Fantasy & Futuristic
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The Cartel, The Apprentice Volume 1 by E.G. Manetti
Swords & Spaceships! Romance & Adventure!
Raised to wealth and power, Lilian is left disgraced and destitute when her father is executed for foul crimes. To survive Lilian becomes the apprentice of a powerful warrior. For three years, he will train her for a position in the Cartels. In return, Lilian will yield him absolute control of her mind and body.
Lucius Mercio is the preeminent warrior of his Cartouche, and the Cartel it dominates; the Serengeti Group. Ruthless, clever and ambitious, Lucius intends to take his Cartel to unimaginable heights with the aid of Lilian’s brilliance. He faces only one obstacle. Lucius must keep Lilian alive.
*Contents explicit sexual content and mild violence*
Kalki Evian – The Ring of Khaoriphea by Malay A. Upadhyay
Every choice we make leads to its own unique consequence. To change the consequence, therefore, one must travel back in time to change the choice. But what if such change, instead of altering our future, simply created another – one that came to exist simultaneously with our world?
This is a story of how one such moment of love led to two parallel futures; a story of how your choices have an impact far beyond the world you know; a phenomenon that we had sensed, and wished for, all along. Set in Italy, while one timeline scales a city of the future where not just people but also things like money evolve, the other cradles itself in an amalgamation of contemporary Europe with ingredients of a new age. Step by step, the story embarks on a journey in a parallel world that we all live in but rarely see.
Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Tammy Lyons
In the novel Knock, Knock, Knocking On Heaven’s Door, members of the 27 Club – Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison – arrive in heaven. They find themselves onstage at a talk show hosted by Jesus. The three don’t know why they’re there or what’s going on. They doubt they should even be in heaven, what with the lavish lifestyles that they’ve led, which included sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.
Eventually, their humanity is called into question. Their pasts come to haunt them, and one by one the three relive their lives on earth. Their old loves and pain are replayed before their eyes.
Jesus is toying with the artists, getting His kicks as each of the guests experience misery. Their tortured souls and losses only make them more human. Are the musicians alive or dead? Are they in heaven or hell? One by one, they question their existence and whether they will make it up the stairway to heaven.
Dirty Blood by Heather Hildenbrand
I killed a girl last night. I did it with my bare hands and an old piece of pipe I found lying next to the dumpster. But that’s not the part that got me. The part that scared me, the part I can’t seem to wrap my head around and still has me reeling, was that when she charged me, her body shifted–and then she was a wolf. All snapping teeth and extended claws. But by the time I stood over her lifeless body, she was a girl again. That’s about the time I went into shock. And that was the moment he showed up.
Now, all I can do is accept the truths that are staring me in the face. One, Werewolves do exist. And two, I was born to kill them.
Zeus by Crystal Dawn
Zeus is the leader of the gods, no not the ancient Greek gods, but a genetically manipulated line of males so far above human that their creator called them gods. They are enslaved and have little hope for freedom until a feisty warrior woman comes to help free them. He mistakes her for paid entertainment that they are sometimes rewarded with but quickly discovers she is his mate. He’s overjoyed until he discovers she has no intention of staying. Will she escape him or will he capture her heart? Will her ex-boyfriend come between them and what of the god’s creator who wants them back? Danger, thrills, and hot sex as well as the mystery of who are the gods and where did their mysterious DNA come from, await you.
Firestar Released by Lilly Wilson
When concern moves Captain Border Relic to free a beautiful space slave, he thinks he is acting for her benefit. Little does he realize who she is, and the events he sets in motion. Events that will test his courage and loyalty and lead to his most difficult mission yet.
Lia has never had to rely on anyone before in her life, and she certainly doesn’t need someone to rescue her. But recent tragedy has left her broken emotionally and set on revenge. Can she trust this Captain with her secrets or will they destroy her?
United Universe claims to be an association of intergalactic space peacekeepers, but when Border is ordered to bring Lia in for questioning, he begins to doubt the ethics of turning her over to authorities.
A powerful enemy preys on innocent civilizations in the ultimate play for power, and will destroy anyone who gets in his way. Can Lia learn to work together with Border, and resist her growing attraction to him, before she looses all that she loves again?
Scaled Lord by Kady Stewart
he’ll never be able to get one. Frustrated and upset, he runs off into the woods and finds something even better: a best friend.
Ladon is the son of a Laird, but he’s been cast out from his home because his form is that of a large and powerful serpent. As they grow up together, Drake finds himself falling in love with his friend – but will Ladon’s desire to take his rightful place in his family lead to the destruction of them both?
This novella is a gay retelling of the fairy tale “Prince Lindworm” and is about 13,500 words (54 book pages). It contains content that is suitable for adults.
Betrayal’s Price by Lisa Blackwood
For some, rebirth is not a reward.
Centuries ago the gods demanded Ashayna Stonemantle sacrifice her demon-tainted lover. She did, and then ended her own life, but it didn’t fulfill her obligations to the gods.
Reborn into a new body, Ashayna has no awareness of her former life until her sentient magic manipulates her into seeking out Sorntar, Crown Prince of the Phoenix. The majestic and charismatic Sorntar reveals that she is host to a Larnkin—a spirit creature of vast power. If she can trust the word of a man who is part avian, he is host to her Larnkin’s other half. When their Larnkins awaken early and force them into an unbreakable bond, Ashayna and Sorntar are accused of being corrupted by an ancient evil. To prove their innocence, they must discover what happened in the past to pit bondmate against bondmate. As the search for the truth draws them closer together, Ashayna realizes she’s falling in love with Sorntar. But before she can tell him, his tainted Larnkin enslaves him. The gods demand she kill her beloved, as she did once before, but she will not do it, even if it’s the only thing that will keep her soul safe from his darkness.
The Glass Cat Eye by H. L. Randall
A preacher’s daughter’s excessive appetite for the dark side compromises her relationship with a young atheist; his desperation to save her catapults him into a strange world that is literally about to blow up in his face; and a theology professor turned demon hunter tries to save our world by battling a creature from the River Styx. In a hidden place where demons float in and out of earth’s realm through a swirling mystical hole, what can save us?
Beast Within by Tyffani Clark Kemp
Gabriel Slade rules Hollywood, but no one knows that underneath it all is a man cursed to become a beast at every full moon. He has no choice but to roam the earth as a vicious animal. Luna Grace has a hatred for everything Gabriel Slade stands for. Can she overcome her hatred and break the curse? Or will Gabriel’s temper keep her from realizing her true feelings, dooming him to remain the beast forever? Book 2, Beast Anew, available for Kindle.
