Mattie Sharp was never special--except when it came to getting in trouble. Then, she was exceptional.So when she falls into a portal and winds up in dragon-filled Cavernis, imagine her surprise when she discovers she’s the heir to a magical prophesy and must train to be the hero she never thought she could be.Though Mattie has always been a top student, studying at a school for dragons puts even her to the test!Join Mattie and her crew of n...

ONE'S A DAME. ONE'S A DRAGON. THEY'RE DETECTIVES.In the glamorous yet gritty world of 1940's Hollywood, PI Nicky Forenza returns in Tinseltown, the thrilling second installment of the Fame and Flames series. She and her dragon partner, Errol, must navigate the underbelly of the movie industry, where secrets and lies are as common as neon on Hollywood Blvd.When the feared head of Liberty Pictures, Henry Cohan, is found murdered, that's just the beginning. Wi...

Can a nerdy loner perform the 12 Labors of Hercules?Nick hates high school and everyone in it. He's always been "different," but thought it was due to his dark skin......not because his father is Chiron, the immortal centaur.Now, Chiron's back in his life for the first time in Nick's memory, but instead of bringing an Xbox, all his dad does is deliver Nick to the wacked-out world of Mýthos and present a quest:Complete the 12 Labors ...

Do you love epic fantasy set in a land of battling dragons?How about a world that calls upon dragon myths first told in ancient Turkey?Do you love the dark tales woven by Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, and Anne McCaffrey?Then welcome to the magical world of Gehān.Abarōz has never seen the sun. She's lived her whole life in Dardan, an underground city where no one ventures outside under penalty of death.

Mattie Sharp was never special--except when it came to getting in trouble. Then, she was exceptional.So when she falls into a portal and winds up in dragon-filled Cavernis, imagine her surprise when she discovers she's the heir to a magical prophesy and must train to be the hero she never thought she could be.Though Mattie has always been a top student, studying at a school for dragons puts even her to the test!Join Mattie and her crew of n...

Changing the world--or at least your corner of it--is easier than you think.With so much suffering in our communities and in the world, it can feel impossible to make an impact. "What good can I possibly do?" we ask.Amy Wolff, a busy mom and small business owner, often felt this way--and didn't feel qualified to connect and uplift others. But one day, after hearing about several suicides and suicide attempts in her community, she printed 20 yard signs with ...

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #17—another fun issue, with great mystery and science fiction short stories, classic novels, and more! The lineup this time:Mysteries / Suspense:“Smart Cookie,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“Shanks Gets Mugged,” by Robert Lopresti [short story]“Thubway Tham Reforms,” by Johnston McCulley [short story]“The Man in the Dick Tracy Hat” by Elizabeth Zelvin [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #41.Lots of great reading this time—including a classic mystery novel by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding. Once you finish it, you can cruise through an original blackmail story by M.A. Monnin set in Germany (thanks to acquiring editor Michael Bracken), then Pat H. Broeske has a Hollywood tale of a missing classic Cadillac (thanks to acquiring editor Barb Goffman). Plus, of course, we have our Hal Charles solve-it-yourself tale.For science ficti...

*contains sexual situations, strong language, violence, and depictions of abuseThis has all the hallmarks of CLASSIC AMERICANA*: rural small town life, poverty, dark family problems, love, and friendship.* author Paul Russell Parker IIIAn EMOTIONAL ROLLER-COASTER*.* author Nikki LandisLocklyn Gaines isn’t her mother, but the residents of her small southeastern Kentucky town don’t...

Excite Your Inner Food Lover with the Best Paleo Recipes Out ThereArsy Vartanian, Paleo Foodie and author of the bestselling cookbook The Paleo Slow Cooker, is ready to share only the best of the best Paleo recipes that'll have your mouth watering.Arsy's delicious and nutritious recipes range from modern twists on traditional dishes to a wide range of ethnic influences from both her Armenian background and her culinary curiosity. With 120 tried-and-true recipes,

Winner of the 2020 Colorado Book AwardRise is collection of prose and poetry exploring the concepts of change, renewal, and rebirth. When things change, we experience a variety of emotions-from anger and fear to courage and hope. There is struggle and strife but also the opportunity to rise from the ashes and create, grow, and love.In these pages, you'll find stories and expressions of joy and sorrow about love, friendship, family, marriage and divorce, loss and gr...

In art, chiaroscuro is a technique that explores the interplay of light and dark through stark contrasts. In the same way, this anthology explores virtue and vice and the interconnectedness between these two ends of the morality spectrum. A virtue taken to excess transforms into vice; a vice in the right circumstances becomes virtuous. Via poetry and prose, Chiaroscuro will take you on a journey through light and dark, right and wrong, good and evil, and the spaces in between.