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Snow White by Jenni James

An enchanted mirror, a tale of envy—

Raven and Snow White have been the greatest of friends for years, so when Snow’s father, King Herbert, and Raven’s mother, Queen Melantha, wed, the girls’ dreams come true—now they are sisters! However, in an act of exceeding folly, the king presents his new bride with the enchanted Lythereon Mirror as a wedding gift. Its dark power soon corrupts the queen.

Prince Corlan, Raven’s brother, is determined to find a way to destroy the mirror before he loses his mother completely—or it kills them all. Already the queen’s envy of Snow has become obvious. Corlan has been in love with Snow White since they were children and would do anything to protect the beautiful princess, even defy his mother. But when Queen Melantha uses the mirror to force Corlan into killing Snow, he knows it will take a battle of great strength to outwit the evil spell surrounding him and save the girl he loves.

Title: Snow White

Author: Jenni James

Publisher: StoneHouse Ink

Release Date: April 14, 2013

ASIN: B00CDAPYGA

Size: __ pages, ebook

Genre: Fantasy

Faerie Tale Collection: Beauty and the Beast (#1), Sleeping Beauty (#2), Rumplestiltskin (#3), Cinderella (#4), Hansel and Gretel (#5), Jack and the Beanstalk (#6)

The Cure by Teyla Branton

Even When You CHANGE, Some Things Remain the Same . . .

Erin Radkey’s life has altered completely since her Change made her one of the Unbounded. Yet she has learned the hard way that some things never change.

Greed. Over the centuries the long-lived Unbounded have divided into two groups, the Emporium who craves money and power and will do anything to achieve its ends, including experimenting on its own people, and the Renegades who protect humanity.

Power. Now the Renegades are close to discovering a cure that will save many dying mortals, and the husband of Erin’s closest friend is first in line to receive the formula. But Emporium agents will stop at nothing to destroy the cure—until they realize the research might be exactly the weapon they’ve been searching for.

Love. Erin’s new abilities are tested as she and fellow Renegades fight the Emporium in a struggle that soon becomes all too personal, and where lines of loyalty are blurred by relationships of the past. Everything is at risk, including the lives of her friends—and the love of Ritter Langton, the Renegade Unbounded who both infuriates and excites her.

Title: The Cure (Unbounded, bk 2)

Author: Teyla Branton (Rachel Nunes)

Publisher: White Star Press

Release Date: April 13, 2013

ISBN: 9781939203304

Size: 291 pages, 5×8, softcover

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Paranormal

Unbounded Series: The Change (bk 1)

Jack and the Beanstalk by Jenni James

The quest to save a girl from a giant—

Jack Waithwrite is livid when he learns that his fiancée, Rachel, has been stolen by a giant and taken up to a kingdom in the sky. Without the means to save her, he travels with his sister to Larkein, the place where dark magic abides, to discover a way to help Rachel. While there, a cunning witch knows who he is and offers to help him. However, when he finds out the kidnapping was orchestrated by the witch to use him as her pawn for her own schemes, his true quest begins. Now Jack must outwit a giant and stay one step ahead of the witch in time to save Rachel.

Enjoy Jack and the Beanstalk, the continuing tale of Hansel and Gretel and what happened after they were married. Jack and Jill Waithwrite are the children of Hansel and Gretel, and as their parents before them had adventures, now it is their turn.

Title: Jack and the Beanstalk

Author: Jenni James

Publisher: StoneHouse Ink

Release Date: March 31, 2013

ASIN: B00C4ZX858

Size: __ pages, ebook

Genre: Fantasy

Faerie Tale Collection: Beauty and the Beast (#1), Sleeping Beauty (#2), Rumplestiltskin (#3), Cinderella (#4), Hansel and Gretel (#5)

Pitch Green by The Brothers Washburn

Horror comes in all shades of green.

No other kid in Trona will go near the creepy old Searles Mansion, but Camm Smith is obsessed with the need to get inside.

