🔥 Free Reads: FBI Agents Facing Train Phobias, Billionaire Jerks Gone Viral, and Lethal-Touch Survivors Parenting in Alaska Winter ❄️
Serial killers stage bodies on trains triggering childhood fears, emergency flare chemistry disappears without phone numbers, liquid fire powers complicate orphan care, and secret stepsons
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Come Get Me (Caitlin Dare Book 1)
Molly Black
FREE
Suspense Thriller
When two dead bodies are found oddly staged on trains across the country, the FBI realizes a serial killer is at work—FBI BAU Special Agent Caitlin Dare wants to escape her dark past and never ride a train again, but when she is assigned to spearhead the case, Caitlin realizes she will have to play cat and mouse with this diabolical killer even if it means facing her worst childhood fears. Molly Black launches Caitlin Dare with suspense thriller where trains become crime scenes and agents must confront the phobias that made them run from law enforcement in the first place. 🚂Black explores what happens when FBI agents with train-related trauma must hunt serial killers who stage bodies on trains, examining how facing childhood fears becomes mandatory when the case requires riding the very thing that haunts you. The author balances psychological suspense with procedural investigation, creating stakes where solving the case means reliving the past that drove Caitlin into law enforcement. 😱
The launch delivers suspense thriller where serial killers choose victims’ staging locations specifically to torment the agents hunting them, proving that sometimes the most diabolical criminals know your fears before you catch them. Black writes an FBI BAU agent whose dark past makes her uniquely qualified and uniquely vulnerable to this case. The first Caitlin Dare novel asks whether you can catch a killer when every crime scene triggers your worst memories. 🔍
Why I’m including this: Suspense thriller launching Caitlin Dare where when two dead bodies are found oddly staged on trains across the country the FBI realizes a serial killer is at work—FBI BAU Special Agent Caitlin Dare wants to escape her dark past and never ride a train again, but when she is assigned to spearhead the case Caitlin realizes she will have to play cat and mouse with this diabolical killer even if it means facing her worst childhood fears.
Dirty Billionaire (The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy Book 1)
Meghan March
FREE
Contemporary Romance
He’s got a big ego and an even bigger bank account—that’s pretty much where his bio ends, and honestly, he doesn’t need to say anything else as he’s just sold 99% of women on going home with him. Meghan March launches The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy with contemporary romance where he sounds like a jerk because he is, and guess what? It works for him just fine, or at least it did until he met her—books talk about sparks flying, but with her it was like emergency flares mixed with jet fuel or maybe just straight up napalm. 💥Only one problem: she wouldn’t tell him her name or her number when she disappeared from the hotel room after the hottest night of his life—now he’s had a taste of the perfect woman and he needs it again. March explores what happens when self-proclaimed jerks meet women who won’t play their games, examining how the hottest nights of your life become obsessions when the woman disappears without a trace. So what’s a jerk to do? He took this problem to the street—a missed connection gone viral, and when he finds her, he’s keeping her. 🔥
The author delivers contemporary romance where billionaire egos meet emergency flare chemistry, proving that sometimes the perfect woman is the one who walks away. March writes a self-aware jerk whose big bank account can’t buy what he really wants: the name of the woman who disappeared. The first Dirty Billionaire novel asks whether you can keep someone who wouldn’t give you her number in the first place. 💰
What makes this special: Contemporary romance launching The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy where he’s got a big ego and an even bigger bank account—that’s pretty much where his bio ends and honestly he doesn’t need to say anything else as he’s just sold 99% of women on going home with him—he sounds like a jerk because he is and it works for him just fine, or at least it did until he met her with books talking about sparks flying but with her it was like emergency flares mixed with jet fuel or maybe just straight up napalm—only one problem: she wouldn’t tell him her name or number when she disappeared from the hotel room after the hottest night of his life as now he’s had a taste of the perfect woman and needs it again, so what’s a jerk to do? He took this problem to the street with a missed connection gone viral, and when he finds her he’s keeping her.
The Darkest Winter (Savage North Chronicles Book 1)
Lindsey Pogue
FREE
Post-Apocalyptic Survival Adventure
Sometimes the most shattered souls make the fiercest protectors—when a virus decimates civilization, those remaining must survive in an unrecognizable world. Lindsey Pogue launches Savage North Chronicles with post-apocalyptic survival adventure where Elle awakes from her fever forever changed with her touch lethal and power coursing through her veins like liquid fire—with four orphaned children depending on her, Elle is terrified of more than Alaska’s brutal winter and the collapsing city, she’s terrified of the darkness growing inside her. 🔥Jackson lost everything to the outbreak: his family, his purpose, his hope—trading his badge for a bottle of bourbon, he holes himself away, desperate to numb the pain, but when Elle and the kids need help, the walls around his heart begin to crack. Pogue explores what happens when virus survivors develop lethal powers while caring for orphaned children, examining how determined to get everyone to safety, Jackson leads them into the wilderness, relying on instinct and the traditions of his people to keep them safe—only, in a world where the greatest threats aren’t the cold or starvation, but what humanity has become, new monsters lurk in the shadows, capable of impossible things. ❄️
The longer Jackson clings to his grief and Elle hides her devastating secrets, they risk losing not only each other, but everything they’re fighting to save—and to survive what’s coming, they’ll have to shed the past because family isn’t about blood, it’s about who you’d die to protect and who you’d dare to live for. The author delivers post-apocalyptic survival where lethal touches and liquid fire powers complicate parenting four orphans through Alaska winter, proving that sometimes the most dangerous thing isn’t the virus but what it turned you into. Pogue writes shattered souls whose fiercest protection comes from learning to trust again. 💔
Why I’m including this: Post-apocalyptic survival adventure launching Savage North Chronicles where sometimes the most shattered souls make the fiercest protectors as when a virus decimates civilization, those remaining must survive in an unrecognizable world—Elle awakes from her fever forever changed with her touch lethal and power coursing through her veins like liquid fire, and with four orphaned children depending on her, Elle is terrified of more than Alaska’s brutal winter and the collapsing city, she’s terrified of the darkness growing inside her—Jackson lost everything to the outbreak: his family, his purpose, his hope, trading his badge for a bottle of bourbon and holing himself away desperate to numb the pain, but when Elle and the kids need help the walls around his heart begin to crack as determined to get everyone to safety Jackson leads them into the wilderness relying on instinct and his people’s traditions to keep them safe, only in a world where the greatest threats aren’t the cold or starvation but what humanity has become, new monsters lurk in the shadows capable of impossible things—the longer Jackson clings to his grief and Elle hides her devastating secrets they risk losing not only each other but everything they’re fighting to save, and to survive what’s coming they’ll have to shed the past because family isn’t about blood, it’s about who you’d die to protect and who you’d dare to live for.
