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$3.99 eBook Sale: May 2022

New month, new eBook deals! We’ve got a whole slate of hot titles discounted to $3.99 for the month of May!

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The Imager Porfolio is a bestselling and innovative epic fantasy series from L. E. Modesitt, Jr. that RT Book Reviews says “shines with engrossing characters, terrific plotting, and realistic world-building.” Begin the journey with Imager. Rhennthyl, son of a leading wool merchant in L’Excelsis, the capital of Solidar, has his entire life transformed when his master patron is killed in a flash fire, and Rhenn discovers he is an imager–-one of the few in the entire world of Terahnar who can visualize things and make them real.

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Poster Placeholder of - 33Necroscope by Brian Lumley

Harry Keogh is the man who can talk to the dead, the man for whom every grave willingly gives up its secrets, the one man who knows how to travel effortlessly through time and space to destroy the vampires that threaten all humanity. In Necroscope, Harry is startled to discover that he is not the only person with unusual mental powers–Britain and the Soviet Union both maintain super-secret, psychically-powered espionage organizations. But Harry is the only person who knows about Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire long buried in the mountains of Romania–still horribly alive, in undeath–and Thibor’s insane “offspring,” Boris Dragosani, who rips information from the souls of the dead in a terrible, ever-lasting form of torture.

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Image Place holder  of - 10Death’s Mistress by Terry Goodkind

A New York Times bestseller, Death’s Mistress: Sister of Darkness begins The Nicci Chronicles, Terry Goodkind’s series with a cast of characters centered on one of his best-loved characters in the now-concluded Sword of Truth.

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Image Placeholder of - 42Eve of Darkness by Silvia Day

Cursed by God, hunted by demons, desired by Cain and Abel… All in a day’s work. For Evangeline Hollis, a long ago fling with a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks just became a disaster of biblical proportions. One night with a leather-clad man of mystery has led to a divine punishment: the Mark of Cain. Thrust into a world where sinners are drafted into service to kill demons, Eve’s learning curve is short. A longtime agnostic, she begrudgingly maneuvers through a celestial bureaucracy where she is a valuable but ill-treated pawn. She’s also become the latest point of contention in the oldest case of sibling rivalry in history…

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Place holder  of - 76Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston

A hundred years before Ender’s Game, humans thought they were alone in the galaxy. Humanity was slowly making their way out from Earth to the planets and asteroids of the Solar System, exploring and mining and founding colonies. The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. Other mining ships, and the families that live on them, are few and far between this far out. So when El Cavador’s telescopes pick up a fast-moving object coming in-system, it’s hard to know what to make of it. It’s massive and moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light. But the ship has other problems….

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A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abrahamson

The powerful city-state of Saraykeht is a bastion of peace and culture, a major center of commerce and trade. Its economy depends on the power of the captive spirit, Seedless, an andat bound to the poet-sorcerer Heshai for life. Enter the Galts, a juggernaut of an empire committed to laying waste to all lands with their ferocious army. Saraykeht, though, has always been too strong for the Galts to attack, but now they see an opportunity. If they can dispose of Heshai, Seedless’s bonded poet-sorcerer, Seedless will perish and the entire city will fall. With secret forces inside the city, the Galts prepare to enact their terrible plan.

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Blood Song by Cat Adams

Blood Song is the first book the USA Today-bestselling urban fantasy Blood Singer series by bestselling author Cat Adams, featuring a human/vampire hybrid on the run from her enemies while trying to find the keys to her past.

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New Releases: 10/4/16

Here’s what went on sale today!

All Your Wishes by Cat Adams

All Your Wishes by Cat AdamsA client begs Celia Graves—part human, part Siren, part vampire—to help return a genie to his bottle. The attempt makes Celia a target for the currently incorporeal ifrit. If she doesn’t give him her body, he’ll kill everyone she loves. If she does, he’ll use her physical form to free thousands of evil djinn.

Celia’s not going to hand over her body, but her client tries to trick her into it—so that he can kill the ifrit while it’s trapped in her flesh. That doesn’t end well for the client. Celia might not get paid for the gig, but she’s got to get the ifrit re-bottled before all hell breaks loose—possibly literally!

An Irish Country Love Story by Patrick Taylor

An Irish Country Love Story by Patrick TaylorIt’s the winter of 1967 and snow is on the ground in the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo, but the chilly weather can’t stop love from warming hearts all over the county. Not just the love between a man and woman, as with young doctor, Barry Laverty, and his fiancee Sue Nolan, who are making plans to start a new life together, but also the love of an ailing pensioner for a faithful dog that’s gone missing, the love of the local gentry for the great estate they are on verge of losing, or Doctor Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly’s deep and abiding love for his long-time home and practice.

