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We showcase the incredible work of independent authors who care about telling good stories without an agenda and make it easy for readers to find exactly the right book, then buy it from their favorite retailer.

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Interview with Adam L. V. Ellis

Welcome, Adam L.V. Ellis, author of The Girl Who Sucks at being a Succubus! Adam L.V. Ellis is a Missouri author who loves creating stories about flawed or traumatized characters growing into heroes a

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Interview with Nicole DragonBeck

Welcome, Nicole DragonBeck, author of multiple series! Nicole was born in California one snowy summer long ago, the illegitimate offspring of an elf and a troll. At a young age her powers exploded and

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Review of “In the Wrath of Legends”

Reviewed by guest reviewer J.Z. Pitts:   In the Wrath of Legends is the exciting sequel to David Buzan’s In the Lair of Legends. Everything that was awesome about the first one is here again: monsters

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Review of “Children of the Black”

Reviewed by guest reviewer Kate Kelly. Find more of her reviews at https://scribblingseaserpent.blogspot.com/. Children of the Black by WJ Long III is set in the aftermath of a particularly bloody con

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Review of “The Martian Incident”

Reviewed by guest reviewer Kate Kelly. Find more of her reviews at https://scribblingseaserpent.blogspot.com/. The Martian Incident by Ryan M Patrick is a thoroughly enjoyable military romp across Mar

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