The Indie Author Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror New Release List: April 2025
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Into the Sky by Amara Lynn: Available April 1, 2025
An Into the Deep Prequel
Subgenre(s): Swashbuckling Fantasy
“Misfortune had always followed Karlus and Vasck.”
Before Lamark, Yuvie, and Piggon, there were two brothers on a quest for fame and fortune.
One brother got lucky. The other met with an unfortunate fate.
Both shaped the future of Lamark, the unluckiest pirate of them all.
The Siren’s Cursed Kiss by Kat Kinney: Available April 1, 2025
Everwood Falls, Book 3
Subgenre(s): Cozy Fantasy Romance/Mystery
EVERWOOD FALLS… a small supernatural community tucked up in the Colorado Rockies where witches, werewolves and vampires can live without fear of discovery, and those with curses they can’t control are sent to keep the existence of magic from being revealed to Mundanes.
Green witch Sage Summers is no stranger to curses. The night her power manifested, the park outside her apartment devoured a strip mall. Classified by the Magic High Council as too dangerous to live in the Mundane world, she’s made a life for herself in Everwood Falls with her organic produce, a weekly stand at the farmer’s market, and the best group of friends a witch could ever hope for. But isolation has also meant the loss of her family, as well as an ex-fiancé who decided to put her and Everwood Falls in his rearview mirror and leave the moment his hex was lifted. Good riddance to bad warlocks. But now that same ex, Dominic Storm, has returned to town with disturbing news: a coven of sirens has had their power stripped from them… and they believe the magic user responsible is hiding in Everwood Falls.
Merman and high school math teacher Gideon Fischer has always been pulled between the merfolk and siren worlds. When someone from his past shows up in Everwood Falls begging for help, he’s forced to confront not only the reasons he left his family and the call of the sea, but also the magic swirling in his half-siren blood. He and Sage Summers are the one equation that keeps him up at night. She’s beautiful, fierce, wickedly powerful… and has more walls guarding her heart than the Great Barrier Reef. As attacks against witches increase, Gideon will need Sage’s help to uncover who is behind the mysterious blood feud between sirens and witches… before someone is seriously hurt.
With a herd of enchanted elk, carnivorous spruce trees, and sentient pumpkins that stalk the local landscaping, Everwood Falls is a quirky mountain town where fangs and fur mean found family.
Triple Strike: Threads Unbound by G.M. Gray: Available April 1, 2025
Triple Strike, Book 4
Subgenre(s): Space Opera, LGBTQ+
A year has passed since the Republic of Pirates declared its independence from the IPC, leading to a massive shift in the interstellar powers. Making matters worse, the Republic claims Sven’s beloved sister, Hildegarde, is their traitorous leader.
Meanwhile, Alan languishes on Earth. Exiled from the Swallow, Alan has been branded a spy by the pyreans and faces charges of treason in the human courts. Though he’s abandoned any hope of reuniting with Sven, his fortunes shift when he receives a surprise visit from an old friend.
An unexpected ally has opened a final way forward. One last chance to bring Steele to justice. One last chance to discover the truth about Hilde. One last chance to uncover corruption within the IPC. And if Sven and Alan have to get married to crack the case? Well, there are worse sacrifices to make!
Beautiful Dreamer by Vanessa L. Krauss: Available April 3, 2025
Subgenre(s): Middle-grade/Young adult, Action
15-year-old Ruta finds herself trapped in the Sleepverse’s Citadel where her many Selves gather at night; a place that no Dreamer has visited before. For her Selves, the Citadel is paradise. For Ruta, it’s a nightmare she can’t escape from. Someone is holding her hostage in a perpetual sleep state, and she needs to find out why before their nefarious plan comes to fruition.
It’s supervillains versus girl power in a dimensional tug of war where it’s up to Ruta and a group of stellar young ladies to save the universe with their combination of wits, compassion, and fantastical skills. Ruta will find her way home with the help of her amazing Selves.
Blood and Dreams by Bella Dunn: Available April 3, 2025
Otherworld, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Urban Fantasy
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT FAIRY TALES WERE REAL?
Five years after facing the Dreams Thief, Lizzie and Brun are settled in their new life when an unexpected visitor arrives, putting their secret in jeopardy.
For centuries Raeran Waesvyre has tried to find the cause for a mysterious sickness ravaging his world and he will stop at nothing to fulfil his mission.
Nothing.
Although her life is in upheaval, Vivian Lloyd is on her way to Glennloch to visit Lizzie, however, she was not prepared to discover her friend’s secrets and what lies beyond a magical gateway she never knew existed.
