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Two strangers meet on a plane in a snowstorm near Christmas. The woman is stranded; the man invites her to stay at his family home, much to the chagrin of his mother, who thinks she's too low class for her son. Enter a ghost mother whose mission is to help her son, not related to either of them
Ninety-four-year-old doll maker Juniper Tandy's most prized possessions were her ten hand-crafted soft dolls. When Juniper passes the dolls are sent to a charity shoppe with no regard for Juniper's delicate handiwork. Will the dolls be separated for good, or will they find a new home...together?
A deadly gangster. A political scandal. A cheated wife with nothing left to lose. Top TV reporter Tess Anderson is on the run after sending down one of London's biggest criminals. Her life in chaos she runs to the Greek island of Paxos, but her only hope of escape is a mysterious American yachtsman.
Caught in a rogue storm during the Great Sea Race, fourteen-year-old Grey Shima and her rival Ashton must join forces to thwart a deadly plot, uncovering resilience and the power of friendship in a thrilling adventure that spans generations.
After falling out of the sky- quite literally- with an airplane, Amber goes though life simply surviving from week to week. Her traumatic experience keeps on haunting her day and night, but mostly at night, and it seems there's no way out. If life is only a torture, why keep on going?
In the third book of this series, Andrew Grey travels to England with the body of his dead father. There he must work to please the English King and earn his father's title. His efforts take him to a bloody war in Burgundy, frustrating peace talks in Italy and a horrific siege in Rhodes.
Ten years on, the veterans of Rome's first mission to China are scattered throughout the world, from Mongolia to China, from Asia Minot to Italy. But the gods are drawing them together for a wholly unexpected reunion, in the midst of Trajan's last war, the invasion of Parthia. War and insurrection!
People hurt. People heal. Love reigns. Energized and urgent, these stories subvert common perceptions about love. Yes, loss and suffering shape us, but every character deserves a second chance. MONARCH animates characters who transform through small acts of kindness.
From sunsetting a marriage of convenience, to getting a second chance to rekindle a long-lost first love, to a strong, unexpected connection with a stranger. The Bermuda Triangle is causing all kinds of chaos on Ivy's surprise singles and swingers cruise. (Steamy, closed-door contemporary romance)
Madison is experimental, transgressive, and never turns away from love. Her drawings of an alien vessel have exposed a deep government cover-up. Her only hope is the lead agent who risks her career and heart, to help. Racing to save the planet, she holds the brush that will rewrite human history.
The race for the Cup of Plenty is on in the fourth installment of the Madigan Chronicles. Will the Madigans be in time to warn its guardian? Forces collide, lessons must be learned, and hearts will be broken—all with shattering consequences. The Cup is hidden in one of the remotest places in the...
What if these algorithms predetermined every aspect of human life—but failed to give everyone fair consideration? As artificial intelligence transforms the world, we must put ethics at the forefront of our priorities, ensuring that this powerful technology is developed and deployed responsibly.
Sun, sand, surf. How could Blanca Castellano turn down the offer of a promotion to beautiful Rio de Janeiro—especially when it’s a step up in her career in Madrid? The return to Rio means the return of nightmares from Blanca’s childhood—nightmares that began after her first trip to Rio as a child.
A stalker in Madrid exposes deep secrets and tears a family apart. Daniela dance school business is finding its feet when newspaper reports about her father send clients running for the hills. Her only hope lies in Rafael—the very journalist and love interest whose articles drove away her students.
Lorinda strove to live a godly life. But she struggled to reconcile her sexual identity within the confines of her strict fundamentalist Christian upbringing. Forced into living a double life: godly mother/housewife on the outside, sexual addict on the sly, this is more than a coming out story.
One colossal snowstorm initiates a life-altering encounter between a wealthy tech billionaire and a small-town girl. The time Darren spent with Sarah in Tennessee was brief, yet impactful. Their lifestyles existed in separate realms—his comprising private jets and boardrooms, while hers centered on...
A serial killer waiting to take everything. It’s time for Bella to pay—with her life. Bella Carismo, a psychologist aims to grow her private practice. But her plans take a sudden turn when she meets Marco Petrazini, a detective, who brings shocking news of the horrific death of an old acquaintance.
I believe everyone deserves a healthy, wealthy, happy and fulfilled retirement. The average person lives 20-30 years in retirement, yet no one is adequately prepared for it. Let me show you how to make the most out of your Third act of life.
Rescued at birth, Jiddy Vardy grows up in Robin Hood's Bay, a coastal community which harbours a dangerous secret that could get you killed. Always the outsider, at sixteen, Jiddy is clever, brave and headstrong, soon risking her life and freedom to play her part in the Bay's clandestine activities.
In a world where legends may exist, Allabva's peaceful world is shattered when the Forerunner—a unicorn—calls her on a quest to aid the fabled Shrongelin against the unconquerable. Ignoring dark legends of the Nightshade Unicorn, she races to embrace her destiny or let darkness prevail.
