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In a world where a parasitic virus has taken control of the population, only a cure can end the tyranny, but finding it may be impossible.During a mission to discover the cure, a rover accident strands Juliette and Roman on the dark side of the moon. At odds with Roman and fighting her attraction to him, she must work with him to survive and find the cure. In the dark and alone together, they realize the virus has all ready overtaken one of them, or both of them. The first symptom is hallucinations and fear. Next comes deception. Then murder. The cure is supposed to be buried beneath the surface in the water-ice. The silence in the room is deafening, as though it has a life of its own. It's time to rewrite the fairy tale, but as before, the ending will not be of their own choosing, and it won't be happy. The virus will decide their fate. My ONC 2025 novella is based mostly on Prompt #68 and also on loosely on Prompt #61:68. In a world where a parasitic virus has taken control of the population, only a cure can end the tyranny, but finding it may be impossible.61. The silence in the room is deafening, as though it has a life of its own. It's time to rewrite the fairy tale, but this time, the ending will be yours, and it won't be happy.…

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He might become the next small town hero with stars in his eyes... and a monster in his veins. Good has a dark side. Evan Mack's football coach will do anything to win. He has the formula for success that took last year's starting quarterback, Xavier Rhodes, to the state championship and beyond. If Evan participates in the coach's secret fitness and diet program, money and fame, and even his high school crush, the girl of his dreams, Lexa Thorn, will be his for the taking. By winning all the big games, he could become a small town hero. But having your dreams come true, comes with a price, a dark side. Austin Campbell, this year's starting quarterback was found dead under mysterious circumstances, opening up the starting position for Evan. Rumors circulate that his death wasn't an accident as the police reports claimed. There could be a murderer lurking in their small town. Evan's greatest fear is monsters in the dark. The last thing he expects is to become the Monster in the dark. Problem is, that monster wants out, no matter how hard he tries to keep it locked in its cage. And when it comes out, no one is safe, not even the girl of his dreams, or the other girl-next-door with the glasses and straight A's who happens to think the world of him. Open Novella Contest Story Vampire/WerewolfPrompt #33. Your greatest fear is monsters in the dark. The last thing you expect is to become the Monster in the dark.Small Town Hero Cover Credits© <a href='https://www.123rf.com/profile_virtosmedia'>virtosmedia</a>, <a href='https://www.123rf.com/free-images/'>123RF Free Images</a>…

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MI6 believes their most coveted agent is dead. James Bond, 007, perished when a volley of missiles destroyed Lyutsifer Safin's island compound. Safin had planned to launch his DNA targeting nanotechnology to initiate worldwide depopulation. But he didn't count on Bond stopping him. And now, no one seems to realize that the world's most deadly secret agent really isn't dead... yet. A James Bond Short Story…

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Sarah wants to save Jake. The admiral wants the power she possesses...Sarah Lawson was enslaved by the government because she's immortal. Put to work on a space station, she escaped after a terrible accident and she's been running ever since. The only person she lost was her husband, Jake, and when she's caught by the creators of the Titan X program, she finds out why - they want a working version of the serum that made Sarah immortal. Forced to work alongside the only people that can help her rescue her husband, Sarah has to risk everything to save him.Titan X Book One (This book was formerly titled Titan X)The Titan Experiment Cover Credit© <a href='https://www.123rf.com/profile_virtosmedia'>virtosmedia</a>, <a href='https://www.123rf.com/free-images/'>123RF Free Images</a>…

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Noah and Eve face the dangers of repopulating a post-apocalyptic Earth as the Yellowstone Super Volcano builds toward critical mass. When Noah and Eve realize the gravity of their situation-the vile creatures and the unstable territory force them to move to what they hope is a safe location. Their new home has its own dangers and challenges, but with Abraham watching over them from the space ark, they have a chance to survive. That's when they receive a mysterious message from someone named Jude, offering them hope for a better life and a future for their growing family. But Abraham forbids contact with Jude and they must decide who to trust on a planet that grows more vile with each passing day. More vile than they could ever imagine. Vile Planet Book Two…

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Noah Grey awakens to a world wiped clean by a global flood and reseeded with new life, but not all of it is good. When Noah wakes up on a space ark and discovers Earth has recovered from a global ocean, he meets Eve and learns about their mission to repopulate a planet where the reseeding didn't go according to plan. With Abraham guiding them from the space ark, they begin a new life safe in their habitat. They must come to terms with the relationship they are supposed to have and their growing attraction to each other. They also battle the overwhelming urge to venture outside and explore a world that is more vile than they could ever imagine. The temptation is real, one they can't deny or resist. Vile Planet Book One…

