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Featured Science Fiction: Archangel Down by C. Gockel

April 29, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Science Fiction: Archangel Down by C. Gockel

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In the year 2432, humans think they are alone in the universe. They’re wrong.

Commander Noa Sato plans a peaceful leave on her home planet Luddeccea … but winds up interrogated and imprisoned for her involvement in the Archangel Project. A project she knows nothing about.

Professor James Sinclair wakes in the snow, not remembering the past twenty four hours, or knowing why he is being pursued. The only thing he knows is that he has to find Commander Sato, a woman he’s never met.

A military officer from the colonies and a civilian from Old Earth, they couldn’t have less in common. But they have to work together to save the lives of millions—and their own.
Every step of the way they are haunted by the final words of a secret transmission:

The archangel is down.

What the Reviewers are saying:

“ARCHANGEL DOWN is a compelling sci-fi complete with satisfyingly high-tech gadgetry and high stakes political and social intrigue … subtle humor pervades the book, often in the form of Noa and James’s banter, and the vivid action sequences provide suspense and adventure. “ -IndieReader

“This is a terrific science fiction selection that explores our human emotion.  Anger, fear, self-doubt, love,  and humor are on display as the colonists of a new world are forced to realize they are not alone in the universe.” –Great Digital Books, “7 Great Books for Star Trek Fans”

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Featured Science Fiction: Call of Courage by Multiple Authors

April 27, 2026 by Carolynn

Call of Courage 7 Novels of the Galactic Frontier

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Some are called by duty. Some are called by adventure. All answer the call of courage.

Jump into seven full-length novels exploring the limits of space, science, and courage. Aliens, artificial intelligence, rogue governments, and galactic frontiers–you’ll find them all here.

Heed the call. Download this collection of series starters today!

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About the Books:

Archangel Down by C. Gockel 
Commander Noa Sato doesn’t believe in aliens. She’s wrong. In the face of genocide she must hatch a daring plan with a ragtag crew to save the lives of millions–and her own. Every step of the way she is haunted by the final words of a secret transmission: The archangel is down.

Anti Life by Allen Kuzara
The opposite of life isn’t death; it’s something far worse. Mission colonel John Alvarez must carry out one last mission, a rescue attempt. Unknown to Alvarez, however, is the hidden threat that awaits him, one that–if he cannot stop it–will doom humanity to a fate worse than death.

Allies and Enemies: Fallen by Amy J. Murphy
Born into service of the Regime, Commander Sela Tyron is about as subtle as a hammer. To hammers, any problem can look like a nail. But things aren’t always that easy–especially when Sela is forced to choose between the only life she’s ever known and rescuing a trusted comrade.

Traveler in the Dark by Deirdre Gould
Sixteen centuries ago, they fled Earth. They’ve never walked on soil, felt rain, or breathed unrecycled air. At last, they sent exploratory mission to a new planet. It’s ideal… but they are not alone. Struggling for survival, they must make a choice. Sacrifice another species or accept their own extinction.

Breakers of the Dawn by Zachariah Wahrer
Humanity has fallen from its once majestic place amongst the stars. Desperate for resources, they seize every available planet, exterminating their alien inhabitants. Sent to subdue an uprising, a government operative unearths an alien relic. The strange device promises extraordinary power, but can he trust it?

The Backworlds by M. Pax
After the war with the Foreworlds, competition among the Backworlds is fierce. Pickings are scant enough that Craze’s father boots him off the planet. Cut off from everyone he knows with little knowledge of the worlds beyond, Craze must find a way to survive and get his revenge.

Sky Hunter by Chris Reher
Terrorists plot to destroy a space elevator on a remote planet. Nova Whiteside, Air Command pilot, is caught behind enemy lines in a bloody uprising. The treacherous and illicit schemes she uncovers there make her question who, really, is the enemy.

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Featured Fantasy: Crown of Briars (Crowns of the Fae) by R.L. Perez

April 26, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Crown of Briars (Crowns of the Fae) by R.L. Perez

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He must wed her to break the curse. She must kill him to save her kingdom.

Every generation, the Earthen Court gives a princess bride to the Wraith King to protect their realm from his deadly shadows. Princess Sybelle has prepared her entire life to be married to the monster who has been terrorizing her people.

