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A detective is hot on the trail of a lowlife who skips town with a check that doesn’t belong to him. But with the help of a stray bulldog, he tracks the miscreant down in a case of obstructed justice.

Three Wicked Witches vie for control of the Magical Land of Oz, while the Wizard appears no closer to solving the mystery of how to return the former Wyrds to Wonderland. But Glinda's secret may shift the balance in an entirely unforeseen direction! Meanwhile, a quest beyond the Looking Glass may have gleaned more than anyone was hoping for when Dorothy's return from that magical realm attracts the attention of a new player in the conflict...

Written with a faithful eye to the original Baum and Carroll classics, The Wonderful Alice of Oz concludes the first story arc of the series, while setting the foundation for the next chapter to unfold.

At the best of times, your twin boys are a double handful. But when the family gathers for a turkey dinner and one of the guests inopportunely decides to pass, the kids’ antics are almost enough to wake the dead.

The Wizard's journey to Wonderland has exposed a shared history between that faery land and Oz - but the meaning behind the connection is still largely a mystery. Dorothy and Alice have come together to save Wonderland, but can they do anything before the Wicked Witches succeed in taking over Oz? With the looming conflict already threatening two worlds, the path ahead leads Dorothy to a third: a mysterious unnamed world that exists on the other side of a mirror in the university at Oxford - where reality itself has been set backwards, and Dorothy finds that entering this particular faery land may end up being a one-way trip. Meanwhile, Alice must come to grips with what Wonderland did to her...

Dorothy Gale has been to some strange lands, but none as unexpected as 19th century Oxford, England. Yet this is exactly where Dorothy meets Alice Liddell, a young woman with her own fanciful stories of a place called Wonderland. Alice finds herself pulled into Oz to face a new Wicked Witch, while Dorothy must follow the Wizard into a Wonderland civil war. Unknown to either girl though, plots have arisen against both faery lands, and they must uncover the hidden history shared between these lands if they are ever to set things right again. Written with a faithful eye to the original Baum and Carrol classics, The Wizard In Wonderland reveals the secrets of Oz and Wonderland in a story th...

"This Tumbleweed Landed" offers a vivid glimpse into rural southeastern Colorado during the 1950s and '60s, where square dances drew families together and ranch life set the rhythm of daily existence. In this heartfelt memoir, Larada Horner-Miller paints a rich portrait of small-town America, where neighbors were family and landline phones were precious commodities. From making mud pies to finding her place in the world, this daddy's girl's story celebrates the enduring values of ranching culture, close-knit community bonds, and cherished family traditions. Through personal stories and loving reflections, Horner-Miller preserves a slice of American heritage while chronicling her journey from...

"This Tumbleweed Landed" offers a vivid glimpse into rural southeastern Colorado during the 1950s and '60s, where square dances drew families together and ranch life set the rhythm of daily existence. In this heartfelt memoir, Larada Horner-Miller paints a rich portrait of small-town America, where neighbors were family and landline phones were precious commodities. From making mud pies to finding her place in the world, this daddy's girl's story celebrates the enduring values of ranching culture, close-knit community bonds, and cherished family traditions. Through personal stories and loving reflections, Horner-Miller preserves a slice of American heritage while chronicling her journey from...

Through poetry, prose, and reflection prompts, "Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better?" captures one woman's journey through the pandemic while inviting readers to explore their own. Award-winning author Larada Horner-Miller chronicles her year of solitude, spiritual discoveries, and personal growth during an unprecedented time. Each themed chapter weaves together creative writing, thoughtful quotations, and engaging questions, creating a unique space for readers to process their own pandemic experiences. More than a memoir, this interactive book serves as both a historical record and a guide for transforming isolation into inner strength, helping readers decide: did these challenging ti...

This book is some thing not like others. It is about a subject that you never heard about it before. The story in my book maybe is Science-fiction for today but will be a true story tomorrow, something that has a very high potential to occur in near future if not started already. What we speak about in this story can be scaring for many of us, but it can also be a useful capability if we look at it from a different angle and if we can keep it secure and safe.First time that I thought about this idea it really gooses bumped me and still I get the same feeling when reading “Believe What You See” chapter. Hope you get the same feeling!I presented my book to those that suffer from an uncurba...

