Donuts with Dad is a story about elementary-school popularity and gladiators.Seventeen-year-old Heidi Cruise has one chance at freedom, but it involves breaking the law and completing Savage Run, a grueling, male-only obstacle course program.Nicholas Volkov has one goal: to make sure when he becomes president over the hierarchical society of Newland that he doesn't follow in his tyrannical father's footsteps.After Heidi registers for the program, Nicholas discovers that she's a girl. Being a rebel in his own right, Nicholas doesn't turn her in, but decides to help in any way possible.Heidi struggles through the obstacle courses in Savage Run. Physically and emotionally drained, it is only during downtime between events that she's able to make sense of her world and get a little closer to the secretive Nicholas.But with the threat of death constantly barreling down on her, and with menacing contestants looming around every obstacle, she realizes the chances of her getting killed are far greater than her chances of surviving and attaining her freedom.Savage Run 1: Phase 1Savage Run 2: Phase 2Savage Run 3: Phase 3 and the conclusion of Savage RunWhat readers are saying:Nail-biting, action packedIf anyone is hesitant to read this book....Don't be.....It's an awesome read! You don't know what you missing! Loved it! Please hurry with the next book!OMG! I need more!A death defying YA series you can't put downAn On-Edge Thriller, From Start To Finish!Fantastic readAmazing book. Get it now!A Must read!Stunning!Action-packed, great plot, amazing charactersBest book since Hunger games and divergent!Couldn't put it down. The next big book craze is right hereNon-stop action, great characters, bloody good storyI went into the book thinking it was going to be some sort of 'Hunger Games' wannabe, but oh, I was so pleasantly surprised!Honestly, this is one of the best reads I've read in a while.A Gripping TaleTypical of EJ Squires' novels she wastes no time in grabbing our attention with the main driver of the story suggested in the first paragraphs:' Biking up the same mile-and-a-half long asphalt hill is so much harder when I know that at the end of the journey I'll either be an outlaw, or I'll be dead. The quality of the story is excellent on many levels - adventure, gender identity issues, apocalyptic threats, and most of all, as simply brilliant writing. EJ Squires is a growing master of this genre and certainly an author who deserves a very large audience.This futuristic novel by EJ Squires had me thinking about three well-loved fierce heroines of our time - Hua Mulan (Ballad of Mulan) & Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games) and Lisbeth Salander (Girl With Dragon Tattoo). I admit, at first I thought this was another Hunger Games in the making, but I was mistaken when I found myself immersed from the first chapter to the last.Savage Run is a book for all readers. Those looking for romance and friendship, a tell tale heart of loss and love and regret. It also keeps those in need of elements of danger, adventure, and heroic duties flipping pages to find out what happens to their beloved main character and the villains she finds herself pitted against. Definitely get your hands on a copy of Savage Run today. Views: 647
Enter the age of heroes in Khryterdon’s most beloved myth. Gwynnan, the High King’s Champion, earned his acclaim battling dragons and trolls only to meet his match in the dark powers of the sorceress Malsaire. In an age when the gleam of magic has begun to dim, when stern challenges test the halest of hearts, among the sons of heroes who will emerge to light the fire of the new age?This is one of a series of stories that I wrote for Joey, Will, and Erin. This one is my favorite. Views: 647
Edge of Shadows is a paranormal urban fantasy tale about a woman trying to rebuild her life when fate intervenes. She must solve a century-old mystery in order to escape an ancient evil with ties to her past.A tragic childhood left Ellie Coulter with a supernatural gift that tells her a person’s true intentions. But even that didn’t protect her from a cheating husband with his own self-destructive secrets. After finding the strength to leave, she retreats from the world to heal. She’s drawn out of her protective shell when a friend insists on playing matchmaker. After some persistent coaxing, Ellie warms to the idea that she may have found a reason to let her walls down, and his name is David Mitchell. With things looking up in the romance department, Ellie finds herself the caretaker of the Bradford mansion, an impressive home that is also rumored to be haunted. Curious about what happened to the mansion’s former owners, Ellie finds herself entangled in the events that happened over a hundred years ago. It’s all part of the trap set by the one hiding in the shadows, and Ellie fell right into it. The complete Shadows trilogy:Edge of Shadows (Shadows #1)Shadows Deep (Shadows #2)Veiled Shadows (Shadows #3) Views: 647
The first story in the Alex Scott series this is a nail biting thriller in the style of the late and great Ian fleming with his James Bond 007 but modernised and toughened even harder. Views: 647
