Badass Authors: A Badass Reviews

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"We created this blog as a hub; the nerve center of our collective social-networking, homepages, books and distribution.

This is a place for our unyielding, genuine selves to pool together as many badass books and as much information about as many rock-star writers as we can.

We've done this to give readers, fans, players, and watchers of badass entertainment the badass material they need...

We do not fit the stereotypical author profiles.
We like heavy metal, epic movies, video games, and high octane, in-your-face, full throttle materials.
Many of us have a dark mindset, others are just wild and scattered, and some may or may not need an attitude adjustment.
But that's just the way we like it.
Raw, real, harsh to some, but an epic home for our ilk.

Some of us you may not have discovered until the moment you set your digital foot into this space, but we have bound together a group to prove that quality writing isn't restricted to genre-favoritism and big-publishing.

Our philosophy:

If you like a Thriller written by a badass, chances are, if that badass wrote a Fantasy, you'd like it too. So, if another badass with similar a mindset wrote a fantasy, we believe you may just enjoy that too.

Genre is now irrelevant in this new publishing world.

Instead, we take a good long look at the people behind these stories, and suggest you read them based on who they are; not what genre they write.
Why?

Because a badass book is a badass book no matter where it lands on the shelves!
This is because their authors share badass interests and have similar mindsets...Mindsets like your own!

Many of us aren't even "just writers," but artists in a variety of forms.

Here, you fans of the badass slice of life we all thoroughly enjoy, will have a source for new and unexpected originality, and a powerful, ever-expanding collection of soulful stories by badass people.

But more than just books; you will find more about the artists themselves than you might find in other blogs.

We give you their social media, home pages, distribution and the like, so you can connect with some of the most accessible, badass writers out there."
~M. P. and all the Badasses

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Monday, September 30, 2013

A Badass Reviews - "Epic: Legacy"

"Epic: Legacy" by resident Badass Author, Justin Osborne

~As Reviewed by Badass Author, Michael Loring

"EPIC: Legacy is the first book in Author Justin Osborne’s EPIC series, and begins the journey of protagonist, Deacon McTaggart.

The world is facing a crisis. The men are disappearing with no explanation to be given and the population is dwindling rapidly.
Already a few billion have gone. Everyone is scared, as they should be.
Deacon’s mother is given word by his uncle that they need to join him in Scotland to stay safe from what may come of this catastrophe.
When Deacon arrives he discovers that his uncle knows a lot more about this issue than anybody else.

Evon McTaggart, Deacon’s uncle, is a hero from another world called Avalon.

Dragons and faeries and magic are things of common in Avalon, the rules there different from on Earth.
Evon reveals that a strange new creature called Ubaru’ud is behind the strange disappearances, as he is for the inevitable destruction of Avalon.
It’s Evon’s duty to save as many from the destruction as possible, but due to circumstances, he is unable to do so.

Deacon, in disbelief of all this new information, wanders off and runs head first into a faerie, the only creature that can lead people between the
two worlds. She’s been missing, thus why Evon could not save anyone from Avalon. Deacon, through an accident, ends up falling through the portal
with the faerie and injures her, trapping him in the doomed world.
Time is running out, and he has to hurry if he wants to get home and save the people of Avalon from their fate.

Full of fantasy and magic, EPIC: Legacy is an enthralling read.
Deacon is a very relate-able character, stumbling a bit through this new world before catching himself and trying his best to adjust.
I personally like him for his affinity for good music.

The only reason at all that I give this book a four star rating other than a SOLID five is due to a few editing errors I could not help but notice.
Overlooking this though; this book was brilliant and well done.

I seriously recommend this book for all fantasy lovers!

Four out of Five stars!"
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Badass Library

*BA Team Anthologies*

Twisted Love

BA Anthology #1

By: M.P. Ness, J.L. Hickey, C.A. Sanders, Bex Pavia, Pauline Ramsey, Michael Loring, Justin Osborne, Rich B. Knight

(Short Stories)

101 pages ~ Horror/Fantasy/Fiction/Poetry/Romance

~A collection of romantic tales woven from the frayed threads of the madness of love... Presented by the deliciously contorted minds of the Badass Authors.

