Books with author C.M. Williams

Adventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed novel about a coven of witchy babysitters who realize their calling to protect the innocent and save the world from an onslaught of evil. Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows it's kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to do? Get a job? Gross. Besides, Esme likes babysitting, and she's good at it.And lately Esme needs all the cash she can get, because it seems like destruction follows her wherever she goes. Let's just say she owes some people a new tree. Enter Cassandra Heaven. She's Instagram-model hot, dresses like she found her clothes in a dumpster, and has a rebellious streak as gnarly as the cafeteria cooking. So why is Cassandra willing to do anything, even take on a potty-training two-year-old, to join Esme's babysitters club?The answer lies in a mysterious note Cassandra's mother left her: "Find the babysitters. Love, Mom."Turns out, Esme and Cassandra have more in common than they think, and they're about to discover what being a babysitter really means: a heroic lineage of superpowers, magic rituals, and saving the innocent from seriously terrifying evil. And all before the parents get home."The Baby-Sitters Club...but spooky."--Cosmopolitan"A high-energy series starter that's plenty of fun."--Booklist"Combines everything you love."--Man Repeller

They went on vacation. Not everyone made it back.The Palmers went to the lake for a week of fun in the sun. But Alex Palmer had an agenda. He wanted his brother to reconcile with their hypercompetitive father. He wanted his daughter to break up with her shady boyfriend. Most of all, Alex wanted them to be a family one more time before he faced his predicament at home.Evil incarnate and a brutal double murder shifted Alex’s focus from wants to needs. He needed to keep his family safe. He needed to find her. He needed to know what happened at the lake.His pastor often said, “God won’t give you more than you can bear.”This had nothing to do with God.NOTE TO THE READER: This is a dark psychological thriller that delves into depraved acts of humanity. For adult readers only who can handle these subject matters. Adult language and explicit sexual violence.What readers are saying."Shocking, but realistic, "What Happened at the Lake" will grab you from the beginning and shake you to your core!" - Susan ★★★★★"This book caught my attention from the very start and kept me glued to my Kindle to the very last word!" - Texaspup ★★★★★"I love this author's writing! This book was just amazing. The story held me in its grip from the first paragraph to the ending paragraph. I kept telling myself to get up & get my chores done....enough reading already!!! Well, chores waited while I stayed totally absorbed in this book. If you want to read a good mystery, treat yourself to this one." - Bookworm ★★★★★"This is the first book of this author I have read, but it will certainly not be the last. I love his writing style. I loved the character development. But most of all I loved how smoothly the story flowed." - AMB ★★★★★"I gave this book the 5 star maximum but it was 20 stars short. This book was unbelievably fantastic and I stayed up almost all night to finish it because I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep otherwise." - Kindle Reader ★★★★★"Phil Williams can make more twists and turns than a pretzel maker. I finally have up trying to get one step ahead of him. Instead I fastened my seatbelt and let him take me around hairpin turns at 100 mph, down into dark and dangerous tunnels and finally bringing me gasping for breath back into the light." - Mary R. ★★★★★

A SHORT STORY PREQUEL TO THE FANTASY NOVEL SMAILHOLM"Could there be a more peculiar sight than a girl, miniature in size, trapped in an empty mousehole? Yet there alone in darkness, deep underground, where the water seeped through the mud and made the air damp, Jenny sat – the most afraid miniature girl there ever was."Jenny is the smallest of all the small girls in the world. She is afraid of foxes, the rabbits, the birds and even the mice that roam the forbidden moor where she lives. When one day she falls down a mouse hole, she must find a way to be brave. Will she escape? Or remain the most afraid miniature girl there ever was?

Prequel Short Story Ebook to fantasy book SmailholmA fantasy short story for readers who enjoy stories from CS Lewis, Lewis Carroll and J. R. R. Tolkien."Where did she go? Behind those trees? Is she still hiding there, just as the river twists and turns, down below the grassy bank? I’m sure I saw her just a moment ago, skipping between the tree trunks."Lady Deablin Armstrang's only friend is a magical nymph that appears to her between tree trunks of Ettrick Forest. Is she real or just the play of her imagination? When an unexpected visitor arrives in the forest Deablin must decide whether duty or friendship will win her hand.

