A gathering of tales from a Cosmopolitan family
A Tiger, a Panda, a Ladybug and an Elephant will tell you stories from Scotland, Biafra, Eritrea and from an European project in Romania. You can learn “kind words” in different European and African languages, the colours in Igbo and be involved in a exhibition to show your creativity and your perceptiveness.
Beginning of Arrogance
Paladins are nothing but trouble. Stories about paladins are everywhere, noble warriors riding magic steeds into battle against terrible foes. Champions of their gods. Heroes to everyone, except those who already have everything. Paladins are notorious for upsetting the balance of power, to the detriment of any who don’t worship their deity. So when Krell is called to service by the capricious god of the seas and skies, ReckNor, those with wealth and power can’t help but be concerned. ReckNor hasn’t called a paladin in years, and his nature is ever-changing and erratic. The fact that Krell is also an uneducated nobody with a stubborn streak as wide as the sea turns their concerns into fear. All of which matters less than the threat clawing its way from the waves, ready to turn the ocean red with spilled blood…
Blurring Reality
“For fans of sci-fi thrillers and space operas, this hits the target.” Judge, 9th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards.
Cryptic Spaces: Foresight
A brilliant young mathematician, and a world-famous young violinist are recruited to a clandestine organization with time travel technology. The organization, Observations, Inc., is probing the myths and mysteries of mankind, things like the Loch Ness Monster, Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, Zombies, Witches, Secrets of the Pyramids, and more. When introduced to the time grid for their first assignment, they discover that the time grid has a dark side, and what we have always believed to be merely myth and mystery are part of a carefully hidden history – one whose weave could mean the end of everything.
Dragon Rings
Something dark and terrifying is striking unseen in the night, bringing death and devastation to peaceable Nesht, then vanishing back into the surrounding mountains. Ring-Witches Mayra and Wolfe join uneasy forces to investigate. How can something so formidable and destructive obliterate villages, kill people, yet leave behind valuable gold and jewels?
Elemental
Raya’s ability to control the elements is more than a way of life – it could be her death sentence. Sent on a solo mission to Earth, she runs into trouble when her ship crashes near a small town. Will her supernatural powers be enough to keep her safe on this unfamiliar world?
Escape from the Shadows
Lola is a beautiful young woman who is under the guardianship of a man she considers her uncle. They live in a secluded wooded area in a log cabin which is hiding many high-tech secrets. Lola is an android made with ground-breaking technology and an enhanced AI program. These models which can pass for humans in society are the highly classified secrets of a few scientists. On discovering the military planned to redesign and weaponize their creations, the scientists destroyed their design and programming secrets. The androids escaped and went into hiding. Now factions of the government are ruthlessly hunting for the missing androids. Through reverse engineering, they hope to control the technology and build an army for military purposes. Lola is not aware of her true origin. She meets Luther, a handsome young man who frequents the forest around her home. On discovering they are both androids, a romance develops. They partner to form a plan to escape the forces that seek to capture and enslave their kind. Refusing to accept the life of a fugitive they attempt to find a solution with a brighter future. Even if that means leaving Earth forever. This novel contains mild language, violence, gore, and traumatizing content. Not recommended for children under 13. The length is approximately 60K words.
Fright House
Fright House is waiting to be unlocked. And she is the key. Penny Winters can see ghosts. Or she’s insane. Desperate and on the run, she lucks into a job at Fright House. But a one time insane asylum turned Halloween attraction is the last place she should be. Workers start disappearing. The walls move. And Penny’s past comes back to haunt her as Fright House’s tormented spirits awaken. Tory Jackson is obsessed with hunting ghosts. So when he and his ragtag team of Paranormal Scene Investigators are brought in to cleanse the old asylum of evil, it may finally be his chance to prove ghosts exist. But the evil within Fright House has plans of its own, and as the night devolves into chaos and terror, Penny and Tory will learn that the line between the living and the dead is one slice of a scalpel.
Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
Templeton Academy- the superhero high school is finally open! The prestigious instutiion is recruiting the best of the best to enroll in its student body. The school is as mysterious as it is exclusive. Grady Whill thinks there is nothing special about him to make the grade. However, his best friend, Aarush Patel has been selected and thinks Grady has the right stuff. Even school bully, Elwood Bledsoe is attending. If Grady is fortunate enough to be picked, his guardian has forbidden him to attend. Will a family secret prevent Grady from becoming the superhero he was destined to be?
HELL’S ROAD
JUNGLE: HELL’S ROAD LONDON IS DOOMED! After the horror of the Deluge, the Black Dust that swallowed London, came the sentient, venomous vines, growing prolifically, spreading voraciously protected by brutal guardians, Creeps, ape-like creatures, silent, savage, proficient killers. The city was overwhelmed, millions died. London was lost, destined to be destroyed in a conflagration of a thermo baric firestorm. It fell to Adam Blake, plagued by misinformation to lead a motley group of survivors out of London before the bombs fell. They were his friends, his “family”. Already reeling from their own personal tragedies the group looked to Adam for their salvation. The fear of failure haunted Adam as he led them north, towards Scotland, a long road, a dangerous road, Hell’s Road…
Ingrid
Ingrid is the story of a young art prodigy who struggles to peruse her artistic talents in a world dominated by robotics and artificial intelligence.
Legend of the Dewberry Harvester
What’s more devastating for a little lad–who has just made a new discovery via Majesty Begetarian he can proudly introduce to his town, Dewberry, especially the idea that would rid his fear of having to face the Tick Trefoil beast ever again–only to find when he arrives home that evening, his family has locked him out? Feeling no longer wanted, nine-year-old Brewnie is left no choice but to face the world alone beneath the feet of humanity. While in hiding, among treacherous plants and hungry predators, he learns of a scheme being plotted, one that could possibly destroy all the villages in the world–including Dewberry. His desperation to escape the danger of the woods leads him into the hands of a pirate queen who wants him sacrificed.
Neanderthal Gita
A halfling boy and his Neanderthal uncle are the only survivors from their strange, prehistoric culture. Now they are struggling to survive in modern society, with often violent, sometimes humorous, and always exciting results. Follow their exploits from the steppes of Siberia to exotic Kashmir, India, amid the clash of armies, religions, and criminal gangs. The half-Neanderthal boy matures into dangerous adulthood relying on his Neanderthal strengths and on the warrior philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita. Mystery, mayhem, and romance abound in one of the most extraordinary stories you will ever read. In Neanderthal Gita by Michael Baldwin, is a novel of high adventure, in which you will experience what it was like to live as a Neanderthal hunter—a hunter of both wild animals and men.
New Beginnings-Book 2
A virus has decimated over 99 percent of the world’s population, few remain… In a small town in the mountains of central Oregon, two brothers, Clint and Steve Walker, begin to gather a few dozen survivors together. Food, fuel, power, and medicine are all in short supply. A warlord in the valley below has crowned himself the governor of the entire Pacific Northwest, going by his own rules, and giving himself absolute power of life and death. Since many of the things needed for survival are in the valley, the small-town survivors have a deadly conflict ahead of them. At sea, the last US Navy ship the Anthony Bruno, DDG 1007, now commanded by ex-fighter pilot Captain Jennings, travels in circles. With only 115 survivors onboard, the captain’s new mission will be to decide how to rebuild society under martial law. But will this newfound freedom from the old law prove too tempting for some? After all, #911 no longer exists…
Operation Outreach (Eagle Hammer Universe Book 1)
This is a book based on my Kindle Vella story on the same name. It features my Eagle Hammer universe (from 2-4 Cavalry Book 5: Eagle Hammer) and it is a “future” tale after so far, 2-4 Cavalry Book 15: A Pit of Vipers. Since I have some room with that I decided to publish this as a Kindle book in case you don’t like that format. Some things are the same and so on. The story is about Shane Harrison, a United Planets Marine in the far-flung future and how a new alien race is introduced to my universe. I figure I’ve written enough about insurgencies and war, that I can move on to an alien contact story.
