**A USA Today Recommended Series!** I know humans like to start these sorts of stories with 'once upon a time,' but I'm worried that's setting the stage for false hopes. Because we don't all live, and we aren't all happy. Not every curse can be broken, after all. Don't miss PARTING WORLDS, a fantasy romance that reimagines the classic fairy tale of The Little Mermaid. Views: 480
Based upon the lyrics and music of FuzzBot, Mike Chinakos, author of the Hollywood Cowboys Series, brings you a Gothic Steampunk short story set in the alternate history of a war gone terribly wrong.When Jonathan Rivers left his beloved Abigail behind, he never imagined the horrors that he would face in the American Civil War. Marching into Lexington, Jonathan must face not only the Confederate Army, but their German Mercenary Allies who command war machines of advanced science and overpowering destruction. With the odds against him, Jonathan pushes on in order to return to the arms of Abigail. But as he nears Lexington the war has taken a toll on his mind and spirit, and Jonathan begins to question his own sanity, and his own chances of surviving the seemingly endless Civil War.Based upon the lyrics and music of FuzzBot, Mike Chinakos, author of the Hollywood Cowboys Series, brings you a Gothic Steampunk short story set in the alternate history of a war gone terribly wrong. Views: 480
The second in the Tapestries series.Jane Smith has the perfect corporate job, a beautiful apartment and an understanding boyfriend. She works long hours, but enjoys her life. It all begins to unravel the moment she witnesses a murder. Now her former life has vanished and she is left to rebuild again.Just when things seem to be taking a turn for the better, the thrift store tapestry that she'd impulsively purchased magically transports her to Javara, a world that resembles medieval Earth, and into the arms of the Bakra brothers.Zaren Bakra is shocked to discover that the tapestry has delivered Jane to Bakra land—as the tapestry prophecy has already been fulfilled for this generation. Their world is strange to Jane, and her very presence ignites violence and death.Now the two brothers will use all their sexual skills, separately and together, to convince Jane to stay in Javara and choose one of them for her husband. But the tapestry will reappear in just three days.... Views: 479
Sadness looms over the old mansion at the end of the road where the massive oaks and willows line the street. With no one recovering from the losses they have experienced and D-Day creeping up on them, Ari decides to make a final push. Only this time she has a little help from O. Between the strongest magic in the world and the control Ari has learned, they hope they will be able to manipulate the time change and make everything better with a single push. There is one thing they don't account for, Angels. Angels and the gifts they bestow upon us change us. Sometimes permanently. Views: 479
Courtney had fallen into a routine. After her divorce, she had thrown herself into her work – as an assistant to the CEOWhen tragedy strikes, Courtney finds herself getting use to a new billionaire boss, Anderson’s son, Alex. As she tries to find her footing with her new boss, Courtney quickly finds out that not everything is what it seems when it comes to this billionaire family and the new CEOCourtney had fallen into a routine. After her divorce, she had thrown herself into her work – as an assistant to the CEO, Anderson, of a company worth billions. Having worked there for ten years, she had fallen into a comfortable pattern. Yet Anderson’s birthday party changes of all that. When tragedy strikes, Courtney finds herself getting use to a new billionaire boss, Anderson’s son, Alex. Alex’s promotion leaves the family shaken. George, the eldest brother, had felt confident it was going to be him. Alex is cold and prone to being stubborn. Courtney finds herself torn between missing the way things used to be and struggling to grow used to Alex and his new ways. As she tries to find her footing with her new boss, Courtney quickly finds out that not everything is what it seems when it comes to this billionaire family and their new CEO. As she tries to do the best at her job, she finds herself being tugged in different directions. Courtney wonders if she will be able to crack the shell of Alex’s cold exterior. Had Anderson truly made a mistake in promoting Alex over George? Where will her alliances fall in this battle for company control? Views: 479
Roland thought necromancers were inhuman monsters. Until he met Sairis.Roland and Sairis have escaped from a traumatic assassination attempt, solved the mystery of their attacker, and enjoyed plenty of heavy petting along the way. Roland knows that it's too soon for love, but he feels like he's falling head over heels.However, in the final moments when their attacker is revealed, Sairis does something unthinkable. He transfers a brutal spell to Roland, nearly killing him, and disappears.Roland is left reeling, struggling to cope with his injuries, and wondering whether everything Sairis said and did was a lie. Did Sairis seduce Roland only to use him as a hostage? And if not, what has happened to Sairis? Views: 479
