New Releases for April 2023

Here are the new releases from Crossroad Press for April 2023. Unless noted otherwise, you can purchase any of them at Amazon, B&N, Apple, Google Play, Smashwords, or Kobo.

Monster Breath

by Kenneth W. Cain

LIFEBLOOD

Like a mashup between Underworld and Twilight.

A young and shy Lara struggles to find her identity when fate throws something new and unexpected at her after meeting a strange couple at a local bar. She finds herself overcome with desire and a thirst for blood. Despite the strangeness of her situation, Lara quickly adapts, only to find her world shaken when a young girl named Millicent enters her life. And then again when she stumbles across a male werewolf named Lowell. Together, these two individuals help Lara to rediscover her humanity. She soon learns her budding relationship with Lowell is a forbidden love, and the struggle begins to secure their freedom. A journey to ensure their small unique family will remain safe from the vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters that go bump in the night.

EMERGENCE

Like The Sixth Sense meets the old ones.

Teenager Declan McAvoy has a unique gift, one that guides him to discover a horrible secret about his town. As he explores the history of the local lake, he uncovers the fate of many people, both from the past and the present. Struggling with the fact he might be losing his mind at such a young age, he tries to ignore his destiny, only to embrace it in the end. With a little help, Declan hopes to set things right again by defeating the monster in the lake.

JADE

Like a mashup between Blade and Resident Evil.

In the not so distant future, a starship freighter returns from a faraway planet in outer space, carrying a strange virus. Earth falls victim to a horde of zombies, and the remaining survivors struggle to stay alive, hiding in the wreckage created by a war to eliminate the threat. The survivors are thrown into a tailspin when bloodthirsty alien vampires invade a post-apocalyptic Earth, seemingly to defend the earthlings. With humans quickly becoming a dying breed near extinction, a select few find themselves the unwitting participants in a secret plan to aid mankind. Young Jade leads the charge in this suspenseful thriller, utilizing her newfound special gifts and a specially crafted sword, she embarks on an epic journey with love interest, Trent, to assault the supernatural menace. She soon uncovers a dark web of deceit and must fight to uncover the truth.

Pack Animals

by Kenneth W. Cain

Like a mashup between Blade, The Walking Dead, and Resident Evil.

Shortly after a devastating second Civil War, groups of survivors try to reestablish some sort of civilization in a post-apocalyptic America. The nation has collapsed as a result of an escalated political war, and surrounding countries stake claim to land, taking advantage of the unrest. Packs of mutated undead creatures are but one of the obstacles people must face in this dystopian thriller. Lines are drawn between men and women, and Allen and Sydney must find common ground in order to survive extreme odds. When the dust settles, who will be left in this action-packed adventure that will delight your undead hunger?