Bio
The next-generation book publisher.Genres
Free Book Giveaways
The Wind Rose
In this third and final adventure of the Moon Singer trilogy, the prophecy of the Moon Singer is realized. But it all revolves around the answer to one question: Can music actually create and destroy life?
If David Nickerson, whose deafness still eludes treatment, cannot hear it, will he be able to tap into music's power to save the planet from catastrophe? Only if he is able to reunite the three sacred artifacts: the Singer crystal, the Rose Crystal pendant, and the Wind Rose compass. Their Triune energy is critical if David is to re-harmonize the destructive discordant music created by a vengeful music master bent on manipulating weather systems to bring about climate disasters.
The Death Dealer Diaries
Final days of the Earth are here.
Mal is a sixteen-year-old girl who fights for survival in a dangerous, unforgiving world. When the Death Dealers - aliens that hunt in silence - begin harvesting people from her village, she is forced to flee into the wilds surrounding her home.
With her three friends, Mal must learn how to cope and survive. But soon, she is confronted with a truth that will not only change her world, but the future of the whole species.
The Devil's Bed
What awaits Brandy in the Devil's Bed?
While touring an old castle in France, Brandy Petracus finds an old Templar Knight graveyard. Long forgotten by the world, this ancient cemetery is known to the locals as the Devil's Bed, and its occupants do not rest in peace.
Soon, Brandy finds herself the leader of an eclectic group of tourists, under attack by something that craves their blood. Flashbacks to 14th century Paris tell Brandy's story of commitment and sacrifice, as she is forced to hole up in the ancient chapel and fight for survival.
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Wonderfully written, tight storyline, great characters. The best book about Templars that I have read in a long time."
★★★★★ - "Horror at its finest."
The Hit-and-Run Man
After Howard Greenfield's routine business trip ends with a reckless night of passion, he ends up with a gun and a mission.
Meanwhile, the mysterious Irishman, Tommy Morgan, seeks a buyer for a large cache of heroin.
It's the early nineties, and IRA bombs continue to threaten the British mainland. When it seems like IRA has forsaken its war on drugs, Tommy takes matters into his own hands, and is plunged into a raging whirlpool of danger and deception.
When their lives intertwine, can Tommy pull off the deal - and will Howard survive the dangerous, snow-covered streets of London?
The Lion of Khum Jung
25 years ago, Sarah Madden lost her husband to Mt. Everest. Ever since, she vowed to never speak its name again.
Now, the mountain that claimed her husband is in her son's blood, and won't let go. This time, she will not remain at home while her son climbs the killer peak. If the mountain is going to take him, it will have to do it staring her in the face.
Frank Kincaid's reputation as the finest Everest expedition guide has supported his charity work in Khum Jung. He has never lost a client on the mountain.
But this group comes with a reminder of the past, and suddenly he is confronted with the memory of the disaster that took the life of his friend, Sherpa Pasang. Soon, history threatens to repeat itself, and they're all put to the ultimate test.
Spears of the Sun
A fanatic general is plotting to conquer the galaxy, and only Jules Rammis can stop him.
It’s not that Jules looks for trouble. As an astrobiologist, he’d rather study the intriguing alien species, Blackroot. But his telepathic abilities seem to attract the wrong aliens - and people.
This time it’s General Ki Rowdinth, crazed leader of the Vermakt people. The psychotic tyrant intends to extort the combined gold depositories of Earth and all the colony planets to finance an army that will rule the worlds. If the Worlds Government doesn’t agree to Rowdinth’s demands, he vows to engage a dark-energy weapon that will destroy Earth.
It looks like only Jules, with his powerful telepathic abilities, stands between the rat-like general and the total annihilation of our homeworld.
Blood of Denebria
After a sinister alien race invades a peaceful planet, planning to eat its inhabitants, Jules Rammis has another heroic mission to accomplish.
