The Ghost Hunter by Steve Altier
March 2, 2023
https://books2read.com/lizardville01
At sixteen, Gerald Dupickle faces his worst fear … college!
Awkward and shy, Gerald desperately wants to be part of the popular crowd—something he couldn’t accomplish in high school. He does his best to avoid the campus bullies, but after a brief run-in with the boys who wear black, he realizes things aren’t always what they appear to be. After a ghostly encounter in the library, it’s the boys who wear black that come to his rescue.
Fang and his team quickly realize Gerald has a gift—one that attracts ghosts.
But what happens when Gerald’s normal becomes paranormal?
Legend has it, a terrifying presence stalks the halls of the Blue Owl Inn, a decaying Victorian mansion. On his first ghost hunt, it’s Gerald who draws Lily out of hiding. Mesmerized that ghosts truly live among us, Gerald sets out to do more than just prove that they exist—he wants to help the spirits cross over to the other side.
But do the spirits want his help?
Steve Altier is at his chilling best in this new supernatural tale that’s certain to send shivers down the reader’s spine.
Mackinac Island Nation by Erik Deckers
March 11, 2023
https://books2read.com/mackinacnation
His wife wants to be Queen of Mackinac Island, Canada is conspiring against him, Russia is invading, and North Korea is looking to buy real estate for all the wrong reasons: where does Pete even begin?
After finding a 200-year old treaty, the residents of Mackinac Island discover that they’re going to be ejected from the union unless they reverse the process in two weeks. Except Congress has other priorities—hearings to hold, speeches to spew, Presidents to elect—and the process to repatriate the island will take at least two years.
Enter Pete Bidwell, the reluctant President of Mackinac Island, who only wants to keep everyone happy and return them to America’s warm embrace, even if America is treating them like something on the bottom of their shoe. If that wasn’t enough of a hot mess, the Russians are colluding against them and Canada is secretly conspiring—and canoodling—with Pete’s wife Lucy, who wants the island to remain independent. Not to mention North Korea wants to hide a couple of nuclear weapons on the island.
Two years is going to be an eternity when the whole world wants to screw you over.
Sara and the Secret Mission by JB Moonstar
March 16, 2023
https://books2read.com/ituria10
Sara will have to find her courage if she wants to protect her friends from poachers!
A cry for help wakes Sara, a young girl living in a small town in the countryside. The continuing calls compel Sara to slip out of her home to find the source. She doesn’t realize it was not a call she heard with her ears, but with her mind—a mother tiger is calling out for help to save her cubs!
But to save them, Sara must first find the cubs, and then hide them away from the poachers seeking to trap them. She must rely on her wits and courage to see it through; there is no turning back once she starts on her mission. Can she rescue the baby tigers, get them to safety, and get back home without anyone noticing she is gone? Can she stay one step ahead of the poachers?
Note from Author: Amur Tigers, or Siberian Tigers, are an endangered species dwindling rapidly due to illegal poaching and logging operations. Entire environments are being destroyed unless we find the courage to create change and aim to protect these now rare creatures.
Someone to Kiss by Robert Lewis
March 16, 2023
Things aren’t going as planned…
Cameron Matthews never intended to be a social media celebrity. Now that his public break-up with his fiancé is the latest trending video and meme, he needs to get his act together and escape the world of people who wish to use him for his connections. Thankfully, his Aunt Lexi gets him a job working on a film in Walden Woods.
Right before Carlos Rodriguez is about to head out to film at Walden Woods, he learns Dennis is taking a break from the business, and Hunter is moving with Mark to the city. With all these sudden changes just as he got settled, now Carlos has to decide his own future.
Walden Woods was the place gay men went to get away from it all and enjoy some clothing-optional fun. Now, they are struggling to keep the place open. Hoping to turn things around, Daddy Lin convinces his friend to create an adult film in the camp. The only problem: an ex-employee with a grudge has other plans for Daddy Lin and his boyfriend, Nathan.
And Marvel by Cathleen Davies
March 16, 2023
https://books2read.com/andmarvel
Death is hard. It’s as inevitable as manipulation and misogyny; as inevitable as love, conflict, insanity, sleep-deprivation, and broken hearts. It’s coming. It’s here.
On the 28th April 2018, a young poet called Dan “DC” Collins was found dead in the woodlands by his home in Birmingham. He’d taken his own life. This was done, at least in part, because I had made the incredibly selfish decision to stop being his girlfriend. This decision would go on to affect the rest of my adult life.
I decided to escape from this reality by moving away to Basque Country, hoping to Eat, Pray, Love my way out of the survivor’s guilt and PTSD. This did not work. Instead, I had a nervous breakdown. Away from all the people who loved me, un-medicated, and isolated in a country where I didn’t speak the language, I managed to incredibly successfully push myself over the edge. It was a bad decision. I did however, manage to keep a diary of this inevitable mental decline. That diary is And Marvel.
I wanted to show this reality from the perspective of a flawed, grieving person. I wanted, most importantly, to keep DC alive in the only way I could.
This book contains candid discussions of suicide and the ways the world holds women responsible for the actions of their partners.
