Six hilarious months in the life of Elmo Jenkins. Elmo Jenkins is 25 years old and about to graduate from seminary. But then what? Follow Elmo as he stumbles through a six-month internship at a large downtown church. It's Ferris Bueller meets Holden Caulfield as he learns how to be a minister. Elmo pulls back the sacred curtains for a irreverent inside look at the inner workings of a mega-church.Six hilarious months in the life of Elmo Jenkins. Elmo Jenkins is 25 years old and about to graduate from seminary. But then what? Follow Elmo as he literally stumbles through a six-month internship at a large downtown church. It's Ferris Bueller meets Holden Caulfield as he learns how to baptize and bury, visit and marry the faithful flock. Take a peek as Elmo pulls back the sacred curtains for a irreverent inside look at the inner workings of a mega-church. Watch as Elmo's cynicism is transformed, as he solves a hundred-year-old church mystery and even finds true love along the way. This fast-pace novel will keep you smiling from beginning to end. Views: 283
Max Renn is a genetic experiment, the product of three generations of psychics bred by the Soviet state. Before his first mission, the Soviet Union collapses and he disappears.We meet him twenty years later, when his best friend–his only friend–is murdered and he is forced to assemble a team of people like him to fight the international conspiracy behind the murder.“A dead-on thriller for the decade . . . . I can’t imagine anyone reading this and not wanting more” — Thomas F. Monteleone, author of the NY Times bestseller The Blood of the Lamb and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Novel If you could hear the thoughts of every person for three blocks around–their regrets, rationalizations, commercial jingles, the lies that hide what they can’t bear to think—how could you ever trust anyone? And if you could make them believe anything you wanted, how could you ever trust yourself?Max Renn is a legend of the Soviet mind control program, a genetic experiment, the product of three generations of psychics bred by the state for their power. Before his first mission, the Soviet Union collapses and he disappears.We meet him twenty years later in the Everglades, keeping as far from people as he can get, until his best friend–his only friend–is murdered and he is forced to assemble a team of people like him to fight the international conspiracy behind the murder.“Ted Krever has been a writer to watch, now he’s a writer to read. Do not miss MINDBENDERS.” -F. Paul Wilson Views: 283
Back from the dead…and back on the case!Even being murdered doesn’t keep a good detective down, and in the Unnatural Quarter—inhabited by ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, and all sorts of creatures that go bump (or thud!) in the night—a zombie P.I. fits right in. Dan Chambeaux, a.k.a. “Shamble,” solves a string of madcap cases with his ghost girlfriend Sheyenne, his Best Human Friend Officer Toby McGoohan, and his firebrand lawyer partner Robin Deyer.Working Stiff contains seven cases from the files of Chambeaux & Deyer Investigations. Dan Shamble has to solve the mystery of a stolen deck of fortune-telling cards and the undeath-defying feats of a vampire trapeze artist, finds himself sealed in a coffin in the back of a truck with no idea where he’s being taken, and is even hired by Santa Claus to find his lost “naughty and nice” list. Being trapped in an unbreakable monster-proof crypt, deciphering a string of mysterious zombie graffiti, investigating the murder of a costumed fan at a science fiction convention where the monsters are the normal attendees, or tracking down a kidnapped hellhound for legendary vigilante werewolf cop Hairy Harry—it’s all in a day’s work for Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. Views: 283
Back from the dead, and back on the case! Dan Chambeaux was a human private investigator in the Unnatural Quarter, where all the monsters have gathered in hopes of finding normal lives. Even though he was killed in a back alley when a case went sour, Dan "Shamble" is still on the case. Even death won't keep a good detective down. Now, teamed up with his partner Robin Deyer, a bleeding-heart human lawyer who wants justice for all monsters, his ghost girlfriend Sheyenne, and his BHF (Best Human Friend) Officer Toby McGoohan, Shamble solves a host of bizarre mysteries involving Mayan sacrificial Christmas turkeys, a headless man who is sure his head has been kidnapped, a book collector who finds deadly curses instead of valuable autographs, a medusa who battles stringent beauty contest rules, a vengeful poltergeist who won't obey a restraining order, an infernal monster cooking contest, and more! In these nine cases--two original to this collection!--Dan Shamble puts the P.I. back into R.I.P. Views: 283
Road Kill: A Dan Shamble AdventureWith Introduction by Kevin J. Anderson When Dan Shamble, Zombie PI wakes up in a coffin in the back of a semi truck, he knows it's not going to be a good day. He has to escape, figure out what's going on, foil a black-market blood-smuggling ring—and make sure he's not dead on arrival! Views: 281
According to the writer of the best-selling crime novel ever to have been published in the city of Ankh-Morpork, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse.
And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There are many, many bodies and an ancient crime more terrible than murder.
He is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth, out of bacon sandwiches, and occasionally snookered and out of his mind, but never out of guile. Where there is a crime there must be a finding, there must be a chase and there must be a punishment.
