Legacy of the Fallen
A dangerous quest risks the return of an ancient evil. Legacy of The Fallen is a thrilling fantasy adventure for fans of Empire of Sand, The City of Brass, and This Woven Kingdom.
Legacy of the Fallen
The Fallen Mages Book 1
by Jane Shand
Genre: YA Epic Fantasy Adventure
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Curse of the Fallen
The Fallen Mages Book 2
Jane Shand has always been an avid reader of fantasy and mystery and is an author of YA Fantasy.
She got hooked on fantasy after reading ‘Lord of the Rings’ at a young age and was determined to write books full of magic and adventure.
Her books always have magic, adventure, and some mystery. They are full of friendship and co-operation as well as danger and enemies. There will be a happy/satisfactory ending and some clean romance. Her books are all set in the same ‘world’ though on different continents and there is a thread/item that ties all the books together.
She lives in Hampshire, England with her family and two cheeky cats who would love to help her write.
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Hidden in the Shadows
Never trouble Trouble, ‘til Trouble troubles you,
for if you trouble Trouble, Trouble’s sure to trouble you.
Hidden in the Shadows
by A.D. Vancise
Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
“All I can ever think about is murdering her.” -C.B.
Twenty-three-year-old Evie Day never dreamt she’d be back in Woodsville Arkansas, a small town in the middle of nowhere, after having left five years earlier, but the death of her grandfather called for her return. After discovering a photo from 1933 of a mysterious woman standing next to a tiny wooden box, a strange vial of blood wrapped up in a handkerchief in the pocket of her grandfather’s overalls, and a key hidden in his desk drawer that belongs to a secret safety deposit box, Evie is unwittingly thrown into a world of evil where those closest to her are the ones to be the most feared and danger lurks around every corner.
Hidden in the Shadows by A.D. Vancise shines a light on the darkness and reveals the underlying players that have been hunting in plain sight.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The survivors of satanic rituals and child trafficking inspired this book, along with a photo I found in my grandfather’s family photos of a mysterious woman standing beside a tiny box. My grandfather died with the real story of what happened. He was a police officer.
I knew I had to take this story down a dark path once I heard the victims’ stories and those who never believed them. The killer’s POV is based on true testimonials of survivors. These horrific acts happened and continue to happen to kids worldwide.
Having said that, I feel the importance of noting a trigger warning for intense graphic material such as child trafficking, sadism, occult rituals, sexual and physical abuse, violence, and murder. If reading this material evokes memories of or PTSD from abuse, please contact professionals or a safe person immediately. This novel is in no way meant to sensualize or exploit these serious events. It requires courage to read this story meant to bring awareness to these heinous acts and give a voice to the children who no longer have one. It’s to shed light on a darkness that has plagued this world for far too long. I am awed by all those who can receive this information and want to help the children. We all need to give them a voice. Thank you for being brave enough to read this story.
Sincerely,
A.D. Vancise
Reviews for Hidden In the Shadows
“Writing with crisp efficiency, mordant wit, and bursts of searing terror, Vancise whets the novel’s escalating puzzles and portents with an edge of queasy uncertainty.” -Editors Pick, Booklife.
“If you’re looking for a spine-tingling read that will leave you wondering who to trust, what dangers are lurking beneath the surface and when the next twist will come, then Hidden in the Shadows is the book for you.”-Booktrib.
“Hidden in the Shadows by A. D. Vancise is a thrilling mystery that keeps readers in suspense from the first clue until the end.” – Five Stars. Literary Titan.
“A.D. Vancise excels in crafting a dark, atmospheric story.” -D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
“If you are a reader who is tired of reading the same old books that are lackluster and forgettable, then take a chance with this one…you will not be disappointed.” -The Red-Headed Book Lover.
“The author vividly informs your mind’s eye.” – Five Stars. Readers’ Favorite.
“Dark, disturbing, and gripping.” -Five Stars. Bookview Review.
“A grim but exciting and compelling mystery even in its most disconcerting moments.” Kirkus Review.
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A D Vancise lives in Canada. When she’s not writing, she’s taking care of her three dogs, her cat, two ducks and some chickens. Her daughter is her inspiration for all things wonderful in the world.
