Shoeburn and the Ill-Fitting Necklace (Ruffet Conundrum)

Curiosity Quills Press

Praise for Nina Post and The Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse: "When reading Nina's books, reality falls away and I'm absorbed into the weird world in which I'll accept anything she tells me is possible." ~ Fel, Goodreads Reviewer "Unique and very, very funny." ~ Maxine, Amazon reviewer "Quite possibly the funniest, most humorously clever book you'll ever read." ~ Don, Amazon reviewer "I didn't know what to think of LAST CONDO BOARD at first. I didn't even understand the title. In truth, I was scratching my head for the first few chapters. But luckily, I kept going, and this turned out to be unlike ANYTHING I've ever read before." ~ Jessa, Goodreads reviewer When hundreds of fallen angels and dimension-hopping monsters take over a highrise condo building, a down-on-her-luck bounty hunter must team upwith an unlikely group of allies to prevent the apocalypse. Kelly Driscoll tracks down monsters for a living, but the job isn't what it used to be When a reclusive client hires her to locate a rival angel, Kelly's search takes her to a downtown highrise that has become home to hundreds of fallen angels and dimension-hopping monsters. And her new job is way more complicated than she expected As the fallen angels take over the condo board, argue over who's handling pizza delivery, and begin planning for a little shindig otherwise known as the apocalypse, Kelly must find her target, navigate office politics, and keep her weird employer off her back. But she meets this mild-mannered guy, who used to be the Angel of Destruction... Kelly befriends the Angel of Destruction, becomes a reluctant protector of mostly silent single-purpose angels, and gets tips from a persistent ferret. And while she uncovers some of the seemingly endless mysteries behind Pothole City's hottest snack food empire, she discovers who her true enemies are, and tries to prevent the end of the world. The Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse is a fun, light-hearted paranormal fantasy book with characters you'll love It puts a wry, indomitable woman with no supernatural powers in a surreal world of desperate fallen angels who can't stop having meetings,other-dimensional monsters who just want to fit in, and a strange building manager who writes and sings songs about being a manager. " I was rewarded with a very fun abnormal read (that's Abby Normal for those of you in the know)." ~ Michael, Goodreads reviewer Two NEW books in the Kelly Driscoll series will be out in 2017. Pick up a copy or try a sample today! All books in this series:<ul>
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The Last Donut Shop of the Apocalypse: amazon.com/Last-Donut-Shop-Apocalypse-ebook/dp/B009KZ4C2I/</li>
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The Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse

Literature & Fiction

Post, Nina

Humor & Satire

It started with the Storms. The world got too hot too fast. The weather wrecked Hell on man’s shiny, pretty civilization. With the heat and wet came bugs, with bugs came new diseases, and man’s numbers and sanity dwindled. The survivors reformed governments like petty shadows of the world’s old empires. They sought answers and justifications, they sought redemption for what they perceived as man’s holy smiting. Welcome to the Arizona Reformed Theocracy, otherwise called The Zona. Here the Church rules with power absolute. The laws are simple, all sin is punished swiftly. Preachers enforce the Church’s words like old West lawmen. But what happens when a Preacher refuses to kill? What happens when men of honor take a stand against their rulers?

The Zona

Yocum, Nathan L.

"Part noir, part monster punk, it's like nothing I've encountered before. Full of unforgettable characters in a unique setting, the Stein and Candle Detective Agency will appeal to fans of urban fantasy adventure. It's an unforgettable read." - Vicki Keire, bestselling author of the Angel's Edge and Chonicles of Nowhere series. Mort's a hardboiled ex-paratrooper turned two-gun shamus. Weatherby's a fourteen-year-old wiz kid and heir to the greatest family of European sorcerers. Together, they form The Stein & Candle Detective Agency, employing a small arsenal and a deep knowledge of matters arcane and bizarre to solve cases nobody else would dare touch. This time, Weatherby and Mort have cases that will take them from a vampire's decaying mansion to the mob-controlled streets of Havana. They'll take on roadside attractions gone wrong, hordes of the living dead, and ride against the Devil himself in a high speed car race to the death. They'll need brains and brawn to survive in a world where horror, action and hardboiled noir come together in a cataclysmic mix! More Praise for Stein & Candle: "This young author paints with vivid colors, a sly sense of humor, and a broad knowledge of history, particularly pertaining to the occult. He mixes fictional characters, folklore, and historic figures with a strong sense of understanding the significance of each." - Leo F. Mcelroy If you loved the "zombie noir" craziness of Stein & Candle, Vol. 1 - be sure to search for these equally wonderful titles from Curiosity Quills Press: The Stein & Candle Detective Agency, Vol. 2: Cold Wars - follow seven more deadly cases for Weatherby and Mort, as they unearth the deep, unspeakable evils of the past. Shadow of a Dead Star - a dark and dystopian sci-fi noir by fellow Curiosity Quills Press author, Michael Shean, set in a cyberpunk-infused Seattle of the future. The Department of Magic - a nightmare gallop through a world of spooks, ghosts, and South American gods in this Washington D.C.-based urban fantasy. Wilde's Fire (and its sequel, Wilde's Army) - for your YA urban fantasy fix with a romantic twist, Krystal Wade's trilogy hits the spot.

