Month: October 2023

The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven Trilogy Book 1

by Jennifer Ivy Walker

Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Medieval Romance

Haunted and hunted. Entwined by Fate. Can their passion and power prevail?

The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven

The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven Trilogy Book 1

by Jennifer Ivy Walker

Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Medieval Romance

In this dark fairy tale adaptation of a medieval French legend, Issylte must flee the wicked queen, finding shelter with a fairy witch who teaches her the verdant magic of the forest. Fate leads her to the otherworldly realm of the Lady of the Lake and the Elves of Avalon, where she must choose between her life as a healer or fight to save her ravaged kingdom.

Tristan of Lyonesse is a Knight of the Round Table who must overcome the horrors of his past and defend his king or lose everything. When he becomes a warrior of the Tribe of Dana, a gift of Druidic magic might hold the key he seeks.

Haunted and hunted. Entwined by fate. Can their passion and power prevail?

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The Lady of the Mirrored Lake

The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven Trilogy Book 2

Hunted by the Black Widow Queen, Issylte–a healer with the verdant magic of the forest–must flee Avalon with the two finest knights in the Celtic realm, both wrongly accused of treason. The trio travels to Bretagne, where Issylte heals a critically injured wolf and obtains fiercely loyal, shapeshifting allies.

In mystical Brocéliande, Issylte becomes a warrior priestess of the Tribe of Dana and otherworldly mate of the Blue Knight of Cornwall, discovering with Tristan a passion that transcends all bounds. When she becomes the Lady of the Mirrored Lake, sworn to defend the sacred waters of the Goddess, Issylte must undertake a perilous quest to discover what priceless object lies hidden in its murky depths.

As a nascent evil emerges in a fetid cave, Issylte and Tristan must face a diabolical trio that threatens their lives, their love, and their kingdoms.

Enchanted. Enflamed. Entwined. Can their passion and power prevail?

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The Emerald Fairy and the Dragon Knight

The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven Trilogy Book 3

Wielding a trio of enchanted Elven weapons to battle a dark wizard and a legion of diabolical dwarves, Tristan is faced with the impossible choice between saving the woman he loves or defending his endangered kingdom. Inexplicably compelled to remain in the sacred forest where he hears the voice of her heart, the heir to the throne of Cornwall incurs the wrath and scorn of his army when he decides to hunt for his captive mate.

Her verdant magic greatly enhanced by the mystical Morgane la Fée, Issylte must summon a coalition of Naiad nymphs and celestial fairies to destroy a nascent evil as she fights to reclaim her rightful crown.
When the Black Widow Queen unites with a malignant menace and a ghost from Tristan’s haunted past, the Emerald Fairy and the Dragon Knight must ally with a triad of shapeshifting warrior tribes to defeat a Viking Trident and defend their trinity of Celtic kingdoms.

Interwoven fates. Otherworldly mates. Destiny awaits.

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Enthralled with legends of medieval knights and ladies, dark fairy tales and fantasies about Druids, wizards and magic, Jennifer Ivy Walker always dreamed of becoming a writer. She fell in love with French in junior high school, continuing her study of the language throughout college, eventually becoming a high school teacher and college professor of French.

As a high school teacher, she took her students every year to the annual French competition, where they performed a play she had written, “Yseult la Belle et Tristan la Bête”–an imaginative blend of the medieval French legend of “Tristan et Yseult” and the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast”, enhanced with fantasy elements of a Celtic fairy and a wicked witch.

Her debut novel, “The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven”–the first of a trilogy– is a blend of her love for medieval legends, the romantic French language, and paranormal fantasy. It is a retelling of the medieval French romance of “Tristan et Yseult”, interwoven with Arthurian myth, dark fairy tales from the enchanted Forest of Brocéliande, and otherworldly elements such as Avalonian Elves, Druids, forest fairies and magic.

Explore her realm of Medieval French Fantasy. She hopes her novels will enchant you.

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Night Vigil Book 2

by Gail Z. Martin

Genre: Dark Urban Fantasy Adventure 

Your best hope to make it through the hour of the wolf is now on audiobook!

C.H.A.R.O.N.

Night Vigil Book 2

by Gail Z. Martin

Genre: Dark Urban Fantasy Adventure 

Ex-priest Travis Dominick and former FBI agent Brent Lawson hunt demons, monsters, and supernatural troublemakers. When Brent gets a call for help from an old army buddy, he and Travis head to a small central Pennsylvania town beset by a series of unexplainable deaths and escalating paranormal activity. The murders mimic crimes from decades past, down to the smallest detail, and as Travis and Brent battle vengeful entities, rumors surface that shady government experiments helped make a bad situation even worse.

