Action/Adventure

  • Absence of Mind

    $12.00$19.00

    H.C.H. Ritz

    Psychiatric nurse Phoebe Bernhardt loves her youngest brother with all her heart. When he becomes one of the first victims of a bizarre epidemic of paranoia and aggression, Phoebe will stop at nothing to save him. She'll even work with the strange, antisocial woman who literally crashed into her life. The stranger, a software engineer named Mila, blames the plague on technology... but she's hiding something. Is Mila a possible path to a cure - or is she the cause of it all? Or will she just prove to be indifferent to the fates of thousands of people, including Phoebe's brother? Searching for the answers will force Phoebe to face her fundamentalist religious family and her own assumptions about who she is - and drive her to the brink of death. Absence of Mind is a technothriller and the second book by near-future science-fiction author H.C.H. Ritz. If you've enjoyed books like Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarez or Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson, you'll love this exciting, fast-paced, and compelling story. Start the adventure today!
    ?
    Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
    ? Digital
     
  • Addleton Heights

    $15.00$25.00

    George Wright Padgett

    Addleton Heights is a steampunk novel for everyone (even those who don't know what steampunk is!). It's witty, fun, exciting and inventive, and is packed with characters you really care about. George Wright Padgett hits all the right notes!

    Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of Ghostwalkers and Patient Zero

    New Year's Eve 1901: Six hundred feet above the Atlantic Ocean, the platform city of Addleton Heights balances on massive, soot-covered metal stilts. A grisly double murder interrupts the party in the floating mansion of the city's most powerful man, and for reasons unknown, he coerces detective-for-hire T.H. Kipsey into taking the enigmatic case. George Wright Padgett weaves a cat-and-mouse mystery through a steampunk, alternate-American history that will thrill readers of Cherie Priest's Boneshaker and Christopher Beats's steam-noir Magnocracy series. Join Kip as he races against time to unravel the clues that will thrust him across the city, up to the clouds, and into the depths beneath Addleton Heights.
    • Great for even new readers to the steampunk genre
    • Some adult themes
    ?
    Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
    ? Digital
     
  • Sale!

    Wayne BastaCONTEST-BADGE-SEMI-FINALIST

    Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. A former naval starfighter pilot, Maarkean Ocaitchi once fought to protect the Alliance and its principles of freedom and democracy, but his sister's rebellious past forced them both into a life of smuggling. He nevertheless refuses to believe her assertions that the whole system is corrupt... until she is arrested and condemned to death as a traitor. Now, Maarkean must decide where his loyalty lies, and will either spark a rebellion or help crush the spirit of democracy once and for all. The experience will challenge everything he thinks he knows about resistance, loyalty, and friendship.
    • 2012 Semi-Finalist in the Kindle Book Review's "Best Indie Books" contest
    • 90% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com
    • Audiobook available on Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon.com
    • Get the rest of the series: pick up A Little Rebellion (#1) and Tree of Liberty (#3) today!
    ?
    Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo ? Apple Books badge and link ? Audible badge and link
    ? Digital ? Audiobooks
  • Sale!

    Wayne Basta

    Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. "I like a little rebellion now and then...The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all." — Thomas Jefferson Unlike her brother, Saracasi Ocaitchi has always known that her loyalties belong to the ideals of freedom and democracy, not the government of the Alliance, and that protecting those ideals would require a fight. But now that the rebellion she has dreamed about has finally begun, she must come to terms with what that truly means: for herself, for her brother, and for all of the people who will die in the coming war.
    • 90% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com
    • Audiobook available on Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon.com
    • Get the rest of the series: pick up Revolutionary Right (#1) and Tree of Liberty (#3) today!
    ?
    Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo ? Apple Books badge and link ? Audible badge and link
    ? Digital ? Audiobooks
  • Sale!

    Wayne Basta

    Firefly with aliens, Star Wars without the force . . . and a dash of the American Revolution. ?The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.? — Thomas Jefferson Zeric Dustlighter has been a soldier his entire adult life. Give him a gun and tell him who to shoot, and he'll get the job done. He always knew he was never cut out to be in command. But now, cut off and trapped behind enemy lines, Zeric faces his worst nightmare: the fate of thousands of lives?and possibly the entire Union?is in his hands.
    ?
    Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
    ? Digital
  • Sale!

