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What they all feared became the fate of realms.

The Flames ofSoulflare

Hell’s Fire Dragon Series Book 2

by La Kayshal

Genre: Dark Paranormal Romantasy 

Dragons fearprophecy, and love may be the final weapon in this dark, multi-POV Romantasyperfect for fans of Fourth Wing and From Blood and Ash.

Feared as the harbinger of doom, Everin Haydon is stolen, broken, and reforgedby magic into a living weapon bound to a Dragon Council that calls its tyrannyjustice.

Across the realms, Lord Tynan, the Demon of Darkness and Chaos, returns. Hisawakening marks the coming of the three days of darkness, and he tears throughrealms to reclaim what fate binds to him, the Hell’s Fire Dragon.

But one question remains. If the demon rises, where is the immortal meant tostop him?

As the dragon world waits for divine intervention, Everin must decide whethershe remains a weapon or becomes the fate of the realms.

 

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Prologue:

Present Day

The moon hung quietly above Helldreth Fort, its pale glowspilling through the tall windows and brushing the chamber with soft silver. Acool breeze drifted in and stirred the white curtains, their edges sweepinglightly across Everin’s skin. She pulled her silk gown closer, grateful for thewarmth of the room. It felt comforting, far more so than the terrible, dark placeshe had left behind.

Her steps carried her to the mirror in the corner. Thereflection staring back looked thinner, as if her body had been carved down tosomething she hardly recognized.

The neckline of her nightie dipped too low to her liking,drawing her eye to the faint scars across her chest. The lamp light tracedtheir uneven lines, pale and unsettling.

She touched them gently. Everin barely remembered how orwhen she got the scars.

She pulled the outer robe around her until it covered moreof her chest. At least the scars were low enough to stay hidden unless she woresomething too revealing.

A sound of footsteps behind her made her turn.

Tariel Fenwick, her first love, stood at the doorway.

Everin froze for a moment. He looked different—stronger,more defined, more man than the boy she remembered. His dark hair rested justabove his shoulders with two thin braids at the

sides of his head, framing a face sharpened by a faintstubble. His amber eyes, once so warm, now carried a deeper, shadowedintensity. His shirt hung open across his chest, revealing sculpted muscle thatrose with each slow breath, and a leather gauntlet, more like an open fingerglove, hugged his left hand like a seamless extension of his skin.

Her gaze lingered longer than she meant it to. He saw that.A slow, knowing smirk touched his lips.

She straightened quickly. “We need to talk, Tariel.”

“Yes,” he replied, approaching her, “but not now.”

“There is a lot I want to understand,” she said quietly. “Somuch I don’t remember.”

“Later.” He reached her, lowering his voice. “I’ve longwaited for this moment with you.”

He stepped closer.

She stepped back.

“You waited for me?” she whispered, searching his face.

“I did,” he said. “More than you know.”

He brushed a fingertip along her arm. She stiffened but felta flicker of the old pull toward him, a warm memory trying to surface. Her eyesdrifted briefly to his lips, those that she had kissed in the past, before sheforced herself to look away.

His smirk deepened. “Are we shy now, Everin?” he murmured,amusement warm in his voice.

“It has been a while,” she managed. “Things are not thesame.”

“We are,” he said, touching her jaw. “You still feel this.”

She backed away again, but he followed, closing in until shehad no space left. Her leg hit the edge of the bed. She lost her balance andstumbled, falling backward onto the soft covers. Instantly, she pressed herelbow into the mattress as she tried to push herself upright and pull her shortnightie into place, but she barely had a second.

By the time she braced herself, Tariel was already on thebed. One knee pressed into the mattress, and in a swift movement, he trappedher between his legs. His body loomed over hers, leaving her nowhere to go. Hishand slid behind her back and pulled her closer. The other moved to her neck,his fingers settling at her pulse, firm enough to hold her from looking

away.

His control was precise and deliberate.

“Tariel—” She sucked in a breath, fear slipping into hervoice. “What are you doing?”

His lips hovered above hers, so close she could taste thehint of warmth in each breath he released.

“You belong to me,” he whispered, his voice shifting,deepening, curling around her like smoke. His eyes burned brighter, molten goldspilling across the darkness of his gaze. “You always have.”

Everin’s heart thrashed in her chest. Something ancientstared back at her through his eyes—something demanding, something claiming.

She tried to pull away. “You’re frightening me.”

He leaned closer, lips brushing the edge of her jaw. “Youlove me,” he whispered.

“You always have. And you will give yourself to me again.”

His mouth dragged slowly toward hers, teasing, commanding,his breath warm against her parted lips.

“I want you,” he said, low and certain. “I want all of you.”

“No.” Everin gasped, turning her head away as panic surged.

“Stop. You’re not—”

His fingers tightened at her neck.

He didn’t stop. The Tariel she loved would have.

“I am yours,” he murmured.

She squeezed her eyes shut. Then her voice broke in awhisper— “You’re not him. You’re not Tariel.”

The room fell silent. And everything inside her knew she wasright.

The Flames ofDarkness

Hell’s Fire Dragon Series Book 1

Harry Potter meets Fourth Wing in this clean, dual-POV teen Romantasy, where first lovecollides with dragons, prophecy, and a secret that could end the world.

A hidden power. A dreaded prophecy.
When Everin Haydon discovers she’s a dragon, she’s immediately summoned toDrakon Academy, only to learn she’s a late bloomer, unable to shapeshift, andunder the Council’s watchful eye.

Her only solace is Tariel Fenwick, a fellow late bloomer. Mocked for theirstruggles, they find strength in each other, and a first love begins to bloom.

But whispers of the Hell’s Fire Dragon, the Feared One, destined to awaken theDemon of Chaos, loom over them.
Will their fragile love survive when the evil they fear may live inside theperson they love?

 

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La Kayshal is an Australian writer of romance, YA, andchildren’s fantasy novels. She lives with her husband, daughter, and a playfulMalshi puppy in the coastal plains of the Sunny State.

 

Her debut novel, The Lost Crown, is an adventure romance setin the exotic landscapes of India. She also created the much-loved SylphSeries, a whimsical children’s collection that introduces readers to theamazing world of Sylphs, with each book carrying a gentle moral lesson.

 

A lifelong fan of wizards, magic, dragons, swords, andelementals, she poured all these passions into her YA fantasy Ariston Baker inthe Weird Picture Book, a fast-paced journey filled with realms, riddles,action, and adventure.

 

Her latest project is the Hell’s Fire Dragon duology, aromantasy series filled with dragons, magic, and high-stakes conflict. Book 1,The Flames of Darkness, begins the story, followed by Book 2, The Flames ofSoulflare.

 

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Shade of Wings is a speculative young adult novel about afamily of New York City crows struggling to survive the outbreak of West Nilevirus during the sizzling summer of 1999.

