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Just Pubbed! Borderlands

We are thrilled to Announce the Relaunch of the Dark Fiction Classic Anthology -Borderlands- with Volume One!

It’s hard to believe, but this anthology first appeared 28 years ago.  In re-reading the stories in this gathering of the weirdest tales, I am also reminded of how strikingly fresh and original the material remains.

As its title implies, Borderlands contains fiction that resides out there on the edge, on the perimeter of what's being done in the field of horror, dark fantasy, and suspense literature.  When I solicited material for what I hope will be the first of many volumes, I made it clear I didn't want stories that employed any of the traditional symbols and images of the genre.  I wanted writers to expand the envelope, to look beyond the usual metaphors, and bring me something new.

Some fresh meat, so to speak.

So, dig in!

Stories by

David B. Silva * Nancy Holder * John DeChancie * Francis J. Matozzo * Bentley Little * Darrel Schweitzer *  Michael Green * Poppy Z. Brite *   Jeffrey Osier * John Shirley * Lee Moler * Nina Kriki Hoffman * T. E. D. Klein * Chet Williamson *  Ed Gorman * Jack Hunter Daves, Jr. * Thomas Tessier * Les Daniels * David B. Silva * Karl Edward Wagner * Elizabeth Massie * Charles L. Grant * G. Wayne Miller * Joe R. Lansdale

“Initiated in 1990 to “expand the envelope” of horror writing, the Borderlands anthologies have yielded an abundance of quirky and eccentric tales from writers who pushed ‘beyond the usual metaphors’ by which contemporary horror and dark fantasy are usually defined. The range of themes that propel these uncommon tales—personal alienation, religious intolerance, the quest for transcendence, the torture of hope—expand the horror story's reach, and the wealth of relatively new writers featured is encouraging.”

—Publishers Weekly

“I like to think of this series as Dangerous Visions for dark fiction. Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Monteleone brought together the innovators of the genre in a multi-decade series.”

– Lori Perkins, Publisher Riverdale Avenue Books

Get the just published first volume of the legendary classic horror and dark fantasy Borderlands anthology, edited by Thomas F. Monteleone, under our horror imprint, Afraid.  

The entire seven title anthology series, which spans three decades, features some of the biggest names in horror including Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, Peter Straub, David Morrell, Bentley Little, Poppy Z. Bight, Thomas Tessier, among others. RAB/Afraid will publish the entire series over the next year, with each volume appearing every two months. Look for pre-sales buttons.

Borderlands: Volume One was originally published 28 years ago. The short story “By Bizarre Hands” by Joe Lansdale appeared in this edition of Borderlands, and he felt it was such a pivotal piece of his work that he named his short collection after it.  This volume also includes early stories by Poppy Z. Bright and Nancy Holder, as well as stories by horror masters Charles L. Grant and Thomas Tessier.

https://www.amazon.com/Borderlands-One-Anthology-Weird-Fiction/dp/1626011761/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542754611&sr=8-3&keywords=borderlands+1+anthology

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Just Pubbed! Mistress of the Undead

Just pubbed! Mistress of the Undead by Isabelle Drake The city of Boston is infected with zombies, roaming the streets and seeking human flesh—not to eat but to use as sexual servants. Mattie, one of the tribe, wants out. She’ll do anything—manipulate, cheat, lie—to get what she needs to break free from the sex cult.

Hayden Thomas, tabloid reporter and wonderkid, knows first hand how cruel and consuming Mattie can be. Book smart, a good writer, and willing to do anything to get the story that will take his career to the next level, he’s made some depraved enemies.  

In a city that thrives on scandal and conspiracy, nothing is coincidence.  Beware: once you’re in, you’re in. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JRHB6C4?keywords=mistress+of+the+undead&qid=1540658516&sr=8-3&ref=sr_1_3

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Dark Rainbow #1

Dark Rainbow Queer Erotic Horror hit #1 on the Amazon LGBT Erotic charts! Congrats to editor Andrew Robertson!

https://www.amazon.com/…/B07…/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

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World Series Celebration!

It's the #RedSox and the #Dodgers in the World Series! Get the 50 Greatest Red Sox Games and the 50 Greatest Dodgers Games for 30% OFF! And if your team isnt't playing, you can still score with baseball romance! Just use promocode WS2018 thru November 4

50 Greatest Red Sox Games 

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/2073/the-50-greatest-red-sox-games-2013-edition

50 Greatest Dodgers Games

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5204/the-50-greatest-dodgers-games-of-all-time

Bases Loaded

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5224/bases-loaded-baseball-erotica

The Hot Streak

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5121/the-hot-streak-a-baseball-romance

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Just Pubbed! Dark Rainbow 50% OFF!