    Beneath Hallowed Ground

    $7.00$15.00

    FloridaBookAwardSealSteven P. Locklin

    Deceit. Treachery. Treasure. Lieutenant Jackson Prescott, having just survived the cornfield at Antietam in September of 1862, is tasked by President Lincoln to infiltrate a Confederacy group that has obtained five tons of gold for their side. In the present, the violent death of an FBI informant thrusts Special Agent Jason Sparks into a desperate search for the very same lost gold shipment ? and his failure could mean his daughter's life. Two men separated by one hundred and fifty years face murder and betrayal while they fight to complete their missions. Two men, linked by a vast cache of gold? and the same piece of hallowed ground.
    • Bronze Medal Winner?2013 Florida Book Awards
    • 94% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com
    • Authenticity and historical data vetted by Civil War historian
    • Author?s family fought in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, inspiring the novel
    ?
    Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
    ? Digital
     
  • Out of stock

    John MoranoETWG Book Cover Award [2nd Place, Literary Fiction, Web]

    "Morano does something few writers do. He provides us with a unique perspective - that of the exploited animal. In doing so, he demonstrates just how profound and pervasive humans' effect on the ocean is." Roger Rufe, President of The Ocean Conservancy

    Lupé might be the very last Guadalupe petrel alive, and he knows the best way to save his flock is to find the Islands of Life and a mate. The problem is the well-meaning man-flock that's decided to keep him safe... in a cage. But Lupé has hatched an escape plan all his own! Told in a 'Disneyesque' style, A Wing and a Prayer will have you smiling and laughing as you're introduced to wonderful characters but also important themes, especially the environment. Don't miss more adventures in Makoona (#2), Out There, Somewhere?(#3), and Flocks of One (#4)! Often compared to works such as Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Watership Down, and The Jungle Books, this 25th Anniversary Edition also features an introduction by Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy.
      • First in a four-part series
      • Environmental/conservationist themes with an uplifting, hopeful message
      • Winner of the East Texas Writer's Guild Second Place Book Cover Award
      ?
      Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
      ? Digital
    • Out of stock

      John MoranoETWG Book Cover Award [Finalist, Literary Fiction, Web]

      "Sometimes it takes a book like Makoona to remind us just what amazing sights are lurking beneath the surface... It brings the ocean and its life to us... reminding us of its value and what needs to be done." ?Kathryn Fuller, President of World Wildlife Fund

      Welcome to the inspiring story of Binti, a female octopus who lives in the Makoona coral reef, and Kemar, a Cambodian boy who fishes the reef. As a mollusk without a shell, Binti believes she's missing something... but the reef is a dangerous place to search for anything, let alone the shell that will make her complete and let her communicate with the spirit-fish. But helped by her friends and a psychedelic octopus who speaks in Grateful Dead lyrics, the search is on. Fifteen-year-old Kemar, a boatperson fleeing the Khmer Rouge, fishes the waters around Makoona where he crosses the path of a strange octopus and befriends both a Vietnam vet and an old American mechanic who claims she was once a world-famous aviatrix. Makoona?will make you laugh out loud as it transports you into the world of the coral reef and takes you on an island adventure that never loses sight of environmental concerns, personal fulfillment, friendship, self-awareness, and the tenets of eco-literature that Morano created in his unforgettable first novel,?A Wing and a Prayer. Don't miss more adventures in Out There, Somewhere (#3) and Flocks of One (#4)!
          • Features a special introduction by Kathryn Fuller, President of World Wildlife Fund.
          • Environmental/conservationist themes with an uplifting, hopeful message
          • Finalist in for the East Texas Writer's Guild Literary Fiction Book Cover Award
          ?
          Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
          ? Digital
        • Out of stock

          John Morano

          "Morano does something few writers do. He provides us with a unique perspective - that of the exploited animal. In doing so, he demonstrates just how profound and pervasive humans' effect on the ocean is." Roger Rufe, President of The Ocean Conservancy

          For nearly one hundred million years, the coelacanths have lived in the ocean depths. They are living fossils, humble and powerful. They have hunted, borne young, and prayed to the spirit-fish. But for the canth called Maputa, all that is about to change. SeaTopia is an aquarium run by the man-tide. The Director, Dave, is an empathetic man who tries to help both humans?ocean whiz-kid, Kemar, and neglected teen, Samantha?and fish, but no measure of kindness can turn a prison into the sea. Out There, Somewhere?continues the outstanding focus on environmental concerns, personal fulfillment, friendship, self-awareness, and the tenets of eco-literature that Morano created in his unforgettable first two novels,?A Wing and a Prayer and?Makoona. Like those,?Out There, Somewhere is a children's book for adults and a young adult novel with universal themes, a story that you can enjoy by yourself or share with the entire family. Don't miss more adventures in Flocks of One (#4)!
              • Features a special introduction by Roger T. Rufe, Jr., President of the Ocean Conservancy
              • Environmental/conservationist themes with an uplifting, hopeful message
              ?
              Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo ? Apple Books badge and link ? Audible badge and link
              ? Digital ? Audiobooks
            • John Morano

              "...that?s why John Morano?s books are important. He puts us in the minds of some lesser-known, perhaps unloved creatures. The octopus we all know, of course, but how many of us spare daily thoughts for a coelacanth or a petrel?" ? Andrew Sharpless, President of Oceana

