A description of my basic bio and the ideas behind the flight of the maita science fiction seriesIt is the autumn of 1864 in Richmond, Virginia. The great and glorious capitol of the Confederacy is surrounded on three sides by Union troops. This time the Yankees are not going away.Thirteen year-old Ryan and eleven year-old Matthew O’Toole, having moved from Boston to Richmond with their father, mother and big sister only a little more than three years earlier, find themselves in a dangerous predicament. As the war rages on around Richmond and it looks as if finally the Union might prevail, some of their southern friends turn against them. The two boys are considered "dirty Yankees" now and their loyalty is suspect. When the two boys help a freeman and his son to escape Richmond, the situation only becomes worse for the O’Toole family until they too must abandon their home and begin a danger-filled flight to the north and freedom. Views: 843
They're getting ready to blow him out the airlock, but Esric has other plans.Wily bounty hunter Esric Kol has yet to meet his match. But after he lets his guard down around the beautiful Captain Xerana, he just might pay for it with his life. On the verge of execution, betrayed by the Captain he thought he could trust, Esric has one ace up his sleeve: an alien with an attitude. Views: 843
4th book in the Captive Series.
Imprisoned by Caleb and at the mercy of the king, Aria is determined not to let them break her. However, the more atrocities she witnesses, the more she realizes there are some horrors no one can withstand, and sometimes survival isn’t always the best option.
Tormented by the loss of Aria, Braith is forced to choose between his need to rescue her, and the impending rebel war he’s been chosen to lead. Fighting against the darkness which threatens to drag him into its tempting depths, Braith struggles not to become like the one thing he hates the most, his father.
Faced with their own separate challenges, Aria and Braith must come to terms with who they are, what they want, and the likelihood that they can never be together as the inevitable war looms on the horizon. A war that all of them will fight but not all of them will survive.
Edited by Leslie Mitchell at G2 Freelance Editing
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Seedy corporations and airship factions, demons and rogues, zealots and thieves…an epic tale of power, greed, and corruption.Nimbus is steampunk for people who don't know they like steampunk, as well as being steampunk for people who already love steampunk!.NIMBUS is steampunk for people who don't know they like steampunk, as well as being steampunk for people who already love steampunk! This is PART ONE of a complete, four-part serial novel.--Seedy corporations and airship factions, demons and rogues, zealots and thieves…an epic tale of power, greed, and corruption.Jude Finley is a new recruit aboard the Gangly Dirigible, an airship that extracts water from rainclouds. While working aboard the ship, Jude and his friends uncover a secret which may or may not help them against a growing uprising that could spell doom for everyone on the planet. Meanwhile, Demetrius Rucca, the wheelchair-bound son of a prominent religious leader, begins recruiting followers for his own subversive cause. As allegiances are sworn to him and his followers grow, he begins to discover the new powers that lie within him. This power could be the salvation Demetrius is looking for–or it could be the destruction of the known world.--About the Authors:AUSTIN KING is married, but thanks you for your interest.B.J. KEETON is a writer, teacher, and runner. When he isn't trying to think of a way to trick Fox into putting Firefly back on the air, he is either writing science fiction, watching an obscene amount of genre television, or looking for new ways to integrate fitness into his geektastic lifestyle. Views: 842
Rel is in the hands of the Separatists. Pevan has committed herself to rescuing him, in spite of orders not to. With only Chag to help her, she must make her way through the treacherous Second Realm to the Separatists' lair and find some way to defeat its powerful guards on their home ground.In this sort of prequel to IT'S OVER, Dwayne and Scott are headed to an out of the way place to make a score on a hot Texas afternoon in 1977. Dwayne is in dire need of a fix and as the day wears on he's not entirely sure if the hallucinations he's having are brought on by the sickness or if there's something about his friend Scott he doesn't know.IT'S OVER: CHRONICLES is a multimedia online series in tandem with the IT'S OVER film trilogy, created by Snout Productions. For more information on the three films, the graphic novel, IT'S OVER: TRIBULATIONS, and all Snout music, film and multimedia content, visit www.snoutproductions.com Views: 842
New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ryan returns to the terrifying world of the Forest of Hands and Teeth with the short story, "Flotsam & Jetsam." When the zombie outbreak erupts on their ship during their senior cruise, two friends escape in a life raft only to find themselves adrift in an endless ocean with no rescue in sight. What’s worse: one of them is infected.
