J S Frankel

Finding a job shouldn't involve selling your soul. Mark Eisen, a student of no renown, needs money for cool clothes plus a smartphone, things that'll get him noticed, or so he thinks. He finds a job as a delivery person, and his employer is Mr. Natias, a rather mysterious gentleman with great wealth. At first, the job goes well. Mark picks up items such as a rare stuffed toy, a belt, and a deck of cards once used by Wild Bill Hickok. But then his mojo vanishes, his job goes sour, and he almost loses his girlfriend, Rebecca, over a misunderstanding. It's then that Mark learns that his employer is no ordinary person. Rather, Natias is the devil himself, not the religious kind of devil, but an extremely powerful being that has existed since time began. In order not to lose his soul-or life-force-Mark will have to use every trick in the book to win the day.

An asteroid in a distant galaxy, a secret recipe, and an animal that has a certain magical quality to it. For Vern Nilsson, working as a bellhop at a hotel on that asteroid is one thing. Risking his life to find that recipe is another story altogether.Vern Nilsson needs a summer job, and he finds one on Hotel Spacious, a hotel on a manmade asteroid in a distant galaxy. Built by the Borne, a benevolent race, Hotel Spacious offers a place for aliens of all sorts to relax.Except Vern, who's on call as a bellhop, dishwasher, and all-around gofer twenty-four-seven. The only saving grace from his job is meeting Dinarra-nicknamed Dee-a tiger-woman who has the same job that he has. Never mind that her parents are against it. Interspecies relationships rock.Relationships aside, murder rears its ugly head. It seems that the murderer is after a secret recipe and a rare animal. If the animal is prepared correctly, it can confer God-like powers upon the eater.Vern and Dee begin their own investigation, but by the time they discover the truth, it may be too late.

Digging for buried treasure is one thing. Dying for it is another story altogether.A rare ore that's found only on asteroids in a distant galaxy, one that everyone desires, but few can afford.A quest that some are willing to die for.A prize that others will kill for.

Tempting fate. Is it fixed, or can you fight against it? Jordan Maduro and his girlfriend, Lydia Horiuchi, are about to find out Two universes, two lives... one shared fate. Jordan Maduro and Lydia Horiuchi come from two different Earths, but they share a destiny, one that could either mean their salvation-or their destruction.

People often talk about the girlfriend from hell. Loren Penner, high school student and social outcast, is about to meet Jezebel.Get ready for hell on Earth.Loren Penner lives in the tiny town of Satan's Crag. His school is filled with bullies, he has no friends save books, and one night, he finds a book in a library that is supposed to summon the devil.Instead, he gets Jezebel, the devil's daughter. And what follows is a non-stop thrill ride of spells, fights, and some very nasty payback. Welcome to hell on Earth. Enjoy the ride.

Science always pushes the boundaries when it comes to advances in medicine. But sometimes, they push too far and they make mistakes... big ones.Raising the dead would be considered a miracle by anyone. In the case of a lone test subject, it's anything but. The nameless carrier is, in fact, a walking plague that wreaks evil upon society. In a battle for survival, only Harmon Hapwell and Britt Besch, high school students, can stop him.

Being reincarnated over and over is one thing. Becoming the opposite sex is another. But saving the world is an entirely different story-and it's also a lot stranger.You get only one go-around in life, or so the experts say. Paige DeMaster, almost nineteen years of age, formerly Callisto Merriwether, formerly five other lives, has seven chances to right a major wrong. She has seven chances to save the world as well as save herself-and now she's down to her last chance.

Doing the right thing can have hellish consequences.Edvil-Ed-a minion of Hell, is Lucifer's best soul-taker. Stationed in New York, he's very good at what he does. However, all his plans go by the wayside when Hell's accountants tell the overlord that they're two souls over. There's a balance, and that balance between souls up and souls below must be preserved at all costs. If the balance doesn't hold by the end of each year, then the world will be destroyed, and the rulers of Heaven and Hell will have to start the whole process of evolution all over again.Ed is given the task of helping two souls go topside. His assistant is Millie, a Halo-angel-and together, they have an almost impossible task. Furthermore, Ed's chief rival, Markus, decides to sabotage Ed's efforts for reasons of his own.Undeterred, Ed and Millie press on with their mission, and along the way they find out that they're much more into each other than they want to admit. After numerous setbacks, Ed discovers Markus' ultimate plan and has to do everything in his power to stop the final apocalypse from happening.

