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  • Quiet End

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    A TWISTED TALE OF VENGEANCE

    When a spate of sudden deaths occurs amongst the elderly in Ellie's home town, the South Australian ambulance officer grows concerned. After a man purporting to be the relative of one of the deceased who clearly is not moves into the old man’s house, she becomes suspicious. She alerts a local cop, Nick, who takes her concerns seriously.


    Nick’s estranged brother, Nam, has a successful security software company in Sydney, as well as other thriving enterprises. The idea of hastening the demise of the elderly and, in turn, freeing up real estate for refugee families in need is Nam’s. But it is far from a pragmatic scheme with a benevolent intent.


    Nam’s devoted assistant, Lawrence, oversees Angus and Jarrod, employed to carry out humane euthanasia (quiet end) on the old people who are selected because they have no family members. But Jarrod is a sadist, and not all of the deaths are peaceful. Evidence of this arouses the suspicion of Ellie when she visits some of the post-mortem scenes.


    It is no accident that Nam has chosen to begin this sordid enterprise in the area where his brother lives and works. Nam’s hatred of Nick runs deep because of a horrific event during their teenage years, and he is hell-bent on revenge. Nam’s all-consuming spite is about to be tested, and he may realize there are more important things in life than vengeance.

    32 min
  • Arizona Red Ghost

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    ONE OF THE MORE BIZARRE TALES OUT OF THE OLD WEST

    Arizona Red Ghost is based on a true story reported in 1883 by the Mohave County Miner, a weekly newspaper of Kingman, Arizona. Joe Crane runs a freight business using camels to carry goods through the brutal Arizona desert. He is attacked by three vicious outlaws looking for a gold shipment. When they find nothing, they play the cruel trick of tying the seriously wounded Crane to one of the camels to die in the desert. They don't take into consideration the fact that his son, Joshua, and ex-slave partner, Moses, are soon on their trail … or the vindictiveness of camels.

    12 min
  • The House of Many Worlds

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    THE CLASSIC OF ALTERNATE EARTHS!

    Ancient, encrusted with legend, supposedly empty, the old mansion on Spindrift Key stood like a dark and lowering wraith. In this classic science fiction novel the New York Times called "a fast-moving adventure, told with engaging humor," reporter Elspeth Marriner's nose for news leads her into a world of trouble. Make that, in worlds of trouble.

    When she and photographer Mack Fraser, the man she loves to hate, are sent to investigate the old mansion in the Hatteras, they never dream that once inside their lives will never be the same. For the house is a gateway to alternate Earths, watched over by a mysterious group called the Workers, who guard against more advanced civilizations crossing the dimensional barriers to conquer defenseless neighbors.

    From the Workers, Elspeth learns that her and Mack's presence at the house is no accident. They have been personally selected by the Workers for a dangerous assignment. Their unique combination of talents and knowledge are needed to counter a threat that could plunge the entire world into war.

    If Elspeth accepted the assignment, she would have to cross to another world, aided only by her native ingenuity, then surmount a succession of plots and counterplots, with death the price of failure. Worse, she would have to work more closely than ever with the detested Mark Fraser.

    18 min
  • Ghost of a Chance

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    A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, CLEVER AND FUNNY TAKE ON POLITICS

    Frank Barnes, a former professor and senator from West Virginia, is running for president of the United States. Tired of the corruption and illegal acts perpetrated by the current president, he’s determined to make a difference.

    Behind in the polls, Frank hasn’t a ghost of a chance of winning, until a real ghost - the ghost of Theodore Roosevelt makes a startling appearance. A book bought for Frank’s birthday, Alice in Wonderland, came from Teddy’s personal library and his ghost is attached to that book.

    When the book is stolen by a rival candidate, Teddy must go to extreme lengths to get it back into Frank's hands. With Teddy’s help, Frank’s numbers begin rise in the polls, but not without hilarious and disastrous consequences.

    30 min
  • And the Band Played On: A Nick Bancroft Mystery

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    SOFT-BOILED PI'S DEADLIEST CASE

    "Deft tales of murder, complicity and downright evil, gripping narratives which appeal to the lover of good action-packed mystery thrillers. Highly Recommended." (Molly's Reviews)

    Freelance reporter and sometime private detective Nick Bancroft is tough enough when he has to be. But he can be soft for the ladies. That's how he ends up at an outdoor band concert with Maggie - a librarian, divorcee, and his very talented lover - and is on hand to witness the murder of the very well-connected private secretary of a very important political figure.

    It doesn't earn him any points with the cops that Nick is on the scene before them, and it doesn't earn him any points with certain influential politicians that he won't get off the case. Soon, someone is trying to kill Bancroft. But is it the murderer or just someone who wants to ensure certain well-kept secrets remain well-kept?

    14 min
  • The Pornographer's Apprentice

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    STEAMPUNK EROTICA WITH A KINKY FEMINIST BENT

    She wants to build sex toys... If they'll let her.


