by admin | Aug 26, 2025 | Dystopian & Apocalyptic |
Welcome to the Apocalypse. With the world in turmoil from the effects of the viral infection, chaos reigns supreme. Those that remain uninfected attempt to eke out a means of long-term survival while combating the hordes of infected. ODA-141, The Outlaws, and what remains of 1st Group have established Firebase Cascade, a fortified safe haven. The SEALs of Shark Platoon, on a mission to rescue survivors, are forced into a pitched battle against the infected. Contact is made with an unlikely ally but at a cost. The Safeguard group ventures out to the City of Clovis with unexpected results. Caught up in a planned outbreak within the walled city, the group must fight their way to safety. Is there anywhere safe when 99% of the world’s population has been turned into ravenous, flesh-craving psychotics?
by admin | Aug 26, 2025 | Dystopian & Apocalyptic |
A dystopian science fiction novel that unravels a great secret of the most mysterious continent in the world.
Scott “Buck” Buckley, an environmental scientist, accepts a job at the McMurdo Antarctic research station. After signing a secrecy declaration, Scott discovers the existence of Geyser Valley, an area with a unique warm microclimate, which is home to the mysterious indigenous Anai people. In an outrageous conspiracy, the world governments are keeping the existence of these people a secret, to avoid limitations on the division of land for natural resources.
Scott is fascinated by the unique culture of the Anai as he begins to visit their valley. Through his budding friendship with the young clan chieftainess Ki Tahan, he discovers a peaceful society that lives in harmony with nature.
In the meantime, the world becomes more and more unstable while a global war is about to break out. Just before darkness sets over Antarctica, warfare tears the world apart, and the research station finds itself completely isolated for the long and sunless winter.
In the loneliness of the dark season, Scott faces difficult questions: who are the Anai, and how did they come to Antarctica? How much truth is there in their legends about giant ancient reptiles frozen in ice, waiting to come back to life? How is McMurdo going to hold on until the communications and supply lines are restored? And what limits one is not allowed to cross, even in the name of survival?
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by admin | Aug 26, 2025 | Dystopian & Apocalyptic |
In a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, how far will a father go to save his daughter’s life?
In a world ravaged by the collapse of Earth’s oceans, humanity teeters on the brink of survival. Jeremy Colt is a father driven by an unyielding determination to protect his daughter, Sam. With only their bikes and the packs on their backs, they must reach San Diego before her medicine runs out. With resources dwindling and danger lurking at every turn, their journey westward through a fractured America is a desperate bid to find the one place that might hold the key to Sam’s survival.
Haunted by the sacrifices of those he’s loved and lost, Jeremy wrestles with the weight of his choices, the crushing uncertainty of hope, and the shadow of his own humanity. Together with Seth, a resilient boy who’s become like family, they traverse fire-scorched deserts, abandoned towns, and treacherous landscapes in search of a future that may not exist.
The clock is ticking.
Can they get there fast enough?
And if they do, will it even save her?
BARREN WATERS, the Hollywood Book Festival’s Best Science Fiction Novel of 2017, is a gripping tale of resilience, sacrifice, and the enduring power of love. As Jeremy, Sam, and Seth face impossible odds, they must confront the question: what does it truly mean to survive, and how far will they go to protect the ones they love?
Winner! Hollywood Book Festival, Best Science Fiction Novel, 2017
Winner! San Francisco Green Book Festival, Best Science Fiction Novel, 2017
Winner! Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) – Silver Medal National Winner, Best Science Fiction Novel of 2017
Winner! NIEA (National Indie Excellence Awards) – Silver Medal, Best Science Fiction Novel, 2017
“Fiction. Yet possibly a prophecy of things to come if we don’t change our ways. Good story, well thought out characters and as a diabetic it scared the bejesus out of me.” – Amazon Reviewer
“This book will grab you from the first chapter and keep you riveted throughout.” – Amazon Reviewer
“I just recently made the jump to post-apocalyptic novels, and this will be one of my favorites.” – Amazon Reviewer
“It gets under your skin, it makes you think, it challenges your comfort zone and triggers some buried fear.” – Amazon Reviewer
Note from the author:
I’ve always been a fan of survival stories because I love watching people conquer adversity. My sister is diabetic, and I found myself wondering what post-apocalyptic life would be like for people who need insulin to survive. From there, the story took on a life of its own. I hope you enjoy it. -Julia
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by admin | Aug 26, 2025 | Historical Romance |
A Jaded Contemporary Romance Novelist Finds Love in 14th Century Ireland in ETERNAL BELOVED, a Historical Time-Travel Romance by Mary Ellen Johnson
–14th Century Ireland–
Bel Lucy might be the wildly successful owner of Bella Publishing, specializing in romances, steamy and sweet, but she doesn’t believe in love. Bel certainly doesn’t believe in love after a wrong turn in the haunted Castle by the Sea lands her in fourteenth-century Ireland where she is forced to endure the company of the musclebound—not to mention poorly groomed—knight, Alaric DeLaMer.
