by admin | Aug 10, 2025 | Fantasy |
Available in the U.S. for the first time, ehre is the second volume in the exceptional Legends of the Riftwar series from “a master storyteller who weaves exciting, sweeping epic tales” (SF Site)
Durine, Kethold, and Pirojil are mercenaries who have spent 20 years fighting other people’s battles, defeating the Tsurani and the Bugs and the goblins. Yet now it seems, there are no more enemies to vanquish, leaving them with a few months of welcomed garrison duty as the Riftwar rages on west in Crydee. When the trio are ordered to accompany a lady and her husband safely to the city of LaMut, it looks like an easy—even cushy—assignment. But in Midkemia, nothing is that simple. . . .
by admin | Aug 10, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
Julia Stone’s past comes creeping back when she discovers a strange silver ring, and three men want to help her–but choosing the wrong one could cost not only her heart but her soul.
THE SKULL RING
Dr. Pamela Forrest is determined to bring Julia’s memories to the surface, hoping to heal Julia’s panic disorder. The therapist keeps returning Julia to a night twenty-three years ago when Julia was four. A night of hooded figures, strange chants, pain, and blood. The night her father disappeared from the face of the earth.
But the line between the past and the present begins to blur when Julia finds a silver skull ring that bears the name “Judas Stone.” Someone is leaving strange messages inside her house, even though the door is locked. The handyman, who has a key, spends a lot of time in the woods behind her house. Her boyfriend Mitchell becomes distant and violent. And the cop who investigated her father’s disappearance has followed her to the small Appalachian town of Elkwood.
Now she has a head full of memories, but she doesn’t know which are real and which are the creations of Dr. Forrest. The shadows of Julia’s panic are growing larger and darker. But succumbing to madness seems safer than heeding the whispers that claim ownership of her body and soul.
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Revised November 2010. DRM-free. A romantic psychological thriller from the bestselling Kindle author of LIQUID FEAR, DISINTEGRATION, CRIME BEAT, THE RED CHURCH, SPEED DATING WITH THE DEAD, and DRUMMER BOY. Visit Scott Nicholson’s blog at Author Central on Amazon.
Excerpt bonus material from:
BENEATH by from Jeremy Robinson
33 A.D. by David McAfee
TORMENT by Jeremy Bishop.
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“A wonderful storyteller.”-Sharyn McCrumb, author of The Ballad novels
“Always surprises and always entertains.”–Jonathan Maberry, The Dragon Factory
“The Skull Ring creates unforgettable settings and characters. Nicholson weaves together fear and hope, cloaking his readers in palpable suspense.”–Eric Wilson, NY Times best-selling Christian suspense novelist
“Scott Nicholson is a terrific writer. Like Stephen King, he has an eye and ear for the rhythms of rural America, and like King he knows how to summon serious scares. My advice? Buy everything he writes. This guy’s the real deal..”–Bentley Little, His Father’s Son
“Keep both hands on your pants, because Nicholson is about to scare them off.”–J.A. Konrath, author of Shaken
“A chilling, suspense-filled psychological thriller.” –Vicki Tyley, Thin Blood
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by admin | Aug 10, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
A propulsive and chillingly prescient novel of suspense and terror from the Bram Stoker award–winning author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts.
“Absolutely riveting.” — Stephen King
In a matter of weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun by an insidious rabies-like virus that is spread by saliva. But unlike rabies, the disease has a terrifyingly short incubation period of an hour or less. Those infected quickly lose their minds and are driven to bite and infect as many others as they can before they inevitably succumb. Hospitals are inundated with the sick and dying, and hysteria has taken hold. To try to limit its spread, the commonwealth is under quarantine and curfew. But society is breaking down and the government’s emergency protocols are faltering.
Dr. Ramola “Rams” Sherman, a soft-spoken pediatrician in her mid-thirties, receives a frantic phone call from Natalie, a friend who is eight months pregnant. Natalie’s husband has been killed—viciously attacked by an infected neighbor—and in a failed attempt to save him, Natalie, too, was bitten. Natalie’s only chance of survival is to get to a hospital as quickly as possible to receive a rabies vaccine. The clock is ticking for her and for her unborn child.
