Return of the Cabal

Yip Chi Chuan, a young martial and spiritual ascetic, must flee as the only home he has ever known, the ancient monastery of the Priests of K’un Lun, is destroyed by a newly ascendant extradimensional evil. Cast out and alone, Yip strikes out on a quest spanning the breadth of his home world of Ea’ae and into the greater macroverse beyond in an attempt to unseat an all-consuming Darkness rooted in his once vaunted order’s distant past.

Will Yip, the last of his kind to walk the wide world beyond his fallen sanctuary, succeed where his mighty brethren failed in ages past?

Unfortunately for Yip, the answer appears all too clear… Without the guidance and teachings of his lineage, pursued by malevolent supernatural agents of the Cabal, unable to fully defend himself in a world steeped in magic, his quest may fail before it ever begins.

Unfazed by his limitations, guided by his inner vision and direct experience of the energies of life, the radiant chi suffusing and enlivening the world all around, he is determined to triumph where others have faltered.

To win forward, he will need help…but first he must survive.

A blend of Western fantasy and Eastern martial arts and mysticism, Shadow’s Rise is the first book of the Chronicles of the Fists, an epic trilogy recounting Yip’s adventures against all odds.

Why does it seem that certain people get all the good breaks while other people struggle? Is it just luck, or is there something else to consider?

In her revised edition of Where Do I Go From Here entitled GOLD: How To Go From Lost To Found, Awaken Your Inner Power, And Discover Your Midas Touch, Vicki Lynn King takes you on a journey to find the answers to these questions and more. Find out how to move past your current life circumstances and create a life with more freedom, more love, more power, and more money!

Mardan’s Mark Series, Book One

Pirates plan to sell the royal siblings to their enemy, the King of Norland.

In this coming of age fantasy, seventeen-year-old Princess Srilani is prepared to die for her country, but she has to live long enough to make sure the heir survives.

After pirates abduct Srilani and her brother and sisters, they are stranded across the Great Gulf and far behind enemy lines. She convinces Aldan, the pirate captain’s slave, and his two brother slaves to share their perilous journey home.

Thaddeus F. Whiskers is a pampered palace pet, a kitten enchanted to never become a cat. Princess Clarice loves him, for in the entire kingdom, for there is no other kitten as cute or as clever. He leads a life of cushions and cream until a wizard’s “gift” results in his banishment. Determined to make it back to the princess he loves, he escapes into the wilderness where he discovers the lair of a dragon.

Grandious, the dragon, doesn’t care about anything besides himself. He wants to be left alone with his treasure. However, there is something about Thaddeus that has him entranced. He finds himself opening his home and his heart to the little cat.

Thaddeus is a small creature in a big world. Between him and his beloved Princess stand conniving wizards, would-be-step-mothers, and rampaging rats. However, when danger threatens both Clarice and Grandious, Thaddeus won’t allow his size to get in the way of saving his friends.

The wife he doesn’t know…

When William Felkirk opens his eyes, the past six months are blank. What happened? And who is this beautiful woman claiming to be his wife and caring for his broken body?

Justine will do anything to protect her sister, even if that means pretending to be a stranger’s wife. She must guard the reasons for her deception with her life. But with every passing day, William unlocks her heart just a little more, and Justine knows she won’t be able to hide the truth forever….

“Merrill delivers another juicy, scandalous romance.” —RT Book Reviews on The Fall of a Saint

Desperate to keep her teenage daughter from running with the wrong crowd again, Elsie Anderson makes the painful decision to leave Seattle for good. For her, solitude is a small price to pay for keeping Sophie out of trouble. Love is the last thing on Elsie’s mind, especially in a small town like Smithfield, Virginia.

Alex Becker is the star of Smithfield’s firefighting department. He may be a hero, but at night he sees a broken man in the mirror. There was a time when he believed in love, but that all disappeared after he unexpectedly lost his wife late last year.

They both need a second chance at love. Will Elsie be able to overcome her fear of getting another broken heart? Will Alex ever be able to love again?

An ancient evil, imprisoned by the gods until the end of time, has broken free in our modern world.

The Norse gods imprisoned the trickster Loki for a heinous crime long ago, and it is foretold that he will bring about the end of the world when he escapes. As Loki begins to tear the world of humans apart with tricks and lies, causing panic and desperation, the gods must fight against him.

But the gods have long forgotten their divinity and live as ordinary humans among us. A computer programmer, a soldier, a porn star, and a lounge singer were all once part of Loki’s royal family, gods and goddesses worshiped by the Norse people, and they must learn the truth about themselves and find a way to fight Loki before it’s too late.

Ragnarok, the final battle and death of the gods, is at hand. With every advantage on Loki’s side, the fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a handful of unlikely heroes.

