In October 1862, the Confederacy is recognized by both France and Great Britain. Lincoln opens peace negotiations that effectively ended the American Civil War. Decades later, the young Confederacy forges an alliance with Spain – a fading empire desperately clinging to its remaining Caribbean colonies. The Confederate Military assigns the young crew of the airship CSS Appomattox to assist their country’s new ally. The Appomattox is dispatched with a token Naval force to defend Puerto Rico. … [Read more...] about CSS Appomattox by Chris Stoesen
The Death and Life of Mal Evans by Peter Lee
Former Beatle assistant Mal Evans lies in a Los Angeles apartment in January 1976, dying of a gunshot wound. His life has spiraled downward since his beloved band broke up in 1970. And throughout those six years, as he fell further into despair, he had always asked himself: What if? What if he could have done something to keep the Beatles, and his life, together? Instead of dying, Mal finds himself transported back to 1969. The war in Vietnam is coming to a boil, "Butch Cassidy and the … [Read more...] about The Death and Life of Mal Evans by Peter Lee
Interview with Author – Peter Lee
About Peter Lee: Peter Lee loves to write, loves music and loves to write about music. The son of an English professor and a librarian, he was headed for a career in science when a friend invited him to join the newspaper staff in college. The writing bug bit him and he changed his major, graduating from Berry College with a degree in journalism. He also holds a master’s degree in communication from Georgia State University. Lee’s life also changed in 1980, when he first heard the strains of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Peter Lee
Interview with Author – Ian James
About Ian James: I was born in New York City, but my family moved to Maine when I was six, and I graduated from Hampshire College in Massachusetts and not New Hampshire in 2009, just as the world economy was in free fall. Bitten by the travel bug after a two-week family jaunt in Italy a few years earlier, I decided to explore the planet, and after two months of job-hunting I found myself gawping at a public school classroom in Busan, South Korea, surrounded by thirty shrieking kids who were … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ian James
Interview with Author – Berley Kerr
About Berley Kerr: Berley Elston Gordon Kerr III first answered the call to write while he was in his high school creative writing class. What he had originally hoped would turn into a career developing stories for role playing games evolved into a love of writing science fiction and fantasy novels as well as short stories. After spending over ten years writing novels and collecting rejection letters Berley finally got his big break with Curse Breaker: Guild Assassin. Berley holds a Bachelor's … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Berley Kerr
Interview with Author – Terri Herman-Ponce
About Terri Herman-Ponce: Terri looks for any opportunity to make stuff up. She thinks anything that can’t so easily be explained is worth an extra look and often makes a great story. She loves red wine, scotch, sunrises, Ancient Egypt, the beach—and a host of other stuff that would take too much real estate to talk about. The youngest of five children, Terri lives with her husband and son on Long Island. And, in her next life, if she hasn’t moved on to somewhere else, she wants to be an … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Terri Herman-Ponce
Jackboot Britain by Daniel Fletcher
The Alternate History - What if Hitler beat the Brits? JACKBOOT BRITAIN is a new novel set in an alternate 1940 in which Nazi Germany was victorious over the British Empire. Jackboot Britain is a nightmare world; the book tells a harrowing tale of militarisation, dehumanisation, prejudice, power and war, as it follows the trials and tribulations of a range of characters from various walks of life, as they struggle to exist in a Europe - and occupied UK - ruled by the Germany of Adolf Hitler. … [Read more...] about Jackboot Britain by Daniel Fletcher
Interview with Author – Daniel S. Fletcher
About Daniel S. Fletcher: Asia-based writer from Leeds, England; British novelist, journalist, professional copywriter and poet. Moved to Spain at 22, and wrote first book in Ibiza, España, entitled "Jackboot Britain" - an alternate history novel & screenplay set in a Nazi-occupied United Kingdom. Thereafter, left Spain in January 2012 and moved to Thailand, working as a freelance professional copywriter and journalist in Southeast Asia as well as a martial arts reporter for two … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Daniel S. Fletcher
Bargain Book for 09/20/2014: Till Human Voices Wake Us by Victoria Goddard
This book is bargain priced from 09/20/2014 until 10/06/2014 Raphael Amian came to Earth from the wreck of another world, walking the centuries immortal with the gifts of music and magic. As Orpheus in ancient Greece, the loss of his beloved Eurydice nearly broke him, and in his grief his uncontrolled power caused great destruction. Faced with the choice between love and duty, he chose duty, and repudiated both his music and his heart. Now he's living in modern-day London as an actor, worn … [Read more...] about Bargain Book for 09/20/2014: Till Human Voices Wake Us by Victoria Goddard
Speculative Fiction The Ultimate Collection by David K Scholes @davidkscholes
This book is bargain priced from 08/31/2014 until 08/22/2025 A collection of some 23 fast paced, action packed, speculative fiction short stories including science fiction, alternate history, science fantasy and an alternate reality story. In The Intervention a super power empire’s long search for the truth about an ancient war yields an unexpected result. The horrifying trip encountered in Dangerous Journey is not quite what it seems while in Easy Meat a powerful star fleet finds an … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction The Ultimate Collection by David K Scholes @davidkscholes
The Demons of Liberty Row (A Boston Metaphysical Society Story) by Madeleine Holly-Rosing @mhollyrosing
Demon hunting has become a lot more difficult for Samuel Hunter and his Medium and Spirit Photographer, Andrew O’Sullivan. Severely injured in his last encounter, Samuel is forced to seek out the assistance of an African-American scientist and engineer by the name of Granville Woods. Suspicious of Samuel and his motives, and with his own secrets to keep, Granville refuses to help. But a demon has come to prey on Granville’s neighborhood of Liberty Row and a close brush with death makes Granville … [Read more...] about The Demons of Liberty Row (A Boston Metaphysical Society Story) by Madeleine Holly-Rosing @mhollyrosing
Odette Speex: Time Traitors Book 1 by Padgett Lively
This book is bargain priced from 05/03/2014 until 05/09/2014 A toxic smog hangs permanently over twenty-first-century New York City. The revolutionary movements of the late eighteenth century never materialized, and the great city is part of a vast British Empire. Its teeming underclass struggles daily to survive. Odette Speex is among them. A talented ballerina, her defiant spirit chafes at the unyielding tyranny of the nobility. Unbeknownst to her, she lives in a terribly distorted world. … [Read more...] about Odette Speex: Time Traitors Book 1 by Padgett Lively