Shade of Wings

by Pam McGaffin

Genre: YA Teen Animal Fiction

For fans of LalinePaull, a speculative young adult novel about a family of New York City crowsstruggling to survive the outbreak of West Nile virus during the sizzlingsummer of 1999.

Four-year-old Duncan needs to hurry up and find a mate—at least, according tohis sister, Cloud. But she doesn’t know about the mistake that’s preventing himfrom leaving their family to start another.

Though he’s the eldest, Duncan doesn’t see himself as a father. Yet that’s whathe must become when both his parents die of the mysterious illness that’skilling crows across New York City. He devotes himself to caring for hissiblings, including three fledglings—but he soon discovers he can’t protectthem from the “blind death.”

Meanwhile, a zoo pathologist’s worst fears are realized. It starts with deadflamingos. Then critically ill New Yorkers start showing up in hospitalemergency rooms.

Some blame the crows.

 

A profound storyof loved ones sticking together in the face of tragedy and hardship.” – KirkusReviews

 

An amazing andheartfelt read. McGaffin confirms what so many of us already know, that humansshould learn from the smart ones around us, even if they’re crows.” – LoriMatsukawa, TV News Anchor and author of Brave Mrs. Sato

 

“Utterlyoriginal! I’m in awe of Pam McGaffin’s deft storytelling—she makes a family ofcrows both fascinating and deeply relatable.  I love a book that leaves meseeing the world with fresh eyes, and Pam accomplishes that in spades.” –Andrea Ezerins, author of When the Forest Dreams

 

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Thehuman spoke to him as a mother to a nestling. She held his body so firmly hecould only move his head. The warm pressure combined with her soft voice calmedhim until she picked up a small tool with her other hand and pierced him withit. While he was still in the nest, Duncan had told him about bugs and beeswith “stingers” that could poke through skin. Some stingers held bad stuff thatmade the skin swell and itch. Others drew out blood as well. That’s what thishuman did with her stinger. He watched the thin tube in her hand fill with adark red liquid that reminded him of the bluish blood

runningdown the center of Lucas’s feathers. The human removed the stinger and the tubewith his blood. He doesn’t remember what came after.

Now he sits in a box looking out on a room thrummingwith humans and birds going every which way. It’s so loud and busy out therehe’s thankful for his own space and the soft lining in it. He tries to prophimself up without the use of his right leg, which pokes out from his body likea stiff white twig. He can’t feel the white leg It’s like a strange and uselessappendage growing from his body. The other leg is as it should be, but he needstwo legs to do anything but flop around.

The humans must have done this to him. The whiteappendage reminds him of the straight white stick they used to tap his beakopen. He’d tried to eat the fuzzy, rounded tip, but the mother human pulled itaway before he could clamp down. When she finally did feed him, it was througha clear, pointed thing, like a beak but not a beak, that dropped liquid downhis throat. He was disappointed not to get worms and insects, but the liquidtook the edge off his hunger. He doesn’t remember falling asleep. His dreamsbrought him back to the river, the water carrying him ever further away fromhis family. He cried out but there was no sound.

“Ah, you’re finally up where I can see you.” The voicecomes from a box across the corner from his. A female crow sticks her beakthrough the wires and then retracts it. She looks to be between Cloud andDuncan in age, but he can’t see all of her. “I’ve been waiting for someone totalk to. All the other crows have gone in that door.” She sticks her beakthrough the wires again, pointing toward a door at the back of the room.

“Thank your lucky stars you’re in this part, not inthere with the dying birds.”

Hisconfusion must show because she sighs. “Do you remember all the poking andprodding they did to you the day they brought you in? They were testing you tosee if you were sick. You’re in this room, so you’re not. Lucky you.”

“I don’t feel lucky.” He shows her his white twig.

“Aw, you just broke your leg. You’ll heal, and thenthey’ll let you go. Me? I plan to take my time. I don’t want to leave hereuntil this sickness goes away.” She pauses. “I’m called Bree. What’s yourname?”

“Worm.”

She snickers. “Cute.” 

Pam McGaffin always knew she would write books when she grewup.

So, at age 51, after a long career in journalism andpublic-relations, she quit her day job and went to work. After seven years,countless rewrites, and a seat-of-her-pants course in modern publishing, shereleased her debut novel, The Leaving Year, with SparkPress Aug. 14, 2018.

Set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest where she grew up,The Leaving Year, is a coming-of-age story about love and loyalty, family andfriendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in our search for meaning.

For her second novel, Shade of Wings, she looked to New YorkCity to tell the story of the West Nile virus outbreak from the point-of-viewof the first US victims – American crows. She hopes readers fall in love herhapless hero, Duncan, and his plucky crow family. She certainly loved givingthem life.

Before tackling novels, Pam wrote short stories andarticles. Her short fiction has appeared in the online literary journals,Eclectica and Amarillo Bay, and her articles have been published in many PugetSound-area publications and websites, including The Daily Herald (in Everett,WA), Bicycle Paper, the MS Connection newsletter, and Seattle Children’s StoryProject.

She has a BA degree in Communications Journalism from theUniversity of Washington and certificates in fiction writing and advancedliterary fiction from UW Extension.

When she isn’t writing or thinking about writing, she likesto read, walk the dog, swim, bike, garden, and watch birds.

 

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Waves of Light and Darkness challenges anddelights a reader’s perception with surreal and surprising world-building.

Waves of Light andDarkness

by John K Danenbarger

Genre: Speculative Short Stories

Waves of Light and Darkness challenges anddelights a reader’s perception with surreal and surprising world-building.

Whether they are set in the past or the future, in a Kansasfarmhouse or a potentially supernatural cave, these short stories share onecommonality: a search for something beyond what one knows is needed. Through amultitude of unexpected perspectives (a cat, a coma patient, a ventriloquist),this utterly novel collection of stories examines and reconfigures universalthemes of life, death, and human connection.

Several stories focus on finding identity amidst societalpressure, such as “Seduction,” and “Alexandria Her Smile,” while otherslike “A Pusillanimous Human” and “The Gift for AlbertSmoots” explore mortality and grief.

 

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An excerpt of “Death of Angst” from WAVES OF LIGHT ANDDARKNESS: STORIES

“When my eyes have the ember slits of a viper, some humansthink I must be plotting death and murder. Although it happens, out ofnecessity, most of the time I am merely researching, scrutinizing, andprocessing feline perfection, because I was found as an orphan under a box. Iknow now that I must have been in severe pain from having survived an attack bya thug, a ruffian tomcat that wanted to breed with my mother. I remember thesharp claws digging into my fur, the putrid breath hot on my neck. So, no wonderI am skittish; it just does not leave you. The trauma, I mean. My brothers andsisters, dead and gone. More to the point, leaving me with no one to learnfrom . . . to emulate.