Part gritty crime thriller, part atmospheric psychological horror story, The Burn Street Haunting is a tightly woven novel about the grip held on us by the past. Sublimely creepy, this masterwork of suspense and surprise carries the reader into a nightmare world where nothing is quite what it seems.
In the Monster Belt, an area in the Northern Hemisphere between two latitudes, the most mythical creatures are found. Or are they real? Bereaved Harris wants to find out. Dee sees monsters every day and she wants to escape them. When their paths collide will each of them find the answers they seek?
This intriguing thriller follows the intertwining lives of Dr Evie Longshaw and MI5 operatives Jackson Bridges and Harry Rivers. Set in Europe against a geopolitical landscape, the plot combines humour and pathos with enough twists and turns to keep you hooked.
Written with an abundance of humor and grace, Cast Away is a dual narrative that shines a brilliant light on a quirky and wonderful family as they experience displacement.
Emily’s imaginary brother saves her from suicide after losing friends to a bully of a new girl, and helps her win them back by finding out and sorting their own problems. The Roo Club is formed to support fellow schoolmates, but what about Belinda the bully? And can Jimmy get a girlfriend himself?
One lie can either destroy or save us... Nora never expected to revisit one very tender emotional wound until she learns her ex-boyfriend has been in an accident and doesn’t remember their breakup. MYLM is an emotional, second chance, closed-door romance with a twist on fake dating.
"Chasing the Dragon," A Genre-Bending Thrill Ride that fuses action, horror, comedy, and vigilante justice into a literary cocktail. In the gritty underbelly of the city, an unusual hero emerges. But will he be brave enough to chase the evil of the world, even if it means becoming a monster himself?
Ambrose is an orphan who has an attraction to dragons. He and his pet gecko, Simon, are determined to prove that dragons exist. Ambrose's world is turned upside down on his birthday when he discovers that he has superpowers. After learning who he is, Ambrose must race against time to save the world.
When teens Nirvana and Jean-Louis chance to meet in an igloo on Christmas Eve, they soon realise they're secret allies in their struggles to be themselves. All too soon, Niv must return to England and their battle to be together becomes infinitely harder. Is it a battle they can win?
Book 2 in trilogy. Jiddy returns to the Bay and immerses herself in smuggling. But her sweetheart wants to make an honest living, The obsessed Captain of the Dragoons is more determined than ever to capture wrong-doers like Jiddy. She has to choose doing what she loves or losing Jonas forever.
IN THIS 2nd BOOK OF THE GLORY BISHOP SERIES, Glory finally breaks free of her mother's oppressive grasp. Against trusted advice, she chooses the protection of Malcolm, her controlling, much older, bad-boy-turned-minister fiancé. With this new reality, comes unexpected complications and temptations.
An exhilarating Christian science fiction that features everything from prophecy and diverse alien races, to technological marvels and overcoming interspecies conflict. It depicts the journey of Josh, six years after the Cathardi invaded Earth as he wrestles with the possibility of being the one.
Young Dr. Choate had it made. At thirty-five, he had survived medical school and a long residency and had come into his own as a legitimate surgeon. Then, the music stopped. He had suffered a life-threatening stroke. His self-penned story, ‘The Stroke Artist’, speaks to all who have at one time or...
On the pirate island of Bosch, nearly eleven-year-old twins Kik and Mac stumble upon a hidden treasure map, launching them into an adventure that tests their bond, uncovers family secrets, and reshapes their understanding of identity and loyalty.
Shy and reserved Lord Henry Foxbrooke needs a fake girlfriend. Free-spirited actress Libby Fletcher needs a job. But as friendship blurs and faking it starts to feel a little too real, disaster strikes. Can Libby and Henry stick to the script, or has their entire act just bombed?
This book is a new approach to visualizing special relativity, by separating the event of a moving boy emitting light, from the observation and measurement of that event by another. This allows solutions on a polar plot without calculation, and a result that reflects the actual mechanics.
Theirs was a marriage made in heaven, a marriage meant to last forever, or so they thought. Will Folarin be able to trust Leilani? Will Leilani be able to forget the pain of their first marriage? Will they both believe in second chances
Logline: The body is a museum for memories. I am the Smithsonian. An epic bildungsroman, "Who Has Known Heights" relentlessly explores the unabating torment and repercussions of being born in the wrong body 'long before' identifying as something “other” became a trend. Memoir disguised as fiction.
Kate Hetherington’s father disappears in China and she recruits firefighter Adam Sterling, who rescued her from a car smash, to help her find him. Adam and fellow ex-Royal Marine Byron Mason accompany Kate to China to find her father and try to keep her out of the clutches of an implacable assassin...
Historical adventure set on an ancient Greek merchant vessel, The Delphis, as it sails down the coast of West Africa in search of treasure. It explores what was it like to travel the world Helios, the sun, disappeared sizzling into the sea each night only to rise, fresh faced again, every morning.
