Psychological Science

What if you could experience a virtual reality program so real, so immersive, that you could relive any moment in your life, in 5D? Every sight, sound, scent, taste, and touch, just as you remember. With That Moment, Inc, this can all be yours, but beware the addiction, dear listener. It could literally kill you. For Angela Andersen, MD, combining psychiatric care and virtual reality is a game-changer with unlimited potential to allow people to better themselves by revisiting their past to improve their future.

At the dawn of modern psychiatry, two doctors encounter an astonishing young woman who will change medical history in this powerful novel of a time when the self was still a mystery, and magic was real.In 1898, Hamlin, Missouri, known as the Lourdes of the Plains, draws in health-seekers from all over America. Some say the state asylum is to blame, as if the mind-cure fever that has the town in its grip were contagious. Private asylums have sprung up all over town, and business at the Higgs and Price Sanatorium is booming. But the tidy lives of the two young doctors are turned upside down ...

Una plaga en la edad moderna. ¿Qué harías si tu mundo cambiara ante tus propios ojos?. ¿Qué harías si vieras a tus seres queridos convirtiéndose en horrendas monstruosidades?. ¿Qué harías si fueras la única persona sana y normal que queda en el planeta?. Estas preguntas, que brillan intensamente como los bordes exteriores de una supernova, son las que se hace Alicia Gaden mientras toda la vida a su alrededor se convierte en locura y decadencia. El agua, la sustancia vital de la que depende la supervivencia misma de la Tierra, se ha transformado en un fango espantoso y ...

After drinking an elixir that bestows immortality upon him, a young Indian named Flapping Eagle spends the next 700 years sailing the seas with the blessing - and ultimately the burden - of living forever. Eventually, weary of the sameness of life, he journeys to the mountainous Calf Island to regain his mortality. There he meets other immortals obsessed with their own stasis and sets out to scale the island's peak, from which the mysterious and corrosive Grimus Effect emits.

"If it were I who were to be always young and the picture to grow old, I would give my soul for it." So says Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's brilliant creation who sells his soul for youth and beauty.

This is a short collection of short stories, set mostly in and around Roswell, New Mexico. There a mix of contemporary, adult fiction including a couple of science fiction stories.

A man and a woman have moved into a small house in a small village. The woman is an "examiner", the man her "claimant". The examiner is both doctor and guide, charged with teaching the claimant a series of simple functions: This is a chair, this is a fork, this is how you meet people. She makes notes in her journal about his progress: He is showing improvement, yet his dreams are troubling.

Four ruthless criminals on Death Row are chosen to participate in a three-month groundbreaking clinical trial facilitated by Dr. Alicia Sharp, utilizing cutting-edge Psychological Rehabilitation through Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Crafted scenarios within the VR experiences are designed to evoke empathy, remorse, and emotional healing by confronting the criminals with the consequences of their actions. With nothing to lose and time as their enemy, the four participants—two men and two women—leave their identities behind, addressed only by their Zodiac signs—Virgo, Scorpio, Aries,...

“Everyone has secrets, Rory. One of life’s greatest challenges is figuring out who you can trust them with.” Aurora Reynolds has managed to make some powerful enemies in the past two weeks. And it’s clear they want her, and her secrets, dead. After achieving the impossible: freeing Jordan Daniels, a federal prisoner accused of treason, Rory hoped her life might finally go back to normal. But after surviving an assassination attempt, Rory realizes her problems are only just beginning. Don't miss this thrilling sequel to the hit novel, The Story Seer. Praise for The Truth Seer: "This ...

Picture a dystopian future where Earth is dominated by a fanatical religious government called the New Covenant. Being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community is a crime punishable by death. You are one of two men whose names were sent in a transmission from the cosmos needed for a mission to travel by a new technology to another star system. You are trapped in a small space ship with a man that hates you on what feels like an asinine scavenger hunt for Points, or encrypted shards that are needed to further explore the star systems and upgrade your ship for the next decade.

