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Urban legend says Mahogany Lake is haunted, cursed, sinister...EVIL. The things that people say have happened up there are unbelievable. Could they be true?

When a young family inherits the main lake house, something wicked stirs. As they begin restoring the beautiful Victorian to her natural state, they awaken a diabolical trinity of terror that turns their American Dream into a Hellish Nightmare!




It tears you up. It spits you out. The end result leaves you lonely, angry, hurt, and blaming everyone but yourself. It creeps in unnoticed, but leaves a scar unforgettable.

Bitterness.

This is Hannah Dawn's foe. While trying to lead the life Christ has called her to, she finds herself face-to-face with bitterness.
It was his fault afterall.

Right?

Hannah has to decide if holding onto grudges is worth the price it costs.

Only God can heal this hurt.

....If she allows him to.




Janie Nobble awakes to find herself the lone survivor on a ship floating through space. When she fell asleep, she was part of a crew bound for a planet whose civilization is dying. Now, she finds the rest of her crew brutally murdered. Why is she the only survivor?

The planet that takes Janie in will open her eyes to how a civilization and the individuals in it thrive. It is an advanced society that has learned to travel through a method of teleportation that combines an individual's will, nature and technology. She finds herself enmeshed in political gamesmanship between planets that will decide not only the destiny of millions of people, but the future direction of a galaxy. In this game, Janie must find out if she can choose to be the pawn or the queen.




When a group of four HS girlfriends gather for a weekend reunion at a quaint Victorian B&B one of them goes missing during the night and the other three cannot get anyone to admit they'd ever seen her. Her name is not on the register, her belongings are missing, and the parking spot where her car had been has a small building on it. The police take a few notes and promise to investigate.

Unable to discern who or what is at the bottom of the mystery, the friends begin to ponder whether she was taken or if it's possible she's hiding from something - or some one. But how can they determine what has happened unless they first learn what she's been up to these last 40 years, and do they really want to know?

Tensions mount when a second friend disappears, and the remaining two band together knowing time is of the essence. The only way out of this reunion nightmare is to solve this "disappearing" mystery, but when one of them excuses herself to visit the powder room and never returns, the last of them stumbles upon a new world series of secrets and events more horrifying then she'd ever imagined, and there is no way out.




Vandy Rocoska is a 300 year old vampire who runs an Antiques business. She doesn't get close to humans except for her associate Diane. Vandy doesn't know that Diane is a witch and Diane doesn't know that Vandy is a vampire. Vandy has never found any vampires that she can be friends with. She was in love once but the man she loved turned her into a vampire. She has vowed never to fall in love again. Vandy meets enemy vampires that she has to fight. She does find love with another handsome vampire Lucien who may or may not have a connection to Darius', her former vampire lover. Can Vandy trust Lucien her lover and her friend Diane or will she be destroyed by both or other vampire enemies? Can this peaceful beautiful woman vampire co-exist with humans and other vampires? What's a girl to do? This is a vampire story like no other.




In Erilea, three great nations rule over the human population: Faeries, with their shimmering wings and inhuman beauty; Angels, with their destructive talents; and Mages, with their potions and spells. They have long been at peace with one another and the human population. Through their treaty with the humans, the birth of demons was allowed. Demons are half-human, half-creature children with the talents of their magical parent. Demons are allowed to travel between the human world and the nations without causing strife.

Xaphan is a young demon, bloodthirsty for the death of his brother’s killer. But when he is captured intruding on mage territory, he is sent to work with the very group that was responsible for his brother’s death.

Caturix is a young apprentice working as a messenger for her master, one of the leaders of the demon community. She is sent on a mission with Xaphan to deliver a message to the angel ruler.

Within the angels’ territory, whispers of war reach Caturix’s ears. She uneasily delivers the message, only to be captured by the queen herself. With that act, war strikes Erilea in full force. Enemies become friends while alliances are torn apart. Xaphan and Caturix find themselves caught in the middle of an age-old battle. Together they must stop the war before Erilea is destroyed forever. But will they be able to when Caturix’s shocking secret is revealed?




