Daily Archives: September 29, 2020

Chasing Embers (A Ben Garston Novel)by James Bennett

"A thrilling fusion of myth and modernity," revel in this explosive debut fantasy of magic and mayhem that"will have you rooting for dragons over humans and loving every minute of it."(Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author)

There's nothing special about Ben Garston. . .or so he'd have you believe. He won't tell you, for instance, that he's also known as Red Ben. That the world of myth and legend isn't just a fantasy, as we've been led to believe. And he certainly can't let you know the secret of what's hiding just beneath his skin. . .

But now a centuries-old rivalry has just resurfaced, and the delicate balance between his world and ours is about to be shattered. Something is hiding in the heart of the city — and it's about to be unleashed.

Behind every myth, there's a spark of truth. . .

Nicholas Raven and the Wizards’ Web – Volume 1by Thomas J. Prestopnik

NICHOLAS RAVEN AND THE WIZARDS' WEB – Volume 1

4 Kings. 3 Wars. 2 Nasty Wizards. 1 Magic Key.
An epic fantasy in three volumes for adults and older teens.

Volume 1: Prologue & Chapters 1 – 39
Volume 2: Chapters 40 – 85
Volume 3: Chapters 86 – 120 & Postscript

Vellan, a powerful wizard, was cast out of his order fifty years ago after plotting to seize control of the distant lands of Laparia and its people. But some bad dreams never die.

Now, sitting in his mountain lair in the realm of Kargoth, Vellan once again tries to fulfill his dream of ultimate power, but this time in more clever ways. With the aid of an apprentice named Caldurian, and a race of obedient Enâri creatures created from rock and magic, Vellan sets his plan in motion. Yet opposition awaits.

Caldurian harbors traitorous ambitions, and a disillusioned Enâr has plans of his own. But Nicholas Raven, a young gristmill accountant unwittingly swept up in the two wizards' schemes, may prove to be their greatest obstacle.

After being accused of crimes he didn't commit, Nicholas reluctantly flees home. But he soon finds himself on several journeys to the far corners of Laparia-one to rescue a newfound love, and another to reforge a magic key, one turn of which could destroy the Enâri race and shift the balance of power in a looming war.

Four maps are also included:

Map 1: The Lands of Laparia
Map 2: The Kingdom of Arrondale
Map 3: The County of Litchfield
Map 4: The Village of Kanesbury

I See Youby Elle Gray

I see you.

As Paxton launched into his new endeavors, he finds himself in the sights of a serial killer.
Forced to play a part in the killer’s deadly games.
Paxton enlists the help of his friend, FBI agent Blake Wilder.
But when she gets caught in the killer’s trap.
Paxton must do everything to survive, outwit the killer, and save his friend.

To win this great and deadly game Paxton will have to go down a dark path.
A path he vowed long ago to never walk again.

The game has just begun. The danger has never been higher.
To save Blake’s life as well as possibly learn the answers to questions about his wife’s death.
Paxton will have to do the unimaginable to outlast, outwit, and win.
Winning and losing will mean the difference between life and death.

The Burnin’by Estevan Medrano

On April 23, 1940, a fire broke out at a night club in the segregated town of Natchez, Mississippi. It remains one the deadliest building fires in U.S. history, resulting in the deaths of over two hundred men and women–all of them African American. THE BURNIN’ is a novel about the aftermath of the tragedy from the accounts of a coroner, a nurse, and an arson detective.
Herb Jones, a local black coroner, receives a call in the middle of the night from a fireman informing him that a terrible fire has occurred at a dance hall in the town’s “negro district.” Herb drives over to the charred night club where some victims are burned beyond recognition. In addition to the strenuous process of transporting and embalming the bodies, Mississippi segregation laws only permit black coroners to handle black corpses, limiting the help available to him. As the town reeks of death and the funeral firm faces bankruptcy because of its financial obligations to the dead, he attempts to identify the bodies of neighbors, friends, and even relatives.
Meanwhile, Eliza, Herb’s wife, is a nurse caring for the scores of burned and injured at the only black hospital in town. The conventional treatment for critical burns involves a meticulous skin removal process known as the “tannic acid-silver nitrate treatment.”
Julian Winters, a brilliant but smug arson detective, is sent from Jackson to determine the cause of the fire and help draft safety codes to prevent a reoccurrence of a similar disaster. When a few locals that escaped the blaze describe a drunken man threatening to burn the place down that night, he tries to determine if the fire was a terrible accident or a mass murder.

Demon Printsby Nazri Noor

What if the chosen one was kind of a dirtbag?

Quilliam J. Abernathy is the Chosen of Asmodeus, destined to become demonkind’s greatest weapon against heaven and humanity. A prideful, powerful sorcerer, Quill’s magic surges with every grimoire, tome, or scroll he adds to his arcane collection.

But a botched mission incurs Asmodeus’s wrath, and Quill is stripped of his sorcery, protections, even his beloved books. Oh, and a duo of deadly angels wants him dead, too.

Quill must decide. Either obey Asmodeus, reclaim his magic, and embody the apocalypse… or rebel against hell. Spoiler alert: We’re doomed either way.

Demon Prints is the first adventure in the Infernal Inheritance urban fantasy series, set in the same universe as Darkling Mage and Sins of the Father. Witness Quilliam’s unholy ascent in an intense supernatural suspense series filled with demons, devilry, and danger.