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Dream Lover and Other Tales
Glint: A young man commits a murderous deed and has to flee back home. His only choice is to hitchhike the entire way, but fate has other plans for him.
Dream, Lover: When Adam Hacker stays overnight at a manor in a quest for the supernatural, history and the paranormal blend in unexpected ways.
Ben Franklin's Dream: In his waning years, Ben Franklin participates in his country's flagstaff event: the Constitutional Convention. However, due to his advanced years he frequently falls asleep in his chair. As he sleeps, he dreams and relives the high points of his extraordinary life as he remembers them, not exactly as history recorded them.
High Plains Promise
Garden City, Kansas, 1888.
Unlucky in love, the Spencer sisters Allison and Rebecca have resigned themselves to a spinster lifestyle, replacing their thwarted romances with work, family and friends. But Cupid is not finished with them, and new chances for love are right around the corner.
But danger also lies in wait for the sisters. A band of train robbers has threatened deadly vengeance on the whole town, and a more personal threat stalks one of the sisters, intent on her destruction.
When promises fail and danger looms, can love protect you?
This steamy western romance contains explicit sex scenes.
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "A story of romance and struggle with a lot of twists and turns to keep you engaged and entertained throughout."
Love's Time
When Angelica fell and hit her head, the year was 1995.
Now, it is 2015, but to her it only seems like one day. Awake in a strange hospital room, she tells her story to young doctor Alex, who doesn't know what to believe.
Can Alex and Angelica discover why, and how, she was brought to his time? Is there a way to send her home, or does love have other plans?
Nuclear Knights
After the end of modern civilization, the world hangs in a dreadful balance.
Humanity, giant beasts and aliens live together, all fighting to survive a wasteland littered with scars of the apocalypse. The Nuclear Knights - humanity’s last defenders - disappeared five years ago to parts unknown.
Now, the last remaining piece of human society on a space station plots to reclaim the Earth for themselves. Seeking help from the reclusive heroes to survive the coming war, the last survivors of mankind soon face a deadly last stand that will forever change the future of their world.
Otherworldly
In a distant future, humans are on the run from the Warrior Alphas, who have taken over the planet. Only old, leather-bound books pulled from the rubble tell the story of who once inhabited Earth.
Calypso is one of the last survivors. She’s different than the rest of her kind, her hair a silvery blue and her eyes like ice due to a gene mutation from a past nuclear fallout. She has always been warned about the large, merciless enemy, and that if they found them, they would be killed or enslaved.
One night, Calypso is attacked by one of their own. To her surprise, one of the alien males - Kassien - saves her and sets forth a chain of events that changes their lives, and the future of their races.
Purple Death
series of murders leads Detective Inspector Sean Connor and his team into a labyrinthine investigation. The victims are dispatched using a poison previously associated with the notorious Borgia family.
As the murders multiply at an alarming rate, Connor finds clues hard to come by, and every lead takes him down yet another blind alley. The killer seems to be one step ahead of him at every turn.
Together with Sergeant Lucy Clay, they must piece together the shreds of evidence and find the mastermind behind the murders that become known as Purple Death.
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Another spellbinding book from the master of misdirection."
★★★★★ - "A nicely crafted mystery that kept me guessing right to the end."
Shaman - The Awakening
The nightmares never cease. Ever since I was a child I have struggled to deal with them. Each night a different horror takes shape, and I see it as if I was there.
I wake from these terrifying dreams of another world in which I am running from the strangest visions of evil. Visions that can only exist in nightmares, yet they are all too real to me.
Christian Sands is an FBI agent with a unique ability. When his ViCAP unit takes on another serial killer investigation, they soon find themselves in deeper than they bargained for. The killer seems to be ahead of them at every turn.
The search for the elusive murderer takes Christian and his unit from the Crossroads of New Mexico deep into the Navajo Nation.
Sisterhood Of Fear
When a place of safety becomes a deadly trap, how can you escape?
Part I: Sisterhood of Fear: For roommates Olivia and Taylor, college dreams are quickly becoming a nightmare of missing memories and mysterious disappearances… and the sorority pledges are next.
For, Olivia, on the run from a troubled marriage, St. Aggie University’s Phi Omicron sorority seems like the perfect escape. But when her husband Ryan turns up to finalize their divorce, they are engulfed in a murderous plot. Can they save their marriage? Can they even save themselves?
Part II: Echoes of the Grave: A year after the dark events that took place at St. Aggie’s, Taylor's life is returning to normal.
Strawberries
Fifteen years ago, the innocence of the small town of Pleasure, Wisconsin was stolen by a young boy. Now, he is back, leaving a trail of bloody carnage in his wake. The media has dubbed him Strawberries, and the country is mesmerized.
Detective Harry Bland is a broken man, and can’t find a single clue to catch him. It doesn’t help that his mind won’t focus; his heart just isn’t in it anymore.
Halfway across the country, Sylvia is in a different state of mind. When she isn’t selling sex to the rich, she is doing her best to disappear. Sylvia lives a life of assumed names, one night stands and a constant stream of narcotics.
The Accursed Moor
Across the bleak moorland stalks a beast. It is an unknown thing; a creature from the darkest, most terrifying of nightmares.
After Ralph accidentally runs over a deer, he ends up taking the animal home and serving prime venison to his wife that evening. Soon, his thirst for blood becomes something different, and his life slowly spirals out of control.
As the body count rises, a local schoolteacher and a young woman become involved in the mystery. But who is really the Beast of Bodmin?
