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Cover art for CENTURIES OF JUNE
FICTION
Released: May 31, 2011

"Peculiar and quirky—and sure to appeal to offbeat tastes."
A novel that is sui generis—part fantasy, part realism, part dream-vision. Read full book review >
Cover art for UNCONDITIONAL LOSS
INDIE
Released: May 29, 2011

"The authors find emotional gravity in a fathomable medical nightmare, turning their expertise into a clever debut novel.
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Drs. Lippoff and Solar channel Michael Crichton with their debut medical thriller, a cautionary tale that spins a terrifying what-if scenario from the recent international concerns about the next supervirus. Read full book review >
Cover art for I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE
FICTION
Released: May 12, 2011

"Already well-respected for both his music and his acting, Earle can now add novelist to an impressive résumé."
A thematically ambitious debut novel that draws from the writer's experience yet isn't simply a memoir in the guise of fiction. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE SCARE
INDIE
Released: May 10, 2011

"An overcooked contemporary Gothic splatter-fest."
Jealousy is at the heart of this brutal horror story pulsing with axe-wielding gnomes and blood-spewing cats. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE PRESIDENT'S VAMPIRE
FICTION
Released: April 28, 2011

"This book won't change lives or linger long in the memory, but for pure entertainment purposes, it's hard to beat Cade and company riding to the rescue."
Farnsworth (Blood Oath, 2010) turns in another fast-paced thriller with a supernatural flair in the second installment of his Nathaniel Cade series. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE MEDUSA AMULET
FICTION
Released: April 26, 2011

"Great writing and rich detail combine for a gripping read."
A bookish librarian encounters danger and intrigue when he sets out in search of a lost Renaissance masterpiece rumored to possess strange powers, in Masello's latest novel (Blood and Ice, 2009, etc.). Read full book review >
Cover art for HURRICANE
FICTION
Released: April 1, 2011

"Less sexy and more spooky than its predecessors, but a fine entry in a solid supernatural series."
Voodoo sorceress Marie Laveau gets into more black magic and menace in the Louisiana Bayou. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE ZOMBIE AUTOPSIES
FICTION
Released: March 25, 2011

"A superfluous but entertaining sideline to the current zombie craze that nicely complements Max Brooks' The Zombie Survival Guide. "
A neurodevelopmental biologist with the Centers for Disease Control gets down with the sickness when he's tasked to investigate the roots of a zombie apocalypse. Read full book review >
Cover art for WITCHES ON THE ROAD TONIGHT
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2011

"Flawed but intriguing work from an estimable novelist who keeps extending her range and never fails to surprise and engage."
Past and present, reality and dreams, harsh truths and dangerous delusions mingle intriguingly in this unusual fourth novel from the versatile author of vivid historical and contemporary fiction (The Mammoth Cheese, 2003, etc.). Read full book review >
Cover art for DEMON SONG
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2011

"Notwithstanding the absurd backdrop, a warmly involving, action-packed yarn whose heroine is engagingly tough, vulnerable, principled and passionate in equal measure."
Adams' (the joint pseudonym for C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp) third outing for fearless, supernaturally powered professional bodyguard Celia Graves (Siren Song, 2010, etc.). Read full book review >
Cover art for A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
FICTION
Released: Feb. 8, 2011

"Entertaining, though not in the league of J.K. Rowling--or even Anne Rice. But please, people: no more vamps and wizards, OK?"
Harry Potter meets Lestat de Lioncourt. Throw in a time machine, and you've got just about everything you need for a full-kit fantasy. Read full book review >
Cover art for CAN YOU SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE?
FICTION
Released: Feb. 8, 2011

"A boy's own adventure that breathes a little well-deserved juvenile humor into the apocalypse."
Dude, it's the zombie apocalypse. What are you going to do? Turn to page… Read full book review >