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Tofu Brains: Life on Zeeta 21 is a science-fiction/horror novel set in a dystopian future in which the world is torn by war and environmental degradation. The novel explores human behaviour in desperate situations and treats pertinent themes such as class, loneliness, identity, and human’s relation with nature. Lars Koch is a first-time author of Tofu Brains. He draws inspiration from renowned artists such as Ayn Rand, David Lynch and Akira Yamaoka. Lars was born in Haderslev, Denmark, in 1986, and is the father of three children.
Reverberation is the first story in the Inworld Saga.
Take a dive into this speculative sci fiction fantasy that will leave you wanting to know more. This tale involves robots', superhero's, demigods and magic. This action-packed adventure will lead you through worlds you could never comprehend and have you rooting for a rugged, traumatized Australian with an out of touch humor and a wit that will make you giggle. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will question, as everchanging landscapes and even stranger characters will grip your imagination.
The first of its kind in a series that will bend your mind and have you questioning. Just what the heck does all this mean?
Come and take a dive into Inworld were everything is not as it seems.
Puberty can be a difficult and confusing time in any boy’s life, and 11-year-old Chuck just wants to be like all the other boys—navigating school crushes, humiliating bullies, popping awkward boners are all part of Chuck’s daily battles—and he would give anything to just blend in.
Unfortunately for Chuck, his grandma is anything but ordinary. Interdimensionally infamous Edith the Bone Muncher is a 10-foot tall, bikini-clad, battle-axe-wielding barbarian badass—and she’s come to visit her favorite grandson. Chuck wants nothing more than for his grandma to trade in her battle-axe for a pair of knitting needles. Like every adolescent boy in history, Chuck is about to be mortified by his family.
What should be a quiet backyard visit, soon turns into a wild adventure involving bikers, bars, a man-eating horse, and a bloody battle for honor when Chuck is forced to show his grandma around town. Can these two misfits spend the entire day together without getting each other killed?
GRANDMA THE BARBARIAN is a hard-boiled bizarro fiction novella with a lot of heart, plenty of gore, and the importance of family and keeping your axe blade sharp.
Join the adventure and read GRANDMA THE BARBARIAN today!
While on a family vacation in rural Wyoming, 17-year-old Eva Clark falls beneath the iced-over Snake River and drowns. Before her consciousness fully rekindles in another world, paramedics revive her mortal body and she returns, aware of the paused immortal life she—and everyone else—will one day resume. When she explodes the plumbing in her hospital bathroom, Eva discovers she has also returned with disastrously malfunctioning immortal abilities. Now she must mask and master her worsening condition or risk the safety of her chaotic but lovely mortal family and her best friend’s dreamy older brother—who unfortunately is her soulmate. But when her abilities become increasingly dangerous and immortality looms closer than ever, Eva straddles the line between living the life she wants and accidentally destroying it.
Check out WORLDTORN, a wistful but bright YA contemporary fantasy novel, available now on Kindle Vella - episodes 1-3 are free. Get acquainted with Eva, an out-of-her-depth heroine doomed by increasingly dysfunctional immortal abilities, yet unwilling to buckle under the weight of failure and disappointment. Expect compounding disasters and epic failure, big-family dynamics and friendships, secondhand embarrassment and awkwardness, and a slow burn friends-to-lovers romance with impossible longing. If you enjoyed the dual worlds and convergent story threads in the TV series ONCE UPON A TIME, Simon Snow out-of-his-depth and trying to control explosive powers in CARRY ON (Rainbow Rowell), and the out-of-control telekinetic powers that plunged Sydney Novak’s life into disaster in I AM NOT OK WITH THIS (Charles Forsman), WORLDTORN is for you!
“In The Woods, Dark and Deep is a joy ride through horror and fantasy. ...this linked short story collection...is a delightful foray into the morbid and the macabre and one of the most unique reading experiences I've ever encountered. You’d be hard-pressed to find something more innovative in the genre right now. Author D. L. Rhodes... manages to balance graphic and imaginative narratives with insightful dialogue from the most unlikely of characters.” --Independent Book Review
“...every tale in this collection is exceptional. Primary characters are exquisitely designed, true to form according to the storyline, and believable... D. L. Rhodes excels in characterization. ... the prose used in every story is far above ordinary. In all cases, Rhodes has...created realistic, educating, entertaining, and above all, mind-blowing narratives. ... think of The Twilight Zone on steroids!” --Readers’ Favorite (5 Star Review)
They all creep in, but some never come back out... In the Woods, Dark and Deep…My Mother and Other Monsters…Can You See Me Now?
Speculative Fiction is a mixed bag--sometimes it’s Horror, other times Science Fiction or Fantasy or Magical Realism or even just a touch of weirdness tucked into the corners of everyday life. This story collection runs the gamut with characters like a monstrous mother from hell and a little boy who rises from the grave, in addition to modern day witches and ogres. Some of them are deadly serious, others are playful. And then there are those who are full of the stuff of which nightmares are made. Each story asks—what makes these strange people tick? And deep down, what do they hunger for most? No matter who or what they are, they each creep lightly through the shadowed landscape of a fictitious world, tiptoeing through the reader’s imagination, where the rules of reality must bend to allow speculation in its most dreamlike and magical form.
