Some heroes are born. Others are forged in tragedy.Despite growing up in one of New York City's toughest neighborhoods, Garret Daniels had every reason to believe a bright future awaited him. A gifted scholar, celebrated athlete, and devoted son, Garret seemed destined for greatness.Everything changed when his father—an honest NYPD officer—was murdered while investigating a powerful crime syndicate that had corrupted the very people sworn to uphold the law....

The BLACK TERROR returns! But NOT as you remember him...In 1940, the U.S. Government forced the super-heroic Terror Twins to give up their costumed identities and keep their loved ones safe. Thus, The Terror and Kid Terror retired to a mundane life of work, school, and home.And to see their adventures whitewashed and reduced to comic book propaganda as "The Black Terror."But two years later, The Terror puts on his mask again to fight political corruption, organized ...

Life for 12-year-old Luke Adams is tough, and it's about to get weird, too. His mother died when he was 10, his dad is a workaholic, and Benjamin Franklin just traveled to his backyard from 1783 Paris. Luke wants more than anything to help his dad become the family man he used to be. He also wants to keep his bully, Hunter Lyons, from convincing their middle school to cancel all of the art classes. And, as if that's not enough, now that Benjamin Franklin is standing in his living room - we...

In the years leading up to the Second World War, the fiendish Nazi Special Squadron "Sonderstaffel" taps into the occult, the supernatural, and border science to create super weapons and monster soldiers in Hitler's evil quest for world domination. There is only one force on Earth that can oppose them: a team of military and civilian daredevils, code named: Intrepid.CNI Classified, Volume 3. Six action-packed adventures from six "intrepid" authors.Robert J. Mendenhall...

A collection of poetry from the poet/author guests of Robbie Cheadle on the "Treasuring Poetry" blog series on Writing to be Read in 2020. Open the book and discover the poetry treasures of Sue Vincent, Geoff Le Pard, Frank Prem, Victoria (Tori) Zigler, Colleen M. Chesebro, K. Morris, Annette Rochelle Aben, Jude Kitya Itakali, and Roberta Eaton Cheadle.

The things 17-year-old Erin Post wants are drastically different from the things she needs. A junior in high school, Erin wants nothing more than to be thin.In reality, she's a depressed girl with a serious eating disorder who needs to stop starving herself. When Erin’s mother insists that she see a psychiatrist, Erin runs away to Chicago. There, she meets Lin and Ari, two homeless teens who show her that’s there’s a lot more to the world than being thin and fitting in.Soon...

This book hails from decades of challenging trial-and-error work, abundant reading, and an enduring obligation to ministers, activists, and unsung lay heroes whose legacies matter. As there is little that actually addresses the elusive meanings, if not the dangers inherent in pursuing alleged spoils of "success," it is kairos time. Seemingly scarce resources and competition to make and maintain ministries in the city challenge those of us in the field, or on the sidelines, to speak, write,...

Amazon Book Reviews Made LESS Impossible informs the reader WHY book reviews are so important to their favorite authors, WHAT kind of reviews can help an author's business (HINT: all of them), and HOW to write a quick, incisive review more easily. The book also encourages authors to ask for that honest review.

The Heroine's deadliest enemy finds a way to strike at her. via her heart. A short story of Heroic proportions.This is a short story that boils down heroic tropes to their archetypes.

In this tale of irreverent holiday horror, Dr, Victor Frankenstein raids the graveyard to assemble not just a man, but the Spirit of Giving himself.However, will the Creature save Christmas for the village or will he lead to its destruction?If The Nightmare Before Christmas is too warm and loving for you, this somewhat-irreverent book may be the antidote to the annual overdose of good will and cheer. Of course, it's readable any month of the year.

First in a series!Blogger Angelique Forge discovers a link to the Roman god of fire, Vulcan, through the armor of his fallen champion. As Vulcana, she wields the powers of flame in ways that surprise even her mentor.Challenging a returning race of forbidden gods and even death itself, will Vulcana learn how to wield her new abilities in time to prevent the end of the universe as we know it?

This book has a series of fictional short stories as it follows one particular issue of Amazing Fantasy #15, that has the very first story to star the Amazing Spider-Man, from the time it is purchased in 1962 to the present. It shows how the story influenced the people that come in contact with it and the adventures they have because of its influence.A group of celebrated writers and up and coming authors have joined together to share those stories in this book. Now follow this clas...