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End (The Dying of the Light #1)

Rated 5.00 out of 5
$15.00 – $30.00
Jason Kristopher
The zombie apocalypse isn't coming,?it's already here. ?I didn't see Rebecca die the second time.? The sole survivor of a zombie massacre is recruited by a super-secret military unit that's been eradicating zombies since 1873 and tries to stop the end of the world. Fans of The Walking Dead will enjoy this series' character-driven story and the close-knit, survival-oriented relatable cast. For as we all know, the worst monsters in the zompocalypse aren't the walkers at all... but the humans themselves!

Called "The best zombie book since?World War Z!"

350+ reviews on Amazon.com, 4.3-star rating

Story continues in Interval (#2),?Beginning (#3), and?The Walker Chronicles (short story collection)

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Interval (The Dying of the Light #2)

$8.00 – $25.00
Jason Kristopher
The zombie apocalypse isn't coming,?it's already here. ?Becoming a zombie was much more painful than he had expected.? The world has ended, and 99.999% of the human race is dead... or mostly. It's up to those few survivors to carry on and maybe, just maybe, discover a way to claw humanity back from the brink of extinction. Fans of The Walking Dead will enjoy this series' character-driven story and the close-knit, survival-oriented relatable cast. For as we all know, the worst monsters in the zompocalypse aren't the walkers at all... but the humans themselves!

Kindle Book Review "Best Indie Books of 2013" Top 5 Finalist

Available in audiobook formats on Amazon, Audible, and Apple Books

94% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

Story begins in End (#1), concludes in Beginning (#3), and don't miss The Walker Chronicles?(an add-on short story collection)

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The Walker Chronicles (The Dying of the Light #4)
Jason Kristopher
The zombie apocalypse isn't coming, it's already here. In this collection of supplemental short stories, Kristopher takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes journey into the rest of the world he's created in the main series. From the first known zombie incursion (Outbreak One: Washington Territory), to Nazi-created monstrosities (The Coldest Winter), through the 1981 Libyan Crisis (Blood and Sand) and the story of what befell one of our favorite characters (Whatever Happened to Thomas J. Reynolds?).

Readers will receive updated ebooks as new stories are released (email signup required)

100% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

Short stories supplement and expand upon the backstory of End (#1), Interval (#2), and Beginning (#3)

Two audiobook versions are available!

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A Fancy Dinner Party

$5.00 – $11.00
Hilary Comfort (ed.)
Humans are tasty... and these stories are here to prove it! Featuring many genres and styles of storytelling, short story readers of all kinds will enjoy the 12 stories by 10 authors in this short story collection. With stories less than 10,000 words, it?s perfect for readers who have a limited amount of time to read... and enjoy the darker side of fiction!

Foreword by acclaimed and award-winning bestselling author Jonathan Maberry

Variety of genres and styles?something for everyone

All authors are brand new; first published work for many

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Horse

$5.00 – $18.00
Leon Berger
This bittersweet chronicle about how a working horse finally gains his freedom was inspired by a real animal and true events, yet its underlying theme is about the universal value of friendship. The hero is a sturdy draft horse: old, eccentric and irritable. His name, suitably enough, is Groucho. By day, he hauls a tourist carriage around the heritage streets of Montreal. By night, he goes home to a stable in a run-down, working-class district. When his owner dies, Groucho feels the loss and is helped through it by the ancient stableman, Doyle, who is also set in his ways. This is the story of how they cope with each other, as well as the threat which endangers their entire way of life.

Silver Medal for Best Fiction Ebook of the Year from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (2013)

Inspired by an actual horse, ?Catari,? and stable from Montreal, ?The Horse Palace?

Featured in the Montreal Gazette

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Seashells, Gator Bones, and the Church of Everlasting Liability (Toad Springs #1)

$12.00 – $20.00
Susan Adger
A rollicking, hilarious collection of tales from the 1930s with crazy characters that will remind you of your own family! In the 1930s, the fictional town of Toad Springs, Florida, is filled with the adventures and daily whatnots of worthy, down-to-earth folk such as Flavey Stroudamore, owner of a three-legged gator named Precious who also just happens to have a birthmark of Jesus on his side. Joining Flavey are Buck Blander, pastor of the Church of Everlasting Liability, who honed his preaching skills in prison but doesn't tell his parishioners, and Sweetie Mooney, whose attempt to run a beauty shop in her aunt's home fails after tragedies with head lice and henna hair dye. This lively, heartwarming collection of tales from the Sunshine State will inspire you to smile!

82% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

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Revolutionary Right (Aristeia #1)

$12.50 – $15.00
Wayne Basta
Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. A former naval starfighter pilot, Maarkean Ocaitchi once fought to protect the Alliance and its principles of freedom and democracy, but his sister's rebellious past forced them both into a life of smuggling. He nevertheless refuses to believe her assertions that the whole system is corrupt... until she is arrested and condemned to death as a traitor. Now, Maarkean must decide where his loyalty lies, and will either spark a rebellion or help crush the spirit of democracy once and for all. The experience will challenge everything he thinks he knows about resistance, loyalty, and friendship.

2012 Semi-Finalist in the Kindle Book Review's "Best Indie Books" contest

90% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

Audiobook available on Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon.com

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A Little Rebellion (Aristeia #2)

$8.00 – $13.00
Wayne Basta
Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. "I like a little rebellion now and then...The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all." — Thomas Jefferson Unlike her brother, Saracasi Ocaitchi has always known that her loyalties belong to the ideals of freedom and democracy, not the government of the Alliance, and that protecting those ideals would require a fight. But now that the rebellion she has dreamed about has finally begun, she must come to terms with what that truly means: for herself, for her brother, and for all of the people who will die in the coming war.

90% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

Audiobook available on Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon.com

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Tree of Liberty (Aristeia #3)

$13.00 – $15.00
Wayne Basta
Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. ?The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.? — Thomas Jefferson Zeric Dustlighter has been a soldier his entire adult life. Give him a gun and tell him who to shoot, and he'll get the job done. He always knew he was never cut out to be in command. But now, cut off and trapped behind enemy lines, Zeric faces his worst nightmare: the fate of thousands of lives?and possibly the entire Union?is in his hands.

4.1-star average on Amazon.com
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Beneath Hallowed Ground

$7.00 – $15.00
Steven P. Locklin
Deceit. Treachery. Treasure. Lieutenant Jackson Prescott, having just survived the cornfield at Antietam in September of 1862, is tasked by President Lincoln to infiltrate a Confederacy group that has obtained five tons of gold for their side. In the present, the violent death of an FBI informant thrusts Special Agent Jason Sparks into a desperate search for the very same lost gold shipment ? and his failure could mean his daughter's life. Two men separated by one hundred and fifty years face murder and betrayal while they fight to complete their missions. Two men, linked by a vast cache of gold? and the same piece of hallowed ground.

Bronze Medal Winner?2013 Florida Book Awards

94% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

Authenticity and historical data vetted by Civil War historian

Author?s family fought in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, inspiring the novel

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Fallen Is Babylon (Plague Worlds #1)

$6.00 – $13.00

Michael Wentela
Vann Arnett may be the last man to survive the end of civilization, unchanged by the plague that brought about The Collapse. For him, life is a daily battle not only to stay alive, but also to keep from going crazy. So when his carefully structured world is turned upside down by a force of outsiders beyond his control, his fight for sanity takes a backseat to that of survival.?In a world populated by the dead, the crazy, and the murderous, what can one sane man do?

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Invasion at Miratev (The Omega Chronicles #1)

Rated 4.00 out of 5
$13.00 – $15.00

Brian Nicholson

If humanity is to survive, the alien T'Kharr must be stopped... even if it means sacrificing tens of thousands.
Grand Commander Brandon North and his fleet must liberate a research facility taken by mankind's most ruthless and deadly enemy, the T'Kharr. The new technology developed there cannot be allowed to swing the decades-long war in the enemy's favor, even if it means sacrificing tens of thousands of lives... including his own. Reminiscent of David Weber's Honor Harrington, John Scalzi's Old Man's War, and John Ringo's Legacy of the Aldenata, this thrilling debut novel will appeal to all fans of military space sci-fi, intrigue, and bloodthirsty aliens bent on humanity's subjugation or destruction?whichever comes first.

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Spindown

$15.00 – $25.00
George Wright Padgett
For over a hundred and fifty years, the rarest and most valuable substance in the solar system has been mined from the only location where it exists in significant quantity: Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede. For all of this time, the remote mining outpost has been serviced by clone slaves who are drugged into mindlessness, and all of it has been monitored, controlled, and administered by the artificial intelligence known as Prinox. But what happens when a failed rescue mission causes a small band of escaped clones to begin questioning their lives, their society, and their very existence? Hunted by deadly killing machines, confused and scared, these renegade slaves are about to find out–for better or worse–just what it means to be human.

