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  • The Big Melt

    Ned Tillman

    Paperback (South Branch Press, Aug. 28, 2018)
    If you have concerns about the future, then read this book. It addresses the question, "Now that climate change is happening, what do we do?" It will help you develop a better picture of the future. If you like nature, animals, weather, and the outdoors, then it's likely you'll love this book and its characters who are trying to deal with many of the impacts of global weirding.If you like Abbey, Atwood, Bacigalupi, Doyle, Hiaasen, Kingsolver, Garcia Marquez, or Nichols, you might enjoy this book as well. It's Cli-Fi at its best with a bit of magical realism that engages and inspires.When you read this book you might find that Sleepy Valley is similar in many ways to the town where you live. Things seem fine, but no one is thinking about the future. Are you ready for what is about to happen to you, and to towns all across the country and around the world? Marley and Brianne are not, and neither are their parents, their neighbors, or anyone else in Sleepy Valley. When they wake up the day after their high school graduation, their lives are turned upside down, and their plans for the future changed forever. A series of climate catastrophes descends on Sleepy Valley, and Marley and Brianne must struggle to save their town and the world as they know it. Through their struggles, they find their voices and purposes for living. The Big Melt challenges us to confront what is rapidly becoming the greatest threat of the 21st century - the climate crisis. This work of contemporary fiction will inspire you to care, more than ever, about what could happen in your town in the not-too-distant future. This is a great book for discussion and to pass on to friends, neighbors, schools, politicians, and bookclubs.
  • Bug Out! Boxed Set Volume One: Books 1-4

    Robert Boren

    eBook (South Bay Press, Aug. 25, 2018)
    Here it is! Bug Out! Boxed Set Volume 1 - Books 1-4.What would you do if you were no longer safe in your neighborhood?Frank and Jane have had it. Every night the looting gets closer to their home, while the authorities do nothing but ask for calm. Life has become terrifying.Frank pulls a gun on looters running up his driveway. The thugs flee.Frank knows they’ll be back.The last thing Jane wants to do is live in their motorhome, but Frank talks her into it. The open road is dangerous. Staying in LA is worse.They barely get out of town alive, as California explodes behind them. Eastbound I-10 is flooded with others trying to escape, as military convoys rush west.Is there safety to the east, or more mayhem? This is the first of four boxed sets. The books have been re-edited but not abridged. Follow Frank and Jane as they escape California, build their resistance team, and take the fight to the enemy.If you love action-packed tales of bravery, self-reliance, and the triumph of the human spirit, you’ll love Bug Out! Boxed Set Volume 1 - Books 1-4. Download your copy today!
  • Bug Out! Texas Part 1: Texas Lockdown

    Robert Boren

    eBook (South Bay Press, April 11, 2016)
    Carrie is one tough mother.It’s a normal day at the Dripping Springs Superstore. Shoppers look at merchandise while keeping their kids under control. Customers wait in the check-out lines, some chatting, others silently bored. Everything is about to change. Terrorists rush in with guns blazing, killing all who try to escape, rounding up the rest to hold hostage. Carrie, pregnant mother with a four-year-old at home, escapes into a stockroom closet. She calls her husband Jason, an Austin PD officer.Jason and his partner find a raging massacre in the parking lot. They attack, badly outnumbered until Kelly and his rednecks fly onto the parking lot in their pickup trucks, shooting the terrorists where they stand.Inside the store, Carrie’s hiding place is about to be discovered. She pulls the pistol from her purse and waits, firing when her closet is opened, killing the enemy. As her husband frantically searches for her, Carrie slips into the storefront and attacks, foiling the terrorist’s plans. Reunited, Carrie and Jason think the danger is over. They are wrong.Terrorists attack them at home later that night, forcing them to flee into the darkness. Others join them as they try to find safety, the relentless enemy hounding them wherever they go. Now there is only one thing left to do. Fight back. Hunt the hunters.If you love action-packed tales of bravery, self-reliance, and the triumph of the human spirit, you’ll love Bug Out! Texas. Download your copy today!
  • The Clarke Chronicles Book 1: Escape from Earth

