A teenager sets on a journey to "learn" from the beings that reside in the Land of Spirits, a world populated with strange entities that exist on behalf the real world.Michael, a teenage boy, refused to believe in the spirit fantasies that were spreading throughout the countryside like a plague. He was then confronted by three of his friends―Trish, Robert, and Frank―all who were trying to persuade him into trying out a ritual that would enable him to connect with the spirits. Initially, he denied, but he decided to test it to show them that it was all a hoax. However, what was in for him was unfathomable. And just a minute of silence, he entered into the Land of Spirits, a world where mysterious and phenomenal entities resided. Thus began his journey to understand why he was brought here and for what.

Henrie is in her twenties, she is been abused by her boyfriend and his annoying brother is always there to witness her humiliation. Richard broke her but would she let his brother Charles pick up the pieces? She is not just broken but torn between two brothers.What do the following have in common: a muntjac deer, a toilet, and a hairless cat? They are three key factors in uncovering a treasure that may or may not exist. But for Abby and Jamie Patterson, these items are essential ingredients to fulfilling their grandfather's greatest desire. Is the fortune real, or are the siblings following a path to nowhere as set down by an eccentric old woman? The quest is on, and time is running out. Can you help solve the mystery?

What would an alien invasion of Earth seem like from the perspective of the aliens, especially if the plan was never to actually kill any humans at all?What would an alien invasion of Earth seem like from the perspective of the aliens, especially if the plan was never to actually kill any humans at all? Written as a first-person recounting of their unplanned landing on Earth, Call me Ogi is the story of an alien being who wanted none of the responsibility of leading his own people let alone presiding over the attempt at unifying two very different species in order to create a peaceful world that endures for all time.

Stop. Look. Listen.But don’t you dare inquire any further.You don’t want to see what I’ve seen.You don’t want to know what I know.Xavier Prince, Louis/Hugh Keaton and Serena Tennyson are dead but their legacy of belligerence, unpredictability and ruthlessness cast a large, dark shadow of uncertainty over the lives of those that were left behind.Atlanta has paid a heavy price and now lies in ruins. And the country that all three loved so much teeters ever closer to the edge of an abyss from which it may never fully recover.And yet, the worse is still to come.Dr. Angel Hicks Dupree and Thomas Pepper have learned the Whirlwind’s secrets—all of her secrets.The two of them have discovered a plot far more calculating, harrowing and audacious than anyone of them would have possibly imagined.And they already be too late to stop it.Exposing the truth about the Whirlwind may be the one thing that sets it free.

Pastor Mike, an angel warrior, was chosen by God to protect his people from the demonic spirits battling to steal more souls. As he battles the spirits and sends them back to hell, his daughter and predecessor Missy is fighting her own battles with insecurity and finding her purpose. The demons are getter stronger. The end is approaching. Will Missy realize her purpose in time?With a nod to Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, Baggy is the story of a boy's playful pranks and the price he must pay for his fun.

**Medal Winner of the 2014 New Apple Book Awards in the E-Book Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Category**Life or death? It's all the same for Grace...Some of us have been there before -- falling for the hot, popular jock who just so happens to be dating the hot, popular girl in school. Your snarky-but-always-right bestie insists you make a move, but you’re not so much into putting yourself out there. Then it happens, and suddenly you find yourself eating a cat on your neighbor’s porch. No? Never happened to you? Well, Grace Watkins can’t say the same. Her hunger is growing with each day that passes and her urges are getting harder to control. No one can explain why her body is changing, except one man.

What would you give up for love? Wesley gave the ultimate sacrifice to be with the one he loved. Now his long time estranged friend Mike, after having a horrifying paranormal experience while visiting his friends old house has begun to go through Wes's old journals for a better understanding of his decision and of the new world he has been thrust into.What would you give up for love? Wesley gave the ultimate sacrifice to be with the one he loved. Now his long time estranged friend Mike, after having a horrifying paranormal experience while visiting his friends old house has begun to go through Wes's old journals for a better understanding of his decision and of the new world he has been thrust into. Little did he know that while reading them he'd discover truths about his friend, his old home, and discover that not all is as it seems.

Free! 6 brief short stories for those of you who are not familiar with my writing...Daddy's Little Girl, Heroines and Heroes, One Glorious Afternoon, The Man in the Mirror, The Willow and the Elm and Dear Mr. Mayor.Free! 6 brief short stories for those who are not familiar with my writing...Daddy's Little Girl---A young girl's day in church. Heroines and Heroes---A nine-year-old learns more than a dictionary definition of a heroine. One Glorious Afternoon---Children on a poignant afternoon of fun. The Man in the Mirror---A recurring nightmare has tragic consequences. The Willow and the Elm---Grandpa relates a story to his eight year old granddaughter. Dear Mr. Mayor---a young boy writes a letter.

