The final installment in the Fluorescence Tetralogy, Lost Souls, tears to shreds everything you thought you knew about the Fluorescent Ones. David's been hiding something from the group, but it's nothing compared to what the ghoulish, grey Saviors have been keeping from them all. The disease is spreading and people are dying. With a new ally at their side, and David's life hanging in the balance, the group must put their lives on the line to find a cure. In a unique genre all its own, Fluorescence is a striking blend of paranormal romance, fantasy and sci-fi. Each full-length novel in the series is narrated by a different character, driving the story forward in an exciting way. It evolves from a quiet beginning into a gripping saga exploring the real-life limitations encountered while harboring a volatile secret. Novels in the complete Fluorescence series: Book 1: Fire Starter Book 2: Contagious Book 3: Fallout Book 4: Lost Souls
A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers the harrowing story of a young woman's determined hunt for a serial killer that draws her into the twisted world of a psychopath and his unspeakable crimes.
Book 3 in the Fluorescence series. Get your heart pounding with a sexy, thrilling installment that fuels your adrenaline rush until the final page turns. Kareena is struggling to find her place within the group, but will a charming new stranger separate the Fluorescent Ones for good? Decisions must be made and FAST, before the human race becomes threatened by a new evolution of the infection. Each full-length novel in the series is narrated by a different character, driving the story forward in a new and exciting way. It evolves from a quiet beginning into a gritty, unabashed look at real-life limitations encountered while harboring a deadly secret. Novels in the complete Fluorescence series: Book 1: Fire Starter Book 2: Contagious Book 3: Fallout Book 4: Lost Souls
Doctor Marcela Warrick embarks on research for biotech Everjein in which she is to spend five years isolated in a hermitically sealed habitat in the Antarctic. The results could see Everjein profit from a government contract to establish the first human colony on Titan. The project includes specialists in agriculture, technology, engineering and medicine. Marcela, agriculturalist, meets Doctor Kian Barret whose only goal is to establish a successful, off world, human breeding program through implantation of surrogates with genetically chosen embryos. Meanwhile on mainland Australia, Detective Zoe Moore finds herself investigating a series of unexplained fatalities in which the link between the victims is amniotic fluid in their mouths and inexplicable traces of an experimental drug in their toxicology, connecting them directly to Barret's research. As the body account increases Zoe and her team find themselves investigating events that defy scientific explanation and that may well threaten the survival of the human species. Original Cover Art by Penny de Byl iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/lost-souls-companion/id887649965 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aardbeistudios.lostsouls Website: http://www.pennydebyl.me/lostsouls-app/
A look at the strange, seemingly random happenings that make up this almost fluorescent universe. Marijuana, music, and madness. A trying tale of modern mystery and ancient secrets. The illumination of once-hidden grand wonder. A soft kiss to spark a lust for life and adventure. An organic fate or grand scheduling? Haunting thoughts fill the lost souls.
Clean futuristic fantasy in a magical new world, Fates Aflame combines adventure that will lift your spirits with a romance that will warm your heart. Lieutenant Valhara Hawksford has been uprooted from her space station and sent to Earth to adapt to an academy unlike her own. When a curse awakens, and she is suddenly imbued with the ability to conjure magic, she is torn between prophecy and duty. Creatures of ancient lore rise, putting the lives of those she loves in jeopardy. With newfound powers at hand and a dragon companion by her side, Valhara must face trial by fire... An exciting tale of Magic, Destiny, and friendship. Fates Aflame is a standalone book, but you may continue the adventures in Fates Awoken and the all-ages coloring book (separate purchase - ISBN 978-0-9974485-2-8).
