
I thought I would be the hero. Instead, I became the villain. They curse me, call me ruthless, insane, unhinged… a monster. But is life so black and white? What if they took the time to understand my motivations? Would they still condemn me if they recognized the same monster lurking inside themselves? There’s a villain inside us all. Unhinge yourself from reality and walk with me into the darkness. If you dare… From the Shadows is an anthology of twenty-one villainous stories brought to you by the authors of Indie Fantasy Addicts.
Authors

Eileen Mueller is a USA Today multi-award-winning author of heart-pounding fantasy novels that will keep you turning the page. Dive into her worlds, full of magic, love, adventure and dragons! Eileen lives in New Zealand, in a cave, with four dragonets and a shape shifter, writing for young adults, children and everyone who loves adventure. Visit her website at www.EileenMuellerAuthor.com for FREE books, new releases or to become a Rider of Fire! Awards: 2019 Two Storylines NZ Notable Book Awards - Ezaara & Dragon Hero 2017 Sir Julius Vogel Award, Best New Talent 2016 Sir Julius Vogel Award, Best Youth Novel 2017 finalist, Romance Writers New Zealand Chapter Short Story contest. 2013 winner, SpecFicNZ Going Global 2013 co-winner, New Zealand Society of Authors’ NorthWrite Collaboration New Zealander of the Year Local Hero medalist.

USA Today bestselling author, Sarah K. L. Wilson loves spinning a yarn and if it paints a magical new world, twists something old into something reborn, or makes your heart pound with excitement ... all the better! Sarah hails from the rocky Canadian Shield in Northern Ontario - learning patience and tenacity from the long months of icy cold - where she lives with her husband and two small boys. You might find her building fires in her woodstove and wishing she had a dragon handy to light them for her. *USA Today bestseller list, November 2, 2017 www.sarahklwilson.com sarah@sarahklwilson.com

Stacey Trombley is a Casino pit boss by night, YA author by day. Her places to Travel list is almost as long as her to-read list. She has worked as a freelance developmental editor, Pitch Wars mentor and blogger with Middle Grade Minded. Follow her Travel Vlog on YouTube: TEAMTROM TRAVELS and her writing journey on Instagram or Twitter @Trombolii www.StaceyTrombley.com

Born in a small Italian village, I went on a quest around the world and have finally settled into a magical cottage in PA. I write a lot, and I read a lot. Love all fantasy and sci-fi, especially if it features diverse characters or authors. My ratings: 5 stars - Wonderful. I loved reading it, had a great time, and will likely read it again and talk about it with my friends. 4 stars - good, solid, enjoyable book. I had fun and while I may not read it again, I'm glad I did. 3 stars - Not particularly memorable, but I'm happy I found it. While it may not have been my cup of tea, I'm glad it exists. 2 stars - This had issues. Not unreadable, but not something I finished or enjoyed in the end. 1 star - DNF or read because I am a masochist to loves pain. Someone else might love it, but it was not for me. No rating: Either I haven't gotten around to writing a review, I didn't finish it, or it was not my genre of choice and therefore I chose not to review it because I am not the intended audience.

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, Miri C. Golden grew up in the rural mountains of Southern Oregon, where cougars and deer outnumber people. Raised without TV, gaming systems, and central heating & air, she escaped real life through fantasy novels. Not much has changed since then, save for the dinosaurs—they died off. Currently, Miri resides in the Pacific Northwest with her oh-so sexy husband and their two little monsters. She continues to escape all of life’s disappointments through reading and writing, but when she's stuck adulting and can’t immerse herself in magic, dragons, and one-true-loves, she toils her days away in the art industry. In addition to banging words, Miri enjoys biking, cooking, reading, and exploring art in its many mediums, as well as stuffing her face, rolling her eyes, and liberally applying four-letter words and their conjugates to every situation. Oh! And Epstein didn’t k!ll himself.

Angel lives with her two amazing, half-gremlin children in a small Canadian town far from the borders of Middle Earth. She is deadly with a throwing ax, has an arsenal of dwarven jokes, and a legion of signed books she obsessively hoards with Gollum-like tenacity. She loves escaping to different fantasy worlds and finding new fantasy gems from the wonderfully amazing readers of the Indie Fantasy Addicts Facebook group. There she drinks with assassins, mages, and dwarves in shady taverns and revels in their crazy, amazing journeys to far off lands. She lives for adventure, whether it’s losing herself to phenomenal fantasy books, zip lining across jungles, snorkeling in underwater caverns, pole dancing, or traveling the world. She believes that life should be lived to the fullest and encourages others to follow their dreams and passions so they can see just what they are capable of. Unleash the Adventure at http://www.angelhaze.com

JC Kang's unhealthy obsession with Fantasy and Sci-Fi began at an early age when his brother introduced him to The Chronicles of Narnia, Star Trek, and Star Wars. As an adult, he combines his geek roots with his professional experiences as a Chinese Medicine doctor, martial arts instructor, and technical writer to pen epic fantasy stories. To learn more about what goes on in his twisted mind, follow his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LegendsOfTiv... If you've read and enjoyed his works, keep up with his updates on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/37897...

