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Psychological Thriller

Memory Index

When an Amish-raised archivist discovers a mysterious code that grants visions of the future at the cost of her memories, she must race against time to prevent a death while unraveling a decades-old conspiracy hidden in the underground facility where she works.

PDL: Death, Taxes, and Other Workplace Inconveniences

PDL: Death, Taxes, and Other Workplace Inconveniences

When an accountant's supernatural deaths become a workplace scheduling issue, she must navigate corporate bureaucracy, time paradoxes, and HR policies to revolutionize how her company handles employees who keep temporarily dying on the job.

The 405th Rule

The 405th Rule

When an ambitious corporate lawyer discovers a magical contract containing 405 rules for wish-making, he must choose between exploiting the system for personal gain or exposing a centuries-old conspiracy within his firm that has claimed the lives of previous partners.

Temporal Probability

Science Fiction Thriller

Temporal Probability

When a brilliant algorithm developer discovers her perfect life being systematically dismantled, she must confront an impossible truth: her future self is sabotaging her present to prevent a catastrophe only one version of her can stop.

Rift Pilot

Rift Pilot

After surviving three years on an impossible island, an airline pilot must protect her newfound supernatural abilities from government agencies while preventing reality-altering rifts from spreading through her hospital ward.

The Night Keeper

The Night Keeper

When burglars break into her ancestral home, a reluctant guardian must choose between warning them of the ancient evil they've awakened or maintaining her family's centuries-old duty of silence and sacrifice.

The Weight of Giants

The Weight of Giants

When a gentle giant with severe anxiety surrenders for killing five men to save a trafficking victim, a detective haunted by her partner's murder must protect him from both a powerful crime syndicate and a corrupt police department while redefining her understanding of justice.

Celestial Unemployment Benefits

Contemporary Fantasy

Celestial Unemployment Benefits

When a recently unemployed goddess crashes through his ceiling, a struggling astronomy professor discovers that the mysteries of the universe are nothing compared to navigating divine bureaucracy and an unexpected roommate situation.

Power Down

Superhero Fiction

Power Down

When a powered thief is imprisoned in a maximum-security superhuman facility, he must navigate prison politics and join an underground resistance to expose a government conspiracy that frames and imprisons independent heroes.

The Harvest of Heroes

The Harvest of Heroes

In a valley cursed with eternal autumn, a dragon-slaying hero must confront the consequences of her victory as the community she saved struggles between preserving tradition and finding a new way forward in their unchanging world.

The Second Life of Eleanor Martinez

Supernatural Thriller

The Second Life of Eleanor Martinez

When a murdered woman returns from the dead, a determined lawyer must expose her powerful family's deadly secrets while challenging a legal system designed to protect the living at the expense of the resurrected.

The Mountain's Guardian

The Mountain's Guardian

When a supernatural hunter investigates mysterious disappearances on Yellow Mountain, he must ally with an ancient demon to expose a mining corporation's dark secrets and fulfill his family's legacy as guardians of the sacred land.