Torrential rain and rising rivers mean there’s no escaping the creatures hunting the shadows, beings that take shape from people’s deepest fears and feed on their terror. With the lives of everyone in South Fork at stake, Brent and Travis face their toughest case yet. They’ll have to confront the town’s dark secrets, the legacy of a covert supernatural psi-ops program, and their own painful memories to battle a bloodthirsty ancient creature and fight the deadly spirits that roam the night.

C.H.A.R.O.N. is a dark urban fantasy thrill ride filled with Old World spirits, legends and lore, vengeful ghosts, magic, secret government agencies, Vatican ninja-priests, found family, small-town secrets, badass bartenders, psychics, mediums, witches, small-town heroes, and an unshakable bond of friendship.

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Gail Z. Martin writes urban fantasy, epic fantasy, steampunk and more for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, Falstaff Books, SOL Publishing and Darkwind Press. Urban fantasy series include Deadly Curiosities and the Night Vigil (Sons of Darkness). Epic fantasy series include Darkhurst, the Chronicles Of The Necromancer, the Fallen Kings Cycle, the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, and the Assassins of Landria.

Together with Larry N. Martin, she is the co-author of Iron & Blood, Storm & Fury (both Steampunk/alternate history), the Spells Salt and Steel comedic horror series, the Roaring Twenties monster hunter Joe Mack Shadow Council series, and the Wasteland Marshals near-future post-apocalyptic series. As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance, with the Witchbane, Badlands, Treasure Trail, Kings of the Mountain and Fox Hollow series. Gail is also a con-runner for ConTinual, the online, ongoing multi-genre convention that never ends.

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a Historical Mystery by Richard Helms

 Historical Mystery

Date Published: 10-23-2023

Publisher: Level Best Books’ Historia Imprint

A historical mystery based on Helms’ Derringer Award-nominated EQMM short story “The Cripplegate Apprehension”. 

 In 1843 London, a Scottish woodturner named Daniel M’Naghten gunned down Edward Drummond, the private secretary to Prime Minister Robert Peel, while Drummond strolled the streets of Whitehall. M’Naghten believed he shot the Prime Minister and, after being informed otherwise and making a brief statement at his arraignment, he never spoke in public about the crime again. M’Naghten was represented at trial by firebrand Queen’s Counsel Alexander Cockburn, who intended to plead insanity and rewrite four hundred years of English Common Law in the process. In this fictional retelling of the famous historical event, Cockburn recruits legendary London thief-taker Vicar Brekonridge to travel to Glasgow, M’Naghten’s home, and find witnesses who can bolster the insanity defense. What Brekonridge finds instead suggests that M’Naghten was part of a frightening conspiracy to bring down the British government. 

 PRAISE FOR VICAR BREKONRIDGE 

“In a seamless blending of historical fact and narrative skill, Richard Helms reimagines the sensational case of Daniel M’Naghten, whose 1843 murder trial set a precedent that reverberates to this day. Helms has crafted a thoroughly gripping historical mystery that will leave readers eager to hear more of the “notorious thief-taker” Vicar Brekonridge. 

 —Daniel Stashower, Edgar Award Winning Author of American Demon 

“VICAR BREKONRIDGE may be one of (Richard Helms’) more intriguing creations…a fascinating character to follow around, as he makes his way through the streets and back alleys of London, through its open air markets and dingy taverns or journeying out to Newgate Prison to visit a man he put there…For all his rough-and-tumble manners, cynical bravado, mercenary motives and sliding scale honesty, in a shady profession not particularly known for its integrity, he struts through the streets of London, a cloud of hemp in his wake, hewing to some inexplicable personal code that betrays a startling even-minded empathy for the criminals he hunts down, and a concern for — of all things — justice, which reminded me of Sam Spade‘s moral ambivalence. “ 

—Kevin Burton Smith, Thrilling Detective Website

 

About the Author

A lifelong North Carolinian, Richard Helms retired from active practice as a forensic psychologist in 2005, after working in the field for over two decades. At one time, he was the only court psychologist covering four counties in NC. A court-recognized expert in sex crimes and the psychology of sex offenders, mystery writing was an easy transition and a logical next step after Helms left his professional career to become a college professor in Charlotte. He retired from teaching in the summer of 2016 to become a full time writer. Helms has twenty-two novels in print. 

