Dawn of the Knight: The Lance Rock Chronicles Volume 1.

Dawn of the Knight: The Lance Rock Chronicles Volume 1.

Robert L. Beck

Young Adult / Christian / Suspense

Having been raised and trained for the past 12 years by the United States government’s former top operative has made Canadian high school senior Lance Rock the most dangerous teenager on the planet. He is forced into using his skills to protect an American woman and her two teenage daughters from the woman's ex-husband-a crime lord who has been terrorizing the family for over a decade!One honorable young man can make all the difference.In this thrilling and suspenseful action/romance novel, a fatherless Canadian high school boy, Lance Rock, has been raised and trained by the United States government’s former top operative. For his senior year, Lance decides to travel to California in the hope of finding a girlfriend as well as freedom from his regimented life. Once there, he inadvertently ends up in the home of a mother and her two teenage daughters. He is forced to use his skills to defend them and himself from the woman’s ex-husband—a crime lord who has been terrorizing the family for over a decade!
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Lacuna

Lacuna

David Adams

Literature & Fiction / Poetry

"Never again attempt to develop this kind of technology."It is with these words that an unknown alien attacker destroys the Earth cities of Tehran, Sydney and Beijing. Fifty million people die... and nothing is ever the same again."Never again attempt to develop this kind of technology."It is with these words that an unknown alien attacker destroys the Earth cities of Tehran, Sydney and Beijing. Fifty million people die... and nothing is ever the same again.Some call them Demons, some call them Aliens, but to Chinese Naval Captain Melissa Liao they are the enemy. She is given command of one of three great warships built to fight the "demons", the TFR Beijing.Her task is simple. Find who attacked Earth and why... then stop them.Book one of the Lacuna series.- Lacuna- Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi- Lacuna: The Spectre of Oblivion- Lacuna: The Ashes of Humanity (coming 2013!)Don't miss these short stories set in the Lacuna universe:- Magnet- Magnet: Special Mission- Imperfect- Faith
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Aupes

Aupes

Les Broad

Les Broad

The world has been devastated by a chemical war; humanity survives only in isolated pockets of civilisation. With a poisonous atmosphere closing in on one such pocket the community must decide what to do. The problem is that there is nowhere else on Earth they can go.Their destination must be somewhere that is not on the planet and they think they've found it.Maybe, just maybe, they have.After a global chemical war most of humanity has perished. Those who remain exist in isolated communities, not knowing if any other such communities survive. But the situation is getting worse: in one community its leaders know that if they don't leave they'll all be dead in a few years.There is a planet eleven light years away that might support life. If they can build a ship to get there, and if it is sufficiently Earth-like, and if there isn't a hostile civilisation living there already, they might just have a chance of a future.The decision is made to go. But the consequences of that decision are so much more dramatic than any of the travellers could ever have dreamt.This is the first novel in the author's 'First Contact' science fiction series. All are very different but have that common theme; man's first contact with alien life.
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Evolution: the future

Evolution: the future

Marco Santini

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Science / Literature & Fiction

Special contribution by Nikola Danaylov - According to future studies, the world will be dominated soon by disruptive technologies, able to plunge Mankind into an era of accelerated progress.“Evolution: the future” is a breathtaking story set in a near future altered almost beyond recognition by disruptive technologies. Script available.Special contribution by Nikola Danaylov - According to future studies, the world will be dominated soon by disruptive technologies, able to plunge Mankind into an era of accelerated progress. Main outcomes will be the achievement of immortality, the creation of smarter than human Artificial Intelligence and the spread of the new species through the universe."Evolution: the future" is a transhumanist novel about emerging technologies and space, set in a near future populated by humans and digital beings. Suspense and action, but also a fascinating travel into the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on our civilization. The main characters move in a context of epoch making events, rising to leaders. Their world, alien at the beginning, becomes plausible from the continuous references to the present reality until it seems an inevitable evolution. From this, a powerful and disquieting comparison with our current civilization emerges; that stripping away layer after layer of conventions and prejudices, leaves us at last face to face with the basic values and the fragility of a human being. In the novel, these same factors will give Mankind the strength to take courageous decisions for its own destiny. Meanwhile, the artificial intelligence reveals itself as the means of evolutionary progress towards superior states of awareness and sharing.24th century. Humans live on Earth and the Moon, last strongholds of their past power. Mars and the Net are inhabited by artificial intelligences and souls, these last obtained by digitizing the brain after death. The virtual reality allows the two races to communicate. Their differences are deep, their interests incompatible.With digitization, humans have postponed real death to an indeterminate future, but they are not happy. Towards the virtual beings they feel admiration but also envy and inferiority. The digital creatures instead cannot bear being relegated in worlds too small for their unbounded ambitions. Their Martian experience has allowed them to develop the competence necessary in extra-terrestrial environments, most of all to acquire the self-confidence indispensable for the colonization of other star systems.Eve and Victoria, the main characters, are “souls”, digital beings whose brain was digitized after death. They move in a context of epoch making events, trascending progressively their human values and finally merging their destiny with that of the digital people.A script is available. The novel has been translated into English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. The last editions of the ebooks can be downloaded for free from the Author's website.
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Tuesday's Caddie