The Malvern Mystery
England, 1859. After schoolteacher Lorna Buchanan witnesses a strange ceremony on the grounds of St. Anne’s College, she is sacked by the tyrannical headmistress.
Soon, Lorna is entangled in a web of mysticism and murder. Together with class troublemaker Margaret and the staunch Police Sergeant Caswell, Lorna investigates the cryptic clues that surround the deadly crimes happening in their small town.
But are supernatural forces really to blame, or is someone with a more sinister motive behind the crimes?
Praise:
★★★★★ - “A good old-fashioned mystery.”
★★★★★ - “Absolute delight to read. Swift's knack for historical detail enables the reader to savor the tale in glorious, imaginative color.”
The Battle
Connor has trained and shed blood to protect Earth. Her enemies want war, and Connor's blood is the key to the survival of Ether's last descendant.
Against her friends' council, Connor joins forces with her former adversary, Ronin. And as the danger intensifies, so does their bond.
For Ronin, the only way to survive is to kill. Planning to overthrow his father with Connor's help, he brings her to the very definition of hell: his world.
Despite his unyielding, merciless ways, Connor has started to thaw his frozen heart. But how far will Connor need to go to survive?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "A wonderful journey."
★★★★★ - "The humor will have you laughing out loud, and the action will have you racing through the pages. I'd love to see this one as a movie."
The Naphil's Kiss
Since ancient times, the angelic Nephilim have protected the children of men. These chaste, eternal warriors stand between humanity and the Succubi, who drain men of their will through seduction.
When the angel Lucien encounters the succubus Sarahi, she lifts her face towards the light and discovers something she never dreamed she would find: love. But an ancient prophecy foreshadows their love, as the long-foretold war between angels and demons threatens to break over the land.
The prophecy states that from the union of the two races, a warrior will emerge. But will that hold the key to salvation, or utter destruction?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Outstanding paranormal fantasy."
The Queen's Pass
The Mages have returned.
Everyone thought the Immortals destroyed the Mages a long time ago, but this proves to be a deadly delusion. On the same day that magic returns to the world, an old enemy reveals himself.
With the Kingdom of Ver descending into chaos, paladins Bren and Laris set on a mission to bring light back into the darkness.
But the long shadow of an age-old secret is upon them, and they realize they are not only fighting for the freedom of the Kingdom, but for the lives of everyone they hold dear.
Falcon Warrior
Sailing west across the Atlantic, Melcorka and Bradan encounter a strange woman entombed within an iceberg.
On her is a headband decorated with the symbol of a falcon. Soon after, they meet a fleet of Norse ships and set sail with them towards the New World.
Fighting their way through skraeling hordes and facing the mysterious Ice Giant, they find the ancient pyramid city of Cahokia. But what is the secret of the strange falcon artifact?
This is a standalone novel and can be enjoyed even if you haven't read other books in the series.
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "Loved the historical background... An enjoyable read."
★★★★★ - "Historical fiction at its best."
★★★★★ - "A fitting story in an awesome series."
The Tide of Terror
A telephone call to the local veterinarian's office breaks the peace of Alderney Island.
After several reports of injured animals in rapid succession, vet Jenny sets out to examine what might be causing the injuries.
Later the same night, she's roused from her sleep by strange sounds and an unnerving chill in the air. Something unnatural is lurking in the shadows, causing her stomach to churn with fear.
But what connects the mysterious attacks, the remains of a concentration camp on the island, and the dark, grotesque figure who consistently appears in Jenny's dreams?
On the small channel island, she must uncover the mystery... or die trying.
Viv's Family Recipes
This recipe book is the culmination of many years of cooking and baking by the author. She is passionate about food quality and believes that home cooked is best.
She has inherited a recipe book from her mother's eldest sister and a small one from her grandmother that contains recipes from the turn of the 19th century. She has also included many recipes from other family and friends from many places and times.
It is an interesting look at how our diets have changed over the years as well as our cooking methods. Many of the older recipes are done by long steaming. There are also some interesting 'Hints and Tips' from long ago.
When The Heart Heals
High school love isn't meant to last forever... is it?
Drew truly loved Alyssa, the poor girl from the other side of the tracks. But his dream of becoming a surgeon took him away from her and he had to let her go.
Drew never forgot his first love. And when fate brings them back together, he intends to make it for life. But always the trickster, fate has more tragedy and heartbreak in store for the couple.
After many secrets and lies, when the heart heals, will they still have a future together?
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "A touching story of love found again. The story is beautifully written, with characters that touch the heart and situations that break the heart. Romance lovers, this one is for you."
Where The Wind Blows
The irresistible harmony between musicians creates a passionate symphony, but past discords and present clashes sour the melody. Can their love finally ring true?
When choir director Brooke Daniels catches the eye of handsome African-American opera singer Kenneth Hill, the harmony between them hits just the right note.
As their desires crescendo, Brooke’s troubled history threatens her ability to commit, while Kenneth’s loved ones question their interracial relationship. Torn between their growing love and external pressure, Brooke and Kenneth must delve deep into their hearts to discover what they truly desire.
Will they succumb to discord, or allow their love to soar?
Wild Monsters Dance About
Wild Monsters Dance About is a collection of 21 short stories that will take into author M.J. Sewall’s unruly mind. These finely tuned tales jump through genres, concepts and characters, predicaments, adventures and conundrums.
Whether about everyday science going terribly wrong in Unintended Science, to animal evolution suddenly speeding up in It Finally happened, or the prickly family politics of road trips in Sibling Warfare, these stories will thrill, delight and discombobulate your imagination.
Not all these tales are wild monsters, but some may bite. You have been warned.
