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.

★Bonus Content★  An audiobook of Bound in Death by Angel Haze, narrated by Andy Peloquin 

Druidic prophecies, a galactic space adventure, a cabin of horrific secrets – and a mysterious white cat that seems to walk through the very stories themselves.

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Enjoy these 16 multi-genre short stories including:

Grandpa never let them use the cabin after Christmas. And some rules are best not broken.
Jeff Bacon – Christmas Wrath (Horror)

When Doris, the family's black sheep loses her grandmother's diamonds, she's sure they'll never want to see her again.
Louisa M. Bauman – The Mad Girl (Coming of Age)

Prophecy demands Gage have absolute dominion over his Druidic powers, but his inner demons are putting everything at risk.
Corina Douglas – Rising from the Ashes (Fairytales, Folklore & Myths)

It’s just an ordinary game day for a weary non-player character…until something opens the rift.
Paris Hansch – An NPC’s Christmas (GameLit)

Cursed as a cat for 99 years, an immortal Fiend Hunter must re-evaluate his relationship with a nemesis.
Laura Hawthorne – Lost Among Snowflakes (Fantasy)

Hannah wanted direction. What she ended up with could change her future forever…
H.R. Hobbs – The Blue Pendant (SciFi Adventure)

He'd found the girl of his dreams, then a cat got in the way.
Reen Jones – Candy Girl (Horror)

Trapped in a mountain snow storm one family makes the best of their isolation, and a legend is born.
Tasche Laine – The Legend of the Glass Stars (Contemp. Fic.)

Will a prejudice rant send Sasha’s new interest running?
Nola Li Barr – Sasha (Romance)

A secret, a brotherhood, a father’s sin. What will Prince Thutmose do when he takes the crown?
Lauren Lee Merewether – King’s Jubilee (Hist. Fic.)

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the ugliest of them all?
Joy Monette – The Girl in the Mirror (Contemp. Fic.)

Though they were partly human, the differences were too great. He would never be one of them.
Leigh Roberts – The Outsider (Fantasy, Myths & Legends)

Kevin is about to take on the galaxy until his little sister makes an outrageous request...
A.L. Rugova – The Lost Tradition (SciFi Dystopian)

A winter menace reigns terror on mice, but can it stand against their new champion?
Alicia Scarborough – Crimson Eyes (Urban Fantasy Poetry)

Can a telepathic cat and her mistress solve a robbery and welcome the culprit into town?
Melanie Snow – Trouble in Winte

The crows are flying. And on their wings, destiny changes.

One crow signals bad luck. Three, a celebration. Seven, a secret. Each number drives the fate of someone's soul.

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Enjoy these 14 multi-genre stories including:

Recent residents in an uncontrollable neighborhood with a sinister plan. The only thing able to stop them is nature and its guardians.
Jeff Bacon – Crow Court (Horror)

Nobody had told Hailey about the werewolves when she moved to Mickleburg, and nobody had told her about Adam, a near-stalker, but she faced both on an isolated mountaintop.
Louisa Bauman – Terror On The Mountain (Horror)

War is on the horizon, and once again, Morrigan is called upon to save her people, but this time more than the outcome of the battle is at stake.
Corina Douglas – The Morrigan: Wings Of War (Fairytales, Folklore, & Myths)

Lady Adalynn holds her son, a child born under an ominous omen. But he is not hers.
Paris Hansch – The Unwanted Child (Fantasy)

Will detective Jake Duncan solve his last case before retirement or choose family instead?
H.R. Hobbs – The Seven Crows Society (Detective Noir)

An odd child, unwanted by her father, hated by her young stepmother, Jasmine didn't have any friends. But then, unfortunately, she found some.
Reen Jones – Feeding The Crows (Horror)

Stuck on a ranch and bored, Brylee goes on a run that changes her life. Will she ever be the same?
Tasche Laine – Running In The Rain (Contemp. Fic)

Independence is all Bernice wants, but her privileged upbringing dictates otherwise. Can she break free from expectations before it's too late?
Nola Li Barr – Bernice (Romance)

When armed with a camera, a good omen, and true love, the world is perfect. Right?
Joy Monette – An Intriguing Man (Contemp. Fic)

Sometimes, being rescued is not what it's cracked up to be.
Leigh Roberts – The Rescued (Fantasy, Myths and Legends)

Count your crows, and then you'll know, if the signs will bring you, joys or woes.
Alicia Scarborough – Crows Of Nine (Urban Fantasy Poetry)

Sarah must find the secret portal but elaborate riddles and a desperate killer stand in her way. Will she find the portal in time to stop the murder?
Melanie Snow – Attempted Murder (Cozy Mystery)

Three crows rising, portends of evil or a guiding light in the darkness?
Rick Van de Poll – Triple Crown Crows (Nature Poetry, Mythology)

She never believed they existed, but now this young witch must stand before the Three Crows as they bestow her with a mandate to kill...

