** WATTYS 2018 WINNER ** Big Tech meets Die Hard in this techno-thriller Kirkus Reviews calls "a clever, spirited tale with a brainy, nimble heroine at the helm." From IndieReader's 5-star (highest rating) review: "Bond weaves an entertaining tale filled with deceit, robots, Russians, and tech entrepreneurs that all combine to give the reader a reason to flip pages furiously to find out what might happen next." Deb Bollinger has no time for corporate training. Her company's top engineer at just twenty-seven, Deb has blocked off her day for the one project she truly cares about: the launch of Carebnb, an app that finds spare beds for the homeless. When she's told all employees must drop everything for some busywork exercise called Blackquest 40, it's an easy no. Trouble is, her bosses aren't really asking. Blackquest 40 is the mother of all corporate trainings. A near-impossible project to be completed in forty straight hours. No phones. No internet. Sleeping on cots. Nobody in, nobody out. Deb finds the whole setup creepy and authoritarian. When a Carebnb issue necessitates her leaving the office, she heads for the door. What's the worst that could happen? Armed commandos, HVAC-duct chases, a catastrophic master plan that gets darker by the hour - Blackquest 40 is a fresh take on the Die Hard formula, layering smart-drones and a modern heroine onto the classic action tale. Cover design and illustration by Ethan Scott.

If you think artificial intelligence is dangerous, then you don't know the real threat to humanity's future... Luna Valencia is the founder of the hottest artificial intelligence startup in history. She's about to become incredibly rich and powerful. But just when she's about to take her company public, her world begins to fall apart. On the day of her startup's IPO, a stock exchange shooter plummets Luna into a downward spiral toward a threat more menacing than she ever imagined possible. Faced with losing her company, her entire world, Luna searches for answers to a series of terrifying accusations. Failing to uncover the truth could destroy her company... but success would get her killed. Big Data is a fresh approach to the artificial intelligence sci-fi thriller. If you like fast-paced action, heart-stopping tension, and tech-filled worlds set in the near future, then you'll love Lucas Carlson's latest novel. Read Big Data to discover the AI twist today!

When Elijah and his fanatical sister, Eliza, are faced with a murder, they set out to find the murderer on their own. Inspecting in secret, hiding their mission from their callous foster mother, their friendship is harshly tested. As they delve deeper into the case, however, they find themselves sinking deeper into uncharted territory - deeper than they'd ever have wanted. Note: Mild swearing and violence present (although very rarely) Featured on 2/1/17 #447 in Mystery/Thriller 13/11/17

amazing cover by @ellebonnett #1 Fantasy 1/20/2018 *warning* completely unedited, so proceed with caution EDITED version on my profile ************************************************************************************* Elvina is the eighth princess of the elven forest. She had seven older sisters. All of them are dead. The night before their sixteenth birthday, their mother, Queen Ivy, kills them. Its is five days until Elvina's sixteenth birthday. Frantic and helpless, Elvina tries to escape, and in doing so......she changes everything

Highest: #1 in Action! Elena lives in a world where dragons are well-known to man kind and tamed by people who fly with them through the sky. Unfortunately, it seems that dragons can only be tamed by a person of the male gender, any females who even are nearby, have a 99.9% chance of being killed by one, the other 0.01% chance of getting away with major injuries. This leaves to Elena find life her boring, plain and has no life objective. She attends a normal school, with normal people. While her older brother, Jackson. attends a boarding school for those who can tame a dragon. She envies the life of her brother but accepts that she can't change her life. Well... maybe she can't change it. At the end of first day of new year at school, an unlikely incident puts her in a position no other female would like to be in. Face to face with a real life dragon. Is this encounter the one she has been waiting for? Or is it is the day she will change her mind on dragons forever? Read as Elena struggles to figure out her new life. How to act, what to do and say, read as her future is a lot more set than she would like it to be. Read as Elena, a girl who is not even close to normal, try to push through the journey, that some planned for her all along. **Cover by AutunmStars (thank you) *Started: 17/01/2017 EDITING

Rachel, a junior assistant in the cargo bay, wasn't prepared for the spaceship's AI to gain awareness during what should have been a routine update, nor had anyone expected it to take exception to the crew and the crates of illegal cargo aboard. Rachel races against time to try and get life-saving systems back online while stranded in the middle of deep space. Unfortunately for her, the AI can access every system, door, and airlock. As truths emerge, the AI realizes that even computers can make miscalculations, and it focuses on the young woman who had dared to confront it. Rachel is left floundering when the AI decides that she would make an excellent captain, albeit one in need of training. As she struggles to learn her new duties and dodge shady government groups, she must ultimately discover what it truly means to be a Starship Captain. ------- There is no romance in this story. Copyright April 2018. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, translate, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *AI set-up* as long as credit is given.

When I found out he was my mate I knew he wouldn't leave her for me...I just hoped. She was beautiful and sweet and not in the fake kind of way either. He was the future alpha and she was the best fit for his future Luna. They looked and worked perfect together. He said the words that hurt me the most, "I can't be with you Elena, I love her." Fast forward six years... What happens when she goes away to college and comes back a new woman? Just how much has changed over the years? Read and find out! (Cover designed by @jullianreeds74)

Melissa Collins was an 'ordinary girl.' Well, if you consider 'ordinary' as a bullied, depressed, quiet girl who wore oversized hoodies to hide her scars of weakness. Melissa was walking home since her twin sister, Ruby Collins, was hanging out with friends and took the car with her. She thought everything would be okay, but boy was she wrong. She became the kidnapper's victim when she was bumped into by Thing One, taken by Thing Two, and driven away by Thing Three. Melissa struggles to escape when The Three Stooges treat her like a teddy bear, pet, or some kind of fuckboy's flirting dummy. How will she get out of this mess??? *WARNING* Innocent souls shall not read!! Save yourself from this cringy satan spawn. Best Hashtag Rankings: #1 in Boys #1 in Backstory #1 in Escape #1 in Kidnapping #4 in Action #8 in Fiction

Amy Nelson was the Famous YouTuber Markipliers editor and girlfriend. But when she gets a strange text from him during the middle of the night she knows somethings up.