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A Distance from Avalon: When the Dying and the Dead Reunite

About A Distance from Avalon: When the Dying and the Dead Reunite:

Avalon is a place you don’t want to be in.
Or maybe you do.

A Distance from Avalon: when the dying and the dead reunite follows Joe Humble, a middle school history teacher and a father of three, in the middle of a painful divorce, as he finds himself in a new world.

Joe is led into a spontaneous Halloween night adventure by co-worker Shadow, a music teacher, who has survived her own troublesome mother to become an accomplished and well-liked young professional. Joe finds himself at a Castle with the door opened by Shadow’s “friend of a friend”, the alluring yet stoic Heartbreak, who in turn takes us to the master of the house, the mysterious, charming, and gothic Jean La Croix Distance.

While the ladies seem to find a common ground, the two gentlemen can’t help but challenge each other’s wit, intelligence, and world knowledge. Eventually, wine and conversation cool their tempers.

After a marvelous meal, an indecent proposal of a “no guarantees, no strings attached” partner swap for the rest of the evening leads the two mix-matched couples to share feelings of profound empathy and even spoils of the flesh that are later revealed to be mere tools for manipulation and indoctrination.

Would it be too much to share that there is more to our hosts than what at first seems?

Ultimately, Joe must choose whether to make this odd yet fascinating place his new home or to somehow find a Distance from Avalon.

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Because Joe Humble
appears as just another average Joe with a chip on his shoulder, if we even notice the chip,
we may not choose to notice Joe himself.

And that would be our mistake.

Because this Joe, our very average Joe, has tapped into something, a crinkle in our understanding of time, the nature of time, and the possibilities of how we think and how we make choices that affect ourselves, others, and all of humanity.

Joe average is a very important person after all.
Joe Humble is our hero in crises.

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Princess of Sky, Earth, Fire and Water

About Princess of Sky, Earth, Fire and Water:

In 1772, amidst the ancient ruins and standing stones of western Ireland, a young woman inherits an army, a fleet of ships, and special powers.
To keep her magic, she journeys to the East Kingdom and meets her greatest challenge — a warrior prince whose love threatens to destroy them both.
Together, they face ruthless enemies and royal intrigue, fighting for survival and a chance for enduring love.

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Journey to Jumbalot by Ryan Wakefield

Journey to Jumbalot by Ryan Wakefield

A glowing doorway. A lost friend. Will one loyal pet turn out to be the hero of the hour?

Alby the housecat has no desire for adventure. Rescued from the street by the kindly Professor Wizoom, he’s grateful to be safe and lazy. But when his master vanishes through a magical door, the scaredy-cat summons what little courage he has and races in after him.

Stuck in a strange land of mixed-together animals, Alby teams up with an irritating froguar to locate his missing owner. But when he’s mistaken for a spy, the lonely feline finds himself caught in a war between wolvaraptor pirates and noble tigeroon knights!

Can the timid feline conquer his worries in time to save the day?

Journey to Jumbalot is an award-winning, action-packed fantasy novel for young and old alike. If you like talking animals, daring deeds, and enchanted worlds, then you’ll love Ryan Wakefield’s illustrated quest.

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Heir of Fury and Betrayal by Sarah El Dhaibi

About Heir of Fury and Betrayal by Sarah El Dhaibi:

n a shadowy world full of supernatural creatures, trouble is brewing in the Vampire high society.

Josephine Draco’s powerful bloodline is one of the few remaining in her society, making her incredibly valuable.

As a political alliance develops between Vampires and Demons, Josephine struggles to hide the curse that haunts her and fights to save her best friend who has been promised to a very dangerous Vampire.

While she recruits her closest friends for help, Josephine is lied to, betrayed, and exploited by those she considers her family. Josephine’s own mother is secretly seeking to destroy her to form a powerful alliance with Demons, in order to save her family’s bloodline from a rebellious war.

Josephine is forced to decide: save her family or save herself.

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New Elbestran: The First Tale of Spanner

About New Elbestran: The First Tale of Spanner:

More than seven hundred years ago, a man with no memories and unprecedented magical power was found near the construction site of a great bridge – a spanner tenganden. Wandering through lonely centuries without purpose and yearning for an ordinary life, he finds direction in the Elbestran Colonies, a land of settlers struggling under the rule of a tyrannical archduke. In the Elbestran Colonies, Spanner may, at last, find a place he can call home forever.

But when Spanner and his friends engineer a revolution for independence, he discovers that powerful wizards have conspired against him for centuries. Driven by a prophecy that predicted catastrophe at his hands should his life ever find meaning, wizards have worked tirelessly to keep Spanner’s life in obscurity. Now, with his adopted home embroiled in a bitter war for freedom, Spanner discovers the terrible truth that wizards have tried to keep from him for so long. To make matters worse, the father of the woman he loves is the flame-keeper of the conspiracy and will stop at nothing to defeat him.

