Literary Fiction

The Tour Guide: Intrigue on the Nileby Brita Vogt

A vacation on a Nile Cruise in July 1996 is the beginning of Brita’s Egyptian nightmare. On the “Princess Amira” she meets the enigmatic cross-eyed Nubian archaeologist turned tour guide, Abdul. There is a powerful attraction between them and against her better judgment, Brita allows herself to be drawn into his life, a life she will find is filled with mysteries.

Brita then attempts to build a new business in the USA with Abdul’s employer, the Egyptian tour company Cataract.. Unwittingly, she has now become involved with a criminal organization whose scope and true nature are unknown. Her quest for the truth about Cataract and Abdul’s true identity puts her through terrifying experiences. She is date-raped by Abdul and stalked by unknown strangers. The FBI, U.S., and Egyptian government officials to whom she turns for help agree to do so at first, but then shut the door on her.

Certain friends stand by her – among them is, an independent video artist named Juan. They travel to Egypt together where Brita hopes to find closure. They spend a week in Luxor, much of it with Abdul. He provides some answers about Cataract, but most shocking for Brita is the realization that she and Abdul have fallen in love. In the following months, they cautiously start planning for a possible future. With Brita’s help, Abdul has resumed working on his PHD in Egyptology about the ancient powerful queen Hatshepsut. Brita also makes the big move from the East Coast to Arizona. Then, without warning, Abdul disappears for nearly a month. Only after his return does he tell Brita that he has been in Saudi Arabia on a pilgrimage. She is puzzled because she knows he is not very religious.

Shortly after that a strange man and woman start living with Abdul in his apartment and his behavior becomes erratic and often mean. He later explains that the couple was placed there by Cataract. Brita’s letters are either stolen or returned with a lot of Arabic scribbles. Stalking starts again at her new home and is evolving into sheer psycho terror. Her e-mail, telephone, and computer appear to be tampered with.

As the mysteries mount, Abdul becomes more and more secretive. After eight years of his often bizarre behavior, Brita decides to break off all contact. Abdul pleads to give him “a few more months.” Brita makes one last attempt to meet him in Germany but that falls through. She writes him a letter with her address as the sender but it is returned. She writes him a letter from Germany using her aunt’s name and address as the sender. That letter he receives.

Through her close friend Hans, who lives in Germany and knows Abdul, Brita then decides to resend the previous letters she had sent to Abdul that were returned to her in the U.S. Hans tells Brita that he will call Abdul and speak with him. However, shortly thereafter, Hans informs Brita by e-mail that he does not want anything to do with her or Abdul because he fears for his and his wife’s life and ends contact. Abdul then also informs Brita that he is breaking off the relationship with her because he is afraid and does not want to hear from her again.

Brita is left with an unsolved mystery hoping that the publication of her story might bring some answers.

The Highland Brides: Books 1 & 2by Tanya Anne Crosby

An exclusive, limited-time introduction to The Highland Brides series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tanya Anne Crosby. This volume contains two full-length novels, book 1 and book 2 of The Highland Brides.

THE MACKINNON’S BRIDE: BOOK #1 – When Iain MacKinnon’s young son is captured by the English, the fierce Scottish chieftain vows to stop at nothing to secure the lad’s return. Retaliating in kind, he captures the daughter of his enemy, planning to bargain with the devil. But the shadows hold secrets … now only the love of a reluctant champion can save the MacKinnon’s reluctant Bride.

LYON’S GIFT: BOOK #2 – Known as the Lyon for his prowess on the battlefield, Piers de Montgomerie has been sent to squash a troublesome highland rebellion. He soon discovers what he truly desires is the Highland beauty who holds the key to peace between the Highland clans…

Fall in love with the splendor of Scotland in this much beloved series.

The Beautiful-Uglyby James Snyder

She’s sixteen. She’s alone. And the world thinks she’s crazy. What could possibly happen next? Well, she’s going to show them…

When sixteen-year-old Connelly Pierce wakes up inside an unknown psychiatric hospital with both her wrists slashed, she begins the arduous task of piecing together the events of her life that led her there. Her own cognitive behavioral therapy (as she had learned so well from them). Beginning with the sudden death of her mother and father when she was six, and the only world she knew disappeared, literally, overnight. That’s when, with no known or, at least, close relatives, she and her nine-year-old brother Eric find themselves cast into the nightmare quagmire of government child protection agencies, and Connelly begins her incredible fourteen-year journey–her dark odyssey–into her own brave new world. A world, she realizes, she must not only quickly adapt, but fight back as well, if she hopes to survive.

Elle and the Escape: The Hero Chroniclesby Tim Mettey

Elle and the Escape follows Elle Canon’s narrow escape from Valcary Hill during the Thusian Trials. Will she be able to survive the darkness that awaits her on the outside, without Nicholas and The 4 nearby? While she is forced to face her fears, including Xavier and the Seekers, a brutal battle unfolds all around her. Elle has no choice but to stand up and fight for her life–and not just her own.

In this companion novella, fans of The Hero Chronicles get an inside glimpse into the character of Elle.

