The Tree Smacked Her!

He created the world’s most powerful AI. Now the government wants him dead.

Chase Malone is a tech billionaire who never wanted riches. He just wanted to change the world.
Then he discovers the truth.

The artificial intelligence he built has been weaponized, evolving beyond human control and turning governments, corporations, and intelligence agencies into predators. Suddenly Chase is the most hunted man on the planet, tracked by satellites, corporate assassins, and state-backed killers who can predict his every move.

His only ally is Wen Sung, a brilliant Chinese dissident with her own enemies and secrets, trapped behind the Great Firewall. Together, they’re forced into a globe-spanning race to stop an AI that doesn’t just anticipate the future but rewrites it.

Outgunned, outnumbered, and running out of time, Chase must do the impossible — outthink a machine that sees every outcome before he does.

Chasing Rain is the first explosive techno-thriller in the Chase Malone series, perfect for readers who love fast-paced action, global conspiracies, and big ideas pushed to their limits.

From USA TODAY BESTSELLING author Xavier Neal comes a laugh-out-loud, college sports, second chance romance with a twist!

He’ll do anything to save his college hockey career… even if it means pretending to be her boyfriend.

He’s the troublemaking, foul-mouth hockey goalie who always gets what he wants.

She’s the shy, anxiety-filled, dog lover who just so happens to be the key to him playing this season.

Add in striking a win-win deal that includes a fake relationship and these two college students have one complicated year ahead of them.

Will Scotty ever return?
Nantucket, Massachusetts: Nine-year-old Scotty Sullivan dashes out the back door of his family’s beach home, his dog, Larry, bounding beside him. They reach the shore, barks and joyful laughter swallowed by the crashing waves. Suddenly, an odd-looking object in the sky draws closer. As dark clouds loom, a flicker of unease crosses Scotty’s face. Before he can react, an eerie glow surrounds both boy and dog. In an instant, they vanish without a trace.

Now aboard an alien ship, Scotty faces a reality far from home. The walls breathe, the corridors pulse, and his fear deepens. His abduction was no accident — Scotty and other children have been chosen for a critical purpose, molded by rigorous conditioning in a harsh, otherworldly Lord of the Flies scenario. As the true threat to Earth reveals itself, Scotty must prepare to confront a destiny that intertwines his fate with the survival of his home planet.

Sixteen years later, Scotty returns to the same Nantucket beach, facing a daunting challenge that could alter the course of humanity.

International Book Awards Finalist 2021

With a lucrative freelance career and a loving family, Deborah Earle has a life many women would envy. But her daughter, Amanda, is heading to college soon, and Deborah worries about having an empty nest. She thinks another child might be the answer. Her husband, Richard, however, may not be willing to start over so late in life.

Amanda is excited about attending NYU next year, but she meets Graham, a handsome older boy, falls hard, and considers postponing her education to stay close to him. Her mother takes an instant dislike to Graham, but Amanda refuses to let her keep them apart.

As Deborah watches her daughter rush headlong toward heartache on an all-too-familiar path, the secrets lurking in Deborah’s past continue to echo in her present. When tragedy strikes, Deborah faces a future she could never have imagined.

The wit of a cozy whodunit and the heart-pounding adrenaline of a twisty thriller!

When a routine dog walk leads to a violent discovery, criminology student Jenna Stack finds herself caught in a web of international intrigue. Can she discover the truth and expose the assassins? Or will she die trying?

Twenty-six-year-old Jenna Stack is having a terrible day. After dumping her cheating boyfriend Liam, she moves in with her best friend Dave, and accepts a job with his high-end pet-sitting service. But in the glittering world of New York society, things are not always as they seem. When Max the bulldog drags Jenna into the middle of a brutal mugging, she becomes an unwitting target in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. With varying degrees of help and interference from a brilliant professor, handsome client, hipster hacker, arrogant cop, and enigmatic FBI agent, Jenna must hone her skills, face her fears, and learn to trust her instincts before she ends up dead.

Discover the remarkable history of the Cherokee… Free BONUS Inside!

Long before European contact, the Aniyunwiya — meaning the “real people” or “principal people” — thrived in the southeastern woodlands of North America. They developed sophisticated agricultural practices, complex governance systems, and rich spiritual traditions that connected them to the natural world. Every living thing — people, animals, trees, and plants — held a spirit and an important place in their worldview.

The arrival of European explorers in the 16th century forever altered the course of Cherokee history. These newcomers brought unfamiliar weapons, devastating diseases, and fundamentally different concepts of land ownership and religious practice. Over the centuries that followed, the Cherokee adapted and innovated — creating their own written language, adopting constitutional government, and establishing schools and newspapers. Despite these achievements, they faced relentless pressure for their lands, culminating in the infamous Trail of Tears in 1838-39, when thousands died during forced relocation to territories west of the Mississippi.