From a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author:Unpaid and under-appreciated journalist Miss Eve Shelling never goes anywhere without a trusty notebook and her overprotective Duenna—who happens to be a bullmastiff. Eve learned the hard way that men are not to be trusted. She's definitely not falling head-over-heels for the deceptively charming subject of her front-page column.Local blacksmith Monsieur Sébastien le Duc is the pillar of his community—when he's not pillaging elsewhere. He's a rakish dandy with a heart of stolen gold and two teeny tiny secrets. One happens to be a wee international smuggling operation. The other involves losing his heart to an ambitious journalist determined to expose the truth at any cost…The 12 Dukes of Christmas is a series of heartwarming Regency romps nestled in a picturesque snow-covered village. Twelve delightful romances… and plenty of delicious... Views: 643
This compilation of short stories and art pieces was created by the Literary Journal Club from John C. Kimball High School. Besides including works from members of the club, it also features winning pieces from monthly writing contests held at the school.For a drunk named Holiday the End of the World might just be the worst hangover he's ever had. Or, the beginning of one last post-apocalyptic binge. The end of the civilization is only the beginning as an odd band of survivors pull together to construct a modern-day castle amid the burning ruins of suburbia lost. As undead hordes and strange otherworldly monsters ravage what’s left of civilization, things begin to go from worse to weird as each survivor’s dark past unfolds, revealing that reality might be more than anyone ever thought, and that an ancient force from the outer dark has finally arrived to conquer. Stephen King’s The Stand meets Lost in an epic confrontation between good and evil that spans history, time, and space. Views: 643
Varsity Coach Mitch Holden thinks he's seen everything until Scotswoman Emma McGregor steps out of her car, in a bridal dress and veil, and asks him where she can find a job. Mitch is stunned but directs her somewhere to stay... and finds himself unable to keep from checking up on her.Emma McGregor has had the worst day of her life. Finding out her groom didn't really want to marry her was a devastating blow, but Mitch and the town of Marietta reach out to her in a way she couldn't have imagined. Nowhere seems to do Christmas like Marietta does.But Mitch has secrets of his own. Everyone knows about the injury that tragically ended his promising football career, but there's more to the story... Will the magic of Marietta sprinkle some Christmas dust on their broken hearts and help them find their happy ever after? Views: 643
The Copper Mountain Rodeo has returned to Marietta and cowboy reputations aren't the only thing at stake...Marietta home town girl Kendall Dixon knows who she is and what she wants, even if the stubborn and slow-smiling cowboy who owns her heart is long gone from Montana. Rancher Brent Ashton returns to Marietta to care for his sick mother. Haunted by the death of his father, he is determined to save his derelict home and resist rekindling the romance with the only girl he's ever loved so that she doesn't sacrifice her dreams for him. But the shy and sweet Kendall he left behind has become a strong and determined woman. A woman who won't let her cowboy walk away for a second time. Views: 643
The last thing Julie Steffens needs after a season of research in the jungles of Central America is a gang of armed mercenaries after her for a crime she didn’t commit. And the last rescuer she wants is Seth Cooper, the sizzling vacation fling who disappeared from her bedside two months before. But right now, she needs a way out — and Seth’s sailboat is it. So what if the man kisses like a pirate just back in to port? It’s not about temptation; it’s about survival. Views: 643
At school, playing inside the air-raid shelters was expressly forbidden, on orders from our headmistress, Sister Alexis. Whilst most of the time we obeyed this rule without question, realising it was there for a good reason, because the air-raid shelters were is a bad state of repair, we sometimes found it impossible to fight the temptation, the urge to go inside and explore...I went to school at St Ignatius, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England. It was an old school, a wonderfully, quirky old school. Although the Second World War had finished twenty years previous, there were still air-raid shelters in the school grounds, two of them to be exact. Yes, we really did have air-raid shelters! These shelters sat firmly entrenched at the beginning and end of our school playing field. They were a fascination to each and every one of us. We played around them, on top and them and sometimes even ventured inside of them. Views: 643
Sixteen year old Teak, one of the last Light Skinned people on Earth, is caught in Siv Gareth's Race War. A trained killing machine, Teak wants nothing to do with becoming a soldier. After shooting an arrow at Siv Gareth, Teak and a rag-tag group of teens embark on a journey where they must fight for their lives. Book 1 in the Mark of Power Series boasts of suspense, dragons, and romance.What would you do if you were one of the last of your kind on earth? Sixteen year old Teak’s Mark of Power has kept her alive, but will it last? Although she is a trained killing machine, it isn’t by choice. Slated to be one of Siv Gareth's elite soldiers, her life seems to be on course, but she has a decision to make. Does she follow her father’s wishes and become a soldier, or chase after her own dreams of training dragons? Persecuted, shunned, and tortured because of her skin color, Teak is mad, and somebody is going to pay for it. Siv Gareth’s race war has just begun, and now that the Purity Law has passed, the Destroyers are out in hordes to kill her and any others with light skin. When Teak shoots an arrow at Siv Gareth, a chain of events unwinds that ultimately threatens her very existence. Accustomed to going it alone, Teak finds herself on a long journey with a group of rag-tag teens, and she must learn to depend on them…or die. When two boys enter the scene, one irritating and the other mesmerizing, Teak wonders if she has a shot at a normal life. But will her lack of Power and skin color ruin it? This dystopian society novel, Book 1 in the Mark of Power Series, is riveting with suspense, action, betrayal, and the brimming hope of romance. Views: 643
What if the company building America’s most expensive weapons system was secretly owned by one of our enemies?
