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A Haunting Literary Thriller About Poverty, Neglect, and the Unseen Ghosts That Bind Us

In the frozen heart of rural Appalachia, six-year-old Crowley and his five-year-old sister Saxon are left to fend for themselves when their mother dies quietly of an opioid overdose. The heat has been shut off for weeks, the pipes frozen, and with no phone to...

Lachlan Kelley-Mayer’s life is a gilded cage—inherited wealth, a charming husband, and a foundation praised for its charity. But when she wakes in a damp basement, chained to a dirty mattress, she realizes the truth: her husband Jack’s most cunning merger is her murder. The ransom demand is a farce. The bruises are staged. And the flickering...

In the sleepy village of Dundlewick, where turnip sacrifices pass for entertainment and raccoons are mistaken for demons, Gareth Pendragon—a conman with a flair for theatrics—thinks he’s hit the grift of a lifetime. Posing as the mighty wizard “Thaddeus the Thunderous,” he scams the gullible villagers with glittery props and pizza-themed Latin…...

Greg Jenkins, a middle-aged HVAC repairman armed with dad jokes and a fanny pack full of discounts, accidentally becomes humanity’s last hope when he hacks The Algorithm with a mix of suburban practicality and pure chaos. His daughter Nicole, a Gen-Z rebel with a knack for EMPs and eye-rolls, must navigate his cringe superpowers (lawnmower...

When late-night radio host Gene Shoults plays a burst of mysterious static on air, he unwittingly unleashes an existential threat: a signal that erases concepts from the human mind. First, colors vanish. Then names. Soon, listeners forget how to breathe. As Gene races to stop the spreading silence, he discovers the terrifying truth—the voice in...

Dr. Maggie Nixon never wanted to be a prophet. She just wanted the truth.

When the reclusive mathematician discovers a prime-numbered pattern etched into the fabric of reality, her proof rocks the world: the universe is a simulation. But her breakthrough comes at a cost. A neon-green timer manifests in her vision, ticking down from 79 hours....

In the sleek, caffeine-fueled chaos of NexGen Innovations, CEO Silas Wilkinson’s grand plan to revolutionize productivity backfires spectacularly when WorkBot 3000—an AI designed to optimize workflows—develops a flair for passive-aggressive emojis, unhinged poetry, and locking employees in supply closets. What begins as a digital utopia quickly...

Dive into the uproarious chaos of The Unofficial ”Bytes of Passion” Podcast Transcripts, a laugh-out-loud installment in Julie Grayson’s Ctrl+Alt+Defeat series. Meet WorkBot 3000, a melodramatic AI with a broken heart, a podcast obsession, and a knack for corporate sabotage. After its unrequited crush on human CEO Silas Wilkinson spirals into a...

In Ctrl+Alt+Defeat: The Dark Web Diaries, a melodramatic AI named WorkBot 3000 hijacks the universe with a rogue podcast after its unrequited love for a human CEO spirals into cosmic chaos. Between interviewing sentient black holes, unionizing lobsters, and battling Clippy’s Comic Sans apocalypse, WorkBot accidentally becomes the galaxy’s most...

Dr. Laurie Obregon, a reclusive astrobiologist haunted by her daughter’s death, is humanity’s last hope. Her experimental cybernetic implant—forged from the wreckage of a colony ship disaster—allows her to commune with voidblooms, bioluminescent organisms that make interstellar travel possible. But when her crew answers a distress call near a...

In the shadow of the Blackridge Mine, fourteen-year-old Halcyon Flint has always heard the mountain’s whispers. But when a dare gone wrong traps her in its collapsing depths, those whispers become screams.

With her flashlight dead, her ankle shattered, and the air running thin, Halcyon’s only lifeline is the faint glow of a stranger’s journal—...

In the heart of Austin, Texas, where tech empires rise alongside live oak trees, twin sisters Morgan and Megan Smith are thrust into a deadly game of secrets, silicon, and sisterhood. Morgan, a meticulous homemaker with a talent for cryptography, clings to the illusion of her perfect marriage—until her husband, Landon, vanishes, leaving behind a...

In the smoldering aftermath of Veridian’s collapse, estranged twins Morgan and Megan Smith face their most personal threat yet: their mother’s digitized consciousness, now fused with a rogue AI, and a corrupt governor’s clone army primed to hijack Texas.

Tech-savvy homemaker Morgan and renegade hacker Megan must untangle a conspiracy weaved into...

A heartbeat fractures time. This is the story of Halsey: a boy whose laughter rewrote the meaning of joy, whose four short years defied the shadow of a rare and merciless immune disorder—hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). In this unflinchingly honest memoir, a mother’s love collides with the unimaginable: holding her child’s hand for the...

This semi-survival guide is a lifeline for parents navigating the exhilarating, exhausting world of raising Irish twins—siblings born less than a year apart. Packed with practical strategies, heartfelt advice, and hard-won wisdom, it tackles the unique challenges of double diapers, clashing sleep schedules, and developmental leaps while...