Born in 1965, I grew up on a working cattle ranch in the desert thirty miles from Wickenburg, Arizona, which at that time was exactly the middle of nowhere. Work, cactus and heat were plentiful, forms of recreation were not. The TV got two channels when it wanted to, and only in the evening after someone hand cranked the balky diesel generator to life. All of which meant that my primary form of escape was reading. At 18 I fled to Tucson where I attended the University of Arizona. A number of fruitless attempts at productive majors followed, none of which stuck. Discovering I liked writing, I tried journalism two separate times, but had to drop it when I realized that I had no intention of conducting interviews with actual people but preferred simply making them up. After graduating with a degree in Creative Writing in 1989, I backpacked Europe with a friend and caught the travel bug. With no meaningful job prospects, I hitchhiked around the U.S. for a while then went back to school to learn to be a high school English teacher. I got a teaching job right out of school in the middle of the year. The job lasted exactly one semester, or until I received my summer pay and realized I actually had money to continue backpacking. The next stop was Australia, where I hoped to spend six months, working wherever I could, then a few months in New Zealand and the South Pacific. However, my plans changed irrevocably when I met a lovely Swiss woman, Claudia, in Alice Springs. Undoubtedly swept away by my lack of a job or real future, she agreed to allow me to follow her back to Switzerland where, a few months later, she gave up her job to continue traveling with me. Over the next couple years we backpacked the U.S., Eastern Europe and Australia/New Zealand, before marrying and settling in the mountains of Colorado, in a small town called Salida. In Colorado we starved and froze, started our own electronics business, and had a couple of sons, Dylan and Daniel. In 2005 we shut the business down and moved back to Tucson. I am currently working on finishing The Devastation Wars fantasy series and attending graduate school.

D.W. Hawkins haunts the badlands of southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Sightings in the wild are rare, and this creature should be approached with caution. If you insist on pursuing this dangerous animal, you can find out more about him by visiting his website. You can also follow him on Facebook, Instagram, Bookbub, and YouTube.

Rachel Rener is a #1 bestselling contemporary fantasy author who loves blurring the line between science and magic. She graduated from the University of Colorado after focusing on Psychology and Neuroscience. Since then, she has lived on three continents and has traveled to more than 40 countries. When she's not engrossed in writing or reading, Rachel enjoys art of all kinds, riding her motorcycle, going to rock shows (both musical and mineralogical), Vulcanology (the lava kind as well as the pointy-eared variety), and playing D&D on the coolest podcast around, Of Dice and Friends. She lives in Colorado along with her husband and a feisty umbrella cockatoo named Terrance (a.k.a “Jungle Chicken”) that hangs out on her shoulder as she writes – whether invited or not. Find out more about Rachel and her books at www.RachelRener.com ⚡

I'm Christopher Russell, a weaver of words and the wondrous worlds that spring from them. I might also be a fan of alliteration. My gripping epic fantasy series, Divinity's Twilight, follows a band of military cadets torn from their peaceful lives when a tragic failure by their ancestors, a mistake seven centuries old, dredges itself from an all too shallow grave. Book one, Divinity's Twilight: Rebirth, is currently available from all major retailers. Book two is set to release in February or March of 2022. Sample chapters from the novel and assorted short stories are available at the "Free Reads" tab of my website (christopherrussellauthor.com)—and check out the rest of my site for setting details, character previews, new projects, and more. About The Author Christopher Russell (native of Williamsburg, VA) is a 28-year-old mechanical and aerospace engineer (graduate of the University of Virginia) who has loved reading since the day he picked up a book and writing since he could scrawl his first letters. After voraciously consuming titles from every genre—ranging from Star Wars to Lord of the Rings—he decided to combine the expertise from his professional education, passions, and Christian faith into a fantasy epic bridging the gap between magic and science. He currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his loyal dog, Vallen, named after the protagonist of his first work. For behind-the-scenes information on all of Christopher Russell’s works, visit christopherrussellauthor.com.

I love fantasy, adventure, and magic. More than that, I adore my readers. My books are written to entertain—fantasy adventures filled with compelling characters, spectacular magic, thrilling action, constant intrigue, and a sense of discovery. I equate them to the "Marvel Movie" version of fiction, intended to be a fun escape. I would love to have you join me and my quirky characters for one outrageous adventure after another. With over a million published words, my author journey has just begun. Best wishes, Jeff _________________________________ Jeffrey L. Kohanek grew up in rural Minnesota where comic books sparked his young imagination, inspiring fantasies of heroes with super-powers saving the day. His tastes later evolved to fantasy epics featuring unlikely heroes overcoming impossible odds to save worlds born from the writer's imagination. Now residing in southern California, Jeff uses that imagination to weave tales of engaging characters caught in fantastic plots to inspire young adults and the child within us all. _________________________________ "Would you like FREE books and access to exclusive content? Join my author newsletter, which frequently includes special offers and inside info on my books. Join at www.JeffreyLKohanek.com and download a free eBook today." -Jeff "I LOVE to hear from readers and fans. Connect with me through email or social media." Email - author@JeffreyLKohanek.com Facebook - /JeffreyLKohanek

As an avid fan of fantasy, I try to combine shades of some of my favorite authors' writing - Tad Williams, Raymond E. Feist, and RA Salvatore, among others - into my own world. The result is a world of rich descriptions, complex politics, and heart-racing combat. I started writing Sci-Fi short stories in fifth grade after seeing the movie "Aliens" in the theater. After getting into Dungeons & Dragons with friends as a teenager, my interests moved to Epic Fantasy, but still rooted in a Sci-Fi alien world. The Eve of Redemption series represents the culmination of years of world-building and back-story development, much of it through epic AD&D campaigns, that takes familiar epic fantasy and brings it to an alien world. I live in Rhode Island with my wife and two daughters. When I'm not chasing the rascals around the yard or counting beans for the boss, I'm usually imagining the next turn on the long road that the Eve of Redemption series brings.