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A Good Day to Die
A Good Day To Die:
What 276 executions taught a death row chaplain about life
by Carina Bergfeldt
Genre: Christian Biography
He is the last person to touch them before they die.
His face is the last they see before they are executed.
He stands there with one last goal: to get them to heaven.
276 TIMES CHAPLAIN Jim Brazzil has sat in death’s waiting room. He has listened to confessions in the eleventh hour. The last moment of the condemned, when everything bubbles up to the surface and they have to share.
Now Jim is the one dying, ready for his last confession.
THE AWARD-WINNING Swedish journalist Carina Bergfeldt and the American prison pastor start a conversation that ends up changing both their lives. He is older, patient, and wise. She is young, restless, and angry.
IN HIS HOUSE in the Texan countryside, their discussions about death and sorrow, hope, atonement, and love create a magical journey.
How are we supposed to live our lives?
Can one always be forgiving?
And what day is actually a good day to die?
Praise:
”Brilliant, Bergfeldt! … Touching, uplifting, and awful at the same time.”
“A book to bury yourself in. Whether or not you have a strong faith, it is healing to take part in their conversation.”
”A touching and disturbing book, but also an experience. Maybe even an awakening.”
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CARINA BERGFELDT is an award-winning, best selling author, journalist, and one of the most popular TV hosts in Sweden.
Bergfeldt rose to prominence as a reporter at Aftonbladet, Sweden’s biggest daily newspaper, and then went on to become the US correspondent for SVT, Sweden’s public service broadcaster.
She has won the Great Journalist Award for Storyteller of the Year, Writing Style of the Year, and the Kristallen television Award for Best Host. She was also awarded an honorary doctorate at the Umeå University for her coverage of America.
Carina Bergfeldt has published both fiction and non-fiction books, with translation rights sold to 15 countries.
She lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with her husband and son.
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Leap
One small step could ruin mankind’s greatest leap…
Leap
The Race In On Book 1
by OC Heaton
Genre: SciFi Techno Thriller
One small step could ruin mankind’s greatest leap…
November 2003. Brilliant scientist Uma Jakobsdóttir has figured out a way to solve global warming for good. Known as LEAP, the system is capable of providing Earth’s ultimate second chance…until it falls into the wrong hands.
When playboy CEO Samuel Reynolds III snatches LEAP out from under her nose, he adds insult to injury by attempting to destroy Uma. But this is no malicious whim. As the daughter of its creator, Uma enforces the LEAP Laws.
Because of its potentially devastating capabilities, LEAP users must not clone people, revive the dead, or merge minds and species. But in the race to recover her precious piece of tech, Uma is faced with sacrifices that push her resolve to breaking point.
From the frozen wastelands of Iceland, to the leafy suburbs of London and the mean streets of New York City, LEAP is a technothriller that will keep you questioning what it means to be human.
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I write what I love to read – big issue thrillers that are super well researched inside a complex plot full of twists and turns.
The result of the above is The Race Is On Series, an idea I had on a trip to Iceland. The first in the series is called LEAP, which tells the tale of a device which has the power to halt global warming. The ensuing race to control the power of this machine will continue throughout the sequel to LEAP which I’m well on my way to completing. It’s called Green Ray and will be published in May 2023.
Just like LEAP, the 2nd book weaves fact with fiction and encompasses events such as the 2009 global financial meltdown, Al Qaeda, a new US President and a cornered CIA; another delightful concoction around which I have constructed another tall, but hopefully credible, tale. Watch this space!
I live in Leeds, UK with the love of my life and our two daughters. It rains a lot in Leeds but that works out well for me – loads of time for research and of course writing!
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Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor
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There is a murderer among them.
And no one with secrets is safe.
Murder at Mistlethwaite Manor
by AJ Skelly
Genre: Historical Romantic Suspense, Mystery
Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None meets The Gilded Age in this delicious, suspenseful murder mystery.
When Lady Emma Grace Hastings receives a much-coveted invitation to the most auspicious Christmas party of the season—one that comes with a 10,000 pound prize for the winner of a mysterious game—she cannot believe her good fortune.
But as the guests are assembled at Mistlewaithe Manor, the chilling intent of the game is revealed. Each guest has cause for alarm, because all of them have secrets, and to win the prize money, those secrets must be exposed.