A possessed book of near antiquity is stolen. Legend has it that, within the book, are the means by which a satanic ceremony can be performed that will unleash hell’s demons on earth. Melanie Ashford buys the book for Peter, her husband, an expert in the occult. She rises from her chair to retrieve...
In 1867, poor little Thomas Lawson, on the edge of homelessness, believed in luck, and luck struck.
Meet Canary Ryland she is a 6-year-old girl who goes on a journey to find out where babies come from. Canary and her friends then descend into a magical upside-down world called Destonia where they continue to look for the answer to the question. Can Canary find the answers she is looking for?
California Pomo Indians protest a wine corporation’s planned clearcut of old growth redwoods where their ancestors were massacred in 1856. When a high wire diva joins in and performs in a glorious stand of trees, the publicity she draws stirs forces no one foresees.
There are first loves and there are last loves. But what happens when they overlap? Love is bitter-sweet for Tom and he doesn't know what to do for the best. He needs Olivia and Grace to be happy, but will he ever be able to make a choice between the two women he loves?
When a supposed astrological mishap led to Priti symbolically marrying a coconut to remedy her struggles to find love, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery that launched her from her comfort zone and revealed her own needs and desires.
A happily married aesthetician is living the small town dream, but when she finds a box in the closet full of women's lingerie, she realizes her soulmate isn't who she thinks he is.
Fifteen-year-old Mary ran away from an arranged marriage, but life’s circumstances forced her to come back home to the world she desperately tried to escape. Can she ever find the freedom and happiness she seeks?
In the midst of grieving for his beloved Annie, Lincoln West reunites with an old flame who gets entangled with a merciless Mexican drug cartel. Together, they maneuver through the treachery, unearth long-buried family truths, and discover an anointed granddaughter who holds the key to their...
In the second book of this series, in Italy 1478, Andrea de' Grigi has failed to save his closest friend from assassination. But he saved the chief leader of Florence, Lorenzo de' Medici. Now he must work with Lorenzo, and his English birth father, to protect Florence from further attack.
Marios Rondou, a candidate for election in his country, has a dark secret he must resolve before he can stand and achieve what he wants for his nation.
Helgha falls in love with Erik but he must marry within his class. Helgha is jealous of his wife and plots to prevent her having children. She is accused of witchcraft and flees with her two sons. They go to a Christian village but she falls in love with the theign. It all starts again with jealousy...
Teen coder Liv Smithwick has inadvertently created Breck, the first sentient AI. But nobody believes her…and his virtual world is about to be unplugged. The twisting path to save him shatters all that once mattered to Liv. eMortal is a YA novel that explores the value of life, in all forms.
In this heartwarming, and inspiring autobiographical story collection, the author bares all that is candid and revealing as well as shares his hard-won wisdom and insights.
Jimmy the orphaned alien has many skills. The Emerald Lake is breached and thirty Aquamites are swept into a poisonous radioactive environment Annison refused help until all her friends were treated and she slipped into a coma. She is doomed unless Jimmy can obtain aid from a higher authority.
When a mysterious woman's ultimatum threatens to shatter devoted husband Bram de Jong's idyllic marriage, he's thrust into a psychological labyrinth where revelations about his and his wife's pasts force him to navigate menacing forces and confront terrible choices to protect his loved ones.
Bullying that many young people receive in todays ever increasing social media exposure needs to be addressed head-on. My storytelling book gives the reader solid ways to survive.
What do you get when you cross the pressures of a deadline, a seductively creative mind, and two bottles of wine? A psychological merry-go-round, that’s what. Follow Arimé, and her loyal dog, Becky, in this humorous observation of mental collapse.
Do you have difficulty entering God's rest? The number one reason we continue to not be at peace is that we worry about being wise in our own eyes and in the eyes of others. Learn to walk freely in the grace of God and finally abide daily in the gift of Sabbath Rest that Jesus died to give you.
Thousands of years after The Great Melt, the natural environment stands on the brink of extinction. Amidst the desolation, the green haven of the Wayp remains a lone refuge far above the burnt-lands of the DownBlow: a haven protected by Ròna, the guardian of the forest, and sister of Mother Nature.
After having killed his brother, Louis Perrault, a young noblemen, must learn to forgive and accept himself, for his future to hold promise.
James Hunter-Savage is a cocky city boy not used to anyone else taking the reins. Lady Estelle Foxbrooke is a fiery country girl who’s about to show him who’s boss. Can they learn to fight for love rather than with each other, or will their love hate relationship destroy what they're working for?
Kat Wallace, juggling three children, a faltering marriage, and her role in the Bosch Pirate Force, seizes an unexpected chance to eliminate human trafficking on New Earth, confronts resistance and betrayal from all sides while forging new alliances that could reshape her future and Bosch's destiny.
The Dark Side of Food, the first in the Unfollow Series of graphic novels uses the power of storytelling to raise awareness of abuse of power online. Five protagonists challenge influencers who are promoting unhealthy lifestyles driving eating disorders, but is there something more sinister at play?