A SHORT STORY PREQUEL TO THE FANTASY BOOK SMAILHOLM"What should I call it I wonder? For every good place has a name.Smailholm I say to myself, after the Tower itself. The smallest of homes, in the most ordinary of places. My secret. A big secret of the smallest kind."Eleven year old Lady Wynn Hoppringle longs to be free from rules and duty of her family home at Smailholm Tower. Whilst out exploring on the wild moors, she comes across a big secret of the smallest kind, hidden beneath the prickly brambles. What will she find? And will she keep it a secret?

They went on vacation. Not everyone made it back.The Palmers went to the lake for a week of fun in the sun. But Alex Palmer had an agenda. He wanted his brother to reconcile with their hypercompetitive father. He wanted his daughter to break up with her shady boyfriend. Most of all, Alex wanted them to be a family one more time before he faced his predicament at home.Evil incarnate and a brutal double murder shifted Alex’s focus from wants to needs. He needed to keep his family safe. He needed to find her. He needed to know what happened at the lake.His pastor often said, “God won’t give you more than you can bear.”This had nothing to do with God.NOTE TO THE READER: This is a dark psychological thriller that delves into depraved acts of humanity. For adult readers only who can handle these subject matters. Adult language and explicit sexual violence.What readers are saying."Shocking, but realistic, "What Happened at the Lake" will grab you from the beginning and shake you to your core!" - Susan ★★★★★"This book caught my attention from the very start and kept me glued to my Kindle to the very last word!" - Texaspup ★★★★★"I love this author's writing! This book was just amazing. The story held me in its grip from the first paragraph to the ending paragraph. I kept telling myself to get up & get my chores done....enough reading already!!! Well, chores waited while I stayed totally absorbed in this book. If you want to read a good mystery, treat yourself to this one." - Bookworm ★★★★★"This is the first book of this author I have read, but it will certainly not be the last. I love his writing style. I loved the character development. But most of all I loved how smoothly the story flowed." - AMB ★★★★★"I gave this book the 5 star maximum but it was 20 stars short. This book was unbelievably fantastic and I stayed up almost all night to finish it because I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep otherwise." - Kindle Reader ★★★★★"Phil Williams can make more twists and turns than a pretzel maker. I finally have up trying to get one step ahead of him. Instead I fastened my seatbelt and let him take me around hairpin turns at 100 mph, down into dark and dangerous tunnels and finally bringing me gasping for breath back into the light." - Mary R. ★★★★★

There’s something wrong with this family.Mary Shaw’s the doting mother, showering her children with gifts from the heart and the pocketbook. Wes Shaw’s different than his siblings—darker, awkward, the perpetual ne’er-do-well.The Shaws have survived divorce and death, but something sinister is in their midst. The truth threatens to tear them apart. The lies threaten to tear them apart.There’s no neutral ground, no place to hide. Ultimately, each family member must make a choice with irreversible consequences.Adult language and sexual content.What readers are saying."For anyone who has been bullied by a co-worker that always seems to come away "winning" while hiding their true cruel nature this book will ring true to many. Whether we know it or not, we've all met a sociopath in one environment or another. This book was very enlightening and thought provoking. Many situations in the book run parallel to real life experiences, and sheds light on why some people live to destroy others for the sheer pleasure it brings them." - Marcella ★★★★★"Great, great, great, read!" - Ed H. ★★★★★"I loved reading this book. Psychological thrillers are my favorites. This story was much more scary to me than blood,guts and gore; simply because we all know a sociopath or two in real life. What an excellent job the author did describing the chaos and destruction that sociopath's inflict on their families and friends. Kudos Mr. Williams, excellent novel!" - Janet C. ★★★★★"The author captures the subtle manipulations of a Sociopathic person amazingly well. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop until I hit the last page. My only complaint is that it left me wanting more, which is always a good thing." - SWS ★★★★★"I gave this book 5 stars plus 20 more for a total of 25 stars that's just how excellent it was. This author knows how to write a book that will keep you glued to the pages until you reach the last page. This is a definite must read as well as any other book written by this great author." - Kindle Reader ★★★★★"Best book I've read in a really long time. His writing is perfect, the right combination of storytelling, suspense, and succinct-ness. Going to read all his other books now!" - Audra O. ★★★★★

