Roxie has the best night of her life until the popular kids decide they want to celebrate her birthday in a way Roxie never expects––in her attic, with a gift that’s out of this world, and a pact to never tell a living soul what happens next. Roxie astral projects to Planet Popular where she becomes seventeen instantly and gets everything she’s always wanted, but nothing is as it seems.Roxie has the best night of her life until the popular kids decide they want to celebrate her birthday in a way Roxie never expects––in her attic, with a gift that’s out of this world, and a pact to never tell a living soul what happens next.Twelve-year-old Roxie wants to be like Adrianne, the popular girl who gets everything she wants––a flock to prowl around the mall with; invitations to parties; and for Hayden, the cutest guy in the eighth grade to, you know, notice her. When Roxie invites all the eighth grade peacocks (code word : popular kids) to her first ever thirteenth birthday party on Halloween, they all come and give her a gift that’s literally out of this world. Roxie astral projects to Planet Popular where she becomes seventeen instantly and gets everything she’s always wanted, but nothing is as it seems. Being a high school peacock is complicated and Roxie will risk everything to be who she thinks she wants to be. Oh yeah, there’s Prom, doppelgangers, a mysterious map, and lots of bad peacocks too. BONUS EXCERPT: two chapters of Shadow Slayer, book 2 in The Shadow Series which releases Sept. 2012!13 on Halloween, (Shadow Series #1) is now available as an audiobook

CONTENTS: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag The Man Who Traveled in Elephants '--All You Zombies--' They Our Fair City '--And He Built a Crooked House--'

Amy is hot on a story as she tries to discover what life is like for teenage girls living on the street. Discovering the truth lands her in a world of vampires and werewolves that she never dreamed existed.Amy is hot on a story as she tries to discover what life is like for teenage girls living on the street. When her disguise almost gets her killed, she’s saved by one of New York’s most eligible bachelors. His private life is filled with secrets and his story sparks Amy’s interest. Discovering the truth lands her in a world of vampires and werewolves that she never dreamed existed. She also didn't dreamed she could truly love a man or vampire but Marcus shows her the light. Now the two must fight the one person who can destroy their chance at love. With the help of Marcus’ clan of werewolves the war begins.

This is a collection of easy to read story poems that weave tales of fantasy, war and humor.The Heilmann Drive allowed humanity to spread across the stars and prosper for nearly two thousand years. But when the use of the device begins to eat into the fabric of the universe, the People's Interstellar Republic bans all faster-than-light travel. A new age begins, one of isolation and stagnation. This era becomes known as the Fall.One rebel, Captain Seth Garland, steals the last starship in existence. He is now mankind's only hope of re-uniting the stars.The Fallen Goddess: When Captain Garland's crew questions their safety aboard their ship, he goes in search of of an engineer who can repair the Heilmann Drive. His quest leads him to a discovery that will redefine the future of his rebellion and change the destiny of mankind.

Tails and Fixers is a Sci-Fi novel that deals with survival on a far distant hostile world. In the end it is a love story with both sorrow and great hope.Tails and Fixers is a Sci-Fi novel that deals with survival on a far distant hostile world. In the end it is a love story with both sorrow and great hope.Floyd was slowly dying and was given the chance to live; if he would agree to be an emissary from Earth. He is sent on a one way mission to a distant world in return for the promise of restored health from a secret stem cell treatment. He and his computer partner arrive fifty Earth years later only to find a planet which had been decimated by a major asteroid strike. The only survivors live in the Sanctuary deep below a mountain. The ruling council finds the idea of democracy a threat to the stability of the Sanctuary. Floyd is evicted from the Sanctuary to an expected death from the elements. Lina with her long fluffy tail, and Tesla a fixer, were to be eliminated in order to sanitize the thinking within the Sanctuary. With the help of the other fixers they escape and join Floyd in his struggle for survival.