In the future, the Order of the Sword is law and its soldiers are the swordsmen. This swordsman is in need of a night off as he orders a drink in a small town pub, but he's rudely interrupted and finds a few surprises that will keep him sober.In the future, the Order of the Sword is the law and its soldiers are the swordsmen. This swordsman has had a rough week. He needs one night off from work and hopes to find it when he takes a seat in a small town pub. The atmosphere is nice and the people are friendly enough. The swordsman is ready to enjoy an evening of good times and strong drink, but unfortunately, is interrupted by a few surprises that keep him sober and running for his life.

Temptation Falls moves to Rosewood with her Uncle, Aunt, and cousins following the death of her parents. Rosewood is no ordinary town, and she can see the goblins and monsters who roam the town like ghosts. Upon investigating the town's disturbing history, she captures the attention of a creature who has very specific plans for her and not only the inhabitants of Rosewood, but one day the world.The quiet town of Rosewood, Michigan has a disturbing history. For a century and a half, young women have vanished. Locals whisper of monsters residing in the old theater house and in the woods surrounding Rosewood, but no one has ever seen one.Until sixteen-year-old, Temptation Falls moves to town.Destroyed by guilt for causing a fatal accident was not the most abnormal occurrence in Temptation’s life. Revived from death by hideous creatures devoted to keeping her alive topped it off.Determined to overcome these horrific hallucinations, Temptation intends to live a normal life when she moves to Rosewood. There, she finds new friends and even starts dating the handsome Jerald Jenkins. Unfortunately, she cannot avoid the creatures forever, so when a strange man – who claims to be the King of the Rosewood creatures – develops a romantic interest in Temptation, her control over her “disability” starts to unravel. The creatures won’t leave her alone. Going against her boyfriend’s wishes, she investigates the town’s dark history and unearths a century and a half old feud between a demon – who holds a strange resemblance to her boyfriend – and the mysterious king.The line between fantasy and reality collides.There is no turning back for Temptation as she finds herself linked to a ferocious war between the Jenkins’ family and the strange creatures that saved her life. One of them is responsible for the young women who vanished, and now they both want Temptation. Positive she will die if she refuses to choose a side, Temptation wonders if her five minutes of death cost her to lose – not only her parents – but her cousins, friends, boyfriend, sanity – everything.

Have you ever wanted a pet so much that your buttons were about to pop? KABOOM! Join Kelly as she learns that caring for an animal goes far beyond giving it food and water. Jolly Time Books tell whimsical stories the whole family can enjoy. Jolly Time Books are full of individually hand-drawn vivid and colorful illustrations that will spark the imagination of any child.Have you ever wanted a pet so much that your buttons were about to pop? KABOOM! Kelly asked her parents for a dog or cat. Before a decision is made, Kelly is asked to take care of Professor Hootie’s goldfish while he is away.Join Kelly as she discovers that Professor Hootie loves volunteering for the animal shelter while he is on vacation. Kelly learns that caring for an animal goes far beyond giving it food and water. When adopting, you need to be ready to provide a FOREVER home for your pet.Wowsers! What will Kelly do? Will she prove that she is responsible enough for a pet of her own? You will have to read the book to find out.I Want a Pet is another outstanding presentation. Jolly Time Books tell whimsical stories the whole family can enjoy. Jolly Time Books are full of individually hand-drawn vivid and colorful illustrations that will spark the imagination of any child.

Already Forgotten is a collection of thirty poems written by writer C.M.HHolly Ledford, 18, and Kelsie Harland, 17, have been best friends since pre-school. Life is perfect for them and their friends in the idyllic English village of Marlbury. They have just spent the summer lazing in the sun enjoying beach trips and pool tournaments. None of them suspect that Marlbury has magical links and that life for Holly and Kelsie is about to change dramatically. Adults in the village are keeping secrets, because they have been sworn to silence by the High Priestess of Avalon in return for protection.Holly is unknowingly on a predestined path to help Avalon maintain an ancient pact between humans and the natural world. She is destined to fall in love with a man who isn’t fully human. Ultimately, Holly’s relationship leads to her best friend, Kelsie, being kidnapped by an angry Goddess. But Kelsie also has a soul mate waiting for her, and he too isn’t entirely human. Both girls have to cope with the consequences of having partners with superhuman abilities. The girls have to come to terms with the realisation that their lives, families and the village is not what they thought it was and deal with the deception of their loved ones.In Winter Unveils, they embark on adventures that take them through dangerous snowstorms in the Scottish Highlands, across wind-swept Welsh beaches and deep in the green of England, to the mysterious island of Avalon itself.

Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun, Cyril is adrift in the world, anchored only tenuously by his heartfelt friendship with the infinitely more glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to know himself and where he came from – and over his three score years and ten, will struggle to discover an identity, a home, a country and much more. In this, Boyne's most transcendent work to date, we are shown the story of Ireland from the 1940s to today through the eyes of one ordinary man. The Heart's Invisible Furies is a novel to make you laugh and cry while reminding us all of the redemptive power of the human spirit.

