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The Poison Garden of Dorelia Jones by Valentine Williams The garden of Dorelia Jones flourishes with strange poisonous plants - but her mind is as full of poison as her garden. This venom permeates everything she does. About to be made homeless and disinherited by her mother, Dorelia plots and schemes to ensure her own survival and comfort. A marriage of convenience turns out to be anything but for her unfortunate husband who has to suffer being ostracized by his family and then haunted by Dorelia's murdered mother. Even an exorcism fails to rid the house of the wickedness Dorelia has unleashed. A Gothic fantasy, craftily plotted, about parasitic relationships, mushrooms, and the power of suggestion. Paperback | eBook
Bottom of the List by Steve Attridge Paranoid recluse Adam Bittermouth's Roebuck University makes a fortune. But as a seat of learning it gets bottom marks when money-grubbing bean counters replace professors and students become craftily manipulated cash cows. From his opulent high-tech hermitage in a tower 500 feet above the campus, Bittermouth monitors every eccentric move of staff and students via hidden cameras ... and dreams of the day when his money-spinning institution will be free of both. Meanwhile, far below, political corruption, monstrous egos, existential terror, corporate bullying and murder head the curriculum, along with romantic angst, constipation problems, sanity issues and bad plumbing. In an hilarious riot of a tale that echoes an imploding real world, author Steve Attridge introduces scary security guards Baz and Dave; sex-mad failed poet Damion Dimmuck; Dr Duff with his paranoid terror of sick people; Mercedes Blonk, seducer of young men and radical theorist; and psychopathic dwarf, General Spinelli, a bloodstained South American dictator who enrols (at a price) to read (but misunderstand) classic literature. read more .... Paperback | eBook
Notes from the Lightning God by John W Schouten In the majestic Andes a civilization is torn apart by revolution, terror, murder and extortion. A rebel army vows to bring down a corrupt government, which is equally brutal in defending its own interests. Meanwhile defenseless peasants are swept up in the bloodbath. Into the strangely peaceful town of Santa Rosita wanders Samson Young, a med-school dropout and budding anthropologist. Sam's well-intended efforts to get his bearings and win the trust of the villagers seem fruitless, doomed by superstition that casts him as a pale bringer of death and disaster. That is, until an accident of nature transforms him in their eyes into a savior. Their legendary Lightning God. As the unbridled violence closes in around him and the people with whom he has cast his lot, Sam can only record the horror in futile field notes … and count its victims. In Notes from the Lightning God, good and evil reside impurely in shades of gray. Terrorists, soldiers, police and drug lords, more than purely evil, are hard-edged expressions of their times and struggles. Sam's allies and antagonists include a village priest in a crisis of faith, a precocious eight-year-old boy, an extortionist cop, a lady doctor with a mobile medical clinic, a pragmatic captain of industry and coca, a conflicted television star, and a spirited and seductive graduate student, who is destined to be the love of Sam's life … or the death of him. read more .... Paperback | eBook
Flawed by Tom Larsen 'Brass Balls' Riley is leading a settled life when a friend from his youth re-appears with a scheme to make one, last, big score. Riley carries off the caper with the not-altogether helpful assistance of his criminally impaired wife and their friend. Can the wily and resourceful Riley keep one step ahead of the police, the FBI, and the special investigators hired by the victim? This is an intriguing tale, told primarily from Riley's point of view, reminiscent of Raymond Chandler in style. Beautifully crafted, it takes the reader into Riley's mind and his surroundings sympathetically and humorously. A first rate read.read more .... Paperback | eBook
Last Birds by Andrew Thelander Feathers fly when a penniless wildlife artist accidentally traps the world's last living Paradise Parrot in the ramshackle ghost town he shares with his enigmatic pet wallaby and a mysterious Indian barrister. It seems everyone has a claim on the soon-famous bird, and the reclusive and unworldly young painter finds himself up against government bureaucrats, animal protection officials, police, the courts, the gutter press, and an eccentric multi-millionaire birdwatcher with madcap plans of his own. read more .... Paperback | eBook
The House in the Riddle by Liza Granville Sorrel and Mark, her controlling, apocalypse-obsessed husband, arrived at the ruined barn and cottage chosen by him to be their final refuge in the coming End of Days only to discover that the property has its own secrets. Can Sorrel use these to break free of her past and find a life for herself? In this novel the lives of the mismatched pair intersect with those of several equally odd characters as their drama is played out. A well-written psychological thriller gripping to the last page... read more .... Paperback | eBook
Dead End Road by Richard Wink "Richard Wink writes in a clear, interesting, resounding voice that brings the reader into any scene he draws upon. Tightly written and thoroughly enjoyable, Richard Wink's new volume is not to be missed." Jack Henry: Poet and Host of Rob & Jack America read more .... Paperback | eBook
