Searching the reflection, she trembled. If she had been shown a photograph of herself, she wouldn’t have been able to recognize the person. She gazed into the mirror for a moment longer, then turned away, confusion swimming through her mind. Something, any moment now, would trigger her memory. . .

Called Missy by the family that rescued her, she has no memory of her life before she awoke in the Murphy cabin in Chance, Texas, 1890. Clues to her past are few, but questions are many as she struggles to remember her past and trust God to reveal her true identity. A task made more difficult by her growing attraction to the man who rescued her.
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Jared Murphy is a man who lost his heart to the wrong woman and vowed it would never happen again. Until the moment he and his aunt rescued an injured young woman from a nearby creek bank. Half-drowned, she has no memory of her name or her past–or the reason why someone tried to kill her. In his quest to help her, can Jared set aside his wounded pride and learn to love again?

PAIGE HAYES believes everything always works out for the best. But when her best friend, Luke, takes his dream job hundreds of miles away, she’s forced to face a painful truth. Luke is moving on to chase his dreams…and none of them include her.

LUKE WATERMAN, a top athletic trainer, jumps at an offer to work at a state-of-the-art training facility in Lake Placid. It’s not until he sees Paige in his rear-view mirror that he acknowledges what he’s losing.

Now Luke is stuck. He has to focus on his future, but he can’t stop missing Paige. Pushing the boundaries of their relationship is the only way he’ll find out if she is the love his life, but he risks destroying their friendship in the process.

FAR FROM FALLING is the first book in the Summer at Falling Pines: Small Town, Second Chance Romance series. The interconnected stories are all stand-alone books, complete with a happily ever after.

“With elements reminiscent of Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, in the midst of World War I, a relationship develops between an English lieutenant and a young Russian nurse—a surprising tenderness against the backdrop of war…with likable characters, spending more time in the Old World is an appealing prospect.” – Kirkus Reviews

Lieutenant Robert Fitzgerald has managed to retain his sanity, his humanity, and his honor during the hell of WWI’s trench warfare. Charlotte Braninov fled the shifting storm of the impending Russian Revolution for the less-threatening world of field camp medicine, serving as a nurse in the most hopeless of fronts. Their friendship creates a sanctuary both could cling to in the most desperate of times. Historical fiction about life, loss, and love, By the Hands of Men explores the power that lies within each of us to harm – or to heal – all those we touch.

“A truly remarkable historical novel- so finely rendered in period detail – that the reader becomes one with the plot and characters.” – RICK FRIEDMAN, FOUNDER, THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB

For fans of Lost and Jericho…

Everything’s about to change for Abigail and Nathan Taylor.

Since their mother’s murder, their father, Robert Taylor, has been working on an elaborate utopia-like commune. Now he’s determined that they should join. Robert sends his right-hand man, Saber Chad, to find them and bring them to Salt Eden. But Chad’s not the only one looking for small-time criminal, Nathan Taylor. Someone wants him dead. It’s non-stop action in New York City as the siblings race to stay one step ahead of their pursuers.

Salt Eden would be the perfect place for you to start over.

Except that, wherever you go… there you are.

When Alice Carroll is in grade three she narrowly escapes losing her life in a school shooting. All she remembers is the woman comforting her in the moments before the gunshot, and that one second she was there, the next she wasn’t.

It’s bad enough coming to terms with surviving while others, including her favourite teacher, didn’t, let alone dealing with the fact that she might wink out of existence at any time.

Alice spends the next few years seeing specialists about her Post Traumatic Stress as a result of VD—Voldemort Day—but it’s not until she has a nightmare about The Day That Shall Not Be Mentioned, disappears from her bed, is found by police, and taken home to meet her four-year-old self that she realizes she’s been time travelling.

Worried that someone may find out about her problem before long, Alice enlists her best friend (and maybe boyfriend), Pete, to help her try to control her shifting through time with limited success. She’s just about ready to give up when the shooter is caught. Now more than ever, Alice is determined to take control of her time travelling in order to go back to That Day, stop the shooting, and figure out the identity of the stranger who’d shielded Alice’s body with her own.

In spite of, maybe because of the way her love life had gone, Kayden James works hard to become a successful Marriage and Family Therapist. The last thing she needs is for her ex-boyfriend Liam to stroll into her office and stir up old feelings. Especially after the way he treated her all those years ago. She would rather remain a single cat lady than risk her heart again.

Liam hopes to make amends, but worries he won’t be able to melt Kayden’s icy exterior enough for her to see how much he has changed. Initiating their reunion, he sets out to prove that their relationship never was a game to him… to convince Kayden to continue traveling love’s full circle.

Three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy devastated the New Jersey Shore as Megan
Stanford returns to her childhood home to find her elderly grandmother and the family Grand Victorian home in a state of shocking neglect. As the town threatens to sue to ensure demolition of the guest cottages behind Misty Manor, mystery unfolds in the once quiet town of Misty Point, NJ. A dead body found in the debris, threatening messages, and vandalism, combined with an eerie sixty year old photograph, bring the investigation closer to home. Megan continues to dig for the truth and unwittingly begins to unravel a decades old secret, which threatens her and the future of Misty Manor.

Grace and Jesse have a secret. This sweet, romantic short story follows them as they struggle to nourish and protect what they have together. The course of true love isn’t always smooth, but there is always a light to show the way.

Hadley Daniels’s life seems perfect…

Before the beginning of sophomore year of high school, Hadley and her family move to a beautiful beach town, where she makes amazing new friends and lands the boyfriend of her dreams–Nick Jenkins. He’s the kind of guy every girl swoons over, and it isn’t long until Hadley discovers some are still swooning.

A famous ex-girlfriend makes matters more complicated…

After some time dating, Hadley and Nick form a deep bond. But insecurity sets in when Hadley discovers her boyfriend once had a huge crush on her friend–who just happens to be the beautiful former teen TV star, Simone Hendrickson.

The past is the past–or so they say…

Hadley confronts Nick, who confesses about his history with Simone. Though he claims to only have eyes for Hadley now, it’s hard to believe–especially when she’s blindsided with the news that Nick and Simone kissed after school.

Now Hadley must determine who is telling the truth. Love, betrayal, friendship…who needs soap opera drama when you’re busy competing with a star?

Each book in the Star Series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.
Book #1 Next Door to a Star
Book #2 Competing with the Star

Leah Ellis never knew why she was abandoned on the beach at two years old. That is, until her life takes a bizarre turn when she begins seeing images in mirrors she can’t explain–cloaked figures using powers that manifest like lightning bolts, or flash-frozen beaches on another world beneath a purple sky.

She practices mirror-gazing, driven to understand these images and their possible connec-tion to her forgotten past, and discovers a wild, boundless power coursing through her veins. Soon, she learns to control what the mirror shows her.

When new neighbors move in, Leah is shocked that they’re dead ringers for the people in her visions. According to Brian, with the gorgeous ice-blue eyes, and his father, she is a MirrorMaster–an alien with a gift that lets her travel through mirrors, even to worlds light years away. Her birth parents sent them to take her back to her homeworld of Jantyr.

But Leah’s long-lost birth sister activated an ancient device to trigger a cataclysm on Jantyr as a bid to consolidate her own power. Leah must return to Jantyr, master her newfound ability in order to disable the device, and thwart her sister’s plans. Otherwise, the destruction will consume the entire galaxy, including Earth and everyone she loves.

Tonya discovers she’s pregnant a month after breaking up with her high school boyfriend, Jake. She can’t decide whether to tell Jake she’s pregnant when he sees her at the mall with a maternity bag.

Tonya struggles to adjust to working, attending the local community college, and pushing off Jake’s advances to get back together. When she’s paired with the good looking guy from her Art class, Reaf, she has to battle the confusing emotions swirling through her brain and heart.

Can she find love, herself, and become the parent she hopes to be while dealing with pregnancy hormones and drama?

When struggling freelance writer, Clarissa Hayes, and her trouble-making Saint Bernard, Paw, visit their relatives in Upstate New York, they are saddened to find the family in mourning. Clarissa’s amateur sleuth uncle has died, evidently from a heart attack.

But was the death truly an accident? An anonymous note hints that her uncle was murdered, and now Clarissa and Paw are determined to sniff out the truth.

Soon the duo find themselves nose deep in their uncle’s final baffling case: the theft of the fabulous Blue Dolphin diamonds. Clarissa’s determination to find her uncle’s killer leads her deep into a world of glittering gems and deadly secrets, where each new discovery threatens to bring her to the notice of a ruthless murderer who will stop at nothing to cover his tracks. Can Clarissa and her detective dog Paw crack the case, or will they become the killer’s next victims?

This is a 5200 word short story/mini mystery. Read time is approx. 30 minutes.

A queen in need of a husband and a prince who had never been truly loved—will they overcome opposition to find happiness?

Brianna Reaner, Queen of Aisling, has never been on a date, been in love, had a boyfriend, or has even had a crush on a boy before. According to the laws of her country, she must marry by her eighteenth birthday or risk losing the right to rule her kingdom. How is she supposed to find a suitable husband in less than six months? What will the consequences be if she makes the wrong choice?

