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Treasure Trail—an excerpt
Treasure Trail—an excerpt Morgan Brice
Erik Mitchell traveled the world uncovering art fraud and relic theft. Then a sting goes wrong, he ends up injured and returns to find his partner cheating. He decides to stop globetrotting and buy an antique shop in scenic Cape May, NJ, rebuild his life, and nurse his broken heart.
Undercover Newark cop Ben Nolan went down in a hail of bullets when a bust went sideways. When his aunt hires him to take over her rental real estate business in Cape May, it seems too good to be true. Now if he could just believe he could ever be lucky again in love.
When a missing antique shows up under mysterious circumstances, Ben and Erik are plunged into danger as a cursed hotel’s long-ago scandals resurface. Someone wants those secrets to stay buried, and might add Ben and Erik to the death toll.
Undercover Newark cop Ben Nolan went down in a hail of bullets when a bust went sideways. When his aunt hires him to take over her rental real estate business in Cape May, it seems too good to be true. Now if he could just believe he could ever be lucky again in love.
When a missing antique shows up under mysterious circumstances, Ben and Erik are plunged into danger as a cursed hotel’s long-ago scandals resurface. Someone wants those secrets to stay buried, and might add Ben and Erik to the death toll.
Morgan Brice writes magic in a way that sucks you into the story and causes time to fly by as you read.
Morgan Brice writes uniquely fascinating m/m romance - if you like suspense and ghost stories in your romance mix, this is a book for you!
Great m/m suspense romance. This is a unique combination for a holiday romance.
Morgan is a great Author, I will never miss another book from her. :)
I really liked this. Definitely worth reading!
Thief of Destiny
Thief of Destiny Jay Requard
The only way Manwe the Panther can save his homeland is to rob it blind.
Lurking in the shadows of Tolivius’ metropolis, the savannah’s greatest thief has spent years pilfering one Gypian lord after another, fueling a war that will set his native Juutans free. Yet in those same alleys and on the dusty plains he calls home something else has arisen—something with far darker designs.
Chased by an enigmatic sorcerer, Manwe must peel back the shadow of worlds above and below, and on the savannah none will be found innocent. Cutting his way past kings and criminals alike with his cruel iron, the secrets of the earth will be revealed, leaving his entire world shaken.
The revolution has arrived and none will be spared.
Lurking in the shadows of Tolivius’ metropolis, the savannah’s greatest thief has spent years pilfering one Gypian lord after another, fueling a war that will set his native Juutans free. Yet in those same alleys and on the dusty plains he calls home something else has arisen—something with far darker designs.
Chased by an enigmatic sorcerer, Manwe must peel back the shadow of worlds above and below, and on the savannah none will be found innocent. Cutting his way past kings and criminals alike with his cruel iron, the secrets of the earth will be revealed, leaving his entire world shaken.
The revolution has arrived and none will be spared.
Slow Dreaming
Slow Dreaming Anne Barwell
A Tempus Institute Story.
Should he change the past for love?
As an agent for the Tempus Institute, Jason Adams’ task is to observe the past, not change it. But when he’s sent to 21st-century Wellington, New Zealand, during the last week of aspiring songwriter Sean Henderson’s life, Jason finds he can’t just watch from a distance. He and Sean quickly become friends and then lovers, and when the song that's haunted Jason for years connects them in a way he never anticipated, he'll risk changing history for the chance of sharing a future with Sean.
Author’s note: This story was originally published in 2012 by another publisher. This edition has some added content, and uses UK/NZ spelling to reflect its setting.
Should he change the past for love?
As an agent for the Tempus Institute, Jason Adams’ task is to observe the past, not change it. But when he’s sent to 21st-century Wellington, New Zealand, during the last week of aspiring songwriter Sean Henderson’s life, Jason finds he can’t just watch from a distance. He and Sean quickly become friends and then lovers, and when the song that's haunted Jason for years connects them in a way he never anticipated, he'll risk changing history for the chance of sharing a future with Sean.
Author’s note: This story was originally published in 2012 by another publisher. This edition has some added content, and uses UK/NZ spelling to reflect its setting.
Net Impact: Dick Thornby Thriller #1
Net Impact: Dick Thornby Thriller #1 Donald J. Bingle
Dick Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy.
In his rough and tumble job there are no tailored Italian suits, no bimbos eager to please, and no massive underground fortresses built by evil overlords seeking world domination—just an endless series of threats to the well-being of the billions of mundane citizens of the planet. Sure, Dick's tough and he knows a few tricks, even if his boss accuses him of over-reliance on explosives, but he has also got a mortgage, a wife upset by his frequent absences on "business" trips, and an increasingly alienated teen-age son who spends way too much time playing in gaming worlds on the computer.
