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What would you do if Death knocked at your door? For Isis, it was the day her whole life changed. The day retired Army vet Isis Black accidentally knocks a man off a crowded fire escape at a wild party is the day she can't seem to forget. But when she answers her door to Death standing on the other side with a job offer, she is convinced she's stuck in a dream she can't wake from--or maybe a nightmare.
The word Abaddon is the single clue into Chief Detective Wanda Price’s homicide investigation, which compels her to seek the wisdom of a storefront minister, Rev. Kristofer Masters. New York then becomes the epicenter of their sleuthing. Together, with Rabbi Rambam Moshe, and Professor Aaron Nyabinghi, they begin pursuing an otherworldly adversary. While a worldwide body count is amassing, tensions mount even as a plan seems to unfold. Can the newly formed team subdue their supernatural foe and save the world from becoming host to a new race? Chained in Darkness contests man’s most vulnerable inner self. (The sequel, Chained in Darkness Omega is now available on Amazon’s latest reading platform, Amazon Vella).
In the year 1840 of the First Age, the Selestian kingdom of Gorn is ruled by the Ri Arda Emalda and the Ri Ardan Aneric. Sierra bir Anona, a young Selestian from an ancient family, has been appointed Emalda’s apprentice, the Ri Keta of Gorn. Sierra is known and loved by the people of Gorn, but not all those in power are pleased by her popularity. When a menacing shadow begins terrorizing Gorn's eastern border, tensions rise at the palace. Frustrated by the court’s reluctance to act, Sierra and her loyal friends set off to identify the enemy and fight to protect their people. Will they learn the truth in time?
Demi-human creatures, rivaling gods, and a crumbling kingdom threaten to drag the world into the depths of the ocean. There is only one with the power to stop the coming apocalypse, but will she? This debut novel opens the Hybrid series with a display of literary fireworks. The classic tales of War, love, magic, loss, and the discovery of one's self take you on a ride that will leave you breathless and seeking your own absolute truth.
This is Jack’s story. Jack grew up on a rough council estate in London and has hit a rough patch with his business going to the wall. His Uncle Stan is ready to retire and suggests that Jack take over his long-standing Starlight Cafe. With the help of his partner and friends, Jack transforms the rundown Cafe into a successful gourmet burger bar. With the future looking bright, the Starlight Cafe begins to attract the attention of ruthless burger chain Mack ‘n’ Morti’s. With the local health inspector on its payroll, Mack & Morti’s plots to bring the Starlight Cafe to a close. But Jack isn’t going to give up without a fight. As the battle of burgers escalates, Jack uncovers a dark secret that reveals things are not all as they seem at Mack ‘n’ Morti’s. The Starlight Cafe is a story with the lot - gourmet burgers, friendship, love and the power and greed of big business.
Angelie Thompson invented a time machine in 2015 and her boyfriend, John Salvador, was accidentally transported back to 1970. Left with no other option, Angelie journeys through time, searching for John. Along the way, she encounters several adventures, meeting new people on her desperate search for her lover. Meanwhile, stranded in 1970 and with no hope of ever returning back to his own time, John begins a new life, working as a receptionist in Lesti Hotel where he finds a new love, Elisha. Conflict arises among the characters due to their complicated relationships and when disaster strikes, it's up to Angelie to save the world with her time machine invention. The tale of ‘Time Travel’ highlights love, determination and friendship.
An honorably discharged Navy SEAL, Jack Sterling moves to Dayton to emotionally support his recently divorced mother. Rather than find her crushed as he expected, she’s surprisingly energized by a new, religious faith. Hired as a bounty hunter, Jack begins tracking down a war veteran fugitive that jumped bail, while encountering his own spiritual crisis. There’s action, humor and personal reflection as Jack, in a dual pursuit, searches to find a brother in arms and his own soul.
Zackery Grimm can see ghosts and talk to spirits of long ago. They are drawn to him and seek his help in laying their souls to rest. While on holiday with his young cousin, Amelie, Zak learns to use his special gift. Their hotel, set high on the cliffs above the sweeping bay of the seaside town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, is haunted by the ghost of a woman in Victorian dress. With the guidance of the ancient wizard, Osran and the spirit which resides in the Fountain of all Knowledge, Zak’s investigation triggers a series of events that will take him and Amelie on a terrifying ride to set right past wrongs and smooth the spectral journey of Lady Agapantha Claypole to a better place of peace and happiness. A nostalgic trip down memory lane for adults who love Scarborough too!