Wannabe actress Stevie Stone had to earn some fast money. Harriet Hollywood’s Repossession Company seemed like an easy gig, you grab the stuff and go. What could go wrong? Turns out, a lot. Now someone wants her dead. With the help of Hector her mothering partner with a donut obsession, her over protective ex-boyfriend Bryan and her hot new mentor Manuel, she tries to outwit her assassins.Wannabe actress Stevie Stone had to earn some fast money. Harriet Hollywood’s Repossession Company seemed like an easy gig, you grab the stuff and go. What could go wrong? Turns out, a lot. Now someone wants her dead. With the help of Hector her mothering partner with a donut obsession, she tries to outwit her assassins. To complicate matters, her over protective ex-boyfriend, Bryan, who just happens to be the assistant district attorney, goes to any length short of locking her up to protect her. The chaos continues when Stevie meets Manuel who becomes her reluctant mentor and sometimes life saver, who in all likelihood is a contract killer, or just a hot guy who is very handy with a gun. Stevie has to race against time as the hit man wants his payday and will stop at nothing to ensure she ends up dead.

Brenna is a neonatal nurse who burns out after caring for too many dying babies. After evaluating her life, she buys an old house on the coast in hope of recovering. She begins to dream about a mother who has lost her baby and wonders if her house is haunted or if some other force is at work. After falling for an EMT who involves her in more medical crises, she has to decide what's most important.Brenna Callahan is a neonatal nurse in Portland, a job she has always loved. But when one too many patients die, she burns out and realizes she can't return to the NICU. With the help of her best friend Molly, she reevaluates her life and decides to move to the ocean to recover. Brenna is having a good time renovating her "new" old house when she begins to have dreams of a mother losing her baby and wonders if her house is haunted or if a different force is at work. She has suffered from nightmares about babies at work and her parents' plane crash, but these dreams seem different. She gradually "adopts" a retriever and three cats who find their way into her heart and brighten her life. Along the way, she becomes attracted to Adam, a firefighter EMT who exposes her to stressful medical situations once again. In the end, she has to reevaluate her life yet again and decide if love is enough.

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Max Aries, a skinny twenty-seven year-old could leap up and snare a football thrown fifteen feet over his head. He could punt a football ninety yards in the air. Kick a seventy-yard field goal. Bend a steel bar, then straighten it out. Max joined a mediocre professional football team, and made them Super Bowl Champions. In short, Max Aries was out of this world. LiterallyMax Aries is a skinny, twenty-seven year-old who appears from nowhere to convince the coach of the Cincinnati Rams, a mediocre professional football team, that he can perform feats that will make them Super Bowl champions. Although he falls victim to a series of obstacles, he manages to live up to his promise. Little does anyone know that Max, or Xam, his real name, was sent from heaven. Not the heaven we all know, but the distant planet Oh Ess Yew.

Jordan Kline is troubled and, even though putting himself in danger, travels to Eilat to seek out advice from the Chief Rabbi. He seeks advice on life and Jewish values.He is deeply troubled by suspicions of traitors within Israel, men who would kill to sweep aside all threats to their conspiracy.This is one of my favorite passages in Book1 of the Jordan Kline Trilogy.When an Englishman visits an American rodeo show, he gets far more than horse-play...A horror fantasy story with a Lovecraft tinge, for fans of the wierd tale...

Right and wrong will cost you....Lizzie Luck is magical. Apparently. The DNA test came back proving she's from the otherworld.She's unemployed, has 24 dollars in her account, and is so out of luck it's killing her.Things couldn't get worse, right?Wrong.Right and wrong will cost you....Lizzie Luck is magical. Apparently. The DNA test came back proving she's from the otherworld.She's unemployed, has 24 dollars in her account, and is so out of luck it's killing her.Things couldn't get worse, right?Wrong.When she winds up in the police station and comes to the attention of the city's richest, most charming and most powerful vampire, her fortunes take a turn for the worse. Soon she finds herself under contract to him. She has to agree to his terms, and in return, he'll find out who she is....From magical murders to dangerously attractive vampires, Lizzie is thrust headfirst into a world of intrigue, mystery, and fantasy.....With plenty of action, adventure, wit, and romance, Angel: Private Eye is sure to please fans of Witch's Bell. A seven-book series, the first two books are currently available.