Seven years earlier, as Camm herded a pack of little trick-or-treaters past the mansion, her young neighbor, Hugh, disappeared, becoming one of the many children who have vanished from Trona over the years without a trace. Now a senior in high school, Camm is still haunted by the old tragedy, and is sure the answer to the mysterious disappearances lies hidden somewhere in the decaying mansion.

Joining forces with her best friend, Cal, who also happens to be Hugh’s older brother, Camm naively begins a perilous search for the truth. As things spiral quickly out of control, and others die, Camm and Cal discover it will take all their combined ingenuity to stay alive.

An unseen evil lurking deep within the bowels of the mansion is now hunting them. To make matters worse, they become entangled with hostile federal agents, who will do all they can to keep old secrets permanently hidden. Left with only their wit and seemingly ineffective firearms, Camm and Cal know time is running out. Unless they can make sense of the few pieces of the puzzle they manage to unearth, their lives are in danger, and like so many others before them, they may also disappear without a trace.

Title: Pitch Green

Author: The Brothers Washburn (Berk and Andy)

Publisher: Jolly Fish Press

Release Date: March 16, 2013

ISBN: 978-0988649125

Size: 280 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, hardcover

Genre: Fantasy/Horror

The Gate Thief by Orson Scott Card

Here on Earth, Danny North is still in high school, yet he holds in his heart and mind all the stolen outselves of thirteen centuries of gatemages. The Families still want to kill him if they can’t control him…and they can’t control him. He is far too powerful.

And on Westil, Wad is now nearly powerless—he lost everything to Danny in their struggle. Even if he can survive the revenge of his enemies, he still must somehow make peace with the Gatemage Daniel North.

For when Danny took that power from Loki, he also took the responsibility for the Great Gates. And when he comes face-to-face with the mages who call themselves Bel and Ishtoreth, he will come to understand just why Loki closed the gates all those centuries ago.

Title: The Gate Thief (Mither Mages #2)

Author: Orson Scott Card

Publisher: Tor Books

Release Date: March 19, 2013

ISBN: 978-0765326584

Size: 384 pages, hardcover

Genre: Contemporary Fantasy

Mither Mages Series: The Lost Gate (bk 1)

Hansel and Gretel by Jenni James

A hidden princess and the boy who saves her life—

Hansel’s father finds a child lost and alone during a violent thunderstorm. After bringing her in from the tempest, he and his son are startled to discover that she is Gretel, a princess of Larkein–the enemy kingdom their own king has just destroyed. Fearful for her life, Hansel pleads with his father to save her. He believes they can make Gretel good by teaching her their ways. His kindhearted father agrees, but with great trepidation.

Ten years later, Gretel has grown into a lovely young woman who both infuriates and drives Hansel to distraction while he attempts to not lose his heart to her. When the Larkein witch comes back in the guise of a beautiful woman and marries their father, everything is set into a tailspin. Now they must figure out their new stepmother’s plans and prevent her from destroying them all before it is too late.

Title: Hansel and Gretel

Author: Jenni James

Publisher: StoneHouse Ink

Release Date: March 14, 2013

ASIN: B00BUSEL88

Size: 83 pages, ebook

Genre: Fantasy

Faerie Tale Collection: Beauty and the Beast (#1), Sleeping Beauty (#2), Rumplestiltskin (#3), Cinderella (#4)

Fall by Jennifer Latas

Being promoted to project manager is a dream come true for 21 year old Julia Dayle (J.D.) Halstead. And her first project is to convert a turn-of-the-century schoolhouse into a B & B.

However, an ancient secret hides within the walls of the schoolhouse.

A secret nightmare that could unleash the Furies of Hell and cause a Host of Angels to weep for the loss of one of their own.

A secret that could scar J.D. for eternity.

Title: Fall

Author: Jennifer Latas

Publisher: Phoenix Fire

Release Date: March 2, 2013

ISBN: 978-0615778389

Size: 274 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Contemporary Paranormal Fantasy

Stars of Blood and Glory by Joe Vasicek

The princess of Shinihon could not have picked a worse time to run away. The largest Hameji battle fleet ever gathered threatens to overrun the last of the free stars. To make matters worse, a rogue assassin from an unknown faction has killed the high admiral of the Federation. Without clear leadership, the war may be lost before she can be found.

