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Oware Mosaic by Nzondi Genre: SciFi, Horror

Decades after a cataclysmic nuclear war, Ghanaian scientists develop technology that store consciousness onto data orbs called retcons. Seventeen-year-old forensic specialist, Feeni Xo, is a Enhuman (a radiation-enhanced metabolic human) that, similar to a vampire, need blood for sustenance. Through a game called the House of Oware, Feeni discovers that the virtual construct is actually an augmented reality. She and her human best friend, Sammi, a young female detective, have been mysteriously given specialized neural implants that allow them to hack into government software. The two teenagers race against time in a horrific world of deformed beasts to piece together the puzzles of the digital mosaic. Will they find a way to save sentient beings from total extinction or will they run out of time? “Once again, Nzondi creates a rich and vibrant world crackling with life. He is a brilliant writer, one readers and critics should be watching.” —Pete Nowalk, creator of How To Get Away With Murder “If you’re looking for a story that’s daringly imaginative, Oware Mosiac will scratch that itch.” —Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger “Nzondi’s Oware Mosaic is real Afrofuturism, speculative fiction actually set on the continent itself. This is the future of SF, and the future is looking good.” —Steven Barnes, author of Lion’s Blood Goodreads * Amazon

Nzondi (Ace Antonio Hall),born July 4th, 1966 is an American urban fantasy and horror writer. He is best known as the creator of Sylva Slasher, a teenage zombie slasher who also raises the dead for police investigations, which includes novels and short story collections. His non-fiction book, Lord of the Flies: Fitness for Writers was published by Omnium Gatherum. One of 2017’s best Bruno Mars’ video/song parodies of 24K Magic, called 24 Cali Fitness, was released to promote the book. Among his many short stories that were published in anthologies and print magazines, Hall’s short story, Raising Mary: Frankenstein, was nominated for 2016 horror story of the year for the 19th Annual Editors and Preditors Readers Poll. Additionally, three of his short stories were on the Horror Writers Association Reading list for the 2017 StokerCon Awards. A former Director of Education for NYC schools and the Sylvan Learning Center, the award-winning educator earned a BFA from Long Island University. Hall currently lives in Los Angeles with his bonsai named Bonnie. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Amazon * Goodreads

Ghana, Africa
2025
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I was born in a dead man’s city. My first taste of how bitter life was, came when my parents died on my
eighth birthday. I ended up springing from foster home to foster home but spent the majority of my
useless childhood playing role-playing games online to flee from the sting of the African streets. I never
played with dolls, wore makeup nor had a boyfriend. Why? The world had fallen ill due to a virus called
hate, and that was one disease that led to wars so brutal, it crippled the planet.
So there wasn’t much to do in an insufferable wasteland but play virtual reality games, get wasted and
berate myself for still wanting to make a difference on a planet where the word hope had become obsolete
in all languages.

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Anguish Unfolds Nature’s Fury 1.5 by AE Faulkner Genre: YA Dystopian

With the life she knew all but gone, Riley must decide if she’ll let the road ahead break her spirit or bolster her drive. When her sister’s safety is threatened, Riley discovers just how far she will go to protect Quinn. No matter the toll – emotionally and physically. With little faith in returning to the only family she has left, Riley follows the path that she believes is her only choice. Relying on others to lead the way, she is forced to face some of her deepest fears. NOTE: You must have read Darkness Falls in order to understand Anguish Unfolds. Although I recommend you read Anguish Unfolds before diving into book 2 in the series (Chaos Ensues, coming in 2020), it is not necessary. Goodreads * Amazon Darkness Falls Nature’s Fury #1

As nature tires of human destruction, two sisters must face a changing environment that stands between them and survival. When Quinn and Riley set out on a family vacation with their parents, the trip ends before it begins. Mother Nature interferes with their plans, setting off a sequence of events that thrusts the teens into a hostile landscape. Stranded, with limited supplies, struggling to figure out who they can trust along the way, they must determine how to survive nature’s evolving fury. Goodreads * Amazon

AE Faulkner is a young adult dystopian author. Her debut novel, Darkness Falls, is the first book in the Nature’s Fury series, which explores the Earth’s response to humans poisoning her streams, abusing her animals and destroying her beauty. She has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Millersville University and a master’s degree in advertising, public relations & journalism from Temple University. Although she escaped in books as a child, college textbooks sucked the fun out of reading. Years later, The Hunger Games trilogy became the spark that rekindled her love of books. After devouring that series, she quickly became captivated by dystopian novels. After several years of reading them, she decided to take a stab at writing one that combined her love for nature with her fear of human destruction Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

“Chris, come out now!” I huff through clenched teeth. Worry wraps its sharp claws around every
last thought in my head. Slowly nodding in defeat, he concedes.
Shifting his weight to the edge of the trunk, he starts crawling out backwards. When one shaky
foot reaches the ledge, he visibly relaxes. Pushing off of the car, he throws his other foot behind him,
searching for a grip.
Just as he stands tall, leaning into the alcove of earth, a sharp cry cuts through the air, startling us
both. “Chris!” Jasmine’s panicked voice rings in my ears as a scream escapes my own lips.
“Noooooooo,” I shout as Chris loses his foothold. His little hands scramble over the bumper before he
disappears into the plunging darkness below.

