In The Burning Time, an unbearable heat wave is affecting Hastings Mills, a small town of 15,000 in upstate New York. Meanwhile, strange suicides baffle the small community. All the young women jumped from a bridge into the Allegheny River. As if that isn't enough,...

The Enochian Wars: Armageddon Unleashed is a future-gothic horror fantasy novel by author Frank Julius Palumbo. An ancient planet filled with horrific winged gargoyles is about to return to an orbit beside the humble planet Earth, bringing with it a prophecy that humanity will be...

The Cleanser: Vargrom, Book 3 is a dark epic fantasy short story written by Kevin Hopson. While this is the third book in the series, the author provides enough background information to enable this to be read and enjoyed as a standalone story. Serell was...

If you’ve ever wondered what the adjectives “rip-snorting” or “humdinger” mean, pick up The Chaos of Change by J.T. Riggen and you’ll know. Talk about an intense, fast-paced, often complicated, yet understandable political thriller! But be prepared to come away with a sense of chaotic...

Jose Luis Mendoza is 53 years old and about to lose his job as a storeman at a Walmart in California. He’s also about to be kicked out of his shared apartment due to his marijuana habit. Jose Luis likes to blame everyone around him,...

There is something very mysterious about the woman in black. Morgan keeps noticing her: on the plane en route to a family trip to Pittsburgh, in the hotel, in the mall, and other places as well. Each time Morgan sees this mysterious woman in black,...

The Book is a work of fiction in the science fiction, action, and adventure genres. Penned by author G. Ron Prida, this engrossing novel introduces readers to a dire situation where humanity faces annihilation, yet the one person who can prevent it remains unaware of...

The Town That Never Was... by Lee M. Cooper takes readers on a chilling investigation into the mysterious disappearances of more than a dozen individuals in a small town in Norway. Officer Christian Hawk returns to work shortly after a traumatic experience, wanting to take...

Secrets abound in the tiny neighborhood of Gordonston, an affluent neighborhood outside Savannah. The four members of the Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club have been meeting for the last ten years in the neighboring dog walking park. While their dogs romp and play, they share...

The Seventh Circle by Todd Cheney is an epic book that really includes 4 books. In this second edition are The Seventh Circle, The Rhythm of Nature, Emperors of Darkness, and The Soulstone. The fantasy world you are taken into is a wonderful one, a...

The Sleeping Warrior is a fantasy-mystery novel by Sara Bain and introduces you quickly to the mystery and the crime. Consulting lawyer Libby Butler is asked to come in at the dead of night to help London police charge a suspect in the murders of...

The King's Scrolls by Jaye L. Knight is the second book in The Ilyon Chronicles. It is an excellent example of Christian fantasy. A lot of the story is told through the eyes of Rebel twins. Another thread involves the spiritual leader of an oppressed...

Thomas Lopinski’s The Art of Raising Hell is the story of young Ryan Johnson (nicknamed Newbie by his friends and throughout the book) and is set in the 1970s. Newbie and his father move to Bunsen Creek, Illinois, after the tragic death of his mom...

The Secret of Excalibur is a fantasy novel by Sahara Foley. Arthur Merlin is a typical, normal human being. But after a freak accident happens to him, things change quite abnormally. He develops certain abilities: telekinesis, telepathy, pyrokinesis and even teleportation; and that’s not even...

With an old-fashioned writing style and a connection to the beloved Dickens’ story, A Christmas Carol, The Ghost of Christmas Past by author Michael Hebler is a must-read for the Christmas season or any other time of the year. The story opens with the Ghost...

The Other Side of Philip K. Dick: A Tale of Two Friends is a non-fiction memoir written by Maer Wilson. Wilson was nineteen years old and happily involved in the second semester of her freshman year at Cal State Fullerton when dramatics major and her...

The Haircut Who Would Be King by Robert Trebor is a Political Fable. This is the story of Donald Rump’s rise from a precocious self-obsessed 9-year-old to President of the United States. Charting his story, we go through disastrous real estate deals and a series...

The Way of Gabriel by Gabriel of Lebanon is a visionary book that invites readers to rediscover who they truly are — sons and daughters of God, loved and redeemed. The book inspires and motivates readers to seek the light of the Divine, and to...

As one person commented on Zap Tales' blog, “I honestly don’t know where to begin.” The Fourth Side: A Prison Odyssey zapped me too…and how! When I began reading, I knew I was about to enter a world I knew only from movies and TV...

The Clockmaker by Drew Neary and Ceri Williams blends the supernatural with horror to keep readers awake as they explore the thrumming hearts of the characters. It is lyrical in style and absorbing in its content. As the first book in a series — there...