In the ancient world of Glenryth, Fey creatures stalk the wilderness outside the reach of human settlements and the protection of their religious and technocratic cults, unable to comprehend the nature of the young race of Man.Dwarves wreak a curse upon the town of High Peaks and murder pilgrims, and the discovery of the dead body of a local ignites a devastating war between Humanity and Fey.In the ancient and wild world of Glenryth, Fey creatures and a nascent humanity have come into conflict, the motives of each other mutually unfathomable and alien.Technological cults and Monotheistic religions are worshipped, any suspicion of pagan or Fey magickal taint is reviled. Prophets spread far and wide, offering hope and comfort to the beleaguered masses. Mankind is not totally separate from the energies that suffuse Glenryth, as an unfortunate few are born as Touched.When local dwarves put a curse upon the town of High Peaks, Remus, the aloof and irritable woodcutter and sage, must try and ebb the tide of xenophobic anger that could engulf himself and any other folk that are labelled as outcasts. But when a caravan of technocrat pilgrims fails to arrive, and the body of a local child is found in the woodlands, Remus, along with the capricious Touched Elaina, must try to understand the nature of morality in a world cloaked in suspicion and fear, and, ultimately, to prevent a brewing war that could send the region spiraling into chaos and destruction.The Remus Rothwyn Chronicles is a dark, epic fantasy series with mythological elements and a nuanced world with complex perspectives.

Thousands of invading man-eating giant flies present but one of the issues faced by immortal telepath Ed Rumsfeld, acting Chief of the Giants' Rest Mountain Mohawks of New York. He must also decide if young Mark Dawn Owl will accomplish his spirit quest across dangerous climate change ice-sheets alone or with his companion Stone-Coat Ice Giant. Part 4 of an emerging sci-fi/fantasy series.Due to climate change ice sheets now cover the New York Adirondack valleys, and the legendary Atenenyarhu (Stone-Coats)/Ice Giants of Mohawk legend are active all year. Fortunately the Giants' Rest Mountain Tribe has established a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with them and with the intelligent ants known as jants. Now giant man-eating tsiks (flies) are beginning to attack, just when it is time for young teen Mark Dawn Owl to go on his two week solo wilderness spirit quest. The shadowy leader of the US Government is also coming to visit Giants' Rest to speak with the Stone-Coats and jants. It is going to be a tough month for telepathic Tribe Chief Ed Rumsfeld, and an even tougher one for Mark. Part 4 of the Global Warming Fun sci-fi/fantasy series.

A short fable about two brothers, a road, a load, and of course, a tree toad.Bribery, corruption and Norwegian penises: a satirical tale of two cultures.Thanks to her grandmother’s way of dealing with her constipation, the Shanghai policeman’s daughter grows up believing that the sun shines out of her backside. Her temper and screaming fits are so notorious that nobody dares to marry her – even though her father is offering a large sum of money. An inspector in the Shanghai police, he has accumulated a small fortune in bribe money, but what he really desires is a grandchild. When he suggests that Norway might be a suitable place to search for a spouse, his daughter readily agrees: having been reliably informed that Norwegian men have very large penises.But Norway turns out to be a bit of a culture shock for the Shanghai policeman’s daughter. Not only does Oslo resemble a small provincial town when compared to Shanghai, but every one is very honest and nobody will take a bribe. Moreover, whilst she is impressed by the size of Norwegian men’s penises, they are apparently unaware as to what they are supposed to do with them.

Cave Man leaves Biker Heaven and takes a ride through time. He goes back to a simpler time and place, watching the young soldier who would be his father come back from the war. He watches the Road Dogs come into existence. He watches the love between a father and a son grow, and in the process, learns to understand his father and love him all the more for it.Short Story: Life is perfect for Haruka, a beautiful young woman recently married to a man she loves. But when a tragic accident claims her husband, everything falls apart. Distraught and on the edge of taking her own life, she recalls her husband's promise to return to her in his next life.

A short story based on part of the novel 'The land of Reality' concerning Seamus the leprechaun and his attempts to help the atmosphere at a party by making some poteen (moonshine).A comedy of an intelligent but not so smart man, following the life and adventures of Jake Rogers. Husband, Inventor, friend.

