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I’d like to review Angelic Hellfire please. SF is my favorite genre. Prefer PDF thanks. [email protected]
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Book Name:Angelic Hellfire
Genre:Sci-fi/YA
Number of free copies being offered: Up to 20, depending on how many people are interested
Format of books being offered: I can do PDF, I can probably do .mobi I just need to work out how to convert them. Angelic Hellfire is on KDP select so I can also promote it for free.
Short book description:Angelic Hellfire is a coming-of-age story focusing on Aaliyah, a young woman who ran away from home when she was a teenager. She lives in the worst part of town but always dreams of a better day and an unlikely encounter with a mysterious stranger gives her the final push she needs to rebuild her life.
Tormented by personal demons she embarks on a fantastic journey striving to realise the potential which she knows lies within her. She finds that going home is not always a happy reunion but just as she's at her lowest ebb the mysterious stranger re-appears and offers her an opportunity which opens her mind to the vast possibilities of the universe. Can she step out of the shadows from her past and enter the bright future which awaits?
Book Name: Fraudulent
Genre: Drama, General Fiction
Number of free copies being offered: Up to 20, depending on the interest
Format of books being offered (Coupon, .Mobi, etc.): Same as above.
Short book description:It's the late 19th Century. William Traven is returning home to England after four years of travelling. Along the way he feels as though he's lost himself, so he comes home hoping to recapture his lost spirit. However, he's worried that a sense of belonging will still elude him and if he can't find it at home he fears that he'll lose all hope. There's also Eleanor, the girl who promised to wait for him while he went away. He feels an obligation to marry her but he doesn't know whether he can carry out his duty if he doesn't truly love her, or whether he can be the man his parents expect. He's torn between honour, duty and love, and death hangs like a shadow over him as he struggles to find a place in the world.
Book Name: I, Tomorrow? and Other Stories
Genre: Short stories
Number of free copies being offered: As above
Format of books being offered (Coupon, .Mobi, etc.): PDF or .mobi
Short book description: This is a collection of 12 short stories, accompanied by author's notes at the end.
Looking Beyond the Universe - Jack Lee is a therapist called to diagnose a curious case - a man is claiming to be a superhero. Jack listens to his story and the patient is so vehement part of Jack wonders if he could be telling the truth...
The Hollow World - Sam is trapped in a simulated world but she fears it means more to her than the real one. She struggles with the conflict between her heart and her mind, rationally she knows that it's artificial yet she cares about characters around her.
A Threefold Love - A look at an unconventional relationship and how the judgments of outsiders can have a negative effect on the dynamics between three consenting adults.
The Disappearing Legend - Billy Kapse is a rockstar struggling with the price of fame. He poured his soul into his work yet he feels like he's a brand rather than a man. What is the price of immortality?
I, Tomorrow? - Alexander Roble is working on a method to transport people across vast distances, changing the world in the process when he notices a skin condition that only seems to get worse as he approaches the completion of his project.
The Saviours - A couple of decades ago the government set up a biosphere where the most gifted and creative people could live undisturbed, pouring all their energies into methods to improve the way Earth is run. Now, Adam Presly is one of the second generation and is expected to take his place on the High Council one day. However, he struggles with the fact that he has no emotional connection to Earth, and he wonders if his seniors have lost their way.
Flight - David feels trapped in life so he makes a wish and finds himself transformed, but it may not be as freeing as he suspects.
When the Walls Fell - One man holds the balance of two worlds in his mind.
Flowers of Despair - Shane is putting the past behind him while on a picnic with his beloved wife and daughter when tragedy strikes and he has to dredge up his brutal past in order to survive.
Eternal Tomorrow - If you had one day left would you be able to break the habits of a lifetime and life as if nothing mattered?
Four Years, No More - Four years after they broke up, Barry still has lingering feelings for Lauren. This is a story about how fears and insecurities can have devastating effects.
Incestua - Clyton rules the peaceful land of sandy Kylos but his soul is torn by a forbidden desire. His daughter, Chrysa, is the most beautiful girl and Clyton enters himself in a tournament of champions that will decide her husband.