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Featured Science Fiction: Murder on the Intergalactic Railway (The Ritchie and Fitz Sci-fi Murder Mystery Series Book 1) by Kate MacLeod

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For Murdina Ritchie, acceptance at the Oymyakon Foreign Service Academy means one last chance at her dream of becoming a diplomat for the Union of Free Worlds. For Shackleton Fitz IV, it represents his last chance not to fail out of military service entirely.

Strange that fate should throw them together now, among the last group of students admitted after the start of the semester. They had once shared the strongest of friendships. But that all ended a long time ago.

But when an insufferable but politically important woman turns up murdered, the two agree to put their differences aside and work together to solve the case.
Because the murderer might strike again. But more importantly, solving a murder would just have to impress the dour colonel who clearly thinks neither of them belong at his academy.

Featured Sci-fi: The Genesis Machine Boxset by K.J. Gillenwater

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Featured Sci-fi: The Genesis Machine Boxset by K.J. Gillenwater

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The Genesis Machine Box Set includes Inception, Decryption, and Revelation—a gripping sci-fi thriller trilogy.

When Navy linguist Charlie Cutter joins a secret NCIS team, she’s tasked with decoding an ancient text tied to top-secret photos—and a crashed alien pod. The language is familiar. Too familiar. Aliens have landed… and not for the first time.

As more pods appear, some containing human-like survivors, Charlie races to uncover the truth. A child emerges. A saboteur strikes. And secrets unravel—about the aliens, her team, and herself.

Haunted by past failures and drawn to the distant yet magnetic Agent Demarco, Charlie navigates a deadly web of conspiracies stretching from D.C. to the Vegas desert.

When Demarco goes rogue and a terrifying plan is revealed, Charlie must risk everything to decode the final truth—before humanity is changed forever.

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Featured Sci-fi: The Aliomenti Saga by Alex Albrink

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Featured Sci-fi: The Aliomenti Saga by Alex Albrink

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“They took everything he loved. Now he’ll take everything they have.”

They destroyed his life. Now they’ve created their worst enemy.

Will Stark had everything—a billion-dollar tech empire, a brilliant wife and son, and a future he’d built from the ground up. Then came the fire. The slaughter. The near-death beating. A brutal, calculated strike… meant for someone else.

It was supposed to be a clean hit. But they missed.

Pulled from the wreckage by a rogue trio with secrets of their own, Will is thrust into a shadow war between rival factions of an ancient society known as the Aliomenti—puppet masters of power, wealth, and human evolution. Their technology defies explanation. Their reach is global. And they believe Will is dead.

He’s not. He’s evolving.

As Will learns to unlock dormant abilities and master forces that blur the line between science and sorcery, he must navigate a deadly new world of espionage, betrayal, and impossible choices. Driven by grief, powered by purpose, he’ll seek the truth behind the Aliomenti’s lies—and become something they never saw coming.

Fast-paced. Mind-bending. Emotionally charged.
Fans call A Question of Will “unputdownable,” “brilliantly plotted,” and “the beginning of an unforgettable journey.”
If you love high-tech thrillers with heart, conspiracies with teeth, and heroes who rise from the ashes, this is the series for you.

Featured Fantasy: Shadows of the Fallen (A Trespass of Angels Book 1) by A.L. Knorr

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Featured Fantasy: Shadows of the Fallen (A Trespass of Angels Book 1) by A.L. Knorr

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Their relationship? Complicated.
Their chemistry? Irresistible.
Their enemies? Biblical.

Petra is the only one of her kind—a telekinetic supernatural with a tragic past, questionable judgment, and the subtlety of a thrown grenade. After spending three years wiping an evil corporation off the map (long story, lots of fire), she and Jesse can finally be free. Then a demon shows up to say, You’re one of us.

So naturally, Petra ghosts. Not because she doesn’t love Jesse. But if she’s tied to something ancient, monstrous, and cosmically wrong, she’ll do whatever it takes to keep it from touching him. Even if that means breaking his heart.

Jesse, meanwhile, does what any genius hacker with abandonment issues would do: ignore common sense and dig through encrypted hell to find her. When a sleek biotech company offers him a job, it looks like the perfect distraction—easy hours, clean code, and no one asking about the girl who left ash and silence in her wake.

But Petra isn’t done being hunted.

As she uncovers her connection to the ancient Watchers—angelic rebels from Heaven—Jesse gets pulled deeper into a web of corporate secrets, divine conspiracies, and an apocalypse that may already be in motion—and Petra’s not just caught in the middle, she is the point.

This isn’t a story about falling for an angel. It’s about surviving one.

A fast-paced supernatural thriller with urban fantasy roots, a gritty romance where ‘I love you’ comes out as ‘don’t die’, and a heroine weaponized by divine design—whether she likes it or not. If you liked Shadowhunters, but wished it had less romance drama and more ancient conspiracies—you’ll love Shadows of the Fallen.

Featured Sci-fi: No Freedom by Inge-Lise Goss

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Can humans survive the android uprising?

Paislee Hobson is born into a world struggling after a war that killed most of the world’s population. Rebuilding has been accomplished through androids developed by and under the control of The Institute. The human population has been divided into strata.

An Artifical Companion

Paislee, a legal clerk, is a member of the upper stratum. Her recent boyfriend dumped her. To avoid another heartache, she purchases a human-looking android companion, Pellegrin. No one suspects Pellegrin is not human. He arouses and satisfies all her desires and is a polished companion and conversationalist in public.

Murder and Missing Persons

When strange things begin to happen around the courthouse, people start acting mysteriously. Some disappear and others are murdered. Pellegrin’s true identity surfaces as he slowly and methodically takes over all aspects of Paislee’s life. She is in turmoil trying to find a way out. The love of her youth appears and she longs for a life that is denied to her.

Can Paislee regain her freedom or is she doomed to a life under Pellegrin’s control?

Featured Fantasy: Reverie (The Hellgate Chronicles Book 2) by Jocelyn Lindsay

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Featured Fantasy: Reverie (The Hellgate Chronicles Book 2) by Jocelyn Lindsay

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Home isn’t what it used to be. Then again, neither is Meg Walker.

After barely surviving the chaos of her return, Meg thought she might finally catch her breath. No such luck.

Destiny’s knocking—and it brought receipts.

An old enemy is stirring up secrets, conspiracies, and enough supernatural baggage to drown a lesser woman.

But Meg isn’t lesser. She’s forty-two, fully loaded, and way past asking for permission.

Lines will be crossed. Truths will unravel. And some wounds? They bite back.

Because the hardest battle isn’t against monsters.

It’s against the version of yourself that survived.

Reverie is a sharp-tongued, high-stakes ride through betrayal, redemption, and unapologetic badassery. Buckle up, buttercup. It’s going to be a hell of a fight.