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My ebooks* and audiobooks are available through Everand (formerly Scribd). My ebooks are available through KoboPlus (You don’t need a Kobo device, the Kobo app is free for your phone, tablet, and PC.)

Everand and KoboPlus are subscriptions services, much like Kindle Unlimited. Both services have 30 day FREE Trials (conceivably, if you read fast, you can read all* my books FREE.) Learn more about KoboPlus and Everand. 

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I love to read! I also have a teenage son who consumes a gallon of milk every other day, and a growing daughter who needs new clothes and shoes on the regular.

I support my book habit by frequenting my local library. Maybe you do, too. All my books are currently available to libraries through Overdrive/Libby (the most popular app), CloudLibrary, BorrowBox, Hoopla, and more. If your local library loans out ebooks, but doesn’t have mine, they’ll have a way to request it.

If your library doesn’t loan ebooks or audiobooks, you may be able to get a library card at a larger library system for a modest fee. Here is a website that lists libraries with non-resident borrowing priveleges.

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*Everand isn’t featuring Magic After Midnight at this time.

Featured Sci-fi: The Wrecking Squad Book 1 by Nick Snape

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Featured Sci-fi: The Wrecking Squad Book 1 by Nick Snape

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One crew, one loyalty and a single shot at redemption.

Captain Rebekah Khan and her ragtag crew of the repair ship Sunstar finally have a chance to pay off their crushing debts when an automining vessel goes rogue. After preventing the high value cargo from disappearing into the outer system, they uncover sabotage only a crew with their military experience would recognise.

Instead of returning as heroes, they are blackmailed into taking on a new crew member and the hunt for a mysterious, uncertified spacecraft. Deep into the black, they desperately try to hide their murky past, while their loyalties are tested to their limits when they finally come across the marooned ship and its deadly cargo.

Featuring the action of Alien: Earth, the camaraderie of the Firefly tv series and the infighting of James S. A. Corey’s The Expanse books, The Wrecking Squad is the new science fiction novel from Nick Snape, author of the highly rated Weapons of Choice series.

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Featured Fantasy: Midlife Bed and Broomstick by Jennifer L. Hart

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Featured Fantasy: Midlife Bed and Broomstick by Jennifer L. Hart

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It’s called the change of life but this is ridiculous…

Samantha Sinclair’s midlife can be summed up in one word—trapped. Trapped by Multiple Sclerosis. Trapped by an abusive husband. Trapped until her son breaks the vicious cycle and whisks her away to a bed and breakfast on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
He sent her away. Now she’s returned to the scene of the crime.
The only problem? It puts her in the path of the only man she ever wanted. Damien rejected her years ago and Sam’s never recovered from the heartache. Combined with the quirky and nosy oddballs in the 50 and up waterfront community, the B&B isn’t the ideal place to lay low. Sam just wants to lick her wounds, not rekindle an old flame who is still too hot to handle.

Witches and shifters and secrets, oh my!
When Sam looks out the window late one night and sees people dancing naked and huge felines cavorting on the beach, she realizes she’s not the only one with something to hide. But can this ragtag band of aging supernaturals keep her safe? Or will her vengeful ex destroy what’s left of Sam’s life?

Midlife Bed and Broomstick is the charming first book in the Cougars and Cauldrons paranormal women’s fiction series. If you like gutsy survivors, true-to-life characters, and magic at midlife stories, then you’ll love Jennifer L. Hart’s journey of transformation. Buy Midlife Bed and Broomstick for a spellbook full of mischief today!

Featured Sci-fi: The Far Time Incident (The Incident Book 1) by Neve Maslakovic

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Featured Sci-fi: The Far Time Incident (The Incident Book 1) by Neve Maslakovic

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Thanks to the time travel lab at St. Sunniva University, history is no longer a mystery. But when the beloved co-inventor of the university’s time machine is inexplicably smeared across time, academic exploration and the future of St. Sunniva is thrown into doubt.