    In prudish, patriarchal Victorian England, nineteen-year-old prodigy Gillian Smith finds a secret society dedicated to the erotic arts. She’ll need both her intellect and her physical charms to earn the permanent position she craves.

    Inspired by a salacious catalogue found in her deceased uncle’s library, she applies for an apprenticeship with the Toymakers Guild. The Guild fabricates bespoke sexual artifacts for the private pleasure of select clients – an occupation for which Gillian, with her technical abilities and her lascivious temperament, is eminently suited.

    The other apprentices, initially skeptical about a female engineer, become enthusiastic supporters once they’ve tested her erotic aptitude. The voluptuous Governing Director, and the dashing French journeyman likewise help expand her carnal repertoire. The final decision, however, rests with the reclusive Master Toymaker, who has been missing for nearly two years.

    When an unscrupulous nobleman sets up a competing enterprise, he threatens not only the livelihood of the Guild’s members but their lives as well. Gillian hatches an audacious plan to entrap the villain, save the Guild, and leave the absent Master no choice but to grant her heart’s desire.

    If you like steampunk erotica with a kinky feminist bent, you'll love The Pornographer's Apprentice.

    19 min
  • Time Waits for No One: The Chronocar Chronicles

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    BUILDING A TIME MACHINE IS SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE. HOWEVER, TIME TRAVEL IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS.

    In 2015 Tony Carpenter stumbled upon the plans for the Chronocar, a time machine conceived before it could be built by Dr. Simmie Johnson, genius, scientist, and son of a slave. Tony’s visit to 1919 to see the doctor and his lovely daughter Ollie turned into disaster, forcing the doctor to make a most difficult final decision.


    Now the timeline has worked its way back to 2012. A new Tony Carpenter is about to be hit by a real blast from the past when he chances upon Dr. Johnson's granddaughter, who has a story he can hardly believe and evidence of a journey to the past he can't deny.

    When Tony shows up in 1919 yet again, Dr. Johnson is confronted with the possibility of his invention ultimately obliterating all of creation. Can they locate and destroy all the copies of the journal with his article and any Chronocars that may exist before everything literally goes to hell?

    45 min
  • Spawn

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    A Science-Terror Story by the Author of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    He was trapped on a planet of deadly dinosaurs that made Jurassic Park seem like a kid's playground! For one thing, they were smarter than the average dinosaur!


    The Marshall Museum sent Gene Bishop on a simple mission to the distant world of Erigon to collect dinosaur eggs for the museum’s spectacular DinoWorld park – a scrupulous recreation of the Mesozoic Era on Earth. Bishop figured it as a quick in and out – swoop down, grab some eggs and be gone. But he figured wrong.

    When one of the indigenous women, Leea, who had spent her whole life fleeing from the gigantic, macabre creatures, tried to set Bishop right, he ignored her. The Terran simply could not believe what she was trying to tell him: That there was one terrifying difference between Erigon’s dinosaurs and their extinct Earth brethren – the Erigon dinos were intelligent, and horror and destruction were sure to follow if the eggs were taken back to Earth and allowed to breed. But Bishop had too much at stake  ̶  both fame and fortune  ̶  to want to believe her. Some people have to learn the hard way, and for Bishop what happened next was a lesson that could cost him his life and much more.

    24 min
  • Winged Destinies

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    AN EPIC BATTLE AGAINST THE ANGELS OF DARKNESS

    Marley Fox, orphan, foundling, and poacher, is born towards the end of the 19th century at a time when humans are under attack from the Dark Angels who harvest souls for their own nefarious aims. The youngster’s only family is Black Annie, a recluse who has occult powers. The Angels of Light are attempting to protect humans, and Marley is to play a part in the fight against those who would destroy their world.

    While out poaching, Marley is shot and badly injured. During his fight for survival, Marley has to battle a vicious Ice Angel. He is thrown in prison, where he is befriended by a huge Irishman, James Finnegan. An attempt is made to kill Marley. Finnegan and Marley escape and go on the run through England. Eventually, they take refuge in Ireland. They are still not safe, and they are attacked by the Dark Forces.

    It is one crisis after another as Marley and James battle to survive. The future fortunes of the world hinge on the ability of Marley and James to survive against the forces of the Angels of Darkness.

    16 min
  • The Pony Girl Diva

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    A POP DIVA WITH A KINKY FETISH … OH MY!

    Mona is a pop star diva with a naughty secret―she wants to be a pony girl so badly she can taste it. So far, she has only indulged her kink by writing and performing thinly-veiled songs about her favorite fetish. But since she is already fabulously wealthy, it is becoming increasingly difficult to justify denying herself what she desires most, just to make even more money. So, she tells her manager to shut down the tours and the recording sessions and then takes a year off, during which time she anonymously enrolls in an exclusive pony girl training program and lives out her dream. Big surprise, she becomes the star pony of her class!

    16 min

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