Archive for August 10, 2025

 

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Joe Mack is back,
solving cold cases that eluded Eliot Ness and kicking demon butt.

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Times Change

Joe Mack Shadow Council Files Book 5

by Gail Z. & Larry N. Martin

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Roaring 20’s Monster Hunter

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Joe Mack is back,
solving cold cases that eluded Eliot Ness and kicking demon butt.

Josef Magarac was a brave man, a strong man, a hard-working immigrant who only
wanted a better life for his family. Then he was murdered, and an ancient
Slavic god brought him back to life, gave him new abilities, and a mission to
protect those who can’t protect themselves. Now he’s Joe Mack, immortal thanks
to the Slavic god, and a champion against dark magic, demons, and things that
go bump in the night.

Joe’s previous collection of adventures spanned the Roaring Twenties and
Prohibition. Now he’s in the modern era, working with new partners and
adjusting to a whole new century. But old cases have resurfaced, and demons
never die. A supernatural serial killer has returned, and some of the evil Joe
thought was done and dusted has returned to wreak havoc. It will take all of
the supernatural abilities, wit, and will of Joe and his partners—past and
present—to stop the dark forces once and for all. If they fail, it will unleash
a wave of demonic vengeance, blood, and death unlike anything Cleveland has
ever seen.

Times Change is a non-stop thrill ride full of paranormal action,
found family, dark magic, and loyal friends.

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Forged

The Joe Mack Adventures Volume 1

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When you ask a god
for favors, be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.

From the bloody steel mill strikes of Pennsylvania rose a true man of steel, a
steelworker transformed into something more by the power of the old gods. Josef
Magarac was a brave man, a strong man, a hard-working immigrant who only wanted
a better life for his family. Then he was murdered, and an ancient Slavic god
brought him back to life, gave him new abilities, and a mission to protect
those who can’t protect themselves.

Now he’s Joe Mack, and together with his allies, Secret Service agent Jack West
and heiress Sarah Grace McAllen Harringworth, he handles the hard cases the
regular feds won’t touch like magic-wielding mobsters, Lovecraftian monsters,
and secret supernatural societies.

The Joe Mack Adventures: Volume One is a non-stop thrill ride full of
paranormal action, found family, dark magic, and loyal friends.

This is a collection of four books in the Joe Mack Shadow Council Files by
award-winning author team Gail Z. & Larry N. Martin, authors of the Spells,
Salt, & Steel and the Wasteland Marshals series. The Shadow Council Case
Files are historical fantasy novellas set in the world of Quincy Harker, Demon
Hunter, that tell the true stories behind the tall tales surrounding some of
the world’s most famous (and infamous) folk heroes.

This collection includes CauldronBlack SunChicagoland,
and Spellbound.

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Gail Z. Martin  writes urban fantasy, epic fantasy,
steampunk and more for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, Falstaff Books, SOL
Publishing and Darkwind Press. Urban fantasy series include Deadly Curiosities
and the Night Vigil (Sons of Darkness). Epic fantasy series include Darkhurst,
the Chronicles Of The Necromancer, the Fallen Kings Cycle, the Ascendant
Kingdoms Saga, and the Assassins of Landria.

Together with
Larry N. Martin, she is the co-author of Iron & Blood, Storm & Fury
(both Steampunk/alternate history), the Spells Salt and Steel comedic horror
series, the Roaring Twenties monster hunter Joe Mack Shadow Council series, and
the Wasteland Marshals near-future post-apocalyptic series. As Morgan Brice,
she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance, with the Witchbane, Badlands,
Treasure Trail, Kings of the Mountain and Fox Hollow series. Gail is also a
con-runner for ConTinual, the online, ongoing multi-genre convention that never
ends.

Larry N. Martin is the author of the
new sci-fi adventure novel Salvage Rat, and the new portal fantasy series, The
Splintered Crown, A Tankards and Heroes novel. He is the co-author (with Gail
Z. Martin) of the Spells, Salt, and Steel: New Templar Knights series; the Steampunk
series Iron & Blood; and a collection of short stories and novellas: The
Storm & Fury Adventures set in the Iron & Blood universe. He is also
the co-author (with Gail) of the Wasteland Marshals series and the Joe Mack –
Shadow Council series from Falstaff Books.

The Martins have three children, a Maltese, and a Golden Retriever.


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For it is written in the stars…

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The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper

The Star Writers Trilogy Book 1

by Mary K. Savarese

Genre: Fantasy Adventure, Romance

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Spring into
Fantasy Adventure intertwined with Romance!

Enjoy the breakout novel, Book I of The StarWriters Trilogy, The
Girl in the Toile Wallpaper.
Continue the adventure with The
StarWriters Club 
Book II (2024) and Return the Girl In The
Toile Wallpaper
, Book III coming 2025.