When his mission goes awry, Dick can save his partner, save his son, save his marriage, or save the world, but he can't do it all.
4.7 stars out of 5
In his rough and tumble job there are no tailored Italian suits, no bimbos eager to please, and no massive underground fortresses built by evil overlords seeking world domination—just an endless series of threats to the well-being of the billions of mundane citizens of the planet. Sure, Dick's tough and he knows a few tricks, even if his boss accuses him of over-reliance on explosives, but he has also got a mortgage, a wife upset by his frequent absences on "business" trips, and an increasingly alienated teen-age son who spends way too much time playing in gaming worlds on the computer.
When his mission goes awry, Dick can save his partner, save his son, save his marriage, or save the world, but he can't do it all.
4.7 stars out of 5
Death & Dust: The Pale Sand Adventures
Death & Dust: The Pale Sand Adventures Jay Requard
Death rides on her order and follows his swing...
From the deserts of Hell’s Skin rises two of the greatest evils, staining the sand with blood and fear.
Conjer, a revenant born of sin and spells, is cursed to swing his machete for the dark forces that stitched his horrid body together. Emma, a vampire of insatiable hunger, prowls the night in search of power. Together they are corruption embodied.
But what happens when terrors come out of the desert that are worse than them?
Walk the line between passion and depravity as two of the darkest villains ever to oppress the wastes hunt down insane sorcerers, bloodsucking barons, violent knights, and powerful necromancers in a love story made under crimson skies!
From the deserts of Hell’s Skin rises two of the greatest evils, staining the sand with blood and fear.
Conjer, a revenant born of sin and spells, is cursed to swing his machete for the dark forces that stitched his horrid body together. Emma, a vampire of insatiable hunger, prowls the night in search of power. Together they are corruption embodied.
But what happens when terrors come out of the desert that are worse than them?
Walk the line between passion and depravity as two of the darkest villains ever to oppress the wastes hunt down insane sorcerers, bloodsucking barons, violent knights, and powerful necromancers in a love story made under crimson skies!
The Lady
The Lady Emily Leverett
Centuries ago Relia was the most beatiful girl, the queen of the May, in the peasant village below the Count's castle. So Relia was furious when her tomboy sister won the heart of the count's youngest son. At her sister's wedding, she vowed revenge, and found the perfect person to help: the count's oldest, and heir to the throne. Relia's marriage to him, and becoming a vampire, brought her more power than she could imagine, but it wasn't worth the cost—servitude to a cruel, capricious man. After a century of being his punching bag and his aasassin, he pushed her too far, demanding she murder the newborn son of her sister. Refusing couldn't make her life any worse...
Makeshift
Makeshift Donald J. Bingle
MAKESHIFT is a short story (approximately 5,100 words) which mixes fantasy and magic with imagination and the science of noetics in the tale of a very special young man recruited to a world of wonder and weighty responsibility. By Donald J. Bingle, the author of the Christmas Carol Critique Collection and the Writer on Demand series. www.donaldjbingle.com
Cover Me: A Badlands short story
Cover Me: A Badlands short story Morgan Brice
Psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, Homicide Lieutenant Vic D’Amato, have big plans for Valentine’s Day. But when restless ghosts come calling, Simon and Vic find themselves racing to solve a mobster’s disappearance and uncover the secrets behind a lost World War II military plane. Can justice be served and mysteries solved without sending their romantic plans up in smoke?
Cover Me is part of the Badlands series but can be read as a stand-alone.
Cover Me is part of the Badlands series but can be read as a stand-alone.
Morgan Brice writes magic in a way that sucks you into the story and causes time to fly by as you read.
Morgan Brice writes uniquely fascinating m/m romance - if you like suspense and ghost stories in your romance mix, this is a book for you!
Great m/m suspense romance. This is a unique combination for a holiday romance.
Morgan is a great Author, I will never miss another book from her. :)
I really liked this. Definitely worth reading!
Changeling's Fall
Changeling's Fall Emily Leverett
Her Faerie Tale is getting awfully grim.
Deor Smithfield had it all: a great education, a new job teaching at a good university, and a plan to move across the country to start her new life.
Then she fell prey to the same wasting sickness that killed her mother. When medical science failed her in spectacular fashion, Deor's grandmother revealed that her long-lost father was more than a deadbeat dad - he was a faerie, and she's a Changeling, half-human, half-fae.
