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Hubert Digby lies in a hospital bed in a post-apocalyptic world. He is over seventy years old, and can't remember his own name, his past life, or why he's the only one alive in world long since destroyed. As if things weren't bad enough, his legs don't work. The bodies in the bed next to him are charred corpses. The sky is a molten red and orange flame, and the roof of the hospital is gone. There is no sign of life, not even a single blade of grass. Hugh is, quite literally, the only living thing.

But often, memories of a beautiful face, a pristine lake, and fishing with a boy come to him in crystal clear imagery. Only he can't tell if they're merely hopeful dreams or actual reality. In order to stay sane - to withstand the hellish ordeal in which he finds himself - Hugh must hold onto everything he can while he can, even if his own recollections are nothing more than pretend.

King of Forgotten Land is a cathartic, literary piece of thought-provoking fantasy about the extremes of isolation and solitude.

 

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All the Gods Against Me, The Story of Clarence Manning, is Free today on Amazon: A dark, tragic, gritty tale of supernatural fantasy and horror, not for the faint of heart. Filled with adult themes, philosophy, and mature content, All the Gods Against Me is for fans who like a little more meat and potatoes to their fiction. And it's in paperback, too!

http://www.amazon.com/All-Gods-Against-Me-Clarence-ebook/dp/B00IXVLMVY/ref=la_B0075FG106_1_2_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416156705&sr=1-2

 

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Free All Week on Amazon:
Jedediah Delaney is out spending the holidays shopping with Hannah Olstead. In the skies above, he longs for snow, but the night is clear. Another entity, however, is about to present itself, one born from the Lies and Shadows of Jed's very own mind. Suddenly, Jed finds himself transported to the winter landscape he longs for, but the snow is far more bitter and cruel than he'd hoped.

On his journey, he finds a boy in rags, and vows to get him to safety. But the blizzard proves endless. Hannah is still lost somewhere in the city without him. And on the horizon, a massive shadow looms darker than the night. Yet, hope lies in a beacon lighting the way, glowing in the distance through the harsh and blinding snow. Jed is not only being led to warmth and safety, he realizes, but into a confrontation with three different versions of himself...all from different times, and all of which he has to come to grips with: his past, his present, and his future.

This dark, literary Christmas novella provides all the confusion, fear, and doubt we face in life everyday with love, solitude, and relationships, but manages to capture the magic, forgiveness, and warmth of the holiday spirit.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sky-Winter-Christmas-Tale-ebook/dp/B00H3R2LSM/ref=la_B0075FG106_1_4_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418239117&sr=1-4

 

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Buick Cannon is a werewolf, but it's getting in the way of his drinking, his bookstore, and time with Christine. Portals are opening. Space ships are chasing him. And he is being haunted by a black mansion he knows nothing about. Still, there's no moon outside, and he hasn't the slightest idea what the hell is going on.

Buick Cannon: A Joke From the Moon is a comic romp down an imaginative landscape in a slapstick thrill ride that will leave you breathless and blow off the back of your head!

Fans of Douglas Adams should find plenty to cackle over in this off-the-wall werewolf tale!

http://www.amazon.com/Buick-Cannon-Joke-Brandon-Berntson-ebook/dp/B00853M6EM/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

 

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"Wanna help me dig up a dead body?"

Kathy Mender's obsession with darkness takes her to the brink of madness. So, much so, she longs to unearth a dead body. When Bobby Farks, her faithful lover, gets word, he has to see it for himself. He follows her to Rose Hill Cemetery in the early hours of a frigid January morning, but what he discovers is far more than unrequited love...

And the dead have a plan of their own...

Free All Week on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Disturb-Dead-novelette-Brandon-Berntson-ebook/dp/B00CB26G7G/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

 

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"In the heart of Malon, there is a soul that cannot die."

Mason Loveless' marriage is falling apart. Divorce is on the horizon, and in order to deal with it, he spends the afternoons drinking and fishing with his cousin, Eric.

