Introducing the field agents of the DAM (Department of Adventure and Mysteries). This is the first part of a 5-part series in which Shakespeare Crush and Isaac Maxwell Pound take on the demons of another dimension.Introducing the field agents of the DAM (Department of Adventure and Mysteries). This is the first part of a 5-part series in which Shakespeare Crush and Isaac Maxwell Pound take on the demons of another dimension. The story begins with the mysterious disappearance of field agent Seth Hogan and leads up to the uncovering of a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government.

An unedifying episode from the unorthodox life of Captain Hesperus, star trader. Money is tight, the engines are failing, and there's soup on the ceiling ...A novella set in the universe of the classic computer game "Elite", and its fan-made remake "Oolite".An unedifying episode from the unorthodox life of Captain Hesperus, star trader. Money is tight, the engines are failing, and there's soup on the ceiling ... still, there's nothing that can't be fixed with one sweet deal. A cargo of machinery destined for a low-tech Anarchy system: what could possibly go wrong?A novella set in the universe of the classic computer game "Elite", and its fan-made remake "Oolite".

Somebody is always in trouble. And it's always Rose. So when she gets sent to the Principal's office, she thinks nothing of it, knowing she can convince him she's done nothing wrong. But there are men in black suits - with BIG guns.A young pastor explores the best path for his future ministry. His worldview is shattered by conversations with the Apostles John and Paul, as well as Christian leaders, from businessmen to pastors, from America to China. Restoring the “strategery” of the corporate Church to God’s original plan in Scripture is never easy, but it’s encouraging to hear from those who have faced similar questions in their own times. The biggest, hardest to swallow, and most helpful truth he found was where the business world and the Church in China found agreement: the difference between pastors and clergy.

Kingston, Canada. 1842. The Good Servant tells the tale of the Hutchinson's, a prominent English family, and Ernest Caldwell, the man who serves them. The Hutchinson's spectacular fall from grace, coupled with the riveting and suspenseful drama of the daily goings-on of their househould make this historical thriller a fast-paced and exciting read that will keep you captivated until the very end.Set in Kingston, Canada, in the year 1842, The Good Servant tells the tale of the Hutchinson's, a prominent English-emigrant family, and Ernest Caldwell, the man who serves them. The Hutchinson's spectacular fall from grace, coupled with the riveting and suspenseful drama of the daily goings-on of their househould make this historical thriller a fast-paced and exciting read that will keep you captivated until the very end.

In the custody of the enforcer corps, Jazz is facing a long stint in the mallow mines. But the jokes on them, because the magical stone in her belly is about to backlash, causing her a horrific and painful death and robbing them all of the pleasure of turning her into a slave. Good plan, Jazz.Jazz, Season One, Episode FiveJazz just barely managed her way back to Nittsburg all in one piece, but DJ wasn’t as lucky. As sooner as they crossed the border, Jazz was been taken into custody by the enforcer corps. On her way to the magistrate with the Not Now Stone kicking up a serious fuss, she has only minutes to get to her office and scrub the stone in her old pickle jar of solution. But the enforcer corps, the magistrate, and practically everyone else doesn’t like Jazz a bit, and would love to see her do a stint in the mallow mines.Her only consolidation is that if she doesn’t get the stone scrubbed, she’ll suffer a terrible and painful death long before she can be sentenced.

Rose, a lowly fisherman's daughter in the crumbling Kingdom of Illiamna, knows nothing of magic, secrets, spies, or sailing ships—not until, dressed as a boy, she is taken under the wing of the kingdom's most mysterious schemer...Who said history had to be boring? Everyone in Illiamna knows the Tale of Benson Rose, a bedtime story beloved by adults and children alike, but few know the story behind their national hero. Would they be surprised to learn that Benson Rose did, in fact, live? Would they be surprised to know he was actually a woman? Raised as a fisherman's daughter in the crumbling Kingdom of Illiamna, Rose knows nothing of magic, secrets, spies, or sailing ships—she is content playing pranks on her neighbors with twin brother Benson at her side. Her idyllic lifestyle is not to last, however, and her tiny village is destroyed, thrusting upon her young shoulders responsibility for her helpless family. In order to protect her mother and sisters in unfriendly lands (fending off thieves, thugs, and an uncle who intends to sell them for gold), Rose must dress as her missing brother. In this disguise, she receives the help of Fenric, a mysterious scribe from the merchant ship Turnagain, and the charismatic Captain Kaille, a man to whom she feels drawn by fate. Little does she know that, with these interactions, she begins the journey that will sweep her into Illiamna's most clandestine intrigues and endear her to time as Benson Rose, the man who saved the kingdom in its darkest days.This is the first in the Rose's Garden and the Sea series.

