The wife of a famous business man is murdered after discovering a 400-year old code inside a priceless artwork at Vienna´s art museum. The business man hires a gifted criminal to help him investigate. In her notes they find fragments of a path to a lost temple where the first book ever written is buried with a secret that stretches back to ancient Egypt – all leading to a dangerous journey.Love isn’t dead… it’s just unconscious. Two soul-mates meet on a perfect San Diego day, and before they have a chance to see each other again, Greg, through a quirk of fate, finds himself in the strange, dreamlike world of a coma. A world where all possibilities coexist, and the future, past and present are all part of the bizarre quantum multi-verse that blends time and distance, pain and laughter, love and destiny. A twisting, many faceted journey through the diamond of emotion, Coronado Dreaming takes hold of your imagination and guides you through eternity like a Cheshire cat… grinning at your surprise, licking at your tears, and nuzzling against your heart.

A marriage of convenience could solve both their problems if they keep it strictly business butconvincing everyone else that this is true love while trying to convince themselves that it isn’t is asure recipe for trouble. A little bit like a cross between Grease and The Proposal, Any Way You Slice It is sure to captivatereaders who love romantic comedy and chicklit.Piper Adams has one month to find a husband, and get a green card, or be kicked out of the countryjust when her chain of Aussie Pie trucks is about to start making some serious money.Aaron is an ambitious lawyer keen to make partner but his Boston law firm only promotes lawyerswho are married.A marriage of convenience could solve both their problems if they keep it strictly business butconvincing everyone else that this is true love while trying to convince themselves that it isn’t is asure recipe for trouble. All the kissing and touching to prove that this is a true love sets the heatrising faster than the pies in Piper’s kitchen.While Aaron is happy to be friends with benefits, Piper knows better than to mix business withpleasure, despite the undeniable chemistry. Getting married to save her business is one thing, butfalling in love would mean risking her heart. Any way you slice it she’s getting more than shebargained for.A little bit like a cross between Grease and The Proposal, Any Way You Slice It is sure to captivatereaders who love romantic comedy and chicklit.This is the first book in The Upper Crust Series

Blaine and Kitka are Ultra Team 7, the best operatives that genetic science could create. The two are ruthless killers and thieves for a dying US government waging war on global corporations. Section Ex commands their every move until the overt hostilities end. Some secrets won't die and Ultra Team 7 is called back to hunt down a terrifying weapon that can throw the planet into the dark ages.Deckard Blaine wanted to left alone with his grief, but his draft notice changed that. He had resigned himself to life in Army, but instead of the infantry, he found himself in the infamous Section EX. Subjected to a multitude of twisted sciences, Deckard’s very DNA is altered to turn him into a ruthless thief and killer—the ultimate secret agent. Paired with his feline partner, Channelle Kitka, they form Ultra One-Seven, Section EX’s most successful stealth retrieval team. After years of service, Deckard and Kitka think they can now quietly fade into the background and live a life of peace. Their past, however, has different plans, and Deckard and Kitka are called out of retirement to track a madman and his super weapon across a fractured United States, into forbidden territories, and ultimately into space in a desperate attempt to avert an EMP attack on the world. Their journey will be fraught with deception and intrigue where their most ardent foes from their Section EX days now turn into allies and they must battle their Section EX brethren to complete the mission. It will take all of Deckard and Kitka’s skills as they face their ultimate opponent—a genetic experiment gone terribly wrong—in a savage battle that may be their last.

Everyone hates a Monday. It is the worst day of the week.The employees of Johnson Incorporated are about to have the worst Monday ever when a masked gunman enters the building.At first it seems that the gunman is just randomly shooting people, but could there be more behind the clown face mask?“I will be marketing synthetic beef in less than a year,” I told my brother, Kenneth Hunter Wolff. I expected my announcement to surprise him at least as much as had my sudden arrival. I was trembling with excitement. But Ken just nodded, inserting a mother-of-pearl fountain pen into the pocket of his red plaid flannel short-sleeve shirt. I think that is the moment I realized the depth of my hatred. “I'm here to give you fair warning,” I told him rigidly. Shouts of men, bleats of cattle, the clatter of hooves on concrete chutes, smells of alfalfa and vaccine and hot iron and seared cowhide brought back memories of childhood. I had my Leica with me, as always in those days. With it I snapped a picture of Bill Butts, foreman of The Broken Heart Ranch, as he directed the branding and vaccinating of beef cattle. “Beef ranching is doomed,” I purred. “We’re working on synthetic pork, chicken, even vegetables and fruit. We create food from organic compounds without killing animals. Agriculture is doomed.”

