Mark Jordan was in no hurry to finish the long ride across Texas to reach his first assignment in Dallas. He was ashamed of himself for not standing up to his father and choosing his own career. but now he was an ordained minister and wished something would happen to change the course of his life, unaware that the two riders that were approaching him from the west would soon do that and much more.
Virgil Scott and his best friend Roy Sheffield left their horse ranch and were making one of their routine runs to Denver to deliver thirty-two horses. But the short trail drive proved to be anything but routine when late that first night, they were set upon by men wielding deadly clubs. In just minutes, Virgil found himself face down in a quickly flowing creek taking him downstream to what would surely be his death. All he could feel was the icy cold water and excruciating pain from his two broken legs. He had given up and there was nothing he could do.Only his canine and equine friends would be able to save him if he ever hoped to provide justice for his murdered partner.
Rachel looked down at her husband's dead body, the long knife protruding from his gut. She knew she'd be hanged or shot if she stayed in Missoula, so she'd have to run. But where could she go? The only place that came to mind was the hidden valley northwest of town. It was owned by a loner named Marsh Anderson, whom she had never met. She was going to have to bet her life that he wouldn't turn her in to the sheriff, the brother of her dead husband, but it was the only chance she had to stay alive.
Henry St. Martin walked into the hacienda to talk to his father. Everything seemed wrong. Where was his mother?Three hours later, sixteen-year-old Henry was ejected from the enormous St. Martin ranch and told never to return, or he would be shot on sight. He vowed to return seek revenge against the entire family. When he finally returned, it wouldn't be as Henry St. Martin, it would not be as a sixteen-year-old boy seeking justice for his mother, but as a hardened lawman with the name of Alex Paine.
Dylan knew that the boiler was about to blow apart and that if he didn't act fast, he and the others in the pump room at the #3 mine would all die. The engine operator was panicking but had fallen in his haste to escape a scalding death, so Dylan lifted his heavy shovel as high as his twelve-year-old arms could manage and swung it in a fast arc to the thundering machine. It may kill him, but he had to try. Even as the shovel's steel head slammed into the machine, it would set in motion a series of events that would shape his entire life.
Bryn felt sickened as he felt the ground shake, knowing that one of the two shafts had collapsed. Now, he stood in the pump room and watched the two thrumming pumps as they pulled water out of the deep mines. He knew that one of them would strain when the water became fouled with coal dust and debris from the collapse and if it was pump number two, it would mean that his father and older brothers were probably dead.It seemed like hours as he watched the pump work, but it had only been minutes since the first intense vibrations had struck. He knew that if pump number two began to labor his plans to leave Carbondale would be one more of the coal mine's victims.Just when he planned to check on pump number one, he saw the pipe to the second pump begin to pulse before the belt on the drive wheel squealed in protest and his worst nightmare had come to pass.
For years I've listened to tales of the forest, how it protects us, blessing our village with peace and harmony in turn for a simple offering. It's said to be a great honour being the chosen one-the girl whose fate is willingly handed to the spirits of the forest so the rest of us could thrive. But it's all lies, untruths told to conceal the many secrets our elders are keeping from us. The truth is out there prowling the woods, and I will find it. I've been preparing for this my whole life, to finally find answers and prove that there's something wicked hiding in the forest. Lurking. Watching. Waiting. And every seventeen years it hunts. This year...it's my turn. If you like dark tales with twists and turns, then this is the book for you. Get it now.
A devastating earthquake that rocked Southern California turns Jill Cassidy's life upside down, but the quake is nothing compared to what looms on the horizon. Armed with determination and an incomplete graduate degree in geology, Jill embarks on a dangerous journey through a world of elves and monsters she had no idea existed. Fae-prince Alden watched in horror as one of his own people released the Kolgardi, a hive intelligent race of monsters. Now the ancient evil roams free, feeding on humans and gaining in strength. Despite a judgment laid against him for a crime Alden didn't commit, he is willing to risk execution to right the wrong and stop what awaits humanity. Together, with a cynical reporter, Thomas Rainer, the unlikely trio stands together, determined to stop the Kolgardi. Can they save mankind from extinction?
With her quest for revenge mapped out, Ayla St. John persuades the irresistible vampire Kellen to accompany her to where her target is hiding. However, the incident, and what follows after, goes horribly wrong for both Ayla and Kellen.As her connection with Kellen heats up to scorching levels, she realizes it's time she finds out what the elusive vampire is hiding. What she eventually learns about his horrific past will shake the very foundation of everything she thought she knew about him and his association with Linden.After a video goes viral that exposes the supernatural, she's forced to meet Linden in the flesh. But will the hunter become the hunted?The Lunar Secret is book 3 in The Ayla St. John Chronicles, and is for readers 18+.