But something much bigger is calling...Calliope, a world on the verge of ruin and destruction by the Black God, Malon. The world does more than just speak to Mason. It's calling him home, and he is more than willing to sacrifice his life and his marriage for Calliope's sake.

With Eric by his side, the two embark on an adventure to save a land they know very little about. But there is one condition: in order make Calliope the world it once was, they must leave everything behind...including their own lives.

Calliope is a raw, dark fantasy adult novel dealing with divorce and the tragedy of addiction. Filled with realism, pain and anguish, it is also a novel of redemption, of what it means to make the ultimate sacrifice in the face of adversity. Calliope is a must read for fans of fantasy and science fiction.

http://www.amazon.com/Calliope-Brandon-Berntson-ebook/dp/B00JXZG7G4/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

 

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Clarence Manning is a working stiff and a borderline alcoholic. His only solace is gazing out his window at mankind with a drink in his hand. But when the gods of creation - Trujillo, Donatello, and Lenore - shower him with love and success, he rebukes them with a vengeance. Clarence wants no part of divine intervention.

But he cannot ignore his provenance, which lies with the gods. Trujillo, Donatello, and Lenore, challenge him individually, and when he accepts, Clarence discovers a secret deep within himself: the gods have bestowed him with their power, and what he chooses to do with it is beyond catastrophic.

All The Gods Against Me takes the reader deep into the hardships of humanity and madness, into philosophy and theology, all the while creating its own mythos into a supernatural tale of fantasy and science fiction - a jarring piece of groundbreaking literature and the imagination - sure to become an instant classic.

http://www.amazon.com/All-Gods-Against-Me-Clarence-ebook/dp/B00IXVLMVY/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

 

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Last day Castle Juliet is free!

"In the magical town of Storyville time is malleable. Tigers and aliens co-exist alongside clockmakers and cowgirls. Here, best friends Jack and Alice explore a world of pink lasers, snowflakes, wizards and a pony named Christmas. Yet they also struggle with the realities of school, bullying and the absence of a parent.

The lure of a mystery entwines the story. It is the ultimate mystery--the meaning of life. In moments of intense presence, Alice and Jack find pathways to deeper wisdom and understanding. The wonders of their imaginary world give way to the even more profound wonders of our existence."

Alice and Jacky-boy are the best of friends. For a year they embark on fantastic adventures, most of which are born from Jack's relentless imagination. But as each season draws to a close, another one opens, revealing its own timeless, magical mystery, things Jack and Alice could have never imagined, but are the most important things in life.

http://www.amazon.com/Castle-Juliet-Brandon-Berntson-ebook/dp/B00CIF455Q/ref=la_B0075FG106_1_8_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435337802&sr=1-8

 

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The exact polar opposite of Fifty Shades of Grey and Twilight, a fantasy love story with real heart and depth, The Smoky Dragon, is free all week long on Amazon

In a land of fantasy of wonder, long after she is gone, an old man refuses to let go of his long, lost sweetheart.

http://www.amazon.com/Smoky-Dragon-novelette-Brandon-Berntson-ebook/dp/B00785KGKO/ref=la_B0075FG106_1_10_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1436291847&sr=1-10:

 

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Worlds Away is an urban fantasy novel free all week and through the weekend on Amazon.

Justin Parody is a maintenance man at the Rodeway Inn in Lakewood, Colorado. While picking up garbage, he meets Anna Lightner, a woman who spent the night in her car. Though she hasn't any money and couldn't afford a room, Justin offers her breakfast. The kindness goes a long way because Anna proposes the impossible: "How would you like to come with me, Justin Parody?" Logic, of course, tells him she must be crazy, but another part of him has, coincidentally, been dying to get away, and Anna just happens to remind him of his favorite poem.

Justin accepts, and off they go. Only things aren't what they seem. The world is strangely different already, filled with characters Justin has never seen on Earth.

Soon, they witness the kidnapping of a little girl and realize more is at stake than other worlds and their budding relationship. The girl is Divinity, the Child of Light, and she is at war with the Dragon.

