This is a highly acclaimed, Hugo-nominated legal thriller that uses a classic alien-invasion premise to explore deep questions about justice, prejudice, and ethics. Synopsis: The novel begins with the arrival of the Tosoks, an advanced extraterrestrial race that lands on Earth with a message of peace and a promise to share technology that could cure diseases and solve the energy crisis. H…
Liam O'Connor, Maddy Carter, and Sal Vikram are the TimeRiders—three teenagers rescued from the very moment of their deaths to serve in a highly classified agency. Their sole purpose is to live outside of time in a New York City bubble and protect the timeline from being altered by time-traveling terrorists. The crisis in this book begins in 2001 when a brilliant British computer hacker na…
They don’t listen to understand; they just wait for their turn to speak. The moment you start sharing a story or an achievement, they instantly interrupt and find a way to shift the entire conversation back to themselves, their experiences, or their problems.
In 1971, Kathleen McConnell and her family moved into a beautiful, historic Victorian estate in Louisville, Kentucky, known as the Fontaine Manse. Only two days after settling in, Kathleen and her husband experienced unexplainable phenomena that left them with absolutely no doubt that they were sharing their new home with unseen residents. Doors slammed on their own, and the distinct sound of a…
Mara Valentine is the definition of a control freak. She is a straight-A high school senior in Brockport, New York, who has her entire life meticulously planned out. Her immediate goals are simple: maintain her absolute perfection, secure the number-one spot as class valedictorian by beating her womanizing ex-boyfriend Travis, and coast smoothly right into Yale University. To keep her life stri…
Set in 1926, the story follows thousands of Jewish families forced to flee intense poverty and anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe. The narrative centers on Leon Edri, a teenager who leaves his tiny Russian village ("shtetl") of Golochov. His journey takes him across Europe and eventually lands him in the unfamiliar world of South America, settling in a predominantly Catholic provincial town
Driven by the dream of escaping the war-torn misery of Afghanistan, fourteen-year-old Shauzia has managed to flee Kabul. Her ultimate goal is to reach France and stand beneath the Eiffel Tower—a promise she and Parvana made to each other. However, reality catches up to her, and she finds herself stuck in the Widows’ compound at a gritty, sweltering refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan. The ca…
On his thirteenth birthday, Alcatraz Smedry receives a seemingly useless bag of sand from his missing parents. Alcatraz is a foster child notorious for one specific, incredibly frustrating trait: he breaks things. From doors and windows to complex electronics, nothing remains intact around him. However, his life completely flips upside down when an eccentric old man claiming to be his grandf…
How beautiful it is when life lessons and wisdom are passed down seamlessly from one generation to the next. This anthology compiles 50 beautifully crafted, insightful short stories designed to offer profound wisdom and timeless moral values. Written with a gentle, non-preachy approach, these stories offer life advice that leaves a lasting impression on the reader's heart without feeling dic…
The story follows Lady Viola (Violet) and her husband, John, Lord Hammond. Married out of duty, their relationship shattered years ago due to betrayal, leading to a long, bitter separation. However, when John returns needing an heir to secure his family's legacy, he proposes a scandalous deal: Violet must return to his bed for one year. What follows is a tense, emotional battle of wits and deep…