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Childhood friends Shai and Prince Jistan are on opposite sides now that they’re older; she’s with a gang of thieves because of her rare magic, while he leads his kingdom’s army, t…
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The Great Mage Above the World
FLASHY
I failed to save the world. And ever since then, I’ve been living in a forgotten corner of it. It’s been a long time…
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The Mana Engineer
David Pope
Eric Elwyn thought he was just another overworked husband and father, driving home after a long day. Then the sky tore…
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Constellations of Longing
Thurán Writes
This novelette is about two people who were childhood friends then life played it's brutal game parting them for years…
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The Haunting Of The Sixth Footprint
Thurán Writes
Five friends. A broken car. And a ghost who won't let them leave. Hazel, Xavier, Chloe, Lucas, and Ethan have been best…
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Cross
A. Sterling
Lissa is in love with a man whose loyalty lies with her father. The stolen moment together before she left for the unio…
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Abomey
Christopher Whittaker - Author
In 1892 The French invaded Dahomey, a small but powerful Kingdom in West Africa. An experienced battle hardened French…
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Ruin Shaper
David Pope
Adam was only trying to live a normal life. A hiking trip with his friends was supposed to be a break from everything…
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The Gryphon Riders
Carol Francis
In the futuristic country called "The Unification", Individual freedom is absolute, responsibility is optional, and com…
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Pearl Call
Eres
An unlikely encounter and subsequent romantic whirlwind between a knight-for-hire and artisan sea nymph. LGBTQ+
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Eric Elwyn thought he was just another overworked husband and father, driving home after a long day. Then the sky tore open and dragged him into another world. Rebuilt from the soul-thread itself, Eric wakes as an Outworlder — a rare race with higher than average stats, a lightning affinity almost no one has, and a profession tailored to his nature: Artificer. In a world where affinities define power and trust is rarer than gold, Eric finds himself bound to Welyvyne, a sharp-witted lowlander elf with her own scars and ambitions. Together, they’re outsiders in the Arcanum — the most prestigious magical academy in the realm — where every whispered rumor can ruin reputations, and every misstep can mean death. Eric quickly learns that his power makes him a target, his inventions make him dangerous, and his bond with Welyvyne makes them both infamous. But Eric isn’t here to play the prodigy. He’s here to build — to bend magic into tools, weapons, and wonders the world has never seen. If he can survive politics, professors, and the ever-growing shadow of those who want his power, he just might craft more than artifacts. He might craft a way to bring his family there.
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The Haunting Of The Sixth Footprint
Five friends. A broken car. And a ghost who won't let them leave. Hazel, Xavier, Chloe, Lucas, and Ethan have been best friends since high school. Ten days before Lucas and Chloe's wedding, they all meet up at a new restaurant to celebrate. But on the drive home, a strange storm hits the forest. Tree branches crash onto the road, their tires blow out, and they are left stuck in the dark woods. They find shelter at a large, luxury villa nearby. The owner is Vivienne Sterling. To most of the group, she seems like a rich stranger. But to Ethan, she is the girl he has been secretly in love with and searching for over the last ten years. But they are not safe inside the house. When they check the security cameras, they see six sets of muddy footprints coming inside-but there are only five friends. Something evil followed them from the forest. A girl from their past is back, and she wants revenge. The friends must stick together and survive until morning. To save everyone, Ethan will have to risk his life for the girl who has been secretly protecting him for years.
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The Elevation of Copper Blackcoat
Copper can feel immorality. Literally. In a city arranged by altitude—where Crystal City floats, the Hill manages, and the Ring endures—morality is not debated. It is administered. Copper is born in the Ring and raised just high enough to be useful. His peculiar gift makes him valuable: when he touches corruption, he feels it—every lie, cruelty, and compromise rendered physical. The guilty feel it too. Reflected twice over. As Copper rises through courts, schools, and patronage, he becomes indispensable to a system that prides itself on order while quietly feeding on pain. His talent secures his ascent. His conscience makes him a liability. The Elevation of Copper Blackcoat is a Dickensian-inflected literary fantasy about law as theatre, justice as infrastructure, and the comforting lie that suffering acquires meaning if it is efficiently distributed. Wry, unsentimental, and uncomfortably funny, it asks a question no system can tolerate: What if the sin is not corruption—but design?
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Caught Between Two Hearts
Some love stories begin with a kiss. Theirs began with a crime. When Anne-Marie Scott walks home alone from night class, she never imagines that one desperate act of self-defence will pull her into the orbit of a family more complicated than she could ever imagine. Andrew Sawyer is charming, reckless and drowning in his father's disapproval. He is a man who feels everything too deeply but hides it behind rebellion and mischief. When he crosses a line he can never take back, Anne becomes the one person who makes him want to be better, the one person he refuses to lose, no matter what it costs. Vincent Sawyer saves lives for a living but keeps his own heart carefully locked away. He does not do emotions or distractions. He certainly doesn't lose himself over anyone. Until Anne. He does not mean to let her in, and yet, somehow, she gets past every wall he's ever built. Two brothers. One woman. And a love triangle powerful enough to ruin a family. What follows is far from a clean love story. It is full of bad timing, worse decisions, and a love so stubborn that even the universe, in all its cruelty, could not end it.
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The Gryphon Riders
In the futuristic country called "The Unification", Individual freedom is absolute, responsibility is optional, and common sense is dangerously outdated. Governed by the idealistic Rowan Sinclair and guided by an artificial intelligence called Your Conscience, society has descended into chaos. Criminals enjoy protection, essential services collapse, and every government solution creates another disaster. Education is about learning the 650 genders, working is voluntary, police and army have been disbanded and the courts have closed down As law and order disintegrate, former police officers form The Gryphon Riders, an underground resistance determined to restore justice and accountability. But challenging the government means confronting the powerful intelligence controlling it. As revolution approaches, one question remains: Can humanity save itself from a system it created to save humanity? The Gryphon Riders "We Shall Not Be Governed by Conscience Without Reason."
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