Virtual Worlds

As we begin The Whole Wide World, the fifth novel in the Rian and Mouse series, Captain Alois Bumper has officially become the commodore of his own line, The Blue Water Packet and Navigation Co., after he buys a second ship as a running mate to Cleo. This causes what Tom and Bumper call “happy problems,” as their first course of action is to spruce up the new vessel and then fill any remaining crew berths in the ships. Mouse has been promoted to First Mate aboard the new packet, business is good at The Two Barrels, and Sofus and his new ‘Da’ have settled in together quite famously. ...

What is happening to the world, especially the “Western” nations? Huge debts, political turmoil, social unrest, and the corruption of morality are everywhere. Our historic culture is being cancelled and our borders breached. This, all done with the support of powerful bodies like the UN, WEF, WHO, EU, IMF and others. It feels like they have even coordinated a date of completion; 2030. We are told that America, like all great nations of the past, is succumbing to the inevitable strains of empires. But it doesn’t feel like that. It does not feel like we are falling apart, as much as we ...

Be careful! It’s going to be really hot. :) ⚠️ Warning: This is not a safe story. Explicit content, violence, sarcasm, school drama, magical duels — all included. Earth. The year 2622. A world where magic and technology coexist. A world ruled by clans and aristocrats, each with their own unique Gift. They can control elements, soar through the skies, twist minds, or turn into beasts. To them, you're just a toy. A stranger from another era — the distant future — wakes up in the body of an ordinary guy. Betrayed and killed in his old world, he gets a second chance here. His new ...

A True Story of Resilience Survival and Unbroken Spirit A Civilian Dutch Woman in Europe During World War II Treasures of Sadness is the story of Corrie's unbroken spirit. If you love historical fiction, don't miss reading this real life memoir and page-turner: Treasures of Sadness Treasures of Sadness is a real life account of a woman’s journey that began during World War II. Corrie grew up in an affluent neighborhood in Amersfoort, Holland in the 1940’s. From there she fell in love with a German soldier, rubbed elbows with royalty in Vienna, Austria and ended up in a coal mining town ...

What King Thoth did to re-civilize the world after the Pleistocene Extinction was amazing. As things got bad again, no one else would even try to halt the calamity. What he accomplished after that was nothing less than miraculous. His subjects tried to deify him but he never accepted that level of adoration. Instead, he brought light to a darkened world and science to a forgotten civilization. He worked his wonders in Egypt, India and even in the Americas and he explained to us how to worship one God while most of the Anak people were forcing devotion, servitude, and adoration for their ...

Dying might just be the best thing that ever happened to Dare. Not the dying itself, of course, although thankfully he doesn't remember it. He finds himself in a gray void, where a mysterious voice offers him a choice: Continue on to whatever awaits him in the afterlife, or be reborn on a world with video game-like mechanics. Which as far as he's concerned isn't a tough choice at all. Just that quickly Dare begins a new life full of possibilities, eagerly venturing out to explore a breathtaking world, level up and become powerful, and romance and fall in love with beautiful women of an ...

For centuries, stories have emanated from the Congo of mysterious animals roaming the swamps. Expeditions have turned up enormous, dinosaur-like footprints while others have not come back at all. No one is quite sure what's hiding in the unexplored regions of the African jungle, but one thing is for certain. It is a place like no place on Earth. A world lost in time. A place where monsters dwell. A modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel, full of thrills, action, and suspense along with extensive research regarding the very real Mokele-Mbembe legends of the Congo region, "The...

Death walks beside me. Two weeks ago, I was hired by the Dragon Prince of Zaru to help his brother, the King, deal with their dead. Not that there is an abundance of corpses in their kingdom, but those who die aren't staying in their graves. As a necromancer, I'm one of the few people on Serai who can put the dead to rest and discover why they are rising. As a Raltven, I'm particularly good at it. Good enough that the King of Zaru sent his brother across the sea to find someone like me. At first sight, desire sparked between Prince Racmar and me. On the way to Zaru, our attraction for each ...

We’ll discuss an incredible period in the history of our Earth when everything was colossal in size, how the Nephilim came about, what they did and the events that unfolded in the hidden pages of our ancient sacred books, which shaped our world as we know it today. This tome is a compilation of incredible episodes that the Bible only mentions on the surface. We will go deep, accounting for every detail since the creation of the first human being over the face of the Earth. You will gain insight of how the celestial government works and how the Nephilim were placed in the highest seats in ...

The Free World War III - The Sealed Globe continues the story of a struggle to end the ceaseless and crippling arms races between opposing ideologies, and of a war to finally liberate humanity from the madness of perpetual conflict. As with the first two books in the series, our own tragic history is depicted from the viewpoint of a peaceful utopia that uses simulations generated with the aid of the limitless computing power and artificial intelligence of the future. Conversely, the main storyline in which General George S. Patton survived his car accident, continues to describe the events ...

