Kiara was taken away from her Minnesotan home at the age of ten years old. Upset, she leaves and soon makes a deal with a man who promised he'd come take her away from the Florida heat. Eight years later, when Kiara is turning the age of eighteen, that same man comes, his promise still in tact, except Kiara wants nothing to do with him and the man is intent on taking her with him, against her willChuck Veal has not heard from his brother in Georgia in over a week and nobody answers the home phone or cell. An employee at the timber mill his brother owns gives him run around answers and the local Sheriff refuses to post a missing person report. With his gut instincts screaming "trouble," Chuck spills his fears to a female co-worker who unexpectedly offers to help. She wants to go with him to Georgia and lend a hand searching for his brother. Little does Chuck realize, she is ESP sensitive and already knows more than she can tell.With few clues to go by, Chuck starts following his brother's clues, starting at the old family cemetery and things go downhill from there. His presence creates a head on collision with small town influencers and power brokers that have left a deadly trail of murder, deceit, and mayhem. Everything from the Atlanta drug cartel to the murderess of his Grandfather sixty years earlier, comes into play."The Beginning" anchors a full boatload of Whispering Pines books ahead about the Veal family trials and tribulations. It is a fast paced, edge of your seat thriller for all ages. Rated PG. Views: 605
As Christmas approaches, a bullied child withdraws from friends and questions the meaning of Christmas. A South Louisiana community comes together to stop the bullying and open Remy's heart to the meaning of Christmas.When a classmate physically and mentally bullies Remy, the third-grader withdraws from friends and imagines the worst about his parents. Staring at the Christmas tree in the classroom enables the sharecropper's son to escape his poverty-stricken life and dream about opening a present on Christmas morning and having turkey for Christmas dinner, neither of which has ever occurred.Friends blame the changes in Remy's behavior on Leonard's bullying and encourage Remy to talk to his parents, his teacher or his priest. Remy refuses, often with open hostility. As Christmas Day approaches, Remy's struggle to understand why he has so little and others have so much deepens. He concludes that Jesus is punishing him for hating Leonard and his bullying.A bayou-laced, South Louisiana community comes together in 1952 to stop Leonard's bullying in a compassionate manner and open Remy's heart to the meaning of Christmas through love and forgiveness.* * * * * * *"Remy Broussard's Christmas" is the first novella in the "Remy's Bayou Road" series. Views: 604
The Wind Riders, noble pirates who fly magical airships through the skies, meet a serious and tragic defeat against their enemies, the ruthless Clerics of Tyr. The surviving Wind Riders are forced to send a small group of volunteers into the heart of Tyr, the den of their enemies, to find allies who can keep them alive before their enemies finish what they started.The epic Tales of the Lore Valley fantasy series begins here! The Wind Riders. Fabled pirates, who sail the skies on magic airships, protecting the weak and harassing the tyrannical Clerics who rule the nearby city of Tyr. Their very name conjures up dreams of freedom and whispers of hope amongst the slaves forced to mine Mergoran crystals in the mountains, the only known source of magic in the world. That is, until the Wind Riders are attacked and nearly destroyed by Tyr, who has somehow managed to build an airship of its own. With many of their ships destroyed and their people dead, the surviving Wind Riders are forced to send a small group of volunteers into the heart of Tyr, the den of their hated enemies, to find allies who can purify crystals, the only way the Wind Riders can continue to fly their remaining ships. Failure would mean certain death for everyone ever known as a Wind Rider, as Tyr is busy preparing their next attack, one that will eradicate the Wind Riders from existence. Book 1 of the Tales of the Lore Valley sword and sorcery series. Get started now with one of the largest, most ambitious fantasy series ever told! Views: 604
The Safety Dance ... to some a forgotten pop hit from the 1980s ... to Crispin it signifies more: a whole lot more. In his quest to uncover the hidden secret of The Safety Dance he will encounter ridicule, despair, dwarves, and the psychotic denizens of an obscure English town. Read on if you dare...Shakespeare called his play ‘Richard III’ a tragedy. Its centre is the disappearance of 12 year-old Prince Edward and 10 year-old Prince Richard, the sons of King Edward IV, from the care of their uncle, King Richard III. Shakespeare and history accuse Richard of murdering the Princes, within months of their father’s death, in April 1483, but in each century since, starting in the 1490s, there have been dissenting voices.By 2012 many millions of words have been written about what happened to the Princes, yet no-one has ever offered a satisfactory or complete explanation, at least not until now. The problem with the explanation is it has magic at