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Shadow World Trilogy Boxed Set by Brandy Nacole Genre: Urban Fantasy I must dare to be different in a world where I’m unwelcome in order to save the one person left in my life, my half-sister Addie. This deluxe boxed set contains the complete Bestselling Shadow World Trilogy (Uniquely Unwelcome, Blood Burdens, and Sacrifice: A New Dawn). Enjoy the thrill as power is pushed to its limit, hearts are broken, and some pay the ultimate price as Racquel fights an ancient evil that is determined to make the Earth bleed, and Racquel with it. The box set includes:Uniquely Unwelcome The Shadow World Volume 1 Racquel is unique. The bloodlines of four of the most powerful beings in the Shadow World are intertwined within her DNA. She has never craved attention. She just wants to be able to live as normal life as she can. But she’s about to find that even though she’s uniquely unwelcome wherever she goes, her abilities also make her the best chance the Shadow World has to stop a threat to all the Shadow races. Once arriving home, Racquel finds that greater evils exist and that the person she cares for most in this world, her half-sister Addie, has been kidnapped along with other Shadow World beings. Racquel finds herself facing horrible odds with those who would rather see her dead than alive. As her journey continues, Racquel learns more about herself, what she is capable of, and that not every being looks at her as an abomination. Coy, a human captive that Racquel saves from the Vampires, starts showing kindness toward her. Racquel tries putting distance between her and the human boy but as they spend more time together it becomes harder and harder for Racquel to fight the affection she wants and needs. But will Coy’s friendship and her new found discoveries be enough to help Racquel unravel the strangest mystery that has ever plagued the Shadow World? Blood Burdens The Shadow World Trilogy Volume 2 As someone with four Shadow bloodlines, Racquel is uniquely unwelcome even among her fellow werewolves, shape-shifters, vampires, and witches. Growing up, she was bullied and tormented for being a “hybrid,” a condition frowned upon by Shadow society. After saving her sister and a number of other kidnapped Shadows from a diabolical plot to create a Shadow army, many have found a new respect for Racquel, but she is far from accepted in Shadow society, and the evil is far from over. To complicate matters, Racquel now finds herself torn between two brothers. Coy is caring and has helped Racquel through her struggles, and Micah, who Racquel has only met once but who is somehow, having dream conversations with him. Racquel becomes torn between following her heart while breaking it at the same time. In the second installment of the Shadow World series, Racquel and her sister Addie face off with the Shadow leaders against a threat that could bring the world to its knees. Power will be pushed to its limit, hearts will be broken, and some will pay the ultimate price as Racquel and her group of Shadows fight against an ancient evil that is determined to make the earth bleed and Racquel with it. Sacrifice: A New Dawn The Shadow World Trilogy Book 3 Racquel was once uniquely unwelcome, an outcast in both the human and Shadow worlds. In desperation, the Shadows—the loose alliance of Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Shape Shifters and Faeries—turned to Racquel for help against the sorceress Cerelia, who threatened all Shadows. Now that Racquel has protected the Shadows by defeating Cerelia, it seems like things are picking up. Racquel is ready to challenge the Shadows’ Ruling Council on the injustice of the laws that made her and her family outcasts among the Shadows, and which is causing suffering among her friends. Racquel has little time to enjoy her victory. Micah, an innocent subjected to experiments by Cerelia and now the only other person in the world like Racquel, is summoned to appear before the Ruling Council to be examined. The Council has already warned that if Micah is deemed to be “unclean” and a threat to the Shadows, he will be executed. And there are agendas hidden in agendas, as well. A secret faction wants to challenge Racquel, who they still see as being an unclean creature due to her mixed-Shadow heritage. Worse still, the mysterious prophecy made by Kaya, queen of the Fay, is about to become true, and Racquel is about to be faced with her deepest fear: that she is still unwelcome in the world. Betrayed trust and a new danger to the Shadow world are waiting for Racquel, and in the end, she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to save the world and her friends from destruction. Goodreads * Amazon

Gemini Brandy Nacole is a writer of urban fantasy books. She is the author of the Shadow World series and the Spiritual Discord series published by Ponahakeola Press. A reader from a young age, Brandy has always loved folklore and stories of beings that go bump in the night. Brandy lives in Arkansas with her husband, three never stopping kids, two snooty cats, two very lazy bearded dragons, and one mellow turtle. She is a member of the Ozark Romance Authors in Springfield, Missouri. Whenever she’s not reading or writing, Brandy is spending her time outdoors wheeling, hiking, playing amateur photographer, and enjoying a good laugh. Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