Zak and Amelie are enjoying the sights and sounds of Whitby, nestling on the storm lashed coast of Northern England; a place steeped in myths, folklore and legend. Amelie meets the strange old man, Billy Peanut and the even odder twins, Pearl and Boyd. But is there something even weirder about these people – do they even exist? Zak is forced to use his mystical powers, guided by his guardian, the wizard Osran when Amelie suddenly disappears whilst out riding on the North York moors. With his connection to the spirit world, Zak’s enhanced senses enable him to discover the reason for her disappearance, which is connected to mythical creatures of the sea and to embark on a hair raising quest to rescue her.
Felix Lane moves back home after a failed relationship makes him realize where his heart truly belongs. His parents retire and give him the family business, an old bookstore they named after him as a child. This gives him the perfect opportunity to make it happen, but will he have the courage to tell the man he loves how he really feels?
A Marriage at Cross Purposes Martin Quint and his wife Jenny have moved to a small college, where Martin hopes to write his ground-breaking book on the role of live conversation in education. This lofty goal is repeatedly challenged, not least by a shocking revelation from Martin's past that threatens to careen everything out of control. This novel provides an eye-opening look into the academic life, but at its heart, it's about a marriage at cross purposes, about trust and betrayal, anger and forgiveness.
What would you do if you had nothing to lose? Angela has reached the end of her rope. Bills are piling up, money is sparse, and her two-timing ex-husband traded her in for a “Barbie” lookalike. Depression and lack of hope put her in a world filled with never-ending pain, and when she loses the one thing she has left—her will to live—she knows there’s nothing left to go back to. Until an unexpected knock on her door wakes her up.
Sarah is a Thirteen year old girl who starts experiencing memories that are thousands of years old. She is initially confused when vivid memories from an unknown woman suddenly manifest within her mind when she’s threatened with danger. She uses the knowledge in those memories to help her get out of trouble. But a DNA swab exposing a unique gene has brought her to the attention of a company that specializes in genetic research. Sarah eagerly seizes the chance for a better life and the fact that she must share her memories as a condition of being accepted in a research project doesn’t raise any red flags for her. Not yet.
Cimmy & Baird speaks to the human animal bond that runs deeply when one's heart is open. It speaks to the ability to communicate and understand other beings as well as to the power of love , friendship and loss. As Cimmy loses his human rescuer, he runs free, making friends with a sad orphaned bear. Cimmy and the Bear quickly become closer and experience many adventures together. This book also speaks to the horror of hunting as the bear gets shot and Cimmy and the bear run for their lives, landing in a wonderful glen where the Cimmy does not know if he will lose his bear friend. Magic, healing and the power of love combine to assist these unusual and strongly connected friends.
J. R. Camelback's intriguing international crime caper taking place in opposing lenses of time Taking The Queen – a Caper sets up when an odd team of investigative journalists receive a whistler blower's tip about a botched FBI enticement operation hidden in government agency redacted & general files under the Freedom Of Information Act.
Life in the Academic Fast Lane Martin Quint, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Cambridge Technology Institute, is at the top of his professional career. Beloved as a teacher and internationally lionized as a researcher, he enthusiastically embraces his academic overload. But with a baby on the way and a critical tenure case for a junior female colleague hanging by a thread, life throws more at Martin than he can juggle.
Olivia Xiao carries with her a difficult-to-pronounce Chinese last name and a passion for all shades of red. When she arrived at Tuffmore University at the prime age of eighteen, she caught the eyes of Dennis O’Connor, a fellow student with mixed English and Chinese descent. What would happen in the next decade of their lives? What would they experience and accomplish, where would they travel to, and would they shed tears of sadness and joy together, or alone?
Annagram is a Fantasy Fiction story about three countries: Yatil, Alami and Cordie fighting for islands due to natural resources but First World War happens. Few Years later, main characters: Angelie Jasonse, Annie Santiago, Robert Raxnone meets in Universty of Annagram and tries their best to resolve the world issue.
The QvO is a leviathan space ship which is lurking hull down behind the moon. Its’ crew are quietly recording Earth’s public broadcasting channels and gathering samples of flora and fauna through specialist equipment which is located at the rim of the moon. Through a combined accident of nature and technology a lone Earth man is transported; from the Earth’s surface to the QvO. There is no way that his journey can be reversed and the Earth man joins the crew of the alien space ship. During the voyage he becomes embroiled in many space adventures and wars. The QvO, he comes to understand, employs a novel system of travel in the cosmos which is, by description, called Dark Matter Transit (DMT), which consigns worm hole and warp drive theory beloved of Sci-Fi writers, to the waste bin of history.