Going for Kona (A Michele Lopez Hanson Texas Mystery)
Pamela Fagan Hutchins
FREE
Amateur Sleuth Mysteries
When former attorney turned author Michele Lopez Hanson commits to racing the Kona Ironman, she’s driven by more than grit—the triathlon was her late husband’s dream, one he never finished after a fatal biking accident shattered her family. Pamela Fagan Hutchins launches Michele Lopez Hanson Texas Mystery with amateur sleuth mystery where training for the race becomes her way of surviving the grief and of staying close to the man she lost, but the harder Michele pushes herself along her husband’s old training routes, the more questions surface about his death: what if the accident wasn’t an accident at all? 🚴Before she can chase the truth, Michele’s world is upended again: her teenage son is accused of murder—forced off the bike and into an investigation far more dangerous than any race, Michele must draw on her legal instincts to uncover the real killer before her son’s life is destroyed. Hutchins explores what happens when training for dead husbands’ dream races uncovers murder conspiracies, examining how with Kona fast approaching and the case against her son intensifying, Michele is running out of time—can she cross the finish line, expose the truth, and hold her family together, or will everything she loves crash and burn? 🏃♀️
The author delivers amateur sleuth mystery where Ironman training becomes murder investigation when sons get accused and husbands’ accidents look suspicious, proving that sometimes the hardest race isn’t the triathlon but clearing your son’s name. Hutchins writes a former attorney whose legal instincts activate when family tragedy requires more than grief—it requires solving crimes. The Michele Lopez Hanson launch asks whether you can train for Kona while investigating two murders. ⚖️
What makes this compelling: Amateur sleuth mystery launching Michele Lopez Hanson Texas Mystery where when former attorney turned author Michele Lopez Hanson commits to racing the Kona Ironman she’s driven by more than grit—the triathlon was her late husband’s dream, one he never finished after a fatal biking accident shattered her family—training for the race becomes her way of surviving the grief and of staying close to the man she lost, but the harder Michele pushes herself along her husband’s old training routes the more questions surface about his death asking what if the accident wasn’t an accident at all—before she can chase the truth Michele’s world is upended again: her teenage son is accused of murder, forced off the bike and into an investigation far more dangerous than any race as Michele must draw on her legal instincts to uncover the real killer before her son’s life is destroyed—with Kona fast approaching and the case against her son intensifying Michele is running out of time, asking whether she can cross the finish line, expose the truth, and hold her family together or if everything she loves will crash and burn.
Now Run (Brynn Justice Book One)
Kate Bold
FREE
FBI Suspense Thriller
When a serial killer leaves an eerie trail echoing Greek mythology, brilliant FBI Agent Brynn Justice must race to halt a delusional psychopath and save the next victim before it’s too late. Kate Bold launches Brynn Justice with FBI suspense thriller where in a chilling series of crimes tied to ancient lore, FBI Agent Brynn Justice chases a modern-day Hades who ensnares young women in his deadly underworld—Brynn’s resolve is tested as she descends into literal and metaphorical darkness to stop a killer with a god complex from completing his ghastly pantheon. ⚡Bold explores what happens when serial killers model murders on Greek mythology, examining how FBI agents must think like ancient gods to catch modern psychopaths with delusions of divinity. The author balances mythological symbolism with procedural investigation, creating stakes where understanding Hades means preventing the next abduction into his deadly underworld. 😱
The launch delivers FBI suspense thriller where Greek mythology becomes murder blueprint, proving that sometimes the most dangerous killers are the ones who think they’re gods. Bold writes an FBI agent whose brilliance must match a psychopath’s delusions to save women from becoming part of his ghastly pantheon. The first Brynn Justice novel asks whether you can stop Hades when he’s building his underworld with real bodies. 🔥
Why I’m including this: FBI suspense thriller launching Brynn Justice where when a serial killer leaves an eerie trail echoing Greek mythology, brilliant FBI Agent Brynn Justice must race to halt a delusional psychopath and save the next victim before it’s too late—in a chilling series of crimes tied to ancient lore, FBI Agent Brynn Justice chases a modern-day Hades who ensnares young women in his deadly underworld as Brynn’s resolve is tested while she descends into literal and metaphorical darkness to stop a killer with a god complex from completing his ghastly pantheon.
Golden Curse (The Six Kingdoms Book 1)
M. Lynn
FREE
Fantasy Romance
A curse, a hidden identity, and a dangerous love—at ten years old, Persinette Basile fled the palace of Gaule for her life, and now at eighteen, she must find a way to return in order to obey a curse on her family line. M. Lynn launches The Six Kingdoms with fantasy romance where the prince won’t know who she is, not anymore, but she knows him and what he will do if he discovers her true name—made to fight for her life to earn her place, she vows to find a way to break the curse no matter the cost. ⚔️To the death—the words describing the upcoming tournament turn Prince Alexandre Durand’s blood to ice as the last warrior standing will win a spot at his side. Lynn explores what happens when cursed princesses must hide their identities to compete in death tournaments, examining how as he’s thrust onto the throne, forbidden magic, dangerous betrayals, and a complicated love could tear his reign apart—when the secrets begin to unravel, will Alex stay true to the laws and traditions of Gaule or will he give it all up for a woman who deceived him? 👑
The author delivers fantasy romance where family curses require returning to palaces under false identities to fight to the death, proving that sometimes breaking curses means risking execution if the prince discovers who you really are. Lynn writes a heroine whose childhood flight from the palace becomes adult return under deadly tournament conditions. The first Six Kingdoms novel asks whether princes forgive deception when the woman they love was supposed to die years ago. 💔
What makes this special: Fantasy romance launching The Six Kingdoms where a curse, a hidden identity, and a dangerous love collide—at ten years old Persinette Basile fled the palace of Gaule for her life and now at eighteen she must find a way to return in order to obey a curse on her family line as the prince won’t know who she is, not anymore, but she knows him and what he will do if he discovers her true name—made to fight for her life to earn her place she vows to find a way to break the curse no matter the cost as “To. The. Death.” words describing the upcoming tournament turn Prince Alexandre Durand’s blood to ice with the last warrior standing winning a spot at his side—as he’s thrust onto the throne, forbidden magic, dangerous betrayals, and a complicated love could tear his reign apart, asking when the secrets begin to unravel whether Alex will stay true to the laws and traditions of Gaule or give it all up for a woman who deceived him.
