The tease is over! Here's the cover of the forthcoming Floozy Goes Forth in all its glory!
Visit Different Worlds!
🌕 Fantasy 🌙
Bone Sliver
by Debra Chandler
The World is Changing.... Maxwell Edison, agent of The Office of Human Protection is given an assignment. Sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, he's staking out a spreading rash of anomalous activity unprecedented in the world so far. With agents and civilians dying all around him, it’s up to him to find a way to stop the oncoming paranormal cataclysm that has been engineered by a mysterious shadow organization. In the face of unstoppable magic, can he hold on to his humanity?
by Wendy Blanton
An ancient curse keeps men in fear of dragons, so only women can ride them in Slan—while only men can perform magic. As a necromancer from beyond the edge of the known world threatens invasion, Briant appears—a young man who loves dragons. Wybren Tanwen must decide: Is Briant the dragonborn, the answer to prophecy? Will he save Slan?
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Nova Wave
by Debra Chandler
The Office of Human Protection has come to small-town Oklahoma, but the situation is anything but stable. When agents go missing, Maxwell Edison must investigate. When Max goes missing and a coup is staged from within, everything depends on a woman waking up in a changed world. A woman who has suffered a grievous injury, A woman with no training. Can she possibly save him?
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Rogue Pawn
by Wendy Blanton AKA Elizabeth Joy
Forced from her home, Sieger faced a long road paved with lies and manipulation. Desperate, she did the only thing she could: She turned the tables on her enemies and forged her own fate.
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Sword & Scabbard
by Wendy Blanton
When Nyakas killed his father to protect his wife and son, he wasn't thinking about the consequences. Because Malitor was a Divine Steward, Nyakas had two choices: take Malitor's seat, or defend himself against those who wanted it. Reluctantly, he and Robyn have moved to Mhovan Rosk. He knows that the other Divine Stewards have their own agendas, but it is not until he arrives that he realizes how corrupt the council is. When his advisors discover a hidden prophecy, the solution to the corruption becomes clear, but it may come at a price none of them are able to pay.
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The Dragon's Lady
by Wendy Blanton AKA Elizabeth Joy
A young army officer, heading a team in search of missing CIA agents, is captured by intergalactic slave traders. Her team is sold to a man who is much more than he seems.
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WEATHERED
by Debra Chandler
A shift in the wind. A change in the air. Weather has the power to affect everything around and inside us. What will the next season bring? Will the wind of change bring joy—sadness—or something darker? The pages of this book contain poems and tales that will leave even the most stalwart souls—WEATHERED.
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Nova Wave by Debra Chandler
The Office of Human Protection has come to small-town Oklahoma, but the situation is anything but stable. When agents go missing, Maxwell Edison must investigate. When Max goes missing and a coup is staged from within, everything depends on a woman waking up in a changed world. A woman who has suffered a grievous injury, A woman with no training. Can she possibly save him?
Buy on Amazon!
Rogue Pawn by Wendy Blanton AKA Elizabeth Joy
Forced from her home, Sieger faced a long road paved with lies and manipulation. Desperate, she did the only thing she could: She turned the tables on her enemies and forged her own fate.
Buy on Amazon!
Sword & Scabbard by Wendy Blanton
When Nyakas killed his father to protect his wife and son, he wasn't thinking about the consequences. Because Malitor was a Divine Steward, Nyakas had two choices: take Malitor's seat, or defend himself against those who wanted it. Reluctantly, he and Robyn have moved to Mhovan Rosk. He knows that the other Divine Stewards have their own agendas, but it is not until he arrives that he realizes how corrupt the council is. When his advisors discover a hidden prophecy, the solution to the corruption becomes clear, but it may come at a price none of them are able to pay.
Buy on Amazon!
The Dragon's Lady by Wendy Blanton AKA Elizabeth Joy
A young army officer, heading a team in search of missing CIA agents, is captured by intergalactic slave traders. Her team is sold to a man who is much more than he seems.
Buy on Amazon!
WEATHERED by Debra Chandler
A shift in the wind. A change in the air. Weather has the power to affect everything around and inside us. What will the next season bring? Will the wind of change bring joy—sadness—or something darker? The pages of this book contain poems and tales that will leave even the most stalwart souls—WEATHERED.
Buy on Amazon!
A bit of everything good!
Anthologies
Blackbirds First FlightBy Various Authors
⇨ An unhappy wife can't decide what to do about her boorish husband until an uneaten meal gives her a dark idea...
