We are back!! This Wednesday we will be hosting a knock-out round on Wednesday of these 12 Indie Author books! Whichever book wins will be covered for three weeks on the podcast as we discuss the plot, themes, and characters! But all of these books deserve love, so check out these amazing options!

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Surviving Anstey by Susan Hancock: Fleeing from war in the Auriga Constellation, alien refugees travel through a rift in time and space to a secret location in planet Earth’s distant history. Anstey, the vicious leader of the exiles forces those who accompany him to sign away their lives in work-contracts that bind them and their children to him indefinitely. For those who try to escape and fail there is only death – and worse. It is there that Kat meets Thomas and their perilous adventure begins.

The Kishi by Antoine Bandele: The Kishi—shape-shifting demons who lure young women to gruesome deaths. They can’t be real, can they? Something has slain a villager, and the locals of Bajok point their fingers at Amana, a pacifist monk running from his dark past. But Amana knows there’s something else, something much darker, lurking in the village. Can he save the village, his name, and his principles?

Kingdom of Forgotten Curses by A.R. Kaufer: The prince is a bloodthirsty soldier who enjoys death, fine wine, and the company of beautiful women. Until one fateful night, when everything changes. 80 years later, the king’s barrister, Marius, discovers a reference to the prince and is immediately sent upon a mission of discovery by the king, much to the dismay of his three daughters. At the chateau, Marius makes a deadly mistake, and now someone must pay the price…

Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar: Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack. He stood by when the Authority condemned his son to the brutality of the Rift for non-compliance. He’d never doubted his job as a Regulation Officer before. Then a dead girl washed up on the bank of the Brightwash, tattooed and mutilated.

No Land for Heroes by Cat Black: In a wild west where the only things more dangerous than outlaws are dragons, Deputy Berry is struggling to protect her town and keep her family fed. As a last resort, she robs a train for ammunition only to find that the cargo she needs so badly was owned by war hero Frederic Rousseau.

Parasites by Matthew Samuels: Kael and Alessia are explorers, charting where the things go and bringing valuable resources back to their home planet, Lyra, trying desperately to extend the lifespan of their home world. Alessia’s father, Ben, set out two years ago to uncover another species’ reference to a ‘solution’ to the big crunch problem – but never returned. A chance discovery leads Kael and Alessia to a clue.

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The Dragon Constellation by James Voorhees: Thaddeus, the vampire, is on a quest to save all of time and space as he searches for his lost love. Follow his quest as he collects the weapons needed to conquer the Immortal beast that is bound for full destruction and join him as he looks to convince the disparate players who he believes are called forth in a prophecy as they travel through this future world and its magical kingdoms.

Stormvalor by Starr Z. Davies: A lord and princess are thrown into a tournament against each other, trying to win for their own reasons. Together, they discover that strength and honor alone are not enough to secure victory. The price of winning is far higher than they ever imagined. Throw in an assassin, and it’s even more complicated.

Fragments of a Fallen Star by Viano Oniomoh: Moira Karl-Fisher is ready to do anything to bring her parents back from the dead, even embark on a desperate trip across the sea in an attempt to find the missing pages of a spell to turn back time. She’s barely spent one night away from her island when she’s nearly killed for being a MagiK, and now owes her life to the eccentric Nailah, another MagiK who apparently runs her own ship, and romance may be sparking!

The Heavenly Sword by Alice Poon: Set in a world of human conflicts, fantastical martial arts, sorcery and celestial magic, Alice Poon’s debut fantasy follows a martial maiden’s heartbreaking adventures in her quest for love and justice. The goddess Chang’e is sent to the mortal world to stop the Sky Wolf Zhu Di’s plans to usurp the throne. Reborn as Tang Sai’er, a simple village girl, her celestial mission requires her to learn special martial arts skills, but in order to achieve unrivaled mastery, she must battle against her growing feelings for a member of the evil tyrant’s court.

Pradyutita by Geetha Krishnan: In Hastinapura, Atiratha and Radha find a baby floating in the river. In the palace, the impotent King Pandu is forced to abdicate the throne while his bastard half brother Vidura conspires with his queen Kunti. The blind King Dhritarashtra struggles against his autocratic uncle while the sage Vyasa fights desperately to avert a power struggle within the Kuru family. This is the saga of Mahabharata, as it has never been told before.

Boneyard Cafe by Teresa Louise Johnson: In another dimension called Beyond, Bone Connector performs surgeries on conscious victims. He trades victims’ limbs and tests the limits of the human will to survive. Lee is the alchemist from our dimension who almost forgot what Bone Connector took from her.