Now Deor has to rush to Faerie in search of her missing father before his magical parting gift kills her. She's in a new world with no friends, no money, no job, and only days to find her disappearing daddy before she's kicked back into the mundane world.
Oh yeah, and someone's hunting changelings in the Winter Court.
Deor Smithfield had it all: a great education, a new job teaching at a good university, and a plan to move across the country to start her new life.
Then she fell prey to the same wasting sickness that killed her mother. When medical science failed her in spectacular fashion, Deor's grandmother revealed that her long-lost father was more than a deadbeat dad - he was a faerie, and she's a Changeling, half-human, half-fae.
Now Deor has to rush to Faerie in search of her missing father before his magical parting gift kills her. She's in a new world with no friends, no money, no job, and only days to find her disappearing daddy before she's kicked back into the mundane world.
Oh yeah, and someone's hunting changelings in the Winter Court.
High Fashion Hell
High Fashion Hell Falstaff Books
Award-Winning Dark Fantasy with a side of snark!
Straight out of the pages of the legendary vampire novel Dracula comes a demon hunter for the modern world. Mina Murray and Jonathan Harker had a son. They named him Quincy. His guardian angel calls him Q. Dracula calls him nephew. Demons call him The Reaper. "There are things in this world that men and women aren’t meant to understand. We aren’t supposed to know these things exist, much less how to fight them. The things that go bump in the night, the monsters in the closet, the shadow out of the corner of your eye — that’s where I live."
There is a monster at the Ren Faire, and Harker has been called in to investigate. Originally published in the anthology "Cinched," High Fashion Hell is a great introduction to this series!
Straight out of the pages of the legendary vampire novel Dracula comes a demon hunter for the modern world. Mina Murray and Jonathan Harker had a son. They named him Quincy. His guardian angel calls him Q. Dracula calls him nephew. Demons call him The Reaper. "There are things in this world that men and women aren’t meant to understand. We aren’t supposed to know these things exist, much less how to fight them. The things that go bump in the night, the monsters in the closet, the shadow out of the corner of your eye — that’s where I live."
There is a monster at the Ren Faire, and Harker has been called in to investigate. Originally published in the anthology "Cinched," High Fashion Hell is a great introduction to this series!
Redemption Song - A Quincy Harker, Demon Hunt...
Redemption Song - A Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter Short Story Falstaff Books
A man walks into a bar.
The music stops. The card games stop. Time stops.
A tale of justice, revenge, and high-stakes gambling, Redemption Song is a short story set in the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter Universe, originally published in Tales from the Weird, Wild West.
The music stops. The card games stop. Time stops.
A tale of justice, revenge, and high-stakes gambling, Redemption Song is a short story set in the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter Universe, originally published in Tales from the Weird, Wild West.
Southern Bound
Southern Bound Stuart Jaffe
When Max Porter discovers his office is haunted by the ghost of a 1940s detective, he does the only sensible thing ... he starts a detective agency!
Thrust neck-deep into a world of old mysteries and dangerous enemies, he will face ghosts, witches, and curses. He will discover a world in which survival might be the easiest challenge. And he will do anything necessary to keep his wife and his life from falling away.
Real history meets the paranormal in this thrilling, suspenseful series!
Thrust neck-deep into a world of old mysteries and dangerous enemies, he will face ghosts, witches, and curses. He will discover a world in which survival might be the easiest challenge. And he will do anything necessary to keep his wife and his life from falling away.
Real history meets the paranormal in this thrilling, suspenseful series!
A taut, gripping mystery with a compelling plot and oodles of local charm, plus ghosts!
I've always loved this cover, Stuart! I think I saw it first on Facebook and it immediately.
Romp
Romp Morgan Brice
When otter-shifter Dell Avery moved to Fox Hollow for a new job, he hoped that a change of location might also help him find a boyfriend. Then he discovers his cabin is haunted, and he starts having vivid, realistic dreams where he meets Mack, a man who checks off all his boxes for the perfect boyfriend.
Dell falls in love with the man of his dreams--in his dreams. But will he ever find true love for real?
Romp is full of sexy shifters, snarky otters, friendly beavers, hurt/comfort, dream lovers, sincere psychics, found family, and fated mates. It is set in my Fox Hollow world, but works as a stand-alone story.
Dell falls in love with the man of his dreams--in his dreams. But will he ever find true love for real?
Romp is full of sexy shifters, snarky otters, friendly beavers, hurt/comfort, dream lovers, sincere psychics, found family, and fated mates. It is set in my Fox Hollow world, but works as a stand-alone story.
