What happens when humans, ruled by the Catholic Church and the Confederacy, cross paths with intelligent aliens that claim to be prophets from God? Find out in The Jovian Gate Chronicles—a science fiction short story series that consists of four episodes that tell individual stories of the Jovian Gate. Partake on a journey to learn who opened the gate, question whether aliens truly are communicating with God and learn what humanity's ultimate destiny will be.
Ron Vitale’s Cinderella’s Secret Witch Diaries series is a must-read for fans of fantasy fiction and fairy tales. This is a collection of the first three books in the Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries series, which are about Cinderella’s quest to find her happy ever after set against the backdrop of the early 18th century when Napoleon rises to power. (The series is more than 240,000 words in total.) Cinderella’s Secret WitchDiaries is a great page turner for fans who have read Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. Books in this collection include: 1. Lost: Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries (Book 1) 2. Stolen: Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries (Book 2) 3. Found: Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries (Book 3)
Peter is your typical high school student, but when his mother’s marriage falls apart he copes by dreaming up the story of Dorothea, an elf who lives in the magical Bois d’or forest. Inspired by classic high-fantasy themes, his tale has all the makings of a great adventure—a brave elvish warrior, a ruthless coven of witches, a renegade elf lord and a kingdom on the verge of collapse. But as the chaos intensifies in both the real world and his imagined one, Peter is forced to take a daring stand in each.
Lady Gregory discovers that all the weeks she’s spent casting spells to create a magical portal that she can use to rescue Lily from Hades have all been for naught. In the dead of night, her nineteen-year-old adopted daughter Rose snuck behind her back and already traveled through the door before it was complete. Now in a desperate struggle to save Rose from the dangers that exist on the other side, Lady Gregory and Charles set out to find Rose and bring her back home to safety. But when a secret from Lady Gregory’s past comes to light, all that she has worked for hangs in the balance. Can Lady Gregory save Rose, escape the clutches of a new enemy, and keep her romance alive with Charles before it’s too late? Set in the 1860s, join Lady Gregory in the second thrilling installment of the Red Door Diaries that blends adventure, romance, and magic into an unforgettable read.
Rachel only wants to spend time with her best friend and enjoy the rest of her high school days. But despite her efforts, she keeps running into trouble that is linked to Liam, the new transfer student from out of town. When a series of life-threatening tragedies occur around the two of them, but they somehow survive, Rachel learns that all isn’t quite as it seems in her life and the world. And when two mysterious men start chasing after her and Liam, Rachel cannot deny the truth any longer. Something is different with her and either she needs to face that she’s had a mental break or that she’s stumbled upon innate abilities that’s given her god-like powers. Unable to run from the truth any longer, Rachel’s awakening will change her world forever.
Lady Gregory can speak with the spirits of the dead. But when the lives of her makeshift family are at risk, can she use her magic to save them before it's too late? Having recently lost her own daughter to yellow fever, Lady Gregory takes two young women under her wing after their parents also died of the fever. To survive in a man’s world and keep bread on the table for her and the young women, Lady Gregory turns to the world’s oldest profession, but she isn’t exactly what she seems and has a special talent: she can conjure the spirits of the dead for grieving widowers. But when local women in the town of Concord are suddenly attacked at night by a mysterious creature, Lady Gregory tries to stay out of the limelight until her fate is tied inexplicably to the cases. Once the local deputy gets involved and wants more than her help, Lady Gregory finds that no matter how far she’s run from her past, there are some things she just can’t escape. To save the lives of her makeshift family, Lady Gregory must face her dark past and go down a path that will unlock the secrets to her true power, but might also risk her very soul...
What do you do when your mother is dying from a mysterious illness? If you're Cinderella's daughter, you travel hundreds of years into the future to save her. A brand new series loosely tied to the Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries series, Faith is an imaginative romp filled with excitement, twists and surprises that will take you on a wild ride from Earth all the way through the Jovian Gate to the distant star 55 Cancri. Phoebe, Cinderella's daughter and a powerful witch like her mother, searches for a cure for her mother's mysterious illness. A rare Chronicler able to travel through time, Phoebe left the 19th century only to become trapped far in the future. A future in which humankind has not only traveled to distant stars by discovering the Jovian Gate, but created the powerful grid that interconnects every part of people's lives. Desperately trying to find a way to save her mother and return home, she has become embroiled in a conflict between the peaceful Cancrian race and the warrior-like Lan'khamires. Out of her element and time, Phoebe stumbles upon an interstellar conspiracy that threatens not only her life and those around her, but of the entire human race. Will she be able to outwit those who chase after her and return back home to save her mother? The clock is ticking, but in more ways than she knows...
A sea of danger and magic. A family that can’t stay clear of the water… Morgan refuses to let her twin brother suffer the same fate as their whale-obsessed father Captain Ahab. Despite her efforts to keep Nathan on dry land, her brother can’t resist the siren song of the sea and rumors of untold treasures on the Island of Nightmares… Before Nathan can drop anchor and find his bounty, his crew encounters an ominous force. He’s convinced the creature is somehow connected to his father’s past and that one of his crew has been bitten. Could Nathan actually be on the run from a werewhale? As the dark island fast approaches, Nathan’s adventure could end in a watery grave. It’s up to Morgan and her father’s old crewmate Ishmael to save Nathan’s life. But can she possibly change the mind of a man with the same stubborn streak as Captain Ahab? Ahab’s Daughter is the rollicking first novel in The Werewhale Saga, a series of fantasy adventures. If you like tenacious heroines, supernatural twists, and high seas suspense, then you’ll love Ron Vitale’s entertaining follow-up to Herman Melville’s literary classic.
More than a year has passed since Morgan and Ishmael escaped from the island of nightmares and the clutches of Kanaloa, the dark squid god. In that time, they’ve come closer together, but defeating Kanaloa and breaking the sea curse is their priority. But when Morgan and Ishmael are separated, she makes a difficult choice and chooses to find and rescue Ishmael before he is swept up in the dark curse that afflicted both her father and twin brother. To break the curse, Morgan risks all to discover the secret of the fountain of youth and rescue Ishmael from Kanaloa’s dark influence. But all is not as it seems on the island with the famed fountain nor is the journey as straightforward as she had expected. With time running out, will Morgan break the spell that will crack open Kanaloa’s secret beyond what she ever could have imagined? If not, all Morgan holds dear will be lost forever.
Daughter to the infamous Captain Ahab, Morgan has searched the world's oceans looking for a way to save her family from the dark squid god Kanaloa. Weeks after she and Ishmael barely escaped from the clutches of Kanaloa on a makeshift raft; she is mysteriously transported away. When she awakes in a strange castle on the Black Sea, she befriends her mysterious host, Vlad, and his housekeeper Helena in the hopes of making her way back to Ishmael. Yet despite the distance, Kanaloa still reaches out to ensnare her in a trap hundreds of years in the making. Like a master chess player, the dark squid god has laid out his pieces in the hopes of gaining what he wants the most–his freedom. To defeat Kanaloa, Morgan must use not only her wits but her newly found powers to travel through the dreamline. With time running out, Morgan must sacrifice everything to save the ones she loves. When Kanaloa's great secret is revealed to her, all that Morgan has fought for is at risk. The decisions and sacrifices she makes will not only affect her life but of Ishmael's and the very world itself.
