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Crisis at Crab Creek : Alton Mountjoy
Crisis at Crab Creek
Budgy Mountcastle wakes up to another nightmare. He discovers a body near the family farm and is implicated in the crime. But he has more problems, monster crabs, right out of a cryptozoology book, are seen in the creek near the farm. Later, the family learns that the farm is being acquired by a government agency whose influence reaches all the way to the capital.
Budgy and his friends must solve the mysterious deaths, occurring to his family and friends. In doing so, he uncovers a government plot that challenge his spirit. But in the end, he finds true love.
Danger from the Other Side : Nichole Haines
Danger from the Other Side, and Five Other Science Fiction Stories
I must maintain control, I must remember why I’m here, Alexis, that’s right, I was looking for Alexis and to heal the wounds in me that were Chris, ‘5,4,3,2 and 1 deep, deep, deep hypnosis. You’re listening to my voice and soon you’ll find that even if you want to be able to be alert and awake, you just won’t be able to, you’ve given your power to me, just let go now, just relax, that’s right, that’s right, deep, deep, deep hypnosis, very good now, very good’.
On the cinema screen or the screen of my mind, I wasn’t sure, I saw the strange man in the silver cape again. He was wearing a veil, so I couldn’t make out his face and as I began to distinguish the trance from my location I realized that it was his voice who’d influenced my mind on the flight of stairs.
I noticed again that the room was filled with outsiders, all seated with me on the floor, for there were no chairs to relax in. The man’s voice seemed to dominate us all and I could feel terror rising through my being.
Somehow, subliminally, the man in the silver cape, quite possibly Chris or Lucifer, commanded a man and a woman in the audience to stand and pour liquid onto each of our heads, like we were being anointed, attuned, or ritually initiated into a Satanic – like cult. I screamed, finally finding my voice.
“No, I’m with God, I’m a Christian” and I ran from the room, desperately searching for other alternatives. Next to the cinema screen, I found a small side door, pushed my way through it and was about to run but I found myself in an area with a very large swimming pool.
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Bleed Out : Straughn Bowman
Bleed Out: When Reason Dies
This is a dystopian story that takes place in the near present-day United States. Following an event, simply referred to as “It”, America is in ruins.
As the federal government tries to reestablish its authority, regular Americans living in areas outside their control are struggling to survive.
With no means of communication, families have no way of knowing whether or not their loved ones are safe.
And anyone willing to travel must brave the dangerous highways as there is no law and order.
Some discover new financial opportunities, while others struggle to maintain their humanity when facing the darkest corners of human nature.
In this intense, terrifying political thriller, who will survive once the “American Dream” has dissolved into our worst nightmare?
The Blood Race : K.A. Emmons
The Blood Race (Book 1)
He’s capable of killing with his very thoughts. She’s immortal. They’re both running from the same enemy: themselves.
Born with unexplainable abilities he struggles to control, college student Ion tries desperately to integrate into his new school and finally put his dark past behind him. But after making a serious enemy, which leads to an accidental rendezvous with the mysterious old man next door— and his hauntingly beautiful but troubled young protégée Hawk, Ion realizes his life will never be normal again.
Late one evening, Hawk drags him by the hand into a closet-turned-rabbit-hole to an extra dimension, and Ion finds himself stumbling involuntarily into a secret society of training for “anomalies,” teenagers with a special set of abilities. Just like him.
As they train to become Protectors of future Earth, battling each other as well as their own demons, both Ion and Hawk begin to realize that they are far more alike than they ever could have imagined.
When the Dimension is shaken by an unthinkable betrayal, will an ancient prophecy bring Hawk and Ion together—or will a deadly threat hidden in plain sight cost them both their powers… and their lives?
“The Blood Race doesn’t shy away from controversial issues. I love the diversity of races, origins, and backgrounds in the characters, as well as the book’s candor about struggles each of us face, such as temptation, deception, fear, and anger. The spiritual depth in this book is rare among young authors. I felt myself resonating with each word of wisdom spoken by Sensei, each truth that Hawk and Ion learn, each battle won. The Blood Race is a prime example of transformational fiction, entertaining but also expounding spiritual truth in a way that isn’t preachy and, as Charles Martin would say, “reaches in behind the calloused parts of your heart.” – Kingdom Pen
“It made me think, left me grasping from truths, and nearly in tears over the raw, emotional power of the story. From the first word, I was swept away on a wild ride that I won’t be forgetting anytime soon.” – Amazon review
”An epic debut” –Amazon review
“I haven’t read such an original story or one that completely captivated my attention in a long time. I’m intrigued, excited, scared, and more. And I have missed that feeling.” – Amazon review
What Else Could Go Wrong? : Dixie J. Whitted
What Else Could Go Wrong?
If you love Gary Larson’s THE FAR SIDE or Chad Carpenter’s TUNDRA, don’t miss WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG?, Dixie’s collection of quirky cartoons with a skewed view. Filled with full-page B&W comic creations. Good, clean, twisted fun. Think Sunday comics filled with strange situations.
The “not-sequel” to WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
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The Year Santa Stubbed His Toe : William M Hayes
The Year Santa Stubbed His Toe
The Man in Red really exists.
If you are one of the people in the world that say Santa is just a myth, you are simply and completely wrong. Many tales have been told about the Man in Red. Some true—some as true as two-headed unicorns with wings living in the city of Atlantis … this tale is true.
