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Rude awakenings and hard truths. That's war. Matthew's thrown one curveball after another as he learns that just about nothing is sacred in war. Nothing is guaranteed. No one is untouchable. Now he's afraid that he might just lose it. Problem is, he doesn't have the time to lose it or to even fear that he might go crazy when the war is over. Instead, he's got one task after another. One mission always has yet to be completed when no one else seems to be doing any of the fighting. Now Matthew has to venture into no-man's-land at midnight to recover his lost mechanized infantry unit, Firefly....

Bart Collier was counting the days he had left before he was done with his military service. He thought he was just about done. Then aliens invade Allegra. Now Bart is fighting for his life and to save those who also call Allegra home. Will he be able to make a difference? Read Behind Enemy Lines today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 10,300 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

They made it back in one piece... Now what? On the frontlines, Matthew's brain is always occupied with survival. War doesn't give soldiers a chance to plan their futures out. Unfortunately for Matthew, however, his team depends on him to plot out their courses of action. Before Matthew can get the chance to settle into to Sanctuary, his little slice of bunker-paradise on the front, he's heading out again. This time he's heading into what will be the bloodiest engagement that he's been in to date. Read The Battle for Allegra: Revelations today! Revelations is the ninth book in the alien ...

Honor the Dead …Even if You’re the One that killed them. Matthew killed a Toa warrior, and now he has been invited to take part in a “glory hunt” to honor the dead Toaz. Rav’ian, Matthew’s Toaz companion has opted to lead the way again, and she already has a target in mind. She wants to hit a hive of the alien invaders with just her and Matthew. In the process of this Matthew and Rav’ian have to rescue some Coalition space marines, and even encounter some interesting space marine mechs. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! The Hunt is the third book in the short story ...

Allegra is under siege and John Jansen doesn't learn this until it's too late. He was escorting a prison ship to Allegra, now it looks like that plan might be out the window. Read Going Down today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 1,600 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

There's a hidden army far behind Beet lines. This army, if the stories are correct, is enough to turn the tide of the war against both the Beets and the Coalition. But they've been sidelined for quite some time now. They've been biding their time. All Matthew has to do is find them. ...And convince them to talk to him. ...And convince them to join the war too. Easy. (Or not.) What could possibly go wrong? Read The Battle for Allegra: The Ranch today! The Ranch is the twenty-first book in the sci-fi novelette series The Battle for Allegra. Join Matthew as he goes over the top and ventures ...

Neil Hunt is a salvor. Some folks see him as a scavenger, some see him as a thief. The events of the salvage that you're about to read change all of that--he'll be seen as a hero. Provided he can survive betrayal, bounty hunters, and a seemingly impassable cloud of asteroids. What could possibly go wrong? Read Unlucky Ones today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 35,000 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Francis Reedsburg is a copper miner on a big old nothing of a planet named Raudona Akiratis. The closest thing he's used to when it comes to action is wait for ore pickups to occur--or at least it used to be that way. The miners in the San Sebastian Copper Mine have been finding odd bits and pieces from a race many call the War Makers. And it seems that they've finally awakened something... Read The Pillars today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 2,900 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Patrick Fahy-Connor wanted the easiest possible mission when he joined the Coalition. He didn't want to see any fighting. He didn't want any sort of action. He wanted to be left alone. But that's never how life works. Instead, he is surrounded by people and will soon be the center of attention for the whole of the Coalition. As it turns out, sounding the alarm about alien invaders from outside of the Milky Way has a way of attracting attention. It doesn't take long before Fahy puts together that those same aliens are heading for his homeworld. However, that isn't his only problem. His space...

Clive Ranger was born into a war that has raged on for generations. Across the galaxy, families have been torn apart and cities have been razed. But Clive may be the one who shifts the tide of the rebellion that has risen up against the evil Coalition. The Coalition has locked away countless men and women utilizing them as slave labor across the galaxy. Clive is one of these unfortunate souls. However, he isn’t alone. Most everyone in the prison has their own scores to settle against the Coalition. After all, it was the Coalition that killed their families, friends, and everyone they ...

There's a lost world in the mountains. West of the Bulwark, a valley lies almost untouched by humanity, despite Allegra's long history of being colonized. There are stories of horrible beasts and other terrifying things in this forested valley. These stories became the basis of the name for the area: the Black Forest. Just like the tales of the Black Forest on Earth, this Black forest is supposed to have creatures that can kill man, woman, and child. And Matthew is about to check it all out. Read The Battle for Allegra: Fortify today! Black Forest is the fifteenth book in the alien invasion...