With the help of her advisors, she compiles a surprisingly short list of suitable mates. Her top choices include three princes all belonging to her nemesis, King Coman Barnali of Gilvary. None of the three seem particularly promising. Dunbar, the eldest, is his father’s puppet. Next in line is Reagan, the biggest flirt in Kearnley. Then there is the elusive Garrett who seems to go into hiding whenever she is present. One by one she eliminates names from her list until she finds the man she feels destined to marry. But her choice is not pleasing to everyone.

King Coman has been plotting to take control of Aisling for years. Queen Brianna’s choice causes him to have to come up with a new plan—one that could prove deadly for the newly wedded couple.

†Securing Aisling is Christian Romance.

A love-starved young woman slips away every night to adventure with dragons, mermaids and even aliens but then she wakes up.

In this unusual, Christian sci fi fantasy novel, Cara Peirce wants to help people. She wants love but making connections in real life just isn’t something she’s good at. Through an unsettling turn of events, Cara finds herself a mostly-willing participant in a bizarre life in which she only feels truly alive in her dreams. Her surreal adventures in other realms seem important, somehow. And, almost every night, she dreams of the same guy – Blaze Saxon.

In the end, only whispers remain. But the end is only the beginning.

This is the story of a faded dreamer.

To what lengths would you go to save the world?

Elothryn keeps the darkest secret of Nälu: The cursed dagger of Raemoja. A weapon powerful enough to release the greatest evil from the underworld. For generations, his family has lived without incident until now. The hunters have his scent and will stop at nothing to reclaim the dagger. Elothryn and his son flee, seeking help, but will they find it?

This is a short story set in the world of Nälu years before the opening scene of Secrets Kept, a fantasy novel.

After Marcus Brolen’s best friend, Rogue Bentancourt, swears that guys aren’t interested in trying to keep up with her busy schedule as an apprentice in his tattoo shop and art student with some modeling and waitressing thrown in on the side to make ends meet, he signs her up for an online dating service called BrainsRSexy.com.

After all, it won’t be all that weird…right? He’ll be there to play her wingman as always. Even though he and Rogue have never had chemistry, she deserves the absolute best and he’s going to help her find her perfect guy.

When Computer Security Expert, Tristan Macklin, is hired by Ivy Love Montclair, to figure out what’s happening to her dating profile, he quickly concludes that the problem goes much deeper than a simple computer glitch and has become an issue of the Identity of the Heart.

Toran looked upon the other Elves in Xanti with wonder. They all had at least one Gift, they all had a trade, and they all knew their path in life. Why did he have to be so different? Toran’s only claim to fame had been the attention the queen had given him on his Naming Day. She had called him a harbinger … but of what? And now that he was entrusted with a delivery to the Human village of Kipra, he hoped great things finally lay in store – but feared his history of mistakes might spell disaster.

The clouds in front of him began to shade over, their airy inscriptions spelling out a message of welcome—or maybe a warning—as the promise of land became clear.

Eydis.

As an accomplished Viking warrior, Sterlig Kyvansson always found a way to get what he wanted—until he wanted Arja Freydottir. After Sterlig is denied the right to marry Arja, he is determined to do anything in his power to claim her as his own—even if it means slaying the dragon that guards the cursed island of Eydis.

With his brother’s sword at his side and Arja’s hand on the line, Sterlig sets out for Eydis with his friends. When they arrive, they quickly find that the rumors of Eydis are all true, including the irresistible beauty of the Princess of Eydis, Brynja the Bride. With her blessing, Sterlig heads out into battle with the dragon. But near that battle’s end, Sterlig discovers the terrifying secret behind Eydis’ power. Is it already too late, or can his discovery still make a difference?

When Libby walks down to the river, she discovers not all cowboys are heroes. Must she pack and move back home to her father or seek love in an unexpected way?

Elizabeth James serves as her preacher father’s right-hand-woman for many years, a good life, but now it’s time to find her own way. She travels to east Texas with plans to be a nanny.

Amidst the beauty found throughout the sprawling River Ranch, she finds happiness. But not all is as it seems. Beneath the blue Texas skies lies a tale of betrayal and greed.

When Libby walks down to the river, she discovers not all cowboys are heroes. Must she pack and move back home to her father or seek love in an unexpected way?

Only one cowboy holds the answer.

*Clean wholesome western historical romance.* Grab your copy today.

Robin and Robert are royal twins. They are the only two to have received a Fairy Godmother gift in nearly a century, an amazing honor. Soon it was clear that their gifts had been switched and a search began to find the Fairy Godmother to right the mistake. When she is finally sighted by a knight, the family learns that the pair must find her for themselves and they only have until their 18th birthday … only 4 months away. Will they be able to find her in time?

This edition has been completely re-edited from the ground up, so whether you’re new to the series, or if you’ve read it before, don’t miss this exciting new edition.

What if…

Murder victims didn’t have to die?

The identity of a killer could be 100% certain, regardless of the evidence?

The one person who would do this was a cop, with law and justice first in her mind?

When Darby Shaw’s calm world is turned upside down, she wonders how her new abilities to bring the dead back to life will affect her life’s desire to become a detective. But being a detective–for homicide, no less–is the least of her worries when the agency in charge of monitoring superhumans takes a heightened interest in her one-of-a-kind abilities.

What if…murder doesn’t have to mean forever?

Emergence is a part of The Darby Shaw Chronicles Box Set, also featuring books two and three, Retaliation and Capitulation, as well as a bonus short story. Find it here: bit.ly/AmazonBox1 .

Six teenagers live on the same block, their lives interlaced by one common thread. Survival. Together, they form The Big Mistake Club. Rejected by their own families, they turn to each other and to Miss Cora Baker, an elderly neighbor. The club members would lie, protect at all costs, and even kill for each other.
Anna commits suicide. The rest of the Mistakes vow to do whatever it takes to make it to graduation and out of the neighborhood for good. Miss Cora steps in and provides The Mistakes with a chance to change their future. She gives them a place of their own, away from their abusive parents. A sanctuary, where they feel safe and sane. Financially, she sets them upon a successful path. No matter how much Miss Cora does for them, they are still Mistakes.
What started as six, is down to five. Who will make it away from the Hell they know as family? Will they keep on the successful path that has been set before them by Miss Cora and make it to graduation? Some of them will make it and some of them won’t.
Abuse, sexual abuse, depression and withdrawal, losing best friends, peer pressure, and other situations that teenagers face every day, everywhere, are touched on in this book.
“A modern day fairy tale for the youth too jaded to believe in Cinderella.” Sandra Ely, author and beta reader

Don’t miss the laugh-out-loud cozy mystery comedy that started it all. From award-winning author Kim Hunt Harris

A thought-provoking Christian mystery, full of laughs and plot twists.

All Salem Grimes expects as she walks into the church is her regular Tuesday morning AA meeting, but when she encounters a dead body instead, she does what any self-respecting clueless amateur would do — she freaks completely out and shouts words good Christians aren’t even supposed to know.

But when Salem learns that her ex-husband Tony is accused of the murder, she wonders if God might be steering her toward a chance of helping him and thereby redeeming herself — or at least a chance to make up for the pain she caused him when they were married and she was drinking.

With the help of her new octogenarian BFF Viv and the emotional support of her dog Stump, can Salem keep her act together long enough to sow some good seeds for a change?

Nestled within the folds of a war-torn and ruined world, there lies a village. It has no name; it is full of secrets.

Its women survive because they seem to have found a remedy for war; its men survive because the women let them. They all survive because Fate allows it.

Kate never thought much about Fate until she decided not to believe in it anymore. Destined to become a breeder, she wakes up on her sixteenth birthday determined to defy this duty at all cost. It is a heavy price. For her open rebellion, Mona, the Village counsel leader, drags her to the Pit and forces her to confront her mate for the first time.

He is not what Kate expected.

Despite Mona’s fierce punishments for Kate’s disobedience, the tug of her heart grows stronger; it beckons her away from this life and lures her toward the truth about herself, about her village, and about the boy assigned to be her mate.

The questions bring her hope… but the answers?

They terrify her.

Aurora and her sister are inseparable, until dreams divide them.
Literally.
“On the night of my sixteenth birthday, I fell asleep. When morning came, I didn’t wake up. It’s been a month and I’m still sleeping, but this isn’t the story that you think it is.”
—Aurora
“People think my name is Maleficent but that isn’t true. And as for crimes, all that I am guilty of is loving my sister. My sister is the dawn, Aurora.”
— Midnight

On Aurora’s sixteenth birthday, she makes a selfless wish to save her sister, Midnight, from a curse that began in their childhood. Aurora falls asleep, but she doesn’t wake up. Months later, she’s still asleep. Now the sisters must find their way back to each other. What good is sleeping peacefully, when Midnight’s days without her beloved sister have become a nightmare?

USA Today bestselling author Stacy Claflin brings you the Hunters…
She’s hiding from danger. He’s deeply wounded. Could they be exactly what the other needs?

Tiffany Saunders is on the run. When she winds up stranded in a seaside town, she wants nothing more than to forget her horrific past and kept moving. But a chance meeting with a handsome local changes everything.

Jake Hunter has some deep emotional scars and is trying to cope with running the family business. The last thing he wants is a relationship—until a mysterious brunette walks into his store and complicates it all.