its heart, the magic of the necromancer, and historians won’t allow themselves to believe in magic.Amongst all the fantasy of Horror and Sci-Fi on our bookshelves there is room for a little medieval High Magic; the more so since it may be true.The author and narrator does undertake psychic investigations, as mentioned in the book. The Arthur Findlay College at Stansted Hall, where the story opens, is a World centre for psychic studies and mediumship. Does it matter whether The Necromancer is a true story or fiction? If you accept there is no such thing as ‘single-pointed reality,’ there are many different realities, that miracles and other impossibilities are a good deal more common than people think, and that what people believe is what really matters; you may conclude simply The Necromancer is a good story.Because this is an interactive eBook you have free access to the full text of three important books of history, not to mention the Odyssey, two major books on magic and many other materials. In all there are 54 hyperlinks to relevant pages on the Internet.Leave historical authority and extended backgrounds to the hyperlinks. They allow you and the author to get on with the story in all its twists and turns. The strengths and weaknesses of historical figures are shown; the character of the little known Thomas Nandyke, the necromancer, is brought to light and brought to life.If you’re hooked, and you will be, Parts II & III go on to put right the world we live in, they deal with King Louis XI and bishop Morton; Part III restores Hastings and Rivers, not to mention the Princes, of whom there are three, including Richard III’s own son.As is usual with Mike Voyce, this story stands on the boundary between Truth and Fiction; it’s as true as you want it to be. If you take the insights into the nature of realities, the ‘After Word on Truth,’ right at the very end of the whole book, will clear the mists which still seem to cloud our own world. Views: 604
A brave man in a search to better his and his fellow (wo)men's lives finds a better way of life in a very unlikely place. #Abraham, #LOA, #Abraham-Hicks, #Law-of-Attraction"What would happen if...?" An innocent question, leisurely contemplated on a pensive midnight walk two years ago broke loose an avalanche of ideas about the end of the world as we know it, the dawn of a new civilization and the comfort in finding that, when everything changes, the most important things in life still remain the same. The quest for a better steak seems a worthwhile enterprise for post-apocalyptic adventurer John Taylor in a world where fragmented political interests and science experiments gone wrong left a scarce dinner table with only a faint resemblance of a wholesome meal. High in the Arkansas mountains, say the stories, lives a people of untainted health and treasure and there he must be headed. His small detail of DNA experts, security personnel and a giant jester has the bounty of their search within arm's reach when the riddle of all riddles is cast upon them before they would be allowed to proceed. "What is the most important thing?" In the end it is not the question that turns John Taylor's world upside-down, but the curious giggly woman who speaks it and her unwavering effort to prove her own simple answer right."It's a love story," my most ingenious wife says ... and so it is. Sweet and comforting like milk and honey it weaves threads of truth into a warming blanket for the soul. Can you laugh and cry at the same time? Here is one way to find out... Views: 604
Join a mother and daughter as they travel through the post-apocalyptic world; putting their relationship to the test in their search for a place in this strange new world."We interrupt this broadcast to report an incoming attack. Seek shelter immedi-ately. Stay away from all -" Sirens began to wail making me want to cover my ears. "Quickly, into the shelter," my grandma whispered. My mother picked me up in her arms and rushed to the basement. Over my mother's shoulder I could see the horizon growing brighter and brighter with every passing second. "Mommy, why is the sky turning white?" My mother did not turn to look, she turned and ran. Views: 604
Recent reader comment: "I just now finished Encounters and am amazed at how vivid the book is to me because of your gift to describe a scene in such understandable and real terms. What a wonderful story and sad in human terms at the same time. You would make an excellent pastor! Encounters should be in every church youth library. A great adventure, young men coming into their own...""Encounters in the Jemez" is an exciting fictional tale of two teenage young men — Kevin and Curt — and their adventures in the New Mexico Jemez (HAY-mez) wilderness two weeks before they began their senior year of high school. Kevin and Curt's adventures — and encounters — run the gamut from a Basque shepherd boy to a Native American burial ground to a black bear to a mysterious cave and an apparent time warp back to New Mexico Territory in the year 1854, a pre-Civil War U.S. Army unit and an Apache War Chief. During their adventure, Kevin and Curt each have a unique encounter with God that will stir your heart. Views: 604
David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life.