And she has a plan to end her people’s suffering for good.

With the help of her dragon familiar, who can sniff out powerful enchantments, she intends to uncover the source of the Wraith King’s shadow magic. Once he is rendered powerless, she plans to kill him.

But despite his demonic appearance, the Wraith King is not who he appears to be. He is as alluring as he is deadly and, as Sybelle comes to know him, he awakens a fire in her soul she never knew she had.

When she realizes he is trapped by a powerful curse, she wants to do everything in her power to break it.

But to do so would endanger her own life and the lives of her people.

Torn between her duty to her kingdom and breaking the Wraith King’s curse, Sybelle must decide where her loyalties lie: to the home she was raised to protect, or to the dark king who has worked his way into her heart?

This book contains adult themes. Readers are encouraged to check the content warning inside before reading.

Crown of Briars is a romantasy Beauty and the Beast retelling with dragons and fae, enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, a shadow daddy, and slow burn spice.

This fairytale retelling is part of the Crowns of the Fae series, which can be read in any order as stand-alone novels.

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Featured Sci-fi: Stormhaven Rising (Atlas and the Winds Book One) by Eric Michael Craig

April 26, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: Stormhaven Rising (Atlas and the Winds Book One) by Eric Michael Craig

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How far will one man go to make sure the truth gets out?

Colton Taylor, a wealthy and eccentric industrialist, finds himself locked in a collision course with the President of the United States as he tries to save humanity from destruction.

Forcing himself into the arena of international politics, Taylor struggles to maneuver the immense corporate empire of Stormhaven into position to give civilization a fighting chance against an almost inevitable global catastrophe.

Staring down the relentless certainty of the Universe, he will risk everything to give the world one final option.

If he cannot succeed, the price of his failure will be no less than the end of life on Earth.

Smart money never bets against Colton Taylor!

Read Stormhaven Rising, and sink your teeth into an asteroid impact story backed up by real science.

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Featured Fantasy: Mate Market (Ghost Pack Book 1) by Aimee Easterling

April 24, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Fantasy: Mate Market (Ghost Pack Book 1) by Aimee Easterling

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A mating of convenience even a lone wolf can’t refuse.

I’m Wren, a shifter without a pack in a world where unclaimed females are considered property. Luckily, friendly ghosts keep me one step ahead of greedy alphas while also helping me free other women before they’re sold to the highest bidder.

Then a battle-scarred alpha who can banish ghosts with a single touch rips into my carefully controlled world. Locke offers me a deal: become his mate in name only, and he’ll fight by my side to free lone females.

I try to refuse. I should refuse. But when one of my ghosts becomes trapped in Locke’s territory and the next mate market looms, I realize I can’t win this battle alone.

I need the help of someone living—even if it means binding myself to an alpha like the one who turned my friends into ghosts.

Mate Market is the first book in the slow-burn romantic urban fantasy Ghost Pack series, set in the unforgiving arctic wilderness where forced proximity, found family, and fierce werewolves collide.

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Featured Sci-fi: Legacy Emergence (Legacy Space Opera Book 1) by Bradley Elliot

April 24, 2026 by Carolynn

Featured Sci-fi: Legacy Emergence (Legacy Space Opera Book 1) by Bradley Elliot

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Lieutenant William Jackson isn’t like any other officer in the GCH. He lives a guarded life, unable to share the truth about who he really is, where he comes from, and what he can do.

Ripped from Earth in the year 2023, he arrives in the distant future, brought there by an enigmatic alien race with their own hidden agenda. Soon he discovers the reason for his abduction – an incredibly rare genetic gift allowing him to activate alien technology left behind by a powerful Ancient race that once ruled the galaxy. Technology so advanced it has the potential to alter the balance of galactic power if it falls into the wrong hands and could mean the difference between keeping humanity safe or being hunted into extinction.

Aided by his trusty AI, Bits, he’s forced to adapt to his new life as he’s conscripted into military service and struggles to survive in a galaxy teeming with danger and enemies’ intent on the downfall of humanity.

This is the story of William Jackson. Soldier. Covert operative. Man out of time. The savior of humanity… or the destroyer of worlds.

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