Natalie’s fight for life becomes a desperate odyssey as she and Rams make their way through a hostile landscape filled with dangers beyond their worst nightmares—terrifying, strange, and sometimes deadly challenges that push them to the brink.
Paul Tremblay once again demonstrates his mastery in this chilling and all-too-plausible novel that will leave readers racing through the pages . . . and shake them to their core.
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by admin | Aug 10, 2025 | Science Fiction |
A LEGION SLAUGHTERED.
A STARSHIP WASTED.
A PLANET NUKED.
IT’S A BAD DAY, EVEN BY MY STANDARDS.
My name is Lucky Savage. I’m a Frontier Marine, which means I’m hard to kill. I have a foul-mouthed AI living in my head that calls herself Rocky. I’m good at exactly two things: Shooting stuff and dodging responsibility.
I guess I should also mention that I have some special abilities that were imprinted on my mind by aliens … nah, let’s not get into that yet.
Here’s what matters. On my latest mission, everything has gone sideways. I’ve ended up ambushed behind enemy lines and left for dead along with a handful of privates so green they actually respect my authority.
With nobody around with a higher rank still sucking air, I have little choice but to step up.
That means mastering my inner demons, managing the ambitions of my AI, and—oh yeah—figuring out what the hell is tearing a hole in the fabric of space-time before everything goes tits up.
I don’t want to spoil anything for you but… it’s aliens. And not just any aliens, but the very same ones that experimented on me years ago. Of course it is.
So now I’m supposed to figure out how to stop all this. I’ll be honest, I don’t have a clue. But here’s one thing I do know: Somewhere, somehow, somebody is gonna pay for all this. And I’ll be right there to pull the trigger.
If the damn privates don’t get me killed first.
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Note to readers: Frontier Marines prefer their language salty, their jokes naughty, and their problems solved with violence. Consider yourself warned.
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Readers are digging Lucky Universe:
“Like Starship Troopers on CRACK!” —Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
“This sucker is a grab your ass and hang on ride! Full throttle action from page one through the epilogue.” —Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
“A great military sci-fi novel! … The fight scenes are fast-paced and intense. There are lots and I do mean lots of twists and turns in the plot. Nothing is quite as it seems.” —Errant Dreams review
“Once a Jarhead, always a Jarhead. Best reading I had in a while. Can’t wait to get the next book. Keep up with the good work.” —Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
“Marines! Yeah!!! If you want plenty of action and excitement then read this.” —Goodreads reviewer
“One of the things that marks this book out from other military SF novels is the twists and turns. Just when you think you have it figured out, the author throws another one in. In hindsight, you can see how it all links together and how it drove the characters.” —SF Crows Nest review
“Lucky is truly fracking dangerous and yet I love the guy. … Thanks again to the author for a truly glorious ride.” —Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
“Crazy action from the first page on. Fun little book and the start of a fun series.” —Goodreads reviewer
“Do yourself a favor if you love sci-fi with nonstop action, great character depth and environments that are off the charts, read this series!” —Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
ABOUT THE SERIES
Lucky Universe is the first book in the Lucky’s Marines series.
Lucky Universe
Lucky Legacy
Lucky Empire
Lucky Forever
Lucky Invasion
Lucky Revenge
Lucky Justice
Lucky Bastard
Lucky At Last
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by admin | Aug 10, 2025 | Dystopian & Apocalyptic |
What would you do if the grid went dark?
Vince Walker is looking forward to the beginning of the summer and a visit from his son Cy. But while picking up his son at the Indianapolis airport, the country is thrust into nuclear warfare with the detonation of multiple EMPs.
With fires burning out of control and the loss of the electrical grid, the entire country is thrown into chaos. Vince and his son, Cy, are forced to fight for their lives and escape the city as the world they once knew crumbles around them.
As they try to return to their hometown of Cloverdale, Indiana, or what’s left of it, they struggle to accept their new environment. Forced to come to terms with the harsh reality of the nuclear attack, they press on through what is quickly becoming a post apocalyptic wasteland.
Challenged with the absence of utilities and emergency services, they must save who and what they can before it’s too late.
