Adopted from Saint Petersburg, Russia, William Becker was raised in the Appalachian Mountains. He’s been writing moody, uncomfortable fiction since he was twelve years old. First as a horror author obsessed with surrealism and allegories, he has developed into an avid proponent of unconventional narrative voices, ergodic storytelling, and experimental typography blended into an accessible package, as is the case with A MAN BORN BLIND and WHEN BAD DOGS DO GOOD THINGS.

Sam Marshalls is dying. After discovering he has terminal lung cancer, Sam is faced with the reality that he has to let go of everything he cares about. By The Ocean is a man's journey on his own terms not into the unyielding tides of death, but the powerful waves of a life full of regrets.

By The Ocean is a novel about transgression of morals, love, pain, and earthly attachment. Cosmic and endless, the abyss beckons Sam to fall away from the world of the living on a alcohol-fueled death binge.

Archer Black is a French Canadian indie author living in the u.s. he mainly writes Horror and extreme storys, he's published two solo books 'The Man on the Roof' and 'Devil’s Food Cake', 

He's also featured in seven Horror Anthologies. Although still somewhat new to publishing his work, he's been in love with writing fiction since the 4th grade. 

There Nikki sits, looking out her window, her only refuge from the harsh reality that is her life. Eighteen never felt so helpless as she’s kept prisoner in her own home. Food is scarce, all types of abuse run rampant, and she’s revered more as a plaything rather than a human being.

A man with certain extracurriculars wanders into her life and Nikki’s voyeurism reaches new thrilling heights. But the question is yearning to be answered: what is she, really? A victim? A monster? Is Nikki kept from the world, or is the world being spared from her?

Corina Deiters is a debut author whose first work is a single arc poetry and prose book that explores the journey from hurt to healing through raw and visceral emotions. Marred Mask, her first work, has been called “masterfully tragic,” “beautifully raw,” and “a viscerally tragic masterpiece.” With a strong start, she opens to expand into attending more events, signings and readings to open the world to more stories like hers.

With a mask that conceals and a personality that defies,
a heart that breaks and a soul that nosedives,

when trauma hooked hostility and life broke prosperity,
when love lost and her body became property,

when bullies lived rent free in the mind
she fought out of the demon's bind,

the journey of a girl who fought
to find light in every darkening thought,

from the depths of brutality and the darkest corners of the brain
comes a story of resilience and a fighter that overcame.

J.M. Gokey is an American Fantasy & Horror Author from CT. Her debut Fantasy novel was The Chosen in 2024. She is better known for her horror shorts Lantern & The Hatebug. J.M. has always been a spooky girl into spooky things. She is always caffeinated, and in her free time she is also an avid reader.

This was my fight, and I would face it alone.

When a dark lord destroys balance in the world of Umbra Mundus, the lost princess may be their only hope. Magick is quickly fading and the clock is ticking — a battle between light and dark quickly approaches

After her eighteenth birthday, Alys discovers everything she knows is a lie, the mysterious man watching from afar may very well be responsible for it all. Her life soon makes a dramatic shift, soon thrown into a terrifying yet fantastical world. Hidden secrets lurk behind every corner and the truth is not always so clear.

Her memories were more than enough of a reminder why she can never trust him again. But to play his game is to survive.

After Alys discovers her true identity, she is forced into a position never asked for, the fate of an entire realm now in her hands.

Until we meet again, my love.

The Chosen is a darker coming of age fantasy with romantasy elements, with dragons, god-gifted magick, prophecy, betrayal, and more.

On Halloween night, the Hatebug emerges from its slumber and begins the search for its next target.
A Halloween children’s tale
A demonic bug hungry for bloodshed
And a family that can’t seem to catch a break
One bite is all it takes
Stella is no stranger to death. The Hatebug killed her uncle, her father, and now it has its teeth set on her. No one believes them, after all, it’s only a story. The bug has let her grow, it has let her form bonds, it has allowed her to fall in love. Now after seventeen years, the Hatebug returns to have some more fun.

The Hatebug is an extreme horror short story containing gore, violence, and a whole lot more.

