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Fortune's Mistress

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Short/Flash Fiction Collection
Formats: E-Book
Age Groups: 12-15, 18+

When a stranger steps from the shadows, a new story begins. Cal leads a troupe of traveling players through a rugged land where bandits roam, caravan wheels break on ancient forest roads and trust is in short supply. Fiercely independent, Cal believes in relying only on himself — and his loyal companions. So, when an enigmatic fortune teller named Tarot asks to travel with them, Cal's instinct is to refuse. But the year is turning and the troupe needs the money she will pay them ... Tarot offers no reason for joining the troupe, only a quiet promise that she will be useful. But what sort of danger can the presence of one woman turn aside? And, when it strikes, will she stand with the troupe or will it be her company that brings disaster down upon them? discover a world where trust is fragile, magic is quiet, and danger...

Tales Beyond Midnight - short stories for sleepless nights

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Short/Flash Fiction Collection
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

When the clock strikes midnight, reality begins to shift. Finalist in the 2024 Wishing Shelf Book Awards and Winner of the 2025 Firebird Book Award for Best Plot Twist, Tales Beyond Midnight is a gripping collection of short stories where nothing is quite as it seems. A man on a bridge contemplates jumping – until a stranger named Luci appears, asking questions he can’t ignore. In another story, a child’s ghost clings to an old house, her presence as persistent as the grief she left behind. Each tale pulls you into a different world – some eerily close, others hauntingly strange – but all designed to twist your expectations and leave your heart racing. Set in not-quite familiar landscapes and unsettling near-futures, these stories deliver high-impact emotion with no wasted words – just sharp dilemmas, vivid characters, and endings that hit like a gut punch. “An accessibly written, smartly plotted...

To Pay for the Crossing - Dark Places 3

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Magical Realism
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Some debts can only be paid in blood—and some doors should never be opened. When Eldritch receives the impossible news that his comatose wife, Helen, has awakened, he rushes back to London with hope in his heart—and vanishes without a trace. His closest allies, Gwyn and Aidan, fear the worst. In their world of shadows and ancient forces, miracles always have a price. Gwyn, a fierce Welsh witch with limited powers but limitless loyalty, and Aidan, a gifted young man still learning the depths of his magic, follow the trail to the city. There, they uncover the horrifying truth: Helen has been claimed by a deadly entity known as a grieve—and it wants Eldritch’s body as a host for its mate. As time runs out, old wounds resurface and new terrors emerge. The battle to save their friend will test every ounce of magic, trust, and courage they have. Because...

Child of the Covenant - Dark Places 2

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Magical Realism

When the demon returns, the blood of the past will decide who survives. In the lonely hills of mid-Wales, where the remnants of old lead mines sink into shadow, Aidan, Gwyn, and Eldritch prepare for the unthinkable—the rebirth of a demon sealed a century ago. The trio have discovered where the creature will rise, but its human protector is ready to kill to keep them from interfering. When Gwyn is brutally attacked, Aidan and Eldritch must face the darkness alone, venturing deep into the abandoned mine where horror waits. But Eldritch carries a secret taint—the demon’s influence is already twisting his mind—and Aidan’s bloodline hides a truth that could either save or doom them all. As the veil between worlds thins, courage, loyalty, and friendship are all that stand against an ancient evil reborn. If you like atmospheric paranormal fantasy steeped in real folklore, then you’ll love the dark, haunting...

The Demon's Call - Dark Places 1

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Magical Realism
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 18+

Somewhere in the Welsh hills, an ancient evil is waking—and it’s calling Aidan by name. After the sudden suicide of his closest friend, Aidan’s world begins to unravel. Haunted by dark dreams and a creeping sense that something isn’t right, he turns to the only person who ever hinted at the supernatural—Gwyn, the reclusive woman who raised him after his mother died. But Gwyn gave up her powers long ago, and getting involved again could cost her everything. When a mysterious Englishman named Eldritch arrives in Llancathan claiming to be researching folklore, Aidan suspects more than coincidence. Eldritch is no writer—he’s a wizard, hunting a demon that’s preparing to take a human host. Worse, it already has a servant: a violent man from Aidan’s past who nearly destroyed him once... and is ready to try again. To stop the coming darkness, Aidan, Gwyn, and Eldritch must unite—but with trust in...