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In 1912, an obsessed scientist, searching for a away to cure aging, accidentally develops a serum that turns the living into the undead. On the run from a zealous private inspector, the scientist and his poor assistant book passage on the first ship out of England. Meanwhile, the heiress to a peanut butter empire is wooed by a shady socialite, claiming to be an extended member of the Royal Family. An American wedding is decided and the would-be bride and groom, along with a meddling step-aunt, book passage on the first ship out of England. The fates of both parties, and many more, cross ...

When King Humpty Dumpty has a great fall, it's up to the King's timid son Chumpty to lead a quest to the lair of a terrible giant, in hopes of defeating the monster and saving his kingdom. To do so, Chumpty must find the legendary giant slayer Jack, lost for a generation somewhere within the dreaded Haunted Forest. Danger, surprises, and adventure await in the first book of the Chumpty Dumpty trilogy!

Inspired by the Count of Monte Cristo, El Dorado tells the story of a southern American falsely accused, wrongfully convicted, and harshly imprisoned. An oil discovery in Confederate Arkansas promised to make Edward Danvers one of the wealthiest men in the South. Instead, he is framed for treason, arrested, and after a sham of a trial, is sentenced to die in a Confederate Prison in Virginia. In prison, Edward meets a man named Abe Farrow, an elderly veteran of the War of 1812, who knows of a city filled with riches, hidden deep within the Andes Mountains of Colombia. Too old to escape and ...

In Billy Richmond and the Upside-Down Stamp Brigade, Young Billy Richmond and his friends stumble upon a vast international conspiracy, kept hidden by a secret society that has long searched for the greatest treasure ever imagined. It's up to Billy to find the treasure (and the X that marks the spot) before the villains get there first, while also doing his best to avoid camp chaperones, secret caves, mysterious stairways to nowhere, and possibly...bigfoot? Will Billy and his friends get the treasure before the brigade of evil? They better hope so, or they'll have some explaining to do when...

An adventure across a fantasy world! Justin Froggy, expert swordsman and lover of adventure, wants nothing more than to marry his beloved, Ella. But when the evil Prince Turgiss woos her and offers to make her his Queen, Justin embarks on a quest to win her back. His adventure leads him down a rabbit hole of international intrigue and conspiracy, as he uncovers the full scope of the prince's plan, not only to marry his best girl (who is more than she appears) but also to take over and rule the whole continent! Romance, thrills, adventure, and more await in this epic fantasy story for preteens!

The epic fantasy series continues with a child of fate afraid to face the destiny that calls to him. While a tyrant from England presses his army deep into Europe, a new Kingdom rises in France, ready to resist. Meanwhile, an ancient Magi searches for help, finding it a man on the run from his shameful past, forced to choose between what is easy and what is right. Wizardry, gallantry, adventure and heroism fill the pages of the second book in the six-part KINGDOM OF ARTHUR series…

It is the year 2083. Fifty years ago a miracle drug was developed for patients thirty years old and younger, granting them relative immortality. You had just turned thirty and missed the window.You're now living in a nursing home with the rest of the "dying generation," being cared for by twenty-year old-looking seventy-year olds. It's festivus and the miracle drug's side-effects have finally kicked in. Every worker in the home has collapsed, shriveled into a prune, and become a mindless killing machine. It's up to you to save the nursing home.

In BILLY RICHMOND AND THE APPLIANCE WARS, Young Billy Richmond and his friends stumble upon another dimension, one populated by walking and talking (and warring!) appliances, power tools, and other household items. It’s up to Billy to save the Toaster Rebellion from the clutches of the fiendish Refrigerator Empire, and then somehow get home before he’s grounded for missing dinner!

In BILLY RICHMOND AND THE SOMETIMES SCARY FANTASY ADVENTURE, Young Billy Richmond and his friends stumble upon a book hidden away for ages, going back to the days of warlocks, mummies, and other frightening spooksters. Opening the book accidentally set loose a horrible curse and now it’s up to Billy to put the evil back in its leather-bound prison before his town (and possibly the world) goes up in smoke!

The village of Dowery is in danger, not from imps, serpent kings, giant spiders, fat witches, or wolfcats, but from the worst monsters in all the land. Trolls, great hulking beasts, descend annually from the nearby mountain, stealing the harvest food and wreaking havoc. Every year a warrior goes up the mountain to fight the troll and every year the man disappears and a new troll descends. When a series of accidents, calamities, and childish bad decisions cause the harvest storehouse to be ruined, young Willem realizes he has doomed his home to the wrath of an unfed troll. Rashly, he takes ...

The town of Helena, Nevada had once been a booming site for gold rushers looking to rest on their way to the Pacific Coast. That was fifty years ago, however, and now Helena is a town on its last legs. No one visits, no one settles, and no one shops, despite the train station and tracks that run right through the heart of their community. Everything changes, however, when out of work Broadway actor Wendell Lodge visits, looking to start a new life. Recruited to bring a little excitement to their sleepy village, Lodge brings a taste of the theatrical to Helena, marketing it to travelers as ...

You do not have to search too intensely to find devotional articles, journal manuscripts, lectureship transcripts, YouTube videos, academic dissertations, and in-depth study books discussing the nature, work, origins, and existence of "The Devil." The enemy of God and man has been a source of discussion for ages. Frustratingly, many discussions place a tremendous amount of focus on extra-Biblical resources, delving deep into secular mythology, ancient poetry, and speculation rooted more in popular culture than in inspired Truth.

Frustrated with teaching and seeking a life of adventure, Albert Einstein builds a time machine intending to visit the 19th century and trade places with his natural doppelganger, Mark Twain. Unbeknownst to him, Nazi scientists have secretly been developing their own time travel plans with ambitions to conquer the world two generations earlier using an army of reanimated corpses from the first World War! It's up to the world's greatest scientist to save history, but he's going to need help from a cantankerous writer to do it... This is part three in the Farcical Zombie Trilogy. This is A ...

From Paradise to Paradise breaks down the concept of salvation from a variety of different angles. The nature of God, the promise of the Messiah, the establishment of Jesus' Kingdom, and frequently asked questions are all discussed. The reader will open the book seeking answers to the most important questions ever asked. When the book is finished, many of those critical questions will be resolved.

When all the stars fall out of the sky, it's up to Chumpty Dumpty and his friends to find the Wishing Well and save the hopes and dreams of the Kingdom! The second book in the Chumpty Dumpty trilogy takes Chumpty, Betty, and Art to strange new lands, where they will meet friends and enemies, from pyramid scheme-pushing cultists to pirates battling monstrous squids! Adventure, heroism, heartache, and friendship await in Chumpty Dumpty and the Wishing-Well War!

The final book in the Chumpty Dumpty trilogy begins with a scandalous kidnapping, continues with an innocent (egg)man being framed, and ends with an epic battle between fire magic, ice magic, armies of soldiers, escaped prisoners, and more! The Impossible Quest is what Chumpty is faced with, as he and his friends Art and Betty plunge into the dreaded "Curse'd Woods," where a person's worst fears come to life.Adventure, friendship, comedy, thrills, scares, and more await in the exciting conclusion to the Chumpty Dumpty fairy tale series!