Freedom is a golden word, but entirely subjective. My idea of freedom is not yours, nor yours mine. My question in this speculative thriller is if freedom is possible at all. This book starts as a seemingly random collection of stories, but as the prison system, Lucifer’s Cage, is introduced, all starts to make sense.
Is freedom possible in Lucifer’s Cage?
After years of demand for prison reform, immersion technology is introduced to provide prisoners with a world indistinguishable from reality where rehabilitation is undergone using carrots and often a hefty stick.
Is this new method really more humane than cages? Explore the innovative prison and follow various characters as they chase their ever-elusive freedom.
So, is freedom possible?
Can anyone ever really be free?
Are you?
Welcome to Lucifer’s Cage.
Not Dead Yet: A British Zombie Apocalypse Series – Book 1
About Not Dead Yet: A British Zombie Apocalypse Series – Book 1:
How will the Victorians handle a zombie apocalypse? Not all heroes are heroic… In fact, some are outright dastardly. After being expelled from Eton, Jack Strapper is tricked into joining the army and posted to an Irish cavalry regiment in the false belief it’ll be safe. However, he’s horrified to discover the nation’s already amidst an ongoing apocalypse. Worse still, his unit’s commanded by a mad colonel who’s intent on making him fight. He was told it would be all pretty girls and parties. Oops. How will the now Captain Strapper cope knowing a million victims of the Potato Famine are roaming the land as zombies? Yet, after an astonishing run of incredible coincidences and good fortune, he soon builds a reputation as an intrepid warrior. But not all are fooled. There is one officer, Major Lynch, the regiment’s most decorated soldier, who’s taken a disliking to the young upstart. Refusing to believe the tales of heroics, he’s disgusted by the way his comrades fawn over this boy who can barely even hold a sabre, never mind single-handedly vanquish dozens of foes. And why are there no living witnesses? After an unfortunate incident with his wife, Lynch now holds a personal vendetta and will stop at nothing to expose Jack for the coward he really is. If you enjoy a zombie military series and a hilarious anti-hero, you’ll love the historical twists in Not Dead Yet. Get it now.
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Three Aliens Walk Into A Bar
About Three Aliens Walk Into A Bar:
Aliens have invaded earth. In Lake Peculiar, that’s nothing to be rude about.
Nerdy 20-something Sam has lived his life desperate for the approval of his domineering best friend Gus, so when it’s announced that aliens are coming and Gus decides he wants to go to Canada to kiss his online girlfriend before the world ends, Sam allows himself to get pulled along. Again.
But Gus’s plans have a way of falling apart, and this one is no exception. They soon find themselves stranded in Lake Peculiar, Minnesota, a struggling small town that has weathered disasters before and is sure the alien invasion won’t mean anything to them … until three aliens arrive in the center of town.
Things are about to get much more complicated than anyone – especially wallflower Sam – is ready for.
Three Aliens Walk Into A Bar is the first book in Jack Ravenhill’s new series, The Invasion of Lake Peculiar, a quirky take on the bestselling Invasion Universe. If you enjoy Garrison Keillor’s Tales from Lake Wobegon, you’ll love Lake Peculiar. Pick up your copy today!
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Vita Aeterna
With the fate of the world in the balance, one outlier could tip the scales towards salvation or disaster.
Alex Barret lives in ‘the Quarters’, a set of broken-down slums surrounding a glittering walled-off city called the First Circle. Like all kids his age, on his sixteenth birthday Alex is scheduled for Appraisal, an unpredictable medical procedure with the potential to extend his lifespan. In a world where everything else costs, for some reason Appraisal is free.
Alex has heard of every Appraisal scenario, but none prepared him for his own experience – abducted, imprisoned, and subjected to brutal medical experiments in a high-tech lab. He escapes and goes on the run, a heartbeat ahead of a ruthless army led by the most powerful man in the world. When he finally pieces together the clues behind his kidnapping, he uncovers a treacherous plot that only he can derail.
But to succeed, he must penetrate the First Circle, the forbidden abode of the ruling class.
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Out of the Sun
This short story is Book One of Four in the first-contact science fiction series THE SPIRIT GUILD.