Kim Hyejin is the daughter of the last dictator of the utterly demolished nation of North Korea, a princess and a prisoner, sent to live in a land she despises. And all because of two American superheroes.Kim Hyejin is the daughter of the last dictator of the utterly demolished nation of North Korea, a princess and a prisoner, sent to live in a land she despises. And all because of two American superheroes.*Hyejin features in Super Everybody and Super Gamma. Pick up book one, Super Nobody, for free.*Contains graphic scenes of violence. Overactive imaginations beware.

Set in the late 1960s Desperate Measures is a humorous story that follows twelve-year old Owen Finnegan as he tries to cope with one of the biggest events that has ever taken place at his school in the small rural town of Barclay.It’s 1969 and the nuns of St Joseph’s Catholic School are clattering their rosaries in alarm. The new Archbishop is coming to visit and the school is in an uproar. Owen Finnegan is sure the big event will not go well for him. These things seldom do, so with the help of his best friend he cooks up a scheme he is certain will get him the day off school. Unfortunately old Mrs Simpson, the town gossip, throws a spanner in the works and Owen's grand plan spirals out of control.

Reve has been to many planets before, but while visiting Dispon-3, he once again gets reminded that all planets have difference, some more deadly than others.To think that there are no other sentient beings in the universe borders on vanity.-To think that other sentient beings would be any less prone to violence and war than humans borders on naivety.-Collateral damage is a reality with any conflict.-What if there is undelivered ordinance... stray bullets... from distant, cosmic conflicts floating through space like wandering asteroids or long-period comets?-What if bystander Earth was the victim of one of these... errant shots?

Benjy Simmons is a freshman in college but has never had a Valentine before. His neighbor, Todd Phelps, decides to do something about that. In the process, both discover what it means to truly celebrate Valentine’s Day… in very different ways.The young son of powerful organized crime boss, Frank Mason, is possessed. Mason calls in a favor to a very special branch of the Vatican and a priest is sent. Father John Calvin must confront an ancient malice and in so doing face his own deep-seated evil. The battle between man and demon is only the beginning in this fast-paced supernatural thriller.

Katelina finally gets her beach vacation, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. How can it when her companions are vampires? Get ready for book 6 in the Amaranthine series, Children of Shadows, with this collection. Day 2: Torina is ready for a vacation in the sand. But can she find peace on the tropical island, or give into the ghosts of her past under the swaying palms?These stories go between the novels Heart of the Raven and Children of Shadows and may, or may not, make sense if you have not read the accompanying novelsKatelina finally gets her beach vacation, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. How can it when her companions are vampires? Get ready for book 6 in the Amaranthine series, Children of Shadows, with this collection. Day 2: Torina is ready for a vacation in the sand - ready to let go of some of the constant worries that nag her. But can she find peace on the tropical island, or give into the ghosts of her past under the swaying palms?

Princess Electra is apprenticed to a physician she admires. Her life is falling into place. The arrival of Gypsies from her childhood burdens her with a promise to keep a secret and an invitation from Barburee sends her on a journey filled with dangers.In Book 1 (Princess Electra) Electra met her real parents, the King and Queen of Fernland for the first time. She chose not to live the life of a princess and chose instead to help a poor village survive.In Princess Electra Book 2 Out of Barburee, Electra finds her chosen life of simplicity threatened by the spectre of the Great Khan's army. She is called back to play her role as Princess of Fernland, but how much will she be willing to give up to aid her countrymen? Electra's quick wit comes to the fore once again as kingdoms clash and alliances rise and fall.In Princess Electra Book 3 Gypsy Music, Electra is living alone at King's Lake, pursuing a career in medicine. The arrival of a Gypsy caravan and the invitation from Bataar to attend the Nomadic Games, bring a new round of travel and adventure.

