The Scarlet Thread by D.S. Murphy

My name is Kaidance Monroe, and sometimes when I touch people, I see how they die.

After I saw my little brother's death but failed to stop it, my parents abandoned me to a juvenile detention facility. I don't let people touch me anymore. Not my fingertips, not my skin, not my heart.

Just before I turned 18, I got a visit from a cute guy, who tricked me into giving up my secrets. He said I was special, but he wasn't the only one searching for me. I barely escaped with my life. Now I'm in a mansion, learning how to control my abilities - abilities so powerful, even the gods are jealous. I didn't mean to make anyone fall for me. Certainly not my would-be killer. And I never imagined how far he would fall. 

The 13: Tales Of Macabre by Stephanie Ayers

The 13: Tales of Macabre-

Killer watermelons, murderous jewelry boxes, centenarian sea whisperers, creatures of myth/legend, and more...

This supernatural story collection will make you reconsider everything you thought you knew. At night you'll hover under your covers while looking over your shoulder in the day. Down, down in the depths they fell; bodies in the dark of a liquid hell.

Can you survive all 12?

Published by Ayers Creative Concepts

From the thrilling author of Til Death Do Us Part and The 13: Tales of Illusory comes a second volume of twelve supernatural tales of ghosts, vampires, and things that go bump in the night.

Ayers Creative Concepts is very excited to announce the publication of The 13: Tales of Macabre by Stephanie Ayers. Her words will jump from the page and haunt you once the lights go out. They will make you look over your shoulder during the day. This collection will make you question the “what if’s” in a whole new way. This second volume in The 13 series releases on Friday, October, 26th, 2018, and there will be a Facebook Halloween Party open to the public October 12-15, 2018. (link to event here).

Mrs. Ayers has crafted each one of these hair-raising stories with unique characters and plots that will catch you completely off guard. These stories will have you cowering under the covers and glancing over your shoulders before you’re done. You can learn more about Stephanie Ayers and The 13 by following along with the book blog tour which begins on the author’s website (Growing Up Stephanie) on October 2, 1018.   

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Becoming The Dragon by A. Sapeguin

From now on he’s got two hearts beating in his scale-clad chest, and two mighty wings on his back. In the faraway planet of two moons, he was born again as a dragon… but would it make him any less human?

The Dragon Inside is a bestselling Russian YA heroic fantasy series by Alex Sapegin. Now books of the winner of Russian fantasy contests and the top writer in this genre, are ready to face a worldwide audience and to share its story. It is a saga of portal traveling, bodily transformations, reincarnation and epic combat, but first and foremost a story of discovering and reclaiming one’s true self.

Having unwittingly stumbled into the site of a scientific experiment, Andy gets teleported to the faraway planet of Ilanta, inhabited by both human and supernatural beings. In this new world, he will encounter all kinds of exciting adventures and grim challenges, mastering his newly developed magic skills, befriending orcs, elves, and dragons, fighting the good fight, and eventually continuing on his quest for justice reincarnated as a dragon.

It was obvious right from the get-go that destiny has something unique in store for Andy Kerimov, a small-town teenager who survives a direct strike from lightning which leaves him with immunity to electronic devices and extraordinary magic powers just waiting to be released.

Teleported to the fairytale world of Ilanta, Andy gets no cordial welcome: he is captured, chained up and sold into slavery — but not before he accidentally activates an ancient artifact and sets Karegar the Dragon free, who would later become his mentor and foster father. When fatally wounded, Andy chooses to undergo an ancient ritual to be reborn as a dragon, a.k.a. a Master of Heaven.

He will have to go a long way before settling into his new body and mastering his newly acquired powers. On his way, he will make loyal friends and bitter enemies, going through fire and ice, defending the right and taking the weak under his wing. Little does he know that he is destined to play a central part in an epic conflict soon to break out where the future of the two planets, as well as his now-faraway homeland, would be at stake…

Blood of Vampire by Devyn Jayse

I'm Isabella of Castile, bastard daughter of a Queen, resident troublemaker, and a vampire.Having killed my Master when I was turned, I'm considered a resident troublemaker. Vampires have long learned to leave me alone -- or else. My reputation for breaking the rules comes in handy for vampires that wanted to retain my services. Life was pretty good until I was asked by the Vampire Council to handle a "small" matter regarding Blood Laws in Lisbon, Portugal.

