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Featured Fantasy: Ink Witch: An Egyptian Mythology Urban Fantasy by Lindsey Sparks

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Featured Fantasy: Ink Witch: An Egyptian Mythology Urban Fantasy by Lindsey Sparks

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The gods are gone. Her brother is missing. One retired assassin must confront her past to save his future…

Immortal Kat Dubois has traded in her sword for a flask. Hard drinking helps ease the grisly memories of her former trade: an assassin of immortals. She’s perfectly content to spend eternity in her Seattle tattoo parlor…until the mysterious disappearance of her brother finally brings her out of retirement.

With a charmed deck of tarot cards and her trusty sword, Kat sets off to track down her brother and save his soul. A wicked corporation and a laundry list of old rivals stand in the way of her quest. For someone with an eternity to live, Kat’s chances of unraveling the mystery become less likely with each passing second…

Ink Witch is the first book in a tough-girl urban fantasy series set in Seattle, WA. If you like intense action, gritty characters, unconventional magic, and Egyptian mythology, then you’ll love this unique, fast-paced adventure. Perfect for fans of Kim Harrison, Karen Marie Moning, and Nalini Singh!

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Featured Sci-fi: Universe in Flames Gods & Myths Series Sale by Chris Kallais

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Universe in Flames Series Sale

SERIES SALE March 20, 2024 :
Boxset 1 is 99¢, Boxset 2 is $3.99, and Boxset 3 is $4.99
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The Star Alliance has fallen, and the survivors flee into the unknown.

To a small planet called…Earth.

Even aboard the Destiny, ace pilot Chase Athanatos has always felt like an outsider…like something different was coursing through his veins.

That unknown force could be the key to survival.

War is coming – the most devastating war the universe has ever known … and Earth hangs in the balance.

The bestselling Universe in Flames series will appeal to fans of old-school Star Wars, Dragonball Z, and Babylon 5. It will also enthrall those who enjoy mythology transposed to Sci-Fi, similar to Stargate. The series has also drawn comparisons to Battlestar Galactica. Unlike BSG however, It features non-stop, intense and pulse-pounding action scenes as well as high-stakes moral dilemmas faced by the characters throughout the series.

Book Review: Athena’s Champion (Olympus Trilogy Book 1) by David Hair and Cath Mayo

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Featured Fantasy: Athena's Champion by David Hair and Cath Mayo


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I am currently reading the last book of this trilogy, which I think is an endorsement in itself. This is a much softer version of Odysseus, but he is crafty, pragmatic, and has no time for trying to do things the “honorable way.” I recommend it, even if my most favorite version of Odysseus is probably in Ilium, by Dan Simmons. (How have I not written a review for Ilium? A wicked, scheming Odysseus who has much the same aims as this one in a far future, sci-fi universe.)

Gods and mortals collide in this spellbinding retelling of a legend from classic Greek mythology, the first in the epic Olympus Trilogy.
 
A prophecy condemns him, a goddess binds him, but wisdom can set Odysseus free . . .
 
Young Prince Odysseus is about to have his world torn apart. He has travelled to the oracle at Pytho to be anointed as heir to his island kingdom, but instead a terrible secret is revealed, one that tears down every pillar of his life and marks him out for death.
 
Outcast by his family and on the run, Odysseus is offered sanctuary by Athena, goddess of wisdom, and thrust headfirst into the secret war between the gods. But can his wits, and his skill as a warrior, keep him ahead of their power games—and alive?

Featured Sci-fi: Nearspace Series Sale by Sherry D. Ramsey

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Featured Sci-fi: Nearspace Series Sale by Sherry D. Ramsey

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Captain Luta Paixon of the far trader Tane Ikai needs to know why she looks like a woman in her thirties–even though she’s actually eighty-four. She isn’t the only one desperate for that information.

The explanation might lie with her geneticist mother, who disappeared over sixty years ago, but even if her mother is still alive, it’s proving to be no small task to track her down in the vast, wormhole-ridden expanse of Nearspace. With the ruthless PrimeCorp bent on obtaining Luta’s DNA at any cost, her ninety-year-old husband asking for one last favor, and her estranged daughter locking horns with her at every turn, Luta’s search for answers will take her to the furthest reaches of space–and deep inside her own heart.

Featured Fantasy: Taste (Terraway Series Book 1) by Mary E. Twomey

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Featured Fantasy: Taste (Terraway Series Book 1) by Mary E. Twomey

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What to do when your crush turns out to be a monster (and other such problems).

Just when correctional nurse October Grace has a handle on her stressful job and taking care of her mentally ill mother, a shifter king and a potential vampire mate plunge her into a foreign land that’s on the brink of starvation. Now, with a ticking clock and a target on her back, October takes up the mantle of becoming one of the rare Omens who can bring hope to a dying world.

Mason and Von remain by her side to shield the national treasure while she sacrifices herself to reap the souls that will feed the nations of Terraway. As the death toll rises daily, October finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat world where fairytale creatures run wild… and every day is a new bloody battle.

If you love Bella Forrest, Cassandra Clare, and falling in love with the bad boy, you’ll devour the “Terraway” series by Mary E. Twomey.

“Taste” is book one in a 9-part reaper romance series written by USA Today Bestselling Author Mary E. Twomey.

Featured Fantasy: Dragon Spy (Riders of Fire Dragon Masters Book 6) by Eileen Mueller

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Featured Fantasy: Dragon Spy (Riders of Fire Dragon Masters Book 6) by Eileen Mueller

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When Tonio is recruited as spy to train under Master Taren, the formidable spymaster at Dragon’s Hold, he expects to deal with dragon egg smugglers, law breakers and petty crime.

But then he unearths a terrible secret.

A stranger to Dragons’ Realm has entered through a world gate. A power-hungry stranger, intent on violence and destruction.

Commander Zens comes from a complex world with technology far greater than that in Dragons’ Realm. His armies of cloned tharuks raze villages, slaughtering folk and enslaving survivors. Even the Riders of Fire — dragon riders who protect the realm — are unable to stem the tide of Zens’ destruction.

As the death toll mounts, Tonio becomes spymaster. He vows to defeat Zens. Full of courage, intelligence and a steel will, Tonio comes up with a clever plan.

He never suspects the devastating price he’ll have to pay.

Join Tonio on dragon back and fight the rising tide of evil sweeping across Dragons’ Realm.