It’s almost time for July’s releases, so I thought I’d give you all a sneak peek. Don’t forget, we’ll be giving away a copy of each new release during the chat tomorrow night at 10 PM.
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| In Collecting Dreams we revisit Isabele, Heather S. Ingemar’s heroine who was first introduced to readers in “Dream Drinker,” a short story included in StereoOpticon and now re-released here, with Ingemar’s other dreamer tales.
There are eyes in the darkness. Late one night, Isabele awakens from a sound sleep to see a creature unreeling dreams from her best friend’s head. That’s the start of things, as reality takes on a wild and supernatural turn into the shadows and shimmering light of stolen dreams. Once lost, they aren’t easily reclaimed. And she’s been touched by the monster…. Isabele’s smart, capable, and kind, but will she still be the same after she’s made her way through these three tales? Learned cannot be unlearned. Done cannot be undone. Who Isabele will be still remains to be seen. This title contains some violence, and is likely most appropriate for readers age 10 and up. It could be considered a collection of three short stories or a novella in multiple parts. Whatever it is, if you’re at all familiar with Heather’s style you’ll know this is a story that will rivet readers of any age. |
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| We are very proud to announce the release of the first book in Mary Borsellino’s 12 book series, The Wolf House Book 1: Origins and Overtures. The book opens from Elizabeth’s point of view. Bette, to her friends, is doing what she always does. She hangs with her best friends, Rose and Tommy, and they watch old horror movies, go see bands, and hang out at the only underage club in town. It’s not the best life. Rose and Tommy, especially, tend to get beaten up. They’re pretty nerdy, but Rose sings like a fallen angel and Tommy is their backup. Bette’s no one special, but she’ll kick the ass of anyone who tries to point that out. When Bette’s had her say, Jay steps up. He’s kind of a loner, but still cool. He’s bi, lives alone, and goes to the same school they do. He knows Tommy. Tommy’s hot. He works nights as a waiter for a caterer and mostly keeps himself to himself, though he’s always on the forefront of fashion and couldn’t care less what the other “kids” are doing.
When Jay meets a vampire, he plays it pretty cool. He’s 15, didn’t expect to live much longer than that the way his life has gone. So it surprises him when the vampire seems to think Jay’s pretty cool. Bette meets a vampire when one bites her on the neck, just before the hot local band shows up and kicks ass. She’d always wondered why they’d never hit the big time. Now she knows. They didn’t have time to tour. There are vampires that need killing. Join Bette, Jay, Tommy, Rose, Lily, and Will, along with all their friends, as they try to get off the streets before the sun sets, or at least live long enough to see the sunrise. This title contains profanity, smoking, violence, underage sexual activity, underage drinking, and mentions illegal drug use. Recommended for 16 to adult. |
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| Over Her Head by Nora Fleischer is a charming turn of the 20th century romance novella.
A bicycling young lady scholar writing her thesis on the historical meaning of merpeople tales visits a well-known collector of literature on the subject, determined to get him to let her read his books. She comes armed with cookies, that well-known advent to a man’s heart, and is surprised to discover he’s not at all the old curmudgeon she had imagined him to be. In fact, he’s almost dismayingly handsome, putting her far out of any running, were she so inclined, which of course she’s not. She just wants his books, despite what her landlady may say. |
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| Maiden Mother Crone: a collection of erotica from six talented authors of speculative fiction, with 6 startlingly different points of view.
Angela Caperton gives us an erotically charged tale that spans the history of three women as a microcosm of the entire world, then takes us into the future with “Standing Stone”. Lucy A. Snyder brings us the science fiction adventure of a strong woman with a thirst for danger and the knowledge of what she wants and just how to get it, along with a sexuality as fierce as the rest of her in “Burning Bright”. Janne Lewis ventures into fantasy fiction, complete with fierce warrior priestesses and darkly brooding mages (along with a little magical BDSM), in “The Blessing of Desire”. Ariel Graham explores identity and individuality, the freedom and responsibility of becoming an adult, all wrapped up in a retelling of Greek myth with some very sexy action and a decided twist in “Acts of Contrition”. Tam McDonald draws us into dark fantasy, possibly horror for those of us more easily horrified, where we experience rebellion, self-sacrifice, and a peculiarly feminine and strangely loving fate seen through an eerie, multi-faceted lens in “My Lady of Silk and Tooth”. Finally, in “Daughters of Time” Kaalii Cargill takes us into history to share the beginning of the end for the city of Urim and the priestesses of Inanna, the goddess of love, lust, and fertility, and their efforts to protect their future against the force of a new God, one whose name cannot be spoken. |
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| Mission First by Don Luis de la Cosa is an urban fantasy romp with absolutely no redeeming social value, unless you count fun and sex as having redeeming social value. Our ace reporter is sent out to a bio-tech company in Jersey to get a story that will rival her last big exposé, but what could be worth writing about in Jersey? What she finds is Big. Hot. …And mostly covered in rubber. Good thing her civic duty requires her to put the “Mission First.” |  |