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The scene was set, the lights were lit and the audience waited in eager anticipation for the drama that was about to unfold in the Woody Meadow Players latest production “Death Comes to Creedal Manor”. Little did they suspect that a real crime was about to be committed before their very eyes – and not just one to the performing arts.

Death was on the bill.

“Have you ever caught a movement out of the corner of your eye, but when you looked, there was nothing there?”Grandad’s stories were the best, far better than anything Dylan had ever seen written down in a book. But when one evening Grandad tells him about the mysterious sethundra both Dylan and his older sister Katy discover something they didn’t expect.Every story their grandfather had ever told them was true.With no warning, they find themselves set upon a path to unravel the mysteries of their own family and caught up in a desperate struggle that will not only decide their fate, bu...

The paperwork says Dirk Strangelove is dead. Sanctuary still expects him at work. When a missing factory worker draws him into a system that edits memories, reassigns names and treats personhood as company property, Dirk must decide how much of himself he can trade before the record becomes permanent. A darkly funny speculative noir for readers of hard-boiled mysteries, corporate dystopias and identity thrillers.

Before wildland firefighters were seen as heroes, they were cursed, threatened, and run off from the very communities they were trying to save. In Before We Were Heroes: Southern Fires, Bill Beebe a 30-year veteran forester and firefighter who served on National Type 1 Incident Management Teams across Arkansas, Alaska, and the nation pulls backthe curtain on an untold chapter of American history. This isn't the version told at retirement banquets. This is the raw, gripping story of a brotherhood forged not in glory, but in grit. From the sweltering swamps of eastern Arkansas to the remote wild...

In the isolated town of Hollow Creek, people have started smiling.Not laughing. Not grinning.Smiling.At first, it seems harmless. A cashier holds a smile a little too long. A teacher stands motionless outside her classroom with her lips stretched impossibly wide. Neighbors stop speaking altogether, choosing instead to watch from their windows with the same expression.Then the disappearances begin.When bestselling true-crime journalist Ethan Hale returns to his hometown after twenty years, he discovers something impossible: every victim was last seen smiling.The deeper Ethan digs, the more he u...

Emma Brooks has spent years helping strangers tell their stories.As the owner of a cozy neighborhood coffee shop, she's become the unofficial therapist, matchmaker, and keeper of everyone's secrets—except her own.Lucas Carter, a bestselling travel journalist, has returned to town after ten years away. His career has taken him across the world, but the one conversation he regrets walking away from happened in this small café... with Emma.Now fate seats them across from each other every morning.Their conversations begin politely.Then become playful.Then dangerously honest.Between forgotten dr...

What if you could relive your teenage years knowing everything you know today?At forty-seven, Nathan Brooks has accumulated a lifetime of regrets, missed opportunities, and memories he wishes he could change, but then the impossible happens. He wakes up thirteen years old again in 1987, armed with decades of memories and the chance to live his life over.At first, it feels like a dream come true as Nathan gets to see his parents while they're still young, reconnect with old friends, and experience the sights, sounds, and excitement of the late 1980s all over again. Most importantly, he has anot...

Ten years after the sudden death of his husband, Jack Bell has built a quiet life on the French Riviera. His routine is settled, and his grief is managed. Until he runs into an old flame.

Their reunion feels like a second chance at happiness. But as the days pass, the coincidences begin to stack up. What begins as a rekindled romance quickly turns into a desperate struggle for survival. As the shadows of the past close in, Jack is forced to piece together a terrifying puzzle: is he falling in love again, or is he falling into a trap?

This first book in the series "A Quest for Ancient Wisdom" also serves as a prequel to Rhuna's adventures. In the ancient, mystical past when an idyllic Atlantis-like civilization flourished, its people with exceptional powers could build giant stone structures like the Pyramids, and transform elements such as sand to stone and metal to gold with concentrated energy of the mind. This utopian Atlan Empire is rocked when one of its most preeminent Masters rebels and seeks to subvert the ideals of Atlan society. Roaming the countryside in a black robe, misusing his powers on innocent people,...

The death of a pope always creates a power vacuum. Even external forces will use the opportunity to attack once they get the chance.

