Transcendence

      R. A. Salvatore
     Transcendence

It is the summer of 839. Brave and beautiful Brynn Dharielle sets out on a daring mission to free her beloved homeland from tyrannical rule. But she cannot imagine the depth of chaos, corruption, and betrayal that seethes admist a ruthless sect of warrior priests, led and manipulated by an evil chieftain who conceals a dark, age-old secret. For Brynn and her trusted elven companion, the way to Behren turns into a fierce and illuminating voyage beneath the Belt-and-Buckle mountains. And while they face many dangers, the knowledge they acquire will have profound implications for the future of the elven valley, a land shaped by the plotting of a queen desperate to hold onto her magic. Meanwhile, by the time Brynn reaches the land where she once saw her parents murdered, the seeds of revolution are already flourishing. For a courageous young woman and her elven mentor, the first salvo of a sweeping battle has begun–one that will threaten to destroy the heart and soul of their world.

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    Twin Souls

      DelSheree Gladden
     Twin Souls

Uriah and Claire have grown up hearing the stories of their tribe. Neither one believed in them, but when Claire is poisoned and those same myths and legends spring to life. Along with reality, Uriah's commitment to Claire is tested when the tribal shaman tells him the only way to save Claire's life involves giving her up to another man, a man chosen to be her eternal Twin Soul before birth.He avoids her because of the strange physical pain he feels when they touch. She avoids him because the way everyone seems to do what he says scares her. But when Claire needs to escape a bad situation Uriah is the first person she thinks of, and he is eager to rescue her. Faced with each other for the first time, both Uriah and Claire find it impossible to listen to their fears and stay away from one another. They soon find out, though, that there is more than they ever thought possible trying to keep them apart.Following tradition the pair approaches the Elders of their Tewa tribe to ask permission to marry. Everyone is shocked when the shaman refuses them, claiming they are not Twin Souls. Confused and angry Uriah refuses to listen, and promises them that he will never abandon Claire. When Claire is poisoned by her vindictive father his resolve is tested. Ancient Native American myths and legends spring into reality, doing everything they can to keep Uriah from saving Claire’s life, while beginning to reveal the truth behind the lies he has been told all his life.

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    The Lost Shell of Mahon

      Casey Phelps
     The Lost Shell of Mahon

Just an ordinary girl, through a twist of fate is thrown into the literal lion’s den. She struggles in a race against the growing darkness to find her true self and save the world she never knew existed.Rae'Chelle is a normal teenage girl from a small town, she is the one being able to fulfill a long foretold prophecy of another realm. She forges friendships with unlikely creatures on her journey to save this world. The darkness closes in on her and her companions, peril lies in every mile they cross. Delve into the world of Dalthimus, where nothing and no-one is quite what they seem.

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    Into the Forest: The Hero's Soulyte 1

