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2024 The BookFest Award Winner • 2023 International Firebird Book Award Winner • April 2022 Editor's Choice, BooksShelf.com • 2022 Finalist Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book of the Year, OnlineBookClub.orgThe future of Mankind relies on the Guardian of Maarihk. Can an ancient force, lost aeons past, overcome fate?Despite growing power of the forces of chaos, there is a glimmer of hope as Natharr realizes that there are also forces of order in play. It is made plain when he and his comrades escape the faceless realm and Natharr’s Sight is released. It reveals just how strongly the world needs the Guardian of Maarihk and the return of the legendary Knights of Ril to the land where Mankind was create...

This is a stand-alone, fourth in a series, of the adventures of Jimmy Crikey, the alien orphan who, despite cruel bullying, decided to make his home on Earth. He numbers among his friends the four witch guardians of Earth’s realms and the ancient Lord Oron, aka The Weatherman.The underground Emerald Lake, home of the Aquamites, is invaded by a flesh-eating, fire-breathing serpent, which is impervious to the magic of the four guardian witches. Matilda, the chief witch, asks for Jimmy’s assistance Jimmy accompanies Elwinn, witch guardian of everything associated with water, to visit the Emerald Lake. They arrive at a plausible plan to capture the serpents in a spider’s web net. ...

Book 1 of series: Time Flies.  This is Timeless Beginnings:Avid dog lover, law enforcement psychic and former Air Baobab air hostess Lucky van Niekerk has a gift for sniffing out answers. From helping to solve cold cases to reliving past lives, she’s torn between worlds—the past and the present; the dead and the living.She’s helping agents track a dangerous killer. But there are some things she can’t find. Her soulmate, for instance.Determined to solve her own mystery, Lucky learns she must first help others to help herself. She’s sure she isn’t the only one whose life has been touched by the past, so she sends out a call to her former colleagues. Four other air hostesses an...

Top Book (Rated #1), Amy's Bookshelf Reviews 2024 • 2023 The BookFest Award Winner • 2022 International Firebird Book Award Winner • 2021 Runner-Up Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book of the Year, OnlineBookClub.org • July 2021 Top Pick, BooksShelf.comThe future of Mankind relies on the Guardian of Maarihk. Can a mysterious Order help him repair the damage of choosing happiness over duty?Despite the Guardian of Maarihk being condemned as anathema, and his very existence relegated to legend, Natharr resumes his ancient responsibilities as Mankind's protector. He joins with a mysterious Firstborn companion, Ellis the Elder, to journey into the snow reaches of Biraald, where his Sight promises he will ...

2024 International Impact Book Award Winner • 2023 Finalist, Best Mentor Character, Indie Ink Awards • 2022 The BookFest Award Winner • 2021 International Firebird Book Award Winner • 2020 Runner-Up Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book of the Year, OnlineBookClub.orgThe future of Mankind relies on the Guardian of Maarihk. Will his Sight be true? Or will his impure Firstblood prove the ruin of us all?Natharr is Guardian of Maarihk, one of a long line of protectors dating back to the Firstborn Age, before the Aa Conquest. Natharr's is an ancient role, rooted in his Firstblood, giving him Sight to see what is yet to be. He adheres to his sacred duties even in the centuries since the Firstborn were force...

The Fern Valley Kids are back in twelve new and exciting adventures. Join Mildred and Roberta Cornstalk as they discover a clue hidden inside a library book. Peek into the wondow of a secret cottage with the lovely Betsy Woolrich. Find out what Jason Curlytail builds from a box, what Alice Redfeather does when she gets locked out of the house, or how Nathan Gruff copes with the news of a new baby.

Return to Fern Valley will have you falling in love with your favorite characters all over again.

Jimmy Crikey is the orphaned alien who chose to make his home in the magical kingdom of Roombelow on Earth. The subterranean Emerald Lake, home of the Aquamites, is invaded by a species of omnivorous worm, the like of which no one has encountered before. The four guardian witches of Earth's realms are powerless against the alien organism. It falls to Jimmy to seek the help of his technologically advanced friends on Attalia, his home planet in a different dimension. Jimmy may be an orphan, but he has friends on both sides of the universe. Jade, the apprentice witch, joins Jimmy on his quest by becoming a stow-away on Jimmy's starship but unfortunately, they are attacked en route, in another r...

