The Indie Books & Authors Newsletter #71
A summer special of indie releases
Editor’s Note
Welcome to this edition of the Newsletter. It’s the second of three summer specials scheduled in advance due to the Editor being away.
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Indie Releases
The Last Cabin (CJ O’Hara Book 4) by John Deal
Sometimes there’s no escaping evil...
When Detective CJ O’Hara and her fiancé, Investigator Ben Parrish, retreat to an isolated fishing lodge in Alaska for a romantic vacation, they’re thrilled to book the last cabin of the season and have a week away from fighting crime.
But the peace is short-lived when a young woman is brutally murdered, and a massive storm moves in, leaving the guests and crew stranded with no way to communicate…or escape.
Surrounded by suspects, CJ and Ben race to solve the crime — without weapons, forensics, or backup. By the time another body is discovered, CJ is forced to work solo. Amid the raging weather and a power outage, who can she trust, and can she capture the killer before it’s too late?
A Dragon of the Veil by Nick Snape
With the realm falling apart, the fate of a people falls upon Laoch and Sura’s shoulders and the Gods’ weapons they now bear ‒ a thousand years of faith and lies reconciled in a single moment of hope and redemption.
For Laoch, the Crusades never ended, yet the embittered Ranger finds hope in his love for the dishonoured elven warrior, Sura. Together, they must face a new conflict when a powerful enemy crashes into a Meister’s alchemical experiment, setting off a wave of fear that ripples through the realm.
With the secrets of the Gods’ scripture exposed and whispers of an ancient evil’s return, Laoch and Sura are left reeling by the power their enemy wields when an even larger threat rises from the forest depths. One even the Gods’ weapons fear.
In a world no longer devoid of magic, a thousand years of secrets and lies spill out, and cracks form in the last bastion against an ancient foe.
For cast in iron and spiritfire - here be dragons.
Faun Over Me: A Sapphic Monster Romance by B L Brown
Welcome to Camp Cryptid.
As the new Assistant Director of Elkwater Music Camp, Avery Payne has sixteen weeks between her and her Carnegie Mellon dream. Sixteen weeks working at the only human-inhuman band camp in the nation. Just enough time to have her world turned upside down by a curly-haired faun.
Cricket is ready to fight for her woodland home against the Georgia Men who would buy it out from under her. In search of her cousin—the only faun to have integrated with the broader human world—Cricket finds herself stranded at Elkwater Music Camp. The roads are closed, her cousin is gone, and the red-headed Assistant Director can’t seem to leave her alone.
When a mysterious and violent monster threatens the camp, Cricket and Avery band together, discovering the truth behind the land grabs in Green Bank and their undeniable attraction to each other.
Curbside Curses: The Yardsale Anthology curated by Nadine Stewart
The holidays have come and gone, and a bit of spring cleaning is in the air. "Out with the old, in with the new". Or so they say... In our neighborhood, the bargain hunters are on the prowl. Whether they're looking for forgotten collectibles to resell or those vintage dishes that are all the rage on Pinterest, thrifters are looking for one hell of a bargain.
At our sale, that may be truer than you care to find out. Here, your bargains are sure to come with a bump in the night. Collected here are 22 tales of second-hand deals that are so cheap, it's scary... Literally!
Four siblings are cleaning out their childhood home after their parents mysteriously passed away within hours of each other. The siblings are selling off everything at an estate yardsale but unbeknownst to them a curse has affected every single item in the home. Each of the 22 stories in this anthology connect back to this one single sale. Each story tells how the curse affects their purchased object and its new owner. And all are framed by a back story told through the prologue and epilogue.
They Lie Here by N S Ford
TWO MYSTERIES. ONE CITY. MANY LIES.
Kat Green has made a career out of tracking down reclusive former celebrities. When she moves to the quaint English city of Waelminster, she’s on the trail of enigmatic pop star Roskoe Darke, of the band Scorpio Hearts. He hasn't been heard of since 1985, but she's confident she'll find him. However, as the clues become more bizarre and sinister, Kat has to confront the darkness of her own past. Who can she trust when everyone is hiding the truth?
The Indie Books & Authors Newsletter is compiled and edited by N S Ford, indie author and book blogger.