Faerie Curses, Witchcraft gone awry, Demonic Lovers, Lovelorn Zombies and much more await you within these pages...if you dare to turn them.

*BA Team Individual Releases*

A Boy and His Corpse

by Richard B. Knight

244 pages - YA Horror

~Teenage necromancer, Alan Chandler, wants to start and undead wrestling federation with his pet corpse, Mort, but his strict father wants him to raise corpses for the military instead. What's a boy to do?

When a mad dictator threatens to start World War 3, Alan doesn't have much of a choice. It's either follow his dreams or become the necromancer his father has always wanted him to be.

Either way, there's going to be some dead men walking.

A Father's Fears

by Richard B. Knight

(Short Story)

26 pages - YA/Fantasy

~The second prequel to "the Darkness of the Womb", this short story follows Jeffrey Haunt, the father of the future messiah, Aiden, through a series of terrible dreams. Each one is a representation of the anxieties that come attached to being a future father.

Will Jeff Haunt be able to come to an understanding and acceptance of fatherhood in his dreams, or with doubt both linger and plague him?

Find out in this metaphysical quest through the mind of a future father.

Antholocaust - A Collection

by Justin Osborne

325 pages - Horror(Short Stories)

~A collection of new and previously released short stories.

Battle Come Down

by Charlie Flowers

488 pages - Mystery/Action

~Rizwan Sabir and Holly "Bang-Bang" Kirpachi return from their honeymoon to find London in an uproar.

Tottenham is burning. Gangs are running riots, and calls for an anarchist action are ringing through the city.

They have just one message to go by...

M Day is coming.

Outnumbered ten to one, Riz and Holly are under orders to find the gang leader, 3Dogs and his slimy cousin, Mega-Rapist, a twelve year old who lives up to his nickname.

It is up to Riz and the Black-eyed Girls to extract the gang leaders from the chaos before the movement gains too much momentum.

But as the team learns more about the pair and their shocking hobbies, their desire for vengeance hits the breaking point.

Can Riz keep Bang-Bang and the rest of the gang in check?

Will they find the pair before it's too late?

And will they figure our what M Day stands for before London burns to the ground?

Or will they be among the casualties when the Battle Comes Down?

Blood Honeymoon
by Charlie Flowers
(limited edition/out of print)
410 pages ~ Thriller

~RIZ AND BANG-BANG ARE BACK...AND MURDER FOLLOWS WITH THEM! Rizwan Sabir - ex al-Qaeda jihadi, now a fixer for a shadowy branch of the Ministry of Defence. Holly "Bang-Bang" Kirpachi - hard-bitten girl gang leader. Their marriage will be the social event of the season! But their wedding celebrations are interrupted by a series of murders in the East End of London. Someone is emulating the Ripper, and a beleaguered Home Office attaches Riz and Bang-Bang to the case. Whitechapel is simmering with tension. Can they catch the killer before it boils over? And are there other, darker forces at work?

Carpe Diem
by Michael Loring
(Short Story)
28 pages ~ Paranormal

~James is dead.
All it took was a quick flash, a crack, and then a loud thud. After waking in a world of endless gray he meets a man named Bud who claims to be what he calls "The Guide." James follows Bud through levels of his own mind, discovering that the afterlife isn’t like he thought it would be and that the secret to life isn’t so secret after all.

Clean Hands

by Richard. B. Knight

(Short Story)

32 pages - YA/Fantasy

~Acting as a prequel to the events of "The Darkness of the Womb," this standalone free short story centers around the Archetype, Instinct. His mission is to journey inside the mind of a dreamer in order to influence them to make a crucial decision that will affect the rest of history. But dreams are unpredictable, and Instinct finds himself on shaky ground once he enters the dream world.

Will he survive his mission, or will he find that even he, the embodiment of mankind's collective Instince, can't even handle the world of the subconscious?

Danger Close
by Charlie Flowers
242 pages ~ #1 Thriller

~Rizwan Sabir returns.
This time his enemy has a familiar face.

According to confidential reports, elements of the Metropolitan Police have been penetrated by a violent terror group.

With rising tension within the force, time is quickly running out for Riz.
His task: identify the target, and neutralize the enemy before they strike.