Just because you live with a cop doesn’t mean you’re a police dog!Fred is just a family dog, but since the head of the family is a cop, Fred pretends he’s a police dog. He’s always making up heroic tales to impress his next-door buddy, Bitz, a scruffy little poodle. It’s all fun--until Bitz's family’s new cat, Fritz, disappears. And the family blames Bitz! If Fred doesn’t find Fritz, Bitz could be sent to the pound. So Fred agrees to take the case, even though he hates cats so much they make him sneeze. He questions all his doggy pals, but they’re no help. Now Fred faces his greatest challenge yet: he will have to talk to cats! In the end, Fred not only gets over his allergy,...

Parents don’t like it when a genetically enhanced chimp is smarter than their own 5th Graders. Some people just have no appreciation for progress. When Darwin, the most famous chimp in the world, entered the 5th Grade, his human brother Scott had mixed feelings. And a band of older kids didn’t like it. Worse, a band of parents decide this walking, reading, thinking and even talking chimp--thanks to a really cool electronic keyboard--has no business attending a public school. So they’re suing the school district to have him booted out. Now Darwin’s fate rests on the outcome of a trial that finally asks the question: what is a human, anyway?“A wonderful book--both funny and heart-bre...

Follow the misadventures of Art Kassel, ad copywriter, dreamer, idealist and rule-breaker as he navigates an unlikely relationship with a beautiful starlet, has the nerve to try using [gasp!] humor in the TV spots of an extremely conservative client, and butts heads with an ambitious, unscrupulous exec over an assignment of dubious morality. As if things couldn’t get any worse, he goes and submits his ten-years-in-the-making, hopelessly overwritten novel to the dubious gaze of an unhappily-published author.

“A funny & refreshing look at life in the Mad Men era!” 

“I hate to say it, but I really identified with the poor schnook!” 

“Hilarious, sad and finally, moving!”

WHEN YOU'RE A BRAIN WITHOUT A BODY, CAN YOU STILL BE CALLED HUMAN?Marc Gregorio wakes up paralyzed. He can't feel his own body. Accident? Stroke? Did someone slip him an overdose of Botox? The answer, he discovers, is much, much worse. He's only a copy of Marc, a digital brain without a body, burdened with all Marc's human memories, but without access to human sensual pleasures. Now he has to find a reason to keep on, um, "living." Adam the Mindclone meets the real Marc Gregorio--and his new girlfriend Molly Schaeffer. Adam loves her, too. But how does a digital entity experience love? He can't even experience pizza. His one compensation: a powerful digital brain. At Molly's urging, he appli...

Looking for a Quick Snack?The Ickles® are proud to dish up 20 mind-tingling short stories to delight readers whose appetite includes fun, fantasy, adventure, and sci-fi themes– you certainly won’t go hungry.If you like aliens, AI robots, sharks, octopus, and mermaid stories, plus animals, bugs, boats and planes you'll love these Ickle stories. Each page-turning tale transports you to a whimsical world of pure imagination.You’ll meet:Heroickle, a 12-year-old video gamer who saves his school and the world from an alien invasion.Technickle, who invents an AI robot that goes rogue, threatening to exterminate all non-AI lifeforms.Tentickle, an octopus who captures a band of smugglers.Spher...

The leading candidate for US President is certain God has chosen him to bring on The Rapture by launching nuclear war. His march to the White House is unstoppable. Journalist Dan Jessup has finally unearthed the candidate’s virulent past, but if he reveals it, his pregnant wife and son, now being held hostage, will be murdered. Meanwhile, Lt. Greg Pangborn, a tech officer in a rogue military faction, is beta-testing how the US might survive a nuclear exchange with a resurgent Russia. While gaming the outcome of a US nuclear decapitation strike against the Kremlin, he makes a terrifying discovery: what he’s working on isn’t really a game: it’s a rehearsal.

Escape the holiday hustle with award-winning author Larada Horner-Miller's delightful Christmas collection. From angels gone awry in pageants to cherished New Mexican traditions, these heartwarming stories, poems, and spiritual reflections span seventy years of festive memories. Rediscover the true magic of Christmas in this charming holiday treasure.

Escape the holiday hustle with award-winning author Larada Horner-Miller's delightful Christmas collection. From angels gone awry in pageants to cherished New Mexican traditions, these heartwarming stories, poems, and spiritual reflections span seventy years of festive memories. Rediscover the true magic of Christmas in this charming holiday treasure.

