The sequel to Under the Hill, Icarus Rising retells the story of Icarus himself. However, instead of a man and father escaping from prison, the audience is introduced to Rune West, a young man thrown into a world of secrets, lies and unanswered questions. Now, Rune has to make a choice to protect the people he loves or to keep fighting for answers as well as his own freedom.The sequel of Under the Hill, Icarus Rising re-introduces Rune West – one of the last human beings on Earth. After the elimination of his entire species Rune is thrown into a whirlwind caused from the realization that he has been lied to by the people he has trusted the most. With newfound information that makes him question his own humanity, Rune must decide if he should keep pushing for answers – even if it puts his loved ones at risk – or hide away from both the truth and from the aliens looking for him.

When Kacey and her two friends Ava and Emma decided to go to Florida for their Spring Break, they weren’t expecting to find themselves in the middle of a mystery. The girls go surfing, ride roller coasters, and make a new friend named Tanya. After Tanya is accused of stealing from guests at the five-star resort where the girls are staying, Kacey and her friends investigate to solve the mystery.When Kacey and her two friends Ava and Emma decided to go to Florida for their Spring Break, they weren’t expecting to find themselves in the middle of a mystery. Besides making two daring rescues, the girls also find time to go surfing, ride roller coasters, and make a new friend named Tanya. After Tanya is accused of stealing from guests at the five-star resort where the girls are staying, Kacey shares her faith in God to encourage her. Kacey and her friends investigate to solve the mystery of the hotel bandits. Who is stealing from guests at the hotel, and how are they doing it? The girls’ boyfriends step in to help, and one of them reveals a surprise.

An energetic, comic tale of Captain Major's battle with the Borer.When Captain Major is blamed for the rise of the new supervillain, the Borer, she must find new partners to save Metroville from destruction.The second Captain Major story in the series, The Borer details Captain Major's struggles with supervillains and single life. Dee Major signs up with ChooseYourOwnCompanion.com, a 80s nostalgia dating site. When a date goes horribly wrong, Captain Major can't jump into action because her new enemies are just too ordinary. Dee Major tries to defuse the situation, but a new super villain is born. The Borer immediately seeks his revenge against Captain Major by destroying the city she comes out of retirement to protect.The story continues to reward soft-core nerdery, with nods to Dig Dug, Dead Poets Society, GamerGate and super hero tropes from Ben Edlund to Stan Lee.The Borer includes language and themes likely to be appropriate for those fourteen years and older. It's less explicit than the Deadpool movie.

ATTENTION! Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair Oh. Could they have been foolish enough to make an alliance? Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded . . . and the price to uncover them just might be lethal. EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL: Listen to an Ekaterina leadership meeting & find out about a secret ally!

Discover fascinating new worlds and reluctant heroes worth cheering for in the prequel to the bestselling and highly acclaimed 100 Cupboards series! Whether If you ve read "100 Cupboards" and can t wait to learn where the cupboards came from or whether you are new to the series, The Door Before delivers an action-packed fantasy where friendships are forged, dark forces are challenged, and the adventure begins! Hyacinth Smith can see things that others miss, stop attack dogs from attacking, and grow trees where no trees have grown before. But she s never had a real home. When her father tells them they ve inherited a house from their great-aunt, Hyacinth sees trouble brewing. Their great-aunt has been playing with forces beyond her control, using her lightning-tree forest to create doors to other worlds. When one door opens, two boys tumble through . . . bringing with them a battle with the undying witch-queen, Nimiane. Hyacinth, together with the boys, must use her newfound magic and all of her courage to journey straight into the witch s kingdom in a daring plan to trap evil and kill the immortal."

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When journalist Kevin Lee first meets retired academic Frank Peters and hears about an intelligent alien virus that has invaded the Earth, he is naturally very skeptical. However, when Peters is murdered, his skepticism soon turns to a real concern for the future of the planet and the survival of mankind.When journalist Kevin Lee first meets retired academic Frank Peters and hears about an intelligent alien virus that has invaded the Earth, he is naturally very skeptical. However, when Peters is murdered, his skepticism soon turns to a real concern for the future of the planet and the survival of mankind. Kevin joins a group of liked-minded people in Edinburgh dedicated to eradicating the virus. Returning to London, he rescues his colleague Sandi from a London hospital. Finding himself a wanted man, he seeks refuge with members of the group on a remote Scottish island. There he gains a new understanding of Frank Peters – who turns out to be much more than he first appeared. Together, the group make a final bid to eradicate the virus from humanity – and from the Universe.

