After trusting in her beloved friend Dan’s guidance from above, Olivia is finally on the path to realizing her destiny.  Staring at a blank canvas after ditching her raucous corporate life and meeting the love of her life, Finn McDaniels, a hot, widowed, celebrity chef, she is ready to begin anew. When she arrives back home to tie up the loose ends in Chicago, she receives more frightening news further delaying her journey with Finn. Unable to control the outcome, she begins questioning her trust and faith in Dan once again. She distracts herself the only way she knows how, by diving head first into a new project.   What seemed like a time killer may actually be the thing that saves her and catapults her into a world she never dreamed of.

When Olivia and Finn finally reunite, a deep dark secret is uncovered threatening to ruin the relationship she has waited for her entire life.  Olivia is forced to decide whether to tell Finn or let it live in the past forever.  Is their relationship strong enough to weather the storm or will it cause them to part ways for good?

“I’m coming for you. You will never escape me.” She’s the most dangerous inmate in the hospital for the criminally insane...and she just broke out. Get the series: Red Angel (#2) and Night Cage (#3). When Trey Campbell takes his family to Catalina Island, his escaped patient leaves a trail of bodies behind as she hunts for her one true love – from a previous life.

A gripping psychological thriller full of page-turning suspense and mind-bending horror for fans of James Patterson, Karin Slaughter, and Robert Bryndza.

362 pages. Read all the books in the Criminally Insane series, including Bad Karma, Red Angel, and Night Cage.

“Clegg’s stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep paramedics on standby.” — Dean Koontz, New York Times bestselling author

*”A sleek, smooth, and constantly surprising page-turner...” — Ed Gorman, bestselling author of The Marilyn Tapes and The Poker Club.

“Douglas Clegg knows exactly what scares us, and he knows just how to twist those fears into hair-raising chills...” — Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author

Everything changes ...

Las Vegas is a city of change. Fortunes are won and squandered; love found and lost; and alliances made and broken. Everything can change with a spin of the wheel or roll of the dice.

Bill is enchanted with Marilyn, who is everything he wants in a woman -- and dating his friend Jimmy. Jimmy thinks Marilyn may be “the one,” but, if so, why is he drawn to Darla?

Rising star Darla loves Jake, but she has to choose between a Hollywood career and a future with him. Jake is in debt to the Chicago Outfit, and if he leaves town, there's nowhere Chicago won't follow, even to Hollywood.

Ray wants to become a made man with Chicago, but he wants revenge against Frank Kelly more. Frank’s daughter Diana presents an opportunity to drive a wedge into the family. The only person Diana trusts is her brother Tim, but their relationship is strained, leaving her angry … and vulnerable.

Rett is at his wit's end when his sister Ruby takes up with Tim Kelly, a petty criminal with a chip on his shoulder and disdain for Chicago. Even Rett's mob ties won't protect Ruby when -- not if -- Tim crosses Chicago.

Some will win and others will lose, but no one will come away unchanged.

Clean Version for Teens/Young Adults or Any Ages
If it lives, it can die … even immortal dragons. Unfairly cursed and then mercilessly hunted for a thousand years by a powerful group of druid witches, the Dracones fight for their very survival.

After their village was massacred, Tierney and her friends fled the realm of Tartaria for Earth, keeping their identity as dragon shifters secret. Only you can’t run from the past—a point made crystal clear when twenty-one-year-old Tierney gazes into the tormented eyes of the man she loves.

His failure to protect his brother long ago left Jax broken and full of rage. Now as his Awakening approaches, his powers grow unpredictable. If he survives the emergence of his dragon, he fears he will endanger the one he loves above all others—Tierney.

Their past catches up when Tierney has a brutal vision. The Ilyium have found them, triggering ancient instincts in the Dracones and now Tierney and Jax must overcome their legacy and learn to trust in themselves in order to avoid the Ilyium’s sinister plans.

This is the first book in the Dracones series for readers of any age. (Steam Level Zero)
If you are a fan of paranormal romance, get Tierney and Jax's story and be swept up into a magical world of betrayal filled with immortal dragons, shapeshifters, werewolves, wereleopards, vampires, witches and so much more.

Always watching, always waiting...

Kell has always dreamed of the world beyond the Enclave and imagined a life of freedom where he could choose his own path.