But before he can even begin, there is a desperate mission that must be completed at all costs.

Is his fiance dead or alive? Do the Americans have her body?
Is she in Gitmo or a "Black Site"?
And just who or what is the Fox Princess?
Can he find his fiance', bring back his team and once again stop a terrorist threat?
Without them, bad things are going to happen.
"Danger Close" is the explosive second installment of the Riz Sabir series.

Dehumanized
by Michael Loring
524 pages ~ Dystopian NA

~ Ryan Zachery lived his life the way all high school teenagers should - carefree.

Until he was attacked by an unknown assailer and awoke in the hospital with lycanthropy. Taken by armed guards and dragged away, Ryan was thrown into a US camp made for those 'suffering' from lycanthropy.

They caged the beast, but now he will show them that he will never be dehumanized.

Deity Chronicles: Origins
(the Journals of Bennet Kingsley)
by J. L. Hickey
235 pages ~ Fantasy

~A young boy grows up secluded in his small village hidden to the modern world. It is here where he finds the truth behind his secretive village an that of Earth's sister realm "Valor" and the godlike role he and his friends play between the two realms. This is a fantasy based epic geared to all ages who love the rich worlds of fantasy. Read a fascinating tale that unravels the mysteries of the world, the truth behind creation, and a ravishing war that could come to the cost of all existence as we know it.

E.L.F.

Vol. 2
Blighted Leaves
by M. P. Ness
534 pages ~ Contemporary Fantasy

~The E.L.F. saga continues...

Against all odds, Shannon Hunter, the Lady White Leaves, has vanquished the interminable Powers that be, and spared Mankind total genocide at the hands of the elves...

Yet the Cataclysm brought on by the Elvine proved unstoppable. The world has awakened to a potential utopia, and the Tree of Life has charged Shannon with the impossible task of achieving world peace.

But the Tree is changing; true Demons are rising as a new bough bearing Blighted Leaves arises; and a sect of Men has returned from the forgotten annals of history to resurrect the E.L.F. banner and dethrone the Elvine.

An unending Faewar looms on the horizon. Peace never comes without a price. Sometimes the cost may be all that we cherish. Sometimes it is the one we love. And to fight for it...is to be alone.

E.L.F.

Vol. 3

Gray Leaves

by M.P. Ness

402 pages - Contemporary Fantasy

~The Lady White Leaves' most powerful, trusted and beloved ally has fallen!

Deh Leccend, the mighty Black Leaf, has become the mystical Fence of Llaerth in a bizarre twist of the Elvine magic that forged it. Now the embodiment of the magic he stole from the Elvine, he is both more powerful and more vulnerable than he has ever been before, as is the entire Elvine race.

But his struggle is not the only thing that threatens the post-Cataclysmic world.

The plans of the forgotten sect of Men, the Gray Leaves, have rekindled an age-old battle against the Elvine that has spanned millions of years. Determined to retake their place as the leaders of mankind, they have unleashed the Slipstream upon the earth, a weapon so terrible, no Powers can stand in their way.

E.L.F.
Vol. 1

White Leaves
by M. P. Ness
380 pages ~ Contemporary Fantasy

~Elves as villains? Terrorists as Heroes? Mankind standing upon its own terminus, heedless of ruin? Whose in the wrong or right?

E.L.F. blurs the lines between good and evil.

Shannon Hunter, an eco-terrorist member of the elusive Earth Liberation Front (E.L.F.) discovers real elves bent on more than petty sabotage... However, they may make a terrible mistake, unleashing unspeakable extra-dimensional Powers which cannot be killed loose upon the world.

EPIC: Exodus
by Justin Osborne
296 pages ~ Epic Fantasy

~ Deacon McTaggart is back!

He returns to Avalon to lead it's people to safety before it's too late! Can he overcome the odds as the Vamprace makes its own agenda known?

EPIC: Legacy
by Justin Osborne
308 pages ~ Epic Fantasy

~ Almost a billion people have simply vanished in the last six months.

Deacon McTaggart finds himself trapped and alone on a dying world. His only way home? The mortally wounded Faerie that brought him there in the first place. Can he get home before Avalon is torn in two? Find out in book one of the EPIC series, EPIC: Legacy!

