"The Last of the Time Lords" by Athena Stamelou

Centuries after the Great War between the Time Lords and the Syndicate of the Five Planets, a Bounty Hunter accepts a job that ties directly to that past. Meanwhile, a Gypsy is having dark visions he doesn't want, two planets will do anything to win the war between them, the last Time Lord is being hunted by Vampires, and a Witch from Earth believes that her neighbor is a demon.

"The Last of the Time Lords" is the first in a series of urban fantasy / time travel novels.

 

 

About the Author

Athena Stamelou is an indie author and a Web Designer from Greece.

She loves reading fantasy and adventure novels and loves rock n' roll. She writes stories about characters she would like to read. ​

She currently finished her first fantasy trilogy titled 'Tales of a Bounty Hunter'. All three books, 'The Last of the Time Lords', 'Time Paradox', and 'Broken Time', are available in e-book, paperback, and hardcover format.

 

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"City of Roses" by Kip Manley

City of Roses is a serialized epic very firmly set in Portland, Oregon—an urban fantasy mixing magical realism with gonzo noirish prose, where sinister high-rise riverfront condos are fought by a sprawling tea-house constructed from scrap lumber and old windows, and ancient sea-gods retire to close-in Southeast apartments with lovely views.

The overall story is told in novelette-sized installments, published as paper zines and online, available at https://thecityofroses.com. The novelettes are then collected in volumes, available in paperback and ebook editions, which would be ideal for your bookshelf. Four have been collected and published to date, and are available direct from the publisher (https://thecityofroses.com/books) or from Bookshop.org (https://bookshop.org/shop/thecityofroses) or just about anywhere else that books might be found.

Vol. 1: “Wake up…”

Jo Maguire, a highly strung, underemployed telemarketer, meets Ysabel, a princess of unspecified pedigree. Jo rather unexpectedly becomes Ysabel's guardian and caretaker, and now must make a place for herself among Ysabel’s decidedly unusual family and friends—which involves rather more sword-play than most of us are used to. Collects chapters 1 - 11.

Vol. 2: The Dazzle of Day

Jo Maguire, a highly strung, underemployed telemarketer, has been knighted in the mysterious Court of Roses. Her roommate, Ysabel, is a Princess of the Court, and the intended Bride of the King Come Back (whomever that turns out to be). Together they must face the threats of bad dreams, changelings, surly exes, jealous lovers, intemperate peers, shabby magicians in ill-fitting suits, abstruse oracles, unemployment, eviction, and the nothing-time of three in the morning, when dawn seems so far off. Collects chapters 12 - 22.

Vol. 3 In the Reign of Good Queen Dick

Ysabel rules the City of Roses with her brother, Lymond, the King, and Jo Maguire, formerly a telemarketer, is now the Duchess of Southeast—but happily ever after doesn't go as far as it used to. New peers have been raised up, and new factions vie to bring them down, from disgruntled knights to shadowy government operatives, from Lake Barons over the hills to Gloria Monday's art commune, and from enemies out of the past to apocalyptic nightmares of the future, drowned and forgotten. Can they possibly live up to the responsibility that power demands? Collects chapters 23 – 33.

Vol. 4 —or Betty Martin

Jo Maguire, Duchess of Southeast, Hawk's Widow and Huntsman to the Court of Roses, has denied her Queen a second time, setting aside her office, her title, and her sword. Ysabel Perry, Sun-clad, Mountain-shod, the Rose arisen from the bitterest of tears, has crossed the river and thrown open her treasury; any and all might take what they need-so long as they do not serve the Viscount Agravante. The court is on the brink of civil war, and whether in a junk-shop or a rooftop garden, a riverside carnival or a hillside mansion, a dilapidated houseboat or a caravan, out by the airport-sides must be chosen, once and for all. Collects chapters 34 - 44.

 

Author Biography

Kip Manley lives in Portland, Oregon, with a cartoonist, an aspiring veterinarian, and (at last count) three cats and (now) two dogs.

