Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for December 18, 2022

I’m not supposed to fall for a dragon shifter—especially when we mix like fire and water!

My name is Levia. For years I’ve helped fund my women’s shelter as a bounty hunter—catching baddies and baubles. The women there think I’m something of a baddie myself, but I’m just trying to make up for my past.

When I’m sent on a mission to retrieve a silly sword, my only thought is payday. Then I learn I’m not the only one after it… and my adversary is badder than I am. For one, he’s a damn dragon shifter. Like any reasonable Unscaled citizen, I’m afraid of them.

Coalt Firesworn is dangerous, sinfully sexy, and a big shot. I already don’t like him. The worst part, he’s drawn to me, and I can’t help but feel the same lustful tug. It’s almost as if this stupid sword is trying to string our stories together…

”I was just a typical sixteen-year-old from North London, when The Colonists arrived and turned our world upside down. They were so beautiful to look at, but They killed all the adults and most of the boys, and farmed us girls like cattle. A year on, I’m being kept as a pet by my teenage Colonist owner, Aggie. I’m safe for the moment, but I’ve been torn from my friends and family and had horrific experiences along the way… It’s enough to get anyone down. But even though I’m locked in a cage and treated like an animal, They haven’t broken me. Somehow, I’ll escape and turn this around: not just for me, but for all of us. My name’s Carabel Caffarelli from Highbury in England. And I’m about to show The Colonists what being human is all about..” Readers have called Now We Are Animals: ”Inventive, visionary and unforgettable” and ”Gripping from start to finish.”

Category: Science Fiction – Alien Invasion

Nemain has been hunting the merciless warlock Sebastian for decades. As a centuries-old feline shapeshifter, she is well acquainted with hunting dangerous supernaturals. But Sebastian knows her well, and he is always one step ahead. She will not give up, not after what he did… but her magic is spent, and it’s taking a disastrous toll.

Her friend insists she take a break and assigns her what should be an easy job. Escorting the magic-barren Kalari back to their home realm to find springs that can restore their magic would be the break Nemain desperately needs, even if it isn’t exactly her idea of a good time.

But the realm that had been decimated by volcanic activity isn’t the empty wasteland Nemain thought it was. Something still lurks there…and it’s hungry.

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Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Abbie Grimshaw’s road to recovery from a traumatic experience takes her on many journeys. On a whim, she stops at St. Michael’s church and runs straight into more danger.

This time, there’s a supernatural complication: she can see—and talk to—the Earl of Ashford. He died in 1816, but death doesn’t stop him from charging Abbie with the safety of two young orphans.

She never imagined life would send her literal demons to battle, but Abbie is a Grimm, like her mother before her. There’s a long legacy of defending the innocent at stake.

If she cannot master child-minding and demon-slaying simultaneously, her own legend will be short-lived.

If you enjoy ghostly tales with a fairy tale flavor, you’ll love this new face on the Grimm scene.

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Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

When Leo MacGavin inadvertently rescues a flirty alien heiress, he’s promoted from second-rate lounge entertainer to captain of the galaxy’s most sophisticated cruise ship.

Before he can flee in terror, a human-hating executive gives Leo an ultimatum—complete the vessel’s maiden voyage or humanity’s last colony will be turned into a sewage dump. Even worse, a militant cyborg is undermining his authority, a giant spider is terrifying the passengers, and a sentient plant keeps stealing all the beer.

Can Leo hold his rag-tag crew together, or will he flush the last bastion of humanity down the crapper?

“Galaxy Cruise: The Maiden Voyage” is a sci-fi comedy adventure for readers who love “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and “Space Team.” And for anyone who ever wanted to see “The Love Boat” on a spaceship.

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Breaking curses and battling witchcraft are all in a day’s work for folk wizard Ozzy Turner. But someone made a mistake when they put a bullet in his stomach and left him for the worms. They didn’t bury him deep enough.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

Buried treasure. Ancient secrets. Vengeance unleashed.

When a hungry ghoul uncovered a cache of treasure hidden beneath Lost Falls, he thought all his problems were behind him.

When he realized how wrong he was, he came to me for help.

As Lost Falls’ resident folk wizard, breaking curses is my specialty. But the ghoul and his treasure hunting friends found more than cursed gold down there in the dark.

They unleashed something old. Something alive. Something better left buried.

And if I can’t send it back where it came from, the treasure hunters won’t be the only ones paying the ultimate price.

Gertrude wakes up in a world she doesn’t recognize that seems steeped in the past, the villagers suspicious of her every move. The only thing she has with her is her ancient Tarot deck and her memories of being a Tarot card reader in a modern city. Where are the planes, trains, or even cars to get her back to Edinburgh? When she discovers she’s pregnant, she’s thrown out of the village for being a ‘hora’. Crossing the mountain at a time when the weather is turning to winter is not her choice, but she has no alternative.

But it is the dangerous events of the coming months that will set her onto a path she never could have predicted. Because the baby she carries is the grandchild of a sorceress who will stop at nothing to steal the child to raise as her own.

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Category: Science Fiction – Time Travel

Gertrude is about to find out how mighty the pen is when she publishes the Hanged Man and Loki, the Norse God, informs her through the ether that her book has sent disastrous ripples into the future. The sorceress and a witch have now joined forces, keeping Gertrude from learning the truth of what happened to her child. In the meantime her Tarot readings lead her
to believe that he is alive. She must find a way back to the future before it is too late.