Hard Kill
by Charlie Flowers
197 pages ~ Thriller

~ London.
The city is reeling from a series of deadly attacks by a new radical terrorist group.
One man is on the front-line.
Rizwan Sabir.

A former al-Qaeda operative, he was lifted by Counter-Terrorism Command - and now battles his old comrades.
Terror has a new enemy - and he's taking no prisoners.

Working above the law and below government radars, Riz must lead a dangerous double life with the help of Holly "Bang-Bang" Kirpachi, a Burlesque dancer and internet hacker with a talent for breaking codes - and bones.
With time running out, Riz must put his life on the line to identify the terrorists...and silence them forever; before he is silenced himself.

Kill Order
by Charlie Flowers
272 pages ~ Thriller

~Rizwan Sabir is back.
And this time the battle is personal.

An ex al-Qaeda jihadi, Riz is now a fixer for a shadowy branch of the Ministry of Defence. He has teamed up professionally and romantically with Holly "Bang-Bang" Kirpachi - a hard-bitten girl gang leader.

Their marriage was set to be the social event of the season.
Until the wedding celebrations were interrupted by a series of murders in the East End of London. Someone is copying the Jack the Ripper with a new spate of gruesome killings in Whitechapel.

Riz and Bang-Bang are assigned to the case - but this is no easy mystery to crack.

Can they catch the killer before he strikes again?
Or are there other, darker forces at work?

Locked And Loaded

(Riz Sabir Omnibus)

646 pages - Thriller

~Meet Rizwan Sabir. Former al-Qaeda operative, he was lifted by Counter-Terrorism Command and now battles his old comrades.

In Locked and Loaded, the first three best-selling Riz Sabir thrillers are collected together for the first time.

Contains: Hard Kill, Danger Close and Kill Order.

Muffinz
by Justin Osborne
(Short Story)
35 pages - Horror

~When Mitch rescues a strange looking stray cat from a cold, New York alleyway, little does he know how it would impact his life forever...

Murder Most Rural

by Charlie Flowers

334 pages - Thriller/Action

~Meet Riz and Bang-Bang, British Intelligence troubleshooters by trade, their work normally involves covert ops and counterterrorism. A routine exercise with the SAS takes them to a sleepy Essex village, where not only do they stick out somewhat as a British Pakistani couple, but there has also been a mysterious suicide.

Or have they stumbled across the perfect murder?

Nighthawk
by Marie Frances
414 pages ~ Paranormal Thriller

~ Evie Chevalier is a city cop with small town roots, focused on her budding career. But when her childhood friend goes missing, she returns to her hometown of Nighthawk, Washington to unofficially investigate the mysterious disappearance. The local police are uncooperative and seem to be hiding something, but before she can delve into their secrets, strange things begin happening in Nighthawk.

A cover of clouds moves over the town, shrouding it in perpetual darkness. The animals and townsfolk behave oddly. Fleeting shadows haunt her hotel room. And there is the crow with the single white feather that seems to follow her everywhere…

All of the signs point her to the town’s old mine, left abandoned from the pioneer age. As a child, she believed monsters lurked in the black tunnels, but she is too old to believe in monsters now. What she stumbles upon in her attempt to save her friend changes her perception of the world around her forever.

Number 18
by Michael Loring
(Short Story)
18 pages ~ Paranormal

~Twenty-seven-year-old Robert has assaulted seventeen victims so far, and is proud of it. At a carnival, he stalks a new prey, ready to add her to his list. Special number eighteen will be a sweet victory...or so he thinks.

Otherworldly Prophecies:
Starving Blades
by Natasha Wetzel
360 pages ~ Paranormal Fantasy

~Intoxicated, depressed, cynical and alone. Sounds like an ending rather than a beginning and Angelique Le'Count thought so too. Until rash thinking sends him in pursuit of his ex girlfriend and spirals him into a chain of events that all point to disaster. Can he remember how to be the man he once was, battle his inner demons, and make the sacrifices to stop it? Considering that there are angry werewolves, crazed demons and snippy spirits, it would seem the world is giving Angelique a run for his money. But this is just the beginning of an Otherworldly

Otherworldly Prophecies:
The Animal Within
by Natasha Wetzel
318 pages ~ Paranormal Fantasy

~The never ending vacation of a powerful but lazy shifter is put on hold when unwanted responsibility is forced into his lap instead of the women he is accustomed to. Laws are being broken that threaten the entire community and it is up to him to end it before his people are ended instead. What starts as an annoying chore will grow into an adventure that will test him to his very core. And in the end it may just be a decision in one single moment that awakens the animal within.