In Iraq, he saw his men slaughtered. They’re back to deliver him to Hell…

Lieutenant Jacob Baccus is still wrestling with his supernatural gifts. But with civilization hanging by a thread, he might be humanity’s last hope. And unless he can hunt down the mind-control drug his fiendish enemy plans to inflict on the entire population, everyone is doomed.

Already devastated by his failure to save his wife from a gruesome murder, he’s crippled by guilt when the unit he watched die returns possessed by demons. Terrified by his unreliable power and fraying sanity, he worries he may not be strong enough to avert Armageddon.

Can Baccus summon the will to defeat his worst foe yet?

The Darkside of Good: Resurrections is the third pulse-pounding book in the Darkside of Good grim fantasy series. If you like gritty fighters, high-stakes combat, and hidden agendas, then you’ll love Jeff Bacon’s wild tale.

Buy The Darkside of Good: Resurrections today to stop the body count from going global!

The truth is burning him up. Can he unleash holy hell on the ultimate evil?

Lieutenant Jacob Baccus’s newly bestowed powers stoke the fires of his searing anger. Mortified that his childhood memories are all lies, the battle-hardened Iraq veteran rage-slaughters a gang of gargoyles. But in the bloody battle’s aftermath, he discovers it was all a ruse to cover the theft of a deadly ancient artifact.

Tormented by his fraying sanity, Baccus heads to Chicago to hunt down the mastermind. But when he learns his foe plans to unleash a mind-controlling drug across the planet, he’s forced to channel his fury to stop global mayhem.

Can the war-torn soldier focus his wrath in time to save the world?

The Darkside of Good: Jacob’s Ladder is the second book in the gripping Darkside of Good grim fantasy series. If you like troubled warriors, demonic conflicts, and fast-paced action, then you’ll love Jeff Bacon’s thrilling tale.

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He fought for his country. Now he’s battling absolute evil.

Iraq’s bloody battlefields changed Lieutenant Jacob Baccus forever. When a cakewalk mission to loot Baghdad’s National Museum turns his entire platoon into mincemeat, his mind shatters. And with his sanity still in doubt back home, he believes his only way to redemption is to sign a binding contract as the church’s special assassin.

Shocked to learn that demons and fallen angels are real, Baccus finds himself embroiled in a brutal war that’s been raging for millennia. And unless he can take down the bad guys faster than they pop up, everyone he’s sworn to protect will die.

Will Baccus’s torment lead him down a dark path, or can he rise up as the ultimate soldier of light?

The Darkside of Good is the first book in the twisted Darkside of Good grim fantasy series. If you like tough-as-nails heroes, gory horror, and wicked humor, then you’ll love Jeff Bacon’s graphic rollercoaster ride.

Buy The Darkside of Good to throw down with the Devil today!

The battle between good and evil is not what it seems.

He first fought for his country, then he fought absolute evil. The truth about his past hidden from him, and his destiny is not clear. He has lost much and gained the power to stop ultimate evil.

Three grim but thrilling tales that lead to the ultimate war between two sides for the very soul of humanity.

The Darkside of Good is the first book in the twisted Darkside of Good grim fantasy series. If you like tough-as-nails heroes, gory horror, and wicked humor, then you’ll love this graphic rollercoaster ride.

Jacob’s Ladder is the second book in the gripping Darkside of Good grim fantasy series. If you like troubled warriors, demonic conflicts, and fast-paced action, then you’ll relish this thrilling tale.

Resurrections is the third pulse-pounding book in the Darkside of Good grim fantasy series. If you like gritty fighters, high-stakes combat, and hidden agendas, then this wild tale is for you. 

These three books lead up to the next novel in the series, Uncivil War where Jacob discovers

he has been a pawn in a celestial game of chess his whole life. The true nature of Jacob revealed, and he has to decipher whether the apocalypse can or should be stopped.