Evan, an immortal soul who was as full of himself as ’humanly’ possible seeks redemption from a girl he finds walking onto a bridge after a long night of dancing and romance. Learning that she had borne witness to the events most haven’t the imagination to conceive or the strength to bear, she was the one that was going to set him free. He would make sure of that. As for her date, Hunter, well, he would be the pawn that played it all. Based on loyalty, fear and determination, Rowe sets aside her emotions as she battles against her immortal self for the ultimate price; redemption.




If you inherited a journal what would you do? Would throw away? Perhaps shelf on the bookcase. Put it in a draw or would you be tempted to read it. Renee and Edward after their grandfather leaves them his journal if travels find themselves on an epic journey to discover that the stories told by their grandfather were true. For their lives will change forever as they travel the world on an adventure they'll never forget.




A policeman investigating a corrupt businessman.
A girl torn between her fiancé and her family.
A talented hacker known only as "Dextrocity".
A daughter determined to live up to her father's dreams.

Each has a different goal, and a different method of reaching that goal, but a dangerous shadow hangs over them all: Reset.

How can you win when you are bound by the rules, and your opponent isn't? It's not enough to be right, if you can't prove it.

Reset is coming. Are you ready?




Born Elizabeth Faye Franklin her tombstone read "Fayze". A fair description of Fayze would definitely begin with stubborn, obstinate, brilliant, callous, practical, logical, pragmatic, loving and certainly hateful. Fayze learned to be whatever anyone needed her to be, especially with her siblings. Fayez’s immediate family consisted of Mother (Iva Mae known as Ivy), younger brother Frank and Sister Eve. Fayze really produced herself, her integrity, her loyalty, her eye’s view of the world and the determination to live in this world and be something at any cost. Fayze was quite well known to drag those closest to her at the time into the next century and enjoy whatever adventure awaited them. Complex, yet so simple would be another description. The one constant in Fayze's life would be the fact that she never forgot where she came from and held closely the idea that her inner spirit was given to her in the mountains of West Virginia and that is where she hoped to have a final resting place one day.

From there to here - what a trip! So many travels and memories. Fayze stands in total awe of surroundings. Was she really here? Were these accolades really for her? There is the Secretary of Defense and there is Johnny. All of these people from Johnny the mail room guy to the Director of the Agency. What a ride! Smiling to herself, while silently weeping and knowing that no, not yet, her song has not been sung. As long as its in the mind it can never be taken away. This was my second life and I'm about to embrace the third and this will be the one where we will really shine.




After half a millennia the unthinkable has happened. A horde from the north has come through the plague infested valley to attack Sarah’s home city. When the walls are breached and she sees the smoke begin to rise in the distance she is terrified. When everyone around her along with her family is slaughtered she is lost. When corpses rise up and begin ripping apart invaders she can only scream, even as she knows that they are her salvation…




A surprise vacation on a new space cruise turns deadly for Chloe Larkin, her family and the rest of the passengers. Running from space pirates that want to capture the ship, she and her friends are the only hope for everyone on the ship. Unfortunately, none of them have even operated a hovercar before!




Callie Scott’s world is about to be turned upside down. An ancient necklace holds the key to her destiny. There are many out there who would like that necklace. One man unknown to Callie will be her savior. That is if he can find her. He has to get her to the city in a certain time or an event that will rock the world to its core and nothing will be the same.
The problem is convincing Callie to believe the truth.

Will Callie fulfill her destiny?
Will the world be rocked?




"Peta stood gazing into three pair of eyes staring at her from across the blazing fire. The feeling that stirred in her was like a wave. They needed her and she would give her last breath to ensure their safety. They trusted her. They were her pack."

Peta lives the life of a Solo wolf in the city she now calls home. She has outgrown the teenage optimism with which she arrived searching for her brother. She did not find him. Instead she found that letting your guard down got you killed. She saves a girl called Sara and her brother finds her- with a suprise that blows her away.

The small group awoke the Alpha in her and she decides that to save them they have to take up the oppertunity to reestablish themselves. But even paradise seem to have snakes.

Join the solo Pack and embark with them on this thrilling adventure.




After his father's death, Matt Thompson, a natural-born nobody, spends his entire inheritance on a new life insurance policy, one that will restore a copy of him to life should something happen to him. Then, in the blink of an eye, twenty years are gone and he finds himself in a mechanical body with a wife and kids he doesn't recognize and the police at the door asking if he knows who may have wanted him dead.