Things take a sinister turn when Emma Grace finds herself caught between her old love and her soon-to-be betrothed. Suspicions abound, and old wounds are opened. The dead body in the study does not help. Nor does the raging winter storm that prevents escape from the manor. Emma Grace must battle her heart, use her wits, and put her sleuthing skills to the test to survive the weekend alive.
Because there is a murderer among them.
And no one with secrets is safe.
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AJ Skelly is an author, reader, and lover of all things fantasy, history, and fairy-tale-romance. And werewolves. She has a serious soft spot for them. As an avid life-long reader and a former high school English teacher, she’s always been fascinated with the written word. She lives with her husband, children, and many imaginary friends who often find their way into her stories. They all drink copious amounts of tea together and stay up reading far later than they should.
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TIMESLAYERS
TIMESLAYERS
Colin Sephton
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GENRE: Steampunk Adventure Mystery
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BLURB:
In a Steampunk Oxford, Ignatius and Indigo are both agents for the Union Jacks, a secret organisation. The role of the Union is to protect the British Empire, which is at the height of its powers, and help in its technological advances. They have discovered the existence of the mystical Book of Consciousness written by the creator of the cosmos, the genderless Omnisoul. The book is the history of everything that is, that has been and that will be. The agents are aided by Skye, who accidentally calls forth seven merciless immortals called the Charon.
Known as the Beautiful and the Damned, the Charon are the Infernal Dukes of Hell, created to carry out the will of the Omisoul. But they are tired of their immortality and want to end their existence. Elsewhere, the sorcerer Ragnar of Roc has conjured a hole in spacetime, allowing the draconic Elder God Calabi Ya to re-enter the cosmos from the Ghost Worlds. He is as old as the Omnisoul and wants the book to learn his destiny. The two Union Jacks leave Oxford and are taken on a journey across the cosmos in the great ship Taraka, which sails through space and time. Ignatius and Indigo are mere pawns in the cosmic ocean of fate, carried to fabled places, witness to bloody massacres, and half-willing conspirators in the Charon’s plot to thwart the Omnisoul’s plan and defeat the protectors of the Well at the Centre of Time.
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EXCERPT
He ran his hand through a shock of blonde hair that looked permanently wind swept. Isambard Ignatius was a tall young man; he was handsome, dressed in a frock coat of check tweed and an engineer’s waistcoat, complete with a large silver pocket watch and chain.
From previous research, Ignatius had discovered a vague reference to an archaic manuscript that was said to hold the key to reality, the story of the whole cosmos – what had been, what was and that which was to come. This was said to be the biography of the cosmos. Legend had it that the book was unique in being older than the earth, indestructible, and that whoever read it could see the events described within pass before their eyes. Ignatius didn’t believe this but did believe that in the wrong hands the book could be very dangerous.
Ignatius was beginning to realise that the body was, as many eastern aesthetics had taught through the ages, surplus, just a vehicle for the mind. This was a philosophy and science that would make religion obsolete. The view that the real world was nothing more than the physical world was destined to come crumbling down and be lost in the debris of all religious buildings. He knew this was why the Administorium were trying to keep an eye on his activities.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Colin was born in Coventry and worked in the automotive industry for over twenty years before becoming an Engineering teacher. Obtaining his first library card at the age of thirteen, he became an avid reader of Fantasy and the mysteries of the Universe. He has an inbuilt curiosity for lost knowledge and ancient texts that may help to unlock the secrets of consciousness and the universe. Living in Oxford for many years, he has now moved back to his home county of Warwickshire where he enjoys creating and working with his wife on their garden in which he writes and entertains their two grandsons. He has always been an artist and writer and is inspired by the worlds created by Robert E Howard and Michael Moorcock, with the artwork of Frank Frazetta.
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Q & A With …
Tell us about you as a person.
I was born in Coventry, England and worked as a design engineer and project manager in the automotive industry for twenty-four years before becoming an engineering teacher. I am a very creative person; I think you have to be creative to solve engineering problems and find viable solutions.
