"Konkol's debut and Rebirth of the Fallen series launch offers a glimpse into a bleak but arresting world where only three human-controlled cities remain after the rest have fallen to demons. This grimdark fantasy adventure will strongly appeal to adult readers." - Publishers' Weekly "A must read for anyone who loves epic, dark fantasy." -Steven Searls, author of My Travels With a Dead Man Deep within the rainforest, a group of students barely survive an encounter with an ancient boar. In doing so, they stumble upon a series of events that threaten ...

"It's a great, fun, gory read." - Kat Loves Books Soon after getting out of prison, Kyle goes on a night of drinking and chasing women. The next day he wakes up in a wooded area to find the woman he was fooling around with dead. In all likelihood, he killed her. The action quickly gets underway as Kyle is on the run from the police. However, it is not just the police he has to worry about. The girl he killed has friends willing to head into the woods. And unlike the police, these friends don't want to take Kyle alive. There is also someone else ...

Roland Marcel hides well. Technology is his camouflage—beyond the bleeding edge. Despite his desire to insulate himself from human contact, he imitates it by programming his ship’s computer with several personalities, ones he designed and controls. Stealing technology and information gives him an edge. It also reveals a betrayal that could result in an alien invasion. With no friends or contacts to count on, can Roland stop this plot, or will he just continue to hide?

"... a heartbreaking and poignant story about a poor family from Guatemala and what they must to do to survive." -Eduardo E. Julio Meet Santi and Javi, two boys from the slums of Guatemala City. Their mother's ties to the MS-13 gang places their lives in imminent danger. The boys are descendants of Suré, an indigenous Tarahumara woman, who passed down the Rarámuri belief of praying to Mother Moon and Father Sun. The brutal violence that defines gang life in Guatemala, forces Santi and Javi to flee their homeland, riding on top of a freight ...

"This tasty 1950s L.A. noir crime novel goes down smoother than an Old Fashioned. Highly recommended." - Best Thrillers   Los Angeles, 1954. Sending a pair of mass murderers to the chair got his name in the papers, but veteran fighter pilot turned detective, Augy Small, couldn't celebrate. The culprits confessed, but the cops only ever found one body. Who had the killers died to protect? Katya Tyler, a Russian enigma with a wad of cash in one hand and a hit list in the other, claims to have the answers. First, she wants Augy's help to bring down ...

"This important, nail-biting crime thriller about MS-13 sets the bar very high. One of the year's best thrillers."- Best Thrillers The bodies of high school and middle school kids are found dead from an overdose of heroin and fentanyl. The drug trade along the I-94 and I-43 corridors and the Milwaukee Metro area is controlled by MS-13, a violent gang originating from El Salvador. Ricardo Fuentes is sent from Chicago to Waukesha to find out who is cutting in on their business, shut it down and teach them a lesson. But he has an ulterior motive: find and ...

Love a good adventure story-one with sweet old dogs and flawed, yet lovable humans? Hate the idea of factory farming and animal abuse? If so, you're gonna love  Clucked! Clucked takes the reader, its bereaved Spam-loving protagonist, and one elderly rat terrier on a wild voyage from Corpus Christi Bay to the Sea Islands. What do you do when you have nothing left to lose? You say goodbye to everything and everyone you'd ever known, pack up your worldly belongings (and an old half-blind dog), cast off your lines and set sail in your tiny sailboat ...

In the summer of 1857, the Devil visited Titusville, Pennsylvania and was greeted by an exorcist with a drinking problem and a bad attitude. This is his story: For the low price of five dollars, Dexter "Dex" James will exorcise your demons: the demon of lust, drink, and gluttony. Unfortunately, he's new in town, and few people take him seriously. The ones that do, don't have a dime to spare. Desperate for money, he elicits help from a boy named Boo and a beautiful woman, named Miss Leslie-she's half his age and a prostitute, but Dex is smitten. After ...

'Lavish and complete world-building, made grand and epic by the range of fascinating creatures, [McDaniel] takes elements of classic fantasy and does unexpected things with them.' – Authors Reading War stirs in the hearts of the elves and humans. Jaerick, king of the elves, and Traelyn, Great Mother of the humans, have a storied and tragic past, but neither can recall anything but the hate between them for actions in a past that has been wiped from memory. The Quarterstar Prophecy, however, stirs within the realm, with a will of its ...

Overworked and underappreciated Emily Esposito thinks wrestling her young son Dante into his Halloween costume is her biggest worry-until her husband shows up with his new girlfriend and tells her their marriage is over. Emily's waitressing job is suddenly in jeopardy when the diner is put on the market, and she anxiously wonders how she will pay her half of the mortgage. If that's not enough, the dates she tentatively embarks on don't turn out quite as well as she expected, and the support she seeks from her mother is met with acute disapproval. Emily ...