Wolf Gunnar is a storyteller of grit, heart, and unflinching honesty, crafting narratives that dig into the marrow of human resilience. Known for immersive prose and characters that feel like old scars and fresh wounds, Gunnar writes stories that pull readers deep into the struggle and beauty of survival.

Some battles don't end when you come home.

Cal Bishop left a part of himself in Afghanistan-alongside brothers whose names are now etched into stone. Back in coastal North Carolina, he's a man adrift, haunted by flashbacks, sleepless nights, and the weight of promises he couldn't keep.

Then Ana walks into his life. She doesn't try to fix him. She listens. She stays. And slowly, against the backdrop of salty winds and quiet mornings, Cal begins to believe in something he thought he'd buried overseas: hope.

Through memories of combat and the wrenching aftermath, The Weight of Sand is a deeply human story about love that grows in the cracks, the ghosts we carry, and the courage it takes to set them down.

Brooklyn Kerr, a Midwesterner since birth, resides in the St. Louis metro area with her husband and son. She is a pet parent to two special needs rescue cats and a big, goofy Golden Retriever.

As a legal aid lawyer, she heard heart-breaking cases every day. But the pandemic changed everything for Brooklyn, and she needed to leave the practice of law to raise her young son. In doing so, she discovered her love of writing.

Due to her passion for being a voice for survivors, she started writing about fictional characters who not just survive a difficult obstacle but overcome their trauma and enjoy their happily ever afters. What began as a hobby has now turned into a full-time career. She has one hockey series complete and a dark romantic suspense series in the works.

Brooklyn’s favorite things are watching and playing sports with her boys, cat snuggles, rubbing a needy dog belly, reading, gardening, cooking, baking, giving avid support to her fellow authors, and hearing from her readers.

It’s too late to go back and change the past. Diplomacy is out of the question. The only way forward is through the death and destruction The Devil leaves in her path.

As the daughter of a police lieutenant, Felicia’s black-and-white worldview is shaken to the core when she’s pulled into the criminal underground with only one hope of safety.

Hopping on the back of some tatted guy’s bike.

The longer Felicia spends with his crew, Dead Man’s Metal, the more her views fade to gray and the deeper she finds herself falling for the last person she should want.

With failing health and a need for justice, Jagger rides with his crew on the wrong side of the law, in the middle of an all-out war, and finds himself desperate for a connection that’s impossible.

With her.

In trying to loosen Diablo’s grip on Felicia, Jagger and his crew effectively seal their fate. With the growing bond between Jagger and Felicia, and Diablo’s increasingly lethal tactics, the men of Dead Man’s Metal will have only one choice:

Protect those they hold dear or die trying.

Unlikely allies form, a war breaks out, and lives change forever in this dark romantic suspense that follows the first of the Dead Man’s Metal crew.

Are you ready to face the Devil?

Dead Man’s Curse is the first in the new dark romantic suspense Diablo series packed with wild thrills, a crew of morally gray men, and scorching spice that leaves you begging for more.

When it’s Halloween, and Ivy is set to play Elphaba in her community production of Wicked, she dyes her skin green for the role. However, when the production is over and her skin is still green, no matter how many showers she takes, Ivy finds out that the dye was recalled for being excessively long-lasting.

Derek is a single father of Lila, his ten-year-old daughter, who loves the theater. When Derek and Ivy’s eyes meet again at the musical, the first time since high school, sparks fly between them.

Losing more holiday spirit with every green joke, Ivy grumbles her way through life while trying to adjust to her new reality. But how will she be able to face the world now that she’s green? How could she even consider a relationship with Derek if she can’t even look at herself in the mirror? How can Ivy regain her sense of holiday spirit, even if she wanted to?

Find out in this sweet and spicy Christmas romantic comedy novella that will take you on a journey to the fictional town of Clarett, Illinois where everyone loves the theater, the Fall Festival never disappoints, and traditions bring families together.

