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Horror Western

An Epic of Ghosts and Gunslingers – Jim Walker and the Redemption Hymn

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The weird west genre is alive and well in Jim Walker and the Redemption Hymn! A thrilling mix of supernatural mystery and gritty Western action, this book delivers a memorable journey. Jim Walker’s quest for redemption is gripping and will keep you turning pages.

The Dime Western Returns!

“Reading Jim Walker and the Redemption Hymn is equal parts quirky fun and riveting action. Cloud’s confident, entertaining voice draws the reader in like an old radio western: the perfect bite-sized story with a main character you’re ready to follow through every adventure he finds himself on. So, tune in next time…”
– Megan Stockton, author of Lovely, Dark & Deep

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The history books would read that Jim Walker was brutally executed after the Battle of Goliad, but a few promises in the right ear blurred the contrast between blood and ink. Now an aging bounty hunter on the verge of retirement, his services are requested in the Northern Arizona Territory to solve the terrifying mystery of the Verde River Massacre. With guns from a local Deputy, courage from a saloon proprietor, and a deathbed confession from an all-too-familiar Medicine Woman, Jim sets off on what could be his final adventure. Will he lay the ghosts of his past to rest once and for all, or is he simply whistling his Redemption Hymn?

Fairytale Fantasy

The King of Frost and Shadows by Jen L. Grey 

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A vengeful King.
A lost princess.
And the revenge he’s desperate for.

For the last twelve years, Tavish, the King of the Unseelie Fae, focused on finding the key for taking back his rightful lands from the Seelie fae after they killed his parents.

There was one problem that stood in his way—locating the Seelie Princess hidden on Earth.

After years of haunting her dreams, he finally locates her and drags her back to their realm.

She’s forgotten her fae life and wants to escape. He doesn’t care. He merely needs her blood in order to free his people.

But she’s more than he remembers, and a spark ignites between them every time they touch.

None of that matters though. His goal is set—to drain her blood once her magic activates once again.

He must take back what is rightfully his, no matter the cost.

But if he does, the price might be what’s left of his heart.

The King of Frost and Shadow is a slow-burn, royal fae romantasy that includes betrayal, morally gray characters, enemies-to-lovers, villain gets the girl, a gauntlet tournament, political intrigue, who did this to you, and touch her and unalive. One-click this story today.

horror

The Weight of the Dead, the Cost of Silence

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Albion Byrd strips things down to the bone in Skandinavien, delivering a story that’s as stark as the landscape it inhabits. The writing is raw and unforgiving, dragging you into a world where survival comes at a cost—and nothing is ever as it seems.

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Conrad lives a solitary existence in an ancient windmill in a remote part of Scandinavia. He has no memory of being a functional part of society. All he has is his work; the bodies he disposes of. When prominent Politician Albert Finzt ends up on Conrad’s autopsy slab, he begins to unravel the horrific circumstances behind his forced labour.

Featured Fantasy by Sub-Genres, High/Epic Fantasy

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

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When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.

As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

Featured Fantasy by Sub-Genres, Heroic Fantasy, High/Epic Fantasy

The Abode by Patricia Mather Parker

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Everything Molly knows is about to change…

As a child of the Abode, Molly spends her life hungry, cold, and silent. She yearns to see the wide world, but the mists encircling the Abode keep her trapped and terrified. Molly’s world begins to shift when the possibility of escape suddenly appears out of the mists.

Molly’s world tilts again when the mists begin to whisper to her of a task she must complete, a leap into darkness. The mists assure her that they will help her, so Molly obeys them but fears the punishment she’ll receive if she’s caught by those who rule the Abode.

What lies in the darkness and why have the mists asked Molly to risk everything to find out?

The Abode is a magical coming-of-age fantasy adventure that encompasses dragons, pirates, an evil brother, and two girls who, together, discover depths of bravery neither knew she possessed. A fantasy adventure novel for everyone from 8 to 80.

Dark Fantasy, Featured Fantasy by Sub-Genres

Design of Darkness by R.D. Pires 

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The shadow of the great usurper, King Fogosombre, has kept the East in darkness for twelve long years. Made paranoid by a foretelling of his downfall, the king’s indiscriminate violence reaches a new zenith, leaving twins Arsenio and Mariana orphaned and homeless, their village burnt to the ground.

Now, as the dying embers of their rebellion fade into the night, the twins make a promise to find aide for their people in foreign lands. To get out from under the king’s reach, they must venture across the Great Ocean into a world they had only dreamt about through travelers’ stories. From their perilous quest arises a tale of emperors and queens, marauders and mysticism, fortitude and forbidden love.

Meanwhile, King Fogosombre conducts profane rituals driven by his lust for indomitability. Toiling with malign magic that may yield dire consequences for all the known world, he seeks a pact with the shadows, a plan to cement his reign indefinitely: a design of darkness.

