Tripartite is about a young man who, by a twisted turn of events, introduced to a world of magic and demons. While having the time of his life with his new found friends in a school for training newbie mages, dark secrets begin to arise. When students start to dissapear, Lance and his friends take it into their own hands to end the unknown threat.Lance is a young man who is arrested for an accidental hit and run. But, When he is rescued from prison by a man who proved himself to be a Mage, His world is tipped upside down. The man takes Lance to a school of magic and it seems that all of Lance's childhood dreams are coming true. But, there is no such thing as perfect. There begin to be sightings of monsters around the school, and students start disappearing. It soon falls to Lance and his two friends to save not only the Magi Colledge, but the Magical counterpart of Earth, Terra. As if that wasn't enough, Lance starts hearing a voice in his head. And that voice unleashes something terrible, that will show Lance that some dreams are actually Nightmares in disguise. Views: 821
The winter issue of Writer's Muse Magazine. The Writer's Muse Page is a group started by Richard Cotton where writers can share with and support one another. Any writers are welcome to join this group. The Writer's Group Smashwords Account was set up by Sumiko Saulson for the group to create a place to publish the quarterly free periodicals by the members of the Facebook Group.The winter issue of Writer's Muse Magazine. The Writer's Muse Page is a group started by Richard Cotton where writers can share with and support one another. Any writers are welcome to join this group. The Writer's Group Smashwords Account was set up by Sumiko Saulson for the group to create a place to publish the quarterly free periodicals by the members of the Facebook Group. There are over 800 writers on the Writer's Muse page. Individual writers whose work appears in the Writer’s Muse Group publication retain all individual rights to their works and have agreed to allow Writer’s Muse Magazine to publish their works at no charge.Discover other issues of Writer’s Muse Magazine at Smashwords.com:Writer’s Muse Group https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/writersmuseCover Photography by Kathleen ChambersInterior Photography by Kathleen Chambers(except where noted and author photos)Layout: Sumiko SaulsonEditing and Proofreading: Sumiko SaulsonFounder of Writer’s Muse Group: Richard Cotton Views: 821
A tranquil village at the centre of an international conspiracy, and a predator who will stop at nothing to meet the demands of his corporate paymasters.A tranquil village.An international conspiracy.A predator with diabolical intentions.Returning home to his corner of rural Buckinghamshire, former Paratrooper and Afghanistan veteran Sam Faris receives a disturbing call from his friend Celia. Celia’s husband Andrew has descended into an emotional abyss, barely able to communicate. Desperate to identify the source of his sudden malaise, Celia turns to Sam for help.But Andrew’s fate has been sealed. A stranger is stalking the village and in a conspiracy that will rock the very core of international security, Sam’s fellow villagers will be taken one by one until his home is rendered a ghost town.Fresh from a brutal tour of duty in Kabul, Sam must call upon every facet of his combat experience to outwit this strange and terrifying presence. But it’s a different and more deadly arena here on his own streets, and the enemy has a chilling agenda. Views: 820
A collection of thoughts, poems and monologues based around my life as it was.Delve into love; depression; winter and joy.The number 28 has great meaning to me and when I was going through a difficult emotional time I wrote most of the content in here. It is personal, and some of it may not be poetic so to speak, but I wanted to share these thoughts with whoever would like to read them. I have included a monologue in here that was due to be performed until I lost my nerve and I have added some photographs, all taken by me, in location such as Brighton and Greatstone. I hope you enjoy this brief look inside my emotions. Views: 820
THE CHASE IS ON FOR LOVE, MONEY AND THE PERFECT WORK-LIFE-FAMILY BALANCE FOR THIS FAST-RISING PROFESSIONAL WOMAN WITH NEEDSIntroducing author Lucy St. John and her hard-charging heroine, Morgan Chase. When it comes to romance, lust, laughs and life -- she's all business! She's a sexy white-collar business executive with blue-collar roots, a bio that closely resembles that of her anonymous authorNOW FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME TO CELEBRATE THE SERIES FINALE!THE CHASE IS ON FOR LOVE, MONEY AND THE PERFECT WORK-LIFE-FAMILY BALANCE FOR THIS FAST-RISING PROFESSIONAL WOMAN WITH NEEDSIntroducing author Lucy St. John and her hard-charging heroine, Morgan Chase. When it comes to romance, lust, laughs and life -- she's all business!Now Available as an UnabridgedAudiobook from Audible.com.Who is author Lucy St. John?Lucy St. John is the super-secret Nom de Plume of a major league, highly successful female executive. She sticks to what she knows in creating her brand-new, breakthrough romantic series, "Morgan's Chase." All the juicy details are ripped right from Lucy's own high-climbing corporate life.St. John's fast-paced, evocative - and, yes, controversial -- narrative chronicles both the corporate boardroom battles and the behind-the-scenes bedroom tumbles of a fast-charging