Anna is going through some changes. She tries to find out what's going on from her mother, but the chase has begun, and they both must run for their lives.Anna must leave all she's known, and become something new and different, if she is to survive. And yet, when peace is in sight, she must make the most terrible decision she could imagine.This story is part one of the Bloody Wings series.When a teenager is found dead by the roadside under strange circumstances Chief Jim Hawk has to find the killer. A man fulfills his dream about finding a lost city deep in the jungle, but what he finds will not only change him forever, but will also bring death to a small town. If you have read about "The highway of Tears", this novella might be for you.

He's back! He's cool(er)! And he's got a cat?! This cat can talk, too! She's four, nerdy, nasty, and she's got a secret! What happens when this cat "Spills the BeanZ'?" Chaos!!!! Ashlynn's got a secret, too! Can you keep a secret? Shhhhhhh..............Do you have a cat? Probably so. Do you have a dog? Probably so. Do you have a talking cat and a talking dog? Probrably NOT!!! Yeah, Ashlynn does. She's got a dancing dog and a VERY gross cat. How gross? She laid a stink bomb in a cake. How's that? She's got a secret too! She supposedly ACCIDENTLY spilled the BeanZ. The people who hear the secret, well, they can't keep it! Then, this little trio of a dog, girl, and cat must figure out a soulution! Join these crazy kids in this really suspenseful (not really) tale!

It's a slow night for Gracie, the third shift waitress at the Pink Panther Truck Stop, but things are about to get a whole lot livelier when a disgruntled former customer (or at least part of one) shows up looking for some payback... Attack of the Crawling Hand is the first short story in the Tales of Truck Stop Terror series.It's a slow night for Gracie, the third shift waitress at the Pink Panther Truck Stop, but things are about to get a whole lot livelier when a disgruntled former customer (or at least part of one) shows up looking for some payback...Attack of the Crawling Hand is the first short story in the Tales of Truck Stop Terror series.

A collection of complete first chapters of 12 different novels by award-winning author Melissa BowersockIt was upon a mighty river’s crescent where the last surviving remnants of Witchkind struggled for supremacy of their future. But before any wars could be fought, these witches first needed to survive the convergence of two massive storms, each holding ramifications of their own.One storm had been swirling across the warm coastal waters of their newly founded land, building strength as it did, one of fierce wind and deepening water - while the other had been following a great river southwards, tracing its course in search of his own identity, a storm of regenerating flesh and self-binding bones, and one with the ability to drag the fates of all the future along whichever path he chose.So as the swamp fills with water, three witches shall begin their silent battle for this new power, and thus the future… but not all of them will be able to escape that flood with their lives.

After the apocalypse a group of teenagers have to rebuild the whole society.This time, the group of teenage survivors led by Chelsea,have to face another group of survivors that want to take control of The Phoenix; the currency that Chelsea's group made. This new group want to revive the banking system based on debt.

His grandmother, the only person who could seal his psychic doorway closed has died. Now Connor's only hope of preventing a terrifying future is to consciously peer into the afterlife to find his grandmother.Still numb from the sudden death of his grandmother the night before Connor drags himself out of bed. Work may help take his mind off things and on the way he planned to call into the police station to make a complaint against Dale Tanner. Unfortunately Connor didn't make it to either destination and his bad day gets far worse.

