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Featured Sci-Fi: Maverick Gambit by Marjorie King

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Maverick Gambit (Maverick Series Book 1) Kindle Edition by Marjorie King (Author)

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Knox defends his own.

Space is a deadly business, a truth Knox has experienced first hand. That’s why he’s so protective of his ship and family. So when pirates plunder an impoverished town–a town that’s earned Knox’s guarded friendship–he’s going to do something about it.

Knox knows the pillagers will be back for more, so his town needs protection from any and all pirates, for years to come. Only one way to do that. His friends need shields to keep their town and children safe, and Knox will get those shields. Even if he has to steal them.

Knox devises a carefully crafted plan and hires the perfect crew. He’ll “borrow” from Caravan Suppliers—the Goliath of space shipping—a company that can afford to lose an expensive shield generator. No one will know he was there. Unfortunately, no plan survives contact with the enemy.

Caravan Suppliers has a dirty slave habit, and they’ll kill to keep it secret. When Knox stumbles onto it, he endangers his crew and his family. Will this mission cost Knox more than he’s willing to pay?

From debut author Marjorie King, Maverick Gambit is the first book in the Maverick Universe. With a layered galaxy full of rich characters, twists, and space battles, it’s perfect for fans of Timothy Zahn and Isaac Asimov. Scroll up and get your copy today!

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Featured Fantasy: Bad Beginnings (Shady Spirits Book 1) by Jen Bair

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Featured Fantasy: Bad Beginnings (Shady Spirits Book 1) by Jen Bair

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Never look a dead man in the face, no matter how blue his eyes are…

Shunned by the living. Hounded by the dead.
Whoever said being different was good obviously couldn’t see ghosts.

Enid Walsh moved to Atlanta with simple goals. Start fresh, lay low, and avoid the dead, but when a mystical dog arrives and blue-eyed Ollie discovers her secret, Enid is forced to solve his lover’s murder.

The problem?

She’s a waitress, not a detective. Murder sounds like a job for the police, until a conspiracy theorist proves the cops are on the take, leaving Enid pitted against a sadistic killer with nowhere to turn.

She blames Ollie for dragging her into this mess, but she’ll need his help to avoid becoming a ghost herself. Between the massive cartel moving into the city, police corruption running rampant, and a deadly creature on the prowl, Enid and Ollie must put their heads together to survive.

If only they can figure out where the dog fits into things…

Bad Beginnings is the first book in an exciting new urban fantasy series featuring conspiracy, mystery, heart-stopping action, slow-burn romance, and a motivated Belgian Malinois. (Is there any other kind?)

Featured Sci-fi: Gods of War (The Last Marines Book 1) by William S. Frisbee Jr.

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Featured Sci-fi: Gods of War by William S. Frisbee Jr.

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The mission was supposed to be his last.

After more than twenty years in special operations, USMC Gunnery Sergeant Wolf Mathison wasn’t looking forward to retirement when—implanted with an experimental artificial intelligence—he deployed on his last mission with a platoon of Marine Raiders being sent to the Jovian moon Europa.

The USS Jefferson was destroyed en route, though, and only Mathison and three other Marines survived. Trapped in stasis, they were hurled into the outer reaches of the solar system, where they wouldn’t be found for hundreds of years.

Meanwhile, on Earth, the United States is destroyed and a fascist regime rises to power, expanding into the galaxy to plant its boot heel on the necks of humanity. But SOG, the Social Organizational Governance, is not unopposed, and researchers at a top-secret research outpost are working on a solution that will let SOG reign supreme. Unfortunately for the Marines, they’re awakened from stasis at the same time the researchers awaken a threat that endangers the entire human race.

The odds are against them, but that’s nothing new for the Marine Raiders.

Semper Fidelis and Semper Invictus!

Featured Fantasy: Alpha Underground Trilogy by Aimee Easterling

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Featured Fantasy: Alpha Underground Trilogy by Aimee Easterling

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This compilation of the complete Alpha Underground Trilogy plus five bonus short stories is chock full of adventure, danger, and romance.

Fen Young is a half-shifter whose inner beast is more mouse than wolf. Home is her castle, the only place she’s ever felt safe.

Enter Hunter Green, an uber-alpha strong enough to stop traffic with a single look. He’s handsome and enticing and seems like just the ticket to broaden Fen’s horizons…until the uber-alpha brushes off his admirer and summarily rejects her from her home pack.

Now treading water in the no-man’s land of outpack territory, Fen must confront a missing pack mate, a tantalizing stranger, and a serial killer targeting half-werewolves. Will she be able to shore up her waning power in time to save her friend…and half-breeds everywhere…before it’s too late?

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Featured Sci-fi: Gene Soldiers by James David Victor

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Featured Sci-fi: Gene Soldiers by James David Victor

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A military sci-fi adventure from Amazon All-Star author James David Victor.

Carl Sebastian was genetically engineered to be the deadliest fighting machine known to mankind. Once they were no longer needed, his kind were abandoned or sent for “rehabilitation.” Forced to fend for himself, he spends his life hiding in the shadows, working for his next fix of the medication that keeps him sane. On one his routine xeno-mutant hunting jobs, he discovers the mutations are far worse and more widespread than anyone thought. Will Carl fight to save the very people who turned their back on him or will these mutations and a new generation of gene soldiers destroy mankind as we know it?

Fomorian Brigade is the first book in the Gene Soldiers series. If you like fast-paced sci-fi adventures with alien mutations, genetically enhanced humans, and an interstellar war nobody was ready for, Gene Soldiers is your next adventure.

Download Fomorian Brigade and start your next epic adventure today!

Featured Fantasy: The Dragon’s Squire by Jada Fisher and K.L. Reinhart

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Featured Fantasy: The Dragon's Squire by Jada Fisher and K.L. Reinhart

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An epic dragon riding adventure from international bestselling author Jada Fisher and K. L. Reinhart.

Cailan has lived his life in the shadow of his famous father, and is seeking to make a name for himself as a Knight’s squire. When the opportunity to slay a dragon comes along, he finally has the chance to earn the fame and glory he so desperately seeks. But it’s not that simple. It never is. Cailan soon learns that everything is not as it once seemed, and he must trust an ancient enemy if he’s going to survive to become a true Knight.

The Dragon’s Squire is the first book in the Dragon’s Squire series which follows the story of a young man and his unprecedented friendship with an ancient dragon as they set out to right an incredible injustice that threatens to destroy both their worlds.

Download The Dragon’s Squire and get started on your next epic adventure today!