Yet the Enclave is safe and harmonious. Ruled by the All Mother, it has protected the Community from the endless frozen dark and from the fury of the Ice Demon for thousands of years.

Those living in the Enclave are led to believe that the All Mother is a benevolent and worldly leader who would never let Kell or any of her people come to harm.

But Kell is restless and stifled by the doctrines of the Enclave. He wonders what lies outside this world and begins to ask questions. Too many questions. Dangerous questions.

The teachings of the All Mother are sacred and to doubt her is treacherous. Even his beloved friend Shamra thinks he should silence his thoughts of escape for his own protection.

There are people watching, knowing and hearing all the time.

Soon Kell hears whispers of a rebellion against the All Mother. Whispers of liberation. Whispers of possibility.

To be disconnected could be a dream, or a nightmare.

Kell realises there is only one way to find out.

Ice is a mesmerising adventure of a mythical world locked in snow and ice. It is a troubling vision of a future that has succumbed to a new ice age where some dare to dream of a new beginning. Ice is the first part of The Wintering, a major trilogy.

Stephen Bowkett was born and brought up in a mining valley in South Wales. He taught English at secondary school in Leicestershire for many years before becoming a full-time writer, and a qualified hypnotherapist. He has published twenty-five books, mainly science fiction and fantasy, for both adults and children. He also writes poetry, plays and educational non-fiction.

ZEB CARTER CAN STAY... AND HE WILL DIE. HE CAN FIGHT... AND HE WILL DIE. HE CAN RUN... AND HE STILL MIGHT DIE

He is all by himself in the wilderness when the girl runs into him.

Sara Ashland, fifteen years old, is terrified.

She has just seen her father killed by a vicious terrorist.

Namir, Leopard, is an escaped war criminal. One of the most wanted men on earth.

He has several men with him. He is on a killing spree.

The girl is his target.

And now, she has a protector.

One man against ruthless, well-armed killers.

That man is Zeb Carter.

Game on.


'Explosive, immersive, action!'

'Thriller reading is incomplete without reading Ty Patterson'

A young girl named Madison, raised by her grandparents, discovers a fascinating secret about the parents she has never met. She is strong willed and fearless. But, when faced with a dilemma, how will she decide what to do? Over the years, many family secrets are revealed and Madison is right in the middle of it all. She tells her story from her unique perspective.

After saving a drowning man during a savage storm, Abby wakes up in a tropical paradise in a fight for her life.  She has no idea how she got there, and notices changes in herself that she cannot explain. Haunted by unsettling dreams of her past, she meets up with Eric, and together they set out to escape. Standing in their way is a madman, and his band of willing followers, with a mind set on murdering their unwelcome visitors. An eccentric hermit who has been living there for years offers them refuge, but they must deny his generosity. Escape is their only option.  Yet, they discover this deceptive paradise is harder to leave than they had ever imagined.  One mystery leads to another, until their escape throws them into even greater danger as Abby’s frightening past finally catches up with her.  Her escape is only the beginning.
 

From the bestselling author of The Spaceship Next Door:

“I don’t know how old I am.My earliest memory is something along the lines of fire good, ice bad, so I think I predate written history, but I don’t know by how much. I like to brag that I’ve been there from the beginning, and while this may very well be true, I generally just say it to pick up girls.” --Adam the Immortal

Surviving sixty thousand years takes cunning and more than a little luck. But in the twenty-first century, Adam confronts new dangers—someone has found out what he is, a demon is after him, and he has run out of places to hide.Worst of all, he has had entirely too much to drink.

Immortal is a first person confessional penned by a man who is immortal, but not invincible. In an artful blending of sci-fi, adventure, fantasy, and humor, IMMORTAL introduces us to a world with vampires, demons and other “magical” creatures, yet a world without actual magic.

At the center of the book is Adam.

“I have been in quite a few tight situations in my long life. One of the first things I learned was if there is going to be a mob panic, don’t be standing between the mob and wherever it is they all want to go. The second thing I learned was, don’t try to run through fire.” --Adam the Immortal

Adam is a sixty thousand year old man. (Approximately.) He doesn’t age or get sick, but is otherwise entirely capable of being killed.His survival has hinged on an innate ability to adapt, his wits, and a fairly large dollop of luck.He makes for an excellent guide through history . . . when he’s sober.

Immortal is a contemporary fantasy for non-fantasy readers and fantasy enthusiasts alike.