What can a woman do when she hears from a trustworthy source that her husband is having an affair! Not only that - it is happening in her very own home as the bearer of such bad news speaks? Deciding to act first and worry about the consequences later she acts upon instinct! Is there a funny side?It’s been a year since the initial outbreak of the zombie apocalypse, and for the survivors in the suburbs of Philadelphia, everything is about to change. When a mysterious man shows up at the gate of their safe zone, proclaiming to have “a product of vital interest and importance”, more than a few residents wanted answers, including Connor. Venturing to the nearby Chemcorp facility, survivors throughout the region gather and are introduced to a chemist named Abe Morrow . . . and to a product that would change everything.

3 short stories about irrational emotions between 2 people. ‘Deadline’ tells of Andrea, about to bag the ideal boyfriend. Only her tutor and her late thesis stand in the way. ‘Outside’ recounts of Deke, an ex-con doing community service outside the home of single mother, Elaine. And ‘Nice’ follows the life of Durante, suspicious of his girlfriend, who keeps getting texts from a secret admirer.Three short stories about irrational emotions between two people.The first story, Deadline, relates on mature student, Andrea, about to bag the ideal boyfriend. Only her tutor Mr. Linton and her late thesis stand in the way.The second story, Outside, enters the disturbed mind of Deke, an ex convict doing community service outside the home of single mother, Elaine. Only trouble is, he doesn't want to leave.And Nice follows the life of Durante, a grant assessor, suspicious of his young girlfriend, Kate, who keeps getting texts from a secret admirer.Three reads to fill spare moments, but leaving a lasting impression.The stories themselves are collectively 10,500 words.

Lizzie and Manuel live worlds apart.Lizzie is about to learn the family business: banishing fugitive spirits—ghosts, demons, and fairy folk--from the Earth.Manuel is not an ordinary boy. On the field he is a soccer phenom and in secret he is a Magician's apprentice.Lizzie and Manuel live worlds apart, but together they have a common enemy: a sorcerer who is hell bent on ruling the world.Manuel is a soccer phenom on the field and off the field a magician’s apprentice—an apprentice to a real magician, not a pull-the-rabbit-out-of-the-hat kind. This magician can knock things off the table from across the room using his mind. You see, the magician isn’t an ordinary human, and neither is Manuel.Lizzie has long since figured out where the presents under the Christmas tree come from, and she knows that tiny, winged ladies with wands don't really pay cash for baby teeth. Only little kids believe in fairies and elves. But Lizzie's world is about to be turned upside down. She is about to learn that the legends of old are not all make-believe. She is about to discover the ancient and powerful artifact that is her family legacy. And she is about to join the family business--a never-ending mission to remove from Earth all fugitive spirits.Manuel and Lizzie and live worlds apart, but a sorcerer with plans to rule the world needs something they each have, and he is hellbent upon getting what he wants.

Mandy Nash is the first “Normal” (i.e. human) to invite Calvin anywhere since he became reanimated, one of the living dead. But what will he do when he finds out her invitation to the big St. Patrick’s Day party in town is just an elaborate ruse to get him to take her into the Z-Zone , a place where "Normals" are forbidden, and even zombies are in danger?One can live for several weeks without food but only a few days without water, a fact that seventeen year old Niko is only too aware of as she struggles to provide for her two younger brothers in a post-apocalyptic landscape where the rain burns like acid, food grows scarce, and any Slither that crosses her path is laid low before it can sink its teeth into her.Then one night everything she's ever worked for, everything she's ever loved is consumed by a raging fire, leaving her with one brother dead, the other missing and herself gravely injured.She's rescued by the Rose Circle, a rogue group of Slither hunters. They sneak her into Amaryllis City, a decadent metropolis where those able to afford the exorbitant entrance fee live a life of relative ease.But for Niko, Amaryllis City is not the haven she grew up believing it would be, the deeper she delves the nastier it gets and when her unique abilities as a Slither hunter are discovered things get positively filthy.All Niko ever wanted to do was find her baby brother but that's proving to be harder than she ever would have expected.

