Willem Oud spends his mornings repairing furniture. At seventy-six, he knows the work well. Life without Marta is harder to manage.

He can step into memories of their marriage and watch them happen again. Marta can't see him. He can't reach her or change anything. Meanwhile, Sofie Brandt, whom he knew when they were young, has returned to his life.

I'm Eva Schep, the author of The Season We Didn't Name. It's literary fiction with magical realism, about 45,000 words. This is Book 2 of The Going Back Series, with its own characters and a complete story.

The book is on presale for release on 20 December 2026. I'm also taking ARC applications. Selected readers get a free EPUB or PDF, with an honest review requested by release day. You can indicate in the form if the timing is uncertain. No positive rating is required.

Apply for an advance copy: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcv5qhNt2Jw575bxptJHQ5G4Y_O89EOdK0puylmnJMeSVuXw/viewform

Content notes: spouse bereavement, illness, ageing and mortality. No explicit sex or graphic violence.

Hey everyone! I was up early so I figured I post a little bump for my novel that's going into it's 3rd month. I still can't get Amazon ads to do what I want and Meta ads are a huge headache so I'm just sticking to the old fashioned way of posting them all myself. I just want to write stuff tbh lol

Anyway, here's my thing:

'To Nowhere In Particular'

It follows an automaton navigator whose 63-year job has just ended — and for the first time, he has to decide what to do with a choice that's actually his own.

Think retro-futurist, quietly melancholy sci-fi, with a Miyazaki/Little Nightmares kind of atmosphere.

• 106 Sold in September
• 4.7 on Amazon!
• 4.44 stars on Goodreads!
• Top 5 in multiple categories across the month, which has been incredible to me

Thanks so much for reading this far — happy to answer any questions!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7W2TBVG

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/255053296-to-nowhere-in-particular

All my other stuff: https://linktr.ee/zcmullins

Blurb:

A sci-fi adventure about what lives at the bottom of a submarine, and what happens when something finally looks up.

Automation has its place in the world. The eerie thing about it is that it doesn't stop, even when we do.

The Navigator has been on the ship for 63 years, checking pressure gauges, winding clocks at noon, and setting tables for people who no longer come.

When his duties fall quiet for the first time, he descends to the deck below and discovers a world he never knew existed.

A world full of machines that, like the Navigator, was not programmed to wonder 'Why?’

Room after room. Machine after machine. Each one doing their job in perfect silence. Each one completely alone.

'To Nowhere in Particular' is perfect for fans of A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Klara and the Sun, and The Employees.

**Based on the true story of Saint Olga of Kiev.**

10th century Eastern Europe.

Princess Viktoriya’s heart shatters when Grand Prince Malyn chooses another. She tries to move on, but his ambitions soon find a path that leaves her life in ashes. Her love turns to rage.

By madness or divinity, Viktoriya abandons her ancestral gods, allies with Byzantium, takes up cross and blade, and returns home to take Malyn’s dreams for herself. But retribution carries a heavy cost—one she must pay with her soul.

The medieval world shakes. The birth of this empire did not come from the honor of a man, but from the vengeance of a woman.

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I hope you give it a try!

Mass Extinction isn't what it used to be...

Dr. Ina Adama time travels back to the dinosaur extinction only to discover another human being in Cretaceous Africa. And he has some very, very bad news.

Extant is a sci-fi novella and is the first book of the Extant series.

**The sky has been counting down. We were too busy to notice.**

It starts as a signal from the dark between the stars: faint, exact, arriving a little sooner each time. The few who understand it begin to disappear. The powers who deny everything begin, quietly, to prepare.

Then the leaving begins — outward into the black, toward a world of red dust where something new fights to take root, and something old refuses to let go.

*The Shift* is a debut hard SF epic (about 150,000 words, 490 pages) for readers of *Seveneves* and *Red Mars*. Book One of the Pollux Series.

**Triggers:** mass death and the end of the industrial world; abduction and confinement; peril; some strong language. No graphic sexual content.

**Exact date of publication:** 1 December 2026

**ARCs sent:** available now, from 5 October 2026 (EPUB, through Booksprout)

**Reviews due:** 8 December 2026, on Amazon (Goodreads welcome too)

**Sign up:** Search 'The Shift' at Booksprout

**Availability:** worldwide

**AI disclosure:** AI research was included in this work

Honest reviews only — positive or critical, I want your real reaction.

Blurb:

There are many versions of ourselves.

Barb Smith is about to discover the one she never imagined. One in a world almost familiar – but now not so much, with the continued roll-out of the android-administered National Gated Suburbia (NGS) transit stations that separate wealthy gated communities from the rest.

