Stories That Create Movies In Your Mind
Turn the page, roll the film: Our books captivate movie lovers, crafted by screenplay artists who also shine as actors and directors. We offer an enthralling selection of drama, espionage, action/thriller, dark comedy, and even family-friendly books for kids, immersing you in cinematic worlds with every flip of the page.
Now Available From Best Selling Authors J Bartell & Ginger Marin
The Wolves Within
After an expert in subconscious conditioning is recruited by a CIA black ops unit, during the 1980s Iran-Contra affair, his ordered world descends down a dark path leading to sanctioned kills and questioned loyalties, forever altering his concept of self & country.
"The Wolves Within" unfolds the tragic descent of Nick Bryant a brilliant therapist whose innovative subconscious mental conditioning techniques ensnare him in a perilous web of international espionage and intrigue in the volatile 1980s. Recruited by the enigmatic William Kearney, ostensibly for the CIA, Nick's talents become instrumental in manipulating geopolitical events, Read More ...
The Coupe
In this action thriller, an ex-con finds redemption through forgiveness and returning to his past work with cars only to find new challenges from gang violence and personal betrayal.
In gritty East Los Angeles, “The Coupe” roars to life, a saga of redemption, love, forgiveness and the relentless grip of the past. Our protagonist, Luis Alvarez, emerges from a 17-year nightmare in prison, haunted by a vehicular tragedy and finds himself in his old neighborhood marred by gang violence. The world he must navigate is shadowed by former love, Rosealia, the quiet strength of his history, and her son Bobby, a young man on the cusp of falling into the gangland abyss. Read More ...
Monster On Mars
When a NASA worker robot gets accidentally transported to Mars, it not only discovers the planet’s underground inhabitants, but a sense of belonging that motivates it to save them from a dreaded beast out to annihilate their race.
"Monster on Mars" catapults an underdog, spunky robot named Rolley, from his mundane life at JPL into an accidental hero on Mars. After a series of events sends him rocketing to the Red Planet, Rolley crash- lands and soon finds himself in the underworld of industrious ant and rodent-like creatures named Goolgians’, shaking up their society and their myths. Amidst chaos, misunderstandings, and a rebellion led by a feisty Goolgian, Rolley finds special kinship with a timid local, Mupps, and together they face a deeper threat — the real Bogswampthing, Read More ...
Coyote Junction
The present intersects with the past at Coyote Junction, a magical juncture where a troubled young boy’s spirit is transported to a ‘Ghost Town’ in the late 1800s where he faces down gunslingers to help save the town's residents and, in the end, learns respect and responsibility.
In "Coyote Junction," a magical journey unfolds as 16-year-old rebel Arnold Fernandez, en route to juvenile detention, finds himself and his family stranded at a mysterious road-stop. They meet an eclectic group, including the enigmatic Indian Chief, who draws Arnold into a mystical adventure in the ghost town of Coyote Junction in the 1800s. Here, Arnold transforms into Ahote, a young Native American in a parallel tale. Read More ...
Gun Games
In the shadow of personal tragedy and a city on the brink of anarchy, a pacifist Los Angeles City Councilman breaks his own code, rallying a covert team of military friends to wage a secret war against the relentless gangs terrorizing the streets.
In "Gun Games," we're plunged into the gritty underbelly of Los Angeles through the eyes of Javier Rico, a dedicated city councilman and former Marine whose world is shattered when his daughter falls victim to a fatal gang drive-by. Rico, once a staunch pacifist advocating for social programs to curb violence, finds his beliefs systemically dismantled in this action thriller. Fueled by heartbreak, vengeance and a thirst for justice, he unites with Read More ...
Adventures In Avalon
From missing cream puffs to severed penises and beyond, the inept police investigators of the Avalon Defense Department, one a former British Army General and the other a simple-minded rookie, are on the job to solve the town’s most vicious and ludicrous crimes in the cartoon community of Avalon.
Intrepid ace reporter Ginger Marin discovers a lost civilization of cartoon people living in Middle America, in a town called Avalon in the County of Ligature-Upon-Avon – one of those quaint little communities that is somewhat lost in American space, neither here nor there but definitely somewhere. Her dispatches from the front lines will thrill and excite you as she describes all the crazy things cartoon people do when they think no one’s watching. In this humorous fiction story for adults, you’ll read the fascinating, slightly raunchy, true tales Read More ...
50 Wanda Drive
A yuppie housewife, touted as a hero for saving a cat, wages all-out war against two crazed dysfunctional robber-murderers who crash her celebration party and wreak havoc on friends and family.
In the darkly comedic chaos of "50 Wanda Drive," Paige Martin's world spirals into danger amidst absurdity when her family's celebration is crashed by dysfunctional but cruel criminals Reed and Otis, two brothers whose philosophy is best summed up as "God Hates You. That’s Why.” What should have been a fun day escalates into a fight for survival, complete with a war-obsessed grandpa, a significant cat, and homemade bombs. As these intruders hatch a half-baked plan to exploit the family's connections, they're met with comical but deadly defense tactics courtesy of Paige with the help of her teenage son. Read More ...
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