female executive out to shatter the glass ceiling. In doing so, St. John's passionate prose is as authentic as it is addictive. Once you begin following Morgan's Chase, you won't be able to stop.Who is heroine Morgan Chase?She's a sexy white-collar business executive with blue-collar roots, a bio that closely resembles that of her anonymous author. Morgan's professional life is taking off, just as her personal life is bottoming out. Stung by a messy divorce from her Fortune 500 Ex, Morgan is twice shy, but increasingly needy -- and wanting. When a revolutionary project she's been shepherding finally hits the big time, Morgan realizes she has no one special with whom to celebrate.This doesn't mean Morgan lacks men in her life. In fact, there's too much testosterone in her orbit. Problem is, Morgan has a difficult time choosing, and there are both pleasures and pitfalls attached to each of Morgan's would-be men.Hence, the chase.It's a wild, sexy, thrilling, funny -- and touching ride -- whether inside the boardroom, or the bedroom. For Morgan Chase, both venues are now her playing fields. And she's determined to win! Views: 820
The survivors of a nuclear disaster on Mars awaken after a half-century in chemical hibernation, and try to unravel the mystery of why no rescue has come for them. Attempts to contact Earth fail, and they begin to encounter the descendants of other survivors...The God Mars is a pulp-style science fiction series set on a partially-terraformed Mars a half-century after a nuclear disaster cuts thousands of colonists off from Earth. Left for dead with few resources, the isolated groups of survivors develop their own unique cultures at different levels of technology, ranging from the primitive to the frighteningly advanced. And all fear the return of their home planet, because they believe that Earth intentionally tried to annihilate them, and will do so again.In Book One, a mixed group of military personnel and civilians awaken after fifty years in chemical hibernation, and try to unravel the mystery of why no rescue has come for them. Attempts to re-establish contact with Earth fail, and they begin to encounter the descendents of other survivors, radically changed after generations on their own. Views: 820
A Digital Novella
Previously featured in the now out-of-print anthology, Exclusive.
Grace Wilde owns a swingers club—but rarely indulges in the fun. It takes a newcomer like Mike Nottingham to sway her. Pure country. All animal. And up for a good time. But can two people who thrive on independence find a compromise between absolute sexual freedom and total commitment?
This novella features Mike Nottingham from Wild, Wicked and Wanton. Views: 820
You're going down... In fact you're at an all-time low. You need help, because the only way you can get back up is by taking the advice of a professional.Your story... your downfall... told from your own perspective, in verse form, and from the perspective of your 'consultant', in prose...Warning... don't try this at home...!You're going down... In fact you're at an all-time low. You need help, because the only way you can get back up is by taking the advice of a professional.Your story... your downfall... told from your own perspective, in verse form, and from the perspective of your 'consultant', in prose...Warning... don't try this at home...!In Decline , by Stanski, is basically a collection of poetic passages that follow a similar theme; that of decline... declining standards, declining attitudes, declining natural conditions... The concepts, introduced in verse format, are backed-up and supported by passages of prose, to form a 'case history', which attempts to explain the downfall of the 'client' ( who, on the one hand, could be an individual person, or society in general, and on the other, the planet we inhabit, or the whole of creation...).The metaphors will be applied and interpreted, and the questions raised will continue long after the 'consultation' has ended... Views: 820
An army of short, fat, hairy dwarves is tunnelling into goblin territory. They are digging under Clovenstone castle to steal its precious treasure.
Goblins love fighting, but Skarper and Henwyn's rowdy tribe is no match for the giant armoured moles of the enemy. They must seek the help of heroes, trolls and ghosts for a battle that will decide the fate of the goblins forever. Views: 820
The perennially best-selling series set in Larry Niven’s Man-Kzin universe continues with entry #14 including hard-hitting and thought-inducing tales from a host of talented contributors Hal Colebatch, Matthew Joseph Harrington, Alex Hernandez, Jessica Q. Fox, and more. The catlike alien Kzin, formerly invincible conquerors of all they encountered, must learn to compromise with humans if they wish to survive and prosper once again as a species.
Larry Niven’s bestselling Man-Kzin series continues! The kzin, formerly invincible conquerors of all they encountered, had a hard time dealing with their ignominious defeat by the leaf-eating humans. Some secretly hatched schemes for a rematch, others concentrated on gathering power within the kzin hierarchy, and some shamefully cooperated with the contemptible humans, though often for hidden motives. In war and in uneasy peace, kzin and humans continue their adventures with a masterful addition to the Man-Kzin Wars shared universe created by multiple New York Times best-seller, incomparable tale-spinner, and Nebula- and five-time Hugo-Award-winner, Larry Niven.