Post 2
by Justin Osborne
(Short Story)
45 pages - Horror

~Trevor LeRoche is a security guard working the graveyard shift at Calwest Geo-Thermal power plant, alone and isolated, his nights are usually uneventful and quiet. But after an earthquake at the plant disturbs something deep underground, Trevor is still very much isolated, but not alone.

Prepped
by Justin Osborne
(Short Story)
33 pages - Horror

~Dave Moore has been awaiting the 'Zombie Apocalypse' for most of his life, now that it appears to have begun, it's time for him to get 'prepped'...

Prepped 2
by Justin Osborne
(Short Story)
27 pages - Horror

~Sometimes you can't keep a good 'Prepper' down.
'Ol' Crazy Dave is back and finds himself responsible for the last thing he ever expected; helpless survivors of the initial wave of the Zombie Apocalypse.

Q. Are we not human? A. We are corpses!

by Richard B. Knight

(Short Story)

29 pages - YA/Horror

~Acting as a sequel to "A Boy and His Corpse," this free standalone short story concerns teenage necromancer, Alan Chandler, as he wrestles(no pun intended) with the possibility of his undead federation including living wrestlers in its stable of combatants. But Alan and his band of corpses won't go down without a fight!

Will the Undead Wrestling Federation become half corpse/half living wrestlers, or will Alan get his way and keep the UWF just that, undead? Find out in this short story of guts, glory, and braaaaains.

Riz - A Novel of Jihad
by Charlie Flowers
276 pages - Thriller

~Meet Riz.
Riz is a "Been There Done That", a veteran of the UK jihad scene. He joined al-Qaeda as a young man, got lifted by Counter-Terrorism Command and then made an offer he couldn't refuse. Now Riz works as a contractor for the shadowy Kinetic Training Solutions Ltd. Riz's new boss is Colonel Mahoney, the man who gives him carte blanche to continue on the street. Mahoney has asked Riz to investigate disturbing new leads coming from the data on the July 7th attacks. Now all Riz has to do is to uphold his connections to his previous groups and his wayward cousin, Bang-Bang Kirpachi, keep an ear to the ground for his employers. . . and try to stay alive. . .

Say My Name

by Michael Loring

27 pages ~ Short Story - Horror

~Previously Published in the Stalkers Anthology by Cynthia Shepp

For the past three months, college student, Matthew Riley has been plagued by strange dreams. Dreams of a demon woman who demands he do as she says. Refusing to give in to her, she haunts his sleeping hours relentlessly, poking and prodding at his psyche until he relents.

When the woman starts tormenting him during his waking hours, Matthew struggles to stand his ground and resist her temptation.

But as he starts to cave into her demands, a question echoes in the back of his mind: is this real, or just in his head?

Secret Seekers Society and the Beast of Bladenboro
by J. L. Hickey
207 pages ~ YA Fantasy

~ Secret Seekers Society and the Beast of Bladenboro follows the young protagonists Hunter Glenn and Elly Ann through an adventure ripe with adversity, paranormal monsters, secret societies, and most haunting of all; a life without their parents.

In the Belmonte Estate, their new home, an ancient and creepy mansion, they first learn of their new guardian, an eccentric old man named Professor Clandestine and the rest of the mansion's caretakers. Tossed into their bedroom, and locked away under the pretense of “safety concerns” it does not take long for the children to hatch an escape plan.

Secret Seekers Society and Solomon's Seal
by J. L. Hickey
311 pages ~ YA Fantasy

~ Get ready for another epic adventure as we follow Hunter, Elly and all their friends as their journey continues into the world of the supernatural and unknown.

Directly after the events of book 1, the children start their new lives as future members of the Secret Seekers Society! But first, the children have to go through six years of training, known only as the 'Enlightenment'.

