The Lycan Journal
Chad Long
Long Stories, LLC
August, 29, 2007

Thirteen-year-old Gordo Gate’s father is suffering from an odd illness that not even the most brilliant physicians can cure. Gordo researches his father’s symptoms on the Internet. There he is led to a secret lycan network where he discovers that werewolves are carriers of a disease like his father’s and that there is a connection, somehow, to a Greek girl, named Allie Zabel, a hidden silver source, and a key.

Feeling that he is the only one who can help his father, Gordo travels to Greece. With the help of a gangly, bankrupt pilot, he is able to find Allie. At first the girl is afraid. But as she listens to Gordo’s account, she begins to recognize her ties to the lycans.
Reaching the lycans’ secret homeland, the group meets a lonely child who appears to be some sort of abnormal lycan/human mix. The foursome join together hoping to find a way to make all of their dreams come true.

The Lycan Journal review from Dan Plutchak, The Week:
“The book should be a hit with those who like a scary mystery.”

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Paraworld Zero
Matthew Peterson
Blue Works
January 2008

Twelve-year old earthling, Simon Kent, stumbles upon a secret that thrusts him into a bizarre adventure filled with magic, technology and deadly out-of-this-world creatures. He discovers a true friend, confronts his inner demons and becomes the savior to a peculiar race of people, when all he truly wants is to find his way back home.

"Flame throwing pigeons and demonic dumpsters. Funny and imaginative."
- Maria V. Snyder, award-winning author of Poison Study

"The exciting action of Star Wars with the humor of Napoleon Dynamite... Paraworld Zero has strong potential to be popular among readers."
- Diana Pharaoh Francis, author of the Path and Crosspointe series

"It's always a pleasure to find a new writer who is comfortable in that marvelous borderland between fantasy and science fiction. Even more of a pleasure to find one with flair and humour and a truly original imagination... Murderous villains, mighty warriors, goddess-like women, impossible problems and some of the wildest chases since the Keystone Kops. More fun than a barrel of computer games. Read it. Trust me, you'll have a terrific time."
- Douglas Hill, bestselling author of nearly 70 books


http://ParaWorlds.com/

Overturned
Michael C. Lee
Michael C. Lee
July 2007

Overturned is the sequel to Michael C. Lee's debut novel, Chandler Park Drive. Readers are re-acquaintedwith fictional character Denard Blake, a Detroit cop. In Overturned, Denard Blake is investigating the brutal murders of a young Detroit woman and her two small children. The murder investigation intensifies when Blake discovers that the gun that was used to kill the woman and her children was also used in a number of other unsolved murders, in and around Detroit. Meanwhile, Thelmon Kirkwood is a convicted felon serving federal time for drug possession. His wife, Nichelle, is working diligently on his behalf, with the assistance of sultry defense attorney Kathy London, to get his conviction overturned. The story culminates to an explosive ending when all leads in Blake's murder investigations implicate Thelmon Kirkwood. This second installment of Lee's Denard Blake Series is a riveting urban suspense tale that will have readers laughing, crying, and sitting on the edge of their seats.

Chandler Park Drive
Michael C. Lee
Michael C. Lee
July 2006

Denard Blake is a happily married, streetwise Detroit ‘Narc’ cop, who has grown bored of the ‘so-called’ war on drugs. His thirst for excitement is quenched when Kevin Clark, a DEA agent, solicits his undercover services to help take down local drug kingpin, Stone. To further complicate Denard’s simple life, old flame Kathy London reappears and really helps to get things heated up. Before he realizes it, Denard has found himself deeply entangled in a web of deception, murder, corruption, and suspense.

The Manor in Death
A Crowner John Mystery
Bernard Knight
Simon & Schuster UK
Hardback 978-0-7432-9-499-7
Aug. 2008
Paperback to follow in August

      When the body of a strangled seaman is discovered in Axmouth, a harbour town in Devon, the coroner Sir John de Wolfe, faces a conspiracy of silence from townsfolk and sailors. Something odd is going on in Axmouth and it takes all his ingenuity - and a trip to see King Richard in Normandy - to unearth a racket involving both smuggling and piracy.

      The series goes from strength to strength, being described as “the natural successor to Ellis Peters’ Cadfael”. Published in six languages, in audio tape and large print versions, the BBC have dramatised the first book for radio and have another in production.

     Bernard Knight is a former forensic pathologist, who has been writing novels, radio and television scripts fiction for forty years.