Timothy Kyle is a longtime native of Phoenix, Arizona. He's a proud husband and father to three rambunctious pre-teen girls. When he's not writing or making ridiculous social media content, he's pursuing his other passion in life as a tennis coach. Timothy received his master's degree in exercise science in 2009. He worked for the next decade in the non-profit and education sectors that support individuals with special abilities. He's a proud advocate of the special needs community and women's rights. He never made a conscious decision to write in the New Adult/Contemporary Romance genre. It just happened organically. His readers will go through a turbulent, emotionally-charged journey in his love stories. His one promise to all of his readers is plenty of suspense, a little bit of mystery, and a "happily ever after" that will have them swimming in happy tears.

There are many forbidden things in 1960s Birmingham, Alabama. But nothing is more forbidden than loving outside your race—especially when the person you love is also a family member.

Benny McClain only loved one thing more than his family: football. But growing up in the south becomes more complicated when a neighbor becomes more than just family.

Penny Jones only found solace in two things: Benny McClain and his treehouse. A childhood defined by loss changes a person. But when loving someone is forbidden by skin color, how can two people reconcile? And how can the unthinkable mistakes of one fateful night ever be undone?

***Trigger Warnings:
Extreme Acts of Racism
Racial Slurs
Child Abandonment/Neglect
Violence/Physical Assault
Graphic Sex

All Ellie Merkowitz has ever known is living a sheltered upbringing. But that’s her normal life as a subservient, Orthodox Jewish woman. Her future is already laid out. Ellie will marry, have many children, and be giving to her husband and family. That is, until everything changes with one dream, and an unexpected trip in the middle of the night to meet the boy next door.

Now, Ellie wants more out of her life. But as a recent high school graduate, she must first escape her narcissistic father. And more than anything, she needs answers about her troubled past and the dreams that have been haunting her for years.

Falling in love with his neighbor was never the plan for David Cohen—neither was helping her escape the night terrors that haunt her dreams. But he had no choice. After all, the girl in the red wig was never supposed to keep showing up in the middle of the night. But Ellie’s dreams had other intentions. And she kept finding David.

E. O’Meagher has long been drawn worlds with their own rules and characters that challenge societal “norms.”

After spending most of her childhood escaping into the fantasy realms and adventures of her favorite books, she now works to develop what she loved from those tales her own works.

Raised in Western Montana, she currently calls Southern Maine home where she revels in a good rainy day on the beach. She loves exploring and spent two semesters studying abroad in Ireland as part of her university program. She enjoys traveling by train, exploring lighthouses (both haunted and not), rainy days, wandering through a forest, and a good cup of tea on a chilly autumn morning.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Creative writing with a minor in Irish Studies from the University of Montana.

The Lost Coven Trilogy is her debut series

Find her on and Instagram, Threads and TikTok (@omeagherstories)

With the thirteenth it will begin…

Three centuries ago a Seer spoke of the birth of a witch, her magic an omen of change. It was believed the vision would never come to pass. Soon age-old secrets will reveal how wrong they were. For the thirteenth daughter is about to come into her power…

Emaleth Boswell comes from a long line of powerful witches. And for generations they’ve been stalked by a prediction uttered from a long-dead Seer. An inescapable burden since before Em was born, but she–like those before her–has learned to live with it.

For twenty-years Em has hidden in a normal life. Ordinary has been her safeguard. She doesn’t have time to worry about an old prophecy: she has grad school to consider, a resume to update, and a travel bucket list to complete with her best friend. Her plan doesn’t involve stepping outside her comfortably simple life.

The dawning of her twenty-first birthday, however, could bring an end to her carefully crafted routine. Em has done everything she can to prepare for this eventuality. But, after a chance encounter during a night out, her shield of normalcy is shattered and she’s thrown into a deadly struggle she wasn’t prepared for.

Desperate to protect those she loves, Em must embrace the power she’s buried her entire life and risk losing herself. The fight for control is just the beginning…

Content Warning: This story contains mentioned death of parents, violence, mild depictions of self harm (when preforming spells), blood, violence, profanity, sexual content, and underage alcohol use. Readers who may be sensitive to these subjects please take care.

Blood will turn on blood…

For centuries, the world believed the foretelling of war had been avoided by tragedy. But whispers that the thirteenth daughter survived and has come into her power are spreading. Emaleth Boswell is the thirteenth daughter. The last Blood Witch. A fugitive.

