New Adventures

TOM AND HUCK HAVE REINCARNATED AS TWIN WHITE CATS ... ... and they're now familiars for a modern-day witch—and, of course, they want to be boys again! This whimsical novel by Lisa Mannetti captures the flavor of Twain's writing, yet brings Tom and Huck to life in a contemporary framework that is utterly delightful! The Introduction was written by NY Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry. AN EXCERPT Huck always said it was a powerful lot of trouble to write a book, and if he'd a known it ahead of time, he wouldn't have gone through with it. That's his version of the truth, anyhow. And...

Val and Buddy were just your average couple who had been looking forward to their trip out west for six months. Ever since Buddy had seen that magazine advertisement for the Annual Copper Festival in the back of True West Magazine, they have been making their plans to attend the event. Only taking time away for a vacation about every five years, Buddy was looking forward to finally getting a week away to be a real cowboy, while Val was happy to have a new sewing project. She spent the last six months researching and sewing their 1880’s style duds they would wear for the weekend to make ...

What if the greatest threat to the future isn’t war or disaster… but control disguised as order? In a world rebuilt after economic collapse, towering city-states enforce rigid systems, surveillance, and silence. Malik Varen is just another citizen in the Walled City—until he uncovers a hidden protocol from the old world. A blueprint not for domination, but for freedom. As he races to share the truth, Malik becomes the target of the Watchers—silent enforcers who erase dissent without warning. With time running out and betrayal lurking in every shadow, Malik must risk everything to ...

An ancient prophecy, a terrifying threat, a dangerous secret about to unleash its fury. When a terrorist explosion in the Great Pyramid of Giza, kills a group of tourists during a late-night ceremony, the sole survivor, Isa Floris, a photographer, stumbles upon a thirty-year-old plot to control the greatest prize of all -- the power of the human mind. From Cairo to Paris and London, across the mountains of Colorado to the dusty playa of the Black Rock Desert, hunter and hunted, Isa races through the nether worlds of deep black ops and ancient power in a desperate bid to prevent the ...

His beast's desire is focused on his ward. But he can never show her the darkness inside him. Chloe I've been attending university in France since my parents were killed in an alpha coup six years ago. My father's billionaire best friend became my guardian, providing for all my needs. When I return home after completing graduate school, Ethan picks me up at the airport. My inner wolf can no longer resist my attraction to my guardian, and I have my feral awakening right in front of everyone. But I have to stuff down my desire for Ethan. If a broken bond destroyed our relationship, it would ...

All across New Mouse City, rodents kept telling Geronimo he'd done things he couldn't remember! Had the cheese finally slipped off his cracker? It turns out that Geronimo's not going crazy: an impostor's going around town pretending to be him. Will Geronimo be able to stop the look-alike from taking over The Rodent's Gazette?

Join Amy and her husband Steve on a sun-soaked cruise adventure like no other! When a chance encounter with another like-minded couple leads to an unexpected invitation, Amy finds herself at the center of a tantalizing new game. What starts as an innocent massage quickly evolves into a deliciously titillating experience, as Amy navigates the line between public exhibition and private pleasure. With her husband pulling the strings, Amy is about to discover just how far her exhibitionist tendencies can take her - and how much she enjoys the thrill. Brace yourself for an adventure that is one ...

Michael Shayne, "the reckless, redheaded Irishman", was a popular hard-boiled detective created by crime novelist Brett Halliday. In the novels, Michael Shayne settled in Miami just after WWII, making crime pay by fighting it with a license and an attitude. Like Mike Hammer and Philip Marlowe, Shayne was a loner. The backstory on Mike is that he was happily married, but it hit him hard when his wife was tragically murdered. Grief stricken, Shayne loses himself in his work as a private eye, prowling the dark streets of the city.

Rated 5 Stars and Author has hit #10 Best Seller in Category! The Legend of the Stars: This fully-illustrated children's fairy tales book oozes magical realism where stars glow in the dark! An animated book app version for iPad is available now in the App Store. The fabulous lineup of stars in the night sky includes: Father Time and his family; Bright the Sprite in charge of each Day; Glum in charge of each Night; the stern Keeper of the Hours; the bright Sun and strong Winds and even wolves and goblin night prowlers. All these join-in for this thrilling adventure making the night a thing ...

Ever have a bad day? Like, a day where you are struck by lightning and transported to a fantasy world full of mousefolk and horrible monsters?Well, that is the day Jonny Gavin was having. Already a down-on-his-luck, hometown hero and lumbermill worker, Jonny had fallen on hard times. For a time, it was nothing that couldn't be cured with a run to his favorite local bar, until reality set in that his life had grown stagnant.