Welcome to The Sincerely, Podcast hosted by Caleb Fast and Nick Marois. This podcast will cover all things music; from underground artists, sound engineers, booking agents, music press icons; you name it we got it. Once a month we will also be interviewing someone who has NOTHING TO DO WITH MUSIC. This is the fastest growing internet company in the world. This is real, raw conversation. This is a company based upon Christian values. This is true, sincere, love. Welcome to the family.

The Coalition is threatening to withdraw its fleet from Allegra as the threat of alien invasion becomes real. The people of Allegra, including those who built those ships, aren't about to let that happen without putting up a fight. Join Franz Zimmerman as the people of Allegra take to the skies in an effort to show the Coalition that they are not a people who won't go down without a fight! Read Resist today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 7,300 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Seemingly unstoppable alien invaders are invading the Milky Way. Archibald Dare's ship, the Huntress is dispatched to defend an uninhabited moon to keep the alien invaders, known as Beets, from getting a foothold in the galaxy. Will they succeed, or is their mission doomed to fail? Read on to find out! *This is a side story to The Invasion of Allegra story, but it can be read as a standalone. This, and the Invasion of Allegra, both take place prior to The Battle for Allegra.* **Note, this is an edited and republished version of the story that was first published on Kindle Vella in 2022.***

Most see Bláan Tullius as a hero. Many see him as their savior. He sees himself as a man who isn't doing nearly enough to save the lives that he knows need saving. However, he isn't always allowed to do everything that he thinks he needs to do in order to stop slavers from trafficking people through his home, Amidst Station. There are just too many rules for him to save everyone. What drives him? Well, the slavers got his wife years ago and he still hasn't forgiven them for it. As he sees it, nothing can stop him. They'll have to kill him to make him stop. But that's just what he thought.....

Carus Salvaggi is an 18-year-old in high school. He daydreams about graduating and marrying his lifelong love. But alien invasions have the propensity to ruin people's plans. Carus is now destined to a life far different from what he planned. Join him as the first of the alien ships touch down and the invasion begins! Read Barracudas today! ***Please note, this is a short story that is around 6,500 words. If you're interested in longer tales, I have full-length novels and other meatier works!***

Never take peace for granted. The Beets have fallen silent and Matthew is doing all he can to fortify the Bulwark for their next attack that may or may not come. He's got a lot of work to do and he doesn't know how much time he has to do it. Will Matthew manage to take the Bulwark from a putrid mess of mud and turn it into a respectable front before the Beets strike next? Read The Battle for Allegra: Fortify today! Fortify is the fourteenth book in the alien invasion space opera The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this thrilling story that is filled with all sorts of sci-fi tech, warfare, and...

There's a quirk about war, That quirk is that there are lulls in the action. Times where it becomes easy to forget that your life is on the line. And that kind of thinking is exactly what gets people killed. That kind of thinking seems to invite the enemy to pull a stunt they wouldn't have dreamt of trying before. For Matthew and his team in the Bulwark, they find out the hard way that no lull in the fighting on the front should be taken for granted. Buy The Battle for Allegra: Awakening today! Awakening is the eleventh book in the alien invasion sci-fi novelette series The Battle for ...

Dawn. With the dawn comes the rising of a new day. New possibilities, new opportunities, new life. With the arrival of the Dawn Clan's Expeditionary Force of highly-trained commandos, it seems a metaphorical dawn has arrived at the Bulwark. Is this the beginning of easy living for Matthew and his Mudders, or are the Dawns arriving just in time for things to take a turn for the worse? Buy The Battle for Allegra: Dawn today! Dawn is the thirteenth book in the alien invasion sci-fi novelette series The Battle for Allegra. Join Matthew as he goes over the top and ventures into the killing ...

Sometimes good things can come out of nowhere, Those good things could very well save your life, if you're lucky. With the Beet horde bearing down on the poorly defended Bulwark, Matthew is abundantly aware of his need for a miracle to survive the day. The same scene is replayed over every front on Allegra. People are dying across the entire planet by the thousands as the planetwide attack begins. Will Matthew and his Bulwark fare any better than the rest of the planet? Or are they destined to die alongside the rest of the Mudders? Buy The Battle for Allegra: Arrival today! Arrival is the ...