On the other side of Rome, a wounded friar arrives at a Lutheran church with vital evidence of a conspiracy. The young pastor is dragged into an intricate web of lies, deceit and bloodshed, all the while dealing with his own personal demons.

As such, the fate of more than just the Vatican lies in the hands of someone they consider a heretic.

Cassandra has spent her life as the Council's weapon, feared for the pain she can inflict and trusted to extract secrets no one else can reach. But when she is sent to interrogate Nikolas, a captive dragon bound by his sister's control, one touch shatters the spells holding him—and opens a portal to a realm long believed lost.Stranded in Fabeldyrverden, Cassandra must navigate a world of ancient dragons, dangerous prophecy, and a mate bond she never expected. Nikolas may have escaped his sister's chains, but the truth he carries could ignite a war between realms.Across the world, Arianna has...

Alessandra Bianchi thought her life would be ordinary again after long ER nights—until a brutal, silent stranger rolls into her ER, claims she's his mate, and disappears. Evan O'Brien returns to consciousness miles from home with his body smeared in another's blood and a fragmented memory of torture. He tracks the only perfect match he can scent to a small-town nurse, and the moment their eyes meet, the world they both knew fractures.Caught between community rules that bind loyalties and predators who want Hawthorne—the ancient shifter hiding a secret that could change everything—Alessan...

Catriona Sullivan never meant to be anyone's epic fate. She's a wandering bartender, thirty‑something, with a knack for tripping over cookie tables and a life she hasn't bothered to plan. When a near‑mythic best man at a wedding stops her heart with a look and then disappears for months, her ordinary loneliness turns into obsession—and into danger.Jace McFadden is three centuries of regret in a handsome, controlled shell. He has avoided bonds and death for years—until he meets Cat and discovers a truth the Community dare not ignore: she may be his Blood Affinity. But Amanda, a cruel va...

When Millicent Calderwood finally receives the keys to the home she loved as a child, she expects dust and memories-not a floating man in a red mist and a web of old magic that reaches for her head. But the estate won't wait: a revenant keeps replaying the witch's cruelty, an imp hunts in the edges of town, and the people who shepherd her new life insist she's the only one who can finish what was started centuries ago.Thrown into a world of ritual, reluctant alliances, and slow-burning desire, Millie must learn rites from a housekeeper who is older than anyone should be and trust a brooding ca...

Paraíso perdido. 1ª edición. 2021. 312 páginas. ISBN 9798457512009. (Novela escrita en 2004)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Paraíso perdido, una novela imprescindible para interpretar la literatura actual latinoamericana con la propuesta sin ambages de luz y sombra, es una historia de conmovedor humanismo.En Paraíso perdido encontramos entre otras muchas razones, una que nos trae la remembranza del paraíso que insaciablemente buscamos toda la vida y que, irónicamente, está tantas veces antes nuestros ojos. Y es que, obviando el impulso humano con todas sus contradicciones, e...

En un viejo planeta de polvo. Poesía [1985-1990] 1ª edición. 2021. 170 páginas. ISBN: 9798545936120.Independently Published. Impreso en EE.UU.EN UN VIEJO PLANETA DE POLVO. POESÍA [1985-1990] es un libro que reúne algunos poemas de juventud del escritor ecuatoriano Patricio M. Trujillo O. Como está escrito al principio del libro:“Los poemas de este libro son voces del pasado (1985–1990), sueños de una era que fue importante. Se los podría olvidar, y algunos dirán: “Había que olvidarlos”. Pero considero que toda creación merece una oportunidad de mirarse en el espejo y pensar...

Microrrelatos de un espejo. 2ª edición. 2025. 174 páginas. ISBN 9798263142445. (Cuentos escritos en 2021)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Microrrelatos de un espejo es un ejemplo de cuánta ironía, crítica, análisis y filosofía se puede escribir en pocas líneas. Es un juego de metáforas de infinitos significados que dependen de la perspectiva del lector: un abanico de posibilidades para entrar en el alma humana.Los 149 microrrelatos de este libro se explayan por diversos temas que exploran el universo masculino y femenino, en un mundo donde el tiempo y la prisa se conjugan en...

