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Content Age Ratings
0+ Suitable for all ages; no strong language, violence, or adult themes.
8+ Some material may not be suitable for children; mild violence or language.
13+ May contain violence, language, or sexual content inappropriate for kids under 13.
18+ Contains adult material, including strong language, graphic violence, or sexual content; not suitable for people under 18
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July
The Long Way Home
by Renee Curtis
Romance
Rating: 18+
There’s A Rhino Loose In The City
by S. L. Perein
Comedy/thriller/horror
Rating: 13+
The Revenant of Surolifia
by Florence Chien
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Dance of Fear and Fancy
by Kathy A Hurley
High Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Morana the Cursed
by Dee Sevlene
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Reaper’s Quest
by Debra Kristi
Romantasy /
Dark Fantasy Romance
Rating: 18+
The Coming of Endless Darkness
by Grant Pierce
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Fractures in Peace
by Drew Weatherhead
Dystopian
Rating: 13+
It’s Ok to Cry A Widower’s Journey
by John Anno
Grief Memoir
Rating: 0+
Mad About You
by Catie Lynn
Romance
Rating: 18+
Out of the Fire, Into the Furnace
by Graham Fluster
Sci-fi
Rating: 13+
Gamma Raids II
by R. Lynn Hanks
Sci-Fi Romance
Rating: 13+
Previous Months
DragonForged
by Justin C Orr
Epic fantasy
Rating: 13+
The Athanatoi and the Star of Inanna
by Janine Baranski
Romantasy
Rating: 18+
By the Order of the King
by Shelby Ann Harms
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
The First Taste
by Sheryl R. Hayes and Truly Bellamy
Paranormal Romance
Rating: 18+
Heir of Gods and Talons
by Rose Caruso
Romantasy
Rating: 18+
Angels Will Cry
by Raja Lyn
Dark Fantasy
Rating: 18+
The Shieldbreaker, Book Two: Holiest of Cities
by Thomas Clark Schecter
fantasy
Rating: 18+
Tantric and The Detective – 108: Prelude
by Deepta Chakravartty
Psychological horror
Rating: 13+
Unearthed
by Katie S. Scofield
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 18+
The Children of Pantathea
by G. L. Young
Science-Fiction
Rating: 18+
The Book of Revelations
by Mitchell Hadlet
Literary / Psychological Fiction
Rating: 13+
Bleeding Maroon
by Riley Logan
Fiction/Drama
Rating: 18+
Onyx Rayne
by Danielle Fuller
Mystery
Rating: 13+
Lonely Girl: An Unexpected Love Story
by Elizabeth Wilson
Memoir
Rating: 13+
The Secret Adventure
by Marina Kozareva
Historical Fiction
Rating: 13+
The Murder Squad
by Ian Thomas Healy
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Just Put the VHS in the Bag, Bro
by Geoffrey Breedwell
Science Fiction
Rating: 18+
Odyssey of the Twins
by Troy Preston Dillon
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Revenge of the Phantom Press
by William Brinkman
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
The Hollow Vow
by Jihn Pierré Craig
Psychological Thriller
Rating: 18+
The Wood Shed
by Sean Seebach
Horror
Rating: 13+
The Demon’s Reckoning
by Grant Pierce
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Resurrecting My Mother’s Ghosts
by J.E. Moye, LPC
Memoir
Rating: 0+
Fractures in Love
by Drew Weatherhead
Dystopian Fantasy
When Everything Was Fresh & Green
by Bethany Tap
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
In the Name of Honor
by Courtney & Clarke Collins
Fantasy
The Legend of Cottage Grove
by Natalie Morris
Fantasy
Rating: 8+
The Punk’s Mafia Prince
by Alix & Nick Hicks
LGBTQ+ Romance
Rating: 18+
Liar’s Blood
by R. L. Newt
Dark epic fantasy
Rating: 18+
Between Grief & Grace
by Ana Ling Yuan
Romance
Rating: 13+
Spirits of Old
by Olivia N Davenport
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
C is for Childhood Cancer
by Katie Vandrilla
Memoir
Rating: 8+
Blood of Tomorrow
by Robert W. Riley
Epic fantasy
Rating: 18+
I Am Alive
by Jaz Pate
Sci-fi Romance
Rating: 18+
Conspiracy
by Elizabeth A. Parrish
Sci-fi thriller
Rating: 0+
Nothing Important, Everything Important
by T.L. Johnson
Literary Fiction
Rating: 13+
Anish Desai and the Canine Continuum
by Matthew Eccles
YA
Rating: 13+
The Shapeshifter’s Gambit
by Grant Pierce
Epic Fantasy
Rating: 18+
The Boy Who Would Be King
by Alexa Mooney
Fantasy
Rating: 16+
