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David Gearing

Biography

David Gearing is a recent transplant from the harsh Arizona deserts to the green forests of the Pacific Northwest. He plots, he games, he pretends to be his own living room rockstar when no one is looking.

His other books range from various genres from thrillers to gothic horror and beyond. You can find him at his webpage DavidGearingBooks.com or at his publisher's website AkusaiPublishing.com

Series

Jono Grey by
Apocalypse Nigh
Price: $3.99 USD.
A Flash of Silver: A Jono Grey Short Story
Price: $2.99 USD.
Give 'Em a Hand
Price: $2.99 USD.
Apocalypse Nigh
Price: $4.99 USD.
Fates' Fool by
Chasing the Fates
Price: $1.99 USD.
The Shattering Series by
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Sword of Stone
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Shattering Omnibus 1
Price: $8.90 USD.
Shapes of Clay
Price: $4.99 USD.
Halls of Shadows
Price: $4.99 USD.
Ray of Light
Price: $4.99 USD.
Man of Fire
Price: $4.99 USD.
War of the Gods by
War of the Gods Omnibus
Price: $7.99 USD.
Exiled From Hell
Price: $3.99 USD.
Reign From Heaven
Price: $3.99 USD.
Across the Realms
Price: $3.99 USD.
Charlie's Web by
The Long Game
Price: $4.99 USD.
Queer by
Juvenihilism
Price: $3.99 USD.