      Elena Snowfield
     Into the Forest: The Hero's Soulyte 1

Young Cyrus wants more than anything to become a Hero with the sword, the glory, and the Soulyte that lends its powers to him in his quest to vanquish monsters. But his Soulyte is revealed to be a young woman cursed by a witch. He fears more than anything a woman—and this one tends to talk nonstop and puts her lovely face infront of his when he's not speaking. Talk about testing limits.How far would you go to become a Hero?THE ROAD SO FARMadala is a land plagued by a dark force sweeping down from the north. Heroes are thrown into the blackness in order to uncover the evil—countless numbers of young men risking their lives for a chance to prove themselves worthy to be called a Hero of Madala.And young Cyrus wants more than anything to become a Hero. He wants everything the title entails: the sword, the glory, and most importantly he wants a companion—his Soulyte mate, this little faery that lends its powers to its human companion until he becomes a Hero. But when his Soulyte is revealed to be a young woman cursed by a witch, Cyrus’s courage is tested beyond its limits, for he fears more than anything a woman—facing them, talking with them, being near them, especially when this specific one tends to talk nonstop and puts her lovely face infront of his face when he's not listening.Can the thing he fears most be the one thing that can help him on his journey?If you wish to read more, download now!BONUS FOR YOU AT THE END OF THE BOOK!EXCERPTSweet lord above... sweet heavens... a woman...“Thank you, Cyrus! If I had known it would just take a kiss… I would have—”Cyrus looked at her while his head spun. The other words just passed and he wasn't hearing them, so shocked was he. But he still managed to see that she was small and probably younger than he. Her hair was long and thick and the color of moonlight, a glowing silver in the night air.She looked beautiful. And again, naked.And if it weren’t for the fact that it was covering her nudity, Cyrus might have died at that very moment.“I… but… you…” He tried to speak. And failed. At least, it was the most he had ever said to a woman not from his immediate family.She did not seem to notice that he had lost his tongue somewhere in the chaos. “My name is Magdeline. I was cursed by an old witch, then I was trapped by stupid faery hunters and sold to that market. Not one had a Soulyte even similar to mine so I was never released. When I saw you… well, that changed everything.” She smiled, really, smirked. “I had the chance to be free again to find that old hag but when that bird attacked me… I decided to just stay with you.” This time, her smile was sweet. “Despite your naivety and stupidity, you’re a pretty nice guy. You've saved me twice, and you're pretty to the eyes, too. Now, if you can only talk.”“You’re a… woman….”And it was then that Cyrus finally fainted.Magdeline rolled her amethyst eyes at the absurdity of it all.“Oh, Cyrus. You know,” she whispered to the dead-faint guy, “when the Hero kisses the damsel, it’s supposed to be happily ever after.”Download and discover why readers are raving about Elena Snowfield.Scroll up and get the book now!

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    A Crack in the Wall

      Chad Inglis
     A Crack in the Wall

Newt Run is a town that shouldn't exist, a town of artists, drug dealers, miners and steam. It’s a town at the center of a broken universe, and broken universes have the bad tendency to fall apart. In this tale, a crack in the wall of his apartment leads a man into nightmare.A town at the center of a broken universe, Newt Run was never meant to exist; it is a town of artists, drug dealers, miners and steam. There are holes here, gaps in the fabric of things, and some of them are wide enough for people to slip through. Rumours have been spreading about disappearances in the mines, and someone has been defacing the town's walls with rings of painted blood. Strangest of all are the tales of outsiders - mysterious visitors who can only be seen by users of the drug known as powder.Newt Run is also a novel, but the world of Newt Run was much too large to fit inside a single book. These short stories, or 'modules', extend this world, probing into its deepest (and its smallest) secrets.In 'A Crack in the Wall' a crack in the wall of his apartment leads a man into nightmare.

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    The Stygian's Eye (Shadow Stalkers 1)