This is a book of unique and funny stories about Pete’s 25 year career in the film industry working with household named stars on some of the biggest British made films . Thus will truly make you laugh

This award-winning satirical novel of psychological suspense is a slow, tense, simmering tale of revenge that builds up to a thrilling, dramatic, and powerful denouement.Although members of the Dreadmiller family are unanimously beloved for their charitable acts of kindness and good works in the community, they are, at the same time, not the kind of people you would ever want to mess with. Just because they're nice doesn't mean they're stupid.Ms. Yvette Cartier, a wealthy entitled young heiress, deludes herself into believing the world is her oyster and once she makes the critical fumble of trespassing upon the trust and goodwill of the Dreadmillers, she finds herself in an ugly pi...

The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary is Book 3, a stand-alone novella in The Time Traveler's Diary Series.
Be sure to read The Mirror and The Stone of Zozan, Book 1, a prequel story and The Mirror In My Dorm Room (A Time Travel Story) Book 2.

West Barrington, a musician from 1926 Harlem, seems to have everything going for him. A job at the most popular nightclub in Harlem, a music career that is taking off, and a girlfriend, Lanna Gold, who's the lead singer of the group Crystal Dream. But when West awakens after falling asleep on the eve of 1927, he realizes that he has been thrown into a world far beyond 1927 after he discovers that he has awakened in 2016 Harlem. 

Heroes are all around us, ordinary individuals who do extraordinary things. Quest For The Ultimate Victory, is the story of a survivor who has refused to let Parkinson's disease control his life or define who he is or what he can do. A story of victory overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles and encouraging others to do the same. Regardless of our circumstances we can always stand strong and declare, Game On!We all dream of getting a second chance at something. Mine will never happen, that second chance of getting back on the sidelines again is impossible. Being diagnosed with Young-Onset Parkinson's took that away. What it didn't take away is having a life. Here is where my second cha...

The Mirror In My Dorm Room (A Time Travel Story) Book 2 in The Time Traveler's Diary Series, is a compelling follow up for prequel story The Mirror and The Stone of Zozan, Book 1.Justina Oceans is just a regular college student about to start her second year of college in the fictional town of Hyman, Louisiana. Justina's ordinary life takes a turn one night after she walks through an old mirror in her dorm room and goes back in time to 1932. While Justina is back in 1932 everyone thinks that she is Laurice Haywoods, a famous star of the 1920's and 30's whose boyfriend is Braston Brawns, a talented musician whose career is taking off as well. During Justina's time travels she learns why the p...

The first nonfiction book by award-winning novelist Martin Roy Hill, WAR STORIES is a collection of articles on military history published by the author in various magazines and websites. They describe acts of great heroism and acts of pure blundering, intrepid leadership and self-serving vainglory, brilliant wartime technological developments and not so brilliant ideas.Some will awe the reader with their inspirational stories. Others will astound the reader by the military stupidity they reveal.Stories about:- The little navy that saved Texas independence.- America's first colonial war and why military leaders are re-examining it.- The lost battle that set America on the course to victory i...

The Colosseum in Rome disappears overnight. No trace, no remnants. Then the Statue of Liberty vaporizes out of thin air, swallowing the people inside caught in the crossfire. Onlookers say they saw a dark cloud descend over Lady Liberty, and then take off like a hurricane in a disappearing act, leaving nothing behind. While researching the disappearances and finding some odd coincidences along the way, Kicis, a rebellious historian, crosses paths with Anna, a former attorney-turned-photographer. Pulled to New York, then to Europe, the pair fall for one another as they try to uncover the forces behind the missing buildings and monuments. They must do so covertly, as world governments have imp...

Born on a Pacific island inhabited by ferocious cannibals, Kamolea finds himself torn between loyalty to his people and a growing disgust at their savage rituals. Unbeknownst to him, an ancient prophecy foretells his destiny to stand up against his tribe's bloody customs and reverse their mentality. When a fateful event changes his course of life, Kamolea embarks on a perilous quest for wisdom and truth. Going through incredible adventures and often on the brink of death, his journey allows him to develop his spirituality and grow into a strong, knowledgeable man. But even with the guidance of mystical allies, will the weight of prophecy on his shoulders give him the courage to challenge his...

The Mirror and The Stone of Zozan is a prequel story, Book 1 in (The Time Traveler's Diary Series)
It's a prequel story for Book 2 The Mirror In My Dorm Room (A Time Travel Story)

The Egyptians battle their long-time enemy, the Tygenians, throughout history to protect their magical stones. A young warrior, Zozan, along with the help of her two new warrior friends, help Pharaoh Ahmeus and Queen Zeferti of Lower Egypt protect the magical stones while Queen Shanara of Upper Egypt has a plan of her own.