As an unknown spaceship approaches Earth from the far side of the sun, aliens hiding on Earth stage a terrifying attack on a U.S. Army detachment. All reports of the attack are immediately silenced.
The only survivors are Rik and Vik, who are determined to stop the creatures even if that means losing their military careers. All they can do now is to follow faint clues to an ancient, mysterious group who might – or might not – be able to help them.
Book Two, The Darkness of the Day, is available now! Look for Three and Four later in 2024.
Note: No part of this work was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind.
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Black Powers (Fatgirl Book 8)
About Black Powers (Fatgirl Book 8):
What happens when a cop eats a radioactive doughnut?
Upon their return from a largely disappointing trip to Florida, Kallie and AB are both expecting a slow week.
However, their expectations are quickly subverted when Zeus asks Kallie for a favor, and AB finds out there are still more radioactive doughnuts out in the city — and one’s been eaten by none other than Officer Max Powers, the same man who’d helped Kallie the night of her Model Middle America audition.
And when Officer Powers becomes his greatest fear — a man with nothing left to lose, wildly desperate to enact vengeance against his brother’s killer — Kallie and AB have new, unpleasant questions to answer: Why was he targeted? How is he connected to the other Alterants? Is there someone else out there with AB’s stolen recipe?
If only they can get him back to his normal self first …
From award-winning author C. S. Johnson, Fatgirl is a serial, episodic work of fiction, with a blend of satire, superhero fiction, and contemporary genres. Do-nut miss it!
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A morir a otra parte
Lucía ya pasa de los 60 y aún no controla su vida. Todo cambia cuando se va a vivir con un grupo de gente de sus edad que pretende autogestionarse lo máximo posible. Ser dueña de una misma no es fácil, pero el simple hecho de intentarlo significa no ser un zombi.
Este relato trata sobre una comunidad de personas cuyas vidas se entrelazan luchando por su lugar en el mundo en un futuro no tan lejano.
Es un libro muy diferente a los demás y que no debería serlo.
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Fatgirl: Finale: Part One
About Fatgirl: Finale: Part One:
Stunning and Brave …
For Fatgirl, everything has come down to this — and it’s more awful than even Kallie could’ve imagined.
With her dad held captive at the Darling Donut factory, Kallie and AB race to the scene. And while Kallie’s too scared to do much more than follow AB’s lead, she’s left speechless as AB does the unthinkable: Consume one of her own radioactive doughnuts.
But even that’s not the most surprising event for the evening, as Kallie and AB are soon joined by several familiar faces, and more secrets are revealed.
And then there’s an even more devastating twist as Zeus arrives on the scene …
Fatgirl is a superhero satire series with plenty of guts, heart, and snark from award-winning, genre-hopping author C. S. Johnson. Do-nut miss it!
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Darzik: (Mates of the Alliance Book 2)
About Darzik: (Mates of the Alliance Book 2):
“An extraordinary story of healing, restoration, and trust – a heartwarming (and steamy!) exploration of hope. Highly recommended.”
John J. Kelly
Detroit Free Press
Mikka has been living in limbo for five long years, trying to hide from the festering wounds of her past. Watching her best friend fall in love has made her yearn for more from her own life. She just needs the courage to move forward. The best true justice for a survivor of violent crime is to live a full, happy, rewarding life. She won’t be a victim again.
Darzik is Luperan, and an executive officer on the Guardian. When he sees Mikka at his friend’s Bonding ceremony, he knows she’s the one for him. But he has to be patient, waiting until she overcomes her past trauma.
He does not know it yet, but she is done waiting. He won’t know what hit him.
Read this steamy romance, guaranteed to have a happily ever after!
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Bad Love Strikes (The Bad Love Series Book 1)
About Bad Love Strikes (The Bad Love Series Book 1):
In October 1939, Albert Einstein warns President Franklin D. Roosevelt that Nazi Germany is actively pursuing an atomic bomb and urges him to make sure that the United States develops the bomb first. Roosevelt heeds the warning and launches the “Manhattan Project” in June 1942.
In October 1942, Roosevelt tells Einstein that prudence calls for the U.S. to have a back-up plan to the Manhattan Project in case Hitler gets the bomb first. Roosevelt commissions Einstein to secretly construct a usable time travel machine code named the “White Hole Project.”