The Tyranny of our Longing
by Miranda Faye
Mystery
Rating: 18+
Blood of the Gods
by Wren L. Rivers
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Zulu Company
by H.S. Harding
Science Fiction
Rating: 13+
Deviant Vandals
by Jenna Malin
Mystery/Romance
Rating: 18+
Secrets Bared
by Jasmine C. Caldwell
Romantic suspense
Rating: 18+
The Language of Birds
by Ian Cumpstey
Fantasy
Rating: 8+
The Goldwyn County Candy Ban
by J. Z. Zerber
Coming-of-Age Literary Fiction
Rating: 13+
The Drum Tree
by Catherine V Wolf
Eco-fantasy
Rating: 13+
Across the Pondlife
by Rachel Bee
Humorous memoir
Rating: 13+
THE SHADOW AND THE FLAME
by Sera Cole
Upper YA Romantasy
Rating: 13+
Darkness Rising
by Michelle Jameson
FANTASY
Rating: 18+
Meet me in the Universe Next Door
by Richard Dee
Science Fiction
Rating: 13+
Bear My Heart
by Karen Lykkebo
Cozy fantasy, romance
Rating: 13+
Gladiator’s Beloved: An Ancient Roman Historical Romance
by Jenna Bigelow
Romance (historical)
Rating: 18+
Toward the Light
by Mila Lewis
Literary Fiction
Rating: 13+
As You Wish
by Danika Brown
Romance
Rating: 13+
No Gods No Kings
by Demetria Paxton
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Bouquet of Cigarettes
by Juliet Bautista
Poetry
Rating: 18+
Their Tangled Fates
by Briella Brezzo
Romantasy
Rating: 18+
Fiery Storm
by Persephone Autumn
Romance
Rating: 18+
The Reckoning of Olote: Ocnarin Book One
by Bertron Hamill
Epic Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Lôn Cof
by Harry Williams
Horror
Rating: 18+
Niccolo Would Like a Word
by Jan Graham
psychological thriller
Rating: 18+
The Flavor of You
by Jules Cohen
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 18+
Manley: Unleashed
by Ariane Amann
science fiction
Rating: 13+
Love’s Unexpected Investment
by J.L. Hart
Romance
Rating: 8+
KARA: Seeds of the Universe
by Peter Beard
Sci-fi
Rating: 18+
The Fighter’s Crystal
by A. K. Lukacs
Sci-Fi Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Terrestrial
by Ryan McGinnis
Science Fiction
Rating: 13+
Inherit the Stars
by Amy Ressa
Romantasy
Rating: 18+
Bloodborne
by Brandon Kones
Urban Fantasy
Rating: 16+
The Hunter’s Song
by A. E. Shelly
Sci Fi / Romance
Rating: 18+
Ember and Steel
by Donna Morgan
Epic dark fantasy
Rating: 18+
Wolf Rotten
by Asteria Gonzalez
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Child of the Dragon
by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley
Contemporary Fantasy
Rating: 13+
What We Have Tamed
by G.S. Harrington
YA sci-fi
Rating: 13+
In the Day of the Flood
by Stephen Thomas
Literary Fiction
Rating: 13+
A Greater Threat: Part 3 of the Retrograde Cycle
by Robert C. Murray
Science Fiction
Rating: 13+
Winter Sorrow
by Tamsin Sheridan
Fantasy Romance
Rating: 18+
Scars and Secrets: A Haunted Past
by Talle Fey
Romance (Paranormal)
Rating: 18+
Truly in Trouble
by Madeleine Pines
Romance
Rating: 18+
Alpenglow
by Harlow Brígh
Small town, contemporary Romance
Rating: 18+
Conjuration & Crones
by Cait Alvarez
Timance
Rating: 18+
My Brother’s Keeper
by Ben Schenkman
Urban Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Night Rose
by J.C. Cooper
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Tails of Battle. The war for crowns
by Timothy Robare
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs
by Adam Bassett
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Tea Tale
by Kristina W. Kelly
Cozy fantasy
Rating: 18+
The Immortal City
by V.F. Aubrey
Science Fiction
Rating: 13+
The Dance of Open Hearts
by A.R. Larson
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Pyramus and Thisbe
by H M Roberts
Greek mythology
Rating: 18+
A Treachery of Shadows
by Sean Van Damme
Sci-fi
Rating: 18+
The Chamos Project
by Alexis Ames
Science Fiction
Rating: 13+
Whisper of Shadows and Stone
by J.S.Burns
MM Romantasy
Rating: 13+
Whatever May Follow
by K. iller
Suspense thriller
Rating: 18+
Medusa; Or, Men Entombed in Winter
by Kyle Farnworth
Literary Fiction
Rating: 18+
In the Name of Pride
by Courtney & Clarke Collins
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Wolf’s Flower
by Kelsey Archer
Romance
Rating: 18+
Out of My Skin
by a.t. kumagai
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
The Eldritch Knight
by K.W. Bussard
Dark Epic Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Ten Billion to One
