Jonah Lewis is an artificial intelligence robot who is on a cross-country journey to find a series of letters that his creator left for him after his death.On the surface, Jonah Lewis appears to be an average twenty year-old. But underneath his skin runs metal and wire, revealing an incredible secret: Jonah is actually an artificial intelligence robot. He has lived in San Francisco with his creator, Eli, all five years of his life; that is, until Eli passes away from old age. In the days following his death, Jonah discovers that Eli has left behind for him a series of letters that are scattered across the country, each one leading Jonah to a dark, dark secret from his creator's past. During his trek across the country, Jonah is trying to figure out the lessons his creator is trying to teach him while simultaneously questioning his own existence and personal identity, discovering what it truly means to live and be human.

Shelver Anna is woken in the night to sort out a major bookslide in her library. However, she soon finds that the event was no accident, and that it's not only books that have been buried...Trixie and Berry are trapped on an alien space ship. Berry can't move, but he seems to understand what's going on. Trixie is confused, she has no recollection of how they ended up in the dark depths of an alien war craft. She struggles to comprehend even the simplest of principles, struggling to speak, but she is free of her chains, so she is Berry's only hope. They must escape their captors and warn humanity about this sinister threat coming from the galactic core.

Jack has seen what is hidden in the darkness. He knows there is a war beyond that of nations. Four years since the Armistice and he is restless for an interesting job. When he gets an invitation from his former commander, he is only too keen to find out more. What happens next is something from his nightmares.Jack has seen what is hidden in the darkness. He knows there is a war beyond that of nations. Four years since the Armistice and he is restless for an interesting job. When he gets an invitation from his former commander, he is only too keen to find out more. What happens next is something from his nightmares.As an agent in the Odd Jobs, Jack saw the horrors that mankind faces. A mission that went wrong leads to a horror rising from the depths to take its revenge upon a small gathering in the seaside town of West Wittering in Sussex. It is up to Jack to save them and perhaps in doing so, get the girl.

Alexander Valtam, known to some as Crimson Overcoat, is assaulted by a Yeti in the local Wal Mart while on a routine shipping trip. This leads him on a chase across dimensions in a race to rescue captives from the horrid Yeti King.Using current day electronic "tech support" Jubilee is undeterred in her mission to rescue kids' pets. As the only child of a hard working mother, she is quite aware that although uncomfortable in not being totally honest with her mother ("it's never good to tell a lie--you just end up telling more lies"), she also doesn't want to worry her mother, and so she manages her business without her mother's awareness. Jubilee's ability to fly to far away places on a long weekend overnight (at least that's what she tells her mother), allows her to rescue pets far from her home. Jubilee Kincaid mysteries are written using alliteration, meaning that the same letter is used in a string of words. This is a playful device to engage the struggling reader, or to help increase vocabulary, or to just plain make words an addictive process that we all enjoy. Jubilee also gives the reader a greater understanding of geography and cultures. Watch for Jubilee's next story as she reports on a Pesky, Partying Parrot in Perth.

Daegonlot: a floating island separated from the mainland of Darkenfel, and home to the last of the dragonriders. They have settled in the city of Goldenspine and allowed the rest of the world to forget them.At 16 years old, Daxon knew he was too old to be chosen to be a dragonrider. On his way home one night he was surprised when a wild dragon's egg was left in his care by the largest dragon he had ever seen. Agreeing to raise and protect the as yet unhatched egg, his hopes to become a dragonrider once more blossom, but again, fate intervenes. When the young dragon hatches, Daxon's world is turned upside down and thrown into chaos. After learning of a mysterious orb and the possibility that it might hold all the dragonrider's dragons in thrall, he is determined to not let the same fate befall his young charge. He must find a way to protect the hatchling from the fate of the other dragons and a way off of Daegonlot before it's too late.

Almost everyone, at some time, dreams of being the hidden king or queen of a far-off land. Almost everyone dreams that someday that secret identity will be revealed, heralding a new life filled with magic and power and love. Teenager Ali Warner has good reason to believe in such a fantasy. While hiking in the woods behind her house, Ali stumbles across a plot by the elementals--mysterious creatures who live in a neighboring dimension--to invade and destroy the Earth. Not only that, she discovers that she has been chosen to stop the attack. Why Ali? It is very possible that she is more than human . . . Eager to earn her magical abilities and learn her true identity, Ali sets out on a great adventure. The journey will take her far from home and through a series of dangerous tests that require not only courage and strength, but an insight into life itself. Accompanied by a devious leprechaun, a loyal troll, and three close friends, Ali strives to reach the top of a forbidden mountain and lay claim to the Yanti, an ancient talisman of great power that even the elementals cannot control.

Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is worse than a blowhard and a bully—he’s ruined countless lives and killed scores of innocents. After centuries, Viking vampire Leif Helgarson is ready to get his vengeance, and he’s asked his friend Atticus O’Sullivan, the last of the Druids, to help take down this Norse nightmare. One survival strategy has worked for Atticus for more than two thousand years: stay away from the guy with the lightning bolts. But things are heating up in Atticus’s home base of Tempe, Arizona. There’s a vampire turf war brewing, and Russian demon hunters who call themselves the Hammers of God are running rampant. Despite multiple warnings and portents of dire consequences, Atticus and Leif journey to the Norse plain of Asgard, where they team up with a werewolf, a sorcerer, and an army of frost giants for an epic showdown against vicious Valkyries, angry gods, and the hammer-wielding Thunder Thug himself.

After adopting an orphan human boy, the First Herd is finally ready to make the treacherous journey across the mountains to find the Sweet Grass that promises survival. But when their leader, Estrella, is captured by cruel men, it delivers a blow to the very heart of the herd. If the horses turn back, they'll never make it across the mountains before winter. But if they leave Estrella in captivity, the wild-born filly will surely perish. This conclusion to Kathryn Lasky's Horses of the Dawn trilogy will make your heart beat to the rhythm of thundering hooves, leaving you breathless as you join the herd's final fight for freedom.

Welcome to Nvengaria, a land where magic happens, shape-shifters are real, and fairy tales come true. England 1819 Wallflower Penelope Trask believes nothing will ever happen in her village of Little Marching, Oxfordshire. Handsome princes only sweep in and carry off innocent maidens in the fairy tales she collects, never in real life. Prince Damien of Nvengaria is tired of living inside a fairy tale. His entire life has been ruled by prophecy, magic, and avoiding being assassinated by his mad father and the head of the Council of Dukes. When his father dies, he inherits a kingdom divided, his opposition led by Grand Duke Alexander, who will do anything to keep the monster's son from ruling Nvengaria. To make good his claim to the throne, Damien must fulfill a prophecy that reunites the lines of the original two princes of Nvengaria, best friends who'd carved a kingdom out of wild lands near the Transylvanian mountains. Damien's task—to bring back the Princess of Nvengaria, her line lost centuries ago. The price of disappointing the people, Alexander promises, will be Damien's execution. Damien tracks down the long-lost princess to the village of Little Marching in England, where nothing remotely interesting ever happens. He will have to convince the lovely Penelope that he is no charlatan, and that Damien's life and his kingdom depends on her facing danger with him. Along the way, the prophecy says, they will fall in love. And the prophecy is never wrong ... Note: The Nvengaria series is paranormal historical, the books loosely based on well-known fairy tales: Penelope and Prince Charming—Cinderella The Mad, Bad Duke—Beauty and the Beast Highlander Ever After—Snow White and the Seven … Highlanders The Longest Night—Little Red Riding Hood (and the Big, Bad Wolf)

From Julian May, the acclaimed author who created the incredible worlds of The Many-Colored Land and The Golden Torc, comes a bold new science fiction adventure! When rebellious Asahel Frost was expelled from the Interstellar Commerce Secretariat on trumped-up charges, he lost it all: wife, citizenship, fortune, self-respect. Exiled to a beautiful but remote planet in the Perseus Spur, Frost became Helmut Icicle, a man without a past or a future. But someone remembered Asahel Frost--remembered him enough to send an assassin to kill him. And in so doing, brought him back to life. Now, determined to track down the would-be assassin, Helmut finds himself caught in a conspiracy as convoluted as it is deadly. His sister, Eve, has mysteriously vanished. His estranged father wants him to find her with the assistance of the lovely Matilde Gregoire, who happens to hate his guts. As Helmut follows the tangled strands of deceit, greed, and violence back to their common source, he begins to wonder if he is the hunter or the hunted . . .

