Up the Alley, Volume One begins the story of the Cafe Milano, a seedy coffee shop catering to the homeless.

Every April, high earners across America write a cheque to the IRS that represents the single largest expense of their year. Not because they did anything wrong. Because nobody ever taught them the rules the wealthy actually play by. The ultra-wealthy are not cheating. They are using provisions written directly into the U.S. tax code that most professionals have never heard of, deployed through structures most CPAs never discuss, executed by advisors whose job is to look forward, not just ...

Follow the actual events in the life of one man who found hope. The author chronicles his steps as this true to life horror story unfolded into a miraculous metamorphosis. You will see the conflict and love as he finds that transforming grace was there all along.Ask yourself hard questions. Are you living in abuse? Are you advocating for a victim or should you? Are you abusive?Millions of victims are living in abuse, and their horrors are all too real. The author faced this r...

After a grueling trip filled with endless meetings and relentless jet lag, I found solace in the hotel’s impressive gym. Switching to evening workouts, I enjoyed a rare moment of solitude until a chance encounter with a friendly stranger named Robert. What started as a casual conversation in the gym could lead to something much more intriguing.Dive into my story where the mundane turns extraordinary. With a backdrop of business travel and the unexpected connections made along the w...

An empire divided by magic. A nation on the brink of rebellion.After losing their parents in the last doomed uprising, two siblings will find themselves at the center of an epic struggle for power.When Ella witnesses an enchanter saving her brother's life, she knows what she wants to be. But the elite Academy expects tuition fees and knowledge. Meanwhile her brother, Miro, dreams of becoming one of the world's finest swordsmen, wielding his nation’s powerfu...

Surrounded by fire, a girl with mysterious powers and a young warrior search for safety.Life in the wasteland is a constant struggle. No one knows it better than Taimin. Crippled, and with only his indomitable aunt to protect him, Taimin must learn to survive in a world scorched by two suns and frequented by raiders.But when Taimin discovers his homestead ransacked and his aunt killed, he sets off with one mission: to seek revenge against those who stole ev...

The first book in an epic fantasy series by James Maxwell, author of the bestselling Evermen Saga.War is coming to Xanthos. The king refuses to face the truth, but his overlooked second son, Dion, can see the signs: strange warships patrolling, rumors of a new tyrant across the sea, and the princess of a neighboring land taken hostage…The princess, Chloe, refuses to be a helpless pawn in this clash of nations. She and Dion will need allies to turn the tide ...

Taimin and Selena must discover the truth about their world—before it’s too late.In a world of secrets, Taimin and Selena are desperate for answers. They need to discover the truth about their origins and the firewall that borders the wasteland. If they don’t find the hidden path they seek, the citizens of Zorn will die.As they make the perilous journey to the distant firewall, Taimin and Selena are joined by three companions: a young healer, a weapons trad...

With the fate of their homeland still in jeopardy, siblings Ella and Miro must face the Primate’s evil as he discovers a new technique: a method to extract essence from human blood.The Primate has been temporarily defeated, but his home was once inhabited by the Evermen, and their ancient secrets still remain. As the mysterious Evrin sets out to destroy everything he can, the Primate stumbles upon an ancient book that tells of a hidden relic with unfathomable power—and he will stop...

Beyond the firewall lies a greater threat than Taimin and Selena could have foreseen.Taimin and Selena have destroyed the firewall that once trapped them in their dangerous wasteland. But with their hard-fought freedom now comes a greater threat.Outside the wasteland, under the same two scorching suns, live the bonded. This powerful ancient enemy will unleash a destructive war on the wasteland’s inhabitants, and Taimin knows it’s a fight they cannot win.

Two years have passed since the war, yet without essence the Empire's economy has collapsed. Trade is at a standstill, famine sets in, and, with no food and no essence, the people begin to riot.In the midst of the growing unrest, Miro struggles to balance his life with Amber against his resolve to keep threats to the Empire at bay. His sister, Ella, helps to build the machinery the Empire desperately needs, but she longs to find Killian and believes his powers will be needed in the...

Chloe’s quest to escape the Oracle’s prophecy leads her to a magus with a secret: the eldren are not the only race to use magic in warfare. An ancient power is rediscovered, and a forgotten people will return.Meanwhile, cursed by his birth, Dion tries to forge a new life at sea, away from both the eldren and his former life in Xanthos, but the one thing he can’t leave behind is his heritage.Two kings on opposite sides of the ocean prepare for war.The clash of civili...