Morgan Brice writes magic in a way that sucks you into the story and causes time to fly by as you read.
Morgan Brice writes uniquely fascinating m/m romance - if you like suspense and ghost stories in your romance mix, this is a book for you!
Great m/m suspense romance. This is a unique combination for a holiday romance.
Morgan is a great Author, I will never miss another book from her. :)
I really liked this. Definitely worth reading!
Snow Falls
Snow Falls Bobby Nash
“Sometimes half an inch is all that stands between life and death.”
After a near fatal encounter while deep undercover in South America, Abraham Snow retires from his work as a government operative, moving in with his grandfather during his recuperation. Once there, however, Abraham realizes that his grandfather has an ulterior motive: He wants Abraham to join the family business, Snow Security Consulting.
Abraham soon learns that working with his family can be just as treacherous as deep cover work, especially when caught between his father and grandfather. But when an assassination plot against a visiting dignitary puts the entire family at risk, Snow must use all of his skills and contacts to keep them safe and stop a killer.
Learn more about SNOW at www.ben-books.com
After a near fatal encounter while deep undercover in South America, Abraham Snow retires from his work as a government operative, moving in with his grandfather during his recuperation. Once there, however, Abraham realizes that his grandfather has an ulterior motive: He wants Abraham to join the family business, Snow Security Consulting.
Abraham soon learns that working with his family can be just as treacherous as deep cover work, especially when caught between his father and grandfather. But when an assassination plot against a visiting dignitary puts the entire family at risk, Snow must use all of his skills and contacts to keep them safe and stop a killer.
Learn more about SNOW at www.ben-books.com
The Wolf in the Cloister--Sample
The Wolf in the Cloister--Sample Emily Leverett
Marie de France was born to be a princess and brought up to be a witch, but when her heart is broken, she takes refuge as a nun at Shaftesbury Abbey and leaves the familiar world behind. She might never love again or learn the truth about her Celtic mother's magic, but at least she has the comfort of her books.
Bleiz Clavret, lord of Sarum Castle, returned from the Crusades a changed man: bitter, broken, and cursed with a magical gift he never wanted and barely understands. Now infamous for debauchery, he hosts notorious parties attended in secret by the most powerful men and women in England; his name is known by all. But he hides his darkest secret from even his closest friends. Three days a week, he is literally a wolf.
They fight demons and their forbidden lust for each other.
Bleiz Clavret, lord of Sarum Castle, returned from the Crusades a changed man: bitter, broken, and cursed with a magical gift he never wanted and barely understands. Now infamous for debauchery, he hosts notorious parties attended in secret by the most powerful men and women in England; his name is known by all. But he hides his darkest secret from even his closest friends. Three days a week, he is literally a wolf.
They fight demons and their forbidden lust for each other.
Risk Everything
Risk Everything Talia Carmichael
Book Three in the Palmer Series
Leo Knight doesn’t know what’s going on with his friend. He’s grumpier than usual and acting weird. He's shutting him out. He doesn’t like it. Yet when the man finally opens up it is not what he expected. Knowing how Fritz is he knows he is telling him the truth but dare he take a chance to ruin a friendship that means so much for him for the unpredictability of romance.
Fritz Copeland is ready to take a step toward what he wants – Leo Knight. These unexpected feelings blindside him but he’s not about to walk away. He didn’t plan to tell him the way he did but now that he has, it’s on Leo to decide what comes next. They are friends and that will continue but they could be so much more if Leo is willing to accept what they have and risk everything.
Leo Knight doesn’t know what’s going on with his friend. He’s grumpier than usual and acting weird. He's shutting him out. He doesn’t like it. Yet when the man finally opens up it is not what he expected. Knowing how Fritz is he knows he is telling him the truth but dare he take a chance to ruin a friendship that means so much for him for the unpredictability of romance.
Fritz Copeland is ready to take a step toward what he wants – Leo Knight. These unexpected feelings blindside him but he’s not about to walk away. He didn’t plan to tell him the way he did but now that he has, it’s on Leo to decide what comes next. They are friends and that will continue but they could be so much more if Leo is willing to accept what they have and risk everything.
Maximum Exposure
Maximum Exposure Talia Carmichael
Maximum Exposure
By: Talia Carmichael
Book one in the Palmer Series
Calvin Martin is taken off guard by his attraction when he finally comes face to face with Owen Granger - one of his big brother's best friends. He doesn't think Owen is interested but once Owen lets him know that he is, Calvin is all for jumping into bed but Owen has other ideas. Owen wants to date and then let things progress. Calvin will agree to a date but progression was something that needed to be nudged hard. Once they sleep together both men find their expectations shifted but they are unable to verbalize it to each other. It will take an exposure of a maximum kind for them to admit what they want.