The World Never Waits – A Spy Thriller Where Power, Betrayal, and AI Collide. Blake Steele is no ordinary spy. Once a top-tier CIA field agent, now a rogue operator for hire, he thought he left the world of shadow wars behind. But when his former handler, Tom Cooley, pulls him back in, Blake finds himself on the most dangerous mission of his life—one that could determine the fate of the global financial system. His target: Dimitri Kamorov, a Russian tech billionaire and mastermind behind one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. On the surface, Kamarov is a visionary entrepreneur. ...

Can the dream of freedom overcome fear and oppression? In this novel spanning Prague’s tumultuous twentieth century, friendships and marriages are tested to the limit. In the summer of 1914, young love beckons and the future seems bright for three friends as they reach adulthood, but the dark clouds of war throw into stark relief the differences between them which had never mattered before. From World War One and the heady days of liberty which follow, to Nazi occupation during World War Two, and afterwards Communist dictatorship, life threatening risks must be taken. Friends and families...

The dungeon has spoken and Alistar learned that it had much to say. Not only was he not on Earth anymore, but the dungeon needed him to take over for it. Binding himself to the dungeon core brings about its own problems. He has to create a new dungeon from scratch, while protecting the core from those that would take it. Not only will it kill him if it's taken, but the monsters that destroyed Earth will destroy his new home as well. Left with more choices to make than he ever wanted, Alistar bonds with the locals and finds his humanity once again. He must build a home for his growing family...

She needed an escape. What she found was a cage. Sara Evans is desperate. Failing London life, crashing on her friend’s sofa, and haunted by rejections, she takes a radical chance: inventing Sarah Smith, a flawless nanny persona, to answer a cryptic job ad. The position is live-in, miles away in affluent St Albans, at the beautiful home of the enigmatic and stunning Theodora Bedford. It seems like the perfect refuge, a lifeline. But Avenue Road is not the sanctuary Sara imagined. Behind the elegant facade, the house suffocates with unspoken tensions. Theodora is magnetic, intelligent, and...

The eBook, "America is the True Old World," is destined to rewrite the history books, because this eBook demonstrates that the Americas is the Far East, the land of the Bible, and the oldest landmass. All Civilization started in the Americas and branched out to the rest of the world. This eBook discusses the discovery of the Lost Continent of Mu, Atlantis found, Hyperborea, Ancient India, and Ancient Sumer. This eBook comes with 40 color illustrations to highlight the beauty of the Old World. This eBook is a series of 4 books broken down into 4 volumes, therefore, this is Volume I of IV, so...

‘World’s Best Bad Dad Jokes 2018’ is a compilation of the greatest ‘Dad jokes’ told by some of the nation’s best comedians in leading comedy clubs in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, and Seattle. “Outrageously funny!” raves Continental Comedy “The very best and worst Dad jokes ever!” Joker’s Wild Comedy “No bad puns, no corny one-liners – this is serious comedy for unserious Dads!” Homer’s Humor From inside: An older woman who lived alone with her cat heard someone digging in the backyard of the house next door. She leaned over the fence and saw her ...

★★★ "CINDERELLA MEETS TWILIGHT" - AMAZON REVIEW ★★★ After her mother’s death, Taylor Hale goes to live with her father on the remote island of Dawnhaven. She’s dreading it, but she has a plan: she'll keep her head down, survive senior year, and ignore that her wicked stepmother treats her like trash. Then she meets wealthy summer resident James Champlain, and everything changes. James is tall and strapping, with a square jaw. In addition to his looks, he’s charming, funny, and kind. Taylor is increasingly drawn to him, but they're from two different worlds. She was on food...

In Stolen Treasure, the final book in the best selling Collapsing World series, Specialist Clark and Emma know that their time is running out as they fight against the onslaught of a war in an attempt to save the lives of Jack, Lucy and Penny. But they are not the only ones fighting for survival; David and Tasha have finally escaped the destruction and chaos of Birmingham, and find themselves working with two other families caught up in the same tragedy. Little do they know that their newfound relationship with the Tiller and Burrows families might actually put them into more danger. Stolen...

The most powerful teachings of Jesus. The force that fuels your faith. Now in one book. For centuries, the Beatitudes have been quoted, studied, and admired—but few truly live them. And the Holy Spirit? Many believe in Him, yet struggle to experience His power in their daily lives. This book bridges that gap, bringing together two of the most transformative forces in Christianity—Jesus’s wisdom and the Spirit’s presence—to unlock a faith that is alive, resilient, and unstoppable. Inside this two-in-one volume, you will: Decode the Beatitudes—understand what Jesus meant when He ...

Following Ragnarok, we are struggling to adapt to the many changes across the earth. All manners of horrors have been unleashed upon humanity due to the collapsing afterlife. Many events are set in motion and I must figure out how to protect the humans, as well as my people from humans. Political divisions enflame the frayed peace. Humanity is on the knife's edge of war with the immortals. Despite the many ways they undermine me, it seems to fall to me to keep the peace and defend the ignorant masses from their own stupidity, while fighting greater forces at work on earth. Ultimately, I am ...