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A mother’s desperate fight to reunite with seven children, born artificially in an experimental space lab.

Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny is an exhilarating sci-fi adventure that combines high-stakes drama, interstellar intrigue, and a mother’s unwavering fight to reunite with her children. As Teagan Ward faces powerful foes and navigates the complexities of space politics, this tale of love, sacrifice, and survival pulls you into a universe filled with moral dilemmas and cosmic mysteries. A must-read for fans of epic space sagas and strong, determined protagonists, this first installment in the Sci-Fi Galaxy series sets the stage for an unforgettable journey through the stars.

"Born in Space," from ElleWon Press, chronicles a gripping tale of sacrifice, romance, and revenge. As life on Earth crumbles and the rich seek sanctuary in rotating space habitats, desire and ambition collide as a greedy billionaire mining boss and his scheming doctor seek to exploit the mineral-rich asteroids.When Teagan Ward claims seven test-tube babies, conceived aboard a space habitat as an experiment to populate the stars, are her children, she triggers a fight that consumes all those she loves.Clift paints a vivid picture of a world in turmoil, where desire and ambition clash against a backdrop of interstellar intrigue and technological advancement, and the rich are leaving Earth for...

Set in Alaska in 1965, this is a coming-of-age story of loss, adventure, violence, and redemption.Fourteen-year-old Sam Barger’s life changes forever when his father dies and his family is forced to move from a remote homestead and fishing camp to the busy city of Anchorage. Life in the big city hits Sam a little differently; suddenly, he’s surrounded by cars and girls, poverty and diversity, and new places to explore. One day, he and his new friends stumble upon an abandoned nightclub, and it fires up Sam’s imagination and leads him into dangers he never expected. Can he survive the wilds of Anchorage before the end of summer?  Secondhand Summer is the first book in  the Sam...

The sequel to Secondhand Summer continues Sam Barger's story with the homecoming of his older brother, now wounded from war, and the struggle for the two to understand and find each other again."Walker expertly explores how families live in the world at large, and how the ties that bind can be sorely tested by events far from home [. . .] Walker is one of those young adult novel authors writing for adults as well as kids. Intended or not, Back Home is a commentary on our times as well. It's a reminder that battle fatigue comes from more than just warfare. It comes from living in a society at odds with itself."--Anchorage Daily News"Back Home will appeal to young adult readers, those interest...

Western adventure under the pen name, CJ Briar

Joshua Grimm returns to Lost River to visit his parents' graves. He left ten years before, after watching them die. Now he's a man looking for his past. Suddenly, he faces the same nemesis that killed his parents, and finds himself in a battle with renegades, Indians, and the law. All the while, he's trying to protect the woman he finds living on his parents' old ranch.

Written under the pen name CJ Briar. 

Nathaniel Smith and his partner Emilio Baca thought the war was over and home was just over the horizon as they traveled the Santa Fe Trail. A windfall of gold and a bad choice of partners bring back the violence and brutality they thought they left behind. This tale set in the scenery and history of the Southwest is the prequel to Lost River Dilemma and takes us back to where it all began. A classic western adventure.

 

Already haunted by the trauma of nearly killing his older brother, Sam Barger learns that his girlfriend is pregnant. He is determined to do the right thing.  When her family spirits her away, Sam pursues Iris across several states and finds himself on a quest fraught with blind alleys and dangerous rabbit holes. The One-Man Iris Davis Fan Club paints an authentic picture of teen pregnancy in the 1960s, a time when pregnancy out wedlock was stigmatized, and young women had little control over their own lives. This is the third in a series of Sam Barger books. 

An old man has retreated to the river after losing his wife of many years when his teenage grandson tries to reunite the family. The legacy of the family story and the potency of human connection reveal the catalysts of friendship and family and how old wounds sometimes need support to be resolved. A multi-generational Mississippi family of teenagers coming of age, forty-somethings grappling with life changes, and seasoned survivors wrestling with the vagaries of aging.  Family stories mean more than we realize, and so does the bond of friendship. 

A mid-life mess dumbfounds a Mississippi man stalled in the hometown doldrums of a collapsing marriage and the uncertainty of a missing father. But a beautiful Argentine artist and a new job taking him to post-Katrina New Orleans unlock a world of artsy worldly friends and romance in a journey of self-discovery filled with art, inspiration, and secrets to living a meaningful life. A mutually creative relationship is possible, an iron sculptor's work revealing, and a philosophical maintenance worker's guidance critical as in the family saga Larry struggles to figure out who he is and who he isn't. Sometimes when things fall apart, they fall together again.

Jon Carlson and Sara Jenkins were childhood sweethearts who only wanted one thing -- to be married to each other and live their dream. But there was only one problem.Sara and her family belonged to a strange church governed by an oppressive set of rules. Jon was told that in order to marry Sara, he would have to join the church and live by its rules. He was warned against it, but his love for Sara and his trust in her blinded him to all the warnings.He began the training and soon realized things were not as he had originally thought. But he stuck to it, in hopes things would work out. Everything came to a head on the night of his wedding when Sara was taken from him.Does Jon escape the clutc...

Intrigue Your Mind includes a year of insightful questions, encouraging you to expand your thinking about yourself and the world. It is a valuable resource for:

• journaling

• team-building

• coaching

• social gatherings

• relationships

• self-reflection

The Cthulhu Mythos continues in series Danforth: Eldritch Tales of WWII.In this Lovecraftian tale of horror and espionage, Tomb of the Black Pharaoh follows Robert B. Danforth, a former Miskatonic University scholar still reeling from the horrific events in At the Mountains of Madness. Now part of the newly formed Office of the Coordinator of Information (COI) - the predecessor of the soon-to-be Office of Strategic Services (OSS) - Danforth is dispatched to Cairo to thwart a Nazi plot to recover the Talisman of Nephren-ka, buried deep within the tomb of the Black Pharaoh himself. Said to grant unspeakable power, the artifact could tip the scales of World War II in the Nazis' favor. As Danfor...