Serendipity brings their paths together, and to save the Otherworld they will need to unravel ancient mysteries and face creatures of legend, whilst entangled in a dangerous web of intrigue.
To complete this task, blood may be the price they will have to pay.
Love on High by Betty Calico: Available April 4, 2025
Sapphic Love in the Air, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Sky Pirate Adventure, Sapphic Romance
Captain Evlyn the Red is a fierce and feared pirate of the skies. When she raids the skyport city of Skyra, she expects riches—not a royal hostage with a sharp tongue and secrets of her own. Capturing Princess Obsidian may be the biggest risk Evlyn’s ever taken… and the most tempting.
The Sarcophagus of Lamia by Rebecca E. Reyes: Available April 5, 2025
A novelette
Subgenre(s): Gothic Sci-fi
Buried under comet 1325’s harsh snow is a radiant cadaver, laying in an escape pod from a fairytale. Perfectly preserved, she’s reminiscent of the monster haunting the mining colonists in their sleep. Who really is the mystery woman and will the journey to return her body home be worth it?
Adventures of the Six Armed Brawler: The Asura by Dennis Liggio: Available April 11, 2025
Adventures of the Six Armed Brawler, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Progression Fantasy, Martial Arts
“If you want true power, you’ll need to be willing to give up the idea you have about yourself. You have to go beyond.”
Every legend has a start. Every adventure begins with leaving home – for Mani it was being tossed out of a spire in Vajra City. Living on the streets, he grabs his one break to fight in the arenas where mutation is encouraged – extra limbs, tentacles, and more. Initially Mani is nothing but a basic human, but his desire for power leads him to his true potential when a strange arm bursts from his back. Using the newfound power of this third arm, he continues to fight in the arena, finding even greater strength as more arms emerge from him. But as he increases in rank, his foes become stranger and more mutated themselves. How long will it take him to climb from a nobody to A-rank?
But getting stronger is not his only desire. Revenge burns brightly in him. In seeking vengeance for the home ripped from him, he discovers a conspiracy of pig-masked men, a conspiracy that might stretch into the highest levels of Vajra City.
This is a story of power, mutation, authoritarian oppression, revenge – and the friends made along the way.
Will Mani reach the top fighters and get revenge upon those who have wronged him? Is this the birth of a new asura? Or will his legend die an early death?
Stardust Child by Melissa J. Cave: Available April 11, 2025
Empire of Stars, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Historical Fantasy, Romance, Adventure
A bloody summer ends in a dangerous harvest in Stardust Child, Book 2 of the Empire of the Stars. Having finally come to terms with their marriage, Remin and Ophele face new challenges as Lord and Lady of the Andelin Valley, where the monstrous devils have wreaked havoc on their land.
A perilous journey. Haunted by the terrible losses of his people, Remin is determined to unravel the mystery of the devils, even if it means gambling himself, his friends, and his future to destroy them forever.
An untried ruler. No one realizes how unprepared Ophele is to take his place, as she takes her first steps into court politics and the complex duties of a duchess, struggling beneath the weight of her secrets and her divine inheritance as a Daughter of the Stars.
A treacherous world. From the distant capital, the Emperor wages an undeclared war on House Andelin, and every new arrival in Tresingale might conceal a foe. As Remin’s knights move to counter him, they discover old enemies with new ambitions that may threaten their hard-won home.
An epic story of courage, sacrifice, and the legacies of love. To protect their home and people, Remin and Ophele must embrace the burdens of their birthright in battles of the heart that will echo through the history of the Empire.
Scales of Fire by Ashley Capes: Available April 14, 2025
The Five Furies, Book 2
Subgenre(s): Epic Fantasy / YA
Rejoin Kilek and his friends as they continue their quest to awaken long-lost dragons, learn to use their gifts and come to terms with being thrust into adulthood – if they can.
Yet stopping the hordes of giant insects isn’t going to be easy. Not with new Surrogates and fresh doubts hounding them every step of the way. For despite their progress, factures within the group of young heroes have grown, and even betrayal begins to seem possible.
Worst of all, when Kilek finally learns exactly what the Goddess gave him – her gift comes with a terrible price that might just end up costing him the lives of his friends…
Exile’s Fury by Christian Warren Freed: Available April 15, 2025
A Lazarus Men Agenda, Book 4
Subgenre(s): Noir
Stranded and near death, fallen Lazarus Man Carter Gaetis finds himself trapped on a primitive planet where the population is being strangled by two opposing gangs. Carter is forced to take sides, knowing time is against him. Trapped with no escape, he falls under the care of an elderly outcast with a shadowy past and the powerful madame of Retribution’s largest brothel. The only way to escape is by turning the gangs against each other. But how?