A complete adventure story, not just a teaser. This is a kid-safe story—there is no profanity.You might even enjoy it as a grown-up. In fact, the book lend itself well to parents who want to read to their children.There are many examples of light conflicts and resolutions that a parent can use to address a child's fears and/or teach values.This is an introduction to my upcoming book entitled “Reginald P. Lizard Saves The World.”This is a complete adventure story, not just a teaser. It has several charming characters such as Reginald P. Lizard, Lady Horse, Ellington Owl, a talking melon, and many more. These friends get into very light, non-threatening, short, and fun adventures.This is a kid-safe story—there is no profanity. The book lend itself well to parents who want to read to their children. It is hoped that you enjoy it even as a grown-up. There are many examples of light conflicts and resolutions that a parent can use to address a child's fears and/or teach values.An Audio Book version can be downloaded the author's website.

Shakespeare said that all the world's a stage. We think it's more like a peep show. Stuff happens, but a lot of it is too small, too quiet, or too odd to get on a playbill.Record One contains nine stories of nine people's lives in 2013. The writers didn't make headlines, climb mountains, or even pay their rent on time, but they were here, and that has to count for something.Shakespeare said that all the world's a stage. We think it's more like a peep show. Stuff happens, but a lot of it is too small, too quiet, or too odd to get on a playbill.Record One contains nine stories of nine people's lives in 2013. For these nine people, a lot has happened in the short time they’ve been alive. The Berlin Wall fell. Hip-hop became a thing. Twitter happened. Protestors in Tahrir Square threw down an autocrat. There was a civil war in Libya. The iPhone 5 came out.We saw a lot of big stories. If you want big stories, you don’t need to look here. You can turn on the news and see drone strikes in Pakistan, nuclear threats from North Korea, and a garbage island the size of Texas churning in the Pacific. Heck, I heard the guy with no legs who climbed Mount Killimanjaro has a book out. If big lives and big stories are your thing, you can go read that book; it’s probably great.Or maybe, you’d like to hear some little stories.Amid the big news, big things, and big people that happened in the past few years, there was a lot of other stuff going on. Some of it was bad. Parents got divorced. Relationships didn’t work out. Our beards never grew in. But there was good stuff too: we remembered our loved ones after they left. We got enough sleep. We quit smoking.That’s what this collection is for. Little stories, little people, and little things. We didn’t necessarily make headlines, climb mountains, or even pay our rent on time, but we were here, and I think that counts for something.

Noel is a Christmas angel. His whole purpose of being is to bring good cheer and joy to mankind during the Christmas season.Having never walked as a human, or experienced their ways first hand, Noel had a secret desire to work as an assignment angel just for once!On the eve of Christmas, Noel's wish comes true and he is sent to earth for 24 hours to help a miserable man named Chris Pyke.Noel is a Christmas angel. His whole purpose of being is to bring good cheer and joy to mankind during the Christmas season.Having never walked as a human, or experienced their ways first hand, Noel had a secret desire to work as an assignment angel just for once!On the eve of Christmas, Noel's wish comes true and he is sent to earth for 24 hours to help a miserable man named Chris Pyke. Christopher Pyke hates everything about Christmas, and for good reason. He lost the love of his life, whilst in Prague at Christmas time, and he lost his little sister Charlie on Christmas day. He hated everything about the season and thrived on his business and his success.A top Chef on the west coast of America, Chris has no idea how his life has affected people in America, Prague and Ireland. He is oblivious to life, oblivious to family and to love.Noel has one task; to soften the heart of this man so he can open his heart to Christmas, and Noel is one determined angel!

