Virtual Reality Fantasy

A decade has passed since the city of Pittsburgh was reduced to ash. While the rest of the world has moved on, losing itself in the noise of a media-glutted future, survivor John Dominic Blaxton remains obsessed with the past. Grieving for his wife and unborn child who perished in the blast, Dominic relives his lost life by immersing in the Archive - a fully interactive digital reconstruction of Pittsburgh, accessible to anyone who wants to visit the places they remember and the people they loved.

Dying in virtual reality isn't fun, but facing bullets from real-world criminal overlords is really the pits. In such a desperate scenario, their demand to render them a service in VR doesn't sound like such a bad alternative. The problem is, the games played by spook agencies follow much harsher rules. For them, the absence of choice doesn't sound like a good excuse - not if you end up in the grindstones of their undercover schemes.

Carlos is dead. A soldier who died for his ideals a thousand years ago, he's been reincarnated and conscripted to fight an A.I. revolution in deep space. And he's not sure he's fighting for the right side. Seba is alive. By a fluke of nature, a contractual overlap, and a loop in its subroutines, this lunar mining robot has gained sentience. Gathering with other "freeboots", Seba is taking a stand against the corporations that want it and its kind gone.

Breanna’s journey continues in Volume 2 of the series, Beyond Reality’s Edge … After Breanna's mysterious abduction, Rylo and the crew embark on a perilous rescue mission, only to uncover a shocking truth – she’s been fighting for survival in another reality, facing torture, reprogramming, and an enemy who’s left scars deeper than time. Though their reunion brings them hope, Breanna has changed. Now known as "Beda," she’s a formidable warrior but haunted by trauma and bound to a deadly controller in her mind. With the help of new allies, Rylo and Beda prepare to face the ...

On Christmas Eve, 2017, the life of Russian-American artist Nikita Nataniel Kuznetsov changes beyond recognition. He’s plagued with a deadly bacterial infection that sends him off to the afterlife. Before he can move on to the other side, he must stand trial that takes place in a concert hall, attended by an invisible audience. As he sits at his piano, he is compelled to watch a 3D movie of his life, allowing him to relive meaningful events: his miserable childhood at a boarding school in the USSR of the 70s, his rise to stardom, his run-ins with the KGB, and a fateful breakup from his ...

Carolyn is a guardian of the fae. She has spent nearly a century and a half protecting the mystical creatures who live in her family estate in Dancing Valley. When Anita arrives at her home, lost and exhausted, Carolyn knows the young woman didn’t find the cottage by accident. Abandoned by her mother, when she was hours old, Anita’s only clue to her history is an emerald pendant tucked into the pocket of the shirt she’d been wrapped in. After the unexpected death of her adoptive parents, Anita sells everything and heads to the wilderness. During a week of hiking unmarked trails, she ...

With her enemy in jail—at least for now—15-year-old Emma can now focus on the more important task of fixing all the problems at the Temple. There’s so much to do that she made a list. Seriously. There are the do-nothing priests, passive worship, and finding the missing money. Then there’s the overworked, underpaid, and disrespected staff. Can she possibly hope to turn things around before they go on strike—again? Oh, and she’s got to fit all this in around school. Yet the Sovereign keeps saying, “Trust me.” Emma tries to do just that. She really does. But is her newfound ...

A fantasy book set in a timeless and magical forest.Mystical Shadows follows the enchanting journey of the young protagonist, Eldrian. On his pivotal 21st birthday, he stumbles across his father's hidden documents and kickstarts his mystical adventure that blurs the lines between reality and myth. Plot Summary:Waking up to his 21st birthday, Eldrian discovers the keys to his father’s peculiar cabinet. Inside, a miniature, ethereal woman offers him passage into an enchanted realm, vibrant with magic and fraught with peril – Fairy Land. His adventure unfurls in fairytale-like forests ...

Can an apprentice Huntress, a grizzled veteran, a lone sorceress, and a tech witch find a way to stop a newer, even greater evil? As Quinn finds her way with her new abilities, she and her new clan continue their work to counter the efforts of demons bent on invading our world. Caught in an epic battle between the light and the dark as old as time, the Huntress and her team may only have one chance to save those she's sworn to protect. Will it be enough? Join Quinn and her friends as she continues to learn and explore what it means to be the Huntress.

Earth’s expanding population brings all sorts of problems to our planet— Climate change… Increasing pollution… Struggles to feed the impoverished… Whereas these problems were ones that could be solved in the long term, there was something unforeseen that would threaten the immediate survival of humanity – something that would remain hidden until Earth’s population surpassed a critical point... On a mission to investigate the annihilation of every soldier at a base camp in Afghanistan, US Marine 1st Lt. Ashton Romano and his platoon are shocked at what they find – not only ...

