Orc brothers Paug and Milph are tired of polishing their helmets in their underground kingdom, so they leave in search of fame, fortune, and Pleasures of the Flesh. When they find a treasure map and learn a Human hero is seeking the same magical item, the race is on. They head into the wilderness with their companions, a barbarian, a gambler, and a thief, where death hides behind every tree.

On Christmas Eve, somewhere out in the Asteroid Belt, a lonely prospector happens across something he never expected to find. This ebook is intended to be free; if your retailer is charging for it, please notify them and check competing retailers like Smashwords for the free copy.

A multi-author collection of eighteen original superhero tales ranging from the dark to the hysterical to the downright bizarre."And Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper" by Leonard Apa: A Golden Age tale of an actor who hates playing a superhero on the radio but discovers a new role awaiting him."Sovereign's Last Hurrah" David Court: In a retirement home, elderly supervillains scheme to return an item of power to their greatest enemy."RIGHTMAN! Loses the Faith" Gary Cuba: Being a superhero is what you make of it, and what you can make from it."Dax and the Red Eyes" Adrienne Dellwo: Dax's disability prevents him from telling anyone about his brother using powers to hurt people."Dum Dum" Leod D. Fitz: Some supervillains are geniuses, and others are simply well-trained."Light Therapy" Che Gilson: Being a sidekick is a thankless job."Pinning Portugal" Elliotte Rusty Harold: A group of supervillains hatches a new scheme that naturally goes awry."When Fukayna Danced Her Libraries" Jake...

You've seen Sharknado. You've watched Ghost Shark. Now killer sharks take to their highest altitude ever in the book that absolutely no one asked for, but everybody wants to read: Space Sharks. That's right. Sharks. In space. What more do you want?

Before the world ended, Hope was a down-and-out virgin stripper. Now she's pregnant with a baby prophesied to be the world's salvation. She is joined by Undead Elvis, who promises her that Graceland remains intact even though the rest of the world has become sand and ash. As the only safe place left, Hope must undertake the perilous journey across a broken, unfamiliar landscape.Along the way, she encounters cannibals, religious zealots, desperate con-men, and horrifying blackbirds that are the harbingers of death. All are ready to kill her to get at her miracle child. Although she finds precious few allies and friends on her path, the black moments never seem to stop and she struggles with uncertainty and loneliness. Somehow, she must find the resolve she needs in order to birth her child and ultimately heal the world that seems far beyond redemption.

-A City In Darkness--Four Lost Souls Seeking A Light- July 13, 1977 - The lives of four super-powered people become irrevocably intertwined when the lights go out in New York City, plunging their world into chaos. The superheroes of Just Cause, grown soft and complacent without any supervillains to challenge them, must overcome their personal demons as well as uphold the law in a lawless land of rioters, arson, and murder. Lurking in the darkness, like evil incarnate, is the one thing that could bring the world's greatest superheroes to their knees: the force of anarchy and vengeance known as Destroyer.

A NEW HERO FOR A NEW ERA Mustang Sally has some speedy shoes to fill. This young superhero has waited her whole life to join Just Cause – the premiere team of American heroes. Now she’s hoping her super-speed will earn a spot on the same team to which her parents and grandparents belonged. AN OLD GRUDGE FROM AN OLD ENEMY A chance encounter with the villain who killed her father changes everything. Even though she’s only an intern, Sally devotes herself to finding the man known as Destroyer. With the help of her eagle-winged best friend Sondra and her super-strong love interest Jason, her investigations uncover a sinister plot stretching all the way back to her grandparents’ era. Sally and Just Cause must risk everything to halt Destroyer’s plans and save the entire world. BONUS FEATURES Beyond the revised original text, this volume contains three all-new short stories that expand upon the history of Mustang Sally's family line in the context of the Just Cause Universe. It also contains a summary of the historical and contemporary superhero teams that have been part of the legendary history.

Bert Tillory had slept with every woman west of the Pecos, to hear him tell it. But when he met Chloe, with her clockwork arm and leg built by a Chinese watchmaker, his life changed forever. Told in the vein of Spider Robinson's Callahan's stories.

NOTHING LESS THAN THE WORLD The would-be Archmage has slain nearly all the magic-users in the world, taking their power for himself. If he succeeds in killing the Lucky Seven's own mage Stratocaster, the Archmage's power will become absolute and plunge the world into darkness under his cruel reign. But not if Mustang Sally and the rest of the Just Cause superheroes have anything to say about it. OUT OF TIME Only time will tell if Sally can run fast enough to escape the Archmage's clutches, fast enough to outwit his evil plan, fast enough to save the world. Praise for JUST CAUSE, the first book in the Just Cause Universe series