Also included are stories from the winners of The 2016 Hero Chronicles Writing Contest.

Dark Desires: A Contemporary Romance Collection Full of Bad Boys, Bikers, Billionaires, and More!by Various Authors

Ready to meet your next book boyfriend? How about 22 of them?
Prepare to ignite your nights with some of today's hottest contemporary romance novels, starring the baddest of bad boys, bikers, billionaires, and more!

Inside the Dark Desires omnibus collection, you'll find over one million words of burning hot fiction from today's NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and International bestselling authors!NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Catherine Vale writing as Kate Nova
USA TODAY bestselling author Muffy WilsonUSA TODAY bestselling author Madisyn Ashmore

Ivy Layne
Normandie Alleman
Ann Omasta
JH Croix
Donna Alam
Jade Kerrion
Charlotte Casey
Rebecca Norinne
Ines Johnson
Cathryn Cade
T.L. Smith
Amity Cross
Amie Stuart
Author Quinn
Tameri Tiara
Beth Yarnall
Gabi Moore
Alix Nichols
K.C. Falls

The Color of a Silver Liningby Julianne MacLean

From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes an inspiring novel about secrets, forgiveness, and second chances. It’s the newest title in her popular Color of Heaven Series, where people are affected by real life magic and miracles that change everything they once believed about life and love.

It’s been three years since Emma Cochran endured the worst possible tragedy–the sudden, unexpected death of her four-year-old son. The emotional trauma tore her marriage apart, but now her divorce is final and she wants to begin again. She’s found happiness at last with her fiancé, Luke, who is eager to start a family with her.

On the other side of the country, single mother Bev Hutchinson watches helplessly as her five-year-old daughter Louise drowns in a high-profile boating accident. Miraculously, Louise is brought back to life by first-responders, then claims she went to heaven. The news causes a media frenzy surrounding the little girl, and Bev does everything she can to shield herself and her daughter from the relentless swarming of the press.

Lives collide when Emma becomes obsessed with the story of the child, thousands of miles away, who drowned and went to heaven. She wants to connect with the mother, but Emma’s fiancé is against the idea because he wants her to let go of her grief and move on.

But sometimes, moving on isn’t the right choice when miracles are leading you back to your past–toward something, or someone, who was your destiny all along.

PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS IN THE COLOR OF HEAVEN SERIES:

“Full of high emotional moments and unexpected twists and turns, these Color of Heaven books are impossible to put down.” – New York Times bestselling author, Emily March

“A gripping, emotional tale you’ll want to read in one sitting.” – New York Times bestselling author, Julia London

“Brilliantly poignant mainstream tale.” – 4 ½ starred review, Romantic Times

“I never know what to say about a Julianne MacLean book, except to say YOU HAVE TO READ IT.” – AllRomanceReader.ca

“The Color of Time is an emotionally charged, riveting exploration of how our lives may change within the scope of a single event. And sometimes what we want isn’t always what we need. Fabulous, thought-provoking read.” — Tanya Anne Crosby, New York Times bestselling author

Insomniaby Noree Cosper

Fear to lay thee down to sleep, for Fae will steal your dreams to keep. And if you die before you wake, with your life, your soul they’ll take.

Aneira is on the run. Ever since Aneria discovered Nimue and her army of enchanted witches, Aneira has been afraid to sleep and have her magic drained by the fae who want her dead. When she and her guardian dragon have are targeted by Nimue, with no way to fight back against the Fae sorceress’s incredible powers, Aneira ends up gravely wounded.

A beautiful Fae named Colin finds her and takes her under his care. But after his kingdom is ravaged, the only way to find the strength to defeat Nimue is by traveling to the city of nightmares, a place of evil wonder and grasping darkness.

Death is everywhere, and betrayal is made by those closest to her as Colin and Aneira face malice and cruelty beyond imagining. But can the sorceress be stopped? Or will Aneira’s nightmares become reality?

USA TODAY Bestselling author Noree Cosper brings readers into an action-packed world of dark romance and dystopian dreams in Insomnia that lovers of Karen Maries Moning are sure to enjoy!

Follow Aneria as she’s forced to choose between love and fate in this standalone installment from the Fallen Sorcery ISA FAE Collection.

The Rogueby Lee Brainard

“Men’s hearts shall fail from fear…for the planets of the heavens shall be shaken” (Luke 21:26).

When rookie astronomer Irina Kirilenko discovers a planet-size comet in the Kuiper Belt on a collision course for Mars, she first faces stonewalling from the Minor Planet Center, then coercion and stricture from NASA. They press her to embrace an ingenious reinterpretation of her discovery and ban her from talking about it.

It slowly dawns on her that the government is fostering a massive conspiracy to keep the public oblivious to the truth–Earth is facing an existential threat. Unwilling to be silenced, she recruits fellow astronomer Ariele Serrafe to evaluate her discovery, placing both in the crosshairs of government agents.