Now Spanner’s quest is more than achieving his nation’s dream of liberty; it becomes a journey to destroy his real enemies – wizards! Venture into the first installment in the Tales of Spanner series: an epic, high-stakes, sword and sorcery tale of action, intrigue, romance, and betrayal!

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The Rebel by J.R. Traas

About Featured Book: The Rebel by J.R. Traas

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An arcanepunk cyberfantasy set in J.R. Traas’s futuristic world of El, The Aelfraver Trilogy is a story about teenage rebellion—against the ruling elite and their gods.

GO HOME, ALINA
When Alina K’vich lost her parents, her grandfather Dimas gave her a home and a purpose. At The School, he trained her to become an Aelfraver—a hunter of arcane beasts, demons, and other anti-human entities. For ten years, they built a life together. Then, one night, in the middle of preparing dinner, Dimas vanished.

Now seventeen, and stuck with her grandfather’s debts, Alina resorts to illegal Raves in her rundown hometown. But these small-time contracts simply aren’t enough: The School lies in disrepair, the power’s shut off, and the bills remain insurmountable. In a last-ditch gamble, she signs up for a Rave whose massive reward could rewrite her entire future. However, she’s far from the only Aelfraver to answer the call of such an alluring bounty…

Out of options, Alina sinks the last of her money into a forged Raver’s license and a one-way ticket to New El, the floating Capital. There, an unnamable horror—her target—busies itself slaughtering the nobility in the dead of night, leaving no survivors and no witnesses. Protected only by her wits and spells, Alina must find a way to save New El, her School, and herself.

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The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow by Rachel Aaron

About Featured Book: The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow by Rachel Aaron

An epic fantasy of the west…

Hungry darkness, haunted guns, tunnels that move like snakes—the crystal mines of Medicine Rocks, Montana are a place only the bravest and greediest dare. Discovered in 1866, the miraculous rock known as crystal quickly rose to become the most expensive substance on the planet, driving thousands to break the treaties and invade the sacred buffalo lands of the Sioux. But mining crystal risks more than an arrow in the chest. The beautiful rock has a voice of its own. A voice that twists minds and calls unnatural powers.

A voice that turns men into monsters.

Mary Good Crow hears it. Half white, half Lakota, rejected by both, she’s forged a new life guiding would-be miners through the treacherous caves. To her ears, the crystal sings a beautiful song, one the men she guides would gladly burn her as a witch for hearing. So, when an heiress from Boston arrives with a proposition that could change her life, Mary agrees to push deeper into the caves than she’s ever dared.

But there are secrets buried in the Deep Caves that even Mary doesn’t know. The farther she goes, the closer she gets to the voice that’s been calling her all this time. A voice that could change the bloody story of the West, or destroy it all.

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Codename Poltergeist by William Joel

Codename Poltergeist by William Joel

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Fans of spy novels and political thrillers might like this entertaining novel that blends in a dash of the paranormal. Codename Poltergeist by William Joel features many familiar thriller tropes – conspiracies on Capitol Hill, CIA, local lawmen at loggerheads, and a hero who finds his world is no longer quite home. This last is quite literal – our hard-boiled hero James Halyard (whose codename is Poltergeist) is from a race of angelic-type beings (possible aliens) who monitor the Earth. After an assassination attempt on his life results in the brutally sudden death of his beloved wife, Halyard is given a new position among his kind. Halyard transforms from a valued secret agent known for being almost invisible, into a supernaturally endowed investigator who can literally vanish. Naturally, this isn’t without cost.

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Grey Dawn of Dharaven: Katz Island by Katherine E. Soto

Grey Dawn of Dharaven: Katz Island by Katherine E. Soto

Grey Dawn of Dharaven: Katz Island
A fantasy adventure book about an archeology expedition that heads off into uncharted areas on Katz Island on the planet Dharaven. Earth Dragon Clan born archaeologist Grey Dawn Fields leads to a team of explorers and archaeologists into the wilds of Katz Island looking for a human underground settlement. She’s seen it on an ancient map found in an antiquarian store. That’s when the problems start, and they’re not only coming from the island. When they arrive on Katz Island the expedition is forced to wonder why they are even there when they find little in the first valley the team ground searches. The second valley is more promising as it shows signs of old habitation in its cliff caverns. It’s still not what Grey is looking for.
When an Earth Dragon attacks the second camp looking for food, then dies leaving a baby Earth dragon behind; Grey realizes she has trouble on her hands. Between training a baby Earth Dragon and her archaeology expedition duties Grey is required to stretch her problem solving capabilities and is forced to rely on her friends, colleagues and even her Earth Dragon Clan for help.
Is there an ancient human underground settlement on Katz Island or is Grey on a crazy quest to find something that does not exist? Grey’s archaeology career rests on her ability to solve every problem that stands in her way of success. Readers of fantasy adventure books will be captivated by this book.