But Danica Nova and her band of Tajji mercenaries are no strangers to lost causes. They’ve fought the Hameji before, and they’ll fight them again—not for honor, or for glory, but simply for the pay. War has been their way of life ever since the diaspora from the homeworld.

Master Sergeant Roman Krikoryan is one of the few remaining mercenaries still old enough to remember the homeworld. But he’s an old cyborg, and his humanity is fading. Death is a mercy he doesn’t expect to find on this mission.

They aren’t the only ones after the princess, however. Hungry for glory and eager to make a name for himself, Sholpan’s son Abaqa seeks to make the girl his slave. Though only a boy, he’ll stop at nothing to prove himself to his Hameji brethren.

With the Federation in disarray, the bloody end of the war may come too soon for some of them. But one thing is certain—not all of them will live to see it.

15 years after the events of BRINGING STELLA HOME

Caution: This book may contain objectionable content. (PG-13)

Title: Stars of Blood and Glory (Gaia Nova, Book 4)

Author: Joe Vasicek

Publisher: Self

Release Date: March 4, 2013

ASIN: B00BP0RVVA

Size: 249 pages, e-book

Genre: Science Fiction

Gaia Nova Series: Bringing Stella Home (bk 1), Sholpan (bk 2), Desert Stars (bk 3)

Dissension by Adrienne Monson

Fists are pumping, bodies gyrating, sweat dripping–booming music drowns out all other noise in the dark club. Leisha, dressed in skimpy, revealing clothes, eyes her victim. As soon as he sets eyes on her, she knows he’s hers. He becomes excited as despicable thoughts of murder run through his mind, all readable by Leisha’s abnormal senses.

After a bit of small talk, they are soon both out the door, Leisha pushed against the wall. The man pulls out a knife, ready to cut up this beautiful woman. Leisha smiles as she deflects the knife and bites into his neck, sucking every ounce of life from this abominable man.

It wasn’t always this way. Leisha was once a loving mother with an ideal family. Though this was over two thousand years ago, Leisha still holds that time dear to her heart. But for now, she must focus on trying to escape the eternal and bloody war between her kind–the Vampires–and the Immortals, an undying race sworn to destroy her people.

Soon, Leisha finds herself captured by the government only to be saved by a young and mysterious human girl. What entails is the beginning of a long and torturous journey as Leisha and her new-found friend run for their lives while searching for the one thing that can end it all–the prophecy child.

Title: Dissension

Author: Adrienne Monson

Publisher: Jolly Fish Press

Release Date: February 23, 2013

ISBN: 978-0984880133

Size: 346 pages, hardcover

Genre: Paranormal

Cinderella by Jenni James

A girl with a secret and a prince on a mission

When Prince Anthony spies Eleanoria Woodston outside her family home dressed as a servant, he knows something is amiss. Pretending to be John, his cousin’s outrider, he decides to take matters into his own hands and figure out why Ella hasn’t been seen at court. And more importantly why the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in the kingdom dresses like a pauper.

Ella has had her own bout of trials, including losing her beloved father and facing the wrath and jealousy of her stepmother and stepsisters. Becoming a servant doesn’t seem all that bad until the handsome John comes into her life, now he appears to be upsetting everything. Never before has she been so unsettled. Just his presence is making her dream of a life beyond this one.

When John invites Ella to the ball and she grudgingly accepts, he wonders if he’s truly losing his mind. How would he ever pull off pretending to be John while obviously hosting the ball as Anthony? Especially when the stubborn girl has made it quite obvious she would never attend a ball with a snobbish prince.

