The Silent Witness : A Trial Against Power

A locked room. A dead senator. A city trembling in silence.

In a city ruled by power and secrets, the truth doesn’t just hide — it is hunted. Senator James Harding is found dead in his private office. No prints. No note. No way in, or out. It should’ve ended there.

But it didn’t.

Prosecutor Emma Carter isn’t one to back down. Fierce, brilliant, and unshakably loyal to justice, she takes on the case that could end her career or expose everything. Her only lead? A man who hasn’t spoken a word in three years.

Jonah Reeve was once a fearless investigative journalist. Until the night a car left him broken and voiceless. But silence doesn’t mean surrender. Jonah remembers. And now, through trembling hands and American Sign Language, he’s ready to tell the story they tried to bury. As Emma and Jonah unravel a trail of hidden files, whispered threats, and buried witnesses, they discover something more dangerous than a murder: a conspiracy stretching into the highest offices of justice itself.

But some people don’t want the truth uncovered. And they’re willing to kill — again — to keep it quiet.

A silent witness. A fearless prosecutor. A city on the edge.

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Shard Awakening

A galaxy on the brink of war. Newborn twins enter the universe carrying something no one fully understands: the Shard, an ancient alien intelligence long mistaken for a disease. It is not a sickness. It is a power. A weapon. A sentient force that has waited nearly ninety thousand years to awaken again. The moment the twins take their first breath, everything changes. The hunt begins. The Federation unleashes its full strength, willing to burn entire worlds to seize what the children carry in their blood. To their pursuers, the twins are not children at all. They are strategic assets — the key to winning a war that has smoldered for generations, and the means to unlock an ancient evil force capable of consuming everything. With nowhere left to run, the family makes one final gamble. Their only chance of survival lies on Earth, a planet erased from all official galactic records and believed lost for centuries. But Earth is no sanctuary. Beneath its surface, something older than civilization is stirring, a dormant and ravenous presence waiting to rise again. As the twins grow, their abilities become increasingly difficult to hide. Their only hope lies with a sworn Protector and a sarcastic AI whose motives are as mysterious as the Shard itself. The twins are not merely the key to survival. They are the spark of a future that could save the galaxy… or end it forever.

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Moribund Earth: Survivors of Zeeta 21 (Book1)

    

Moribund Earth: Survivors of Zeeta 21 (Book1) by Lars Koch

Humanity’s last refuge drifts among the stars — but power and betrayal could tear it apart.

The year is 3246, and Earth is in ruins. Humanity’s last hope? Zeeta 21, a vast city built for the stars, promising salvation to 20,000 chosen souls.

But soon after launch, chaos takes hold. The ruthless Arand Corporation tightens their grip, zealot monks whisper of prophecy, and warring factions rise to claim power. In the middle of it all stands Sunny Bridges, the last surviving engineer — a reluctant hero who holds the key to Zeeta’s destiny.

Caught between loyalty and rebellion, faith and control, survival and extinction, Sunny must decide whether to save humanity’s future… or watch its final refuge fall into ruin.

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“The author has created something exceptional with this work, and I cannot wait to read more.” – ★★★★★ Pikasho Deka, Readers’ Favorite

"You wouldn’t believe this little gem is the first the author has ever published! Moribund Earth: Survivors of Zeeta 21 contains everything a good sci-fi/dystopian book must have: it is thrilling and enlightening, but also really witty." – ★★★★★ Goodreads Reviewer

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Fragments of Wrath

  

Fragments of Wrath

Twelve-hundred years ago, the Bloodmoon shattered. Now, a single, wrathful shard has fallen into Skeltryal. The Reckoning has begun. On a night that should have been like any other, a wrathful shard comes crashing into the Astern Sea, igniting a clash between those devoted to the Blood gods and the worshipers of the Celestial realms. As the wrath of the gods stir once more, Skeltryal is threatened with a war that could reshape the world into a living Abyss. Mysteries are unraveled and tensions rise between the four elemental kingdoms. Six must find their place. The astronomer, who will unravel the Blood gods’ dark ambitions; the assassin, bound to Insanity; the atheist, conflicted by belief when fables become reality; the Bloodkissed, discovering forbidden truths in the lands of the lost; the Scholar, who defies his sanctum’s laws to stop a looming war; and the Hollow, who begins a descent into darkness from which he may never return. As fate draws their paths together, each must choose where they stand in the coming storm—beneath the Bloodmoon’s wrath or against it.

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Army of Three

Do you believe in redemption? If you knew the consequences of your choices, would you dare take the same path?Karl Fassbinder is no ordinary young man. He possesses superhuman strength, a gift he uses to fight crime and right the world’s wrongs alongside his younger brother, Axel. When they join forces with a bewitching stranger, they seem unstoppable.Then tragedy strikes, and their world is upended. The Fassbinder brothers find themselves plunging not only into an alternate time but also into another dimension. Caught in a web of secret agencies, demonic forces, and extraordinary heroes, they must unravel their destiny before it unravels them.Army of Three is a thrilling journey through a sci-fi universe with a hint of the supernatural, one that will twist the core of your personal philosophy. It is a parable of loss and redemption.Whether you’re looking for the thrill of the season, suspenseful action, to delve into haunting mysteries, to see the reach of unconditional love, or to feed your deep philosophical side. Army of Three is the book just for you.The beast preys on the broken. But the broken are not always weak.

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The Battle Protecting the Changing One

The Battle

Protecting the Changing One

Linda Russell, a CPA working for a corporate subsidiary that has committed to keeping her and her family safe, is determined to protect her family and uncover the truth about the mysterious changes affecting her and her granddaughter.  As the world grows increasingly hostile to those who are different, Linda is forced to navigate a maze of dangers and deceptions, unsure of who to trust.  Every step brings new threats, and her faith in her decisions wavers as she searches for a way to keep her loved ones and others safe in a society driven by greed and fear.  Will she find the allies she needs before it’s too late?

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Murder on the Hawaiian Coast

 

Murder on the Hawaiian Coast

When the body of Dorian Veynar—the ruthless tycoon who built a tourism empire across the Hawaiian Islands—is discovered on his Waikīkī estate, paradise is shattered. What begins as a serene morning overlooking Diamond Head turns into the scene of a shocking murder that sends tremors through Honolulu’s elite. Detective Keoki Tanaka, a man whose roots run deep into the volcanic soil of Hawai‘i, is called to unravel the truth behind Veynar’s violent death. The investigation draws him into a labyrinth of suspects: a fiery former lover humiliated in public, a calculating business partner with everything to gain, employees betrayed and discarded, and islanders whose sacred lands were desecrated by Veynar’s greed. From the glittering resorts of Honolulu to the quiet coastlines of Maui, Tanaka navigates webs of power, betrayal, and ancestral claims. As the body count rises and old grudges resurface, he must untangle lies buried beneath paradise’s postcard-perfect facade. Each clue points to hidden motives, each alibi crumbles under scrutiny, and every revelation pulls him closer to a killer driven by ambition, vengeance, or both. Rich with Hawaiian atmosphere and steeped in suspense, Murder on the Hawaiian Coast is a gripping whodunnit where paradise itself becomes the stage for a deadly reckoning. In a world where beauty masks danger, Detective Tanaka must uncover the truth before the islands’ darkest secrets claim another life.

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