There are only two ways out, victory or death and he’s not sure which one is going to claim him first, for the galaxy is a dark place and the Lazarus Men want their due.
Can Carter survive long enough to flee the coming storm or has his hour finally come?
The Sorrow of the Wise Man by Bella Dunn: Available April 16, 2025
Eileerean Saga, Book 1
Subgenre(s): Epic Fantasy
WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE FOR GLORY?
Taerlys Eileerean, the powerful Queen of Gaelyr, nurtures a dangerous dream and will sacrifice anything to turn it into reality, even those she loves.
Driven by greed and arrogance, her actions will seed the war between her two daughters, Daelyn and Haewyn.
Daelyn will inherit two Queendoms united by a lie and divided by mistrust. To keep her crown, she will fight enemies in the battlefield, but the most treacherous are those dwelling in the shadows of her own court.
Ambition, madness and greed, grief and love will give birth to an unfathomable darkness.
It is a dangerous thing to meddle with fate.
Witch’s Magic by A.K. Stuntz: Available April 16, 2025
Rise of Witches, Book 3
Subgenre(s): Action/Adventure
One choice. Two worlds. Endless consequences.
In a world where magic reigns supreme, Margaret is the odd one out. Unable to conjure even the simplest spells, she’s a disappointment to her powerful witch parents. But when peer pressure leads her to tamper with forces beyond her comprehension, Margaret inadvertently transports herself and her friends to a world where magic is a death sentence.
Now, stranded in a world where her abilities mark her as target, Margaret’s only desire is to return home. But with her lack of magical prowess, the journey seems impossible. Teaming up with a local boy, they embark on a treacherous adventure, navigating through hostile environments and dangerous creatures.
As the chance to return home emerges, Margaret faces a heart-wrenching decision: save the newfound world and its inhabitants or abandon it to reunite with her old life. With destinies intertwined and consequences looming, Margaret’s single choice will shape her fate forever.
The Walled City by L.L. Stephens: Available April 22, 2025
The Triempery Revelations, Book 5
Subgenre(s): Epic Fantasy
As the god-infected sorcerer Nammuor continues his conquest of the Triempery, the rightful heir to Essera’s throne, Handurin Stauberg Randolph, has raised a ragtag army of Khelds to resist. Handurin’s alliance with Dorilian Sordaneon seems shattered as Dorilian is forced to flee north–but Handurin isn’t counting Dorilian out.
Indeed, Dorilian is gathering his godborn powers in preparation for two inevitable confrontations: the evil Nammuor, and the Time-spanning entity of the Wall.
Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle by Renan Bernardo: Available April 29, 2025
Subgenre(s): Dark Space Opera
Twenty years ago, the generation ship Kap’s Needle left Earth to settle a new world. It all went wrong. Now, two years into a desperate return trip, the ship’s biospheres are collapsing and oxygen is nearly depleted. Life Support Manager Reva is now little more than a tax collector—deciding who gets to breathe. When Captain Horvat launches a corruption purge to cover his own failures, Reva knows she’s next. To protect her son, she must do the unthinkable: trust First Officer Hannah, the woman who ruined her life, and help bring down the captain, no matter how many innocent lives it costs.
Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder by Dianna Gunn: Available April 30, 2025
Short Story Collection
Have you ever wanted to die… in fiction?
Dianna Gunn asked the internet this question and over 30 people said yes. These are their stories.
Sacrificed to demons, killed by velociraptors, hacked to pieces by axe murderers—these are just a few of the deaths you’ll find within these pages. From the humorous to the horrific, this horror collection contains a murder for every reader.
Which one will be your favourite?
There’s only one way to find out.
Toothsucker by Kaden Love: Available April 30, 2025
Subgenre(s): Cyberpunk
In a cyberpunk future, an alarming disease strikes, dissolving the bones of those with cybernetic enhancements. Petya, a refugee, sells himself to a company experimenting with a potential cure and instead finds himself with a strange new implant… and a vampiric hunger for teeth.
Petya only wanted a short trial with easy money, and now he’s at the mercy of a company hell-bent on market control, even if it means turning him into their personal pharmaceutical assassin.
They’re out for political power.
Petya is out for an escape and teeth.
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