      G. J. Winters
     The Stygian's Eye (Shadow Stalkers 1)

Darian Lane moved into a small town from a busy city life. Finally free from the chaos, being thrown in the middle of a robbery was the last thing he wanted. And he sees a glimpse of evil that changes his life forever.He ends up in a coma and wakes up unable to recall anything. Dark dreams haunt him and shadows lurk at the corner of his eye. What are they? What could they possibly want from him?From the Publisher that brought you popular short story series Witching Call, Hostile Hearts, Earthbound Angels, The January Morrison Files Psychic Series, Ralph's Gift, Seasons of Love, The Taken, Requiem for a Dream, In the Blood, A Halloween Awakening, Friend Zone, The Magaram Legends, and now, The Shadow Stalkers Series...MYSTERIOUS SHADOWS ARE LURKINGONE CANNOT UNSEE THE FACE OF DEATHDarian Lane moved into a small town after growing up in a fast-paced city life. Finally away from the vices of the city, being thrown in the middle of a robbery was the last thing Darian wished for. But as he finds himself in this unfortunate incident, he sees a glimpse of evil that changes his life forever.Darian ends up in a coma and wakes up unable to recall anything. Dark dreams start haunting him as visions of his last memories slowly come back. Mysterious shadows lurk at the corner of his eye. Inescapable nightmares start to feel too real. Lines between reality and dreams are blurred.On his way to recovery, Darian meets Jennifer, his physical therapist who is assigned to work on getting him to walk again. There is an unmistakable attraction that binds them together, and the two cannot help but give in to an inevitable tryst.But as Darian struggles to resolve his nightmares, these shadows seem to linger. What are they and what could they possibly want from him?If you wish to read more, download now!***READER ADVISORY: This series contains content that readers may find objectionable, including explicit language, sex, abuse, violence, and erotic themes.BONUS PREVIEW IF YOU BUY THIS BOOK!EXCERPTThe man with the gun stood still and glared at Darian. His eyes were a twisted combination of ice blue and black, swirling around the iris like water draining out of the bathtub. Darian stood shocked for a moment and blinked his own eyes a couple of times to make sure he was seeing what was really there and not some figment of his imagination. The man turned back to yell at Lacey one more time and then stared into Darian’s eyes again.“You did this to yourself, you little bitch.”The man said this in the calmest and most collected voice Darian had ever heard. He stared directly at Darian as he lifted the gun up to shoulder height and pulled the trigger.The sound of the gun was deafening in the small gas station. The muzzle flash briefly blinded Darian as he tried his best to fall to the ground for cover.Three more shots rang in the distance as his ears tried to recover from the first gun shot, and Darian could feel the spray of some kind of liquid as it hit his face and hands. He imagined a bottle or water or something sitting on the counter being hit by one of the bullets and hoped that Lacey had moved back enough to not be hit by a ricochet.There was a momentary scream and then a sharp pain on the top of Darian’s head before the blackness set in.Download and discover why readers are raving about G.J. Winters.Scroll up and get the book now!

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    The Youngest Guru

      Hannah Robinson
     The  Youngest  Guru

Sali Vorden became changed after the battle of Ashers farm, in ways that made Constance Nesbitt, Homestead's guru, very uncomfortable. She tries to explain to Sali what happened to her grandmother 40 years ago, but because this is Homestead, it all goes wrong.Every now and then all the books in the world get recycled,but only the characters remain to become the new lead in the book they have become, with often funny results.

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    "When Universes Collide: A Star Wars Fan Fiction--COMPILATION”

      scifiguy3553
    

Finally, in one Ebook! In what could only be considered taboo, this Star Wars FanFiction takes us to planet Earth! Where, Jacob, a young human in Chicago, is befriended by a Sith, Darth Harest. Her hopes of adding him to a new struggle of the emerging Sith power on Earth!Finally, in one Ebook! In what could only be considered taboo, this Star Wars FanFiction takes us to planet Earth! Where, Jacob, a young human in Chicago, is befriended by a Sith, Darth Harest. Her hopes of adding him to a new struggle of the Sith against the Jedi Order is confronted by Jedi Salvitor; whom is also on his own mission to recruit humans to fight an emerging Sith power on Earth!

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    Other Gods first chapter only