Em always knew she might have to leave her life behind, but she never intended it to happen this way. On the run from a humiliated Council and vengeful hunters, Em must face the consequences of revealing her lineage. With limited options, she turns to the only witches outside the Council’s control that might offer her help.

But the Covens of the Outliers may not be the allies she was hoping for. In her search for asylum a fatal secret is exposed leaving Em struggling to reconcile her own beliefs with the undeniable facts.

Now, Em must face the deadly truth behind her own power and accept that the prophecy haunting her family may be inevitable.

Content Warning: This story contains mentioned death of parents, violence, mild depictions of self-harm (when preforming spells), blood, violence, profanity, and underage alcohol use. Readers who may be sensitive to these subjects please take care.

Quiet is a passionate horror enthusiast who thrives on all things eerie and unsettling.

She is an active member of the BookTok and Bookstagram communities, where she loves connecting with fellow readers and sharing her favorite reads, everything from horror, mystery/thriller, paranormal, dark romance, romance and more.

In addition to writing, Quiet is a voice actress and narrator, lending her voice to video games and audiobooks.

When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending quality time with her family, reading, cosplaying, crocheting, crafting, and gaming.

For centuries, people around the world have reported seeing shadowy figures lurking in the darkness, things that are unexplained, and feeling of terror as they confront the unknown. The Hat Man, a figure so many have described with eerie consistency, and entities that follow, are not just figments of imagination, they are part of shared experiences, something beyond our understanding.

Lorien Ray is an introverted author from the Midwest United States. When she isn't writing or reading, she's watching anime with her sons or playing games and watching horror movies with her husband and best friend.

Nova doesn't know Jay watches her in the shadows when she walks to work. Or that he never misses one of her dances at the Flesh and Code nightclub. Nor does she have an idea that he follows her home.

When Jay's infatuation takes a dark turn, he devises a plan to turn the woman of his dreams into a mechanical Frankenstein.

Little does he know that his cybernetic fantasy will soon become his robotic nightmare.

"Was I a damsel in distress and everything worked out in his favor, or am I a victim in his twisted science fiction fantasy?"

Amelia J. Rivers is a bitter cinnamon roll who lives in the Midwest with her husband, a legion of demonic cats, and a pampered pup. Amelia can be found on TikTok and Instagram @ameliariverswrites

Rosella has raised her three sisters since her father was imprisoned for the murder of their mother. They’ve survived years in the small village despite looming taxes and bad harvests. With another tax hike coming she can’t afford to pay, Rosella reluctantly arranges to sell her mother’s ring to protect her sisters from financially driven marriages.

What she didn’t bargain for was her sisters following her or finding a castle. When her sisters start pilfering items to steal so Rosella doesn’t have to sell the ring, the master of the cursed castle interrupts them. Unwilling to let her sisters pay a decade-long sentence for theft, she embarks on a journey to break the spell on the castle and free her sisters. Little does she know, not only are her sisters’ freedom and the castle’s liberation on the line, but so is her heart when she finds herself falling for the beast.

Content Warnings: Consensual romantic encounters, mention of sexual assault and domestic assault, blood, violence, death, family death, drowning, and murder

Since birth, Dessa has been trained by her mother to hunt creatures called Soulless, who sacrifice humans for other-worldly powers. Instead of having a normal life with friends and school and dates, she’s stuck killing creatures for money to support herself.But then Dessa wakes from the dead. Her mother killed her, and her deadbeat dad has appeared out of nowhere to resurrect Dessa. But he didn’t do it out of the kindness of his heart: he wants Dessa to kill her mom’s new arm candy, a Soulless more powerful than any creature Dessa has hunted before.She flees town in hopes of starting a normal life for herself, but her parents track her down. When her mom kills the one person she ever loved as family, Dessa realizes that there’s no escape without consequences.Trapped in a deadly family game of cat and mouse, Dessa must outwit both her parents to save her friends and carve out a new life for herself— or die trying.

Note: This book contains death, blood, gore, violence, sexual content (consensual), and toxic family relationship.