When Sergeant Lawrence Taylor was accosted by a distraught homeless man, he had no idea that a cold case involving a missing child was about to be reopened. Could this new information be the break that turn’s Taylor’s investigation on its head, or could it end his career…
This daring compilation of humor columns and illustrations has been described as the love child of Robert Fulgum [All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten] and Erma Bombeck [If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What am I doing in the Pits?].
This book of short works and poetry is a compliation of Griselda Steiner's literary arts that over the years has celebrated "The Silent Power of Words".
“Do I have any talents?” For years many children, and some adults, have been asking themselves this question. In this fun and charming tale we explore the concept of talents and how to find them. Charlie, normally a happy little boy, is upset and hating school. Charlie is hurt and believes he is useless and without talent. We invite you to join Grandma, as she helps Charlie finds his own talents after a terrible day at school.
Troubled by the merciless treatment of animals in the meat production industry, a newly converted vegetarian sets out on a path of personal discovery en route to an animal sanctuary. Wondering why she hadn’t realized these facts sooner, she hopes to find answers that might help her overcome her guilt. Her fantastical adventure begins after she trips, hits her head, and discovers she is voiceless and welcomed at a magical farm where talking animals prosper and tell her their tales.
An Irish Lullaby depicts humanities’ search for relevancy and fulfillment, set against the backdrop of one of the most controversial, moral, and burning issues of our time, abortion.
Rhone McLean can only watch his entire world burn as his wife’s lifeless body disappears into the raging inferno. A mysterious cowboy in black emerges from the ashes of Rhone’s home with a message of hope. His words push McLean into a quest to free Clara, but how much of himself is he ready to sacrifice? As the nation heals from the deep wounds of a bloody Civil War, McLean ventures into the underbelly of the Western frontier. Here Rhone must confront his worst fear if he is to lower the veil and cross the fog in to the macabre world where Clara is imprisoned.
It should have been a simple field experiment. Go in, prove I can do what I claim, and walk out with the cash. If they could see what I see. Feel the helplessness I do when something else takes over. I’ll bet they’re not kept awake at night by the voices in this place. They don’t see the darkness with eyes that follows us all around this estate as we gather proof. This money was going to help my little sister with her surgery. Good intentions and the road to Hell.
A series of children's fairy tales first appearing in the Los Angeles Times. Vols. 1 -5
Herb Halbert doesn't like taking high-profile cases. When the Gale examination request came across his desk, he had to take it. With two young kids of his own, this one hit too close to home. Young Dorothy Gale has committed one of the most gruesome mass killings in Kansas history, and now resides in an asylum. The state, however, isn't convinced of her diagnosis and wants a re-investigation of the facts.
Every person has a story. Michael Domino is passionate about the stories of people from all walks of life, and there’s no place like New York City for encountering an endless variety of stories to chronicle.
Flynn the Loh'li has a problem. He doesn't know how to encourage his little brother to overcome his fear of water, or how someone can overcome their fears at all. So, before he thinks he can help his brother, Flynn embarks on a mission to conquer his own fear of heights by climbing the tallest mountain in Lok'Ree Valley. But it's not the climb up that gives him trouble, it's the climb down!
A blend of fact and fiction, drawn from true life classroom experiences that draw attention to the issues affecting and challenging young people today. A novel for middle grade readers (10-14yrs) which focuses on replacing self-doubt with self-belief. Emily is in her second year at West End Academy, she is almost thirteen years old and struggling to come to terms with her brother Robbie’s near fatal road accident and her increasingly distant mother. She worries her warring parents will divorce and abandon her. Everything around her is changing and so is she. The behaviour of little Jacob Gilbert, whom Emily vowed to protect, after the Aled’s death, leaves her feeling worthless and a failure when he becomes hostile towards her after falling in with a bad crowd. He tells her to mind her own business and leave him alone.
A blend of fact and fiction based in a North East, fictional High School. Emily is eleven years old and having to adjust to her new life at West End Academy; a loud, noisy and hostile place. She wishes she could go to her big brother for help, but he’s got his own problems that will ultimately lead to a run in with the law. She is lonely and feels isolated from the friends she has left behind at her old school. Her confidence is crushed when Aled, a young boy mercilessly bullied by old boys, is found dead. Emily blames herself. While struggling to come to terms with her increasingly distant mother, Emily learns through the help of her after school discuss group, and the kindly teacher, Mrs. Cosby, how to cope with the bullies and she sees a whole new world before her; a world in which she is strong and confident.
When the god Anubis needed a friend, the universe sent him the most unlikely companion: a feisty little cat. Discover how the infamous five-thousand-year-old talking cat, Constantine of the Intern Diaries, became a permanent fixture in the life of Death. This fast-paced, action-packed Novella will have you turning the page and falling in love with the most unlikely of duos.