Set in a dystopian vision of the near future, The Rogue, the first volume of the Planets Shaken series, weaves the threads of biblical prophecy, ancient history, government conspiracy, and electric universe theory into a thought-provoking, tensely plotted thriller–one that asks us to reconsider the nature of the universe and the destiny of the world.

Winner Lose Allby William F. Brown

Combining the best of World War II historical fiction, action adventure, and romance, this fast-paced spy thriller will resonate.
As WW II grinds to an halt in the rubble of Nazi Germany, all eyes turn to the next ‘cold’ one. The Americans, the Russians, and the British know the future belongs to whomever can grab Hitler’s ‘Wonder Weapon’ technology, because his new rockets, jet fighters, and submarines will shape the balance of world power for decades to come.

Old enemies become tomorrow’s allies, old friends can’t be trusted, and lies and double-dealing are now the norm in this spy vs spy thriller.

Caught in the cross-fire is the torrid but impossible love affair between Ed Scanlon, a brilliant American OSS agent and Hanni Steiner, the gritty, street-smart leader of the communist resistance cell in Leipzig, who find themselves in a tug of war over the plans for Germany’s revolutionary Me-262 jet fighter that is now sweeping the skies of American B-17s.

To succeed, they must outwit each other while staying one-step ahead of Otto Dietrich, the sadistic Gestapo Chief of Leipzig, who has his own plans for the jet fighter plans. So does Scanlon’s perfidious British handlers and Hanni’s KGB masters in Moscow.

Driven by the uncompromising dictates of Josef Stalin, Lavrenti Beria, Allen Dulles, Heinrich Himmler, and Winston Churchill, Ed and Hanni must succeed or die, and the winner will indeed lose all.

Looking for a good beach book or something to curl up wit in front of the fire? The author of Winner Lose All, has 7 other action-adventure novels on Kindle, with over 600 Five-Star Ratings. If you like Ed Scanlon, you’ll like the author’s new Bob Burke suspense thriller series with Burke’s War, Burke’s Gamble, and his new Burke’s Revenge, as well as The Undertaker, Aim True, My Brothers, Amongst My Enemies, and Thursday at Noon. Enjoy!

Shattered Worlds Boxed Setby Various Authors

Escape into twenty-three epic worlds that will leave you breathless.

From dystopian nightmares to gorgeous steampunk and fantasy settings to fairy-tale retellings and beyond, SHATTERED WORLDS has every story you’ve been dying to get your hands on!

This unique Young Adult/New Adult collection, inspired by the creative minds of today’s New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors, promises to satisfy your cravings for action and adventure as you experience rune magic and time-travel, overthrow corrupt governments, meet reapers and aliens, battle dragons, fall hopelessly in love, and break ancient curses, right alongside some of the bravest characters in fantasy fiction!

Each book within this collection is exclusive to the set and can’t be found anywhere else.

Preorder now for your passport to SHATTERED WORLDS!

On The Insideby Kim Cano

When Kristen is sentenced to seventeen years for committing a white collar crime, she's forced to leave her husband and two sons behind.
Life in prison is a shock. She discovers that people aren't always what they seem, love wears many faces, and friendship can make life worth living.
But as she struggles to survive on the inside, Kristen must face something even more frightening than her fellow inmates. . . herself.

Praise for On The Inside:

"Vivid, intense, emotionally-charged and yet absolutely realistic, On The Inside's ultimately a story of hope." Midwest Book Review

"Occasionally a book comes along that reaches off the pages and takes on a life of its own. On The Inside is one of those books." Patricia, Room With Books

"Only a great book and incredible writing can touch readers this deeply." TBR

"On The Inside is a brilliantly crafted, multi-layered narrative that explores not only what prison life is like for women, but looks into their personal journeys in such a way that the reader easily bonds with them. If you like character-driven stories, you'll love this one." NYT bestselling author John R. Bruning

"A deeply emotional story that's both heartbreaking and uplifting." Amazon bestselling author Deborah Brown

"A powerful story of love, hardship, devotion, sorrow, and forgiveness." Reader Clare Chu

Tapped Out For College Students: Stress Relief Using EFTby Kelley Pryor Amrein

Find ultimate success in college without all the stress and worry in just minutes a day.

What if you can relieve the stress of college in minutes? Imagine having healthy relationships, worry-free exams, fabulous presentations, and an enjoyable balance between school and socializing?

AAMET certified Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practitioners, Kelley Pryor Amrein and Becki Stevens, have created an easy-to-use guide that walks you through the steps to create your ultimate success in college. Based on survey results and work with college students, Kelley and Becki provide a comprehensive resource with practical solutions to the everyday situations experienced in college.

In this book, you’ll learn how to use the BESD system to breakdown issues, find solutions, and get on with your day. This is not another college textbook.

You’ll learn:

• Why homework doesn’t have to be so hard
• How to get those grades and ace those exams
• How to find time for school and fun
• How to connect socially and avoid relationship disasters
• Why money doesn’t have to dictate your life
• How to handle all things health
• Why home/college transitions don’t have to be difficult
• Why the Real World isn’t so scary
• And how to get through when you just don’t know

College is stressful. Tapped Out for College Students can help!