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What's Happening this Month?

• Where All Magic and Danger Are Possible

• August Cool Picks 😎

• More FREE and Discounted Books and Audiobooks! ✨

Where All Magic and Danger are Possible… 🐦‍⬛

Third-year university student Edith Orozco is unexpectedly thrown into chaos as she boards her train home but finds herself thrust into Ancient Egypt.

When bravery is no longer a choice and with the clock ticking, can Edith, her niece Moli, and two strangers save the world from moving one step closer to destruction? Join these heroes as they trailblaze through a suspense-filled 24-hour battle for survival.

August Cool Picks 😎

Cross-Cultural Fantasy of the Month

Demon's Vow by R. W. Hert

Demons, ninjas, and a battle for his soul he may not win… He never should have saved that girl. He certainly shouldn't have befriended her. But after years of being the village's invisible protector, sixteen-year-old Zade couldn't stop himself…

Paranormal Mystery of the Month

Necrow by Querus Abuttu 

After several days of torrential rains, Chief of Police Judith Ware joins forces with a minister, a physician, a bookstore owner, and a paranormal celebrity to solve the mystery of what is desecrating women’s graves and killing the men in the town. Overhead, clouds of crows fly in the air, while underground, a demonic power grows…

Epic Fantasy of the Month

Stone and Sky by Z.S. Diamanti

Orin is a sworn protector. As a stalwart member of the Griffin Guard, he’s proud to protect the kingdom against a dreaded nation of orcs. But when the fires of war burn bright from the north, his entire squadron falls to deadly wyvern riders, leaving the devastated Orin bloody and alone…

Psychological Thriller of the Month

Smothered by Erica R. Stinson

Kaden wants to be part of Lila's life more than anything. But when he visits her childhood home unexpectedly, he feels like an intruder in a world ruled by dark secrets and hidden agendas…

YA Fantasy Romance of the Month

Dark is the Wood by Kristin Ward

Gillian was willing to enter the Shadowlands and trade her life for her brother. Being caught by the son of the Great Dragon was not the trade she'd bargained for. Now she's a captive, far from home, learning a tangled web of history she's somehow part of.

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