Horizontes inesperados. 2ª edición. 2024. 182 páginas. ISBN 9798875740732. (Cuentos escritos entre 1994 y 2021)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Horizontes inesperados reúne diez cuentos sobre la esperanza, los sueños, las obsesiones, las angustias y las ilusiones. Sus personajes, cuando menos lo esperan, se encuentran frente a decisiones de las que no hay cómo escapar.Las palabras y las historias fluyen con espontaneidad con temas de la vida cotidiana, con personales reales y transfigurados que luchan para oír sus propias voces.La manzana: un retrato de dolor, angustia y amor c...

Aprendiendo a olvidar. Poesía. 1ª edición. 2021. 153 páginas. ISBN: 9798736134977 (Poemas escritos entre 2020 y 2021)Independently Published. Impreso en EE.UU.1ª reimpresión (12 de octubre de 2023)“debía haberte querido un poquito más / sin tener vergüenza de quererte un montón // sin miedo de que tú me quisieras / tal vez un poquito más”“a olvidar estoy aprendiendo // los minutos me recuerdan / una y otra vez / la memoria es más minúscula / que el océano de las galaxias” Aprendiendo a olvidar es un libro de pequeños poemas escritos entre 2020 y 2021. Esta poesía ...

Have you ever thought about the meaning of dreams? Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the dream?Dreams constantly arouse people's curiosity and amazement, although they infinitely exceed common understandings. Everyone, thinking about the world and themselves, at least sometimes asks: What is all this? How did all this come about? What is it really about? That's why this book has needed to be written.The inspiring book DREAMS is a collection of short stories that includes: "Messages from Dreams", "It Was Just a Dream", and other stories. In the book, real-life true events a...

Eos: diosa del amanecer. Prosa poética. (Microrrelatos escritos en 2021)2ª edición. 2023. 178 páginas. ISBN 9798865038566.Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Eos: diosa del amanecer. Prosa poética.En la mitología griega, Eos (hija de los titanes Hiperión y Tea) es la diosa de la aurora que cabalga en su carro anunciando la llegada del día. Se levantaba temprano, se cubría con un manto, enganchaba sus cuatro caballos a su carro y cabalgaba frente a Helios (el sol).A partir de esta referencia mitológica, se puede entender a Ella (el personaje de estos textos poéticos), a quien a...

Ciegos, sordos y mudos. 2ª edición. 2023. 172 páginas. ISBN 9798867119218. (Obra de teatro escrita en 1992)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Ciegos, sordos y mudos.“Esta obra del teatro del absurdo es asustadoramente realista.”“Ciegos, sordos y mudos: ¿una tragicomedia distópica o apocalíptica?”“El humor de una tragedia y lo absurdo de lo real del mundo contemporáneo.”Ciegos, sordos y mudos, escrita en 1992, es una obra de teatro humorística que retrata el caos ambiental del planeta provocado por el inmediatismo de una sociedad consumista, en la que no se quiere ver...

El amor para toda la vida. Cuentos. (Cuentos escritos entre 2019 y 2023)2ª edición. 2023. 151 páginas. ISBN 9798861543859.Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.El amor para toda la vida es un título irónico, sarcástico, casi una burla para el contenido de los doce cuentos que le abofetean al lector al poner al descubierto el lado oculto de la familia, que todos saben que existe, pero que en el momento de defender a la “familia tradicional”, muchos parecen fingir que no pasa nada.Los doce cuentos de El amor para toda la vida muestran el lado sombrío de la familia: la violencia f�...

Basta de pedir perdón. 1ª edición. 2020. 251 páginas. ISBN 9798668798421 (Novela escrita entre 1994 y 1996)Independently Published. Impreso en EE.UU.“El tiempo es inevitable. Las ilusiones un día se acaban. ¿Por qué insistimos en la necesidad de agarrarnos a lo que se va?”Basta de pedir perdón es una novela de suspense y psicológica escrita en 1994. Rojas, un joven de veintiséis años, durante los diez últimos años de su vida ha vivido internado en diferentes clínicas psicológicas, hasta que conoce al único doctor que no cree que esté loco; entonces se le presenta la oportu...

