Books

CHILDREN'S / MIDDLE GRADE | FICTION

Scary Stories for Kids Age 9-12: Spooky, Short Ghost Tales and Mysterious Adventures for Campfires, Sleepovers, and Halloween Fun

by Nicole Goodman

Scary Stories for Kids Age 9-12 offers spine-tingling ghost tales and eerie mysteries perfect for campfires, sleepovers, and Halloween fun! From haunted scarecrows to spooky games, this collection will thrill young readers. Includes a bonus 'Knock Knock Jokes for Kids' e-book for endless family fun!

GAY / LESBIAN | FICTION

The Eternal Spell

by Rebecca Cohen

Callum Gething meets the alluring Dominic Fairweather at a card game during a night on the Ton, and agrees to take a strange pottery object to stand-in for his winnings. But a spell from thousands of years ago is going to change everything Dominic and Callum thought about themselves, and who they were in Ancient Egypt when their souls were first bound together. The Eternal Spell is the first in a shared world of The Pharaoh's Promise. An ancient spell designed to keep loved ones together in the afterlife is locked away, but when freed the spell casts its influence through the centuries weaving love along its path.

GENERAL FANTASY | FICTION

A Mountain in the Air

by Laura Koerber

A magical realism trilogy. From a review: "What the reader gets is a fantastic tapestry of differing threads - a woman, who can sit in an open window one second, and fly us through dark forests the next - ghosts - ghosts with relationships to their landscapes, ghosts who are technically still alive, ghosts who sidestep time (did you and your family starve to death in 1995? Here, step into 2025 and have a warm meal.) Readers will encounter hope, melancholy, comedy, scary passages, sad passages, happy passages, cool ideas, friendly ideas, lovely ideas, bold ideas; this book is just terrific. It’s so rich. Some different, rewarding thing is happening on every page - even if it’s just a person coming to peace with the mundane tasks of life. I haven’t even scratched the surface of all you’ll find in this book."

Dark Age Monarch: The Reign of King Arthur

by Joseph J. Swope

A captivating reimagining of King Arthur’s reign based on myth and pieces of historical record! In a fifth-century Britain left fractured and vulnerable to invaders, a new king emerges whose feats will echo through time…

Eldrich Engineer Complete Series Boxed Set

by Kevin McLaughlin and Michael Anderle

His experiment shouldn’t have wrecked his lab, created a portal, or sucked him through the portal. Despite that, Charles Smith found himself landing atop the emissary of an evil group of mages, along with gear from his lab, which turned the mage into paste. This won Charles the gratitude of King Alfred of Kortall. Grab this boxed set and join Charles on his adventures through an unexpected portal!

HORROR | FICTION

The Boy in the Burgundy Hood

by Steve Griffin

An atmospheric, spine-tingling ghost story with a dark twist… Alice Deaton can’t believe her luck when she lands her dream job at a medieval English manor house. Mired in debt, the elderly owners have transferred their beloved Bramley to a heritage trust. Alice must prepare it for opening to the public in the spring. But when the ghosts start appearing - the woman with the wounded hand and the boy in the burgundy hood - Alice realises why her predecessor might have left the isolated house so soon. As she peels back the layers of the mystery, the secrets Alice uncovers haunting Bramley’s heart will be dark - darker than she could ever have imagined... “Turn the screw it does, right up to its terrifyingly dark finale.” -- Caroline Noe.

This book contains scenes of: animal cruelty

The Wailings: A Horror Novella

by B.G. Craig

Rei’s memories slip through her fingers. Every ninth night, another child is adopted, and each time she can’t recall their face… or their name. Just a blurry, featureless head. Will she ever be adopted? Is… anyone ever adopted? Why can’t she remember anyone? This unique novella is told out of chronological order and easy to devour in a single sitting. It's a hair-raising read for fans of Coraline or The Promised Neverland.

LITERARY FICTION | FICTION

The Sense of It

by Linda DeGree

In the crucible of the Vietnam War Era, two siblings embark on separate journeys of defiance and growth. Margie and James are on the cusp of adulthood when James makes a life-altering choice – he drops out of school and leaves home just before graduation. Margie is consumed by concern, both for his uncertain future without a diploma and the ever-present military draft. James's unwavering conviction takes him down a path of resistance. He adamantly refuses to participate in a war he deems unjust, declaring, "I will not put myself in the position of having to kill another human being just because my country is at war with his country." His steadfastness leads him to jail, while Margie continues her education. Their story unfolds through a collection of heartfelt letters exchanged between siblings.

MYSTERIES | FICTION

Multiple Motives (A Kate Huntington Mystery)

by Kassandra Lamb

Psychotherapist Kate Huntington is “a wonderful character–a strong female lead, compassionate and loyal.” She helps others cope with the trauma in their lives, but she herself has led a charmed life...until a killer rips it apart. Who holds a murderous grudge against her and her closest friends, and doesn’t seem to care if others get caught in the crossfire?