Jules - telepath, astrobiologist and reluctant hero - has faced many nasty aliens in his adventures. But never a race so sinister that it invades the peaceful planet of Denebria specifically to use its people as a food supply.
Jules is drawn into the fray when his former father-in-law, retired Counter-Terrorist Captain Joe Hatch, convinces Jules to accompany his undercover team to Denebria. Jules must attempt to discover the invaders' homeworld and allow the World Alliance Forces to engage the brutal race on their own turf.
The Revealed
In the aftermath of betrayal, the San must defend Earth. Forced to make difficult decisions, Connor’s loyalties are questioned, and the world around her begins to crumble. She must prepare for war.
Forced to live on a planet known for its unyielding cruelty, Willow must confront the results of her own actions. Fighting for survival, she must overcome her weaknesses and accept the inevitable.
Meanwhile, Ronin is determined to bring down the San. He loathes Connor, but can't bring himself to harm her.
Neither is willing to accept their destiny, yet compelled by their fate. But will enemies become allies, or fight to the death?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "A great series for YA and science fiction readers alike."
The Melting Dead
Everything they grab burns.
Everyone they touch dies.
Everything they kill comes back from the dead.
A secluded Mississippi River island is the perfect vacation getaway - until the space rocks land. A family is killed by searing radiation. The same cosmic force returns Dad, sis, and the two boys from the grave.
But they're deteriorating quickly; melting away. And they want your flesh.
Oh, look. Here come the tourists.
A B-movie between book covers, The Melting Dead is a roller-coaster ride that will burst your heart with fear and make your sides ache with laughter.
Praise from critics and readers:
★★★★★"One of the best zombie stories I have read." - Peter Schwotzer, Famous Monsters of Filmland
The Pariahs
Two siblings are torn from their beds at night by The Government and transported into an isolated stronghold hidden in deepest Siberia.
Friendships will be formed and loyalties tested as the siblings struggle to locate one another, but tragedy lurks within the compound and blood relation does not always mean family.
Destinies are interwoven and fates collide in The Pariahs, the explosive novella from Erik Hofstatter, author of the acclaimed Moribund Tales.
"...a stark and chilling vision of a radiation-damaged world and the unfortunate heirs to it."-Mary SanGiovanni, Bram Stoker Award nominee-
The Heir
The future of the Empire hangs in the balance. Separated from birth, the Royal Twins have been raised in opposite corners of the empire.
Meanwhile, bandits continue to lay waste to the kingdom in their attempt to force the Emperor to relinquish the Northern Imperial Sword. Among them is the Noble Bandit, nemesis of Peasant General Guarding Bear. Tasked with rearing one of the twins, the Peasant General wastes no time in preparing the boy for his destiny of ridding the kingdom of the bandits once and for all.
But long-kept secrets are brought to life as the Heir is mistaken for his long-lost brother. As the Heir completes his task, his new rival declares himself Emperor of the northern lands.
The Emperor
Seeking Sword looks to the south for only one thing: The Northern Imperial Sword, which now lies dormant in the vaults of the Eastern Empire.
Without it, Seeking Sword will always be a bandit. And to get it, he'll have to defeat the Heir.
Abandoned to bandits as an infant, Seeking Sword has known adversity, but nothing has prepared him to lead a campaign against such an adversary. It isn’t the Heir’s formidable fighting skills nor his tactical acumen that so dismays the bandit Emperor. It’s the beloved devotion of his people.
How is Seeking Sword to fight that?
The Easterling
In a dream, Watch Guard Melia hears her mother screaming.
When she sets out to find her, the elf Prince Aeron joins to guide her across his homeland. They are heading for Tor Iolan: the abandoned fortress where Disciples of the Shadow Lord tortured and maimed innocents for the sake of their master.
Within its cruel walls, Melia hopes to find truth about her past, while pondering a future with a prince who has yet to learn that falling for a mortal may cost him more than a broken heart.