Besides writing, Helms loves gourmet cooking, woodworking, traveling, simracing, amateur astronomy, playing with his grandsons, and rooting for the Carolina Tarheels and Carolina Panthers. For a peek at his non-writing life, check out his other website at http://www.rickhelms.com

The parents of two grown children, Richard Helms and his wife Elaine live in Charlotte, NC.

 

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by Ellie Scott

Genre: Paranormal Werewolf Romance 

Will her fated mate reject her as well?

Rejected

by Ellie Scott

Genre: Paranormal Werewolf Romance 

“I reject you, Alpha! I reject you!”

Elizabeth is an Omega-ranked wolf; however, she does not realize she is an Alpha by birth. She has been rejected by her family and her Pack, having suffered years of abuse by them. She is about to be given to the Pack Beta as his chosen mate when her fated mate finds her.

Will her fated mate reject her as well?

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Ellie Scott is a Canadian writer writing paranormal, romance – all things fiction. 

She has two maltese fur babies Oliver and Benjamin.

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Hunter Caine, Soldier of Fortune Book 3

by JP Vile

Genre: Supernatural Thriller 

You need something dangerous done? 

Call Hunter . . . If you have the cash, she has the flash!

Hunter Caine: The Tomb of Souls

Hunter Caine, Soldier of Fortune Book 3

by JP Vile

Genre: Supernatural Thriller 

You need something dangerous done? Call Hunter . . . If you have the cash, she has the flash!

“I’m Hunter Caine.
Treasure Hunter. Soldier of Fortune. Smuggler.
I’m kind of a bad bitch, you might say.
I do what the chicken-shit Corporation, or the Holier-than-thou Collective are afraid to do.
What they don’t want to do.
And I do it anywhere.
When stuff gets ugly, and things need doin’, I get it done.
I don’t play favorites. Strictly Freelance.
But, I do it all.
And more.
You want something done? Something dirty? Something dangerous? Something distasteful?
Call Hunter. You got the cash. I got the flash.”

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JP Vile is a devious introvert that scribes works of fiction for people that like action. Pulp fiction that is – the kind of fiction that gets your blood boiling and keeps you flipping pages like tomorrow may never come.

JP has been a soldier, a wrangler, a financial advisor, a professor and a professional eater of oatmeal cookies, all of which contribute to a well-rounded attachment to chaos. Most importantly, JP’s family is an eccentric group of lovable maniacs who all harbor an unhealthy commitment to raising their small dog, Shadow (who may or may not be a Martian infiltrator).

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an Autobiography Poetry by Marquis Jackson

Autobiography Poetry

Date Published: October 21st 2023

Step into the lyrical world of Lost Boyz To Men: From My Heart To Your Eyez where each poem is a portal into the depths of the human experience.

Prepare to be ushered into an intimate poetic journey that spans the raw recesses of the human experience. This isn’t just an autobiography; it’s a lyrical testament to the resilience of the spirit and the transformative power of words.

Each poem serves as a window, shedding light on the myriad phases of the author’s life. From the naive wonders of childhood, through the turbulent storms of adolescence, and into the reflective introspections of adulthood, every poem is a snapshot, capturing moments that are both deeply personal and universally relatable.

Trials lay the groundwork. These poems echo with heartbreaks, missed opportunities, and battles with inner struggles. The poet doesn’t shy away from the darkness that sometimes shrouds life, instead choosing to confront it head-on with words that both sting and soothe.

Transparency is where the soul of the book truly shines. While observing these poems the readers will find brutally honest reflections on the self, unfiltered emotions, and revelations about the author’s struggles with identity, relationships, and purpose. These poems act as confessions, giving voice to the silent sufferings and hidden yearnings that many of us feel but are often too afraid to express.

And finally, in Triumph, the tone evolves from despair to determination, from contemplation to celebration. The poems here are tributes to victories big and small—overcoming past traumas, finding love in unexpected places, and embracing one’s own uniqueness. They resonate with hope, reminding readers that after every storm, there’s a rainbow waiting to be discovered.

Accompanied by original illustrations that mirror the evocative nature of the poems, Lost Boyz To Men is more than a collection of words. It’s a symphony of emotions, a manifesto of survival, and a beacon of hope. Readers will emerge from its pages with a renewed appreciation for life’s highs and lows, and the preciousness of each moment in between.

About the Author

Marquis “Red” Jackson’s story is one of redemption, resilience, and determination. Once a troubled teenager lost in a haze of misdirection and rebellion, Red’s life was a storm of poor decisions and missed opportunities. The streets knew him, not as a menace, but as one of its many lost souls searching for meaning in all the wrong places.