Following a terrifying jet crash, Jason Conrad finds himself on a very short list of people on their way out the door. It is a surprise to everyone when he is assigned to the home of the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center, to an aircraft no one thinks he’s qualified for.
Attached to a secret project with a shadowy contractor, Jason is caught between two complications; an overbearing, retired general determined to see him fail; and an aggressive television reporter who wants him in prison.
When a ghost from the past shows up and a beautiful, yet mysterious woman enters his life, Jason soon discovers his special project has more secrets than anyone knows about . . . and it could cost him his life.
**Veil of Deception is the third book in the Jason Conrad USAF Thriller series! Fans of Dale Brown and Brad Taylor will love the third installment of Michael Byars Lewis’ page turning series!
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Awards won by VEIL OF DECEPTION:
2016 National Indie Excellence Awards - WINNER Military Fiction
2016 Pacific Book Awards - WINNER - Best Thriller
2016 Readers' Favorite Book Awards - WINNER - Tall Tales
2016 Book Excellence Awards - WINNER - Action
2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards - WINNER - Military Fiction
2016 Military Writer's Society of America - SILVER MEDAL - Thriller
2017 Killer Nashville - Finalist Silver Falchion - Action and Adventure
2016 International Book Awards - FINALIST - Thriller/Adventure
2016 Forward INDIES Book of the Year - FINALIST - War & Military
2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards - FINALIST - THRILLER
2017 Chanticleer International Book Awards - SEMI-FINALIST - Spy & Espionage
2016 Hollywood Book Festival - HONORABLE MENTION - All Genres
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San Francisco Book Review
"Lewis set up quite a tightrope to walk with Veil of Deception, and with relatively few wobbles, he makes it to the other side with style."
Glenn Dallas, San Francisco Book Review
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BestThrillers.com
"Lewis' experience as a combat pilot in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan pays off with a remarkable dogfight. Such authentically written scenes set Lewis apart from his peers. With no disrespect to the talented ghostwriters that continue to write for the late authors Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Robert Ludlum, it's time that genre fans stand up and pay attention to one of the most talented living writers in the genre today."
Bella Wright, BestThrillers.com
Manhattan Book Review
". . . brings a sense of real life to this fictional joy ride that flies full throttle until the very end . . . A fly by the seat of your pants page turner and not to be missed."
Amy Synoracki, Manhattan Book Review
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". . . a Firefox for a new generation. This is one thriller that fans of Cussler, Clancy, and Flynn will not want to miss."
-James R. Hannibal, Author of the Nick Baron
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". . . hits all the right notes while establishing Lewis among the best in the genre . . ."
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". . . a riveting, timely story that will entertain and frighten you at the same time . .."
--JosephBadal, Best-Selling Author of Death Ship (Danforth Saga #5)
"A smart, multi-layered thriller . . ."
-Tom Young, author of The Mullah's Storm, SilentEnemy, and Sand and Fire
". . . a compelling military thriller . . ."
-Kevin Hurley, Author of Cut-Out
". . . Lewis clearly demonstrates that he has the skills to compete with some of the top thriller and intrigue writers of today."
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For as long as he can remember, Shaol has been a servant to the masters of the stone city of Tarlnath. Each day he draws the water the city needs to survive the poisonous curse that has taken the kingdom but now, as his body starts to fail after the years of labour, he is presented with a chance at freedom by an old, mysterious friend.Oniria CityThe Alfa had appeared in the Oniria City after a long time. His absence turned the city in a dark place where passersby passed were no able to perceive, that today bears his real name, was where the Alpha was born.Oniria again become to be the promised city for the abstract concept that some call God, and others just simply want to mention like the promised city, where in the first hung a sign said: "Someone who valued itself always takes time to read, but have to be willing to bow to the ignorance." Views: 642
Mishi and Taka live each day of their lives with the shadow of death lurking behind them. The struggle to hide the elemental powers that mark the two girls as Kisōshi separates them from the other orphans, yet forges a deep bond between them.
When Mishi is dragged from the orphanage at the age of eight, the girls are unsure if or when they will find each other again. While their powers grow with each season-cycle, the girls must come to terms with their true selves--Mishi as a warrior, Taka as a healer--as they forge separate paths which lead to the same horrifying discovery...
The Rōjū council's dark secret is one that it has spent centuries killing to keep, and Mishi and Taka know too much. The two young women have overcome desperate odds in a society where their very existence is a crime, but now that they know the Rōjū's secret they find themselves fighting for much more than their own survival.
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Ellie Withers is definitely not spoiled… so she wishes that George Nussbaum would stop implying that she is. It’s not her fault that her stepfather became a TV star and now they live in a big house and people fawn over her wherever she goes. She doesn’t even like being fawned over. Fortunately, her two closest friends understand her a lot better than George: Heather Smith loved her before she even knew who Ellie’s stepfather was, and handsome Aaron Marquand has a father who’s just as famous.
With Aaron back in town and very much in her life, Ellie feels like things are just fine…or would be if her mother hadn’t hired George to tutor her. George has a habit of making Ellie feel a little less sure of herself, a little less on top of the world, a little less right about everything. Why does he always make her feel like she could be a better person than she is?
When Ellie’s plans for her family, her friends, and even her love life don’t turn out the way she imagined, she begins to wonder if maybe she could stand to learn a thing or two after all…and whether it’s possible—or even likely—that the perfect person to teach her is the last person she’d expected. Views: 642