Project: Shadow Walker
An assassin takes a contract for Death and reveals the truth behind the prison world known as the Below.
Roller Closer Ride
The Crows had achieved the impossible when they established Crowdom, a nation of Genetically Modified Crows with a combination of ambition inherited from Humans and the prowess for survival characteristic of Crows. Threatened on their southern, eastern and northern borders they also become aware of a madman Geneticist who created new hybrids that defy the Laws of Genetics and threaten internal stability. Hi-tech treasures that Crowdom possesses enable Koko, a CrowMan with super dominant traits to become King and carry the burden of uniting two nations.
Shadows in the Forest
A group of space traders crash on earth, and because of their size and hairy bodies, they are attacked and forced to hide in the forest while waiting for rescue. The Captain’s daughter launches a rescue mission. You will meet the crew that humans call bigfoot, the military people after them, the big foot hunters and the humans who befriend them.
Sons of Empire
The Empire of Arras teeters on the edge of destruction, with its last hope resting on the young Trastan Mage. As events shape their destiny, Trastan and his friend, Finn Raymos, become pivotal players in a world manipulated by the enigmatic Council of Five. From ancient swords to modern machine guns, from majestic steeds called Marsuts to colossal Grinder trains, their journey unfolds amidst chaos. Trastan Mage is the Empire’s savior, but there’s one catch – he’s already dead. Embark on an epic journey in “Sons of Empire,” the gripping first chapter of Chandler McGrew’s new series, “The Chronicles of the World of Arras.”
Sons of Empire
The Empire of Arras teeters on the edge of destruction, with its last hope resting on the young Trastan Mage. As events shape their destiny, Trastan and his friend, Finn Raymos, become pivotal players in a world manipulated by the enigmatic Council of Five. From ancient swords to modern machine guns, from majestic steeds called Marsuts to colossal Grinder trains, their journey unfolds amidst chaos. Trastan Mage is the Empire’s savior, but there’s one catch – he’s already dead. Embark on an epic journey in “Sons of Empire,” the gripping first chapter of Chandler McGrew’s new series, “The Chronicles of the World of Arras.”
That Day When Hell Froze Over
Barry Donadio’s brilliant book released in August 2019 “That Day When Hell Froze Over” is a fiction that takes place over a thousand years ago in present-day Afghanistan and Iran. It is a mystical story of warfare of that time with interesting characters. An elite force of catholic knights is ordered by the Pope to drive deep into enemy territory as far as modern-day Iran. The knights were the best trained and most discipline that the Vatican had at the time.
The Awakening of Artemis
A stunning thriller set in a world where the elites make the rules and artificial intelligence enforces them, The Awakening of Artemis is a remarkable story of one woman’s personal journey with enough plot twists to keep readers guessing to the very end. Set in 2049 America, it is the story of Diana Gutierrez-Adams, a U.S. Space Force officer and war hero. She is tasked with retrieving her cryogenically frozen grandfather from a remote region outside the “pods” where 90% of the population live. When she and her military unit are captured by a domestic militia, she is caught up in a conspiracy that reaches higher than anyone can imagine. To evade a devious enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Diana must outsmart a global monitoring system that tracks her every move. On a trail littered with the dystopian remains of middle-class America, she comes face-to-face with an artificial intelligence that threatens the future of all humankind.
The Birth of Adam
Laura and her four lovers are scientists fighting to head off the last mass extinction of life on Earth, in which humanity will be obliterated forever. Bringing together their combined knowledge of ecology, neuroscience, philosophy, and artificial intelligence, and trying to cope with powerful opposition, human folly, and their own life challenges, their struggles become the last chance for survival of human civilization. Spanning more than a century, their tragedy is our tragedy.