I was certainly lucky to be found by Adele Petrini outsidethe building where I now live on the third floor. I think Adele was around fiveyears old back then. Human years, I’m talking about. Just a tiny, muddy thing,with messy braids and curious eyes. She wanted to name me Anxiety, but it gotshortened to Angst. I don’t mind; I am certainly happy with the name. I find itimportant that it’s easy for humans to call my name when it’s time to eat.”

John Danenbarger spends much of his time writing in Italy.Born in Atlanta, he graduated from University of Kansas with a degree inEnglish and Creative Writing. With a backlist of short stories, Danenbargerestablished the Salem Massachusetts Writers’ Club. After living in Oslo,Norway, Stockholm, Sweden, and Salem, MA, Danenbarger achieved a merchantmarine captain’s license, sailing for two years on the New England coastincluding two round-trips to Bermuda.

 

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Dragons fear prophecy, and love may be the final weapon in this dark, multi-POV Romantasy perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and From Blood and Ash.

Feared as the harbinger of doom, Everin Haydon is stolen, broken, and reforged by magic into a living weapon bound to a Dragon Council that calls its tyranny justice.

Across the realms, Lord Tynan, the Demon of Darkness and Chaos, returns. His awakening marks the coming of the three days of darkness, and he tears through realms to reclaim what fate binds to him, the Hell’s Fire Dragon.

But one question remains. If the demon rises, where is the immortal meant to stop him?

As the dragon world waits for divine intervention, Everin must decide whether she remains a weapon or becomes the fate of the realms.

Read an Excerpt

His control was precise and deliberate.

“Tariel—” She sucked in a breath, fear slipping into her voice. “What are you doing?”

His lips hovered above hers, so close she could taste the hint of warmth in each breath he released.

“You belong to me,” he whispered, his voice shifting, deepening, curling around her like smoke. His eyes burned brighter, molten gold spilling across the darkness of his gaze. “You always have.”

Everin’s heart thrashed in her chest. Something ancient stared back at her through his eyes—something demanding, something claiming.

She tried to pull away. “You’re frightening me.”

He leaned closer, lips brushing the edge of her jaw. “You love me,” he whispered. “You always have. And you will give yourself to me again.”

His mouth dragged slowly toward hers, teasing, commanding, his breath warm against her parted lips.

“I want you,” he said, low and certain. “I want all of you.”

“No.” Everin gasped, turning her head away as panic surged. “Stop. You’re not—”

His fingers tightened at her neck.

He didn’t stop. The Tariel she loved would have.

“I am yours,” he murmured.

She squeezed her eyes shut. Then her voice broke in a whisper—

“You’re not the Tariel I knew.”

The room fell silent. And everything inside her knew she was right.

About the Author: La Kayshal is an Australian writer of romance, YA, and children’s fantasy novels. She lives with her husband, daughter, and a playful Malshi puppy in the coastal plains of the Sunny State.
br>Her debut novel, The Lost Crown, is an adventure romance set in the exotic landscapes of India. She also created the much-loved Sylph Series, a whimsical children’s collection that introduces readers to the amazing world of Sylphs, with each book carrying a gentle moral lesson.A lifelong fan of wizards, magic, dragons, swords, and elementals, she poured all these passions into her YA fantasy Ariston Baker in the Weird Picture Book, a fast-paced journey filled with realms, riddles, action, and adventure.

Her latest project is the Hell’s Fire Dragon duology, a romantasy series filled with dragons, magic, and high-stakes conflict. Book 1, The Flames of Darkness, begins the story, followed by Book 2, The Flames of Soulflare.

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An alpha with a storied legacy. 

An independent womanrebuilding after grief. 

Forbidden desire—

for only one is human….

Marked by the Alpha

Tolstone Wolf Shifters Book 1

by Sheritta Bitikofer

Genre: Paranormal Fated Mates Romance

An alpha with a storied legacy. An independent womanrebuilding after grief. Forbidden desire—for only one is human….

After her mother’s death, photographer Erica Barrett, buys a home she and hermother obsessed over during her childhood in the quaintly historical town ofTolstone. Her magnetic next door neighbor intrigues and disturbs her. Thesensual pull feels otherworldly.

Wolf shifter DominicBeaumont never wanted to be the prime alpha of the sanctuary city,Tolstone, but when his father dies, he’s forced to step up as pack leader andprime alpha over all the wolf packs sheltering in his town. Erica’s arrival isdangerous. The attraction is fierce and instant, but duty comes first.

When revelations about Erica’s past and parentage createchaos, and she questions everything she thought she knew about herself, Dominicis her strength. But as tension builds in the pack, and his leadership ischallenged, love becomes a risk that could cost him his authority, hispeople, and everything he’s sworn to protect.

Perfect for readers craving illicit wolf-shifter romancefilled with fate, secrets, rebellion and an alpha willing to risk everythingfor love. 

 

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“Why are you lying to me? Lying to yourself?” Dominicbeseeched, now his turn to interrupt. “I know you feel something between usbecause I feel it too.” He rushed forward, heedless of the consequences, andtook her hand to press it to his chest. “You can’t tell me this is allone-sided. I knew the moment you walked into this store that you were special.”

Erica rolled her eyes and slipped her hand out of his grasp.“Those lines are so old, Dominic. If you think saying all the right things isgoing to make me change my mind, you’re wrong.”

As if he had been physically slapped in the face, Dominicstaggered. “Lines? Is that what you think this is? Like I’m just playing you?”

“Aren’t you?” she sneered. “Isn’t that what guys like youdo? Say all those pretty things like ‘I read in my spare time’ and ‘It’s such aburden to be needed’ and all that bullshit. Then, when you have the girl, youdump her for the newest thing that comes along. You’re only interested becauseI’m something new in town, right? Someone new to win over.”

His mouth hung open. “Why would you—”

Then he stopped. He was going to ask why she would believesomething so heinous, so stereotypical and cynical. Then he remembered what shehad told him last night. She never grew up with a father, and if he could takea wild guess, he would have said that her mother planted those ideas in herhead. No man could be trusted. A woman should rely on herself and no one else.Erica’s entire childhood would have been one jaded, dysfunctional mess, andthis was the kind of baggage she carried into adulthood.

The mating bond was there and he knew everything out of hermouth was forced. She might have believed what she said, but her heart wasn’tin her accusations. Below the anger, below those hateful words, Erica reallydidn’t want this to end. The mating bond told him that much, otherwise, thisthing between them would have unraveled already, wouldn’t it?

Too dumbfounded, he just stared into her beautiful face, theone that was on the verge of bursting into fresh tears. Her pride denied herthe release. He would have loved for her to come apart in his hands, just so hecould have the privilege of comforting her when she needed it most and put thepieces back together the right way.