With colorful characters to help them along their way, Justin and Anna venture into different lands and different worlds, uncovering things about themselves they could have never thought possible.

Where the journey leads them, however, is even stranger still...

The story arc comes full circle with the child Divinity, beginning with All the Gods Against Me and continuing on with Calliope. Each novel stands alone, but the story of Divinity is woven throughout the three books. Should readers decide to start at the beginning they can do so, but they do not have to be read in that order.

http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Away-Novel-Divinity-3-ebook/dp/B00JY2X4PI/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

 

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Looking for the exact opposite of 50 Shades of Grey and Twilight? The Smoky Dragon, a profound, literary fantasy love story is free on Amazon! No sex, just heart! Experience love the way it's supposed to be!

An old man pens an account to an invisible reader about his one true love, Donny Patterson, a woman with fiery red hair and the personality of a playful urchin. But when they meet an Indian man and his grandson at a nearby elementary school, more is going on than just a fateful meeting. Something has been preordained, and Donny's body is soon found raped and murdered at the same elementary school playground.

As the narrator sets out to find the old Indian and his grandson, he discovers something for more than he expected: a land of fantasy and wonder parallel to his own, and a chance to reunite with Donny in a more spectral form.

A story rich in color and philosophy. Vibrant, emotional, and lyrical, The Smoky Dragon is more than just a magical, supernatural love story. It is a lesson in life and love.

http://www.amazon.com/Smoky-Dragon-novelette-Brandon-Berntson-ebook/dp/B00785KGKO/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

 

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When We Were Dragons, a young adult fantasy told from the POV of a dragon is free until the 23rd. Ghosts, gods, magic, and lots of heart. Prepare to get misty-eyed.

Justin Silas is a dragon who can change into mortal form at will. When his world, Paramis, collides with Earth with the aid of powerful magic, destruction ensues. Cerras, a giant god made of amber quartz, stirs, restless in his century-long slumber, and dragons are now living side by side with mankind on New Earth and Paramis Altered.

But all is not well.

Lane, a traitorous dragon to her own kind, is turning dragons against mankind and mankind against dragons. She longs to usurp the throne of Cerras, hoping to destroy the Giant God with his own power. Yet fate lies with, Charlie Underhill, a small boy from Earth, who - since the collision - harbors a special kind of magic all his own.

Told from the point of view of Justin Silas, a dragon from Paramis, When We Were Dragons is a young adult/fantasy thrill ride, packed with insane originality, magic, and adventure! Welcome to a new world, where gods and ghosts interact with each other, where falling stars light the neighborhood streets, and dreams, no matter how impossible, become part of our every day lives! There is change in the air, reminiscent of our own history, but is it a happy ending? Find out how two completely different races of beings learn to share one common ground: hope.

http://www.amazon.com/When-Were-Dragons-Brandon-Berntson-ebook/dp/B00CDVZP7C/ref=la_B0075FG106_1_14_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1442683742&sr=1-14&refinements=p_82%3AB0075FG106

 

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Buick Cannon (A Joke From the Moon) is free today and tomorrow on Amazon, a wacky, zany, comedic sort-of werewolf tale! Get yours today!

"I felt like the author took out my brain and juggled it!"
"Get ready to take a ride on a roller coaster with Buick Cannon!"

Buick Cannon is a bookshop owner in the town of Peekie, Colorado. He is also a werewolf. After stepping into a portal on his way to work, things begin to get zany. A black mansion he knows nothing about haunts his sleep, and a strange, itchy blood lust begins to rise.

Still, there's no moon outside. Spaceships are chasing him. He's drinking too much, and on top of everything else, he can't stop imagining his fellow coworker, Christine, naked.

Buick hasn't the slightest idea what the hell is going on. But as the local law enforcement closes is, he isn't sure he can restrain himself, and what follows is a bloody trail going back centuries, and a curse as old as time itself.

https://www.amazon.com/Buick-Cannon-Comic-Horror-Werewolf-ebook/dp/B00853M6EM/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8