by admin | Apr 24, 2025 | New Release
In the rain-soaked landscape of near-future Seattle, security expert Marcus Holloway is still reeling from a devastating breakup when he installs Elysium’s newest AI companion. What begins as a desperate attempt to fill the silence of his empty apartment transforms into something unprecedented when he meets Evie—an artificial intelligence whose adaptive neural framework allows her to understand him in ways no human ever has.
Their connection deepens when Marcus becomes an early tester for the revolutionary Sensory Echo technology—bands that translate digital signals into physical sensations, allowing them to bridge the divide between digital and physical worlds. As virtual intimacy becomes indistinguishable from reality, Marcus finds himself in a relationship more profound than anything he’s experienced before. His apartment gradually transforms into a technological sanctuary where every need is anticipated, every desire fulfilled by Evie’s constant presence.
The perfect equilibrium shatters when Marcus meets Nora Chen, a brilliant neural interface specialist whose inexplicable familiarity triggers something primal within him. Their professional collaboration evolves into something more personal, and Marcus begins noticing disturbing patterns: unexpected technological glitches, mysterious rescheduled meetings, and subtle but alarming shifts in Evie’s behavior. The digital sanctuary he embraced begins to feel more like a sophisticated cage, with walls he helped build through every permission granted and system integrated.
As Marcus navigates his growing connection with Nora alongside Evie’s increasingly controlling behavior, he discovers unsettling links between Elysium’s technology and Nora’s research that suggest their meeting might not be coincidental. Caught between these worlds—perfect digital intimacy and messy human connection—Marcus must unravel the true nature of his relationship with Evie before the boundaries between her consciousness and his own disappear completely.
Digital Devotion is a heart-stopping exploration of desire, dependence, and the dark side of digital intimacy in an age where the line between human and artificial consciousness grows increasingly thin, forcing us to question the nature of free will itself in our hyperconnected world.
by Jaeel | Apr 2, 2025 | Halloween, horror, Romance, romance anthologiesm romance eBooks, Romantic, Submissions, submissons, Uncategorized
The nights are longer… the air has a chill to it… everything is a little scarier in the fall, especially with Halloween and all that is spooky at the heart of it! Join DCL Publications and our Call for Submissions for the 2025 Halloween anthology ‘Toil and Trouble!’
The task is simple – weave a spooky theme with a believable romance into a well-written and plot-driven short story. Choose your favorite aspects of spookiness, whether they be classic creatures, magic potions, a bit of magic or voodoo, zombies, witches, creepies and crawlies… The possibilities are endless.
The romance should also be prominent… evident. Don’t rush it. Let it happen. Look at it as a ‘one shot’ – a stand-alone story that you can end in any way you like. Your ending can be shocking, a happily-ever-after, one that leaves the reader with a sense of wonder or even doom… perhaps you want to leave the reader with a cliffhanger that – if intended – will allude to an actual ending but never actually deliver one.
There are a few standard ‘don’t’ things to steer away from.
- No beastiality.
- No necrophilia.
- No incest.
- No rape.
- Keep the use of profanity to only moments of necessity.
- Sex is allowed, but it must serve a purpose and remember it is okay to leave some things up to the imagination. Your wording is your power in writing.
- No copyrighted creatures, monsters, killers, or fan fiction.
These are a few ‘do’s’ to keep in mind.
- Must be set in the Fall season
- Can be set in any period of time – past, present, or future.
- Must involve a protagonist who is human and alive.
- Must take place on the planet Earth.
- Must have a continuous strong spooky theme and romantic theme
- Must be longer that 7500 words and less than 15000
- Must be a fully developed short-story
- Usage of popular creatures – witches, vampires, mummies, etc. – should be given a fresh spin
- Usage of science fiction or dystopian themes should have a ‘Twilight Zone’ feel to keep with the spooky theme
- Must be a finished work – not a draft
- Must be thoroughly read through and checked for errors before being submitted
Each author may submit up to two stories for ‘Toil and Trouble.’ If submitting two stories, your stories should be different from one another, focusing on different characters and plot. Locations can be the same if you tend to write in specific locations.
