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Stranded : Kesia Ajith
The Book Stranded is a fantasy fiction written by Kesia Ajith, a young author of 14 years.
The book is a fast-paced adventure with a gripping narrative that each reader can experience as it progresses. The writer has narrated the entire adventure in the first person and guides the reader along with her into the realm of fantasy from where there is only one path of escape; complete the book.
The narrative seamlessly integrates the chance transportation of two girls living in Delhi (India), who are not very fond of each other and yet are forced to navigate the treacheries of an alien land that has intrinsic power struggles, traces of human kindness, and two thriving civilisations at crossroads with each other.
The girls were not giving up, and sort out their differences for a while to chart their escape back home from a situation where they were stranded in a world of two kingdoms, two kings, two friends, an assassin and a pendant. Their interaction with a host of characters with definite mission, strong passion and differing abilities add thrilling twists to the tale.
The creatively crafted story is a must read for children of all ages and adults with inclination of reading adventure and fantasy fiction.
Cold Comfort : Larry Darter
Cold Comfort (The Malone Mystery Novels Book 3)
One of Hollywood’s elites has been murdered, the accused her estranged husband. The situation doesn’t look good for the husband, whose appetites for booze, gambling, and extramarital sex are as out-sized as his ego.
To make matters worse, he is on the hook to his bookie for a quarter million bucks, and with next to no alibi, multi-million reasons to kill his wealthy wife.
A knock on the office door of Los Angeles PI Ben Malone can only mean one thing, a new case. This time the visitor is a local defense attorney at Los Angeles law firm Ross & Logan , Liz Harper, with an interesting story to tell.
Harper’s client, bad-boy actor Zack Sinclair, has been charged with the murder of his estranged wife, Holly Sutherland, one of Hollywood’s most famous and popular actresses.
Harper believes her client is innocent, at least of the murder, and hires Malone to prove it before the case goes to trial. Malone starts investigating. The case quickly gets darker when he uncovers some ugly secrets.
Malone enters into a daring game of cat-and-mouse, a game he might not come out of alive.
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…