Fall 1923. After a thirteen-year absence, Rose Thoresen is returning to her beloved RiverBend. It may well be her final visit.Edmund O'Dell, Rose's son-in-law, has accepted the job as head of the Chicago Pinkerton office. As he prepares to move his family from Denver to Chicago, Rose faces a difficult decision: Will she continue at Palmer House where she has led many fallen women to Christ and mentored them in their faith, or will she give up this ministry and follow her daughter and grandchildren to their new home?I am seventy-four years old, Lord, and I believe that the work you entrusted to me when we founded Palmer House should now pass to Sarah and Olive. By your grace, Lord God, they are ready to assume this great and wonderful responsibility. I pray you make them fruitful branches in your kingdom, always abiding in the vine, Christ Jesus. As for me? I will go with my daughter Joy and her family to Chicago and pour what love, strength, and... Views: 498
Propeller Island (1895), a science fiction novel about a massive ship in the Pacific Ocean inhabited entirely by millionaires, was first published as part of the "Voyages Extraordinaires." Views: 498
After laboring for thousands of years, the people of Earth, fleeing ecological disaster, have built a new, clean, stable world on a worldwide platform erected over the entire land surface of the Earth. Everything is going well--except for Carl Magner, the man who's been having bad dreams. He shouldn't be having dreams at all, because dreams have been banished from the society of the Euchronian Millennium, but somehow he is, and his dreams are showing him the "Underworld." The real surface of the Earth, the Underworld that the Euchronian Millennium has left behind, still maintains life, human and otherwise, life that's adapted to a world without sky or sun, still evolving in response to extreme environmental challenges. Dreams are only dreams, but they're a provocation nevertheless, not merely for Carl Magner, but for the whole of Euchronian society. Can Heaven be truly Heaven, if Hell still festers in its entrails? The first book in a stunning SF trilogy, The Realms of Tartarus! Views: 498
An SF short story in the Golden Age tradition.The last, battered remnant of the feared Draconian starfleet limps through space, shadowed by ships of the victorious Million Star worlds. But the Draconian ship is still a terrible threat: it is the Draconian's final weapon, a device that can trigger the cascading collapse of space/time itself.An SF short story in the Golden Age tradition.The last, battered remnant of the feared Draconian starfleet limps through space, shadowed by ships of the victorious Million Star worlds. But the Draconian ship is still a terrible threat: it is the Draconian's final weapon, a device that can trigger the cascading collapse of space/time itself.Mackenzie, in charge of the Million Star fleet, fears what will happen if he attempts to destroy the device. Then, one of the semi-mythical Xin ancients arrives on his ship, suggesting a plan that appears to endanger all of reality. In the final battle with the Draconians, Mackenzie must decide whether to trust the Xin or not. The fate of the universe itself hangs on his actions ... 'A beautiful story of trust and hope in dark times ... a masterful, compelling work, with deep themes underlying it that brush against life, eternity, and the meaning of existence.' - Keesa Renee DuPres, Tangent Views: 498
Donal is in trouble and it seems the only one who can help him is a lass from the future. Views: 498
Never take off the mask that hides your deepest truthsBut what if you did, what would you find beneath the ruins?There is a place full of shame and hatredWhere people hide their torn facesThey cower behind masks and close themselves offAnd they're told not to come out no matter the scoffNo matter the torment, no matter the pain, Taking off your mask will admit that you're vain. Never take off the mask that hides your deepest truthsBut what if you did, what would you find beneath the ruins?Someone is following Becca ReedHe wants her on the Dark ClanAnd he says things... Things that don't make sense. Things that are making BeccaReach insanity. But what is insanity In a world full of it? Views: 498
Two soul-mates are separated because one of them finds himself in the strange, dreamlike world of a coma. A quantum world where all possibilities co-exist, but nothing is really real. Can his subconscious lead him back to his life and his love?Love isn’t dead… it’s just unconscious. Two soul-mates meet on a perfect San Diego day, and before they have a chance to see each other again, Greg, through a quirk of fate, finds himself in the strange, dreamlike world of a coma. A world where all possibilities coexist, and the future, past and present are all part of the bizarre quantum multi-verse that blends time and distance, pain and laughter, love and destiny. A twisting, many faceted journey through the diamond of emotion, Coronado Dreaming takes hold of your imagination and guides you through eternity like a Cheshire cat… grinning at your surprise, licking at your tears, and nuzzling against your heart. Views: 498
When two alien friends desire nothing more than the respect from their peers, they will push themselves beyond the limit so they can be the last one standing in a dangerous local rite of passage that will test their courage, their will, and more importantly, their loyalty to one another."You Learn. You Work. You Fight."In spite her age, Aly should be the ideal Goolian combatant in her tribe. Her reaction time is faster than any adult. Her agility is off the charts, and she’s one of the top ranked sparring students in the entire village. If she could just fire a single beam of energy from her palms, like everyone else on her homeworld, she wouldn’t get pushed around, harassed in class, or long for acceptance. The Evaluations, however, can change that. If she can be the last one standing in a dangerous rite of passage that will put her years of training to the ultimate test, she’ll finally prove her worth to her people. Anything less, and she'll be the local outcast for the remainder of her life.There’s another person in the tribe longing for the same prize due to a similar dilemma, and it will take all of Aly’s strength to defeat her. There’s only one small problem. That person happens to be her best friend.Exciting, dangerous, and moving, Evaluations of the Tribe will take you on a gripping coming of age adventure*Novel contains science fiction violence and some mild language. Views: 498
Who, exactly, is Jennifer Pasco? Cancer survivor? Retired super spy? Heroin addict living in Caliphate-occupied Britain? None or all three? Enter an entirely different kind of future in a story that races from beginning to end, without a pause to catch your breath or figure out the absurdities any quicker than she does. From the author of MacArthur's Luck, something completely different, and FREE.Who, exactly, is Jennifer Pasco? Cancer survivor? Retired super spy? Heroin addict living in Caliphate-occupied Britain? None or all three? Enter an entirely different kind of future in a short story that races from beginning to end, without a moment to catch your breath or figure out the absurdities any quicker than she does. From the author of MacArthur's Luck, here's something completely different. And best of all, it's free. Views: 497
Surrounded and trapped in the tunnels beneath the ancient ruined city, Kaela and the others must locate Helena and find their way out before they are overcome by the darkness that pursues them.Surrounded and trapped in the tunnels beneath the ancient ruined city, Kaela and the others must locate Helena and find their way out before they are overcome by the darkness that pursues them.The Outcast and the Survivor is a chapter-series that follows Kaela, a princess of the mythical kingdom of Kalepo. After her father's sudden death, Kaela is exiled from the kingdom by her older sister Mariam, who claims their father's throne within moments of his passing. By being made an outcast, Kaela is forced not only to say goodbye to her homeland, but also to all of civilization. Kalepo is known only to itself, meaning that Kaela should expect to find a world devoid of humanity beyond the kingdom's borders, but because of something her father whispered to her on his deathbed, she knows that there is more out there, a world of dark secrets for her to discover. The series was originally released one chapter at a time at the start of each month, but after Part I, comprising chapters 1-12, was finished in March 2016, it has transformed into a more standard series with longer releases. Part II, which comprises several more chapters, will be released in the summer of 2016. Views: 497