Larae lives in El Paso, Texas with her two dogs, Bruno and Ellie. She plans the Juniper Justice story to be five books and multiple side stories in the Justice Universe. Other than working, going to school, and writing stories. Larae is interested in the NFL (hence Ryan Knox) and has been a dedicated One Direction fan including their solo careers. A lot of these factors have shaped the Juniper Justice Story series. Larae’s overall goal is to continue to write stories she feels passionate about. To stay updated you can follow her website. https://www.laraesanchezauthor.com/

Juniper Justice is the youngest child of Clarissa Clyde, the Hollywood IT girl of the 1980s to the early 2000s. After Clarissa's accidental overdose when Juniper was only six, Juniper was left under the guardianship of her oldest sister, Joanne, and her husband. Because of what happened to their mother, Joanne hates the idea of acting, film, and Hollywood. Now Juniper is in high school and out of all of her siblings, she is the only one to look IDENTICAL to their mom and the only one to share the same passion as their mother.

While trying to reach her wildest dream, Juniper falls in love with high school football star, Ryan Knox. Making Juniper more like her mother, other than their love for acting. This is the first part of how Juniper becomes as Legendary as her mother was...

t’s the aftermath of Juniper deciding to quit college to purse her lifelong dream. Becoming an actress is all Juniper dreamt about since she was young to be like just like her mother. Even though Juniper looks identical her famous mother, Clarissa Clyde, following in her footsteps is not easy to live up to. Juniper has to navigate fulfilling her career and the relationship of her long term boyfriend and NFL Rookie, Ryan Knox. Both of them are tested while trying to take the next step in their relationship and their individual goals. Especially when something unexpected may come between them…
Larae lives in El Paso, Texas with her two dogs, Bruno and Ellie. She is currently majoring in Criminal Justice and a minor in English. This is her second book that she’s self-published. She plans the Juniper Justice story to be five books and multiple side stories in the Justice Universe. Other than working, going to school, and writing stories. Larae is interested in the NFL (hence Ryan Knox) and has been a dedicated One Direction fan including their solo careers. A lot of these factors have shaped the Juniper Justice Story series. Larae’s overall goal is to continue to write stories she feels passionate about. To stay updated you can follow her website. QR code included inside the book

Ariana can be found getting her Zen on while doing yoga, going for a run, or having a bourbon on Saturday nights while plotting the lives of her characters as they whisper and sometimes yell in her ear. She lives her own Happily Ever After with her amazing husband, who shares her love of racing, comic books, and Firefly, along with her two spirited also amazing boys who love reading books under a blanket just as much as she does!

Gabe Knight, wide receiver for the Savannah Rockets loved what the game gave him more than playing until a season-ending injury almost took it all away. The game, the life he was living. Everything he thought he knew he wanted.

But, this season, he's back in love with football. Even if he's not sure what the future looks like beyond this year, and where he wants to be. Until she storms into his life.

The woman who pushes all his buttons, and makes him crazy.

Serena Jolie is the best sports agent at Fortress Sports Agency. The Fixer. And when her boss, Kellan Horne, sends her to meet with a football player in his place when his flight is canceled, things go from bad to worse. Football is the one thing she can't stand. And football players? Even worse.

And after arriving in the hot and humid south, she's even more ready to watch the cocky player fumble.

All's fair in love and war.

And for Serena, it's war. Because she can't stand football players or the game they play.

The enemy? A cocky wide receiver who thinks he knows everything about her from one look. But he hasn't seen a thing yet.

But he will...

Author's note: This edition has been updated with added content and is now a part of the Overtime Series.

Data diver by data, spicy romance writer by night

Mina is set to marry her high school sweetheart, until she catches him with another woman on their wedding day. When she runs into his ex-best friend—and now number one professional rival—they team up to bring him down, but they just might fall for each other in the process.

Wills lives outside Atlanta. Growing up in a house of creatives, she has always loved stories. Wendy believes Jane Austen is the G.O.A.T. and seeks to write that energy into her own books. Her dream is to write a werewolf or vampire with Mr.Darcy's energy. Wendy can be found on TikTok and Instagram @WendyWillsWrites

Gwen and Pete have never quite found their footing over the years. When they met, she was a sophomore in college, and he. . . was undead. After an attack shocks the realms, Gwen is separated from her coven and needs the protection of a vampire clan in Berlin. Walking the tightrope of her new life, Gwen must decide what she truly wants . . . While she still can.