“What can I do to make you believe me?”

Erica looked away, and he saw her throat work. “I don’t knowif there is anything you could say.”

Just then, his pocket buzzed and chimed, and he was ready tosmash the damned cellphone.

“Go ahead,” she said as she marched away. “Go play hero forsomeone else.”

 

Sheritta Bitikofer writes paranormal romance with aparticular fondness for wolf shifters and witches. Her stories are driven byone guiding belief: love inspires courage. Through fierce romances, unbreakablepack bonds, and the magic of covens and family, her characters fight for thelives—and loves—they deserve. Sheritta lives in northwest Florida, where shedrinks far too much coffee and joyfully balances life as a wife and motherwhile crafting her next heartfelt paranormal love story.

 

When she’s not writing her next novel or taking care of herdaughter, Sheritta enjoys diving into the fascinating and complex history ofthe American Civil War. With a BA in American History from American PublicUniversity, her primary focus of study is the many human-interest stories thatembody the spirit of the mid-nineteenth century. 

 

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Witness the vile acts of a monstrous heart.

Feel the vicious clash of duality in conflict. Know the light of protection through valiant courage. 

The Chimera Snare:Reflections

The Chimera Snare Book 2

by S & E Black

Genre: Dark Epic Fantasy

-Winner: 2026Literary Titan Gold Book Awards: Fiction
-2nd Place: 2026 BookFest Awards – Fiction- Dark Fantasy
-Book Nerdection “Must Read”
-Readers’ Favorite: 5 Stars

 

Von is cast into the pages of Ananael, the Order’s tome ofsecret knowledge. However, his venture into the past takes an unexpected turnas he awakens within a cosmic void in the presence of the eternal being, whogrants him perspective through others woven through his existence. Yet beforehe may commence his time-altering quest, a trial of discovery, revelation, andhorror surrounding his origin awaits him.

Benson’s monstrous heart sews the seeds of a vile pastbrimming with betrayal and hate. Through unimaginable deceptions and buriedsecrets, familial bonds once forged from love, honor, and acceptance areupended and broken forever. The souls of integral births, sprouting frompillaged and neglected foundations, unfurl a path towards disarray.

Distorted memory fragments challenge Von’s grip on reality,and the reveal of a horrid truth ignites a vicious fury of vengeance. Thoughhis quest for answers falters along the way, he finds help from an unexpectedally. Meanwhile, a mysterious power awakens within Navaryn, putting her at oddswith both her friends and herself. And as the motivations of Celestine’s leaderbecome questionable, her suspicions involving her role within the Halryncontinue to grow.

As the disparate worlds of Celestine and Daeva teeter on thebrink of war, Von and Navaryn are drawn together by unseen forces. Twodestinies, once parallel, now collide. But where bloodshed beckons, a valiantact of courage challenges the course of their fates.

 

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At last, an uneasy silence fell upon the sopping wetgrounds, though the shambled arena creaked eerily. Von quickly Paralleled tothe ground and proceeded to walk toward Navaryn’s limp body lying in a muddycrater several meters away. As he gradually brought his power down, his clawsbegan to retract, and his horns receded into his skull. Clutching his side ashe trotted along, he heard clamoring voices in the distance and a distinctivepair of boots running through the mud towards him.

“Von!” shouted a sober Claymar. “Wow, you’re alright.” Heran to his side and acted as a crutch to hold him upright. “That was, uh,really something back there. Care to explain what all that was?”

“Later,” said Von exhaustedly. “Where’s your uncle?”

“On his way, most likely. He nabbed Illiya and had her scoutfor other Celestines while you were off playing with the shimmery blue one. Whydo you ask?”

“I need to know how much time I have,” Von replied.

“Time? For what?” he asked, peering ahead at Navaryn. Hiseyes widened as she slowly began to stir.

“Hold it, Clay,” ordered Von, pressing his hand against hischest to break his stride.

“What are you worried about? You got her!”

“It’s not that.”

Claymar scrunched his face and asked suspiciously, “Thenwhat is it?”

“She’s strong,” said Von. “Immensely strong. She very wellcould have killed me.”

“Uh, but you’re the one still standing, are you not? Can’tbe that strong,” he teased.

“Something happened, though. She lost control. Her powerspiked with mine, but didn’t stay with her.”

“Ha! You almost sound like you feel sorry for her.”

Von ignored Claymar’s remarks and walked towards Navaryn,who was slowly rising to her knees with her back to him. Claymar followedbehind, but Von turned to him with a furious eye.

Claymar folded his arms and asked, “W-what are you doing?”

The rain calmed, and the moon peeked through the partingclouds, casting a peaceful light onto the glistening, moist ground. Von drewcloser, catching silver scintillations atop the bloodied and scorched wounds onher back.

Navaryn winced in pain as she struggled to rise to her feet,chattering her teeth as the cold, wet mud chilled her bruised skin. Assquelching footsteps neared, she spun around. “W-who’s there?” she uttered,shielding the moonlight from her eyes with her forearm.

Navaryn’s inquisition made Von stop in his tracks. As hereyes adjusted to the razor-sharp rays of light over his silhouette, she quicklyrecognized the warm glow of his crimson eyes.

“Stop! Don’t hurt him!” Navaryn cried out.

Her strange and sudden outburst jolted Von. He looked aroundto find who she was pleading to, but saw no one.

“Wh-what happened to me?” Navaryn asked herself as she gazeddown at her hands.

The confusion in her voice affirmed Von’s earlierassessment. “You’re fine now,” he assured. “You’re back.”

Navaryn’s eyes widened as she looked back up at Von. Withthe simplest of words, uttered with a palpable coldness, he gave her comfortand validation. In him, she found the first person able to convey anunderstanding of what she was going through when all others couldn’t begin to.An essence dwelt within her. One that seized control of her body once triggeredinto play, and left her only with the ability to spectate. A similar plightrang true for Von regarding his notorious beastly transformation. Yet, as hissecond encounter with Navaryn unfolded, his energy had learned to work intandem with the essence that would otherwise overcome him. Von and Navarynbecame locked in a stare just as before, only this time without the presence ofaggression. They saw themselves in each other, in a reflection no longerdistorted.

“Hey, Von!” Claymar called out. “Um, not sure what you’redoing over there, but you should know the cavalry is incoming.”

Sidwell approached with his entourage of soldiers and avexed group of eastern Daeva in tow. As the last of his squadron funneled outof the arena, many of the ceremony attendees emerged from hiding within thesurrounding brush and trees. Mixed in among the crowd were the rest of Daeva’sleaders, Killian, Morgan, Adair, and Godric, with Merisek alongside them.Weaving through the approaching crowd was Joro, whose surreptitious footstepsevaded the spotlight. Although the chattering among the crowd was indistinct,even for Von’s hearing, he could feel the tension steadily rising.

