The Shout-Out

6 October 2026

Four indie books, each by an author featured for the first time. Every title links to its page here, and buying goes straight through the author's own retailer.

Triangle of Terror
by Shelby Young
Thriller/Mystery/Crime
Riley Morgan would rather be anywhere than boarding a weeklong luxury cruise to the Bahamas with her entire extended family. The Morgans are your typical old-money southern family. Nothing less than perfection is accepted. A freelance travel journalist used to traveling alone, Riley is tired of trying to live up to her family’s pretentious southern expectations to uphold the Morgan family's reputation. All she wants to do is reconnect with her three favorite cousins and maybe flirt with Carson, the handsome bartender. But when a hurricane blows the cruise ship off course, the ship comes to a halt on an isolated island in the Bermuda Triangle. Days later, 22 survivors are rescued, including Riley. Now back on solid ground, she must deal with the aftermath. With the support of her cousins and Carson, who quickly became more than just a vacation fling, Riley must try to come to terms with the trauma she endured. The Triangle didn’t break her, but the truth might.
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The Archcrusade
by K. M. Hogenson
Fantasy
Parasitic creatures attack human settlements, and a crusade sets out to stop them. Conscripted into the group of soldiers is Basil, a healing mage’s apprentice, who carries a secret that even he is oblivious to, but that draws the attention of archdemons while the crusade marches to the front lines.
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Dawn of the Immortals
by Draven M
Fantasy
Dawn of the Immortals is a spellbinding paranormal romance perfect for fans of dark fantasy, forbidden love, and second chances. If you enjoy gritty heroes, resilient heroines, and high-stakes drama, this book is for you.
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Resistance: The Ruling Order of Saints Book One
by A.C Autumn
Science Fiction
Returning home from medical school, Acevea finds her home trashed, along with her twin brother and adoptive parents missing. Evidence points to the Order of Saints Investigation Bureau being responsible for the abduction. Searching her ransacked home takes her to the hidden attic, where she finds a data disk with a message from her adoptive father. Instructing her to take it to the Old World. Doing as instructed, she makes her way to the Old World while being pursued by agents of the Order of Saints Investigation Bureau. Reaching her destination pulls her into the Resistance she didn't know existed. As Acevea tries to make sense of her new surroundings, secrets about her birth parents, that were kept from her by those close to her, begin to surface. These secrets tie her birth parents directly to the corrupt government and to the Resistance she now finds herself in the middle of. Amidst the chaos, Acevea finds steady ground in the arms of her long lost childhood best friend, Renha Page. Acevea commits herself to helping Renha with his problems, all the while also trying to unravel the secrets around her and bring down The Order of Saints. A daunting task that will either lead to the start of a new way of life, or drown her in chaos.
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