The Blacklands: Origins
Unjustly banished by his once beloved Corporation from the safety of the Dome, Eilo must fight for survival against rebel gangs in the black mud of a dying world. What he quickly learns is he must join these gangs to fight for the survival of the world itself, whatever the sacrifice.
The Cardinal War
With no known heir to the Empire, four conflicting noble families will use whatever means necessary to claim power for themselves, but only one can become the next ruler. While the nobles fight amongst themselves, some people of the Empire struggle to survive.
The Computer’s Nerd
Bullied and mistreated by three schoolmates, Arthur thinks his computer and a strange program called “The Game” may hold the answer to his problems. The Game allows him to secretly get even with his tormentors, but when The Game begins to go too far Arthur fears he may get into even bigger trouble.
The Demon of Avalon
It was a bizarre weekend for Leroy. A concert with the girl of his dreams. Helping his friend break the law. Then he fell into the demonic void. The endless abyss was not empty, much to Leroy’s terror. A woman’s voice calls out to him and warns him that he is in danger. When he turns 18 in two months, his father will come for a visit.
The Light Reapers: Fight for a New Beginning
The Light Reapers have endured significant loss in the last couple months including the death of some team members. With the infected becoming smarter and now showing signs of ritualistic killings, the Reapers must change tactics in how they battle the hordes. As the world succumbs to the chaos brought on by the infected, the Light Reapers Special Ops Unit are faced with a difficult decision which shifts their focus from saving the world to saving themselves. With civilians joining their ranks, the Reapers are dedicated to protecting this new family fate has brought together.
The Light Reapers: Revenge and Redemption
After surviving an all-out assault on their very existence, the Light Reapers leave a destroyed and uninhabitable New Orleans behind. Taking the only option left to them, they set out to sea. The journey to find another way of life takes an ominous turn as the team is betrayed. In their attempt to escape, the team crosses paths with a decimated military unit that needs their help. After adding new blood to their ranks, the newly formed team face an evolving threat that changes the rules of engagement. The Reapers set out on a new mission the leads them to exact revenge or seek redemption. Will their plans succeed or has their luck finally run out?
The Lightning Knight
Magic isn’t real. Not anymore and not like it used to be. Or so I thought… 16-year-old Oliver Quartermain doesn’t believe in magic anymore. But who cares? He has it all: he comes from a rich and noble family and doesn’t have a care in the world. But how quickly that can all change. In the space of a few moments, Oliver’s life is turned upside down when he is tasked with protecting and saving the very magic he never believed in. But that’s not even the half of it. The only way to save magic is by training a young boy named Po Pondarion, who is destined to save the world. Not only does Oliver have to train the young and totally clueless Po, but he also has to battle an evil secret organization bent on destroying them, all while deciphering the secrets of a Magical Codex. Oliver enlists the help of his unlikely best friends, Roc and Yokel, as well as the Knight Angels, secretive vigilantes he’s only recently met, to help him train Po and save the world. That should be simple, right? Will this merry band of misfits be able to train the young Po in time for him to learn the secrets of magic and save its very existence forever? The Lightning Knight is a gripping epic fantasy that will have you on the edge of your seat, eagerly flipping to the next page. Let yourself become emersed in this rich and magical world and join Oliver and Po on the adventure of a lifetime.
The Marauders of Sazile
In the depth of space, aliens fight over worlds the people of Earth know nothing about. Join Robin on her quest to stop a local conflict from becoming an all-out war that just might engulf and unsuspecting Earth. Robin hopped aboard the alien spaceship expecting a great adventure. After they were in space, and it was too late to turn back, they told her that only she had the skills to stop an intragalactic war. “What skills?” Robin wondered. “All I can do is draw flowers.” Robin must learn to use her telepathic skills to communicate with the Marauders before they turn a local dispute into an all-out war.
The Pathless Woods
An unnamed and mutilated corpse in a windswept field. Some street kids gone missing. Vampires and hellhounds appearing where they should not be, and a woman whose witchcraft has gone out of control. Someone is trying to destroy all of Elfhame, and is using the Human world to do it. One young Fae girl is determined to stop them.
