The Land of Oz has no coastline. Why, then, does it have a lighthouse?The Land of Oz has no coastline. Why, then, does it have a lighthouse? Two friends decide to find out. To that end, they go on an oddball journey across the famed Land of Oz to see the mysterious lighthouse for themselves. Views: 767
When 15 year old Jonathan Peters falls in love for the first time, it is as unwelcome as it is unexpected because he falls in love with another boy. As his love deepens, his internal struggle with being homosexual spills into the open, impacting on his relationships with family, friends and teachers, who must all adjust their ambitions for him and the way they relate to himOut: A Schoolboy’s TaleWhen 15 year old Jonathan Peters falls in love for the first time, it is as unwelcome as it is unexpected because he falls in love with another boy. As his love deepens, his internal struggle with being homosexual spills into the open, impacting on his relationships with family, friends and teachers, who must all adjust their ambitions for him and the way they relate to him. Views: 767
Be careful what you tell your kids to get them to go to sleep; it might just turn out to be true.A father tells his two young daughters that a horrible monster will come out of the closet and eat them if they don't go to sleep. He thinks he made it up; but did he? Views: 766
Every love story doesn't have a happy ending. Nikki wants her happy ending but when her prince charming cheats her, her world shattered in pieces. She then finds Jacob through the online dating. But will it be a happy ending for her with Jacob or will her heart be shattered again? can she trust a person she only knows over the internet? Can she trust a stranger to give her the forever she wants.When you love someone with all your heart you always wish for it to stay with you forever. **********Nikki is a photo editor working in an ad agency. She has a caring best friend, a loving boyfriend and an awesome job. Her life is perfect. But one text message on her boyfriend’s phone ruins her dream. Her perfect love story becomes just that, a STORY. Sammy her best friend forces her to join a website and start online dating. She was never a fan of online dating, but she agreed to do it only for Sammy.She found a good guy online but was he worth trusting. She’ll have to find out. Jacob never thought he’ll be doing online dating. He started it as fun, but he found someone who nothing less than perfect. But can he trust his instincts and find the love of his life over the internet? Would it be a good decision to meet a stranger for real? Jake never took love seriously. He is a player. He only believes in one thing, the one night stands. But that had to change soon when Jake met a girl in the café. Is this the start of a new love story?***********Read and find for yourself. Views: 766
Elijah and Molly Sinclair stumble upon a troublesome secret that has awoken in the Cloud, above the ancient city of Spectrum. Can they save the city before it faces annihilation, or will they succumb to the growing darkness of the shadowy figure that has risen?The rainbow city of Spectrum, home to the illustrious Cloud, home of the Scholars, holds a dark secret. A secret that has been unleashed after many years.Elijah and Molly - The Sinclairs, private eyes of a kind, might be the only two people who can save the city from utter annihilation when an ancient evil awakens and sets in motion a gripping chain of events!Can they save the city in time from the shadowy villain that has awoken, or will they succumb to the darkness?Join them in the thrilling fantasy world of Spectrum, an ancient place of magic, intrigue and adventure, and find out! Views: 766
A young physicist is dispatched to a remote Scottish estate to secretly decipher the fragments of a manuscript that may hold the key to restoring the solar storm ravaged 21st century. Once there he finds whispers of a reincarnated wizard, strange forces linked to an eerie laboratory said to be a gate to the Otherworld, and a girl. A classic science fiction novel of adventure and romance.A Summer in Amber is set thirty-six years after the first of a series of powerful solar storms destroys the world's electrical grid – shorting out computers, and making radio, TV and mobile phones impossible. Within hours the world was thrust back into the 19th century. Those who survived the ensuing chaos gradually adopted to this new reality. This story takes place in an England and Scotland that have adopted to this new world using an eclectic mix of old and new technology. Steam engines pull carriages over lines once used by high speed trains. Electricity is generated locally using solar panels and windmills. The streets are filled with bicycles dodging horse drawn drays and pedestrians dressed like Victorians to protect their skin from the greatly increased ultraviolet light reaching the ground due to the solar storms' disruption of the earth's upper atmosphere. A Summer in Amber might be described as a "mirror image" steampunk novel. Instead of 21st century technology in a 19th century society, Edwardian technology had been adopted by a post-apocalyptic, late 21st century one, making for an out of the ordinary steampunk story. There are, for example, no zombies. Morlocks, yes, but no zombies, nor airships and air pirates. The story's steampunkness comes from a mix of Edwardian and 21st century technology and from its old-fashioned narrative style – a reflection of my fondness for the Scottish stories of John Buchan, and Compton Mackenzie. (And the 1959 movie remake of the 39 Steps starring Kenneth More.) Along with adventure, romance plays its part as well in A Summer in Amber. The story has been described in one review as a "Regency romance". I'm not sure what constitutes a Regency romance, but falling in love with a rather fey girl is certainly part of what makes this summer in the highlands so unforgettable for Sandy Say – a summer he hopes to keep forever preserved in the amber of memory.Current version 3.3 18 Sept 2016I have two other novels available wherever fine ebooks are sold. Some Day Days, a rather experimental romance novel set in this same never-never England, but before the storms. The Bright Black Sea, a long, sweeping, space opera of mystery and adventure set in the Nine Star Nebula. Views: 766