Rebirth by Valerie Willis
March 18, 2023
https://books2read.com/tattooedangels01
An immortal who can’t remember his past has much to fear.
Struggling with a mountain of hardships, Hotan is just trying to make it to the end of his senior year and get his diploma, satisfying his mother’s dying wish. Friends know if he’s not at home or at the club playing lead in his cover band, they can always find him thinking at the old broken-down church. In a world of gray, this is the only place he can breathe.
Basking in the moonlight, Hotan finds himself under attack by an immortal named Geliah, better known as the element of Fear. Could this be the entity from his dream? The one that has killed him over and over again? When Talib, the element of Judgment, interrupts the fight, Geliah is furious. His aim? To force Hotan to awaken his own abilities and immortality before taking revenge.
Normally, when pulled out of the reincarnation spell, an immortal remembers who and what they are, but this is not the Hotan from the past. Despite the powers manifesting, Hotan must figure out what happened to the original entity who once held these powers and eventually face Geliah. Is it because he’s a failed reincarnation, or did something far more tragic happen during his last death?
Walk beside Hotan as he struggles to keep his chaotic life in order while uncovering the secrets of his own element—Rebirth.
This is a young adult, dark urban fantasy tale of discovering who you are and what you wish to become in life that is unpredictable at best.
Wrath & Redemption by Brandon Hill & Terence Pegasus
March 23, 2023
https://books2read.com/wildspace02
A Deadly Adversary. A Clash of Interests. A Colony at Stake.
Bound by a vow of vengeance against the murderous and psychopathic Dr. Hayashibara, a fortuitous message from his cousin on her whereabouts takes Xerx and his crew to the distant orbital colony of Tophanavar. A charity Gestalt tournament becomes the cover for his crew’s investigation into the colony’s seedy dives to find his prey, who has left a trail of occupied hospital beds in her wake.
Meanwhile, Paige, the captain of the Shadow Star, is wracked with guilt when her newest job may rob the Reckless’ neophyte captain of his long-hunted quarry. But in the depths of the colony, all is not as it seems. The cagey Doctor is a master of deception, leaving one of Xerx’s crewmates ill, and the enraged captain desperate for a revenge that may tear apart cherished relationships.
Can Xerx trust his friends, uncover the Doctor’s true plans, and save a thriving colony?
Stephen’s Second Chance: Part I by Lucas LaMont
March 25, 2023
https://books2read.com/chroniclesoffate03
Ten years ago, Stephen Matheson was a troubled 19-year-old Alpha who struggled between living in two worlds.
Although his Type 4 Status should have placed him among the elite, he was the lone exception to a Lower Type bloodline. With his family’s reputation keeping him from the preferred lifestyle, and his Type 4 Status isolating him from the community he was born into, Stephen decided drugs were his only answer. But when his younger Omega brother found his hidden stash and overdosed, his family and authorities blamed him. Now, ten years later, Stephen is back in Tauris City to prove he is not the lost soul and waste of a human he once was.
When Stephen stumbles into South Street Tavern and meets the pioneering Omega bar owner Alexander Daventry, he believes fate itself has intervened. The instinctual pull tells Stephen he has found what every Alpha waits his entire life for: his Fated Mate. There’s only one problem. Alexander doesn’t feel the same for him. Instead, he is completely disgusted by the Alpha’s former reputation and can’t believe he’s been coerced into offering him a job as his bar back. But Stephen is convinced Alexander is meant to be his and will do what it takes to break down Alexander’s tough exterior.
The Judgment by CK Westbrook
March 30, 2023
https://books2read.com/impact03
Kate thought the world was finally safe from Rex and the powerful, terrifying others — but was it?
Working together, Kate Stellute, Sinclair, Jo-Ellen, and Rex successfully implemented a risky plan to make space safer for everyone and everything. Kate hoped the others would accept the results and stay away. But when she learns the details of why Rex caused a global mass shooting, she realizes their plan may not have worked after all.
Rex suggests a way to protect Kate and her loved ones if the others decide to destroy what is left of humankind, but can Kate trust the violent alien that has already killed millions of people? If she wants to prevent more violence, Kate will need a new plan and new allies if she is to find a way to save the human race from more extraterrestrial wrath.
Back at Last by KT Bond
March 30, 2023
https://books2read.com/serendipity03
The virgin and the rockstar have a lot riding on their second chance.
If you ask Christina Marcus why she’ll never win the award for Rockstar Girlfriend of the Year, she can count the ways. Over thirty and still a virgin? Check. Never been in a relationship? Check. Unhappy in the spotlight? Check.
So why would Rory Stewart, lead singer of the renowned rock band Third Generation, who could have any woman he wanted, give her a second chance after she shut him down six months ago? When they meet again unexpectedly at their mutual friend’s wedding, she doesn’t know what to do, especially after Rory makes his intentions clear.
And Rory, aka Riordan, isn’t prepared to give up without a fight. He’ll woo the socks–and other items of clothing–off her if it’s the last thing he does. He has a lot to prove, both to her and to himself.