Sidwell stroked his gray, scraggly goatee, suspicious of thepair’s peculiar exchange. Marching with mighty strides, flaunting his prowess,Illiya approached him from the side.

“Have you done what I asked?”

“Yes, sir,” Illiya replied. “I’ve scouted thoroughly, andthere’s no sign of any Celestine formations in the surrounding area. She seemsto be the only one.”

“A spy. Just as I suspected. And a dumb one at that. Shetipped a bartender with Celestine coin,” he replied with a chuckle as hedismissed his lieutenant.

Sidwell and his entourage moved in to surround Navaryn.

“Well, it took you long enough. But you managed to take downthe Celestine without incident to life. That’s as much of a ‘thank you’ thatyou’ll get out of me,” Sidwell uttered to Von before addressing the chatteringcrowd. “People of Daeva! You’ve now witnessed our realm’s very threat with yourown eyes…”

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The Chimera Snare Book 1

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For Rayshell and her best friend Trish, senior year of highschool is going to hell in a handbasket. The feud between Celestine and Daevais bleeding into their world. When a mysterious visitor infiltrates her dreams,Rayshell is thrust into a realm of profound, otherworldly secrets. Together,Rayshell and Trish uncover the unbelievable—they are the living vessels for twobanished Celestine guardians.


Amidst mystical recollections and a wondrous magic system that shatters theveneer of their everyday lives, the two friends embark on a journey againsttime to connect with the Celestine guardians’ allies in hopes of freeing themfrom their imprisonment. Simultaneously, the shadows cast by Daeva darken. Thenotorious outlaw, Merisek, has positioned himself to claim dominion over theOrder of Existence—a trio of powerful artifacts capable of reshaping reality.Armed with two of these relics, Merisek races against the emergence of theCelestine guardians to claim the third. The stage is set for a showdown that willdetermine the fate of existence itself.


Rayshell and Trish are all that stand between Merisek and his unhinged desireto twist the fabric of reality into his making. As the threads of destinyunravel, the question looms: who will be the author of existence, and whatprofound truths will be unveiled in the final, decisive act?

 

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Breathing anxiously, Navaryn clomped atop a patterned runnercarpet in her dirty boots. The gilded elements within the maroon corridorflashed as she passed under the waving candlelight of each chandelier. Thoughshe tried her hardest to refrain, her eyes wandered back to the series ofhaunting paintings hanging on the walls. From treasured times with Von,Lowenna, and Claymar to bouts of training and battles in Opiri and Celestine,each painting depicted a memory from Navaryn’s past, seen through her eyes.Brimming with tears, she continued down the damned corridor with no end insight and no way to turn back. Behind her, a cloud of darkness kept a closepace and consumed all that she passed.

Navaryn’s heart fell to her toes as the next painting cameinto view. Captured inside the ornate golden frame was Von lying shirtless onhis back, in a moment of ecstasy. His lips, delicately parted, wore the glossysheen of her passionate kiss, and his tense red eyes were rolled toward theheadboard behind him. The very memory was etched within her mind so profoundlythat looking upon it in such an outright fashion set her heart ablaze.Confused, distraught, and with no other choice but to press forward, Navarynsprinted ahead unheedingly.

The corridor eventually ended at a remarkably ornate, darkwooden door. With the cloud of looming darkness twisting behind her, Navarynwiped away her tears and steadied her breathing as she pushed it open. Amidstthe scant candlelight, the gilded elements within the capacious room twinkledlike gems inside a cave. She carefully scanned the room until she happened upona curvy figure cloaked in elegant red and golden brocade standing by the farwall.

“Hello?” she called, but no answer came.

Navaryn turned back to the door and found a wall in itsplace. Apprehensively, she placed her fingertips where she remembered thedoorjamb to be only moments before. As she motioned to approach her obscured,gilded companion, her gaze fell upon an immense painting hanging in the middleof the joining wall. One after another, the candles around the room caughtfire.

With a racing heart, Navaryn muttered, “What is this?”

Standing arm in arm in garish, clinquant garb, Navaryn sawherself beside Kumiko as they gestured proudly to a Celestine crowd below. Thefalse instance and her disturbing, unfamiliar expression, painted as ifcaptured through a spectator’s eyes, sent chills down her spine.

Navaryn turned away but found the very same toothy, pridefulsmile mocking her from within the other paintings hanging on the walls. Herface soured in disbelief as she skimmed over them. She was depictedprominently, boasting her pristine Celestine wings beside Benson and Kumiko,sitting tall above the Halryn council. Just as well, she found herself picturedbeside Kumiko in a catalog of moments when they had started a family. Yet, nota single painting in the cursed room housed her beloved friends Lowenna andClaymar, her dearest Von, Aalrija, Fallon, or the number of others who held aspecial place in her heart.

Dizzy from a fit of rapid respiration, Navaryn struggled tomaintain her composure. When her eyes fell back upon the painting of herpregnant belly, draped in fine silvery velvet and lace, she frantically rantoward the embellished figure. Through teary eyes, her vision quaked with awhite blur, and she lost her balance under her clumsy feet.

“What is this place?!” shouted Navaryn as she gripped theshimmery train of the woman’s dress.

The sound of Navaryn’s incessant crying filled the silentroom. Lost in her despair, she felt the fabric slip from her hands as the womanturned around, gently hushing her. Her eyes jolted open once the delicate cooscaught her ear. Fearful for what she knew she would see, she slowly raised herface to the woman.

“Everything that surrounds you here in this room will now beset into motion,” said the woman, placing her decorated hands upon Navaryn’scheeks. “For our imperator commands it.”

The gentle voice and placid countenance, framed in aheaddress of gemstones and twinkling gold, was undeniably her own.

Navaryn recoiled in disbelief. “Our imperator?Benson?”

She watched the sparkling ruby-painted lips of herdoppelganger curl into a smile. “Look around you. Your imperator is no longerBenson.”

The ominous statement immediately coaxed heavy tears to hereyes. “I want nothing to do with anything here!” she roared with flashing whiteeyes. “This is not my life!”

Navaryn’s decorated doppelganger gestured toward a multitudeof paintings that suddenly materialized from the shadows. Following a lightchuckle, she replied, “You’ve never had a choice in the matter. It’s a shameyou didn’t realize it sooner.”

One by one, the paintings morphed perspective, appearing asthough they were moments Navaryn had experienced firsthand, like the ones thathung in the corridor.

“What’s happening?!” Navaryn shouted, then jumped to herfeet.

One haunting image in the distance immediately grabbed herattention. While she approached the painting in disbelief, her doppelgangerstrolled to the far wall, placed her hand against a door concealed by darkness,then saw herself out of the room without another word.

