The Imaginary Realms of

Gilbert M. Stack

Happy New Year! And welcome back to Stacked High. 2017 has come to an end surrounded by family, friends and good times. I hope you have enjoyed the holiday as much as I did. As I look ahead to 2018, I’m excited to announce the release of The Sea of Grass, the second book—and first full-length novel—in my Legionnaire series.

Forbidden from returning to Aquila, Marcus Venandus responds to a plea from a half-brother he has never met to aid him in the far away land called the Jeweled Hills. When pirates shut down the sea routes, the legion officer and his two trusted companions are forced to join a caravan to make the slower journey north across the treacherous Sea of Grass. Yet this may not prove to be the safer choice. A mysterious shaman has sworn to drench the plains in the blood of foreigners and his mastery over storms gives him the teeth to fulfill his oath. As chaos envelopes the trail, it will fall to Marcus to organize the defense and try to shepherd the frightened civilians of the caravan to safety again.

The Sea of Grass will be available for $3.99 starting February 1, but if you pre-order it during the month of January, you can get it for the reduced price of $2.99. You can find it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Smashwords and other e-sellers.

When the girl of Mitch Pembroke’s dreams responds to his invitation to meet his parents by fleeing home to a remote Caribbean island, the former Great War pilot does what he thinks any red-blooded American male would do—he drops everything and goes after her. But Mitch isn’t the first man to follow Lorali home and like his predecessors, he may not survive his visit to Lazarus Key.

Lazarus Key is the first book in a series that blurs the line between historical fiction and dark fantasy. Like The Sea of Grass, it can be found at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Smashwords and other e-sellers.

Lesser Tribune Marcus Venandus, Legion officer exemplar, was exiled to the disease-ridden hell hole known as the Fire Islands as punishment for the failed political machinations of his father. While the days of the powerful witchdoctor kings throwing skeletal armies against the shields of the legion have faded into history, all is not right at the edge of the world. Unrest is boiling once again as long dead darkness seeps back into the islands. With the legion more concerned with its personal rivalries than with its duty, it will fall to Marcus and his small, highly disciplined, command to put the horrors of the past back in their graves and literally save Aquila from a fate worse than death. 

The Fire Islands can be found at Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and other e-sellers.

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Until next time, may 2018 bring you much happiness and joy.

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