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TheYearOfMyLifeVR.com
Welcome to a book series for the 21st century. I call it a continuum book series because when the bo...
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TheYearOfMyLifeVR.com Mark I Jacobson
Welcome to a book series for the 21st century. I call it a continuum book series because when the book ends, the story doesn't. In between their adventures in virtual reality, The Writer and Victoria live and interact with the real world. Get to know them in real time as the story continues and fiction becomes reality!
But now, it's time to introduce you to an unlikely hero and a beautiful alien. She's on a mission to understand the human species. He's a handicapped writer who understands the human species all too well. They have nothing in common, but they may be civilization's only hope as they set out to save the human species from extinction.
It's not as easy as it sounds. Along the way, they must solve a mysterious murder and stop a terrorist plot to pull America's power plug.
But now, it's time to introduce you to an unlikely hero and a beautiful alien. She's on a mission to understand the human species. He's a handicapped writer who understands the human species all too well. They have nothing in common, but they may be civilization's only hope as they set out to save the human species from extinction.
It's not as easy as it sounds. Along the way, they must solve a mysterious murder and stop a terrorist plot to pull America's power plug.
I love the story line, and cant wait to read your book.
Interesting premise, not sure if this is GameLit or LitRPG, but It looks like a fun and interesting science fiction read. I look forward to checking it out.
Can't wait to check this one out!
I'm gonna put this one on my TBR pile.
Mark,
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your work. Perceptive, ironic, satiric, and engaging.
Ray
The Case of the Missing Bubble Gum Card: A Ja...
Jarvis Mann is a PI, whose business thrived on the mundane
Paying the bills by shadowing cheating s...
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Paying the bills by shadowing cheating s...
The Case of the Missing Bubble Gum Card: A Jarvis Mann Hardboiled Detective Short Story R Weir
Jarvis Mann is a PI, whose business thrived on the mundane
Paying the bills by shadowing cheating spouses
And working for the fat-cat insurance companies running down false claims
On a Winter’s Sunday afternoon, a young man graces his office steps
His words coaxing with the simple declaration of “Please”
Convincing Jarvis to help find a valuable Ernie Banks rookie baseball card
With a dry sense of humor, Jarvis tours the Denver neighborhood
Door to door until a clue leads to a surprising discovery
A young man’s personal pain revealed
Witnessing a friend’s act of self-sacrifice
Both teenagers teaching Jarvis a life lesson
That will shape him with new hope and resolve
An 8400 word Short Story by R Weir
Plus a preview of the first novel in the Jarvis Mann PI series: Tracking A Shadow
Paying the bills by shadowing cheating spouses
And working for the fat-cat insurance companies running down false claims
On a Winter’s Sunday afternoon, a young man graces his office steps
His words coaxing with the simple declaration of “Please”
Convincing Jarvis to help find a valuable Ernie Banks rookie baseball card
With a dry sense of humor, Jarvis tours the Denver neighborhood
Door to door until a clue leads to a surprising discovery
A young man’s personal pain revealed
Witnessing a friend’s act of self-sacrifice
Both teenagers teaching Jarvis a life lesson
That will shape him with new hope and resolve
An 8400 word Short Story by R Weir
Plus a preview of the first novel in the Jarvis Mann PI series: Tracking A Shadow
The Double Cross
A con artist betrayed by his partners. A plot for revenge.
In 1989, where it all begins…
Pau...
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In 1989, where it all begins…
Pau...
The Double Cross Michael P. King
A con artist betrayed by his partners. A plot for revenge.
In 1989, where it all begins…
Paul Kendal, 26 years old, is a con artist in a robbery crew. Carol, 17 years old, uses her movie-star good looks to entice victims for her boyfriend to mug. But when Paul’s partners betray him and her boyfriend lands in jail, Paul makes her an offer she can’t refuse…
The Double Cross is a novella-length, hard-hitting crime thriller that tells the story of how the Travelers met. If you like fast moving action, unpredictable plot twists, and criminal chicanery, you’ll love this prequel to Michael P. King’s Travelers series.
This novella contains profanity, violence, and sexual situations typical of the genre and similar to R rated movies.