Yet, even in the darkest moments, a spark of potential always flickered within him. That spark, however faint, caught the attention of those who saw more in Red than he saw in himself. Through the intervention of mentors, compassionate family members, and moments of profound realization, Red began a difficult journey towards self-awareness and redemption.

Today, Red is a beacon of hope for many. He celebrates a blissful 17-year marriage with his best friend and confidante, Brandy. Their partnership is a testament to love’s enduring power to heal and inspire. Together, they have brought four beautiful children into the world, each a reflection of their unwavering commitment to family and to creating a brighter future.

Red’s past now serves as a powerful tool in his mission to help others. His testimony encourages young individuals on the cusp of despair, showing them that change is possible, and that life’s darkest moments can lead to its brightest days. His story is a constant reminder that redemption is always within reach, and that with love, patience, and perseverance, anyone can transform their story into one of triumph.

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by JL Peridot

Genre: Scifi Fantasy Romance, Shakespearean Retelling

A romantic space fantasy re-telling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Yet We Sleep, We Dream

by JL Peridot

Genre: Scifi Fantasy Romance, Shakespearean Retelling

Love triangles get bent out of shape when restless gods come out to play.

Relationships are complicated enough when only humans are involved — something the crew of the starship Athenia know plenty about. These children of a changing climate are no strangers to conflicts of the heart. And it seems there’s a lot of conflict going on, even out in space.

When an alien dust finds its way on board, the veil between realms begins to fray. Old gods of a long dead planet resume their own romantic bickering while ancient magic wreaks havoc across the ship. Grudges resurface, friends turn to enemies, unrequited love turns to passion — or does it? It’s kinda hard to tell with everyone at each other’s throats.

Gentles, perchance you wonder at this show; but wonder on, till truth make all things plain. Yet We Sleep, We Dream is a romantic space-fantasy inspired by Shakespeare’s endearing hot mess, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

“I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was.” — Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Content guidance: This book contains strong language, drug use, on-page sexual encounters, references to bullying, references to harassment and infertility, depictions of perilous situations, depictions of marital disharmony, awkward social situations, and technical language.

Contains:

*Friends to lovers

*Second chances

*Aussies in space (casual swears)

*Sex, weed & waking dreams

*Hot robot love action

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JL Peridot writes love letters to the future on devices form the past. She’s a qualified computer scientist, former website maker, amateur horticulturist, and sometimes illustrator. But most of the time, she’s an author of romantic science fiction. She lives with her partner and fur-family in Boorloo (Perth, Australia) on Whadjuk Noongar country.

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by Lis Anna-Langston

New Adult – Literary – Contemporary fiction – Women’s fiction

Date Published:10-20-2023

Publisher: Mapleton Press

This novel about friendship, nostalgia, and finding oneself is funny and tender, moving and poetic, while standing firmly in hope and love. The characters are thinkers, overthinkers really, who are trying to find their way by asking the deep questions of life with wide-eyed wonder and talking through life’s uncertainties. They fearlessly confront the choices they’ve made, examining their desires and their mistakes. The result is a smart, engaging novel depicting a young woman’s search for the people and place she will call home.

Praise for Wild Asses of the Mojave Desert 

 ‘The best stories begin with wreckage.’ Jack London 

…a journey away from the familiar and into the desert of discovery…As relationship quandaries, marriage possibilities, and good and harmful emotional connections emerge against the backdrop of the desert environment, readers receive a multifaceted story that connects via both emotional and landscape twists of perspective. 

Wild Asses of the Mojave Desert is a novel that pulls at heart and mind alike. Through Skye’s journey and process of letting go everything she’s held tightly throughout her life, readers receive a compelling saga… 

-D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review 

 With lyrical prose and philosophical conversation, Skye’s relationships light up as fiercely as the streaks marking the desert sky at night. This novel about friendship, nostalgia, and finding oneself is funny and tender, moving and poetic, while standing firmly in hope and love. The characters are thinkers, overthinkers really, who are trying to find their way by asking the deep questions of life with wide-eyed wonder and talking through life’s uncertainties. They fearlessly confront the choices they’ve made, examining their desires and their mistakes. The result is a smart, engaging novel depicting a young woman’s search for the people and place she will call home. Returning home is a powerful and effective plot device that, in this author’s hands, feels vibrant and new partly because of the fully realized characters and strong dialogue that endow the relationships with wise and vivid truths about life. 