This is a tale of darkness, romance and loss, where Melia and Aeron face the reality that sometimes love may not be enough, and sacrifice may be the only course left to them.
The Lonely Sea and the Sands
Jules Rammis - astrobiologist, adventurer, man of honor - gets into so many jams that you might as well spread him on toast.
This time, he has really opened a Pandora's Box. The thing that was let out is the alien animal-plant Bristra, with a taste for humans and the skill to hunt them.
Together with other enemies of Earth, this alien lifeform plots to conquer Earth. With the Alliance Forces out to protect Earth's interstellar colonies, Jules will have to risk life and limb to probe for chinks in Bristra's formidable defenses.
Backed up by his trusty team, Jules finds himself on a dangerous ride, as Earth plunges into a dark time with attacks on three fronts.
The Lonely Sea and the Sands is a standalone novel, and can be enjoyed even if you haven't other books in the series.
The Caughey-Street Murder
For over 20 years, Kingston upon Hull was free from murder. There had been other crimes, but nothing as sinister as murder.
And then, on a dark evening in January 1871, the history of the town was to change when the body of a young girl was discovered with an axe in her head.
This book explores the murder, how it was investigated, and the people and places involved in the Caughey Street Murder.
Student Affairs
Student Affairs chronicles the progress of five students through a turbulent second year at Chattlesbury University.
It is a story of hope, ambition, dreams and romance. But will everything run smoothly for rebellious Will, talented Evelyn, brave Ann, romantic Juliette and resilient Sophie?
Find out in the third installment of The School of Dreams series.
The Spy Who Couldn't Count
Spies like Jyp are hard to find.
Inflicting Christian names like Jefferson Youll on a young lad already saddled with a surname like Patbottom is a sufficient handicap for anyone, but if you have the misfortune to be educated at Watlington County Grammar and end up as thick as a plank, life gets very tricky indeed.
Settling for Jyp and braving a succession of dead-end jobs, he finds sanctuary in a Government statistics department dealing with figures. To escape the amorous attention of his ever-helpful colleague, Jyp dives into another office, where he is mistaken for a trained spy killer and recruited by one of Britain’s security departments.
The Story That Had No Beginning
Alicia Collinson poses a surprising question to her dinner guests:
“Do you think lying is endemic in society today?”
They all have different answers based on their experiences, but what was the purpose of Alicia’s question?
She was separated from her twin brother, Tom, when they were eight. Tom graduated into a life of violence, while Alice found a life of fortune and wealth in her partner, Mary.
But when Mary unexpectedly passes away, a new person enters Alice's life - someone who seems to know every detail about her.
Soon, her past and present lives collide with life-changing consequences.
The Suicide Game
“The Suicide Game is dark, twisted, no-holds-barred fun.” - Jason Starr, author of Bust, Slide, and The Max
Everyone’s playing an angle in the City of Angels.
The Suicide Game tells the stories of a black hitman who doubles as a university professor, a Catholic priest who longs to be a gangster, a would-be author from Kansas, a gay phone sex operator who claims he’s straight, a group of rich twenty-somethings playing a deadly game of life and death, a ruthless Mafia boss, and a sleazy Hollywood movie director.
As each of their stories intersect, bodies start piling up - and the action comes nonstop in this tense, white-knuckle thriller by Andy Rausch.
The Trojan Project
A strange glowing light, an ominous green mist, and deadly secrets unearthed – chased by the military, a woman races against time to save her family and expose the truth.
A calm, peaceful night for Sarah Maine and her family turns sinister as swirling tendrils of a mysterious green vapor descend over the valley. Terrified when her husband doesn’t return from work, Sarah desperately begins searching for him in the hills outside London – and instead discovers a lethal conspiracy.
An engaging and fast-paced thriller, Eileen Thornton’s The Trojan Project follows Sarah as she finds herself embroiled in a military pursuit, a chemical weapons coverup, and a frameup that puts her family in mortal danger.