In a time of famine and civil war, Alaric proves to be Bel’s protector while dismissing Bel as a prickly creature who delights in goading him with ridiculous tales. When a duplicitous alchemist sends Bel back to the 21st century, Bel discovers she can never be happy in any time or place—unless its beside Alaric, the complete opposite of Bel’s imagined romance heroes.
Realizing she was happier in the 14th century, Bel risks everything to battle her way back to Alaric but will her eternal beloved be waiting in his Castle by the Sea?
Publisher’s Note: Readers passionate about history will appreciate the author’s penchant for detail and accuracy. In keeping with the era, this story contains scenes of brutality which are true to the time and man’s timeless inhumanity. There are a limited number of sexual scenes with some vulgarity characteristic of the time.
THE TRAVELS ACROSS TIME SERIES
Before I Wake
Eternal Beloved
The Moment I Kissed You
THE KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND, in series order
The Lion and the Leopard
A Knight There Was
Within A Forest Dark
A Child Upon The Throne
Lords Among the Ruins
The Flames of Rebellion
MEET MARY ELLEN JOHNSON
On my first visit to Ireland, I visited Malahide Castle near Dublin. I was captivated by its stunning grounds and interior and its fascinating history, which often aligned with the fate of Ireland itself. Once I learned of its ghosts, I knew Malahide Castle, now the fictional “Castle by the Sea,” would provide the perfect setting for my second time travel novel, “Eternal Beloved.”
“Before I Wake” is the first novel in my four-book time travel series, “Travels Across Time.” “Before I Wake” deals with a pair of star-crossed lovers reuniting and fighting in thirteenth-century Cornwall during the time of Simon de Montfort’s rebellion against England’s king.
I am the author of the six-book “Knights of England” historical romance series, plus “The Landlord’s Black-Eyed Daughter,” based on the Alfred Noyes poem “The Highwayman,” which was published under the pseudonym Mary Ellen Dennis.
Upon completion of “Eternal Beloved,” I will say goodbye to my beloved Middle Ages and turn my “Travels Across Time” attention first to the Colorado Labor Wars and, finally, to a haunted roadhouse on Colorado’s eastern plains that may bear a close resemblance to a tavern owned by my grandfather.
When not writing, I enjoy time with my children and grandchildren and with Karma the Wonder Dog, my German Shepherd, who helped me survive COVID-19 and numerous other adventures.
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by admin | Aug 25, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
Praise for One Way:
‘So riveting I read in one sitting. Can’t speak highly enough about this book’
‘Such a heart stopping, roller coaster ride’
‘I’d go for ten stars if I could; best of the best’
‘I was holding my breath for much of this book not knowing what was coming up the next stairwell – what an adrenaline rush’
‘I have read every book in this series. Unlike so many other ‘series’ books, this one gets better with each book’
NYPD Detective Sam Archer is on his way home on a Sunday afternoon in New York City. He’s been out of the field for over three months due to a broken ankle and a serious bout of pneumonia from a previous case, but has just been given the all clear for a return to duty, starting tomorrow. Archer takes a seat on a bench in the Upper West Side, enjoying a cold drink and soaking up the last remaining sun of the day. Then he sees something totally unexpected. Two men are crossing the street in front of him, heading quickly towards a group climbing into a car. Both men are armed with pistols. And all hell breaks loose.
Shouting a warning and racing to their aid, a ferocious gunfight erupts, shattering the peaceful afternoon. Archer and the group are forced to flee uptown in the strangers’ vehicle, their ambushers giving chase. With their tyres blown out and the car crashing, the group have no choice but to take refuge in a Harlem tenement block, situated in one of the most dangerous areas in the city. Their ambushers are right on their heels and seal off the building, preventing the NYPD from getting close as they start to arrive. Archer and the others are trapped in the building with their attackers.
Hiding out with the group from the car in an apartment upstairs, Archer starts to piece together the situation. The people he’s with are US Marshals, protecting a witness, a nine year old girl. Clearly, someone out there is desperate to kill her. But as they barricade themselves in and wait for back-up, none of them realise the full extent of the danger they are in. Others are on their way to the building, ruthless trained killers who won’t leave until the girl is dead. As the scores of NYPD and Marshals on the street desperately try to figure out how they can get to their people inside, Archer and the Marshals must fight to stay alive against increasingly hopeless odds, running out of ammunition, chances and time.
Unarmed and totally unprepared, Archer is thrown back into the fray; either kill or be killed. As they encounter the enemy, suffer casualties and Archer learns who this child witness really is, two things become abundantly clear. There’s only one way in or out of the building.
And it appears there’s only one way this can end.
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