They say that in the end all sins are forgiven.
But not quite all... Views: 281
The Dating Trilogy concludes with Loving in the Light…He came into her life when she least expected it. Stopping her from watching her life pass her by to loving every minute of it.She got everything she didn't know she wanted but now it's all being threatened.Now she's left in a world of uncertainty with more questions than answers.Loving in the Light is the third and final book in The Dating Trilogy. It should be read after Dating in the Dark and Sinking in the Shadows. Views: 280
Ginger Holland-Berry has been a honorary faculty member at Galvinstone Academy for sometime & Now she will discover if she can truly handle the unexpected.Ginger HollandBerry has been a professor for past seven years at prestigious Galvinstone Academy in North Carolina. Now it appears her life is spiraling out of her control as one day she is on the verge of being assaulted. The next day swept off her feet on romantic trips on private yachts!It may make you blush, but it is straightforward,exciting and Intriguing. A delightful read for young women and young men just starting out in the world.You definitely will be curious as to the next story, and adventure. It works as a continuous read from the time you first open the book as every part of the series.The stories will take your breath away over time, you will discover your favorite experiences and you will go back to your favorite scenes. It probably will end up being your bedside companion for a long time. The Holland-Saga conveys a variety of real-life romantic poems, sensual and intense encounters, twist and turns in every edition. Views: 280
(Author note: This is NOT a dark romance.)
Delilah “Lily” Flynn is used to her drab existence. Lily’s been living it for twenty two years.
Her boring life is suddenly turned on its head when she’s rudely kidnapped from her bedroom.
Or so she thinks.
Nox Taylor is far too high up in his field to be assigned a babysitting job.
There’s nothing more he wants than to complete his mission so he can be rid of the smartass tomboy, Lily.
Day after day, Nox watches Lily and her strange ways. She’s unlike any woman he’s ever met.
Getting close to the girl is purely for her own protection…right?
Lily never imagined she’d make her first real friends in captivity.
What lengths would she go through to keep them?
This is a stand alone novel and is unrelated to Friend-Zoned Views: 279
Alexander S. Ryker has always had issues when it comes to women. The problem isn’t the women themselves. He’s the problem. So when Prince Arthur comes to his planet and claims that he can make Gabrielle happier than him, Alex becomes conflicted. He doesn’t want Gabrielle taken away from him. At the same time, can someone like him, whose mind has been tainted by lust, truly make the alien princess happy? Views: 279
Will the evil Onionman conquer the world and achieve world domination?Will Sergeant Smelly's fire-farts defeat the evil forces of doom and despair?Can the superhero duo of Sergeant Smelly and Captain Chunder save the day?Will farting ever stop being funny?Find out the answers to these questions and many more in the hilarious adventures of Sergeant Smelly and Captain Chunder Save The DayWill the evil Onionman conquer the world and fulfil his dream of world domination?Will Sergeant Smelly's fire-farts defeat the evil forces of doom and despair?Can the newly formed superhero duo of Sergeant Smelly and Captain Chunder save the day?Will farting ever stop being funny?Find out the answers to these questions and many more in the hilarious adventures of Sergeant Smelly and Captain Chunder Save The Day? Views: 279
Deep in the arctic wastes of the Long Night lies a Dwarven fortress called Firehorn. Its 2000 citizens have fought off the evil that dwells there for generations, and have even bested the war hungry Goblin empire to the south. But now something unspeakable has risen from the depths of the earth intent on tormenting those who have dared disturb its slumber...NOTE: This is a novella inspired by the fantasy computer game Dwarf Fortress.Beyond the taiga and deep into the arctic wastes of the Long Night lies a Dwarven fortress called Firehorn. Its 2000 hardy citizens have fought off the encroaching evil that dwells there for generations, and have even bested the war hungry Goblin empire to the south. But despite their prosperity, the fortress is rife with tension; a food shortage pits neighbor against neighbor, a vampire stalks the fortress at night preying on the weak, and worst of all, something unspeakable has risen from the depths of the earth intent on tormenting those who have dared disturb its slumber... Views: 278
Family secrets run deep for Grace, a young girl growing up in Cape Town during the 1980s. Her family secrets spill over into adulthood, and threaten to ruin the respectable life she has built for herself. When an old childhood friend emerges after disappearing a decade earlier during a clash with apartheid riot police in the Cape Flats, where South Africa's coloured community makes its home, Grace's memories of her childhood come rushing back, and she is confronted, once again, with the loss that has shaped her. She has to face up to the truth or continue to live a lie—but the choice is not straightforward. Unmaking Grace is an intimate portrayal of violence, both personal and political, and its legacy on one person's life. It meditates on the long shadow cast by personal trauma, showing the inter-generational imprint of violence and loss on people's lives. Views: 278
