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The DrakonCore by J. R. Emmerling
The DrakonCore by J. R. Emmerling
In a world where Dragons – Gods once ruled, it all came to an end when a Great War nearly tore the world apart, but now humans and lizardiods have claimed the world. Two millenia later, an old enemy has began plotting to take over the world that brings new chaos. For Amarika, it causes turmoil, sending it into a war. Maryla, a Mystic Mage for the Mystic Cast, joined the DrakonCore on behalf of her Mother Superior now is sent on a mission to find out who was stealing Drakships and Drakboats, awhile sees the chaos that sends her squadron to D’raq. Jonnis, a youngling Dragon, is sent to a training program by the Draglians only to see a fellow youngling treated bad by the trainer. When he fights back against the trainer, he is punished and sent to a prison cell. After a chat with Maryla, Captain Kolkov, the mastermind behind the missing Drakship and Drakboats, has a change of heart and requests a meeting with Maryla’s commanding officer – General Swartzov. He agrees to help them in their cause for good and nearly gets assasinated. DrakonCore is sent to D’raq to resolve the continuing conflict by their Dicatator. Maryla remembers a vision she had upon seeing the Global Trade Center buildings attacked and collapsed. She goes and sees her Mother Superior to discover what she saw while she was in desert in Draglos. Once she realizes what she saw, Maryla rushes to save her squadron, but can she get there in time?
The Dragon Whisperer by Lucinda Hare
The Dragon Whisperer by Lucinda Hare
Amanda Craig The Sunday Times ~ “One of the most captivating new books to be published for 8+ for some time . . . It made me laugh, cry and remember exactly what’s so special about the time when you or your child live in hope of finding a dragon of your own”
Shortlisted 2010 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books
Silver Medal Winner 2013 ~ Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
The Bookbag ~ I thought this was an absolutely gorgeous little book. It’s charming but exciting too, and while I think it will find its most loyal audience amongst tween girls there’s also plenty to appeal to boys and older teens.Thoroughly enjoyable and beautifully written dragon fantasy with a good conflict between disparate protagonists. Plenty of appeal for a wide range of readers.
Fantasy Book Review ~ A Battledragon of a Book ~ for all ages!~ Reading Lucinda Hare’s debut novel The Dragon Whisperer is like riding a dragon. You have to hold on tight during the twist and turns, take time to stop and enjoy the breathtaking view, prepare yourself for the sudden lows, enjoy the soaring heights and make sure you’re not on the wrong end of that fiery breath!
A tale hatched from Hare’s real-life experiences and devotion to all kinds of animals, The Dragon Whisperer follows Earl’s daughter (and dragon whisperer), eleven year old Quenelda. Her best friend is a battle-dragon with the comically cautionary name of Two Gulps and You’re Gone, who she can command through thought alone. Hare offers a headstrong heroine in Quenelda that chooses dragons over dresses, battles over boys and ultimately dreams of joining her father’s side as a warrior in the Stealth Dragon Services.
Don’t be fooled though… just because Hare has chosen a young girl as her protagonist doesn’t mean she has written a book solely for that gender. Yes, the tale flies in the face of books such as Harry Potter and Artimis Fowl that have strong male protagonists, but The Dragon Whisperer contains enough dark magic, fierce battle dragons, and slimy hobgoblins to appeal to young boys.
Regardless of gender, readers will root for the underdog (a young gnome named Root) and wish they had their very own dragon. On the surface, Hare describes the relationship been Quenelda and Two Gulps like that between horse and rider, but the dragons are given such a depth of history and behaviours, that after the book is shut, the reader half expects to see these beasts lurking in local paddocks.
The one letdown of Hare’s work, is that, in marketing it towards children, adults might see it as ‘just another children’s book’ and pass it over. The back cover boasts a ‘9+’ age rating and I urge anyone nine or over to snap this read up. Verdict? A battle-dragon of a book!
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Featured Book: Home: Interstellar by Ray Strong
About Home: Interstellar by Ray Strong
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A corrupt Earth reaches out to strangle the near-earth stars. The single person who can stop it is Meriel Hope—if only she can remember.
Murdered parents. A busted spaceship. Stories that horrified the therapists and terrified the space stations. That’s what pirates left to twelve-year-old Meriel Hope. But pirates didn’t exist, and for the authorities, that meant she’s crazy.
After ten years fighting flashbacks, nightmares, and involuntary drugs, she’s put her life back together and her past behind her. She searches for a mythical planet called Home to reboot her life, but the Wars of Immigration ensnare her in the largest exodus in human history. [Read more…]
The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
On completion of her training as an agent of the interstellar federation’s Anthropological Service, Elana is sent to a world whose people may soon destroy their civilization. Since not enough is understood about the situation to justify any interference with their evolution, the Service has no power to act; its agents must go as helpless observers, posing as natives, in the hope of gaining knowledge that may help to save other worlds. This passive role proves intolerable to the young, inexperienced agent assigned to the same city as Elana, a city under totalitarian rule. After falling in love with a local girl who has become Elana’s closest friend, he identifies too completely with the natives and unwittingly endangers the entire world by a well-meant but ill-advised attempt to intervene. Forced to assume responsibility for undoing the damage, Elana finds that only she–at great cost–can prevent an immediate war of annihilation.