Tiffany prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong—in her rearview mirror. But dark secrets cannot stay hidden forever. Just as the walls around Tiffany’s heart start to come down, the past catches up with her. Will true love be able to conquer all?

Seaside Surprises is the first book in the Seaside Hunters collection, a series of sweet contemporary romances featuring the Hunter brothers set in the beach town of Kittle Falls by USA Today bestselling author, Stacy Claflin. If you like entertaining and heartwarming romances, then you’ll love this entry in a light, romantic series. Budding romance and great chemistry abound with fully-developed characters that you’ll fall for over and over again.

Read Seaside Surprises today to satisfy your craving for clean, sweet contemporary romance!

Meet all of the Hunters!
SEASIDE HUNTERS – The California Hunters:
Seaside Surprises
Seaside Heartbeats
Seaside Dances
Seaside Kisses
Seaside Christmas

BAYSIDE HUNTERS – The Oregon Hunters:
Bayside Wishes
Bayside Evenings
Bayside Promises
Bayside Destinies (Coming Soon)
Bayside Dreams (Coming Soon)

He lost a wager . . . but won a treasure.

Due to a lost wager, the Duke of Ravenham is obliged to bring a pretty little nobody from the country into fashion among the high-sticklers of London Society. Ravenham would never refuse a debt of honor, no matter how unorthodox, so he overlooks Miss Gordon’s vulgar relations to do what is necessary, escorting the unsophisticated chit to balls, etc. But what he expects to be an irksome duty turns out to be something quite different as he falls under the spell of his protege’s innocent charm. When he lost that wager, he definitely never counted on losing his heart as well!

First impressions can be deceiving.

Miss Gabriella Gordon only came to London at her mother’s and sister’s insistence, for she’d much rather assist in running her father’s veterinary practice than attempt to fit into fashionable society. No sooner has she arrived in London than the exalted (and exceedingly handsome) Duke of Ravenham comes to call. The reason is less than flattering, however: due to a lost wager, the Duke is forced to bring Gabriella into fashion, a “favor” she would certainly refuse if her family would let her. But the more time she spends in the dashing Duke’s company, the more conflicted she feels— particularly when she discovers they have more in common than she ever dared dream.

Miriam has always wanted a dog. But times are hard, and her father’s health problems mean that there’s very little money left for luxuries after feeding the family and paying for medical bills. When her neighbor’s dog has puppies, Miriam spends as much time as she can playing with them, and pretending they are hers. But when tragedy strikes, Miriam’s dreams of owning a dog fade in light of a more urgent need.

When rumors of war and uncertainty make their way into the everyday activities of her little town, Miriam puts her energy into preparing Christmas gifts and surprises for her family and friends. But when Moses goes missing there is little celebration left in Miriam’s heart. It seems only a Christmas miracle can bring back the joy of the season, but how many miracles can one really expect in a single year?

After his wife dies in childbirth, Turlough decides his children will be better off with their aunt. He leaves in the middle of the night, with only his son, Ruari. Turlough and Ruari travel west to find music, the other true love in Turlough’s life. Unwittingly sleeping under an ancient Faerie stone, they wake up in Faerie.

Pressured to marry for money, Julia Scott flees England and a cruel stepmother to determine if the West Indies is the paradise of her dreams. Attacked by pirates and desired by island natives, the only person she can trust is John Smith — if that’s her rescuer’s true name. Reaching her uncle’s station in English Harbor, Julia must find a way to face her feelings and deal with her traitorous family, a dashing new suitor, and the guardian angel, John Smith, who has no qualms sporting counterfeit names and less than what is proper attire.

Secret schemes. Stolen magic.

Trapped behind Gwyndorr’s towering walls, Shara longs to unlock the secrets that surround her. She believes the Cerulean Dusk Dreamer is the key. The power rock gives vivid dreams of the past and future but it also has a dark side.

Its forces lay siege to her future, tightening her chains. In seeking help, Shara rekindles a forbidden friendship with Nicho, the Lowborn lawbreaker facing banishment to the Rif’twine Forest.

Together, Shara and Nicho must thwart the plans of their enemies. But what if the power they unleash is an even greater chain than what they’ve come to bear?

“Are you ready to love this young man?”

Jhoi: she’s poetic. She’s guarded. And she couldn’t imagine having much to do with a guy like Marcas. Sure, Marcas is a brilliant fellow artist, admired by plenty of fans. But he’s so remarkably…strange.

Still, Marcas touches Jhoi’s soul. And through the counsel of a shrewd old neighbor, Jhoi will discover a link between intimate friendship and becoming a steward of an era.

A tale of love, enduring belief, and the meaning of innocence—based on a true story.

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Note: this book is Adult/New Adult contemporary fiction, though it may also be of interest to a young adult audience.

“Ms. Carter has written a superb novella in Silver Princess. It is a fantasy book taking place in a fairy kingdom, but with characters who could be our next door neighbors.” –Dawn Edwards, The Kindle Book Review

Ever wondered what would happen if fairies weren’t “stuck” in adolescence? If they didn’t spend all their time preparing to paint flowers and spread frost?
Silver Princess introduces the world of Fairydom through the eyes of a relatively young protagonist, fairy Princess Rebecca. Her simple, sheltered life has done little to prepare her for the trials she faces when it is revealed that the rebels trying to quietly force her father to abdicate have big plans for her.

A hidden land settled by peaceful people
The first outsider in 160 years

Lydia Colburn is a young physician dedicated to serving her village in the Land, an undetectable island in the South Atlantic Ocean. When Lt. Connor Bradshaw’s parachute carries him from the world war to Lydia’s hidden land, his mission could expose her simple society. As Connor searches for a way to return to his squadron, his fascination with life in the Land makes him protective of Lydia and her peaceful homeland, and Lydia’s attraction to Connor stirs desires she never anticipated. But will they be able to keep the Land hidden?

“An endearing series perfect for fans of Nancy Drew!” 

Christmas of 1892 promises to be exciting for Zillia Eckhart, especially after she finds out her best friend and sister-in-law, Soonie, is coming home.
Soonie is anxious for her family to meet her husband, Lone Warrior. But threats line the Texas trails.
The two friends find themselves in a struggle for faith and family like they’ve never faced before. But family ties run swift and deep, sure as the Colorado River.

New York reporter Paige MacKenzie has a hidden motive when she heads to the small town of Timberton, Montana. Assigned to research the area’s unique Yogo sapphires for the Manhattan Post, she hopes to reconnect romantically with handsome cowboy Jake Norris. The local gem gallery offers the material needed for the article, but the discovery of an old diary, hidden inside the wall of a historic hotel, soon sends her on a detour into the underworld of art and deception.

Each of the town’s residents holds a key to untangling more than one long-buried secret, from the hippie chick owner of a new age café to the mute homeless man in the town park. As the worlds of western art and sapphire mining collide, Paige finds herself juggling research, romance and danger. With stolen sapphires and shady characters thrown into the mix, will Paige escape the consequences of her own curiosity?

Love at first sight may exist in fairy tales, but not usually from across a parking lot.

When Allison feels drawn to a mysterious man in shades and a baseball cap driving a yellow Jaguar, she can’t get him off her mind.

But Charles Davison is the only guy around who drives a yellow Jaguar, and he’s the owner of the resort where Allison works. Charles is twice Allison’s age and doesn’t share her values. Yet, somehow they connect and fall in love.

The night Allison accepts his proposal, she meets Charles’ son. What starts as a celebration, ends in a heated argument between father and son, and the woman who threatens to take the place of C.J.’s deceased mother.

As the wedding date looms closer, Allison’s doubts increase and the relationships between the men become more and more complicated. Will they make it to the altar? Or will tensions come to a head when they need each other most?

Her husband is a dragon. And the dragon is hungry.

Drawn by his allure, Theryn left everything behind to live with Roth in his mountain cave. But then her fiery-eyed husband transformed into something else: a monster of scales, claws, and wings. The dragon has only one use for her—to bear his dragon egg, now forming in her womb. After the egg is laid, she will be nothing but fresh meat.

But Theryn refuses to suffer the same fate as Roth’s former brides. For her own sake, and for the baby dragonshifter she carries, she must find a way to escape the monster, and break the enchantment of the dragon lyric.

After twenty-five years with Sam, their lives revolving in circles that barely touched let alone overlapped, was it time Margie consigned their marriage to an album of faded photographs? The Christmas ball at her mother-in-law’s retirement home would either be the final straw for their failing marriage or the perfect chance to reignite the old flame. Can the happy-go-lucky shenanigans of the retirement community remind Margie and Sam that falling in love has no age limit?

Janalya is an air elemental. She has spent years of isolation searching for others of her kind. Now, she is beginning to get weary of her own company, and hiding from the Shatara, and longs for home.
Katsuo is a shape shifting panther. Along with his rogue Shatara pack, he is searching too – for elementals. He finds Janalya.
History decrees that they are enemies. Are they going to prove it wrong or could this be a deadly encounter?
Join Janalya on her journey as she fights witches, saves elves, and finds out what her true destiny is.

In the shifter world, one law holds true; you will reap what you sow.