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Five friends, one is a killer. On fall break, twenty year old Eliza Goodchild sets off with four of her college friends for a remote cabin in Aspen, Colorado. When a blizzard strikes without warning, their SUV skids off an embankment and disappears into a wooded ravine. In the whiteout, they get lost and find themselves in a frigid wilderness where every wrong move can spell certain death. In their struggle to survive, they learn one of them is a killer. Everyone has secrets and motives, but when the killer claims a second victim, they realize all of them are targets in an icy twisted plot to get away with the perfect murder, or should we say, murders.Open Novella Contest 2023~~The Writing Prompt I selected~~5. Flip the coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?…

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Can Jake Soloman evade a creature lurking in the shadows, uncover the truth about a mysterious scientist, and find the long lost gold of Predator Island? During a shark dive off Cocos Island-covered by journalists from Adventure Magazine-Jake Soloman, a marine biologist with Sea Lab International discovers a piece of gold on the ocean floor. With this new find and the revelation of a centuries old map leading to an even greater stash of lost treasure, Jake and the Sea Lab team can't resist the lure of deciphering the map's clues and following its path to a famous hoard of stolen Spanish gold. During the search, he encounters a scientist who claims to be the lone survivor of an attack by a ferocious predator on the island's park ranger station. But when Jake catches the man looking through his backpack, he begins to question his story, his motives, and his true purpose for being on the island.Book 2 in the Sea Lab Series takes you to an island steeped in mystery.…

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When a Navy veteran is attacked by a man-eating monster fish in the Bahamas, he has to save himself, and the world, from the madman who created it.Jake Solomon, a naval intelligence officer turned scientist, is on a research mission in the Bahamas when he's attacked by a man-eating monster fish. Determined to expose the corporation who created the creature before they can unleash it on the world, he teams up with his marine biologist ex-girlfriend to face off against the Ocean Blue Corporation and its elusive chairman. But Jake soon finds himself the target of assassins, super soldiers, and a Japanese hitman hellbent on stopping him.(Book One in the Sea Lab Series.)…

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Aiden Quick, a sophomore at North Coastal High, receives a mysterious text message identifying him as Agent 23 and demanding he activate or face termination. He finds himself caught between a latte and Kayla, the girl of his dreams, and an assassin from a group called The Collective. On the run, as the spark between Aiden and Kayla ignites, they learn about the organization's leader, a person codenamed Zero. With help from Agent 1, the only assassin to walk away from The Collective and live, Aiden discovers ties to his family that go back to the group's inception.Assassination orders aren't the primary mission. Zero wants Aiden and the people dear to him bent to The Collective's will, but that's only the beginning of a bigger scheme to eliminate freedom at the most basic level-a person's mind.Book 1 in the Agent 23 series...This 2021 Open Novella Contest story turned into a novel of more than 50k words.…

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When the first ever space cruise ship completes its inaugural tour of the solar system, Bellatrix 'Bella' Starr will catch a ride back home that she'll never forget. The ship docks at its final destination, a space travel corporation's half-moon beach hotel orbiting the gas giant Neptune. But a virus transforms all but the immune into bloodthirsty living zombies. On the faster return trip, Bella Starr and a group of immune passengers must navigate the dark corridors of the ship and find a way to warn port officials of the impending apocalypse before they reach Earth, and if all possible, live long enough to see the planet they call home.(A File from the Interplanetary Data Stream - Book One)…

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Paperback is available now on Amazon! The ebook and Kindle Unlimited official release date is 12.3.20! Formerly, a Paid Story.When an ex-Navy SEAL agrees to become a covert operative for Homeland Security, he must race to stop a stealth bomber from dropping a nuclear weapon on a major U.S. city. Alex Parker finds himself swept up in an international conspiracy, racing to thwart a wealthy real estate tycoon from raining nuclear hellfire on the east coast of the United States. But to make matters personal, his ex-fiancée is unknowingly being used as bait in the risky game of espionage to ensure he remains true to the deal. Her life, and millions of innocent American lives, teeter in the balance with every move he makes. Release Date: 12.3.20 as a paperback, an ebook, and on Kindle Unlimited!…

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Gold Canyon is now on KINDLE UNLIMITED for free. It is also a glossy 5X8" paperback available on Amazon.com. See my profile page for the links or go to Amazon.com to the books section and search for Gold Canyon or Eric Dabbs! Get your copy of Gold Canyon today!A woman's grandfather murdered in cold blood A treasure map and a stolen journalA city hidden beneath the Grand CanyonWhen Tom Logan and Kate Lockhart stumble upon a man with a knife lodged in his back and an age-old treasure map, their honeymoon vacation becomes a journey into the world beneath the Grand Canyon and a search for a hidden city of untold riches. The man's granddaughter who is in possession of a journal stolen from the Smithsonian Institute that dates back to the 1850's, finds a missing page in her grandfather's attic that leads her to the Grand Canyon. With a mysterious treasure hunter from the Australian Outback tracking them down, Tom and Kate must help the woman find the legendary city that's supposed to be filled with Aztec gold. Book 2 in the Tom Logan & Kate Lockhart Adventure Series.…