The Prime of my Magical Life (Shrouded Nation Book 1)
Brenda Trim, Tia Didmon
FREE
Paranormal Women’s Fiction
She was forced into a life she didn’t choose, and he’s falling for the thing he hates the most—when her husband of twenty-five years leaves her to expedite his political agenda, and his new girlfriend ensures she has no place within the shadow council, she is starting over with a new business and no financial security. Brenda Trim and Tia Didmon launch Shrouded Nation with paranormal women’s fiction where with her occult shop starting to turn a profit and new friendships blooming, she doesn’t plan to let anybody stand in the way of her future, but when a member of the Council falls ill, they turn to the witch they so callously cast aside—her. 🔮If she helps her ex, she is solidifying his seat of power, but if she doesn’t, innocent people will die and the ancient power unleashed will destroy more than their mystical town. Trim and Didmon explore what happens when shadow councils discard witches then beg for help when members fall ill, examining how starting over with occult shops means choosing between revenge and saving innocent lives. ✨
The authors deliver paranormal women’s fiction where twenty-five-year marriages end with political expediency, proving that sometimes the thing he hates most is exactly what he needs when ancient powers threaten mystical towns. Trim and Didmon write a witch whose new business success gets interrupted by the council that cast her aside, creating stakes where helping your ex means empowering him but refusing means letting innocents die. The first Shrouded Nation novel asks whether you can save people who destroyed you. 💔
Why I’m including this: Paranormal women’s fiction launching Shrouded Nation where she was forced into a life she didn’t choose and he’s falling for the thing he hates the most—when her husband of twenty-five years leaves her to expedite his political agenda and his new girlfriend ensures she has no place within the shadow council, she is starting over with a new business and no financial security—with her occult shop starting to turn a profit and new friendships blooming she doesn’t plan to let anybody stand in the way of her future, but when a member of the Council falls ill they turn to the witch they so callously cast aside: her—if she helps her ex she is solidifying his seat of power, but if she doesn’t innocent people will die and the ancient power unleashed will destroy more than their mystical town.
What A Girl Wants: Rock Stars in Disguise: Rhiannon
Blair Babylon
FREE
Romantic Suspense
Music is a harsh mistress—getting the job as a backup singer in the breakout rock band Killer Valentine is the chance of a lifetime for curvy, redheaded Rhiannon Macallen who has spent every moment of the last five years preparing for her shot at the spotlight with a breakneck schedule of music lessons, band performances, and voice coaching that has consumed every second of her life and every penny from her poverty-level part-time job. Blair Babylon launches Rock Stars in Disguise: Rhiannon with romantic suspense where the contract she signs has an ironclad no-fraternization clause: no screwing around with the band members. 🎸But Killer Valentine is falling apart—drugs, groupies, and the rock-and-roll lifestyle are seducing the rockers despite the desperate efforts of the lead singer and the band manager, a green-eyed, gorgeous hunk named Jonas Rees. Babylon explores what happens when backup singers with ironclad no-fraternization clauses fall for band managers trying to hold self-destructing rock bands together, examining how Rhiannon tries to help Jonas hold the band together, but every time they retrieve one of the rockers from another drug-addled disaster, Jonas’s sultry looks and lingering touches make her yearn for what might have been. 💔
The author delivers romantic suspense where breakout rock bands fall apart from drugs and groupies, proving that sometimes the chance of a lifetime comes with contracts forbidding exactly what you want most. Babylon writes a backup singer whose five-year preparation for the spotlight didn’t include preparation for gorgeous band managers whose lingering touches violate contracts. The Rock Stars in Disguise launch asks whether you can save a band while breaking the rules that got you hired. 🎤
What makes this compelling: Romantic suspense launching Rock Stars in Disguise: Rhiannon where music is a harsh mistress—getting the job as a backup singer in the breakout rock band Killer Valentine is the chance of a lifetime for curvy redheaded Rhiannon Macallen who has spent every moment of the last five years preparing for her shot at the spotlight with a breakneck schedule of music lessons, band performances, and voice coaching that has consumed every second of her life and every penny from her poverty-level part-time job—the contract she signs has an ironclad no-fraternization clause: no screwing around with the band members—but Killer Valentine is falling apart with drugs, groupies, and the rock-and-roll lifestyle seducing the rockers despite desperate efforts of the lead singer and the band manager, a green-eyed gorgeous hunk named Jonas Rees, as Rhiannon tries to help Jonas hold the band together but every time they retrieve one of the rockers from another drug-addled disaster, Jonas’s sultry looks and lingering touches make her yearn for what might have been.
