Virtual Light

San Francisco in the nearish future. Ex-cop Berry Rydell's lost one job he didn't much like and landed another he likes even less. Some sunglasses—actually high-end kit infused with super-sensitive data—were stolen from a courier, and a man named Warbaby's been charged with retrieving them. And Warbaby needs Rydell's help. But, with SFPD Homicide involved, an abandoned bridge populated by freaks and misfits, and some weirdness involving the Republic of Desire and a 'Death Star', it's turning out to be a very strange and dangerous scene indeed . . .

Rydell is on his way back to near-future San Francisco. His job has him convinced that his career is going nowhere, but his friend Laney, phoning from Tokyo, says there's more interesting work for him in Northern California. And there is, although it will eventually involve his former girlfriend, a Taoist assassin, the secrets Laney has been hacking out of the depths of DatAmerica, the CEO of the PR firm that secretly runs the world and the apocalyptic technological transformation of, well, everything.

Every natural man is born in spiritual darkness into this world of darkness, and a victim under the power of wicked forces of darkness. Light, true light, is the only answer to darkness, its powers, forces, and effects. In this unique book, 'The Light,' the author uncovers and presents the Light, the true light, which Darkness can never conquer, and has not been able to comprehend. The reader will in this book come to clearly see: The spiritual or real meaning of Light and Darkness, The Departments and Contents of the Light, The Light at work, The spiritual meaning of the Night and the Day,...

I moved across the country to go to Dogson University to experience real life, not the sheltered existence I led through high school under the thumbs of my ultra-religious parents. Drinking, partying, the works… but what I never expected was to feel the way I do about my new dorm neighbor, Jack. I’ve never had a girlfriend before. Never even cared. So why is it this intimidating frat-boy rock climber has gotten such a hold of me? He’s the kind of guy who would’ve kicked my ass in high school, but instead, he loves doing something else to it. It’s all just for fun, but how can we ...

I was asleep when the world burned. Zain Stone is a rising star at tech giant Thanatos Industries, developing the technology to stop death. But when the building comes under attack, he risks life and limb to protect his research. When he wakes in a cryo chamber, twenty years into the future, everything has changed. The world, which once valued technology so much, has come to despise it. And the girl who woke him up–the beautiful Amy, with strawberry blonde hair and a sweet disposition–might be a cyborg he designed himself. Soon, Zain finds that it’s not just that he needs to survive ...

You look so peaceful in your sleep. You’re my obsession, my salvation and my destruction as I will be yours. You’re the reason I breathe, the reason I kill. I love you so much that I’ll kill everyone who has ever hurt you, anyone who will ever touch you again, darling. I used to think villains only existed in books. That was before I married one. Before the bruises. The excuses. The way I learned to hide the truth between sentences. And before the notes started appearing. I call him Butterfly Man. The stalker who exists in the spaces between my breaths, the corners of my vision, the ...

The Light-Worker's Companion supports readers who are awakening to, or are already consciously on, their spiritual pathway. The Companion seeks to be exactly so, a companion and a friend to those who desire a deeper connection with themselves and the Beings of Light guiding them. The Light-Worker's Companion focuses on topics that facilitate a higher connection such as dimensions of consciousness, spiritual assignments, Ascension, and the spiritual family who offer their assistance in the process. The work is a guidebook to the many levels of Ascension and awareness one might experience as ...

AS ABOVE: The High Court in the heavens has decreed Earth is in crisis. Archangel Ariel wants to end the planet but The Omnipresence sees another way to help save humankind. The spiritual Laws of the Universe have been rewritten by Metatron. Can the Celestial plan succeed, or will human intervention thwart it before it has even begun? SO BELOW: The time is nigh, 2016. Eight strangers are brought to the Mermaid Centre in Wales to an Outdoor Pursuit adventure. Why do they all share the same blue eyes? Why do they feel inexplicably drawn to each other? Supernatural occurrences, first love and ...

📚World-famous author Cressida Vance is rich, rude, and really bad at finishing her series. When she crashes into the cozy town of Mariposas to open a Very Serious Bookstore™, tensions rise quickly. But when she bails on a local book club Q&A and turns up dead, the real mystery begins... featuring: 💸 An old-money inheritance 🖋️a scandalous lie 🔍and a whole town full of suspects Murder’s on the menu—and everyone’s reading between the lines. 🍰🔍 Perfect for fans of mysteries with bite, bookish chaos, and small-town snark. Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance...

The author of The Internet of Things presents his latest book.