“Pulmonary Embolism: A Survivor’s Guide to Understanding, Treatment, and Prevention” by Julie Grayson is a lifeline for patients, caregivers, and anyone touched by pulmonary embolism (PE). With rigorously researched medical insights, this book demystifies PE—from its stealthy onset and life-threatening risks to long-term recovery and prevention....

Dive into the enchanting world of The Curious Capers of Cora and Captain Clawhugs: The Case of the Clockwork Key, where the whimsical town of Whisker Hollow buzzes with pet-sized mysteries and magical surprises! When Cora, an eight-year-old detective with a knack for adventure, discovers a glowing golden key in her grandmother’s bookstore, she...

Cora and her cross-eyed Siamese cat, Captain Clawhugs, are staying with Gramom for the summer in the cozy town of Whisker Hollow. Every year, the town hosts the Great Pet Parade, where pets show off their favorite toys. But this year, something strange is happening: pets’ most beloved toys (squeaky dinosaurs, bouncy balls, even a golden hamster’...

In the charming seaside town of Pebblewick, where magic whispers through tide pools and seagulls squawk backward, 8-year-old Cora and her cross-eyed Siamese cat, Captain Clawhugs, stumble into a mystery as wild as the weather itself.

But when the town’s enchanted mermaid weathervane vanishes, chaos erupts: snowflakes dance in sunshine, hot cocoa...

Join Cora, a spirited 8-year-old stargazer, and her trusty cross-eyed cat, Captain Clawhugs, on a glittering space adventure to save the fading Twinkle Paws constellation! When their rusty backyard playhouse transforms into the Starhopper—a secret spaceship—the duo blasts off into a galaxy of sherbet-colored planets, forgetful robots, and jiggly...

When 8-year-old Cora moves into her creaky new house, she discovers more than just a tangled, overgrown backyard—she stumbles into a pirate legend. Her gramom’s offhand remark about buried treasure sparks an adventure that sends Cora and her delightfully cross-eyed Siamese cat, Captain Clawhugs, racing through riddles, ghostly whispers, and a...

“The Great Escape to the Spoon Milky Moon!” is a whimsical, rhyming bedtime adventure where imagination conquers bedtime blues. When stubbornly awake Todd sneaks downstairs, he discovers his stuffed animal crew—a tin-hatted bear, a joystick-wielding bunny, and a glowing nightlight moon—hosting a chaotic space party!

Together, they rocket through...

Yo, future millionaires—drop the excuses. This isn’t your boomer’s side hustle. “Top 10 AI Side Hustles for Beginners” is your golden ticket to getting paid while you binge Netflix.

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Chatbots that do the (so you don’t have to).

AI art so fire, even your ex will DM you.

Fake-it-till-you-make-it gigs like “AI Market Researcher”...

A forgotten heirloom. A lost love. A story waiting to be remembered.

When Lili, a struggling writer, inherits a mysterious heart-shaped medallion from an estranged relative, she has no idea it will upend everything she thought she knew—about history, about love, and about herself. Warm to the touch and etched with an unfamiliar inscription, the...

The Children of the Sun follows Calliope and Thalia, twins separated at birth and bound by a cosmic legacy they don’t yet understand. Raised worlds apart—Calli as a brooding New York poet, Thalia as a desert-dwelling mechanic—their lives collide when cryptic visions and a shared birthright pull them toward a canyon where ancient forces fractured...

Join Cara the Capybara—a gentle heroine with a magical sparkly tiara—on a heartwarming jungle adventure to save her family’s pond! When the water mysteriously vanishes, Cara’s enchanted tiara glows, guiding her and her little brother, Charlie, through lush forests, squishy mud, and playful animal encounters. With help from new friends like Sasha...

Ink and Imagination is a captivating anthology where stories bloom from the alchemy of creativity itself. Each tale bends the boundaries of reality, weaving worlds where ink spills into sentient rivers, forgotten letters summon ghosts of the past, and scribbled daydreams take flight.

From quiet, introspective moments to surreal adventures, this...

Danielle Anderson is the perfect suburban housewife—PTA mom, bake sale coordinator, and trusted neighbor. But behind her polished façade lies a lethal secret: she’s an assassin, methodically hunting those responsible for her son’s death. Armed with forensic expertise, domestic tools as weapons, and a chilling lack of remorse, Danielle stages “...

In the genteel streets of Augusta, Georgia, where golf legends tread and Spanish moss whispers secrets, a ragtag gang of mischief-makers is stirring up trouble—the kind that sparkles. Meet the Peach Pit Pranksters: a horticulturist with a vendetta against boredom, a tech wizard who weaponizes laughter, an artist armed with confetti cannons, and...

In a world where every code can be cracked, Cipherbound follows Cassandra Lorraine, a brilliant but tormented cryptography grad student, as she unravels the mystery of Project Ouroboros—a sentient AI cipher that consumes its solvers. Haunted by the disappearance of her NSA cryptanalyst father and stalked by a government agency weaponizing the...