“Crowner John is a national treasure!”…Birmingham Post

“I’ll share my favorites, so start with Bernard Knight’s historical whodunnits”…. Daily Mail

“Knight has an enchanting gift of bring the past to life – a superb work of historical fiction”.. Large Print Review

 

Crowner John Series
The Sanctuary Seeker
The Poisoned Chalice
Crowner's Quest
The Awful Secret
The Tinner's Corpse
The Grim Reaper
Fear in the Forest
The Witch Hunter
Figure of Hate
The Elixier of Death
The Noble Outlaw
The Manor of Death

www.bernardknight.homestead.com

The Noble Outlaw
Bernard Knight
Pocket Books
ISBN 1416525939
August 2007

Exeter, 1195. Renovations at the new school in Smythen Street are disrupted by the shocking discovery of a partially mummified corpse hidden in the rafters - and Sir John de Wolfe, the county coroner is called to investigate. Richard de Revelle, Sir John's brother-in-law and founder of the school, immediately tries to blame Nicholas de Arundell, a young outlawed knight living rough on Dartmoor. As Sir John discovers, Nicholas has good reason to bear a grudge against the unscrupulous de Revelle. But is he really a killer? With the victim's identity unknown and the motive a mystery, the murder remains unsolved. But then comes news of a second violent death - and Sir John is forced to track down the 'noble outlaw' in order to find the answers.

Elixir of Death
A Crowner John Mystery
Bernard Knight
Simon & Schuster UK
Hardback 0 7432 5951 3
Paperback 0 7434 9215 3
Aug. 2006

Distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square Books, PO Box 257, N.Pomfret, Vermont 05053 tsquare@sover.net

      1195 - Prince John still plots to seize the throne from Richard the Lionheart and his plot is helped financially by the French King Philip, who sends him an Arabic alchemist who claims to turn base metals into gold. The ship carrying the Mohammedans is wrecked on the Devon coast, the crew savagely murdered. It is up to Sir John de Wolfe, the county coroner, to find a connection between this and the killing of a Norman knight, whose head was stuck on the rood screen of Exeter Cathedal. The book brings out the continuing conflict between Sh'ite and Sunni which has been going on for over a thousand years.

My Dearest Friend
Hazel Statham
Wings ePress
January 1st, 2008

Robert Blake, Duke of Lear, is a man of intense emotions who loves deeply and protects fiercely. Devastated and wracked with guilt by the death of his younger brother, Stefan, in the Peninsular War, he readily agrees to aid Jane Chandler to bring her seriously wounded brother back from Portugal.

Much against Jane’s wishes, he decides to accompany her and together they embark on the hazardous mission to retrieve the young soldier. However, the journey holds many revelations, not least of all the abiding friendship and growing love between the two travelers.

That special love is put severely to the test by the treachery that awaits them upon their return to England, when a tenant of Jane’s former home invades their lives, maliciously creating jealousy and misunderstandings for his own nefarious reasons.

Can their friendship and love conquer the emotions that threaten to tear them asunder?

Oblivious
Cyndia Depre
Mundania Press
February 2008

Eccentric Olivia Chatham has found her life's calling. Crime buster. Tucker Monroe, mysterious newcomer to the small Wisconsin town, discovers he, too, has a mission. Keeping up with her.

"This well-plotted, delicious mystery keeps readers guessing from the start with laugh-out-loud-moments mixed with poignant scenes."--4 1/2 Stars, Romantic Times Book Club

"A college professor is murdered, and Olivia Chatham begins to nose around. No wealthy airhead, she enthralls readers. Mix a bit of Stephanie Plum with a lot of Amelia Bedelia, and we have Chatham, Wisconsin's newest amateur sleuth. Give this book a try."--Library Journal Mysteries in Brief

"This is a laugh out loud masterpiece."--4 1/2 Stars, Amanda Killgore, Huntress Reveiws

www.cyndiadepre.com/

Deja Vu Dream
Virginia Nygard
Fiction Publishing, Inc.
January, 2008

Tragedy brings two people together, but returns to alter the course of their lives: Jennifer Jenssen awakens from one nightmare to find herself facing another. Could her husband's accident have been avoided if she had heeded the powerful message sent through a dream? Buried deep in Jennifer is anger for the curse of visions she fails to interpret correctly, and secrets so painful she has no memory of them. Don Summers provides the support and strength Jennifer needs to grow beyond the pain of loss ... but he is powerless to prevent her confrontations with death.

"... Though basically a love story, ... readers will also discover adventure, mystery, crime, heartache, and deep secrets, ... and an array of characters that will evoke all kinds of emotions. ... [C]ompelling twists and turns in the plotting ... combined with the author's skillful writing, make it a must-read. I personally can't wait for the sequel." - Bettie Corbin Tucker (IP Book Reviewers)

www.virginianygard.com