17 year old Margot McClain used to be witty, talented and popular, but ever since a certain incident, she’s used her smart mouth like an insect-repellent to keep boys off her. But when a lost-looking new kid enrolls at her school and Margot learns he can’t remember his own name--or anything else about his past, her resistance weakens. She offers friendship as he grapples with bad dreams and shards of painful memories. His history catches up with him when a trashy former girlfriend shows up with two thugs. They demand he help them rob the bookstore where he works or they’ll tell the cops where he lives. Why would the cops be interested, he asks? “Don’t you remember? You killed your ...

A Guide to Fasting, Detoxification, Natural Healing and a Mountain Moving Life! No one should lead a debilitated life for lack of this vital information.

45 years later, a spiritually tormented smuggler reveals his shocking secret life. Born in a refugee camp, the author sidestepped hallucinogens, gangsters, law enforcement and conmen, graduating from pot dealer to personal gopher for a world-class smuggler to an undercover operative for an “adjunct arm” of the U.S. government. Marjan’s path to redemption took him to places he really didn’t need to be long before he arrived.  

In the mid-16th century AD, Christianity arrived in Japan. Heralded by daring Jesuits from Spain and Portugal zealous to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the four corners of the earth, Christianity soon took root in that distant land. At that time, Japan was fractured among warring states as feudal lords known as daimyo vied for supremacy. From the first day, the Catholic faith found surprising acceptance among Japanese of all social status and within fifty years, Japanese converts known as Kirishitans numbered in the hundreds of thousands.But with the advent of a unified Japan under the powerful Tokugawa shogunate in the early 17th century, things began to change. While the Tokugawa shog...

"Was It a Dream?" is an intimate poetry collection that weaves through the landscape of human experience, from sun-dappled peaks to shadowed valleys. Award-winning poet Larada Horner-Miller transforms deeply personal moments into universal touchstones, crafting verses that speak to the shared journey of loss, healing, and rediscovery. Opening the Navigating Life's Journey Through Poetry series, this first volume maps the terrain of grief and renewal through meditations on family bonds, nature's quiet wisdom, and transformative travels. With keen observation and gentle humor, Horner-Miller's poems celebrate life's small wonders while honoring its deepest sorrows, inviting readers to find thei...

Welcome to Mordora. It's a dark place with secrets so powerful they trigger a double abduction and a murder. And so toxic that revealing the truth would be worse than the crimes themselves. It begins with a murder that isn’t a murder, followed by a strange double abduction. To Police Detective Jacob Zaag, it feels wrong from the start. Who would kidnap a developmentally disabled teen and his adult sitter? A random grab? A sex crime? Zaag falls hard for Andrea, the boy’s single mom, 30, so damaged by her parents’ rejection. Running out of other angles, he reaches into the murky depths of Andrea’s past and uncovers a thicket of possible suspects and motives. When the truth finally emer...

Let your children embark on a journey to a mysterious island filled with magic and wonder in the first book of this thrilling new series. Wiz Island has been home to 27 Wizards, Witches, and Warlocks; they are all trying to break the spell that banished them there. But when the Grand Sorcerer, the head of all the world's magic, floated by one day, he found it on the brink of death, with once-lush forests now barren and lifeless.With a fierce storm, he awakens the residents and delivers a message that will test their abilities and force them to work together like never before. Can they restore Wiz Island to its former glory before it's too late?Join the Green Wiz Wizard, Green Wiz W...

Let your children embark on a journey to a mysterious island filled with magic and wonder in the first book of this thrilling new series. Wiz Island has been home to 27 Wizards, Witches, and Warlocks; they are all trying to break the spell that banished them there. But when the Grand Sorcerer, the head of all the world's magic, floated by one day, he found it on the brink of death, with once-lush forests now barren and lifeless.With a fierce storm, he awakens the residents and delivers a message that will test their abilities and force them to work together like never before. Can they restore Wiz Island to its former glory before it's too late?Join the Red Wiz Wizard, Red Wiz Witch...

A quiet revolution is taking place within the computer ecosystem; one that will change the way we do business on the internet.It’s called blockchain, and it promises to disrupt the way people interact with one another online, whether its messaging, banking, keeping up with medical records, land records, booking a vacation, socializing, or voting. Programs are also being developed to use blockchain to serve as one’s identity “papers.”Blockchain technology is based on the idea that all online transactions should be between two people without the need for public or private third-party oversight. Blockchain technology developers believe thoughts and ideas should be shared, not quashed. I...