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Pillars of Despair - The God Pillars Trilogy - Book 2 by JansOtherStories
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A year has passed since Kayrian 'Kay' Doattachild fought and defeated the Shade of Xirasir, the God of Despair, and returned magic to the world. In that time, he has failed to secure any of the Candidates to replace the Pillars of the Gods, a group of mortals who give their entire lives to holding the gods at bay outside the world with a barrier formed from their own life forces. The Pillars are dying and, without them, the destructive, capricious gods will wreak havoc upon the world. Caught in a long and brutal war with the Gaele, a race related to elves, Kay is forced to return to his task of finding the Candidates, but, to do so, he must chase the villainous Gaele, Islathir, who once sought to usurp the power of the gods for her own ends. An epic journey follows, taking Kay and his companions across the world in their search, but with a traitor in their midst, untrustworthy followers of Kay's oldest friend, Miraveh, aiding him, ancient monsters and countless barriers in his path, the task may prove too much even for the bane of a god. The second book in the 'God Pillars Trilogy'.
The Savage Gang Smasher by JansOtherStories
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A hero once stalked the streets of Bohemia City. Tommy Thornton gave his body, his looks and his future to a nation at war and then they abandoned him when they realised they had created a monster, not the super-soldier they could use as the rallying cry for the nation. Taking the name 'Gang Smasher', Tommy returned to his home town, and the deprived area of Hatchet Row to fight the ever-burgeoning gangs that had turned the district into a pit of despair, depravity and squalor, fighting the good fight without any praise or acknowledgement until the world's greatest super-team, Bastion, came calling. Then, after Tommy kills a vile, murderous super-villain, they, too, abandon him. Shunned, held to a promise never to play the hero again, Tommy diminishes until he comes to the aid of a young BCPD cop, Barbara Montoya, daughter of an old friend. In the aftermath, she persuades him to take up his old mantle to fight a new kind of gang. Gangs using deadly, temporary supers with ties to Gang Smasher's dark, distant past. Along with Regan, a polymath ex-lover of Montoya, the three of them chase down the architect of chaos bringing ruin to the Row, but it may cost all of them more than their lives. They could pay with their humanity.
Petals [gxg] by JansOtherStories
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Felicity 'Fliss' Farrah Fields embraced life. Truly, dearly loved life, but she loved her little florist shop, 'Petals', more than anything. Passed on to her when her parents retired, 'Petals' is everything Fliss could want from life. Except, perhaps, finding love. Finding women to sleep with, those wonderful ''Ms Right Now"'s, was remarkably easy. Finding that one, elusive, forever love was a little harder. Introduced to a new dating app, 'WaitDate', Fliss chooses temporary celibacy and enters into an anonymous relationship that has all the markings of something promising, but, coincidentally, she also meets Mia, a funny, vivacious girl Fliss chooses to remain only friends with, and the incredibly beautiful, billionaire corporate shark, Henrietta 'Harry' Marsh, who seems intent on stealing 'Petals' out from under Fliss. 'Petals' follows Fliss' attempts to remain frustratingly celibate in the face of so many gorgeous women and her fight to keep hold of something more important. Her little shop. And she wonders which, if any, of the girls she meets can become her forever love.
Leaves [gxg] by JansOtherStories
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[Wattys 2022 Shortlister] [The Ambys 2023 Top Pick (Romance)] River May Dorsey loves tea. She loves it so much that, after her grandmother left her a substantial inheritance in her will, River decided to open a little tea shop where she sells tea from around the world. When one of her customers, Celeste, loses her job, a late-night conversation leads her to ask River to join her on a journey that could take them around the world, seeking out new teas for River's shop. A journey that River cannot turn down when the prospect of new teas beckons. But, tea isn't all that River wants. Along their adventure, she learns that there are more things in life than tea. And more things to love. 🎉Featured on Ambassador's Romance profile, 'Rainbow of Love' reading list - July '22 🎉 🎉Featured on Ambassador's Romance profile, 'Rainbow of Love' reading list - Jan '24🎉 Cover created in Canva, using a Pixabay stock picture.
Pillars Of Grace - The God Pillars Trilogy - Book 1 by JansOtherStories
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Miraveh had watched as Kay, the Seeker of the Shards Of Mirrorwood, her best friend, defeated the Shade of Xirasir, the god of Despair. She had thought that the end of days filled with war and death. She thought wrong. Now magic has returned to the world, other dangers now threaten to destroy everything Miraveh holds dear. But the long years fighting Xirasir's forces have taken their toll upon her and she wants nothing but a life of peace. When her former leader, the Witch, Yusuvur, tries to compel Miraveh to join her in searching for replacements for the legendary Pillars of the Gods, Miraveh refuses, choosing to run and make her own way. With Yusuvur's student, Sialira and the thief, Daras, joining her, Miraveh finds that she may not have a choice at all and her own burgeoning magical powers could prove an even greater threat than anything she has encountered before. And what do the mysterious Hunters O' The Dark have planned for the Witches of the world? The first book in a new epic fantasy story, from the author of the "Patrons' World" series. Soundtrack available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jangoeswriting/sets/pillars-of-grace-soundtrack?si=c327106f814b4963980d69853fa3abf7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing 🏵Featured by @WackyWriters - Undiscovered Gems Under 1k - Feb 2023🏵 Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.