After backpacking her way around India, Sarah Macdonald decides she hates the country with a passion. When a beggar at the airport reads her palm and insists she will one day return - and for love - she screams 'Never!' and gives the country, and him, the finger.

"Entertaining story of fascinating other realms." –Kirkus Reviews "Magic and other races really add to the magnificent story!" –Auburn, Vine Voice Tolkien meets Herbert and takes us on an incredible two world struggle for survival of humankind! To avoid a confrontation with the Creek sisters—Crystalyn and Jade—a parasitic alien calling itself the One Mind, escapes to the land of Terra, and grows quickly stronger. Gorging on the brain neurons of organic beings, the creature scales up a planet-wide plan for genocidal control, using someone dear as a host. With a small band of fighters...

How could I forget Will Myers? Wrinkled shirts, ripped jeans, and a devil may care attitude. He was my teenage bad boy. My first real love. Until the day I left town and broke both of our hearts. Four years later, I've come home, prepared to start my life all over again. But my heart never strayed too far away from Will Myers. My bad boy is a man now. The local mechanic with a perfect smile and strong, trained hands. He took one look at me and made up his mind. He still loves me and he'll do whatever it takes to have me in his bed again. We've been down this road before. It left both of us ...

Once David Hero was an ordinary man living in the real world. Now he is trapped in the Dreamlands, cut off from the waking world. David Hero's dreams and nightmares have become his own reality. David Hero, once a man of the waking world, finds himself fighting side by side with his worst enemies - Zura and her zombie armies, the Eidolon Lathi and her termite men - against the slimy, many-tentacled moon monsters.

Atlantis had its chance, and it wasted it. Sometimes legends are born from old truths. Atlantis is real, I should know, I’m Atlantean. That doesn’t mean I’m going to sit back and let the warlord who runs the sunken city raise it from the ocean floor and use Atlantean technology to bring about a new world war. When Atlantis rises from the ocean floor, will humanity live to see the next sunrise? Ever since Jack was a child his only friend was his dog, Neal, an Atlantean SENTINEL, made to counsel, guide, and protect him. Now as a man, he and Neal use their unique abilities to save ...

No matter what you answer, kids will just ask why again. Is your child full of questions? Do you find these questions to test your own knowledge? Well, look no further: Now you have the answers, and they are not boring ones! Encourage your child’s imagination through these fairy tales for children. They will answer some of the common questions that we parents are often asked. The Book of Why for Curious Kids will help you give fun and creative answers to your child’s strangest questions, encouraging them to develop their imagination.

Cast off on a raft with a runaway slave down the great Mississippi and a boy who couldn't dream of a greater adventure. With each bend of the river, each town, comes a chance encounter, perhaps with a king or duke wrapped in the schemes of scoundrels or a young girl caught amidst a family feud. On a journey with a friend dreaming of freedom, it's full of mischief, full of fun, and the adventures of a lifetime.

Someone murdered a university student. They found him lying in his bed. Dead. His head smashed by a cricket bat. The local police arrest another student, claiming it was a case of jealous rage over the affections of a beautiful girl. The arrested student’s formidable mother demands Sherlock Holmes prove her son’s innocence. Holmes investigates and deduces that several people had reason to commit murder. At least one want top kill him too. This new mystery is a tribute to the original Sherlock Holmes story, The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier. Like that story, it is told directly by ...

In the city of New Lyons, Detective Jason Campbell is investigating a vicious crime: a female body found mutilated and left in the streets. Once the victim is identified as a Synth, the crime is designated no more than the destruction of property, and Campbell is pulled from the case. But when a mysterious stranger approaches Campbell and asks him to continue his investigation in secret, Campbell is dragged into a dark world of unimaginable corruption. One that leaves him questioning the true nature of humanity. And what he discovers is only the beginning....

Rule #1 - Never enter Lupin Forest during the night of a full moon… Unfortunately, innocent good girl Scarlet Mantle is about to find out exactly why you shouldn’t break Steamydale’s number one town rule. ~*~ Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? Not me. Everyone knows that Steamydale’s town rules are archaic and outdated, made a long time ago when the original settlers had to worry about actual wolves. Nowadays I’m more worried about whether they’ll get my latte right at the local cafe. But when I stay out a little too late before heading to my grandmother’s house one night, ...