October, 2042

An extinction-level asteroid, 213 Astraea, is cannonballing toward Earth. Collision, imminent. An international team of scientists is working around the clock to avert the cataclysm—few are optimistic. World governments are preparing for impact with deep earth bio-dome bunkers, but only a select few lottery winners will be saved.

Jack Mitchel, a thirty-two-year-old EMT living in a tiny studio apartment on the West Coast, isn’t one of those winners.

Still, there might be a way for him to survive Astraea: a slim chance, requiring a radical leap of faith. Through a connection at Osmark Technologies, Jack’s acquired a NexGenVR capsule and with it, a one-way ticket to the brand-new, ultra-immersive, fantasy-based VRMMORPG, Viridian Gate Online. Taking that leap of faith, though, means permanently trapping his mind in the game, killing his body in the process.

Worse, one in six die during the transition, and even if Jack beats the odds, he’ll have to navigate a fantastical world filled with vicious monsters, domineering AIs, and cutthroat players. And when Jack stumbles upon a secret conspiracy to sell off virtual real estate to the ultrawealthy—transforming V.G.O. into a new feudal dark age—the deadly creatures inhabiting Viridian Gate’s expansive dungeons will be the least of his concerns.

If Jack can’t game the system, he’s going to be trading in a quick death for a long, brutal one …  

Delicious Instant Pot Recipes: A Full Colour Instant Pot Cookbook for your Pressure Cooker

Instant Pot Recipes: Delicious Instant Pot Recipes for your Electric Pressure Cooker

A delicious scent coming from your instant pot. Your next meal is about be served.  Can you picture this moment? It is difficult to beat, isn’t? So many recipes to cook. Such a wide variety of dishes, tastes, smells, cuisines. A whole life before us to try everything… But where to get all the ideas and inspiration from? This is where World Good Foods comes into play: to make your life easier and to give you plenty of ideas and recipes to choose from and enjoy.

Fancy some Mediterranean cuisine? Why not trying out our delicious Steamed Cod?

Asian cuisine? You may go for the delicious Instant Pot Chicken Tandoori.

Eastern European? Check out the Hungarian Beef Goulash.

Vegan foods? Better choose penne All’Arrabiata.

A sample of the delicious instant pot recipes you will find in this book:

Soup Recipes for your Instant Pot

•  Butternut Squash Instant Pot Soup
• Collard Greens, Chorizo and Chicken Electric Pressure Cooker Soup
• Instant Pot Tomato & Basil Cream Soup

Vegetarian Electric Pressure Cooker Recipes

• Bean and Chickpea Chili
• Instant Pot Penne All’Arrabiata

Delicious Seafood Instant Pot Recipes

• The Ultimate Instant Pot Clam Chowder
• Fusilli Pasta with Tuna & Olives
• The unmatchable Shrimp Paella for Electric Pressure Cooker

Fantastic Chicken Recipes for your Electric Pressure Cooker

• Chicken Santa Fe Mouth-Watering Instant Pot Recipe
• Maple & Sesame Chicken Pressure Cooker Based Recipe
• The Best Chicken Tandoori for your Instant Pot

 Best Turkey Instant Pot Recipes

• Turkey Legs with Portobello Mushrooms
• Turkey Wings with Cranberries and Pecan Nuts Instant Pot Recipe

The Best Instant Pot Beef-Based Recipes

• Balsamic & Rosemary Roast Beef
• Spicy Citrus Instant Pot Beef

And many, many more Instant Pot recipes including Desserts, Pork and Lamb Instant Pot based Recipes for your Electric Pressure Cooker

Start Enjoying the best Instant Por recipes from today!

My husband, kids and now hundreds of readers are enjoying and benefiting from the recipes included in this collection. I will guarantee you will make your family and friends happy with these recipes, and most importantly you will be able to add your personal touch!

These recipes are suitable to all audiences, from the beginner to the experienced cook. Just choose the one you like the most and start cooking. If you like it you can repeat it as many times as you want or just choose a new one from the wide variety of recipes offered in this book.

A strange white cat wandered about the streets of Reme while Captain Tiana Highrider, master of the pirate ship Vixen, held court.

The red-haired beauty was queen of the pirates and had seen many strange things throughout her adventures, but when a harmless blind beggar moves with the certainty of his sighted days, her instincts are prickling.