Tuesday's Caddie

Jack Waddell

Historical

It’s 1930 when immigrant caddie Conor O’Reilly falls in love with Hollywood screenwriter Annie Burke. Saddled with a hateful husband, she finds in Conor her one true love. He suddenly finds a way to be worthy of her. Fate frees her and then tears them apart. Fortunes reverse and decades later they meet again, a secret binding them. When they do, one must decide if their love should live once more.Deemed “a story of great sweetness and sadness and lots of fun along the way” and “an exceptional read” by a judge in the Writer’s Digest Self-Published ebook Awards, Tuesday’s Caddie is painted against a rich backdrop of Depression era Hollywood and the exclusive Biarritz Country Club where poor caddies and wealthy members work and play together yet inhabit separate worlds..Into this world walks young Conor O’Reilly. An Irish immigrant whose small cafe failed in the crash of ’29, he still burns to make his mark and become one of the elite he now serves. He soon meets beautiful Annie Burke, wife of noted screenwriter Franklin Burke, whose marriage is but a sham. Despite their vastly different lives and backgrounds, Conor and Annie fall in love as he caddies for her each Tuesday on Ladies’ Day.Out of the blue Conor is offered a chance to make real money when he’s enlisted to play in the annual Biarritz Calcutta golf tournament where fabulous sums of money are wagered on two-man teams. His partner is Billy Compton, a rich playboy with a penchant for getting into trouble. Their adventures together almost cost them their chance before the event. It’s at the Calcutta tournament where fate and fortunes good and ill all collide. Conor and Annie’s story is interrupted for decades until fate again brings them together with truths to be reckoned with.The book is replete with vibrant portrayals of the places and the people of the times. From the grandeur of Hollywood mansions and the life of the rich to the squalor and wantonness of Tijuana during prohibition, the era in captured in vivid detail. But, in the end, Tuesday’s Caddie is a story of enduring love and painful loss, the attainment of dreams and the rejection of dreams gone wrong. It is about love that lasts a lifetime and beyond.
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Redemption – A Short Story

Redemption – A Short Story

Linda Johnson

Food and Drink / Cookbooks / Cooking

Ben Hawkins blames his father for a psychologically abusive childhood and for triggering his mother’s suicide. The two men have been estranged for years. But when Ben is falsely accused of murder, he has no other option than to turn to his father, a retired homicide detective, for help.As Ben languishes in jail, the noose growing tighter, his father desperately searches for the real killer.Ben Hawkins blames his father for a psychologically abusive childhood and for triggering his mother’s suicide. The two men have been estranged for years. But when Ben is falsely accused of murder, he has no other option than to turn to his father, a retired homicide detective, for help.As Ben languishes in jail, the noose growing tighter, his father desperately searches for the real killer. The evidence continues to mount against Ben until the case takes an unexpected turn.
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Feyland: The Dark Realm

Feyland: The Dark Realm

Anthea Sharp

Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy

~ Now on Sale! Normally $2.99 ~ Award-winning YA Urban Fantasy ~ Faeries. Computer games. When realms collide, a hero from the wrong side of the tracks and the rich girl he's afraid to love must risk everything to defeat the treacherous fey.When a game turns real, winning is everything.Book 1 in the Feyland Trilogy~~ Award-winning YA Urban Fantasy ~ Faeries. Computer games. When realms collide, a hero from the wrong side of the tracks and the rich girl he's afraid to love must risk everything to defeat the treacherous fey.Book 1 in the Feyland trilogy~ RAVE REVIEWS for FEYLAND: "Jennet was a character that I fell in love with instantly. She is a girl who loves video games, has a great sense of competition, and is just tough enough without being overbearing." -- 5 Star review from Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile "5 stars! If you like faeries, a touch of sci-fi and old ballads, this is definitely the story for you." --Watercolor Moods "Feyland was such a quick and engrossing read I couldn't help but read it in one sitting! It flowed seamlessly and was so vivid I felt like I was right there in the dark realm. It's packed with action, magic, and of course faeries! Does it get any better than that?! Nope, I can't wait to read the rest of this series!" -- Book Addict "With a fresh twist on the faery lore, Feyland: The Dark Realm will find its way into your mind - and your heart. Forget that this is a faery book. It's more than that. It's the story of a boy, a girl, and their brilliant strength." -- The Reviews News Get your copy of FEYLAND today and see why readers are saying: "Magnificent!" "Impressive." "Brilliant new concept of paranormal." "Exciting!" "Awesome!" -- Reviewers at Goodreads, Amazon, B&N WHEN A GAME… Feyland is the most immersive computer game ever designed, and Jennet Carter is the first to play the prototype. But she doesn’t suspect the virtual world is close enough to touch — or that she’ll be battling for her life against the Dark Queen of the faeries. TURNS REAL… Tam Linn is the perfect hero — in-game. Too bad the rest of his life is seriously flawed. The last thing he needs is rich-girl Jennet prying into his secrets, insisting he’s the only one who can help her. WINNING IS EVERYTHING… Together, Jennet and Tam enter the Dark Realm of Feyland, only to discover that the entire human world is in danger. Pushed to the limit of their abilities, they must defeat the Dark Queen… before it’s too late. (Cover model - Jessica Truscott, faestock.deviantart. Cover design by Kim Killion, HotDamn Designs)
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Circles Of Fear