From the author of The Fortune Men, longlisted for The Booker Prize 2021... 'From Somaliland's bitter past blooms a moving and mature novel of conflict and survival' Independent It is 1988 and Hargeisa waits. Whispers of revolution travel on the dry winds but still the dictatorship remains secure. Soon, and through the eyes of three women, we will see Somalia fall. Nine-year-old Deqohas left the vast refugee camp she was born in, lured to the city by the promise of her first pair of shoes. Kawsar, a solitary widow, is trapped in her little house with its garden clawed from the desert, confined to her bed after a savage beating in the local police station. Filsan, a young female soldier, has moved from Mogadishu to suppress the rebellion growing in the north. And as the country is unravelled by a civil war that will shock the world, the fates of the three women are twisted irrevocably together. Intimate, frank, brimming with beauty and fierce love,The Orchard of Lost Soulsis an unforgettable account of ordinary lives lived in extraordinary times. *** Praise for Nadifa Mohamed *** 'Mohamed is a lyrical writer, and although her material could easily be exploited, she does not so much milk it for emotion as elevate it to a kind of searing poetry' Publishers Weekly 'A writer of great humanity and intelligence. Nadifa Mohamed deeply understands how lives are shaped both by the grand sweep of history and the intimate encounters of human beings' Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire 'The Fortune Men confirms Mohamed as a literary star of her generation' Observer 'Mohamed is . . . intent on expanding her world, listing its teeming varieties and presenting a wealth of character and language' TLS 'Evocative and enlightening' New Statesman 'As these three women's stories entwine, the result is a moving and captivating tale of survival and hope in a war-torn country, and confirms Mohamed's stature as one of Britain's best young novelists' Stylist 'Three women watch, and suffer, as their native Somalia descends into brutal civil war. It's 1988. The atrocities pile up, but the authorial voice remains resolutely melodic' Vogue 'With the unadorned language of a wise, clear-eyed observer, Nadifa Mohamed has spun an unforgettable tale. The Orchard of Lost Souls recounts not just a state's descent into war, but war's most heartbreaking human toll: the death of dreams' Taiye Selasi, author of Ghana Must Go
Packwon And The Order Of The Lost Souls is a story about the supreme leader of a religious cult located in the northern woodland region outside of Seattle Washington. For many years Packwon had pilfered money, land, and properties from his disciples allowing him to establish a lavish lifestyle and construct a fortified compound where he is adored, worshiped, and treated as royalty. For the past two years, the Federal Government has been investigating the religious cult in addition to examining Packwon’s financial records for illegal and erroneous financial transactions. Even while Packwon’s lawyers were negotiating a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service that would require Packwon to repay back taxes, fines, and penalties exceeding ten million dollars that would keep him out of prison until Packwon’s case was resolved. Driven mad by this betrayal, Packwon hatched a diabolical plan to have his revenge against the government bureaucrats, along with the rest of the world that he felt was against him, stating that he would not be ignored again! Meanwhile near Washington State’s southern mountain region, one of the Military’s Top-secret research and testing facilities was the center for one of the Army’s newest and extremely promising genetic projects officially called “The Achilles Project” directed by the world-renowned genetic research scientist Dr. William Nelson. The night before Dr. Nelson was to announce a significant breakthrough in his research to the Army’s top leadership, the region was battered by a massive tropical storm that generated hurricane-level winds and massive flooding around the region. Unsuspecting Dr. Nelson, water damage and contamination at the compound were the least of the problems he would be dealing with that night. Dr. Nelson would quickly realize that his team would be dealing with calamitous events and circumstances his team nor humanity was prepared to deal with! The next sequel of the Packwon series is titled: Packwon, In The Name Of The Father. The release date for the sequel is set for the end of December 2023.
She helped save the world. But to keep her father alive, she’ll have to bring down a demon all on her own… Jade is bone-tired from battling a shape-shifting plague. While the 16-year-old knows she was chosen to protect the world, she wonders if she’s the weakest of all her heroic friends. But when she receives nightmarish visions of her demon-possessed father, she’s convinced that only she can save his soul. Enlisting the help of her portal-master friend Kevin, she’s terrified to discover her dark hallucinations are all too real. Now her only hope of banishing the life-draining demon is to unlock her native ancestors’ secrets and enter the treacherous Realm of Souls. If she can’t conjure the full force of her abilities in time, she’ll lose her father and unleash a new host of horrors upon the world. Can Jade trust her spirit to outwit a demon before she loses everything she loves? Realm of Lost Souls is the first book in the Chronicles of the Supernatural an occult supernatural fantasy series, a standalone spinoff of The Emerald Tablet collection. If you like steadfast heroines, dystopian settings, and a dash of blood-curdling horror, then you’ll love this riveting tale.
Veteran editor Susan Fox Rogers brings together a collection of essays centered on the "ecstatic experience" (i.e. non-sexual) in lesbian life. In this lively, eclectic collection, veteran anthologist Susan Fox Rogers explores the passionate experiences of lesbians that exist outside of sex and/or romance. From an essay on "being" Superman as a kid to ones on rafting and sky-diving; from being arrested for political activism to the overwhelming and complicated urge to procreate, these pieces seek to represent the unexplored territory in modern lesbian life. Including work from Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Marcia Munson, Karla Jay, Linnea Due, among many others, these personal essays and memoirs with their sharp insight and complexly rendered moments, pairing humor with serious political thought, make up a wholly original and utterly compelling anthology in Women on the Verge.
