Handpicked Kindle Books for Jun 9 2017 Judged by Their Covers

Today’s Picks – Best Handpicked Kindle eBooks – Fantasy Friday

Here are our eBook picks for Friday, June 9. Today we’re featuring books in the fantasy/horror/sci-fi genres.


Balanced on the Blade’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker







Genre(s): Fantasy, Romance

Colonel Ridge Zirkander isn’t the model of military professionalism — he has a tendency to say exactly what’s on his mind, and his record has enough demerits to wallpaper the hull of an airship — but as the best fighter pilot in the Iskandian army, he’s used to a little leniency from his superiors. Until he punches the wrong diplomat in the nose and finds himself issued new orders: take command of a remote prison mine in the inhospitable Ice Blades Mountains. Ridge has never been in charge of anything larger than a flier squadron — what’s he supposed to do with a… (more)


Nights Embrace by Brandy L Rivers







Genre(s): Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance

It all started with a song. Roxana Nights was late to another gig, thanks to her first love, and drummer. It’s been years since she left Jordan, but he won’t let her go. Then she hears a voice that pulls her under a spell and changes her whole world.Trevor Malone just moved to Seattle with his band. Music is his only passion, until he lays eyes on Roxana. He’s never felt anything as strong as the pull to her. Now he needs to find a way to introduce her to his world.There’s only one problem. A rival clan… (more)


Soul by Claire Farrell







Genre(s): Paranormal, Fantasy

Cara Kelly’s life is going nowhere when she’s lured to a faery festival. There she sees darkness and magic, madness and lust, and she comes out the other side with new eyes and an addiction to the fae.When the faery who saved her life returns to her, Cara knows there’s something wrong. Two souls exist in one body, and both need her, but to help one, she’ll end the life of the other. At first, her mind is made up, but both souls know how to charm her.As the days pass, it becomes clear that the faeries need… (more)


Sword and Serpent by Taylor Marshall







Genre(s): Fantasy, Historical

Every Legend Has A Beginning The year is A. D. 299. Diocletian rules the Roman Empire. And the gods have suddenly fallen silent.17-year-old Jurian doesn’t have time for the gods. He’s trying to hold his family together after his father died in disgrace, and piety — even to the Christ — just isn’t practical. But then a ruthless enemy targets his family, forcing Jurian to make a choice: will he pursue the glory he’s always wanted, or will he sacrifice everything to protect a faith that was never really his own? On the other side of the Empire, the… (more)


A Spark Of Magic: Chosen Saga Book One by J. L. Clayton







Genre(s): YA, Romance, Paranormal

MAGIC IS STIRRING UP LUST, ROMANCE, DANGER–AND REVEALING LONG-HIDDEN TRUTHS.Charlize, aka Charlie, is moving yet again, to a new city, a new school–new everything. Her family is always moving, but this time, it doesn’t seem so bad! Charlie is turning sixteen, finally making friends, and crushing on some seriously hot guys. Plus, said hot guys’ feelings seem to be mutual– This is the happiest Charlie has been in a very long time. But she does have a little problem.Charlie is having bizarre, dark, eerie dreams, and she knows deep down that the feelings these dreams… (more)


Dark Space by Jasper T. Scott







Genre(s): Sci-fi

HUMANITY IS DEFEATEDTen years ago the Sythians invaded the galaxy with one goal: to wipe out the human race.THEY ARE HIDINGNow the survivors are hiding in the last human sector of the galaxy: Dark Space–once a place of exile for criminals, now the last refuge of mankind.THEY ARE ISOLATEDThe once galaxy-spanning Imperium of Star Systems is left guarding the gate which is the only way in or out of Dark Space–but not everyone is satisfied with their governance.AND THEY ARE KILLING EACH OTHERFreelancer and ex-convict Ethan Ortane is on… (more)


Endurance – A Novel of Terror by Jack Kilborn







Genre(s): Horror

WELCOME TO THE RUSHMORE INNThe bed and breakfast was hidden in the hills of West Virginia. Wary guests wondered how it could stay in business at such a creepy, remote location. Especially with its bizarre, presidential decor and eccentric proprietor.ONCE YOU CHECK IN…When the event hotel for the national Iron Woman triathlon accidentally overbooked, competitor Maria was forced to stay at the Rushmore. But after checking into her room, she quickly realized she wasn’t alone. First her suitcase wasn’t where she put it. Then her cell phone was moved. Finally, she heard an odd creaking under the… (more)


Thorn by Intisar Khanani







Genre(s): Fantasy, YA

For Princess Alyrra, choice is a luxury she’s never had — until she’s betrayed.Princess Alyrra has never enjoyed the security or power of her rank. Between her family’s cruelty and the court’s contempt, she has spent her life in the shadows. Forced to marry a powerful foreign prince, Alyrra embarks on a journey to meet her betrothed with little hope for a better future.But powerful men have powerful enemies–and now, so does Alyrra. Betrayed during a magical attack, her identity is switched with another woman’s, giving Alyrra the first choice she’s ever had: to start a new life… (more)


Half Way Home by Hugh Howey







Genre(s): Sci-fi

Five hundred of us were sent to colonize this planet. Only fifty or so survived.We woke up fifteen years too early, we had only half our training, and they expected us to not only survive… they expected us to conquer this place.The problem is: it isn’t safe here.We aren’t even safe from each other… (more)


The Perseid Collapse by Steven Konkoly







Genre(s): Sci-fi

America is under attack, in the epic, post-apocalyptic sequel to “prepper themed” bestseller,The Jakarta Pandemic.2019. Six years after the Jakarta Pandemic; life is back to normal for Alex Fletcher and most Americans. Appearances can be deceiving. An undercurrent of paranoia and fear still runs strong below the surface; the collective angst spawned by 28 million American deaths forever stamped into population’s psyche.On August 19, 2019, an inconceivable “event” will unleash a darkness over the United States. A human darkness with a vast appetite for chaos and violence. Alex Fletcher will wake to this new world, thrown… (more)


Exit by Thomas Davidson







Genre(s): Thriller, Sci-fi

Parallel worlds are best left to theoretical physicists. Not Rayne Moore and her boyfriend, Tim Crowe, two struggling screenwriters. Their passion for movies will lead to an unusual door, where the exit is an entrance. And what’s coming next… is “coming soon” to our world. Tim, home from Massachusetts General Hospital and recovering from retinal surgery, sneaks out one night and sees a movie (with one eye). The film paints a paranoid near-future, as impersonal and invasive as a grainy security-camera image. The trailer for coming attractions isn’t a tease–it’s a warning. But the pice de… (more)


The Fellowship of Bander: The Complete Trilogy Boxed Set by Randy Nargi







Genre(s): Fantasy

AN EMPIRE UNDER SIEGE. AN ANCIENT POWER UNLEASHED. A GRIM WARRIOR RETURNS… Bander’s appearance is deceiving. Judging by his hulking battle-scarred body, you might think he is merely a brawling warrior. He stands nearly seven feet tall and weighs as much as a stag. But beneath the brawn is a keen mind that never stops solving mysteries. Both his mind and his muscles have served him well during his long career as the Imperial Investigator in the capital city of Rundlun. Since he retired three years ago, Bander has left the teeming city behind and now spends his days… (more)

P.S. We’re highlighting the books that our readers have have wanted to read the most in 2016. Here’s #16, a suspenseful espionage thriller:
The Backup Asset by Leslie Wolfe
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