What if the people you were taught about in Sunday School were suddenly just a group of high school students themselves? All just trying to survive their teen years like you? What if dealing with sex, drugs, alcohol, peer pressure and bullying was an everyday struggle for them too?The first book in the Edensville High Series introduces you to Adam Grace. He's your average looking, typical 16 year old male student, but with extremely good grades. His only downfall and achilles heel, if you were to ask his best friend and fellow scooter ride David King, is that Adam has to live in the shadow of his perfect older brother Joshua and the fact that he's had a crush on the head cheerleader, Eve St. Clair, since they were in Kindergarten. The only thing is, Eve only remembers Adam as being the kid who sniffed crayons and ate glue back then. Her sights are set on more dangerous and exciting adventures and they've all got to do with the bad boy, Lucian Black, who transferred in sophmore year. Join Adam as he is catapulted into complete chaos when his home is turned into the house party of the year after cunningly being deceived into giving Lucian Black his dad's house keys. Ride the tumultous wave of Adam's struggle as he wakes the morning after with a very naked Eve and unable to remember what happened. Experience the uncertainty as he tries to makes sense of it all while trying to capture the heart and attention of Eve St. Clair, hold onto his faith in God and survive social death once his dad finds out about the party and the fact that his precious, candy apple red F450 is missing. Views: 766
Chapter 4 : Sacred Warriors The Carpati believe in myths. Their moon has an atmosphere with clouds and visible oceans. At night strange strings of light are visible, and sometimes they change place, or disappear all together. To the Carpati they are light-fairy nests.Some believe that in ancient times a warrior class of the Bitani were sacred warriors, with the light-fairies their bitter enemies. This is a story encouraged by the Bitani, even taught in school, but Andee resents it, until he meets the mysterious Brothers of the Bitani. Are they the true sacred warriors?Lightship Chronicles is a young adult adventure set on a mysterious world. Carpatia is a harsh desert land, but one with spectacular vistas and populated by two very different yet resilient people, the Carpati and the Bitani. Both believe in competing myths of their history. Myths of great ancient battles fought over by a clan of mysterious Sacred Warriors against magical Light-Fairies. Under the glowing warmth of their red-giant sun, it's easy for the Carpati to believe in their beautiful myths. They spend most of their long 36 hour days living a simple farming lifestyle in the Township built on the lower slopes of the mighty Table Mountain. The Bitani meanwhile rule over the Carpati from their futuristic city atop the massive pillar-like tabletop of a mountain, and have a very different, and quite mysterious perspective. For the Carpati the only respite from the drudgery of their simple days are the monthly lightship races. The hovering lightships speed at more than 700kph over a 600km course that runs up the sides of mesas, through the canyons of the Crags, over the 10m waves of the Great Salt sea, over the Long Straight, the Dunes, and through the Eastern Hills and its many giant Baobab threes. It's a spectacular race unlike anything else and the favorite pastime of Andee and his little brother Mykee. Both dream of being lightship pilots while watching the race from their favorite hangout, the 1000m high Outcrop overlooking The Crags. Join the adventure now, because this is growing into an epic tale years into the making. Visit LightshipChronicles.com for more in depth details of the race circuit, including images of the course, the outcrop, and the lightships. Views: 766
Gunner is an immortal Anathergian warrior and an IT genius. When the sister of his friend and fellow hacker, Nay, is taken, they team up to save her. Using their brilliant minds and hacker skills, they go up against the seedy human trafficking network where Gunner fights to not only save Nay and her sister, but many others caught up in the nightmare of being forced to sell their bodies for sex.The Anathergians Saga continues…It’s a Fight Against the Sins of Sin CityIMMORTALGunner is an immortal Anathergian warrior sworn to protect the humans of the world his race adopted thousands of years ago. He’s also a genius when it comes to computers.DANGERWhen fellow hacker Nay tells Gunner her sister disappeared, he volunteers to help find her.What at first appears to be a kidnapping turns out to be a small part in a much larger Las Vegas crime ring. Danger haunts them at every turn and the situation gets deep—as does Gunner and Nay’s relationship.DETERMINEDTogether, they’re pulled in to the human trafficking network where Gunner fights to not only save Nay and her sister, but many others caught up in the nightmare of being forced to sell their bodies for sex. Views: 766