Shae underestimated El Oso, the tyrannical leader of the Order. Now, banished, flightless and living on the dangerous edge of the shifter world, she finds it impossible to pursue her one goal, finding and freeing her father. Without the support of her friends, who are torn by loyalty to their families, Shae is forced to attempt the impossible…alone.

A hidden group of shifters with unexpected powers swoops in to help Shae. They want nothing more than to discover El Oso’s magic and destroy the Order completely, even if it means sacrificing Shae’s father. Too late, Shae discovers she has sown the seeds of destruction for herself and her family. The defenses of her refuge are breached, not by El Oso, but by the enemy very enemy he has been desperate to protect them against. An enemy intent on massacring every known shifter. Shae must find a way to escape her self-inflicted fate and empower her friends to unite if they are to find a way to survive the harvest.

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Join USA Today bestselling author, Melle Amade, on a dark urban fantasy adventure fans and critics are calling a shifter series like no other, and comparing to The Vampire Diaries.

Harvest, book 3 in the bestselling Shifter Chronicles series, a YA dark urban fantasy romance for fans of shifters and Gothic romance. Fans of the Kellie McAllen’s Flightless Bird and JL Weil’s White Raven will be enchanted by this strong female seeking justice when banished from a world struggling beneath a dictator.

This is the third novel in the Shifter Chronicles series.
Sanctuary, Book 1 released on October 22, 2016.
Remnants, Book 2 released on March 21, 2017
If you love shifter urban fantasy with a touch of paranormal romance, you’ll also want to grab the novella companion series, Quest for Shifter Magic.

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Teen Contemporary Romance
Teen Mystery and Suspense
Magical Realism
Coming of Age
Dating Relationships

“I had trouble putting it down … highly recommend this book to all ages.” – Robin Bunting, Amazon reviewer
“Beautiful, vivid descriptions … adventure that is full of twists and turns.” – Robert Provence, Amazon reviewer
“Interesting take on Pompeii’s last days.” – Deanna Mosier, Amazon reviewer

Experience the final days of Pompeii in book two of the TimeDrifter Series. This harrowing historical fantasy unfolds through the eyes of the doomed city’s inhabitants, along with a trio of time traveling misfits. Their old nemesis, known as Basilius in Pompeii, charms others as he counters their every attempt. The fate of another relies on their ability to dodge Basilius’s efforts and escape before time runs out for Pompeii. Will they be willing to forfeit a future for what they hold most dear? Sometimes great risk is required to achieve a greater calling.

Looking for books that edify and entertain? Read the TimeDrifter Series — and be transported.
THE VEIL OF SMOKE is the second book in the TimeDrifter Series.

As her wedding day approaches, Mary’s family and friends gather together to celebrate the happy event. Will events proceed as smoothly as she hopes? Will Lady Catherine de Bourgh spoil the day? Is love in the air for someone else?

“Uplifting and entertaining.” – C. Dorsett, Amazon reviewer
“Deep meaningful work … Lauren Lynch is a gifted storyteller.” – Shai, Amazon reviewer
“Lyric fantasy done well.” – David Bergsland, Christian reviewer, radiqx.com

Deep in a remote jungle, amid long-forgotten ancient ruins, three unlikely time travelers collide. In the shadows, a relentless evil presence lurks, threatening to lead them astray. Will they triumph over their adversary or be trapped in his web of lies? Sometimes it takes a journey through time to learn the true meaning of sacrifice.

Looking for books that edify and entertain? Read the TimeDrifter Series — and be transported.
THE PLACE OF VOICES is the first book in the TimeDrifter Series.

The Jewel of Peru is a magical adventure through time, taking young Captain Christopher and his loyal crew of orphaned stowaways on a perilous quest in search of Christopher’s missing parents.

After his father’s ship is found abandoned at sea, Christopher makes an unexpected discovery on board—The Ultimate Treasure Chest! Inside is a message that beckons him to set sail after the treasure and his parents. When a savage pirate and a corrupt businessman join forces to steal the treasure for themselves, the gang gets caught up in pirate chases, time travel, and an underground network of spies. Will Christopher find the Jewel and his parents, or will all be lost forever?

A young family disappears …

FBI Special Agent Julie Ann Davidson isn’t assigned the case, but she works it anyway because she knows the Collins family. Add in a baffling case of internet thievery, and Ann and her partner, Patrick Duncan, have plenty to think about.

Who took the Collins family and why?

One thing’s certain: time is running out.

If Ann and Patrick don’t work fast, Rachel Collins and her kids will die.

Interview with the Author:
Q: What makes the Heartfelt Cases series special?
A: Heartfelt Cases is a mystery/suspense series featuring a pair of FBI agents handling some very personal cases. It fits in the Christian mystery niche, and most reviewers agree it hits that mark without being preachy. It’s Christian because the characters happen to be believers. That’s it. They’re normal people with a crazy job that sometimes dumps a heap of trouble on their doorstep. Life’s full of ups and downs. Most of our stressors won’t almost kill us, but hopefully, many people can relate to the desire to handle stressful situations with a measure of peace and grace.

Q: What order should I read them in?
A: They’re designed so that you should be able to read them in any order as standalones, but you’ll get the richest flow of side events from reading:
The Collins Case
The Kiverson Case
The Davidson Case
The Keres Case
The Quinn Case (This is a short prequel that will be available shortly. It was first in Where the Light May Lead, a Christian anthology. My philosophy of prequels is shifting. I think they’re more useful as enhancements to further get to know characters you’ve already met.)

Q: Where does this book fit in the series? What theme(s) make it special?
A: The Collins Case is Book 1. This is where we meet the dynamic duo of Ann and Patrick as well as their close friends. (She goes by Ann. Only her mother calls her Julie Ann.) One of my narrators recently pointed out that I have a thing for kidnapping. I guess if you read the book description, you probably agree with her.

Q: Why should readers check out this series?
A: These are super clean, kid and adult-safe mysteries. If you’re looking for gritty, this probably ain’t it. If you’re looking for a quick, light mystery fix, then I have a story to tell you.

Q: Can the reader get the whole series at once?
A: The first three cases are novellas that are combined in Heartfelt Cases Books 1-3. The 4th case is a full novel that’s available separately. Check out my website for news of future bundles.

It’s finally here . . . the much-anticipated sequel to See You Soon Broadway! Maris is back!

Decisions, decisions, decisions . . .

Maris Forrester’s exciting new life is not everything she was hoping it would be. Although she’s happy in her new career, she’s plagued with the feeling that something is still missing. Imagine her surprise when an old friend presents her with an unbelievable opportunity that could change everything. This new career sounds almost too good to be true, including the upcoming trip to London. She quickly learns that even the most perfect scenarios have their drawbacks, and when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is . . .

In addition to making a life-changing career choice, Maris realizes she has other decisions to make—whom to love and where to find happiness. What if neither is what she thought they should be?

Did the famous movie star fall off the cliff or was she pushed?

The last thing Mike Reynolds needed in the final weeks leading up to his run for re-election as sheriff of Beaver County, Oregon, was to have his wife, Kelly, discover the body of a famous movie actress. It didn’t help that she’d died under mysterious circumstances from a fall off the cliff behind her home.

Did she accidentally fall over it or was it murder? And if she was murdered, who did it? Was it her daughter who wanted her mother’s money, so she could give it to the yoga guru she was studying with at his spartan retreat center located in the nearby forest? Or was it her gardener, who desperately needed money to deal with the terminal diagnosis his wife had been given by her doctor? Or could it have been the director of The Triangle, the movie she was about to film, because he was afraid she’d ruin his chances for an Oscar? What about the supporting actress who’d wanted to have the lead role in the movie? Or the screenwriter, who didn’t understand why the movie star refused to read the changes he made to the script? Or even the star’s ex-husband, furious with what she’d told a reporter about his acting ability?

Join Kelly, Mike, their dogs, and a helpful neighbor by the name of Roger Babowal, as they try to find out what really happened on the cliff that night.

This is the twelfth book in the popular Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series by USA Today Bestselling Author and seven time Amazon All-Star, Dianne Harman.

Two days ago, the Nazis rolled into Marie’s hometown. With her mother trapped in the countryside and her father ordered to perform piano concerts for the invaders, the 12-year-old’s life is turned upside down.

When she learns there is more to her pianist father than meets the eye, Marie must work with him to sneak important information past the watching Nazis.

This is a short story (approx. 12 minutes average reading time). It contains themes of family, adventure, and trusting God in hard times.

As Raban lay dying, a casualty of the attack on the angel city, he implored his daughter, Miriel to build a sanctuary to keep the children safe from further attacks.
Miriel comes up with her own plan to protect future offspring from the Fallen. She’s going to hide them on Earth amongst humans.
Eighteen years later, she goes to check on Lina.

Lina finds out a couple of days before her eighteenth birthday that she is an angel. Her life changes forever as she deals with the consequences of this discovery, fights for her life and has to make the biggest choice of her life so far.

Sometimes winning is everything.

Champion swimmer Aerin Keane is ready to give up her dreams of college swimming and a shot at the Olympics. As she starts senior year in her third high school, Aerin’s determined to leave her family troubles behind and be like all the other girls at Two Rivers. She’s got a new image and a new attitude. She doesn’t want to win anymore. She’s swimming for fun, no longer the freak who wins every race, every title, only to find herself alone.