Title: Cinderella

Author: Jenni James

Publisher: StoneHouse Ink

Release Date: February 18, 2013

ASIN: B00BHRMMO2

Size: 126 pages, ebook

Genre: Fantasy

Faerie Tale Collection: Beauty and the Beast (#1), Sleeping Beauty (#2), Rumplestiltskin (#3)

The Elements and the Exodus by S.R. Ford

The war is far from over.

Tolucan may be dead, Malystryx may have been purified, and Zarrys may have been crowned; but that was only the beginning. Far south of Mount Ryel, nestled safely inside a stronghold of a wall, lies the majestic palace in Dedoram, a battleground that remains to be conquered.

Dedoram has been left to Tolucan’s queen Fiona, and beyond Dedoram are the other cities of the nations King Tolucan conquered during his rule. The entire continent is freshly scarred from the two decades of war, and the humans will doubtfully take to the rule of an elf with kindness.

As King Zarrys and his comrades make their way south, a great debate has already begun. Shunul, the greatest enemy of the new king, has put his next plan into action. Fiona is not alone in Dedoram, and Shunul knows precisely whom to attack next.

Title: The Elements and the Exodus (Book 2)

Author: S.R. Ford

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: February 21, 2013

ISBN: 978-1481825207

Size: 620 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Fantasy

The Kingdom Chronicles: The Kingdom and the Crown (bk 1)

The Magic Wakes by Charity Bradford

Talia has a secret, one that will save her world and yet rip it apart. Only she can decide if the price is worth it.

Scientist Talia Zaryn has always dreamt of an alien invasion and of her own death. She has kept it a secret, hoping it is nothing more than childish nightmares. But when her face in the mirror matches that of her dreams, she fears they will become reality. If she can prove that life exists beyond their planet, Sendek, perhaps people will then prepare to fight.

Talia’s work at the Space Exploration Foundation leaves no time for personal relationships, but Major Landry Sutton is not looking for a friend. He is looking for a traitor. His ability to sense emotions convinces him Talia is that traitor until a touch sizzles between them. In an instant their minds are connected. Just as the two begin to trust each other, the invading force arrives. Talia and Landry must uncover the secrets of Sendek’s past if they hope to defeat these terrifying creatures. And Talia is the key, if only she can learn to trust the magic coursing through her veins.

Title: The Magic Wakes

Author: Charity Bradford

Publisher: WiDo Publishing

Release Date: February 19, 2013

ISBN: 978-1937178307

Size: 292 pages, softcover

Genre: Science Fiction

Rumplestiltskin by Jenni James

A young prince crippled by a witch—

When Fredrico watches his cruel family mourn his false death and announce to the kingdom their cursed prince has died, is the day he truly embraces his new life and new name Rumplestiltskin. How could he be known by anything else? —His skin is completely rumpled and stilted now. He hides away from the king and queen and grows up as a crippled servant in the castle.

Years later, his younger brother, Marcus, becomes king and humors Aubrynn’s father when he boasts that his daughter can turn straw into gold. Intrigued Marcus locks the distraught maiden in a tower and declares to the kingdom that if she can transform the straw, he will marry her, but if she cannot he will kill her father.

Rumplestiltskin is determined to help Aubrynn save her father and marry the king. Now, if only he can remember to keep his real identity a secret and not fall in love with her himself…

Title: Rumplestiltskin

Author: Jenni James

Publisher: StoneHouse Ink

Release Date: January 31, 2013

ASIN: B00B923V9U

Size: 230 pages, ebook

Genre: Fantasy

Faerie Tale Collection: Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty

Fireblood by Jeff Wheeler

Tyrus of Kenatos has made it his life’s work to banish the plagues that ravage the kingdoms. He believes the answer to ending the devastation lies in the Scourgelands. Yet, Tyrus’s first expedition into the cursed woods failed after being defeated by mysterious minions who stalked and killed most of his band.