A delightful, old-fashioned love story with a uniquely twenty-first-century twist, Landing is a romantic comedy that explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance relationships--the kind millions of us now maintain mostly by plane, phone, and Internet. Síle is a stylish citizen of the new Dublin, a veteran flight attendant who's traveled the world. Jude is a twenty-five-year-old archivist, stubbornly attached to the tiny town of Ireland, Ontario, in which she was born and raised. On her first plane trip, Jude's and Síle's worlds touch and snag at Heathrow Airport. In the course of the next year, their lives, and those of their friends and families, will be drawn into a new, shaky orbit. This sparkling, lively story explores age-old questions: Does where you live matter more than who you live with? What would you give up for love, and would you be a fool to do so?

As a young man, Gerhard Self served as a Nazi prosecutor. After the war he was barred from the judicial system and so became a private investigator. He has never, however, forgotten his complicity in evil. Hired by a childhood friend, the aging Self searches for a prankish hacker who’s invaded the computer system of a Rhineland chemical plant. But his investigation leads to murder, and from there to the charnel house of Germany’s past, where the secrets of powerful corporations lie among the bones of numberless dead. What ensues is a taut, psychologically complex, and densely atmospheric moral thriller featuring a shrewd, self-mocking protagonist.

Carl and Marianne were high school sweethearts, loving the way only teenagers can—with no thought to logic or pride, just a bone-headed, optimistic frenzy of unicorns and hormones. That was all they needed. Or so Carl thought. Scared of being stuck in Lake Sackett, Georgia, like so many of her friends—without a real shot at a future or achieving her own dreams—Marianne panicked and bolted to college after stomping Carl’s heart into the high grass. But when she returns to Lake Sackett for the summer with her family after years away, she and Carl are drawn together like moths to a flame. As they rekindle their old romance and remember what it was like to be in love, they have to wonder: is this, finally, their real chance at happiness? Perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins and Amy E. Reichert, this warmhearted and witty love story introduces Molly Harper’s new Southern Eclectic series set in the small town of Lake Sackett, Georgia.

THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 3 Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. In Morality for Beautiful Girls, Precious Ramotswe, founder and owner of the only detective agency for the concerns of both ladies and others, investigates the alleged poisoning of the brother of an important “Government Man,” and the moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest, the winner of which will almost certainly be a contestant for the title of Miss Botswana. Yet her business is having money problems, and when other difficulties arise at her fiancé’s Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, she discovers the reliable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is more complicated then he seems. From the Trade Paperback edition.

The sexy, breathtaking mystery continues in New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones’s stunning second novel in the suspenseful Careless Whispers series—where shocking revelations will reveal themselves and nothing, and no one, will ever be the same. Still struggling with amnesia, Ella questions everything she’s known about Kayden Wilkens—the alluring stranger who claims to have found her unconscious in an alleyway a month earlier. But was he truly a stranger—or did Kayden know her before his supposed rescue? Tormented by the potential betrayal he denies, with fleeting memories of a bombshell in her recent past, Ella must face a hard reality. Every action has consequences . . . and trusting Kayden, the one thing she most desires, might result in the direst consequences of all. New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, whose searing novels generate “enough heat . . . to start a fire” (RT Book Reviews), dares you to fall in love with her irresistibly surprising and sexy new series.

What if you could fix the worst parts of yourself by confronting your worst fears? Dr. Jennifer Webb has invented proprietary virtual reality technology that purports to heal psychological wounds by running clients through scenarios straight out of horror movies and nightmares. In a carefully controlled environment, with a medical cocktail running through their veins, sisters might develop a bond they’ve been missing their whole lives—while running from the bogeyman through a simulated forest. But…can real change come so easily? Esther Hoffman doubts it. Esther has spent her entire journalism career debunking pseudoscience, after phony regression therapy ruined her father’s life. She’s determined to unearth the truth about Dr. Webb’s budding company. Dr. Webb’s willing to let her, of course, for reasons of her own. What better advertisement could she get than that of a convinced skeptic? But Esther’s not the only one curious about how this technology works. Enter real-world threats just as frightening as those created in the lab. Dr. Webb and Esther are at odds, but they may also be each other’s only hope of survival.

Christmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals. Six prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. For the three LAPD detectives involved, it will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers. The novel takes these cops on a sprawling epic of brutal violence and the murderous seedy side of Hollywood. One of the best crime novels ever written, it is the heart of Ellroy's four-novel masterpiece, the LA Quartet, and an example of crime writing at its most powerful.

Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family who enjoyed rare privileges during a time of political and cultural upheaval. But wealth and position could not shield Adeline from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of a cruel and manipulative Eurasian stepmother. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually to the United States to become a physician and writer. A compelling, painful, and ultimately triumphant story of a girl's journey into adulthood, Adeline's story is a testament to the most basic of human needs: acceptance, love, and understanding. With a powerful voice that speaks of the harsh realities of growing up female in a family and society that kept girls in emotional chains, Falling Leaves is a work of heartfelt intimacy and a rare authentic portrait of twentieth-century China.