⇨ Something is raising zombies in Tulsa, and Justina Grave is the only one who can stop it...
⇨ When a fat farm promises to make Edyth thin again, her dream comes true. She will never be fat again—or safe...
⇨ Hopping a freight train can be a cheap way to travel. Unless you pick the wrong boxcar...
⇨ One kiss gives Francois immortality, but at a cost he doesn't see coming...
⇨ A woman warrior must choose her fate as the Romans ravage her land...
⇨ Stalked by terrible creatures seeking vengeance, a band of robbers runs for their lives in medieval France...
This anthology will lead you into dark, twisted places filled with mystery and delight. Enjoy thrilling stories and chilling poems by authors Stephen B. Bagley, Kent Bass, Wendy Blanton, Gail Henderson, Tamara Siler Jones, and Jean Schara.
Buy on Amazon
Blackbirds Second Flightby Various Authors
Enjoy new dark and twisted stories and poems from Stephen B. Bagley, Wendy Blanton, Gail Henderson, Ken Lewis, Jean Schara, and Heath Stallcup
Buy on Amazon
Buy on Barnes & Noble!
Buy on Books-A-Million!
Buy on Lulu!
Blackbirds Third Flight
by Various Authors
Enjoy these dark fantasies:
✥ A dead girl asks one final question.
✥ A young man rides a forbidden dragon.
✥ With claw and fang, Malone will fight.
✥ Justina Grave battles a dangerous witch.
✥ A father faces his family's terrible secret.
✥ The end of the world begins in a backyard.
✥ A predator prowls on Halloween night.
✥ Thunder Mountain will kill the careless.
✥ Learn the final truth of the Tooth Fairy.
✥ A wolf reveals the face of the true beast.
And much more in this anthology of thrilling tales and poetry from Kathy Akins, Stephen B. Bagley, Wendy Blanton, Michael Canton, D.E. Chandler, Erin Cochran, Gail Henderson, Mariana Llanos, Jean Schara, and Heath Stallcup.
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Prosateurs: Tales & Truth
by the Prosateurs
Enjoy articles, essays, memoirs, poems, recipes, short stories, and more from members of the Prosateurs writing group, including
➼ 13 Ways to be More Creative in your life.
➼ How NOT to curse like a sailor.
Yule Tidings
by the Prosateurs
The Prosateurs celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's with articles, devotionals, essays, memoirs, poems, recipes, short stories, including:
Be the Hostess with the Mostest!
Enjoy Tasty Christmas Sausage Balls
Awake Prayer and Thanksgiving!
Marvel at the Ancient Yutetide Origins!
Listen to the Christmas Bells Sing!
Survive the Holidays with Ease!
When Does One Plus One Equal Eleven?
The Other Serving Girl Tells her Tale!
The Turducken Hits the Fan!
Realize You're Not Poor at All!
And much more!
Buy on Amazon!
Buy on Lulu!
Buy on Barnes & Noble!
Buy on BooksAMillion!
Blackbirds Third Flightby Various Authors
Enjoy these dark fantasies:
✥ A dead girl asks one final question.
✥ A young man rides a forbidden dragon.
✥ With claw and fang, Malone will fight.
✥ Justina Grave battles a dangerous witch.
✥ A father faces his family's terrible secret.
✥ The end of the world begins in a backyard.
✥ A predator prowls on Halloween night.
✥ Thunder Mountain will kill the careless.
✥ Learn the final truth of the Tooth Fairy.
✥ A wolf reveals the face of the true beast.
And much more in this anthology of thrilling tales and poetry from Kathy Akins, Stephen B. Bagley, Wendy Blanton, Michael Canton, D.E. Chandler, Erin Cochran, Gail Henderson, Mariana Llanos, Jean Schara, and Heath Stallcup.
Buy on Amazon
Prosateurs: Tales & Truth by the Prosateurs
Enjoy articles, essays, memoirs, poems, recipes, short stories, and more from members of the Prosateurs writing group, including
➼ 13 Ways to be More Creative in your life.
➼ How NOT to curse like a sailor.
➼ A daughter endures her mother melting away.
➼ What's alive in that garage can?
➼ How to bake a Fruit Cocktail Cake.
➼ How to bake a Fruit Cocktail Cake.
➼ Relish a sonnet for Autumn.
➼ Learn the amazing secret of the Thanksgiving Tree.