One Night in Drake Mansion

by Channing Whitaker

Eighty years ago, a wealthy family returned home from a magic show, after which neither they nor the magician were ever seen again. Nearly a century later, for a live TV event, their mansion will be opened, allowing contestants to spend one night. Each contestant - a psychic, a high-tech ghost hunter, a Hollywood scream queen, a local woman, and a skeptic - tries to unravel the mystery. The journal of the family patriarch, Vinton Drake, is discovered, describing his service as a medic in WWI, when he first met the magician. Intensity soars when the contestants discover their lives are in genuine peril. Is the mansion haunted? What fate befell the Drake family? And will the contestants uncover the truth in time to save themselves?

The Author

by Sabrina Wade

Rule#1 Never taunt an author–they just might write you into the story. Three reviewers. One twisted plot. No way out. It started with a few snarky comments online about a book by an author no one had heard of. But now, Logan, Hannah, and Jonathan are trapped in a nightmare. Locked in a cold, underground labyrinth, they have no idea who’s behind their kidnapping. Until the voice of author EJ Mills, echoes through the darkness. This isn’t just about revenge. It’s about vindication. Forced to participate in a deadly experiment, will they prove that Mills’s hypothesis is correct? Are all people inherently selfish when it comes to their own survival? The clock is ticking. One wrong answer could be their last. Will they escape the story before it’s too late? Or will this be their final chapter?

MYSTERIES-FEMALE SLEUTHS | FICTION

Death By Chance: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery

by Abigail Keam

Halloween is right around the corner when Lady Elsmere throws an elaborate Civil War costume ball. Wearing a nineteenth-century ball gown, Josiah ventures into the party's corn maze to find her dog, Baby, and take him home, only to find Baby standing over a fallen scarecrow. But is it really a scarecrow? Josiah doesn't have time to find out because someone dressed as the Grim Reaper bolts out of the shadows, swinging a scythe and heading straight for her. Our heroine picks up her skirts and flees, yelling, "Murder! Murder in the corn maze!"

MYSTERIES-POLICE PROCEDURALS | FICTION

Mike Stoneman Thriller Box Set Vol. 1-3

by Kevin Chapman

The first three books in the award-winning Mike Stoneman Thriller series. Meet NYPD homicide detective Mike Stoneman and his partner, Jason Dickson, as they chase down a tech-savvy serial killer in book #1: Righteous Assassin. On the last Saturday of the month, there will be blood. In Deadly Enterprise (book #2), Mike and Michelle dig into the young woman's murder, which leads to a dark place in the NYPD. Is it possible that dirty cops are involved? Finally, in Lethal Voyage, winner of the 2021 Kindle Book Award, Mike, Jason, Michelle, and Jason's girlfriend, Rachel, take an impromptu cruise from New York to Bermuda. When the wife of a Broadway producer falls to her death from a balcony, Michelle thinks it's murder. On this Bermuda cruise, the onboard production of Chicago isn't the only venue for murder. Read all three volumes in this single box set!

ROMANCE-COMEDY | FICTION

Accidental Abduction

by E.L. Koslo

Hoodwinking Hudson The crush I have on my best friend’s brother Hudson likely borders on being unhealthy. But when he dons a mask at a Halloween party and suddenly notices me, I’m not going to argue. Especially when he goes from my grumpy boss to the growling dominant man of my wildest fantasies. Hijacking (C)harley My pseudo ex-girlfriend (sort of) breaks up with me days before Halloween, citing my reliable nature as boring and vanilla. Tired of playing it safe, I decide to fulfill her fantasy of being kidnapped by a masked man. The only problem is...I end up abducting the wrong feisty comic book villainess. Accidental Abduction is a spooky, interconnected stand-alone short novel with a grumpy, filthy mouthed cinnamon roll and his little sister's feisty best friend.

ROMANCE-CONTEMPORARY | FICTION

Everything She Ever Wanted

by Liz Durano

When her perfectly planned life falls apart, transplant surgeon Harlow James trades her medical scrubs for the open road and ends up off the grid in Taos, New Mexico hoping to find out where she went wrong. Instead, she finds the perfect man. He's gorgeous, funny and perfect in every way. He’s just too young.

Faking-It With My Bad Boy Billionaire

by Vitina Rose

I never thought I’d be a fake fiancé… or that a gorgeous billionaire would make me an offer too good to resist. The offer? Enough money to reopen my family’s restaurant. The catch? A fake engagement to a notorious bad boy almost twice my age. And if Guy Rossi wants to inherit his grandfather’s fashion empire, he needs me to agree. Sinfully handsome and dripping in male confidence, the man is every woman’s tatted fantasy in a suit. He’s also the grumpiest alpha-hole I've ever met. But being forced to live together makes me realize there’s more to him than just broad shoulders and washboard abs. And somewhere between the blurred lines of playing house and cashing in my v-card, I’ve fallen hard. But Guy doesn’t do love and commitment for real. And pretending that I can walk away without him when our deal is done, is too heart shattering to fake.