    Robert Boren

    eBook (South Bay Press, Jan. 20, 2019)
    Better follow the rules in our third of the universe……Because the Central Authority has a new tool.They can stun you to death.Captain Clarke and his genius Science Officer see what’s coming, and they have a plan to stop it. They’ve also got big problems.They’re on a hunted ship, one of only three that stand against the Central Authority.They’re being tracked, and their fuel is running low.Government spies are everywhere.And worst of all, the Overlords are on their tail, using new battleships, led by the evil Simone.You’ll love this new space opera, because the fight against tyranny has never been more exciting.Get it now.
  • Bug Out! Part 1: Escape in a Motorhome

    Robert Boren

    eBook (South Bay Press, Oct. 2, 2014)
    What would you do if you were no longer safe in your neighborhood?Frank and Jane have had it. Every night the looting gets closer to their home, while the authorities do nothing but ask for calm. Life has become terrifying.Frank pulls a gun on looters running up his driveway. The thugs flee.Frank knows they’ll be back.The last thing Jane wants to do is live in their motorhome, but Frank talks her into it. The open road is dangerous. Staying in LA is worse.They barely get out of town alive, as California explodes behind them. Eastbound I-10 is flooded with others trying to escape, as military convoys rush west.Is there safety to the east, or more mayhem?If you love action-packed tales of bravery, self-reliance, and the triumph of the human spirit, you’ll love Bug Out! Part One - Escape in a Motorhome. Download your copy today!
  • The Big Melt

    Ned Tillman

    eBook (South Branch Press, Sept. 13, 2018)
    If you have concerns about the future, then read this book. It addresses the question, "Now that climate change is happening, what do we do?" It will help you develop a better picture of the future. If you like nature, animals, weather, and the outdoors, then it's likely you'll love this book and its characters who are trying to deal with many of the impacts of global weirding.If you like Abbey, Atwood, Bacigalupi, Doyle, Hiaasen, Kingsolver, Garcia Marquez, or Nichols, you might enjoy this book as well. It's Cli-Fi at its best with a bit of magical realism that engages and inspires.When you read this book you might find that Sleepy Valley is similar in many ways to the town where you live. Things seem fine, but no one is thinking about the future. Are you ready for what is about to happen to you, and to towns all across the country and around the world? Marley and Brianne are not, and neither are their parents, their neighbors, or anyone else in Sleepy Valley. When they wake up the day after their high school graduation, their lives are turned upside down, and their plans for the future changed forever.A series of climate catastrophes descends on Sleepy Valley, and Marley and Brianne must struggle to save their town and the world as they know it. Through their struggles, they find their voices and purposes for living. The Big Melt challenges us to confront what is rapidly becoming the greatest threat of the 21st century - the climate crisis. This work of contemporary fiction will inspire you to care, more than ever, about what could happen in your town in the not-too-distant future. This is a great book for discussion and to pass on to friends, neighbors, schools, politicians, and bookclubs.
  • Stolen Youth: The Franklin & Davis Files

    Robert Boren

    eBook (South Bay Press, Oct. 4, 2018)
    George Franklin is having a bad week.The FBI is after him for what he did.His MERC friend wants him dead for what he did.The families of Red Dagger and Earl Wilson are on their way too, for what he did.His woman is missing.So is his best friend and partner.He has few leads, and now somebody killed his dog.Somebody will pay. No, scratch that. Many will pay.We’re talking the ultimate price here. Never poke at the lion unless you’re sure his cage his locked up tight.Stolen Youth is the second book from the Franklin & Davis Files.If you love lurid, violent, sex-filled stories in the vein of Harold Robbins, Sam Peckinpah, or Quentin Tarantino, you’ll really get off on Stolen Youth.Buy your copy today, or grab it for free on Kindle Unlimited.Oh, and watch your back. They’re coming.
  • Evie and Alistair: Farmhouse Warriors

    Rebecca McNew

    Paperback (Bent Branch Press, June 16, 2017)
    Join Evie, Alistair, and their tag-along chicken on the farm! While they rummage and play, the children uncover ordinary objects and discover spiritual truths.
  • The wizard of the Emerald City: Adapted from L. Frank Baum's The wizard of Oz ; and, Urfin Jus and his wooden soldiers

    A Volkov

    Paperback (Red Branch Press, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Includes a Russian adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" along with the author's first sequel about the adventures of Ellie, a young girl from Kansas, in Magic Land.
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  • Evie and Alistair: Farmhouse Warriors

    Rebecca McNew

    eBook (Bent Branch Press, June 17, 2017)
    Join Evie, Alistair, and their tag-along chicken on the farm! While they rummage and play, the children uncover ordinary objects and discover spiritual truths.