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Running for office has always been cutthroat. In Gloamington, it literally is. When the city council candidates start dying one by one, Ella Bloom and Malcolm Fawkes discover something chilling: the ballot itself has been spelled. Every name printed on it is marked for death—and the killer is...

Everyone loves receiving mail, unless it's deadly. Ella’s world turns upside down when the Postmaster is found dead on her doorstep—holding a letter addressed to her. Someone in Gloamington is using the mail to murder, and Ella Bloom might be next. With her true identity finally revealed...

Sugar and spice and everything nice—except when it includes a killer with a sweet tooth for murder. When a national baking TV show descends on Gloamington, amateur bakers compete for fame and fortune. But when something goes wrong, and one of the contestants dies, Malcolm and Ella suspect that...

Every stitch tells a story. Some stories get you killed. For over a decade, the Chattering Needles have gathered every week in Gloamington—knitting, embroidering, and sharing secrets. They had one rule: what's said in the circle, stays in the circle. Someone broke it. When one of their own is...

They say music soothes the savage beast, but in Gloamington, it's more likely to summon one. When Gloamington hosts its first talent show, the stage is set for more than just performances. It becomes the perfect venue for murder when a famous pop star dies. Malcolm Fawkes and Ella Bloom must...

He’s taken on an apprentice, started a family, and somehow kept the city from falling apart. But Everson Croft's greatest trials are still ahead. Ancient gods are maneuvering, a shadow realm grows darker and more dangerous, and demonic forces are massing for a final reckoning.

Warning! This audiobook features unsafe behaviors, the worst of which are picking a fight with the Goddess, violating copyright law, and worst of all, not looking over your shoulder while reversing a forklift. Thomas FreightCo, Earth's worst boss, and four of his self-destructive forklift operators were brought to Tinevia by Vesryn. She insists on being called the "Goddess", but she's really just watching the world while her parents are on vacation. Her carefully laid-out plans continue falling apart as Dixie's forklift-turned-mech-warrior is unleashed.

Vengeance runs in their blood. Survival runs in mine. When people started disappearing across the city, the police brushed it off as coincidence. But my wolf senses detect the same otherworldly scent lingering at every crime scene. The deeper I dig, the more chilling the truth becomes. All the victims are tied by blood to an ancient wolf-hunting clan. That kind of legacy doesn’t just vanish. It festers.

There’s Dangerous Business afoot, and it’s about to land right outside Chloe Mayfield’s front door. A wizened wizard with tales of slumbering gods and secrets no longer safe. Two gardeners are in need of rescue, pursued by ghostly wraiths who threaten more than just their lives. Dark...

“The city keeps dropping people into the past, big cats are prowling Toxteth, and riding the Albert Dock carousel is now considered a dangerous sport. If things don’t calm down soon, I’m going to start banging undead heads together.” Lilith O’Reilly would find eternity far more...

Once every generation there is a Chosen One, who will stand between humanity and darkness. But why is the Chosen One so often a teenager? Why do only children get swept through portals to save the fantastic world on the other side? Whose idea was it to put the fate of the world in the hands of someone without a fully developed prefrontal cortex? In Never Too Old to Save the World, nineteen authors explore what would happen if the Chosen One were called midlife.

Welcome to The Albino Hippo – An Apocalyptic Zombie Dance-Off — a high-octane absurdist comedy blending the chaos of Zombieland, the sarcasm of The Office, and the cosmic humor of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Kain Asheld put a marker to the three people closest to him on a quiet ridge overlooking the valley where they'd always promised to meet. His brother Mark never wanted the mercenary life. He wanted to farm. He never got the chance. Kain bought the land with his share of a final bounty and a desperate need for silence. The locals call it Madder's Place. Ten acres of rotting floorboards, a collapsed roof, and fields the wild took back a decade ago. They'd been talking about burning it down.

Trained to kill. Destined to grill. Trevor has been training since he was a child for a life of combat and adventure. But when the day of choosing arrives, his entire world is crushed when he is assigned the class: [Arcane Chef]. It's a rare Support Class with no known history or leveling path. A background role. A servant to the heroes and mains of society. Or so Trevor thought. As he struggles coming to terms with his Class, he discovers that being an Arcane Chef is more than he ever could have imagined. He'll get to experience all those epic adventures he dreamed of. Well, he will..

Und hallöchen – da bin ich wieder. Max, der Auserwählte! Mit meiner Gruppe von chaotischen Trott… Ähm, ich meine, mit meiner Gruppe aus Sammlern, die den Namen „Die Auserwählten“ trägt. Übrigens sind wir inzwischen längst eine Große Gruppe. Ihr könnt mich also Lord Max nennen. Hätten Sie Angst, einem Großen Clan den Krieg zu erklären? Also ich jedenfalls nicht. Notfalls nehme ich es auch mit zweien von denen gleichzeitig auf. Nun ja, vielleicht … Auf jeden Fall ist immer der richtige Zeitpunkt für gute Taten und Gerechtigkeit.

Deep in the mountains, The Oncoming Storm finally finds the other Storm Casters. However, learning to control her powers turns out to be more difficult than she expected. In order to improve, she needs someone to train her but that comes at a cost. On the other side of the continent, the stars...

Chelby ist aus dem Gefangenenlager von Sektor Neun entkommen und der Hinrichtung entgangen, aber ihre Probleme fangen gerade erst an ... Ihr Schlaf wird von schrecklichen Albträumen gestört, in denen Fae-Attentäter einen blauen Drachen vom Himmel schießen. Als sich der Drache in Stein verwandelt und zerbricht, erwacht Chelby in ihrem Zimmer zu einem lodernden Inferno. Sie hat erneut die Kontrolle verloren, und das hat Konsequenzen.

Where do we go after we die? In this story the protagonist, Oscar Whatmore, dies and finds himself transported to a rundown spiritual realm, eventually appearing before a vast court presided over by a diminutive and disagreeable Jesus clad in legal robes. Although judged worthy of admission to Heaven, Oscar finds himself in a boring and dilapidated domain, which is blighted by outdated technology. He subsequently bribes an official to gain access to Hell, which he discovers to be surprisingly pleasant and staffed by a friendly Devil who explains that the ancient punishments are obsolete.

So… as it turns out, I really am Lucifer’s Daughter. Hell’s Heir. And—you guessed it—the next Queen of the Damned. But what if I don’t want to rule? With the imp in hiding, and Josh gone from this world, I still wasn’t safe. Not by a long shot. Dear ol’ Dad didn’t just pass on his legacy and mark. He also passed on all of Hell’s problems, and that means his enemies, are now mine. Fortunately for me, I have the Four Horsemen, my banshee best friend, and a pissed off raccoon on my side. But now I have the beast to contend with.

Percival dreams of being a hero, but life as Northfall’s Dukeling leaves little opportunity for glory. Smothered by safety when he longs for adventure, he has lived vicariously through plays, books, and stories. But those days are over. He’s just turned eleven, and he’s running out of time to make a name for himself. Now, despite every warning, he’s going to become a hero.