Want Fantasy, Adventure, Romance?

Lyly’s heart yearns for true love until family loyalty is betrayed by a greedy
Noble.

Imprisoned by the evil Wizard, she became The Girl in the Toile
Wallpaper.

That is, until fate beckons…

Will the young American tourist Tyler Charles remember his class physics in
time to reverse the ancient curse and save the love of his life?

Or will Lyly be doomed forevermore?

The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper is the break out novel and Book #1
of The StarWriters Trilogy by Author Mary K. Savarese. The
Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
 explores the fantasy genre, with
mysterious worlds, magic cats and romances through the ages. Set in the
medieval Tuscan cities of Siena and Florence, Italy, readers will relish in the
rich detail and beautiful scenes presented by Savarese.

Royal Dragonfly Book Award (20022) Winner in Science
Fiction / Fantasy & Young Adult Fiction

NYC Big Book Award (2022) Distinguised Favorite in Fantasy

Chanticlear International Book Awards (2022) First Place & Grand Prize
Finalist

 

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Prologue

 

It is said, “Where evil rages, hope prevails.” This is not about evil for hope shall find a way …

 

He watched as the dark shadows swirled across the room. A wind, as strong as a summer tornado, spun and yet moved nothing. Dante hid in the shadows and the sound of squalls raged through his ears. He inched his way toward the massive windows and darted behind the heavy drapery. His heart raced and he gasped when shards of light flashed through the room and threatened his reality. When a lightning bolt shattered, he winced and stepped deeper into the folds of the fabric. Standing in the middle of the study, a boy held tightly to a girl in his arms. Dante wanted to help them but how? The evil man’s robe glimmered with each wave of his arm. Dante watched in horror as the man threw the sheets of paper onto the floor. His long, golden fingernails glowed in the dim light. As the pages floated, each piece crawled toward the couple as if alive. Awkward sounds filled Dante’s ears as ghost-like buildings hovered through the air as if they were nothing more than a whisp of smoke. Now, a medieval scene flashed before his eyes, and the curtains vibrated in his hands. A flicker of an olive tree and then a farmhouse and then a vineyard … are those sheep? Dante tried to inch closer but his feet refused to move. He was glued in place behind the drapes. The ghostly objects disappeared into the paper and he trembled in terror. The shadows formed into a miniature print, each arranging itself according to the direction of the evil man. The man was painting a distressing scene through the movements of his symphonic hands. The wizard swiped along the floor and the girl was jerked into the air. She hovered for only a moment before spinning as easily as a spinning wheel. Then as if no friction ever existed, the girl screamed and the wind sucked her into the cloth paper … the girl was gone…

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The Star Writers Club

The Star Writers Trilogy Book 2

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Spring into Fantasy Adventure!

Enjoy Book II of The StarWriters TrilogyThe StarWriters
Club
following the 2021 release of the award winning
fiction novel, The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper (Book I). The
Girl in the Toile Wallpaper 
explores the fantasy genre, with
mysterious worlds, magic cats and romances through the ages. Set in the
medieval Tuscan cities of Siena and Florence, Italy, readers will relish in the
rich detail and beautiful scenes presented by Savarese.

The StarWriters Club follows twelve new arrivals to the band that
surrounds Heaven. Together, they must train to deliver His Plan to the stars.

But when the evil Beck decides otherwise, the StarWriters are called into
action to save three members who were just sucked through the gates and into
the pits of Hell.

Follow our StarWriters as they trek across the villages of the band and learn
how His Plan is distributed by those working in His Plan room. Will the
good/evil clocks continue to click toward evil, or will our StarWriters prevail
and turn the fate of time?

It is only by combining their strengths and wisdom not yet learned that they
just might succeed. Perhaps by accepting their last few moments on Earth, they
might endure what awaits. For it is Written in the Stars!

 

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**Coming Soon!**

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Return of the Girl In the Toile Wallpaper

The Star Writers Trilogy Book 3

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I was born and
grew up in Brooklyn, New York, going on to earn a business degree in accounting
from City University, NY. Soon after I found myself working in insurance and
financing and went on to marry my wonderful husband. We moved to New England.

I have spent
thirteen years as a religious education teacher and have lived and worked in
New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. For the past decade, I have served as
a Eucharistic minister at my local Catholic church, bringing the Eucharist to
community nursing homes. After raising a family in CT, my husband and I became
Florida Residents though continue to spend time in CT where I continue in my
ministry

My debut novel is
a contemporary Spiritual Mystery that transcends three genres: Mystery,
Spirituality, and Romance. I love to write imaginative stories for all ages! I
hope you enjoy this story and look out for more to follow! Tigers Love Bubble
Baths & Obsession Perfume (who knew!)has received 5 Stars from Readers’
Favorites and global award from Royal DragonFly.

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