Circles Of Fear

Brian Cain

Horror / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery & Thrillers

CIRCLES OF FEAR is about family feuds, music, romance, love, sex, crime, corruption, murder, politics, wealth, power and the battle of Armageddon.CIRCLES OF FEAR is about family feuds, music, love, sex, crime, corruption, murder, politics, wealth, power and the battle of Armageddon. Author Brian Cain has played blues harmonica for fifty years, sung and fronted boogied blues bands for thirty five years. During this time he witnessed blues guitar players being exploited, shafted, robbed and usually thrown on the scrap heap. Sometimes he watched as they argued with venue managers of over a few lousy bucks.Author Brian Cain has made a blues guitar player the most powerful person in the universe in a tale of the battle of Armageddon at the turn of the second millennium. The extreme character of Jason Brinkly is one blues guitar player who has a win.A feel good story as he battles the normal boredom, come fun life in a band, and is thrown to the lions of darkness in the conflict of Armageddon. Carrying the sword of the cross from a most unlikely source he must rise from boredom, fight through disaster, wrangle with stardom, and confront power, kicking arse all the way. Where will this lead and can a humble blues guitarist overcome such odds?
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The Rostical Users - Sceldrant's Comet

The Rostical Users - Sceldrant's Comet

Michael Rogers

Music

Manga + RPG inspired story follows unlikely 'heroes' to stop the Consultant's wicked plans!Our heroes explore uncharted sanctums known as the Unknown Territories, each with an ancient glyph at the end.The Consultants have been activating these glyphs, one by one. The secret behind the glyphs are currently unknown.Help our heroes discover the meaning behind the glyphs and its secrets!Written like it's a video game, a manga + RPG inspired story follows unlikely 'heroes' to stop the Consultant's wicked plans!Our heroes explore uncharted sanctums known as the Unknown Territories, each with an ancient glyph at the end.The Consultants have been activating these glyphs, one by one. The secret behind the glyphs are currently unknown.Help our heroes discover the meaning behind the glyphs and its secrets!Writer: "The Rostical Users is about several teenagers who all work in the Fast Food industry, they have plain ordinary lives until the arrival of 'Sceldrant's Comet'."Reader: "Sceldrant's Comet?"Writer: "After a strange reaction to a crystal Lance picked up, they suddenly found themselves in a strange world."Reader: "Sounds boring!"Writer: "After encountering frightening Scoldrants and enemies with magical powers, they set off to try and find a way home. Little did they know the Consultants won't let them."*The reader yawned, rolling their eyes.*Writer: "I hope you join the party in their adventure and have fun reading!"Reader: "I guess I'll give this stupid book a chance."*The writer smirked evil-like, stroking a fat ginger cat.*
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Blood Shadow: Book of Samuel

Blood Shadow: Book of Samuel

Phil Wohl

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Romance

Blood Shadow: Book of Samuel is the fourth book of the Blood Shadow vampire series. All is finally peaceful in the town of Beach Haven, as the hunters move in with their immortal enemies the vampires and protectors. This unholy alliance is further exacerbated by a crossing of the streams, which propels Hartwell's sire to engage the group in the battle of their paranormal lives.When Prof. Hughes accidentally vaporised the University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy and Materials Science, and couldn't be found afterwards, his students thought the only consequence would be the cancellation of his notoriously hard end-of-year exams. However, for first year astrophysics student Eradani, this is just the start of a fantastic (and seemingly preposterous) science fiction caper involving alien worlds, reversing spaceships, invisible trees and an annoying geographer called Andrew.And as if that weren't enough, it also turns out that the fate of the entire Galaxy rests on her shoulders...
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The Vaticinator

