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Marrow Charm
Midnight Tide Publishing – July 2nd, 2025
Azure ‘Azzy’ Brimvine lives in a world decimated by magic, where humans have retreated underground from the overwhelming dangers of the surface. But Below is no safer than Above.
Magic borne plagues continue to eat away at the remaining human cities, a sickness that doesn’t merely kill, but creates aberrations from the stricken: people twisted by magic into something dark, dangerous, and powerful. It is an existence of fear and constant dread. When Azzy’s brother, Armin, is infected and cast out into the Above, she sets out after him, determined to be there for him no matter what he becomes.
The world Above is full of monsters, both wild and cunning, some more human than Azzy was led to believe. Armin is captured and bound for the Auction block of Avergard, a ruthless city of inhuman lords and twisted creatures. To reach him, Azzy must brave the perils of the Above and the chaotic life forms created by the Gate. To reach him, she must find allies and forge new bonds in this broken world.
And Azzy must reach him, before Armin’s new power is used to open the Gate once more.
Poison & Poultice
Midnight Tide Publishing – August 2025
Every magic has a taste–from the cold, cloying sweetness of the Winnowrooks to the hinted rot and bitter earth of the Mire witches. To know the flavor of one’s magic is to know the poison that will control it.
Oswin Brixby is a traveling Meister, accompanied by his dearest childhood friend and helpmate, Lia. Trained in the subtle magics mastered by the people of the Hooded Wood, his extensive knowledge of the natural and unnatural world gives him a free pass to the journeyman road–the one and only protected path between the varying territories, Above and Below.
Brixby believes he is content in his wandering trade, though in his heart of hearts, he wonders what his true purpose should be. Despite this nagging doubt, there has never been a reason to change or deviate from the known. That is until Lia stumbles onto two foundlings in the pitch-black depths Below. A boy and a girl whose magic tastes of something far too dangerous to be left alive.
Skin Curse
Midnight Tide Publishing – July 16th, 2025
The Children of the Gate wait for the call to Rise.
Azzy Brimvine knows her brother is in the vast city of Avergard. She must find him, but time is not on their side.
In the House of Seven Smiles, Azzy struggles to understand the constraints and limits of her power. She finds the whispering voices that guided her for so long, suddenly silent. The enigmatic Lord Wallach is both a frustrating ally and a dangerous mystery, and a strange entity lurks among the household servants. The haven Azzy sought may not be as safe as she thought… but is anywhere truly safe in the Above?
The city of Avergard is full of monsters and secrets, and a dark history festers at its root. A yawning pit nestles in the house of a scheming lord, who will use Armin’s dangerous gifts to raise history, and raze the city to the ground. As Azzy finds herself and her brother pulled into these machinations, she must navigate the politics and society of Avergard’s brutal ruling class to save her family and friends before the Gate consumes them all.
Blood Vow
Midnight Tide Publishing – TBA
For her brother, Azzy braved the untold dangers of the Above, both the wild and the civilized. But in the city of Avergard, the siblings were pulled into the machinations of a scheming Lord, and a disaster of world ending proportions.
A city under siege
The slumbering Children of the Gate have risen, and their hunger is insatiable. The foundations of the Avergard quake as the eldritch born creatures of the Gate nip at their borders, held at tenuous bay by the various powers of the Lords and the mentally revived Armin. It will take the cooperation of enemies and allies alike to stall the advancement of the Children, but the House of Lords knows their combined might will not last forever. Armin must pull together the broken strands of his psyche to follow the fading connection to his sister, who may have the solution.
Beyond the Gate
Nothing prepared her for this; the world beyond the Gate is vibrant, beautiful, and deadly. Azzy does not stand on these strange shores alone, followed by Kai, the mettle of their bond tested at every turn as they contend with the denizens of this new realm. Azzy knows she must find a way home, before all she holds dear is consumed but first, she and Kai must survive and outwit the one who followed them through the Gate.
