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Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world.

The stage is set. It's war. Morbin Blackhawk, slaver and tyrant, threatens to destroy the rabbit resistance forever. Heather and Picket are two young rabbits improbably thrust into pivotal roles. The fragile alliance forged around the young heir seems certain to fail. Can Heather and Picket help rescue the cause from a certain, sudden defeat?

A harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of Morbin's shadow, fighting to bear the flame of the cause and light the way for rabbitkind's upright insurrection.

The end is here. Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this final installment of the Green Ember Series. The Mended Wood flickers dimly in the vision of the rabbits of Natalia, as they battle bravely for their survival and a hopeful future beyond.

Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read is a fun collection of stories. It’s exactly like The Count of Monte Cristo apart from the many differences. Our lawyers have instructed us to warn you that listening to it may directly cause you to come down with every single disease you are worried about contracting. On the plus side, our nation’s beloved and heroic critics have had their say.

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Sheikh Jameel Saif-Ad-Din is in love. The problem is that he doesn't know the identity behind the fascinating hacker he only knows as Bugs. There are two things he does know: Bugs is a woman and she is going to be his one day. As the danger to his family increases, so does the information Bugs shares with him until she goes silent and his greatest fear becomes reality. His family's enemies have discovered her.

Two look-alike sisters grow up in the country's heartland. Starting out with normal careers, they evolve into assassins. Excerpts: “Oh, Mr. Wallace, you have company, sir,” she announced as she connected the silencer, turned on the bedroom light and took aim. The man groggily opened his eyes. “Who's there?” “Someone who has brought you a surprise!” Pfft Pfft. She fired twice. His wife had slept through it all. Karlee hesitated as she realized the woman probably knew too much and presented a risk. With a sense of regret, she fired off two more rounds. Pfft Pfft. She had now ...

This tale is included in the collection "Willful Women", recommended by The Midwest Book Review. Polar Opposites introduces us to two young, strong-willed women, polar opposites where good and bad are concerned. They meet in a Sarasota motorcycle club while each is masquerading as someone else. Should they be the best of friends or the worst of enemies? Conflicts and emotions abound as the story unfolds, taking them into the political arena, with interesting plot twists along the way. Excerpts: #1 - “You may be thinking that I’m just Jax’s plaything and that he pulls my strings and I ...

A young New York mob assassin seeks vengeance for her lover's torture-murder. Along the way, she finds new romance. Excerpts: The state-of-the-art surveillance system had gotten a clear image of the young woman, even though the narrow passageway had been dimly lit. As she had passed by a window, the glow from the city lights had revealed her short, reddish-brown hair and petite frame, and had also reflected off the long, silver barrel of her pistol. ***************** “Get up!” she ordered. “I'm not wearing any clothes, miss.” She once again pressed the silencer more firmly against ...

Colorado Cabin is a sexually-oriented tale of a high school senior abducted by a retarded, former mental patient with a history of sexual deviancy. A team of three mercenaries is on their way to rescue her, two women and a man, with some perverse ideas of their own. Excerpts: Ohhhh, this can't be good, she thought to herself. It was as if she were awakening from a deep sleep, not yet able to open her eyes. A gentle breeze across her face, accompanied by the sound of 'whup, whup, whup' coming from overhead, were her clues that she had a problem. * * * Young Jessie was resting her eyes as she...

Micky Mallet, P.I. is a short-story mystery which introduces us to an ex-cop, turned P.I. and to a mysterious black ops agent. There are several suspicious deaths when an egocentric billionaire desires the wife of a powerful politician. Excerpt: The portly, wealthy businessman had been found dead on the floor of his high-rise office, with a pair of broken eyeglasses lying next to his head. A bullet-hole in the window was clear evidence of what had happened. The nearest building of comparable height was a half-mile away, indicating this had been the work of a professional. Excerpt 2: Alima ...

This is a fictionalized version of my late father's World War Two memoirs. It begins in the twenty-fifth century when a mischievous young woman inadvertently travels back in time with her 'toys' of the future. This tale is included in the anthology "Willful Women II". My most memorable experience about this story occurred when an elderly gentleman at a book fair saw the photo my father had taken from a mountaintop of numerous wartime ships gathering in a South Pacific staging area for battle. He excitedly exclaimed, "That's my ship, the U.S.S. West Virginia is one of the ships in this photo...

Set in the sixties, this is a story of bank robberies and payback. It is included in the "Willful Women" collection. Ruby and Ben had met at a correctional facility for teenagers. Both had been juvenile delinquents and proud of it. While some of their friends were going off to war or starting new careers, their goal was to become notorious. During their first bank heist, they take a young woman teller hostage and draw her into a life of sex, crime and revenge. When it is learned that the girl blames a wealthy family for her father's suicide, the threesome concoct a plan of retaliation, ...

Katie Ashe longs for adventure. Raised by her deaf mother, her life has revolved around staying one step ahead of the local gangs. A six-month internship teaching sign language in Jawahir offers Katie a chance to see the world. Her dreams turn into nightmares when she uncovers a plot to kill the legendary Savior of Simdan. Katie’s escape leads her into the desert and the tent of a powerful rebel leader. Posing as a mute boy, she does whatever she can to prevent anyone from discovering her true identity as she searches for a way to warn the King of Simdan.

Jarmen D’ju has no memories of his previous life. They were stolen in the lab that changed him into a monster. Though he was rescued, he knows he will never truly have the life he wants. As a being of half organic material and half cybernetic engineering, he will always need to hide, and finding a partner is not an option, for who could ever love a monster?

Every day is full of struggles. We struggle with time; with truth; with authority; with finding peace, purity, and contentment; with our words, thoughts, and actions - and that's just the beginning! Does God speak to us about these daily tests? Is there hope in the struggle? The answer, of course, is yes - but where God speaks about them may surprise you.

Indiana Wild is as wild as the Montana ranch she was raised on. The youngest of four children, she was a delightful surprise for her older parents. She spends her time training horses and cow dogs and loving the freedom of the wide-open spaces. But when her grandfather dies, she discovers that her older brothers have different plans for the ranch she calls home - and for Indiana herself.

Tonya Maitland learned early that life could either be an adventure or a tragedy. She left the tragic part of her life behind a long time ago and is now focusing on the adventure! Her attempt to be one of the best investigative reporters of all time is taking a bit longer than she had planned, but all of that changes when she travels to the small, sleepy town of Yachats, Oregon. Ashure Waves, King of the Pirates, is also the Keeper of Lost Souls. Despite all the souls within him, the emptiness he feels is suffocating. The "gift" that was passed down to him feels more like a curse.

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author S. E. Smith presents two heartwarming holiday stories that will transport listeners out of this world.