Alien mastermind Faal has finally achieved his lifelong goal: the permission to eradicate an entire species. It’s not humanity. But the Rik aliens he’s targeting have been taking human bodies for years, and the lines have grown blurry. As the genocide slowly gains steam, it’s no longer safe for Basher to walk his beat without security. It’s no longer safe for Claire to watch the news feeds, dominated by executions. It’s no longer safe for humanity to remain neutral. And it’s definitely a horrible idea to infiltrate Faal’s estate to save Akemi… but that’s the plan. Don’t miss the conclusion to the Alien Cadet series, a sweeping space opera of political intrigue, romance, and sacrifice.

When a deadly disease ravages the town of Holmsley, Frankie and her friends find themselves trapped inside a military-blockaded quarantine zone. ***** A story that was first published in 2014 and feels more relevant than ever. Fifteen-year-old Frankie and her friends must find their way out of quarantine if they want to survive. As the body count rises, Frankie realizes that this is no ordinary quarantine and no one is coming to help. Once infected, the sick become crazed and violent, while fear turns other survivors to savages. And who or what are the mysterious figures Frankie keeps seeing around town? It seems she'll have to unravel the dark truth behind it all if she wants to get out alive... Content and/or trigger warning: This story describes disease outbreaks and contains scenes of violence, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

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A newly expanded and professionally edited version of the Boy in the Woods is now available for sale as an ebook and paperback! Buy it at Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and many other online outlets. Winner of the 2014 Wattys Talk of the Town award. After a devastating accident takes Jess's parents, a cold and controlling uncle is the only family she has left. Ripping away everything she's ever known, he takes her far from her home in the big city to live on the rural family estate. With a spoiled and stuck up older cousin the only other young person in the home, Jess struggles to adjust to her new life of loneliness and quiet isolation. While exploring the woods surrounding her home one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy. Desperate for a friend, she's instantly drawn to him, but he's deeply distrustful and wants nothing to do with her. Sneaking away to see him, she works hard to break through his walls and slowly gains his trust. As time passes, their bond grows from forbidden friendship into something more, but the threat they'll be caught looms closer. How far will Jess have to go to protect the boy she's fallen in love with? Or will her uncle find out about them before she can escape his control? The Boy in the Woods is a mysterious and poignant coming of age novel set in the late 1950's, with the same classic feel as A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. As one of the top ten most read historical fiction stories on the popular reading website Wattpad.com, it's already loved by tens of thousands of readers. This compelling story is twice the length of the average young adult novel, and is appropriate for ages 14 to adult. By the same author as Wattys finalists Stolen Hearts and Love You Forever! Best Ranking: Historical Fiction #1 General Fiction #3 Warning: This story contains occasional language and mild violence.

Mason is not imaginary. He's not a ghost, either. And he's definitely not a hallucination. Mason is the one Aerling capable of saving an entire world. He thought he was going home, but surviving Sentinel attacks and making it back to the Aerling world is only the beginning of Mason’s fight to protect the ones he loves. Every Aerling believes he can save them, but in order to win a battle that has been raging for millennia, Mason must face down the one man he truly fears, the only man capable of withstanding his power. This is one fight Mason may not be able to win. ***The full book has been removed FOR PUBLISHING***

The aliens currently governing Earth took Sam and other children to be raised on their homeworld. They tell him humans have the chance to be great. They tell him he'll be a representative of his species. A hero. But the protests that follow Sam's homecoming say otherwise. He and the other cadets are both pitied and despised - anything but respected. And if Sam is going to give humanity that shot at greatness, he needs more than their attention. He needs their trust. Loosely inspired by the story of Daniel in the Bible.

Max Jonson is an agent for a secret government facility called D.O.V.E. (Department Of Viral Experiments). He volunteered for an experiment conducted by the head researcher Samantha White. In this experiment he went into a virtual world in which he had a deadly virus. Max "died" in the virtual world and wakes up inside the experimental tube. All of his memories from the virtual world are supposed to disappear from his mind but for some odd reason that's the only thing that he can remember. As Max searches for the truth about the facility he finds that DOVE is hiding some secrets. Some very dark secrets. He must find the truth about himself. Did he really volunteer for this experiment? What's DOVE hiding in the floor that's even Samantha White is restricted from? Most importantly, how did a strange amulet come from the virtual world into the real world?

Akemi and Claire have never met in the flesh, but both are victims of an alien’s obsession. Akemi survived her ordeal but only as a hybrid bio-computer. And Claire survived hers as well. She escaped the zoo were she’d been captive. After three years. Her nightmare was over. But a lone human far from Earth has few options. And the one man who might help Claire evade her masochistic owner believes her to be a fake – an alien who’s taken human form. Don’t miss the latest installment of the Alien Cadet series, a far-flung space opera that explores the boundaries of isolation, fear, and redemption.

Reid has been homeless on the streets of New York for years now, fighting for cash in clubs and sleeping in empty buildings. With his special ability, Reid could have whatever life he wanted, but chooses not to. When Sam meets Reid on the subway, she has a hard time forgetting about him, and not only because he keeps showing up in the least likely of places. Sam doesn't know it at first, but the boy she just met is about to show her a whole other world.

(Historical Fiction / Action) - Gunslinger: I may be feared and admired, but I call nowhere home. My gun and my skill define my existence. I was born fast, and endless practice has made me the best. For now. A brief rush of adrenaline. Noise, the smell of cordite, and one of us crumples to the dust. This time it was him. I leave nothing but dried blood in the sand...