The Vaticinator

Namita Singh

Romance / M M Romance

Josh Lichinsky longs to be a mature therian, to make his father proud. A proud father, he gets. Along with a potentially gay status, an upside turned down life and a dooming fate. And all thanks to his life partner, Neal Stephens.Ever faced a situation, where you realize that you’re not the main protagonist in your own life? It may not be as astonishing as the fact that I have the ability to metamorphose into an animal, or the fact that I know very less about the history of my species, thanks to my shady parents. It’s even less appalling than learning that most of the members of my species are hell bent at snatching one of the most important things in my life, which ironically has become important to me in just a matter of days. And it is certainly bound to be less depressing than knowing that my ancestor’s enemy is ready to exceed to great lengths to eliminate my family from the face of the earth. And, of course, let’s not forget that it is less surprising than the fact that my life partner has been discovered to be a guy, the same gender as I. But still, nothing compares to the shock that I face, when I learn that anything significant occurring in my life is not centered around me at all.Hi, I am Josh Lichinsky and this is not my story.
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Laura's Big Win

Laura's Big Win

Michelle Tschantre'

Michelle Tschantre'

In Windmere Series, book one, “Laura’s Big Win”, we meet Laura Nessing and Ryan Williams who have deep emotional voids in their hearts. The common thread is WINDMERE, a former private estate, cloaked in mystery and magic, but certainly with dynamic relationships as things evolve between Laura and Ryan, each filling the void in the other’s life as their love grows.In Windmere Series, book one, “Laura’s Big Win”, the reader meets Laura Nessing and Ryan Williams, two people with deep emotional voids in their hearts. The common thread is the place called WINDMERE, a former private estate, maybe with some magic included, but certainly with dynamic relationships as things evolve between Laura and Ryan, each filling the void in the other’s life, unsure about many things but sure in the growing love each has for the other. Many of the characters one meets in book one also play parts in subsequent releases, such as “Score One for Angela”, and “Magnetic Love: When Opposites Attract”.
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Devouring Darkness

Devouring Darkness

Bradley Counter

Bradley Counter

Garen, a human prisoner, struggles to survive his brutal captivity at the hands of demons. Orlon Rin, an immortal lightwielder, along with his young disciple, Temin, journeys to the demonic world, The Nightlands, to put an end to the bloody invasions into The World of Light.Imprisoned in a literal world of demons, Garen, one of the few survivors of a slaughtered village, struggles to survive the cruelty of his demon captors and escape with his life and humanity intact, but when the opportunity presents itself, its cost is dire. Meanwhile, Orlon Rin, a master lightwielder with an immortal body set on hunting the demon responsible for the wave of blood and terror, descends into the demonic world known as The Nightlands accompanied only by his young disciple, Temin.
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Mail Order Bride: Blinded By Love (Brides Of The West: Book 1)

Mail Order Bride: Blinded By Love (Brides Of The West: Book 1)

Leah Wyett

Westerns / Historical / Romance

A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.In 1870, Hazel Lynn Morgan was a girl right on the verge of becoming a woman.Will a simple mail order bride ad placed by a cattle rancher in Texas named Heath Key change Hazel’s life for the better? Or will the secret that Heath is hiding threaten to ruin both of their lives?A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.In 1870, Hazel Lynn Morgan was a girl right on the verge of becoming a woman. She lives in a small town on a farm in Ohio, where nothing new or exciting ever happens. She has survived this long by reading books about exotic places and using her imagination, or what her Ma has termed, her “Magical Thinking.”Will a simple mail order bride ad placed by a cattle rancher in Texas named Heath Key change Hazel’s life for the better? Or will the secret that Heath is hiding threaten to ruin both of their lives? Will the man who has been by Heath’s side as his best friend since childhood bring them closer or come between them in the end?Follow Hazel on her journey to adulthood as she discovers that sometimes you have to close your eyes to really be able to see.
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Me and Brad (Short Story)

Me and Brad (Short Story)

Mal Olson

Romance / Romantic Suspense

A heartwarming romantic short story where an adopted dog plays cupid to a Sheriff Deputy and a kindhearted young woman suffering from a broken heart.A lunch break length feel good short story. Liz Jorden who's healing from a relationship gone bad, reluctantly adopts a forlorn dog from the Humane Society. While she's on the way home daydreaming over a name for her new pet, Sheriff McSexy pulls her over for speeding. Both she and her Belgian Malinois take a shine to the handsome enforcer of the law. How can Brad Pitt possibly be the catalyst that brings Liz and the Sheriff together?*This story contains excerpts of author's full length romantic suspense novel, as well as a bonus excerpt from Stacey Joy Netzel.Apx 5000 words plus bonus extras.
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