By: Talia Carmichael
Book one in the Palmer Series
Calvin Martin is taken off guard by his attraction when he finally comes face to face with Owen Granger - one of his big brother's best friends. He doesn't think Owen is interested but once Owen lets him know that he is, Calvin is all for jumping into bed but Owen has other ideas. Owen wants to date and then let things progress. Calvin will agree to a date but progression was something that needed to be nudged hard. Once they sleep together both men find their expectations shifted but they are unable to verbalize it to each other. It will take an exposure of a maximum kind for them to admit what they want.
Kings of the Mountain—excerpt
Kings of the Mountain—excerpt Morgan Brice
Fast cars. Outlaw country boys. A love that can’t be denied. Snarky werewolves, vengeful ghosts, and menacing monsters.
Dawson King comes home from his time in the army intending to rekindle a romance with Grady, his best friend. But tragedy has befallen Grady, sending their plans up in smoke, and Dawson has visions warning him that something is hunting Grady. Can Dawson figure out who’s trying to kill Grady, save his life, and win back his heart?
Plenty of mutual pining, hurt/comfort, spooky chills, sexy thrills, and a very happy ending. The Kings of the Mountain is the first novel in the series. It is a MM romance intended for readers 18 years of age and older.
Dawson King comes home from his time in the army intending to rekindle a romance with Grady, his best friend. But tragedy has befallen Grady, sending their plans up in smoke, and Dawson has visions warning him that something is hunting Grady. Can Dawson figure out who’s trying to kill Grady, save his life, and win back his heart?
Plenty of mutual pining, hurt/comfort, spooky chills, sexy thrills, and a very happy ending. The Kings of the Mountain is the first novel in the series. It is a MM romance intended for readers 18 years of age and older.
Morgan Brice writes magic in a way that sucks you into the story and causes time to fly by as you read.
Morgan Brice writes uniquely fascinating m/m romance - if you like suspense and ghost stories in your romance mix, this is a book for you!
Great m/m suspense romance. This is a unique combination for a holiday romance.
Morgan is a great Author, I will never miss another book from her. :)
I really liked this. Definitely worth reading!
Wild Heat
Twomorrows
Twomorrows James Palmer
One Author. Two Tales of Tomorrow.
Going Rogue-Private Matthew Synder died in battle. But he was given a second chance to make war. But what if the reasons for that war are a sham? On an alien planet, behind enemy lines, Synder must help uncover the truth or die trying--again.
Dreadnought-Captain Lyra Corsair is a war hero. She's also a prisoner aboard her own ship. When faced with mandatory retirement, she will make the ultimate sacrifice to hold onto her dream of cruising the stars.
From the imagination of James Palmer come these two free tales, one never before published, depicting two very different and personal visions of the future.
Going Rogue-Private Matthew Synder died in battle. But he was given a second chance to make war. But what if the reasons for that war are a sham? On an alien planet, behind enemy lines, Synder must help uncover the truth or die trying--again.
Dreadnought-Captain Lyra Corsair is a war hero. She's also a prisoner aboard her own ship. When faced with mandatory retirement, she will make the ultimate sacrifice to hold onto her dream of cruising the stars.
From the imagination of James Palmer come these two free tales, one never before published, depicting two very different and personal visions of the future.
Blind Spot
Blind Spot Donald J. Bingle
It's unsettling to wake up in the middle of the night to screams. It's worse when you don't know who or what is screaming. A story by Donald J. Bingle, the author of seven books, including the Dick Thornby Spy Thrillers, and more than sixty short stories in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, steampunk, comedy, and memoir genres. Find out more at www.donaldjbingle.com.
Firewing (Excerpt)
Firewing (Excerpt) Jennifer R. Povey
Cat is living as quiet a life as the only human/demon hybrid in existence can; practicing as an alchemist, spending time with her adoptive family and her girlfriend, and keeping her head down. But she is the only human/demon hybrid in existence, and when cultists attack her and those close to her, she realizes that keeping her head down can never be her solution.
Instead, she must cross the face of Yirath, see the deep-running conflicts for herself and face her destiny in the demon city of Arok-Kor.
Instead, she must cross the face of Yirath, see the deep-running conflicts for herself and face her destiny in the demon city of Arok-Kor.
I used to attend many science fiction and fantasy conventions before the pandemic and have attended sessions where Jennifer R. Povey was on a genre panel. She's always interesting to hear in person, so I'm sure her book is great.