Short story by bank robber turned writer, Al Nussbaum which originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. This is the first in a series of previously published and unpublished manuscripts planned for release.A companion novella in the Touch of Tantra series from bestselling author, Liv Morris. ***Contains steamy adult situations intended for readers eighteen and over.***Recently Kathryn Delcour returned to her hometown of New York City. Widowed two years ago, she found healing from her loss through the ancient practice of Tantra and teaches the spiritual and sexual art to others. When Kathryn oversees a husband performing a very intimate tantric massage with his wife, the steamy session makes Kathryn face her own sexual frustrations and realize she needs a true lover. Unfortunately she hasn’t met a man who lights a fire inside of her like her late husband... until she meets billionaire Adam Kingsley later that night.We’ve heard Adam’s side of their meeting. Now take a little journey into Kathryn’s mind on the day they met.

Lyrah and Caleb have a condition in common. There is a dangerous and expensive treatment. Caleb wants to pursue it, Lyrah wants to accept her fate. It's not as if it's the end of the world...yet. A very short look at the other side of immortality.Lylah and Caleb have a condition in common. There is a dangerous and expensive treatment. Caleb wants to pursue it, Lylah wants to accept her fate. It's not as if it's the end of the world...yet. A very short look at the other side of immortality.

In the rear of Levinson's Wholefood Market, the owner's son, Ernie, just told Shifrah Fienberg that he wants to marry. The emotionally irascible Israeli would have preferred a first date or dozen long-stemmed rose."My name is Cucumber Gutierrez. English is my second language, but the way I write everyone thinks that is my fourteenth."When Alberto Zapata and his baker father, Tito, are ejected from Panama over a havoc-causing cake, the whole family is thrown out with them, including Alberto’s cousin Cucumber.The family settles in Melbourne, Australia, and from humble beginnings in their new country, the Zapatas rise to unexpected prominence. A series of coincidences (or conspiracies) see Alberto raised practically overnight to become Victoria’s assistant chief commissioner of police.Zapata’s first case on the job is to solve the mystery around the disappearance of jewels belonging to the British Royal Family while on exhibition in Melbourne. Things get stranger and stranger as the case unfolds, in a madcap tale of crime, bungling, and Spanglish, reminiscent of "Get Smart" and "The Pink Panther"."Broom, Broom" is the first of the Alberto Zapata stories. Keep a lookout for new episodes "Jurassic Prick" and "China, Please Give Me More."

Travel back in time with the Gonkers as they visit Jesus and the Apostles. This is a book for young Catholic kids, or for anybody that would like to learn a little bit about Jesus through a light humored historical adventure seen through the eyes of children. It creates an excellent opportunity to share the faith with our little ones.THIS IS A SHORT STORY OF APPROX. 5,000 WORDS.Claire knows only a world where most of humanity lives inside sparsely populated cities protected from the Outside by guarded walls. She is a new Driver whose job is to transport items between these cities. Under the watchful eye of her Protector, Shaun, Claire makes her first run from San Jose to Angel City to bring back medicine needed to save hundreds of lives. However, the trip takes them through the dangerous land of the Outsiders. Using their skills, Claire and Shaun must escape from their armed pursuers in a chase across miles of barren wasteland with no hope of help.

It begins at a funeral, where the truth is hidden away inside the pages of a book no one was ever meant to read. But these words were never destined to stay silent. They are words with the power to make some sense of a girl’s life and death and reveal secrets that are terrible and beautiful enough to condemn and redeem both the guilty and the innocent.‘There was no laughing and joking that morning. There could be no relief, no celebration of a fruitful life lived to a natural conclusion. That had never been an option.’It begins at a funeral, where the truth is hidden away inside the pages of a book no one was ever meant to read. But these words were never destined to stay silent. They are words with the power to make some sense of a girl’s life and death and reveal secrets that are terrible and beautiful enough to condemn and redeem both the guilty and the innocent. Part nine of the Diamonds collection of short stories and a sequel to Lily Green and Hello, Emptiness, Revelations is a story about grief, revenge, and the power of words and love.

