Five parallel universes. One people. No home. In their universe, the Hiali are systematically hunted, a human people being scrubbed out of humanity. Oren, a Hiali man and his half-Hiali, half-Japanese wife Yasuko are on the run from those who would stop at nothing to annihilate all of Hialica, beginning with the Hiali capital city of Memnagoh and its people. With limited ability to travel between universes thanks a space-bending technique learned from Yasuko's father, a Japanese sensei from this universe, they leave their universe in a desperate bid to save themselves and ultimately, their people.

Do you want to write great stories with tightly-woven, interesting plots and believable characters? Do you want to develop the tools and discipline to assemble the pieces, and overcome writer's block, disappointments, and technical problems? Then it's time to put method to the madness and engineer your stories. Engineers learn ways of thinking that help them achieve the ultimate goal of delivering an elegant design that is beautiful and functional. In this book, I will show you how the same techniques and thought processes that can put together a Boeing 787 will help you turn that back-of-napkin idea into that beautiful, solid story you've been dreaming of. No calculator or periodic table required!

The Oldenrock clan is the ruling family of The Olgenoct, a land only surrounded by enemy kingdoms where peace, despite many attempts for it, is only a short period of nonviolence between the nations. The Oldenrocks must not only defend and rule their land, but keep it united and deal with the strife and anger between the many clans within the Olgenoct.

Nineteen-year-old Nina Pruitt has starved herself of food, love, and friendship in pursuit of a guy who didn't deserve all she gave him and who isn't ready to give up on getting her back. When a new love pops up and an old loves steps in, will either be enough for her to choose to fight for her life again? I dedicate this story to all those who, for whatever reason, chose to love me even at my worst. Special mention goes to three, out of many, friends who have touched and shaped my life ~> Shawn, Jenny, and Barry. Where would I be without you?

Gabriella Montreth has had to endure much more than the average 17 year old. Take a world that is crumbling, a force field keeping you contained, a mum who can time travel and a strange symbol branded onto your eyelids and you have a recipe for disaster. The cause for this strange mix? Technological advances much bigger then we ever could have imagined.

Cyan Tempest finds herself getting used to some pretty unexpected changes after spending a night in the ocean. How she ended up in the water a mystery, why she was on a boat amiss. She must uncover not only who she is, but what was going on the night she was supposed to drown and how it involved a gorgeous fisherman's son. This is a mighty twist on The Little Mermaid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A short novel; written in dedication to my mother. x Love Caroline Ann x ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright © 2013 by Caroline Ann Mason || CarolineAnnLV All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.

Get ready for Sci-Fi Super Smackdown 2! Follow Fr. Colin Gallagher, a young Irish priest with an Irish temper, as he fights for life and the preservation of humanity in a near-future apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. Check out the guidelines under @ForbiddenPlanet's account (or in my Reading List) for all the juicy details and prompts for this contest.

Sixteen year-old Ireland Brady is sure she's losing her mind. After a horrific car accident leaves her barely clinging to life, she wakes from a coma with a renewed sense of gratitude to a world more surreal than she could have imagined, a world which includes Orion Alexander. Darkly handsome, Orion is cool and confident and has his sights set on her, something she's never experienced and she finds herself falling hopelessly in love. But when Orion's betrayal sends her straight into the arms of his rival, Damien, things go from bad to worse. Despite Orion's warnings, Ireland is attracted to Damien. He's strong and protective, and harbors an intense dislike for Orion, which makes him...perfect. But Damien is not one to be crossed. When all the secrets are revealed, will Ireland trust the boy who broke her heart? Or is she doomed to suffer a fate worse than death?