But when her desire to be just one of the girls collides with her desire to be the best Two Rivers has ever seen, will Aerin sacrifice her new friendships to break a longstanding school record that comes with a $50,000 scholarship?

Since her divorce, Adele Collier has pursued her own pleasure at the expense of her daughter. When her ex-husband suddenly reappears in their lives, Adele allows him to take Judy to France with him for the summer. The time apart leads her to realize her daughter is the light of her world, yet she’s still not sure she’s ready to give up her lifestyle.

Six-year-old Judy is more than happy to trade her mother’s neglect for her father’s adoring care. She loves his vineyard and wishes she could stay there forever … but someday she must return to England and her mother. However, Judy isn’t sure she can ever trust her mother again.

A sweet novella set in Europe, the year of 1938, this sweet story is sure to delight lovers of light-hearted historical/literary fiction.

With three daughters married and living far away, the Bennets are finding life to be anything but smooth sailing.

In ‘Longbourn Revisited,’ the first of five stories, Elizabeth receives an urgent summons to visit her beloved father ,who has taken ill.

‘An Encounter at Longbourn’ sees the Darcys, including Georgiana, paying a visit to Elizabeth’s family. Will a new love be born of that visit, and blossom?

‘A Party at Longbourn’ celebrates Mr Bennet’s sixtieth birthday, bringing the Darcys back to Longbourn again. Will the arrival of the newly-widowed Mr Collins bring unexpected developments?

‘And from Longbourn, A Wedding Comes’ provides the ingredients for fascinating interactions between the Bennets, the Darcys, Mr Collins and Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

‘Much Ado at Longbourn’ tells the story of Kitty and Colonel Fitzwilliam as they battle the interventions of Lady Catherine who is bound and determined to thwart their romance.

When people hear of an island where dreams come to life, many sell everything they have to pursue their greatest desires. However, hopes vanish into horror as nightmares become reality.

To help corral the chaos, Professor Cyril Radik establishes Dream Chasers, an organization dedicated to containing the most dangerous creatures. But rules change. Things aren’t what they seem, and lives are at stake. As the island’s dynamics spiral out of control, the Chasers come face to face with their own worst nightmares.

Fears that can kill.

Join Derek, Kim, Juan, and Chelsea as they battle the mysteries of Pesadilla Island in this series of short stories.

Note: This book contains 15 stories.

The year is 2320. Andi Lloyd is content with her life as the assistant to her adoptive father, a starship doctor, but her secure world turns upside down when she begins uncovering secrets from her past. When her father mysteriously starts losing his mind, she finds that she can no longer count on him to guide or help her. With mutiny breaking out on the ship, and two factions desperate for a valuable secret she holds, she must race to help her father and herself before time runs out.

A Parody Novella with heart…and brains!

Scarlett Eighty-One is a model citizen and she’s never questioned the perfect world she lives in. Not until the hunky guy in her Geometry class turns his sunken, lifeless, and downright dreamy eyes on her.

Monsters shouldn’t exist, but Scarlett can no longer deny all the strange things happening around her. With the unwavering love of her zombie boyfriend and her amazing intellect, she’ll find out the truth and fight for her destiny, even if it means battling clingy werewolves, skeevy vampires, and dancing robots in the process.

A childless couple, Sarah and Carl Hartley, become witnesses to a car accident along Pilgrims Highway. As the baby girl who they pulled out from the burning car grows up, they learn that little Charlene ‘Charlie’ Hartley is more special than they expected. From a very young age, Charlie developed a surprising ability to move items without touch.

Seventeen years later, Charlie was already on her way to Harvard when she encounters an incident forcing her to use her hidden telekinetic powers. A new world of possibilities opens for Charlie as she is invited to become part of a special team of operatives composed of superhuman young adults like her. When the truth of her parentage is revealed, and the discovery that a young girl who resembled her is part of the institute for superhumans known as A.N.D.R.E.I., Charlie is tempted with the chance to be reunited with her biological sister.

But within the secure walls of A.N.D.R.E.I, things aren’t all what they seem. And while she struggles to control her talent, a series of events lead Charlie to suspect the true motives of the government institution. The more she searches for her sister, the more dangerous it becomes. Can she uncover the mystery behind A.N.D.R.E.I., before it’s too late?

Best for Young Adults.

Book 1: The Unlocked
Book 2: The Enlightened

“The Clark family really tugged at my heart strings…” K.W.

“A beautiful, loving, imperfect family taken on by a broken system…” L.M.

Brady Clark endangers his family’s very existence with devastating lies. At fourteen, he has physically assaulted his father and is justifiably frantic as local authorities find him racing through the woods with bloody bare feet and dressed in nothing but his unmentionables.

He finds himself nearly crippled with fear and begins impulsively spinning a web of deceit—a web he soon finds himself caught up in. Brady’s not-so-innocent mistake forces his parents and his little brother to join him in a horrific nightmare where God is their only hope for survival.

Get your copy of this Christian novel today and ask yourself if the government’s handling of this situation kept the Clark family’s best interests at heart. Better yet, as the events unfold ask yourself how you would have responded.

“Life, fate, the universe, they all broke the rules.”

I was the luckiest girl in the world.
I had it all.
Everything I never knew I wanted.
Until one day in June, it all came crashing down.
My best friend, my life, my love. All gone.
I live in the Valley of the Sun, but I’m the darkest storm cloud.
“Heal,” they all tell me. “Move on.”
But how?
One person tries harder than the rest, and I know why.
He was sent to me. Fulfilling a promise he never knew would be this difficult.
He’s full of grief too, but he’s not dark like me. He’s bright and warm.
I can feel his sunshine creeping in, chasing away my darkness.
It doesn’t feel right that I should ever be happy again. But the scariest part of all?
It doesn’t feel wrong either.

Now that she understands the rules, she wants to change them.

Shae’s body is betraying her and she’s terrified. Though she’s joined the ranks of her shifter friends, she knows inside she’s not like them. Her unstable cells won’t let her control the shift.

As Topanga grows crowded with suspicious shifters, aligned with the fascist Order, it becomes clear they have been living in a tiny haven on the edge of an intolerant, militant shifter society. Even worse, Shae’s formal presentation to El Oso, the Order’s Berserker Supreme Leader, is only days away. Without full control of her powers or her body, she’s not sure she’ll survive the inspection.

As Shae discovers the dreadful truth about her family heritage, she’s faced with a severe choice: break with the Order and lose her friends or submit to a life of subjugation and lies.

No matter what she chooses, she’ll be left with only Remnants of the life she had.

Join USA Today bestselling author, Melle Amade, on a dark urban fantasy adventure fans and critics are calling a shifter series like no other, and comparing to The Vampire Diaries.

Remnants, book 2 in the bestselling Shifter Chronicle series, a teen paranormal romance for fans of shifters and Gothic romance. Fans of Flightless Bird and White Raven will be enchanted by this strong female continuing to seek truth in a world of secrets, totalitarian rule, and mystery.

“I was once again pulled into this marvelous gothic world of animals and humans and we’re learning with her just how deep this rabbit hole goes. I am fascinated.” – ARC review

If you’re a fan of love triangles hotter than Twilight and Kellie McAllen style teenage angst, you will love Sanctuary. It’s paranormal romance and supernatural magic in an Edgar Allen Poe style setting.

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This is book 2 in the Shifter Chronicles Series.
Sanctuary, Shifter Chronicles Book 1 is also available.

For fans of:
Teenage Paranormal Romance Series
Teen Science Fiction and Fantasy
Teen Contemporary Romance
Teen Mystery and Suspense
Magical Realism
Coming of Age
Dating Relationships

Enjoy Six Inspirational Mystery and Suspense Stories by Best Selling Authors!
BURIED DECEPTION
By Gina Conroy
Archaeology intern and widow Samantha Steele wants to provide for her children—alone. Security guard and ex-cop Nick Porter is haunted by his past and keeps his heart guarded. But when they discover that a broken artifact is a fake, Nick and Samantha must set aside their stubbornness and rely on each other—or the results could be deadly. Will they both allow God to excavate their hearts so they can find new love?

I’LL BE WATCHING YOU
By E.E. Kennedy
“I’ll be watching you,” says the note that’s twisted into a tiny bow tie. Is it a just a fan of Stacy’s new TV spot or someone with a sick, twisted agenda? When a woman is murdered, Stacy must prove her own innocence before the killer destroys everything–and everyone–she cares about!

STATE SECRETS
By Lynette Sowell, ECPA Best Seller
Tara Whitley, an assistant White House chef, doesn’t expect to become an amateur investigator. But then old flame and FBI operative Jack Courtland steps back into her life and recruits her to help uncover a plot to sabotage the next State Dinner. She doesn’t expect Jack to uncover feelings for him she thought had long since died. Can she trust him with her heart, or will the past be too much to overcome, even while a threat draws closer to the Executive Mansion?

BROKEN VOWS
By V.B. Tenery, RWAIDA Winner 2016
Attorney Josh Bradford can resist anything but temptation. A serial
philanderer who, despite his failings, is still deeply in love with his wife.

He has vowed to change, but when his most recent lover is murdered, he and Sara find themselves at the top of the authorities list of suspects.
The murder is his wake up call . . . his only hope . . . that the police will find the killer before his marriage and career are shattered beyond repair.