Fragmentos de una tragedia. Vampira. 2ª edición. 2023. 182 páginas. ISBN 9798394809453 (Microrrelatos escritos en 2020)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.Fragmentos de una tragedia. Vampira es una metáfora lírica contemporánea sobre la violencia contra la mujer. Los 160 micorrelatos, narrados desde tres puntos de vista, forman un círculo (sin principio y sin fin) de lucha, aceptación, amor, desesperación y sobrevivencia.Fragmentos de una tragedia. Vampira es una historia de suspense sobre la dominación y la sumisión. Como si fuera una leyenda fantástica de antaño, estos mic...

Part time bartender. Struggling actor. Missing father. Add a dash of tiki and shake well.For struggling actor and full‑time tiki nerd Gilley Martin, the bit role seemed perfect: bartender in a biopic about Don the Beachcomber. Then the majestic tiki statue—an artifact with a past of its own—decided to get involved. What follows is a slightly shaken romp through the early days of the tiki craze and the half‑hidden stories that shaped his family generations ago, some of them thanks to Gilley himself. A time‑bending, twisty tale about memory, myth, and the fine art of winging it, The Tr...

"Amid discord, distrust, and chaos......hold on to unity, for it is a most precious thing indeed."Grand Master Sarkeshi. Reverend Mother Diadra Maurian. Nez Yannaf. The unflinching Queen of the Asaan al-Atollen, Malina Varkallas, has triumphed over them all, with the help of her close friends and her lover, Quanaris Veilstar. But there is much, much more to know about the world which Quisillon and Xorgali share......and once Malina's inner circle learns of the truth, their lives as they know them may never be the same.The secrets lie with Xorgali's ruling line, the Garai dynasty. Its current m...

"To have a full and knowledgeable grasp on the present and future......one must look to the past."The Asaan al-Atollen have been restored to their golden age. With the corrupt Reverend Mother Diadra Maurian now completely overthrown and her favored subordinate, Malina Varkallas, now having taken the mantle of the Sirens' leader instead—alongside her lover Quanaris Veilstar—the future looks bright for Quisillon's protectors, with both women and men being granted equal opportunities to practice magic should they so choose.But it isn't long before unrest and distress comes calling once again....

"Look more closely, through the blood and tears......for not everything here is as it appears."Almost a year and a half after the decisive defeat of the Wyrmriders—and the permanent end to their atrocities across the Asaan al-Atollen's home continent of Quisillon—the devoted and dutiful Sister Malina Varkallas continues to serve at her mentor Diadra Maurian's side, unflinchingly carrying out the Reverend Mother's will while also hunting down the last few clusters of stubborn Wyrmrider rebel cells. But just when all seems right once again, the Asaan al-Atollen become targets of a mysterious...

"One must simply look deep inside themselves......to see the magic within."The continent of Quisillon is a magical, fantastical realm filled to the brim with a diverse collective of species. Every being—human, goblin, robot, manticore, and others—has no need for fear......for the people are protected by the remarkable peacekeepers known as the Asaan al-Atollen—or the Shadow Sirens—who also wield powerful magic at their disposal should situations escalate.The Asaan al-Atollen's all-women ranks are split up into three factions: Recruits, Acolytes, and Sisters......of which the dutiful, o...

"Open your eyes, that you may see......just who you're truly meant to be."The story of the liberated Cerulite servant Morrisette comes to an explosive end in the third and final novel of the Azure Aegis Series. With the malevolent force known as Balaal threatening to bring ruin to Cerulea—and the worlds beyond as well—Morrisette, who has just escaped the Royal Convergence with the help of Fifth Sector, must navigate the unfamiliarity of Endolynn alongside her devoted guard Damien, and find out the secrets of the fabled Azure Aegis before the universe itself is brought to irrecoverable ruin...

"Though your enemies' hearts harden, and their patience wears thin......never stop fighting for what you believe in."The second book in the Azure Aegis Series brings readers back to the fantastical and magical world of Cerulea and continues Morrisette's story directly following the defeat of her former master, King Tyrhenius Stygian. Now with her new friends by her side, they must work together to preserve Morrisette's newfound freedom and autonomy as the remaining royals of Cerulea close in on her, determined to make her pay for Stygian's downfall. Along the way, a mysterious faction lends th...