“Don’t you know? Animals like you have no soul.” Could God ever love a half-blood all of society looks upon with such fear and disdain? Jace once believed so, but when a tragic loss shatters the only peace he’s ever known, his faith crumbles as the nagging doubts he’s tried to put behind him descend on his grieving heart. With them come the haunting memories of the bloodstained past he longs to forget, but can never escape. Taken from home at a young age and raised to serve the emperor, Kyrin Altair lives every day under a dangerous pretense of loyalty. After her unique observation skills and perfect memory place her into direct service to the emperor, Kyrin finds herself in further jeopardy as it becomes increasingly difficult to hide her belief in Elôm, the one true God. Following the emperor’s declaration to enforce the worship of false gods under the penalty of death, many lives are endangered. But there are those willing to risk everything to take a stand and offer aid to the persecuted. With their lives traveling paths they never could have imagined, Jace and Kyrin must fight to overcome their own fears and conflicts with society as they become part of the resistance. (Christian Fantasy/Clean New Adult/No Magic)

Before borders were drawn, before treaties were signed, before wars were waged anew, before the great kingdoms of the Remnant were even born and the world of old was only a hazy slate of memory told in story and legend, a girl and her family fought to survive. And that girl’s name was Morrighan. In this prequel novella to the Remnant Chronicles, a girl and a boy from enemy camps meet, fall in love--and set history in motion.

Wendy Summer is a young woman who is just starting living out her life the way she wanted. She has a job, a house to stay in and plans for the future. Fortunately all her plans get shuttered when a young high ranking soldier notices her and takes her under his wing. From then, truth after truth gets revealed and her once boring life is filled with excitement, wonder and regrets.Wendy Summer is a young woman who is just starting living out her life the way she wanted. She has a job, a house to stay in and plans for the future. Fortunately all her plans get shuttered when a young high ranking soldier notices her and takes her under his wing. From then, truth after truth gets revealed and her once boring life is filled with excitement, wonder and regrets. Should she have known the truth about herself?The confident, beautiful and powerful Queen Diane is about to retire and leave her post to the next queen. Unfortunately the kingdom knows she has only sons from her marriage. The scheming begins as the council members start plotting on who to put on her seat. The position would bring power and wealth to whichever family continues the line of succession.

In the small town of "Three Hands" not much happens. There is one sheriff with no deputy, just an old horse. The day the famous and mythical assassin, Rez Diamond makes camp outside of town things become more interesting for the lonely sheriff. Why would someone so famous come to little Three Hands? Never in history has a single individual been more feared, where Rez Diamond goes, death follows.Requiem For Eden: Season 1: Episode 1: No Good Deed… "A edge-of-your-seat Saturday matinee!" Now in the hugely successful Bitesize Read format! A 1 hour episode.With Lucid’s invasion driven back to the Dark Continent and his attempt to take over The Other Place thwarted, Eden should be the tranquil haven it was meant to be. If only…Like the flap of a butterfly’s wing, the storm that threatens to engulf Eden is started by a single, apparently insignificant decision. The icy blast is too much for the old stork delivering her bundles to their new homes. She changes the schedule and delivers them to a Guardian Knight in Trinity. Nobody will ever know.And now the dark clouds are gathering in the far north, and the Archangel Michael, the Guardian Supreme Commander, and the Leader of the Senate watch the Games that mark the graduation of Trinity’s Knight School in the desperate hope they will find a hero to lead their army against the coming hordes.They need a miracle, but since magic was outlawed by the Senate, miracles have been in short supply. They think they have found Woe and his sister, Anella—the cuckoos the stork left—to fill the hero vacancy. But they have no idea just what they have found.And the Norsemen are coming.The Eden Series was inspired by the Discworld novels. Requiem for Eden is an adventure in 10 1-hour episodes. Each one a complete story with a beginning, middle and end. And a cliff-hanger ending, it the true tradition of the Saturday Matinee genre.

This is the story of two old friendsWho are brought to a world that’s facing its endA fair land of magic and splendour aboutA place ruled by reason and rhyme without doubtThese two allies, called Wot and NottAre in a Race Against Time, and trying to stopMiafra ‘The Evil’who is stealing the landRemoving the seasons, free will and all time...This is the story of two old friendsWho are brought to a world that’s facing its endA fair land of magic and splendour aboutA place ruled by reason and rhyme without doubtThese two allies, called Wot and NottAre in a Race Against Time, and trying to stopMiafra ‘The Evil’who is stealing the landRemoving the seasons, free will and all timeWhich they must restore to their original placeAnd save the land of Onisha in this life and death raceA quest and a mission ensues from thereonAs they battle the forces of darkness anonIt’s not always plain sailing for this unusual duoAnd accidents do happen as they rush to and froSadness and laughter follows them closely behindAs they are helped by the stunning Kakuri, so kindThe Orlu, a race so small and so fastHelp them at times with glorious repastsSpeeding so fast at a furious rate Along with strange creatures created with hasteJoin in with these most unlikely heroesAs they fight their way through and battle their foesUsing rhymes that are mystic and carefully thought outTrying to succeed in their quest, leaving no doubtsCan they achieve it and return to Earth once againContented and happy with the job that’s been done?Follow them on in this tale of intrigueTo find out if their exploits fail or succeed.