➼ How do you deal with doubt?
➼ An Air Force wife confronts her future.
➼ An Air Force wife confronts her future.
➼ Special Bonus: Prosateurs share Writing Tips.
by the Prosateurs
The Prosateurs celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's with articles, devotionals, essays, memoirs, poems, recipes, short stories, including:
Be the Hostess with the Mostest!
Enjoy Tasty Christmas Sausage Balls
Awake Prayer and Thanksgiving!
Marvel at the Ancient Yutetide Origins!
Listen to the Christmas Bells Sing!
Survive the Holidays with Ease!
When Does One Plus One Equal Eleven?
The Other Serving Girl Tells her Tale!
The Turducken Hits the Fan!
Realize You're Not Poor at All!
And much more!
Buy on Amazon!
Buy on Lulu!
Buy on Barnes & Noble!
Buy on BooksAMillion!
Perfect for Halloween!
Blackbirds Second Flight
Perfect for Halloween!
Featuring thrilling stories and poetry from Stephen Bagley, Wendy Blanton,
Gail Henderson, Ken Lewis,
Jean Schara, and Heath Stallcup!
A bit about the Blackbirds
The anthology Blackbirds First Flight featured stories from Stephen B. Bagley, Kent Bass, Wendy Blanton, Gail Henderson, Jean Schara, and Tamara Siler Jones.
To quote Pru Simmons: “Blackbirds First Flight is an anthology of stories and poetry with a dark, sensual twist. The stories run the gambit from thrilling Gothic adventure to modern urban fantasy to fantastic encounters with the macabre. The poetry is uniformly excellent and tells dark stories of its own, many related to mythology.”
Here's a bit about the authors:
Stephen B. Bagley wrote Tales from Bethlehem, Murder by Dewey Decimal, Murder by the Acre, Floozy & Other Stories, and EndlesS and co-authored Undying with Gail Henderson. His works have appeared in Writer's Digest, Creations 2014, Creations 2013, Creations 2012, ByLine Magazine, Free Star, Nautilus Magazine, OKMagazine, and other publications. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. He is a member of Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. Visit https://stephenbbagley.blogspot.com for more info.
Kent Bass enjoys writing Gothic action/adventure stories. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business and from the University of Oklahoma, with a Master of Science in Accountancy. He and his family live in Dallas, Texas, where he works for the nation’s leading tax software company. Blackbirds First Flight was his first publication.
Wendy Blanton published three fantasy novels, The Dragon’s Lady, Rogue Pawn, and Sword and Scabbard under the pen name Elizabeth Joy with co-author Scott Carman. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management from the University of Mount Olive and served in active duty for the United States Air Force for eight years. She is an apprentice bard and tells Celtic folk tales at Scottish Highland Games and other venues. Visit https://wendyblanton.wordpress.com for more info.
Gail Henderson co-authored Undying with Stephen B. Bagley. She collaborated with noted Oklahoma photographer Michael Duncan to produce Bare, a book of poetry and photography. Red Bird Woman, a collection of her poetry, was published in 2013. Her work has appeared in Creations 2014, Creations 2013, Creations 2012, and ByLine Magazine. She holds a Masters of Education in English and Social Studies from East Central University. Visit https://redbirdwoman.blogspot.com for more info.
Tamara Siler Jones is a wife, mom, writer, quilter, and cat-wrangler from rural Iowa. She has numerous novels in print/eBook, including Ghosts in the Snow, winner of the Compton Crook Award for best first novel of the year in the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror genre; Threads of Malice; Valley of the Soul; SPORE; and the newly released Morgan's Run. Visit http://www.tamara-jones.net for more info.
Jean Schara retired from a 28-year career in the United States Air Force in 2008 and took up residence in Texas. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland University College with a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing and of the Troy State University with a Master of Science in Adult Education. She has had several book reviews published in the Air Power Journal and several articles published in Vision: A Resource for Writers. Visit http://pmtoo.jeanschara.com journal for more info.
Blackbirds First Flight is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Lulu, and other online retailers. Visit https://blackbirdsflights.blogspot.com for more info.
Blackbirds Third Flight On Sale!
Blackbirds Third Flight is now available at
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion, Lulu,
& other online retailers!
Enjoy these dark fantasies:
➧ A dead girl asks one final question.
➧ A young man rides a forbidden dragon.
➧ With claw and fang, Malone will fight.