In this Black Mirror style series, each Witching Hour 60-minute read takes you on an edge-of-your-seat journey that can be read in a single sitting. In this #1 Best-Selling 60-Minute, Dan DeLuise unveils a horrifying twist on the time travel story. On an October evening in 2002, Abby Fletcher went missing. Everyone in town joined the search to find her, but it was useless. The only clue was her bike, found in a roadside ditch. Slowly, people forgot about the case, but Charlie Roland never did. After 17 years of false leads and conspiracy theories, Charlie never gave up. Just when it seemed ...

Life will never be the same. Neither will death... The epic conclusion to the Growlers story is here in Growlers Full Circle. The survivors continue their perilous journey south, to Onion County. Hunted by several Strigoi and an army of growlers, they are forced to make some difficult decisions. Having to make do with Communist era machinery while fighting for their lives doesn’t make things any easier. Too many unknowns, too much to lose. A group of young soldiers they meet on the way might help them in their quest for finding a community of people. Will they manage to solve the ...

Meet Westlake Soul, a 23-year-old former surfing champion. A loving son and brother. But if you think he’s just a regular dude, think again; Westlake is in a permanent vegetative state. He can’t move, has no response to stimuli, and can only communicate with Hub, the faithful family dog. And like all superheroes, Westlake has an archenemy: Dr. Quietusa, nightmarish embodiment of Death itself. Westlake dreams of a normal life of surfing and loving again. But time is running out; Dr. Quietus is getting closer, and stronger....

Niki Ky spends her days in a medicated haze, haunted by the ghosts of those she left behind 10 years ago after a confrontation against an unspeakable evil that left her shattered. To find peace, Niki must return to the house on the side of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama-to face creatures no human should ever have to face.

"Brisk, fast, memorable, a rare improvisational duet from two of our best." -- Greg Bear, from the Introduction The Black Place of the Soul-Changer was doing business in Rome six centuries before Christ. It will probably be there on the last day of the cosmos. This is the Psychoshop, where you can dump any unwanted aspect of your spirit as long as you exchange it for something else -- arcane knowledge, a change of luck, or a sixth sense. Just remember: All sales are final. Half finished upon Bester's death, and completed by Zelazny, Psychoshop envisions a commercial establishment that ...

Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her kids in a loving home. But there's another side to Liz, one that's dark and malicious. A version of her that will do anything to get her way - no matter how extreme. And when this other side of her takes control, the consequences are devastating. From the author of the million-copy best seller The Girl with All the Gifts comes an utterly unique thriller with a twist....

2024: Attack on America—Enter Demiurge (Cybersecurity Thriller) "2024: Attack on America isn't just another cybersecurity thriller; it's what you'd get if Tom Clancy and Charles Bukowski had a brainchild during a wild night out." — Glendall C. Jackson III, American author Gabriel Brinkerhoff, a seasoned cybersecurity expert at CISA, finds himself at the center of a crisis threatening national security in this gripping exploration of cyber warfare with artificial intelligence. "2024: Attack on America" is a masterful cybersecurity thriller where the realms of political espionage, ...

Imagine for a moment you could be sent back in time to witness the life of any historical figure. The Traveler’s Best Seller is a fiction novel about a humble school teacher who gets that opportunity. Having already suffered great loss and now facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, he embraces a bizarre “travel” opportunity offered by an unorthodox trio who seems unusually interested in fulfilling his dying wishes.

Not everyone is built for success. In an age where people scramble for a mere mention on the latest, greatest social media site, there are still those who would rather run from fame’s bright light than toward it. After a tumultuous plunge from the peaks of the bestseller list, and a costly divorce that ensued, Harvey Schoenfeld is looking to bask in the privacy of small town life. And he has found his Shangri-La in the rustic burg of Helletstown, Indiana. The quaint town offers Harvey tranquil inspiration for his work along with the bucolic rut of anonymity. But while Harvey seeks refuge ...

Menopause hit Darcey Steinke hard. First came hot flashes. Then insomnia. Then depression. As she struggled to understand what was happening to her, she slammed up against a culture of silence and sexism. Some books promoted hormone replacement therapy. Others encouraged accepting the coming crone. Beyond that, there was little that offered a path to understanding menopause in a complex, spiritual, and intellectually engaged way.