Set in a dark vision in the near future,. Defiance follows the journey of sixteen- year- old Amelia Raymond, the feisty, independent daughter of an underground resistance fighter as she seeks help to free her captured father.Set in a dark vision in the near future,. Defiance follows the journey of sixteen- year- old Amelia Raymond, the feisty, independent daughter of an underground resistance fighter as she seeks help to free her captured father. In her pursuit for justice, Amelia is soon lured into a trap by a seemingly innocent child and soon finds herself a kidnapped, imprisoned street fighter. Forced to fight for entertainment, she loses hope, but it is only in her darkest hour that a tiny ray of hope shines. In a world where everyone has grown unkind and the truth is a crime, how far will she have to go to uncover the truth?

Dazzled by Christian's hypnotic seduction, single mother Meredith goes home with him against her better judgment, to his apartment in the underbelly of Detroit. Big mistake. For Christian's smile hides deadly secrets, and he wants more than a one-night stand. He wants to keep Meredith--forever.After her husband's death, single mother Meredith just wants to raise her son in peace--until her handsome young co-worker Christian catches her eye. Dazzled by Christian's hypnotic seduction, Meredith goes home with him against her better judgment, to his apartment in the dark underbelly of Detroit. Big mistake. For Christian's easy smile hides deadly secrets, and he wants more than a one-night stand. He wants to keep Meredith forever. PRELUDE is a short story prequel to the crime horror-thriller series SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL, a finished trilogy intended for adults. The other books in the series include:1. So Damn Beautiful: The Lonely One (So Damn Beautiful, #1)2. So Damn Beautiful: Children's Home 5 (So Damn Beautiful, #2)3. So Damn Beautiful: Lost Sanctum (So Damn Beautiful, #3)

An odd coming of age story with a girl's bus trip to Ottawa leading to a meeting with an icon; and death.A story from the second collection of 17 stories in My Other Shorts & Formal Tales. The Sunday country market stalls are livened up by the gate crashing of an out-of-towner. The aged old lady, a Polish migrant and surviving veteran of WW2, wants to set up her own stall to sell a wide range of Polish memorabilia, bric-a-brac, home cooking and home made sweets. She immediately charms the other regular stall holders with her wonderful cooking, skills and many stories. She has other skills, unrevealed.

My face is on every television, in every newspaper. They say I’m saving the world.When school principal, Em Roberts, sees her hands covered in blood and her face splashed across the media as a superhero saving the world, she knows something is dreadfully wrong. Now, she must challenge “the voice” she hears in her head, the voice that transports her around the world, forces her to face unbelievable danger, and insists she can stop wars. Will she outmaneuver that voice before she loses touch with reality—or will she die trying? In Book One of the Em and Yves series enjoy wild adventure and an unforeseen love triangle as aliens manipulate world affairs using Em as their agent. For science fiction with a twist, get your copy of EMBATTLED now.

In this YA/SF novel for mature teens, Mitch is looking forward to a week at the lake before confronting decisions about college and career. He doesn't expect the near-death experience, surprising assault on his virginity, and discoveries soon to come: that his world is one of many worlds and his actions resonate in the other worlds, like the ripples of a pebble carelessly tossed in the lake.I‘m Rian MacCaren, a private investigator of the Midnight Agency. Having the blood of an angel has given my life a lot of difficulties, but not once have I ever thought something would attack me during Mass. It’s like I have a supernatural target painted on me, but someone has to save the world from the paranormal bad guys because the police aren’t equipped to handle such things. Like I said before, nothing has ever attacked me at church, and now I have to fight a possessed soul. Please let this be a dream because if it isn’t, I don’t have a prayer.

In this second collection of stories, Black Cat Tales: Black Anne and Other Short Stories you'll find more of the most popular spooky (and sometimes mischievous) stories and flash fiction from Black Cat Tales.In this second collection of stories, Black Cat Tales: Black Anne and Other Short Stories you'll find more of the most popular spooky (and sometimes mischievous) stories and flash fiction from Black Cat Tales.Stories include:Black Anne;The River Rising;Squirrel Hunting;The Magic in the Stones; and more

Dan Sherman goes from a History Teacher to a Space Guardian in one day. He is transformed into one of the most powerful beings in the Multiverse.Dan Sherman had to take early retirement through bereavement. He started to have lucid dreams about a tall man who was beckoning him go to a certain place. He soon realized that this wasn't an everyday event. It was to be the start of a once in a lifetime chance to be a Space Guardian. How will he cope with powerful entities who will try to destroy him at turn?