About the Man-Kzin War Series:
“[The Man-Kzin Wars series is] excellent …gripping …and expands well on Larry Niven’s universe… .” –Locus
About series creator Larry Niven:
“Niven’s masterly use of SF strategies hits every note…“–Los Angeles Time Views: 820
Renée's life has never been anything but heartache and pain. She watched as her parents were killed by Skylark, King of Hagar. Her whole life, he has controlled all the citizens of Hagar. He wants to control all the other lands, but he can't do that without getting rid of at least one of siblings of Katrina, the Queen he killed to become King. Will she stop him?Life for Renée has been hard since her parents were killed by Skylark. Her brother, Jacob, lived with her up until two years ago when he was arrested for starting an argument with Skylark. Now Jacob has been sentenced to death as an example to all citizens Hagar.Before his death sentence is carried out, Renée meets Aldric, the leader of a vampire rebellion against Skylark. He starts asking questions, peaking her suspicion. When he tells her that she is the one of the two sisters of Katrina, and with her powers could help take Skylark down, she isn't so sure of it. Skylark does everything he can to convince her to just give herself over to him. He kills people close to her an threatens her life countless timesIn the end she is forced to push her own fears aside to protect everyone she cares for. She looses many, but will it be worth it? Views: 820
Captain Arama Dzornaea thought she was just supposed to transport Crown Prince Vistaren Doth'Mara to meet his contracted bride. As the king's top privateer, she thinks she can handle anything. What Arama doesn't anticipate is storms out of season, an unruly stormwitch, and a strange witchery echo that puts Arama, her ship the Dawn Star, and everyone aboard smack in the middle of a mystery.Can God defend His law against Lucifer’s colossal arsenal of evil? Can the weakness of God's love Defeat the power of Lucifer's domination? The controversy between God and Lucifer has been raging for millennia. In the last great battle of this conflict God is going defeat Lucifer's empire of evil through a remnant of weak and vulnerable men. On their loyalty He will stake the honor—and survival—of His throne. This story explores the issues at stake in this controversy and why all the power of hell rages against a devoted remnant that will dare to stand for God in the worst conflict there will ever be. Views: 820
There are stories of love, stories of loss. Stories you wouldn't think are real, and yet they are, of course they are, because the people who lived them are here to tell them. Stories of letting go, stories of moving on. Stories of second chances. Stories of people looking for something.Ghost stories, caught on paper to be real.Grayman chronicles a daring and disturbing experiment to decisively end the tenacious threat of global terrorism. A group of powerful corporate and political players lever a desperate world to create a multinational force of surgical strike teams, authorized to cross borders and pursue targets with impunity; armed with advanced weapons, technology and armor; and directed by a cutting-edge artificial intelligence. But more than simply employing high-tech military might, this new army is designed to fight a true “information war” by operating completely in the public eye, their missions crafted for maximum marketability, their operatives shaped into Hollywood-style action heroes.The series focuses on the man being groomed to be the wired public’s greatest hero: Given the “stage name” Mike Ram, he’s charismatic, talented and damaged unknown, pushed by circumstance to become a merciless predator. Initially little more than a trauma-driven serial killer, he’s given a new identity and is re-programmed to kill on cue to satisfy the media’s thirst for violent and visible retribution against an equally vicious enemy. Ram quickly rises from being a murderer on the run to being an untouchably popular celebrity and global leader, as his every action plays out on the public stage.In Book One: Acts of War, the enigmatic “Grayman” has been killing known terrorists throughout Europe in spectacularly brutal fashion. Captured by Coalition forces, he is recruited by a joint military and intelligence project to create the ultimate counter-terror force, only to find himself being carefully groomed into something unthinkable: a popular hero. Views: 819
In the wake of a traumatizing near-death experience, 16-year-old Charlotte is sent to live with her extended family in Hawai‘i but still struggles to come to terms with the ghosts of her past.Meanwhile, her cousin Emi finds that adjusting to life with a new family member is not nearly as challenging as negotiating the psychological warfare of high school.In the wake of a traumatizing near-death experience, 16-year-old Charlotte is sent to live with her extended family in Hawai‘i. Haunted by the ghosts of her past, she struggles to adapt to this strange new life, and finds love and solace in some unlikely places.Meanwhile, her cousin Emi finds that adjusting to life with a new family member is not nearly as challenging as negotiating the psychological warfare of high school. When her long-time boyfriend runs off with her best friend, Emi decides it's time to seek revenge. Views: 819
In the year 2054, functiomatons take over the jobs of many people. Baron Cortez, an intelligent teenager, forms a "functio-guerilla" in order to vandalize "Functiomatons" using a device that he invented, thinking that is "morally wrong" to allow "inanimate" objects be part of society.In the near future, the United States becomes a major producer of “Functiomatons,” which are computers that work with quantum components. The new computers take over the jobs of many people around the world, including teaching jobs. Baron Cortez, who is a non-libidinous, 16 year old boy with a genius IQ, does not like learning from “Functio-teachers”;Baron and his friends escape the restrictive environment in the city, and go to the Northern Valley of California to recruit “renegades” in order to form a group of “functio-guerilleros”; their objective is to vandalize all kinds of functiomatons; however, sightings of unidentified flying objects in the woods of Northern California make him and his group of “functio-vandals” have a night of fright. Ultimately, their encounter with the “strange flying objects” makes them find the meaning of their lives. Views: 819