From the reviews:
“A surprising, haunting, poetic book . . . full of provocative philosophical and psychological questions as well as tense adventure and romance.” —Commonweal
“Gripping psychological science fiction . . . the relationship between the heroine and her sophisticated, unbrutish interrogator is beautifully balanced and adds another dimension to a story which is already multi-faceted.” —Times Literary Supplement, London
“The author has a direct, forceful style of writing that sparks the reader’s imagination.” —Publisher’s Weekly
Waking Up in Vegas: A Romantic Comedy by Gabrielle Dorian
Waking Up in Vegas: A Romantic Comedy by Gabrielle Dorian
Risk averse attorney Mallory Moore is assigned the one case she would rather die than work on–a bizarre divorce for one of the law firm’s wealthiest clients. Her love-struck paralegal, Amanda, wants to expedite the process so she can date the client, but the client does not want the divorce. Mallory must settle the case before it gets out of hand while fending off romantic advances from opposing counsel and keeping his mother, who happens to be his client, out of jail. Filing a simple quickie divorce has never been more difficult.
Racing Christmas by Shanna Hatfield
Racing Christmas by Shanna Hatfield
She’s racing to save the ranch
He’s struggling to win her heart. . . again
Brylee Barton has just one goal in mind: win the barrel racing world championship. Not for the glory, but for the attached cash prize that could save her family’s ranch. When an injury leaves her at the mercy of the very same copper-headed, silver-tongued cowboy she once vowed to loathe forever, she has no choice but to swallow her pride and accept his help.
Fun-loving, easy-going Shaun Price has a million dollar smile, more charm than he can channel, and a string of ex-girlfriends rumored to have started their own support group. When the one woman he’s never quite managed to get out of his head or heart needs his assistance, he jumps at the chance to help. Little does he realize how challenging it will be to keep from falling for her all over again.
With the holiday season fast approaching, will Shaun and Brylee discover the gift of forgiveness, and experience their own happily-ever-after?
This sweet Christmas romance warms the heart, lifts the spirit, and touches the soul with its message of forgiveness, hope, and redemption. Don’t miss it!
Featured Book: Tandem Demise by Duffy Brown
About Tandem Demise by Duffy Brown
Smugglers on the hunt, a police chief on the run, lost loot and a dead wedding planner have the Mackinac Island regulars riding in circles
Welcome back to Mackinac Island and life with no cars and only horses, bikes and foot-power to get around. Fall is in full swing with the leaves changing colors, a chill in the air, the local police chief on the run.
To add to the island’s problems there’s a dead guy clutching a champagne bottle on the dock and the new wedding planner is more interested in playing bedroom bingo than ordering bridal bouquets.
With the help of Fiona, Evie’s BFF and local newspaper editor, Evie is determined to prove Nate innocent, figure out how champagne, bodies, a gigolo wedding planner are tied together and not wind up taking a long walk off a short pier herself
This Mystery book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print
Featured Book: Kick Start: How to Successfully Fund Your First Crowdfunding Campaign on Kickstarter by Cody Smith
About Kick Start: How to Successfully Fund Your First Crowdfunding Campaign on Kickstarter by Cody Smith
Gone are the days where you must rely on large financial institutions or big-name investors to bring a great idea to life.
All of that is in the past, thanks to the Internet making crowdfunding accessible to just about anyone with a computer.
In this book, you’ll learn about how you can take your big idea through one of the biggest platforms in crowdfunding.
That platform is none other than Kickstarter: where you go to overcome your biggest financial obstacles and get market proof for your product all in one place.
You owe it to yourself and your time to know what it takes to completely crush your Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
This Non-Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print
Featured Book: Journey: A Mother’s Account of Love, Loss and Spiritual Healing by Mitzi Montague-Bauer
About Journey: A Mother’s Account of Love, Loss and Spiritual Healing by Mitzi Montague-Bauer
A mother’s undying love. A son’s untimely death. One woman’s journey toward healing…
When Mitzi’s college-aged son Journey, received a harrowing mental health diagnosis, she scrambled for a way to “fix” him. As she and her son bounced between prescriptions and therapists, she watched her brilliant boy move in and out of madness. In the midst of her hunt for a solution, Journey stepped off a six-story building and fell to his death.
Grieving and in shock, she poured through a collection of blog posts written by her son before his suicide. As she continued to learn more about the true recovery of mental illness, Mitzi combined her experiences with Journey’s account to create a raw, vulnerable narrative. This is their story…
Journey: A Mother’s Account of Love, Loss and Spiritual Healing is a gripping tale for anyone touched by mental illness. Through Mitzi’s shared story and her son’s brilliant, prescient writings, the book explores coping, acceptance, and the surprising possibility of embracing tragedy. Through the “Journey’s Dream” charity and this spiritual account, Journey’s legacy endures to provide inspiration, healing, and transformation.
Journey is a memoir that shines a light on mental illness and the lives of children lost too soon. If you like soul-nurturing narratives, cathartic tales of connectedness, and masterful storytelling, then you’ll love Mitzi Montague-Bauer’s vulnerable and authentic page-turner.
Give yourself the gift of Journey, a beautiful book from both mother and son.
This Non-Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print, Audiobook
Featured Book: Worldship Praxis by JD Lovil
About Worldship Praxis by JD Lovil
To save humanity from extinction, one captain must confront his own nightmares… and a host of deadly aliens.
Jack Sadow’s crucial interstellar work requires him to be semi-immortal. The captain of the gigantic colonist vessel Worldship Praxis knows that every decision could make or break humankind's mission to find habitable planets. But when a sleep shift brings him disturbing precognitive warnings of formidable aliens, he knows his toughest choices still lie ahead…
Untrained for battle against lifeforms with superior tech, Sadow wonders if he and his small crew can possibly survive to find a second home. For humanity to endure after Earth, the captain has no choice but to use his mind and mettle to find his colonists a new safe haven. Can Sadow conquer the mysterious aliens of his nightmares, or will humanity's dreams turn to stardust?
Worldship Praxis is a fast-paced sci-fi colonization adventure. If you like futuristic tech, intergalactic journeys, and mind-bending alien encounters, then you’ll love JD Lovil’s expansive novel.
Buy Worldship Praxis to keep humanity alive today!
This SciFi book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print, Audiobook