RIVER OF DANGER
By Alexa Verde
Dallas reporter River Montenegro returns to her small town to aid her father, a recovering alcoholic. After a series of scary events, River knows the infamous Smiling Killer wants to make her his next victim. So she grudgingly accepts help from her childhood friend and first crush, Jacob Forrester. Will Jacob and River solve the mystery of the killer’s identity in time to have a second chance at love?

MAID FOR MURDER: DEADLY CONFESSIONS
By USA Today Bestselling Author Susette Williams
Bailey inherited her grandfather’s business, Maid For You, but cleaning up crime scenes wasn’t part of the job description. After nearly getting killed by the Westmeister brothers, she made a promise to herself that she’d get ‘back’ into church. Thankfully, her company has a new account…cleaning a church. It wasn’t exactly how she planned to get back into church, nor did she plan on getting involved in a murder investigation.

Confessions can be deadly, but Bailey is determined to get to the truth.

Tara grew up playing and laughing with her two best friends — twins Noah and Mitch. Life is uncomplicated and carefree — until she falls for one of them.

The wrong one.

Tara is the first born of her pack, and with the title comes responsibility — the expectation that she will bond with an Alpha heir to strengthen her pack’s standing…and Mitch was born seven minutes too late.

Tara’s heart is torn when a deep connection with Mitch is awakened and she discovers the potential for so much more than friendship. But her mind knows what she must choose.

When the impossible strikes Mitch’s family, when their sacred Glade is threatened, Tara is forced to decide — her heart or her pack?

Positive feedback for Prophecy Awakened – First in the Prime Prophecy Series
What a phenomenal story!…The writing style is eloquent, fluid and passionate…The story is brilliant, it draws you in from the first word and it doesn’t let go until the end.

I highly recommend this book to any romance lover.
—Amazon Reviewer

I ABSOLUTELY loved this book from beginning to end. You are a truly lovely and wonderful author . I am glad I got the chance to read this book about Noah and Eden. This IS MY TYPE of book. Can’t wait for more.
—Goodreads Reviewer

When Billy left to go fishing, he didn’t know he would be the catch of the day.

Billy Clark has spent the last two years learning to depend on no one but himself. When he’s kidnapped, he doubts his parents will even care. Now, whatever future he has is in the hands of a stranger. Even Billy isn’t prepared for what the man has in mind.

The Fragrance of Geraniums (A Time of Grace Trilogy, Book 1)

Told from multiple perspectives, this is a powerful story of three women – of the threads of mercy that connect them – and of heart-wrenching sorrows alchemized by the Heavenly Father’s overwhelming redeeming grace.

Rhode Island – 1934

A GIRL
Grace Picoletti has nothing going for her – but she’s determined to succeed in life, nonetheless. Born to severe destitution, she claws her way up from the pit of family shame and secrets. She avoids close friendships – even with the likable, persistent Paulie Giorgi…

A WOMAN
Despite her own agonizing emotional pain, childless Emmeline Kinner reaches out to a young woman so far beneath her. She could never have known whom else God would set in her path through her friendship with Grace…

A MOTHER
Long ago, Sarah Picoletti resigned herself to a loveless, abusive life – and she believes that her daughter Grace must inherit the same fate. Yet Sarah’s own soul cries out for the blessed peace and hope of which the radio minister speaks…

A multi-generational Christian women’s novel set during the U.S. Great Depression of the 1930s. (Also appropriate for older teens.)

Finalist in the 2014 Grace Awards.

This book is a stand-alone. However, a richer reading experience comes from reading all three novels in this Christian historical fiction trilogy:
A TIME OF GRACE
Book 1: The Fragrance of Geraniums
Book 2: All Our Empty Places
Book 3: A Love to Come Home To

It’s survival of the fittest, but first you have to fit in.

Shae is sure the icy rage that claws at her is driving away her friends and pulling her closer to the wrong boy. After all, it’s Aiden she has always secretly wanted, not Callum, who has barely spoken to her in the last year.

But, as her protected life unravels, she discovers the violent supernatural world that lurks in her quiet hometown and the ancient feuds that threaten to destroy both her friends and her family.

To save those she loves, Shae must succumb to her own fury and take on the Ravensgaard, the renegade warriors of the Order, but as the battle approaches her deepest fears are coming true, she’s becoming just like them. Shae’s not sure she can afford the price she’ll have to pay—her own humanity.

Sanctuary is a teen paranormal romance for fans of shifters and Gothic romance. Fans of Flightless Bird and White Raven will be enchanted by this strong female seeking truth in a world of secrets and mystery.

Join USA Today bestselling author, Melle Amade, on a dark urban fantasy adventure fans and critics are calling a shifter series like no other, and comparing to The Vampire Diaries.

“… a gripping tale of mystery and paranormal by a debut author.” – Amazon Review

“Shae is a one of a kind main character. The introduction to the characters was developed yet there was still an air of mystery. I’ve never read a shifter book like this! Five glittery stars!” – Amazon Review

“LOVED!!!!! This is a gripping story filled with mystery, action, teen romance, and shifters! I had a really hard time putting it down and couldn’t wait to find time to read again so I could get back to it.” – Amazon Review

If you’re a fan of love triangles hotter than Twilight and Kellie McAllen style teenage angst, you will love Sanctuary. It’s paranormal romance and supernatural magic in an Edgar Allen Poe style setting.

FREE BOOK OFFER – details inside

Scroll up and grab your copy now to fall in love with Sanctuary!

For fans of:
Teenage Paranormal Romance Series
Teen Science Fiction and Fantasy
Teen Contemporary Romance
Teen Mystery and Suspense
Magical Realism
Coming of Age
Dating Relationships

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Over 100 combined reviews with a 4.5 rating
– An endearing series perfect for fans of Nancy Drew!

Whether you’re craving a good, old-fashioned mystery or you’re looking for a clean read for your child, this is the series for you!

Sam and Ally are two twelve-year-old girls growing up on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, in Washington State. While they encounter and battle all the normal preteen issues in today’s world, they also manage to always find a good mystery to solve!

Unlike so many of the novels and series out there on the market, the Samantha Wolf Mysteries are clean, light-hearted tales that involve likable and realistic characters. Sam and Ally prove that you can be a good friend, have sibling rivalry, and family issues while at the same time being intelligent and kind. Not only that, but they use their uncanny intuition for trouble to help others, and have a good time while doing it!

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A psychic raven, meddling ghosts, and a few odd locals serve up trouble on the island of Capers Cove!

Bartender Edie Allan might be a little odd, she can talk to ghosts and her pet raven, Poe, but she turns sleuth when a body shows up in the sand, and she discovers the cute new tavern owner might just be a murderer! Edie and her best friend, Officer Jessica Cho, begin an impossible search for clues in a case where almost all of the townspeople in Capers Cove have a motive. Can she serve burgers, mix cocktails, and deal with her suspicious new boss while there’s a killer on the loose?

Or will the search for the murderer leave her job – and her life – in jeopardy?

*This book can be read in any order with the other books in the series. It is a clean read, with no graphic violence, sex or profane language.*

Pampered and cultured Katie Welch has had the same friends her entire life, but lately she doesn’t fit in anymore. Then her mother drags her to a remote farm town where the local kids are friendly, but they don’t know the real her. Even the grownups in her life seem to have lost their way. In the throes of growing up and growing apart, Katie discovers the most unusual boy swimming in her lake and for the first time in memory, she connects. John is refreshingly old-fashioned and wise in ways Katie has never encountered before, but it’s clear he’s hiding something. Katie is just so happy to have someone she can relate to, she’s willing to defy her mother and ignore the warning signs – until it’s too late.

From author Steve Rzasa comes a collection of short stories written over the past eight years, encompassing a multitude of worlds. Good and evil, faith and doubt, collide in ten tales, including…

A starship captain recovers a dangerous passenger.

A dragon’s death offers a soldier the chance to soar.

A crew risks everything for innocent aliens.

A couple gets the drop on British soldiers.

Multiverse knows no bounds.

Contents:
Rescued (2009)
Hunting Souls (2010)
Lost in the Crowd (2011)
In the Bag (2013)
Turncoat (2014)
The Torchbearer (2015)
Send & Receive (2015)
Bail Out: A Human Intervention (2016)
The Giftwing (2016)
Uphill Both Ways (2016)
Prior Engagement (2017)

Katie is a perfectly normal middle school girl – who happens to be part ogre. She and several other Magical kids live in the Outer World and go to a school that is perfectly normal. That is, until the teachers start getting replaced by trolls.

This is a short story of 11K words of YA fun priced to move! Also great for Kindle Unlimited.

Like clockwork, the past always comes back around.
When larceny is the family business, it’s hard to make a clean break. Reformed cat-burglar Nyssa Glass has finally gotten her life back together. She has her own electrical repair shop, a boyfriend who adores her, and for once, no one is trying to have her arrested. When the shop door rings, though, a man she hoped to never see again threatens to ruin everything.

Uncle Albert forced her into a life of crime and now he’s convinced she owes him for her success. Nyssa would rather die than give her uncle a penny. But with her reputation on the line and a thieving orphan in the mix she finds herself stuck between the gears. Will Nyssa free herself from the clutches of the past or is everything she’s worked for going up in smoke?