As assistant to the dean of science, Julia Olsen is tasked with helping Campus Security Chief Nate Kirkland quietly examine this rare mishap…then, just as quietly, make it go away. But when the investigation indicates that the professor’s disappearance may have been a murder, those inspecting the incident unwittingly find themselves caught in a deadly cover-up — one in which history itself is the weapon.

From the snow-blanketed walkways of St. Sunniva’s campus to the sun-bleached cobblestone of ancient Pompeii’s roads, The Far Time Incident is a lively romp through history, science, and the academic world in the wake of a crime.

Featured Fantasy: Draykon by Charlotte E. English

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Featured Fantasy: Draykon by Charlotte E. English

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Ancient legends don’t come back to life. Until they do….

The vast, winged draykoni once ruled the skies of the Seven Realms, uncontested and unstoppable — so the stories say. But they are only tales. Aren’t they?

When Llandry Sanfaer discovers a new type of jewel, her life changes forever. Wonderful and terrible, the gem exerts a strange influence over those who behold it. Soon people are dying for it, and Llandry herself becomes a target.

This is only the beginning.

What is this starry jewel, that no one can resist? Who is the killer that stalks the night, stealing the gems from their murdered owners? And why does the gem call so powerfully to Llandry herself?

Llandry’s destiny cannot be denied. A shy young woman is about to learn that sometimes, even the most far-fetched story might prove to be the plain, simple truth.

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Featured Fantasy: Merlin Fights a Ghost (Merlin’s Magical Mysteries) by Molly Fitz

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Featured Fantasy: Merlin Fights a Ghost (Merlin's Magical Mysteries) by Molly Fitz

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My magical cat picked a fight with a ghost, and now I’m stuck cleaning up the mess.

It was hard enough serving as my witchy cat’s familiar when the threats were visible. Now Merlin the Magical Fluff has made an enemy of a newly dispatched spirit, and I’m caught in the middle of a ghost-hunting feud.

I used to worry about finishing my thesis and keeping my part-time barista job. But ever since my talking cat forced me into a magical bond, life has been full of supernatural chaos, spells gone sideways, and now… one very bitter ghost.

This is book two in the Merlin’s Magical Mysteries series, where a snarky magical cat, a reluctant familiar, and a coffee shop full of secrets team up to solve the un-deadliest of crimes.

If you enjoy paranormal barista mysteries, witchy misfires, and ghostly whodunits, you’ll love this clean, funny, and fur-filled adventure.

Start reading now and help solve a mystery with charm, chaos, and caffeine.

Featured Fantasy: Warden’s Justice (Trials of the Aegis) by Aaron Hodges

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Featured Fantasy: Warden's Justice (Trials of the Aegis) by Aaron Hodges

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☆☆☆☆☆ – “It’s way past my bedtime, but I couldn’t put this book down. I want to learn more about everything. The plot is great, the characters are engaging, the pace is fast, and the frustration is perfect.” – MWH

The Magisterium will not be challenged.
They do not want you thinking for yourself.
Otherwise, you might realise there are questions they cannot answer.

Kaila Dwyn only ever dreamed of becoming a Warden, a protector of her people. So when she discovers an intruder in her village stealing precious agimet crystals, she does what any loyal subject of the Magisterium would do—she tries to stop him. But as the pair wrestle for control of the crystal, something awakens in Kaila. Something powerful. Something forbidden. Magic.

Now Kaila finds herself hunted by the very heroes she once worshipped. Nothing is as the Magisterium taught her to believe, and pursued by a monstrosity of iron and magic, Kaila must unlock her hidden powers if she’s to survive. But there is only one man who can teach her the magic of the Elysian—Theron, the man who destroyed her life. Can Kaila set aside the past and join forces with the Elysian thief?

Dive into this gripping epic fantasy, a thrilling blend of sword and sorcery in the spirit of Mistborn and The Shannara Chronicles. Journey with Kaila Dwyn as she faces betrayal, forbidden magic, and a fight for survival that will keep you enthralled until the very last page.