World War II is just background noise for Frankie Wattleson. His life revolves around action-packed radio dramas like "Buck Rodgers" and "The Lone Ranger." Suspense, heroism, thrills -- what more could an American boy want? Frankie's mom can't stand her son's hobby, though, and neither can his teacher, MissGomez. It all spells doomsday for Frankie -- unless he, disguised as radio detective Chet Barker, can cook up a plan to save the day. Tune in tomorrow to find out how this hilarious drama unfolds!

Years have gone by since the events surrounding the death of Anne Boleyn. But her missing hand and all that it represents to the dark world of 16th-century Europe still draws the powerful to seek it out. Jean Rombaud - the French executioner of the first novel - has grown old, both in age and spirit. Wearied by the betrayal of a son and the scorn of a wife, he fights in the seemingly never-ending siege of Siena. Meanwhile, Gianni Rombaud has forsaken everything his ageing father stands for and now kills heathen for the Inquisition in Rome. Then he is summoned by Cardinal Carafa himself. His masters no longer merely want his dagger in the hearts of Jews, they want the hand of the dead queen... But only three people know where it is buried, and one of them is Gianni's father...

Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons. It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is ...

Jack Noble. Assassin for hire. Thief. Spy. Described by his associates as a man who has no feelings, passes no judgement, and feels no remorse. So why the hell did he stop to help a lost child moments before he was to meet with one of the top crime bosses on the East coast? A simple decision that now places Jack in unfamiliar territory where he has become the hunted.Jack Noble. Assassin for hire. Thief. Spy. Described by his associates as a man who has no feelings, passes no judgement, and feels no remorse. So why the hell did he stop to help a lost child moments before he was to meet with one of the top crime bosses on the East coast? A simple decision that now places Jack in unfamiliar territory where he has become the hunted. Noble Intentions is a thrilling and suspenseful story of underworld crime, government secrets, and heart-pounding action. This is the first episode of Noble Intentions. It is a short novella of 15,000 worrds. New novella length episodes (20,000 to 30,000 words each) will be released every two to three weeks. Season One (Episodes 1 through 5) now complete. Warning: These stories depict realistic violence with real consequences. Some scenes might be too intense for the faint of heart.

Marvin King, a happy man, he has a good job, a lovely family and has just won a new car after returning froma holiday. Day's later, he's in custody. He's lost everything. Whilst serving his sentence, his partner meets a new man and is suddenly killed with her daughter leaving Marvins son with a mysterious stranger, he soon finds himself in a dangerous world he knows nothing about.The first Novella of the Marvin trilogy, Rise To Fall introduces Marvin King. A happy man, he has a good job, a lovely family and has just won a new car after returning froma holiday. Day's later, he's in custody. He's lost his family, his job and new car. Whilst serving his sentence, his partner meets a new man and is suddenly killed with her daughter leaving Marvins son with a mysterious stranger who know no-one is willing to tell Marvin about. He soon finds himself in a dangerous world he knows nothing about, desperate to be re-united with son, Marvin must forget everything he was and become everything he despised.

Time is running out for fourteen year-old Sam. He suffers from a rare inherited condition that caused terrible disfigurement to his great-grandfather and although it skipped the next two generations, it's come back with a vengeance in him. Sam's parents try to ensure he leads as normal a life as possible, but a normal life is difficult when your flesh and bones mutiny and bubble up into horrific growths, and pressure on your brain causes searing migraines. Then the very worst happens, but all is not lost for Sam.

Trapped in the desert you must unravel the mystery of the obelisk. Follow a man into a strange and secretive world as he fights to survive and to solve the puzzle of his own imprisonment.Nobody suspects little old ladies of doing bad things... like sedating their house guests and strangling them with a machine knitted garrotte! Hilda Hopkins hits the road and outwits the police and everyone chasing her, but no one can run forever, especially not at her age and in those stockings!Hilda can't help knitting a lifelike effigy of each of her 'Gentlemen' and it could be her passion for wool brings her undone.

When Police Officer Perry Salter first meets crime victim Jeremy, the young man has a rare, debilitating form of autism. Later, Officer Salter confronts evidence of two hideous crimes. His cop instincts say Jeremy is innocent while the evidence and the community say Jeremy is guilty. Salter struggles to find truth and justice despite the very real risk of damaging his rising his career.Two elementary school bullies, now about to graduate from college, are confronted by their terrorized, under achieving victim and his new friend. Will the childhood victim answer their pleas for life-saving help? A seasoned and aggressive police officer, obsessed with advancing his career, must choose between just observing a conviction negotiated, which everyone but the victim wants, or determining actual guilt or innocence of the strangest case of his career.