A year not so long ago, Santa was ready to take his yearly pilgrimage on the night before Christmas when disaster struck—he stubbed his toe, twice. The toe ballooned to nearly triple its normal size. He could not make his yearly run by himself; he needed help. So on that fateful night, he enlisted four of his best elves, along with his reindeer, to help him make his deliveries around the world: Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa, South America, and North America.
Although the reindeer made this trip with Santa every year, his elves had not been away from the Pole in many years, if ever; they had no idea what they would encounter on this journey. However, the deer and the elves knew what was at stake. It was well known at the Pole that Santa needed to make all deliveries to the world on Christmas Eve or he would lose the gift of being Santa—the rules were very clear.
So … with a magically altered 24 hours, four elves and four bucks set out on a journey fraught with mishaps, misplaced presents, and some misbehavior in an attempt to save the Man in Red.
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The Unconquered : Tolagbe Ogunleye
The Unconquered: The Yamassee and Gullah-Geechee Wars
The Unconquered, is an historical novel about the 1715 Yamassee War and the first of three successive Gullah-Geechee Wars that were fought and won by the Yamassee people and the Gullah-Geechee men and women held captive in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries.
It is a riveting but entertaining period-piece based on factual historical documents and accounts dealing with the fearless men and women who fled their oppressors and captors in South Carolina, fought back, outwitted and defeated their former enslavers, and thrived in the autonomous settlements they built in Florida.
Atlanta’s Most Eligible Bachelor III : Mia Mae Lynne
Atlanta’s Most Eligible Bachelor III
In Douglas Arthur Bader’s perfect world, everything is coming up aces. He’s about to give up his title as Atlanta’s Most Eligible Bachelor to be with the woman of his dreams, so why does he keep having nightmares of losing the last woman he loved?
Lisa Dunbar never thought she’d settle down, but with a baby on the way and an attorney waiting at the altar, how can she say no?
Of course, “I do” might not be all it’s cracked up to be when her new husband decides he knows best and her life of independence has a new catch to it.
“I now pronounce you husband and wife…”
Will Doug learn to let go of the past before it destroys his relationship with his new wife? Will Lisa be able to accept Doug’s control for the love he intends it as?
Can they find happily-ever-after in the South, before burning up in the heat between them?
Only one way to find out…
The Forgotten Lands : Justin Warren
The Forgotten Lands
Dylan Harper is a young, up and coming detective with a point to prove. But when he and his mentor Detective Joe Gardella are summoned to the office of the Chief of Police and given an assignment that is outside their jurisdiction they sense that something is up.
Sent across the country to investigate the disappearance of a small town newspaper reporter who hasn’t been seen or heard from in four days, Harper and Gardella will be a long way from home and working on their own.
But almost as soon as they arrive on the scene Harper becomes aware that someone is watching them. As the detectives begin to sift through the evidence and zero in on a suspect, strange things start to occur.
Chasing down a lead late one night Harper glimpses a shadowy figure lurking in the fog and after a frantic search, all he hears is an eerie laugh trailing off into the mist. The next morning Harper wakes to find his tyres slashed and then Gardella is called back to the city leaving Harper alone and exposed.
When someone scrawls a mysterious set of numbers on the wall of Harper’s hotel room it sends the case in a whole new direction and threatens to destroy his career before it’s even truly begun.
The Good Russians : Artem Medvedev
The Good Russians
Why?
Because I’ve been experiencing it more and more over the past few years.
Because it’s making me sick to my stomach.
Because it has to stop.
It’s very hard to watch or read the news nowadays without coming across the image of “the Russians”. These “Russians” are around every corner, inside every computer programme, behind every hacking, scandal, crisis, and so on and so forth. These “Russians” helped Donald Trump win the US Presidential Election. These “Russians” wish to undermine democracy, humiliate the West, flame the horrors of war, and overall be the monsters that they are indefinitely.
The “Russians” here. The “Russians” there. The media, the politicians, the public are all getting so engrossed into the idea of this apparently clear-cut mutual enemy that they do not recognize just how much pain and confusion they are actually causing.
Most of the time, the enemy they actually mean to target is Vladimir Putin and his regime, but, oh well, who said that collateral damage is something to worry about? Let’s just use a more inclusive term, “the Russians”? Everyone good with that?
The vivid imagery of the clumsy angry bear, the weird fur hats, the tanks rolling in, the half-human monsters, the Hollywood-created “Russian” accent, courtesy of the definitive “Russians” Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren… all of that is back.
Meanwhile, of course, Putin and his “Russia” continue to bomb hospitals, violate international treaties, and find new ways to show the world that they are to be reckoned with. That doesn’t make the situation any easier to deal with or the Russophobia any easier to fight against. Many would say that that facts are there to condemn and charge the “Russians”.
This book is meant as an attempt to reframe the discussion and point out that by fuelling further Russophobia, the media and other influencers are playing right into Putin’s hands. For years, he has been searching for a national philosophy that would unite the people behind him. By turning not just him and his regime, but the Russian people and Russia as a country into a pariah and a monster, the West gives Vladimir Putin what he has been seeking all this time – the battle cry of courage under fire and unity in the face of universal treachery and the global plot to strangle Russia.
Different Russians are talked about here. These are all real people that have nothing to do with Putin’s crimes, plans, thoughts, or feelings (if such exist). These are not the “Russians” you hear about on TV or read about in the blogs. They are the real Russians that, in their lifetimes, made the world a better place, and whose influence continues to this day. The chapters can be read in any order. It is my hope that reading about these ten remarkable individuals will help you shed some of the stereotypes and imagery being carefully fostered today.