There's a body in your alley...A secret reveals you're living a lie...A killer hunts for you...Would you search for the truth if you knew it could kill you?Join AJ and her pals in this suspense-filled page-turner as they race to unravel the mystery of her past, where the pieces of the puzzle bring more questions than answers and the only certainty is the killer’s end game—AJ’s life.There's a body in your alley...Arianna Jackson—AJ to her friends—and her occasionally well-behaved Alaskan Malamute, Nicoh, live a normal, uneventful, admittedly mundane existence, where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens.Until it does.Early one morning, AJ stumbles upon a horrifying scene—a girl’s body lies broken in the dumpster behind her home, her face beaten and mutilated.A secret reveals you're living a lie...As if that weren’t enough to upset the balance of normal, things go from bad to worse when she learns of her connection to the murdered girl. Suddenly, AJ realizes her entire life has been filled with secrets and lies.A killer hunts for you...Together with her trusty sidekick, Nicoh, and BFF, Leah, AJ must search for answers. But can she, when finding the truth proves to be more deadly than living the lie?Would you search for the truth if you knew it could kill you?Join AJ and her pals as they race to unravel the mystery of her past, where the pieces of the puzzle bring more questions than answers and the only certainty is the killer’s end game—AJ’s life.Find your truth...Grab your copy of Gemini Rising and join others who've enjoyed this suspense-filled page-turner that keeps you guessing to the end...and beyond.Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series Book OrderGemini Rising—Book 1Beyond Revenge—Book 2Blood of Gemini—Book 3Mischievous Malamute Mystery Series eBook Categories- Cozy Animal Mysteries- Cozy Animal Mystery- Cozy Dog Mystery- Cozy Dog Mystery Series- Cozy Humor Mystery Series- Cozy Murder Mysteries with Dogs- Humor Murder Mystery Series- Murder Mystery- Murder Mystery Series- Mystery Series

Shakespeare on the Roof is the first of the famous Jack Hamma action adventure novels. With satire and wry humour our indomitable hero struggles through the red tape and endemic cock-ups of a top secret, military operation. Full of action, but sugar coated with Jacks signature throw away lines, the book is a hard to put down, thunderingly good read.Jack is in a canoe paddling for his life on the open sea. ‘The light was fading fast now. The vast mass of the sea, in giant waves, crashed and smashed against our tiny craft and then it happened, a spotlight swept the sea around us and a machine gun opened fire. My mate turned, yelled at me and pointed, blood was streaming down the side of his face, we paddled faster and I steered the canoe to where he had pointed. We were moving as fast as we could to an appointment with a bullet. The machine gun rattled again and cut tiny holes in my paddle, it made quite a pretty pattern. Bullets started to smash into the rudder, the rudder spat the dummy and turned us into the course of the unfriendly fire. More bullets exploded into the back of the canoe and we began to take on water. Take on water, we were bloody sinking!’If you enjoy action adventure novels, but with a splash of humour, Jack Hamma has arrived.Review: ‘What a splendid book. How come Australians are able to do such fast action packed books? Part action, part private detective and 100% funny, Jack Hamma is a brilliant character, reluctantly getting himself into lots of tricky situations and so difficult to kill. Really looking forward to reading the next Jack Hamma adventure.’

Twenty Poems written about various subjects. There are relations between them and they come from life experiences from childhood events to the pangs of adulthood. Are they about nothing? Maybe, but then again, maybe not?This small collection of short poetry covers such things as the lust to create to the lust for a woman and down to the events of a childhood bully. It is poems about nothing, but is it? Interconnected in random prose some rhymes and some not, to make you think and ponder meaning. These poems are for everyone who has a heart... and robots too.I am an artist and am trying to raise funds for an art gallery that would also double as a social and community hub as well. The goal is to be able to have a place where new aspiring artist and writers can share their work freely. Purchasing this ebook is a step towards making that happen.

Reece and Sean are sitting on their porch when large hands reach over the fence and kidnap their dog, Bear. The children give chase through the woods and find themselves in a dome-shaped hut normally invisible except the Professor has forgotten to shut the door. After the door closes and reopens, Reece and Sean walk out into a totally confusing world two hundred years before they were born.Reece and Sean are accidentally transported in time by the Professor who has stolen their dog. The children were sitting on their back porch when someone reaches over the fence and kidnaps Bear, their large dog. When Reece and Sean give chase through the woods to rescue Bear, they find themselves in a dome-shaped hut normally invisible except the Professor has forgotten to shut the door. After the door closes and eventually reopens, the children walk out into a totally confusing world two hundred years before they were born. When the Professor is locked in a room by people who are frightened of him, it's up to Reece and Sean to rescue him and their dog. But they must do it without being seen lest they are locked up as well. Even if the children are able to rescue the Professor and Bear from the locked room, there is considerable doubt that the Professor can reprogram his machine to return them home again.

