Author: chrchr

A research ship maintaining a security watch on a developing planet is pummeled by an unexpected solar flare and collision with one of its service drones. With communications destroyed and their only means of power generation damaged, the ship must land and obtain materials for makeshift repairs if they are to return home. But the planet is inhabited by a post-industrial species who must be protected from the knowledge of the spacefarers and their advanced technology at all costs. Unable to call for help and running out of power, the ship’s captain faces a terrible choice: risk contamination of the planet he is sworn to protect or destroy his ship and crew. He and his crew enter a race to surreptitiously gather the needed materials and affect repairs and depart before the natives discover their existence and landing place.

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A hopeless young lady who has lost all faith.
A man from another planet seeking a rescuer from Earth.
An organization intent on colonizing the utopian world hidden on Mars.
Can she save their world from destruction?
Can she even save herself?

Eighteen-year-old college student, Aurora Pierce, is devastated over the untimely death of her parents. After several difficult months of grieving, she has finally reached the point of giving up.

But just as she succumbs to the debilitating depression, she is sent to Eversong – the planet we know as Mars – by the rulers of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter to stop her University professor, Murdoch, from colonizing the utopian world with the help of a secret Institute he works for known as F.I.R.E.

When Aurora enters this perfect society hidden inside the Red Planet’s outer barrier of protection, she discovers a strange and magical place, where – unlike back on earth – she finally feels at home.

But the day of the Institute’s martial takeover is fast approaching, and Aurora must overcome insurmountable odds and find the strength within her to save this new world. And along the way, she learns deep truths about life, death, and eternity that just might bring her the greatest healing she could have ever hoped for.

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While investigating an incident 7000 feet deep inside the Duke Mining copper mine, Tom Porter stumbles across a doorway that transports him into a parallel world of hell. He wakes up hairless, bruised, and naked in a wasteland controlled by an insidious faction of people, led by Chief Sanders, Trashman, and The Preacher. 

Tom journeys through this hell while searching for a way home as insidious men fight to stop him.

Follow Walter Pauls, Tom Porter, Charlotte Kane—her dog, Bran—and others as they discover supernatural forces eating the soul of this town. Follow Detective McKinney as he attempts to solve the mystery of the dead, the murders, and “The Missing.” 

This is a haunting tale of spilled blood in a town that God has forsaken. Why are people missing, and why do so many bad things happen in Mecklenburg?

First came Under the Dome, then came Desperation. Now there’s The Missing by Olin Lester, to make you think twice about visiting small towns!

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After her domineering father dies, leaving her a fortune, Karen Ryan decides to change her life. Having lived all her life in his shadow in a huge, isolated house in northern Wisconsin, she plans a long Italian vacation. But before flying out of Chicago, she meets handsome Paul Archer, marries him and her vacation becomes an unexpected honeymoon.

Shortly after they return to Karen’s home, someone tries to kill her twice – unsuccessfully – and it appears the killer is dead. Then he starts phoning, telling her he is still going to kill her. But why? And who is he?

Returning to Italy seems the best plan, but Paul and his friend Morgan persuade Karen the only way to stop him is to lure him into the open – by using her as bait. Enlisting the help of her cousin Susan, her ex-lover Michael Rossi, an ex-marine, and Sam King, a Chicago cop on vacation in the area, Karen and Paul get ready for a siege.

Tensions rise and Karen’s paranoia increases as she realizes each of her protectors may have a reason for wanting her dead – and whichever path she chooses could be deadly.

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Landscape artist Miranda Jones thought she was on track. Yet something feels off kilter. The subjects of her work all live in nature, yet she herself lives in the city. Her rep and her family emphasize money as the benchmark of success, yet her own goals have to do with the professional challenges of excellence, adventure, and authenticity. She plans a brief trip to join plein air artists in the Carrizo Plain to paint this year’s extraordinary super bloom. Yet what she experiences is a journey that opens a chapter into a new life. At least it will, if she considers what might happen . . . when the heart listens.