Does Norah hail from a matriarchal lineage of madwomen? Or an Irish ancestry of female power and purpose? Secrets and revelations pour forth from a mysterious family diary as Norah connects the stories and lives of her foremothers, healing her maternal relationship in the process.
Frankie and Hannah both know how to keep a secret. But secrets are dangerous, especially as they always find a way to reveal themselves. 80 years separate their stories but both women know that some secrets are best left hidden.
Have you ever wondered how some people deal with the challenges of life with confidence and turn their dreams into reality? Well, maybe someone will help you find a secret to embark on a transformative journey toward a life filled with purpose and accomplishment. The first and most important step is...
Finally, Chieftain Lothar's galleys are launched onto the waters to claim the rightful heiress to his lands. Can F'lorna's family and friends help her overcome trauma to embrace a unique life that could possibly bind multiple lands of the unfolding world of Rodesh?
Mork, the handsome orc, lives in a world where ruggedness defines beauty. Unfortunately for him, he's too handsome. Mork's panic attacks intensify anxiety about the school dance. Mork goes on a journey of self-discovery to love himself, face panic attacks, and attend the dance on his own terms.
Adults struggle to remember the early years of life but it is a gift, this book will help you see the very different perspective of a developing conscious brain. Unlock the forgotten secrets of childhood with a heartfelt story based in neuroscience to tap the power of the young and the unconscious.
The world was ready to defend against an asteroid of epic proportions… but nobody was ready for what came after. First their eyes bleed. A ravenous hunger consumes them. Their sanity breaks. Then they become… the undead.
A sole survivor on a deadly field of combat regains consciousness and sets out on a journey to understand who he is amidst a war-torn realm. He discovers that he is, in fact, part of an artificially created universe simulation for a more advanced society trying to find the keys to immortality.
An American teen travels to her father's homeland, searching for answers about his death, and uncovers a secret that puts her in the crosshairs of a crime boss.
In a future earth where humans are the minority to the now-dominant Altered, genetically-engineered people, Sam "Valkyrie" Ryan struggles to stay focused on a mission to protect a pivotal summit between the two races from human-supremacist terrorists.
Michelle and Natasha are sisters on opposite sides in the war. Separated for a decade the two sisters have forged very different lives. Natasha is an interrogator, Michele heads the resistance and Hess is organising a mission. They must play a game of cat and mouse, changing their lives forever.
Olly Appleton thought he had learned all of his grandfather’s secrets, the ones his grandfather died protecting. Those secrets involved hand-drawn maps, special keys, hidden tunnels, and the Spores—friendly and fantastical mushroom creatures living under his home on Oak Hill.
In the town of Crescent Hallow, Fenn's life takes an unforeseen turn when the Channing family adopts him. Fenn shocking realizes that not only are the Channings werewolves, but so is he! The revelation that he is half-fairy takes his journey of self-discovery to a deeper level.
In a quest to dismantle 24th-century Earth's human trafficking rings, Kat Wallace, a fierce escapee of enslavement, joins the Bosch Pirate Force. As she rises through the ranks with fiery determination, unexpected romance and loyalty tests threaten to derail her mission and her quest for belonging.
Book 3 The two men in Jiddy's life have left. Defiant, she resolves to find choices for local girls battered by poverty. Inland, love beckons. The North Sea entices with dreams of foreign shores, but smuggling is all Jiddy has known. A brutal, breathtaking and brilliant conclusion to the trilogy!
Louis Perrault and Lady Xueru are on the case of smuggled yenusha, a valuable and powerful medicinal plant from Kattai. Their efforts pit them against an old enemy who must be defeated once and for all.
An eventful story of an intrepid adoptee discovering her background and gaining strength for her future.
The Last Words of Albion invites young readers on a poetic journey through the British Isles, exploring themes of history, culture, and climate change through haikus, perfect for sparking curiosity and critical thinking in children aged 9-12.
In Italy, 1477, Andrea de' Grigi, a mercenary soldier, must fight to save his friends, the rulers of Florence, from an assassination plot involving several powerful Italian states. At the same time he must deal with the arrival in Florence of his English birth father whom he has never met.
The struggle to keep the elemental powers safe continues in the third installment of the Madigan Chronicles, and the family dramas deepen. Ceri has a hard time balancing being the Keeper of the Land in Fairy and being human and alienating her daughter, who finds a dangerous friend in Mab, the Queen...
Nash the Dash, inventor, poet, and loyal friend, is looking for a new community and is on an adventure to find one. He meets the Ó Murchú fairy clan and is adopted into their fold. With a knack for getting himself into pickles, Nash always finds creative ways to get out of them.
The fabulous Hope Diamond is stolen at a celebrity fundraiser in Los Angeles while security guru Hope Diamond is wearing it. To find the stone and stay out of jail, Hope joins FBI Special Agent Matt Dennison to navigate the glamorous, yet treacherous, world of gem collecting. Every facet of the case...