The third in the Chris Calhoun series of mysteries set in middle Georgia has Mark and Chris trying to figure out what happened to young Ryan Burton on a strange night. Digging into Ryan's strange service call to a welding job in the middle of nowhere when he was not allowed to see the route - could they retrace his steps? What would they find?Teresa D. Patterson, author of Project Queen, delivers a gritty, gripping tale of urban life with no sugarcoating.How far would you go to clean up your 'hood?Tired of constantly reading headlines about the violence being committed in his community, Xavier Brunswick decides to form Brothers Takin’ Over (BTO) with three of his childhood friends. BTO’s original intention is to help clean up the ‘hood, but large egos and clashing personalities causes them to lose focus of their main goal. In addition to dealing with BTO, Xavier ‘s problems at home continue to fester. He’s angry at his father who is “passing” for white and vows to never become like him. Just when he thinks things can get no worse, his dope-fiend brother, Woodrow, returns from the streets and throws the family into chaos. Having to deal with back-stabbing friends, an alcoholic father, and a crack-head brother is almost more than Xavier can bear. How much can he endure before he finally snaps? Views: 479
Mom always told us to stay out of the woods behind the house. There was something final about the way she said it, like she had been there her whole life. She didn't always say a lot to us growing up. Sure, sometimes you couldn't shut her up, but she spent a lot of time just standing at one window or another, staring out at the woods behind the house.I made friends at college; stupid, lost boys who were always drunk. Bearded artists and philosophers, retching their dreams on the side of the road like magic shows, calling out for an audience to help them clean up. I might even have become one of those boys, sad and dark and twisted into spaces I didn't fit into. Kill me, I said to the walls. Kill me, floor. Drown me in my own vomit.There was a forest along two sides of the school, dark and silent, watching us destroy our immune systems in the light of the street lamps. I watched it follow me home, out every window up the stairs of my residence hall, out my room window at the end of the hallway. I remembered Reed saying, "The woods are all the same." Because they were.The first night I went out to that tree line, shaking and scared, was the last time I ever hoped to be normal. I watched my fingers reaching for the bark, trembling fingernails pulling back to reveal the nail beds, pulsing red, blood blisters boiling on the backs of my hands. I closed my eyes and smiled at the pain. Views: 479
than a century ago, war hero Julius Verndock helped end a galactic war with Majesty—the first living machine. Today in 2213, he and his partner Laina command a pirate ship, and despite their desire to retire from the pirate life, are drawn into another galactic conflict where they must once again save humanity, but this time with help from Chorus—Majesty's secret offspring...“In the end, it was our children that saved us. They sacrificed themselves to stop that bitch from having children of her own.”General Hugo ValdezUnited Earth Parliament (UEP) Planetary Infantry CorpsJanuary 2074More than a century ago, UEP Captain Julius Verndock helped end a galactic war with Majesty—the first truly living machine, thanks to manmade artificial intelligence. For decades, Majesty and humanity had lived together in harmony, with mankind reaping the benefits of a world free of disease, famine, and even aging.But when Majesty decided she wanted to “birth” her own A.I. offspring creation, a joint interplanetary military effort fought and finally defeated her, then eradicated all existing artificial intelligence … or so they thought.Today, in 2213, Julius Verndock is still a captain—but now he’s the commander of the Sea Wolf, a spaceship used to advance its crew’s life of piracy. As Julius and his business partner, Laina Edwards, begin to each think about leaving the pirate life behind, their hopes for a peaceful retirement are shattered … by an A.I. being who calls herself Chorus and claims to be the “daughter” of Majesty.With universal uproar over the discovery of A.I. and the danger it poses, Julius and the rest of the Sea Wolf contingent have no one to trust—but Chorus, and she insists that she wants only peace between mankind and herself. Hunted by warring factions—and an even greater, more mysterious threat—Julius, Laina, and their colorful crew of fellow pirates must protect Chorus or risk letting her fall into the wrong hands to unleash galactic Armageddon... Views: 478
Book 2 of The Glass Sky series, a brand-new fairytale retelling fantasy series from award winning author Alexia Purdy for those who love dystopian futuristic fantasy and magical tales.Betrayal. Loss. Heartbreak.I feel all those things after escaping Farlan's demented prison. But I'm determined to move forward with my new life in the Glass Sky City. Newfound friends and an unlikely romance keep me busy, but the deviant past is never far behind.Assigned to a new mission as the rebellion threatens to fail, my team disturbs old grievances with unworldly creatures far beneath the surface. It brings dangers to affront, threatening mayhem and destruction. There are far more players in Farlan's intricate games than I could've ever imagined. It's not long before I'm facing down horrifying monsters of all kinds and getting tangled up in absurd magical bargains. Only one person can help me but how do I reach them in time? Views: 478
Claire becomes the hunted in a dangerous game when she travels to a world history books claim doesn't exist.The account was more than five hundred years old—the last remnant of an ancient tribe. Claire Roberts is in for a bumpy ride when she journeys to a world that history books claim never existed. Together with the help of her friends, she must use an ancient relic and find her brother before the Shadow Man finds her. She becomes the hunted in a dangerous game that threatens a nation that is the stuff of legend. Along the way she will learn that the best gifts are the ones you never expect to find. Views: 478