For You I’d Break (Peace Falls Book 1)
Hannah Jordan
FREE
Small Town, Second Chance Romance
After catching her husband and boss in the act and crashing into a tourist on a Segway, Rowan’s two-year marriage ends with a bang—heartbroken, broke, and nursing a back injury, she retreats to her hometown of Peace Falls, riding shotgun in her sister’s 1990 Cadillac hearse, determined to recover, rebuild, and bolt back to D.C. as soon as she can stand upright. Hannah Jordan launches Peace Falls with small town, second chance romance where but Peace Falls has other plans starting with her physical therapist: Caleb “Cal” Cardoso, the former high school football star who barely noticed her back then but can’t take his eyes off her now. 💔Cal’s career is hanging by a thread after an ex tried to ruin him online—he can’t afford to lose a single patient or fall for one, but Rowan’s fire, sarcasm, and surprising sweetness are hard to resist. Jordan explores what happens when returning home for back injury treatment means falling for the high school star who never noticed you before, examining how when she offers him a deal—keep treating her if he helps her brother train for football—he agrees even though stepping back on the field dredges up grief he’s tried to bury and even though getting close to Rowan could ruin everything. 🏈
The author delivers small town, second chance romance where Cadillac hearses transport heartbroken wives back to hometowns where physical therapists have their own baggage, proving that sometimes recovery means more than just healing your back. Jordan writes protagonists whose past grief and present complications collide when professional boundaries blur. The first Peace Falls novel asks whether you can rebuild your life when falling for your physical therapist threatens both your recoveries. ❤️
Why I’m including this: Small town, second chance romance launching Peace Falls where after catching her husband and boss in the act and crashing into a tourist on a Segway, Rowan’s two-year marriage ends with a bang—heartbroken, broke, and nursing a back injury she retreats to her hometown of Peace Falls riding shotgun in her sister’s 1990 Cadillac hearse, determined to recover, rebuild, and bolt back to D.C. as soon as she can stand upright—but Peace Falls has other plans starting with her physical therapist: Caleb “Cal” Cardoso, the former high school football star who barely noticed her back then but can’t take his eyes off her now as Cal’s career is hanging by a thread after an ex tried to ruin him online, with him unable to afford to lose a single patient or fall for one but Rowan’s fire, sarcasm, and surprising sweetness are hard to resist—when she offers him a deal to keep treating her if he helps her brother train for football he agrees even though stepping back on the field dredges up grief he’s tried to bury and even though getting close to Rowan could ruin everything.
The Stepson
D.L. Fisher
FREE
Psychological Thrillers
Her husband has a son she never knew about, now he’s in their home, and she doesn’t know if she’s safe—she thought she had the perfect life with a beautiful home and a handsome, successful husband a decade older than her who doesn’t look it. D.L. Fisher delivers psychological thriller where then TJ showed up: he’s eighteen, claims to be her husband’s son, and needs a place to stay as she didn’t even know Bennett had a child, let alone one so close to her own age, but he’s family, and she has no choice but to let him in. 😱The next day, a local girl is found dead in their community pool, and guess who’s the prime suspect? TJ—he insists he’s innocent, Bennett defends him, but something feels off, and she’s starting to question everything: her husband, her stepson, even herself. Fisher explores what happens when secret stepsons appear then become murder suspects, examining how can she trust the people she loves, or is the nightmare just beginning? 🏊
The author delivers psychological thriller where discovering your husband has an eighteen-year-old son coincides with dead girls in community pools, proving that sometimes perfect lives hide the most dangerous secrets. Fisher writes a wife whose beautiful home becomes a crime scene when the stepson she never knew existed gets accused of murder. The novel asks whether you can trust family when you didn’t know they existed until yesterday. 💔
What makes this special: Psychological thriller where her husband has a son she never knew about, now he’s in their home, and she doesn’t know if she’s safe—she thought she had the perfect life with a beautiful home and a handsome successful husband a decade older than her who doesn’t look it—then TJ showed up: he’s eighteen, claims to be her husband’s son, and needs a place to stay as she didn’t even know Bennett had a child let alone one so close to her own age, but he’s family and she has no choice but to let him in—the next day a local girl is found dead in their community pool and guess who’s the prime suspect? TJ—he insists he’s innocent, Bennett defends him, but something feels off and she’s starting to question everything: her husband, her stepson, even herself, asking whether she can trust the people she loves or if the nightmare is just beginning.
Choice of Evils (Wyatt Blake)
Morley Swingle
FREE
Legal Thriller
Wyatt Blake, district attorney turned defense lawyer, faces his first murder trial from the dark side—he’s representing Ryker Brando, a wealthy rock climber charged with murder for cutting the rope of his climbing partner, causing him to hurtle to his death. Morley Swingle launches Wyatt Blake with legal thriller where Colorado’s “Choice of Evils” defense will determine whether Wyatt can get Ryker off even though the man who fell was having an affair with Ryker’s wife—Wyatt, a widower with a six-year-old daughter, faces his own choice of evils in his personal life, as he battles grief and guilt over the tragic death of his wife. ⚖️Swingle explores what happens when district attorneys switch sides and defend rock climbers who cut ropes, examining how fans of Scott Turow, John Grisham and Scott Pratt will love Wyatt Blake whose first murder defense involves Colorado’s unique legal doctrine about choosing between evils. The author balances courtroom strategy with personal tragedy, creating stakes where defending a rope-cutter means arguing he chose the lesser evil when his climbing partner was sleeping with his wife. 🧗
The launch delivers legal thriller where Choice of Evils defense means proving cutting ropes was justified, proving that sometimes the most interesting legal cases involve literal cliffs and metaphorical moral precipices. Swingle writes a widower defense attorney whose grief over his wife’s death mirrors his client’s rage over adultery. The Wyatt Blake launch asks whether you can defend someone who chose between letting his partner live or die. 💔
Why I’m including this: Legal thriller launching Wyatt Blake where district attorney turned defense lawyer faces his first murder trial from the dark side—he’s representing Ryker Brando, a wealthy rock climber charged with murder for cutting the rope of his climbing partner causing him to hurtle to his death—Colorado’s “Choice of Evils” defense will determine whether Wyatt can get Ryker off even though the man who fell was having an affair with Ryker’s wife as Wyatt, a widower with a six-year-old daughter, faces his own choice of evils in his personal life battling grief and guilt over the tragic death of his wife—fans of Scott Turow, John Grisham and Scott Pratt will love Wyatt Blake.
What the Wind Knows
Amy Harmon
Regularly $4.99, Today $2.49
Historical Romance
Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland—heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes, and there, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time. Amy Harmon delivers historical romance where the Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken, but there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar—mistaken for the boy’s long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman’s disappearance is connected to her own. 🍀As tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland’s independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him—caught between history and her heart, she must decide whether she’s willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she’d find. Harmon explores what happens when spreading ashes in Ireland pulls you into 1921 revolution, examining how adopting a missing woman’s identity to survive means becoming part of history you only read about. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make? ⚔️
The author delivers historical romance where time travel means choosing between the life you knew and the love you discovered, proving that sometimes home isn’t when you came from but when you belong. Harmon writes a heroine whose grandfather’s stories become her reality when 1921 Ireland needs her to be someone she’s not, creating stakes where staying means abandoning everything from her time but leaving means losing the man fighting for Ireland’s freedom. The novel asks whether you can change history or if history changes you. 💚
What makes this special: Historical romance where Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland—heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes and there, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time as the Ireland of 1921 teetering on the edge of war is a dangerous place to awaken, but there Anne finds herself hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy oddly familiar—mistaken for the boy’s long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity convinced the woman’s disappearance is connected to her own as tensions rise with Thomas joining the struggle for Ireland’s independence and Anne drawn into the conflict beside him, caught between history and her heart deciding whether she’s willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she’d find, but in the end is the choice actually hers to make?
