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Killing the bodies is easier than keeping 'em buried.J.T. McCutchen, known as the Reefer Ranger or the Angel of Death, isn't used to doubt and regret. But when he's busted down From Texas Ranger to private security for an oil company in a muddy boomtown, he struggles to hold his life together via discipline and sheer will. McCutchen has built his life around two things: hating his father and everything being black and white.When attempts on his father's life combine with a plague ravaging the Texas countryside, can he once more bury his past and do what needs to be done? With the fate of his only remaining family and his beloved state of Texas hanging in the balance he'll need to question everything he's ever believed to unravel the conspiracy behind the plague and bury the bones of his past, once and for all.McCutchen's Bones draws upon spaghetti westerns of old as well as more recent influences such as Firefly, The Mandalorian and No Country for Old Men to create a haunting beauty framed by mud-encrusted gore. These episodic stories will take you back to the Saturday matinee serials of your youth (or before your time) without holding back on the over-the-top, killer action scenes that never stop coming.Check out McCutchen's Bones, and all of the Lost DMB Files, for new pulp fiction tales that will keep you turning the pages from beginning to end.MORE ABOUT THE LOST DMB FILES:Some conspiracies remain theories. Others become obsessions. Exhumed 100 years after their penning, the Lost DMB Files will reinterpret the way you perceive the world…and possibly the way it perceives you.Dime novelist and pulp fiction writer, David Mark Brown, mysteriously disappeared during the 1930s. Until recently, his obscure writings had all but been forgotten. Violent conspiracy theorists contend his fiction preserves a secret history, a history able to reclaim our future, if the war it unleashes doesn't destroy us in the process.Ranging from steampunk westerns to campy horror, these lost files harken back to an age of dime-store novels and over-the-top stories full of anti-heroes, complex villains, nightmarish monsters, conspiracy theories, shootouts, and explosions."Sergio Leone would have killed to film Fistful of Reefer. Harry Turtledove would admire the way history has been skewed. Others will love the notion of the Lost DMB Files. The estimable Mr. Brown has really latched onto something here." ~ Mike Resnick (The Godfather of Weird Western)OTHER SCHISM 8 SERIES and SUGGESTED READING ORDER Start with either Lost DMB Files or The Green Ones. Do not attempt reading Relic Hunters Before reading De Novo and The Green Ones. Read Lost DMB Files before reading De Novo. Feel free to read Rx Empire at any point...once it is published.Find out more about Fiction Vortex and our StoryVerses at www.fictionvortex.com

Reality is broken.In a world where senses perceive a fraction of reality, every conspiracy should be taken seriously and the impossible considered probable. From secret histories to alternate futures, to paranoid thriller, pulp western, and dystopian fantasy, Schism 8 pieces together a vast reality that eventually pits its central characters against each other as they attempt to assert their personal views of reality as correct. In the end, whose image will the universe reflect? Only those who envision the Schism will survive.

Welcome to publishing in the era of the information dealer. Just as the arms dealers and profiteers of the past stirred up murder and chaos for the purpose of profit, so too the information dealers pander to the lowest common denominator for the purpose of profit. Their weapons of choice are link-bait, fake news, click farms, fake reviews, and spammy content.The golden era of the information dealer has been ushered in via the sudden rise of big data and large information brokers such as Facebook, AT&T, Google, and Amazon. This matters to storytellers because Amazon now makes the rules for how readers discover and consume story (as a commodity!). This could end up being a VERY BAD THING if we storytellers don’t rise up as Pirate Authors to defend the trustworthiness of our industry and the security of our livelihoods.

No child taken to Lost Castle has ever returned.Barley and Rye are brothers. They live in a village on the edge of a forest. In the forest there is a band of brigands. These brigands steal things from the village. Sometimes they steal children...When Barley's older brother, Rye, is stolen and taken to the mysterious Lost Castle, Barley sets out to do the impossible and bring him home.Join brave Barley and his clever brother Rye as they take on the brigands of Lost Castle and the dangerous Dragon of the Deep with the help of a magic sword, a friendly selkie boy, and the thirteenth bravest knight in the kingdom (the dragon already ate the twelve bravest knights). Their loyalty and friendship must be stronger than the highest castle walls and the lure of all the treasures of the deep if they're ever to find their way home again.A perfect book for young readers, Barley & Rye is a story of courage, selflessness, and helping your brother even when he's annoying. Fans of the How to Train Your Dragon series and the Half Upon a Time trilogy will love the tricky magical creatures, silliness, and fun of these heartwarming adventures.Read Barley and Rye's The Adventure of Lost Castle for fantastical fun that will keep you turning the pages to the very end!WHAT IS THE REALM WHERE FAERIE TALES DWELL?Courageous damsels, conniving dragons, dwarves obsessed with beard grooming… The Realm Where Faerie Tales Dwell is home to them all. Traditional fairy tales from Cinderella to The Princess and the Pea are twisted, retold, and blended with murder mystery and good old fashioned adventure. Join heroines and heroes alike as they fight ogres, outsmart dragons, uncover political secrets, and learn why you should never duel someone who's sitting down.OTHER FAERIE TALES SERIES INCLUDE: Pieces in the Cinders by Emilee King Rose Red by Jessica Parker Bean Finds a Pet by Alison Palmer The Faceless Princess (coming soon) Barley and Rye by Rebecca J. Carlson Transforming Magic (coming soon) Becoming Cinderella by Lecia Crider The Dragon's Maid by Alison Miller Woods Discover more at www.FictionVortex.com

