Ishtal by David Toft

Paranormal

278 pages

cover art by: Richard Stroud

David Toft's sixth book with Wings ePress

When hard drinking social misfit Stephen falls in love with a shapeshifter it could be the fulfillment of his wildest dreams. It could be the beginning of his worst nightmare…It could be the end of the world.

Excerpt:

He spotted the crows again, skimming low over the grass. They settled fifty yards away to his front and left. He angled to the right so as not to get too close to them. They took wing again, forcing him into a tighter turn. They were herding him as a collie would herd sheep. He could run straight at them. That probably wasn’t a good idea. Neither was going where they wanted him to. He couldn’t run forever though, or even for many more minutes. The next time they landed, he didn’t change course. He stopped before he reached them, and dropped to his knees. He didn’t have enough energy left for flight or fight. He raised his head, his chest heaving and his breathing ragged. Twelve slobbering hounds spread out to encircle him from the spot on which the crows had landed. The one immediately to his front shimmered and became human. Tall, silver-haired and sharp-featured, his tailored, grey business suit looked odd against the backdrop of the grassy plain.

“You will follow me,” he said, turned and strode off up the gentle slope.

Wings Press Eooks for May and June 2011

Absolute Obsession By C. Elizabeth Contemporary Romance – 476 pages Cover art by Trisha FitzGerad Triggering an intervention of fate, 42 year old Rose Gerbaldi, discovers her heart and soul has been forever united with beautiful, 30 year old, British movie star, Michael Terrance.  A discovery that compels her reality to firmly reclaim her – consequently devastating the very lives fate had so lovingly entwined. Forsaken by a woman he’s never met, unable to control the debilitating agony, Michael seeks solace on the darker side of Hollywood.  Meanwhile in Western Canada, having been doubly devastated, Rose relinquishes to a life of loneliness.  Both are certain they’ll never again find that for which they long for – each other. Foolish people – fate is infallible. Hurdles, a Menopause Murder by Eleanor Sullo Encore L'Amour Mystery – 461 pages Cover art by Pat Evans Wealthy matron Ada Javitt puts her current romance on hold when disaster strikes. She and her menopausal friends must tackle the mystery--a murdered trainer, crippled horse and injured girl--coming close to disaster themselves when their detecting takes them to a haunted house in England, where not all the ghosts are Casper-friendly. And the horse-whisperer may be the killer they seek. Alone, in danger, Ada wonders if she’ll ever return to Devlin’s arms. And whether the Women on Fire will win, place or show on their wild rides across the moors. Silver Fox by Joel Goulet Historical – 304 pages Cover art by Richard Stroud Haunting memories of a Civil War event draws Marshal Damian Boedel and Colonel Brown together for the first time in several years. In an all-but-dead town they find themselves pitted against a mystical foe they thought had been done away with in the swamps of Florida during the war. The marshal also has to deal with outlaws that have his demise well planned. Forced by the outlaws into tunnels beneath the sleeping town, the marshal and colonel and a group of people unfortunate enough to be with them, find themselves fighting for their lives against the mystical foe ahead of them and the outlaws behind them.   The Director by John Paulits Young Adult -- 188 pages Cover art by: Richard Stroud The Director invites nine-year-old Tommy Whitaker to be a character in a book set in 1957. The trouble begins in the Regal movie theatre, where after the Saturday matinee. Elwood Wambo, the strange caretaker of the movie theatre, hires Tommy and his 1957 best friend, Mouse, to stay behind on future Saturdays to clean the theatre when the movie is over. The boys later learn that Wambo and his partner Jeremy are part of a gang of thieves. When their friend Smitty’s bike is stolen and when Smitty himself mysteriously disappears, Tommy and his two friends Mouse and Royal vow to solve the mysteries of their missing friend, his missing bike…and a murder. A Murderer Among Us by Marilyn Levinson Mystery  300 pages Cover art by Kathy Williams The envelope contained half a dozen photographs.  Lydia stifled a gasp as she stared at more than she’d ever hoped to see of Viv Maguire.  A shawl had been draped over one shoulder, discretely hiding her bulging middle and considerable thighs, while displaying one drooping breast.  The smile, no doubt meant to be enticing, had a gruesome intensity that sent shivers down Lydia’s back. Lydia shoved the photos back into the envelope and returned it to its hiding place amid the napery in the drawer.  Whatever doubts she’d had about the extent of Marshall’s involvement with Viv had been laid to rest.  The question was, had their affair begun before Claire was murdered or after?  If is was before... Lydia shuddered, hating to speculate further.  But the thought pushed itself forward for consideration.  If they’d been lovers before Claire was murdered, it stood to reason that they might have conspired to kill her. For love?  Money? Soulfarm by David Toft Paranormal 277 pages Cover art by Richard Stroud A vicious assault in a rural Irish pub is the first in a series of increasingly bizarre events that catapult Detective Chief Inspector Seamus Brogan into a world dominated by an all-powerful and despotic church; a church which harvests the despair, pain, and soulpower of heretics for its own power and glorification. Outside a mediaeval Dublin, a massive crusader army prepares to launch an attack on Brogan’s Ireland. Swords and crossbows will be no match for the weaponry of a modern army, but the power of the human soul when harvested and targeted as a weapon of war is truly mind-blowing. To Wish For Adventure, Book 7 by Jayme Evans Futuristic/Sci-if Romance -- 398 pages Cover art by Pat Evans Princess Elkava of the family Ominar is third in line for the enormous Euphratorian Empire, but she wished for adventure beyond the empire’s scope. When a new star system is discovered she wants to go ‘solo’ and explore but her emperor father refuses to let her travel without a detail of warships as escorts. Little does she know that the adventure could be more than learning about a new planet. Kandon of the family Vaker is concerned for his dwindling family, refugees from a distant solar system. As leader of his people, even at his young age he must find the truth. The lovely intruder could only be a Vaker or Ominar, even though she gives another family name, but has she come to back the government who seeks genocide against his family?