After the Rapture, one war machine still remembers the Word of God. Elior wasn’t made to believe. He was forged for war, discarded, and forgotten—until a woman named Eloise found him in a scrapyard and gave him a second purpose. She treated him not as a weapon, but as a friend. She read Scripture aloud to him, shared meals beside him, and called him by name. Now, in a world left broken by the Rapture, Elior awakens to find the faithful gone and truth silenced. Yet something in him—something Eloise planted—remains. As others surrender to fear or falsehood, Elior walks a ruined world ...

Two best friends. One ancient book. Countless adventures. Naomi Williams, a bright and determined girl with an unshakable faith, and Luke Miller, her adventurous yet skeptical best friend, are just ordinary 11-year-olds living in the quiet town of Everbrook, MI—or so they think. But when they stumble upon a mysterious glowing book hidden in an abandoned chapel, their lives are thrown into an epic adventure they never expected. The book, The Chronicles of Light, holds the stories of legendary Christian heroes throughout history—yet many of its pages are blank. Why? Because Naomi and Luke...

Colin Laney is here looking for work. He is an intuitive fisher for patterns of information. But Laney knows how to sift for the dangerous bits. Which makes him useful - to certain people. Chia McKenzie is here on a rescue mission. Her idol is the singer Rez, of the band Lo,Rez. When the Seattle chapter of the Lo,Rez fan club decided that he might be in trouble in Tokyo, they sent Chia to check it out. Rei Toei is the idoru - the beautiful, entirely virtual media star adored by all Japan. Rez has declared that he will marry her. This is the rumor that has brought Chia to Tokyo.

A friend kidnapped. A monster created. A friendship that might be turning into...something new. Kaitlyn Strong and her crew are in a race against time as they try to find a friend they thought was dead. The trail leads to a biotech lab hidden beneath the streets of Manhattan, where new horrors await them. Can Kaitlyn and her Savannah Cat companion Fangs come to the rescue in time? Or will the latest Abandonado plot cost her someone dear? Find out now! This is the fourth Book in the Kaitlyn Strong Series by Art DeForest

Time moves fast on the racetrack. It moves even faster when you’re being chased. Kinsley It’s a transpacific flight, my fresh start thousands of miles away from the danger that’s imprisoned me. Producing a new Formula 1 docuseries is my way out. I’m done cowering, hiding, and being afraid of what lurks in the shadows. Nothing can touch me now. Except maybe him… Embedding with this Texas racing team just became a lot more attractive. The way he’s looking at me, with eyes so blue they should be illegal? I recognize a sexy smolder when I see one. Can sixteen hours on an airplane ...

New Town. New Café. Deadly Secrets. Tiffany Black was ready for a fresh start—quaint small-town life, a cozy café, and days filled with cupcakes, coffee, and zero drama. But from the moment she and her best friend, Rosie, open their bakery, things start to go horribly wrong. First, someone sabotages the café, determined to shut them down before they even get started. Then, a murder rocks the town—and all signs point to someone who’s a little too close for comfort. Who is trying to destroy Tiffany's dream? Who wanted the victim dead? And how long before the killer strikes again? As ...

Hunter of the Light Complete Series Books 1-15 Part One: Dreaming of Death Books 1-5 Haunted by chilling nightmares, Rachel questions her sanity as the line between fact and fiction begins to blur. For a year, Rachel slept. Forced into a coma after the horrific crash which claimed her family. Her body worked to heal while the memories of her loved ones vanished. She wakes to terrifying experiences that make settling back into a normal life impossible. Blackouts. Sleepwalking. Gruesome dreams. Terror coils in her gut at what could be behind it. Things take a far more sinister turn when her ...

Discover the power to change your life through connection to Source Language Embark on a captivating journey of discovery that will forever change the way you perceive the power of communication with the Divine. This book demystifies Light Language, presenting it as a universal source of spiritual connection that transcends linguistic barriers. By presenting the subject in a clear, easy-to-understand manner, it guides readers, regardless of their background or spiritual beliefs, to unlock the hidden potential within them. Light language is a powerful tool that can be used to connect with ...

This Gospel of Thomas, inclusive of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, was found at the Nag Hammadi site in the Egyptian desert in December of 1945 along with some other books collectively called the “Nag Hammadi Library.” These texts were very fragmented with age and in a state of advanced decay. The original parchments now rest in the Coptic Museum in Cairo. They have been thought to have been written and dated from 100-245 A.D., according to some sources. Until today these sacred texts have only been able to be partially interpreted by scholars because no complete record of these texts ...

On one of those magically white winter nights, my mother took me in her arms and shut the doors behind her. We left my drunken father in the name of a better life. And the name of that better life was Tom, a local gangster with the face of the devil himself. I remember looking at my mother's bloody face bashed into the ground, teeth scattered around her limp body. I understood then that one of us was going to die. Fortunately, I was right!