Surrender to Destiny by Francis Gideon

Surrender to Destiny by Francis Gideon is now available in e-book format!

Detective Inspector Sebastian Gully has been promoted on the London police force when he and his partner, Joseph Atwell discover the body of a mellified man. The victim was turned into a hive for honey and a mechanical queen lodged inside his chest cavity. There is very little evidence and absolutely no leads.

When more bodies with different bugs and mechanical creatures show up, the desperate detective team seek the help of a phrenologist, Phineas Hoffsteadr, to understand the true nature of the men killed. As Sebastian's relationship with Phineas develops, Sebastian soon realizes there are some things that history -- and himself -- cannot repress.

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Train Job by Jessica Payseur

Train Job by Jessica Payseur is now available in e-book format!

Levi Branton has just invested in a new breed of horse that could really pull in money for him -- if he can transport them safely back to the ranch. But the train he’s on is teeming with trouble, most of which surrounds the attractive and available Asa Eberhardt.

Can Levi let his guard down enough to fall for a man on the run, or will their indulgence lead to disaster?

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London Steam by Lynn Townsend

London Steam by Lynn Townsend is now available in e-book format!

In a reimagined 1890's London, where steam-driven airships rule the skies and monsters roam the streets, the Galileo Observatory's Club for Gentlemen welcomes all -- gwr, shape-changers, vampires, and lords. A high-stakes game leads more than a few men astray.

Poindexter Fitzhughes, renowned hero and scientist, learns just how much trouble a full-blooded gwr can be when he attempts to cure his lover, Lord Seth Maitland, of the disease. But when their backs are against the wall, the two must learn to trust in each other, and more importantly, in their true natures, to prevail.

Meanwhile, Duncan Farnsworth discovers being a vampire has not improved his social life, his chances of finding love, continuing the family line, or getting a bite to eat. Maneuvering his way around a sarcastic butler, his spinster sister, a run-in with an amorous werewolf, and a confrontation with a dead soldier and a French airship captain, Duncan finally finds exactly what he is thirsting for.

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Behind the Red Curtain by Eve Francis

Behind the Red Curtain by Eve Francis is now available in e-book format!

Cassandra Lightman grew up making trinkets and toys. She was on her way to inventing a "flying machine" when she was committed to a sanatorium for hysteria. That's where Dr. Timothy Brown found Sandra and saw her promising intelligence. After Sandra shows Dr. Brown how to cure hysteria in women, she begins to work under him in his medical practice. Since Sandra cannot practice medicine and has no support from her family, she must carry on her position in secret. She goes into Dr. Brown’s office through the back door, speaking to no one, and always covering her face.

Sandra soon meets Bedelia Morten, one of her patients behind the red curtain. Bedelia Morten is an upper class wife with a banker husband and three children of her own. She suffers from insomnia and nightmares, which leads her to seek out Dr. Brown’s practice. Though Bedelia is initially skeptical of Sandra’s skill, she soon learns to appreciate Sandra’s talent and company.

When their relationship becomes too close, Sandra is encouraged by Dr. Brown to invent a "stand-in" for herself. Sandra goes back to her experimental roots and visits her idol-inventor Marlin Manchester. Sandra works many long nights in hopes of creating the first steam-powered vibrator. When Sandra’s invention takes off, she is forced to reconsider her role both in and out of the examination room, her future, and who she wants by her side.

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The Case of the Electric Resurrectionist by David Stroup

The Case of the Electric Resurrectionist by David Stroup is now available in e-book format!

In the steam-powered city of Sylean Tul, bringing the dead back to life is all in a day’s work for Ander Waeryn, the police department’s Consulting Necromancer. But even this ancient city steeped in dark magick is shocked by the latest sensation: a 'professor' who claims to be returning the dead to the land of the living -- without the use of magick.

His “electrical” process is like nothing the city’s wizards have ever seen ... but the formerly departed don't last for long. With wealthy, grieving families lining up to pay their fortunes for the 'miracle,' the Consulting Necromancer is hired to discover what the professor is up to. His race against the clock will take him from the homes of the bereaved to the darkest corners of the city’s boneyards ... and deep into the reanimator’s gruesome laboratory.

What is the secret of the process? What is the reason for the strange, inhuman behavior of the reanimated? And will the conquest of death put an honest necromancer out of business?

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The Theft of Dorian Gray by Joshua Skye

The Theft of Dorian Gray by Joshua Skye is now available in e-book format!

In an alternative Victorian London Oscar Wilde, the famous journalist, is given an overdose of absinthe while visiting his favorite brothel. Addled by the drug, he watches helplessly as Frederick the Swede steals his precious Writer's Tackle. Disaster! The device contains the draft of his latest masterpiece, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and now it's gone into the stinking alleys of Whitechapel.

His search is almost derailed by the gorgeous rentboy Basil, but their erotic tryst is interrupted by Westborough, a magistrate determined to catch Oscar Wilde in the act and lock him up. Basil and Wilde flee, and with the help of Wilde's old friend Lord Homeward, they manage to outwit the mad magistrate.

But what of the precious manuscript? When Basil sees a picture of Frederick, he recognises the man. But his name isn't Frederick. It's Dorian Gray.

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Necromancer & Co. by David Stroup

Now Available from JMS Books LLC!

Necromancer & Co.
by David Stroup

GENRE: Fantasy • Mystery • Paranormal • Steampunk
LENGTH: 178,955 words

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In the city of Sylian Tul, licensed necromancer Ander Waeryn has his hands full.

His wife’s family -- one of the most powerful of the ancient Armiger clans -- just want their wayward daughter to come to her senses and return to the family estate. As an Aelf, Ander isn’t even supposed to have been allowed to study magic, much less a dodgy specialty like necromancy. And it’s harder every day to make a living in the slums of the soot-stained, steam-powered capital of the human-run empire.

Then his latest paying commission goes horribly wrong, and suddenly the Metropolitan Investigation Office’s only Consulting Necromancer is in the middle of a case that has the city ready to boil over. As mobs take to the streets and the city’s press -- led by Ander's ex-lover -- fan the flames, Ander is torn between an investigation the police won’t allow to proceed ... and a horror from the past that shouldn’t exist.

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