22 year old, university drop out, Marisa Gellys' life took a turn for the worse when she arrived early at Kyle Matthews’ annual Halloween Bash. Months later, Marisa’s on her way back to her hometown for her dad’s fiftieth birthday party. 29 year old hotel heir, Xander Barns had his own plans for this weekend and whether Marisa wants to or not, she's about to become a huge part of it. Views: 35
New short story in the Mindspace Investigations universe (with two bonus short stories in other worlds from author Alex Hughes). Open Mind When the cops call me in the middle of the night, I know it's bad. One of their own is dead, strangled in her car by a professional killer, and it's up to me, telepath consultant extraordinaire, to pull the rabbit out of my hat and solve the case. Only this time I'm not so sure I can. Homicide Detective Isabella Cherabino is breathing down my neck. The dead cop's partner is too. And now, the worst--there was a five-year-old kid in the car, a kid no one can find. Note from the author: "Rabbit Trick" takes place before the events of Clean, so the hero intentionally remains nameless. Views: 35
Johannes Cabal, necromancer of some little infamy, returns in this riotously clever and terrifically twisted tale of murder and international intrigue.
In this genre-twisting novel, infamous necromancer Johannes Cabal, after beating the Devil and being reunited with his soul, leads us on another raucous journey in a little-known corner of the world. This time he's on the run from the local government. Stealing the identity of a minor bureaucrat, Cabal takes passage on the Princess Hortense , a passenger aeroship that is leaving the country. The deception seems perfect, and Cabal looks forward to a quiet trip and a clean escape, until he comes face-to-face with Leonie Barrow, an enemy from the old days who could blow his cover. But when a fellow passenger throws himself to his death, or at least that is how it appears, Cabal begins to investigate out of curiosity. His minor efforts result in a vicious attempt on his own life — and then the gloves come off. Cabal and Leonie — the only woman to ever match wits with him — reluctantly team up to discover the murderer. Before they are done, there will be more narrow escapes, involving sword fighting and newfangled flying machines. There will be massive destruction, not to mention resurrected dead.
Steampunk meets the classic Sherlockian mystery in this rip-roaring adventure where anything could happen… and does. Views: 35
Someone, or something, is murdering the entourage of Theron Sava, newly appointed head of his family's crime syndicate. Fearful for both his life and his reputation, Theron's advisors reach out to the crew of the Arazura, and beg for help in discovering the killer's identity. Amid tension, old wounds reopening, and uncertain loyalties within the group, the investigation quickly leads to explosive confrontations and startling revelations. And Phaira, Cohen, Renzo, Sydel and CaLarca soon realize that this assassin, and this underworld life, might be their ultimate ruin. Views: 35
A dragon's treasure turns traitor when secrets ignite.Fee is a fire mage on an impossible mission. After cutting her teeth on tales of dragons' dastardliness, she willingly straps explosives to her belly and sets off to infiltrate the home base of the shifters who rule over all mankind.Mason is the Lord Dragon tasked with protecting ordinary humans from harm. As part of his duties, he squashes a forest fire...then stumbles across a comatose woman who triggers his urge to collect and preserve rare beauty.The world Fee wakes into is very different from the medieval society she'd imagined would exist within a dragon's lair. But can she protect these well-fed, happy people when her overbearing father is in charge of her bomb's detonator switch?This 24,000 word novella is a standalone set within the Dragon Mage world. Views: 35
Eleven year old Ajuba has been abandoned at a Devon boarding school by her Ghanaian father. Haunted by the circumstances of her mother's breakdown, Ajuba falls under the spell of new girl Polly Venus, and her chaotic, glamorous family. As the passionate bond between the two girls deepens, they discover what they think are the bones of dead kittens, hidden in the attic of the Venus home; but the bones are human. The girls set out to unravel the mystery but as the summer draws to a close, three tragedies conflate, with catastrophic results. Views: 35
