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Devil Went Down

S. W.

rank 79

Devil Went Down

S. W.

How far gone does a soul have to be for redemption to become impossible? Can a heart filled by darkness be tempted to love again?

Damian Capello is sent to Savannah with a mission-- one he has executed time and time again. He's an expert at what Lou pays him to do yet his latest target-- college freshman Emma Clare Grace-- turns out far more difficult than he imagined. What is the odd feeling that clouds his focus? It couldn't be love. No, he hadn't felt that in centuries. But how else could he explain the electricity that paralyzed him when they touched, or his reoccurring inclination to perform good deeds? The phenomenon of redemption and the miracle of love hang in the balance as divine hands tip the scales. Damian doesn't believe in second chances. Emma Clare believes in a lot of things and, shockingly, what she believes in most is him.

IF THE BOOK BECAME A FILM, here's what you'd hear on the soundtrack...
Then I Saw Your Face, by Tobymac, Changed Forever
Faceless & Breathe Into Me, by Red, Until We Have Faces
Mess of Me, by Switchfoot, Hello Hurricane
Dear X, by Disciple, Horseshoes & Handgrenades
I Don't Wanna Fall Away From You, by Petra, No Compromise
Outcast, by Kerrie Roberts
Afterlife, by Switchfoot

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The Heir of Hunde

S. W.

rank 5451

The Heir of Hunde

S. W.

Bly endured childhood only to be visiting Kathy in jail, again. No future, no prospects until the accident. Her new home isn't what it seems.

She has been the only adult in her house since she was ten years old. Now, with Bly on the heels of graduation, her mother is in prison. As money runs out, she is forced to abandon her home in Florida and move to an obscure town in Oklahoma. There, she learns to live with a grandmother she barely knows. But on the way something horrible happens. She is rescued by a bearded, blue-eyed man who becomes her unwilling protector in a small town that's anything but safe.

Having abandoned her Arapaho heritage, she comes face to face with ancient myths and modern day monsters, reducing her life into one big chase. She finds love along the way, but not the sort to write home about. She is caught between loving the man she knows is dangerous and trusting the man she thinks isn't.

NOTE: This book is complete at 93,000 words. It is also available in a self-published Kindle version at Amazon and in paperback at www.createspace.com. Already working on a sequel!

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The Prodigy Series: Book One, ....

S.W.

rank 5451

The Prodigy Series: Book One, ....

S.W.

Boston's most prestigious boarding school unintentionally becomes the nucleus of a century-old rivalry between twins struggling over a powerful resource: the Virtuoso.

Getting into Brighton Academy for the Arts was no easy task, neither was it cheap. But Virgil Chapman couldn't imagine being anywhere else. Unfortunately, the minute a beautiful and mysterious exchange student shows up in the middle of orchestra rehearsal, trouble began. Not only did this lovely new student put a snag in the attempts of other girls to rope Virgil into a date, but she introduced a fearsome, age-old struggle to her unsuspecting classmates. As Virgil slides deeper and deeper into his infatuation with Anya, the new girl, he makes a startling discovery about himself. Captivating audiences as first chair violinist is only the beginning. Virgil taps into his potential as never before. Cultures and eras collide as four teenagers combine their abilities to defeat a treacherous opponent, Anya's uncle. Enter a world of mind control, telekinetics and shape shifting as a ragtag group of art lovers re-write the future.

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Dawn Rising

S. W.

rank 3646

Dawn Rising

S. W.

Moving to Florida wasn't what Sam expected. Great weather, but worth the mess he was in? Was it worth where he ended up--- wandering cemeteries?

Something is definitely wrong with Blanche Gilbert, which is unfortunate because I think I’m falling in love with her. I’ve begun this journal of my encounters with her in the hope of organizing the bizarre. It likely won’t help, but I’m a historian, so what else would I do? Yesterday’s meeting put me over the edge, and the crazy thing is, I like being there. ‘There’ is wherever Blanche is, and since we first met in October the only place I see her is the cemetery behind my house. Strange? Sure as hell it’s strange, but that’s not the best part. She is (and I’ve had more experience than I care to admit) the most breathtaking woman I’ve ever met. My current dilemma, besides figuring out what on earth is going on, is my consuming desire to kiss her. No big deal, right? Maybe for every other guy, but kissing Blanche could get tricky. I suppose the basic problem is I’m not sure she’s….alive.

ABNA 2012

This is a complete work and available in both paperback and kindle versions at createspace & amazon.

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Freaks Field

rank 3985

Freaks Field

SW

The only things on the Calder Farm that grow faster than kudzu are scary stories of children who crawled out of the corn field.

Charlene's lucky number is fifteen. It was her age, sure enough, but it was also the number of her daddy’s fire station, the number of trees in the family pecan grove, and the number of times she'd beaten Bubba MacIntire in a foot race and won money. And Farm Road Fifteen was where Heath lived. Lastly and most importantly, June 15th was the last day of school when her part in the story began.

There lies a farm in Crisp County that no one dares visit, not even the fool-hardy boys who named it Freaks Field. The fifty or so acres had no owner, least ways, not anymore. Charlene never dreamed of setting foot on that land until she met Heath. Now all sorts of strange things are happening in drought-stricken Georgia including several things that defy nature altogether.

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