Inspired by such classics as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lord of the Flies, THX-1138, Brave New World, Logan's Run, and The Black Hole, Spindown will appeal to all fans of "hard sci-fi" writers such as Clarke, Asimov, Bradbury, Gibson, and Heinlein

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85% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

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Cruel Devices

$10.00 – $18.00
George Wright Padgett
Renowned horror writer Gavin Curtis is in a rut until he stumbles upon a mysterious typewriter, a forbidden antique that ignites boundless inspiration within him. But everything has its price, and he will soon discover that his talent, charm, wealth, and fame are no match for the ruthless evil that he's unleashed. Pitted against a destructive entity from another realm, he races against time to save himself and those he loves. From author George Wright Padgett comes an unsettling story where dreams can come true, but so can the nightmares.

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89% 4- and 5-star rating on Amazon.com

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Addleton Heights

$15.00 – $25.00
George Wright Padgett

Addleton Heights is a steampunk novel for everyone (even those who don't know what steampunk is!). It's witty, fun, exciting and inventive, and is packed with characters you really care about. George Wright Padgett hits all the right notes!

Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of Ghostwalkers and Patient Zero
New Year's Eve 1901: Six hundred feet above the Atlantic Ocean, the platform city of Addleton Heights balances on massive, soot-covered metal stilts. A grisly double murder interrupts the party in the floating mansion of the city's most powerful man, and for reasons unknown, he coerces detective-for-hire T.H. Kipsey into taking the enigmatic case. George Wright Padgett weaves a cat-and-mouse mystery through a steampunk, alternate-American history that will thrill readers of Cherie Priest's Boneshaker and Christopher Beats's steam-noir Magnocracy series. Join Kip as he races against time to unravel the clues that will thrust him across the city, up to the clouds, and into the depths beneath Addleton Heights.

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Absence of Mind

$12.00 – $19.00

H.C.H. Ritz
Psychiatric nurse Phoebe Bernhardt loves her youngest brother with all her heart. When he becomes one of the first victims of a bizarre epidemic of paranoia and aggression, Phoebe will stop at nothing to save him. She'll even work with the strange, antisocial woman who literally crashed into her life. The stranger, a software engineer named Mila, blames the plague on technology... but she's hiding something. Is Mila a possible path to a cure - or is she the cause of it all? Or will she just prove to be indifferent to the fates of thousands of people, including Phoebe's brother? Searching for the answers will force Phoebe to face her fundamentalist religious family and her own assumptions about who she is - and drive her to the brink of death. Absence of Mind is a technothriller and the second book by near-future science-fiction author H.C.H. Ritz. If you've enjoyed books like Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarez or Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson, you'll love this exciting, fast-paced, and compelling story. Start the adventure today!

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The Robin Hood Thief
H.C.H. Ritz
In the face of death comes courage. Single mother Helen Dawson always wanted to be a hero. Now she's about to get her chance - but only because she's about to die. Given forty-five days to live, Helen sees this tragedy as a calling to do what others can't: turn her increasingly dystopian society upside down. In a world ruled by economic injustice, Helen plans to steal from the rich and give to the poor - after providing for her teenage daughter. But with no thieving skills and no money, Helen will have to find the right allies and a ton of luck. Can she accomplish all the good she wants in the time that's left - and conquer the dangers to come? The Robin Hood Thief?is the third stand-alone novel by near-future science-fiction author H.C.H. Ritz. If you like fast-paced stories with a futuristic twist, you'll love this book. Begin this remarkable and exhilarating story today!

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A Life Without Fear (Sins of the Father #2)

$17.00 – $25.00

Leo King
The Bourbon Street Ripper is still at large. Three victims have met with horrific ends. With both of their partners out of commission, detectives Rodger Bergeron and Dixie Olivier must team up to track down the killer. Meanwhile, Sam Castille and Richie Fastellos try to clear Sam's name as the evidence mounts against her. With the mystery of the original killings starting to come full circle, the race is on to stop the copycat before another falls prey! The?Sins of the Father?trilogy begins in?The Bourbon Street Ripper, continues in?A Life Without Fear, and concludes in?Face Behind the Mask.

