When Moth was a little girl, she encountered in the woods what her mother called “the winter folk”. Years later, they found her again and offered her a job. Three months’ service for whatever she wished for. For three years, Moth returned to Deerhaven and worked for the winter folk. …
In A Kiss of Crimson Ash, we bounce between four main characters: Taara, the new queen; Garjan, her new husband; Bhediya, his mistress; and Roland, a thief. Their relationships shape everything that happens in A Kiss of Crimson Ash. The Goddess has chosen them to save the empire; if they fail, all …
In the Stonewater Kingdom, the Omens are the true rulers. There is a king, but of much greater import is the Abbess in Aisling Cathedral and her Diviners who receive portents from the Omens. The interpretation of these portents decides everything that happens in Stonewater, from the spring planting to …
Wow, that was close, but they did it. Carl and Donut have made it down to the Hunting Grounds. Not only do they have to contend with the normal mobs and the other crawlers, but now there are hunters, beings from throughout the universe who have paid for the privilege …
Claire has spent most of her life alone, but all that changed five years ago when she met Elias. Then three years ago they got engaged, and Claire thought she’d finally have a family. But they still haven’t set a date for when Elias suddenly passed away. In one fell …
One day Zahara’s twin sister Annica walked out the front door and vanished. Not in the “was kidnapped and never seen again” way but in the “walked right out of existence” way. After Annica left the house on April 16th, 1994, the only person in the world who remembers her …
Amara Jones hates angels. You would too if you’d watched them kill countless humans over the past five years without missing a beat. Demons are just as bad, but at least you expect it out of them; they’re from Hell. But Angels are supposed to be the guardians of humanity. …
There’s no arguing that the single biggest media phenomenon of the last decade is Netflix’s powerhouse series Stranger Things. This series has crossed age, gender, and racial lines, and all kinds of lines, to connect people around the world. The amazing thing is that it almost didn’t happen at all. …
Let’s face it, we all love bubble wrap. Something about popping those tiny little AirPods is soooo satisfying. Then comes along the Syndicate to destroy everything, even this simple pleasure, because in book four of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, The Gate of the Feral Gods, Carl and Donut (along with all the other …
A strange island of stone has risen out of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine. Everyone is baffled by it, and the area is quarantined until the United States Army can go in and figure out what’s going on. But Edward Beck, Caro’s professor and secret lover, says …
Oh my god! That was a close one! The end of Carl’s Doomsday Scenario was almost the end of Carl and Donut. But they made it through, right out of the frying pan into the fire. Level four is a crazy maze of trains. If they can figure out the …
Welcome to level three of the dungeon! When we last left Carl and Donut, they had just finished helping all the Meadow Lark residents down the staircase to level three. But once down the stairs, they were separated from them, and now they faced a whole new set of challenges. …
Jocasta just wants to have a normal life. But let’s face it, as Death’s only child, that was never going to happen. So far, she has mostly managed to steer clear of the chaos that comes with being a child of old ones. She’s found a place, a small college …
Everybody enjoys a good “what-if”. It’s a thriving genre of literature and movies alike. And of course, we all do this constantly in our own lives, “What if I hadn’t married him?” “What if I finished college?” “What if I never moved there?” The questions are enough to drive you …
Joe doesn’t know what’s wrong with his parents. Why would they move him to this creepy movie straight out of a horror movie? There are tombstones in the basement, strange noises everywhere, and he knows the doll he found in his room has been the star of a few horror …
Imagine the entire world gets flattened in an instant. Anyone inside a structure is instantly killed, but you were lucky enough to be outside when it happened, barefoot, in your underwear. But you’re alive! But now you’re stuck in an alien reality TV dungeon free-for-all with all the other survivors. …
Earth has a problem: the light from the sun is fading thanks to an alien microorganism Ryland Grace has dubbed “Astrophage”. The world’s best scientists estimate that Earth has about 30 years before true devastation, but not all hope is lost. The world has come together to create a spaceship …
What would you do if you knew the end was coming? Would you hunker down somewhere with your loved ones? Would you say “to hell with it” and run around doing whatever you want? Would you finish yourself before the world could do it? Or would you take the opportunity …
Joe was supposed to have a bright future, but somewhere along the way, he got lost. Now he’s stuck in his apartment playing video games and “getting around” to calling his mom, meeting up with friends, getting a good job, just everything. Joe would stay in his apartment forever if …
Imagine if you could be a character in your favorite movie franchise? Rub elbows with Spiderman, share a meal with Frodo and Sam, lead a revolution with Katniss, date a Cullen. That’s the premise behind Thomas Elrod’s debut novel, The Franchise. But here’s the kicker, you won’t just be acting …