In 1989, where it all begins…
Paul Kendal, 26 years old, is a con artist in a robbery crew. Carol, 17 years old, uses her movie-star good looks to entice victims for her boyfriend to mug. But when Paul’s partners betray him and her boyfriend lands in jail, Paul makes her an offer she can’t refuse…
The Double Cross is a novella-length, hard-hitting crime thriller that tells the story of how the Travelers met. If you like fast moving action, unpredictable plot twists, and criminal chicanery, you’ll love this prequel to Michael P. King’s Travelers series.
This novella contains profanity, violence, and sexual situations typical of the genre and similar to R rated movies.
Blood Bath in Rio
Tor Medina’s first thriller! After watching his family being massacred, young Tor Medina kills a man...
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Blood Bath in Rio Gus Heyerdahl
Tor Medina’s first thriller! After watching his family being massacred, young Tor Medina kills a man and flees. Why was his family killed and what will he do now? Get this new detective thriller that one reader described as “hard to put down”. Discover what happened in Tor Medina’s past that will forever haunt him and the reason why he became one of the world’s top detectives.
Coffee & Corpses: Connie Cafe Mysteries Book...
In the small town of Coffee Creek, things move pretty slow.
But when Connie Cafe finds the best gol...
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But when Connie Cafe finds the best gol...
Coffee & Corpses: Connie Cafe Mysteries Book One Maisy Marple
In the small town of Coffee Creek, things move pretty slow.
But when Connie Cafe finds the best golfer in town dead in a water hazard, suddenly, life in the Creek is anything but...
This is the first book in The Connie Cafe Mystery Series -- a perfect series for lovers of clean small town mysteries that feature coffee and an amateur sleuth who’s in way over her head.
But when Connie Cafe finds the best golfer in town dead in a water hazard, suddenly, life in the Creek is anything but...
This is the first book in The Connie Cafe Mystery Series -- a perfect series for lovers of clean small town mysteries that feature coffee and an amateur sleuth who’s in way over her head.
Dead Flies
Just a kid, really, with his whole life ahead of him. But he vanished three years ago…
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Dead Flies Glenn McGoldrick
Just a kid, really, with his whole life ahead of him. But he vanished three years ago…
Introducing Dead Flies, a dark short story by award winning writer Glenn McGoldrick.
Introducing Dead Flies, a dark short story by award winning writer Glenn McGoldrick.
Ecellent read, this is a book that stands out as something special. Great story, well plotted and unmissable,.
A thrilling revenge story. Looks awesome. Can't wait to get my paws on it!
Great premise, cool cover!
Good pace and well thought out. I love Glenn's writing style and the depth of his characters always keeps me interested. Great book !
Love the writing style, the 'voice' that sounds so clear its like he's sitting next to my bed reading to me. Check out his website; it's cool without being in any way contrived. Great cover designs, too. This writer is 'one to watch', as they say. Not all short story writers try their hands at novel writing - Carver didn't - but I can't help feeling that if Glenn doesn't it would constitute a crime in its own right. For now, though, let this little gem wet your appetite!
Stripper! A Natalie McMasters Novel
Natalie McMasters is twenty, short and blonde (OK, it’s bleached!), way cute, and a pre-law student...
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Stripper! A Natalie McMasters Novel Tom Burns
Natalie McMasters is twenty, short and blonde (OK, it’s bleached!), way cute, and a pre-law student at State. She's also straight, or at least she thinks so. When her new best friend is brutally murdered and Amos is critically injured, Nattie immerses herself in the seamy world of web cams and strip clubs to hunt the killer. Her investigation forces her to reassess many of the ideas that she’s lived by her whole life and do things she’s never considered before – strip on a stage, question her sexuality, and rediscover the meaning of love itself.
Nattie eventually exposes a drug ring, police corruption, and an assassin-for-hire online. Then she stumbles upon the true face of evil, and her encounter does not leave her unscathed…
Nattie eventually exposes a drug ring, police corruption, and an assassin-for-hire online. Then she stumbles upon the true face of evil, and her encounter does not leave her unscathed…
Best Kept Secret
Natasha Dawson is a lucky woman. Her career as a fashion photographer has taken off magnificently. A...
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Best Kept Secret Elsa Joseph
Natasha Dawson is a lucky woman. Her career as a fashion photographer has taken off magnificently. After her imminent marriage, she will have a stable future to look forward to and a loving husband in the funny and generous Luke Stevens. Everything is very nearly perfect. But her ex-boyfriend has disappeared, and, try as she might, she can't forget about him. Some part of her feels she's about to marry the man of the wrong person's dreams. The other man in her life is handsome, engaging and passionate, and Natasha is deeply in love with him. But he also has a terrible secret, and Natasha may have to risk everything if she wants to uncover it...