Now a prisoner in his own tower, Tyrus has summoned his nephew Annon—a Druidecht possessing innate magic called the fireblood—on the guise of finding a hidden treasure with which to purchase his twin sister Hettie’s freedom. But in reality, Tyrus is using his niece and nephew, and their magic, as an opportunity to escape and resume his desperate mission. And to aid them, he has enlisted the warrior-monk Paedrin—who is almost as green as the siblings when it comes to traveling these troubled lands. The trio is determined, and along the way they grow to trust each other—and new additions to the group—in order to accomplish their missions…whether or not those missions are one and the same.

But the Arch-Rike—ruthless ruler of Kenatos—has learned of these plans, and has sent the fearsome Kishion to destroy all those that oppose him. Now Tyrus and his unwitting allies must face down not only the plague, but this new enemy—and fulfill their quest before a fresh horror is unleashed on the world…

Title: Fireblood (Book 1)

Author: Jeff Wheeler

Publisher: 47North

Release Date: February 5, 2013

ISBN: 978-1612187204

Size: 440 pages, 5.5×8, softcover

Genre: Fantasy

Darkbound by Michaelbrent Collings

There is no light at the end of some tunnels…

The New York subway system has:

656 miles of track…

468 stations…

31 thousand turnstiles…

and 1.64 BILLION fares yearly.

For six of those fares, the trip is going to be one they will never forget….

Six strangers will board a subway. But this subway is unlike the others.

This subway doesn’t take you where you want or where you need.

It takes you where you fear.

This subway…is DARKBOUND.

Title: Darkbound

Author: Michaelbrent Collings

Publisher: CreateSpace (self)

Release Date: January 19, 2013

ISBN: 978-1482016994

Size: 288 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Horror

Dark Memories by Jeffrey S. Savage

There are things in the darkness—things much worse than the tracks and abandoned pieces of equipment that trip the children up and gash at their feet and legs—things that brush silently past them, touching their faces before disappearing again . . .

1977: In the sleepy town of Twin Falls, Colorado, what starts as a carefree school picnic ends in tragedy when six children disappear into an abandoned gold mine. Six enter the dark void and days later, only five emerge. After an arduous search, the hunt for the last child is called off and the mine entrance is blasted. Little Frankie is left behind, alone in the darkness.

He is coming.

2011: Police Chief Cal Hunt’s investigation into a recent string of bizarre murders in Twin Falls takes a chilling turn when he learns that each of the victims was a survivor of the Seven Stars Mine incident. Cal realizes that they share a dark secret the truth about what happened to Frankie.

To drag them deeper.

With time running out for the remaining survivors, Cal must face a killer that defies logical explanation. Because no matter how Cal analyzes the facts, there is only one conclusion: A supernatural force is reaching out from the depths to reclaim those who escaped more than thirty years before. And it will not rest until it takes them all . . .

Into the darkness.

Title: Dark Memories

Author: Jeffrey S. Savage

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: January 2, 2013

ISBN: 978-1621080558

Size: 358 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Horror

The Change by Teyla Branton

There are only two ways to kill Unbounded, and fire isn’t one of them—as law school dropout Erin Radkey learns the hard way. By fluke of a recessive gene, she has become Unbounded, a nearly immortal being with paranormal abilities.

Erin’s Change separates her from her loved ones and alters everything she believes to be true. A week earlier she was considering a marriage proposal; now she contemplates the best way to stay alive. Caught in a battle between two Unbounded groups, she is also hunted by a secret mortal society sworn to eradicate the Unbounded gene.

As Erin plunges into this dangerous new life, she must carve out her own place in the madness, protect her mortal family, and decide which group she should join. Her unique ability is vital to both groups in the race to secure an identification software that spells death for all Unbounded—or enslavement for the entire mortal world. Some will stop at nothing to use Erin as one more pawn in a battle that has spanned centuries. Erin’s undeniable attraction to Ritter Langton, whose family was massacred by opposing Unbounded two hundred and forty years ago, complicates her choices. There are no second chances. Death, life, or love—Unbounded always play for keeps.

Title: The Change (Unbounded, bk 1)

Author: Teyla Branton (Rachel Nunes)

Publisher: White Star Press

Release Date: January 10, 2013

ISBN: 978-1939203281

Size: 354 pages, 5×8, softcover

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Paranormal

A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

The conclusion of the Wheel of Time series.