Determined prima ballerina Siobhan McDermott was immersed in the glamorous world of ballet dedicating herself to perfecting her craft. When a debilitating illness forces her into retirement, she moves to the picturesque town of Mintock, California to forge a new living for her and her teenaged children. Her life is forever changed when she encounters a lost love in this moving fourth installment of the Destiny Series. Strikingly handsome David Walker is a hard-hitting Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with a flair for the mysterious. When he temporally relocates to this idyllic lakeside town to help manage the struggling family newspaper, he uncovers a life-changing secret. Can Siobhan surrender her fear and open her heart to true love again? Will David forgo the excitement of the big city to commit to small-town life? Can they reignite their passion and keep it burning the second time around?
Dot decides to give Christmas gifts to children who may not receive any this year. She and her horse Finn set out on a snowy Christmas Eve to visit as many children in the country side as they can. When they return home, her family wonders how old Finn and Dot are able to deliver so many presents. What they don
College sophomore Evan Grant doesn't realize what he's getting into when he asks the beautiful redhead, Karina Walsh, out on a simple date. The date ends well but the night does not. A frightening encounter with an otherworldly creature leaves him nowhere to go but to Karina and her family for help. But will they help him... or destroy him for knowing too much of a world he never should have seen?Violent is a short story, and is a prequel to The Ayla St. John Chronicles.
The search for her brother's murderer has finally brought Ayla face to face with Linden, but has also landed her in an underground lockup in which she isn't sure how she is going to get out of. As she is separated from Kellan, she has to fight her way to freedom in order to not only rescue him, but to get herself and her friends out of the trouble they've found themselves in. It's going to require her to call in every favor she's ever owed. Sanja, with her power over dark and light magic, commits to sticking by Ayla's side, but it may take every bit she has to get her best friend out of the latest dilemma she's found herself in. Now entangled in a battle with her supernatural friends, Ayla knows there is only one outcome she will be happy with: Linden as a pile of ashes, Kellan by her side, and her friends and family safe. But what it will take to make that happen might just force her to give up everything, including the closure she's been seeking.The Lunar Magic is book 4 in The Ayla St. John Chronicles, and is for readers 18+.
Frustrated, Pastor Don finds himself slowly suffocating in a church where people are more interested in the homemade delicacies of potluck dinners than in changing the world. If only he could see their hearts, he could make a difference. One night after an exasperating Bible study, Don cries out to the Lord, asking for the ability to see the hearts of people. God the Father sends the Revealer, a human embodiment of the Holy Spirit, to spend a week with Don. The Revealer leads and guides Don through monumental discoveries of the heart. Don laughs, cries, and is broken as he sees the core of others' souls. At the end, Don's own heart is revealed to him. Don's relationship with the Revealer is applicable and available for all, and those who read this book will have a strong desire to know this Revealer. When we are able to understand each other's hearts, we will grow closer.
Some ten thousand years ago Earth was visited by beings from another planet in the Barnard's Star system. The Babylonians recorded that beings they called the 'Oannes' were amphibious creatures who came to Earth for the welfare of the human race. The historian Hellandus describes them as having fishlike features but the head, feet and arms of a man. They instructed humans in everything a civilized nation should know. They built a city beneath Antarctica near the Davis Sea and have lived there peacefully and secretly ever since. But now a rogue Dwarf Star called Zarama threatens the very existence of both Earth and the home planet Nazmos. Their mythology predicts that a being from another planet will avert disaster. Enter Ashley Bonner into this scenario. He has been granted 'special gifts' and the Oannes think he may be the predicted one. Can Ashley really prevail against a star a third more massive than the Sun? This is the story of Ashley's development to manhood from age four to seventy and his ultimate sacrifice to save both worlds. -C J Harvey
Dot's Shoes, Helping Others, Book Two of Dot's Shoes series, finds Konrad and Axel spending the night with Oma and Opa, their grandparents. They hope Dot will leave small gifts or candy canes in her old wooden shoes under Oma's Christmas tree, but what they really hope for is catching Dot. No one has seen her yet. It makes Dot happy to see how excited the children are when they receive surprises from her. After Opa reads the book of Dot's Shoes, they fall asleep only to find themselves in a village similar to Dot's village described in the book Opa just read to them. There's a toy shoppe and the toymaker is busy making toys for children to find in their stocking on Christmas Eve. Konrad and Axel gladly help him paint toys and learn the valuable lesson of "Helping Others Is a Great Gift." Dot's Shoes remind us the magic of Christmas is all around. The gifts of kindness, sharing and helping others, are the greatest gifts of all and they last all year-round.
