by admin | Jul 2, 2025 | Dystopian & Apocalyptic |
Anthropologist Olivia West never believed in monsters—until her best friend Emma disappears after returning to the place that haunts their childhood memories: Heaven’s Bottom, a hidden Kentucky town shrouded in mist and secrets.
As children, Olivia and Emma stumbled into the secluded town and left with chilling, impossible memories. Emma believes they witnessed a ritual sacrifice and the undead. Olivia, ever the skeptic, is determined to find the truth—and Emma.
Detective Steven Lewis has his own reasons to investigate Heaven’s Bottom. His wife died under suspicious circumstances while running her own investigation of the town. Officially, it was a wild animal attack. Steven knows better.
When Olivia and Steven team up, their uneasy alliance ignites a spark neither expected. But they’re not the only ones with a stake in the town’s dark past. Sheriff Noah McCracken—sworn to protect Heaven’s Bottom’s legacy—warns Olivia to leave. Old tensions flare into dangerous chemistry, and a rivalry is born.
As buried secrets claw to the surface, science and superstition collide. Can Olivia trust either man? Will Steven and Noah put aside their feud to save her—or will the town’s undead past claim more victims?
SPECIAL BONUS: As a reader appreciation gift, the short story Gimlet is included FREE at the end of the book. The Shaken, Not Stirred, mystery/horror story takes place after A Pink Zombie, with a Mist.
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by admin | Jul 2, 2025 | Dystopian & Apocalyptic |
Five years after the Rise of the Furies, the walking dead are dying out.
Bites don’t infect . . . but anyone who dies, turns.
Skilled outdoorsman Tom Vanicek wants a future for the two children he’s protected so fiercely through five years of living hell.
When rumors reach them about reconstruction efforts in the decaying ruins of Columbus, Ohio, the family make the dangerous overland trek for the chance to begin again.
But political alliances, secret factions, doomsday cultists, and other ruthless survivors mean life in a broken city of more than 60,000 traumatized and desperate souls may prove even more dangerous than surviving in the wild.
“The freshest take on the genre in years – and without losing anything cool” – advanced reader review
“Like Game of Thrones in the zombie apocalypse” – advanced reader review
Season One features full editions of books 1 to 3 Resurrection, Reconstruction, and Resurgence bringing the first trilogy together in the one volume.
Fans of The Walking Dead and George A Romero will love After the Apocalypse because it’s a fresh new take on the zompoc genre looking at the struggles to rebuild society when daily life can turn deadly any moment. Click to buy.
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by admin | Jul 2, 2025 | Science Fiction |
Zach Croft wants to forget the Prescott colony ever happened.
He wants to forget the crimson sand dunes, violent dust storms, and meteor impacts. He wants to forget the sight of his neighbors bleeding from their eyes as boils ravaged their bodies. He wants to forget the fact that his best friend was left to die. Most of all, he wants to forget that, without Prescott, humanity is doomed.
But when a Prescott dropship plummets from the sky twenty-three years later, he has no choice but to remember.
As Zach embarks on a life-or-death quest for answers about the dropship’s impossible return, he discovers something even more important: there is still hope for humanity’s survival.
With conditions rapidly worsening on Earth, he is in a race against time to return to Mars, finish the work that Prescott started, and save the human race from extinction. To do so, he must face the truth about what really happened in Prescott—a truth that calls into question everything he thinks he knows about who he is, who he trusts, and what he has done.
by admin | Jul 2, 2025 | Dystopian & Apocalyptic |
In an isolation experiment, Martin Lake had been below-ground for fourteen months and two weeks. He came up on May 30, Wednesday, 11:35 AM. He discovered that civilization had folded its arms across its breast, closed its eyes, and ceased.
When natural selection wipes the slate, there are always a few survivors. Unfortunately, nature does not select for beauty or intelligence.
Selection Event follows in the tradition of Earth Abides and The Road. In the aftermath of the catastrophe, this is what happens next. People open zoos, sabotage dams, and in a final nihilistic fling, several countries have a small nuclear exchange of greetings.
It is into this that Martin Lake must go and make his way.
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by admin | Jul 1, 2025 | Fantasy |
She thought they were safe. Hidden. Happy. She was wrong.
Fae soulmates Aioffe and Joshua have spent years concealing their true nature, building a fragile life as a seamstress and silversmith in Tudor England. But secrets never stay buried.
When a ghost from Aioffe’s past emerges, their carefully crafted existence shatters. During a Christmas fayre, a dead body is discovered. Aioffe’s disappearance is noticed by suspicious villagers. While trying to find her before they do, Joshua is brutally attacked.
Left for dead, Joshua survives only through the kindness of strangers – and his unwavering belief in Aioffe’s innocence. But as he hunts for the truth and his wife, he finds himself questioning everything—his faith, his marriage, and even his nature.
Kidnapped and forced to go to Naturae – the hidden magical fae realm – Aioffe refuses to bow to the destiny forced upon her by the unhinged Queen, until she stumbles upon a deadly secret that threatens to unravel the world itself and doom the fae race to extinction.
Her life, her love, and the fate of her people all hang in the balance. In a race against time, will the soulmates reunite in time to disrupt destiny?
A sweeping historical fantasy set against the deadly backdrop of Henry VIII’s Reformation and the mystical world of Naturae.
Disrupting Destiny – forever isn’t certain, trust no one…
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Reviewers say:
“Jan Foster’s ability to describe the intensity of love between Annabella and Joshua is enchanting. Disrupting Destiny will appeal to readers who appreciate fantasy romances with exotic settings and a sense of intrigue.” Readers’ Favorite – 5* Award
“An excellent book, with rich history, well-crafted characters and a plot that sucks you in” Quill and Pen – 5*
“Wow. This book was amazing. The imagery is so vivid that the moment you begin to read, you step through time into a more magical past. I sat down to read this, thinking a few chapters before bed and suddenly the sun was coming up. Foster has done an amazing job of bringing both her characters and the world to life. A captivating story that anyone who enjoys historical fantasy is sure to love.”The Faerie Review – 5 Faeires
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