Asked. Given an ultimatum. They're practically interchangeable, right?

Just a little misunderstanding they told me. They didn't tell me it was a full-scale turf war between vampires and werewolves. They also missed the part about the tall, dark, and handsome alpha that led the local werewolves, Marco Guerrero, a dangerous man with a complicated past and smoldering glares. Also known as the Executioner for the high number of vampires he has killed over the years.

If I didn't know better, I'd guess the Vampire Council wanted me dead. That can't be right, can it?

In order to defeat the shifters, I have to seize command. My blood may be royal but that doesn't mean I want to rule. Unfortunately for me, it doesn't look like there's any other choice. But if there's one thing I'm good at, it's bloody confrontations. But will this be a fight I survive?

The Revelation of Number 10 by Cliff Joseph

One night in August of 1998, artist Mark DeLouise sees a bright light in the sky. At first, he believes its a star, and when he wishes his wife, Gracie, was awake to see it, he finds that he has telepathically called her out of sleep. Together they see the shining point of light suddenly zip toward themcoming close enough to make it clear that it is, in fact, a UFO.

Although they go about their daily lives the following day, the experience has a profound effect on Mark as he attempts to understand the aftermath of the event. Whats more, his work begins to reflect that shift immediately. Although his next painting, the last in a series of ten, is meant to be about homelessness, he is compelled to recreate a mysterious structure hes never seen before, with a speed and detail well beyond his usual work. He labels the painting Number 10, not knowing how much the work will change his life. As time goes on, Mark finds himself in a confrontation with the governments authority, in a struggle for both personal and global liberation. 

What The Heart Wants by Kyra Dune

Patrick left the second realm looking for a chance at a better future. What he found instead was that someone who doesn't officially exist doesn't have many options when it comes to survival.

Meagan has it all. Beauty. Wealth. The freedom to do as she pleases. People are disposable and life is a ride she intends to enjoy to its fullest. Then she meets a stranger in a club and her already chaotic life spins out of control.

What started out as a game becomes so much more. And when a Guardian shows up to take Patrick back to the second realm, a desperate plot is hatched to keep him the first realm.

In the end, blood will flow. The only question is, whose blood will it be?

Books I Read In September

3 STARS

Demons are invading the Midlands for the first time in centuries.

The farmers have no defences against the murderous creatures. Swords in the hands of ordinary soldiers have no effect against demons, for the ability to resist a demon's power-a projection of paralyzing fear-cannot be taught.

Garet's life is forever changed the night his Midlands family is attacked. Demonstrating a rare talent for resisting demon fear, Garet is taken to the city of Shirath to become a Demonbane: one who can withstand the demons' psychic assault, trained in combat, and learned in demon lore.

But the ancient city isn't a safe haven, it's a death trap. While opposing political forces vie for the throne, a new demon terrorizes the citizens. To save Shirath, Garet must find friends and allies quickly, because the biggest threat to the city isn't the demons, but the people living within the city's walls.

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4 STARS

What if you didn't care what others thought of you? That you knew you could, and would, do the dirty work for the greater good?

Lady Bethany clawed her way to the ranks of the Elven Service's top military elite. They only knew her as their foul-mouthed, hard-nosed champion against magic, and not the daughter of a goddess. Her life protecting those under her care is disrupted when her twin sister returns from exile, addicted to magic and human sacrifice. Her purpose? To overthrow their own mother.
Innocents will die unless Bethany can take the life of her own sister.

For the greater good.

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5 STARS

Wolf-men, savage creatures given humanoid form in an ancient war, mass along the Gihon River. Led by their packleader Redclaw, they seek to cross the river and claim a land of their own, slaughtering those that would stand in their way. Two paladins, Jerico of the god Ashhur, and Darius of the god Karak, must helm the desperate defense against the invasion. Their friendship will be tested as their gods resume an unending war, and their very faiths call for the death of the other. Together, friend or foe, they must face Redclaw's horde.

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5 STARS

Stripped of his power, and branded a renegade by his Order, Darius seeks a way to prove his god is not the bloodthirsty deity his fellows have created. Meanwhile Jerico takes refuge with a band of rebels as Dark Paladins scour Dezrel seeking to claim his life, and the lives of all who would help him. As the silent war rages, their faith is tested, and one will succumb to the promises of a prophet who has lived for centuries... 


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