When aliens invade, four baristas are forced to become the saviours of the world. Grab your double-shot of java and strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride! ***** In the Earth's darkest hour, unexpected heroes are stirring... their coffee, that is. Four baristas on a camping trip are under-qualified to save the world from an alien invasion. But thanks to a hologram with no fashion sense, newly developed superpowers and an alien with a guilty conscience, they've landed the job anyway! So grab your double-shot of java, your blueberry muffin and strap in - Hasta barista, baby. [[2018 Wattys winner and twice featured]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Please note this is a sample of the book, which has been published and is available for purchase: Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WKFVKQJ Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1644342154

Something is abducting human beings. The vanishings are spreading further and further throughout human-held systems and those responsible leave no traces behind. Their motives and their methods are unknown, and it is not long before Darien, Amber, and the Blink Operatives of Hammerhead Squad are drafted into an interstellar manhunt to find the perpetrators. Chasing down leads on a dozen inhabited worlds, the young operatives soon discover that the truth behind the abductions is more terrifying than any of them could have realised. Embroiled in a galactic game of cat and mouse, they must hunt down whoever is responsible before they themselves become the hunted.

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

After an ill-fated signature leads the MS-13 to Anne Sorensen's door step, Anne finds herself jettisoned into the life of 24 hour surveillance and increasing acts of covert violence from the gang. Together with two F.B.I. agents and a handful of remaining friends, Anne fights to remain true to her morality and her sanity in order to continue a normal life. However, after the death of a close friend, Anne realizes that there is no protection from the La Mara Salvatrucha.

They say the gods are dead, but the truth is that some things are not so easily escaped. The greatest war of its age has burned itself out, leaving its heroes to find a life among the ashes. For some, its end means a return to an old world and old wounds. But the flames of revenge and hatred sparked more than a decade before have chilled to embers under the touch of something ancient, something evil. Beneath the sign of the white wolf, a darkness once thought buried in the hearts of men is walking the earth, and its eyes are fixed on the woman who once had a heart of fire. Fate is stirring and Death herself cannot stop it, but that is why she has a champion. **Sequel to Heart of Flame**

It's been over a month since zombie Li 'woke up'. After she and her group of misfits saved Fort Braydon from a bunch of alien jerk faces, Li thought answers were on the horizon. The newly rehabilitated resulting from the scuffle have settled in nicely, Wolf Girl finally trusts spoons, and the Muppets continue to revive. There are problems of course. Such as the unknown threat of alien invasion. Li is getting antsy waiting for a message from the hidden North American settlement. She can't shake the feeling time is running out. She has no idea how right she is... Cover art by the amazing Kacey Lynn @untroubledheart

Sci-fi stories are intricate worlds that take their readers to another time, place, and even universe. So how do you make them the best they can possibly be? The SciKick authors are back and bringing you their best advice on how to make your sci-fi (or any) stories as good as they can be. From world-building to something as simple as grammar, we will share all our favourite tips! P.S. If you have any questions you want to see addressed, leave them at the first chapter!

Dragons used to hunt the skies. Now they're the hunted. In the kingdom of Blackthorne, every dragon wears a collar around their neck, a visual symbol of their oppression. Their magic and their dragon form have been taken from them, yet though they look like humans, they live like second-class citizens. Worse, the king has started ordering their arrest, and nobody knows what happens to the dragons after the king's men take them. When her father is arrested, Wynne Pendragon decides to take action. She's going to bring her father home no matter what the cost--even if that means resorting to violence.

(Posting to Royal Road) There is a thin and often blurred line that separates the world of humans from the Unseen. Morgan Black is the only human bound by iron to the myths and legends that police the border, a servant of law and a protector of order. When ancient echoes from the time before Time start to stir, however, her job of keeping the invisible world of ancient powers hidden from her own people becomes exponentially more difficult. Underpaid and overworked, she must confront the horrors that lie deep beneath myth. The Grey is concerned, the oracles have spoken, and quitting smoking was overrated anyway.

Second in The Fallen Angel Series. A conspiracy surrounding her life is starting to emerge. Updated when I can. #55 in Adventure 5/31/17