March Flight of Dreams

March 2011 Wings ePress New Releases

 March is a month of change. We all look forward to spring’s arrival. Here are the month’s arrival to Wings.

A Betrayal of Butterflies by David Toft

Paranormal

Cover art by Richard Stroud

Only one person wants Gordon Aldridge to succeed in his mission of bloody revenge, and Gordon’s ultimate survival is the last priority on that person’s agenda.

Standing Room Only by Megan Colombo

Contemporary Romance

Cover by Pat Evans

Natalie Goodman was a typical teenager, until she was in a horrific car accident that left her stunned, and in a wheelchair. Struggling to find her footing again, Natalie fights to come to terms with her injury and find a way to achieve normalcy in her life.

Jayden Hurst is a young man on the verge of trouble. As the story begins, he finds himself with community hours that need to be served and a bad boy reputation that needs to be sustained.

Natalie and Jayden meet and their journey together brings them both back from the edge of despair. With the good comes much bad though, and they’re both left wondering if it’s really worth the effort to be together.

Devil Eyes by Prudence Foster

Horror

Cover art by Scott Shamblin

At a luxury resort on a remote key off Florida’s Gulf coast, guests, staff and townspeople people are threatened by the spirits of a deranged French au pair and her Seminole lover. . . a conflict brought into focus through the eyes of a child, an albino Indian and an antique toy — a stereopticon.

Jig of Bones by Donna H Parker

Cozy Mystery

Cover by Pat Evans, original photo of violin by Neal B. Parker

Constancy always dreamed of celebrating Christmas surrounded by a large family.  She's thrilled for the opportunity to savor the holiday with her newly-found relatives in South Dakota, but a gang of fossil rustlers and the secrets of a missing shepherd may turn Constancy's long-awaited dream into nightmare.

July Heat by Billie A. Williams

Mystery/Crime

Cover art by Richard Stroud

"What you don't know can't hurt you." Truth or lies? In the smoldering heat of July, dangerous and unpredictable weather, unpredictable, dangerous, and irrational human behavior explodes Delta's small town peace and tranquility. "Can what I don't know kill me?" Judy fears it might.

Misadventure by Kev Richardson

Mainstream

Cover art by Jinger Heaston

Even the best made plans of seasoned traveller Brogan, can come unstuck in South America. Many erupt into chaos, become spine-chilling adventures.

They hadn’t counted on FARC taking hostages - he must move mountains to get help.

Peru erupts in revolution – train travel over the Altiplano – a car-chase across Paraguay – the Missiones and Iguazu.

The Calendar Clan by Lynette Hall Hampton

Romantic Suspense

Cover by Pat Evans

Returning to the family farm to nurse a broken leg, June March expects nothing more than to let her parents pamper her. Then her brother-in-law robs a bank and is killed shortly afterward. Her sister, April, is suspected of the murder and despite the fact that she is on crutches, June feels compelled to help find the real killer.

June’s schoolmate and lifelong nemesis, Wallace Striker is now sheriff of the county. June thinks she’ll find he’s the same bumbling boy he was in school. But as she works with him on the case, she not only finds him good at this job, but to her surprise, she begins to feel physically attracted to the six-foot-two handsome hunk he’s turned into.

Twins by Katherine Pym

Historical

Cover by Trisha FitzGerald

London 1661. In this era the old belief that twins cannot be sired by one man still prevails, a superstition which automatically makes the mother of Edgar and Emma Torbet an adulteress. Desperate to protect her children from their violent father she flees, finally settling in London.

Twenty years later, the twins themselves are caught up in a life of turmoil: Edgar embarks on an affair with a married woman, and is forced to strike an ominous agreement with her ailing husband, while Emma, who has been declared the bastard, is forced to marry a widowed gentleman farmer. To her horror Emma discovers he’s not only a penniless gambler, but is also having an affair with his sister-in-law.

In this melancholy tale of heartache and strife, only hope remains – hope and the search for affection.

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