What happens to defenders of a city when they're no longer needed? Some fade away. Others turn to a different line of work. And still others... turn evil.Zander Nelson, formerly known as Phantom and a member of a superhero group called the Backup Crew, loses his job and his apartment-due to a bomb-in one afternoon.He finds refuge with his ex-girlfriend and teammate, Millie Lennet, formerly known as Mule, but her apartment is also torched, and they realize that someone has a vendetta against them.Searching for clues nets them nothing. Their former leader, Andrew Shorter-AKA Blaster-is missing, and their former teammate, Glen Fooks-AKA Substance Abuse-is dead, courtesy of another bombing.Zander's notion of justice is sorely tested, and once he puts the clues together, he realizes that things aren't so black-and-white anymore. He also realizes that if the real culprit isn't caught, he and Millie might not live another day.

Windows show us the world outside. As Mark Cornish discovers, his classmate Glenda can create windows to other realms-not all of them friendly.A window offers people a view of the world outside. For Mark Cornish, seventeen, a high schooler with a wayward single mother and someone with no prospects, windows offer an escape from reality.That escape comes through the person of Glenda Cron, a classmate of his with an unusual ability. She can open windows-gateways-to other worlds. And she isn't human, not exactly. She comes from Tellkar, a world somewhere in another galaxy, a world of shape-shifting, magic and various abilities.It seems that Glenda-real name, Glynarra-is wanted by one of the most powerful kings on her world. King Lensa wants to acquire her powers, and when she won't transfer them to him-which would mean her death-he places a curse upon her head. If she travels to another realm, she can only stay a maximum of three days.Mark agrees to help her, even though he has no powers and no special abilities, save one. He won't give up. As the two journey from world to world, searching for a way to defeat Lensa, they find themselves drawn to each other.However, the curse is the real problem, and when the final showdown comes, it remains to be seen which is stronger-black magic or love.

Sam Knowlen, dutiful student and son, almost eighteen and searching for his perfect mate, runs afoul of a witch named Leena one night while taking in the nightlife of Tacoma, Washington. Leena, a spiteful individual, mistakes Sam for her familiar, and in a drunken rage, uses her magic to change Sam into a cat. She then vanishes from sight.Sam is on his own and has to navigate life as a feline, putting up with being petted by some, kicked around by others, and shunned by his mother. In his travels, he meets Holly, a white rat who also ran afoul of Leena, and together, they try to find Leena and somehow convince her to change them back.Along the way, they meet Magros, a sadistic imp who is Leena's true familiar and who tries to kill them, Angelo, a massive cat-gangster who has his own agenda in mind, and a veterinarian who wants to sell them as potential spies to the army.Finding kind as well as cruel people, Sam and Holly eventually find Leena which results in a showdown that only one side can win.

Most of us take good health for granted. Paul Rosen, seventeen and severely ill from a heart condition, has never had that chance. A meeting with an alien changes his life forever, and Paul learns that life on the edge can be a good thing-if he survives.Paul Rosen, seventeen, has led a short and unfulfilling life. Stricken with severe cardiomyopathy, his time is limited, and he knows it. Still, he does what he can in the time he's got.The course of his life changes when a little man named Cawthorne shoots him in the chest. In the hospital, Paul learns that a phantom bullet is circling his heart. Modern surgery can't help, and what's worse, Paul becomes a target of insect-like aliens, led by a thing called Sagras.The CIA then steps in, wanting the secrets of the aliens. Danger, thrills, and mayhem ensue, and finally, Paul, aware that his time is short, decides to go after Sagras and settle the matter once and for all-even if it costs Paul his life.