Happily ever after begins with a curse. Red's heart broke the day her father left. Ten years later, Red's mother still refuses to leave their home, insisting that he will return. Red and her twin sister Snow stay by her side, unaware of their mother's magical gift of commanding wild animals. That is, until one winter night when a bear shows up at their doorstep-and Red can understand him. Thrust into the midst of the Kingdom's fate, Red, her steadfast friend, Talon, and his eagle Goldie, must find a means to break a powerful curse, before she can heal her family and have a chance to find her own happily ever after.

Eva, a formidable young witch, has one job; clean up whatever remains of the Coven's latest victim. Unfortunately for her, that's easier said than done when the victim's roommate returns home from vacation. Magic is supposed to simplify life, but all it seems to do for Eva now is create more chaos. She's not ready to kill an innocent stranger, but she may have to if she wants to continue being a witch.

Heaven didn't want him. Hell couldn't have him. Now Rob has to find out why he can't die-before it drives him insane.Rob wakes to find himself strapped to a hospital bed, his wife and infant son nowhere to be found. Alone and drugged, he desperately seeks the truth. But will it be more than he can handle? When Rob discovers what he is capable of, it could be his worst nightmare, and his only hope.Never let death have the final word. Full of action and intrigue, this paranormal urban fantasy will pull you into a world of dark secrets and twisted motives.For more of Rob and the rest of the shared world of Ash Falls, check out fictionvortex.com.

This young wizard's no fly-by knight. A young wandman on a fool's quest. A six-fingered former thief with a taste for a good brew. An animate parchment born of magic and a boy's despair. The one's Emrys Lailoken, the other his best friend and companion Dierder, and the third, naturally, is Parchment. Emrys Lailoken must seek the Wholly Pale, a thing few know of and fewer still know how to find. If the Order of Chaos or his curse doesn't kill him first, he just might find true love along the way. Together with Dieder and Parchment, he will learn what disaster spells like, how randomly love casts its nets, and just how far a bad, old-fashioned pun can take you. Full of feint-hearted wizards, feared less young witches, and the occasional needling demon, this story will have you seeing stars...and the odd planet. In episodic form, Quest for the Wholly Pale takes you through a magical, space adventure that's one dash space opera, two pinches fantasy, and all satire. Fans of the humor and planet-hopping of Guardians of the Galaxy and the fantasy and wit of The Princess Bride and Terry Pratchett's Discworldwill love the quirky wizards and explorations of true love. WHAT IS WIZARDS IN SPACE? Imagine a world in which medieval wizardry not only flourished but created a level of technological progress akin to what we see in classic sci-fi. Here, wizards take to the stars and explore the universe in enchanted starships crewed by sorcerers, witches, and all sorts of fantastical creatures.

Sometimes you've got to fight, sometimes you've got to run. Sometimes it makes no difference at all.Detectives Pike and McDonagh are about to learn you never bring a gun to an axe fight. McDonagh is a mangy old-timer doing his best to take his new partner under his wing. Pike is a hot-headed recruit certain her partner has outlasted his usefulness. While investigating the murder of a fellow member of the Ash Falls Police Department, they're confronted with a reality neither of them thought possible.As each new discovery brings them one step closer to an unstoppable social order that has maintained the very threads of their community for generations, the mystery beneath the murder threatens to unravel Pike and McDonagh's sanity, and if they're not careful, condemn them to a fate worse than death. What starts as a mission to bring a killer to justice will end as a desperate scrap for salvation.If you're into urban fantasy and paranormal mystery/thrillers that aren't glittery and filled with angsty teens, then Holly is for you. This gritty police procedural will remind readers of The Dresden Files and The Rivers of London.Read Holly, and all the stories based in Ash Falls, for your fill of gritty, urban fantasy badness in the form of page-turning episodes that will keep you up all night.