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Sarana and the Dark King by Ivy Keating

About Sarana and the Dark King by Ivy Keating:

The fearsome Dark King of Bounten, with a magical creature known as a Valomere by his side, is on a quest to find the rare metal tarilium. His brutal ways incite the powerful psychic Allani. But when news of his plans to invade the kingdom of Attaveer spread, a new opponent emerges—Sarana, the daughter of a farmer…or is she?

At birth, Sarana was sentenced to death for her “cursed” white hair. The delivery nurse, Meriden, whisked the fair-haired babe to a loving home across the waters from Bounten. Her entire life she hid her appearance to avoid prejudice. Things changed when she discovered she too had a Valomere. She strived to learn the creature’s magic and master fighting skills with the hope of becoming a warrior. Her dreams came true when she was allowed to join the Attaveerian king’s network of spies–a group poised to help defend the kingdom from an invasion by the Dark King and his powerful army.

When word of the white-haired messenger reached the Dark King he vowed to stop at nothing to capture or kill his opponent. The time for hiding is over. Can Sarana save herself and her kingdom? Follow Sarana from death to destiny as she joins forces with psychics, Valomeres, and the power of inner strength, to defeat an evil king.

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Shadow’s Fire: Dream Walker Chronicles Books 1 – 3 by Christopher Patterson

Shadow’s Fire: Dream Walker Chronicles Books 1 – 3 by Christopher Patterson

Erik Eleodum never wanted to be a hero. Fate had a different plan.

Erik is content farming for his family for the rest of his life, while his brother and cousin can’t think of a worse fate. For different reasons, they leave the life they know behind. Soon, their world crashes down around them as they realize it is cruel, brutal, selfish, and violent. Now, they must not only rely on one another, but also on gypsies, thieves, mercenaries, dwarves, and a mage for their survival.

In the end, Erik will face danger, deceit, murder, death, evil, and – most terrifyingly – himself to become the hero he was always meant to be as an ancient evil many thought only a myth resurfaces.

Enter a world readers have compared to the epic fantasies of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, a world of adventure, terror, political intrigue, sorcery, and great heroic deeds. Come face to face dwarves, slavers, black mages, ruthless warriors, dragons. Come live in a world full of evil and fear.

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The Earthspark by Vanessa Thurgood

The Earthspark by Vanessa Thurgood

A forgotten magic emerges as the primordial Guardians stir. Darkness is on the fringe, and it’s hunting for the one person who could set it free.

The Earthspark, a cursed power that nearly destroyed Nienna’s family a thousand years ago, has appeared once more, and she’s the one holding the knife.

As her ill-fated power grows, the number of dark creatures bent on seeing her dead increases. If that weren’t bad enough, the Guardians have reappeared, and the elements are on the move. Nienna must choose to embrace the Earthspark or live the rest of her life like a hunted animal.

However, accepting the Earthspark means her family’s greatest enemy may be her only ally in the fight against the rising evil of the Fire Witch. With her choice in the balance, the fate of her people rests on the untried shoulders of Tellidus’s second-born and the infamous Guardian of Earth.

“The Earthspark” is the first novel in the Comstock Chronicles. It’s a clean young adult epic fantasy that will take you on a journey of elemental magic, love, honor, and family. This book is for readers who love fantasy with adventure, betrayals, and a slow-burn romance with a heroine who just wants to live her own life.

Praise for The Earthspark:

★★★★★ “The plot twists were perfect. I don’t want to give anything away, but I found myself changing my opinions of support characters along with Nienna. I highly recommend this book and can’t wait for the second book to come out.”

★★★★★ Romance….check, adventure….check, an exciting tale that makes you dream of what happens next…check! This book has all the goods. I love the characters and the storyline! I completely fell in love with Tel and can’t wait to read the next book in the series!

★★★★★ The wilderness of Tellidus is powerfully evocative, and the characters are so rich and vibrant that I read it all in one sitting. I can’t wait for the next book in the Comstock Chronicles. If you love epic fantasy, I highly recommend you check this out!

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The Hybrid (Book 1) by E.K. Frances

The Hybrid (Book 1) by E.K. Frances

Isolated. Feared. A plot to end him. Sebastian Parker’s life is about to change.

Sebastian is thirteen. He thinks he is just an ordinary alpha off to join the Academy to refine his skills, but ‘the test’ shows something different. It turns out he is a Hybrid – a Quad-brid to be exact – and will grow up to be the most powerful alpha in more than two millennia.

