Kelly Ames for the Stars

  UP FROM HELL Echoes of the Past: Crimes in Central Texas Book 1 By Joan Moran Crime Thriller Publisher: Next Chapter Publication Date: April 7, 2026 SYNOPSIS Growing up in Las Vegas, Neil Dixon's future looked bleak. The son of a drug-addicted mother, he didn't have a lot of options until a police officer, Sergeant Finch, pulled him from danger and sent him to a new life in Texas. Now, years later, Neil has become the police officer he always wanted to be—steady, principled, and unafraid to stand alone. But Jarrell, Texas, is not the clean slate he hoped for. Corruption in the department is rampant, and traffickers operate across the border. When Neil’s mother dies, he returns to Las Vegas and meets the father he’s never known. He gets pulled into a deadly game with his father that stretches from Vegas to the police department in Jarrell, to cartel-scarred border towns. To survive, he must decide what kind of man he truly is - and how far he’s willing to go to stop the people...

    A NEW FATHERLAND: PEACE TREATIES & SHATTERED HOPES By Natalie Bright & Manuela Schneider Historical Fiction/ Immigrant Fiction Book 2 Publisher: EK-2 Publishing Publication Date: April 30, 2026 SYNOPSIS Texas, 1840s: Drawn by the promise of land and freedom, German settlers venture into the New World—only to find themselves ensnared in deception, power struggles, and deadly danger. As the ambitious plans of Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels begin to crumble and John O. Meusebach faces a frontier on the brink of chaos, the fate of the settlers hangs by a thread. Amid the turmoil, Karoline and Rudolf struggle to build a new life in the fragile settlement of Cat Spring, clinging to hope as uncertainty closes in. Far away, Sofie is caught in a far darker reality—trapped in a fate she cannot escape, where survival comes at a devastating cost. As tensions rise and the wilderness grows ever more unforgiving, one question remains: how much must they sacrifice to claim a futu...

  THE REGRESSION STRAIN By Kevin Hwang Medical Thriller Publisher: Normal Range Press Publication Date: May 26, 2025 SYNOPSIS Dr. Peter Palma joins the medical team of the Paradise to treat passengers for minor ailments as the cruise ship sails across the Atlantic. But he soon discovers that something foul is festering under the veneer of leisure. Deep in the bowels of the ship, a vile affliction pits loved ones against each other and shatters the bonds of civil society. The brig fills with felons, the morgue with bodies, and the vacation becomes a nightmare. One by one, the chaos claims Peter's allies. His mentor spirals into madness and the security chief fights a losing battle against anarchy. No help comes from the captain, who has an ego bigger than the ocean. With the ship racing toward an unprepared New York, the fate of humanity hinges on Peter's deteriorating judgment. But he's hallucinating and delirious...and sometimes primal urges are impossible to resist. The ...