In a time of blood and myth, humanity used its nuclear weapons to crack the world. In the year of blinding white light which followed, gods of death and cruelty poured through the gap and staked their claims, fueled by the relentless smothering of human lives. Two hundred years later, humanity has risen from the ashes. It is a terrifying new frontier teeming with outlaws, gunslingers, monsters, and demons.But not all is lost. The Midnight Agency takes the jobs no one else dares. To fight monsters, you need a few devils. A crew has been hired to deliver cargo to the last surviving museum of the old world-a captain with an ancient past, a gunslinger who can speak to ghosts, a crippled sheriff with a knack for engineering, and a mysterious witch. But when they are pursued by a sinister killer with terrible power, their only hope might just be Kory "Diablo" Shaw, a teenager with a cursed pistol and a devilish secret, who has faced a Death God before...and lived.In episodic form, The Midnight Agency takes you on a rip-roaring adventure that is one shot of post-apocalyptic horror, two shots of dark fantasy, and all weird western. Fans of Deadlands and The Dark Tower saga will love the haunted landscapes, dark magic, and tortured souls. Welcome to the New West. Welcome to the world you deserve.

She'll reduce the world to cinders to solve her father's murder.Ever since Stella's father died, her stepmother has made life miserable. Stella dreams of exploring the kingdom of Elaria with her best friend Izzy, another social outcast, but her plans are halted when she overhears a royal guard talking about a murder investigation: her father's. Suddenly, everything Stella has ever known breaks into pieces of carefully constructed lies. Determined to prove her stepmother guilty, Stella and Izzy set out to find the truth, no matter the cost.Fairy tales collide when Stella discovers the truth about her father's death, and she'll stop at nothing to bring his killer to justice--even if the murderer is her own stepmother.

The Age of Omicron has begun...Riya De Moor retired from the military to settle down and teach history. But when mythic monsters rise up to threaten the Earth, and Merlin appears in Riya's village, the veteran must fight once more to change history. Now, teacher and wizard will travel the globe, assembling a team of resurrected heroes-- relics of the ancient past, fighting to save the future.

Where reefer and el chupacabra merge in a life-and-death fight against the Man. Viva this!In the summer of 1918, Chancho Villarreal finds himself spit out by his once-beloved revolution. His ideals dashed, he crosses the border into Texas and starts a new life as a goat herder and marihuana farmer with his friends, Muddy and Nena. When Chancho and Muddy inadvertently create the legend of El Chupacabra in an elaborate scam to protect their cannabis crop, they draw the ire of Texas Ranger J.T. McCutchen, soon to be known as the Reefer Ranger.Fugitives from McCutchen's brand of justice, victims of racial prejudice, and pitted against the wilds of a Texas haunted by rumors of chupacabras behind every bush, Chancho and his friends are forced out of the frying pan into the fire. Chancho will need to outrun his devils, past and present, if he's to save his friends and rediscover his passion for revolution.When it comes down to a high-noon standoff between Chancho and the Ranger in the small village of Santo Poco, Chancho gets one last chance to fight for the ideals of his youth-one last chance to stand up against the Man. In the end, only one will stand.Fistful of Reefer delivers a surge equivalent to a cocktail of one part serotonin, two parts adrenaline, with a dash of grenadine served over ice. This over the top, steampunk western resides between No Country for Old Men and The Three Amigos.*Newly Re-released and Edited with Bonus Episodes: Reefer Ranger and Del Rio Con Amor!MORE ABOUT THE LOST DMB FILES:Dime novelist and pulp fiction writer, David Mark Brown, mysteriously disappeared during the 1930s. Until recently, his obscure writings had all but been forgotten. Violent conspiracy theorists contend his fiction preserves a secret history, a history able to reclaim our future, if the war it unleashes doesn't destroy us in the process.Ranging from steampunk westerns to campy horror, these lost files harken back to an age of dime-store novels and over-the-top stories full of anti-heroes, complex villains, nightmarish monsters, conspiracy theories, shootouts, and explosions.OTHER SCHISM 8 SERIES: The Green Ones De Novo Relec HuntersFind out more about Fiction Vortex and our StoryVerses at www.fictionvortex.com.

Banished to the Divine Realms, the gods have been ignored for too long. Technology and human belief shift the fabric between realms, making it possible for the gods to interact with humans in ways that the world hasn't seen for hundreds of years. Can the world survive the resurgence of the gods or will it succumb to chaos?