A Selection of PoetryDuring the next several weeks we are going to take a look at each one of the spiritual gifts mentioned in the Bible. We will take each one and see what it is, who has these gifts and how they are to be used in the church. The first two gifts we are going to look at are the gifts of Wisdom and Knowledge. There is a lot of stuff in the Bible about wisdom. Solomon devoted much of his life to teaching others about it. Of course, he was da man who had it all when it came to wisdom. God granted him wisdom because of all the things that Solomon could wish for. He told God he needed wisdom in order to be able to lead the Children of Israel wisely. God said that he could have picked riches or fame but he chose wisdom. Of course, God gave those things to Solomon anyway. Views: 766
It's 2439, fierce competition between human nations has erupted for the resources of space. Returning home from a training exercise, Captain Jonathan Somerville and his ship HMS Achilles stumble into the middle of a warzone. Stranded behind enemy lines, the crew of Achilles must fight their way through occupied territory if they are to link up with coalition forces and help turn back the invaders.It’s 2439 AD.Human nations have been thrown into competition for the resources of nearby star systems. The Russian Star Federation decides to make a move for one of humanities most important colonies.Returning home after a training exercise, Captain Jonathan Somerville and his ship HMS Achilles stumble into the middle of the warzone. Stranded behind enemy lines, the crew of Achilles must fight their way through occupied territory if they are to link up with coalition forces and help turn back the invaders. Stand into Danger is a military science fiction novella and introduction to the Empire Rising military sci-fi series. Views: 765
This e-book will help you know how to Print directly from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to ANY your existing printer without an AirPrint Printer or another app. You can also print to file (PDF format) without paper and sync to your Dropbox.AirPrint is a feature in Apple Inc.'s operating systems starting with OS X Lion and iOS 4.2.1,[ for printing via a wireless LAN, either directly to AirPrint-compatible printers or to non-compatible printers by way of a AirPrint Activator. This e-book will help you understand how to Print from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to ANY your existing printer without an AirPrint Printer or another app. O'Print is a Windows utility that allows the Windows PC to be AirPrint-Compatible (also as an AirPrint Activator for Windows). You do not need to install apps or buy a new AirPrint printer. ANY existing printer can be connected to Airprint from an iPad, iPhone, or iPhone touch in addition to basic printing from Safari, Mail or Photo. O'Print lets you print to PDF and to your dropbox. There is no client limit and no shared printer limit. All iDevices and all printers can be utilized in O'Print. Because the printing is accomplished by the native iDevice print engine, you can also print from any other app. Views: 765
A short story of eleven year old Sunil & his dreams. He always believed his dreams would come true. Is it his innocence or will it be a reality?For a Northern woman pledged to the Gods the only salvation is escape. Or suicide. Nuria has been gifted by the Night Lord, the God of Death. As their winters shorten her people become ever more restless to appease the Sun God. Nuria’s family has helped her hide the truth for years, but now her Father, in an effort to protect their people, turns her over to the elders and their waiting pyre... Views: 765
Billionaire Sebastian Cabral loves his family, he just doesn't love their reality TV show, The Cabral Empire. So when his ex-girlfriend tries to rekindle their relationship on camera, Sebastian decides that drastic measures are in order.
By day, Chelsea Hall is a happy-go-lucky, rough and tumble roller derby skater. By night, she's still living in fear of her past. Most of all, she just doesn't want to be alone. And she really, really doesn't want to date.
So when their mutual friends' upcoming wedding turns Chelsea and Sebastian into fast friends, they realize they can solve both of their problems with one life-changing lie: a quick trip down the aisle.
But with one kiss, Chelsea and Sebastian suddenly realize that their pretend relationship is more real than either of them expected... Views: 765
Gabrielle Boudreaux, the youngest of the Boudreaux clan, is a single mother of her young son, Sam. Running a Bed and Breakfast at the family plantation house at the edge of the Mississippi River, Gabby loves her inn, her boy and her family. She meets new people every day, and takes pride in the house and land that has been in her family for more than five generations. Blessed beyond measure, she’s also lonely, although she would never admit that to anyone. Until Rhys O’Shaughnessy walks through her door, brooding and wounded and the sexiest thing she’s ever laid eyes on.
Rhys has been at the top of his game as a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs for more than ten years. Baseball is in his blood. But when he tears his rotator cuff and has to sit a season out, he retreats to Inn Boudreaux at the recommendation of his cousin, Kate, to heal and work toward building his shoulder back to perfect shape with only one goal in mind: to return to the game he loves. But he didn’t plan on being utterly charmed by a devastatingly beautiful woman and her baseball-loving son.
When Rhys’ shoulder has healed and he’s given the chance to return to his team, will he leave the family he’s come to love behind, or will he stay with Gabby and Sam? Views: 765