The dead have risen over night. Lifelong friends Zoe Kate and Boggs wake in the woods to find their world a living Hell. They flee to the mountains in hope of finding safety. Joined by two other survivors, the will face unimaginable horror and unthinkable tragedy.18+ for language, graphic horror & gore, and sexual situations.Caught in the middle of a zombie plague, Zoe Kate and Adam Boggs flee their rural hometown in search of safety in the nearby Cascade Mountain range. They are joined by two other survivors, Gus and Emilie. Infected, Zoe must also face the realization that she has developed a telepathic link to the living dead that fills her mind with darkness and evil. Facing unimaginable horrors and unthinkable tragedies, the group must fight both the living and the dead. Zoe and Boggs manage to fall in love while surrounded by death and despair. Before long, it becomes clear that the living dead do not play by usual zombie rules. Watch for the sequel, Tainted Grace, spring of 2013!

Hope appears to be the ultimate perfect woman: she's beautiful,is incredibly intelligent, and seems to have no limitations. But Hope has one fatal flaw... she is not completely human. In a business where the clones do not disobey under any circumstances, will Hope follow her clone nature and obey, or will her new self-awareness get in the way?Hope appears to be the ultimate perfect woman: she's beautiful, is incredibly intelligent, and seems to have no limitations. But Hope has one fatal flaw... she is not completely human. Hope is the 19241th Hope clone created from the genes of a deceased woman named Sarah Keefe. These Hope models are capable of anything and are expected to do whatever it takes to complete whatever mission they are given. But Hope 19241 is not like the other emotionless, compliant clones, and her creator, Conner Keefe, senses it immediately. Hope doesn't think mechanically like the others, which may cause problems when her mind glitches between the day she was initially programmed, and seven months later when she cannot remember anything since her initial meeting with Conner. Will Hope continue her mission to make the future senator Jesse Oliver, fall in love with her so her bosses can infiltrate the government, or will she find that her newly emotional self-awareness will get in her way?

A corrupt governor dies in a fit of stupidity. He is uncertain of his life standing, so journeys in Hell, where he feels like he doesn't belong. Given a second chance, he is assigned to find damaged and lost, but wonderfully colorful souls in Hell, from any time period, who might redeem themselves through a second chance, and bring them into situations to better themselves.A corrupt governor dies in a fit of stupidity. He is uncertain of his life standing, so finds himself journeying in Hell, where he feels like he doesn't belong. He is given a second chance, and is assigned to find damaged and lost, but wonderfully colorful souls in Hell, from any time period, who might redeem themselves through a second chance, and bring them into situations to better themselves in a new town in Asphedolus.This high fantasy novel is set in Ancient Greek mythology. The main character faces the challenge of forming a rogues gallery into a community, deals with demons who would destroy him, and beautiful angels who help him. They must find something to live for in Asphedolus, or their situation is no better than in Hell and a final ending in ashes or the Lake Of Fire.Characters include William Shakespeare, an real executioner from history, a pirate, women wrongly killed, and present day deaths, to bring seven subplots together at the end. The story is heavily driven by theme and character.This may appeal to people who like zombies and vampires, 1000 Ways to Die, Lost, Dead Like Me, Final Destination, What Dreams May Come, Deconstructing Hell, The Devil’s Advocate, Mister Destiny, Scrooged, and Groundhog Day.Illustrated.