-RECOMMENDED by the US Review

About the Author

Lis Anna-Langston was raised along the winding current of the Mississippi River on a steady diet of dog-eared books. She attended a Creative and Performing Arts School from middle school until graduation and went on to study Literature at Webster University. Her novels have won the Parents’ Choice Gold, Moonbeam Book Award, Independent Press Award, Benjamin Franklin Book Award and NYC Big Book Awards. A three-time Pushcart award nominee and Finalist in the Brighthorse Book Prize, William Faulkner Fiction Contest, George Garrett Fiction Prize and Thomas Wolfe Fiction Award, her work has been published in The Literary Review, Emerson Review, The Merrimack Review, Emrys Journal, The MacGuffin, Sand Hill Review and dozens of other literary journals.

Hailed as “an author with a genuine flair for originality” by Midwest Book Review and “a loveable, engaging, original voice…” by Publishers Weekly, you can find her in the wilds of South Carolina plucking stories out of thin air.

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Middle-Grade / Holiday

Date Published: 10-20-2023

Publisher: Mapleton Press

Ever since Dexter and Dougal’s mom passed away, life has been different—but things take a whole new turn when a shooting star turns out to be a creature from outer space! Gobbledy is a fun-filled holiday story that adds up to two brothers, three friends, unlimited jars of peanut butter, a ketchup factory, and one little alien far, far from home. 

 Praise for Gobbledy 

“Hugely entertaining as well as emotionally moving.”

―Kirkus Reviews 

 “This charming alien-in-the-attic story boasts engaging characters, witty storytelling, and a furry little beast that will eat anything, all wrapped up in a warm holiday package.” 

―Booklife 

 “A delightfully entertaining novel by an author with a genuine flair for originality …” 

―Midwest Book Review 

 “This novel’s generous heart won me over from the get-go.”

―John Gregory Brown, acclaimed author of A Thousand Miles from Nowhere 

 “The Wonder Years meets A Christmas Story meets E.T. in this magical novel with dialogue that snaps, crackles, and pops, and a narrative that skips, jumps, and hops from one delightful surprise after the other. Young adults and old adults alike will love the adventures that await inside these pages.” 

―Cathy Smith Bowers, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina, and South Carolina Authors’ Hall of Fame Inductee 

 “Gobbledy is a novel for the ages. If I were you, I’d gather the family and read it together.” 

―My Bookish Bliss

About the Author

Hailed as “an author with a genuine flair for originality” by Midwest Book Review and “a loveable, engaging, original voice…” by Publishers Weekly, Lis Anna-Langston was raised along the winding current of the Mississippi River on a steady diet of dog-eared books.

You can find her any day of the week in the wilds of South Carolina plucking stories out of thin air.

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Elves of Eldarlan Book 5

by Elisa Rae

Genre: Fantasy Romance

He is committed to protecting her, but can he convince her to trust him?

The Shadow Elf’s Mission

Elves of Eldarlan Book 5

by Elisa Rae

Genre: Fantasy Romance

Favian lives torn between two worlds. As a shadow elf, he serves Eldarlan as a warrior in the spymaster’s ranks. All the while, evidence of his gargoyle blood remains hidden beneath a spell. Despite this, he is content in the life he has chosen until one day, he spots his fated mate, but she is out of his reach in more ways than one. Years pass before he is offered the opportunity to actually meet her, but she isn’t who he thought she was.

Cersei has spent her life hiding in plain sight as the companion of an oligarch’s daughter. By blending in and not calling attention to herself, she has avoided the fate that took her father’s life. Then, political factions change, tensions rise, and her employer and his family are in danger. To make matters worse, the elven bodyguard they hired for protection won’t stop challenging her perceptions of those around her.

The Shadow Elf’s Mission is a light, fantasy romance novella about a romance between an elven/gargoyle and an elven/human woman. It features a fated mates romance where cultures clash when they encounter peril.

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The Elven Spymaster’s Thief

Elves of Eldarlan Book 1

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The Shadow Elf’s Rescuer

Elves of Eldarlan Book 2

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The Elf King’s Sacrifice

Elves of Eldarlan Book 3

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The Elven Healer’s Apprentice

Elves of Eldarlan Book 4

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A reader of fairytales and folklore, Elisa Rae loves a happy ending. Noblebright characters, dastardly villains, and chemistry between characters delight her. When she isn’t writing, she loves to watch superhero movies and literary dramas.

Elisa Rae is the pen name of Rachel Rossano.

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