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Gelastic Press

Publisher info

Gelastic Press is a Pacific Northwest based publisher of many genres.

We publish erotic romances, erotica, science fiction and fantasy.

Our authors include:
Gail Roarke - erotica and erotic romance
Will Tate - mystery, fantasy, science fiction, general fiction

We do not accept submissions.

Where to find Gelastic Press online

Website: http://gelasticpress.com
Twitter: @gailroarke

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Reader by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,560. Language: English. Published: May 15, 2016 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories

Bobby Butler can read minds. He discovers his new gift at school, and it doesn’t go well. The fantasy of reading minds, of knowing exactly what other people think, is very pretty. The reality is quite different. It begins with a beating, and will end when he decides whether his new power will be a gift or a curse.

Domestic Tranquility by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,880. Language: English. Published: May 15, 2016 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier

A lifetime of adventure as cowhand, gunman, soldier and indian fighter kept "Kid" Hackett busy for a lifetime. Now he's enjoying his retirement, running the hotel he owns with his young wife Katie. When a guest turns up dead, justice demands that the killer be found. But sometimes justice conflicts with other values, and Kid isn't sure he wants this one solved.

The Restless Dead by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,430. Language: American English. Published: March 20, 2016 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Adventure » Men’s adventure

Life on the frontier is always hard and often dangerous. Micah and Scott return home to find the ranch burned and their brother dead. Life gets more dangerous, and weirder, when the culprits return and they realize they're dealing with the restless dead...

Planning Your Personal Retreat by Kai Jones

Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 4,850. Language: American English. Published: December 24, 2015 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / General, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / Success

(5.00 from 1 review)

A guide to organizing and undertaking a personal retreat to determine what you want out of life.

Gratuitous Sex and Violence by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,770. Language: English. Published: July 20, 2014 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General

Evan Miller works security for an exclusive adult club. When he discovers a woman, badly beaten and unconscious in a private room, he must identify and apprehend her attacker before he escapes. Trouble is, the club is crowded, the members value their privacy, and he has no idea who he's looking for.

Monsters by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,970. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2012 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban

Monsters come in all shapes and sizes, blending in with their victims. The hardest part of killing them is recognizing one when you see it. Sometimes they don't even recognize one another.

Changes by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,470. Language: English. Published: February 12, 2012 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction

(3.00 from 1 review)

Rose Hancock stalks the perfect pair of shoes through downtown London, her two best friends close on her heels. A truck barrels through a red light, running her down. Rose shocks her friends, the horrified witnesses--and herself--when she emerges from the wreckage not just alive but completely unharmed. But miracles come at a price, and Rose's life changes forever as a result.

Kleenex Wonder Girl by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,160. Language: English. Published: October 21, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General, Fiction » Coming of age

Michael carries a secret torch for the girl of his dreams. A cruel joke at her expense provokes him to violence. That impetuous act surprises no one more than Michael, and threatens to destroy his relationships with friends and family. Worse, it exposes his feelings for her to the one person he most fears discovering the truth--

Surrender Dorothy by Will Tate

Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 33,700. Language: English. Published: September 16, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera

Evan Tanner flies into the Loftis system to repossess the yacht Surrender Dorothy. Instead, the authorities seize his ship--and every other arriving vessel. The world teeters on the verge of civil war. Evan must escape imprisonment--or worse--as the government flails in panic and rebel forces strike back. Most of all, he must find a means of fleeing the system before all-out war begins.

Honoria by Will Tate

Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 19,060. Language: English. Published: September 16, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera

It looked like an easy job. Seize the freighter Honoria, falling endlessly around Cinnabar, seemingly abandoned by its owners, and turn it over to his employers. Things seldom go that smoothly, but Evan's team triggers political intrigue--and ruthless violence--unlike anything he's faced before. Only sharp piloting and sharper wits stand between Evan's team and annihilation.

Shining Path by Will Tate

Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 12,390. Language: English. Published: September 16, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera

Compelled to find and repossess a starship or face prison, Evan Tanner succeeded. Now he negotiates with his former creditor to do it again--for a lot more money. But Rafael Varga refuses to surrender his ship. The struggle for Shining Path begins with insincere smiles and ends when one of them ends up on the wrong end of a blaster.

Just Desserts by Will Tate

Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 15,260. Language: English. Published: September 16, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera

Pilot Evan Tanner faces a stark choice: pay off his debt to the bank by retrieving a starship for them--or go to prison. He tracks down the ship easily, but repossessing the Just Desserts proves more challenging. A politically-connected owner, corrupt officials, and deadly local customs put more than Evan's freedom at stake. He must gamble his life in an all-or-nothing struggle for victory.

Ink by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,980. Language: English. Published: August 7, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary

(5.00 from 1 review)

A girls' night out turns deadly for Camille and her friends when they cross paths with a vicious predator. A self-taught mage, Camille knows better than most the threats that lurk in the darkness. But the magic in her tattoos and in her graffiti can't match the raw power of a supernatural killer with a hard-on for her. Saving her friends' lives may just cost her her own.

Strange Attractors by Mark Graham

Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 72,550. Language: English. Published: August 2, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure

Camille Hellmouth, modern day mage, finds her world changed overnight. No one and nothing she knew remains. Her only ally a husband she never had, she seeks answers in the World Root, the source of her magic--and home to factions from many pasts and many futures. She must fight a desperate battle against murderous opponents intent on crushing all opposition and changing history forever.

Drowned by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,010. Language: English. Published: July 29, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Plays & Screenplays, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama

Bobby Parker died today. Drowned. The mystery of his death occupies everyone in his small home town. This short story follows Sarah, the only person there who knows what really happened, as she struggles to keep the truth--and her part in events--to herself.

Reunion by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,670. Language: English. Published: June 28, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban

Forty years ago, Orville and his three closest friends stumbled across true evil. That horrible night left one dead, and the others forever changed. Now, one who survived seeks answers from the one who didn't.

Contract Negotiations by Will Tate

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,860. Language: English. Published: April 8, 2011 by Gelastic Press. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General

Sir Jasper Arkin, retired agent on His Majesty's Secret Service, encounters an old foe long thought dead. He saw the man die. He can't be alive--and yet he is, and he's come to make Jasper an offer he can't refuse.

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