The Good Samaritan
John Marrs
Regularly $3.99, Today $1.99
Psychological Thrillers
She’s a friendly voice on the phone, but can you trust her?—the people who call End of the Line need hope, they need reassurance that life is worth living, but some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura who doesn’t want them to hope but wants them to die. John Marrs delivers psychological thriller where Laura hasn’t had it easy: she’s survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry, not loving talking to people worse off than she is but craving it. 📞But now someone’s on to her—Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger: who was this man, and why did they choose to die together? Marrs explores what happens when crisis hotline volunteers want callers to die, examining how the best thing about being a Good Samaritan is that you can get away with murder. The sinister truth is within Ryan’s grasp, but he has no idea of the desperate lengths Laura will go to. 😱
The author delivers psychological thriller where suicide prevention hotlines become hunting grounds, proving that sometimes the most dangerous people are the ones offering help. Marrs writes a villain whose unsettled anger transforms caring into killing, creating stakes where Ryan’s investigation threatens to expose Laura’s deadly secret. The novel asks whether you can trust the voice on the phone when they sound like they care. ☠️
Why I’m including this: Psychological thriller where she’s a friendly voice on the phone but can you trust her?—people who call End of the Line need hope and reassurance that life is worth living, but some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura who doesn’t want them to hope but wants them to die as Laura hasn’t had it easy surviving sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty unsettled and angry, not loving talking to people worse off than she is but craving it—but now someone’s on to her: Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life hand in hand with a stranger, asking who was this man and why did they choose to die together as the sinister truth is within Ryan’s grasp but he has no idea of the desperate lengths Laura will go to because the best thing about being a Good Samaritan is that you can get away with murder.
Her Deadly Game (Keera Duggan Book 1)
Robert Dugoni
Regularly $5.99, Today $2.99
Crime Thrillers
Keera Duggan was building a solid reputation as a Seattle prosecutor, until her romantic relationship with a senior colleague ended badly—for the competitive former chess prodigy, returning to her family’s failing criminal defense law firm to work for her father is the best shot she has. Robert Dugoni launches Keera Duggan with crime thriller where with the right moves, she hopes to restore the family’s reputation, her relationship with her father, and her career, and Keera’s chance to play in the big leagues comes when she’s retained by Vince LaRussa, an investment adviser accused of murdering his wealthy wife—there’s little hard evidence against him, but considering the couple’s impending and potentially nasty divorce, LaRussa faces life in prison. ♟️The prosecutor is equally challenging: Miller Ambrose, Keera’s former lover, who’s eager to destroy her in court on her first homicide defense—as Keera and her team follow the evidence, they uncover a complicated and deadly game that’s more than Keera bargained for. Dugoni explores what happens when former prosecutors become defense attorneys facing their ex-lovers in court, examining how chess prodigy thinking applies to legal strategy when personal and professional stakes collide. When shocking information turns the case upside down, Keera must decide between her duty to her client, her family’s legacy, and her own future. ⚖️
The author delivers crime thriller where chess prodigies return to family law firms just in time to face ex-boyfriends prosecuting murder cases, proving that sometimes the deadliest games aren’t played on chessboards. Dugoni writes a heroine whose strategic mind battles personal complications when defending a client means destroying her former lover’s case. The first Keera Duggan novel asks whether you can win when the opposition knows all your moves. 🔍
What makes this compelling: Crime thriller launching Keera Duggan where she was building a solid Seattle prosecutor reputation until her romantic relationship with a senior colleague ended badly—for the competitive former chess prodigy, returning to her family’s failing criminal defense law firm to work for her father is the best shot she has with the right moves hoping to restore the family’s reputation, her relationship with her father, and her career—Keera’s chance to play in the big leagues comes when she’s retained by investment adviser Vince LaRussa accused of murdering his wealthy wife with little hard evidence against him but considering the couple’s impending nasty divorce he faces life in prison, with the prosecutor equally challenging: Miller Ambrose, Keera’s former lover eager to destroy her in court on her first homicide defense as Keera and her team follow the evidence uncovering a complicated deadly game that’s more than she bargained for, with shocking information turning the case upside down forcing Keera to decide between her duty to her client, her family’s legacy, and her own future.
The Last Move
Mary Burton
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Police Procedurals
Catching monsters helps FBI agent Kate Hayden keep her nightmares at bay—now an urgent call brings her back to San Antonio, the scene of her violent past, as a brutal new murder shows hallmarks of a serial killer nicknamed the Samaritan. Mary Burton delivers police procedural where tricky part is, Kate already caught him, so either Kate made a deadly error, or she’s got a copycat on her hands—paired with homicide detective Theo Mazur, she quickly realizes this murder is more twisted than it first appeared, and then a second body is found, the mode of death identical to a different case that Kate thought she’d put behind her. 🔍Now Kate and Detective Mazur aren’t just working a homicide; the investigative pair is facing a formidable enemy who knows Kate intimately—while Mazur is personally trying to protect Kate, the closer they are drawn to the killer, the clearer it becomes that in this terrifying game, there is only one rule: don’t believe everything you see. Burton explores what happens when FBI agents return to hometowns to face serial killers they’ve already caught, examining how copycat crimes can mean either wrong convictions or killers with intimate knowledge of investigators. ⚠️
The author delivers police procedural where catching monsters once doesn’t mean they stay caught, proving that sometimes the most dangerous killers are the ones who know your past intimately. Burton writes an FBI agent whose nightmares manifest when murders match cases she closed, creating stakes where every clue might be deliberate misdirection from someone who knows exactly how she thinks. The novel asks whether you can trust your own judgment when the evidence suggests you were wrong all along. 😱
Why I’m including this: Police procedural where catching monsters helps FBI agent Kate Hayden keep her nightmares at bay—now an urgent call brings her back to San Antonio, the scene of her violent past, as a brutal new murder shows hallmarks of serial killer nicknamed the Samaritan with the tricky part being Kate already caught him, so either Kate made a deadly error or she’s got a copycat on her hands—paired with homicide detective Theo Mazur she quickly realizes this murder is more twisted than it first appeared, then a second body is found with mode of death identical to a different case Kate thought she’d put behind her as now Kate and Detective Mazur aren’t just working a homicide but facing a formidable enemy who knows Kate intimately, with Mazur personally trying to protect Kate as the closer they’re drawn to the killer the clearer it becomes that in this terrifying game there is only one rule: don’t believe everything you see.