The Stein & Candle Detective Agency, Vol. 1: American Nightmares

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Panush, Michael

Fantasy

This is the second volume of their cases and like the first is jammed packed with memorable scenes that assure Stein and Candle a reserved niche in the halls of New Pulp Fiction heroes. -- Ron Fortier, Pulp Fiction ReviewsA wealthy Hawaiian hotelier is chewed to death by sharks - in his penthouse office. A traveling salesman goes missing - in a shady New England town full of monstrous fishmen. A new casino gets supernaturally good luck in Vegas - thanks to ancient Egyptian magic. These are the cases taken by Morton Candle and Weatherby Stein. Mort's a hardboiled ex-paratrooper turned two-gun shamus. Weatherby's a fourteen-year-old wiz kid and heir to the greatest family of European sorcerers. They met in the fury of World War II, when Weatherby and his parents were being held hostage by the Third Reich and Mort's squad was sent to bust them out. Now they're a pair of private detectives specializing in the paranormal, the supernatural and the just plain weird. But sometimes, arcane evil goes back a long way and a dangerous force from deep in the past of Stein's family is about rise. Weatherby and Mort will put everything they have into stopping it - and it might not be enough. Fans of Stein and Candle, Vol 2: Cold Wars should be sure to check out more titles from Michael Panush and Curiosity Quills Press:   For Weird Western adventure starring a bounty hunter made from the sewn-together body parts of Civil War soldiers, check out El Mosaico, Volume 1: Scarred Souls.For a story about a 1920s Era Gentleman Adventurer in a Lost World packed full of dinosaurs, cavemen and prehistoric ruins, check out Dinosaur Jazz.

The Stein & Candle Detective Agency, Vol. 2: Cold Wars

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

For Weatherby Stein and Morton Candle - private detectives specializing in the paranormal - life normally isn't easy. They deal with cases that pit them against ferocious demons in the Tokyo underworld, Satan-worshipping teenagers in a seemingly normal suburb and lizard-men in a Lake Tahoe lounge, and they still manage to come out on top. But now one of Weatherby's ancient ancestors, the villainous Viscount Wagner Stein, has been resurrected and is looking to stir up trouble - and he's not alone. Facing down dangers from the past like the Viscount and the newly arisen Dracula, Lord of Vampires, Weatherby and Mort have no choice but call in help. They'll bring in Weatherby's sister, a college student studying folklore and her beatnik boyfriend. They'll bring in Morton's squad mates, a tough bunch of soldiers who stormed through Europe together. And they'll bring in a hulking monster named Adam, with another connection to the past of Weatherby's family. Weatherby, Morton and their allies make a stand to stop the evils of the past from corrupting of the future - and only one faction will make it out of the battle alive.

The Stein & Candle Detective Agency, Vol. 3: Red Reunion

Allyson fights acne, not trolls. As an inhaler-carrying member of the asthma society, she just wants to meet the father who turned her mother into a paranoid, move-across-the-nation freak. Now she's trying to fit in at yet another school, but for the first time in her life, she has a best friend, Beth. When Allyson accidentally spits fire at kidnappers in the mall, she realizes why her father isn't in the picture: she's half dragon. Her acne? Emerging scales. Her asthma? The side effects of her dragon's fire breath. Instead of freaking out, unflappable Beth reveals her own troll heritage and explains how things work with the supernatural creatures hiding within the modern world of smartphones and skyscrapers. When trolls kidnap a unicorn, Beth gets blamed. Allyson is determined to prove Beth's innocence and keep her friend off the unicorn chopping block. When they start looking for the kidnappers, they get a call from the last person they expect: Allyson's father. He tries to warn them off, but he's been put under a spell by the kidnappers to keep the victims from escaping. Nothing short of death can stop him. Now Allyson must choose between killing the father she's always dreamed of, or letting her best friend die for a crime she didn't commit.

