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I Bring the Fire Omnibus eBook and The Defiant audiobook

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Both offer 30-day free trials—so if you’re a fast reader, you could get through quite a bit at no cost.

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If your library carries ebooks or audiobooks, there’s a good chance they have my books—or can request them.

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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.

A quick note

I’m a big library user myself and often enroll in various subscription services (books add up fast—and so do growing kids’ expenses).

However you choose to read—buying, borrowing, or listening—I’m just glad you’re spending your time with my stories.

*Everand isn’t currently featuring Magic After Midnight.

Featured Sci-fi: THE STORMFORGED (The Forge’s Requiem Trilogy Book 1) by S.M. Grey

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THE STORMFORGED by S.M. Grey

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Echoes of a forgotten strife resurface, and the gears of fate turn anew.

Altrameda has served as a lab assistant and friend to the Tinkerer, her kind-hearted but perplexing inventor, for many years. But when she wakes to discover she has been abandoned in a basement for more than two decades, she wants answers.

With the help of an old friend, Altrameda tracks down the Tinkerer and learns that there is far more at stake than her own chassis. She learns the truth of her enigmatic origins, and begins to question the creator she thought she knew. The Tinkerer’s past deeds—and misdeeds—threaten to unravel the known history of Falkirk… and set the future on an altogether new course.

Featured Fantasy: Dragons of the Underworld by Elena Sobol

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Dragons of the Underworld by Elena Sobol

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Who’s a dragon shifter on thin ice with Hell? This girl, and now I have to clear my name.

I’m Chrys and I rescue souls with my reaper partner. My coworkers hate me because I’m technically a monster who eats human souls—ahem—but I’ve been working for years to prove myself to the agency. Saving people is what I do, and they can rip my pre-mission coffee from my cold, dead hands.

But then killer demons break out of Hell and of course I’m blamed. My boss tells me to stay out of it, but my blood boils when I see who he puts on the case—none other than my insufferable thunder god ex. Not only did he break my heart, but now he’s watching my every move to make sure I keep my nose out of the mission, knowing full well I’m the best dragon for the job.

To find the culprits before they kill any more people, I need to join forces with the most annoying demon spawn this side of the fiery gates—even if it leads me to a secret I thought I buried years ago.

Obstacles: an incubus that has it out for me, a smoking hot thunder god who is obsessed with keeping me in check, and the long list of monsters I’ve pissed off in the line of duty.

It’s up to me to stop the demons, and I’m running out of time and caffeine.

Discover your next new series obsession that will have you reading deep into the night. With neck-breaking adventure, found family with horns and claws, and a slow burn romance you’ll fall in love with, this urban fantasy is perfect for the fans of Kim Harrison, Patricia Briggs, and Seanan McGuire.

Featured Fantasy: The Havenwood Collection Books 1–3 by L.L. Gray

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The Havenwood Collection Books 1–3 by L.L. Gray


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Join over 50,000 readers who fell in love with this award-winning cozy fantasy mystery series.

Discover why readers have fallen in love with Havenwood, a small town where every bookshop has a secret, every cup of tea hides a story, and every mystery comes with a touch of magic.

When Harper Sullivan inherits her great-granny’s enchanted bookshop—and a snarky rabbit familiar—she discovers that running a magical shop sometimes means solving supernatural crimes. Between ancient artifacts, enchanted baked goods, and bookish secrets, Havenwood is never quiet for long.

If you love Gilmore Girls, Murder, She Wrote, and cozy mysteries with heart, humor, and a sprinkle of magic, you’ll feel right at home here.

✨ Over 50,000 readers worldwide
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Featured Fantasy: Magic and Mayhem Three Witchy Paranormal Cozies by Christine Pope

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This special-edition boxed set contains three complete first-in-series witchy paranormal cozy mystery novels:

GRAVE MISTAKE

When you pull up stakes, make sure you don’t get stabbed in the back.

Hedgewitch Selena runs to Arizona to escape Lucien, a slimy, celebrity-schmoozing sorcerer. Just as she’s meeting the locals — including hunky Calvin Standingbear — Lucien tracks her down…then disappears. And when one of Lucien’s acolytes is killed, Selena and Calvin race against time before a too-close-for-comfort evil cuts her own life short.

CAFFEINE BEFORE CURSES

When a movie shoot ends in murder, a caffeine fix might be the star’s only hope.

Skye O’Malley’s witch powers are nothing special. But when a film crew comes to town, they’re put to the test when the film’s star — her unrequited crush — is accused of murder. Max Sullivan needs a miracle, but if Skye’s tea leaves are too murky, a killer could get away clean.

SPELLS AND SPANIELS

Something’s got a spaniel familiar’s tongue…and it isn’t a cat.

When an influential witch is found dead and her familiar, a spell-silenced spaniel named Milo, is attacked, Charity Hughes calls on handsome local veterinarian Noah Jenkins — and her familiar-whisperer gift — to race against time to find out why someone wants the spaniel to remain silent as the grave…permanently.

Featured Sci-fi: Sub-Human Book 1 by David Simpson

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Sub-Human by David Simpson

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When World War III strikes, Dr. Craig Emilson is sent to take out a powerful artificial intelligence. Unexpectedly, he becomes the greatest hope for humanity. He must choose between saving mankind or saving himself as he faces impossible odds and an army of super soldiers on a mission to destroy him.

Sub-Human is the first book in a new series of page turners that will keep you guessing until the very end. A mix between action thriller and science fiction, this novel will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. First in a new series!

Featured Fantasy: Dragonskull Omnibus 1 by Jonathan Moeller

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Dragonskull Omnibus 1 by Jonathan Moeller

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Combined for the first time in one volume are the first three books of the internationally bestselling DRAGONSKULL series—DRAGONSKULL: SWORD OF THE SQUIRE, DRAGONSKULL: SHIELD OF THE KNIGHT, and DRAGONSKULL: BLADE OF THE ELVES, along with the short story THE FIRST SORCERESS.

War comes for an unprepared squire.

Gareth Arban wants to become a knight and win glory enough to marry the girl he loves.

But death is the other face of glory.

When invaders sweep out of the north wielding mighty dark magic, it will take more than a squire’s bravery to stop them…