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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...

2017 Best Mystery/Suspense Novel (Best Independent Book Awards)2018 Clue Award for Best Thriller (Chaticleer International Book Awards)Meet William Butcher, aka The Butcher, former Navy SEAL, now a disgraced ex-NCIS agent.Those who stole $9 billion in cash from Iraq want him dead.The cops want him for murder.Butcher's only hope is his former NCIS colleague and closest friend, Linus Schag.Together Schag and Butcher tear away the veil of conspiracy,uncovering a criminal enterprise reaching into the highest levels of government.Ripped from today's headlines, this sequel to Martin Roy Hill's highly praised The Killing Depths takes the reader from the California mountains to the coastal waters of...

The Tannell's Family Secret is Book 1, a stand-alone novella in The Drama & Secrets Series. Be sure to read Brotherhood of Secrets and Lies Book 2.The Tannells are the wealthiest family in the fictional town of Bayouville, Louisiana. They seem to have it all with money, power, and fame. Thomas and Savannah have always tried to paint the perfect picture of the Tannell family, but are they really perfect?As a hurricane is approaching Bayouville, Louisiana, Mr. Tannell is dealing with a storm of his own. What secret could Mr. Tannell be hiding that could shatter the Tannells' image and empire?What could the Dawson-Rollands, an average middle-class family, have that the Tannells don't? The T...

A killer lurks beneath the waves of the western Pacific Ocean. 

The USS Encinitas, the first attack submarine crewed by both men and women, stalks the Crescent Moon, a renegade Iranian sub armed with nuclear-tipped missiles.

But another predator hides aboard the American sub, a murderer who has already left a trail of dead women behind on shore. 

While the crew of the Encinitas plays a deadly game of hide-and-seek with the Crescent Moon, NCIS investigator Linus Schag must discover the killer’s identity before his – or her – blood lust leads to the submarine’s total destruction.

On May 8, 1945, WWII in Europe ended with Germany’s surrender. But did the Nazi Party itself surrender? Some say no.1943: A German ship moors in a clandestine anchorage in western Mexico with a cargo of gold intended to bribe the Mexican government into declaring war on the United States. When the attempt fails, the German vessel flees leaving its gold buried somewhere along the coast of the Sea of Cortés.1997: The horrific murder of an old flame’s husband sets former war correspondent Peter Brandt on the hunt for the hidden Nazi treasure. The search takes him down a bloody trail leading from the drug cartels of Mexico to a neo-Nazi training camp in the Southern California mountains. Al...

Iraq, 1991: Operation Desert Storm. In a terrible friendly fire incident, a U.S. helicopter massacres a small convoy of American MPs. Among the dead: a mysterious American civilian engineer discovered by the soldiers behind enemy lines.San Diego, CA, 1993: A freelance journalist is hired to write a story about a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the dead engineer's widow against the government and the defense contractor he worked for. The problem: the government insists the lawsuit does not exist, and the contractor claims the engineer did not work for them. Worse, someone is willing to kill to keep it that way.Peter Brandt, the war-scarred journalist hero of Empty Places, returns in this stor...

IF YOU COULD HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL DREAMS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU EVER WANT TO WAKE UP?

In Dreamfarer, most people are serviced by dream machines when they turn 32. What happens to Sam Adams, a “Dreamfarer” when he wakes up after seven years in a dream machine to find that he has become a Waker, one of the three percent of humanity who can never return to paradise? What can he possibly do to fill the emptiness of his existence?

 

Brotherhood of Secrets & Lies is Book 2, a stand-alone novella in The Drama & Secrets Series.Be sure to read The Tannell's Family Secret Book 1.A thrilling fiction suspense about a college fraternity that stops at nothing to cover their webs of secrets and lies.Bayoutown University tries to have a fresh start to the fall semester after two murders from last fall still go unsolved. The most popular fraternity on campus reign reaches it's peak as their secrets and lies are on the edge of being uncovered. How far will the fraternity brothers go to keep their secrets covered? Zion, the fraternity leader, whose uncle is Dean Watts, is used to getting his way on campus. A college freshman ...

The year is 1987. America is clawing its way out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Washington pursues illegal and unpopular wars in Central America. In the wealthy desert playground of Palm Springs, storefronts that once catered to the rich sit empty and shuttered. Crowds of bored rich teenagers in designer clothing entertain themselves with expensive cars and cheap drugs, while those less fortunate haunt darkened street corners, offering themselves for sale.This is the country to which war correspondent Peter Brandt returns. Physically and mentally scarred by the horrors he’s covered, Peter comes home to bury his ex-wife, TV reporter Robin Anderson, only to discover...

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR - #scifi #fantasy

Michael Windsor has sleep apnea and struggles to breathe when he sleeps. His neurologist helps him, but then his machine comes alive! Expect the unexpected in this fast-paced tale of suspense and surprises.

-- "Moves from one exciting climax to the next, each more dangerous and challenging than the previous." - Robert G. Williscroft

 

Jimmy Crikey is the orphan alien who was left on Earth when his ambassador parents died.Because of his strange appearance, Jimmy was bullied beyond his endurance at school. He ran way and discovered the underground world of Roombelow. Mr McDonald, the Mayor and his wife Amanda ‘adopted’ the strange-looking boy who had saved Roombelow from the sleeping spell cast by Matilda, the witch who forgot how to laugh. Gemma, the little lady who had lived at the bottom of the well but didn’t know how she got there, was Jimmy’s greatest friend. Once Jimmy restored Gemma to her clan of Diamonites in the cave world of Lithania, her tiny niece Jade became Jimmy’s greatest admirer.Now freed f...