Husband & Wife author duo Shannon Vierra & EdwardAyllon write under the pen name S &E Black. Together, they craft the award-winning series, The Chimera Snare.They share a deep appreciation for music and credit a great number of bands andartists for inspiring their writing journey. Currently, they live in thegreater Chicago area amidst a rich and diverse culture with their clowder ofrescue cats.

Shannon is anurban gardener and an avid seed collector. In the makeup community, she goes bythe moniker zoomzoommacaron and hosts an international, zombie-themed makeupcollab called the #zombabescollab. She also enjoys anime, horror movies, craftbeer & kombucha, cooking (and eating), sunbathing, photography, and singingbadly. Music fuels Shannon’s many passions, especially writing and creatingart. She credits music with saving her life on multiple occasions in herteenage and young adult years.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Edward first discovered the joys ofcreative writing through his early high school studies, and has spent manyyears exploring and developing a deep appreciation for the arts. Since firstcollaborating with his wife, Shannon, he has sprouted a passion and true affinityfor storytelling and crafting literature. In addition to refining his skill increating written works, his other interests include playing bass guitar,listening to music, and dabbling in photography.

 

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Deciding to take a second chance at love is an act ofcourage! 

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Rainy Day Rescue

Seattle Lost Lovers #1

by Josie Malone

Genre: Contemporary Second-Chance, Fake Romance

Real estate broker, Claire Rocklin, buys distressedproperties, rehabs, and sells them to support her pet project, ‘Senior HousingApartments’. She believes nobody has time for the elderly–and no one ever hadtime for her. After the death of her mother when Claire was a child, herserial-cheater father remarried several times, but those marriages didn’t lastmore than two years each.

Three years ago, Claire’s once-upon-a-time stepbrother,Master Sergeant Tony Baldusi, retired from the Army and became a fulltimebusiness partner in Claire’s brokerages. The son of a single mother whodivorced Claire’s father, Tony learned how to survive long before he enlistedin the U.S. Army. He’s been packing a proverbial torch for Claire, along with adiamond engagement ring for three years.

When Claire’s grandparents invite them home forThanksgiving, Tony suggests they pretend to be engaged. After all, they’realready business partners, and their families would easily believe therelationship runs deeper. But can he convince commitment-phobic Claire that shedeserves real happiness? Will their little deception turn into something real,or will she run from love again, breaking both their hearts in the process?

 

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Ghost Writer’s Inn

Baker City: Hearts and Haunts #6

by Josie Malone

Genre: Paranormal Ghost Romance

Former Army Ranger, Mac MacGillicudy served his country foralmost twenty years, fighting in one hotspot after another. Since he retiredfrom the military, he’s roamed the U.S., unaware he’s accompanied by a womanwith a hidden agenda. He enjoys writing action-adventure romances which neverturn out the way he plans or expects or designs. Still his agent, publisher,and readers love them. Learning he’s inherited the old family hotel, Mac headsto Baker City, Washington for Christmas. He’ll help restore the hotel, writehis next book which will hopefully end the way he wants, and perhaps discover ahome.

Registered Nurse, Lillian Bryce didn’t hesitate to answerthe call when her country needed her after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shejoined the US Army and went off to war but didn’t return home, at least notalive. Since she loved books, she went back to the Seattle Public Library whereshe’d spent so many happy hours. She was perfectly content studying,researching, observing and enjoying the other patrons—the live ones, until shesaw Mac MacGillicudy. She was fascinated, focused on him—well on his writing,on his books, except he had them all wrong! So, she fixed them, not once, butagain, and again, and again regardless of how many times he tried to changethem while they traveled the country! Now, they’re off to Baker City.

Will the two of them find love in a place where ghosts arereal or just continue writing about it?

 

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Nicole gets the call at 4 a.m. Her daughter Lacey was found in the woods beside her friend’s dead husband. He was stabbed forty-four times. Lacey is barely alive. Covered in his blood. And completely mute.

She hasn’t said a word since. Not to the police. Not to her husband. Not even to Nicole.

Nicole had Lacey at seventeen and swore her daughter would have a good life. Now Lacey is sitting in a cell, and Nicole’s three grandchildren are left behind with a father who is losing it.

But Nicole knows her daughter. She isn’t a cold-blooded murderer. Guilt didn’t silence her. Fear did. Whatever happened in those woods scared Lacey more than prison.

So Nicole starts digging. But some secrets don’t save people. They destroy them.

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I strode past carts and nurses, straight down the hall, and yanked open the door to room 12.But I wasn’t ready for what was waiting inside. My body jerked back as my hand shot up to my neck. “Dear God.”

Lacey sat upright on the bed, wearing a hospital gown. A doctor stood over her, shining a light into her eyes. Two nurses flanked him.

I almost didn’t recognize her.

Her hair was soaked in dried blood. Matted. Tangled with dirt and leaves. Thick blood streaks ran down her neck and across her temple like Viking war paint. Her face and arms looked like someone had tried to wipe her clean with a wet napkin and given up halfway. Just smears of pink and red everywhere.

The bandage on her forehead was already smudged with red too.

Her eyes met mine. Brown, blank, dull. Nothing behind them.

“Sweetheart!” My voice fell apart. Tears burst out of me as I crossed the room in two desperate strides and grabbed her. Held her. Pressed her to my chest so tight nothing could tear her away again.

Not even the nurse who latched onto my arm.

“Ma’am, you can’t be in here right now.” Her voice was sharp and demanding.

I didn’t move.

The other nurse came at me from the side. Hands on my other arm.

“You need to wait outside,” she said, yanking at me.

“Get off me,” I growled.

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When the Earth rebels, family survives the storm.

 

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Day After Disaster

The Changing Earth Series Book 1

by Sara F. Hathaway

Genre: Postapocalyptic Family Drama Thriller

When a mega-quake buries Sacramento in toxic floodwaters,Erika Moore emerges from a bomb shelter—burned and alone, she’s desperate tofind her husband and son. A country girl with a martial arts background, shefights to survive a lawless Sierra Nevada, battling gangs and saving a lostgirl, Star. In a The Road-like wasteland with The Last ofUs grit, every choice tests her: help others or herself? Desperate toreclaim her family, she presses on—until disaster strikes again. With raidersand waves rising, her reunion teeters on ruin. A post-apocalyptic tale ofcourage and chaos—will she outrun the next catastrophe?

 

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Jane stood there watching her go. Just as Sam closed thegate behind her, Jane heard Doug’s crew coming down the side of the mountainfrom the right-hand side.

Moving the gate was a slow process. It slammed with a bang as people flooded down themountainside. There was no way to open it again in time to get Jaclyn safelyinside before the attackers ascended upon them.