June 18, 1541, the first recorded Europeans crossed the Mississippi River into the once densely populated land of Nine-Rivers Valley. An epic adventure told from the perspective of the ancient people, who lived and survived America's deadliest invasion.
Valeria Allegro works diligently on the family farm in Italy, torn between duty to family and desire for freedom from her domineering father. Dario provides a blissful escape-until Gregorio, decides he wants her. This raises an alarm for her father, which leads to family conflict and aggression.
Ever wondered about the minor Pride & Prejudice characters cooking, mending, flirting, walking and socialising in the background? These short stories shine a light on Netherfield, Hunsford, Rosings and Longbourn as you've never seen them before and relegate the major players to non-speaking roles.
When sisters quarrel humanity is on the brink of extinction. Mona, the computer coder of Earth, got caught deleting humankind. Her sister Penny, the coder of humans, challenges her to upload to earth, live as a human, & experience their emotions before she carries out plans to delete humans forever.
Glory Bishop reads novels, speaks her mind, & enjoys stolen kisses with JT; but at home, her strict mother will do anything to keep her from worldly temptations. When 27-year-old Malcolm in interested in Glory, with her mother's blessing, Glory must choose waiting for JT or freedom with Malcolm.
A terrifying nightmare sets off a series of attacks on Deena’s five senses, and her elderly aunt is responsible. Agatha has made a bargain with the Sensu, an evil entity that attacks a person's five senses one-by-one. It has promised Agatha health in return for one evil act—the killing of her niece...
Embark on a transformative journey that explores the spiritual world of animals and the eternal bond between humans and creatures. The book delves into animals' consciousness, life cycles, and the mission of our pets. This guide resonates with animal lovers and spiritual seekers.
When the Germans occupy northern Italy in 1943, vowing to steal Italy's cultural heritage, a young art curator has to decide whether to embark on a perilous mission to save the thousands of priceless works of art hidden in the countryside she calls home.
When three children meet a pair of alternative-lifestyle kids in New Zealand, they become caught up in a conflict with a local oyster-farmer over the spread of plastics in the inlet. The outcome is a signal to youngsters everywhere that it is possible to bring about positive change in the world.
Emperor Trajan taps Aulus Galba to lead the first Roman mission to China. A trip around the world of 2000 years ago by sea and land, a world you didn't know existed - but did! Action, adventure and three love stories.
Caught between her commander’s demands, her husband's wishes, and her vengeful past, Kat Wallace embarks on a perilous mission to end enslavement on New Earth, risking everything to captain her own destiny.
Valentina’s worked without a break to craft her acting career. But she’s never truly lived, and everything's built on a lie. Bodyguard Charlie’s done too much living, and is on the run from his demons. Can they let go of the past, or will their love remain a Highland fling?
The Mednohail Empire is trying to achieve world domination by spreading its religion and control, and the Salt March is its first (and last) attempt at doing so. Brónmal, the Supreme General, is a zealot but questions the divinity and intentions of the Mednohail leaders and their weaponized sin.
Instar, a young cross spider comes of spider building age and is granted the power of indestructible webs after seeking help from a witch-like black widow, much to her delight. What could possibly go wrong after getting such grand powers?
Radhika, a young, Ceylon tea plantation worker is sent to work at the house of Chasley Rannoch, a ruggedly handsome, Scottish, estate superintendent. Her infatuation for him results in the shocking arrival of a baby, leading to a spiral of events of misfortune, scandal, intrigue and A Heritage Lost.
Jim Miller was born with the ability to speak to spirits. At an early age he learned that by talking to them he can help them move onto their afterlife. When Jim’s sister suddenly goes missing, he uses his ability to discover that her disappearance may be linked to a drug family or possibly the FBI...
Gorgeous Jack Newton has fallen in love. But Eveline Shaw’s a vicar dreaming of marriage and kids, and he’s a male escort on his way out of town. Can Jack show Eveline heaven and keep his secret safe, or are they both headed straight for hell?
"Passion Struck" inspires you to become your best self. It's about choosing courage, living intentionally, and crafting a life aligned with your aspirations. Learn how to make the shift from being a passive observer of your life to becoming the master architect of it.
A narcissistic/sexual/physical abuse survivor’s guide to recognising and relinquishing their fear triggers, positively impacting their lives by reconnecting with their inner spark, finding their voice & standing in their power.
A warrior, blessed with strength and abilities that defy the laws of men, embarks on a journey marked by love, and destined to attract the gaze of gods. Bound by an inexplicable connection, he finds himself entangled with a young Gothic woman from the Taifali Tribe.
Special Agent Adam Locke quits DEA and joins his brother’s artificial intelligence company so he can care for his dying girlfriend, but when his brother is killed in a suspicious accident, Adam discovers life-saving technology can be also deadly. It’s Altered Carbon meets Man on Fire.