Suddenly, she and her adopted father, the mighty Caranga, are brought before the king and asked to take up the quest to return his kidnapped daughter. The king also tells of a dark power he unwittingly unleashed in his desperation to have his daughter returned; the Eyes of Sarsis – a dark power even the most commanding of magicians desire to remain buried in the earth.
At the same time, more mysterious things are happening through the city – animated bodies, mysterious orders, corpses without blood – and at all, a white cat lurks in the shadows.

Tiana’s thirst for adventure and the promised reward lead them through the city, out onto the open sea, into dangerous territory, and seeking strange lands in the quest to return the king’s daughter, find the stolen treasure, and most of all, defeat the Eyes of Sarsis, a power no man can break.

Along the way they ally with strong barbarians, magicians, unknowable creatures, and ancient beings to fight the awful power of the vampiric Eyes…

Born in Kentucky in 1934, Andrew J. Offutt has been a prolific writer for the majority of his life, specifically within the genres of science fiction, fantasy and erotica. One of his most notable works was his contribution to the Conan the Barbarian saga.

A professional research scientist, Richard Lyon began writing at the suggestion of his wife. After over thirty years working as a scientist, Lyon retired to a smaller company and focused more on his writing. Upon joining the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America he began corresponding with Andrew J Offutt, which lead to the collaborative work The Demon in the Mirror.

Venture Press is a science fiction and fantasy imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK’s leading independent digital publisher. We are committed to the discovery and rediscovery of immensely talented authors in the SFF genre, and continue to push boundaries in search of great literature. Join us as we venture across universes and unknown landscapes – past, present and future.

No talking, stay out of the shadows, don’t go out at night, survive…

Fin Vee is the chief hangman's daughter at the Church of Hangmen. Everyone has high hopes for her to continue the witch ritual that keeps the Berkano vampires away. When she steps on stage to sacrifice the little girl with the dazzling blue eyes, and doesn’t, the Berkano come fast and furious to demand their sacrifice.

The only safe place is within the walls of the Church, but the Church casts Fin out, leaving her only with the annoyingly silent Hendry to guide her.

The Berkano only speak telepathically, so speaking out loud in the city’s streets is a death sentence. But as Fin discovers the truth about her beloved city and her Church, she finds she has a lot to say. And so do her new allies: a band of cowboy witches intent on overthrowing the Berkano, whatever the risk may be.

Even if that risk is death.

BLOOD SONG is a standalone contribution to the Fallen Sorcery Berkano Vampire collection. Stories can be read in any order.

To learn more, visit FallenSorcery.com

Sunny Side Up
With her bitter divorce behind her, Eve Lloyd wants to relax and think about her next step. Paying her aunt, Mira Lloyd, a.k.a. Elizabeth Lloyd, renowned historical romance author, a long overdue visit, she plans to spend a month on Rock-Maine Island lounging around and plotting the launch of her new life. Her ex-husband, however, has other ideas. As for her aunt… she’s gone missing. And now there’s a dead body to contend with and a murder weapon with her fingerprints on it.

A mantle of suspicion hangs over Eve and everyone she encounters has a reason to want her out of the way. Unwilling to leave matters in the hands of swoon worthy Detective Jack Bradford… only because it’s her civic duty to provide a new perspective, Eve Lloyd engages the assistance of her new friend and fellow suspect, Jill Saunders. They both stumble their way through a long list of possible motives and suspects in a race to find the killer before either one turns into the next victim.

Snuffed Out
Eve Lloyd, a death knell? Eve refuses to believe her choice of words had something to do with inviting a killer to the island, but just to be on the safe side, she agrees to avoid all use of any and all words related to killing. However, it might already be too late…

Her run in with a local artist, Reginald Bryant Burns, has put her in an awkward position. Trying to make amends, Eve resorts to bribery, but that only makes matters worse and now… She’s a prime suspect in a murder investigation. The timing couldn’t be worse. She has a date with Detective Jack Bradford and the killer is threatening to ruin it for her.

The angel of harmony is about to become a warrior of destruction.

It’s been sixty-seven years since a spell gone wrong devastated the planet. All that is left of humanity exists in the demon-ruled, sinking ruins of what was once New York and New Jersey― home to fallen angel Charmeine.

Now, by the grace of God, she has been given the chance to save the world and her angelic standing. All she needs do is work with a deplorable witch and condemn her fallen brother, the demon lord, to eternal imprisonment.

