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Featured Fantasy: Poison Garden by Jennifer Allis Provost

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Featured Fantasy: Poison Garden by Jennifer Allis Provost

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Eli tried to leave the supernatural life behind. Problem is, it won’t let her go.

Eliza “Eli” Moore may have been born a seer, but she didn’t want to live like one. That was why she became a private detective, and opened Nine Lives Investigations. Being able to talk to the dead gives her an undeniable edge in solving cases, and she figured it was all for the greater good. Then Eli is forced to exorcise a demon, the local witch elder ends up dead, and Eli fears she’s in over her head.

Throughout it all, Eli has one dedicated ally: Dan, mortal police detective who isn’t scared of things that go bump in the night, and who hints he wants to be more than friends. But mortals and seers don’t mix…do they?

Before Eli can sort out how she feels about Dan, an enemy from her past resurfaces and threatens everything she hold dear. Eli is forced to take on the title inherited from her grandmother, and become the Mistress of Seers—but just because leading the seer community is her birthright doesn’t mean anyone will follow her.

Poison Garden is perfect for fans of witches, magical creatures, and slow-burn paranormal romance. Pick up Book 1, Oleander, today!

Featured Sci-fi: Star Dragon by James David Victor

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Featured Sci-fi: Star Dragon by James David Victor

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Immortality can be nice. Of course, having your consciousness downloaded into a robot and being forced to serve the galactic emperor as an Imperial Marine isn’t exactly life in paradise.

A Science Fiction adventure with aliens, an all-powerful galactic empire, and space dragons from #1 Bestselling author James David Victor.

Keel Hennity was one of the greatest gladiators in the universe, the victor of countless glorious battles. He was assigned to guard the most dangerous creatures on his home planet. Then he died, and his life truly began.

When Keel’s consciousness was downloaded into the robotic body of an Imperial Marine, he was tasked with protecting the emperor and controlling the incredibly dangerous creature that ended his first life. Can Keel unlock the secrets of Star Dragons and protect the galaxy from a dragon-human war that could end life as we know it?

Imperial Marine is the first book in the Star Dragon series. If you like incredible stories that are part space opera, part military sci-fi adventure, and full of non-stop action, be sure to check out the Star Dragon series today. Oh, and don’t forget about the space dragons.

Download Imperial Marine and see why you really don’t want space dragons flying around your home planet.

Featured Sci-fi: Beyond the Impossible by Frank Kennedy

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Featured Sci-fi: Beyond the Impossible by Frank Kennedy

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Betray your family. Save your world.

Kara Syung has always lived a life of luxury and privilege among Hokkaido’s elite. Yet beneath the glitz and glamor, she senses a looming darkness. Not until her brother’s mysterious death and his final words to her – “They’re going to burn it all. Be a soldier.” – does Kara open her eyes.

Determined to seek justice for her brother and uncover the truth behind his death, Kara must navigate against powerful forces, including her own family and those who control the planet’s food supply. With only a few allies by her side – a lifelong best friend and servant, a ruthless immortal seeking vengeance, a renegade from a fallen empire, and a snub-nosed laser pistol – Kara’s time is running out. In seven days, she will be forced to marry a man she doesn’t love.

Does Kara have the strength to go against everything she has been taught and stand up for what is right? Will she be able to uncover the dark conspiracy that threatens not only Hokkaido, but the entire galactic sector? Join Kara on a wild journey through unexpected worlds as she faces desperate odds in the first installment of the galaxy-spanning nine-book series, Beyond the Impossible.

Expect insane twists and turns in a complex saga where nothing is what it seems, and the laws of time and space are flexible. For readers who love intricate mysteries, space opera on a grand scale, and the rise and fall of galactic empires.

Featured Fantasy: Fated (Alex Verus Book 1) by Benedict Jacka

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Featured Fantasy: Fated (Alex Verus Book 1) by Benedict Jacka

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Enter a “gorgeously realized world”* and meet a mage destined for greatness in the first novel in the national bestselling Alex Verus series.

Alex is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London that caters to clientele who can do much more than pull rabbits out of hats. And while Alex’s own powers aren’t as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible future—allowing him to pull off operations that have a million to one chance of success.
 
But when Alex is approached by multiple factions seeking his skills to crack open a relic from a long-ago mage war, he knows that whatever’s inside must be beyond powerful. And thanks to his abilities, Alex can predict that by taking the job, his odds of survival are about to go from slim to none….

Featured Fantasy: Better Off Dead (Mountain Shadow Mysteries Book 1) by Tarah Benner

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Featured Fantasy: Better Off Dead (Mountain Shadow Mysteries Book 1) by Tarah Benner

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Caroline just inherited the most haunted hotel in Colorado…
Caroline McCrithers has it all figured out. She’s got a five-year plan, a killer career, and she’s engaged to marry the man of her dreams.

Learning her perfect fiancé is a catfishing fraud? Not part of the plan.

When Caroline returns to the small town of Mountain Shadow to lick her wounds and help her spunky grandmother plan a funeral, she learns that she’s inherited an old hotel — and an ornery black cat. It was her aunt Lucille’s dying wish that Caroline restore the falling-down hotel to its former glory. The problem? The Mountain Shadow Grand might be haunted — by Aunt Lucille herself!

When a greedy developer winds up dead, Gran becomes the lead suspect in his murder. It’s up to Caroline to solve the case, clear her grandmother’s name, and unravel the secrets of her haunted hotel.

If you love twisty mysteries, feisty grannies, and haunted places, you’ll love the Mountain Shadow Mysteries. Grab your copy now!

Featured Sci-fi: Openings (Book 1 of the Hayek Chronicles) by James S. Peet

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Featured Sci-fi: Openings (Book 1 of the Hayek Chronicles) by James S. Peet

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He opened a portal to a parallel Earth where humans don’t exist.

For physicist Tim Bowman, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime, but one fraught with peril. Opportunity and danger await, particularly when the local fauna views you as a snack.

Humans may not live here but the mega-fauna of the Pleistocene does, hungry and waiting. But this is nothing compared to what his government back home is planning for him.

Book 1 in an exciting new series, The Hayek Chronicles, by the author of the Corps of Discovery series.