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Barb Taylor and the Russian Dolls

Barb Taylor and the Russian Dolls

$14.99
Author: A.C. Williams
Series: Heirs of the Mazzaroth, The Legend of the Lightkeepers
Genres: Superhero, Teen Detective, Young Adult
Tags: Ages 12-16, Everyone

Teen detectives Barb and Jim Taylor land in Moscow for a case that leads to more danger than they expected!

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    I write books (Superheroes, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Action-Comedy-Romance, Devotional), love ramen, and laugh a lot. Wanna be friends?
    It's time for a Cover Reveal!! As promised, here i It's time for a Cover Reveal!! As promised, here is the GORGEOUS cover for New Name, book 3 in the Destiny Trilogy. Massive shout out to @artkrisma and @eahcreative for their awesome work. I'm in love. I will make a big happy post as soon as I have these in stock! (Please note that this book is one of my mature titles, so I don't recommend it for anyone under 18.) Here's what NEW NAME is about: An unlikely sisterhood. An unwanted child. An unthinkable sacrifice. Aura Morningstar takes the last fragment of the time travel stone and escapes the Knightshade Syndicate by stowing away on a mercenary ship. Despite a rocky start to their relationship, Aura builds a new life with the crew, eccentric mercenary sisters Snow and Rain Stormcloud. But the consequences of refusing to change history are only beginning. Aura discovers she is pregnant with Darien Stone’s child. The Stormcloud sisters are pressuring Aura to terminate the pregnancy, but Aura knows all too well the easy choice isn’t always the right one. Can she ever truly accept a child born of assault? Can she face the constant reminder of all she has lost? And if she keeps the child, will Snow and Rain continue to shelter her? Without their protection, Knightshade will find her, take back the time stone, and rewrite history for their purposes. Aura must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice—Stone’s child or history itself.
    It's time for a Cover Reveal!! As promised, here i It's time for a Cover Reveal!! As promised, here is the GORGEOUS cover for Namesake, book 2 in the Destiny Trilogy. Massive shout out to @artkrisma and @eahcreative for their astonishing work on it! I'm working on getting these beauties in stock, so keep a close eye for announcements about availability! (Please note that this book is one of my mature titles, so I don't recommend it for anyone under 18.) Here's what NAMESAKE is about: Xander and her friends onboard the bounty hunter ship, Prodigal, risk their lives to recover the derelict spaceship that could restore the shattered pieces of her memory. No one realizes what that decision will cost them. A ruthless syndicate is determined to capture Xander by any means necessary. For protection, she turns to top Prodigal hunter and former assassin Kale Ravenwood, but as their relationship heats up, so does the syndicate threat. The closer they grow to each other, the more danger they face, for Xander can’t remember enough, and Kale remembers far too much. Xander’s search for her memories leads her across the solar system, only to discover the unbelievable secret of the Destiny Project. When Xander learns the truth of her identity and origins, she must choose between the comfort of her former life and the new, dangerous life she has come to know and love. Either choice means sacrifice. What would she rather give up—her friends or her name?
    I got to explore the park in downtown Greenville, I got to explore the park in downtown Greenville, South Carolina last week. What an astonishingly beautiful place! I snapped this image of one of the paths, and I thought of Psalm 16:11. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. I'm so thankful that God has shown me the paths of life. He always goes before me, and He establishes my steps before I take them. So He knows what I need before I need it. The way isn't easy, but it is good. And doing life with Him is joyful. How is one way God directed your paths this week?
    O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you can O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked. Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil. You will destroy those who tell lies. The Lord detests murderers and deceivers. Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe. (Psalm 5:4-7) I don’t usually post the Psalms that talk about stuff like this, but in my daily reading, this passage stood out to me—but maybe not for the reason you think. Sure, it’s encouraging to know that a day is coming when everyone who lies and deceives others will be brought to account. It’s good to know that those who hate others and only care about themselves will see the error of their ways. It will be good to see the proud rejected. But that’s not what made me stop. I stopped on the word because. Because of God’s unfailing love, I can be in relationship with Him. Why does that matter? Well, I was the proud. I was the hateful. I was the liar and deceiver and the wicked. I was … until Him. When Jesus saved me, He made it possible for me to enter God’s house, not because I deserved it but because He declared me righteous. This morning, I’m just so thankful for all that God is doing in my heart and in my life. He renews me every day and gives me the strength to keep moving forward. I want to make sure I give credit where credit is due. I wouldn’t have made it through this challenging year without Him. Thank God for His unfailing love that keeps me standing, that fills me with joy even when life is hard, that reminds me His way is always better. What has God done for you this week that you’d like to give Him credit for?