Stranded by Bracken MacLeod

Stranded by Bracken MacLeodBadly battered by an apocalyptic storm, the crew of the Arctic Promise find themselves in increasingly dire circumstances as they sail blindly into unfamiliar waters and an ominously thickening fog. Without functioning navigation or communication equipment, they are lost and completely alone. One by one, the men fall prey to a mysterious illness. Deckhand Noah Cabot is the only person unaffected by the strange force plaguing the ship and her crew, which does little to ease their growing distrust of him.

Strong Cold Dead by Jon Land

Strong Cold Dead by Jon LandThe terrorist organization ISIS is after a deadly toxin that could be the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. The same toxin holds the potential to eradicate cancer. There is a frantic race to see who can get to it first, even as Caitlin Strong begins to assemble the disparate pieces of a deadly puzzle.

At the center of that puzzle is an Indian reservation where a vengeful tycoon is mining the toxin, disguising his effort as an oil-drilling operation. This is the same reservation where Caitlin’s great-great-grandfather, also a Texas Ranger, once waged a similar battle against the forces of John D. Rockefeller.

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Impersonations by Walter John Williams

Impersonations by Walter John WilliamsNebula Award-winning author Walter Jon Williams returns to the sweeping space opera adventure of his Praxis universe with an exciting new novel featuring the hero of Dread Empire’s Fall!

Having offended her superiors by winning a battle without permission, Caroline Sula has been posted to the planet Earth, a dismal backwater where careers go to die. But Sula has always been fascinated by Earth history, and she plans to reward herself with a long, happy vacation amid the ancient monuments of humanity’s home world.

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1949 by Morgan Llywelyn

Air and Darkness by David Drake

An Irish Doctor in Peace and at War by Patrick Taylor

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

Solar Express by L. E. Modesitt Jr.

This Shared Dream by Kathleen Ann Goonan

White Desert and Port Hazard by Loren D. Estleman

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Golden Time Vol. 5 Story by Yuyuko Takemiya; Art by Umechazuke

Magical Girl Apocalypse Vol. 9 by Kentaro Sato

My Pathetic Vampire Life Vol. 1 Story and art by Rose Ishikawa

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Blood Song eBook is Now on Sale for $2.99!

Blood Song by Cat AdamsThe ebook for Blood Song by Cat Adams is now on sale for $2.99!*

About Blood Song: Bodyguard Celia Graves has definitely accepted her share of weird assignments, both human and supernatural. But her newest job takes the cake. When she is betrayed by those she is employed to help, and everything goes horribly wrong, Celia wakes to find herself transformed.

Neither human nor vampire, Celia has become an Abomination—something that should not exist—and now both human and supernatural alike want her dead. With the help of a few loyal friends—a sexy mage, a powerful werewolf, and a psychic cop—Celia does her best to stay alive.

Buy Blood Song today: B&N Nook | eBooks.com | Google Play | iBooks | Kindle | Kobo

Sale ends March 4, 2016.

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The Funny Thing About Research

The Isis Collar by Cat AdamsBy C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp

Every book requires research. You get this brilliant idea. You think it will work. You’re pretty sure you remember correctly, so you plan your plot around it. But, just in case you’re wrong, you start doing your research. You pull out the trusty encyclopedia, you go online to Wikipedia and other websites. You take notes. You talk to people.

And lo and behold. Your brilliant idea works.

Or not.

And sometimes you get lucky and find something that works better.

One of the things we really wanted to do in The Isis Collar was create a disease that would be of magical origin. But what sort of illness? Cathy called on a doctor friend of hers who is also a writer, and asked, “What sort of virus could be turned magical so that bad things would happen?”

He responded, “None of them.” Well, poo. That wasn’t very helpful. Then he said, “But what about a magical bacterium?” Oooh! We had talked about a number of things when the doctor commented that one of the bacteria scientists don’t really understand well is Mycobacterium leprae, which causes leprosy. It’s apparently very complex and a lot about how it functions and spreads still isn’t known. He said, “If ever there was a bacterium that could be considered magical, that’s the one.” It’s very slow moving as it infects the system, and symptoms may not occur for years after first exposure, so it’s really hard to track down where it came from or where it’s going next.

Hmm . . . mysterious, devastating, infectious. Add magic and speed it up, and how much better a threat could you get? And so a new plague was added to Celia’s world, one that was targeted at children.

