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Featured Fantasy: Dragon’s Call by Ann Gimpel

October 23, 2021 by Carolynn

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After her Celtic kin proved too big a bunch of bastards to bother with, Rowan sought solace among witches.

The first book in a magic-laced, fast-paced fantasy trilogy. With dragons.

After the Breaking, not much was left. I assumed it was a case of magic gone bad—until I discovered my goddess mother had broken the world. She didn’t like it that I’d turned my back on the pantheon. My long tenure among witches rubbed salt into the wound.

After a confrontation where Mommy Dearest fessed up—and lacked the decency to bat an eyelash about the widespread destruction she’d caused—I was digesting what to do next when a dragon showed up.

Yes. A dragon.

The beast didn’t talk with me or anything, but it flew overhead wreaking havoc on a goblin horde. Witches are old souls with kind hearts, but they’re not particularly strong magically, so I was grateful for the help.

And suspicious as hell. Why a dragon? Why here and why now? More importantly, why was he—she?—helping me? Part of me didn’t want to know, and another part was certain I’d find out anyway.

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Featured Science Fiction: Horizon Protocol a Sci-fi Thriller by Brandon Ellis & Max Wolfe

October 23, 2021 by Carolynn

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A massive disc hovers near Fort Hood Army Base…
Eight people are dead…
Will a shocking discovery enslave humanity forever?

Agent Jackson Stone has been searching for UFOs his entire life. When he’s saved by a clandestine organization, he becomes their weapon. Desperate for answers, will he betray the agency to uncover his past?

Agent Alabama Wren’s uncanny empathic abilities set her apart from other agents in the field. She’s tough, smart, and remarkably lethal. But will she have the strength to face the Others?

What they uncover begins a race around the globe.

Is a terrorist loose? Has Earth been invaded by the Others?

Or is it something more sinister?

A parallel Deep State wreaks fear and destruction, entangling Jackson and Alabama in a web of lies.

Who leads this world-wide conspiracy? Can it be stopped in time?

Brace. Horizon Protocol is now in effect.

Will it spell the doom of the human race?

James Rollins and Clive Cussler blended with Nick Thacker and Douglas Richards.

You’ll love this fast-paced techno-spy-thriller because you need a break and we know what you like. The twists don’t stop until the very last word. Get a copy today!

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Featured Fantasy: Paranormal M15 Complete Trilogy by R Medhurst

October 21, 2021 by Carolynn

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Getting shot wasn’t how I expected to end my Saturday night.

I had always imagined what my obituary would be. Gemma Abbott – that’s me – a witch, a complete book nerd, and an agent for Paranormal MI5, succumbed to the bullet that blah blah blah… nah, I’m not ready to die, which means I have to work hard to live.

When a serial killer leaves a trail of dead bodies in the open for humans to find, I have to work fast to bring him in. With every death of a female witch, the ley line’s power is mysteriously lessening.

Dave, my handsomely nerdy desk friend, is a witch with no magic, but his analysing skills could change the world. Would he be able to help me track down the killer before magic dries up for good? Or, would the killer take us all down with him?

This set contains the whole trilogy.

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Featured Sci-fi: Black Ocean Galaxy Outlaws Mission Pack 1 by J. S. Morin

October 21, 2021 by Carolynn

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Science to build a starship. Wizardry to take it past light speed. A crew to give it a soul.

The Mobius is a cobbled-together ship with a matching crew. Captain Carl Ramsey is an ex-Earth Navy pilot whose crew won’t let him fly his own ship. The pilot is his ex-wife, the mechanic is a drunk, and the chief of security is from a predatory species. Instead of a star-drive to travel through the astral space between worlds, the ship’s wizard does it by hand.

Mission 1: Salvage Trouble
A salvage mission turns into a rescue, and no good deed goes unpunished. With two refugees onboard, the Mobius crew is hounded by bounty hunters, border partols, and corporate enforcers.

Mission 2: A Smuggler’s Conscience
“Don’t open the package.” It’s the smuggler’s credo for good reason. When the Mobius crew takes a peek at their illicit cargo, the entire job takes an about-face.

Mission 3: Poets and Piracy
The Mobius crew gets caught in a turf war between a pirate fleet and a galactic criminal syndicate. The trick is getting everyone out alive (and maybe getting paid in the process).

Mission 4: To Err is Azrin
Sometimes you can’t go home again. When a job takes the crew to their security chief’s homeworld, she gets dragged into a familial power struggle. Can the rest of the crew bail her out of an old feud gone horribly wrong?

Bonus Short Story: Guardian of the Plundered Tomes
Mordecai The Brown has been on the run from the Convocation for decades. How does a respectable wizard with a wife and two kids end up crisscrossing the galaxy in the company of outlaws?

Black Ocean is a science fantasy series set in the 26th century. Do you wish there had been a second season of Firefly? Do you love the irreverent fun of Guardians of the Galaxy? Have you ever wondered how Star Wars would have turned out if Luke and Obi-wan had ditched the rebellion to become smugglers with Han and Chewie? Then Black Ocean is the series for you!

Pick up your copy and aim to misbehave with the crew of the Mobius!

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Featured Fantasy: After Midnight: 9 Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Novels by Multiple Authors

October 18, 2021 by Carolynn

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When the clock strikes midnight, dark spirits rise….

Lose yourself in a collection of nine spellbinding novels from NY Times, USA Today, and national bestselling authors! Demons and vampires come alive in these pages, creeping out after midnight along with shifters, fae, witches, and other denizens of the dark. This boxed set will enchant you from the very first page!

After Midnight includes these nine full-length paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels:

Unquiet Souls (Project Demon Hunters: Book One) – Christine Pope
Misbegotten (L.A. Nocturne: Book One) – Kat Parrish
Soul Marked (I Bring the Fire: Part Seven) – C. Gockel
Dark Descent (The Arondight Codex: Book One) – Nicole R. Taylor
Reborn in Fire (Untamed Elements: Book One) – Kasey Mackenzie
Sacrificed in Shadow (The Ascension Series: Book One) – SM Reine
Shoot the Messenger (Messenger Chronicles: Book One) – Pippa DaCosta
Deadline (Blood Trails: Book One) – Jennifer Blackstream
Beyond the Night (The Heroes of New Vegas: Book One) – Colleen Gleason

Featured Fantasy: Draykon by Charlotte E. English

October 18, 2021 by Carolynn

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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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