    My debut novel NAMELESS first hit the shelves 11 y My debut novel NAMELESS first hit the shelves 11 years ago, and now it's back again with an updated interior and a shiny new cover! And since I've got my direct storefront operating now, I can even do signed copies (link in bio)! I'll be releasing the next covers in the completed trilogy soon, so keep your eyes peeled, but until then, here's what this beauty is all about: NAMELESS: The Destiny Trilogy Part One | Morningstar Book 1 (rated PG-16) A girl with no memories. A man with too many. And an assassin who starts a war to find them. On the seedy backwater moon where a NUSovian ship dropped Xander off to scratch a living among the mines and brothels, true friends are a luxury she can’t afford. What kind of person doesn’t know her own name? Waiting tables and fending off amorous drunks barely earns Xander enough to survive, let alone escape to the civilized colony of NUSaxony to find a neurotherapist who can help her regain her lost memories. But help often comes from unexpected places. An ex-assassin on the run from his own past, Kale and a team of bounty hunters as eclectic and derelict as their ship saves Xander from a syndicate operative who started a space colony war to find her. They race against time, seeking the spaceship that holds the key to Xander’s memories before the syndicate catches up with them. As the net closes in, Xander faces a choice. Is finding herself worth the price her friends will pay? Or does true friendship mean sacrificing Xander’s memories—walking away from everyone she loves—to keep them safe? After all, some things are more important than a name. Recommended for ages 16+
    I haven't posted in a while. Life has been a chall I haven't posted in a while. Life has been a challenge in recent months. So much more challenging than I ever thought life could be. Don't get me wrong, I expected difficulties and hard choices and painful partings. I guess I just never anticipated how grief lingers, how deeply loss can cut. I honestly don't even know how or where to start processing it all. I'm hopeful I can share more about the journey the Lord has had me on these last two years or so. But until I have the words for it all, here's a pretty picture. I snapped this photo on Galveston Island during my disastrous "vacation" in January (more stories lol). I love sunrises. They are always new and different, the start of something we've never seen before, a day that hasn't existed yet, opportunities we haven't experienced and blessings we've yet to uncover. Sunrises mean hope because yesterday is done. What was has gone; what's coming is new. And even though new steps can be scary and uncertain and you don't know what you'll find, the potential for what could be is worth the risk of moving forward. So look up. The sun is rising. Something new is waiting on the other side of what you know. And, weary soul, it is good. But forget all that—it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. (Isaiah 43:18-19)
    Have you ever wanted to know the future? Well, you Have you ever wanted to know the future? Well, you can. How is it possible? Well, there’s this book, you see, and it was written by the One who created time itself. So time is irrelevant to Him. He is above time, beyond time, so He has access to the future, and He is eager to share it with us. If you want to know your future, you can find it in the pages of God’s Word. Because each and every one of us has a future, and the choice we make today will determine which future we get to experience.
    Anybody else already excited about taking a nap th Anybody else already excited about taking a nap this weekend? I love this time of year, but it does get crazy with all the social events and expectations. Just be sure you guys are all taking care of yourselves. Everyone will enjoy the holidays so much more when every person is well rested. #ZippyCat has the right idea. She just takes a nap whenever and wherever she feels like it. I might start following her example.... 😅
    So if our relationship with God is all we actually So if our relationship with God is all we actually need, why do we need each other? Why do we need community? Where do we get the idea that unity even matters to God? If God divided people in the Old Testament and then came as Jesus to divide people further, does He even want us to be unified? That’s what we’re going to be talking about this week on Always Peachy. #alwayspeachy #christianliving #followingjesus #unity #dailydevotions #substack
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