When Renee Guillot starts her new job with better pay and benefits, she thinks her only worry will be a lack of job security. Little does she know she will be working for the Devil Incarnate. Suddenly, she is tossed into a world of sexual coercion and dangerous temptation. Robert Thibodeaux can't be bothered with the mundane details of hiring his own secretary. So when his new employee shows up for work, one look is enough to know it will never work out. Getting her out of his office and into his bed isn't an easy maneuver. But that's exactly what he wants, and it will only be a matter of time before he makes it happen. Views: 647
Elizabeth David was born into a upper-class family and pursued a rebellious and bohemian life as a student of art and then an actress in Paris, before running off with a married man to Greece and then settling in Cairo, where she worked for the British government. After the Second World War, she returned to England, where she was shocked by poor food into writing first articles, then books on Meditteranean cooking. A Book of Mediterranean Food was published in 1950, inspiring a cookery revolution, bringing new flavours and ingredients to the drab, post-war British diet. Over the next few years, David was to become a major influence on British cooking, yet her classic cookery books show little of the colourful personality behind the public persona. Artermis Cooper, in this refreshing biography, reveals an adventurous and uncompromising personality - a woman with a passion for food, life and men. This is the whole story: of her strong friendships, her failed marriage, tempestuous... Views: 647
*** New version, newly proof-read ***The town of Southney is already rife with rumours of industrial unrest at its largest employer, before a man goes missing on the day he was running the firm's payroll. The search for him leads the detectives to uncover other secrets, find links to a previous missing persons case, and ultimately sees the town's worst fears realised.Eighteen authors, representing dozens in the Writer's Circle of ASMSG, pour their hearts, souls, and imaginations into stories of Other World Sci-Fi, Fantasy and paranormal. Become lost in these genre-bending works and discover gems of short fiction by new authors. From space opera to alien worlds to wizards and warlocks, there's a little something for everyone.DINO’S PAPERS—Alan HardyCOG—Bryan P. ClarkSHIMMER IN THE DARK: BRIDGE BUILDER—Ceri LondonTHE LAIR OF THE WITCH QUEEN—Christian W. FreedSOULMATCH—Drew AveraSHARPIES AND DULLARDS—E. Rose SabinTHE BAD SEED—Erin McDowellTHE CAT WORE ELECTRIC GOGGLES—Ian HutsonTHE SURVIVOR—J.C. HarkerAETERNAE NOCTIS—Jade KerrionTHE LAST OF THE JINN—K.N. LeeBOONE’S JOURNEY—Kirstin PulioffTHE SECRET SIGNAL—Matthew KadishEXPECTATION—Michael BarnettAGE QUEST—Michael K. EidsonEXCEPT THE DUST—Robert CarterBITTER PROPHESY—Susan HawthorneGUIDING STAR—Teresa GarciaVisit ASMSG (Authors’ Social Media Support Group)www.asmsg.weebly.comCover Art by ASMSGStone Arch by:https://www.public-domain-image.com/architecture-public-domain-images-pictures/walls-public-domain-images-pictures/stone-arch.jpg/Cosmic Metropolis background,X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/R. Tuellmann et al.; Optical: NASA/AURA/STScIhttps://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/n604/Caelicorn Creations on Deviant Art,https://caelicorn.deviantart.com/art/ Views: 647
Where do we draw the line between love and the forbidden? Chloe isn’t supposed to want Dominic, not because of who he is, not because of what he is to her, but because of the complications being with him would cause. As she grows older, things change. Life changes. Love becomes tainted. People are betrayed. What she always thought would last … didn’t. Or maybe it never was supposed to. Views: 647
From the bestselling author of The Women comes an action- packed adventure about endangered animals and those who protect them.
Principally set on the wild and sparsely inhabited Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, T.C. Boyle's powerful new novel combines pulse-pounding adventure with a socially conscious, richly humane tale regarding the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world. Alma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist who is spearheading the efforts to save the island's endangered native creatures from invasive species like rats and feral pigs, which, in her view, must be eliminated. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a dreadlocked local businessman who, along with his lover, the folksinger Anise Reed, is fiercely opposed to the killing of any species whatsoever and will go to any lengths to subvert the plans of Alma and her colleagues.
Their confrontation plays out in a series of escalating scenes in which these characters violently confront one another, and tempt the awesome destructive power of nature itself. Boyle deepens his story by going back in time to relate the harrowing tale of Alma's grandmother Beverly, who was the sole survivor of a 1946 shipwreck in the channel, as well as the tragic story of Anise's mother, Rita, who in the late 1970s lived and worked on a sheep ranch on Santa Cruz Island. In dramatizing this collision between protectors of the environment and animal rights' activists, Boyle is, in his characteristic fashion, examining one of the essential questions of our time: Who has the right of possession of the land, the waters, the very lives of all the creatures who share this planet with us? When the Killing's Done will offer no transparent answers, but like The Tortilla Curtain, Boyle's classic take on illegal immigration, it will touch you deeply and put you in a position to decide. Views: 647
Exciting Military Science Fiction by the New York Times Best-Selling Author.