 DARK RAINBOW Queer Erotic Horror 50% OFF with code DR2018 thru October 22

There has always been a special relationship between queer culture and horror. Horror is a genre about the ‘other’ and being a part of queer culture often comes with feelings of ‘otherness’ or being an outsider based on your desires…maybe you see a freak onscreen during a midnight madness screening and you think to yourself, Well, I feel like a freak too. Maybe the monster is just misunderstood…we all hunger for something, right? Dark Rainbow: Queer Erotic Horror is the first volume of a short fiction anthology series edited by award-winning queer writer and editor Andrew Robertson. Published under Riverdale Avenue Books’ Afraid imprint, it features many members of the Horror Writers Association along with writers from all over the world. Dark Rainbow contains 15 tales of dark appetites, hidden fantasies, sex and slashers including new work from Angel Leigh McCoy, Jeff C. Stevenson, Sèphera Girón, Julianne Snow, Derek Clendening, Spinster Eskie, Lindsay King-Miller and many more.

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5388/dark-rainbow-anthology-of-queer-erotic-horror

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Just pubbed! An Anthology of Evil Men

Esme Oliver, author of Smoke, Drink, F@#K, brings us this collection of sharp new essays that crystallize -- as only Oliver can -- the highs and lows of a woman dating in her 30s. Sometimes cringe-worthy, always hilarious, this stories go beyond the run-of-the-mill rom-com fantasies and lay bare what it means to be a strong, sensitive woman who is determined not to settle for less than she deserves. Oliver's experiences, which include two separate experiences with sexual harassment -- one which occurred in the U.S. Senate --  bring a clear-eyed levity to the realities of being a grown-ass woman in a #MeToo world. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HSZDB19/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538267982&sr=8-1&keywords=an+anthology+of+evil+men

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Just Pubbed! John McCain: A View from the Hill

There’s a lot people don’t know about John McCain. They know the war hero, the prisoner of war. Those are the things that have made the headlines and the history books. But there is also the John McCain, working statesman, who has spent two terms in the House of Representatives and six terms in the Senate, going about the business of creating bills and fighting the good fight on the Senate floor for the benefit of the American people and the country. It is from that John McCain that this book focuses on looking at the specifics of his decades as the ultimate statesman doing the country’s business. Written by New York Times Bestselling Author Marc Shapiro, John McCain: A View From The Hill delves into McCain’s character, demeanor, his ability to craft bills and legislation that he cares about and ramrod them through the slippery slope of politics and into law. 

Through extensive research and exclusive one-on-one interviews with McCain’s colleagues and foes, award-winning journalists and, in one instance, the observations of a man who had a front row seat at the Keating 5 scandal, McCain’s most challenging political moment, Shapiro probes McCain’s ability to get along with Republicans and Democrats alike.  

The book looks at his uncompromising willingness to fight the presidential powers that be if he did not agree with them, the two rough and tumble presidential campaigns he lived through at a time when politics was entering a particularly ugly phase, and the long simmering feud with current President Donald Trump which finally exploded.

If you think you know the life of John McCain, it is time to check your preconceptions. Because John McCain: A View From The Hill is about to take you deep inside a place you’ve never been before: How a historically significant man and politician has earned his stripes as a statesman for the ages. 

https://www.amazon.com/John-McCain-View-Marc-Shapiro-ebook/dp/B07HK6NZVZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537553674&sr=8-1&keywords=john+mccain+a+view+from+the+hill

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Princess of 42nd Street Book Launch!

We hope you can join us for drinks and bites at the book launch of Princess of 42nd Street Surviving My Childhood as the Daughter of Times Square’s King of Porn by Romola Hodas with Elizabeth Ridley. Meet Romola and listen to an excerpt from her memoir. Books will be for sale!

The eldest daughter of the Times Square "King of Porn,” Romola Hodas recounts her chaotic childhood amid the turmoil of publically growing up as the daughter of the man who almost single-handedly built New York City’s pornography and adult entertainment empire from the 1960s to the 1980s before his spectacular and public fall from grace.

Behind the salacious headlines, Marty’s family paid a terrible price. In her shockingly honest, no-holds-barred memoir, Romola describes hanging out as a child in her father’s porn shops on 42nd Street and meeting the eclectic clientele who frequented the stores, making friends with the girls who performed live sex acts on stage, and spying on her parents’ sex orgies and crazy all-night swinger parties. Romola relates, in moving detail, how she cared for her three younger siblings when her brilliant, bipolar mother broke with reality, and how she survived verbal, physical, and emotional abuse; a year in reform school; her father’s three stints in prison; two kidnapping attempts by the mob (one while at summer fat camp); and how her baby brother, Jarrett, actually was briefly kidnapped by mobsters wanting to send Marty Hodas a clear, unambiguous message.

