Dragons of Mu

Drakine is rising. The only hope is the hero no one expected.

One non-magical woman is the Chosen One. Destiny won’t wait. With her fiercely loyal friend, Lottie, by her side, and Blaze’s army behind her, Amy is thrust into a war against the most evil dragon ever to preside over the dragon realm on the Island of Mu. A creature whose heinous ambition is nothing less than total annihilation of the mortal world and complete global domination.

To survive, they must fight the ancient powers and unite the fractured kingdoms. The Island of Mu is burning… and only she can turn the tide. Grab your copy today.

AI Builds Itself

The machines are already improving themselves. You just have not been told how fast.

In the spring of 2026, Claude began writing between seventy and ninety percent of the code used to train its own next version. AlphaEvolve spent over a year optimizing the training process for the very models that powered it, recovering enough wasted compute across Google’s global fleet to power a small country’s worth of servers. OpenAI’s Codex debugged the training pipeline that produced it. And a 630-line Python script showed that anyone with a single GPU could run autonomous AI research experiments overnight.

“AI Builds Itself” is the first comprehensive survey of recursive self-improvement as it exists right now. Written by H. Peter Alesso, an author with deep expertise in AI systems, web intelligence, and emerging technology, this book maps the full landscape: the organizations driving the science, the technical architectures that make self-improvement possible, the billion-dollar startups founded by the architects of AlphaGo and GPT-4, and the safety researchers warning that the feedback loops powering progress are the same loops that could outrun human oversight.

This book is for technology professionals, AI researchers, policymakers, investors, and informed general readers who want to understand the most consequential technological development of the decade, not through speculation or hype, but through documented evidence, cited research, and careful analysis of what the leading minds in the field are actually building.

You will learn how AlphaEvolve discovers algorithms that outperform fifty-six-year-old mathematical records. How the Darwin Godel Machine rewrites its own source code and evaluates whether the rewritten version is better at rewriting itself. How Karpathy’s AutoResearch framework turns plain-language instructions into an overnight autonomous research laboratory. How Constitutional AI attempts to keep self-improving systems aligned with human values. And why the AI 2027 forecast, graded at sixty-five percent of its predicted pace, still projects transformative change within the next eighteen months.

One appendix with a working implementation you can run yourself. A comprehensive glossary and bibliography. No hype. No science fiction. Just the clearest account available of what is happening inside the world’s most advanced AI laboratories and what it means for everyone outside them.
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Mash Up (Detective Qigiq: Book 1)

Kandy “Action” Dreeson of SFPD homicide gets a quirky partner when Qigiq moves south from Alaska to immerse himself in all things digital, keenly aware that even a 30-something detective is soon obsolete in the rampant world of hi-tech crime.

When a musician arrives at the police station holding a brown box and screaming about her missing roommate, the detectives are sucked into a torrent of cyber-clues from Amazon shipping policy to Zoom meetings. While dodging threats to their lives with each deciphered bit, they grow closer to dangerous forces that trade money for murder and secrecy for seduction.

Dead Lawyers Don’t Lie

A TOP 20 AMAZON BESTSELLER. A mysterious killer who calls himself The Artist is assassinating wealthy lawyers. When photo-journalist Jake Wolfe accidentally takes his picture during a murder, The Artist adds Jake to his kill list and he becomes a target in a deadly game of cat and mouse that only one of them can survive.

How far would you go to protect your family and friends from a killer? Jake is a veteran who wants to leave his past life behind him. But the reluctant, flawed hero finds that he can’t ignore his duty and his personal moral compass.

This gripping thriller is full of plot twists and surprises. It features a cast of interesting characters, including several strong-willed women, two wise-cracking homicide detectives, one highly intelligent dog, and a philosophical killer who shares Jake’s admiration for Van Gogh paintings but still plans to kill him anyway.

As Jake gets closer to unraveling a merciless conspiracy, his life gets turned upside down and the danger level increases, adding to the growing suspense. This entertaining page-turner starts out as a murder mystery and then shifts gears into a high-speed action thriller that takes you on a roller-coaster ride to the riveting ending. A good read for those who enjoy mysteries, thrillers, suspense, action and adventure, vigilante justice, unique characters, witty dialogue and a little romance too. Grab your copy and start reading.

Books in the Jake Wolfe Series:

1. Dead Lawyers Don’t Lie
2. Vigilante Assassin
3. Killer Lawyer
4. San Diego Dead
5. Deadly Weapon
6. Key West Dead
7. The Girl Who Escaped
8. Mission Target
9. Sea of Death

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Exercise Motivation for People Who Hate Exercise

Most people don’t have a motivation problem.
They have a discipline problem.

If you’ve ever told yourself:

“I’ll start tomorrow.”
“I just don’t feel motivated.”
“I know what to do… I just don’t do it.”

This book was written for you.

Because here’s the truth no one wants to say out loud:

Motivation doesn’t work.

It’s unreliable. It fades. It disappears exactly when you need it most—when it’s time to work out, make healthy choices, or stay consistent with exercise.

And that’s why you feel stuck.

This is not another “fitness motivation book”

You won’t find hype, empty inspiration, or recycled advice about “just believing in yourself.”

Instead, this book shows you how to:

Stay disciplined with exercise—even when you feel no motivation
Break the cycle of starting and stopping
Build a mindset that doesn’t depend on feelings
Take control of your health and fitness without burnout
Stop negotiating with yourself and start following through

Whether you’re struggling with workout motivation, diet and exercise motivation, or just feeling completely not motivated, this guide gives you a clear, practical path forward.

When motivation disappears, what’s left?

Most people wait to feel ready.
Disciplined people act anyway.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

Replace motivation with simple, repeatable systems
Develop consistency even on your worst days
Say no to excuses, distractions, and self-sabotage
Turn small actions into long-term results
Build mental toughness without overcomplicating your life

This isn’t about perfection. It’s about showing up—again and again—until results become inevitable.

If you’re tired of starting over, read this

You don’t need another exercise motivation guide filled with temporary inspiration.

You need something that actually works when:

You’re tired
You’re busy
You don’t feel like it
You’ve already failed before

This book meets you there—and shows you how to move forward anyway.

Who this book is for
Anyone who feels stuck in a cycle of no motivation
People who want real, lasting health and fitness motivation
Readers of mindset books who are ready to take action
Beginners and experienced individuals who struggle with consistency
Anyone ready to stop relying on feelings and start building discipline

The result?

You stop asking, “How do I get motivated?”
And start living as someone who doesn’t need motivation at all.

Because once you master discipline:

Exercise becomes automatic
Healthy choices become easier
Progress becomes consistent
And your identity changes

You don’t need more inspiration.
You need a system that works without it.

If you’re ready to stop waiting, stop restarting, and finally take control of your habits, this book will show you how.

No motivation required.

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