You Can Now Find Us On Google Play

We are slowly uploading our existing catalogue to Google Play. You can find work from both Carlie Simonsen and C.M. Simpson at the links below:

• Google Play – C.M. Simpson

• Google Play – Carlie Simonsen

NEW COVER—Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favour

We’ve just approved the fourth cover for June, and the last cover needed for our July releases!

Abby hauled me off the ship before Tens had a chance to stop her—and that’s okay, because I already owed Abs a favour. In fact, it was better than okay, because it showed us how much trouble we hadn’t known we were in. But going against the Star Shadow hunt pack? Nullifying their contract to keep ourselves unchained and at large? That was gonna be something else entirely.

Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favour is the fourth science-fiction novel set in the Odyssey universe.

NOTE: The main character swears like a sailor, and the support cast aren’t much better. If swears bother you, this this story may not be to your taste.

NEW RELEASE—The Rocky Adventures Omnibus by Carlie Simonsen

Released in the last 24 hours! The Rocky Adventures Omnibus collects the six short stories making up Carlie Simonsen's Otherworld Adventures series, and ties them together in one place. This omnibus is available direct from Amazon, Smashwords, DriveThruFiction, Google Play, and Kobo, and via Smashwords and Draft2Digital distribution. More links can be found at Books2Read.

Being a big brother isn’t easy—especially when your sister believes her Teddy is on a mission to save the world. And all because you said so. From trying to rescue his parents, to saving Christmas, to protecting his sister from rogue kitties, moon dragons and ravenous velociraptors, Rocky discovers some things never change—and that being a brother is one of them.

The Rocky Adventures Omnibus collects the six stories following Rocky’s adventures as he travels from Earth to the distant world of Tallonna, where his family will make its home with the aliens that have asked for their help.

Pre-Order—The Rocky Adventures Omnibus by Carlie Simonsen

The omnibus collecting the first six titles of Carlie Simonsen's Otherworld Adventures series is now available for pre-order. Called The Rocky Adventures Omnibus this volume is available direct from Amazon, Smashwords, DriveThruFiction, Google Play, and Kobo, and via Smashwords and Draft2Digital distribution. More links can be found at Books2Read.

Being a big brother isn’t easy—especially when your sister believes her Teddy is on a mission to save the world. And all because you said so. From trying to rescue his parents, to saving Christmas, to protecting his sister from rogue kitties, moon dragons and ravenous velociraptors, Rocky discovers some things never change—and that being a brother is one of them.

The Rocky Adventures Omnibus collects the six stories following Rocky’s adventures as he travels from Earth to the distant world of Tallonna, where his family will make its home with the aliens that have asked for their help.

New Covers for Jalaya by C.M. Simpson

Recently, we decided to give all our older short stories new covers. This will be a gradual process that will take place over the rest of the year. Here is the new cover for C.M. Simpson's novella-length piece of science fiction:

New e-book cover

The cover went through a few iterations. Here's what it looks like for the print-on-demand versions.

Print-on-Demand cover

Print-on-Demand cover for Large Print version

For those of you who are curious, here are the covers that went before - including a variation on the one above that we chose not to go with. From left to right you can see the oldest to newest versions of this cover.

1st version

3rd version

2nd version

First Chapters: Spit by Carlie Simonsen

Spit is the first book in the On Patrol series by Carlie Simonsen.

Spit is following a group of Sneakers to see how they are getting into the Border Patrol supply depots, when he is captured—but not by Sneakers. Another group, one that has snake people and lizard centaurs working within its ranks has taken him captive. The question is: Are they friend or foe? Spit has no idea, but when they come across a base under attack from a large group of Sneakers, he has to find out.

Spit is the first book in the On Patrol series. Set in the near future, in a world on the edge of war, the series follows Spit and his people in their efforts to protect their homes and loved ones.

Spit is currently available on Smashwords, Amazon Kindle, Create Space, Nook, Kobo, and iTunes.

Spit

First Chapter: Sneakers

Spit watched the Sneakers through the swaying leaves. They all wore black. They all walked without making a sound.

He watched as they walked closer to the chain-mesh fence, ducking nearer to the ground as their leader looked carefully around. Spit did not want to be caught by the Sneakers, so far from his base.

The leader seemed to look too long at the trees where Spit was hiding. The leader wore a mask like a skull. It gleamed whitely in the half-dark of late afternoon.

Spit shivered. He wished he could stop looking at the Sneakers at the fence. He wished he could leave, but he knew he couldn’t. Spit had to find out how they were getting into the supply dump, and then he had to stop them.

The Sneakers’ leader turned back to the fence. Spit held his breath as the man took something shiny from his belt pouch. He squinted, trying to see what it was.

It was too dark and by the time Spit had lifted his binoculars to his eyes, the tool was back in the leader’s pouch. The binoculars still helped him see how the Sneakers rolled a portion of the fence back and clipped it they could pass through.

Once all the Sneakers were inside, the leader unclipped the fence and allowed it to drop back in place, then he led his team into the shadows between the sheds behind the fence. Spit watched as the fence sparked where the broken mesh touched.

Once, twice it sparked and then the sparking stopped.

Spit waited until the Sneakers had gone around one of the buildings behind the fence, before he slipped out of his hiding place. He had to follow to see what they did, and how they escaped.

When he reached the fence, he couldn’t see where the Sneakers had lifted the mesh. He ran his hands along the section of fence but could find no breaks.

That’s not possible, Spit thought, looking cautiously towards the sheds. When he saw no one there, he pulled a small torch out of his pocket. Maybe I’m not standing in the right place.

The torchlight seemed too bright in the dimness of the coming night. Spit looked towards the sheds once more. Still nothing moved. He turned his eyes to the ground.

The Sneakers’ tracks weren’t too hard to find. They stopped in front of the section of fence he had just looked at. Puzzled, Spit turned his torch to the fence itself.

After five minutes of looking at the mesh, he thought he could see where it had been cut but he couldn’t be sure. There were no breaks. The fence had mended itself!

Knowing, he couldn’t get in the same way as the Sneakers, Spit decided he’d just have to use the front gate. His identity card would get him past the guards there.

If there’s still a guard to get past, he thought. The Sneakers had killed the guards on all the other supply dumps they’d gotten into.

He broke into a run that took him along the fence line towards the front gate. If he was quick, he could warn the guards that the Sneakers were there. I hope I’m not too late.

Spit didn’t see the ghost-pale shadows that rose out of the bushes behind him. He didn’t hear their quiet footsteps as they followed him down the fence-line.

END FIRST CHAPTER

If you would like to read more, Spit is currently available on Smashwords, Amazon Kindle, Create Space, Nook, Kobo, and iTunes.