But there was more research ahead of us. When we originally discussed the idea of having a magical artifact in this book, we were actually thinking of it as the Collar of Horus. Horus being a god of knowledge, after all, would likely have magical artifacts named for him. So the research started. We read about Horus, and he really was a pretty good fit. But then we read about Isis.

Isis, according to our research, was “originally the personification of the royal throne” and the goddess of magic. Since our collar was used to drain magic from mages, we decided this artifact had been created to ensure that the Pharaoh was always the most powerful magical person in the room. Plus, Isis was the goddess who protected children and the downtrodden. Thus, logically, she would be very unhappy with someone who used her tool to hurt children.

It didn’t take long for us to realize Isis was a much better fit for our collar than Horus.

The funny thing about research is that most of the time, readers will never know how much the writer has done . . . but they’ll absolutely know it if the writer doesn’t do the work. It shows. So we always do our homework. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that we’re not doing research for its own sake—learning something new is such fun—and sometimes, the things we find take our stories and characters in directions that surprise even us.

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Servant of a Dark God by John Brown Lamentation by Ken Scholes A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham Spirit Gate by Kate Elliot Passion Play by Beth Bernobich Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson Blood Song by Cat Adams Dreadnought by Cherie Priest Twilight Forever Rising by Lena Meydan Shadow Prowler by Aleksy Pehov Brooklyn Knight by C.J. Henderson Green by Jay LakeImager by L.E. Modesitt Jr. The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe A Star Shall Fall by Marie Brennan Spellwright by Blake Charlton Knight of Knives by Ian C. Esslemont Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull by Michael Moorcock Libyrinth by Pearl North Prospero Lost by Jagi Lamplighter Elfland by Freda Warrington The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt The Immoral Prince by Jennifer Fallon Wizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

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An interview with Celia Graves

Blood Song by Cat AdamsBy Cat Adams

Good morning, listeners. This is Wendy Myers of KOL radio, the news source of Santa Maria del Luna. I’m speaking with Celia Graves, owner of Graves Protection Services, who was instrumental in the defeat of the greater demon that threatened crowds at Game 1 of the World Series in Anaheim.

KOL: Good morning Ms. Graves…may I call you Celia?

Graves: Celia’s fine, Wendy. Glad to be here.

KOL: I understand that, until just a few days ago, you were just an ordinary human, without any psychic or magical gifts.

Graves: You’re absolutely right. In fact, I was so ordinary that I nearly tested as a null in the standard grade school magical abilities tests. Of course, I didn’t know anything about my grandfather’s heritage at that point, so in my mind, I was just a vanilla human.

KOL: Wow. That’s pretty rare, to have no magical abilities and still be a bodyguard. How were you able to defend clients against vampires and other threats with no magic? I checked out your website, and you’ve guarded some pretty big names. Actors, top musicians and even royalty. You’re even one of the five star services on the Screen Actors Guild list.

Graves: [laughs] I’m a total gadget geek. I have quite the arsenal of magical weapons, detection tools, charm discs loaded with defensive spells, and, of course, blessed items. But in the end, it all comes down to brains in the real world. The point of being a bodyguard is to keep your clients out of situations where you’re forced to defend them.

KOL: I bet the fangs you’re sporting are some deterrent to trouble, too. Right? I mean, everyone’s afraid of vampires.

Graves: Actually, the fangs are one of the reasons I agreed to this interview. You’re right. Everybody is afraid of vampires and I want to state for the record that I’m not a vampire. The attack on me was unsuccessful. I’m still mostly human. I still have my mind and memories and can be out in daylight. I can walk on holy ground and wear blessed items—like the cross I have on today.

KOL: What about drinking blood?

Graves [sighs] I have never attacked another person and don’t plan to ever drink blood. I admit that it’s a struggle every single sunset, but no greater struggle than someone trying to overcome alcoholism or an eating disorder. It’s a daily fight, but one I’m winning.

KOL: Fair enough. So, what was it like to fight a demon? I saw the footage where it had a claw wrapped around your neck. I was terrified just watching the film. And you were still protecting the crown prince of Rusland, who was unconscious. That was…well, it was amazing!

Graves: Terrifying is right! I’m just grateful for the people who helped. And that brings me to the most important thing I want your listeners to know. People died that day, protecting our residents and visitors to California. I was nearly one of them. If you have the chance, take a second to thank a cop or a warrior cleric because this isn’t over. Not by a long shot. As the old saying goes…something wicked this way comes.

KOL: Oh. Um…you really think so?

Graves: I don’t think it. I know it.

Blood Song, first book of The Blood Singer by USA Today bestselling author Cat Adams (the new name for the award winning team of C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp), coming June, 2010 from Tor Books. Order it today so you know how to fight the future.

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