Shadowborn is set in a reality where 'supes', supernatural beings, are a part of the human world. This steamy, action-packed mystery will have readers grasping for clues and wanting to read more.
There is a reason Shadowborn witches are so rare, and those alive remain hidden. After opening a forbidden book, Rya Groves awakens powers many in the witching world are frightened of. With the help of Lucas Bane, a warlock who coincidentally bumps into her the same week she starts to hear whispers from the dead, she starts to uncover more about her powers and who she really is.
That same week, a heartthrob, Alek Wood, starts attending her school, proving himself to despise Rya upon first sight, yet he can’t stay away from her. Rya can’t find it in herself to hate the guy despite his hot and cold attitude toward her. There is a strange pull, a current of electrical sparks between them that grow stronger with every touch.
Fighting his natural instincts and his ‘beast’ for dominance, Alek is terrified of hurting the one he’s started to care for the most. Someone he didn't want to care for, or ever care for anybody, because of his nature and the imminent doom that would follow his affections.
Aware that there is more to Alek Wood than his chiseled good looks and 'charming' personality, Rya is adamant about figuring out his secret. But these problems are the least of her worries. On the first day of Alek’s arrival, two bodies were found on the outskirts of the castle grounds. They are not the last, and as more bodies turn up, more about the killer unfolds.
Follow Rya's whirlwind journey of rediscovery, romance, and mystery in the 'supe' world.
Excerpt:
Rya wanted answers… answers to questions that were blown away by the sudden touch of Alek’s lips.
With such vehement heat, Alek crashed his lips against Rya’s, taking her breath away.
Alek’s hands gripped her waist tightly, and Rya responded with her fingers threading through the back of his silky, disheveled hair. He pressed himself into her more, and she sighed, allowing his tongue to delve in and take complete control of hers.
She’d kissed others before but not like this. It was like she’d never been kissed before!
Alek utterly dominated her, making her knees go weak, her hands clutching tightly at him as he held her upright. He did something with his tongue or lips that got her thighs tightening at the sudden rush of heat and need.
She moaned, her cheeks turning red in embarrassment.
Rya was lost in Alek so much that she didn’t pay attention to the pleasurable pressure caused by something digging into her hips and going up her sides.
Alek pulled away from the kiss, and she almost complained until she felt him sucking and kissing down her neck, sending flickers of flames to run down her spine, shooting straight for her core. Rya’s head leaned back as sensation after sensation ricocheted through her.
Gasping, Rya couldn’t believe what was happening, what THEY were doing. She’d even drawn one leg up and wrapped it around his waist, pulling him closer to her. This time, Alek met her lips chastely before a loud thud beside their heads made the pair startle and stop.
Rya's head whipped to the side, and she noticed it was Alek’s fist.
Heart beating ferociously, chest heaving, eyes wide with shock and desire, her lips swollen from kissing, Rya stared back at Alek. His eyes were flickering between green and gold, something she couldn’t quite understand but figured it had something to do with his control.
“Hatred. War. Death. Pain. No matter how hard we try, it seems as if man cannot escape these casualties, and no matter how hard I try, neither can I.”
Fifteen-year-old Alexandria Stecklar lives a sheltered life. Sick of spending days in her underground home, she longs to be a part of the outside world. A world she has long been denied.However, secrets unfold as she finds herself thrusted from her home and into a foreign world plagued by war between psychics, like herself and magical sorcerers.
Forced to hide her identity. Lest she be captured or killed— or worse. Will Alex make it home safely? Or will someone else get to her first? A fantastical story laced with adventure, action, magic, and an “almost” first kiss for teens and adults!
Think again. Beneath the tits, glitz, and weapons of mass distraction lies an occult truth. Las Vegas is home to a powerful and transformative energy that amplifies and magnifies all that it touches.
What happens in Vegas happens on a whole new level. For some, Las Vegas is the emerald city at the endof the rainbow. For others, it's the Disneyland of the damned.
Be warned. Once you find Las Vegas, Las Vegas finds you. Welcome to Wack City... the REAL Las Vegas. Where dreams come true. And nightmares too.
The Wolf’s Fire is a steamy, fast-paced fantasy romance tangled with mystery and suspense in the world of fae and werewolves. Seraphina is a fae princess forced to live in an uncomfortable arrangement with the elusive Drake Rune whom she knows very little about. She calls him “Wolf” rather than his name, because he seems like the big bad wolf incarnate. She is prepared to do whatever she can to avoid him, including making herself into a child and running away from his grand estate to try to be free.
Unfortunately for Sera, she is tasked by the Council of Creation to carry the weight of preserving the dwindling numbers of her kind. With Sera's father agreeing for her to be bound to Drake, if she flees, she will be abandoning her people as well.