It was love at first sight for Peter Ivanov. He's held the stolen season he had with Gwen in his heart ever since. Now, with the realms hunting for a rogue witch coven, he must protect her while still following the rules of his clan. Thrown back together, they must try to find a way to untangle the painful past they left behind and maybe a future together in the dark.

Gwen and Pete will traverse the realms for answers about why the attack happened. In the process, they must face the depths of their feelings and how love might change their lives forever.

TW: Violence, Death, Blood, Language

Bethany Alinac is practically magical royalty. Her family line is so old that other witches work hard to align with them, including the Honorable Rafe Wilson, whom her mother has hand-selected as her future son-in-law. Growing up in such privilege left her under pressure to conform to the perfect image her parents wanted. She doesn't want an arranged marriage or to carry on with her parents' traditions. The infamous Bitch Witch has been through a lot since the events of Witches Never Dine & Ditch. With a new perspective, she wants a new life of her choosing. One of her latest projects is training her new Mage. Madam Nuru just happened to assign her the most frustrating, cocky, and irritating Scotsman she could locate.

Bryce MacDonald has come from Scotland to train as a Mage. A Beta wolf in his werewolf pack, his magical skills even surprised him. Growing up an orphan, he knows little of his past or the parents who abandoned him. Taken in by the Rionnag pack in Duns, Scotland, as a teen, he is a natural leader and beloved by his pack. Being assigned Betty Alinac as his coven Master is a challenge. But one he feels he can handle. Only his wolf, Straun, is smitten with the acid tongue witch, no matter how often she knocks them down in the practice space. And when they are in close combat, he can't deny his feelings or the thrill of their snarky banter. Coven rules forbid master and apprentice romantic relationships, and they risk losing their magic entirely if they give in to the pull.

Follow Betty and Bryce as they attempt to get him through coven initiation without falling in love with each other. Travel to Scotland and try to solve the mystery of the mysterious woman who has shown up adamant she is Bryce's long lost sister and risk it all for a love that could change the realms.

Wren Phillips is just looking for a night out to lick her wounds about getting cheated on. Always studious and hardworking, her friends want her to cut loose finally. The hardworking college junior lets her roommates drag her out on Halloween night, where she meets a masked man at a Halloween party. Throwing caution to the wind, Wren has a passionate encounter with him. No names, no expectations, he even goes to a different college. But with a new semester, surprises are revealed about that night. When her masked one-night stand turns out to be a new transfer lacrosse star on her campus and someone close to one of her roommates, Wren must face her choices from that night... and her feelings. Will she take the risk, or play it safe like usual? A Novella.

Olga Ziminska is based in Illinois and lives with her husband and their fluffy cat. From a young age, she knew she had stories to tell, even before she could read and write. Years later, she decided to chase the dream that always felt out of reach. When she isn't writing, Olga likes to try new recipes, watch cringy reality TV with her husband, and read. To stay updated on upcoming releases, don't forget to check Olga's newsletter and socials.

Lotus Everett was dealt a cruel hand that trapped her in an eternal existence. With her twin brother’s demons never too far away, she takes a chance to flee from his torment to the other side of the country, to Fairhaven, Washington, one of the first towns to embrace the treaty between humans and vampires.

Situated with a new identity, a home, and two close friends, Lotus finally gets a taste of what it feels like to be ordinary.

Until he sees her.

Silas Clark is no stranger to a good time. He’s just not looking for any attachments while he and his brother work on building Little Wing, a community center for young vampires. But when he sees a mysterious woman who appears to be concealing her vampirism, he won’t stop until he uncovers what lies beneath her façade.

When he learns all that lies beneath, will he still look at her the same way? Or will he turn on her just like the rest?

Little Wing is a paranormal romance set in contemporary Fairhaven, Washington where humans and vampires coexist. This is book one of three of the Shades of Fairhaven series. Please be mindful of the content warnings included at the start of this book.