I have a love of all things unusual, particularly if it is related to the stars and planets and am an avid reader of all the latest theories regarding the cosmos and consciousness. Obtaining my first library card aged thirteen, I became an avid reader of Fantasy and the mysteries of the Universe. I have an inbuilt curiosity for lost knowledge and ancient texts that may help to unlock the secrets of consciousness and the universe. Living in Oxford for many years, I have now moved back to my home county of Warwickshire where I enjoy creating and working with my wife in our garden in which I write and entertain our two grandsons.
I have always been an artist and writer and sell my paintings online. I have works in France, California, New York, the Channel Islands, and many places in the United Kingdom. But the genre of painting I love the most are fantasy artworks such as those of Frank Frazetta, who illustrated the world of Conan written by Robert E Howard. Howard along with Michael Moorcock, are my favourite authors, probably because I discovered them when I was about fifteen years old and had never read anything like it before. Reading their novels meant I could create a whole new world in my head and a nice place to escape to when needed.
If you could hang out with one famous person for one day, who would it be and why?
If I could hang out with anyone famous, it would have to be Leonardo da Vinci. Such a genius and an all-round scientist, architect, engineer and artist. His powers of observation were remarkable, to the point that he knew something about the human heart that modern science had only just discovered recently. I would also like to know if his assistant actually got to fly using his design for an aeroplane!
What’s the story behind your latest book?
The story behind my novel, Timeslayers has two protagonists Ignatius and Indigo, who live in Oxford, England. They are secret agents for an organisation called the Union Jacks, their purpose is to protect the interests of the British Empire, which is at the height of its powers, but the history of the organisation goes right back to the Trojan war when after the battle Brutus came and founded Britain. They live in a steampunk world and have discovered the existence of a mystical book called the Book of Consciousness written by the creator of the cosmos, the genderless Omnisoul. The book is the history of everything that is, that has been and that will be. The agents are aided by Skye, who accidently calls forth seven merciless immortals called the Charon.
Known as the Beautiful and the Damned, the Charon are the Infernal Dukes of Hell, created to carry out the will of the Omnisoul. But they are tired of their immortality and want to end their existence. Elsewhere, the sorcerer Ragnar of Roc has conjured a hole in spacetime, allowing the draconic Elder God Calabi-Ya to re-enter the cosmos from the Ghost Worlds. He is as old as the Omnisoul and wants the book to learn his destiny. The two Union Jacks leave Oxford and are taken on a journey across the cosmos in the great ship Taraka, which sails through space and time. Ignatius and Indigo are mere pawns in the cosmic ocean of fate, carried to fabled places, witness to bloody massacres, and half-willing conspirators in the Charon’s plot to thwart the Omnisoul’s plan and defeat the protectors of the Well at the Centre of Time.
What advice do you have for other writers who want to get the word out about their latest book?
For other writers who want to get the word out about their book, my advice is to never give up. Believe in yourself and keep going. I know that is sometimes difficult, but if you believe you have a good idea then keep trying. My novel Timeslayers came about because I wrote it for me. It was a side line hobby that kept me entertained for many years and although I always dreamt it might get published, that was the ultimate goal, I believed there was a slim chance of it actually happening. Along the way there were many rejections, but that was okay, I had a body of work that was mine, it was unique and I created it. Many years ago, I heard an interview with the great Stan Lee from Marvel Comics, and he said that the way he got into the comic world, was he started to write the stories he wanted to read. That always stayed with me. So, I am guessing that other writers have written something that they wanted to create because they enjoyed it, it was for them. So keep going, put it out there and see what you can attract in way of opportunities.
List 5 things on your bucket list.
Five things on my bucket list. I am lucky enough to have already achieved two of them!
1/ To get my house featured in a national magazine, my wife and I have achieved this twice!
2/ To get a book published.
3/ Be photographed next to my novels on a bookshelf in a book store somewhere, just to say here’s the proof, I did that!
4/ Have an illustrated version of Timeslayers using my own fantasy artwork
5/ Revisit Japan – I was lucky enough to work there in 1995 and fell in love with the culture and the country. And I would like to take my wife for a visit.
Any final thoughts?
Final thoughts – I am looking to retire soon from my day job as an engineering teacher and write more books.
Connected by Fate
Who Killed Melissa Witt?
Connected by Fate
Who Killed Melissa Witt? Book 2
by LaDonna Humphrey
Genre: True Crime
We Know Who Did it.
We Know His Name.
