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Black Sheep

Gem was a quiet girl from a loving family, or so it seemed. She was four years old and playing in the garden when her mother’s sudden unprovoked and brutal attack changed everything.A life of intolerable cruelty ensued and Gem existed purely for her mother’s gratification in a home where all personable traces of a once functional family had been systematically removed.An adverse event during her teenage years forced Gem to leave Lanebridge, so she fled to London to live with her sister, but the sibling relationship soon turned sour, forcing her to seek independence within the hostile depths of a big city.The effects of childhood trauma and present day issues forced her to seek therapy an...
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Out of Time: A Time Travel Novel

In the 2150’s, a scientist discovers time is actually fluid; past, present, and future all exist at the same time. What he doesn’t know, is if the current timeline can change when something is changed in the past. The US government wants him to find out.

Explore the intriguing world of time travel in my novel. Discover how the past, present, and future intertwine. Read more!

Available to buy the ebook & audiobook from the author, or the ebook is available everywhere else but Amazon at the moment. Various versions of the paperback is also available online.

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The Unwritten Fallout: The Story Alexandria Cannot Escape (The Library Saga Book 4)

In the library, every story is tested. Some are judged, some are erased, and some are forced to endure their longest day.Alexandria thought she knew the rules of survival: endure the trials, cling to faith, and keep walking. But when the library turns its gaze fully upon her, she’s thrust into a gauntlet of judgment halls, forgotten shelves, and suffocating silences that threaten to erase her voice forever. Haunted by migraines that blur reality and faith that steadies her steps, she must face the Library’s cruelest truth — it doesn’t just want to test her, it wants to rewrite her.And as the library fractures, its corruption spills outward. Council hearings glitch into game shows, ne...
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The Algorithmic Draft: Book 3 of The Library Saga

When the Library fractures under the weight of algorithmic forces, the companions are thrust into a gauntlet of corrupted genres — sitcoms, fairy tales, mysteries, pulp war novels, and even the library’s own foundations. Each shard hunt becomes a parody of pop culture, but also a mirror of the heroes themselves: the Princess trapped in glass crowns, the Marine saluted by mannequins, the Detective’s notebook writing without her, the Sitcom Dad haunted by laugh tracks.As the Arcane Archivist’s echo grows stronger, the group realizes the shards aren’t just fragments of story — they’re pieces of the library’s origin. The final keystone lies in the Founder’s Wing, where the libr...
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The Plot Thickens: Book 2 of The Library Saga Series

The margins are stirring. The genres are glitching. And the footnotes are starting to fight back.Bonnie thought she’d redirected a library page. Instead, she created a genre virus with editorial flair and a vendetta against exposition. Now the Redactor is rewriting reality — one trope at a time. Romance becomes courtroom drama. Cookbooks narrate in noir. And the Mystery Section won’t stop rhyming.As the Library fractures under narrative sabotage, Dewey the cat patrols the chaos, Nora Clue adjusts to her legally distinct identity, and Alexandria faces a mystery that points to her as the culprit. Meanwhile, overdue slips fall like snow, each stamped with a single word: Remember.To stop t...
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The Guardians of Genre: Book 1 of The Library Saga

The Library Saga is a new series as of October 2025. It starts off short with Guardians of Genre to introduce the characters, but with each novel gets longer as the stakes grow to an epic conclusion with at least ten novels planned. The Library Saga is currently on Kindle Unlimited with Audible Plus, and paperbacks are also available.Welcome to the Everyday Town Library—where fiction leaps off the page, time rewinds through the card catalog, and the thesaurus might just eat you alive.In this ten-chapter genre-bending saga, Cliff Ball invites readers into a world where librarians battle curses, footnotes, and interdimensional chaos to protect the stories that shape reality. From haunted mic...
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Journeyers: Book Two

Title: Journeyers: Book One & Book TwoForm: Duology of novels ~ 400 pages & 600 pagesGenre: Epic Fantasy x Action-Adventure x Sword & SorceryTarget Audience: teens+ / fans of Redwall, Legend of Drizzt, Hunter x Hunter🎨Cover art by Goran GligovićMain Characters:✋Apo, the boy adventurer seeking his lost sister🐍Ouro, the snake spy undercover for the Queen🐒Rakar, the monkey monk who does not remember his past🕊️Isidi, the bird bard from a city in the skyPremise: *JOURNEYERS* is a story about the fantastique of nature. Within the Spiral Forest, animals wield magic like language and resist the empire of Mankind, residing in the heart of the Spiral Castle. Apo is an adve...
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Journeyers: Book One

Title: Journeyers: Book One & Book TwoForm: Duology of novels ~ 400 pages & 600 pagesGenre: Epic Fantasy x Action-Adventure x Sword & SorceryTarget Audience: teens+ / fans of Redwall, Legend of Drizzt, Hunter x Hunter🎨Cover art by Goran GligovićMain Characters:✋Apo, the boy adventurer seeking his lost sister🐍Ouro, the snake spy undercover for the Queen🐒Rakar, the monkey monk who does not remember his past🕊️Isidi, the bird bard from a city in the skyPremise: *JOURNEYERS* is a story about the fantastique of nature. Within the Spiral Forest, animals wield magic like language and resist the empire of Mankind, residing in the heart of the Spiral Castle. Apo is an adve...
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THE DEAL WE NEVER SHOULD’VE MADE — A Resonance Series Novel