No matter they might be young, snobby, tough or pompous, there's nowhere to hide when their comeuppance arrives and they find themselves in the poo, in more ways than one.Four short stories based on the scatological misadventures of otherwise normal folks. Some young hillbillies' adventure with an army surplus motor cycle runs afoul of Bessie the cow and ends in a dramatic and memorable fashion. A young post-WWII emigrant unleashes appropriate revenge on his workplace bullies. An over-bearing and snobby aunt lays the foundation for her own comeuppance. Some pompous feminist university staff go looking for evidence of the Yowie, the Australian Bigfoot, and get more evidence than they really hoped for.

Death of the Artist is comprised of a collection of studies on the subjects of aesthetics, art, design and, what Bartlett labels, "post-ideological phenomena". The book forms a study and critique of contemporary views concerning art and visual culture today. And also analyses, explores and question the concepts of Art and The Artist in a more fundamental and definite praxis.Death of the Artist is comprised of a collection of studies on the subjects of aesthetics, art, design and, what Bartlett labels, "post-ideological phenomena". The book forms a study and critique of contemporary views concerning art and visual culture today. And also analyses, explores and question the concepts of Art and The Artist in a more fundamental and definite praxis.This study also ponders and questions the reality of Art. What is art’s reality? Can it be shaped or sculpted? Does it exist? These and are necessary questions to ask if we are to gain a true understanding of Art and its functions. The text also inquires about Art’s potency, asking "Is Art pure? Does true, artistic expression exist? Can Art ever be absolute?" and "Is its existence and manifestation truly incomprehensible?"

Free Marloth Park suspense lovestory. Adele Reynders skryf gewoonlik in Afrikaans, maar hierdie boek is spesiaal vertaal vir al my Engelse bure in Marloth Park (en ook vir mense wat oorsee bly!) Die Afrikaanse titel is Henk, 'n man van vele talente.When Lana Steenekamp decided to settle in Marloth Park, it was to get away from the pressure of city life and to see lions on the Marloth Park side of Kruger Park- not just inside the worldly reknown game reserve.Then just after New Year, her life changed, when she got the bad news of her ex husband's death. Suddenly everyone became interested in the laptop her ex gave her before he and the new love of his life left for Europe.As a freelance journalist however she had to hold on to that notebook, as her means of life depended on it. The only person she could trust was a lethargic laidback man who seemed to have a finger (or was it one of his ten thumbs?) into everything.Boeke van Adele wat ook in Marloth Park afspeel is Stryd om Bateleur of Battle of Bateleur. Volmaan, As jy maar weet en vele ander. As sy Marloth verlang, skryf sy haarself daarnatoe. Lees ook Medisyneman, Blombos Requiem en die Clarissa reeks. As jy van lekker humor hou, sal Appels swaai vir 'n Veearts en Dokter Pyn in die ... byval vind.

Andy Anderson is not a happy lad. His father left him years ago, his mother ignores him and he has a reputation for being a bit of a ‘loose cannon’ at school.Andy Anderson is not a happy lad. His father left him years ago, his mother ignores him and he has a reputation for being a bit of a ‘loose cannon’ at school. So, it would have surprised no-one when Andy indulged himself in a little petty theft during a school trip.The mystic Talisman Andy ‘acquired’ had hidden powers that unlocked the gates of time and threw him back in history where his sudden appearance causes an innocent man to die a slow, lingering deathAided by his good mate Tim and unwittingly coerced by shadowy underworld guardians, Andy bounces between dates three hundred years apart and travels the globe to save the life he put in danger when he used the Talisman.On his travels Andy befriends an obnoxious blue-blooded playboy, London gangsters and Mayan warriors. To avoid capture by the evil sect pursuing him, Andy flies, crashes, fights, runs, gains a father, and even wades neck deep in poo.But it’s only when Andy thinks the danger has past and the end is near, the sect really have him in their sights.