With two shots from a pistol, an ordinary man's life and identity fall apart in a Maine coastal town.The first shot shattered the home's rear window and storm glass, plowed a furrow along the man's scalp and buried itself in the opposite wall. The second, without any obstruction to slow its velocity, tore through the wall and ended up in the bathroom medicine chest, where it nested between a bottle of aspirin and a toothbrush. The tall, thin man crumpled to the floor, unconscious, cold November air pouring over him like a waterfall through the broken window. It was a few minutes into a new day, two days before Thanksgiving.

This is the first of three interconnected stories that lead to an unexpected place. The first story of course is about the happenings one night at the opera. The second is about a love story that ends in what seems to be a tragedy. The third is about a horrible tragedy that will affect us all.Many of us are creatures of routine. We establish an activity or series of activities in life that we love. The pleasure they give encourages us to pursue a like pattern over and over. Such was the life of Robert Coninghame. His love was immersing himself in the art of opera. The highlight of that enjoyment was attending an expertly composed and executed opera by unequaled performers and musicians in a magnificent theater. When he was not attending an opera he was immersed in reading and learning about every aspect of this marvelous world. His passion for the opera was equaled by no other endeavor, until . . .One night, in a moment, a chance encounter crushed his precisely arranged life and neatly compartmentalized existence. It rearranged his priorities for the rest of his life. Follow Robert through a trilogy of stories that began at “A Night at the Opera” and ended most unusually. The “no smoking” sign is on, buckle your seatbelts, and check the life preserver under your seat (literally). This may be an unconventional, thought provoking, and turbulent trip to a place you were not expecting to go.

A Tales Of Correndrum Short Story (12,000 words) - Rickard considers himself to be the most daring thief in Correndrum, and he lives up to his own opinion by executing his heists with confidence and panache. But when he executes the boldest robbery of his career at the mansion of a wealthy merchant, Rickard learns a secret that threatens some of the most powerful men in the kingdom.A Tales Of Correndrum Short Story (12,000 words) - Rickard considers himself to be the most daring thief in Correndrum, and he lives up to his own opinion by executing his heists with confidence and panache. So far he's managed to survive even his wildest schemes through a mix of careful preparation and blind luck. But more than once he's found himself in situations where his best hope was to follow his personal motto, "The only way out is forward."When he executes the boldest robbery of his career at the mansion of the wealthiest merchant in the city, Rickard learns a secret that threatens some of the most powerful men in the kingdom. He'll need more than his own wits and luck to save his hide this time!.

On foreign contract in Africa, Vince the Calgary oilfield engineer finds his client wants a geoengineering design as the president of Niger campaigns on bringing back a Green Sahara. Driven by his daughter's future, he ignores the risk of being a drone target and takes on political negotiating. Expected to explain climate science to politicians, he becomes immersed in an intense new career.Mutual global wellbeing clashes up against conservative international business-as-usual climate change policies. In a speculated near future, a consortium of High Impact Climate Change Countries opts to leverage geoengineering, the artificial cooling designed after natural volcanic eruptions, when negotiating climate change agreement with the rich countries of the OECD. As drones threaten anyone on the ground with Hellfire missiles, and as the political agenda heats up, the HICCC consortium selects Vince the story telling engineer and Tami the British Bangladeshi paleoclimatologist to inform Canada of their selection as a go between messenger.Explosive "science fiction" becoming reality within decades. Such is becoming increasingly likely, unless we come to our senses soon.Jim Hansen, author of Storms of My GrandchildrenNo one knows if or when these technologies will be used, but it’s fun though provoking so see Kuzyk working out scenarios in which solar geoengineering is driven by poor countries that will be most harmed by climate change.David Keith, Harvard Professor, author of A Case for Climate EngineeringWhat if Terrorism ‘was’ the only way? Kuzyk provides a fascinating and thoughtful insight into the hearts and minds of technology driven scientists and engineers swept up in a plot of Eco-Terrorism. The technology is here today. Is it simply a matter of time?Michael Gillett, President of IFWA, author of The Collection of Jacqueline Melrose