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The Bourbon Street Ripper (Sins of the Father #1)

$17.00 – $25.00
Leo King

"An ending that left me speechless and a fascinating plot, this is now one of my top 30 books." ?- E. Gonzalez

"This was a fantastic book. If you're looking for a gripping, page-turner of a thriller mystery, you can't go wrong with this book. I can't wait for the second installment." ?- B. Erickson

"King's book is a very exciting and titillating read. New Orleans becomes a central character itself."
In 1972, the city of New Orleans was terrorized by a serial killer known as the Bourbon Street Ripper. Although he was captured, convicted, and?executed, his deeds left a scar on the city. Now, twenty years later, the murders have started again, and the secrets of the past left buried for so long must be uncovered in order to stop this new horror. From author Leo King comes a gritty tale of murder, mystery, and suspense set in the Big Easy. The?Sins of the Father trilogy begins in?The Bourbon Street Ripper, continues in?A Life Without Fear, and concludes in?Face Behind the Mask.

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Face Behind the Mask (Sins of the Father #3)

$11.00 – $18.00

Leo King
The Bourbon Street Ripper is dead, and the mastermind behind him stands revealed. His end game for both sets of?killings is simple:?Sam Castille cannot die. Now Sam lies in a coma as the remnants of the Knight Priory and Dr. Lazarus' fledgling group battle over her and all of New Orleans. Spanning five years and the intertwined lives of five characters, the explosive climax to this?supernatural thriller trilogy?will change the world forever! The?Sins of the Father trilogy begins in?The Bourbon Street Ripper, continues in?A Life Without Fear?and concludes?in Face Behind the Mask.

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The Bookshop Hotel (Bookshop Hotel #1)

$8.00

A. K. Klemm

"Why was I angry after reading A.K. Klemm's?The Bookshop Hotel? Because I wasn't ready to end my time with her characters."? --Melinda McGuire,?Hefner Falls
The Bookshop Hotel took a deep breath... For so long, the building had longed for heavy hearts to grow light and for weary souls to find laughter. Returning to her hometown of Lily Hollow, AJ Rhys sets out to fulfill her childhood dream of restoring the old hotel on Aspen Court. Only after the renovations are in full swing does it become clear that the hotel is having an effect on the town and everyone in it. Memories still haunt both AJ and Lily Hollow, but they begin to release their grip as the hotel binds its patrons together. The first book in a series,?The Bookshop Hotel is a story of family, tragedy, forgiveness and the power of books. Join AJ and the residents of a small town where the past is never far away and secrets remain just below the surface. Don't miss the sequel,?Lily Hollow, and the extra story?Nancy & Uhtred!

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Lily Hollow (Bookshop Hotel #2)

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A. K. Klemm
Return to the quintessential American small town, Lily Hollow. Learn more about our favorite complicated and lively locals, and about everyone's favorite bookstore,?The Bookshop Hotel. In the first book,?A. K. Klemm made us fall in love with the colorful and surprising folks of this cozy community. Come back and discover decades of heartache, a patriarch who hid some secrets until he died, and a lost manor in the woods. Welcome back to Lily Hollow! And don't miss the extra story,?Nancy & Uhtred!

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Nancy & Uhtred(Bookshop Hotel #3)

Rated 5.00 out of 5
A. K. Klemm
Nancy?Harrigan would never wear anything but a?pantsuit?in a solid color. She wakes up at precisely?7:30?every morning, and she hasn't used a sick day?in two years. She organizes?Tuesday?and Thursday Bingo, and she feeds the stray cat in the backyard but would?never?let him inside. And she would never read anything other than a classic. Until, fed up with her book club's response to her favorite,?A Scarlet Pimpernel, she tries something altogether new and meets Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the hero of the Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell. Now, what will happen to her perfectly tailored life? This charming novelette (about 40 pages) is a light-hearted tale of Lily Hollow, the same lovable setting as A. K. Klemm's previous works?The Bookshop Hotel?and?Lily Hollow. It will make you smile and keep you turning the pages as you wait to see how Nancy?and Uhtred's adventure turns out. Will?Nancy?ever be the same again - and will she even want to be?

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Drift Pattern

$12.00 – $20.00

George Wright Padgett
The future isn't what it used to be... In the Year 2191, something or someone is destroying the time corridor pathways into the past. If kidnapped present-day mathematician Luci Gaudiano can’t solve the mystery before they disappear, millions in the future will perish.

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