When his nephew Philip is threatened by a former child soldier and a gangster with a grudge against him, Byron Mason returns to Manchester. Working with fellow former Royal Marine, Adam Sterling, he fights to keep Philips family safe, but the gangster is determined to take revenge on Byron.
The year is 2364. Security operators discover their robots might be going rogue—but it's unclear what their agenda is and whether they are to be trusted. This 60k word story revolves around the investigations and battles that made out the first three days of the discovery.
The final book of the Passaic River Trilogy takes the reader from 1947 Newark through the dark shadows where mindless brutes of all classes preyed on the helpless. For the first-time muscular feminism was changing the world with Rosie the Riveter pumping her biceps on posters from coast-to-coast.
Take an in-depth look at why fiction is so important to the Christian faith and to our overall biblical reading experience and spiritual growth by studying literary devices in short stories and the Bible.
Veronica and her friends stick together in the halls of Mythical Middle School. But when the mysterious Emma D arrives, their once-tight friendship begins to unravel. The gorgon must navigate middle school drama after being ousted from her clique. Can Veronica mend the fractures in her friendships?
Israel 1949. SIB officer, Ash Carter, is sent to collect an AWOL soldier who's handed himself in to Acre prison. However when Carter arrives, the solider has gone on the run again.
A portrait of the progress of World War II as experienced by a commando officer, a tank driver and a naval gunner; by their loved ones at home, fighting to survive the blackout, ration books, the blitz and the doodlebugs; and how their intertwined lives are dramatically affected by the war.
Ancient gods and terrible rituals await within these pages, as we explore the dark corners of forest and field alike. Twenty-six tantalizing short stories in folk horror.
TACAMO, or "Take Charge and Move Out", is the last link in the chain to the nuclear forces. But despite its importance, it was not a viable career path for officers, until a dozen bold pioneers in the 1970s bet their Navy careers, taking a second tour in TACAMO, hoping that they could make it so.
Joy Warrier, a talented 25-year-old interior designer, experiences a harrowing ordeal when her colleague mysteriously vanishes only to be discovered dead. As Joy grapples with the shocking loss, fate intertwines her path with that of a handsome architect, Edward Astbury. Sparks fly as they clash.
After book 1 introductions, we now expand and explore further day-to-day joys and predicaments of the clan and forest dwellers. Can the fairy children help a duckling who is terrified of water? Will they help their mouse friend find love? Includes audio of text and three songs.
Once an introverted, law-abiding tailor, Heckie’s life turns upside down after a fetching woman hands him a mysterious package. Driven by territorial righteousness and a little bit of uncharacteristic greed, Heckie makes a choice that will change him forever.
His touch could kill her. Her life could save him. The balance of the entire realm lies in their hands.
Nowhere to go. Impossible to stay. The last remaining Chalet Park residents are about to lose their homes to the sea. 21-year-old Lizzie can't understand why they don't leave. But they are up to something odd. Will they have time to enact their plan before their way of life is gone forever?
Arthuriana, Victoriana, and capybaras: welcome to Thule! River Greer's sister is dying, and she's just been mistaken for a runaway alien duchess and ferried across the universe to the legendary Thule. As time is running out, River has only one goal, to go home, and one ally: her double's husband.
Girvyn is unaware he possesses a unique gift: he can enter people's dreams, identifying him as a Dream Traveller. Girvyn aspires to follow in his uncle's scholarly footsteps. Yet, his future veers off course when a dream entangles his fate with a forest tribe ravaged by demons.
This dark comedy gives a bird's-eye view into the life of a graveyard caretaker (above ground) and the souls that dwell beneath the black earth. The squabbling departed interact, highlighting past grievances, while Peter (above ground) comes to terms with the death of his father.
Join us on a journey of growth and enlightenment with a 7-Step framework for overcoming challenges and finding purpose and success, at work and in life.
Kat Wallace, on the brink of leading Bosch and ending human trafficking, must thwart her vengeful enslaver's deadly plans targeting her children, risking her home, heart, and life in a high-stakes battle to protect everything she holds dear.
When St Nick crashes his sleigh in a frightful storm, Maurice and the gang use teamwork, moose-taches, and a sprinkle of magic to try and save Christmas. From thrilling near misses, to making new lifelong friendships, this is a Christmas the moose and St Nick will never forget!
Midnight-Christmas Eve, 1920. On a small island off the west coast of Ireland, in the midst of a wild Atlantic storm, a husband attempts to find the local doctor for his wife, who has just delivered minuscule twins. Will the children survive? If so, what will their lives bring?
When David Mallory confesses to murder, no one assumes the body is two hundred years old. Clinical psychologist, Newton Flanigan, is drawn into a sinister path of death and betrayal, unraveling a series of murders spanning two centuries and triggering a journey that could be Newton’s last.
He’s never been kissed, and she’s about to rock his world… After lying to a Hollywood megastar, bubbly actress Sam needs shy electrician Jamie to write an album with her in one week. But fame is the last thing on Jamie's mind. Will he help make her dreams come true?