Connected by Fate unfolds against the haunting backdrop of the Ozark National Forest, where the unresolved murder of Melissa Witt has cast a long shadow over the dense woodlands for almost three decades. The mystery, woven into the fabric of the remote mountaintop, has become a part of the lore of the land, with the true identity of the murderer eluding capture, concealed by the forest’s imposing presence.
Enter LaDonna Humphrey, driven by a profound sense of justice and a personal commitment to uncovering the truth, despite never having met Melissa Witt. LaDonna’s connection to the case transcends the ordinary, fueling her with a relentless determination that has defined her life for almost a decade.
LaDonna’s investigation is a riveting narrative of courage, resilience, and an unwavering pursuit of truth in the face of overwhelming odds. Each breakthrough and setback, each clue unearthed and lead followed, draws her deeper into a web of intrigue that extends far beyond the initial crime.
Connected by Fate is more than a true crime story; it’s a testament to the power of human spirit and determination fueled by the knowledge that solving Melissa’s murder is not just about bringing a killer to justice—it’s about restoring dignity to a life cut tragically short, and offering closure to a community haunted by the specter of an unsolved crime.
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The Girl I Never Knew
Who Killed Melissa Witt? Book 1
For over two decades the identity of Melissa Witt’s murderer has been hidden among the dense trees and thorny undergrowth rooted deeply in the uneven ground of a remote mountaintop in the Ozark National Forest.
Determined to find answers, LaDonna Humphrey has spent the past seven years hunting for Melissa’s killer. Her investigation, both thrilling and unpredictable, has led her on a journey like no other.
The Girl I Never Knew is an edge-of-your-seat account of LaDonna Humphrey’s passionate fight for justice in the decades-old murder case of a girl she never met in person. Her unstoppable quest for the truth has gained the attention of some incredibly dangerous people, some of whom would like to keep Melissa’s murder a mystery forever.
“LaDonna Humphrey restores my faith in all of humanity. The Girl I Never Knew is a painstaking labor of love, masterfully woven together to create a riveting page-turner that describes her hunt for a killer and the traction she is gaining to solve this cold case.”
-Joshua Kessler, twice Emmy nominated Television Producer and Director, Unsolved Mysteries and Drug Lords (Netflix), Breaking Homicide and Unusual Suspects (Investigation Discovery)
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LaDonna Humphrey is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, investigative journalist, executive director of Oasis of Northwest Arkansas and an advocate for victims of crime. Her passions include advocating for missing adults, crime victims, children in foster care, and for women in recovery. LaDonna is the co-founder of All the Lost Girls and True Crime Fest NWA, as well as the co-host of the Deep Dark Secrets Podcast and the Legends in Blue Podcast.
The Golden Sword
Enslaved on the planet Silistra tomorrow’s most beautiful courtesan unleashes the powers of the gods.
The Golden Sword
Silistra Quartet Book 2
by Janet Morris
Genre: Epic Dystopian SciFi Fantasy
Dystopia.
Biology shapes reality.
The further adventures of the most beautiful courtesan in the galaxies of tomorrow.
She had the power to create planets.
The sixty carved bones of the Yris-tera foretold her ancient fate.
Her heritage of power took her beyond time and space and stole from her the one man she loved.
Enslaved on the planet Silistra tomorrow’s most beautiful courtesan unleashes the powers of the gods.
ON A PLANET DESPERATE FOR POPULATION, WOMEN HOLD THE KEYS TO POWER.
But power brings enemies.
Estri, holder of Silistra’s highest office, never suspected the intrigues moving against her…until her rivals attacked.
Her betrayal toppled more than a single well-Keepress.
Estri’s enemies threatened all of Silistra.
Their plan: to reveal the planet’s precious secret of extending life in exchange for off-world technology — the technology which decimated Silistra’s population long ago.
“Engrossing characters in a marvelous adventure.” — C. Brown, Locus
The amazing and exotic adventures of the most beautiful courtesan in tomorrow’s universe.” — Frederik Pohl.
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Best selling author Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 30 novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris or others. Most of her fiction work has been in the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written historical and other novels. Morris has written, contributed to, or edited several book-length works of non-fiction, as well as papers and articles on nonlethal weapons, developmental military technology and other defense and national security topics.
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