What will the children learn about in their first year? What new friends will they meet?

With rumor's spreading that their parents were "double agents" and working with the evil Aten Corp. the children our desperate for answers. Is the ring known as Solomon's Seal real? Does it truly grant its wearer powers? Or does Solomon's ring hide a deeper evil?

Secret Seekers Society and the Wrath of the Wendigo

by J.L. Hickey

312 pages ~ YA Fantasy

~ Follow Hunter and Elly as they prepare for their second year in their Enlightenment classes, which include a dangerous field trip alongside their parental Seekers deep into the Michigan wilderness to investigate the recents sightings of one of the most vicious crypts they'll ever encounter: a Wendigo. Elly struggles with her new "curse" stemming from her run in with Solomon's Seal, and Hunter attempts to come to an understanding over his true feelings for Olivia.

Security Through Absurdity

Book 1

"Little Yellow Stickies"
by Rachael L. McIntosh
284 Pages ~ Mystery/Thriller

~Jocelyn McLaren is a beautiful, hard working, yet naive visual artist who, through a twist of fate, ends up working for a major US defense contractor during the lead up to the Iraq War. She unknowingly witnesses and unwittingly participates in crimes that haunt her, and are ultimately interlinked with the most nefarious psychopaths on the planet.

Divided into three books, Security Through Absurdity, is the story of corporate shenanigans, an unstable home life, and a quixotic presidential campaign. These situations propel Jocelyn through a believably bizarre journey into dangerous physiological territory.

In a matrix of life threatening situations, she is forced to question the very fabric of her GenX American upbringing.

Security Through Absurdity

Book 2

"Bubbles will Pop"

by Rachael L. Macintosh

252 pages - Contemporary Fiction

~Jocelyn McLaren, a former defense contractor, is now a new mother of twins! As she struggles to maintain what she imagines to be a normal family during the economic turmoil of the US housing collapse, she becomes involved in a political campaign and encounters troubling remnants of her life working for the military-industrial complex. These interactions haunt her, as well as the father of her children, and are ultimately interlinked with the most nefarious psychopaths on the planet.

Security Through Absurdity

Book 3

"The Big Show"

by Rachael L. Macintosh

233 pages - Contemporary Fiction

~ "The Big Show" chronicles Jocelyn McLaren's involvement with a presidential election. As her history of working for a US defense conglomerate collides with global finance and murder, her future becomes increasingly unstable. Will she survive?

Song of Simon
by C. A. Sanders
350 pages ~ Dark Fantasy

~Never stop Singing.

Life was never sweet for Simon. He lived in suburban New York, dodging high school bullies while strumming his guitar. But things quickly get much worse.

Simon is drawn into the land of Algavar, where High Priestess Teretha has imprisoned their god in amber. He falls into a holy war led by Ilyana, a renegade priestess who claims to be the Messiah. Simon agrees to accompany Ilyana on a quest to kill Teretha, and he sinks hip deep into the violence and despair that permeate Algavar.

Will Simon become the hero Ilyana believes he is, or will he lose his soul in a bloody world so different from his own?

The Blessings of Zinaith

(The End of Ashbringer)
by Natasha Wetzel

664 pages ~ Fantasy

~Elves, Fairies, Goblins, Trolls and a world of new and exhilarating creatures, plants and places collide in an epic battle for a nation that is dying under the rule of a tyrant kind. It would seem one would need the blessings of a god...

When the kingdom is being eroded away by its twisted king, the kingdom cries out for help.

The answer is louder than any cry, and it comes from a 17 year old girl on the verge of her 18th birthday; Satya Divya.

She knows nothing more than the simple life as a farmer and medicine woman, but when she is moved by the speech of a stranger, Satya finds herself compelled to stand up for what she believes is right.

The Darkness of the Womb
by Richard B. Knight
225 pages ~ Contemporary Fantasy

~Inside your own head lies a world called the Internal Landscape. In this world, both the unborn and the recently dead reside together.