Forced to join the Dark side of the Academy, Sebastian faces fear, rejection, and brutality. Making some unlikely friends and finding adventure, he strives to keep to the Light. However, in a final twist, unsure of who to trust, and what is real, Sebastian is faced with the ultimate decision of whether to embrace the Darkness …

Dark, brutal, and gripping, The Hybrid is the first novel in The Hybrid series. The series is set in a dark vision of the future where some humans, known as alphas, have developed abilities.

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Of Cinder and Bone

About Of Cinder and Bone:

OF CINDER AND BONE is Ron Howard’s Ransom meets Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park!

After centuries of being the most dangerous predators on the planet, dragons were hunted to extinction. That is, until Dr. Rhett “Jack” Jackson and Dr. Kamala Anjali cracked the code to bring them back. Through their research at MIT, they resurrected the first dragon anyone has seen alive since the 15th century.

There’s just one problem.

Someone stole it.

Caught between two ruthless yakuza clans who want to clone the dragon, Jack and Kamala brave the dangerous streets of Tokyo to steal their dragon back in a race against time before the world is taken over by mutated, bloodthirsty monsters that will raze it to ashes.

Of Cinder and Bone is an all-new sci-fi thriller from the author of the Amazon bestselling Black Parade novels. Don’t miss out on this explosive first-in-series! Fans of Westworld, I Robot, Pacific Rim, and Reign of Fire will fall in love with this mashup novel that opens up a whole new world of possibilities into what we know and love about dragons. Of Cinder and Bone was selected for the Top 30 books in Hugh Howey’s 2021 Self-Published Science Fiction Contest.

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The Menocht Loop: A Progression Fantasy Epic by Lorne Ryburn

The Menocht Loop: A Progression Fantasy Epic by Lorne Ryburn

Ian Dunai is trapped in the only maze an arch-decemancer can’t escape. Time.

Only 1% of the population is blessed with magic affinity at birth. Fewer still have high enough affinities to rule. Ian’s decemancy eclipses all, granting him ultimate control over Death. He conquers cities with a thought and turns them into ruins with a gesture. But overwhelming power isn’t enough to escape the time loop or reveal its purpose.

When Ian discovers a critical clue that he missed years ago, escape is finally at his fingertips.

Little does he know, he’s been stuck in the first realm.

To celebrate the release of the third book in the series, we are putting the first book on sale for $0.99 until May 26, 2022. Grab your copy today!

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The Gritikah Castle

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Makiva has been taken by the empire and placed in the gritika castle school against his will. To escape he will need to trust the plan of an old man that will take him and a few allies to the castle caves where the emperors monsters live. While at the same time, Lekosha battles with the loss of his wife but opportunity arises for him to get a donira sphere, a sphere that grunts power and with that power he can bring his wife back. But to do that, he must first survive the threat of ancients beasts that now roam the lands, threatening death to everyone.

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Shem’s Quest, Shem 0′ the West by Bill Eckel

Shem’s Quest, Shem 0′ the West by Bill Eckel

First in a series of four. Kidnapped as a child and bonded to the Sun Father of the West, Shem seeks redemption. While drowning his lost love in ale and wine, he pledges to the new Central Lands goddess, Tierra who accepts him as her Hero. To save himself and the Central Lands, Shem must raise the Hjerte, the heartstone, before the western goddess, Mieze, achieves her Ascendency and the power to prevent Tierra’s awakening.

Distrusted as a lush, the Hero is anchored by a quirky pixie-sized creation with an ego larger than Shem and a priestess acolyte for the new goddess, Tierra. The trio is chased across the war-torn Central Lands by Shem’s brother Ham, who hates as only a brother can. In the climatic finish, Shem’s faces his brother and the two bonds. Which will prove the stronger?

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JUVENILE TRIBULATIONS BY NATHAN D. LATREV

About JUVENILE TRIBULATIONS BY NATHAN D. LATREV:

Discover an incredible new fantasy world!

Two hundred years have passed since the last great war of the five peoples. Peace reigns, in appearance, on the vast world of Isthariun.

In Valendas, the human capital, Eskalys, a young boy, and his childhood friends, Firnaël, the fishing elf, and Gugnir, the forest dwarf, live a golden and happy youth, hardly disturbed by their numerous pranks.

But their last joke during the warm-season party was not to everyone’s taste, especially their respective families, who decided to separate them as soon as possible.

Embarked in spite of themselves in epic adventures, will they manage to find their way? Will they discover the origin of the strange elements that could call into question the very existence of their universe?

Follow the adventures of the three friends and other heroes as singular in a fantastic adventure, where they will meet amazing creatures, where magic will be omnipresent and fights… often deadly!

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