Read the novella of protagonist Miranda before the saga begins! Though the book stands alone, it also extends the Milford-Haven Novels, the critically acclaimed, best-selling series, a multi-generational saga. Based on Purl’s BBC Radio drama Milford-Haven U.S.A.

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WAR GAME XRI
YOUR SCHOOL. YOUR HONOR. YOUR DUTY.

These words have more meaning than fourteen-year-old Cassie Routhier and her classmates can comprehend when a strange group called the Chi Rho Iota Corporation take over their high school. Suddenly, they are thrust into a state of the art war simulation that is supposed to prepare them for World War III. 

It doesn’t take long for rules to be broken, for people to fight dirty, and for it to seem like something is amiss with the federally mandated simulation. Cassie and her squad are faced with discovering the intentions of the Chi Rho Iota Corporation as well as partaking in a war game that claims to be harmless when it’s anything but safe.

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October 1943. Manhattan, New York.

Peter Corcoran has been a Friday night regular at the Starling Club for so long that he has his own seat at a back table. From here, he watches the battalion of stunning single ladies take turns dancing with the most handsome man in the whole establishment. That attractive man is not only his best friend but also his roommate—and it won’t be one of the drop-dead-gorgeous women who Daniel Bennet goes home with at the end of the night.

When the closed apartment door cuts off the rest of the world, Danny gives him the first of a series of burning kisses—kisses that never cease to shatter Peter’s universe. But the tiny, cynical voice in the back of his head has him doubting their strange, secret charade and wondering if their romance could ever be more than just an indulgence at the end of the week, when prying eyes aren’t looking…

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Until now, Lexi has lived a defiant life. Adopted as a newborn baby, Lexi was born in a world of Elementals. In an attack on her home, she was taken from her birth parents and sent to a world where she might live in peace and serenity… Earth. Lexi has always wanted to discover more in life. And after losing her most prized possession, she has a shocking meeting with an ominous boy named Daymian. Through him, she uncovers the truth behind the lies. As Lexi becomes a part of this hidden world of elemental magic, she realizes more about herself than she ever thought possible, developing her ability to control light. Where she controls the Element of Light, there are those who control Darkness, assassins who were sent to take her heart. Clarissa Lovett, Lexi, is the first book in the Clarissa Lovett series for teens. It is an intense YA Urban Fantasy tackling the idea of the Elements in a way one would not expect. This Urban Fantasy adventure in a rigidity old town is filled with a slow-burn forbidden romance, magic, drama, mystery, dark backstories, heartache, and bloodshed. Think Avatar: the Last Airbender meets Harry Potter and Shadow hunters, with a dark, thriller type twist to it all.

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Wait for Me is told through the narrative of an old man whose past is too painful to allow him to move forward. The protagonist, Nicholi, is gripped with sorrow by the memory of the death of his first love when he was a young man, which in turn forced him to embark on a life that he never could have imagined. As he sits on his porch on his 73rd birthday reminiscing about his lost love (and hoping to see her soon), he is approached by an unexpected visitor. Although he is not one who normally receives company, he is welcoming and pleasantly surprised by the similarities between her and the love of his life. While conversing with his visitor, Nicholi shares the story of his life with her, and in turn, is forced to relive his painful past in order to “see” her true identity and the significance of her visit.

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There are no isolated incidences. Everything that happens in our lives is connected and becomes the ingredients of who we are. Sometimes we embrace the truth when it’s convenient. Other times we run from it, hoping that it will change before it eventually catches up to us. When love is not enough, we must look deeper inside to mend the cracks that have weakened our foundation. Only then will we recognize our true selves.

For Eva, that would be a challenge. Her life often churned out of control as she fought for happiness. It will take incredible strength and honesty to become the person she was meant to be. Follow Eva as she struggles to recognize her own worth and tries to figure out what it takes to truly be a woman.

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