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Science Fiction Date Published: June 2018 Publisher: Publicious Pty Ltd Finalist in the Readers’ Favorite 2018 International Book Awards An alien revolution centuries in the making will change mankind’s future forever … Police agent Stefan Lattanzis never expected his planet to become a battlefield, nor Earth for that matter. But when scientists from Paludis share a technological breakthrough with Earth authorities, peace escalates to the brink of war in a hurry. It doesn’t help that the local aliens have a dangerous and mystifying agenda of their own. Meanwhile, a desperate human cult has its own plans to exploit the powerful new technology… To keep his homeworld alive, Stefan must team with two strangers, a botanist, and a mysterious seer. As embattled factions vie for control of the universe, the trio must trust in each other to keep the new technology from ripping time and space apart. Saving Paludis is...

Fantasy Date Published: January 2019 An honorable man is mistaken for his disreputable father. Now he's pushed into a political scheme to start a war that will spread across multiple kingdoms. James Cuttler's fiancé is being held captive to ensure he goes through with the plan. He soon decides his skills are at sea and procures a ship to wage war upon those who disrupted his simple life. He can't do it alone, so he recruits a band of cutthroats to help him. But first, they need guns and munitions to outfit the ship properly. Deception and trickery will only get them so far. Eventually, they're going to have to engage the enemy. James' goals aren't necessarily the same as his crew. It's a delicate balancing act to collect enough loot to keep his crew happy, while guiding them back to rescue the girl. Voyage of the Lanternfish is filled with adventure, magic, and monsters. Lots of monsters. Hoist the...

NA/Urban Fantasy Date to be Published: March 7th, 2019 They say you can't run away from your problems. EmVee knew from experience it was true. She and her father tried to run, until the truth came and got them. Now with nothing to lose, she must confront the monster that changed her life forever. Unfortunately, she has to work with his best friend, Kayson who she is almost sure, isn't quite as nice as he seems. Kayson revealed not just why her father disappeared, but a new world of magicals that wanted the debt he left behind to be paid. (Insatiable Darkness - Book 0, Caged Fire - Book 1, Unbreakable Darkness - Book 1.5) Excerpt “Look kid, your father’s time is running cold. They are on to us, too many lives are at stake if either of you get caught.” Rocky handed her a thumb drive. “It’s a matter of your life and his death. He owes me, and I owe another a favor.” “You give it to him,” EmVee replied evenly, c...

Women of Courage Series Historical Romance / Women's Fiction Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing DESPITE THE DANGER At a time when most people in American have never flown in an airplane, spunky Mandy McCabe test-pilots repaired war planes as part of the Women Air Force Service Pilots. If the Army Air Corp shuts down the WASP program, she must return to life in her hard-scrabble home and face her past. DESPITE THE OPPOSITION Army Air Corp Major Harvey Applegate lost his WASP wife test-piloting planes and doesn’t want any more women killed on his watch. He fights to close the WASP program. Women aren’t designed to fight wars. Men fight to protect women freedom, and the American way of life. DESPITE THE RAGING WAR This World War II romance shows Steel Magnolias meeting Band of Brothers. Can Mandy escape from her past? Can a man burdened with memories of death agree to added danger for the new woma...

Children's Book, Children's Social Issues Published: October 2018 Summertime is vacation time for the Angelino family, and the two Angelino boys are excited about their upcoming camping trip. They’re going to the local state park, where they can swim, go fishing, and look for wildlife! Being on vacation doesn’t mean the boys have to be careful. An encounter with a sneezing deer provides their father with an opportunity to teach the boys about respecting wildlife and staying alert for danger. Knowing more about the park’s wildlife helps the boys have more fun while staying safe. They discover staying quiet and moving slowly makes it easier to see the animals and birds that call the park home. At the camp, the boys have responsibilities like the rest of the family. When they neglect one of these responsibilities and lie about it, they wind up in trouble—and learn an important lesson. Beautifully illustrated, A Trail of Ho...

Speculative Fiction An Anthology of the Weird and the Peculiar Published: October 2017 Do the dead dream? Dive a wreck that was never there, in the waters off Bimini . . . Meet a young girl who debates with rooftop monsters . . . Dine at a tiny café teetering on the edge of oblivion . . . Take refuge from a downpour in a gas station from nowhere . . . Discover the real reason behind migraines . . . Encounter a love gone bad before it ever existed . . . Explore the emotional remains of a woman’s not-quite-dead past . . . Follow a WWII airman plummeting through flak-filled German skies . . . Edgy. Unnerving. Not quite right. These are but a few of the surreal, the weird, and the peculiar you will encounter in a realm few willingly tread…with or without the lights on. Early Reviews “F. P. Dorchak writes li...