Dream Adventures

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime war, Danny Ryan is now on the run. The Mafia, the cops, the FBI all want him dead or in prison. With his little boy, his elderly father and the tattered remnants of his loyal crew of soldiers, he makes the classic American migration to California to start a new life. A quiet, peaceful existence. But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favor that could make him a fortune or kill him.

On the trail of his most hated enemy, Jake Moriarity is deep in the Amargosa Desert. He is cut off from the FBI team that inserted him, severely wounded, running on empty and apparently hallucinating, because he just shot Paul Morgan in the head with a 12-gauge and then watched him get up and walk away. Paul Morgan, the man single-handedly responsible for causing Jake's niece Cassie, to become addicted to heroin and then setting her up as his main girl in a Seattle escort service. Paul Morgan, who has now kidnapped Cassie and is threatening to kill her while forcing Jake to watch. Paul ...

Dive into a magical mystery with the Curious Cousins in The African Unicorn & the Baddy Baboons. Meet Emilia Rose, Isla Mae, and Audrey Jane — three daring cousins who leap into their dream world to chase down the elusive 'African Unicorn'. In this enchanting adventure, the Curious Cousins team up with an unforgettable South African cast: a majestic acacia tree, a lightning-fast butterfly, a dazzling blue-headed lizard, a thundering herd of zebras and ostriches, a gentle giraffe and her calf, cranky Professor Crane and sweet Mrs.

Es 1913 y la mamá de Petra Luna, una niña de doce años, ha muerto mientras la Revolución hace estragos en México. Antes de que los soldados se llevaran a su papá, Petra le promete que cuidará de la familia que le queda: su abuelita, su hermana pequeña Amelia y su hermanito Luisito, hasta que puedan reunirse con él. Juntos huyen hacia el norte mientras arde la ciudad que dejaron atrás, y cruzan el desierto cruel e inhumano en busca de un refugio seguro en un mundo que no ofrece muchos.

As our richly diverse nation finds itself at an often confusing cultural crossroads, this thoughtful adventure story is a wellspring of hope and provides its readers with a treasure of positive insight and encouragement.In the first years of the new millennium, Star and Thatcher O’Day are seven and eight years old when they are forced to leave the only home they have ever known. Driving cross country from the Deep South to the West Coast with their grandfather, a famous poet they consider strange, sister and brother will also have to accustom themselves before long to an eccentric artist ...

When Ashley discovers that the goal of achieving the American Dream is not her key to happiness, she frees herself from the shackles of her perfectly planned life to travel the world in an adventure through thirty-six countries in an attempt to discover what her new life’s dream will be. From the beginning, her path around the globe is riddled with earthquakes, tsunamis, and civil uprisings that force her to adapt and evolve to the road. Planned tours fall apart to reveal that hitchhiking and couch surfing with strangers is the best way to travel. Dreams of far off lands become a reality ...

During a trip to Cincinnati four friends find more than they expected to during their visit to the city. In When Home Beckons they learn that home is not just a place…but the people and memories that make it home.Maddie, Summer, Olivia, and Emma arrive in Cincinnati unaware that for Maddie’s grandfather, who is traveling with them, the city holds long cherished memories. They are surprised to learn that he once lived in Cincinnati with his family including Maddie’s mother when she was a young teenager. It isn’t long before they are drawn into his poignant recollections when they ...

Connected by destiny − brought together out of time. Linguist, Leeza Jaeffs, deciphers the warning 'destruction to all' but not in time to stop Zareck, a greedy man, from starting the engines on the ancient, crashed spaceship. Locked away on the ship by Zareck, Leeza wakes four hundred and fifty years in the future when the ship is rediscovered. Once again Leeza faces power-hungry men who won't yield to caution. Even though she faces a language barrier and her immune system has no defenses against her new world, she's determined not to let history repeat itself. Jorran Carell has waited a...

A quest against ancient evil has begun. Seven must stop the Roan Warriors, evil, soulless beings that have come through into their world. Airon, son of the Lord of Calloff, leader and a Mindbound, mentally linked with Tyrus, a large Tam-cat. He’s respected and privileged because of his title and talent. Taeya, outcast and almost murdered for being a Mindbound, is called to use her talent to save those who shunned her. Her companions are the falcon, Shae, and Kei, an albino Tam-cat, who, like Taeya, was also abandoned for being different. Lady Jabell carries the key legend says was left by...

In a world where everyone has talents, every child is tested at puberty, carefully screened to help guide them into the field that would coincide with their natural strength and interest. Degrees of talents normally range from low to average, but every once in a while one will spike off the charts, these special few usually become Guardians, protectors of the people. For nearly two centuries guardians protected from natural disasters, accidents and when someone turn evil. Now guardians face their strongest foe, a guardian strength talent that is gathering a force of other strong corrupt ...