As well as giving a specific account of every single time he's scored some smack, this disgusting memoir also details:
• the singular, pitbull-infested charm of the FRP (‘Flat Roofed Pub’)
• the curious French habit of injecting everyone in the arse rather than the arm
• why, by the time he got to Cambridge, he really, really needed a drink
• the pain of being denied a childhood birthday party at McDonalds
• the satisfaction of writing jokes about suicide
• how doing quite a lot of walking around London helps with his sciatica
• trying to pretend he isn’t a total **** at Robert Webb’s wedding
• that he has fallen in love at LOT, but rarely done anything about it
• why it would be worse to bump into Michael Palin than Hitler on holiday
• that he’s not David Mitchell the novelist. Despite what David Miliband might think Views: 604
When Koios agreed to become a vampire ten years ago, it was to save who he thought was the love of his life. When he found her, it was already too late. Since then, he has carried the guilt of her death on himself.But when out on a hunt, he comes across a person strikingly familiar to him. He is forced to choose between loyalty to the ones who created him, and the love he once knew.When Koios agreed to become a vampire ten years ago, it was to save who he thought was the love of his life. When he found her, it was already too late. Since then, he has carried the guilt of her death on himself.But when out on a hunt one night, he comes across a person strikingly familiar to him, and he is forced to choose between loyalty to his family and the ones who created him, and the love he once knew.A dark tale of death, rebirth and redemption, Aeternum Amor twists and turns as it follows Koios right to the end and answers the question about what it means to be alive. Views: 604
A new land. A mysterious key. A quest to save the world.Over 85,000 downloads!Jacob Clark is a typical 14-year-old. At least, until a pack of wolves chases him out of our world and into Eklaron. There, he discovers he has special powers—ones that can help the people in his new world. As long as the covetous Lorkon don’t catch up with him first.A new land. A mysterious key. A quest to save the world.Over 85,000 downloads!Jacob Clark is a typical 14-year-old. At least, until a pack of wolves chases him out of our world and into Eklaron. There, he discovers he has special powers—ones that can help the people in his new world. As long as the covetous Lorkon don’t catch up with him first. To save himself and his new people, Jacob must go on a potentially deadly quest. With no one to trust and no way to return home, Jacob has to make a choice: risk his life or do nothing and put Earth and Eklaron in grave danger. Kilenya Series Books One, Two, and Three are the first three of six books in a best-selling series of YA paranormal adventures. If you like fast-paced adventure, magical quests, and original monsters and magic systems, then you’ll love this installment in Andrea Pearson’s Kilenya series.Buy Kilenya Series Books One, Two, and Three to start the magical adventure today! Views: 604
"Macey, I can't help you if you won't tell me what's going on." She could hear the frustration in Carline's voice, but how could she tell her sister she was staying in a motel turning tricks while hiding from a loan shark who was going to do worse to her than simply break her legs. Broken legs would be a blessing.Siding With Plato is a romantic laugh-out-loud chick lit novel about Being Young, Beautiful, and a Seriously Hot Mess!Brooke Aarons can't get to college fast enough. Leaving behind her small town life, she intends to transform herself into a brilliant psychologist at the University of Texas, with no distractions to slow her down. But when she finds herself on a double date with the school's notorious playboy - and worse, enjoying it - Brooke has to wonder if she's the one who needs her head examined. James Cartwright's overly glorified jock status, endless bucks, and long line of willing girls should make him a non-starter for Brooke, but as she learns, the psychology behind a bad crush is a whole lot messier of a subject. Maybe Plato was right. Maybe love is a serious mental disease . . . If so there better be a cure before Brooke gets herself in too deep. Views: 603
Clever and witty nine word poems containing humor, irony and sarcasm.It’s been three weeks since Mahrree publicly denounced the Administrators about Terryp’s land being poisoned, and since Perrin resigned from the army instead of becoming its High General. The world's been shunning them ever since. But the Shins have been fine with that, busy with making their own plans to sneak away to Terryp’s land . . . Until one night when mysterious visitors in dark mottled clothing tell Mahrree and Perrin about a new land and na unknown civilization where they need to take their family, because Chairman Mal is planning to arrest the Shins and try them for sedition. The Shins and Briters have to trust these secretive people to help them escape before the Administrator of Loyalty arrives. But seventeen-year-old Peto, the last Shin thinking clearly anymore, is agreeing to go along only so that he can rescue his family from the rescue of Shem Zenos--the duplicitous spy--and his “Guarders.” Book 5 in the "Forest at the Edge" series: Part fantasy, part adventure, part humor, part romance, part mystery all equates to a wholly entertaining and unique family saga. You've never read anything quite like this before. Views: 603
Nineteen year old James Moody, after a brief respite on a goat farm in Wales, resumes a life devoid of luck. He explores the threshold of the afterlife and gets caught up between two warring communities of freed souls, where he is forced to make some difficult allegiances while searching for his love in the land of the living.Rose Peterson and Dalton Clark, had an electrifying first date, there was kisses, icy fingers and cold words. Hunger burned through his red eyes and he gave into his desire. Rose was paralyzed by his touch, but what happened next? Is this the start of a beautiful relationship or is it a tragedy waiting to happen? Find out in, Forever Yours – Part two, over 17,000 words The Thrilling new Novella series from the author of 'Three Thousand Miles Series, Deila Longford ‘Her blood is his greatest desire!’ Views: 603