It is here that Aiden Haunt, still a baby dreaming in his mother’s womb, sleeps on the highest branch of the Tree of Life, which exists within all of us. It is here that he dreams about his future and sees something that could change everything—he is destined to be a messiah. But he wants no part of that and decides to miscarry himself by throwing himself from the tree, and that’s where our story begins.

What follows is his story, and also the story of his parents, Jeffrey and Marigold Haunt, who want nothing more than to see their baby live.

The Dark Ones: a Collection of Rhyming Poetry
by Bex Pavia
(Poetry)
84 pages ~ Fantasy/Myth

~A book of poetry that often lingers in the darker corners of rhyme, this collection offers everything from the slightly twisted to the nonsensical, with a few ‘shady’ stops in between. Fantasy, myth, and legend bring a touch of light to the morbid and the morose. The Dark Ones revisits a selection of poems published in The Soul Bearer, and The Moon Queen, edited and slotting in perfectly with many newly written and never seen before. Step inside and rest a time, Enjoy the darker side of rhyme. Betwixt the pages of this tome, Within the shadows, you will roam.

The Fox in the Field
by Michael Loring
(Short Story)
28 pages ~ Paranormal

~David Carlyle and his fiancée Candice are on vacation in Ireland. But exploring the beautiful scenery around Haggard has not numbed over the troubles of their soon-to-be marriage.

David is plagued by Candice's strange behavior and distant attitude, but, none of this matters when David's life is forever changed the day he spots a peculiar little fox trudging through the hills with a mystical plan of its own.

The Interdimensional Subwoofer

by Richard. B. Knight

273 pages - science fiction

~What would the world be like if it was run by women?

College student, Ernie Gutierrez, wants nothing more than to open a commercial Filipino restaurant in memory of his late aunt. His brother, Carlos, wants nothing more than to get drunk and rack the tally of girls he's slept with. But when a mysterious stranger comes along and offers to install a subwoofer in Ernie's hatchback, things take a turn for the weird. Because this isn't just any subwoofer. No, no. This is an Interdimensional Subwoofer. And it takes the brothers to a world very different from our own - a world run entirely by women.

Now, on the other side, Ernie and Carlos must find a way to fit in to this alternate dimension or risk subjugation for being the aliens they truly are.

Will Ernie and Carlos ever get back home to see their dreams come true, or will they be trapped forever in a world where the roles of gender inequality are reversed and women are in control?

Find out in this time traveling, dimension hopping, science fiction novel.

The Memoirs of Katherine deRion

by Pauline Ramsey

242 Pages - Historical Paranormal

~Sometimes a curse can be quelled with spells of protection. Yet a curse born that of demons is a force few reckon with. Katherine deRion has known such horrors.

All was well on a routine hunting trip with her elder brothers when Katherine brought the wrath of the wolves upon their family. For every wolf slain; a member of her family shall die as well.

Born into the world of 16th century England, where itches were burned and heretics persecuted for their beliefs; Katherine's only hope for solace and survival lies in the hands of an old gypsy woman.

Warned of the coming of a mysterious person, Katherine finds herself irrevocably in love with an exotic and entrancing man.

Perhaps with him, she can finally seek refuge in the arms of love rather than the embrace of death.

The Moon Queen: Another Book of Rhyme

by Bex Pavia

52 Pages - Poetry

~From the author of "The Soul Bearer- and other poems" comes a second collection of rhyming verse. This book offers twenty pieces of poetry that take a walk on the dark side as well as the light; from the fantasy-tale to the slightly humorous - by way of the emotional.

Be taken away to an imaginary world in 'The Tower,' and chuckle at a common human failing in 'Thick Skin.'

Includes four excellent poems by the author's daughter and mother.

The Punisment Due

by Justin Osborne

(Short Story)

11 pages - Horror Paranormal

~Garrett Mosely is facing a long and arduous prison sentence for his unspeakable crimes, but when a strange man pays him a visit in his cell, Garrett is given the chance to cleanse his soul at a terrible and fitting cost.

The Sanctum of Souls
(The Gadrionis Chronicles - Book 1)

by Bex Pavia
542 pages ~ Fantasy

~This is the story of a long forgotten civilization, imprisoned in a living hell for all eternity by those that coveted their immortality.

Forced from the world which he thought was his, and thrust into a life he never knew existed, one man is tasked with saving the souls of the immortals.

