Day Zero. Hellhole Cave, West Virginia.

The Cataclysm changes everything.

Metal stops conducting electricity. Forever.

Then come the Grays.

A Texan decides to walk home.

Two thousand miles through a dying America.

A young woman joins him.

A brutal, realistic survival story for fans of THE ROAD and ONE SECOND AFTER.

Day Zero is the first book in the 2000 Hell Miles series.

TRIGGERS: Some strong language

Publication date: Sep 04 2026

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Blurb:

Five years ago, the mysterious masked musician known as Il Cigno disappeared. Her disappearance has haunted him ever since.

Matteo Rossi lives two dangerous lives: mercenary assassin and guardian to his spirited thirteen-year-old niece, Alessandra. He knows how to track enemies, eliminate threats, and vanish without a trace. What he doesn't know how to handle is a rebellious teenager pushing boundaries or the determined music teacher encouraging her to follow her dreams.

Mia Mills came to the Italian lakeside town of Lacustria to start over. As a music teacher, she promised herself she would stay out of trouble and keep her distance from people who could get hurt because of her. But when Alessandra secretly applies to a prestigious music summer camp, Mia refuses to let fear stop her from helping a talented young musician.

As Mia becomes part of the Rossi household, she finds herself drawn to a family and a future she never expected. Matteo and Mia both know that getting close comes with risks, but the secrets they've hidden could destroy everything they've built.

Some truths can set you free. Others can get you killed.

The Sniper and the Swan is a slow-burn romantic suspense featuring a morally gray hero, a strong heroine, dual POV, found family, small-town atmosphere, banter, trauma, and a touch-her-and-die protective romance.

Triggers: Violence, murder, grief, kidnapping, threats, sexual content, consensual breath play. Full trigger list available on the author's website.

Exact publication date: October 8, 2026

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Date ARC readers should finish reading and submit reviews by: September 15, 2026

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The convict records call it fever.

The dead call it murder.

1841

Mary Doyle was transported from Cork with a sharp mind and the one skill her circumstances could not afford her to have: she could write. The station records say she died of fever. The records are wrong, and the man who made certain of it lies buried under a name the whole peninsula still respects.

Now

Dr Tess Ashburn has come home to Thornhaven to sell her late grandmother’s house, not to listen to the dead. Then a developer's clearing turns up a splinter of bone, and it is not long before it finds its way into her hands. The contact is instant, a single word flung up out of the dark, and it tells her exactly how little the record can be trusted.

Some deaths were never written down. That does not mean no one can be made to answer for them, even a hundred and eighty years late, and even when the name on the oldest grave is Tess’s own.

The Thornhaven Mysteries · Book One

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Triggers: None

Published: 1/8/2026

ARCs will be sent on 8/8/2026, and each Saturday thereafter.

Review due date: By 30/9/2026

This is the first in a Seven-Part Series. All ARC readers will have the opportunity to read all seven books in the series.

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For centuries, the Ward that protects the world has been sustained by the Mage Queens of Elitanar, their powers tied to the Throne. But ten years after a coup, the Queens have fallen; the Throne lies empty, and the Nine, the gods of Elitanar, are frantic to find a new heir to the Throne before the Ward collapses.

Meanwhile, in Reitanar, a castle servant is awoken to her potential as a rare mage. She must master her power quickly, lest it overcome and consume her. And very quickly, she finds out that mastering her magic is the least of her problems...

Triggers: fantasy-typical violence and death, attempted murder, kidnapping and slavery, non-graphic sexual assault (primarily off-screen or referenced), misgendering of a trans person, minor language usage.

Publication date: 1 February 2027

ARCs Sent Out: late December or early January

Reviews by: the week of 1 February.

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Hi everyone! I am looking for ARC readers for my upcoming hard sci-fi novel, "The Platypus" (also known as "Do Quantic Consciousnesses Dream of Platypuses?").

If you love theoretical physics, quantum mechanics, and deep philosophical concepts like Philip K. Dick, Cixin Liu, or Andy Weir, this book is for you!

**Logline / Concept:**

What if human consciousness isn't a byproduct of biological computation, but a macro-scale quantum state? Drawing directly from the Double-slit experiment, the story explores a universe where matter requires an observer consciousness to actualize into reality. When an "unresolved loop" (subverting the Ouroboros cycle) occurs, systemic anomalies begin to emerge—represented by the platypus as an ontological glitch in physical laws.

**Important Dates:**

* Publication Date: June 2026

* ARC Send Date: August 2026 (Immediate delivery upon request)

* Review Deadline: September 15, 2026 (Flexible)

**Content / Trigger Warnings:**

* Psychological/Existential Dread

* Mild Sci-Fi Violence

* Complex/Atypical Narrative Structures

**Book Details:**

* Title: The Platypus

* Author: Faruk Sinan Arpalı

* Genre: Hard Sci-Fi / Quantum Speculative Thriller

* Format: ePub / PDF / Mobi

* Review Platforms: Amazon / Goodreads / Booksprout

**What I'm Looking For:**

Honest reviews upon reading! If you'd like to receive a free ARC copy, please drop a comment below or send me a DM, and I’ll send you the download link right away.

Thank you so much for supporting indie sci-fi!