🌧️🔥 New on The Digital ShelfTHE DEAL WE NEVER SHOULD’VE MADE — A Resonance Series Novel by Dave LawrenceThey had a deal.No emotions. No attachments. No mistakes.But some lines aren’t meant to stay unbroken.When ambitious art broker Elena Voss enters a high-stakes agreement with Damian Cole, a billionaire investor hiding more secrets than money, their worlds collide in a storm of passion, deception, and moral gray.What starts as business turns personal — dangerously personal — as they discover that the real cost of their deal isn’t measured in dollars, but in hearts.💼 Seductive, suspenseful, and gorgeously written, The Deal We Never Should’ve Made explores what happen...
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THE LIES WE SWORE TO KEEP - A Resonance Series Novel

⚡💔 New on The Digital ShelfTHE LIES WE SWORE TO KEEP — A Resonance Series Novel by Dave LawrenceIn a city built on power and secrets, love might be the most dangerous truth of all.When political analyst Clara Holt crosses paths with Julian Cross, a government contractor with too many shadows in his past, what begins as a partnership built on necessity spirals into obsession, betrayal, and a love they’re both sworn to deny.Every lie unravels.Every secret has a consequence.And the deeper they fall, the higher the stakes.🌙 Cinematic, darkly romantic, and charged with emotion, The Lies We Swore to Keep blurs the line between duty and desire, a gripping story of love, deception, and t...
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THE TRUTH WE TRIED TO BURY - A Romantic Suspense

❄️🔥 New on The Digital ShelfTHE TRUTH WE TRIED TO BURY — A Romantic Suspense by Dave LawrenceSome secrets stay frozen for a reason.When investigative journalist Mara Jensen returns to the Arctic research base she once fled, she’s not chasing headlines; she’s chasing closure. But standing in her way is Elias Ward, the brilliant, broken scientist who once held her heart… and the truth that destroyed them both.As a new storm rolls in, buried evidence resurfaces, old lies thaw, and the line between love and betrayal becomes dangerously thin.📘 Haunting, intimate, and cinematic, The Truth We Tried to Bury is a story about what happens when the past refuses to stay buried, and the...
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THE RULES OF US - A Friends-to-Lovers Romance

🌆✨ New on The Digital ShelfTHE RULES OF US — A Friends-to-Lovers Romance by Dave LawrenceShe’s all logic. He’s all heart. And their “fake” love story is about to break every rule.When attorney Lena Morales agrees to fake-date her widowed best friend Cal Parker through wedding season, it’s supposed to be harmless, just a way to dodge awkward questions and save face. But between family parties, slow dances, and a six-year-old who’s already planning their wedding, pretending starts to feel dangerously real.📚 Warm, witty, and full of heart, The Rules of Us is for readers who crave slow-burn chemistry, emotional depth, and that cinematic spark of second chances.💛 Sometime...
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A Kiss and a Dare

A castle of dreams. A love that defies reason. And magic that will change the course of Fate...For years, Garen McTaggert has longed to own a crumbling old castle. Now his wish is granted - if he can complete renovations on time and marry the demure Leeza Cantrell, heir to the estate.Just as his future begins to look bright, Garen stumbles into an enchanted garden and falls into a deep slumber. When he awakens, he is inundated with creatures of magic: a frog, a newt, a dragonfly, and the beautiful maiden who captures his heart.Garen is torn between the life he always wanted and the love he never knew was possible. To claim Leeza and his castle, he must ignore the witch's spell - but to do th...
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"Get Your Crap Together": Stop Self-Sabotaging and Start Making Real Progress in Life"

Tired of saying “I’ll start tomorrow”? Procrastination, fear, and self-doubt are holding you back, but you can change that.

"Get Your Crap Together" is the no-nonsense, practical guide to finally taking control of your life. Written like a straight-talking friend, it shows you how to:

  • Stop lying to yourself about “later”

  • Reprogram your inner voice from trash talk to tough love

  • Build discipline that creates freedom

  • Harness momentum through small, actionable steps

  • Track progress without burning out

If you’re ready to quit sabotaging yourself and start making real progress, this book is your wake-up call. Don’t wait for tomorrow, your life changes today.

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The Discipline Switch: Turning Motivation Into a Daily Habit

How to Stop Starting Over and Build Unshakable ConsistencyAre you tired of starting strong… only to lose steam a few days later?You’re not broken, and you’re not lazy. You just haven’t found the switch that turns motivation into lasting momentum.The Discipline Switch is your guide to building unshakable consistency, not through willpower, but through systems, mindset, and self-trust.Through practical strategies, relatable stories, and science-backed insights, you’ll learn how to:✅ Turn tiny daily actions into unstoppable progress✅ Design your environment for automatic success✅ Build habits that run on autopilot, not effort✅ Bounce back from setbacks without guilt or burnout...
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