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Featured Sci-fi: Colonies—the Forever World Complete Series by Ethan Rhodes

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Colonies—the Forever World Complete Series by Ethan Rhodes

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A DEAD MAN’S QUEST IS NEVER OVER…
Nearly 1000 PAGES of riveting space opera with action, mystery, and everything in between!

Zane Lucas inherits more than his wildest dreams from a man he’s never met. The same week a mysterious cluster of drones appears before him during a random border patrol. Who sent them in the first place?

Earth’s alliance with the Gral is on the brink of collapse. The 43 colonies are under duress, and an unknown entity is coming for them.

His father vanished long ago in the heat of battle, and Zane can’t help but think there’s a connection. With the help of unlikely allies, a robot butler, and all the credits imaginable, Zane takes on the search for a fabled planet that might turn the tides in humanity’s favor.

Their only chance at real peace is to start a war.

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The Colonies: The Forever World Complete Series

Included within:

The Forever World
The Invisible Colony
The Frozen Outpost

Featured Fantasy: Soulbound (The Return of the Elves Book 1) by Bethany Adams

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Soulbound (The Return of the Elves Book 1) Kindle Edition by Bethany Adams (Author)

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A deathbed promise.

Arlyn’s quest is simple: Find her father and let him know her mother is dead. After all, Arlyn had promised her mother she’d go. The problem? Her father’s people are myths and legends, and he doesn’t even live on Earth. But despite a long journey through the mysterious mists of the Veil, finding him turns out to be the easy part.

A dream long-buried.

After five hundred years, Kai has given up on finding his soulbonded. So when he stumbles across Arlyn after returning from his latest mission and recognizes her as his mate, Kai starts their bond in haste. But he never could have imagined that his bonded is his best friend’s newfound daughter. Whoops.

A hidden conspiracy sparked to life.

Though the sight of Kai makes Arlyn’s heart pound, she isn’t sure she can forgive him for starting their bond without her permission. But her love life is the least of her problems. Her father is an elf lord, and his sudden acknowledgment of a half-human heir reignites the same conspiracy that took him away from her mother in the first place. Now Arlyn and her family must face iron wielding assassins, bigotry, and her newly awakened magical abilities if they hope to come through in one piece.

Arlyn thought she would return to Earth after meeting her father. Now she must fight to save the family she never knew she wanted.

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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….