At the time, I didn’t really believe that anything outside my control would change my life. Or at least, not in a significant, substantial way. My life was all about myself, and I figured I had complete control over that. Anything that happened outside of my control was more or less because I let it happen, and didn’t feel like stopping it.

It’s funny how one disaster of epic proportion can really make you change your mind.

Sixteen-year-old Hamilton Dinger leads a charmed life. He’s got the grades for the top of the class, the abilities of a star athlete and Tetris player, and the charisma to get away with anything. Everything seems to be going along perfectly, including his plans to ask out Gwen Kessler, as he enters into tenth grade at Apollo Central High School.

Everything, that is, until a meteor crashes into the city, releasing the Seven Deadly Sinisters and their leader, Orpheus, from their celestial prison, and awakening Hamilton’s longtime dormant supernatural abilities. Suddenly Hamilton finds himself reluctantly allied with his self-declared mentor, Elysian, a changeling dragon, and Starry Knight, a beautiful but dangerous warrior, as they seek to protect the souls of Apollo City from the Sinisters and their evil intentions.

Can Hamilton overcome his ignorance and narrow-mindedness to see what is truly real? Can he give up his self-proclaimed entitlement to happiness in order to follow the call of a duty he doesn’t want? More importantly, will he willingly sacrifice all he has to find out the truth?

Welcome to the epic world of The Starlight Chronicles, a young adult fantasy series about a team of fallen Stars with supernatural powers. Follow them as they become their city’s resident superheroes, with all the fun and frustration of dragons and swords and homework! Look for Book 2, Calling, as the battle between good and evil continues on!

Serve the community. Obey the laws. Exist on anxiety pills. This is all Monet, a ward of her city, can hope for until she and her friend, Luke, find an old book that shows the history of mankind—a past that’s been hidden from them and all the citizens of Titus. As their curiosity takes them down a dangerous path, extraordinary events begin to occur, showing them God may exist and is reaching out to them through illegal art and a realm of paranormal activity. Monet and Luke find themselves at a crossroads: live within the safe, logical confines of Titus, or embrace the wild truth and risk death.

Sixteen-year-old Paul Porter’s relocation to Pennsylvania is a temporary move during his dad’s deployment. Or so he and his brother think, until devastating news lands on their doorstep.

Paul’s new home with the Muellers provides solace, especially in the form of Rachel, his friend and confidante. Their abiding friendship deepens as they work side by side to uncover what could be lost treasure.

Will they acquire the strength of character and virtue to take only what rightfully belongs to them or are they in way over their heads, with more than a few lost artifacts at stake?

Themes include premarital chastity and overcoming temptation.

“When a young man or woman recognizes that authentic love is a precious treasure, they are also enabled to live their sexuality in accordance with the divine plan, rejecting the false models which are, unfortunately, all too frequently publicized and very widespread.” Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to the Young People of Rome, Sept 8, 1997

Over 100 combined reviews with a 4.5 rating
– An endearing series perfect for fans of Nancy Drew!

Whether you’re craving a good, old-fashioned mystery or you’re looking for a clean read for your child, this is the series for you!

Sam and Ally are two twelve-year-old girls growing up on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, in Washington State. While they encounter and battle all the normal preteen issues in today’s world, they also manage to always find a good mystery to solve!

Unlike so many of the novels and series out there on the market, the Samantha Wolf Mysteries are clean, light-hearted tales that involve likable and realistic characters. Sam and Ally prove that you can be a good friend, have sibling rivalry, and family issues while at the same time being intelligent and kind. Not only that, but they use their uncanny intuition for trouble to help others, and have a good time while doing it!

Get the first three books of this fun mystery series! 

Be careful what you wish for.

Jiden’s parents barely scrape out a living on the dry, dusty world of Century. Jiden wants more for herself and she is ready to step into a bright future, one which may lead her far from the frontier world of her birth. She has no dreams of following in the footsteps of her military family’s heritage, no desire to live a life of hardship.

She’s just got one obstacle in the path to her dreams: five months of military school. She’ll be away from her friends, subjected to long hours and a crushing work load. She’ll learn to shoot, to fight… and how to kill.
Jiden will need every skill she’s learned, because her family’s enemies have put her in their sights. She’s going to have to rise to the challenges in order to survive. She soon learns that her dreams might not be as good as she imagined. With her life on the line, Jiden will need to fall back on the skills she learned and prove that she’s a child of valor.

Lights in the sky. Strange visitors. Clashes between the FBI and a mysterious group of men clad in black.
For as far back as history goes, there has been one unanswered question that just won’t seem to go away: What are those unidentifiable flying objects in the sky? And furthermore, who are they?
With stories spanning the past, present and future, this anthology focuses on this question that has made Science-Fiction great for the better part of a century. Enclosed in this book are stories of survival, as children under the care of a church group rebel against authorities in hopes of reuniting with their family, as well as tales of friendship, as a hunting instructor finds his strange visitors to be not quite so fearsome as the town thinks they might be. Tales of simple curiosity are found here too, as a young couple set up recording equipment in hopes of finding answers, and learn that just maybe this abduction business isn’t for everyone.

Twenty-Seven Thrilling Tales from Amazing Fantasy Authors!

Whether they are unwitting, plucky, or just plain epic, heroes capture the imagination and rescue us from everyday life. With stories set in fantastic, magical realms, gritty urban landscapes, and fairytale kingdoms, our heroes stand fast as defenders of good. Struggling against evil governments, wicked demi-gods, wrathful nature, supernatural con-men, and their own insecurities, each must find the strength to triumph and the will to persevere. 

In the second anthology from the Fellowship of Fantasy, twenty-three authors explore the theme of heroes, covering genres ranging from steampunk and fairytale to urban and Arthurian. These are the heroes you’ve been waiting for. 

Enjoy Heroes: A Fellowship of Fantasy Anthology and join the adventures!

Life is simple for high school senior, Sienna Whitfield. With a few good friends, a camera, and a dream, she has everything she needs to be happy. But when Jordan Rubio, the most popular girl at Haskins High, makes her mad, she decides to use the power of photography to right a few social wrongs. As if that doesn’t cause enough drama in her life, she realizes she’s falling for the new guy, Lee Franklin. Strong and protective, he’s just what she needs to survive the craziness she’s stirred up at school. If only she didn’t have to keep her feelings for Lee a secret from her mom…

What good is immortality if you can’t remember yesterday?

Elle is a typical doomsday bunker teenager, living under the crush of routine. She attends classes, tries to follow the rules, and endures the same petty jealousies and anxieties teens have endured since fire was used as the first hangout. But a crumbling section of tunnel exposes a big lie about her world, and Elle’s life quickly spirals downward.

She’s harassed by the enigmatic Commander. She must ward off unwanted advances from older male survivors. And, as the ultimate insult, everyone seems to know more about her past than she does. Elle seeks freedom in the plague-ravaged wasteland outside her home, but discovers the true threat to her people, and her own future, lies coiled inside the dark tunnels she left behind.

Can Elle uncover and expose the secrets buried with her underground home? Or will they fade away like the memories of everyone who thinks to oppose the Commander?

Sky Dancers is a dystopian read that will have you turning the pages! If you like mysterious wastelands, abandoned bunkers, and strong female leads, you will love the Eternal Apocalypse series!

Ma and Pa dead STOP Please come STOP Gage

Confirmed bachelor, Cole Baxter, finds himself raising his sister’s four young children. After one week of leaving his ranch in the hands of his foreman to take care of the grieving, needy children, he has to admit the task is beyond him and he needs help. But hired help won’t suffice: those children need a mother’s hand. Cole needs a wife.

Approximately 18,000 words.

This novella is a supplementary short story which has slight connections to Amazing Grace (Hymns of the West, #3).

Miriam has always wanted a dog. But times are hard, and her father’s health problems mean that there’s very little money left for luxuries after feeding the family and paying for medical bills. When her neighbor’s dog has puppies, Miriam spends as much time as she can playing with them, and pretending they are hers. But when tragedy strikes, Miriam’s dreams of owning a dog fade in light of a more urgent need.

When rumors of war and uncertainty make their way into the everyday activities of her little town, Miriam puts her energy into preparing Christmas gifts and surprises for her family and friends. But when Moses goes missing there is little celebration left in Miriam’s heart. It seems only a Christmas miracle can bring back the joy of the season, but how many miracles can one really expect in a single year?

When news of Mr Bennet’s illness arrives at Pemberley, Elizabeth finds that she must set off for Longbourn without the company of her husband, Fitzwilliam Darcy, who has business in London requiring his urgent attention. What unexpected events will further disrupt the apparent harmony of Elizabeth’s life? Will Hodges, Mr Bennet’s young physician, be captivated by Catherine Bennet, thus fulfilling the desires of Mrs Bennet? Will Mary be left behind to attend to her mother’s selfish wishes?

Widowed with a small son, Jenny Timmons heads west on The Mail Order Bride Express. But her hopes for a new life are soon crushed when tragedy strikes again. All but giving up on happiness, she makes plans to head back east to live with her sister and teach school. Until Wes Cooper walks into her life.

