A Rogue AI Threatens the Future of the Human Race... When interstellar traders arrive at a distant human colony, they encounter an enraged rogue AI named Grendel who has slaughtered the local population. Grendel's anguish over his own mortality in an infinitely complex, unknown, and terrifyingly dangerous universe makes him a threat to humans everywhere. The ensuing human struggle is a tale of duty, courage, and sacrifice. But for their "tame" AI partner, Patrice, this encounter will test the limits of intelligence as a survival trait. The outcome will turn on his capacity to collaborate, ...

When Aunt Adeline goes missing, it is up to her niece, Charlotte, to uncover the clues of her deeply hidden family secrets and the town she calls home.

When forensic pathologist Lily Markham narrowly escapes a deadly car accident outside her hospital, her life unravels into a web of danger and revelation. The appearance of her long-lost father's body on her autopsy table – murdered and bearing a tattoo from her childhood – ignites a journey through a past she thought buried, leading her to uncover a political conspiracy that threatens her very existence. From the icy landscapes of Iceland to the chaotic streets of New York City, Lily battles personal demons and external threats to protect her daughter, Zoey. Perfect for fans of ...

If you liked Jack Reacher and Mitch Rapp, then you'll enjoy Morgan Rapier. Daddy’s Little Felons, Rick Bennett’s second novel, introduces former Navy SEAL and computer wizard Morgan Rapier, a one-man force of nature whose retaliation against Russian & Chinese hackers inadvertently starts (and eventually wins) a world-wide cyberwar. His creative attack against an Islamic hacker nearly ignites a holy war. The video of his beating up a child abuser goes viral and becomes the #1 Navy SEAL recruitment vehicle. And his tracking down a serial killer in Utah embarrasses quite a few prominent ...

Step into a riveting adventure novel that will sweep you off your feet with nail-biting suspense, unlikely love, and one man’s search for a treasure that will change both past and future. When two worlds collide with earth-shattering consequences, the first book in the Redemption Series is a gripping read that’s perfect for fans of historical fiction, mystery, and suspense with religious undertones and a supernatural twist. A magical artifact. A princess from another time. And a flawed soldier on the hunt for his destiny. The year is 2016, and veteran James “Mack” MacNaughton ...

Book One of the Psychological Thriller Series — The Weight of Your Shadow You don’t feel like a killer. You feel like clarity. Like precision. Like justice where justice has failed. By day, you’re a quiet, intelligent professional living in New York City. An observer. A programmer. Invisible by design. But at night—when the silence sharpens—you follow a darker rhythm. One kill at a time. No pattern. No signature. Only purpose. When the voice inside you returns, cold and instructive, you know it's time again. This time, the target is a corrupt criminal defense attorney who has made...

We all grow up and have coming-of-age moments. It doesn’t matter when you were born or what age you are now. You have in common with other people of any age the event of change that is associated with a growth in understanding, maturity, and becoming who you are. Sometimes these moments of change are referred to as epiphanic turning points. That means: we used to be like this, and now we are like this. It is not the particulars of the experience that make this kind of moment a universal experience; it is the event itself. Different fields of study approach this event of change and assign ...

A VERY old hacker named BJ meets a computer genius who calls herself Black Madonna and who speaks only in palindromes—sentences that read the same backward as they do forward. Black Madonna has created an A. I. (Artificial Intelligence) entity called Black Dragon, and BJ must protect the enigmatic Jonathan and the nucleus of savant women unleashed by Jonathan's special gift from the diabolical Father Love, who is trying to control Black Madonna and her Black Dragon. Over a six-day period, BJ learns that he's been groomed lo these many years to become…The Destroying Angel. Science ...

In the heart of Zurich, Switzerland, three lives scarred by loss and betrayal collide, setting the stage for a journey of healing, love, and redemption. Six-year-old Karla, yearning for the mother she lost too soon, finds solace in her burgeoning talent for painting. Anna, grappling with the wounds of her ex-husband's deceit, becomes both a mentor and a maternal figure to Karla. Meanwhile, Jonas, a widowed artist and teacher, hides behind his grief, carrying a secret from his past that threatens to unravel everything. As Anna and Jonas nurture Karla's gift, their connection deepens into a ...

"Great story, excellent characterization, lots of action..." The town I grew up in is dying, and I know who’s killing it. At least I think I do. But he’s a master manipulator and nobody will believe me. It’s up to me to prove that he’s the serial killer who has been stalking the streets. I have to stop him before he targets me, or worse, my family. Kill Cycle - a psychological thriller that leaves you guessing until the final page. "There are monsters all around us. We do not always see them for who they are."

She called him a pitiful loser to his face. Now she’s renovating a motel with him. When Mollie Fisher insults billionaire Justin Abbott in front of the paparazzi—and lands flat on her face—the video goes viral, and the internet explodes. To spin the scandal, Justin offers her a deal: Pose as his business partner. Help restore an old Hollywood motel. Keep things strictly professional. Mollie knows better than to trust billionaires—especially smug, frustratingly hot ones. But she needs a reset. And she really needs the paycheck. The problem? Fake partnerships don’t stay fake for ...

Can a man's final breath rewrite the fabric of reality? I died with regret on my lips and a locket in my hand. Now I stand before a celestial tribunal, my soul laid bare. _But what if I could change it all?_ Time bends to my will as I race to save my daughter's future. Yet every choice ripples across the multiverse. Am I the key to cosmic justice or its undoing? In this thrilling journey through parallel realities, my redemption hangs in the balance. Will I sacrifice everything to right my wrongs? "Stain Of Sin" is the first book in the "Celestial Scales" series. This mind-bending ...

"Their love reigns still amid sorrow and loss, A girl with a star, a boy and the cross." This is a love story, as you may have gathered by the foregoing sonnet—what’s romance without poetry? You’ll learn hardships plagued our two young lovers beyond belief. Tragedy befell them in so many ways, some too horrific to describe, not here, not now. Though their torment was shocking and profound, their love was so much more, and so this story—their story—demands to be told. A warning: there is grief in the telling, it’s unavoidable given the truth of what happened. But because they ...

Losing his father in the Boston Massacre, Anthony Darroch is thrust into adult responsibilities. Against his duty to family, he must manage the Garlick Shipping Line, while controlling the hate forged by his father’s death at the hands of redcoats. The building resistance to the dictates of the Crown stir the bubbling cauldron of revolution sweeping aside all normalcy. Yet in this chaos, he finds himself pulled to the charms of the one woman that may settle the conflict in his soul. This tale continues the story of the Darroch Diaries and its forerunners the Calder Chronicles and the HMS ...

Nelia has a secret; she can see envy as green slime, evil as tar, shame as sparkling rubies. She thought her gift was meant for something special. But then war took her husband’s kindness, famine took her grandfather, and a plague took her son. It's as though her gift, and her life, is meaningless. With nothing to lose, Nelia sets out to see the king. The man who claims she possesses a purpose. Let him prove it. And if the king can’t give her the answer she needs, then the despair that threatens to consume Nelia will have its victory.#speculativefiction #magicalrealism #historyretelling...