Marcus Ryan has spent most of his life avoiding magic. Now, he must embrace the arcane, bring peace to the past, and face his future.
For the man, who lives his life by the motto "don't take life to seriously," things are about to get serious.

The Sixth Seal

(The Protectors: Book 1)
by Joshua Brann Thornbrugh
305 pages - Contemporary Fantasy/Action Adventure

~Anastasie Eloise Bertrand has spent the better part of fifteen years in a state mental hospital convinced that she is the reincarnated protector of an ancient and powerful book. After an unsuccessful escape attempt, she befriends her new psychologist who begins to suspect that Ana is not as crazy as everyone thinks.

Ana is soon torn between the good doctor, and escaping the confines of the hospital to seek out the book and discover the truth about her destiny.

But time is quickly running out. A dark and secret society assembles to take control of the great book even as Ana struggles to understand who she is. She must find her fellow protectors and prevent the terrible power of the book from being unleashed upon mankind.

The Soul Bearer & other poems

by Bex Pavia

(Poetry Collection)

41 pages - Poetry

~Bringing you a selection of emotion, often dark, rhyming verse- seventeen poems have been chosen from the many this fantasy-loving author has written over the years, to deliver a pocket sized introduction to her imagination.

The Story of the Snowman

by R.K. Pavia

28 pages - Children's

~Created with reading to children in mind, this book tells the rhyming tale of where snowmen came from. For interactive fun, Sam the squirrel is waiting to be discovered at every turn of the page.

How did snowmen come to be? Turn the pages, then you'll see, that once upon a winter's night, a lonely star made men so white.

The Watchmage of Old New York

by C.A. Sanders

240 pages - Historical Fantasy

~It is 1855, and Nathaniel Hood walks between two worlds.

As the Watchmage of New York City, Nathaniel is charged with protecting, regulating, and administering justice to the myriad supernatural beings immigrating to the city.

When his policeman son, Jonas, is brutally beaten by these Veil Dwellers while investigating a kidnapping, Nathaniel breaks his vow not to interfere with mundane society, and joins the search.

Together and apart, the father and son uncover the secret lives of the supernatural, and the broken lives on the Bowery, only to find a terrible secret.

The Werewolf's Mate
by Michael Loring
(Short Story)
57 pages ~ Dark Fantasy

~Cassie’s life is perfect. She lives in a decently sized apartment in uptown Boston, has a caring sister and rich step-brother who sends her money, and has found her Mate – the true love of her life. Darren is a compassionate young man who treats Cassie well, and she believes nothing will come between them…until Claire Collins comes into the picture.

Claire is an old friend of Darren’s, and has recently been turned into a vampire with one goal in mind: to steal Darren from Cassie. Cassie will not stand for this undead freak trying to steal her Mate, so she decides to show Claire what it means to step onto a werewolf’s territory.

Unnatural, A Supernatural Collection of Stories

by Michael Lording

(Anthology Short Stories)

136 pages - Paranormal/Horror

~From the vault of Author Michael Loring's warped mind comes this brand new collection of supernatural, unnatural, and paranormal short stories.

The Fox in the Field, The Werewolf's Mate, No Forgiveness, Number 18, Death's Expression, Carpe Diem, and The Wallflower's Collapse, all under one cover!

This Collection of stories will shock you, make you wonder, and caution you.

Wergild
by J. L. Hickey
(Short Story)
45 pages ~ Fantasy

~Wergild is a thought provoking novella that will leave you thinking for hours after finishing its last chapter.

Adrian is a small-framed, scholarly teen born and raised in a world where warriors and brute strength define one's worth. Living under his father, Pherick, the villages beloved guildsman and head trainer, Adrian finds himself labeled as an outcast from society, finding solace and the only thing he's good at, writing.
Adrian must unravel the conniving plot of a fast-talking and fork tongued uncle, who looks to be plotting some sort of plan to tear his family apart.

You Can't Kill Rock and Roll
by Justin Osborne
(Short Story)
33 pages - Horror

~After moving into a new apartment, an out-of-work musician discovers the apartment came with an unexpected extra...the spirit of a murdered guitar prodigy.

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