It isn’t until Sera nearly falls into the hands of a predator that she begins seeing Drake as a source of safety rather than danger. He has always given her space. He has never forced her to get close to him. Instead, he patiently keeps his distance, only running to save her and bring her back from harm when she finds it.
When Sera finally feels the bond between them that Drake has been aware of all along, she also finds her own power. There are deep wounds and devastation that haunt wolf kind, and like Sera, they are not free. They are haunted and controlled by their own oppressors.
Can Sera and Drake’s true soul bond and their combined power help free the wolves from their oppressors as well as save the dwindling fae population? There is no lack of drama, suspense, and tantalizing romance in this epic tale of two fated mates who discover that they are much more powerful together than apart.
Excerpt from The Wolf’s Fire:
“Drake,” I say, speaking his name for the first time. Drake Rune. That’s the wolf’s name.
When he turns, it’s with such an intense expression that I’m struck speechless, forgetting why I’ve called him. It’s as if by doing so I have reached into a central part of him, tugging it free effortlessly. Now that surprising depth swells large in his hazel eyes, threatening to swallow me.
“Yes, Seraphina?” His voice is so richly seductive that I feel it resonating deep within, plucking invisible cords in my chest.
My gaze drops to the wolf’s lips and I imagine his mouth gliding over my skin, the coarse texture of his tongue, the restrained points of his teeth teasing that they will puncture, and for some reason I want them to.
Full-stack coder Jenny Novak travels to Slovenia with the hope of reconnecting with her estranged grandfather, a man whose selfish past has affected her entire life. With each new phone call, the love in her heart expands a little more and the desire to visit her ancestral country strengthens. She books a one-night stay at an occulted B'n'B in the heart of the Slovenian wilderness and immediately feels a strange air press down on her. She has no idea that the building was once used to breed and sacrifice dogs, and soon, what were once just ghost stories start to manifest around her.
Jenny presses through strange mist, stretched hallways, and impossible architecture to gather new allies in her fight to stave off a serial killer using paranormal means to hunt down tenants for a sick ceremony. She must summon hidden courage to protect her newfound allies from otherworldly fog, shifting corridors, and a centuries-old ritual.
"Good Night Room Nine" is a gripping occult thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. With its pulse-pounding suspense and supernatural elements, it's a must-read for fans of horror and mystery alike.
Aiden kissed his way down my jaw, then my neck, and when I let my head fall back to give him more room, he growled, making my belly flutter. “Is this where you lose control and go all beast on me?” I chuckled breathlessly. Aiden paused in kissing my throat. “No,” he said emphatically, but his voice rolled off into that deep growl again. “This is where I thank the Creator for you,” he added with a playful snarl, then suddenly turned us to press me into that glass wall. I gasped when the cold of it hit my heated skin, but Aiden stared down at me, his eyes hooded and as hot as the breath that tore out of him when he kissed me again. Clawing my hands into his hair, I gave in to the kiss for a second, but then I let my head drop back. “Y-you’re going to pray?” I asked breathlessly as he started on his way down my neck, lips open, tongue laving. "Now?" “No,” he growled again. Then pulled back far enough to meet my eyes, heat and desire blazing in his. “I’m going to worship.” *****
The Guardian Alpha
By
Aimee Lynn-Lane
With the perfect mix of steam and mystery, The Guardian Alpha takes the reader on an emotional journey of loss, revenge, and the deepest kinds of love.
When Aiden Whitecastle’s parents, the Alpha King and his Luna are assassinated, Aiden is expected to step into his father’s shoes, take the vow as the Alpha of Alphas, and defeat the Blackwater Rogue Clan, who are believed to have murdered them.
But the rogues don’t play by the rules, and Aiden is also now the Guardian of his seven younger siblings. Determined not to leave his family in a position to lose him as well, he denies the Elders and refuses to take the vow.
Pressure mounts on Aiden, but he tries to focus only on the kids.
When his littlest brother gets in trouble, and he’s called to the school as guardian, Aiden is stunned to discover that his brother’s teacher, Danielle, is his mate. Despite his grief, her scent wakes his inner wolf, sending him into a tailspin of desire to possess and dominate.
Unfortunately, Danielle is human. She doesn’t have a clue about wolves, or matebonds. And as a teacher, she’s forbidden to date a student’s guardian.
Aiden’s heart goes to war with his instincts as he attempts to reject the bond and everything it will require from him. But while he battles the undeniable connection, the wolves who killed his parents learn of his growing attachment to the pretty young teacher.
Determined to force a challenge so they can rightfully take dominance in the eyes of the established packs, the Blackwater rogue Alpha turns his sinister attention to Aiden’s family… especially his newfound mate.
Can Aiden protect his fragile, human mate and young siblings from a predator who has stalked his family for generations? Or will he be forced to watch as the wolves—and human—he loves most are torn from him, and the Whitecastle bloodline is ended forever?
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