Really amazing story about what love can do with us. I like how characters are so real and so vivid, you drown in their story. Natasha is so strong woman and I admire by her. She decided to save her lover despise the fact that they are parted the life gave her to be with another man and forget all her sorrow. But she chooses the love!
Criminal INSTINCT: Prequel to the True Blue D...
Mario DeLuca wanted to be a police officer for as long as he could remember. His first beat was the...
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Criminal INSTINCT: Prequel to the True Blue Detective Vito Zuppardo
Mario DeLuca wanted to be a police officer for as long as he could remember. His first beat was the New Orleans French Quarter, on foot. He met business owners and learned street scams from the best con-artist.
This story is filled with action, drama, mystery, and crime. It’s a front-row seat to see New Orleans from a cop’s perspective:
This story is filled with action, drama, mystery, and crime. It’s a front-row seat to see New Orleans from a cop’s perspective:
Blindsided
Psychiatrist Grant Garrick had it all: a thriving therapy practice, a bright, loving, and...
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Blindsided Tom Bierdz
Psychiatrist Grant Garrick had it all: a thriving therapy practice, a bright, loving, and beautiful wife, a 15 year-old son filled with potential, and a gorgeous home on acreage overlooking the Puget Sound. Life couldn’t get much better.
Then tragedy struck.
Read the novella, Book 1, the prequel to the Psychiatrist Grant Garrick suspense-thriller series.
Learn why he defies danger and adventures beyond the boundaries of his profession to help solve his patients’ problems.
Then tragedy struck.
Read the novella, Book 1, the prequel to the Psychiatrist Grant Garrick suspense-thriller series.
Learn why he defies danger and adventures beyond the boundaries of his profession to help solve his patients’ problems.
Strawberrry Cheesecake Murder
Jewell Deen, owner of the bake shop and crime museum Just Desserts in St. Augustine, Florida, flies...
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Strawberrry Cheesecake Murder A.J. Craft
Jewell Deen, owner of the bake shop and crime museum Just Desserts in St. Augustine, Florida, flies to New York City to visit her nephew Barry and start her press tour for her first mystery cookbook.
What Jewell Deen didn’t expect was becoming involved in solving the double murder of a costume party guest held at her publisher Macgregor James’ estate and sea Captain Wayne Wright, who was found dead on his boat.
Could it have been Captain Wright’s boozy wife, whose suspicions about her husband’s philandering may have drove her to kill her husband? Perhaps it was Ashley Wentz, the beautiful but deceptive vixen who was rumored to have been having an affair with the captain? Or was it Jewell Deen’s own nephew, Barry?
What Jewell Deen didn’t expect was becoming involved in solving the double murder of a costume party guest held at her publisher Macgregor James’ estate and sea Captain Wayne Wright, who was found dead on his boat.
Could it have been Captain Wright’s boozy wife, whose suspicions about her husband’s philandering may have drove her to kill her husband? Perhaps it was Ashley Wentz, the beautiful but deceptive vixen who was rumored to have been having an affair with the captain? Or was it Jewell Deen’s own nephew, Barry?
Blind Edge: A US Army Detective Regan Chase T...
What if the one person you can't trust…is yourself?
US Army Detective Regan Chase responds to a s...
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US Army Detective Regan Chase responds to a s...
Blind Edge: A US Army Detective Regan Chase Thriller Candace Irving
What if the one person you can't trust…is yourself?
US Army Detective Regan Chase responds to a series of murders and suicides brought on by violent hallucinations plaguing a Special Forces A-Team—a team lead by Regan's ex-lover, John Garrison. Regan quickly clashes with an unforgiving, uncooperative and dangerously secretive John—and an even more secretive US Army. What really happened during that Afghan cave mission? As Regan pushes for answers, the murders and suicides continue to mount. By the time Army comes clean, it's too late. Regan's death warrant has already been signed--by John's hands.
US Army Detective Regan Chase responds to a series of murders and suicides brought on by violent hallucinations plaguing a Special Forces A-Team—a team lead by Regan's ex-lover, John Garrison. Regan quickly clashes with an unforgiving, uncooperative and dangerously secretive John—and an even more secretive US Army. What really happened during that Afghan cave mission? As Regan pushes for answers, the murders and suicides continue to mount. By the time Army comes clean, it's too late. Regan's death warrant has already been signed--by John's hands.