For all its darkness, The Princess of 42nd Street is, at its heart, an uplifting and inspirational story of how one young woman overcame incredible odds to become a successful businesswoman who now devotes her life to helping others. Raw, unflinching, and devoid of self-pity, The Princess of 42nd Street is a one-of-a-kind story.

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5385/the-princess-of-42nd-street-surviving-my-childhood-as-the-daughter-of-times-squares-king-of-porn

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Just Pubbed! Cowboy for Hire

Anxious for adventure and the chance to prove she’s not the spoiled socialite her friends and family believe her to be, Victoria Moore buys The Circle Cat ranch, rolls up her sleeves, and begins the repairs that will turn the ramshackle place into the best dude ranch in Arizona. One thing she didn’t plan on was a dark, down-on-his-luck cowboy smashing into her barn. But when he does, she turns the problem into an opportunity. Armed with limited experience, but a lot of determination, Victoria sets out to get what she wants from the wandering cowboy. The last thing Lang Thompson wants is to get tangled up with a woman. Especially one who’s used to getting what she wants when she wants it. He knows what rich girls like her expect and he isn’t interested in playing games. But he’s no match for Victoria’s hardworking determination and sexy brand of innocence.

Praise for Cowboy for Hire

Winner of the 2009 Psyche Award“Okay, I love cowboys and Arizona, so Cowboy for Hire really captured my heart. I love the dialogue and the way the chemistry works between Victoria and Lang. Their relationship springs to life and leaps into the readerʼs heart. Isabelle Drake is a great storyteller.”—

Cherokee, Coffee Time Romance “… overall, this was a fun book to read full of dreams and real life.—Terri, Night Owl Romance https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5384/cowboy-for-hire

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Just Pubbed! What I Learned from 50 Celebrities

Riverdale Avenue Books Just Pubbed! What I Learned From 50 Celebrities (By Screwing Up In Front of Them) by Farrell Hirsch! Including stories about Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, Justin Bieber and many more! Farrell Hirsch has lived more lives than any dozen of the proverbial rejuvenating cats you've heard about.  Not many people can say they've launched multiple national radio networks, worked with the coaching staff of a major league sports team, executive produced star-studded awards shows, been the co-creator of high-tech start up, written a play that played at Lincoln Center, optioned a TV pilot to major production company, and been the CEO of a nationally recognized not-for profit.   Hirsch was one of the people who founded The Ovation Awards, LA's answer to The Tonys.  Writing, producing, and lining up talent for those shows for seven years brought him into contact with stars like Charlton Heston, Annette Bening, Carol Burnett, Neal Patrick Harris, Stephen Sondheim, Nathan Lane, Danny Glover, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, and hundreds more. And then, for no particular reason, since he hadn't really ever worked in radio, he was hired to launch national radio networks, on SiriusXM. The first of these was taking on the inimitable task of turning the world's most visual brand, Playboy, into something viable in the world's least visual medium, radio.  The endless drudgery of having to spend countless evenings at The Playboy Mansion parties, of recording Bill Cosby, Etta James, Elvis Costello at the Playboy Jazz Festival, having celebrities like Carmen Electra, Donald Trump, Fleetwood Mac come in the studio, hanging at the Super Bowl with Warren Moon and Lil John was exhausting.   These are his stories…

https://www.amazon.com/What-Learned-50-Celebrities-Screwing-ebook/dp/B07GK3GCMC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534898993&sr=8-1&keywords=What+I+Learned+From+50+Celebrities+%28By+Screwing+Up+In+Front+of+Them%29

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Just Pubbed! Pretty Man

Pretty Man by Ryan Field Spend the weekend with Pretty Man while Pretty Woman hits NY's Broadway! Roland Marcus—rich, handsome and pushing 40—is still not over the fact that his 20-year relationship has ended, and desperately needs someone to distract him while he attends a bevvy of charity events in New York. With all eyes upon him, including his ex’s (who left him for a younger man), Roland accidentally bumps into a hot young guy in a used book store…a strapping male hustler whom he decides to hire for one week to accompany him to his social events. He offers him $5,000, with no strings attached, to just stand by his side and look pretty. Josh Holden, a young guy who is helping to support his son and saving money to buy a business with his best friend and ex-wife, is only too happy to escort Roland anywhere he wants to go that week. And he’s not doing it just for the money… Roland learns in less than a week’s time that his future can still hold both earth-shattering sex and a love of real substance. 

https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Man-Ryan-Field-ebook/dp/B07GCVBY1S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534082439&sr=8-1&keywords=pretty+man+ryan+field

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Just Pubbed! Naked Launch, Book Two

A rousing story of adventure on the high seas, Naked Launch: Book Two picks up the intertwined stories of Alan Steele, Malcolm Lowe and Henry Morgan where Book One leaves off. Now mature and toughened men who met as callow youths looking for adventure and the chance to make their fortunes, Alan and Malcolm are infamous masters of their own pirate ship while Henry has chosen a more conventional path but still loves and respects his old friends. Alan and Malcolm command a ship crewed by gay pirates who work, eat, sleep and love naked as nature intended while waging war on puritanical Spanish traders and plantation owners. Equal parts 17th-century adventure tale and sly utopian fantasy, Naked Launch: Book Two is a captivating mix of historical drama and sultry romance, rendered with meticulous attention to period detail. 