A Bargain of Blood & Gold
City Owl Press – June 15th, 2021
A novice hunter with a mission. A five-hundred-year-old vampire with a strong sense of irony. A town plagued by creatures in need of saving.
When Johnathan Newman arrives in Cress Haven, the last thing he expects is for his life to be irrevocably changed. Sent by a clandestine league of vampire hunters to investigate a string of murders, signs point to a vampire lurking amid the townsfolk. Johnathan’s attempt to enlist the locals leads him to an unlikely partnership with Vic, the town’s most eligible, enigmatic bachelor.
As the pair work to solve the mystery, Vic’s secrets come back to bite him. Revealed, the vampire fights his attraction to a man trained to destroy him, while Johnathan’s emotions land him in the middle of forbidden desires. Even if Vic isn’t the murderer, how can Johnathan yearn for his natural enemy?
As Vic leads Johnathan into encounters with terrifying beings straight from children’s nightmares, Johnathan learns that not only is the world stranger than he knew, but that those he once trusted have far darker intentions that will place hunter and vampire at the center of a conflict between realms.
Cress Haven holds more sinister secrets than its resident vampire, a secret so great, it could unleash Hell itself.
For fans of Gail Carriger’s Supernatural Society, The Charm of Magpies series by KJ Charles, Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh, and The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee.
A Draught of Ash and Wine
City Owl Press – January 31st, 2023
Johnathan Newman is a changed man, and he has the claws to prove it.
Following their bloody confrontation in Cress Haven, Vic and Johnathan flee the town in search of answers. Johnathan’s human life has ended, but his journey has just begun. Grappling with violent instincts and a supernatural bond to the vampire he’s falling for is complicated enough, but a dangerous new enemy is hot on their heels.
The machinations of the Society reach farther than either of them realized. Their foe’s dogged pursuit forces the pair to seek sanctuary. Vic brings Johnathan to the Estate, a haven for creatures nestled in the wilderness of upstate New York. Taken in by the Estate’s unusual proprietors, Johnathan soon learns not even sanctuary is safe for one of his ilk. This haven provides the pair an opportunity to explore their burgeoning relationship, and Johnathan a chance to learn control- A skill he is desperate to master, no matter the cost.
Because time is not on their side. The Society’s Agents are catching up to them, armed with a weapon straight from the Heavens. With their enemy’s plans creeping toward fruition, humans won’t be the only ones they have to worry about.
Ragnarök Unwound
Midnight Tide Publishing – October 7th, 2020
Prophecies don’t untangle themselves. Just ask Ikepela Ives, whose estranged mother left her with the power to unravel the binding threads of fate. Stuck with immortal power in a mortal body, Ives has turned her back on the duty she never wanted.
But it turns out she can’t run from her fate forever, not now that Ragnarök has been set in motion and the god at the center of that tangled mess has gone missing. With a ragtag group of companions—including a brownie, a Valkyrie, and the goddess of death herself—Ives embarks on her first official mission as Fate Cipher—to save the world from doomsday.
Nothing she can’t handle. Right?
Knots in the Skein
Midnight Tide Publishing – December 2024
Ikepela Ives is a regular teen enjoying her senior year and planning for college. Sure, it’s been hard being raised by her single dad on the island, but her life is good. That reality shifts when the clock strikes 10:21 AM on the day of her 18th birthday. At the exact moment she entered this world, she is pulled into another by a fiery Goddess. Her eyes are forced open, in more ways than one, with a few devastating family secrets. Add an unwanted epic birthright as the cherry on top to make this the worst birthday ever.
And Ikepela is having none of it.
Knots in the Skein is a prequel novella that takes place three years before the events of Ragnarok Unwound.
Zombies Vs Aliens: Respawn
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The zombie apocalypse has come and gone, the world has ended, and humanity has crumbled.
But nobody told the aliens.