A sixth form drama trip to a dangerous shore with a tragic history; Allie meets mysterious Mareno with a secret so painful, even he can't admit it. Before the end of the week, the bay claims even more lives.
This book provides "everything you need to know before you go!" It is a book in three parts: building legacy, examining death and dying, and a workbook and checklist to help you provide an emotional life insurance plan for our loved ones. It asks the ultimate question, "What's your legacy?"
Forget what you think you know about dreams, spirits and the Otherworld —the spirits themselves with set you straight.
In this step-by-step guide to living an extraordinary life, Victoria shares her philosophy about the power of love, forgiveness, making amends, & emotional healing in those areas and relationships that effect your quality of life today—family, career, romance, health, finances, and self-expression.
If you love reading horror with a side of humor and seasoned with a heaping helping of cryptids, then this book is for you.
Set on the Isle of Skye, Abigail Returns is a suspenseful mystery that's not short on romance. With just over a decade missing to Dissociative Amnesia, and a newly broken heart, Abigail finds herself with no choice but to return to Lochside. The home she had fled so dramatically six years before.
A private detective in 1954 Hong Kong has an alter ego, a killer known as BlackJack. And that killer is slowly taking control.
With freshwater becoming the most precious commodity in this post-apocalyptic society, Geo Woodman must protect his clan and save the people of Torono from the upcoming devastating Black Rain.
In Enough. Dr Kathrine McAleese takes her readers on a a journey of identity, purpose and faith. It's a personal voyage to meet themselves: the woman they’ve long forgotten and the woman they haven’t yet met, so they can discover who they were put here to be, at an unhustled, God-designed pace.
'A story of love and tragedy' Based on a true story, Gwendoline explores the challenges facing women in the 1900s, the struggles confronted by individuals suffering from mental health issues, and the devastating impact these issues can have on their families.
When Granny June brings six-year-old Juniper to a U-Pick flower farm, the child meets Bumble, a resident bee, and the two form a summer-long friendship. Wandering rows of colour, the two learn about each other and the value of caring for others. Includes audio of text and three songs.
Abandoned as a baby, betrayed and abused as an adult, Lydia is driven to murder and attempted suicide, before finding true love and happiness. Then the nightmare returns! Stalking, abduction, torture and terror, only her own resilience, determination and help from an unexpected source can save her.
Hildy Brentwood, PR exec at Gulf State University, must discover who killed her friend faculty member Adrienne Harrington and student Bobby Jake before the university and the police shut down the investigation labeling Adrienne guilty of murder/suicide. First in the Brentwood Women Mystery Series.
Robin Hood, wanted for the fatal poisoning of Lord William Randal, secretly visits Nottingham but is thrown into the dungeons of Nottingham Castle. Alan a Dale, whom Lord William had befriended, vows to find the murderer. But is the motive a lover's quarrel, or a rumored buried crusaders' treasure?
The aftermath of a heart-stopping cliffhanger leaves Scarlet facing an unimaginable challenge—Zig is a vessel for the demon, Dagon. To save Zig’s life, Scarlet strikes a Faustian bargain. She agrees to go with Dagon forever for Zig's release. If she reneges on her deal, Zig's life becomes forfeit.
A shocking proposal and forced bargain changes everything in this post World War II historical.
While maintaining the balance of life and death by crossing wayward souls to face judgement, an immortal soldier discovers plans of a demon uprising and, with help from his brothers, a zombie, and a beautiful mortal woman, must stop a war that will lead to Armageddon.
Mr. Brooks meets Dexter in this psychological horror when a serial killer becomes ensnared in a deadly love triangle with the detective hunting him and the daughter of the notorious murderer he emulates.
In this heartwarming, and inspiring autobiographical story collection, the author bares all that is candid and revealing as well as shares his hard-won wisdom and insights.
Pontius Pilate would not be widely known today but for Jesus. Pilate, as the Gospels relate, clearly did not want to execute Jesus. How did he feel, after the act was done? With whom did he speak? If he could continue his conversation with Jesus, what would he say? Who is eligible for salvation?
If the Darwin Award existed as an actual trophy, I’d bet my favorite PS5 controller I’d win it. The dedication would read, To Lena Kozek, for bravely—and idiotically—holding a mob boss at gunpoint in a public library. Because that’s exactly what I’m doing...
Join Timothy Greenbottle as he discovers the importance of identity and self acceptance.
From harsh beginnings, a cunning and convincing con artist arises. In a moment of impulsivity, our heroine makes a life choice that leads down a dark and twisted path. Would you judge with compassion or scorn? Detectives versus Delilah: who will prevail?
Wander back to a simpler but more secretive time, when Neala meets Imogen, and unspoken love unfolds over a lifetime. Will love win out for these two women, living in rural Ireland in times long past or will social constraints keep them apart?