Rael is an apprentice to a hunter of the Order. Hunters have one mission in life, and that’s to vanquish evil beings from other planes of reality that want to conquer our plane—demons, devils, and the like. However, Rael’s current mission isn’t as difficult as all that. Rael and her mentor are in New York City with the goal of finding a few missing children. With not even a hint of demons around, how hard could that task be? It gets a touch more difficult when Rael herself is kidnapped. Her kidnappers don’t even desire a ransom in return for her; instead they want her to find ...

A story of love, loss, and Land Rovers. Travel from Cape Town to Northern Kenya and back with the author and her husband in a 1973 Series III Land Rover, a quintessential African overland safari vehicle that screams adventure with every bump in the road and every broken leaf spring,. Their yearlong, 48,000 kilometer journey in Ndoto (Swahili for dream) takes them through South Africa's national parks and into Mugabe's Zimbabwe. They travel over the Kalahari in Botswana, and into the deserts and dunes of Namibia. Traveling up the Great North Road from Zambia to Tanzania, they dodge potholes,...

Matt Black, known by his fighter-pilot call sign “Ace,” has tasted combat and is skilled at confronting and defeating the enemy—at least while streaking through the sky in a heavily armed military aircraft. But the situation now is very different. He finds himself and his family captive to terrorists in the middle of the Caribbean, a pawn, like the other three thousand passengers, and caught in a deadly game of geopolitical gamesmanship. He has to confront a particular kind of evil nobody expected and protect those he loves. It will tax every ounce of his strength, ingenuity, and luck...

High-school senior Meera has big plans. She's going to make the world beautiful. The only problem is that to do this she's got to attend interior design school at the university, hundreds of miles from home. She hasn’t gone on a sleepover since seventh grade. Thank God, her BFF Penn is there for her because with Lorraine, her mom, it’s complicated. When Meera discovers something unexpected, a whole lot of confusing things suddenly make sense and, simultaneously, absolutely nothing is clear.

With the war in full swing, Hayden along with his trusted friends and silver dragon Draek must begin making plans for the battle that lay ahead. The Metallic Nation is doing all it can do to crush the other inhabitants of Arvain and continue their rule over all the land. Hayden must find a way to stop that from happening, and that leaves only one option, find help. The third installment of The Dragon Riders of Arvain series finds the heroes faced with more problems as they continue to fight to stay alive. Following The Clash of Land and Sea, Hayden now has the support of the elves and the ...

Welcome to "The Dream Garden," a heartwarming and inspiring tale that will captivate both children and parents alike. This enchanting story follows Ellie, a bright and imaginative 5-year-old girl, and her beloved Persian cat, Phoebe. Together, they embark on magical adventures that teach valuable life lessons about the power of positive thinking, creativity, and community. In "The Dream Garden," Ellie discovers a hidden, magical garden where her thoughts come to life, transforming into vibrant flowers and trees. Through her experiences in this dreamlike world, Ellie learns to cultivate ...

Her life was once filled with love and the promise of new beginnings. But she'd given up her hopes and dreams of marriage and a family and instead buried herself in her big city career and the small home in her quiet home-town neighborhood. Then everything changed. Katherine can’t help but recognize the similar path that her life has taken as that of a woman who lived centuries ago…and wonders if she has the courage to take the risk of loving with all her heart again the same as Jeannie Rose did.As Katherine contemplates her future, Jessie isn’t giving her aunt a moment of peace. She ...

Have you been putting off that trip of a lifetime hoping for a special someone to accompany you? Do you find yourself getting bored with the same old girls' weekends? Are you hesitant to step out of your comfort zone, plan a solo vacation, and just go? From pastries in Vienna to becoming a tourist in your own town and all points in between, this travel memoir and guidebook will inspire you to seek romance and adventure on your own terms. You will also get practical advice on how to stay safe while traveling single, create a budget, prepare and pack efficiently, and more.

The inside story of the booming video-game industry from the late 1990s to the present, as told by the managing director of Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment (The Division, Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations).

At age ten, Anna is facing a formal investigation into her teleporting ability by two priests. Anna turns the table on the inquisitors by accessing the darkest secrets hidden in their minds. Anna forces the priests to abandon the investigation, or she will expose their secrets. Anna discovers the dark world of secrets hidden in people's minds, thoughts, and secrets she can readily access and use to her advantage. She learns that her telepathic powers are far more interesting than teleporting as she tests her developing skill. Here is an excerpt from the book: As directed by Father Frederick...