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Featured Fantasy: Crossroads Witch by J.S. Malcom

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Either I defeat the monster or I become the monster.

As if being locked up in the crazy house wasn’t bad enough, I wake up to discover that the person I trust most in the world just morphed into a bloodthirsty monster. My only chance for escape comes in the form of two women calling out from within a shimmering tunnel. So, it’s either stick around and get murdered or jump through some kind of portal.

I take the option that doesn’t involve dying and find myself ushered into an ancient society of witches. I’m given a choice: I can either go it alone and take my chances or join their magical training program. The problem being I didn’t even know I had magic, never mind the kind that can open a doorway between realms. But that’s exactly why I’m being hunted by a Fae demon looking to settle an old score. Now, I either find a way to defeat him or he’ll be using my magic to bring in the rest of his kind. If that happens, it won’t only mean the end for the world of witches. It’ll mean the end of the world.

The Shadow Order is a fast-paced, unpredictable new urban fantasy that readers are calling “amazing,” “with strong female leads,” and “full of excitement!” If you like snarky kickass heroines, fast-paced action, magic, witchcraft and romance, then grab it today!

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Featured Fantasy & Sci-fi : Worlds of Wonder by C. Gockel

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Featured Fantasy & Sci-fi : Worlds of Wonder by C. Gockel

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Journey to Worlds of Wonder…

Discover a universe of myth inspired urban fantasy, and a future with technology so advanced it’s magical.

In I Bring the Fire, Loki Norse God of Mischief and Chaos, takes on Odin, leader of the Nine Realms…Because sometimes the hero is the wrong guy at the right time, and sometimes the hero is drunk.

In the Archangel Project, Commander Noa Sato launches a desperate mission to save her people from genocide. She’s aided by clueless pleasure ‘bot 6T9, a ten-legged, venomous weasel, and a professor who may be more than what he seems.

These tales await you within this collection of three full-length novels and four tales of wonder. Download it today!

This Collection Contains:
Wolves: I Bring the Fire Book I
Someday My Count Will Come : An I Bring the Fire Novella
Atomic: An I Bring the Fire Short Story
Archangel Down. Archangel Project Book 1
Carl Sagan’s Hunt for Intelligent Life in the Universe : An Archangel Project Novella
Starship Waking: Archangel Project Book 4
Let There Be Light : A Short Story

★★★★★ “C. Gockel is the whole package. Her writing is moving, intelligent, and leaves you wanting more.”
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★★★★★ “C. Gockel has written a fresh approach to Loki and his story, and I love it! Read it for yourself! Enjoy!”
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★★★★★ “A wonderful intertwining of modern urban fantasy and traditional Norse myth”
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★★★★★ “I never seem to get tired (or bored) of Gockel‘s writing!”
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Featured Fantasy: Monster Academy (Semester One) by Holly Hook

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Featured Fantasy: Monster Academy (Semester One) by Holly Hook

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Enter a world where it’s Halloween every day and where the monsters are normal, and the normal are monsters…

I’m Ali Welson, and I’m the most normal, goody-two-shoes girl you’ll meet. It’s how I survive a strict home, far from the mysterious Dark Corruption that converts people into B-movie monsters on contact.

But after a close call, Monstreuse, the monster academy, sends an obnoxious sorcerer to claim an unwilling new student–me. Only it’s a mistake, I swear. I never touched the Corruption, as much as Byron insists otherwise. But when my family disowns me, I have no choice but to go.

Thrust into a new, forbidden world, I’m sure I won’t survive my classes, my classmates, or my new rival. But even that pales in comparison to the biggest horror of all. I might be the least normal Monstreuse student in history, and my family is right to fear me.

Why else would someone be trying to do me in?

Monster Academy is a young adult, paranormal academy series that takes place in the same universe as the Cursed Academy series, occurring ten years after the conclusion of Cursed Academy: Year Four. However, it can be read on its own. If you love Halloween, B-movie monsters, slow-burn romance, and danger at every turn, you’ll love the Monster Academy series!

Featured Fantasy: Merlin Takes a Familiar (Merlin Magical Mysteries Book 1) by Molly Fitz

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Featured Fantasy: Merlin Takes a Familiar (Merlin Magical Mysteries Book 1) by Molly Fitz

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My name is Gracie Springs, and I am not a witch… but I’m pretty sure my cat is.

I first started to get suspicious when he jumped just a little too high while chasing after a robin in our front yard. I knew for sure when he opened up his mouth and addressed me by name!

The first thing he told me? That he doesn’t like the name I gave him—even though “Fluffy” fits him like a warm sweater at Christmas. Now we’ve compromised on “Merlin the Magical Fluff,” which according to him references his long and proud lineage just fine.

After that small matter was settled, he informed me that I must uphold his secret or risk spending the rest of my life in some magical prison. I agreed, not knowing it would turn into a full-time job of covering his tracks and fibbing our way out of some pretty tight spots.

When my boss at the local coffee shop turns up dead as a dormouse, things go from challenging to practically impossible… especially since all my coworkers seem to think I’m to blame.

Here’s hoping my witchy cat can charm our way out of this one, because right now it looks like I’m cursed if I do and charged with murder if I don’t. Yikes!

Featured Fantasy: Edge of Magic (Tara Knightley Book 1) by Jayne Faith

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Featured Fantasy: Edge of Magic (Tara Knightley Book 1) by Jayne Faith

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My name is Tara Knightley, and I’m on the Fae mafia’s hit list. My childhood crush just rode back into town, too, and that may spell even bigger trouble . . .

My talent for sensing magical objects has made me a damn good professional thief for the past decade. But it’s also what got me into a blood oath with notorious Fae mob boss Grant Shaw.

My relationship with Shaw is rapidly souring, and I need to break free before it turns deadly. The solution? I must steal a magic skull from Shaw’s biggest rival and deliver it to him, and then he’ll nullify our blood oath.

Just as I’m set to go after the skull, my childhood best friend and crush, wolf shifter Judah McMahon, shows up asking for help. It’s been ten years since the falling out that ended our friendship, and I know I shouldn’t get involved.

Featured Fantasy: Speak of the Devel (Vegas Slayers Book 1) by Christine Pope

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Featured Fantasy: Speak of the Devel (Vegas Slayers Book 1) by Christine Pope

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Their supernatural talents could make them the perfect team — if Hell doesn’t claim them first.

Caleb Lockwood has a foolproof system for winning big in Las Vegas. Being part demon helps. Fresh from his escape from Hell, he’s looking to lie low and build a new life, starting with flipping a haunted house. Too bad his realtor has a knack for spotting supernatural trouble.

Delia Dunne’s business card might advertise “luxury real estate,” but her true expertise lies in cleansing properties of unwanted spectral tenants. When a casino executive hires her to investigate a streak of suspicious wins, she never expects her newest client — the charming house flipper with seemingly unlimited funds — to be at the center of it all.

From the moment Caleb and Delia step into a ghost-infested property, things get complicated: sparks fly between them, spirits vanish mysteriously, and demons start showing up with deadly intent. As Delia digs deeper into Caleb’s past, she uncovers a two-year-old disappearance, a rebellion in Hell, and a secret that could get them both killed. Worse, the powerful figure behind it all is closer than either of them realized — and he’s playing for keeps.

The stakes are high, the odds are stacked, and in Vegas, the house always wins. Unless you’ve got a quarter-demon and a ghost hunter in your corner.