How Lincolnshire schoolboys became combat airmen—the adventures of six brave young men in WWII. What turns an ordinary man into an extraordinary one? The answer lies in these stories of teenage volunteers for wartime aircrew who exchanged their school uniforms for Air Force Blue and took a giant step into the unknown. It was a dangerous adventure, but one with a hugely tempting prospect: the opportunity to FLY. From the skies over Europe to jungles, deserts, and the waters of the Chinca sea, this collection of true tales describes these six men's experiences of training for those coveted "wings." The nervous excitement of that first sortie over enemy territory and flying into the hell of an enemy flak barrage and fighters is told from original research from flying log books, diaries, and family archives. Some of the brave characters revealed in this book get home safely but some are shot down and experienced hardship, adventures, and dangers that are the stuff of nightmares....

When a Japanese general goes ballistic and takes over a Russian island, the Seals are sent in to restore justice. But between freeing Russian hostages and making sure not to step on the wrong toes, the Seals find themselves stuck waist-deep in hell — and highwater.

Contains science fiction and fantasy stories published in Apex Magazine from July 1, 2009 through June 30th, 2010.

Pink Shades of Words is a collaboration of 8 never before seen short stories from 8 New York Times, USA Today, and International Best Selling Authors. These authors came together to bring you a collection of romance that is a must read including New Adult, Contemporary, Erotica, and Dark Romance. Let’s Pretend by Ruth Clampett Mr. X by Cambria Hebert Indemnity by K.A. Hunter Escaping the Cocoon by Jade C. Jamison Hard Luck by Liv Morris Filthy Rich (Blackstone DYNASTY) * by Raine Miller The Decoy by Emma Nichols Book Boyfriend* by Melanie Shawn Pink Shades of Words is available for a limited time only, so get your copy quick! All proceeds will benefit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer through the Fifty Shades of Pink team. **

“It makes you feel all the feels. And it lets you know that it’s okay to feel it all.” -Cookie O’Gorman, The Art of Taking Chances ForewordIn love, you have to leap to feel the rush. From first kisses to second chances and celebrity encounters, this collection of young adult contemporary romance short stories has it all. A forbidden game of truth or dare turns into summer love, a chemistry lab explosion leads to fireworks, a last-minute to-do list becomes an end-of-summer road trip. But first, they’ll have to take the leap.These delightful, swoon-worthy stories will have you ready to take an adventure of your own.

It's 1950 and Charlie Bassett has been working in the commercial airline industry. But once in the RAF - it seems you're theirs forever. Called back to active duty, Charlie is sent up to Scotland for training. He doesn't know where he'll be sent or what he'll be doing. When it turns out that Egypt will be his next port of call he's more than a little disappointed. What could there possibly be to interest him there? Quite a lot as it turns out. Egypt is a land of opportunties for the enterprising mind - and Charlie is nothing if not enterprising.

The cataclysm that began with coordinated reactionary coups in South Africa and Germany caught America completely unprepared. Overnight, new enemies have emerged and joined forces to attack U.S. and European shipping lanes, setting off a global conflagration raging in deadly earnest. And this time the devastating weapons of choice used by the Berlin-Boer Axis will be tactical nuclear weapons. The enemy boat Voortrekker prowls beneath the ocean’s surface, carrying more onboard firepower than that of many of the world’s nations. A deep-diving state-of-the-art German ceramic-hulled submarine, Voortrekker has the ability to evade all Allied sensors and can fire torpedoes from any angle, further masking its location. There is only one weapon in America’s arsenal that can match the silent killer: the crippled sub USS Challenger , presently in dry dock in Connecticut. It will take three weeks to get the U.S. ceramic-hulled sub back into fighting shape and by then it will be too late. The Axis Powers have already proven they can get past America’s frontline seapower defenses. And the Voortrekker is moving into position for the ultimate strike. Brash, brilliant, and battle-tested, Captain Jeffrey Fuller is the driven naval officer who must oversee the miracle that will put Challenger back into action in an improbable forty-eight hours. Then Fuller himself will have to do the impossible, piloting his damaged sub toward a life-and-death confrontation with the Axis leviathan. Fuller has already faced the Voortrekker ’s ruthless, ingenious commander head-to-head — and unlike so many others, he survived. But this time the fight will take place in waters far too deep for a normal sub to withstand — in the terrifying blackness at the ultimate submarine’s crush depth. And this time the prize will be America.

Open Season is a thrilling, eye-opening insider's view of a little-known facet of the political campaign process: the multi-million dollar opposition research industry, or “oppo” as it's called. For sixteen years authors Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian have been digging up dirt on political candidates across the country, from presidential appointees to local school board hopefuls. Open Season is a fascinating, riveting, sometimes funny, sometimes shocking look at the unseen side of political campaigning—a remarkable chronicle of a year in the life of two guys on a dedicated hunt to uncover the buried truths that every American voter has a right to know.

The Allied Powers continue their uncertain and deadly war against the Fascist Berlin — Boer Axis. The Russians remain ostensibly neutral — but their actions hint at something far more dangerous. When the U.S. discovers that the Russians are providing the Axis powers with weapons technology that could shift the balance of power, Captain Jeffrey Fuller, one of the most decorated heroes in the U.S. Navy, is called in to put an end to this potentially catastrophic Russian involvement. The plan to punish Russia is audacious. It is bold. And it is potentially suicidal. Jeffrey Fuller's orders are to clandestinely transport commandos to Russia, where they will infiltrate a nuclear missile facility, and fire one of their weapons — at the United States. If the plan is successful, the commandos, posing as German forces, will destroy the missile at it reaches the atmosphere, creating a dramatic shift in global politics and forcing Russia to ally with the United States against Germany.