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Featured Sci-fi: Starship Lost by Craig Martelle

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Starship Lost series by Craig Martelle

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Lost in space for a generation, they return to reclaim their homeworld.

The ship survived, but over time the original crew died out.

Their children were left to continue the fight for their home against their sworn enemy, the vicious alien Malibor.

They’ve lived their whole lives in space. Their idea of heaven is open air, blue skies, and the quiet of peace. But they’ll never have that if they don’t take it by force.

The time has come for Captain Jaq Hunter and Commander Crip Castle to lead this new generation against the Malibor and reclaim what should be theirs.

The crew returns to fulfill their destiny and honor their parents’ legacy.

The battle is joined.

This is the first book in the Starship Lost Military Sci-Fi Series from Military Sci-Fi Dragon Award Finalist and Amazon International Bestselling Author Craig Martelle. It’s perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, JN Chaney, and Joshua Dalzelle. Read it today!

Featured Sci-fi: United States of Z Book 1 by Olin Lester

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United States of Z Book 1 by Olin Lester

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Hiding in plain sight, Protocol 9 agents live among us.

Protocol 9 was designed as the ultimate safeguard—a top-secret government program to counteract viral outbreaks or chemical weapon attacks. But no one expected to use it: until something turned the population cannibal.

For Special Operations soldiers finishing their tours of duty, signing on as Protocol Agents seemed like easy money—a cushy contract with no real danger. But when civilization collapses and the streets run red, they realize they’ve been recruited as humanity’s last line of defense against a nightmare they never saw coming.

Featured Fantasy: Cassie Scot (Paranormal Detective Book 1) by Christine Amsden

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Cassie Scot by Christine Amsden

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She was born into a world of magic, but she has none of her own…

Cassie Scot is the normal daughter of powerful sorcerers, born between worlds but belonging to neither. She strives to find a place for herself, but living in the shadow of her family’s reputation isn’t easy. All she wants is a nice, normal job, but her dreams of independence from magic are threatened when she stumbles upon the gruesome body of sixteen-year-old Nancy Hastings.

Now Cassie is plunged into a paranormal investigation which gets her tangled up with the victim’s powerful family, the Blackwoods. Dark, dangerous, and handsome Evan Blackwood tempts Cassie deeper into a world she seeks to escape. Yet Evan—and magic itself—may not be ready to let her go.

“When sorcerers call the shots, what’s a girl without powers to do? Get ready for a ripper of a murder mystery full of romance and intrigue, where magic potions bubble, passions spark and vampires are definitely not your friend. Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective grabs you by the heart and won’t let go until the very last page. Well written, immersive and unputdownable. This is urban fantasy at its best. More please!”

~ Kim Falconer, bestselling author of The Spell of Rosette, Quantum Enchantment Series

Featured Sci-fi: Fleet of the Forgotten (Exiles War Book 1) by Dan Thornton

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Fleet of the Forgotten by Dan Thornton

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An unlikely hero. An unfinished ship. Humanity’s last hope.

Ryan Anders has spent his life fighting for a place in a world that doesn’t want him.
Chosen by lottery to attend the Fleet Academy, he learned quickly that survival means knowing when to keep your head down.

Until the day the sky fills with fire.

Without warning, an alien armada descends, shattering Earth’s defenses and scattering its fleet in a storm of confusion and retreat. Amid the chaos, Ryan seizes an unfinished warship.

The plan is simple: get his friends clear of the slaughter. But the moment they break orbit, the plan is gone. Now they are cut off, flying blind, forgotten.

Their enemy does not speak. Does not negotiate.
And they will not stop until humanity is dust.

Featured Sci-fi: Country Boy (The Country Boy Saga Book 1) by Toby Neighbors

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Country Boy by Toby Neighbors

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Life on the farm wasn’t easy…
And Dalton Tate never shirked a task…
But nothing prepared him for the Colonial Fleet Marine Corps.

Dalton Tate is leaving home for the first time in his life. The Marines are offering a new experience and a very important enlistment bonus that will keep the bank away from the farm. It’s a sacrifice he’s only too happy to make, even though he knows the odds are high that he could be hurt or even killed.

The Colonial Fleet has the daunting job of keeping humanity’s ever-growing colonies safe. The CFMC is the best-trained military that humanity has ever put into the field. But it isn’t perfect, and nothing about war is safe. The opportunities are enormous, but they come at a cost, and Dalton Tate is about to discover what being a Space Marine is really all about.

Country Boy is the first in an epic new military Sci-Fi series by prolific author Toby Neighbors. It is a coming-of-age tale that is full of excitement, adventure, new experiences, and danger. Join Dalton Tate in the start of an action-packed saga that you won’t want to put down. If you like Starship Troopers, The Things They Carried, and the Frontline Series, you’ll love Country Boy.

Featured Fantasy: The Mortician Murders by Greta Boris

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Featured Fantasy: The Mortician Murders by Greta Boris

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When the Dead Want Justice, They Don’t Bother Making Appointments

Imogene Lynch thought trading the hair salon for the mortuary would mean a quieter life. She was dead wrong.

Her unsettling gift—feeling a person’s final moments through their tresses—makes her the last hope for the restless and the vengeful. Murder victims don’t drift peacefully into the afterlife. They infiltrate her world and demand justice.

The only way to cut them loose? Track down their killers.

But untangling a murder is never simple, especially in Orange County, where secrets lurk in the halls of power and influence. Every crime she exposes draws her deeper into danger. The dead may haunt her, but it’s the living she should fear.

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