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"The first thing you do, you kill the sheriff." This is a bit of writers' lore that generally works, and JD Bell displays it done well. SELAI hits the ground running and doesn't slow down. It's not really an urban fantasy because the setting is more varied and would better be described as modern fantasy. Bell establishes his characters quickly, and leaves puzzles like fishhooks in the story. This locks the reader in as one tries to make sense of novel and totally alien concepts. Bell escapes the trap of simply reheating or rehashing the common tropes in favor of striking out in new directions and draws the reader into a world where our quotidian world is only a small part of the universe. For an action-packed read in which the rules are not, at first, clearly perceived, this book is ground-breaking.James K Burk, author of "Taking Hope" and "The Twelve."

If you can't help your own people... Freelance reporter Alyn Naevon has started making a name for himself by covering stories about the oppressed people on different worlds. Vidline News, the top reporting service in the Inner Words, wants to hire him to report on the civil unrest on Tempest. It's the chance of a lifetime. Unfortunately, Tempest is the one world Alyn should avoid. Vidline News doesn't give these chances twice, and the assignment could lead to a coveted permanent position. Just go in, file a few reports, and get out. How difficult could it be? He might survive ... as long as no one on either side of the trouble looks too closely at him.

Katlyn is a member of a fae clan whose job is to stand the line between human and magical lands, a secret she has trouble hiding from her new human boyfriend even before she unexpectedly finds the fate of the world in her hands. She isn't magically strong, and unlike other fae who understand all animals, she only caught birds and cats -- not a good combination. However, when she isn't able to reach other fae for help, Kat and her boyfriend frantically fight the enemy with the aid of a lazy tom cat, an African gray parrot who only speaks in verse, and a wise-cracking cockatiel with a bad attitude. She's trying very hard not to think the world is doomed.

An angry goddess, a vengeful ghost, a spell that threatens the world . . . and one stranger who might save them all. Katashan left the service of the gods he mistrusted and abandoned the magic that had failed him when he needed it most. However, the gods aren't ready to let him go. At the end of a long journey to escape his past, Kat finds the body of a young woman who was sacrificed that the altar of a goddess he once served, and who now wants him to break the dangerous spell, no matter what the cost to him.

In a future filled with starships, a gathering of Norse gods sail far wider oceans than they had in the ancient past. When members of the Chinese pantheon abduct one of the Norse, it will take all of Odin's skills to convince an estranged Loki to help get her back.

Avoid 33 common mistakes writers make about horses that drive riders crazy. This book answers key questions non-horseman don't know they need to ask, offering clear answers for simple issues and research terms for more complex ones. Each of the 33 Mistakes are explained in clear layman's terms in this quick and hard hitting 10,000 words. As both a rider and a writer, the author offers real world examples and conflicts rather than simply explaining what's proper. Whether you write fantasy, historical or contemporary fiction, these simple points can easily add layers and depth, a line at a time, and help hook reading horse-lovers into your stories. (Previously published as Sue L. Huffman)