Fourteen-year-old Mimi Jones does not live in a million-dollar home or carry a Coach handbag. So she is more than a little frightened when she sees a news story saying Congress has passed a law that children from lower-income families will be taken from their parents. But before she can gather more information, Mimi and her friend Brittney are violently snatched from Mimi's home, bound and gagged, and taken to the middle of nowhere, where a band of teenagers and children are being held against their will. Mimi and the other captives are split into groups and forced to walk almost nonstop for thirty days. When they discover that they are to be killed because their parents make less than $50,000 a year, Mimi and her new friends must devise a plan to overtake their leaders and escape before time runs out! Taken Away by Ehi Ike is a fast-paced thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Teens who love a good suspenseful adventure won't be able to stop turning the pages as they walk with Mimi and her new companions through the uninhabited wilderness. Will they thwart the enemies' plans and return home after being Taken Away?

Bob, the security guard, purchases a bathmat that has a rather strange pattern on it: when he steps on it, a portal opens to another world filled with history, myth, and magic! Will Bob get home in time for his next shift? Will he get home at all? A SF/Fantasy short story series. All 3 parts are collected here in one edition.. Includes a sample of the novel Brainjob by the author.

The firstborn of a nomadic couple in Tibet, the child had barely learnt to walk when he was identified as the third reincarnation of Doboom Tulku and taken away from his parents. Inheriting a hermitage and a retinue of office-bearers, this child grew up to become a revered Rinpoche in the Gelukpa tradition. 'I want to demystify the life of a monk,' he declares. 'It was like that of any other.' And yet it obviously was not. In 1959 he had to wear his heaviest robes and leave Tibet by night across snow-capped mountains. He describes his entry into India and the camp where he stayed. From having a hermitage at his command with staff to manage his affairs, Doboom Tulku had to live with weekly food supplies in spartan accommodation. With catastrophic change thrust on him, the young monk has to decide on the course of the rest of his life in exile. Told movingly but unsentimentally and with care and humour, Doboom Tulku's life story is also the extraordinary story of Tibetans, especially those from monastic orders, finding their place and purpose in foreign lands.

Victor, Isaac, Vanessa, and Sara have been taken away from their mother. They've been forced to leave behind their home, school, friends, and worst of all, each other. Vanessa and Sara have been placed in the same foster home, but Victor and Isaac have been separated from their younger siblings and each other. As Victor and Isaac grapple with the many challenges of their new lives, they try to keep in touch through email. Will their messages be enough to get them through the hard times and keep them together?

Bob, the security guard, purchases a bathmat that has a rather strange pattern on it: when he steps on it, a portal opens to another world filled with history, myth, and magic! Will Bob get home in time for his next shift? Will he get home at all? A SF/Fantasy short story series. Part 2 of 3. Also available in a one volume edition in ebook and paperback.