Note: this 5,000 word short story was originally published in the anthology The Living Dead 2 edited by John Joseph Adams. Views: 842
Seven siblings are transported back in time when they put their hands on the Bible that sits on the altar in their church and experience amazing historical events alongside Jesus. This is a fun, exciting, and educational adventure story for young Christians.When a thoughtship and its pilot finally reach Avani, the shimmering gem of the western spiral arm, they barely have a chance to marvel at its sapphire forests before they are ambushed by an enemy far beyond their understanding.In the midst of the attack, a fragment is sliced off of the ship causing them to tumble out of control, down to the planet's surface. An ice-covered continent to the south is the only viable landing site. Lucky for them, what hides beneath may give them the chance to escape before isolation drives them mad.This short story is a prequel to the fast-paced Transcendental SF novel "The Truth Beyond the Sky." Heavily inspired by ancient mythology and Joseph Campbell's work, this first book kicks off the THE EPIC OF ARAVINDA series, now available in all major ebook stores.What Top Reviewers Say..."It is a helpful setup...very solid and engaging, which is enough to get me to come back and try more." --Pop Bop, Top-500 Reviewer"Great little book - mixes eastern mysticism with sci-fi. Awesome!" --FlyingRequin, Reviewer"It's the perfect carrot to lure you in. The personalities of pilot and machine are firmly established and very likable." --Jeri A. Ramirez, Reviewer"One of the best science fiction stories I have read in the last year." --Russ, Reviewer Views: 842
Pure Gold is a Young Adult mystery/thriller novella about a high school freshman, Christine Gold, whose pursuit of perfection leads her to discover that her perfect family is actually far from it; and this knowledge may cost Christine her life.Christine Gold is a perfectionist, a high school freshman who excels both in academics and gymnastics. Her perfect world begins to unravel when her dad accidentally sends her a strange text message meant for someone else. Unable to resist investigating what her father is up to, Christine finds herself the target of those who intend to keep her in the dark... forever. Views: 841
Marsha and Eric had their retirement all mapped out, but they’d barely begun when Eric died, and the color faded from Marsha’s life. Can a stranger, detouring through town, help her find joy once again? A Short Story - Story Five of the Choices series. It’s not necessary to have read the other stories to enjoy Detour on Route 66.Marsha and Eric had their retirement all mapped out, but they’d barely begun when Eric died, and the color faded from Marsha’s life. Can a stranger, detouring through town, help her find joy once again?A Short Story - Story Five of the Choices series. This story introduces the characters that star in Recalculating Route. It’s not necessary to have read the other stories to enjoy Detour on Route 66. Views: 841
Twelve-year-old Sharon was kidnapped by a crazy woman and was locked in an elegant prison room. Her clueless little brother ran off to find her, and Sharon's twin chased after. They both ended up in the middle of nowhere. Meanwhile, Sharon finally thought of a risky escape plan, having no idea what her siblings were going through...Twelve-year old Jake accompanies his father and some friends on a fishing expedition but things don't turn out quite the way he expected. While an almost tragic event has special meaning for the young boy, that same event is viewed by another man on the boat as yet another reason to deny his own cultural heritage. Views: 841
A Time Travel Romance:Elise is held captive by a pair who act like they're living in a different era & tell a story dating back one thousand years that they're convinced she's a part of. A memory is suddenly returned to her, along with something she wasn't expecting. A return of something so sacred, it took the clandestine efforts of those she knew in a previous lifetime to fulfill.A Time Travel Romance - Medieval Love: Reunited by Dagger Heart SpellElise is a present day, high-priced career thief, whose services are sought by the wealthy and anonymous around the globe, and are commissioned through her mysterious employer Mr. Smith. The latest assignment request presented to her from Mr. Smith, is the request to retrieve a man's heart. Once this revelation is disclosed, Elise has serious reservations and declines the assignment, that is until her employer Mr. Smith assures her that it is not for the retrieval of an actual human heart, and that the assignment pays a generous commission fee of two million dollars.Against