Even the most uneducated can have a mind for adventure - especially when it comes to saving the world. A man with a tie is discovered outside the limits of a dried-up settlement in the middle of nowhere, bearing a plague that was long thought to be contained behind the walls of Ban-Ken. When Master Drew Hughes discovers that the man intends to spread the disease beyond the great city, it is up to the private alcoholic and a loud-mouthed orphan, Alyn Smythy, to brave the city's walls and put a stop to the man-made plague before its power falls into the wrong hands. Book one of two. [BOUND FOR EXTENSIVE REWRITES IN NOVEMBER!] If you are triggered by suicide mentions, probably about three suggestions of it crop up total in this book. GRAPHICS AND ART DETAILS: Font in chapter banners: https://www.dafont.com/queen.font Fonts in cover image: https://www.dafont.com/queen.font and https://www.dafont.com/the-circus-show.font Art in both is by me; though some of the black silhouettes in the banner (skeleton, horse, wagon, two trash piles) are vectors from the net. Any art found will be by me unless otherwise specified (credit will be given at end of chapter). I don't ask for critique or constructive criticism on my art: I am NOT an artist and will never claim to be. I'm a self-taught hobbyist.

When he was very young, Lex Coaltreader went with his family to the main continent of Audlan, leaving behind their desolate home continent, the straylands, a bleak desert that spans the entire island. They fled to Audlan seeking a better life for themselves and their child. As Lex grew up in the Duessel Territories, an absolute monarchy split into five sub-regions for easier governance, he earned acclaim as a skilled mercenary and folk hero. Now he faces the greatest challenge of his career; he has been brought before the High Lord of his territories and tasked with taking out The Band of Laughing Skulls, a group of exiled knights-turned-necromancers who seek to overthrow the current High Lord. As Lex and his hand-picked group of ragtag warriors face down this new threat, they must find a way to kill those who have domain over death itself.

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"There was barely a foot between us, and he still hadn't said a word. Instead, he'd just smiled. That deliciously evil smile - the last smile you ever saw before your life surely ended."

"We don't hand out vices. We hand out an escape from pain." -Silas MaCallister, drug kingpin In Hellhole, the sordid city situated into the volcanic basin of the Moloch Caldera, drug bootlegging reigns supreme. A red demon, Asher Glassberg, witnesses the murder of his parents in a gruesome in-home shooting, He finds himself caught up in Hellhole's seedy drug underbelly seeking retribution for his parent's murder. More drug related murders soon follow in Hellhole and black demon Milton Romero, a freshly hired drug mule, stumbles across a deadly strain. The witty Tengu detective, Renshu Karasu, looks into the murders with his keen eye for detail and hunger for solving puzzles. Will this new drug strain bring Hellhole to its knees? Find out in this gritty art deco Prohibition era noir of the demonic kind. The full novel available now on Amazon!

- Five strangers: a wizard, a knight, a banshee, an elf, and a stone golem. - One quest: locate the lost island of Aunios and retrieve a legendary dark magic weapon. - One problem: They don't get along. The wizard, Llyr, works in the library and has no experience in the field. The knight, Triskell, has terrible people skills. Nemo, the banshee, has talent but doesn't seem to care about anything. Rose, a blind elf, uses magic to heal but needs constant protection. A nine-foot-tall chunk of granite, Gabe the golem has lots of muscle but little brain. Their quest is difficult enough, but the real challenge is learning to work as a team. When the quest takes an unexpected turn, the fate of the entire kingdom may depend on how well they can get along.

1896. Nothing exciting has ever happened in Cold Oak, Colorado since the local Native Americans were wiped out, leaving only half-blooded Missy behind. Until the arrival of two newcomers brings not only murder but magic as well. Now Missy is on a journey across the American desert, in search of the mythical figure who keeps criminally-inclined magic-users in check: The Locust Sheriff. Meanwhile, the blue star grows brighter in the sky every day... Cover credit to the lovely xangientx of Hibiscus Graphics

A bond between a human and a machine - a thing so strong and yet so fragile. As Lara Jane struggles to deal with the loss of this friendship and the traumatizing events from her past, Cole, a housework Android, tries to find himself as an assistant of the brutal leader of his country. But can they destroy everything they have once loved?

The Awakening changed the face of reality itself. A cataclysm of dimensional proportions, the event unleashed all manner of demonic beasts upon the world of man and left humanity's scattered survivors trapped in an endless battle for survival. That's a battle Council Academy all-star Seth Wright learned the hard way, barely surviving his first encounter with demonic entities. Now aware of the peril mankind faces, he's desperate to learn what he must to defeat them - but the only person willing to help him is veteran demon hunter Astral Daamon, and only so she can pursue her own investigation into corruption within the walls of the Council Academy. But what they uncover together is far more terrifying than mere conspiracy - challenging everything Seth thought he knew about fighting demons. Beneath the foundations of the academy itself, an ancient and malevolent evil is stirring from its slumber - and unless Seth is willing to sacrifice what he believes could protect humanity from annihilation, this demon will rise and devour everyone he cares about. Seth is being forced to weigh the lives of his classmates against the fate of humanity. When the moment comes, will he make the right decision?

"*Completed*"I froze the first boy I ever kissed. And I don't mean he got cold feet..." Megan is pretty unhappy when she's forced to move to a tiny, freezing town in Canada. It's going to be totally boring, right? Things heat up when she discovers that she possesses a growing power that's becoming more and more difficult to control. Not only that, but the power has attracted some interesting people. A smouldering young man who claims to be her rescuer, and his icy but attractive enemy. They're both claiming to be the good guy, so who exactly is she supposed to trust? Megan finds herself embroiled in an ancient battle between two kingdoms, slowly discovering an identity she never knew she had. Cover designed by Marie Tilmant