Honeysuckle Season
Mary Ellen Taylor
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Sisters Fiction
Adrift in the wake of her father’s death, a failed marriage, and multiple miscarriages, Libby McKenzie feels truly alone—though her new life as a wedding photographer provides a semblance of purpose, it’s also a distraction from her profound pain. Mary Ellen Taylor delivers sisters fiction where when asked to photograph a wedding at the historic Woodmont estate, Libby meets the owner, Elaine Grant, who hoping to open Woodmont to the public has employed young widower Colton Reese to help restore the grounds and asks Libby to photograph the process—Libby is immediately drawn to the old greenhouse shrouded in honeysuckle vines. 🌿As Libby forms relationships and explores the overgrown yet hauntingly beautiful Woodmont estate, she finds the emotional courage to sort through her father’s office—there she discovers a letter that changes everything she knows about her parents, herself, and the estate. Taylor explores what happens when photographing historic estates uncovers family secrets, examining how honeysuckle-covered greenhouses can hide generations of buried truths. Beneath the vines of the old greenhouse lie generations of secrets, and it’s up to Libby to tend to the fruits born of long-buried seeds. 📷
The author delivers sisters fiction where wedding photography assignments become journeys into family history, proving that sometimes the most important restoration work happens inside ourselves. Taylor writes a heroine whose grief over loss transforms when she discovers her entire past was built on secrets her father kept. The novel asks whether you can heal from multiple losses while uncovering painful truths about where you came from. 💔
What makes this special: Sisters fiction where adrift in the wake of her father’s death, a failed marriage, and multiple miscarriages, Libby McKenzie feels truly alone—though her new life as a wedding photographer provides a semblance of purpose it’s also a distraction from her profound pain—when asked to photograph a wedding at the historic Woodmont estate, Libby meets owner Elaine Grant who hoping to open Woodmont to the public has employed young widower Colton Reese to help restore the grounds and asks Libby to photograph the process, with Libby immediately drawn to the old greenhouse shrouded in honeysuckle vines as she forms relationships and explores the overgrown yet hauntingly beautiful Woodmont estate, finding emotional courage to sort through her father’s office where she discovers a letter that changes everything she knows about her parents, herself, and the estate, with beneath the vines of the old greenhouse lying generations of secrets and it’s up to Libby to tend to the fruits born of long-buried seeds.
One in Four: A Thriller
Lucinda Berry
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Domestic Thrillers
Dr. Laurel Harlow can’t believe she’s agreed to do a reality TV show—but her years as a chemical dependency counselor and personal history with the show’s director make her the obvious choice. Lucinda Berry delivers domestic thriller where treating a mansion full of former child stars on the road to recovery is the tallest order of her career, especially when one of them turns up dead while the cameras are still rolling—in a house full of narcissists vying for the spotlight, everyone’s hiding something including Laurel, with an investigation that could expose a past she’d rather keep buried. 🎬But among the attention-starved patients, only one of them is a predator—and Laurel is skilled at spotting a predator when she sees one. Berry explores what happens when reality TV rehab shows become murder investigations, examining how counselors with buried pasts must hunt killers among narcissistic former child stars. As she hunts a killer in her present, the unsettling truths of Laurel’s past are forced into the light, but this time, she’ll face her demons head on—she’ll stop at nothing to expose a murderer, even if it means risking everything she holds dear. 😱
The author delivers domestic thriller where chemical dependency counselors become amateur detectives when patients start dying on camera, proving that sometimes the most dangerous thing about reality TV is how real the murders become. Berry writes a heroine whose skill at spotting predators comes from experience she’d rather forget, creating stakes where catching a killer means revealing the past that made her an expert. The novel asks whether you can expose a murderer without exposing yourself. 🔍
Why I’m including this: Domestic thriller where Dr. Laurel Harlow can’t believe she’s agreed to do a reality TV show—but her years as a chemical dependency counselor and personal history with the show’s director make her the obvious choice as treating a mansion full of former child stars on the road to recovery is the tallest order of her career, especially when one of them turns up dead while the cameras are still rolling—in a house full of narcissists vying for the spotlight everyone’s hiding something including Laurel with an investigation that could expose a past she’d rather keep buried, but among the attention-starved patients only one of them is a predator and Laurel is skilled at spotting a predator when she sees one as she hunts a killer in her present with the unsettling truths of Laurel’s past forced into the light, but this time she’ll face her demons head on stopping at nothing to expose a murderer even if it means risking everything she holds dear.
The Last Green Valley: A Novel
Mark Sullivan
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Historical Biographical Fiction
In late March 1944, as Stalin’s forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the Soviet bear’s intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Or do they reluctantly follow the wolves—murderous Nazi officers who have pledged to protect “pure-blood” Germans? Mark Sullivan delivers historical biographical fiction where the Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors have farmed in Ukraine for more than a century, but after already living under Stalin’s horrifying regime, Emil and Adeline decide they must run in retreat from their land with the wolves they despise to escape the Soviets and go in search of freedom. 🐺Caught between two warring forces and overcoming horrific trials to pursue their hope of immigrating to the West, the Martels’ story is a brutal, complex, and ultimately triumphant tale that illuminates the extraordinary power of love, faith, and one family’s incredible will to survive and see their dreams realized. Sullivan explores what happens when families must choose between two evils, examining how German-heritage Ukrainians caught between Stalin and Hitler faced impossible decisions about survival. ⚠️
The author delivers historical biographical fiction where fleeing with Nazis feels safer than waiting for Soviets, proving that sometimes survival requires allying with monsters you hate to escape monsters you fear more. Sullivan writes a family’s true story where every choice means betraying something—land, principles, or life itself—creating stakes where reaching freedom requires enduring horrors from both sides. The novel asks whether you can maintain faith and love when choosing between wolves and bears. 💔
What makes this essential: Historical biographical fiction where in late March 1944 as Stalin’s forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: wait for the Soviet bear’s intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia or reluctantly follow the wolves—murderous Nazi officers who have pledged to protect “pure-blood” Germans—as the Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors have farmed in Ukraine for more than a century, but after already living under Stalin’s horrifying regime Emil and Adeline decide they must run in retreat from their land with the wolves they despise to escape the Soviets and go in search of freedom, caught between two warring forces and overcoming horrific trials to pursue their hope of immigrating to the West in this brutal, complex, and ultimately triumphant tale that illuminates the extraordinary power of love, faith, and one family’s incredible will to survive and see their dreams realized.
Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett Book 1)
Debra Webb
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Private Investigator Mysteries
Crime analyst and newly disgraced deputy police chief Vera Boyett doesn’t visit home often, and she certainly doesn’t venture back into the cave on her family land—but when the remains of her long-missing stepmother are discovered, Vera will have to face a past that threatens all she is. Debra Webb launches Vera Boyett with private investigator mystery where she and her sister Eve had a fairy-tale childhood: good until it was tragic, with a stepmother they never found a bond with—at least they had each other, a baby half-sister, and a mutual devotion that would have them do the unthinkable. 🔦It’s a summer in small-town Tennessee, so thick with humidity it could drown you and so rife with secrets it could smother you—and deep beneath the surface, there are more bodies than you’d think. Webb explores what happens when disgraced deputy chiefs return home to face long-buried family secrets literally unearthed, examining how fairy-tale childhoods that turned tragic created sisters with mutual devotion strong enough to do the unthinkable. 😱
The author delivers private investigator mystery where cave discoveries of stepmother remains force confrontation with pasts that threaten everything, proving that sometimes the deepest secrets are buried in family land. Webb writes a crime analyst whose professional disgrace pales compared to what the cave on her family’s property reveals, creating stakes where investigating your stepmother’s death means exposing what you and your sister did. The first Vera Boyett novel asks whether you can uncover the truth when the truth might destroy you. 💀
Why I’m including this: Private investigator mystery launching Vera Boyett where crime analyst and newly disgraced deputy police chief Vera Boyett doesn’t visit home often and certainly doesn’t venture back into the cave on her family land—but when the remains of her long-missing stepmother are discovered Vera will have to face a past that threatens all she is as she and her sister Eve had a fairy-tale childhood good until it was tragic with a stepmother they never found a bond with, though at least they had each other, a baby half-sister, and a mutual devotion that would have them do the unthinkable—it’s a summer in small-town Tennessee so thick with humidity it could drown you and so rife with secrets it could smother you, and deep beneath the surface there are more bodies than you’d think.
Cross Her Heart (Bree Taggert Book 1)
Melinda Leigh
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Mystery & Suspense
For more than twenty-five years, Philadelphia homicide detective Bree Taggert has tucked away the nightmarish childhood memories of her parents’ murder-suicide—until her younger sister, Erin, is killed in a crime that echoes that tragic night: innocent witnesses and a stormy marriage that ended in gunfire. Melinda Leigh launches Bree Taggert with mystery and suspense where there’s just one chilling difference: Erin’s husband, Justin, has vanished, and Bree knows how explosive the line between love and hate can be, yet the evidence against her troubled brother-in-law isn’t adding up. 🔍Teaming up with Justin’s old friend, former sheriff’s investigator and K-9 handler Matt Flynn, Bree vows to uncover the secrets of her sister’s life and death, as she promised Erin’s children—but as her investigation unfolds, the danger hits close to home, and once again, Bree’s family is caught in a death grip, and this time, it could be fatal for her. Leigh explores what happens when detectives must investigate family murders that mirror their traumatic childhoods, examining how promises to protect nieces and nephews drive investigations even when the evidence points to people you want to believe in. ⚠️
The author delivers mystery and suspense where sisters’ deaths echo parents’ murder-suicides creating patterns too terrible to ignore, proving that sometimes history doesn’t just repeat—it targets the same family twice. Leigh writes a homicide detective whose professional skills battle childhood trauma when her sister’s murder forces her to relive the night her parents died. The first Bree Taggert novel asks whether you can solve your sister’s murder when the evidence suggests your family is cursed. 💔
What makes this compelling: Mystery and suspense launching Bree Taggert where for more than twenty-five years Philadelphia homicide detective Bree Taggert has tucked away nightmarish childhood memories of her parents’ murder-suicide—until her younger sister Erin is killed in a crime that echoes that tragic night with innocent witnesses and a stormy marriage that ended in gunfire, but there’s just one chilling difference: Erin’s husband Justin has vanished—Bree knows how explosive the line between love and hate can be yet the evidence against her troubled brother-in-law isn’t adding up as teaming up with Justin’s old friend, former sheriff’s investigator and K-9 handler Matt Flynn, Bree vows to uncover the secrets of her sister’s life and death as she promised Erin’s children, but as her investigation unfolds the danger hits close to home and once again Bree’s family is caught in a death grip and this time it could be fatal for her.