Moonlight Cowboy

by Jennie Atkins

I’m Daniel Gallagher. An art teacher by day and a world-famous artist at night. I’d do anything to reboot my life after the death of my wife. So, when my private investigator friend asks me to do him a favor, I jump at the chance to escape to the small island town of Victory. Big mistake. The woman I’m to monitor works at the island’s art gallery. Her multiple shopping sprees have island residents wondering where she’s getting the money for all her purchases. As I get to know her, I discover two things. One, falling for the gallery assistant is not in my job description. And two, there is a reason I should have left my gumshoes at home. Especially when the secrets I uncover have nothing to do with the “Good Samaritan” missions she performs in secret for her employer but have the power to rip her fragile world apart.

Mountain Man Soldier: A Surprise Pregnancy Romance

by Natasha Black

“Avoiding trouble was always my plan.” Until he came crashing back into my life. Just when I think I can trust him, his past returns with a vengeance. Now, his enemies have me in their sights. I want to run, but I need him more than ever. Will he protect me... or break me for good?

The Warrior's B & B

by Jennie Atkins

Sage Johnson decided whom she intended to marry at the ripe old age of eight years old. Too bad, the groom, and her dearest childhood friend, Derick Rogers, didn’t have a clue. Twenty years later, Derick is halfway around the world fighting for his country and Sage is a physical therapist and the new owner of her grandparent’s bed-and-breakfast—not the life she’d envisioned. Especially when Derick appears at her B & B blinded and bruised by an IED explosion and needing her help. In a panic, she lies about who she is and introduces herself as Abbi Johnson. She could get away with it, right? What could go wrong? Everything!

ROMANCE-EROTIC | FICTION

The Whole Package

by Natalie Grace

Life in LA isn’t what Ava, Lily, Carmen, Diana, and Elena imagined, but they’ve learned how to survive it—one client at a time. This isn’t about love or romance; it’s about heat, power, and the delicate balance between control and surrender. By night, they’re the ones making fantasies come true in the city of angels. By day, they’re real women with real struggles, juggling secrets, ambitions, and the desire for something more. This isn’t just a job—it’s survival. But along the way, they discover that even in the steamy heat of LA’s darkest corners, there’s still room for friendship, love, and maybe even redemption. In a world of high stakes and hotter nights, these five women find out just how far they’re willing to go to make it to the other side, with plenty of spice along the way.

ROMANCE-PARANORMAL | FICTION

Coyote's Vow

by Christina Lynn Lambert

Kylie was the victim of a brutal experiment that gave her telekinetic abilities. Coyote shifter Trevor doesn’t trust the psy but when his feelings for Kylie grow out of control, will he risk everything to be with her? When a deranged doctor has disturbing plans for shifters and psy, can Trevor and Kylie stop him, or will they be silenced forever?

This book contains scenes of: torture

SCIENCE FICTION | FICTION

Corsair

by Henrik Sorensen

Kalaiapi’s job as a post-human space privateer tasked with protecting her species from the Predatory Universe is hard enough. But when the data drive connected to her brain malfunctions, Kalaiapi suddenly finds herself the potential source of exactly the kind of extinction event she is tasked with preventing. Driven to the edge of the known galaxy while wrestling with a sentience inextricably connected to her own, Kalaiapi discovers a mysterious colony of enslaved bio-automatons and must battle to protect fragile lives from a malevolent planet, warring galactic imperia – and even entropy itself. Against the cold abyss of malevolent nature, what chance does one Corsair have?

Splitting Skies

by Mikhail Gladkikh

What if people destroy reality? Humanity's thirst for simplification in a technology-driven world leads to the ultimate creation: Designed Consciousness. This invention destroys society's framework and brings humanity to the verge of collapse. But the implications for the structure of the universe itself are much more sinister. An older man who has lost his purpose and a blind artist girl embark on the impossible quest to prevent the disaster. As the fabric of reality unravels, the two unlikely heroes must question if the world deserves to be saved.

WOMEN'S FICTION | FICTION

Holiday Collection Box Set - Home Again for Christmas, Her Letter, The Last Christmas Ornament, A Christmas Dinner on Marshall Street

by Jacie Middlemann

Four heartwarming stories filled with everything Christmas brings... family, friends, Christmas trees, huge meals, childhood Christmas memories, mothers baking turkeys, siblings bickering that goes on into adulthood, and sometimes when least expected, a little bit of romance.

BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR | NONFICTION

Who Killed My Sea Monkeys? And Other Tales of Life

by Joe Palermo

The world, through Joe Palermo’s eyes, is always an exciting place. His conversational writing style makes you feel he is regaling you with his adventures over a beer or cup of coffee. Whether writing about Smokey the Bear as his childhood therapist, the demise of his Sea Monkeys, living in Japan, or more recent events like losing his wife to the Korean boy band BTS, you’ll feel like you’ve experienced it yourself.