Jane screamed to Jaclyn, “Run, Jaclyn, run and hide! They’llcatch you!”

Jane was frantically pulling the gate open. Jaclyn startedto run along the river’s edge, where the flowing water pulled back the mud andleft less slippery stone. Thinking fast, Erika ran to Artaz. Star was alreadymounted, and Erika jumped up in front of her.

“Whatever you do, don’tlet go!” Erika yelled while driving her legs into Artaz.

Artaz leaped forward. In a flash, they flew around the edgeof the wall, splashing through the river. They hit the beach and galloped. Themud flew in the air as they pounded along the river bed. Then, she saw Jaclynrunning in fear as fast as she could. Artaz was soaring now; his hoofs were clacking across the rock. Somehow, hefound solid footing every time. Erika was a short distance from Jaclyn. Theywere going to make it. Then, all of a sudden, a truck came into her view fromher left. The engine roared as the truck bound across the mud. They wereclosing in on Jaclyn! Erika realized she would never make it before the truckand pulled back hard on Artaz, causing him to come to a sliding stop.

As Artaz spun around on his heels to scamper back to thecompound’s safety, Erika heard Star scream, “They have her.”

“There’s nothing we can do now except get out of here,”Erika shouted. She was out of her head to be running after Jaclyn. All thatwould come of it was her and Star getting captured as well. Then she heard themen from the truck shouting.

“There it is! The horse. That girl is riding it. Get it!”They quickly turned and started chasing Erika down, but before they could gettheir truck rolling through the deep muck, Erika was back around the wall,galloping toward the bridge.

Erika raced across the camp. They tied Jaclyn up like ananimal in the back of the truck. The men were laughing at her and hitting her.She screamed in horror for someone to help her, but there would be no help. Shewould become another victim in a world that no longer had sympathy for thedefenseless.

Erika could not help her now. Too much time was wastedalready. The giant hooks were pulling on the walls. Some were starting to fall.She watched Sam and Jane retreat to the designated point for the final attack.The marauders were shooting guns and throwing spears at Jane and Sam. Jane andSam were firing back, but their ammo was limited, and Erika knew it. Sam ranback to the cover point. Erika was forgotten in the fray. The bridge would beblown, and Erika was on the wrong side!

She dug her heels deep into Artaz. They galloped toward thebridge. She could see Jane getting ready to hit the switch, but in a second,Jane was standing there with a spear directly through her eye, and it wascoming out the back of her head. Screaming for Jane, Sam shot the spear throwerdead in his tracks. Sam went to fire again, but the only sound was: click. . . click. He was out of bullets and the marauders were closing in.Erika jumped off a galloping Artaz and rolled over to the generator. Artaz hitthe brakes quickly on the bridge when he felt Erika jump. Star instinctuallymoved up and gripped the reins. Yanking on one rein, Star wheeled back aroundtoward Erika. A group of men were closing in. She hit the switch. As she lookedback, she saw Artaz with Star at the reins.

Erika leaped up in front of Star, and they tore across thebridge that was blowing up almost underneath them. They turned to get Sam andsaw a bullet rip through his chest. Debris rained down on them as the bridgeand the men exploded.

Artaz was now in a wild gallop, completely panicked from thebarrage of gunfire aimed at them. He barreled up the hill uncontrollably. Starsuddenly clenched Erika tightly and screamed. Artaz shied violently, and ittook all of Erika’s strength to stay seated in the saddle. He dodged left andright, fear fueling his wild scramble up the mountainside. He ran like neverbefore. Halfway up the hill, he collapsed into a lifeless mass.

During the crash, Erika and Star were launched through theair. They were knocked unconscious. All that could be heard was the quiet of anunbelievable night. As Erika lay there somewhere between reality andunconsciousness, she told herself, this is all just a horrible nightmare, and I’m going to wake up. What is thislife? 

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The Lost Vegas Years

The Changing Earth Series Book 1.5

In the wake of the Great Quake, Las Vegas lies in ruins,transformed into a federal refugee camp where survival is a daily struggle.Amidst the chaos and despair, Erika Moore fights to protect her family from thegovernment’s iron rule. With her husband Vince by her side, they must navigatea world filled with danger and betrayal. As their defiance sparks whispers ofErika being the camp’s “Savior,” each act of resistance threatens totear their family apart.

But Erika is not alone in her fight. Vince, the camp’s quiet hero, buildsaquaponics gardens to feed the starving, a symbol of resilience in the face ofoppression. As the government pushes for extreme measures and family adoptionprograms, Erika and Vince’s covert training and unwavering determination becometheir greatest weapons. From the ruins of Sacramento to the dusty streets ofVegas, their family’s bond is tested by loss, sacrifice, and a risingrevolution that could destroy everything they hold dear.

For fans of post-apocalyptic thrillers like The Road and The Hunger Games, Backto the Lost Vegas Years is a heart-pounding journey into a world of survival,resistance, and unbreakable spirit. In the midst of a dystopian nightmare, onewoman’s fire and one man’s roots may be the key to saving their family andsparking a revolution. Don’t miss this gripping installment in the ChangingEarth series.

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Without Land

The Changing Earth Series Book 2

Nine years trapped in a FEMA camp have crushed ErikaMoore—once a legendary survivor, now a shadow haunted by a failed riot andiron-box torment. Her family—husband Vince and their kids—is her lifeline in aworld of forced infertility and despair. A rescue squad gig offers escape, butbetrayal and floods unravel her fragile hope. In a The Handmaid’s Tale-esquenightmare with The Last of Us’ brutal edge, Erika battles a tyrannical systemto free her loved ones. Every step risks everything—submission or salvation.This post-apocalyptic clash of grit and defiance hooks like a dystopianthriller—can Erika shatter the walls? Dive into the next chapter of survival.

 

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The Walls of Freedom

The Changing Earth Series Book 3

Erika and Vince Moore lead their family north through aquake-scarred Sierra Nevada, nature reclaiming the ruins, fleeing feds andmercenaries for freedom. Hunted and frail, a drifting haven spares themstarvation’s grasp—but storms and peril nearly claim young Daniel. In a StationEleven-like world of fragile renewal and The 100’s fiercesurvival, Erika fights on as Vince teeters on death’s edge from brutal wounds.Her spirit snaps, marching toward doom to shield her own. Allies Bennet andVirgis offer refuge—until she’s summoned to a governing board to unveil adecade of horrors and a new quake looms. This post-apocalyptic tale of grit andsacrifice hooks like a rebel’s stand—will Erika break the chains? Dive deeperinto the fight.