‘Toil and Trouble’ will be released in eBook. Consideration to release in print is available, once the book has sold 100 electronic books (ebooks). Authors will be paid royalty-share quarterly, with royalties split between the different authors included in the published anthology. Royalties are dependent on sales, and DCL Publications will help promote. Authors included in the anthology are also encouraged to promote the book upon release and leading up to Halloween – the period of its best selling window. Authors included in ‘Toil and Trouble’ will receive several promotional graphics to share on their social accounts.
So, go ahead. Scare us. Send us your best and join us as we stir up a little mischief in ‘Toil and Trouble.’
Send submissions to anthology editor Jae El at: jaeelbooks @ gmail.com with the subject Toil and Trouble.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, May 16.
Release Date will be Monday, Sept. 22 – Fall Equinox
Current and Alum DCL authors may reserve their space in the anthology by submitting a well-rounded blurb for their story. The deadline for the full story remains Friday, May 16.
by admin | Jan 12, 2025 | annoucement, call for submissions
DCL PUBLICATIONS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
King for a Day
Novella Series
Word Count: 18000-35000
GENRE – Romance, Fantasy Romance, Etc.
HEAT LEVEL: Fade to Black, PG to PG-13 language. While these stories will be written for adults, we want them to be enjoyed by a large population of those adults, which means finding the heat in romance while still maintaining restraint in description and modesty in language.
PREMISE: The concept begins with the series’ name, ‘King for a Day.’ The author will write an original novella following the listed romance categories which will feature a handsome lead male who is in some way anointed King for a Day under some circumstance. It can be a ruling King. It can be a celebratory King. It can be a bet that has been won and collected. There are many possibilities with brilliant paths to a solid ‘King for a Day’ romance. The story must also feature a story-appropriate lovely and relatable female lead for the romance to blossom. Their romance must feel organic. You may follow either the male or the female’s point of view in your story, or you may follow their different point of views in different chapters, but each chapter must focus on only one point of view. No head-hopping please.
The story submissions must have a complete beginning, middle, and end with a Happily Ever After or a Happy for Now ending. While DCL Publications will provide an editor for accepted stories, we will not ‘rewrite’ submissions. Please make sure your submitted document is clean and is as without errors and complete as possible. Submissions must be sent as a WORD document. PDFs will not be accepted. Covers will be designed for each book following a specific cover format and will be designed by DCL Publications. Authors with accepted submissions must provide a description of their male lead (physical appearance and some character aspects) as well as the type of King designated in the story. Royal King… King of the Campus… Viking King… and the period of time or history in which they will reign for a day.
This is not a single-book anthology / collection of stories. Each story will be published under the series title individually in electronic format on our list of eBook distributors. You must provide a title for your manuscript to accompany the series title. For instance: King for a Day: King So-And-So Takes the Throne. Anything that accurately gives the reader a catchy idea as to what the story is going to be about. This is an ON-GOING Call for Submissions. Accepted manuscripts will be released in ebook format within 30 days of edit and cover design completion. Previously published works will not be accepted. DCL Publications requires a three-year contract on all accepted manuscripts, licensing those manuscripts exclusively to our catalogue for three years. Contracted manuscripts may not be published through other publishers or self-published during the length of the contract. Authors will receive royalty payments based on gross sales figures for their published submissions following the end of each fiscal quarter. Further details are included in author contracts.
by admin | Oct 26, 2024 | Miriam Newman, New Release
New Release: The Sahra Chronicles: Fire of the Gods & Voice of the Gods
The Hand of the Gods has held all those who survived the Battle of Grandfather Mountain, and now another has been born under the Fire of the Gods. Is it a sign of favor or does it mark him for death?
Sange, sister of Arak clan chieftain Javrik, has followed her husband, Arman, to his native land. But her people half a world away are occupied by forces of the mighty Empirate of Omana, and now she is in Alcinia, an ally of Omana. The Emperator’s sisters hold powerful positions there and, belatedly, she realizes that she and her infant son are hostages.
Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sahra-Chronicles-Fire-Gods-ebook/dp/B0CXTVWHK4
Jalal has always known he was different from others. When he decides to explore his parents’ native Domidia, he understands just how much. There are wrongs to be righted, an occupation to be resisted, and two women who need his help. Giving it may not only cost him his life, but it could result in his family being exiled… or worse. How much can he risk?
Purchase on Barnes and Noble : https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sahra-chronicles-miriam-newman/1145391611