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5381/naked-launch-book-two

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Just Pubbed! Track the Ripper

An international secret society of telepathic blood-magic angels come together to destroy what appears to be the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper.

This second novel in the Hearts of Darkness series, Track the Ripper takes NYPD detective Dianysus Brentano to London, Glastonbury and Paris as she chases a man who calls himself Jack the Ripper straight into an Internet web that aims to turn followers into killers and control the world. Her resolve to recover what he stole from her attracts allies from among the blood-drinking celestial ma’lakhim. Overwhelmed by their dangerous beauty, Dianysus sets her heart on the leader, Sitri, who has been her secret protector since childhood. But she’s unsure if he’s equally attracted to her or is exploiting her for his own purpose.

Dianysus learns that the mother who’d abandoned her when she was young had been a queen among these creatures. This makes her own blood unique and gives her new skills. When she discovers that the Ripper seeks her blood to complete his conquest, she forms a risky plan. As the ma’lakhim strive to save Paris and London from mass destruction, Dianysus goes to face the Ripper alone. She must trust that her blood-bond with Sitri is true, because otherwise, all is lost.

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5379/track-the-ripper-book-two-in-the-heart-of-darkness-series

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Happy Canada Day!

Celebrate with 50% OFF What is Hip? The Life and Times of The Tragically Hip! Just use promocode CDAY2018

What is Hip? The Life And Times of The Tragically Hip takes a look at a band profoundly famous in Canada; beyond its borders, largely unknown.

The Tragically Hip are not cartoon rockers. They are real men who live by their creativity and their principles. For more than three decades in the rock and roll trenches selling millions of albums and opening for the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Who and Led Zeppelin’s Page & Plant, the band remained anonymous outside their home country, while rising to the level of rock royalty in Canada.

In this first-ever detailed look at the life and times of The Tragically Hip, New York Times Best Selling Author Marc Shapiro delves deep beneath the surface of this rock and roll story to discover how a band that largely shunned the spotlight has become the standard bearer of a resurgent sense of Canadian pride and patriotism.

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5329/what-is-hip-the-life-and-times-of-the-tragically-hip

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#Pride Books We Are Proud Of!

Vampire's Kiss by Sonny Barker!

50% Off All Month long! Just use promocode PRIDE2018 

First published in 1970, the gay pulp classic Vampire's Kiss, follows the transformation of Damon Sanger from an ambitious, married attorney to a gay vampire whose bodily libation of choice isn't blood. 

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5367/vampires-kiss

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#Pride Books We Are Proud Of!

Ménage à Musketeer - A Novel of Sword and Debaucheryby Lissa Trevor50% OFF all month long! Just use promocode PRIDE2018 

All for One and One for All, and All at Once!! Ménage A Musketeer is an erotic mash-up of Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers. It is a tale of sword and debauchery. Lusty Musketeers defend all, enjoy all, ravage and claim the women – and men – who scheme to control their destinies. https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5212/menage-a-musketeer-a-novel-of-sword-and-debauchery

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Just Published! Her Stepbrothers are Cowboys

Her Stepbrothers are Cowboys by Amazon #1 Bestselling Romance Author Trinity Blacio! 

They were called Death Riders -- cowboys and shifter mustangs. Landon and Cody thought they were prepared for anything, but not for the red-haired bombshell that happened to be their stepsister and mate. There was something about her, and what they saw raised the supernatural powers inside of them. Death would not claim their mate, even if over 200 bloodsuckers were hunting for her and her mother.

Haven was a schoolteacher, but her quiet world had been turned upside down when she saw her father murdered, leaving her and her mother to escape into the night. Haven never expected her mother to find another mate or that her stepfather would be the father of two of the hottest men she had ever seen. I mean, who could turn down two men in tight jeans who could also sing like country stars, and had a great talent with rope?

The trio come together to end the threat against her life, but were surprised by another entity that destroyed the enemy and then claimed to be their fourth. Haven knew her world was about to get scary and interesting, but wondered if the four of them could come together to form a family unit? Not only did she have her doubts, but so did her stepbrothers who watched this newest member of their family. 

https://riverdaleavebooks.com/books/5378/her-stepbrothers-are-cowboys