      Katherine Cerulean
     Other Gods first chapter only

What if you lived in a world where when you prayed, the gods themselves answered? And if you were tricked into giving your soul away, would you kill a god to get it back? Averil is a young man who lost all faith when he traded his soul to the god of Darkness to save a friend. But when he and Maurice — Darkness’ most loyal servant -- find a ancient book, he might save the world and his soul.PLEASE NOTE -- THIS IS A TEST FOR A CLASS -- and as such, it contains only chapter one of the novel.What if you lived in a world where when you prayed, the gods themselves answered? And if you were tricked into giving your soul away, would you kill a god to get it back?Averil is a young man who lost all faith in himself and his world when he traded his soul to the god of Darkness to save a deceptive friend. Averil is challenged to reclaim his life when he discovers ancient words that can kill a deity, and is drawn into a quest that that will not only end his life, but challenge him to return from the dead to destroy every god. He is joined in his adventure by the most unlikely of allies, Maurice — Darkness’ most loyal servant. Maurice’s stated goal is to see his master become the One God. But Maurice also hopes this quest will bring him what all his magical abilities and talents have not, the one thing he truly desires — Darkness’ love.Maurice aids Averil in his destruction of the other gods, and Averil fights to maintain his humanity. This delicate balance collapses as Maurice finds himself doubting his master and beginning to care about regular people (and one special woman) for the first time, and Averil becomes what he has struggled against — an inhuman, uncaring monster of amazing power.This as an intelligent adventure where blood is spilled in combat, but the battle is decided in the minds and souls of the combatants. It is a landscape that allows us to see the power and potential of the individual and the danger of breaking free in a world built quite literally on the power of chains.

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    Lady Ochrie

      Ashe Thurman
     Lady Ochrie

She's pretty in her petticoats, but, according a man who's a little bit frightening himself, she's a creature to be feared. But is it jealously that drives his warning? A direct sequel to "A Question of Culture."When the gates first opened on Latolan some eight hundred years ago, the only thing the first explorers found were the drunken ruins of a civilization at least a thousand years dead. Since then, The District has taken advantage of the relative neutrality to make the world the home of its headquarters and most of its government funded projects. The only major settlement is Tomar, a single, 80 mile wide city-state containing a number of prestigious universities and private schools, The Grand Tomar Library, and the main hall of several technical and magical guilds. The kaleidoscopic native population is joined by the seasonal residents of Starlight Vale, off-world wealth and nobility with the disposable income and inclination to keep a second estate in the lush hills and meadow-lands set aside on one edge of the city proper just for that purpose.She's pretty in her petticoats, but, according a man who's a little bit frightening himself, she's a creature to be feared. But is it jealously that drives his warning? A direct sequel to "A Question of Culture."

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    The Mongoliad: Book Three

      Neal Stephenson
     The Mongoliad: Book Three

An untested group of Shield-Brethren initiates stand before the sprawling Mongol army in a bloody circus of sadistic violence, while a hardened company of their finest roam the desolate wasteland of the Mongol empire, wrapping their dead in blood-soaked soil and struggling to find the strength to fight even as they mourn. The warrior-monks, both in the East and the West, sharpen their swords for a final battle. The Khan of Khans must be slain if Christendom is to survive. A sweeping historical interpretation of the battle for Europe against the invading Mongols and their ruthless Khan, The Mongoliad: Book Three brings the epic adventures of the Shield-Brethren to a brutal and thrilling conclusion.

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    Grace's Quest

      Christopher Purrett
     Grace's Quest

Grace Tallon takes on a quest to find the missing royal family of Mistasia.Queen Merran Cadieux believes her parents to be alive and held captive in the Deadly Spray Forest. She asks her friend, Grace Tallon, to risk everything and venture upon a quest that would change Mistasia forever.

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    Paladin of Souls

      Lois McMaster Bujold
     Paladin of Souls

In a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons, royal dowager Ista, released from the curse of madness and manipulated by an untrustworthy god, is plunged into a desperate struggle to preserve the endangered souls of a realm. 

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    Untamed Gift (Book One of the Items Trilogy)

      H. Lee Morgan, Jr
     Untamed Gift (Book One of the Items Trilogy)

Seen as a weak slave without a future and hearing voices where there isn't anyone and living under the ruling kingdom of an opressive king's cruel order has made life and freedom nearly impossible to achieve for Alex. Few get a chance to rise and be something more. Fewer live to tell their story. This is one of those.Alex always found his life miserable and useless since he wasn't born with an item, but after a fated encounter with a fair warrior woman and a near death episode he meets Shade, a Shadow Fang, and so starts their journey to break the oppressive shackles of a tyrannical king, save a friend and help change the fate of the lands.

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