The Wheel of Time turns,
and Ages come and pass.
What was, what will be,
and what is,
may yet fall under the Shadow.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

Title: A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time #14)

Author: Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson*

Publisher: Tor Books

Release Date: January 8, 2013

ISBN: 978-0765325952

Size: 912 pages, hardcover

Genre: Fantasy

Wheel of Time Series: The Eye of the World (bk 1), The Great Hunt (bk 2), The Dragon Reborn (bk 3), The Shadow Rising (bk 4), The Fires of Heaven (bk 5), Lord of Chaos (bk 6), A Crown of Swords (bk 7), The Path of Daggers (bk 8), Winter’s Heart (bk 9), Crossroads of Twilight (bk 10), Knife of Dreams (bk 11), *The Gathering Storm (bk 12), *Towers of Midnight (bk 13). A New Spring (prequel).

*Brandon Sanderson co-authored the last three books in this series after the death of Robert Jordan. Brandon Sanderson is LDS; Robert Jordan is not.

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Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston

The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. Other mining ships, and the families that live on them, are few and far between this far out. So when El Cavador’s telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, it’s hard to know what to make of it. It’s massive and moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light.

El Cavador has other problems. Their systems are old and failing. The family is getting too big for the ship. There are claim-jumping corporate ships bringing Asteroid Belt tactics to the Kuiper Belt. Worrying about a distant object that might or might not be an alien ship seems…not important.

They’re wrong. It’s the most important thing that has happened to the human race in a million years. The first Formic War is about to begin.

Title: Earth Unaware (First Formic War)

Author: Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston

Publisher: Tor Books

Release Date: July 17, 2012

ISBN: 978-0765329042

Size: 368 pages, hardcover

Genre: Science Fiction

Series: Prequel to the Ender’s Game series

Rock Band Fights Evil (#1) by D.J. Butler

Jim is Satan’s son, who keeps a vow of silence and wants to be left alone.

Eddie sold his soul but was cheated, and became the world’s greatest tambourine player for his trouble.

Adrian is a powerful wizard… when the narcolepsy doesn’t knock him out.

Twitch is an outcast, shape-shifting fairy.

Mike is a drunk, haunted by the ghost of the brother he accidentally killed.

Follow the dogged band of damned rock and rollers as they struggle to save themselves. Can they get the fragment of Azazel’s hoof, their bargaining chip? Once they get it, can they keep it? And who else might have designs on the hoof… or on the members of the band?

This volume collects the first three installments of Rock Band Fights Evil, initially published as ebooks:

Hellhound on My Trail: Guilt-ridden boozer Mike Archuleta stands in on bass for just a single gig. One more show is all he wants, before he shoots himself out of despair and loneliness. Hell has other plans, though: before he can even get off the state, the bar is on fire and Mike is running and gunning for his life, with a Hellhound…and worse…on his heels.

Snake Handlin’ Man: Eddie Marlowe, make-do guitarist, ex-Marine, and the world’s best tambourine player, ever. When an attack of flying snakes in a roadside diner leaves the organist fighting for his life, Eddie leads the band into the lair of a snake-worshiping cult in a desperate attempt to collect the sovereign remedy for snakebite: the milk of a lamia.

Crow Jane: Born Qayna, in the eariers dimmest days of the human race. An ancient act of disobedience and a tattoo-inscribed curse leave her deathless and a wanderer. Now the Legate of Heaven, a sorcerer and mystery-shrouded man, offers her release, if she will only complete one minor—discreet—errand for Heaven. Is Qayna finally about to be freed, or is Heaven setting some sort of trap?

Title: Rock Band Fights Evil (#1)

Author: D.J. Butler

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: July 11, 2012

ISBN: 978-1478164081

Size: 276 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Speculative, Paranormal, Horror

Apparition by Michaelbrent Collings

Every year, thousands of children are killed…by their own parents.