Is Anyone Listening? (Mysteries Uncorked Book 1)
Barbara Freethy
NEW RELEASE
Domestic Thrillers
When no one wants to hear the truth—how far would you go to make them listen?—Cassidy Clarke never planned to chase killers, with her true-crime podcast, Mysteries Uncorked, starting as a side project, just three friends, a few glasses of wine, and unsolved cases that fascinated them. Barbara Freethy launches Mysteries Uncorked with domestic thriller where but when their audience explodes, the women decide to go on location for their next story: the disappearance of a young woman from a coastal inn in Maine, and for Cassidy, the case hits close to home—the missing woman was last seen at the Stonecross Inn, which is run by the grandmother she’s never met. 🎙️Ellen Clarke makes one thing clear when they arrive: she doesn’t want them there, but the microphones are already live, and the listeners are hooked—as Cassidy and Tessa dig deeper, they uncover whispers of other women who came to Stonecross and never left, with the locals refusing to talk and Ellen knowing far more than she’ll say. Freethy explores what happens when true-crime podcasters investigate family inns with dark histories, examining how going viral means you can’t stop investigating even when your grandmother begs you to leave. Then another woman vanishes—Cassidy’s podcast goes viral, and someone decides it’s time to cut her mic for good. 😱
The author delivers domestic thriller where true-crime podcasts uncover serial disappearances at family-run inns, proving that sometimes the most dangerous stories are the ones involving your own family. Freethy writes podcasters whose viral success makes them targets when investigating women who came to Stonecross Inn and never left. The first Mysteries Uncorked novel asks whether you can expose your grandmother’s secrets without becoming the next victim. 🔍
Why I’m including this: Domestic thriller launching Mysteries Uncorked where when no one wants to hear the truth how far would you go to make them listen?—Cassidy Clarke never planned to chase killers with her true-crime podcast Mysteries Uncorked starting as a side project, just three friends, a few glasses of wine, and unsolved cases that fascinated them—but when their audience explodes the women decide to go on location for their next story: the disappearance of a young woman from a coastal Maine inn, and for Cassidy the case hits close to home as the missing woman was last seen at the Stonecross Inn run by the grandmother she’s never met—Ellen Clarke makes one thing clear when they arrive: she doesn’t want them there, but the microphones are already live and listeners are hooked as Cassidy and Tessa dig deeper uncovering whispers of other women who came to Stonecross and never left with locals refusing to talk and Ellen knowing far more than she’ll say, then another woman vanishes, Cassidy’s podcast goes viral, and someone decides it’s time to cut her mic for good.
Secret Baby With A Hood Rich Menace
S.L. Partee
NEW RELEASE
Urban Fiction
Giselle Knox returns to Southwick, Kansas with her heart in ruins and her parents gone, forced to face the hometown she once swore she would never come back to—grief has a way of stripping life down to its rawest form, and when Giselle crosses paths with Huey “Heavy” Sapien, she finds herself pulled toward a man she should avoid at all costs. S.L. Partee delivers urban fiction where Heavy is Southwick’s most desired, most feared man with money, power, and a reputation that made women nervous and men cautious—he is guarded, respected, and used to getting exactly what he wants, and what he doesn’t expect is Giselle. 💰What starts as an unexpected connection turns into something deeper between two people who understand brokenness in different ways—just as their bond begins to feel real, Alonzo Maynard steps back into Giselle’s life representing everything she once had: status, security, and a future that looks perfect on the surface. Partee explores what happens when grief pulls you toward dangerous men while ex-boyfriends offer safe futures, examining how secret pregnancies built on lies spiral into impossible choices. Torn between the comfort of her old world and the truth she finds with Heavy, Giselle makes a choice that changes everything—a secret pregnancy, a lie that spirals, a future built on silence. 👶
When the life she tried to build collapses, Giselle is forced to return to the one place she ran from and to the man whose children she hid—Heavy must decide whether love can survive a betrayal this deep, while Giselle fights for the family she never meant to destroy. The author delivers urban fiction where hiding pregnancies from hood rich menaces creates consequences that last years, proving that sometimes the biggest lies are the ones we tell to protect ourselves. Partee writes a heroine whose choice between dangerous truth and safe lies haunts her when both worlds collide. 💔
What makes this special: Urban fiction where Giselle Knox returns to Southwick, Kansas with her heart in ruins and her parents gone, forced to face the hometown she once swore she’d never come back to—grief has a way of stripping life down to its rawest form and when Giselle crosses paths with Huey “Heavy” Sapien she finds herself pulled toward a man she should avoid at all costs as Heavy is Southwick’s most desired, most feared man with money, power, and a reputation that made women nervous and men cautious, guarded, respected, and used to getting exactly what he wants which doesn’t include Giselle—what starts as unexpected connection turns deeper between two people who understand brokenness in different ways until Alonzo Maynard steps back into Giselle’s life representing everything she once had: status, security, and a perfect-looking future—torn between the comfort of her old world and the truth she finds with Heavy, Giselle makes a choice that changes everything: a secret pregnancy, a lie that spirals, a future built on silence—when the life she tried to build collapses Giselle is forced to return to the one place she ran from and to the man whose children she hid as Heavy must decide whether love can survive a betrayal this deep while Giselle fights for the family she never meant to destroy.
Starship Under Siege: From Far Beyond 1st Trilogy (Books 1-3)
Christian Kallias
NEW RELEASE
Epic Space Opera & First Contact Adventure
From reject to starship captain in 1 nanosecond—Kevin’s father thinks he’s a loser, and a brand-new rejection from MIT isn’t going to convince dad otherwise, so he goes for a lakeside walk to sort things out in his mind and an alien ship crashes right in front of him. Christian Kallias delivers epic space opera with the dying captain imparting Kevin with a chilling revelation with his last breath: an intergalactic war looms ominously, threatening all sentient life, a war that Kevin, in a twist of fate, will now need to fight—on the losing side, in command of the last remaining warship, with the crew of the ship all dead and billions of lives hanging in the balance. 🚀So, no pressure!—Kallias explores what happens when MIT rejects inherit alien warships from dying captains, examining how lakeside walks to sort out rejection turn into commands of humanity’s last hope against intergalactic war. The author balances overwhelming stakes with complete unpreparedness, creating scenarios where saving billions of lives falls to someone whose own father thinks he’s a loser. ⚡
The trilogy delivers epic space opera where rejects become commanders when alien crashes leave no other options, proving that sometimes the fate of all sentient life depends on the person least qualified to save it. Kallias writes a protagonist whose MIT rejection becomes irrelevant when he’s the only human with an alien warship, creating stakes where billions of lives hang in the balance and the crew is all dead. The From Far Beyond first trilogy asks whether you can win an intergalactic war when you’re on the losing side commanding the last warship. 🌌
Why I’m including this: Epic space opera and first contact adventure trilogy where from reject to starship captain in 1 nanosecond—Kevin’s father thinks he’s a loser and a brand-new MIT rejection isn’t going to convince dad otherwise as he goes for a lakeside walk to sort things out in his mind and an alien ship crashes right in front of him—with his last breath the dying captain imparts Kevin with a chilling revelation: an intergalactic war looms ominously threatening all sentient life, a war that Kevin in a twist of fate will now need to fight on the losing side in command of the last remaining warship with the crew of the ship all dead and billions of lives hanging in the balance—so no pressure!