Charmaine would do anything to earn back her wings. But when she does, who will be there to save her humanity?

This fast-paced, action-packed, dystopian paranormal romance about a cursed world and a biblically entangled war between family loyalties and age-old love is ideal for fans of The Mortal Instruments and Supernatural.

Blood Promise is a standalone contribution to the Charmed Legacy Cursed Angel Watchtowers collection. Stories can be read in any order.

To learn more, visit CharmedLegacy.com

Rhiann knows that demons walk the night. She has been taught to fear them. But from the moment Cade is dragged before her father's throne,beaten and having lost all of his men to her father's treachery, he stirs something inside her that she has never felt before. When Cade is revealed to be not only Arthur's heir but touched by the sidhe, Rhiann must choose between the life she left behind and the one before her--and how much she is willing to risk to follow her heart.

The Last Pendragon is the first novella in The Last Pendragon Saga.

The Complete Series reading order: The Last Pendragon, The Pendragon's Blade, Song of the Pendragon, The Pendragon's Quest, The Pendragon's Champions, Rise of the Pendragon, The Pendragon's Challenge, Legend of the Pendragon.

He was my first. My everything. My brother’s best friend.
Filthy-mouthed, tattooed, arrogant, womanizer.
Tyler knew how to melt my panties... and my heart.
But he disappeared when I needed him.

Now years later, he's back for Christmas as my brother’s friend and business partner.

Sitting at my parents dining room table,
Undressing me with his eyes.
I can’t forget the night he took my V-card.
And I wonder what harm would it be to replay that scene now...

It’ll be just one more night. 

Hit-it-and-quit-it. 

I'll finally get over him and move on with my life - once and for all, right? 

Now that Santa’s making my wish come true, 

I can see my whole world turning upside down. 

Turns out this is the hottest mistake of my life.

And screwed has never felt so good!

*** This is a full length novel with a happily ever after, no cliffhanger, no cheating, and plenty of steam. Bonus content included. ***

Hope. Horror. Heartache. There’s a little of each fated for all of us…

Asher’s world is a small one, bound by the conventions forced upon its people by an oppressive invader. But not everyone is content with their lot…

A number of rebellious and independent women have grouped together, struggling against the might of the Grey Men. Asher is fearless but often it is too late once she realises danger is near.

Women have always been secondary citizens in Venture, but under their new rulers Venture’s menfolk too, and even the Oracle — the fantastic phenomenon at the centre of the city’s life — and its adherents are subjugated. Everyone will be forced to work harder and harder against injustice merely to pay the tithe that their ruthless oppressors demand. People are driven to terrible actions and suffer insurmountable struggles…

Asher is deeply suspicious of the Oracle but it still speaks and on Fair Day she is called to hear its message. Reluctantly she confronts her greatest fear — that the course of her life may have been mapped in stone — and a spectre from her past.

But now, what she has always feared may present an unexpected chance to salvage her country’s future.

Asher must learn to listen to her instinct and face her fears if she is to save herself and her friends. She strives to set a new precedent not only for herself but for women everywhere, running against the tide of opinion and daring to challenge the authorities. Yet great sacrifices are made if the world is to be changed for good…

Fate is a spellbinding fantasy tale about one woman’s chance to save her people from the darkest throes of oppression.

I gave her a contract. She gave me a baby.

It was simple.
Rue would carry the baby.
My girlfriend and I would raise it.
Just another contract in the life of a billionaire.
Sounds simple right? Wrong.
My girlfriend no longer wants me or my unborn child.
She may have given up on this baby, but I never will.
And, I think I’m falling for Rue.
Rue, with her small-town charm and her enticing curves…
Ignites the fire inside me.
I will give her the life she deserves.

But will someone’s change of heart keep me away from the family I always wanted?

*** This is a full length novel with a happily ever after, no cliffhanger, no cheating, and plenty of steam. ***

Short stories to accompany the series involving Lorne and Pete are:

One Killer. Several gruesome murders. Two hundred miles apart. 

This case is going to take two exceptional detectives to solve it. DI Lorne Warner and her husband, Tony, travel north to team up with DI Hero Nelson, on the trail of a killer randomly killing his victims in public places.

It soon becomes apparent the killer is toying with the detectives. To stay ahead of the investigation team, he changes his MO and ups his game... with a devastating outcome.