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The Emerald City

By Cassiopeia Fletcher

Nine-year-old Jonah is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime: crossing the main street to the corner store all by himself.

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Excerpt 1 from The Hainan Conflict

By DM Coffman

Yi realizes the feelings he has for the judge Sarah are stronger than he thought, or even wanted. Such a relationship would only complicate things. Especially since he had to keep his true identity from her. When she finds out, the conflict begins.

#adventure #romance #thriller

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Excerpt 1 from The Panama Contagion - The Virus

By DM Coffman

A psychopathic killer unleashes a deadly contagion and a cruise ship laden with explosives heads to the Panama Canal--but the CIA ignores the warning. Yi goes undercover, but can he prevent the destruction after being infected by the Foreigner?

#adventure #horror #thriller

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Goblin

By Gerhard Gehrke

Spicy’s dreams of becoming an apprentice sage are shattered when humans attack his village and kidnap his sister. Forced to leave the ashes of his home behind, he must uncover what the raiders are after.

#adventure #fantasy #young adult

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The World Over

By Cassiopeia Fletcher

Searching for her husband, River is drawn in by Mycroft, New Texas's shadow leader, who promises her answers in exchange for favors. Because even with humanity dangling by a thread, people still like to have power. And they still like to abuse it.

#adventure #dystopian #romance

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Excerpt 2 from The Hainan Conflict

By DM Coffman

The crew of the Dolly Mae (US Reconnaissance) are given the dangerous mission of transporting Navy SEALs for a surprise attack on the Net's center on Hainan Island. The success hinges on a strategic mid-air collision, but things go wrong.

#adventure #romance #clean romance

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Dragon's Fury: Chapter One

By Brian Meeks

From out of the mist it flew... ...a dragon bent on revenge and hungry for power. Who will stop him?

#adventure #fantasy

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REN

By Amira Awaad

The ancients used to say that a spirit resides in everything. That all matter, living and inanimate, are gravitational channels of energy. They believed that some individuals were selected to encompass magnificent fragments of older souls. But unles ...

#adventure #mythology

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Excerpt 2 from The Panama Contagion - The Attack

By DM Coffman

A psychopath unleashes a deadly contagion and a cruise ship laden with explosives heads to the Panama Canal--but the CIA ignores the warning. Yi goes undercover but will he discover the full scope of the Net's plans in time to stop the destruction?

#adventure #thriller

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Ink

By Ella Zundel

Three teenagers enter the abandoned house on 24th street, without knowing they have just walked into a dangerous history, that is all, shall we say, contained inside a single book.

#adventure #paranormal #young adult

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Fat Man Blues

By Richard Wall

"Hobo John" is an English blues enthusiast on a pilgrimage to present-day Mississippi. One night in Clarksdale he meets the mysterious Fat Man, who offers him the chance to see the real blues of the 1930s.

#adventure #historical #thriller

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Red Marks the Child

By Amira Awaad

This desert land was exceptionally dear to me. Its warm sands resound in the drumming beats of my eye-lashes. The sultry wasteland engulfed fresh oases with water that was pure — it pulsed and it pulsated. It throbbed like the beating of a living hea ...

#adventure #mythology

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Guardians

By Sandra Golden

Ten ships had been built for this journey to their new home. The journey would be a long one, and even if they could, they would never return. So the ships were loaded with everything they would need to survive the journey, all that they needed to bu ...

#adventure #science fiction

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The Librarynth of the Lost

By Taya Okerlund

An evil assassin is plotting the death of Fairy's crown prince. The princess will have to get her hands dirty, making some sketchy bargains, just to protect them, but the traitor is closer than you think.

#adventure #fantasy #middle grade

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A Spider's Journey

By Natalie Nielson

A treat was here somewhere, and Grogle was going to find it. Standing on his back four legs, the front two prodding around, trying to sense disturbances, with the other two poking into buildings. The first few days had been easy, Grogle only had to ...

#adventure #fantasy #horror

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The Blood Stone

By Jason Nugent

Lailoken’s enchanted leather-clad arms strained against the ropes, his muscles regretting the improvised snare the longer he held. “Hurry! The dragon’s trying to break loose!” he called to Darlonn and Jor. The other two dragonslayers rushed the Onyx ...

#adventure #fantasy #mythology

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The Descent, Chapter One

By Apryl K.B. Lopez

This short novella is a prequel to The Cavern and will entertain readers of new adult and young adult fiction, complete with action and confronting personal regret.

#adventure #dystopian #new adult

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As a Sword in My Bones

By Jessica Joiner

"If the Royal Council does nothing to curb my mother's cruelty, the oppressed people of Boldaria will revolt and this nation will be engulfed in a civil war," Prince Tristan Leander warned as he finished speaking before the gathered members of the tw ...

#adventure #spiritual

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