Masters of the Hunt by Hugh McCracken Now fully trained for grim medieval warfare and in their mid teens, Hugh McCracken's small band of once-reluctant time travellers take history into their own hands and journey back to 13th Century Scotland where age-old friends - and bitter enemies - are waiting... read more .... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt
Prestwick by David Hough Three pilots, three crippled aircraft but only one can land A freak mid-air collision cripples a trans-Atlantic 747 and a US Air Force jet. What's left of the planes' crews struggle against the clock and overwhelming odds to save their on board survivors. But no airport will allow them to even attempt a landing because of a secret international emergency that overshadows their own problems, condemning more than four hundred people to almost sure and horrible death over icy, blizzard-swept seas read more .... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt
The Wolf Has No Pillow by Ben Z. Grant Bree McDonald and her Grandfather are the sole survivors of their immediate family. Following their eviction from the family home during the Highland Clearances in 1792, they decide to walk to London to plead their case with the absentee landlord. read more .... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt
	Riders of the Seven Hills by Lad Moore Lad Moore tells tales ... some of them long, some of them short and some of them - by his own admission - pretty tall. All of them re-create a world of recent yesterdays to set some folks to rememberin' and others to dreamin'. read more .... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt		The Black Garden by Joe Bright A young university student from Boston takes on the summer job, in a small rural town, of clearing the accumulated rubbish from the house and garden of an elderly man, George O'Brien, and his granddaughter, Candice. The task is not as straightforward as he at first thought and Mitchell finds himself drawn into the mystery surrounding the Black Garden and the lives of his employers. read more... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt
	A Thousand Beauties by Mark Adam Kaplan Overweight and jaded, rich and lonely, Rupert Ruskin clings to an obsessive belief that if he can witness a thousand beautiful sights in a single day, his shattered and sordid existence will turn to bliss. But his dreamquest for A Thousand Beauties is stalled when beloved and eccentric ex wife, Elaine, bursts back into his life with disturbing news. Ruskin now has to make room for a more immediate and secret plan ... but should it be for a wedding or a funeral? read more... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt		A Wilderness Arcade by Alex Stolis In his first full-length poetry collection, Alex Stolis explores a multitude of fascinating, yet flawed characters: iconic movie directors creating their scenes, a despondent emperor in a tarot card, a female bullfighter preparing for battle, Dick and Jane dying slowly in the suburbs. From mysterious old letters addressed to a lover in West Hollywood, to anonymous authors who quietly lament the loss of an old world, Stolis' skillful use of exquisite language and his exploration of universal human truths make for an impressive and compelling compilation read more... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt
	Until the Skies Fall by Liza Granville Until the Skies Fall is a thought provoking and intriguing tale narrated with humour and great compassion. It is a truly different view and account of a very possible future that questions what it is to be human... read more "Motley companions undertake a quest across the hostile terrain of a far-future world in the hope of averting a planet-wide disaster, and along the way discover the real meaning of what it is to be human. Liza Granville takes classic ingredients for high adventure and mixes them together with a generous dash of humour to cook up a tale that is all her own." John Grant Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt		The Devil Can Wait by Marta Stephens The city of Chandler, Massachusetts is plunged into terror when the bodies of three local teenagers wash ashore. While homicide detective Sam Harper hunts down the guilty, a sinister plot emerges overseas ... read more... "Serial murders, small-time crooks, an ancient prophecy tied to a cursed ring, and a beautiful reporter who's as dogged in her pursuit of the truth as Harper himself - Stephens fits the pieces of the intricate plot together with the assured skill of a master craftsman. It's a pure joy to watch it all come together." J.D. Rhoades Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt
	The Jealousies by Benjamin Stainton "Inspirational … a truly great poetic read." Lisa Stewart "Brilliant, original, evocative, vivid … wonderfully sinister and often very beautiful." Jane Darwin read more ... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt		The Bait Shack by Harry Hughes "A stunning first novel. An up-to-date take on the classic American murder mystery. Harry Hughes tells his suspenseful story in quick-paced and colorful prose and creates dozens of sharply drawn characters, including Dale Cooles, an unforgettable anti-hero in the Philip Marlowe tradition." Michael Lydon read more ... Paperback | eBook Read an excerpt
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