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Featured Science Fiction: Sky Warrior by Justin Sloan and F. J. Fox

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Featured Science Fiction: Sky Warrior by Justin Sloan and F. J. Fox

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Living alien mechs are coming for Kevin, but he has no idea why.

He’s a teenager living in a foster home, focused on the latest games, avoiding bullies, and surviving the labyrinth that is adolescence. That is, until strangers show up with an urgent warning – alien assassins want him dead!

Kevin can’t believe it until he’s nearly blasted to pieces by a giant, alien mech. He narrowly escapes and finds himself taken to a secret base under Mount Fuji in Japan.

Now he’s given the chance to pilot Space Ninja Mech Warriors – aka A Sky Warrior.

Will Kevin be able to save Earth, and especially himself, from impending doom?

Sky Warrior is a coming of age story that teaches about life, loss, love and fighting for a worthy cause. If you like Cobra Kai, Harry Potter or Gundam, you will love this action sci-fi space saga for young adults.

Featured Fantasy: Silver Queendom by Dan Kobolt

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Featured Fantasy: Silver Queendom by Dan Kobolt

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When you owe money to the biggest criminal in town you are going to need to step up your thieving game a notch…
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Service at the Red Rooster Inn isn’t what you’d call “good,” or even “adequate.” Darin would be the first to say so, and he owns the place. Evie isn’t much of a barmaid; Kat’s home-brewed ale seems to grow less palatable with each new batch; and Seraphina’s service at the bar leaves much to be desired. As for the bouncer, Big Tom, well, everyone learns right quick to stay on his good side.

They may be bad at running an inn, but they’re the best team of con artists in the Old Queendom. When a prospective client approaches Darin with a high-paying job, he knows he should refuse. But the job is boosting a shipment of priceless imperial dream wine, the most coveted and expensive drink in the world. And, thanks to a stretch of bad luck, he’s in deep to The Dame, who oversees criminal enterprises in this part of the Queendom.

If they fail, they’re as good as dead, but if they succeed… well, it’s enough money to get square with the Dame and make all of their dreams come true. Plus, it’s an option for Darin to stick it to the empress, who he has good reason to despise.

Then again, there’s a very good reason no one has ever stolen imperial dream wine…

Featured Fantasy: Bound to the Dark Elf King (Of Fate and Kings Book 1) by Jessica Grayson

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Featured Fantasy: Bound to the Dark Elf King (Of Fate and Kings Book 1) by Jessica Grayson

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Everyone fears the Dark Elf King. Varys is known as a fierce and lethal warrior; none can stand against his armies.

When I’m captured by the Dark Elves and taken before their king, my first thought is of escape. The moment our eyes meet, King Varys claims I am his Fated One—his Khio’ri.

Humans and Elves have been enemies for centuries, but his people believe that a soulbond woven by fate cannot be undone.

I doubt he’s ever going to let me go. But what does it mean to be Bound to the Dark Elf King?

**Each book in the Of Fate and Kings series can be read as a standalone romance, but it is recommended to read them in order to enhance the reading experience.**

**Steamy content. Not a dark romance**

Featured Fantasy: Moonshadow (Moonshadow Trilogy Book 1) by Thea Harrison

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Featured Fantasy: Moonshadow (Moonshadow Trilogy Book 1) by Thea Harrison

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From New York Times bestselling author Thea Harrison comes the first in an explosive new trilogy set in the Elder Races world….

Her past is a blank, her future uncertain….

Recovering from a shooting, LAPD witch consultant Sophie Ross leaves her job and travels to the U.K. to search for answers about her childhood. When she encounters a Daoine Sidhe knight of the Dark Court, she becomes entangled in an ancient hatred between two arcane forces.

He has given his body and soul to fight for his people….

Barred from his homeland along with his surviving brother knights, Nikolas Sevigny is embroiled in a conflict that threatens everything he holds dear. Only by uniting his people’s resources can they hope to prevail against Isabeau, the deadly Queen of the Light Court. He will do anything and use anyone to return home to Lyonesse.

When Nikolas encounters Sophie, he sees a tool to be used. The insouciant witch might be the key to unlocking every passageway that has been barred to the knights of the Dark Court, even as a fascination for her takes root in what’s left of his soul. Sophie has no intention of becoming anyone’s pawn, yet the fierce Nikolas is so compelling, she can’t deny the temptation that endangers her guarded heart.

As magic threatens Lyonesse, Queen Isabeau unleashes her merciless Hounds, and Nikolas and Sophie become embroiled in a race for survival. Meanwhile, the passion that ignites between them burns too hot to be denied and quickly turns into obsession.

Thank goodness they both know better than to fall in love…

Featured Science Fiction: Beyond the Impossible Books 1 – 3 by Frank Kennedy

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Featured Science Fiction: Beyond the Impossible Books 1 - 3 by Frank Kennedy

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Lose everything. Save everyone.

Kara Syung leads a life of privilege on the ringed world Hokkaido until her brother whispers his final warning: “They’re going to burn it all. Be a soldier.”

His death sets Kara on a mission for justice and the truth. Yet powerful forces stand in her way – starting with her family and others who control the planet’s food supply. She has few weapons: A lifelong best friend, a murderous immortal on a crusade of his own, a rogue from an old galactic empire, and a snub-nose laser pistol. Moreover, time and conscience works against her.

In this sprawling, interstellar saga about family, greed, obsession, and revelation, lives will be shattered, complex mysteries will be unraveled, and horrifying enemies will emerge from distant stars.

Begin the journey with this first of three trilogies to seek that which is Beyond the Impossible.

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Featured Science Fiction: The Red Hourglass (Slaves of the New World Book 1) by Ashley Capes

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Featured Science Fiction: The Red Hourglass (Slaves of the New World Book 1) by Ashley Capes

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Escape isn’t the hardest challenge for a slave – it’s staying free afterwards.

Siblings Thomas and Mia find themselves fleeing across a desolate land, hounded by the monstrous sand-hog, a steam-powered war machine bent on recapturing them at all costs.

Thomas fears the worst. He knows the tyrannical King Williams seeks Mia and her mysterious powers of foresight, but it seems even her gift cannot save the day when the sand-hog corners them. It isn’t until they cross paths with a group of rebels and stumble across rumours of a lost airship that Thomas begins to wonder if there isn’t hope of escape after all…

A steampunk adventure set in a slowly dying land where magic clashes with steam and alchemy.