In June 1974, an adventurous group of teenage friends, who call themselves the “Bad Love Gang,” discover a tunnel leading to the White Hole Project. They learn how to use the time machine and become the first known humans to travel back in time and return. Their mission is to save Jews and Gypsies from the Holocaust in November 1944 by using a U.S. Air Force B-17 bomber that was known as “The Phantom Fortress.”
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The Book of Knowledge by Terrance Buhr
About The Book of Knowledge by Terrance Buhr:
Hidden deep underground is a secret compound, where thirteen-year-old Cob Brown has lived his entire life. Education is limited by those in power, but Cob discovers a hidden book. It leads to a sophisticated computer that could change everything… but some would do anything to stop him. Join Cob as he comes of age in this exciting and dangerous story of mystery, friendship, deceit, power, love, honor and wonderful possibilities.
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In Ora: The Land of the Superior
About In Ora: The Land of the Superior:
In a world divided between the superior and the bereft, a desperate man must find a way to save someone he cares about. But what sacrifice does he have to make?
Luke thought he’d found purpose again. After years of heartache and a devastating loss, his companionship with the strong-willed Ruyi gave him a reason to cherish life, even in a home plagued with poverty and disease, the Origin. But when he learns about Ruyi’s life-threatening and mysterious disease, Luke is prepared to seek help in the only place a cure exists, Ora.
Returning to Ora thrusts him into an intriguing world where everyone has achieved physical superiority and perfection. It has advanced technology and found keys to tailoring genes and eradicating diseases. But Ora’s solution came with an exorbitant tag.
To Ora, Origin is just its arrogant but fallen ancestor, and now, a defective neighbor with nothing to offer. They could save Ruyi, but what is the cost that Luke has to pay?
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A Time To Die (Turning Point Book 1)
About A Time To Die (Turning Point Book 1):
They came from the night sky, lighting the heavens like the promise of salvation. But they didn’t bring deliverance…they brought something far, far worse. Something that turns people into mindless, cannibalistic monsters. And it’s spreading.
A reporter follows her story of unspeakable horror south of the border and finds it’s worse than she imagined.
A wounded fighter pilot finally gets his chance to return to duty but is faced with a mission that could cost him his wings, or his country its chance.
A billionaire with dreams of space finds a crashed alien spacecraft unlike anything mankind has ever seen.
A brilliant geneticist conducting outlawed research comes face to face with the nightmare consuming the world faster than anyone can comprehend…or stop in time.
The government can’t contain it. The military can’t fight it. This is A Time To Die.
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Lenses by Catrina Taylor & WriteTeam
About Lenses by Catrina Taylor & WriteTeam:
Get ready for a wild ride through ten fantastic stories that will blow your mind! Lenses is the book you’ve been waiting for, filled with thrilling adventures you won’t be able to put down.
Within these pages, you’ll encounter heroes and heroines facing impossible odds, discover unexpected desires, and witness the blend of science and sorcery in ways you’ve never imagined. Each story is a gem, meticulously crafted to transport you to a different world and leave you yearning for more. If you crave the thrill of otherworldly adventures and the wonder of fantastical settings, this anthology is tailor-made for you.
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Null Identity
From the bestselling authors of Invasion and Yesterday’s Gone comes Null Identity, a new stand-alone novel written in the world of The Tomorrow Gene. This is a disturbing philosophical exploration of what can happen when our scientific advancement outpaces our ethics.
Cassandra Knight is trying hard to believe that she is safe and sane. Living with an adoring billionaire in his luxurious secluded mansion, she should have everything she needs to recover from the mental breakdown that drove her to attempt suicide.
And yet, she is haunted by vividly recurring nightmares of the moment she tried to take her life and the persistent feeling that something just isn’t right.
What happened on that hazy night when she hit rock bottom, and why does it seem like everything and everyone around her are conspiring to keep her from remembering?
Null Identity is a compelling mix of Ex Machina meets The Invisible Man in the story of one woman’s struggle to unearth the truth and understand her own past.
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Children of Apis Book 1: Rebel Blood
About Children of Apis Book 1: Rebel Blood:
Sometimes rebellion flows in our blood, ready to be awakened.
On July 28, 2057 a cataclysmic event occurred in the United States. Careful planning enabled a tiny percentage of the population to seek refuge underground.
