From the author of the international best-seller The Stone Man, shortlisted for Audible UK's Book of the Year Award 2015 PRAISE FOR IN THE DARKNESS: "Science fiction, drama, humour, horror, and yes--even romance--are expertly blended ... IN THE DARKNESS is shaped with an exquisite precision that culminates in a climax that leaves the reader exhausted from the dizzying thrill of emotions... If you missed this book in its original serialized format, now you've been given another chance to read one of the best books that I've had the pleasure of reading in recent memory."- Ain't It Cool News.comThere are hangovers, there are bad hangovers, and then there's waking up inside someone else's head. Thirty-something bartender Charlie Wilkes is faced with this exact dilemma when he wakes to find himself trapped inside The Black Room; a space consisting of impenetrable darkness and a huge, ethereal screen floating in its centre. It is through this screen that he sees the world of his female host, Minnie.How did he get there? What has happened to his life? And how can he exist inside the mind of a troubled, fragile, but beautiful woman with secrets of her own? Uncertain whether he's even real or if he is just a figment of his host's imagination, Charlie must enlist Minnie's help if he is to find a way out of The Black Room, a place where even the light of the screen goes out every time Minnie closes her eyes. A can't-miss novel for fans of urban fantasy fiction.PRAISE FOR LUKE SMITHERD:"I couldn't help myself and read this is one sitting" - simon211175, Amazon Vine Voice"Fantastically written characters who make you care about them right from the off." - Andy Pettifer"It was one of those books where you tell yourself you will read just one more page, then look at the clock and realise that it's 2 hours later. I would thoroughly recommend it" - Elaine HosegoodWant to download the first few pages of this book for FREE so that you can try before you buy? Click the 'Send sample now' button on the upper right hand side of this page to do just that!

The first shot wasn’t supposed to happen. Humanity offered peace. The invaders answered with annihilation.A warlike empire from Andromeda has crossed into the Milky Way, demanding surrender. Captain Jayla Werno, commanding the Alliance dreadnought Prentis, becomes the first human officer to face them. The enemy expects an easy conquest. Instead, they awaken the doctrine humanity buried centuries ago.The doctrine that ended two species.As the Andromedan assault tears through Alliance defenses, Werno must decide how far she’s willing to go, and whether unleashing humanity’s full strength will save the galaxy… or burn it down.A fleet?focused, tactical military sci?fi epic, perfect for fans of The Lost Fleet, Honor Harrington, and Old Man’s War.In this book, you’ll find:Massive fleet battles with real tactical depthA warlike empire from Andromeda with terrifying motivesA commander forced into impossible decisionsHumanity’s long?buried doctrine unleashedA captain torn between restraint and the doctrine she was born intoA galaxy that fears what humans become when provoked

After the collapse, a light in the darkness is either a miracle—or a target.Years after civilization fell, Onnie Newton has learned one rule above all others: never stay anywhere long enough to be found.But Onnie is pregnant, exhausted, and running out of road.When a violent storm drives her, her husband Monty, and their five-year-old son into an abandoned farmhouse, they discover something impossible. The refrigerator is cold. Hot water runs from the taps. And every light in the house burns brightly—without wires, fuel, switches, or any connection to the dead electrical grid.The house offers everything they desperately need: shelter, safety, fertile land, and a place for Onnie to deliver her baby.It also makes them visible for miles.As other survivors begin following the glow, the Newtons’ temporary refuge becomes the foundation of a fragile new community. Some newcomers bring skills, loyalty, and hope. Others see the mysterious house—and the power hidden beneath the field—as something worth taking.Now Onnie and Monty must decide whether to abandon the first real home they have found since the world ended—or defend the light before it draws something far more dangerous to their door.See the Light is the gripping first book in the House of Light series, a post-apocalyptic survival thriller about family, found community, mysterious technology, and the perilous work of rebuilding after the fall.

Professor Colin Ayres has spent years researching the strange story of Galina, Arizona, a sleepy border town ripped apart by violence and paranoia after the outbreak of a mysterious illness in 1960. Colin is certain the Galina Incident was simply a case of mass hysteria. But when his partner, Alonzo, starts exhibiting strange symptoms, Colin is shocked to realize they are the same as those that emerged in Galina decades ago.As Alonzo’s condition worsens, Colin scrambles to piece together what really happened during that terrible summer in the past. He uncovers a story of murder, corruption, and fanaticism. The deeper he digs, the more he becomes convinced that what happened in Galina wasn’t mass hysteria after all.When others start to develop the same eerie symptoms, Colin must confront the possibility that someone—or something—is driving the plague. Guided by rumors of a person who found a way to stop the plague in the sixties, Colin races to find answers before the disease destroys Alonzo and everyone else it touches.

GENESIS EARTHThe ultimate voyage of discovery ends with the truth about yourself.Michael Anderson never thought he would set foot on an Earthlike world. Born on the farthest edge of the solar system, he only ever studied planets from afar. But when his scientist parents open a wormhole and discover signs of intelligent life on the other side, Michael is the only planetologist young enough to voyage to the alien star.He is not alone. Terra, his mission partner, is no more of an adult than he is. Soon after their arrival, she begins keeping secrets from him. But she doesn't realize that her darkest secret is one that he already knows.Twenty light-years away from humanity, what they discover on the alien world forces them to question their deepest beliefs about the universe—and about what it means to be human.EDENFALLThe ultimate truth requires you to sacrifice your innocence.Sixteen years ago, Estee's parents abandoned their scientific mission to the planet Icaria and made the new world their home. They thought it would be decades before anyone else came to this rugged, edenic paradise. They were wrong.Young, fearless, and free, the only other people Estee has ever known are her own immediate family. So when a military expedition arrives from Earth, she is innocently drawn to all the interesting new people, their large, noisy vehicles, and their strange weapons.But her parents have a secret. There is a dark side to Estee's homeworld, whose distant past is linked to Earth's terrifying future. Now Estee is the guardian of those secrets, and she must do all in her power to keep them from falling into the wrong hands.As the marines begin to hunt her, Estee makes an unlikely friend in a young lieutenant. Together, they must unlock the secrets of Icaria's past to break the cycle of violence and restore their shattered worlds.THE STARS OF REDEMPTIONThe ultimate redemption can only be gained after you confront the past.When the scientists at Heinlein Station punched a wormhole through the stars, they created a temporal paradox with dire ramifications for the future of humanity. Now, Estee and Khalil are trapped in the product of that paradox: an ancient, alien ghost ship that has wandered the stars for millions of years, biding its time for the final day of reckoning.Her family broken and her homeworld shattered, Estee struggles to care for her younger sisters as they search for a way back home. But Khalil carries wounds of his own. He blames himself for the loss of his platoon, and wants nothing so much as to end the pain—even if it means becoming a martyr.Only Estee and Khalil can stop the ghost ship from unleashing its devastation. Temporal paradoxes are never quite so simple, but fortunately, there is always a path to redemption.