Robert J. McCarter

A Novel of... Love, Life, & FamilyA Boy. Sixteen-year-old Aaron Wade. With his "second strike" with leukemia in remission and his health restored, the summer of 1977 feels like a turning point... until he starts to see a ghost in the Cedar City, Utah graveyard. A Girl. Seventeen-year-old Helena Monfort. She grew up too early, the tough girl with a bad reputation that just needs a friend. A Ghost: Lionel Malak. A simple man, he doesn't understand why someone would murder him, but longs for justice so his spirit can rest. After Helena escapes a date gone bad, a boy, a girl, and a ghost meet in the Cedar City graveyard under the stars. A chance meeting turns into a friendship, a murder investigation, and an exploration of life, death, friendship, and family you will never forget. From the creative mind of Robert J. McCarter, author of Shuffled Off, comes a novel of love, life, and family (with a ghost).

Love and the ApocalypseWhen Woody Beckman meets June Medina, neither expects the adventures that will follow. Dedicated go-it-alone survivors, they've learned not to trust anyone in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona. But when regular-guy Woody must save tough-as-nails June, they realize that to survive they must learn to trust each other. As the pair deals with everything from zombies to psychotic, petty, wannabe warlords to the harsh Arizona deserts, they start to realize that they might just prefer facing this crazy world together. A story of adventure and love and taking things (even the apocalypse) in stride. This omnibus edition contains the first seven episodes of Woody and June versus the Apocalypse: Episode 1: Woody and June versus the Wannabe WarlordEpisode 2: Woody and June versus the Fungus-Head ZombiesEpisode 3: Woody and June versus the Grand CanyonEpisode 4: Woody and June versus the ExEpisode 5: Woody and June versus the Third WheelEpisode 6: Woody and June versus Phantom CompanyEpisode 7: Woody and June versus the Daring Rescue

He'll Do Anything to Get Her BackWhen Woody Beckman meets June Medina, neither expects the adventures that will follow. Dedicated go-it-alone survivors, they've learned not to trust anyone in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona, except each other. When June is captured by the worst psychotic, petty, wannabe warlord yet, the question is what won't Woody do to get her back. With the unpredictable Dallas at his side, it'll take every trick they've got and a hell of a lot of luck to get her back, but there's nothing he won't do. Can the two former go-it-alone survivors beat the odds and find a way to survive so that they can be together? A story of adventure and love and taking things (even the apocalypse) in stride.

When Woody Beckman meets June Medina, neither expects the adventures that will follow. Dedicated go-it-alone survivors, they've learned not to trust anyone in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona, except each other. There's nothing harder on a new romance than a third wheel. Finally free of immediate danger, Woody and June must contend with a mysterious stranger whose intentions are not at all clear. Can Woody and June's growing relationship survive the devious third wheel? A story of adventure and love and taking things (even the apocalypse) in stride.

Everyone's Got a Crazy Ex, Even at the End of the WorldWhen Woody Beckman meets June Medina, neither expects the adventures that will follow. Dedicated go-it-alone survivors, they've learned not to trust anyone in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona... but that might just be changing. What's harder on a budding romance than the apocalypse, a horde of zombies, or a psychotic, petty, wannabe warlord? An ex, of course, one that doesn't let go easily. Now that they've found each other, can Woody and June survive the dreaded ex and escape the Grand Canyon alive? A story of adventure and love and taking things (even the apocalypse) in stride.

Seriously? You Call This a First Date? When Woody Beckman meets June Medina, neither expects the adventures that will follow. Dedicated go-it-alone survivors, they've learned not to trust anyone in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona. Woody thinks that June just might be too much for him. She's beautiful, smart, and way too good with a gun. Their jaunt to the Grand Canyon to put Woody's fungus theory of zombies to the test doesn't turn out quite like they expect and it will take everything they've got to survive. They're learning to trust each other, but can they survive long enough to find out what's next for their relationship? A story of adventure and love and taking things (even the apocalypse) in stride.

Meeting a Girl at the End of the WorldWhen Woody Beckman meets June Medina, neither expects the adventures that will follow. Dedicated go-it-alone survivors, they've learned not to trust anyone in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona. What starts out as two lonely people on a simple hike turns into a race against time while Woody tries to save June from something much worse than zombies: the dreaded psychotic, petty, wannabe warlord. Against all odds, can Woody save June so they have a chance to find out if their budding friendship can lead any further? A story of adventure and love and taking things (even the apocalypse) in stride.

Explore the Curious and Confounding A gritty sci-fi / western featuring a genetically modified talking horse A karmic sci-fi apocalypse haunted by the "ghosts" of the dead A man who erases memories, desperate to remember something important An old-fashioned story of survival in space, with a twist These stories by Robert J. McCarter are different, strange. They are the anomalies, the divergences from his usual storytelling. Darker. Stranger. Weirder. Genres span the spectrum from a contemporary tale of a cowboy detective in Arizona hiding from his past, to a human judge in an AI controlled far-future sci-fi world, to a fantasy story about a man seeing silent ghosts in the forest who are trying to tell him something. Featuring Designation Null, a finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest, and twelve other stories, embark on a unique adventure with Anomalous Readings.

An Alien Encounter It's not easy being Neutrinoman or Nik Nichols for that matter. He's got a lot on his plate. Continuing alien attacks aimed directly at him, Toxicwasteman trying to recruit him into his band of villains, and Licia/Lightningirl keeping her distance. But wait until his identity is revealed on national news and he encounters an alien he calls "Sarah." When these enemies come fact-to-face, neither of them are what the other expected. This is going to change everything-provided they can survive. The second part in a series, Protcol X, documents the second adventure of Neutrinoman and Lightningirl, as told by Nik Nichols himself.

Friend or Enemy? When Toxicwasteman escapes from prison and takes hostages it is Neutrinoman he wants to talk to. There is an eminent attack by the same aliens that hurled the meteor towards earth, an attack that could destroy much of the United States. Neutrinoman and Lightningirl don't trust Toxicwasteman, but they have no choice. They must team up with him and attempt to foil the alien's devastating plans. But can he be trusted? The second part in a series, Toxic Asset, documents the second adventure of Neutrinoman and Lightningirl, as told by Nik Nichols himself.

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