Kit needed a new start from her past. She escaped an abusive relationship and found her way to a town and meets a waitress that helps her overcome her fear with and sets her up with a stunning man, Steven, to be her new love. But when the past comes back and threatens to take everything way from her that she has overcome. With she be able to live through it?Kit needed a new start from her past. She escaped an abusive relationship and traveled from place to place for two years in fear of her ex boyfriend, Gabe, from finding her. Along her way she stops and makes an unexpected friend with a waitress, Tiffany. She feels at home in this small town and being able to have a new friend and a fresh start she feels like she has found what she was looking for. She finds a new love interest with a strong man, Steven, and they soon become lovers. But will the past come back to haunt her? Will she be able to make it out alive this time?

The genealogist Draston has failed to find a royal ancestor for his master, Hamvok the Merciful. To save himself, Draston promises to prove the tyrant is descended from a god. In doing so, he commits himself to a path of forgery and sacrilege. His enterprise will risk the wrath of gods. But, far worse, it will draw him to a shadowy figure more terrible than all the gods combined, the Fate Healer.A five thousand word short story where the quill proves to be more dangerous than any sword. The genealogist Draston is charged with the impossible. His master, Hamvok the Merciful, craves a royal ancestor or two to legitimize his tyranny. But every avenue of Draston’s research comes to a dead end. Nobility has never sneezed on Hamvok’s ancestors, much less married into them. And now Draston’s time has run out. To save himself from Hamvok’s violent displeasure, Draston promises to prove the tyrant is descended from a god. In doing so, he commits himself to a path of forgery and sacrilege. His enterprise will risk the wrath of gods. But, far worse, it will draw him to a shadowy figure more terrible than all the gods combined, the Fate Healer.

Avery Snider is a high school jock, and his family had just lost a close cousin. His other set of cousins ask Avery to watch over their son, Josh, while the families go out of state to attend the funeral.Avery and a friend both learn that autistic traits could actually serve as a doorway to the Paranormal…A short story from the prize winning author of "Resolution"."Drive carefully, there’s a frost again tonight.”A teenager asks his domineering father if he can borrow the car with dramatic consequences."Drive is an edgy flash fiction contemporary family life story with a dash of mystery and a conclusion that lingers in your thoughts long after you’ve read ‘The End’." MDG

The Giving of Things Cold & Cursed is a haunting tale by critically-acclaimed horror author, Terry M. West. Baker Johnson is a flawed parapsychologist in the year 1925. After the death of Richard Johnson, Baker inherits his uncle's estate and moves into the legendary psychical researcher's home."[The Giving of Things Cold & Cursed is] beautifully written, superbly edited and trying to explain the incredible depth of aesthetic in this particular short is like trying to explain the virtues of a well aged Scotch vs moonshine."-Heather Omen, The Horror NationThe Giving of Things Cold & Cursed is a haunting tale by critically-acclaimed horror author, Terry M. West. Baker Johnson is a flawed parapsychologist in the year 1925. After the death of Richard Johnson, Baker inherits his uncle's estate and moves into the legendary psychical researcher's home. But he soon discovers that the Black Room of the property, the place where haunted items are safely contained, has been emptied.

A young man searches for meaning, creates art, and grapples with fame as he traverses the stomping grounds of the Beat Generation—from Mexico City to Manhattan—in Jack Kerouac’s semi-autobiographical novel This urgently paced yet deeply introspective novel closely tracks On the Road author Jack Kerouac’s own life. Jack Duluoz journeys from the Cascade Mountains to San Francisco, Mexico City, New York, and Tangier. While working as a fire lookout on Desolation Peak in the Cascades, Duluoz contemplates his inner void and the distressing isolation brought on by his youthful sense of adventure. In Tangier he suffers a similar feeling of desperation during an opium overdose, and in Mexico City he meets up with a morphine-addicted philosopher and seeks an antidote to his solitude in a whorehouse. As in Kerouac’s other novels, Desolation Angels features a lively cast of pseudonymous versions of his fellow Beat poets, including William S. Burroughs (as Bull Hubbard), Neal Cassady (as Cody Pomeray), and Allen Ginsberg (as Irwin Garden). Duluoz draws readers into the trials and tribulations of these literary iconoclasts—from drug-fueled writing frenzies and alcoholic self-realizations to frenetic international road trips and tumultuous love affairs. Achieving literary success comes with its own consequences though, as Duluoz and his friends must face the scrutiny that comes with rising to the national stage.