 

 

“If this is Paradise, how bad could Hell be?”

A sandstorm uncovers a long buried secret in the Iraqi desert, an ancient Sumerian temple dating back at least 6,000 years to the beginning of civilization.

An American army patrol sent to investigate the ruins is trapped inside the temple’s eroded walls, first by an insurgent ambush then by another, even more powerful sandstorm.

When an enemy mortar shell blasts an opening into a hidden burial chamber, Captain Adam Cadman and his soldiers take refuge deep in the ruins. What they find hidden inside threatens to destroy every belief about the beginnings of mankind—as well as modern civilization as we know it.

'Between Two Harbors' is a memoir chronicling the author's 32 years living and working on Catalina Island as Harbormaster.  It includes insight into life on a secluded island, the challenges and joys of Island life, sea adventures, rescues, storms, and pleasures that ocean lovers can appreciate.  Among the many interesting incidents included in the book is the author's involvement in the tragic death of actress Natalie Wood.

Set in the 1980s, Black Crystals is a story of three friends Sora, Mona and LoLo, rise to fame in the music industry. It seems sky's the limit as the trio is living their dream of stardom and signed to the same record label as their idol and mentor Shavon Belton. Although surrounded by glitz and fame the trio soon discover all that glitters isn't gold.

 

Named Best Military Thriller of 2023 by BestThrillers.Finalist, War & Military, 2023 Foreword Reviews Book AwardsFinalist, 2023 Hemingway Award for War FictionFinalist, 2023 Readers Favorite Award for Military FictionThe Spear of Destiny. The Roman Legionnaire's lance that pierced Christ's body as he hung on the cross.Legend claims whomever possesses it will become a great conqueror. But if they lose it, they will lose everything—including their lives.Shortly before WWII, Hitler stole the spear from a museum in Vienna. In the last weeks of the European war, he lost it. General George Patton orders an American OSS team to find the spear and recover it. Unknown to the Americans, both the...

'Five Weeks to Jamaica' chronicles the journey of 4 young friends aboard a 147' so-called 'luxury yacht' bound from San Diego, Ca. to Jamaica'.  The 'yacht' proves to be rife with problems, but the journey becomes a life changing cruise to remember!

Reader's Favorite Five Star Book Review for Lashonda's Book of Poems and Songs.

Lashonda's Book of Poems and Songs, a collection of 27 poems and songs, is a poetry book by Louisiana author, songwriter Lashonda Beauregard.

Chimera Island. For more than a century, the tiny atoll has been the subject of legend and rumors. Mysterious sightings. Strange deaths. Unexplained disappearances.A transport plane sent to Chimera to evacuate frightened scientists from a climate research station on the island disappears, along with a Chinese spy ship prowling nearby waters. The U.S. Coast Guard sends its most secret team to investigate, Deployable Specialized Force-P—the P is said to stand for phenomenon.DSF-Papa, led by Lieutenant Commander Douglas Munro Gates, discovers there is more to the legend of Chimera Island than rumors and folklore. The climate research station is wrecked. Strange creatures skulk through the jun...

They call it simply "the object."It sits at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, waiting.Waiting . . . for what?An American research ship disappears in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea only to reappear a few days later. When a special U.S. Coast Guard unit boards the vessel, they find it deserted, its power grid wrecked, two bombs waiting to explode, and an even darker secret hidden below her decks.A few miles across the international maritime boundary, a massive Russian oil platform harbors its own secret. Below the behemoth lies a mysterious energy source so powerful it threatens to topple the balance of world power in favor of Moscow.The Russians will to kill to protect it. The Americans will kill to ...

Prayers & Poetry contains prayers and bibles verses to help strengthen your faith and prayer life. Also features inspirational poetry by Author Lashonda Beauregard. Prayers & Poetry also includes a 30 day journal at the back of the book.

NCIS Special Agent Linus Schag is no stranger to violence and bloodshed, but when he’s sent to Iraq to take custody of two Navy SEALs suspected of murder, he finds himself thrust into a manmade inferno as coalition forces fight to free northern Iraq from the Islamic extremist group called ISIS.The explosion of an IED allows the SEALs, suspected of killing a fellow commando, to escape and flee up the Tigris River in a stolen Navy patrol boat. Schag pursues the SEALs in another boat assisted by an Army criminal investigator, a vengeful Iraqi interpreter, and a hostile Navy boat crew. Facing danger at each bend in the river, Schag and his companions endure ambushes, firefights, and friendly f...