The year is 1893. Rosie Weston, fireman, is working on an overnight passenger train to the World’s Fair. Her routine shift has turned into a nightmare, beginning with a peculiar trunk in the baggage car. Worse, a passenger has gone missing. Can Rosie discover the truth behind the cargo before more passengers go missing? Strange Happenings is a series of short stories set in an alternate timeline, where science and the unknown mix. Much like a penny dreadful, each story is meant to be enjoyed in … [Read more...] about Something Happened on the Way to the World’s Fair: A Strange Happenings Short Story by Kelsey Josephson by Kelsey Josephson
Interview with Author – John B. Rosenman
About John B. Rosenman: John was an English professor at Norfolk State University where he designed and taught a course in how to write Science fiction and Fantasy. He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Horror Writers Association and has published 250 stories in places such as Weird Tales, Whitley Strieber’s Aliens, Fangoria, Galaxy, Endless Apocalypse, The Age of Wonders, and the Hot Blood erotic horror series. John has published two dozen books, including SF action-adventure novels such … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – John B. Rosenman
Interview with Author – Courtney P. Hunter
About Courtney P. Hunter: Courtney Hunter is a serial creator from Philadelphia, PA with experience in writing, the fashion industry, and live performance. After eighteen years of studying contemporary dance, she set out to carve herself a path in fashion and retail buying. Upon graduating from Philadelphia University and settling into her career, she turned back to dance. While working as a retail buyer for Burlington Stores, Courtney began producing contemporary dance and burlesque … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Courtney P. Hunter
Captivity by Nadine Little
People seemed to like my sister. Respect her. So who killed her? Anita Carmichael is her faction’s sweetheart—respected soldier, supporter of the people, sister of their murdered leader. A murder that started the war and plunged Scotland into chaos. Ten years later, Anita still seeks vengeance, alongside her brother-in-law and her sister’s friends. Her friends. Or so she thought. Betrayed by those closest to her and captured by the enemy, she struggles to survive psychotic despots, torture … [Read more...] about Captivity by Nadine Little
FEATURED BOOK: Eternal Road – The last stop by John Howell
James Wainwright picks up a hitchhiker and discovers two things 1. The woman he picks up is his childhood sweetheart, only Seventeen years older. 2. He is no longer of this world. James began a road trip alone in his 1956 Oldsmobile. He stops for a hitchhiker only to discover she is his childhood sweetheart, Sam, who disappeared seventeen years before. James learns from Sam falling asleep miles back caused him to perish in a one-car accident. He also comes to understand that Sam was taken and … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Eternal Road – The last stop by John Howell
A Diary in the Age of Water by Nina Munteanu
Centuries from now, in a dying boreal forest in what used to be northern Canada, Kyo,a young acolyte called to service in the Exodus,yearns for Earth's past--the Age of Water, before the "Water Twins" destroyed humanity. Looking for answers and plagued by vivid dreams of this holocaust, Kyo discovers the diary of Lynna, a limnologist from a time just prior to the destruction. The diary spans a twenty-year period in the mid-twenty-first century and describes a planet in the grip of severe water … [Read more...] about A Diary in the Age of Water by Nina Munteanu
The Falling Away by Cliff Ball
The first book of three in the Christian end times series, Perilous Times. Doctor Neal Kirkland works at an advanced hospital in the Dallas area. One day, he comes across a patient and his family, the Carson's, who are Christians, which is rare in this novel's universe since very few people go to church. After seeing their faith, and they talk to him about Christ, he accepts Christ as his Savior. Meanwhile, a race war might be bubbling up in the United States and an altered virus spreads … [Read more...] about The Falling Away by Cliff Ball
Birth Right: Galak’s Rising by Christina Goebel
Birth Right: Galak's Rising by Christina Goebel "A brilliant start to the series . . ." Prairies Book Review "Sci-fi and fantasy readers seeking a story that bridges several subgenres and fills its pages with impossible challenges and hope against all odds will find Birth Right: Galak's Rising an excellent story that stands well on its own, but sets the stage for more stories in the series. It's a vivid, memorable tale of choices, consequences, and their lasting impact on the future of … [Read more...] about Birth Right: Galak’s Rising by Christina Goebel
Interview with Author – Isabella Ides
About Isabella Ides: I am a poet and playwright, recently turned novelist with the publication of my debut epic, White Monkey Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy. I love what happens in my creative process when I exchange a theater audience for a reader, how new worlds open up. The reader is my Alice. I lead her to the rabbit hole. Trip her. Then I run like an evasive rabbit in unexpected directions. The tricky part is how to keep the reader coming toward me as I’m moving quickly away. I wait … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Isabella Ides
Interview with Author – Allan Walsh
About Allan Walsh: Allan Walsh is a writer and artist, born in sun-scorched Australia and raised in the grungy suburbs of West London. He is a keen martial arts fan, lover of fantasy, and a movie buff. Allan has been influenced by cult Asian film directors such as Jacki Chan and Stephen Chow, Spec Fiction novelists the like of Joe Abercrombie and graphic novelists such as Wendy and Richard Pini. Allan currently resides in Brisbane, where he enjoys creating new worlds through his … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Allan Walsh
Interview with Author – HL Carpenter
About HL Carpenter: We’re HL Carpenter, a Florida-based mother/daughter duo. We write from our studios in Carpenter Country, a magical place that, like our stories, is unreal but not untrue. Our books are family-friendly and suitable for ten-year-olds as well as kidults of all ages. What inspires you to write? We always want to know why. We're not sure if that means we're inspired to write because we can come up with our own reasons about the cause of an event, or if that means … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – HL Carpenter
Featured PermaFree eBook: Clone City by Adrian Peters
About the Book Clone City narrates the story of a city called Joypolis whose inhabitants believe it is the last civilized outpost of humankind. It is the first of a series of seven in The Joypolis Series. The story begins at the time when Joypolitans believe they have overcome all the challenges of their turbulent past. In a world devastated by the impact of asteroids, they believe they alone have survived thanks to a single act of monumental importance – the decision to clone. Three hundred … [Read more...] about Featured PermaFree eBook: Clone City by Adrian Peters
