by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Fantasy |
There is a town that brews a strange intoxicant from a rare fruit called the deathberry—and once a year a handful of citizens are selected to drink it. . . .
There is a life lived beneath the water—among rotted buildings and bloated corpses—by those so overburdened by the world’s demands that they simply give up and go under. . . .
In this mesmerizing blend of the familiar and the fantastic, multiple award-winning New York Times notable author Jeffrey Ford creates true wonders and infuses the mundane with magic. In tales marked by his distinctive, dark imagery and fluid, exhilarating prose, he conjures up an annual gale that transforms the real into the impossible, invents a strange scribble that secretly unites a significant portion of society, and spins the myriad dreams of a restless astronaut and his alien lover. Bizarre, beautiful, unsettling, and sublime, The Drowned Life showcases the exceptional talents of one of contemporary fiction’s most original artists.
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Science Fiction |
“…the many alien species are creatively imagined and the high-tech swashbuckling is suspenseful fun. An enjoyable coming-of-age SF action tale that builds to a satisfying conclusion.” – Kirkus Reviews
Beware the helping hand. What it offers, may not be what we expect.
It is near the end of the 21st century. Persistent war, overpopulation, and climate change have caused poverty and natural disasters like mankind has never known. When a signal offering assistance reaches Earth from an alien entity calling itself The Foundry, humanity plans a mission to the stars for first contact. In the midst of this, Milo Hughes is just another five-year-old boy who wishes nothing more than to doodle with crayons and dig in the dirt, while his parents secretly plot to join the mission—whether they were invited or not.
Caught as stowaways aboard the interstellar vessel the Vasco Da Gama, the Hughes family must convince the ship’s captain to let them stay. Milo must start over, leaving everything behind for the forty-year mission.
Twenty years to the Foundry, and twenty years back. If they can survive.
Not part of the mission plan, and living in the shadow of world-class scientist obsessed with their work, Milo has to grow up and find his own path. His own purpose.
Can the Foundry help him? Can it help humanity?
When Milo comes face to face with the mysterious entity, he alone can answer these questions. His survival, and all of humanity, depend on it.
Praise for J Fitzpatrick Mauldin on Chasing the Signal (The Foundry 0.5)
“…Chasing the Signal packs a lot into a short space. Fast paced and with a moving family drama at its heart, we are introduced to three generation of one family…” – AT
“You know you’ve enjoyed a book when you feel it ended too soon! Looking forward to the continuation of her story.” – GJ
“It’s the kind of story that made me fall in love with SciFi years ago. Written with imagination, excellent characterization, wieldiness with words and above all, heart, Chasing The Signal isn’t missing a thing.” – AC
“In a word—solid.” – Y
“Loved it! Such an imaginative story with a future for more! Can’t wait to see more!” – CM
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by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Dark & Urban Fantasy |
A Standalone Prequel to the Award-Winning trilogy: A VENGEFUL REALM
FIRST PLACE PRIZE – Chanticleer International Book Awards – Shelley Award for Paranormal Fiction
Some curses run in the family. This one seeks to consume it.
Ten years ago, Threyna’s family fractured: her father lost in the Battle of the Cut, her mother and sister vanishing from her life. Now she fights with the Underground resistance, dreaming of rebellion — until a mission to save her condemned father goes wrong, leaving her cursed with blood magic that demands souls to survive.
Laela has spent a decade becoming her own kind of rebel: leading the Wraith in a desperate plan to escape their cursed isle. But when her careful exodus falls apart, she’s forced to seek help from the sister she abandoned. The sister who now wields the same dark power that turned their realm into a prison for the dead.
Their reunion was meant to be temporary. Their alliance, tactical. But with the Skeleton King’s undying army hunting them both, they’ll have to decide what’s stronger: the bonds of blood, or the curse running through it.
Perfect for readers who love:
Sisters wielding dark magic against impossible odds
Complex family bonds tested by betrayal and power
Dark fantasy where death isn’t the end
Stories of rebellion with devastating choices
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by admin | Jun 10, 2025 | Romantic Suspense |
I know what you did last summer.
Aubree Walker, the perfect girl most likely to succeed, is sure there’s only one person who knows what she did
Booker Outlaw, one of the three Outlaw brothers–all identical, all gorgeous, all from the wrong side of the tracks, and all pure bad boys. He was always the unpredictable one, the one who would be brash enough to make it big self-publishing horror novels on the internet. He promised never to tell, but everyone knows you can never trust an Outlaw.
Then a year later, in the middle of the night, she receives a phone call at Tulane. Her aunt, who took her in after her mother’s death, is in a coma under suspicious circumstances. Now she has to face that one person who knows all about what she did that summer–sexy Booker.
Returning to Hope Parish to be with her aunt, stirs up all those ugly memories. When Aubree starts getting threats, she can’t help but wonder if what she did last summer was tied to her aunt’s “accident.”Afraid, she turns to the only person who knows the truth and Booker doesn’t hesitate to offer his broad shoulder for her to lean on. But Booker has a secret of his own that could crush their fledgling relationship.
As the hot, sultry summer days move on, she finds that even a perfectly smart girl can lose her heart to a perfectly bad boy. What is she going to do when someone starts asking questions Aubree doesn’t want to answer? She’s knee deep into a terribly dangerous, wholly life changing, who-can-she-really-depend-on perfect mess. Don’t miss the new full length novels, Resisting Samantha and Handling Skylar!
Hope Parish Novel Series:
A Perfect Secret Series
Three Perfect Girls. Three Perfect Secrets. One Unholy Trinity
BOOK 1: A PERFECT MESS (Booker and Aubree)
BOOK 2: A PERFECT MISTAKE (Boone and Verity)
BOOK 3: A PERFECT DILEMMA (Braxton and River Pearl)
Hope Parish Novellas
BOOK 4: FINALLY AGAIN (Evie and Win)
BOOK 5: BEAUTY SHOT (Deke and Minnie)
BOOK 6: MARK ME (Rory and Savannah)
BOOK 7: A PERFECT WEDDING (Booker and Aubree)
BOOK 8: A PERFECT HOLIDAY (Boone and Verity)
BOOK 9: A PERFECT QUESTION (Braxton and River Pearl)
Resisting the Fall Series
Three broken girls, three horrible pasts, one set of bad boys to guide them home
BOOK 10: RESISTING SAMANTHA (Chase and Samantha)
BOOK 11: HANDLING SKYLAR (Jake and Skylar)
BOOK 12: SHELTERING LAWSON (Ethan and Lawson)
Check out all the books: bit.ly/hopeparishnovels
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by admin | Jun 10, 2025 | Fantasy |
Magic marked her for suffering. Magic will save her. Magic will lead her home.
On Tempris, time magic is outlawed, and suspected time mages are hunted. Humans are second-class citizens, shunned by the immortal fey that live on the island. They even have a name for their kind: Shardless.
Taly is one of the lucky humans. Taken in by a fey noble and his family, she’s lived a good life, surrounded by people she loves. But when an accidental brush with magic causes her to see things — ghostly apparitions that give her small glimpses into the future — it has deadly consequences. The Sanctorum has returned to the island, and if they find her, they’ll kill her. And anyone that tries to protect her.
This includes her best friend, Skye. He was the boy that saved her. The man she knew she could never have. And when he refuses to let her go, their actions might hold the power to reshape the world. An ancient evil is rising, and in order to protect those that she cares for, Taly will have to sacrifice everything. Including her heart.