              Glyde, Gonzo, and Azul have one thing in common: they?re all flying as flocks of one. Other than his father, Lup?, Glyde has never seen a pure Guadalupe petrel, so when he hears of a similar petrel in danger, he implores his father to join him in a daring rescue attempt. Along the way, Glyde is joined by Gonzo, an endangered ivory-billed woodpecker, Zomis, the last remaining passenger pigeon, and a barred owl who speaks only in Shakespearean English. Meanwhile, after losing his mate and being smuggled out of the shrinking Caatinga, Azul finds himself in the care of a celebrated conservationist. However, not everything is as it seems, and the Spix?s macaw must fight to return to the place he knows best. But with a disappearing habitat and without a mate, can his journey lead him home? The John Morano?Eco-Adventure Series?is back with a fourth installment that asks the question: What does it mean to be home in a changing world? As the climate warms and habitats are lost, will the man-flock help the birds before it's too late, or will these?flocks of one become flocks of none?
                • Features a special introduction by Andrew Sharpless, President of Oceana
                • First Eco-Adventure available in hardcover!
                • Continues series started in A Wing and a Prayer,?Makoona, and?Out There, Somewhere
                • Environmental/conservationist themes with an uplifting, hopeful message
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
              • Sale!

                Charlie BrooksETWG Book Cover Award [1st Place, Young Adult, Web]

                Sarah is a teenage wizard, and she learned her magic from her mom. But where did her mom learn it? When her best friend gets kidnapped by sword-wielding monsters, Sarah finds herself confronting a past she's been made to forget. She must journey to the magical world-between-worlds known as Greystone Valley, with many deadly dangers of its own. Joined by friends both new and old, Sarah finds herself facing an enemy that magic alone can?t defeat. Will she be able to save her friend, or is she destined to be forgotten, too?
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
              • Sale!

                H.C.H. Ritz

                When perfection is mandatory, revolution is the only answer.

                Gaylen is devastated when his wife leaves and takes their only child. But in a utopian society built on positive thinking, grief is not okay - and the government steps in to fix him. Confronted with the dark truth of his seemingly perfect world, Gaylen soon finds himself a reluctant member of the resistance. But his new role could cost him his life. Even as the revolutionaries struggle to strike a powerful blow for freedom of thought - even as they are betrayed by the ruthless denizens of the underground and pursued by the murderous secret police - Gaylen still dreams of getting his family back. But if he survives long enough to put the revolutionaries' plan into motion, Gaylen will have to go up against the calculating masterminds of his vicious society... The Lightbringers?is a classic dystopian story and the debut novel by near-future science-fiction author H.C.H. Ritz. If you loved?Brave New World,?1984, and?Fahrenheit 451, you will love this masterfully penned and captivating tale. Start the adventure today!
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
                 
              • Sale!

                Invasion at Miratev (The Omega Chronicles #1)

                $13.00$15.00

                Brian Nicholson

                If humanity is to survive, the alien T'Kharr must be stopped... even if it means sacrificing tens of thousands.

                Grand Commander Brandon North and his fleet must liberate a research facility taken by mankind's most ruthless and deadly enemy, the T'Kharr. The new technology developed there cannot be allowed to swing the decades-long war in the enemy's favor, even if it means sacrificing tens of thousands of lives... including his own. Reminiscent of David Weber's Honor Harrington, John Scalzi's Old Man's War, and John Ringo's Legacy of the Aldenata, this thrilling debut novel will appeal to all fans of military space sci-fi, intrigue, and bloodthirsty aliens bent on humanity's subjugation or destruction?whichever comes first.
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
                 
              • Sale!

                Michael Wentela

                In the haunting aftermath of civilization's collapse, Vann Arnett stands alone—the last sane man in a world consumed by plague and stalked by the unhinged and murderous. When mysterious outsiders shatter his carefully constructed survival routine, Vann must fight not just to stay alive, but to maintain his humanity in an apocalyptic nightmare where sanity is the ultimate weapon.
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
                 
              • Out of stock

                H.C.H. Ritz

                In the face of death comes courage. Single mother Helen Dawson always wanted to be a hero. Now she's about to get her chance - but only because she's about to die. Given forty-five days to live, Helen sees this tragedy as a calling to do what others can't: turn her increasingly dystopian society upside down. In a world ruled by economic injustice, Helen plans to steal from the rich and give to the poor - after providing for her teenage daughter. But with no thieving skills and no money, Helen will have to find the right allies and a ton of luck. Can she accomplish all the good she wants in the time that's left - and conquer the dangers to come? The Robin Hood Thief?is the third stand-alone novel by near-future science-fiction author H.C.H. Ritz. If you like fast-paced stories with a futuristic twist, you'll love this book. Begin this remarkable and exhilarating story today!
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
                 
              • Leo King

                "An ending that left me speechless and a fascinating plot, this is now one of my top 30 books." ?- E. Gonzalez

                "This was a fantastic book. If you're looking for a gripping, page-turner of a thriller mystery, you can't go wrong with this book. I can't wait for the second installment." ?- B. Erickson

                "King's book is a very exciting and titillating read. New Orleans becomes a central character itself."