Books

Give 'Em a Hand by
Series: Jono Grey. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,870. Language: English. Originally Published: February 16, 2021 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Gothic
The call was hectic, and completely unusual coming from an officer of the law. But Jono Grey did what Jono does best: investigates the weird and talks to spirits. Though which one he was in for was anyone's guess as he rolls up to a beautiful fairy tale cottage in the outskirts of town. It's gorgeous. You know, except for the ghost and some severed fingers. Another twisted job that only Jono...
Chasing the Fates by
Series: Fates' Fool, Book 1. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 29,920. Language: English. Originally Published: February 4, 2015 by Sky Warrior Book Publishing, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
Chasing the Fates is the first book of the FATES' FOOL series, a story of those who must kill and deliver death to random strangers or risk losing everything they love... In Chasing the Fates, Avery, a reckless man looking to be a better person and a better provider for his family, must now leave everything he loves behind to keep them alive. New to "the game," he finds a partner in a 65-year...
Afterlife Anonymous by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 66,720. Language: English. Originally Published: January 17, 2022 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
Death Is Not the End for Everyone After Douglas and his boyfriend Noah die together in a horrific car accident, they both wake up in a hospital room, unsure of how, or why, they even survived. To find some answers, he joins Afterlife Anonymous, a support group for those who have tasted the light of Heaven and been pulled back to their earthly bodies. But resurrection has horrific consequences...
For the Republic by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 104,730. Language: English. Originally Published: September 14, 2016 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political
Recent high school graduate Jakob Diggs could care less about his high school plans. His father, Secretary of Defense Alec Diggs, already has his plans made for him. Reservist, then a future political career. But when Jakob's mother moves him to a safer location, he becomes an unwitting victim of a secret plot to undermine the Republic and reveal the government's secrets for everyone to see...
Queer by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 71,790. Language: English. Originally Published: December 20, 2020 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+
In his most provocative novel yet, David Gearing throws light onto a generation that's sick of your $H!&. Elliot Slater is a self-professed nerd who, despite being black and gay, blends in anywhere. It seems no one knows his name. Not even his teachers. Then he meets the mysterious Hadrian. Hadrian, who goes by they/them pronouns, defies every rule that high school has to offer, and shows...
Reign From Heaven by
Series: War of the Gods, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 84,860. Language: English. Originally Published: December 21, 2014 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
The Greek Olympians have returned. Greek Olympian gods Hermes and Herakles have escaped the darkest realms of Hell and now live among their new extended family in a creepy town called Saraday. Finally free from servitude, they can train their new little step-brother to be a real demi-god. But the archangels of Heaven have noticed that Hell has gone suspiciously quiet after the Greeks escaped...
Apocalypse Nigh by
Series: Jono Grey, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 50,520. Language: English. Originally Published: October 20, 2020 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Flickering lights? No problem. Ghosts in the cabinets? Consider them gone. Jono Grey can get rid of any problem your haunted home or place of business can possibly have. But when he takes a job to exorcise a ghost that refuses to leave, Jono senses that the spiritual world is on the verge of bringing forth the end of the world. And while Jono Grey isn't the hero the magical world deserves, or...
Bedlam by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 20,350. Language: English. Originally Published: January 20, 2020 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Bedlam isn't just his name...it's a warning. When she was just a young child, Jennifer Zell had a small, imaginary friend. They played together. They talked together. They had fun together. Then Bedlam got bored. Years later, Jennifer finds herself watching in horror as her "imaginary" friend is now killing and terrorizing the city, and she's powerless to stop it. Then there's Matthew Yorke, a...
Echoes by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 69,370. Language: English. Originally Published: December 27, 2014 by Akusai Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural, Fiction » Gothic
When the voices speak, Shannon is more than happy to listen. Shannon has always felt like an outcast. Her only true friend: a rebellious woman by the name of Rebecca, who teaches a young Rebecca to feel secure in her own skin. But when Rebecca dies, Shannon still somehow hears her friend speaking to her from beyond the grave. The advice her friend's ghost offers endangers Shannon and those...
The Long Game by
Series: Charlie's Web. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,060. Language: English. Originally Published: September 20, 2020 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Sports, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
A WEB OF DECEIT AND AMBITION Charlie Rainis's up-and-coming boxing star has drawn the attention of Papa Cass, deadliest boxer in Tucson's underground boxing world. When he challenges William "Whiteout" Moran a few rounds in the squared-circle, Charlie refuses to send her favorite boxer to certain death. That's not the kind of fame Charlie needs or wants. But Big Papa Cassidy doesn't take no for...
Savior by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 51,560. Language: English. Originally Published: December 22, 2014 by Sky Warrior Book Publishing, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
A DOWN-AND-OUT COP Just weeks after the accidental death of his partner and boyfriend, Detective Robert Lambert rescues seventeen-year-old Joey from apparent suicide. A BOY WHO DOESN'T EXIST Robert wants to see that Joey gets home safely, but nothing about Joey makes sense. He has no home, no traceable identity. And somehow Robert suspects that Joey may have his own mysterious motive. A CHANCE...
Tartarus by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 52,440. Language: English. Originally Published: July 20, 2020 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
They live below the humes, below their streets. Below their houses. They live content that they will never fit in with hume society. But not all of them are happy about it. Thinking it's time to finally start dating again, Kai McLean finds puts himself out on the market for a new relationship. Rhiannon, the first woman to respond to Kai's online dating profile is beautiful, but there's...
Exiled From Hell by
Series: War of the Gods, Book 1. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 79,940. Language: English. Originally Published: January 30, 2015 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
The gods of Olympus will rise again. The Greek gods never disappeared. Over a thousand years ago, they were renamed and sent to Hell to be forgotten, serving Lucifer himself. Today Erigan--once known as the playful god Hermes--serves the Lords of Hell as a messenger and whipping boy. When Erigan gets sent out in a routine haunting, he discovers a powerful secret, something that could unravel...
Fun Fact by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,160. Language: English. Originally Published: February 16, 2021 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay
Carol Nealan is a loving and supportive mother. To a point. When her son reads a bumper sticker that reads "Fun Fact: I don't care", she decides to teach her son Bryan the power of irony: caring enough to tell stranger that they don't care. But when a quick trip to the grocery store turns into an impromptu date, Carol tries to suppress how much she really cares. And then she meets the boyfriend...
Ray of Light by &
Series: The Shattering Series, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 72,590. Language: English. Originally Published: March 20, 2020 by Akusai Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
The Shattering series continues as Luca, Lyle, and Aarin chase down Leanah Kaiser to stop her from bringing forth the Shattering of the world. Along the way, they discover a new people that was long thought hidden. Meanwhile, Leanah Kaiser continues on her quest to find the Elder gods and make them answer for the destruction of her village. Tired of searching for the gods, she must find a way...
Just a Thing by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 64,520. Language: English. Originally Published: June 20, 2020 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+