When her whirlwind marriage to a Frenchman sparks suspicion, free-spirited Australian Manisha Jane must navigate societal expectations and choose whether to reveal the deeper truth of her spiritual quest that led to it. An invigorating exploration of the contemporary clash between East and West.
Escape is only one spell away. "Stranger Things" meets "My Best Friends Exorcism", in this '90's inspired dark, witchy horror tale that will take you on a journey that will test friendships and uncover the ultimate betrayal.
A smorgasbord of bite-sized offerings, both savoury and sweet, presented as eighteen snapshots of the truly remarkable experiences of an unconventional sailing family. Written with humour and insight, the contents include nuclear protest voyaging, Antarctic misadventures, and remote exploration.
After discovering she was adopted under cloaked circumstances and having been subjected to extreme religious confines, seventeen-year-old Beatrice formulates a plan of escape while simultaneously discovering love and desire. Complicating matters, her biological mother shows up at a local event.
Tatae’s Promise is a never-before-told, true, historical drama in which a young Jewish woman fights to resist her Nazi captors, survive years in the Mlawa ghetto, escape Auschwitz with her younger sister, and fulfill her murdered father’s last promise to her: you will live and you will tell.
Ready to redefine the limits of literature? Enter “Shmehara” where poetic verses merge with visual art and avant-garde animation. Andi Kopek's debut collection explores the depths of the human soul amidst the turmoil of internal conflict and external chaos of war. Leave inspired and transformed.
Meet our future selves, resisting globalised control. Enter the world of hologram consciences looking for independence and follow the tumultuous path our defectors must take to attain freedom in one of the few remaining free zones. Who can be trusted? Who is to be feared?
For years, Garen McTaggert has longed to own a crumbling old castle. Now his wish is granted - if he can complete renovations in time and marry the demure Leeza Cantrell, heir to the estate. Just as his future begins to look bright, Garen stumbles into an enchanted garden and falls into a deep...
A WWI veteran emigrated from Scotland to Canada, marrying a widowed mother of four. They had five more children. The Grant children kept their original surname but all nine kids were raised as a deeply connected unit. This memoir pays homage to the life stories and ancestry of this remrkable family.
The epic sequel to the award-winning ‘In Solitude’s Shadow’ and acclaimed ‘Path Of War’. Book Three in a completed four book series.
In this book, Helen Rowe brings together the latest research with stories from across Britain to show us that ending poverty in the 21st century is possible. Using a combination of compassion, focus and a plan, Rowe describes how we can end poverty in five years, without raising taxes.
When Izzy breaks a window in the creepy house next door, her summer plans suddenly go from playing baseball in the backyard to being thrust into a decades-old mystery involving the ghost of a lonely girl who will stop at nothing to have a friend... forever.
In this uplifting story about friendship, love, and growth, a thirty-three-year-old, emotionally-distant financial planner must untangle herself from a past that’s holding her back in order to move forward into the life that will set her free.
The first in a new mystical, magical series featuring three generations of powerful, headstrong witches from the Madigan family and their struggle to work together to keep a centuries-old promise and stop a dark witch from claiming a powerful elemental object. Bridget, a member of the Madigan family...
A novelist has the power to dream his stories into reality; it’s a power of ancient origins, and it’s sought by a cabal whose purpose is world domination.
The Turners are house-hunting. Passing by a large but dilapidated property buried in dense foliage, Robin strangely faints. Upon recovering, she insists upon viewing the house, later demanding Gil buy it. He angrily asks why she wants such a monstrosity. Robin slowly replies, "I don't know why."
Things are not what they seem in this action-packed fifth installment of the Madigan Chronicles. The family drama intensifies, and forces collide in an epic showdown in Fairy. The Madigans do everything they can to help the Guardian of the Cup of Plenty to restore the broken Cup. But their malicious...
The birth of the Goddess! Anastasia is a divine High Priestess of God from her creation God knew she would rule by his side
There’s no second-guessing God. When He’s got his hook into you, there’s no wriggling off until He’s landed you.
Eastwood Minster is a close-knit community – with a few dropped stitches. Beginning where 'Looking to Move On' (Finalist 2023) ended, this second Eastwood Story is one of hope overcoming adversity. We encounter familiar & new characters as each live with the differences & changes that life brings.
The Madigans thought they could relax after they retrieved the Dagger of Consciousness, but malicious Lucy takes possession of the family’s Magical Tarot Deck. Now, they must get it back in time before she will use it against them. After Lucy’s grandson steals the Magical Tarot Deck, Lucy sees her...
In a world where witches and humans coexist, 16-year-old Amoura Renly's unique connection to magic sets her apart. As she navigates a society with a dark history of persecution, Amoura must unravel the secrets of her identity and confront the forces threatening her existence before it's too late.
Welcome to the Ó Murchú fairy clan, who live In Carabeg, where cooperation is the best rule of thumb. Cheer on the fairies as they search for alternatives for their new sister's missing wing. Nothing could go wrong, right? Includes audio of text and three songs.