                In 1972, the city of New Orleans was terrorized by a serial killer known as the Bourbon Street Ripper. Although he was captured, convicted, and?executed, his deeds left a scar on the city. Now, twenty years later, the murders have started again, and the secrets of the past left buried for so long must be uncovered in order to stop this new horror. From author Leo King comes a gritty tale of murder, mystery, and suspense set in the Big Easy. The?Sins of the Father trilogy begins in?The Bourbon Street Ripper, continues in?A Life Without Fear, and concludes in?Face Behind the Mask.
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
                 
              • Leo King

                The Bourbon Street Ripper is still at large. Three victims have met with horrific ends. With both of their partners out of commission, detectives Rodger Bergeron and Dixie Olivier must team up to track down the killer. Meanwhile, Sam Castille and Richie Fastellos try to clear Sam's name as the evidence mounts against her. With the mystery of the original killings starting to come full circle, the race is on to stop the copycat before another falls prey! The?Sins of the Father?trilogy begins in?The Bourbon Street Ripper, continues in?A Life Without Fear, and concludes in?Face Behind the Mask.
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
                 
              • Sale!

                Leo King

                The Bourbon Street Ripper is dead, and the mastermind behind him stands revealed. His end game for both sets of?killings is simple:?Sam Castille cannot die. Now Sam lies in a coma as the remnants of the Knight Priory and Dr. Lazarus' fledgling group battle over her and all of New Orleans. Spanning five years and the intertwined lives of five characters, the explosive climax to this?supernatural thriller trilogy?will change the world forever! The?Sins of the Father trilogy begins in?The Bourbon Street Ripper, continues in?A Life Without Fear?and concludes?in Face Behind the Mask.
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
                 
              • Spindown

                $15.00$25.00

                TBR Pile - 5 star awardGeorge Wright Padgett

                For over a hundred and fifty years, the rarest and most valuable substance in the solar system has been mined from the only location where it exists in significant quantity: Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede. For all of this time, the remote mining outpost has been serviced by clone slaves who are drugged into mindlessness, and all of it has been monitored, controlled, and administered by the artificial intelligence known as Prinox. But what happens when a failed rescue mission causes a small band of escaped clones to begin questioning their lives, their society, and their very existence? Hunted by deadly killing machines, confused and scared, these renegade slaves are about to find out–for better or worse–just what it means to be human.
                • Inspired by such classics as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lord of the Flies, THX-1138, Brave New World, Logan's Run, and The Black Hole, Spindown will appeal to all fans of "hard sci-fi" writers such as Clarke, Asimov, Bradbury, Gibson, and Heinlein
                • Watch the trailers here, here, and here
                • 85% 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon.com
                • Audiobook available on Audible, Apple Books, and Amazon.com
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo ? Apple Books badge and link ? Audible badge and link
                ? Digital ? Audiobooks
              • Sale!

                Drift Pattern

                $12.00$20.00

                George Wright Padgett

                The future isn't what it used to be... In the Year 2191, something or someone is destroying the time corridor pathways into the past. If kidnapped present-day mathematician Luci Gaudiano can’t solve the mystery before they disappear, millions in the future will perish.
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital
              • Sale!

                The Year of the Hydra

                $13.00$18.00

                William Broughton Burt

                A richly told, diagnosably insane, meandering yet captivating journey through everything good and bad about sex, drugs, and China ? plus a wildly improbable tale about saving the world. In short, not to be missed.

                ? H.C.H. Ritz, author of?Absence of Mind?&?The Lightbringers

                Could a dark agenda be woven into the architecture of China?s most sacred ancient temple? An agenda that only Julian Mancer is seeing? Or is Julian off his meds again? If the structure were in fact a doomsday device awaiting an astronomical tripwire?could Julian stop it? Julian is determined to discover the answer, as soon as he concludes a far more pressing matter involving a sixteen-year-old girl with a?most?intriguing mutation.
                • Author lived in China during SARS epidemic, now makes his home in Mexico
                • Intended for an adult audience, contains mature themes
                • Don't miss William's non-fiction health & fitness book,?Tai Chi: Moving at the Speed of Truth
                ?
                Info Indicator ? Books2Read Logo
                ? Digital

              Title