Now, Shane Wills is about to discover why, as he comes under attack from an evil that has existed since the beginning of time.

An evil that invades loving parents and turns them into something else.

An evil that feeds on the blood and despair of dying children. An evil that most people will never know, because they cannot perceive the APPARITION.

Title: Apparition

Author: Michaelbrent Collings

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: July 3, 2012

ISBN: 978-1478167761

Size: 424 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Speculative

The Hollow City by Dan Wells

Michael Shipman has paranoid schizophrenia; he suffers from hallucinations, delusions, and complex, horrific fantasies of persecution. They are as real to him as your peaceful life is to you. He is haunted by sounds and voices, stalked by faceless men, and endlessly pursued by something even deeper and darker–something he doesn’t dare think about.

Soon the authorities are linking him to a string of gruesome serial killings, and naturally no one believes them himself. Hounded on every side, Michael contemplates a terrifying possibility: that some of the monsters he sees are real.

Who can you trust if you can’t even trust yourself? THE HOLLOW CITY is a mesmerizing journey into madness, where the most frightening enemy of all is your own mind.

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Title: The Hollow City

Author: Dan Wells

Publisher: Tor Books

Release Date: July 3, 2012

ISBN: 978-0765331700

Size: 336 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Horror

Liahona (City of the Saints #1) by D.J. Butler

1859; war looms over the United States.

Intelligence agents converge on the Kingdom of Deseret in the Rocky Mountains. Sam Clemens, leading the U.S. Army’s expedition aboard his amphibious steam-truck the Jim Smiley, has a mission: to ensure that the Kingdom, with its air-ships and rumored phlogiston guns, brain children of the Madman Orson Pratt, enters on the side of the United States and peace.

Can he outrace and outmaneuver his British competitors, anxious to protect their cotton trade? And where are the agents of the treasonous, clandestine Confederate leadership? And why does the Madman seem to be playing his own game?

Title: Liahona (City of the Saints #1)

Author: D.J. Butler

Publisher: Self

Release Date: June 25, 2012

ASIN: B008EPGDWC

Size: 117 pages, eBook

Genre: Steampunk

Chosen of the One by Clyde B. Northrup

The chosen come from all the orders of good: one from the kortexi order, a holy warrior for the One, named Blakstar, violated by servants of Gar and marked with the symbol of evil upon his chest; another from the white maghi order, wielders of elemental forces, called Thal, the symbol of Gar woven into the patterns of his mind; he and Blakstar are sent to Shigmar, home of the green kailum, practitioners of healing arts, to meet the third chosen, a kailu named Klaybear, who has the potential of becoming the most powerful kailu, marked by Gar himself, as Klaybear goes to the order’s sacred glade to receive his vision, a vision that is corrupted by his marking with the symbol of evil.

Once the other chosen gather in Shigmar with these three, Klaybear is tried for openly bearing the symbol of evil, and during the trial, nearly all the chosen present are shown also to bear the same mark; these are branded as outlaws and condemned to die, but are rescued from the school dungeon by one of the chosen not condemned, called Tevvy, from a race half the size of the others. As they sneak through the sewers beneath the city, they discover a refuge, opened by Blakstar’s sword, which is one of three keys. Inside this refuge, hidden for 3500 years, they discover mental compulsions on two of their number and sever the links, but the severing of these strings causes the minds to which they were attached to unravel. The compulsion on Tevvy is simple and easy to repair; on Klaybear’s wife it was attached in such a way that her entire mind begins to unravel, and he cannot repair the damage quickly enough to prevent her from becoming a mental vegetable. When he despairs, thinking all is lost, other mental hands come to his aid, and all present hear the voices of the One and His spouse, along with one other, speaking to them, giving them instructions on what to do next and helping him to repair his wife’s mind.

Title: Chosen of the One

Author: Clyde B. Northrup

Publisher: Self

Release Date: June 29, 2012

ASIN: B008GG7VVQ

Size: 271 pages, eBook

Genre: Fantasy