Featured Fantasy by Sub-Genres, Romantic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

The Exiled by Jason Leigh Smith

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With fleets of airships, mancery, and the ability to read anyone’s Truth, the Elves have squashed every rebellion with bloodshed and war. But the arrival of a foreign race on the shores of Belissia threatens to tip the balance of power.

Airship Captain Selouteau of the Elven Armada, races to save her home from the Human invasion by seeking an alliance with the exiled Prince of the Ez. But in the Prince’s court, Selouteau finds someone that brings the legitimacy of the entire Elven reign into question.

Old tensions rise and as the continent slips towards another war, Selouteau grapples with the weight of what she’s discovered.

Can Captain Selouteau stop the next Belissian war before it begins? And if she can’t, do the Elves—her own race—deserve to remain in power?

Dark Fantasy, Featured Fantasy by Sub-Genres, horror, Romantic Fantasy, Thriller

Draakensky, A Supernatural Tale of Magick and Romance by Paula Cappa

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I didn’t realize how much I needed a book about a haunted windmill until I picked up Draakensky. It’s moody, magical, and has just the right amount of eerie romance to keep you hooked.

Ghostly and Gothic, Draakensky Windmill Estate is haunted. Sketch artist, Charlotte Knight, arrives to illustrate poetry for the ‘lady of the land’ Jaa Morland, a spinster known for her wind sorcery. From the first night, Charlotte must unravel the mysteries of murder and magick when she meets the beguiling Marc Sexton. Their romance leads her into a piercing journey through dark magick. Charlotte must navigate the seductive nature of Draakensky, resist the treacherous entities of the Otherworld, or succumb to the dark forces that seek her.

A murder. A wind sorcerer. A dark spirit. In the shrouded realm of Draakensky Windmill Estate, magick dictates destiny.

Fans of Gothic thrillers like Susan Hill’s Woman in Black, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, or Deborah Harkness’ The Discovery of Witches will find Draakensky goes a step deeper into the powerful Otherworld, magickal realms, and folklore.

“Cappa is a skilled craftsman. This is a sturdy, old-fashioned Gothic thriller, thoroughly charming in its atmosphere and invention and anchored by a fully dimensional heroine in the vein of Mrs. de Winter or Jane Eyre.”—US Review of Books. “Spine-tingling, atmospheric mystery.

Recommended.”—San Diego Book Review. “Draakensky is a gorgeous, gothic novel that has all the potential to become a modern classic. Dripping with dark, delicious prose and packed with sinful secrets and intricate lore, the pages crackle with magick and chemistry. Danger, passion, and intrigue. Cappa delivers on every front.”—Stephen Black, author of The Famine Witch.

Featured Fantasy by Sub-Genres, Heroic Fantasy

Red X Wolf by Dakota Krout

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Know when to hold your ground. When to walk away. But especially when to run.

Lily Red, known as ‘Little Red’, has trained her entire life to become a system-acknowledged scout under her Grandmother’s guidance. Hunting, tracking, and trap-making—she’s a master of her craft. But her dreams of joining the elite Scout forces are repeatedly blocked by a leader of the Wyld with a grudge against Grandmother.

When Lily uncovers an impending invasion by Wolf Warband, brutal raiders from the frozen north, a deadly challenge offered by their war leader sets her pulse racing. She’s his partner in prophecy, so as far as he’s concerned she’s the only person in the way. Little Red races away to warn the Wyld, but the city’s rulers mock her warnings as fairy tales, dismissing the threat entirely. Undeterred, she vows to protect the people of Canu Moch herself.

But Lily isn’t about to back down. She’ll be the competent protector of the people of Canu Moch—whether they want her or not. With the three city-states planning to ignore the danger, she strikes out on her own, quickly finding herself on the razor’s edge between duty and ambition as Little Red pits herself against the Big Bad Wolf.

Stay on the path. Don’t stray or roam. Lest the forest decides you shan’t find your way home.

Dark Fantasy, Featured Fantasy by Sub-Genres, High/Epic Fantasy

The Wizard’s Path by T. D. Ash 

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Enter the world of Craton, where Ascendant gods roam and magic decides wars, in the first novel of the Smiter Saga.

Sixteen-year-old Bjorn Smiter has only known a life of swinging a hammer in his family’s forge. There is no destiny written or songs sung for peasants like him. And when his brother’s life was taken years ago, there was no vengeance offered to the weak.

When Bjorn earns the opportunity to study at a university of magic, he hopes this will be his chance at power. This could catapult him to fulfill the potential he knows is inside him. He could become strong enough to protect those he loves and become a mage knight or even a god.

But on his journey, an encounter of chance or fate spells trouble for Bjorn as it places unwanted attention on him from the royal palace. Even at the university life is not easy for a half-dwarf half-elf like Bjorn. He must learn quickly to control his magic, navigate relationships with other spellcasters, and survive the brutal contests of Mage Rage.

All the while, his suspicions grow that dark forces not seen in centuries are returning to Craton.