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April 9, 2014
Speakeasy Dead by Vicky Loebel
Take a peek insideby Vicky Loebel, a romantic zombie comedy.
Speakeasy manager Clara Woodsen will do anything to save her silent film idol from an untimely death. Even summon a demon. Even bet she can teach his half-human/half-cheetah assistant to foxtrot.
But people around town are acting strange. Have Clara’s efforts unleashed a zombie plague? Or are her customers just really bad at dancing the Charleston? And can Clara find true happ...
April 4, 2014
The Seedbearing Prince: Part 1 by DaVaun Sanders
Discover the fantasy world of �
Dayn Ro’Halan is a farmer’s son sworn to a life of plowing on his homeworld, Shard. After finding a lost artifact called a Seed, he’s thrust into an ancient conflict between voidwalkers of the hated world Thar’Kur, and Defenders from a floating fortress called the Ring. Dayn must become a Seedbearer and learn to use the Seed’s power to shape worlds before the entire World Belt is lost.
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April 2, 2014
Henrietta and the Dragon Stone by Beth Barany
is a new story of young adult epic fantasy adventure by award-winning author, Beth Barany. Book 2 in The Five Kingdoms series of the continuing adventures of . What if everyone you loved was threatened by a force you couldn’t see or fight? Henrietta the legendary dragon slayer wants to return to her village for a heroes� welcome. But an unknown sorcerer rides after her and her Dragon Stone and aims to destroy everyone she cares about....
March 31, 2014
The Threshold Child by Callie Kanno
For some exciting reading, download Callie Kanno’s first novel in The Threshold Trilogy, .
Adesina has been trained from childhood to serve her nation as a warrior and a spy. When she is selected to combat a group of seditious magic users, she must summon all of her abilities to defeat her enemies—including talents that have been buried in the deepest part of her.
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Excerpt
Chapter One: The Bird of Prey
No one ever looked up.
For this reason...
March 28, 2014
Gethyon by Pippa Jay
Check out this adventure-filled science fiction novel from Pippa Jay:.
Abandoned by his mother after his father’s death, Gethyon Rees feels at odds with his world and longs to travel the stars. But discovering he has the power to do so leaves him scarred for life. Worse, it alerts the Siah-dhu—a dark entity that seeks his kind for their special abilities—to his existence, and sets a bounty hunter on his tail.
When those same alien powers lead Gethyon to commit a terrible act, they also a...
March 26, 2014
Zoo by Tara Elizabeth
With nearly 100 reviews averaging over 4 stars, Tara Elizabeth’s is definitely worth a read.
A chronicle of my time living in a zoo . . . I’m not really sure where to start, and you may have trouble believing me even as I tell you my story. My family did. They laughed the first time I told them, so now I just say it was all a crazy dream. You see, I died in a totally preventable car accident . . . or so I thought. When I opened my eyes, I was shocked to discover that I had been resurrected...
March 24, 2014
Blood and Iron by Jon Sprunk
, the first book in the epic fantasy series The Book of the Black Earth,is like a sword-and-sorcerySpartacusset in a richly-imagined world.
It starts with a shipwreck following a magical storm at sea. Horace, a soldier from the west, had joined the Great Crusade against the heathens of Akeshia after the deaths of his wife and son from plague. When he washes ashore, he finds himself at the mercy of the very people he was sent to kill, who speak a language and have a culture and cu...
March 21, 2014
Kaybree versus the Angels (Book 1 of Kaybree the Angel Killer) by Harrison Paul
Let’s start Friday off with a FREE ebook:from Harrison Paul.
Kaybree has grown up hearing stories of the Angels, mythical beings who used to defend Nordgard from the creatures of the forest. After leaving mankind without guidance for centuries, they returned fifteen years ago, leaving a fiery swath of destruction.
When Kaybree is called to the outpost by the forest, home to her mother’s mysterious Vormund Order, she stumbles into the latest Angel attack. Soon she learns...
March 19, 2014
Disciple Part IV by L. Blankenship
I’m excited to be a part of the book tour for L. Blankenship’s !
Kate can’t avoid the simple truth any longer; as much as she loves Kiefan, he’s now the king and his duties leave him precious little time for her and their newborn son. Kate’s husband Anders, the ne’er-do-well knight, is the one who kisses her cheek every morning and soothes the baby to sleep on his shoulder.
Kiefan’s protective jealousy still casts a shadow over her life. He would gladly throw Anders to the wolve...
March 17, 2014
King of Bad by Kai Strand
Check out the first book in Kai Strand’s Super Villain Academy series: .
Jeff Mean would rather set fires than follow rules or observe curfew. He wears his bad boy image like a favorite old hoodie; that is until he’s recruited by Super Villain Academy � where you learn to be good at being bad. In a school where one kid can evaporate all the water from your body and the girl you hang around with can perform psychic sex in your head, bad takes on a whole new meaning. Jeff wonders if h...