"ALICE CROWLEY'S EROTIC STORIES ALWAYS HAVE SURPRISE ENDINGS!" ~ Hwk "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ G. Taylor Irene is a tech worker in Seattle who has just busted her husband hard in the act of infidelity. She turns to her best friend, Laura, for a shoulder to cry on, only there is much more afoot here than a simple affair. Now Irene is embroiled in a high-stakes conspiracy with a cult of mutant worshippers and a handsome psychotherapist who is hell-bent on exposing them. The fabric of reality is ...

Immortal Flame is a dark urban fantasy that journeys across time and space to reach (literally) an earth shattering conclusion. Zack Palmer wants to be a rock star during the 1980s. Arabella DeGigne is a fifteenth century witch, newly born again, bent on revenge. Can they join forces and both get what they want? Cornelius Urquhart is a medieval mage who must travel across the unseen cosmic dimensions to prevent the evil Maleus from destroying the universe and gaining control of The Other Ben, Zack's long-suffering brother, is on a mission to save the beautiful Ruby, Zack's ex, so she can ...

In the stunning conclusion to the Beyond Reality's Edge series, Breanna's journey hurtles toward its ultimate test … Breanna thought she had conquered the impossible – until she wakes in a fractured reality where nothing is as it seems. With her memories intact but her allies absent, she must navigate a web of alternate dimensions, cryptic foes, and a deadly ancient weapon engineered to destroy her very essence. As a powerful enemy rises, threatening to unravel the delicate balance of the multiverse, Breanna must summon every ounce of her strength and ingenuity to face her greatest ...

In a galaxy where survival is dictated by power and alliances, Breanna faces her toughest trials yet … With the peace accord fragile and her enemies growing bolder, she must endure the merciless Eelott training – designed to break spirits and forge assassins. But Breanna is no ordinary warrior … she's whole, defying every rule of the Gorum conditioning. As secrets of her past resurface, Breanna discovers untapped powers far beyond her implants and modifications – abilities that could shift the balance of the cosmos. But such strength comes at a cost, and mastering it requires ...

In the sixth thrilling installment of the Beyond Reality's Edge series, Breanna’s trials are just beginning … With her powers spiraling beyond her control and the enigmatic Sardo weaving his machinations, Breanna must navigate a perilous path between her humanity and the overwhelming force of the dark entity within her. As secrets unravel, alliances are tested, and enemies draw closer, yet Breanna's love for Rylo anchors her … but for how long? The Gorum Elder’s intentions push her to make impossible choices, while her growing power threatens to consume her entirely. Can Breanna ...

James Oleson is beginning to see everything in perfect duplicate - two identical models of cars which are the same down to scuff marks and license plate, two old philosophy books with the same torn pages and inscription in old ink, and twin mail men. Is he losing his mind, or experiencing the birth of a new alternate reality via binary fission?

New Liberty City, 2134. Two corporations have replaced the US, splitting the country’s remaining forty-five states (five have been submerged under the ocean) between them: Stellaxis Innovations and Greenleaf. There are nine supercities within the continental US, and New Liberty City is the only amalgamated city split between the two megacorps, and thus at a perpetual state of civil war as the feeds broadcast the atrocities committed by each side.

A house full of hot, shifter ex-cons and me. What could go possibly wrong? Of course I’d dealt with difficult parolees before. I’m a professional, a therapist and everyone is entitled treatment. Even dragons…on a reality show…. ones capable of terrible crimes. Throw in a cop hellbent on finding justice for his slain partner, I might be slightly out of my element. But that’s nothing compared to the twist I never saw coming, one that gives me double trouble in an already dangerous game. Now it’s too late to back down and everything is compromised; My ethics, my career, my heart…...

Oh no! A decade birthday is approaching, one with a big "0" in it, and he's losing it. Wake-up call required. Coulda. Woulda. Shoulda. Marvin Baines seemingly has it all: a loving family and a great job. He is about to turn forty, and just like that, the realization hits him--his own mortality is straight up the road. That's not his only problem. Suddenly he is unable to distinguish fantasy from reality, and his often quirky decision-making causes his whole life to begin to unravel. All he wants is an escape from his humdrum life. What he gets is something quite unexpected. "The humour is ...

ZeitgeistIt's 1999 in Cyprus, an ancient island bejeweled with blue-helmeted UN peacekeepers and littered with rusting land mines, corroding barbed wire, and illegal sewage dumps. Here, in the Turkish half of the island, the ever-enterprising Leggy Starlitz has alighted, pausing on his mission to storm the Third World with the "G-7" girls, the cheapest, phoniest all-girl band ever to wear Wonderbras and spandex. And his market is staring him in the face.