by M.E. Tilburn
Thriller
Rating: 18+
Snowmane
by Iseult Murphy
Fantasy
Rating: 0+
Skulls With Eyeballs In Them Volume 2
by X-W
Horror Lite
Rating: 13+
Boy Band Summer
by Sara Wealer
Young Adult Romance
Rating: 13+
The Things We Do
by Mariel Blaze
Dark Romance
Rating: 18+
Trouble Inside
by Heather S. Chauvin
Thrillers
Rating: 13+
Frenzy
by Guy Robin
Thriller
Rating: 18+
Being Chosen: The Baker, the Genius, and the Rockstar
by Jennifer Cleveland
Romance
Rating: 18+
The Fallen God
by Britta Gomez
Dark Fantasy
Rating: 18+
The Bureaucrat’s Guide
to Heroism
by S. I. Davies
Comedic Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Off with their Sleds
by C. J. Daley
Crime thriller
Rating: 18+
A Lie Once Told
by Nicola Hollingsworth
Romance
Rating: 13+
Challenging the Heart
by R. Katze
Sports Romance
Rating: 18+
Monster of the Realm –
The Midnight Elf Saga, Book 1
by G.A. Martinez
Fantasy
Rating: 16+
The Floating Castle
by L. N. Holmes
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Best Year Ever
by Kylie Skye
Sports Romance
Rating: 18+
Hate by Proxy
by V. Clarke
Romance
Rating: 18+
Dragonkeeper
by Heather Shahan
Epic Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Midnightsong
by C.W. Rose
Romantasy
Rating: 18+
Tempting Cargo
by Lyra Strake
Sci-fi romance
Rating: 18+
The Milkyway Hotel
by Marguerite Grimaud &
Jude Silberfeld-Grimaud
Sapphic Christmas romance
Rating: 18+
Her Blood Runs Cold
by Samantha Tano
Sci-fi
Rating: 18+
A White Lie Christmas
by Suzy Langevin
Romance
Rating: 18+
Royally Half Elf (The Faerie Lute Archives book 1)
by JJ Larkey
Cozy romantasy
Rating: 18+
ThistleHeart Home
by R.C.Lloyd
Poetry
Rating: 13+
A Curse Of Gods & Mortals (Part Two)
by Lucy Young
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Lies Beyond
by Josiah Furcinitti
Horror
Rating: 18+
Old Bones, Old Ways
by Greyson Black &
E Scott Clevenger
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
The Rose Enigma
by Lauren Lopes
Romantic Suspense
Rating: 13+
Shadows and Sunrises
by Sheilah Jane
Memoir
Rating: 13+
Behind Closed Eyes:
A Tragic Tale
by Jalen Tellis
Horror
Rating: 18+
Lemon Balm
by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen
Contemporary Dark Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Manley: Secured
by Ariane Amann
Sci-fi thriller
Rating: 13+
Assassin’s Choice
by E.L. Reeves
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Madness from the Sea
by Jonathon T. Cross
Horror
Rating: 18+
Izzy’s Story: Bermuda
by V. Yospe & J. Flynn
Historical Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Nightsong
by Annica Dehlin
Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Who We Are After
by Sayword B. Eller
Upmarket
Rating: 18+
Of Moths and Stone
by K.R. Fryatt
Romantasy
Rating: 18+
Accrue’s End: Provenance
by E.R. Smo
Fantasy
Rating: 13+
Castle Gap
by Andy Ivey
Thriller
Rating: 8+
The Oleander (Book 3 of Until Equinox)
by Talia Wall
Paranormal Romance
Rating: 18+
A Magick Tale: The Inquisitors’ Response
by David W Vincent
Romantic Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Stratagem of Fated Winds
by Minyue Fu
Historical Fantasy
Rating: 13+
High School Epic
by Hannah R Goodman
YA
Rating: 13+
Lost in the Wonderland: Three Tales
by Elizabeth Fanning
Mythical Realism
Rating: 18+
Finding Solace
by April Mae
Domestic Noir / Psychological Thriller
Rating: 18+
Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars
by Charlotte Saulter
Dark Fantasy
Rating: 18+
Sweet on Charlie Beck
by Carol Ericson
Romance
Rating: 18+
Let Sleeping Gods Lie
by Ben Schenkman
Urban Fantasy
Rating: 18+
The Standing Dead
by W M Parslow
Horror
Rating: 18+
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by Drew Weatherhead
Dystopian Fantasy
War of Night
by Greyson Black
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LGBTQ+ Fantasy
Of Wolves and Stags
by Ria Parisi
Romantasy
In the Name of Honor
by Courtney & Clarke Collins
Fantasy
Memories, Magic, and Mayhem
by K. Starling
Regency Mystery
Somewhere New
by Annie Bennet
Romantasy
Perseid Prophecies
Issue 4: Winter 2025
Edited by E. Raye
Hounds of Gaia
by Sean M. Tirman
Dystopian SciFi
Program 38: Sparks
by Amanda Madison
Super Hero Fantasy
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