Kieran may be too smart for his own good. Introspective and pretty sure he knows what he wants, he spends his time with Elle, the one girl in school that everyone loves. Together they drink too much coffee and share gossip. All of this, Kieran hopes, will help him get over visions of Bryan dancing in his head. That is until a recent outbreak shuts down the school and his mom spends nearly every...
House of Braddock by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 89,900. Language: English. Originally Published: June 2, 2015 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural, Fiction » Gothic
Rumor has it that the old plantation, the Braddock House, was cursed since 1862. They say the fire that destroyed Saraday, South Carolina came from that house. That ghosts wander the halls. That the trees are alive. Rumor has it, anyway. Today, the twins Ethan and Eve Braddock, the only surivivors of the Braddock family, call it their home. Away from strangers. Away from their neighbors...
Confessions of a Fast Food Dominatrix by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 61,630. Language: English. Originally Published: March 26, 2015 by Sky Warrior Book Publishing, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Erotic, Fiction » Romance » Romantic Comedy
Serving burgers by day and whippings at night, Lisa is a fast food dominatrix, and she's loving it. For money, she'll let you do whatever you want with burgers, fries, and nuggets. Just no kissing. There's just one problem: Everyone falls in love with her. When her boss and one of her "clients" both fall for her at the same time, Lisa needs to run for cover and avoid losing her job in the...
Gifted by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 85,870. Language: English. Originally Published: February 7, 2016 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
His Will Be Done... Teddy Barrett was the boy that should never have lived. His mother's miracle baby - a fact that Teddy will never be able to forget as much as he wishes he could. Almost seventeen-years-old, Teddy has had strange things happen all his life. Coincidences. Accidents. Lucky streaks. But when he tries to unlock the secrets of these strange happenings, he pushes events in motion...
Juvenihilism by
Series: Queer, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 43,840. Language: English. Originally Published: October 18, 2021 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Thriller & Suspense, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+
When a local high school burns down, two high schools are crammed together in the same building, and the results are explosive. Max comes from a poor but hard-working family. When he's recruited by the popular, rich, and attractive Ian to join a secret club at school, he also becomes the unwitting spokesperson for a dangerous group of disciples bent on changing the world according to the online...
The Saraday Collection: A Collection of New Gothic Stories by
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 136,640. Language: English. Originally Published: December 27, 2014 by Sky Warrior Book Publishing, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Gothic
A collection of David Gearing's first novels, now for a great discount. The town of Saraday, South Carolina has been hidden from most people’s places to visit. The wise visitors drive right through. Other more adventurous folks like to stop by and check out the Lil Teapot Cafe and the little plantation home that withstood the Great Fire of 1862. Saraday is a place of ghosts and legends. Of Evil...
Pride and Glass Unicorns by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 40,170. Language: English. Originally Published: March 27, 2017 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Romance » New adult, Fiction » Romance » LGBTQ+ » General
Tired of being the responsible one, Brenden agrees to his friend Selena’s suspiciously impromptu road trip to San Diego’s Pride Parade. Unlucky with love, he hopes this trip helps him clear his head and maybe find a boy or two along the way. Selena has a plan of her own, but she hopes Pride will give her a chance to turn her life around, away from a past littered with the broken hearts of many...
Patient Zero by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,110. Language: English. Originally Published: June 20, 2020 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
At night, Jake Kelley knows how to use his good looks, dark blond hair, and quick wit to get what he wants. And what he wanted that night was Busy. Then, the fever. The chills. His gay friends start dying. Jake was convinced it wasn't all related. That the conspiracy theories were full of crap spread by a bunch of drunk queens. But when Jake gets too close to the truth, it just might kill him...
A Flash of Silver: A Jono Grey Short Story by
Series: Jono Grey. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,410. Language: English. Originally Published: February 16, 2021 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Gothic
There was this one time, when Jono Grey was fifteen, that there were ghosts everywhere. Including Grandma's house. This is where he gets introduced to Herman, the friendly ghost. He's been living with his grandparents for years and this is the first time Jono is hearing about it. Jono has never met a friendly ghost before. He's never met an angry one either. Guess there's a first time for...
The Shattering Omnibus 1 by &
Series: The Shattering Series, Book 0. Price: $8.90 USD. Words: 205,990. Language: English. Originally Published: April 19, 2020 by Akusai Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
The Shattering: Omnibus 1 is an exciting new collection of the first three books (The Sword of Stone, Shapes of Clay, and Halls of Shadow) of KD Johnson's The Shattering Series. Relive the tragic origin of Leanah Kaiser's quest to rid the world of the Elder gods. Rediscover the deaths and destruction that brought your new favorite band of adventurers together in a race to save the world of...
A Shot of Neon by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,720. Language: English. Originally Published: February 16, 2021 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Romance » Romantic Comedy, Fiction » Romance » LGBTQ+ » General
It's a thick wooden door that separates Patrick Silvestri from a small two-story building packed with sweaty mirrors, dancing men, and sticky alcohol stains on a wooden bar. When he decided that late morning and early afternoon, that time right before he walked into his classroom, that he was going to do it. He was going to go out. But all the glitter, dance music, and eyeliner couldn't prepare...
Apocalypse Nigh by
Series: Jono Grey. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 50,520. Language: English. Originally Published: September 10, 2017 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
By day, magician Jono Grey is a hard drinking exorcist. By night he's still an exorcist. He just drinks a little harder. It's hard to impress Jono Grey. Since the age of twelve, he's seen it all from dead people to demonic possessions. It's the dead people that are the most annoying. Each night they come to him, asking him to solve their murder. So he does; it's the only thing that will shut...
Orb of Light by &
Series: The Shattering Series, Book 6. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 92,050. Language: English. Originally Published: August 20, 2020 by Akusai Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
SHE SOUGHT OUT THE GODS AND FOUND DARKNESS INSTEAD. The Shattering series comes to an exciting end. It seems like years ago, Leanah Kaiser's village and family had been destroyed by evil. Blaming the Elder gods, she sought the power to find and confront them. If the gods had turned away from her and her village, then they were no longer to be trusted. But every act of creation is an act of...
War of the Gods Omnibus by
Series: War of the Gods. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 241,500. Language: English. Originally Published: November 20, 2020 by David Gearing. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
The old gods never died. They were renamed and forced to disperse around Earth or serve the lords of Hell. This thrilling and dark collection of stories follows the Greek Olympian Hermes as he is accidentally exiled from Hell and discovers a long-lost stepbrother. But that could only mean one thing: the war between the Olympians and Heaven is only moments away.
Across the Realms by
Series: War of the Gods, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 76,270. Language: English. Originally Published: February 17, 2015 by Akusai Publishing. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Fairy tales, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
To save humanity, the Olympian gods must challenge the armies of both Heaven and Hell. Over a thousand years ago, the Greek Olympian gods did not simply disappear--they were banished and renamed to be forgotten and powerless. Still angry from its recent defeat, the generals of Hell regroups and launches a final attack on humanity. The stakes are high as God refuses to step in and aid humanity...

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