Twenty-seven years later the survivors continue the rebuilding process, back on the earth’s surface, in a small community located near Bellows Falls, Vermont.
After all these years, many unanswered questions remain:
What was the event?
Was it planned and could it happen again?
Are they the only survivors on earth?
Follow Cowan, Kenji, and others as they search for answers in a society controlled by a man who rules with an iron fist.
The fires of rebellion have burned in the past only to be quenched. Rebels have sought salvation beyond the Territory’s borders with only news of their demise returning.
Is history about to be repeated?
Rebel Blood is the first book in the Children of Apis series. The book’s goal is to create a unique blend of the post-apocalyptic and dystopian genres. Hopefully, readers of all ages will enjoy the fast-paced action and become attached to the small band of survivors on their journey through the Children of Apis series.
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Our Eternal Souls: A Forever Love Story
About Our Eternal Souls: A Forever Love Story:
An ancient civilization on Earth, Zorathia, is a utopian culture of hybrid alien/human people who could live forever. Until they face extinction by a natural disaster . . . within three moons.
Xenia and Yonan have been married for four hundred years. Still deeply in love, they refuse to let that love die. With human DNA, their souls will reincarnate. They time-travel to guarantee their reincarnated selves meet and fall in love.
As their doom looms closer, the couple learns about the future human world while making errors along the way. They fear they will not achieve their goal before time runs out.
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Creeton by Boyd London
About Featured Book: Creeton by Boyd London
“May the power of friendship always be the healing force that holds societies and worlds together, and may every citizen of Earth gain a vision for worldwide peace!”
Creeton is a powerful story that depicts the glory of peace, the power of friendship, and the brutality of evil, as John Brown and Dave Miller stumble upon an alien spacecraft and inadvertently engage the autopilot which rockets them to the planet Creeton. Creeton resembles a futuristic Earth, but the people of Creeton have never had any wars, and they have not experienced the crime that plagues Earth. Unfortunately, the peaceful people of Creeton are crying for help as an evil society of aliens called Warlids have begun a conquest of the galaxy, striking Creeton with all of their might. Creeton is a great, fast-paced, Star Wars type space adventure with lots of escapades in space and on the ground, at Creeton and on Earth.
This SciFi book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print
Salvage Title (The Salvage Title Trilogy Book 1)
About Salvage Title (The Salvage Title Trilogy Book 1):
The Salvage Title journey begins!
They couldn’t afford a ship, much less the cost of registering one. But there is always a loophole…
Harmon Tomeral wanted nothing more than to go to space. Sent to an orphanage when his parents were killed in a sandstorm, the odds were stacked against him. Despite that, he made it to the academy and graduated in the top ten percent of his class…only to find out the fleet did what it wanted, regardless of regulations, and he came from the wrong planet.
He didn’t give up his dream, though, because where there’s a will, there’s a loophole, and Harmon and his friends found their loophole in the Top Fleet Marine competition—the winner would get 100,000 credits, which would just be enough to start their own salvage company. If they could build a mech and win the competition, they would be set.
But the fleet had already shown they didn’t want him in space, so it would be an uphill fight. Good thing his friends and crew were very much against fleet regulations.
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Cherry Drop (Abner Fortis, ISMC Book 1)
About Cherry Drop (Abner Fortis, ISMC Book 1):
The ISMC Wants You!
Abner Fortis joined the International Space Marine Corps for two reasons: to escape a life of drudgery building biodomes for his father’s company and to pay off several billion credits in student loans, which the ISMC promised to do.
Every Space Marine starts out as a cherry, though, and Abner is no different. When he makes his first combat drop, or cherry drop, he’s a know-nothing second lieutenant added to the mission roster as an afterthought.
The Space Marines are tasked to support the Galactic Resource Conglomerate (GRC) while they test a revolution in military technology: Precision Crafted Soldiers (PCS). All the Space Marines have to do is kill bugs. Even when a tragic accident leaves Fortis in command, the mission is still an easy breather.
When the Space Marines discover proof of a long-buried betrayal, though, friends become enemies, and their mission goes awry. Does Fortis have what it takes to lead the Space Marines to survival in the face of overwhelming odds?