Acne, Asthma, And Other Signs You Might Be Half Dragon

Rocford, Rena

When there are more traitors than allies, who do you trust? Two years have passed since SeaSatellite5 was taken by the Lemurians. Trevor and Chelsea have rejoined the war on TAO's side, exploring Link Pieces in hopes of finding the station. But so far they've managed to find nothing. Not even solace in their crumbling relationship. After following a Link Piece to A.D. 3001, the botched trip leaves them telepathically connected. It's too much for Chelsea and, retreating to a nightclub in Arizona, she interrupts an operation conducted by a paramilitary group called TruGates. They seem to know more about the Atlantean-Lemurian war than they're letting on, and also unknowingly hunt Lemurian mercenaries. While guarding her own ties to the war, and despite Trevor's and TAO's misgivings, she agrees to join up if it'll possibly lead to finding SeaSatellite5. Back at TAO, Trevor learns that what he and Chelsea assumed happened to SeaSatellite5 barely scratches the surface. As the picture of the war expands, allies and traitors churn out of the web-work left behind. If Chelsea and Trevor can't get past the betrayals and heal their wounded hearts, not only will the fate of SeaSat5 dangle on a precipice, but also every member of the crew they once risked everything to save.

Landlocked (Atlas Link)

Praise for Wilde's Army: "The action starts right at the beginning and never seems to cease! While there are some beautiful, romantic, electric moments that will leave you breathless, there is also plenty of doubt, fear, lying, pretending, and running from daemons to keep you reading straight through to the end! 5/5" ~ Jackie Mcpherson @ Sated Faery "Absolutely brilliant! Everything I hoped it would be and more! Thrills, romance, surprises...what more could you ask for? 5/5" ~ Farrah @ The Golde Rule of 666 About Wilde's Army: "Hello, Katriona." Those two words spark fear in Katriona Wilde and give way to an unlikely partnership with Perth, the man she's been traded to marry for a favor. Saving her true love and protector Arland, her family, and their soldiers keeps her motivated, but the at-odds duo soon realizes trust is something that comes and goes with each breath of Encardia's rotting, stagnant air. The moment when concern for her missing sister spirals out of control, all thoughts of trust are pushed aside and she finds herself trapped by the daemon tricks Perth warned her of. When so many she's grown fond of die along the journey, will she still be Katriona Wilde, the girl with fire? Wilde's Army is the second installment of young adult author Krystal Wade's Darkness Falls trilogy, continuing the epic story of Katriona Wilde, a new adult experiencing love, romance, death, and demons in a strange world. More Praise for Wilde's Army: "This book is full of magic. If you liked the first book even half as much as I did then you will love this book. 5/5" ~ Eve Langell @ Functioning Insanity More by this author:<ul>
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Wilde's Fire and Wilde's Meadow, by Krystal Wade - Katriona Wilde's quest to unite her people and protect her world.</li>
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Shattered Secrets, by Krystal Wade - A fantasy where we meet Abigail Nichols and she makes an exciting discovery that changes her life forever.</li>
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Charming, by Krystal Wade (COMING 10/6/14) - An emotional thriller following the life of Haley Tremaine, where a murderer might just help her find the happy ending she deserves.</li>
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Wilde's Army (Darkness Falls, Book Two)

Romance

Wade, Krystal

Paranormal

Chelsea didn't try to teleport. All she wanted was to play the Battle of the Bands show. But after accidentally teleporting onto classified Navy vessel SeaSatellite5, all she's rocking is the boat. Once it's sorted out that Chelsea's not a threat, SeaSat5's top scientist offers Chelsea a position on the crew as an archaeology intern. Dr. Saint studies people with powers, believing them to be descendants of Atlantean refugees, except Chelsea's powers are beyond anything on previous record. While great for everyone else onboard, the miracle of Chelsea is Trevor's worst nightmare. The same girl who'd given him a brief lifeline to sanity three months ago literally fell from the sky, under a mile of ocean, and onto the very station where he's employed. Making matters worse, Trevor's family are Lemurians, Atlantis's enemy, and Chelsea's presence is unpredicted-a wrench in an already unstable situation. But Trevor wants no part of his family's war. The only thing he wants is Chelsea, Atlantean or not. Days into Chelsea's sudden appearance, SeaSatellite5 uncovers Atlantean ruins and a massive artifact cache, placing its entire, hundred-man crew in the crosshairs of an ancient war. There are those who want the Atlantean relics inside the ruins destroyed, and only Trevor knows the treasures for what they really are: Link Pieces, tools used by the ancient civilizations for their time-travel war. With lies and shifting alliances abound, Chelsea and Trevor will have to think fast in order to save the station. If they don't, the Lemurians will seize the artifacts and Atlantis will be destroyed forever.

Gyre (The Atlas Link Series)

Gunn, Jessica

Teen & Young Adult

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