And it seems that alien brains have some interesting side effects on the ravenous undead. Just ask zombie Li, who “wakes up” after a quick bite. The world is a wasteland, she’s a walking corpse, and her “snack” has just melted into a noxious puddle of goo.
She’s had better days.
But she won’t go through the rest of her undead life alone. As Li hits the road to figure out what happened, the end of the world brings her strange company, and even stranger enemies. The aliens are coming back, and it’s going to take more than a handful of quirky zombies to stop them. She’s going to need some serious fire power—like the remnants of the human race.
If she can find them.
Edgewise
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A sci-fi multi-genre convergence, the award winning Edgewise follows the patrons of a sentience tavern, located in the between spaces of the universe. With a colorful cast of characters that feature a cursed drink slinging maiden, an awkward bio-engineered vampire prince, a cross dressing revolutionary, a lady knight, a space pirate, a bone armored bounty hunter with a gun that shoots teeth, and of course, the eponymous bartender, Macklemore Edgewise.
This Doctor Who X Cheers adventure traverses the vibrant, dangerous worlds of a strange universe, but there will always be a seat in the tavern waiting for you.
Dark Currents
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Johanna Smythe has a problem. Far reaching, evil corporation with covert activities sort of problem. Six months ago, she walked into the night, away from a place that ‘doesn’t exist’. A development her keepers weren’t thrilled about.
A necessity for her survival.
She’s getting by in her new home, the slums of Old Boston. Sure, the lack of identification makes it hard to make a living, but Johanna has an interesting skill set. She just needs to make sure she doesn’t draw too much attention to herself. Because, that evil corporation?
They will spare no expense to get back their property. Even if it means drowning the entire city to find her.
Cursed, Charmed, and Uninsured
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After an epic fall out at her last job, and a bad breakup with the Jerk, Kay moves in with an old college buddy. The job search is tough in this economy, so when Kay gets a call back from the mysterious Fantasy Land INC, she’s hard pressed to say anything but yes. The company skill assessment test lands her in the basement with the Care & Handling department, where Kay meets her charges. Fairy tale creatures are real. From dragons, to unicorns, to pixies, and Kay is now a card carrying member of their upkeep team. Magical beings aren’t so great when you’re knee deep in pixie poop, but there is another occupant in Kay’s corner of the Grid, who takes her tea with 10 sugars and talks to birds like she understands them. This prisoner might be a real Fairy Tale Princess, and Kay might be falling in love with her.
Tempted by Monstrous Lovers
Ten Authors. Ten Original Stories. One Monstrously Delicious Collection.
Escape into the shadows with this collection of ten stories and novellas featuring mesmerizing monsters and paranormal paramours.
In these magical tales, destiny steps in and romance blossoms in unexpected places. Each story includes gorgeous original character art.
Featuring works by Genevieve Brandon, Mindi Briar, Lisa Edmonds, S. C. Grayson, Elisse Hay, Kristin Jacques, Desireé M. Niccoli, Holly Rose, Megan Van Dyke, and jem zero. Edited by Lisa Edmonds.
In this anthology, you’ll find:
Fairytale and mythology retellings
Why choose
Fated mates
Size difference
Fierce and fiery FMCs
Cinnamon roll MMCs
Protective MMCs and FMCs
Feminine rage
Sapphic and trans characters and stories
Ancient gods and goddesses
Low to high steam
Witches
Age gaps
Hurt/comfort
Touch her/him and die
Couples who slay together stay together
Pour a cup of your favorite beverage, turn out the lights, and steal away to hidden realms in this unique collection of supernatural and otherworldly romances.
Tempted by Celestial Bodies
Fifteen Authors. Fifteen Original Stories. One Out-of-This-World Collection.
Fifteen best-selling, award-winning, and debut authors united by their love of romance, adventure, and HEAs present sweet and steamy short stories in this anthology. With spice levels ranging from tender to volcanic and settings including alien civilizations, distant terraformed planets, spaceships full of futuristic technology, a decadent nightclub, and a gangster’s interstellar casino, Tempted by Celestial Bodies offers tales for every taste. This inclusive collection also features LGBTQ and demi representation.
