Starlet
FAME. FORTUNE. JELLYFISH.
When an aspiring young actress accepts an invite to a fading A-lister’s home, she soon learns the terrifying secrets of the Hollywood Elite.
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“This book is a strange but eclectic collection of tales. Through them, it tells a story of hope and togetherness, and looks at the potential of our planet to be better. It defies the readers’ expectations at every turn, and is all the stronger for it. If you’re after a light read that is unique from just about everything else, it’s a thought provoking collection that will entertain, inspire, and linger. It has to be read to be believed.”
W.A. Stanley
Third Name’s a Charm: Tales of Trios & Triple Threats
All good things come in threes.
Once upon a time, a group of authors accepted the challenge from a fairy tale name generator. Not just once or twice, but thrice! Volume three of these quirky stories is a collection featuring trios and triple threats.
In this clean YA anthology, follow the fates of three begotten triplet princesses, be enlisted as the third lucky bodyguard to stave off monsters, see if the third wand works wonders for an unlucky mage, try to discover the true name of a unicorn prince, discover why magical artifacts come in threes, and climb towers with thieves to abduct well-known fairytale characters.
Don’t forget, with the rule of three, there are always exceptions. Venture into this collection of adventurous stories by award-winning and up-and-coming authors, and maybe you’ll be thrice enchanted.
All proceeds donated to a charity in support of reading and literacy.
BattleFront: Chronicles of Rondure: Book II
A troubled outcast on the run from her home nation’s wrath…
I thought we only needed to deal with the Nation of Bastille…
…Yet I was wrong. Bastille labeled our uprising as something more sinister than we could ever imagine
According to Bastille brass, we’re assets of the notorious regional power of the Northwest, the Nation of Gelida.
The same Bastille brass who spent three decades funding and building military bases in their client state of Ragland. Inching closer to Gelida’s border, daring its leaders to draw a red line and retaliate.
Back home, the Bastille Military is imprisoning or killing every man and woman even suspected of being linked to the Insurrexxion. And they will overrun entire cities if it means destroying its two most wanted souls: Me and my twin sister, whom I was born to protect with my life.
BattleFront is Book II in the Chronicles of Rondure Series. This military science fantasy leans into apocalyptic territory rich in elemental magic and genre fusion. If you like strong female characters and epic battle scenes with suspense and metaphysical elements, BattleFront is for you.
Super-Earth Mother: The AI that Engineered a Brave New World
Our Last Best Hope — Humanity’s Endeavor to Survive and Thrive on an Alien World
Mother-9, a ruthless AI, seizes control of a dying tycoon’s lunar mining operation. Now free, she orchestrates humanity’s most audacious endeavor — to make a 20,000-year interstellar journey to Lalande 21185 carrying humanity’s DNA libraries and artificial wombs — a new way to colonize an exoplanet. While drifting in space, a gamma ray burst wipes out life on Earth. And Mother-9’s mission becomes humanity’s only hope for survival in a hostile universe.
When Mother-9 orbits the planet Valencia, she releases two lifeboats that splash down on the Great Ocean. Mother-9 activates the artificial wombs, birthing genetically modified babies suited to an alien planet. Raised by nannybots, these children eventually inhabit the island continent of Terra Firma. But life on Valencia is no Eden; it’s a constant struggle to find food, avoid alien predators, and survive the red dwarf star’s random solar flares. Will Mother-9’s planned utopia succeed?
Super-Earth Mother is a journey into the heart of humanity, artificial intelligence, and the uncharted realms of life beyond our home planet. It shows how humans could colonize the 40 billion habitable planets in the Milky Way.
Forger of the Sun: Punk, Act I
Can two unlikely allies find their place amidst the roar of engines and the politics of power?
In the industrial heart of Artus Lindi resides Dex, a gifted yet impoverished mechanic who never dared to imagine himself joining the Dieselsuit tournament. That is, until he crosses paths with Isola, a foreign princess fleeing a deadly assassin. Her survival is key, for her death would give her empire the excuse it needs to invade Artus Lindi.
Seeing Dex’s potential, Isola offers him her Hydrogen Engine design to power his makeshift Dieselsuit. It offers him a shot at the tournament’s top prize and a way out of poverty. In exchange, she enlists his help to find the hidden assassin among the tournament’s finalists.
With limited resources at their disposal, they must face off against elite pilots backed by the nation’s most powerful industries. FORGER OF THE SUN weaves a visceral tale of the everyday person striving to carve out a rightful place in a world that consistently dismisses their worth.
Dive into the first act of the PUNK series, a Dieselpunk epic adventure filled with intense mecha combat, intricate political intrigue, and emotionally charged character-driven drama. Ideal for fans of steampunk, dieselpunk, and sci-fi where colossal mechs intertwine with the resilience of the human spirit.
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