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October 10, 2022
109 pages

A book rare in its texture, in a diction in consonance with the contemporary, capturing moments! Condensed images catapulting meaning, decked with the right photos that cement and sediment meanings, evocative to the core! Afterall, isn’t that what poetry is all about?

Opening pores, inviting the reader in, allowing him to weave out webs in its interstices! Here is the much-needed poetry of the times.

In an age of selective seeing, listening straddling the tight ropes of time, these emotive, tangible words, images and spaces keep our imagination astir, through the minimal to the maximal. Words slide and fall into the reader psyche causing ripples, ultimately to settle down like pebbles in the lake with an assurance and a calm so rare.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Devanarayanan Gopakumaran Nair was born and raised in Kerala, India. He earned degrees in computer engineering and management and is currently running AlignMinds, a technology consulting company. Dev has spent his life pursing greater knowledge and thrives on unraveling the complex layers of the human experience.