Let yourself be tempted by stories of alien warriors, star-crossed lovers, fated mates, and futuristic adventures on this journey across the galaxy and into the vast wonders and passions of the human heart.
Includes stories by Aurelie Bell, Charissa Weaks, Elisse Hay, Erin Fulmer, J. E. McDonald, jem zero, Kristin Jacques, Lily Riley, Lisa Edmonds, Lita Grey, Megan Van Dyke, Mindi Briar, S. C. Grayson, S. L. Choi, and Winter Elliott. Edited by Lisa Edmonds.
Somniscope
Somniscope: a device used to facilitate the exploration and study of dreams.
Dreampunk: a progressive genre of speculative fiction centered on dreams and dreamlike states of consciousness.
Convergence: the point at which multiple distinct entities come together to form a unified whole.
The visionary minds behind Mirrormaze: A Dreampunk Anthology are back in force with a book that defies categorization. Is it a collection of short fiction? Sure. A multi-author novel? That too.
Turn on, tune in, and blast off into a dream like no other! But fair warning: Once you enter the world of Somniscope, you may never again feel at home in your waking life.
Emporium of Superstition
Heed the warnings, or you could be next.
A society of Old Wives’ comes together in this collection of suspenseful stories. In between these pages, twelve authors draw on ancient tales your grandmothers warned you about. From demons living amongst humans, to ghosts lurking in the shadows, and even gods looming above, these recountings will surely inspire a fright.
Open the book, turn the page, for it may be the last thing you do.
Emporium of Superstition is an anthology full of superstition, suspense, and horror. If you love Survive the Night by Riley Sager, Stephen King, Joe Hill and American Horror Story, then you’ll not want to miss this thrilling collection.
Demonic Debutantes
In the first nine days of the ninth month of 1999, the Devil begat nine daughters. To each he gave a power to wreck havoc upon the earth, and to each he gave a home where they could see the wickedness of humankind; where their hearts could nurture dark desires for vengeance and destruction.
But kids don’t always turn out the way you plan and they don’t always follow in their parents’ footsteps. Even if one of those parents is the infamous Lucifer. Some of those children, despite being doomed, still seek the path back to light.
With shady characters, magic, LGBTQ+ antiheroes to love, and a very likeable demon historian, DEMONIC DEBUTANTES promises to give you the chills and remind you that even the Devil was once an Angel.
Undeath By Chocolate
Have you ever met a necromancer with dreams of being a mariachi player?
Have you ever mixed a potion with dragonfly tears, or made a deadly wish on a cake and had it come true?
Did you ever visit a voodoo shop that only opens after midnight or kissed a corpse to life?
Come and join ten specially selected authors for a sweet combination of paranormal and horror stories–tales which have both the undead and chocolate as their special ingredients.
All stories in this anthology revolved around the themes of undead and chocolate.
Nemesis
Moll’s street rat family is betrayed by one of their own and slain by the unyielding enforcers of law. Left for dead, Moll’s pleas for vengeance are answered by a forgotten goddess.
All of the science fiction stories included in this anthology were inspired by the prompt ‘nemesis’.
Outliers of Speculative Fiction
The best speculative fiction stories end in surprising ways.
Here are 17 that not only end well, but began in ways as wide ranging and surprising as the best twist endings.
The Outliers are 17 authors who view the fantastic through very different lenses of personal experience and imagination.
They are well known and unpublished, they are men and women, they are straight and LGBTQ, they come from seven different nations and several races and distinct cultures.
They all bring you stories from outside speculative fiction’s mainstream with voices as compelling as any and visions daring and unique.
From forgotten gods to downtrodden superheroes, from visions of imperfect futures to new mythologies for the modern age, these are The Outliers of Speculative Fiction.