The Prince of Kaloria
The Prince of Kaloria is a story of courage, determination, and love. Eshley, the future king of Ashlaria, escapes his kidnappers only to find himself on a preindustrial world. Even with limited vision, he is determined to steal a spaceship, fly home, and save the woman he loves. But only marriage to Cendry, the miserable and unstable daughter of the Lashon king, will end his world’s racial and religious violence. Does he choose peace for his world or the woman he loves?
The Prince of Tabor
Young Nathaniel Aarmon is a prince who didn’t know he was a prince, raised in backwater tavern by a brother who wasn’t really his brother, who learns he is the heir to a kingdom he didn’t know existed. This epic adventure follows Nathaniel and his friends on a rollercoaster ride, escaping a coming war and assassins to regain his throne.
The Princess and the Plumber in Beast to Beauty vol 1 – 2nd edition
Tundra has a problem. As a princess, she is under pressure from her parents, the King and Queen of Parking-Lot, to wed. Unfortunately, she happens to be the largest and ugliest girl in the land. She meets Olaf, a huge oaf, who becomes her friend. Her father, out of desperation enlists the help of his mediocre magician to come up with a solution. A beauty potion fails miserably putting Tundra in a deep sleep, like sleeping beauty, except with none of the beauty. Each day she wastes away while the king’s bumbling knights journey to a land far away to find a cure. The question is, ‘Will they be successful and return in time?’ The knights do not realize that Olaf has been secretly sent by the queen to ensure the mission succeeds. They face crazy dangers and challenges. Read how things turn out. Not your usual fairy tale. This story endeavors to poke fun at everyone, and has its serious, and touching moments as well as humorous ones.
THE SUPERFLARE
How far would you go to survive in a post-apocalyptic world? When a gigantic solar storm hits the earth in 2051, a worldwide EMP destroys almost all digital devices and power supplies. The artificial super-intelligence Tron disempowers the people. Life in the clean cities collapses. They sink into barbarism and chaos. In the turmoil of this apocalypse, Julia (17), a girl from the clean city “CC 12” turned living hell, meets Winston, an 18-year-old settler, whose village lies in the wilderness and whose people strictly reject any use of digital technology. The catastrophe made the once separate worlds collide. In the adventures and battles Julia and Winston endure together, they’re forced to confront the principles of their worlds and to fight tooth and nails to stay alive. But Winston and Julia discover also their love for each other and their destiny in the fight of the free people against Tron and his machines. For Julia possesses a special and powerful gift…
The Tinker The Mage & The Princess
Follow a traveling Tinker on his adventures to find the Shimmering Forest, his lost homeland. Magic is declining in the three kingdoms, but strong artifacts still exist. The Silver Tower is at war with the King of Autry as he tries to stamp out magic entirely. The Tinker touches many lives through the Trilogy.
The Whispering
From a prison cell, Morcant Korrigan strives to put his brother’s coven through hell… Merideth and Rider take a trip to New Orleans to gather their things and make the move to Boston permanent. However, when Rider’s dreams go up in smoke, Meri must return to the coven without him, unsure if he will join her, or if their life together has reached an end. Blake and Sarah discover their success, and a new Korrigan is on the way. But Blake is terrified what the future holds. When Madam Demore provides no help, the coven must make a horrifying choice – use Garrett’s special gift to save Joseline or allow Morcant to take them both via his evil curse. Will Garrett be the hero, sacrificing his life to save the newfound sister, or will the group protect him, leaving one of their members at the mercy of Morcant’s evil plan?
Walls
A small community in northern Los Angeles awakens to find themselves surrounded by a mysterious and dangerous barrier of falling light. Led by a fierce and charismatic Hispanic-American policewoman, they experience many challenges in surviving the Walls themselves and the people trapped within. The first in a three-part series, Walls begins their saga.