A trucker, a blogger, and a congressman determine the fate of the most powerful empire the world has ever known.Americans are angry and divided along party lines. They’re tired of the endless wars, high gas prices, and high unemployment. They’re tired of the graft in DC and on Wall Street. They’re tired of being spied on and herded like cattle into the prison industrial complex. Like in years before, they’re certain that, this time, their guy will change everything. The Republican and Democratic saviors make their promises, and the true believers swoon, but domestic terrorists aren’t buying what these politicians are selling.Truck driver George Chapman is in the right place at the right time to foil an assassination attempt on one of the most influential men in politics. Some might say the reluctant hero was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some might say it was a false flag. Nonetheless, his fifteen minutes of fame grows because of his extraordinary gift. Will he use his gift and newfound fame to unite the country or to tear it apart?A revolution is coming. Which side are you on?Adult language, content, and sexual violence.What readers are saying.As with all of the editing of your previous novels, you are an absolute gift to edit and the amount of times I find myself reading instead of editing (fear not, I double back!) is ridiculous. You have something to say and the craft to say it - super impressive writing. Well done. -Caroline Smailes, Editor"This book was absolutely amazing! I didn't realize when I bought it, that it was 600+ pages! I figured I would take a month to read it. It hooked me from the first 3 pages. I ended up reading the book just about nonstop for 2 days. Anyone wanting a great thought provoking book, grab this one now!" - Koditten ★★★★★"Williams hits this one out of the park." - Jerry G. ★★★★★"I've been studying American "democracy" for almost 40 years, step by laborious and painful step figuring out its Machiavellian nature--one genocide after another, endless wars of conquest based on propaganda and lies, erosion of liberties, growing inequalities, and, worse of all, dismantling the biosphere and threatening humanity's very existence. Phil Williams not only captures these horrors, but does so through a captivating, touching, well-crafted, novel. If you care about the golden rule, truth, justice, freedom, peace, and the future of humanity, you owe it to yourself to read this novel. And unlike the articles and books that dissidents like myself write, this is a beautiful work of fiction, a real page-turner. A few minor philosophical points occurred to me. First, the answer in my view is not anarchism but real (miscalled direct) democracy (see: 7.4 Million Cheers for Real Democracy). Second, I entirely agree that we must give our rulers a bit of their own violent medicine, but there is a better way, in my view, than Williams' solution. Why isn't his solution going to work? In part because once you brainwash people, they find it excruciatingly difficult to change their minds (for more details, see the Wikipedia entry "Belief Perseverance" and especially the cited Festinger and Nissani experiments). And speaking of Wikipedia: It's a Deep State project, and should be treated with skepticism on anything that involves history, political assassinations, billionaires, Mafiosos, judges, congressmen, and presidents. Lastly, barely mentioned in this wonderful book is our rulers' gravest crime: if humanity continues on the present course, its chances of survival are close to zero (see online: The Human Experiment is Probably Coming to an End). All in all, I've read two other novels by Williams, and in my view he is one of the best contemporary novelists in the English-speaking world." - Donna Nissani, Author, LIVES IN THE BALANCE: The Cold War and American Politics, 1945-1991 ★★★★★

A high school ruled by small-town politics.A rural community ruled by rumors.The truth may set them free. But are they ready for it?The residents of West Lake are resistant to change and afraid of confrontation. They’re happy to punch in and punch out and complain about the boss man. They’re friendly to your face but spiteful behind your back. They have their farms and their football, but, underneath that small-town veneer, there’s envy and self-hatred and greed.Principal Janet Wilcox is a modern-day Machiavelli of small-town politics, playing the school board and the community like a banjo. Coach Rick Barnett finds himself squarely in her sights when an up-and-coming quarterback challenges her son’s starting position.Gwen Townsend’s the new teacher in town. She’s a beautiful woman with a secret. She picked the wrong place to hide from her past. Caleb Miles is her star pupil, a brilliant young writer, questioning his sexuality in a town lacking tolerance. Gwen needs to hide who she was, and Caleb needs to hide who he is.In a town run on rumors, nobody’s secret is safe.Adult content and language.What readers are saying."Another great book by one of my favorite authors! I loved reading the different points of view of the main characters. I think the author did a great job making them all feel real and true to life." - Rachael M. ★★★★★"Rumors tells the story of lies and manipulation. It is a story played out in our lives every, single, day.This is a book that I couldn't easily put down. When I did have to put it down, I was thinking about it and anxious to get back to it. Williams is a masterful storyteller. It's difficult not to become emotionally invested in his characters." - Kendra M. ★★★★★"I loved this book and had to put it down to sleep at one point and raced through the next day's events just so I could finish it! I'm used to the author writing really realistic characters in very believable situations that often scare the hell out of me because they could really happen!" - Teresa F. ★★★★★

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Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that set the tone for future studies. In a new introduction, Colin Palmer assesses the lasting impact of Williams's groundbreaking work and analyzes the heated scholarly debates it generated when it first appeared.