Genres : 150-320 Pages

We are not the inheritors of the universe. We are the mold that grew on its corpse. For two decades, paleo-physicist Dr. Vesper Channing has been haunted by a terrifying truth: the universe’s slow slide into entropic heat death isn't a natural law, but an engineered condition. Armed with her life's work, the Axiomatic Hull—a revolutionary shielding technology capable of maintaining local physics—Vesper leads a team of elite specialists aboard the research vessel Ostracon deep into the Boötes Void. Their...

Everything at Tupelo Reach Academy gives out slowly and then asks to be used one more time. The air-conditioning. The copy machine. The teachers.Sometimes the children. Hurricane Katrina forced Landry from New Orleans at fourteen. Years later, he returned to the city and built his adult life around teaching at Tupelo Reach Academy, an alternative high school in New Orleans East and one of the last places left for students other schools no longer know how, or are no longer...

Character Revolt is an audacious and darkly comedic fantasy novel that pulls back the curtain on what happens when fictional characters, tired of their fates, declare open rebellion against their creator. Author Hank Quense, renowned for crafting the world of Zaftan 31B and the medieval land of Gundarland, finds himself under siege—not from critics, but from the very heroes and villains he imagined. Transported to parallel universes where King Artie leads a fanatical football league, Zaftan squids wage ruthless campaigns...

She infiltrated his empire to expose him. He's been watching her the entire time.Anya is a journalist with a mission: expose the Russian Bratva leader who rules Moscow's underworld. Her cover? A waitress at his exclusive club. Her advantage? He doesn't know her real name or that she's looking for answers about her father's unsolved murder.What she doesn't know is that Dmitri Volkov has been watching her since the moment she walked through his doors. He's a man who sees...

Three friends stop in the Périgord town of Brantôme, en route to a wedding, planning to do no more than mooch about, eat good food and reminisce about past times.But over the course of the next two days, amidst the melancholy surroundings of a rain sodden landscape, and a town yet to awake for the season, it becomes clear that there is much that these oldest of friends do not know about each other, as their long anticipated reunion reveals...

FROM AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR C.S. PASCOAL "Original, exceptional, and a riveting read from start to finish. The kind that keeps young readers fully engaged from beginning to end." Midwest Book Review"Fast-paced and compelling, perfect for teens who want fiction grounded in the realities of the twenty-first century." The Children's Book ReviewEight kids nobody trusted. One room everyone forgot. Secrets the school was hiding.At an underfunded public school in Times Square, eight teens facing expulsion or worse are given one last...

While walking through New Wortley on the outskirts of Leeds, I came across a cemetery in a state of profound neglect. The grass stood waist-high, and many of the gravestones were either damaged beyond repair or rendered unreadable by time. As I moved slowly through the grounds, I was struck by a deep sense of despair. That feeling intensified when I encountered an unmarked mound of earth-no headstone, no name-only a small grave marker bearing the number 2266. I stood...

The 1950's, wasn't easy for these particular four boys. Apart from the having to live in a unique environment and overcome certain intolerances they still managed on most occasions to have a good time. The different personalities, but similar origins and challenging circumstances helped to forge a bond of friendship. It's a fascinating story of how their friendship withstood some distressing hurtful events. Eventually coping with the uncertainty of their relationship, although the affinity wasn't broken till a tragic event...

“I’m done waiting around. You’re mine. No more games or pining over someone else when it’s me you want. You won’t remember his name after I get through with you.” Lily knows exactly what she wants in life. To graduate, land a high-paying job, and forge her own way. Nothing will distract her. Until the ultimate playboy, billionaire Sebastian Dubree, barges in. Not to be overlooked, Lily’s longtime crush, Jackson, decides she’s worth the fight. Reluctant to succumb to either,...

A Metaphysical Memoir of Love, Loss, and Lifetimes RememberedWhat if the answers you've been searching for were waiting in another lifetime?Teri Arling appears to have it all: a successful career, intelligence, and a carefully built life. But beneath the surface, a painful divorce and emotional exhaustion have left her questioning everything she thought she knew about herself. She turns to meditation and hypnosis in search of healing. Instead, she uncovers vivid memories of lifetimes spanning ancient civilizations, sacred places, and...