➧ Justina Grave battles a dangerous witch.
➧ A father faces his family's terrible secret.
➧ The end of the world begins in a backyard.
➧ A predator prowls on Halloween night.
➧ Thunder Mountain will kill the careless.
➧ Learn the final truth of the Tooth Fairy.
➧ A wolf reveals the face of the true beast.
And much more in this anthology of thrilling tales and poetry from Kathy Akins, Stephen B. Bagley, Wendy Blanton, Michael Canton, D.E. Chandler, Erin Cochran, Gail Henderson, Mariana Llanos, Jean Schara, and Heath Stallcup.
Book Signing Slated
The signing will offer signed books, Halloween candy, special
gift bags for the first 25 customers, giveaways, special pricing on the
authors' other books, and author presentations. The book will also be on sale
at that time for $12.
“Blackbirds Third Flight is an anthology of stories
and poetry with a dark, adventuresome twist,” said Kyra Childers, Many Rivers
Harbor
The authors featured in the anthology include:
Kathy Akins began writing when she retired from a 30-year career
with the United States Postal Service. She has won several awards with her
poetry, devotionals, and short fiction. A love for history, family, and animals
touches her everyday life and inspires her story ideas and characters. She
lives in Oklahoma
Stephen B. Bagley co-wrote Undying,
a collection of poetry with Gail Henderson in 2015. He wrote Murder by Dewey Decimaland Murder by the Acre .
His other books include Tales
from Bethlehem Pontotoc County Chronicles, Tulsa
World OKMagazine, Free Star, Dark
Prairies & Deep Rivers Oklahoma
State University ,
Stillwater , Oklahoma
Wendy Blanton started writing when she learned to string words
into sentences. She published three fantasy novels, The Dragon’s Lady, Rogue Pawn,
and Sword and Scabbard, under the name Elizabeth Joy with
co-author Scott Carman. Currently, she writes novels and short stories in
several genres. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management
from the University of Mount Olive, Mount
Olive , North Carolina Illinois
Michael Cantin is a poet and sloth fanatic residing somewhere in
the wilds of Orange County ,
California
D.E. Chandler released her debut novel, Bone Sliver, in October 2015. In 2013, her poem,
“Oppenheimer” and her short story “One Way Window” both won honorable mention
and publication in Outside the
Lines. In 2015, her poem “Carroll After Dark” won first place and
publication in the Tulsa Review’s 2015 Spring contest issue. She is currently a
senior at Rogers State University Oklahoma
Erin Cochran writes dark fiction including everything from
classic horror to literary thrillers. Her love for the writings of H.P.
Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe, and later Stephen King, began early in life with
bedtime stories from her dad and listening to Mystery Theater on the radio
while nodding off to sleep. She has numerous short stories and offerings of
dark poetry, as well as her first novella in the genre, Of Noble Blood. She lives on a
homestead farm with her family and all manner of animals from a pet snake to
milk goats. She is writing a collection of horror short stories based on
mythology and a vampire novel, The
Sang Fye of New Orleans. Connect with her on Twitter @ep_ferguson and Facebook.
Gail Henderson co-wrote Undying,
a collection of poetry with Stephen B. Bagley in 2015. She collaborated with
noted photographer Michael Duncan to produce Bare,
a book of poetry and photography that explores the enigma of womanhood in the
world. She wrote Red Bird Woman,
a collection of her poetry published in 2013 under the name Gail Wood. Her work
has also appeared in Blackbirds
First Flight, Blackbirds Second Flight, Creations 2014, Creations 2013: 40 Ways
to Look at Love, Creations 2012, and ByLine Magazine. She holds a
Masters of Education in English and Social Studies from East
Central University ,
Ada , Oklahoma
Mariana Llanos was born and raised in Lima , Peru Lima Oklahoma
Jean Schara retired from a 28-year career in the United States
Air Force in 2008 and took up residence in Central Texas .
Since then, she’s been writing and helping her husband with the never-ending To
Do list under the guidance and direction of their nine rescue cats. She is a
graduate of the University of Maryland University College with a Bachelor of
Arts in Professional Writing and of the Troy
State University ,
Montgomery
Heath Stallcup was born in Salinas ,
California , and relocated to Oklahoma Charleston , South Carolina , and Bangor ,
Washington East
Central University ,
Ada , Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Phoenix
Blackbirds Third Flight is available from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com,
Lulu.com, and other online retailers.
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