Nothing is more dangerous than an invisible man. Joe's spent his life being forgotten. Not even the IRS comes for his back taxes. He's a ghost, a perfectly average, perfectly forgettable man. It suits his purposes, though it's a lonely existence. He can live as he wants, plying his almost-invisibility for freelance jobs. Then a pretty blonde finds him when no one else can, asking for his help solving a murder. He almost says no, despite his instincts to help a damsel in distress. But how did she find him? And who is she? He takes the job to find out. But he bites off more than he can chew as he realizes a brutal secretive organization called The Phoenix Ring is behind the murder, and somehow they can predict his every move. A new Heroes Unleashed series begins with Jon Mollison's Overlook, a fast-paced, action-packed superhero spy novel that will keep readers guessing until the end. Can Joe defeat the shadowy Phoenix Ring? Or will his powers fail him when he needs them the most? Read Overlook today and find out!

For the first time in his life, Joe isn't forgotten. After the victory against The Phoenix Ring, Joe has found a family of sorts in the Order of Saint Hadrian. He has a purpose, a plan, and a beautiful woman who remembers him. Life is looking good. While the Serenity City cabal is in tatters, the Phoenix Ring operatives across the country in Halo City are tightening their grip. They're about to steal an election. While the local villains are reeling, Joe and Celeste head to California to disrupt the Ring's new scheme. But The Phoenix Ring hasn't survived for centuries by playing softball. Joe is the ghost they can't forget, the man they won't overlook. They bring in a dangerous Prime that can see Joe to hunt him. Now Joe is the one on the run, and the clock is ticking away before the election. Can he find the First Magus and save the election in Halo City? Or will the Phoenix Ring get to him first? Read Overlooked Again today and find out!

Jack Dashing thought being a rocket test pilot was the most exciting career his world had to offer. He was right, but he had no idea it would also open the door to a world where action and adventure always lay just around the corner. Within 24 hours of crashing the experimental FYN-X drive, Jack finds himself swept up in a race across the Pacific Ocean to rescue a kidnapped princess from the hands of the Red Collective's most dangerous agent. So begins a world spanning voyage across two oceans in a world a lot like ours - but one where daring rescues, thrilling chases, and secret plots aren't just the stuff of novels, they are a part of every day life. Particularly for a man of action like Jack Dashing, the Planetary Romantic.

The latest issue of StoryHack brings you supernatural horror, futuristic detectives, pirates and more! Each issue jam-packed with short stories calculated to excite. This issue includes: Rakes and the Pirates of Malabar by Mike Adamson1837: Trouble draws a man like a magnet draws steel, and Rakes, veteran of the East India Company, can't stay out of the fight. Compelled to serve a rogue princess who has taken command of the pirates of India's western sea, he finds himself in a desperate mission to penetrate the stronghold of a cruel Raja and steal back the symbol of a conquered people.The Boss's Tale by Jon MollisonThe proprietor of a mafia-controlled speakeasy has to find a way out of the business, without getting killed.The Girl Who Sang in the Country of Morning by Cynthia WardWhen drought forces a young woman to take up hunting, she runs afoul of bandits. Taken captive, Felissa only has one option, though the forbidden magic may damn her soul.Due a Hanging by David SkinnerShe was probably on the yacht in the Martian Canal. And he wasn't the only one looking for her.Our Friend In The Cellar by Matt SpencerSupernatural sleuth Frederick Hawthorne infiltrates the home of a corrupt Victorian gentleman, while investigating the disappearances of several children. Once inside the house, Frederick discovers an infernal family secret., and must use brawn, ruthless cunning, and a few magic tricks of his own if he is to survive the night.The Life Price by John D. PayneThey got away clean, or so they thought. But when three adventurers try to sell off their prize, things start to go wrong. Dead wrong. What price will they pay for an innocent life taken?Southwest Monsoon by Luke FosterNational Park Ranger Abby Baxter leads a rescue party into the Grand Canyon to find a kidnapped child during the worst southwest monsoon in memory.Waterways by Lindsey DuncanKel has no interest in rebellion or anything except trying to get along, but when her priestess mother forces her under the sacred pool, the Reflected gifts surface within her. Will she cling to her stubborn ways, even if it means execution? Or will she throw in with the rebels, and possibly be killed in battle?

Plucked from obscurity and hurled into the burning, blood soaked sands of the coliseum, one man defies an Emperor. Rather than settle for mere vengeance and an honorable death, a gladiator rises to challenge both a Derelict Emperor and the dangerous, seething chaos from beyond its borders. Caught between the fiery passion of his master's step-daughter and the powerful concubine of his greatest enemy, can one simple barbarian chart a course to save an Empire, save the girl, and save his own soul from the black pits of despair?Full of the furious action and adventurous exploration of strange realms, "Barbarian Emperor" touches on deep themes of familial bonds, the brotherhood of battle, and the eternal balancing act that man and nation perform on the precipice between barbarous struggle and civilizational apathy. Take it for the thrill ride or ponder the still depths of the work, either way, you'll love this story of one defiant man and his struggle to find himself, his destiny, and his one true love.

