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Into Eternity
Queen Serena and her allies have fled the massacre, taking Princess Linka with them.
For Jean, it’s heartbreak; for his friends, far worse. Leaving the Arctic ice behind, Jean and the others must come to terms with their losses, as they close in on the Baltic home of the hated Duke Gorgon.
As the lies around him unravel, Jean marches from one infuriating revelation to another. Finally, he must do what he’s never done before: place his trust in others.
For only at the end of all things, as the sun dies and Shangri-La falls, will Jean know what it means to step into eternity.
The Grass Widow
Forty-year-old Callie Jamison thinks she has a good life as a rancher's wife, until her husband divorces her for a younger woman who can give him the children Callie never did.
Clayton Swift is an aging cowboy who knows it’s time for him to hang up his spurs, but he doesn’t want to do it alone.
After a chance meeting the The Flat Iron Cafe, their paths intertwine. But as secrets from Clayton's past surface and Callie faces difficult life choices, their future looks uncertain.
Despite their differences, can the two forge a future together?
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 Lake Of Lilies
Little Hamsden is a picturesque town nestled in the English countryside. But when a young girl disappears, tensions run high and a private investigator is called in to help solve the case.
Lisa Reynolds is the key witness.A bakery assistant by day and a club singer by night, her life is thrown into turmoil by a tragic event.
So begins a journey of intrigue, romance, love and passion, combined with a burning desire to unravel the mystery. What happened at the Lake of Lilies?
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.
The Loranth
On a distant planet, Exobiologist, explorer and reluctant hero Jules Rammis is searching for the missing link between the reptiles of the alien world and life on Earth.
After archaeologist Christine Saynes disappears, Jules gets a new assignment. Tasked with finding the missing scientist, he accidentally stumbles upon a previously undiscovered life form on the planet: The Loranth.
After Jules learns of a cruel plan being hatched on the planet, long-kept secrets awaken. He faces a difficult choice: either let his guilt swallow him whole, or step up and save all humankind.
Praise:
★★★★★ - "A unique work of science fiction that is fast-paced, well-plotted and full of hidden treats."
★★★★★ - "...a romping good tale - a sort of who-dun-it with teeth and claws!"
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.
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 Nemesis Cell
A group of women gather at a fertility clinic, where Dr. Margherita Dumas offers a revolutionary treatment for their infertility problems. A year later, each of them gives birth to a healthy baby boy.
Thirty years later, a killer begins to wipe out the children born as a result of Dumas’ programme. Detective Inspector Harry Houston is assigned to piece together the case and bring the killer to justice.
But with little time and even less clues, can Harry and his team find the link between the past and the deaths of the progeny of Clinique Sobel?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "If you like medical thrillers, you'll love this."
★★★★★ - "Porter’s novel provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of one of the controversial topics of our generation. An authentic read."
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 Patriot Joe Morton
This small Texas town will never be the same again.
When the good people of Cranston learn a hometown boy has been killed in Iraq, they begin preparing a memorial for their fallen hero.
But nobody thinks to ask the boy’s father, Joe Morton, if such a service is wanted - or welcome. Crippled by grief, Joe goes along with the plans of the townsfolk until he can bear no more. On the Fourth of July, he tells them just how he feels.
Joe's act of independence has unexpected consequences. The residents - and Joe himself - are completely unprepared for what happens next: change and the outside world come to Cranston.
First runner-up, 2010 Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society Gold Medal
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "A story about dreams, regrets, and second chances. Excellent."
The Phoenix Project
KINDLE BOOK REVIEW - WINNER, BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
In a world that has descended into chaos, Raven Kennedy becomes a part of the Phoenix Project. Across the country, prison inmates fight to the death while the nation cheers them on.
While struggling with his past, Raven faces the prison's most ruthless killing machines. With the real war raging inside him, Raven fights for redemption.
But can he survive long enough to unravel the anger and regret that shackle him - and find the forgiveness he seeks?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "With its break-neck action and engaging relationships, this is a sure winner for fans of Fight Club and Hunger Games."
★★★★★ - "A gripping tale of a dystopian society."
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 Rising Fire
Civilization will fall.
The Union are marching. They’re hungry, desperate, and winter is coming. On the other side of the wall, the rich and privileged hold all the power, but that is about to change.
Charlie Smith is tired of fighting, and of being hunted. After his family’s murder, he seeks meaning for his life. When he hears about the Union, he realizes that this is his chance. It’s time to make a stand for what’s right.
As the institute closes in and civil war is about to erupt, sacrifices have to be made. But not everyone is going to make it out alive.
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 Unlucky Man
It's rush hour on a cold autumn morning when Jon Hesker takes the bullet; a punishment for seeing what he shouldn't have. For asking too many questions.
To his surprise, he wakes up with smooth new skin over the entry wound in his chest, and a hungry black space in his mind. Cut off from his old world and free from fear, Hesker’s a new man. But he's on the wrong side of the law; a fugitive on the run through a storm-lashed city on the brink of collapse.
Hunted by the shadowy organization only known as Control, Hesker's search for answers leads him over the river and into the depths of the old city; a wild gangland enmeshed in a generations-old civil war. His footsteps dogged by death and chaos, Hesker’s shadow looms tall ahead of him.
The Unravelling of Thomas Malone
Angela Murphy has just started as a detective on the mean streets of Glasgow, when the mutilated corpse of a young prostitute is discovered in a squalid apartment.
Called to investigate the grisly murder, Angela is both shocked and surprised. To her boss, Frank Martin, there's something horribly familiar about the scene. He has seen it before.
With limited resources and lacking experience, Angela is desperate to prove herself. But is it really the work of a copycat killer, and will Angela's enthusiasm and determination be enough to bring the killer to justice before another life is lost?
The Coming of the Lord
Breaking the Thomas Malone case was an achievement, but nothing can prepare DC Angela Murphy and her colleagues for the challenge ahead. Escaped psychopath John Baptiste is big, powerful and out of control.
Guided by his perverse religious interpretation of morality, he wreaks havoc. As an under-resourced police department struggles to cope with the pressure of the new case, they also have to deal with the ruthless antics of ganglord Jackie McGeachy.
Pressure mounts, along with the body count... and Glasgow has never felt more dangerous.
The Whistleblower Onslaught
After 27 years of service, energy executive Kevin Walters is fired when he reports a lethal mine explosion. Attorney Scott Winslow takes on the case, and soon finds it rife with blackmail, sanitized records and treachery.
When Scott and his client are threatened by someone who wants the lawsuit dismissed at any cost, they race against time to gather enough evidence to prove the case on trial.
But can Scott and his team prove their theory, and bring the perpetrator to justice?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "An engaging mystery that draws you in.”
★★★★★ - "Well-written and entertaining. I couldn't put it down.”