"The chains that bind you can be broken. And it all starts......with that first pull."The world of Cerulea is a magical land divided into four distinct regions, each with their own rulers, servants, decrees to make, and hardships to overcome. But when it becomes clear that not everything is what it seems to be, one young woman must step up out from her deceptive master's shadow and find her true place in this grand collective of kingdoms.Liberation tells the story of twenty-five-year-old Morrisette, a girl who has the power to bend crystal and materialize crystalline constructs from nothingnes...

When data analyst Mara Venn is hired to audit a disappearing communication system inside a European research hub known as Helix Station, she expects corrupted files, bureaucratic errors, and technical noise.Instead, she finds something impossible:Entire conversations that never happened—but are still stored.People who remember events that were never recorded.And a protocol buried deep in the system that rewrites silence itself.At first, it looks like a glitch.Then colleagues begin to “sync” with versions of themselves that act differently.Messages arrive before they are sent.And every at...

At five years old, Kasiel was found with the pointed ends of his ears cut off...Despite that brutal start, he's lived twelve peaceful years with the man who took him in. Keeping his hair long over his mutilated ears helps him hide the fact that he is Vanrian, a child of the enemy.Everything changes when mercenaries arrive hunting for him. The last people he expects to come to his rescue are Vanrian soldiers, one of whom claims to be his spirit brother. They plan to take him across the war zone to deliver him to his real father, a man whose name strikes terror in his enemies.With his secret exp...

Why You Felt CrazyWhat Gaslighting Does to You, Why Leaving Is Hard, and How to Find Your Way OutIf you've ever found yourself asking...Am I overreacting?Maybe it's my fault.Why is it so hard to leave?...this book was written for you.Why You Felt Crazy explores the hidden psychological effects of gaslighting, emotional abuse, and coercive control. Rather than offering quick fixes or generic advice, Quinn Morgan explains how manipulation slowly erodes your confidence, your memory, and your ability to trust your own instincts.Written from lived experience, this book helps readers understand:Why ...

When his ex shows up on his doorstep after three years of silence, Collin doesn’t know if it’s fate, a mistake, or something in between.What begins as one night of catching up turns into an unpredictable ride through old haunts, reckless dares, and unspoken truths. As Collin and Lacie navigate fights, stolen moments, and the ghosts of their shared past, they’re forced to confront the question neither has answered: are they still in love, or just in love with who they used to be?Pieces of Us is a raw, intimate, and chaotic love story about two people who can’t seem to let go no matter h...

For fans of blurred-reality stories like Inception, The Matrix, and The Truman Show.It’s all in your mind…The gap is the place where our intentions meet our actions.The gap is the place where our failings are exposed.All humanity exists in the gap.The gap is the next global battlefield, and the war has already begun.Two organisations are locked in battle to control the mysterious gap.Schelldhardt, the largest company in the world, is using its powerful online reach to divide the global population.The Friary is a secretive institution aiming to stop them.Lana Carter is a young woman searchi...

For fans of blurred-reality stories like Inception, The Matrix, and The Truman Show.What if there were a way to make a perfect decision? If poor choices, even addictions, could be controlled from within the mind.Schelldhardt is the largest company in the world and will do anything to grow. When Joe Massey is unexpectedly offered a role aboard Schelldhardt’s luxurious corporate headquarters at sea, his main priority is Rachel. Joe has trailed Rachel through school and university into the workplace and cannot imagine life without her.Realistic dreams disturb Joe’s sleep as he is drawn deeper...

A hilarious comedy about friendship, family and fresh starts, set in the Scottish HighlandsThis uplifting, fast-paced story tackles the challenges of middle-age and will have you laughing, crying, and wondering how many Fs rule your life too.Jaye never expected everything to fall apart when she turned fifty, but Fs are back in charge and ruining her life again.Fitness… Her spare tyre’s self-inflating but she’s allergic to exercise, unless it’s wine bottle unscrewing where she’s fast becoming an Olympic athlete.Frustration… Why has her soulmate of 30 years shacked-up with his young,...