To unravel this mystery--the family, his murder--Matt must discover the answer to one question:

“What's so special about me?”




Three long hidden boxes are found. One is in Brazil with an Ancient Greek text, another in France with a Chinese text, and the third is in China with a text in Mayan hieroglyphs. Three texts hold an unknown secret that will put into action an international race. A race in which only the first place matters. A race into which top scientists are dragged.

In his quest to bring his daughter back home, Professor Mackenzie meets a beautiful Brazilian scientist, a ruthless American major, and a mysterious Chinese agent. What if his quest could bring doom and pain to thousands? Read and find out.




Jessamine and Gabriel Dorsey share a secret. Jess is plagued by haunting visions of the past. Her brother is cursed with glimpses of the future. In 1899, as New York City greets the dawn of a new era, both children's paths seem set in stone. Jessamine is groomed for high society and promised in marriage to the wealthy Lord Aston; Gabriel will follow in his father's footsteps and join the United States Aeronauts.

But on New Year's Eve, a tragedy strikes that neither twin could foresee. The city is attacked by a band of unidentified militia, and William Dorsey's Zeppelin is shot down. Their carefully crafted futures are blown to bits, and the twins are forced to leave the only home they know. They are sent to stay with their one surviving relative, an eccentric uncle who runs a boarding school - the Bolton Academy for Gifted Students.

An insidious fear trails them from the city, and rumors are spreading like wildfire: tales of this shambling new militia with nightmare eyes and impossible strength. It doesn't take long for the twins to realize that they aren't the only ones with something to hide. In a world where nothing is quite what it seems, they are about to discover that their deepest secrets may in fact be their greatest gifts — not to mention the key to catching their father’s killer. A magical page-turner that will leave fans of His Dark Materials and Harry Potter clamoring for a sequel!




In a society where cybernetics have become integrated into human DNA, the result of which was the harbinger of wars and such disastrous consequences to society that it must never happen again, Sammie, mostly cybernetic, is born to optomistic parents and hopeful doctors, one a friend, the other not.

Working for the Agency for Human Development (AHD), Sammie discovers she is the key to a horrific plot. A plot that, if successful, would mean the end of the human race. Armed with this knowledge, she must flee to the war scorched wilderness to seek out those who can help her put an end to the AHD.




The world of imagination is about to crash into reality with mind-bending consequences. Throughout history humanity rises to greatness only to be plunged back into darkness. In the spirit of the masters of Science Fiction, Heinlein, Gibson, Le Guin and Zelazny comes the moving story of a boy and a girl destined to crash into each other and save the world.

William Gibson, Neuromancer - "Brilliant, Other Worldly..."
Ursula K. LeGuin, The Left Hand of Darkness - "Literary Science Fiction has a strong new voice."
Roger Zelazny, Doorways In the Sand - "It moved me."




Jackson Wylde is competing in the race of a lifetime. High tech sleds that glide across the ice like rockets. The most hostile terrain known to man. Antarctica. With death at every turn, Jackson has more pressing concerns on his mind. That is—saving the world from a weapon unlike the world has ever experience.

In a tale of blinding action, Jackson races to stop the weapon from falling into the wrong hands.




On July 13th, 1890 the steamship Sea Wing collected over two hundred residents of towns and villages along the Mississippi River for a trip to Lake City, Minnesota - a scenic town with beautiful views, unique shopping and an active military camp.

- The Gerken family thought a day-long steam boat excursion would be a wonderful experience for their seven children.

- Peter Olson was taking his bride-to-be on one last day of courting before their wedding the following week.

- Captain David Wethern brought his wife and two sons along on this routine trip to see the military drills at Camp Lakeview.

After enjoying a beautiful, if hot, day of merriment and military parades the remaining events are drown out by rains from the west, a welcome relief after a long day of 100+ degree temperatures. As night falls and the storms subside, Captain Wethern finally calls the passengers aboard for the return trip.

In this fictionalized account of the Sea Wing disaster, one of the deadliest events ever to take place on the Upper Mississippi, readers will get to know passengers who lived through the event, as well as some who didn't.