The Great Galactic Score! [The Ambys 2024 favourite (Humour)] by JansOtherStories
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Demi had tried to atone for her criminal past, but when a bold, adventurous, slightly insane narcissist of a Captain, Frisson 'Friss' Packlightly, falls into her orbit, she finds criminality has not finished with her. Along with Lap, a two-dimensional, very opinionated being who only Friss can understand, their found (stolen) Galactic Navy corvette (Zapasnoy), Bognrd BloodRage, an ultra-violent chef, Briyun, the rodent-killing stoat-like creature who talks exclusively in questions and Lodka, Friss' lost, organic ship that Friss has an 'interesting' relationship with, they must find a way to break into the most secure facility in the entire Galaxy. A facility located in the very centre of the Black Hole at the galaxy's core. Demi must navigate intimate relationships, blaster fire, wormholes that really don't like people using them and mathematics that would make most people's ears bleed, in order to find a cure for the disease that ravages her brother and sister. Except, they have no idea who she is. 🥉3rd Place, Sci-Fi Category in Banana Awards 2022 (10th Oct. 2022)🥉 🏵Featured - Ambassador Profile - Humor - Nov 2023🏵 🏵Featured by Ambassador Profile - Science Fiction - Jan 2023🏵 Cover created in Canva, using Pixabay stock pictures.
Chrysalis Days & Butterfly Nights [Wattys 2023 Shortlist] by JansOtherStories
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Luke had always struggled with a sense of himself, fighting to reconcile feelings that threatened his relationships and his identity. After years of pushing those feelings deep down inside, and after losing his wife in a tragic accident, those feelings he thought consigned to the past begin to reemerge. When a night turns terrifying and traumatic, he is saved by the statuesque Helen, who recognises his struggle and supports Luke on a spiritual journey in search of his true self. But his search for meaning in the bittersweet emotions that are blossoming within threaten to destroy his friendships, his home life and his resolve to become the person he had always known himself to be. Or, rather, who she knew herself to be. A sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes heart-lifting, sometimes harrowing and sometimes touching tale about accepting who you truly are. 🏵Wattys 2023 Shortlist🏵 🏵Featured by FreeTheLGBT - Diverse Literature - July 2023🏵 🏵Featured by Stories Undiscovered - Jan 2023🏵 🏵Featured by @WackyWriters - Undiscovered Gems Under 1k - Feb 2023🏵 🥉3rd Place - General Fiction Category -Pretty In Punk 'Punk Rock Awards' Apr 2023🥉 Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.
We Can Be Heroes ...? by JansOtherStories
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Shion's life changed the day the world experienced the Blackout. Awakening to find her father ensorcelled (it *is* a word), Shion joins a group of adventurers, Dave, Jova and Jova's twin sister, the group leader, Mila, in order to find a mage powerful enough to break the spell. She soon finds that her father is not the only one suffering under the spell, but she soon learns that Mila, Jova and Dave have deceived her. Now lost in a sprawling, lost, underground city, infested with the darkest, most horrific creatures, the group fight for their very survival. Along the way, Shion has to examine everything she believes in, what she knows is real and what isn't and her true place in the world. Also, there's Bob(s), Trevor and Bernard to deal with. This complicates things. (TW: Foul language throughout) (Cover created in Canva, using Logokit for text and a stock photo adapted by AI)
Blood Obsidian by JansOtherStories
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Caitlyn Carter never expected to see a battle between a superhero and a villain. When the hero, Black Staff, dies before her eyes, saving the lives of Caitlyn and her classmates, she soon finds that the hero's strange, shape-changing suit has chosen her as heir to Black Staff's mantle. Trying to juggle school, her social life and her new hero responsibilities, Caitlyn hides her double life while attempting to learn how to use the suit's super capabilities. Through several battles, Caitlyn gains new allies and friends, but greater troubles are on the horizon when a new villain appears in New Hastings city. As the villain wages a personal campaign of terror against Caitlyn, the stakes are raised to ever greater heights bringing Caitlyn to the brink of madness and horrifying losses. Only by using every ounce of her newfound strength, and her natural intelligence can Caitlyn hope to prevail against the greatest threat New Hastings city has ever faced. Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture and text through Logokit
Pitchfork Annie by JansOtherStories
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In the days of the Old West, an unexpected event changes the world forever. When the dead rise to feed on the living, humankind congregate within swollen communities and only the very brave, or the very stupid, wander into the vast landscape now populated by creatures of nightmare. When Henry Pierce, intrepid reporter from back East, arrives in Prescott, Arizona Territory, he chances upon one of those brave souls and senses an unfolding story that could make his name. Following the bounty hunter, known only as 'Annie', out into the wilds, he finds himself caught in a deadly race to find three murderous men, led by the villainous Arthur Shipton. The hunt takes Henry and Annie into the very heart of the terrors that grip the New World, from the horrors of the shambling, glutinous Drifters, to a mountain under the thrall of the monstrous Skinchangers and on, to the fortress of Shipton and the blood-drinking creatures there. Can Henry survive to see his story published? And who is Pitchfork Annie? A ghost of a long-dead woman, a relentless predator of cutthroats and thieves, or an angel of righteous vengeance? Only Annie knows for certain. Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.