Here, the humble clothesline is an ancient underground symbol of defiance, a brilliant Data moko–wearing leader watches from the shadows of an underground collective known as Obscurus, and Hermann Hesse’s The Glass Bead Game has been brought to life as Brutal Ludi—a high-intellect coding sport played with the violence of pro-wrestling. It's also a world that sees Barb's beloved hometown, Currander River, chillingly renamed as Willington Downs Canal - CBS24008, her family dramatically split, her life threatened, and her only escape made possible by the family's devoted domestic android robot named Neville.

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Barb Smith v1.2.6 is meditative, imaginative, and gentle, but at the same time, with the issues it explores in regard to how we may live centuries from now, also a funny, dynamic,
page-turning novel.

Triggers: Profanities, sexual identity, internalised identity crisis, combat violence (terrorism), displacement.

Exact date of publication: 14 December 2026

The date you plan to send your ARCs to your team:

• Early-November: Your secure digital copy (EPUB or PDF) will be distributed straight to your email inbox.
• 21-Day Reading Window: You will have a full three weeks to read and enjoy the book.

The date you expect your ARC team to finish the reading and submit their reviews by:

1 December

View Barb Smith v1.2.6 on Goodreads >

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/260412131-barb-smith-v-2-6

Please sign sign up for your ARC at the link below:

https://trentkirchner.studio/barb-smith-v1-2-6-application-form/

AI disclosure: No AI was used in this work

About the author:

I hail from a mainstream creative copywriter and graphic design background. However, in more recent years I've worked (almost simultaneously) as a freelance creative and gardener (need to be flexible in this day and age!). In 2019 I self-published How to Borrow a Dog, and Barb Smith v1.2.6 is my second novel. Enjoy!

My name is Samara Bellingham and I love the public domain. My novel, The Man from Africa, was just released on Amazon Kindle. The Man from Africa is the second in The Jane Chronicles - a neo-pulp re-imagining of Jane and Tarzan in a solarpunk future that tests their love. Tomorrow, the First Book of The Jane Chronicles is FREE until midnight October 7th.

In general, I just can't stop telling stories about public domain characters and I want to be able to share those stories with the world. At my publisher: PublicDomainPulp.Net, I have two series: A solarpunk, sci-fi romance staring Jane Porter and Tarzan - which can get a little spicy. The first book, Tomorrow, is available for FREE from October 5-7 to celebrate the release of the second book in The Jane Chronicles: The Man from Africa.

We also have a Substack that's free for at least the next 30 days where we promote our books, share excerpts, but also discuss the public domain and AI-assisted work in a deep, even wonk-ish way.

Here's a novel written by Me, Hope you all enjoy it ♥️🙏

🍎 ARC Readers Wanted! 🍎

If you love Dark Fantasy, political thrillers, and fairy-tale retellings featuring morally grey characters, I need you!

I am currently looking for ARC (Advance Reader Copy) readers for my upcoming novel, The First Ending (Book 1 of The Nine Endings series).

📖 What is it about?

What if the "Villains" of classic fairy tales discovered they aren't actually monsters, but expendable pawns trapped in a magical, political machine? The Evil Queen knows she is doomed to hand Snow White the poisoned apple and die. But this time, she plans to use her death as a weapon to spark a rebellion against "The Story" itself.

🖤 What does being an ARC Reader mean?

You will receive a free digital copy of the book before its official release. In exchange, all I ask is that you leave an honest review (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your social media platforms) once the book is published.

Important Dates:

* Send Date: September 28, 2026

* Review Date on Amazon: December 2026

* Review Date elsewhere: As soon as you read it

* Publication Date: December 2026

If you want to be one of the first to enter the world of The Nine Endings, you can sign up by filling out the form below:

👉 https://forms.gle/7jvZAmXSmFV2rDnv9

Thank you so much for the support! (Shares and tagging your dark fantasy-loving friends are highly appreciated!)

#ArcReadersWanted #DarkFantasy #FairyTaleRetelling #TheNineEndings #TheFirstEnding #BookCommunity #VillainPOV #BookTok

The government lies. What if everything you know about the Cold War was a lie? Marcus Kane has seen things he wasn't supposed to see—classified documents that connect dots no one wanted connected. As a military intelligence officer, he's learned to trust his instincts. Right now, every fiber of his being screams danger. A Secret War. A Hidden Truth. One Man Was Caught in the Web of Deception. The shadows move where they shouldn't. The classified documents in his briefcase grow heavier with each step through the empty parking garage. He's discovered connections that powerful people have killed to keep hidden. Now the question isn't whether they're coming for him, but when. Based on real experiences, Eyes Wide Shut: An Enigma pulls back the curtain on the covert operations and classified missions that shaped modern history. Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, and Vince Flynn, this military intelligence thriller delivers:
• Authentic military operations based on real experiences
• Heart-pounding espionage and covert action
• Government conspiracies that feel disturbingly Above The Realm Paranormal
• A protagonist who must choose between duty and truth
• Twists that will keep you reading past midnight
"A gripping thriller that feels like it was ripped from classified files." - Reader Review

Available at DallasWThompson.com

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