Leila moves in with a man she does not know. Immediately it becomes apparent that she is trapped by his threats to kill her family if she leaves, there are mass graves in the yard, body parts under the floor of the barn and evidence of murder. His behavior is so outrageous in front of her and so innocent and charming in front of others that she gets diagnosed as crazy for saying she has seen him using realsitic face masks and make up techniques, changing his appearance, carrying fake Id and that he has friends who do the same thing.

During the course of living there, she has seen more than a dozen people, that are now on the Missing Persons Network, in the presence of his family. She knows where about they are buried. She has heard him bragging about killing people and has information the police need to solve crimes, if they would only listen. She even witnessed him kill a person on the property because they went in the vicinity of the graves.

She remembers having encounters with this man 20 years earlier before knowing his name.

Before escaping him he attempted to kill her, the sheriff office did not believe her and have written her off as a mental subject, and never took cadver dogs onto the property.

This fictional book is a plea for law enforcement to take cadaver dogs and do what is necessary to get evidence, also a plea to the public; we need to change some laws and have a National ID card that is DNA based because criminals are using such advanced systems that they are nolonger identifable.




Sammy decides to transfer schools back to her home town, but little did she know she would soon run into the girl she once had feelings for. When Sammy and Alexis meet again for the first time in two years, the tension between them is still there, weighing on them. They are going to have to learn to deal with their past if there is any hope in getting back together or even establishing a friendship. Will their friendship be reconnected and will they learn from their past or will they run away like they did before?




Sally's sorrow for the death of her husband has led her to submerse herself into the world of the most psychopathic kidnapper the world has ever seen.

No. 4 is the victim of a sadistic kidnapper that forces him to watch things that would curdle the stomach of the strongest man.

As authorizes fumble to get as much as an MO on the kidnapper, Sally gets closer to the truth and No. 4 makes startling revelations that will bring all of their worlds crashing down.

But, who is really pulling the strings?




Jual’s thwarted ambitions lead her to a discovery of a website, which tells of a virtual world unlike any other. One in which she can explore a range of possibilities, new territory, new markets for her work. She decides to take a leap and explore this world and it leads her to experiences far beyond her expectations, but at a heavy price she had no ability to foresee or predict. This story is about all the events that unfold both in her online and offline life, and the choices she is forced to make between love in the real world, and life lived virtually.




In the year three thousand fifty, earth is a barren wasteland; once great cities are slowly crumbling away while the last remnants of humanity survive in domes underneath the worlds oceans.

Landmasses are places of utter darkness, since the moon and sun no longer exist to add their balance to nature; a balance that was interrupted by man with his destructive ways.

Now the domes are failing; fueled by machines the origins and designs of which have long been lost to time. The world is falling apart.

Zaire, a young man orphaned at birth and living in an orphanage, hears rumors told by a returned adventurer about a place where technology still exists; technology that could save the human race. Zaire leaves his home and friends behind as he embarks upon a quest above the sea to save everything he cares about.

The upper land is a dangerous place; zombies roam the streets of deserted cities; humans who breathed too much of the poisoned air , which makes them impervious to the acid rain that is deadly to humans ... And bandits roam the wilds; living little better than animals while praying on unwary travelers to survive.

If he is to save his people;Zaire must overcome the obstacles that lie before him and find the saving grace of technology before the end of time finds him.




“In becoming someone he would love, she lost herself”.

Since childhood, Eugenia kept a journal. Now years later, there are hundreds of entries revealing her intimate thoughts and feelings including her conversion from a fun-loving girl to a sombre and quiet woman. At 27, Eugenia is in her most beautiful years, but only in her dreams. In reality, she is the wife of Hugh, a man who once doted on her but responsibility and long term courtship has made him a critic of Eugenia’s every move. Eugenia is trying to find the happiness she has always dreamt of. Will she find it?




Somewhere in space and a long way from a home left behind forever, a seed ship travels to distant worlds collecting raw materials need for survival during the trip. Years go by and generations come and go until catastrophe strikes and the main computer stops communicating with the crew and most of the technology is lost as the ship grows to a moon size ship.

Brandi, a young fifteen year old girl, seems to communicate with certain aspects of the computer which gives her an edge and a way to unite a broken world. Can she do it?