Recruited: A Cybil Lewis SF Mystery
Join the savviest P.I. in futuristic Washington D.C. Cybil Lewis on the intricate case through the s...
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Recruited: A Cybil Lewis SF Mystery Nicole Givens Kurtz
Join the savviest P.I. in futuristic Washington D.C. Cybil Lewis on the intricate case through the shadowy underworld of human engineering. When a young college student is murdered while pretending to be a genetically engineered hatchling, Regulator Daniel Tom thinks it's a hate violation the district would just as soon ignore than spend currency on the investigation. He recruits Cybil to investigate the Human Rights League, an organization devoted to the purity of human beings.
Soon, Cybil sinks into the seedy underbelly of propaganda, politics, and the price of poverty in the Divided States.
Soon, Cybil sinks into the seedy underbelly of propaganda, politics, and the price of poverty in the Divided States.
The Imperial Alchemist
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A legend buried for 2000 years. A woman compelled to uncover the trut...
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A legend buried for 2000 years. A woman compelled to uncover the trut...
The Imperial Alchemist A.H. Wang
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A legend buried for 2000 years. A woman compelled to uncover the truth.
210 BCE, CHINA. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist on a quest for the mythical elixir of life.
His fleet never returned…
NOW, archaeologist Georgia Lee is compelled to hunt for a mysterious man who may hold the secret to the greatest discovery ever.
Her search takes her from an ancient tomb in China, through traditional Japan, to the blistering Australian outback, and the dizzying heights of verdant mountains in tropical Taiwan. What begins as an investigation into an archaeological riddle turns into something very sinister. Georgia starts to suspect that perhaps she is the one being hunted instead…
A legend buried for 2000 years. A woman compelled to uncover the truth.
210 BCE, CHINA. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist on a quest for the mythical elixir of life.
His fleet never returned…
NOW, archaeologist Georgia Lee is compelled to hunt for a mysterious man who may hold the secret to the greatest discovery ever.
Her search takes her from an ancient tomb in China, through traditional Japan, to the blistering Australian outback, and the dizzying heights of verdant mountains in tropical Taiwan. What begins as an investigation into an archaeological riddle turns into something very sinister. Georgia starts to suspect that perhaps she is the one being hunted instead…
Cover and opening of this adventure novel take you in right away. Enough twists and turns for a blockbuster movie, this is the fun summer beach read you've been waiting for!
Romantic, elegant, rich with fascinating factual Asian history and that quest at the heart of Gothic literature -- the elixir of immortality -- this novel provides adventure enough to remind us, moment by moment, about how exciting and precarious being alive really is.
Grabs you from the first sentence! I was impressed by the writing and the story line! Move over Dan Brown! Seriously that is what it reminded me of. I look forward to reading this!
An exciting quest to uncover an ancient Chinese secret takes archaeologist Georgia Lee back in time. To lay bare the Imperial Alchemist's startling story she will have to travel most of Asia. The Imperial Alchemist is a book fans of ancient China and modern mystery will enjoy.
A trek around the world, a mystery and something deadly. Intriguing!
Lilac and Old Gold, A Zeke Traynor Mystery
DUPLICITY. MANIPULATION. MURDER.
Zeke’s job is to keep his client alive. Hired...
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Zeke’s job is to keep his client alive. Hired...
Lilac and Old Gold, A Zeke Traynor Mystery Jeff Siebold
DUPLICITY. MANIPULATION. MURDER.
Zeke’s job is to keep his client alive. Hired to protect a clever counterfeiter who escaped a Mexican cartel, Zeke Traynor begins the job with a ransom exchange that goes bad and a client who disappears. A former counterintelligence agent, Zeke uses all of his skills to find and protect Alberto Cruz from the cartel’s assassin. But when the twisted killer strikes, Zeke realizes that to end the threat he must also neutralize the head of the cartel, Jefe.
Lilac and Old Gold, A Zeke Traynor Mystery is the first novel in a series of mystery thrillers. If you like fast-action and plenty of twists and turns, you’ll love the intelligent and tension-filled Zeke Traynor mysteries.
