The Republic of Eastern Iowa

by Bill Schmalfeldt (Author)

When a series of catastrophic EMP attacks plunges America into darkness, the people of Clinton, Iowa suddenly find themselves cut off from the rest of the country — no electricity, no phones, no internet, no clear idea whether the United States government even still exists.

Mayor Frank Ramey is doing his best to hold the town together with Coleman lanterns, rationed fuel, and whatever remains of common sense. Unfortunately, common sense becomes increasingly difficult to find after local National Guard commander Spencer Tweed decides the crisis requires bold leadership, emergency military authority, and the creation of something called the Republic of Eastern Iowa.

As frightened citizens struggle to survive shortages, rumors, refugees, and each other, Frank finds himself navigating a growing political absurdity involving armed checkpoints, curfews, soup regulations, accidental coups, and one deeply exhausted First Sergeant who slowly realizes somebody may need to stop Spencer before people start getting killed over something unbelievably stupid

A Little Shame

by Katherine Pritchett (Author)

When a naked woman storms a governor’s press conference, Detective Scott Aylward chalks it up to another bizarre day on the job—until the governor’s private security takes her away and the police are shut out.

That’s when coincidence turns dangerous.

Drawn into the woman’s desperate crusade for justice—one born from her mother’s death—Scott uncovers a conspiracy that reaches far beyond a publicity stunt. At its center is the governor’s power broker, a man who controls elections, money, and lives, and who will kill to keep his secrets buried.

As Scott follows the trail, he plunges into a hidden pipeline of corruption: dark money laundering, migrant exploitation, and a deadly drug operation protected at the highest levels of power.

Now Scott holds the final piece of evidence—its location known only to him.

And in a world where truth is a death sentence, knowing too much may cost him everything.

Take the Knight (Shadows of Legacy Book 2) by Dain Muller, https://dainmuller.com/

Charlotte Washington is a seasoned agent dealing with the supernatural. Immersed in a realm where the supernatural is as tangible as the bar stool she sits on, she navigates a world teeming with entities that defy explanation. This is her playground, where her expertise in dealing with things that go bump in the night is unparalleled. It’s not about arrogance; it’s about being the best suited for a job that most wouldn’t dare to dream exists.
In a life lived across centuries, every action has a purpose, and every interaction holds a meaning that transcends what can be captured in a mere photo. The past and present are about to collide, where the unseen is as real as the tangible and where one woman’s journey is inextricably linked to the hidden forces that shape our world.

Hexes and Holograms by Andie Fessey, https://www.andiejfessey.com/

Joanne Carter thought Hexes and Holograms would be her greatest creation, a virtual reality game to immerse players in a world of magic and mystery. But when a deadly glitch kills a player, it becomes clear something far darker has infiltrated her code.

Joanne races to uncover the truth behind the rogue spell causing the death, only to discover ancient runes buried in the game’s programming, runes with power far beyond anything she designed. With the lines between the game and reality blurring, she faces a force refusing to be contained, one threatening to break free into the real world.

With the help of her QA tester, Crosby, and an enigmatic mentor from her past, Joanne must delve into a dangerous blend of magic and technology. Together, they must confront a presence rewriting the rules of her game, and reality itself.But the deeper Joanne digs, the more she realises she may have opened a door which can never be closed. As the shadows close in, she must choose, fight the darkness she unleashed, or lose everything she loves to the nightmare she created.

Hexes and Holograms is a gripping tale of magic, technology, and the price of playing god, where the monsters of the digital world are all too real.

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The Judas Seat

Katherine Pritchett (Author), Renata Johnson (Narrator), The Wild Rose Press (Publisher)

When a South Korean defector takes the reins of North Korea, the world teeters on the edge of a nuclear abyss. The only man all parties will agree to lead the negotiations is the man who doesnt want the job-former American diplomat Richard Matthews. And someone at the table wants the negotiations to fail. Can Richard unmask the Judas in time? In this sequel to More Than a Point of Honor, Richard Matthews faces new opponents-and some familiar ones.

Ashes on the Long Mile

Lorenzo Bayless Clayton (Author), Renata Johnson (Narrator), Sebastian Anderson (Publisher) 

The desert doesn’t forgive. It doesn’t forget. It only buries what it can’t burn. When long-haul trucker Tom pulls into a dusty roadside diner, he finds more than bad coffee and small-town silence. Sue and Becky—two women in a red Camaro—turn his world sideways with charm, danger, and a promise of something he’s been missing all his life.

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By the time the till is emptied and the Camaro disappears, Tom is already chasing more than stolen cash. Sheriff Lewis knows the car, knows the type, and knows how fast a man’s weaknesses can get him killed. But every mile west pulls Tom deeper into a tangle of desire, violence, and fate—until there’s no turning back, only the long road ahead. Ashes on the Long Mile is a desert noir of dust, betrayal, and the choices that brand a man forever.