Wes Cooper is a man of the west, tall and handsome, with a great love of the mountains and ranch life. But what he loves most is his son, Joseph, a boy injured from birth. Unable to send Joseph to school, Wes asks Jenny to come and teach his son. But will she bring more to their life than reading, writing, and arithmetic?

How Do You Fight A Monster When The Monster Is Your Father?

I was trained from birth to be the best Agent possible. Growing up in a Military Training Academy for unwanted children has its perks. I might not have ever been to a dance but I am a sharp shooter, master at hand to hand combat and best hacker the Academy has ever seen. I trained my whole life to pass the final and become an Elite agent. The only problem? My entire life has been a lie. My father is a monster and I’ve been trained to kill monsters.

Keywords:
Ya, Na, suspense, Teens, black ops, military, strong female, thrillers, espionage, action, Social & Family issues, self esteem & reliance

***2016 Dragon Awards Nominee***
Freedom is lost, but not forgotten.
In 2040s America, life is cheap and necessities are scarce. Most have given up, too busy trying to survive. Yet even in the midst of drudgery and despair, unbroken spirits remain.
Julie is a young woman with a plan to ignite the spark of resistance.
Randy dreams of winning Julie’s love and escaping the emptiness of over-regulated life.
Joseph seeks revenge on the system for a family tragedy.
Daniel is a young artist, who can’t seem to stay out of trouble.
Chris is an orphan prepared to do the unthinkable to protect his younger sister.
Whether by choice or by accident, each will take a path on a collision course with the oppressive regime. Will they find the freedom they desire? Or will the cost of defiance prove too high to bear?
Marina Fontaine is an immigrant from the former Soviet Union. She uses personal experience to take an intimate look at life in a totalitarian society and the role that individual choices play in advancing the cause of liberty.

If you want to read gripping stories that don’t rely on sex, swearing, and graphic violence—you’ve come to the right place!

DEEP MAGIC is a bi-monthly electronic magazine that publishes clean short fiction in the fantasy and science fiction genres (epic, paranormal, steampunk, etc). Our issues are also filled with author interviews, art features, book reviews and tips for writers.

In this issue we feature “Metamorphistry” from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler. We also include a short story by NYT bestselling author Terry Brooks from his Shannara universe called “The Black Irix.” We’re also pleased to welcome the writing duo Tony Pi and Stephen Kotowych in their creative fantasy “The Waxing Disquiet”. You’ll also be thrilled with an alien invasion story told from the point of view of a canine – we loved “Bad Dog” by Patrice Sarath! And last but not least, you’ll find a great story by Christen Anne Kelley on library magic called “Dreams of a Radiant Sentry”.

In this issue you’ll also get sneak preview of two new novels: “The Fifth Doll” by Charlie N Holmberg and “The Gold-Son” by Carrie Anne Noble. Both are Amazon bestselling authors. We’ve also interviewed literary agent Matt Bialer who represents Patrick Rothfuss and Tad Williams. And we feature two writing craft articles, one from the voice of The Passive Voice blog, attorney David Vandagriff, and the other about worldbuilding from author Sara Larson. As you can see, this issue is full of treats!

She didn’t choose loneliness.

Sherice is in hiding and trusts only one soul in the world, a black lab named Jazz. All her barriers begin to crumble when a nosy house-sitter peeps through her privacy fence. As events spin out of Sherice’s control, she has to learn to trust, or risk losing the life she so carefully built.

This novelette will give you at least two hours of reading pleasure. Unless of course, you’re a speed reader.

Each person has a distinct trait that’s either held in reserve or pursued without inhibitions. For reasons that vary, the latter may seem an egotistic act. However, not for Jein. Taking a path other than the one she believes is right is like betraying her own soul. This book features a young girl who deals with her individuality in admirably different ways. It tells a story of how she accomplishes exceptional feats in a world that draws an unyielding line between men and women. Follow Jein Kyominias, a girl who does not entertain the established roles other females of the upper class take in her land. Her rearing in a matriarchal society has certain paths laid out. She has chosen to be an elite hunter instead of a mere matron. She is unique in her fondness for activities that are specifically bequeathed for men. She decides she will be different—strong and different that is.

It’s the mid nineteen fifties, and the nascent romance of two young Sydneysiders is about to be challenged. The heroine, Linda, is being courted by an ambitious young carpenter named Harry. Seemingly without effort, he passes the scrutiny of her parents and they encourage her alliance with him. Trouble brews, though, when her sister Tessa lays eyes on him and, despite her engagement to a young accountant, makes her feelings abundantly clear. Will Tessa’s overtures ruin the fledgling love between Harry and Linda?

Just like everyone else in that small, remote and beautiful village, Mohammed was living a simple, happy and peaceful life with his wife and eight children. They had their own farmlands, goats and water for themselves and life was good. That was of course until a group of strangers suddenly appeared at the village and nothing remained the same again. With time, more outsiders arrived and before too long, they were almost everywhere. New settlements were built, new jobs were created and the villagers welcomed them with open arms as they were their own people. The outsiders were smart, educated and powerful people with higher connections. As they had come with well-thought-out plans and had no intention whatsoever of leaving soon, they were here to stay permanently. While the systematic schemes worked perfectly as planned, the simple and naive villagers hadn’t even had the slightest clue about it, and by the time they had realized it, it was already too late. It was not only their farmlands, goats and water that were gone but also their freedom too and the next thing the villagers found themselves was being barricaded in a restricted place like caged animals. With time, the resentment, hatred and bitterness between the two sides grew in great deal and the fighting persisted on indefinitely. How the villagers fought with the superior enemy? What happened to their lands and water that were supposed to be a gift from the God? How Mohammed survived through the infighting? What happened to his goats, olive trees and family? And what happened to the hope, dream and future of those innocent villagers? What happened to their dignity? What happened to humanity? This is not only a work of fiction by itself, Just take a look around yourself and you will find reality more closer than you can ever imagine! It’s not only Mohammed’s story anymore, it’s our story!

TIM I GURUNG is an author working on 15th book based in Hong Kong, he writes on serious global and social issues, and he only writes for his charity – ISSLCARE.

A bustling business. A peculiar cat. A dead deliveryman?

When a handsome stranger comes to town, life gets exciting. Coffee shop owner Liana Campbell can’t remember the last time she had such a massive crush. Unfortunately, her attempts to get to know Sugarcomb Lake’s newest resident are overshadowed by a mysterious murder.

When folks start speculating that Liana may be the killer, she knows she needs to clear her name – and fast. Can Liana save her business and find true love? Or is she doomed to become a crazy cat lady?

Hannah isn’t exactly sure what to expect when she becomes Seth’s mail order bride, but it certainly isn’t an earthquake as soon as she steps off the stagecoach. In the confusion and desperation she finds herself drawn into the rescue effort, working alongside a man also named Seth, and as they spend time together she becomes increasingly attracted to him. The trouble is, this Seth isn’t her Seth and she hasn’t even yet met the man she’s come to marry. When she does meet him how will she feel after being with this Seth?
Lone Pine Bride is the first in the Christian historical romance series, ‘Brides of Lone Pine.’

A teenage would-be wizard just wants to go to wizard school, but he finds himself on an epic quest instead…all the standard elements of a YA fantasy protagonist’s transformation into a hero – KIRKUS REVIEWS
He Who Seeks Power, Seeks Destruction.
Over 1000 years ago, nearly all the ancient wizards were destroyed after the Wizard Wars. However, the one who started the War still remains, having worked his will in secret. If he can find the last Dragonwand, he will regain his powers as the dark dragon. Unaware of the Dragonwand or the betrayer, sixteen-year-old Markus is looking for a wizard who will give him a letter of recommendation for the College of Wizardry. During his journey, he stumbles upon Tolen the Wise, who sends Markus on a quest to end the darkness and find the Dragonwand before it gets into the wrong hands. As Markus discovers growing powers and makes allies, will he find what he needs to complete Tolen’s task, or will the ancient, dark wizard uncover the Dragonwand and forever change the fate of the land of Gallenor?

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“A delightful read!”
Karen Owen – A Cup of Tea and A Cozy Mystery

When Grandma Bertha moved to her son’s place, she brought along three dogs, several cases of beer and many, many horror film DVDs. While her daughter-in-law insists on the idea of sending Grandma Bertha to a retirement home, a dead girl appears near the house, shot three times in the back. Many years ago, Grandma Bertha let a murderer escape for not trusting in her own detective abilities. Now, armed with her wit and wisdom, she decides to solve that crime before the police. Could this crazy dog lady be a threat to a cold-blooded killer? And for how long can the family stand that situation?

On the run and disguised as a boy, Fenix Graystone finds sanctuary when a witch opens her home, arms her with charmed knives, and transforms her into a fearsome fighter. But when an enigmatic vampire overlord arrives seeking help to solve the murders of three young women, Fenix’s newfound peace shatters.

The kidnapping of a fourth girl stirs up strange emotions in Fenix, bringing her illegal magical powers to the surface. But the magic within her points Fenix to suspects too close to the vampire overlord for comfort.

Now she must ally with an enemy she didn’t even know she had if she hopes to rescue the girl and bring the killers to justice—before she becomes their next victim.

If you like fast-paced action, strong female leads, and a dreamy love interest, you’ll want to get lost in these pages.

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