Zeke’s job is to keep his client alive. Hired to protect a clever counterfeiter who escaped a Mexican cartel, Zeke Traynor begins the job with a ransom exchange that goes bad and a client who disappears. A former counterintelligence agent, Zeke uses all of his skills to find and protect Alberto Cruz from the cartel’s assassin. But when the twisted killer strikes, Zeke realizes that to end the threat he must also neutralize the head of the cartel, Jefe.
Lilac and Old Gold, A Zeke Traynor Mystery is the first novel in a series of mystery thrillers. If you like fast-action and plenty of twists and turns, you’ll love the intelligent and tension-filled Zeke Traynor mysteries.
Junkie
How do you hunt down your best friend’s killer when you're a drug-addict ex-cop living on the street...
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Junkie Robert P. French
How do you hunt down your best friend’s killer when you're a drug-addict ex-cop living on the streets?
Cal Rogan, once a rising-star detective, has one friend left from his old life. Kevin lets Cal come to his apartment every Saturday to clean up and change into his only good clothes so that he can visit the seven year-old daughter he adores. When he finds Kevin dead, his former colleagues rule it a suicide. He starts his own investigation and learns things about Kevin and the others in his life that he never could have imagined.
Follow Cal from the drug infested streets through the worlds of drug gangs and the super-rich to the stunning conclusion.
Cal Rogan, once a rising-star detective, has one friend left from his old life. Kevin lets Cal come to his apartment every Saturday to clean up and change into his only good clothes so that he can visit the seven year-old daughter he adores. When he finds Kevin dead, his former colleagues rule it a suicide. He starts his own investigation and learns things about Kevin and the others in his life that he never could have imagined.
Follow Cal from the drug infested streets through the worlds of drug gangs and the super-rich to the stunning conclusion.
From the book's opening chapter, you know this is a hard-boiled crime novel. Cal, known on the streets as Rocky, wakes up in a back alley. The description is vivid and confronting. He tries to break Roy from his drug-induced stupor as they have to hit the streets. Cal know that if anyone from his past recognizes him, he would meet a slow and painful death. One question hounds Cal, why did Tommy die of bad drugs when he was an alcoholic?
Excellent book with an interesting character and an interesting character. I enjoyed this refreshing approach to the genre.
I love a good detective story, especially when it involves a conspiracy. And when a case hangs on just one word, it has to be a page-turner.
This looks awesome. I love broken heroes. So much potential for awesome characterization.
This one has all the right stuff for a great story. Can't wait.
Tupelo Gypsy (Voodoo Lucy Series 1)
Fans of Vito Zuppardo’s “True Blue Detective” series will enjoy this story, which takes readers back...
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Tupelo Gypsy (Voodoo Lucy Series 1) Vito Zuppardo
Fans of Vito Zuppardo’s “True Blue Detective” series will enjoy this story, which takes readers back to Mario DeLuca’s rookie year on the beat and Zack Nelson in action as a NOLA PD homicide detective, as well as the early days of the infamous Cornerview Gang and the other unsavory characters that prowl the colorful, charming French Quarter. Grab a beignet and a cup of chicory coffee and get your copy now!
Driftwood Springs - Preview
They see her as a monster. But she’s their only hope for seeing their kids again.
Charlotte, North...
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Charlotte, North...
Driftwood Springs - Preview Demetrius Jackson
They see her as a monster. But she’s their only hope for seeing their kids again.
Charlotte, North Carolina. Agent Donatella Dabria’s assumed identity preserves her secrets but paints a target on her back. So when a billionaire’s son is abducted from inside a gated community, her too-real undercover role quickly gets her fingered for the crime. And she’s forced to abandon all pretense when the young witness she was supposed to protect is the next victim pulled into the shadows.
Hampered by an ineffectual police department, Donatella relentlessly pursues the truth in a neighborhood with more lies than residents. But when she barely survives a vicious attack at her home, she’s terrified she’ll be too late to prevent the kidnapped children from meeting a gruesome fate.
Charlotte, North Carolina. Agent Donatella Dabria’s assumed identity preserves her secrets but paints a target on her back. So when a billionaire’s son is abducted from inside a gated community, her too-real undercover role quickly gets her fingered for the crime. And she’s forced to abandon all pretense when the young witness she was supposed to protect is the next victim pulled into the shadows.
Hampered by an ineffectual police department, Donatella relentlessly pursues the truth in a neighborhood with more lies than residents. But when she barely survives a vicious attack at her home, she’s terrified she’ll be too late to prevent the kidnapped children from meeting a gruesome fate.