The Second Novel in a New Trilogy Continuing the Exploits of the Cobras: a New Kind of Soldier, Created for a New Kind of War.
When the colony worlds Adirondack and Silvern fell to the Troft forces almost without a struggle. Outnumbered and on the defensive, Earth made a desperate decision. It would attack the aliens not from space, but on the ground—with forces the Trofts did not even suspect. Thus were created the Cobras, a guerilla force whose weapons were surgically implanted, invisible to the unsuspecting eye, yet undeniably deadly. And the Moreau family were the most famous of the Cobra warriors. Long after victory over the Troft was achieved, the Cobras made common cause against their former adversaries against a new enemy. Their reward was three planets that would be a home for the Cobras, who deadly powers made them too dangerous to feel at home on Earth.
Now, years had passed and not everyone on the Cobra worlds thought that the Cobras were worth the cost of maintaining their existing built-in weaponry, let alone supporting research to improve the Cobra weapons, and possibly even put an end to the negative effects of that built-in weaponry, which caused Cobras to die much too young. Many who had never known interplanetary war were convinced that the Cobras were not needed at all.
That was a grave miscalculation, because a Troft faction has decided to invade the Cobra planets in force, using a new strategy that even the formidable Cobra warriors may not be able to defeat . . .
Praise for Timothy Zahn:
“Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement [in Dragon and Thief].” —Publishers Weekly
“[Conqueror’s Heritage] is another finely wrought space adventure . . . [with] social, political and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill.” —Booklist
“Zahn paints every detail [in Angelmass] with gleamy realism . . . scientific dialogue that streams with starship hardware and military trooper talk . . . immensely appealing.” —Kirkus Review Views: 646
Two young lovers, William and Elizabeth, felt like nothing could come between them and it was them against the world. Until, William falls ill and spends his days in hospital with Elizabeth by his side. As if things weren't bad enough, now Elizabeth has gone missing, kidnapped by a tortuous man. Only william can find her, only William can save her. Will he before this abhorrent man finishes her?Europa is a novella written to explore the science of science fiction and is full of current and future technologies wrapped around a story-line that forces the reader decide who is good and who is bad. It is set on Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter in the medium future.The book has been written for my Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), an extra qualification available in the UK at A-Level. Highly graded EPQ's are valued by universities and this book is being published to complete the process of writing a book.Any comments or reviews would be highly appreciated. Views: 646
I always thought love was found on exotic beaches and at hometown picnics, not on bombing ranges. But then again, life is never normal for an archaeologist. Here's the tale of how I met the love of my life, the only man for me.I always thought love was found on exotic beaches and at hometown picnics, not on bombing ranges. But then again, life is never normal for an archaeologist. Here's the tale of how I met the love of my life, the only man for me. Excerpt:“Yep. That’s unexploded ordnance.” Jeffery commented. Both he and Matthew stood with their arms crossed against their chests, looking down at it with the manly consideration reserved for beat up vehicles, broken garbage disposals, and apparently artillery.“Is it live?” I asked“Don’t know.” Our trusty EOD expert replied. He pulled a GPS from his backpack and began plugging in the location for future reference.“If I had stepped on it would it have blown up?” My mind flashed to the training video we had been forced to watch explaining the dangers of unexploded ordnance and the very real possibility of death or injury.“Maybe.” He smiled.I pursed by lips and squinted. “You’re messing with me.” He shrugged and turned back the way they had come. I glared at his back, then walked a good ten feet around the ordnance and flounced through the brush. Matthew’s infectious laughter caught me before I could outrun it. Views: 646
Forced apart, two lovers must battle a world fueled by money and power. Emma Madding walks up to the door of a remote waterfront cliff house in upstate New York, and into the life of recluse Benjamin Stark. A typewriter girl, she is hired to transcribe his weathered journal and the memories his scarred hand can no longer write down. Stark is a rugged adventurer now back from the Klondike Gold Rush, where he found gold and tragedy, too. With the public hungry for gold rush stories and guidebooks, he agrees to chronicle his adventures. But for Emma and Benjamin, working together draws emotions that neither can allow. Benjamin tries not to love Emma, for the truth of his past will drive her away. Emma longs for love, but she has her own secret. Love conquers, but cannot protect. An American Hearts Romance: historical romance novels set in Victorian America. Originally published as The Typewriter Girl. Views: 646