Chapter One:
I often wonder if my great grandparents could see the torture I am enduring now,
would they still have married? I would like to think not. Who would want to put their
own flesh and blood through such humiliation and pain? I wouldn’t.
The ropes around my wrists cut and pinch my skin, causing blood to drip down the
frayed rope and onto the ground. I try again to pull against their hold, hoping to break
them so I can run, but it does no good. The pain is bearable, but not by much.
“Let’s see how she likes this.”
Irving, the vampire dick who captured me scavenging through the woods for food,
unravels a whip. I want to scream, beg, and plead for them to show some mercy, but
it wouldn’t do any good. These bastards are in this for the thrill and giving them what
they want, to see me weak, isn’t going to happen when I know it will do me no good.
Ravyn runs her black manicured nails up Irving’s arms and across his shoulders, her
eyes dancing with delight as she looks at me.
“You know I could do so much more,” she pouts in Irving’s ear.
I narrow my eyes, seeing as it’s the only thing I can do, and bite my tongue. I want to
tell the witch to go to Hell, but she’d enjoy that too much. From the moment I was
dragged through the gates of their little village, her blue eyes have shown with hatred
and maliciousness. They hate me, and although the law keeps them from killing me,
it doesn’t keep them from having a little fun. What they consider fun anyway.
“You had your fun earlier,” Irving hisses. “Now it’s my turn.”
Oh yes, the air being shoved against my chest until I couldn’t breathe had been a
blast. Let’s do it again.
Irving steps forward, his grip tight on the black leather whip, and his black eyes
trained on me. The crowd cheers him on as he unravels the whip from his grip and
lets it fall to his side, preparing it for use. I do my best to mask my fear, it will spur
them on if I don’t, but I know it’s there. I can’t help it.
Irving brings the whip up and I close my eyes, bracing for the impact. The sound of
whip cracks, and I jerk, waiting for the sting. But instead of the sting from his leather
whip, I feel the bite of the leather seat in front of me as I dig my fingers out from it.
God, I hate reliving those horrid memories. First time around was enough.
Taking a deep breath and setting back against my seat, I cringe at the torn leather in
front of me and hope I can get off the bus before anyone notices. At least I didn’t
scream this time.
I glance out the window to see where we are and am surprised to see we’ve already
arrived in Cloverville, Va. My hometown. As it turns out, you can always return home,
true, but it doesn’t mean you will be welcomed. Sorry gramps and grams, there was
no such luck like you had hoped here in Cloverville.
The bus comes to a staggering, brake squealing stop right in downtown. No one
makes a move to get off the bus and I begin to wonder why the driver stopped, when
he rises from his seat and starts my way. His uniform is snug, the buttons almost
popping over his pudgy belly. Sweat beads on his balding head and I can hear his
heart racing faster with every step he takes toward me.
I know he is coming to talk to me. I’m the only one sitting near the back. Funny that I
was the last one on the bus, but when I first sat down I had neighboring passengers
all around me. Now, they all are sitting toward the front. It’s no real surprise. The
witches who had been sitting in the seat next to me had no problem showing their

disgust once I took my seat. They were quick to get up and move to the front. It was
the humans that slowly started easing toward the front during the long drive from
Nashville.
When the driver is a few feet from me, he stops and raises his hands as if I’m a
hostile passenger. “Excuse me ma’am, I believe this is your stop.”
Glancing out the window again and seeing the hustle and bustle of civilians and
Shadows going about their day, I look back to the driver and shake my head. “I’m
getting off at Red Tree Street.”
He wipes the sweat from his forehead. “I’m sorry Miss, but this is the only stop in
town. We had to cut back on stops due to economic reasons. There is no stop near
Red Tree anymore.” His voice shakes from his nervousness, a reaction Shadows
often get from humans – especially me. It’s as if their sixth sense is kicking in just a
bit to let them know something isn’t right. It’s not that our appearances are different.
We each look human, our supernatural abilities well maintained and hidden.
What gives me away, are my eyes. Most Shadows have a natural shade of eye color,
which helps them blend in with the humans. Not me. Mine are pearly silver, outlined
by darker silver, with dark purple pupils that sets the silver off. My long black hair
gives it that final pop that screams she isn’t normal.
Mumbling my thanks, I reach down to gather my stuff. By the time I get to my feet,
the driver has already scurried back to the front, buckled his seat belt, and is
anxiously waiting for my departure.
Each step toward the door is agony. Was it ever my plan to come back to this
godforsaken town? Never. I know what’s going to happen the moment I step off this
bus. Foot traffic will stop, eyes will turn, and accusations will begin. Welcome home,
Racquel.
As I pass the other passengers, most turn to look out the window and ignore me all
together. However, there are a few who give me the stank eye as I pass, and what
sounds like a good farewell back to Hell. How classy.
It’s funny. I’ve prepared myself for the last two weeks. Kept telling myself this is the
best thing for me and that it would all work out somehow. I was fine. But the moment
my feet hit the asphalt and the bus doors squeak shut behind me, unease hits hard. It
could be due to the glares and gasps of shock. But I expected that.
The truth. I’m a failure. When I left home last year, I had every intention never to set
foot in this town again. But after a few beatings and almost starving to death, I
realized my journey was pointless and had no choice but to return here. It’s all I’ve
ever known, even if all I’ve ever known is hatred.
Whispers reign all around me as I make my way past group after group of Shadows
now gathering to gossip.
Screw them and their pure blood.

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