The Wolves of Ragnarok is a fast-paced, thrilling journey that will transport you from modern society into a world of magic and mythology. Loki’s devious designs will keep you guessing until the very end.

Creepypasta, Urban Legends, and Tales of Madness

These spine-tingling tales of madness are inspired by online creepypasta and urban legends, but the similarities stop there. Completely reimagined by sci-fi novelist Eli Nixon, this book offers a glimpse of the dark chaos of the disturbed human mind.

You might think you’ve read these stories before, but be warned—they are nothing like you remember.

When Celeste Parker’s daughter Tamara goes missing in Dubai the all-out search and rescue mission she anticipates never materializes. Put off by the police as 18-year-old Tamara is technically an adult, and no foul play is apparent, Celeste has a gut feeling something is terribly wrong. New to the city and with her husband away working in Saudi Arabia, Celeste turns to her new friend and fellow expat, Susan Morris, for help.

The duo set off on a hunt, which takes them down a dark alley of deep deceit. From exotic nightclubs and high-class call girls to mysterious Saudi palaces hidden behind ominous walls, they follow each lead while uncovering the unthinkable. As they come closer to finding Tamara, the secrets Celeste and Susan uncover threaten not only her daughter’s life but everyone in their families’ as well.

“Anne O’Connell has written an intimate thriller from an unusual and fascinating point of view: the families of Westerners living and working in the Gulf States. She takes the Not Without My Daughter plot and adds a new and satisfying twist.” ~ Tim Brookes, author of Endangered Alphabets and director of the writing program at Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont

A year ago, Alexis Parker turned her back on everything she knew. Walking away from the Office of International Operations proved to be both the easiest and hardest thing she had ever done. However, her newfound life in the private sector is turning out to be anything but the cushy desk job she imagined.

Now ghosts from her past have come to haunt her. Running into a former acquaintance while retrieving a painting in Paris sends Alex spiraling back to the life she hoped to leave behind. Buried traumas from her last mission at the OIO are unearthed when similarities force the present to collide with the past. Those she believed to be friends quickly become enemies, and enemies soon become allies. It’s a minefield of uncertainty that can have deadly consequences if she places her trust in the wrong person.

Meanwhile, the dynamic is shifting between her and James Martin, the man she had once been hired to protect. The two are standing on an emotional precipice, teetering on the edge of will they or won’t they. It will all reach a crescendo as blood is spilled and sacrifices are made. Survival isn’t always a guarantee, but merely a whimsical dalliance.

Welcome to Broken Ridge, where magic is no secret, and love is inescapable. When Reigh says goodbye to Las Vegas, speeding away from Sin City in search of a new life, she ends up in Broken Ridge, Louisiana, a small town with a big heart. And a touch of magic.

Renting out a rundown shack along the bayou, Reigh makes Broken Ridge her new home, embracing its many mysteries. But when an unknown threat begins to stalk the town, Reigh must confront all that she is, or risk losing all that she wants.

Proven Steps to Overcome Sleep Disorders

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to overcome the difficulty of falling and staying asleep due to insomnia.

Insomnia, alternatively known as sleep deprivation or restlessness, is a slumber issue in which there is a failure to nod off or to stay unconscious for the length of desired time. Sleep deprivation is frequently considered both a therapeutic sign and a symptom that can go hand in hand with a few sleeping, restorative, and psychiatric issue described by a diligent trouble nodding off and/ or staying unconscious or poor quality sleep.

• By reading The Cure for Insomnia: Proven Steps to Overcome Sleep Disorders, you will:
• Understand the three types of insomnia
• DSM-5 (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association) classification of insomnia, including symptoms
• The causes and symptoms of Comorbidity (A very severe form of insomnia)
• The relationship between various hormones and insomnia
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological medications used for treatment and prevention of insomnia
• Non-medicinal therapies for insomnia
• This book has given enough information that the average layman can recognize the need for professional evaluation of difficulties in getting enough sleep.

A nervous bride-to-be…

Fashion designer-turned-school teacher Jasmine Landers is about to be married for the first time to the man of her dreams. They’ve spent months planning the perfect Christmas Eve wedding.

A groom snowed in…

Handsome hunky groom Monte Davis is on a business trip to the northeast in the dead of winter. He must get back in time for his Christmas Eve wedding ceremony. Nothing in the world means more to him than marrying Jasmine Landers.

A Christmas Eve wedding in jeopardy…

Guests have arrived, food has been prepared, and Jasmine awaits news of her groom’s impending arrival. Will Monte make it back in town in time for his own wedding? Or will Jasmine be left at the alter; her perfect plans shattered?