Karl Barber returns for a fourth installment of his ongoing adventures. This time adventure find him on his home soil as a simple stroll past a simple rally turns violent, and Karl's efforts to defend his fellow citizens and the First Amendment bring him into contact with the ugly underbelly of modern politics. This title also includes all three of Karl's previously published adventures: "Bring Back Our Girls", "Hot Sun, Cold Fury", and "Pennies on a Scale".

Never start a small project on a Sunday night. They always take more time and cause more hassle than expected.That was never more the case than when a regular guy from the suburbs made a late trip to the hardware store on a Sunday night and found himself at the center of an inter-planetary war for the soul of the galaxy. They were just three little homeless kids, dirty and and hungry and scared, and he couldn't just leave them on the streets. He had no way of knowing that the youngest of the three was the key to uniting Galactic Christendom and turning back the murderous tide of the galactic war-cult known as the Slaves of the Mad God. He thought taking them in for a night would be a simple little job, and discovered it was only the first step in an adventure bigger than any he had ever imagined.

StoryHack Action & Adventure is a brand new pulp magazine. This issue contains: "A Tiger in the Garden" by Alexandru Constantin - A disgraced and exiled noble, stripped of his status, spends his days drinking and whoring in the exotic jungle colonies. When pressed to pay his debts he gets entangled in a deadly plot involving deceit, murder, and the dark magic of the deep jungle. "The Monster Without" by Julie Frost- A werewolf private eye with serious save-the-damsel issues is on the hunt for the killer of a teenage girl. When a woman hires him to protect her from her abusive boyfriend, the cases collide in a way that may cost him his sanity-if not his life. "Hal Turk and the Lost City of the Maya" by David Boop- A Texan bounty hunter has chased a criminal through Mexico and into Guatemala. Can he survive when he and his quarry fall captive to a bloodthirsty, long-forgotton ancient civilization? "King of Spades" by David J. West - What happens when the dead come back to haunt us? General Joab has to find a way to free his king from the rising specter of a long thought dead Goliath. "Desert Hunt" by Jon Mollison - The first steps in Karl Barber's hunt for the leaders of a human trafficking ring land him in the ancient city of Cairo. His investigation takes an unexpected turn when the fate of a single girl compels him to strike before he's ready. "The Chronicle of the Dark Nimbus" by Keith West - A cursed prince, is living in exile with his squire until the curse can be broken. They have been sent by their royal sorcerer to protect a thaumaturgist from assassination. "Menagerie" by Steve Dubois - In the Victorian era, a teenage countess and her motley band encounter a plot to restore the Confederate States of America. "Daughter of Heaven" by Shannon Connor Winward- A dealer of ancient artifacts flies to Mars to identify a particularly interesting piece. Can he survive when he triggers the fulfillment of a world-destroying prophecy? "Dead Last" by Jay Barnson - A junior-level agent for a modern-day magical cabal on embarks on his first field assignment. When a necromancer turns his contacts into gun-toting zombies, he must use every bit of his wits, talents, and sometimes inappropriate sense of humor to survive.

Sudden and Karenina return to action in their first mission as part of the Star King's intelligence service. Sudden knows every simple job has the potential to get real complicated real quick, especially when a guy has to show his naïve and adventurous new wife the ropes. To his chagrin, a simple intelligence gathering mission goes south when they uncover a hidden conspiracy on the fringes of the Ragged Edge of space - a plot by the local megacorp to steal the land out from under a few humble farmers. Their investigation leads the roguish smuggler and his princess bride into a web of evil larger than either could have imagined. With all of the thrilling fights and chases and escapes from certain doom you've come to expect from the humble and hardworking tramp space freighter captain E. Z. Sudden, and all of his princess's charms, this novel touches on the deeper meaning of heroism, handled with a light touch that will leave you smiling and ready for more.

An empire of genocidal artificial intelligences threatens to overwhelm humanity, held back only by the combined fleets of humanity's lone superpower, the Majesterium. The allied might of the dozens of human systems who owe fealty to the Star King have long stood as a unified bulwark against the Syntharchy...until now. The alliance threatens to unravel when a planned wedding is interrupted by the sudden disappearance of the betrothed princess. This sort of politics used to bore Captain E. Z. Sudden of the light freighter, "Jade Rose" until the most sought after woman in the galaxy falls into his lap. Not knowing who to trust, the pair set out on a journey to the darkest depths of space in search of the one man that can reunite the princess with her king before Civil war erupts and opens the door for a mechanical apocalypse.