all her better judgement and intuition, Elise accepts the assignment, where she finds herself suddenly wrapped up in what feels like a bizarre time travel like experience, and she questions both her sanity as well as whether or not her mysterious employer Mr. Smith has set her up.The assignment goes terribly wrong, and Elise finds herself being held captive by a pair who act as if they are living in a different era, and feed her a story dating back one thousand years ago that they are convinced Elise was a part of. Elise begins to question whether she's being fed mind-altering drugs during her captivity in order to play along with the pair's outlandish scheme, until a series of incidents start to trigger an overwhelming feeling of deja vu.With two failed escape attempts, Elise is mentally frustrated and physically weakened, and to make matters worse, she finds herself strangely drawn to her captor Mr. Andris Blackstone, the very same man who had commissioned her services through her employer Mr. Smith.Desperate to be released, Elise makes a deal with Mr. Andris Blackstone. His request is simple, and if she complies, he will allow her to leave, along with the full two million dollars she was promised. Things don't go quite as Elise had planned, and a memory from one thousand years ago is suddenly returned to her, along with something else she certainly wasn't expecting. A return of something so sacred, it took the clandestine efforts of those she knew in a previous lifetime to fulfill.Chapter 1: Assignment of the HeartChapter 2: Manor MissionChapter 3: Meet Lord BlackstoneChapter 4: No EscapeChapter 5: RevelationsChapter 6: Silver BoxTime Travel, Time Travel Romance, Medieval Romance, Medieval Love, Medieval Romance English Knight, Time Travel Books, Medieval Romance Books, Time Travel Romance Historical, Time Travel Romance Medieval Views: 841
Someday when you least expect it, you just might find yourself adrift and searching for answers. Whether your wayward soul be stranded in a thicket of dense woodlands or in a bramble of your own clever imagination is unimportant; what is important however is that when the time comes, you remember the lessons of this tale and rejoice in the mystery that is life itself.Lost deep within the darkness of a haunted forest, Francisco “Kid Cisco” the tree dweller, Felonious “Fel” the honorable thief, and Courtney “Court” the roguish jester must somehow find their way back to their beloved home, the town of Castleton in the land of New Earth, or risk lapsing into a state of permanent dementia. But despite the hardships they encounter along the way, their wanderings just might yield some enlightening answers to the questions that we all ask. So please join me my friends and perhaps maybe you too will find what it is that every man and woman searches for. Views: 840
When seventeen-year-old Lexi Matthews learns she was the result of genetic manipulation, she is forced to trust new classmate Jack DeWeese to teach her what they were designed to do before the wrong people discover their unnatural abilities.She was created for a purpose so revolutionary, someone was willing to kill for it.Seventeen-year-old Lexi Matthews keeps two secrets from her elite boarding school classmates—she’s the daughter of a famous and controversial geneticist, and she can influence people’s thoughts.But after new student Jack DeWeese heals her broken arm with an anything-but-simple touch, he forces Lexi to face a new reality—her abilities reach much further than speaking to the minds of others.After Lexi’s father goes missing and she receives threatening emails, she can’t decide whether to fall into Jack’s arms or run and hide.As Lexi seeks answers to what she and Jack are, she discovers a truth more unsettling than anything her science books can teach. And letting Jack into her life of secrets is not only a threat to her very existence, but it just might break her heart wide open. Views: 839
Tired of loving Gabriel Campbell from afar, shy lady’s maid, Grace MacNab announces her interest by showing him what she has to offer—her heart. Taken unaware, Gabriel dismisses her feelings as a temporary infatuation. Can Grace make him see the woman she is—and win his love? Or will he hold on to past perceptions and deny the passion between them?(This is a short story of 3066 words)Tired of loving Gabriel Campbell from afar, shy lady’s maid, Grace MacNab announces her interest by showing him what she has to offer—her heart. Taken unaware, Gabriel dismisses her feelings as a temporary infatuation. Can Grace make him see the woman she is—and win his love? Or will he hold on to past perceptions and deny the passion between them.(This is a short story of 3066 words) Views: 839