 

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Battle For the South

The Changing Earth Series Book 4

Erika and Vince Moore trek south to warn of a loomingdisaster, risking all to save her mom and friends in a crumbling Las Vegas.Hunted by feds and mercenaries, they rally with a Texas militia throughhurricanes and heartbreak—until a vengeful shadow from Erika’s past strikes. Ina The Passage-like sprawl of ruin and resolve, with Snowpiercer’s relentlessfight, Erika battles storms and betrayal, her spirit forged in sacrifice asfoes close in. Allies crumble, cities teeter, and a desperate stand looms. Thispost-apocalyptic epic of grit and loyalty grips like a survivor’s last cry—willErika save her own against the next calamity? Dive into the battle’s fiercesoul.

 

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Dark Days in Denver

The Changing Earth Series Book 5

Riding rebel victories, Erika Moore guides her family to aDenver homestead, a fleeting calm eclipsed by a brewing disaster. Hunted byfeds and bounty hunters, her cover shatters amid betrayal and bloodshed—oldbonds strain and new threats surge. In a Parable of the Sower-likeweave of raw resilience, with The Walking Dead’s brutal chaos,Erika fights to safeguard her own as the West frays at the seams. A desperateclash for the city tests her soul, with ruin closing in. This post-apocalypticepic of courage and survival grips like a rebel’s last breath—will Erika defythe dark days? Dive into the fray of loyalty and loss.

 

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The Endless Night

The Changing Earth Series Book 6

Bound in a bounty hunter’s den, Erika Moore grips a shred ofdefiance, her spirit bruised yet fierce. Hunted by feds and a merciless captor,she mourns her lost family—until echoes of their resistance stir her fight. Ina The Road-like sprawl of stark desperation, with SwanSong’s epic struggle, Erika endures TJ’s mind-breaking torment, herwill forged as he twists her soul. A storm churns outside, hinting atsalvation. This post-apocalyptic tale of grit and redemption cuts like asurvivor’s final plea—will Erika pierce the endless night? Dive into thetempest of loyalty and ruin.

 

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Hope On the Horizon

The Changing Earth Series Book 7

Arriving in Dallas, Erika Moore battles the mental scars TJSwenson left behind, her mind grasping for clues of the past while facing thepresent. With Vince at her side, she claws toward recovery as a fracturedresistance wavers—still haunted by TJ’s relentless glare. In a StationEleven-like weave of fragile hope, with The Book of Eli’s unyieldingresolve, Erika defies cravings to rally her people, her son Dexter rising tosteady their cause. A northern refuge offers peace, but peril stalks theirpath. This post-apocalyptic tale of grit and renewal lifts like a survivor’squiet cry—will Erika reclaim the horizon? Dive into a fight for family andlight.

 

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The Bitter End

The Changing Earth Series Book 8

Erika Moore stands fierce in Pine Springs, a rebel leaderhunted by TJ Swenson, a tyrant who claims her soul. With Vince and their sonDexter at her side, she guards a fragile west against an ice age and TJ’s irongrip. In a The Walking Dead-like clash of brutal stakes, with TheHunger Games defiant spirit, Erika strikes at TJ’s core, her familychasing secrets to shatter his reign. A last stand looms as ruin encroaches.This post-apocalyptic epic of grit and defiance roars like a survivor’s finalcry—will Erika forge freedom from the bitter end? Dive into a saga of rebellionand resolve.

 

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Sara is an author, a fighter, a mother, and a wife. Herwritings’ central philosophy is that anyone can be confident in anysurvival situation with the right skills and mental attitude. She wants peopleto learn through a fictional experience just how fragile our manufacturedsociety is.

She practices these philosophies by training in variousmartial arts disciplines and homesteading with her family. Sara graduatedfrom the California State University of Sacramento with a Bachelor ofScience in Business Administration and published her first novel in 2014. Shehosts self-defense seminars and avoiding abductions and sexual assaults.

Sara currently lives in the piney forest of east Texas. As ahappily married woman with two boys, she delights in quality family timehiking and camping. Besides writing and fighting, she raises chickens,tends to her garden, and works as an insurance agent during the week.

 

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Keeping secrets keeps you alive.

Sienna would know.

A Hundred Black Sunrises

A Friday the 13th Story

by Tamela Miles

Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance

A hundreddifferent ways to break your heart, a hundred different ways to take your lastbreath. Sienna and Finn are exploring their strange attraction to each otheruntil strange becomes something sinister. The clock is ticking as they fight tounravel the mystery of what draws them together on fateful Friday, the 13th.

 

What readers are saying:

A Hundred Black Sunrises is a haunting and emotionally charged horrorshort that blends reincarnation, cursed love, and inevitable tragedy. The storyfollows Sienna and Finn, two souls drawn together across lifetimes, only toface the same dark fate again and again. What begins as an intriguingconnection quickly spirals into something far more sinister, as the truthbehind their bond unravels. Though short, the narrative delivers a powerful mixof supernatural horror and tragic romance.

 – Alicia Dean, Goodreads Reviewer

 

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A loud cracking sounded across the room and a huge, sil- vergilded mirror fractured in half, splitting apart their reflec- tions. Elijahgrabbed her hand and spoke softly. “Let me get you away from here,Poppy.”

As they moved toward the dining room entrance, one of thekit- chen servants appeared. Her brown eyes widened and then narrowed at thescene laid out before her. She hastily wiped her hands on her white apron andlatched onto Poppy’s other hand.

“Run far, far away from this cursed place. Take nothingwith you. His evil was contained while he was alive, but his deathmeans…” she trailed off and shrugged her shoulders.

“What…what did he mean by “a hundred blacksunrises?” Poppy asked in a tremulous voice.

 The servant smiledsadly. “Nothing good, you can believe that.” She gestured towards thehallway leading to the front door as a dozen other servants from the kitchensuddenly crowded around them. “Now, go! Take her and go!”

Elijah needed no further encouragement and pulled a dazedPoppy down the hallway, already filled with black smoke. As he opened the heavydoor, she looked back one last time to say goodbye to every- thing she had everknown, and her gaze lit on Christianpaul’s smiling portrait of himself as amuch younger man. She shivered as Elijah led her out the front door and sheclutched his arm fearfully. Poppy knew every brushstroke of that painting andnever in her life had the bastard worn a smile in it.

Tamela Miles is a California State University San Bernardino graduatestudent with a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development and a formerflight attendant. She grew up in Altadena, California in that tumultuous timeknown as the 1980s. She now resides with her family in the Inland Empire, CA.She’s a horror/paranormal romance writer mainly because it feels so good havingher characters do bad things and, later, pondering what makes them so bad andwhy they can never seem to change their wicked ways.

She enjoys emails from people who like her work. In fact, she lovesemails. She can be contacted at tamelamiles@yahoo.com or her Facebook page,Tamela Miles Books. She also welcomes reader reviews and enjoys the feedbackfrom people who love to read as much as she does.

 

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