"Where Memories Lie" by Irene Lee

Memory is the crime scene.
Magic is the weapon.

One fractured partnership stands in the way of a magical conspiracy that threatens the system holding society together.

Special Agent Elias Sinclair is a memory magic specialist with the FBI. Eighteen months ago he made a tragic mistake and seven agents died. His partnership with Alexander Sutton was destroyed, and ever since he has blamed himself and questioned his own magic.

Special Agent Alexander Sutton, a combat magic specialist, was injured the same night. He went back to the job without the partner he once called his best friend.

Now a wave of magical terrorism in Chicago forces them back together. The hunt for a terrorist reveals something much older and far more dangerous than anyone expected. As the city teeters on the edge of panic and secrets long buried are uncovered, survival may depend on whether they can learn to trust each other—and their magic—again.

Where Memories Lie is an urban fantasy thriller about broken friendships, weaponized memory, and the dangerous ties between magic and power.

Perfect for fans of Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London and HBO’s True Detective.

 

"The Secret Humankind" by Gloria Oliver

ABOUT THE BOOK

She keeps her head down and cleans up messes. When the body count starts rising, will trying to make a living get her flushed?

Julia Xero is stuck in survival mode. After losing the only person she loved, the introverted orphan longs to escape her toxic employment for the zen of crime and trauma scene decontamination. But when she lands her dream job and is called to a bloody rooftop with a decapitated corpse, she’s horrified to come face to face with an otherworldly shark-toothed assassin.

Furious to learn she’s been enlisted by a clandestine race of beings against her will, Julia’s dismay fountains when she finds out they implanted her with a neck bomb to ensure her lips stay tightly sealed. Fit to be tied, and her thunderous confrontation with her boss hitting a dead end, the stubborn young woman begins plotting ways to leave the energy-powered entities in her dust.

Can she outwit an ancient civilization before her carotid goes boom?

The Secret Humankind is the gritty first book in The Discoveries of Julia Xero urban fantasy thriller series. If you like fish-out-of-water heroines, complex worlds, and dark truths, then you’ll love Gloria Oliver’s multi-faceted mystery.

Grab The Secret Humankind to match wits with monsters today!

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gloria Oliver lives in Texas, staying away from rolling tumbleweeds while bowing to the never-ending wishes of her feline and canine masters.

Her previous works have been fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction, and, recently, historical cozy mystery novels. Several contain romantic and mystery elements. Her short speculative fiction stories can be found in many anthologies, covering things from the fantastic and strange to a Bubba Apocalypse.

Gloria is a member in good standing of BroadUniverse though she has yet to make the list for Cat Slaves R Us. In her spare time (what's that?), she watches TV shows, movies, anime, plays PC games, and reads books.

For some free reads, sample chapters, appearance schedule, and more information on her and her works, please drop by and visit her at  www.gloriaoliver.com or subscribe at www.gloriaoliver.com/subscribe to get news, deals, releases, and a free gift for joining!

The Quorum of Kaŝe: Dragontrees and Dragonslayers

The Dragontree of Kaŝe + The Dragonslayers of Kaŝe are a duology about twin sisters, Adaoma and Adaora, and a magical tree that can create portals to other worlds. There's only one problem. You need to be riding a dragon (or carrying a tiny dragon) in order to be able to use the portal.

Dragons have always been sacred to the people living on the secret island-city of Kaŝe, located south of Nigeria, but when a huge dragon and a group of escaped convicted wizards seek to escape Earth they travel to Kaŝe seeking to use the Dragontree Portal...

This Afro-Fantasy / Urban Fantasy was crafted by Charles Moffat for his eldest son and can be found alongside other books at amazon.com/author/moffat. The Quorum of Kaŝe takes place in Moffat's "Alt-Earth", which features an alternative history version of earth that includes Weird Westerns, spies, superheroes, magic and wizards.