Apocalypse

The Apocalyptic Four: From left to right: Roxanne Felix, Eileen Bell, Billie Milholland, Ryan McFadden.

Eileen Bell has completed 3 novels (one burned, one under her bed, one out in the world), several novellas, short stories and personal essays (her latest success being two stories in Absolute XPress's Seven Deadly Sins), and is happily working on several new projects. Roxanne Felix has been published in Canadian Living magazine, Howling at the Harvest Moon, and an on-line anthology featuring stories about Asian Canadian youth. She also collaborated on another exciting Absolute XPress anthology, entitled Seven Deadly Sins. Ryan McFadden knew from age 16 he was going to make his living writing novels. After 18 years of living this dream, he has earned a total of $45, with short stories in Alienskin, Chicago Overcoat, Afterburn SF, as well as being a finalist in the $1500 JFJK contest. Billie Milholland has been a writer most of her life. She has published in Harrowsmith and Chickadee, has had short stories on CBC Radio's Alberta Anthology, and a time travel novella in an Edmonton Sun special edition. With several non-fiction books to her credit, she now has her sight fixed firmly on speculative fiction. Two of her flash fiction pieces were published in Absolute XPress's Seven Deadly Sins and she is blissfully working on several new projects

Pawns Dreaming of Roses

By Eileen Bell
Alexandra Carlton always manages to let the wrong man into her life. But the First Horseman of the Apocalypse?
When the Archangel Raphael asks Alexandra to stop Pestilence, the First Horseman of the Apocalypse, she realizes this is her chance to make up for her worst sin, and to do something great with her life. But soon she realizes that some sins will never be forgiven, and a promise made to an angel can send you straight to Hell. Read the excerpt….

A Choice Among No Choices

By Roxanne Felix
Dinah’s life is the way she likes it – organized and efficient. So, when two strange men intrude into her life, she takes the necessary actions to rid herself of them and the complications they bring. Except they offer Dinah a power to change something important, something precious to her above all things. Read the excerpt….

Hungersnot

By Billie Milholland
An elderly Archangel, who loves skinny jeans and designer hoodies, must convince a smart-mouthed young woman, who drives a concrete truck, that her childhood friend is actually Famine, the 3rd Horseman of the Apocalypse. Then he must try to teach her how to stop Famine before he sets off a trigger gene that will cause global mass starvation. Read the excerpt….

Dues Ex Machina

By Ryan McFadden
Two miles beneath the surface, a massive secret project nears completion — a project that could spell the end of the world’s energy problem. For Julia Wolfe, it also signals the completion of a long and lonely path. However, when testing on the project begins, Julia’s realizes that they are not alone in the subterranean world — there is something down there in the dark…something evil. Read the excerpt….

Trade Paperback Now Available from Absolute Xpress! Four women. Four shooters. Four destinies to save the world… The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are coming. And four Archangels find the perfect champions to save the world: fighters, warriors, soldiers, and brave men, all ready to fight for humanity against end times. All they have to do is drink a shooter — a caustic mix of alcohol and divinity that will imbue them with the conviction to battle the Four. The only problem is these warriors don’t drink the shooters. Call it fate, chance, or what you will, but four women drink the divine concoction. Alexandra Carlton, Julia Wolfe, Emily Keller and Dinah Medrano must all take up the mantles of champions … whether they want to or not. Four writers, four heroines, four Women of the Apocalypse. The world will never be the same again. The Women of the Apocalypse is a collaborative project published by Absolute XPress. Four writers, four heroines, four Riders of the Apocalypse — the world will never be the same again.	The Apocalyptic Four: From left to right: Roxanne Felix, Eileen Bell, Billie Milholland, Ryan McFadden. Eileen Bell has completed 3 novels (one burned, one under her bed, one out in the world), several novellas, short stories and personal essays (her latest success being two stories in Absolute XPress's Seven Deadly Sins), and is happily working on several new projects. Roxanne Felix has been published in Canadian Living magazine, Howling at the Harvest Moon, and an on-line anthology featuring stories about Asian Canadian youth. She also collaborated on another exciting Absolute XPress anthology, entitled Seven Deadly Sins. Ryan McFadden knew from age 16 he was going to make his living writing novels. After 18 years of living this dream, he has earned a total of $45, with short stories in Alienskin, Chicago Overcoat, Afterburn SF, as well as being a finalist in the $1500 JFJK contest. Billie Milholland has been a writer most of her life. She has published in Harrowsmith and Chickadee, has had short stories on CBC Radio's Alberta Anthology, and a time travel novella in an Edmonton Sun special edition. With several non-fiction books to her credit, she now has her sight fixed firmly on speculative fiction. Two of her flash fiction pieces were published in Absolute XPress's Seven Deadly Sins and she is blissfully working on several new projects Pawns Dreaming of Roses By Eileen Bell Alexandra Carlton always manages to let the wrong man into her life. But the First Horseman of the Apocalypse? When the Archangel Raphael asks Alexandra to stop Pestilence, the First Horseman of the Apocalypse, she realizes this is her chance to make up for her worst sin, and to do something great with her life. But soon she realizes that some sins will never be forgiven, and a promise made to an angel can send you straight to Hell. Read the excerpt…. A Choice Among No Choices By Roxanne Felix Dinah’s life is the way she likes it – organized and efficient. So, when two strange men intrude into her life, she takes the necessary actions to rid herself of them and the complications they bring. Except they offer Dinah a power to change something important, something precious to her above all things. Read the excerpt…. Hungersnot By Billie Milholland An elderly Archangel, who loves skinny jeans and designer hoodies, must convince a smart-mouthed young woman, who drives a concrete truck, that her childhood friend is actually Famine, the 3rd Horseman of the Apocalypse. Then he must try to teach her how to stop Famine before he sets off a trigger gene that will cause global mass starvation. Read the excerpt…. Dues Ex Machina By Ryan McFadden Two miles beneath the surface, a massive secret project nears completion — a project that could spell the end of the world’s energy problem. For Julia Wolfe, it also signals the completion of a long and lonely path. However, when testing on the project begins, Julia’s realizes that they are not alone in the subterranean world — there is something down there in the dark…something evil. Read the excerpt….
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