The world of Arundel had barely recovered from the Great Cataclysm when Thoryll rose to power as the Empress. She began to rule with an iron hand and began to control the other realms. She grew old and was dying before her work was complete. She discovered a method of achieving immortality mere hours before her passing. It also restored her youth and allowed her to bestow immortality on those closest to her.She ruled another thousand years, growing more forceful and tyrannical unti...

On the night Derek Halston takes a chance and expresses his commitment to the woman he's been pursuing for two years, he returns home to prepare for a late-night date. Before she arrives, he finds an old trinket he's had for years. This time, when he picks it up, it awakens and brings back lost memories, including the memory of his being from another world. It speaks to him and tells him he must find the four who arrived with him and reconnect the segments of the device in order to return ...

"Tyranny always masquerades as benevolence." With that stark warning, In Trudeau's Kitchen propels readers behind Canada's most photographed front door and into an astonishing true account of power misused and trust betrayed. When acclaimed author and former lawyer Jeff Brown accepts an unexpected invitation from Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, he believes he is lending his words to a noble campaign for gender equality. What unfolds instead is a four-year whirlwind of digital surveillance, politi...

Fifteen years after the human victory over the vampires, the nation is still in a state of disarray, slowly returning to something resembling normalcy. The surviving members of the government agency responsible for the victory have dispersed and most have vanished. Alex Chance, the Nemesis, has retired to an isolated cabin in Colorado, living alone after the untimely death of his wife, and is content until he senses the presence of vampires once again. He returns to the agency with only a ...

When Kastria Bretan, a reclusive artisan, is seen changing shape to rescue a drowning child, she is banished from the idyllic village of her home. She is sent into the mountainous region beyond the village and witnesses the crash landing of a spaceship, something she knew of but had never seen. She helps the survivor, a defector from the Galactic Order with an artifact that is believed to have the power to change the nature of the galaxy. When a mercenary crew arrives to assist him and tak...

Paradigm Shift is a collection of 22 short stories of various genres, including horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Four of these stories include a guest appearance by the character Carter Nash, the Last Mage, and the final story, the story giving the collection its title, serves as an introduction to Book 6 of the Last Mage series.Some ideas include: a vampire seeking her mate, a man who can make dreams come true, an encounter with a cult, shifting dimensions, possessions of var...

The town of Enterprise is a small, idyllic community in east central Mississippi and is home to a small, tightly knit population with a quality school system. As a new year begins, Eric Pullman, a published author, arrives in January to begin a new job as a high school English teacher. There are issues with his arrival and housing situation, but he works through them and finds a place to live temporarily, renting a room from his real estate agent, Chelsea Woodlawn. As the job begins, he co...

Gaius is the world's first truly sentient artificial intelligence, housed in an android body designed with a physically accurate human appearance. It was created without the ability to understand or replicate human emotions. A second artificial intelligence, known as Katya, has been created using nanotechnology suspended in a liquid matrix capable of merging with the neural network of Gaius to correct the error. The designer of Katya learns that the company responsible for both Ais, Pilson...

Can we do a deal? If you buy this book, to help raise money for meningitis and septicaemia research, you will be taken around the world. What do you think?I'll take that as a maybe. For this world trip, you just need a comfortable seat and a glass of something good. We are aiming to reach every continent, but your guide is Jeff so don't blame me if he doesn't get you past Calais. Although he does promise you a disappearing hostel, wrong trains, flashing Danes, vult...

Wanderer Takes Book II continues the story of Jake Stone, the Wanderer, as he and his allies face their greatest challenge yet, a powerful Magician with the ability to control minds and is on a mission given to him by the demon thought to have been banished. It has returned to make Jake's most difficult mission even more difficult and is one that will potentially alter the face of the entire world.

Being flat comes in handy when you're looking for hiding places—but is there any place to hide from a big swarm of bumblebees?On a hot summer day, Flat Stanley and his friends have lots of fun backyard games to play. Stanley's flatness comes in handy, especially on the slippy slide and during games of hide-and-seek. But when the fun disrupts a beehive, can Stanley save his buddies before the bees get them? Beginning readers will love how Flat Stanley gets out of a ...

The "beloved character" returns in another deliciously funny story as he tries to help save his favorite bakery ( School Library Journal).Flat Stanley loves to help Mr. Pete the Baker make his tasty treats! When another baker begins taking away all his business, Mr. Pete comes up with a BIG idea to save his bakery—but he needs help from Stanley and Arthur. Will they succeed or will everything just fall flat?Flat Stanley and the Very Big Cookie