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Joyce Reynolds-Ward

Biography

Joyce Reynolds-Ward splits her time between Portland and Enterprise, Oregon. A former special education teacher, Joyce also enjoys horses, skiing, and other outdoor activities. She's had short stories and essays published in First Contact Café, Tales from an Alien Campfire, River, How Beer Saved the World 1 and 2, Fantasy Scroll Magazine, and Trust and Treachery. Her novels Netwalk: Expanded Edition, Netwalker Uprising, Life in the Shadows: Diana and Will, Netwalk’s Children, and Alien Savvy as well as other works are available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, and other sources. Alien Savvy is also available in audiobook through Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. Follow Joyce's adventures through her blog, Peak Amygdala, at www.joycereynoldsward.com, or through her LiveJournal at joycemocha. Joyce’s Amazon Central page is located at http://www.amazon.com/Joyce-Reynolds-Ward/e/B00HIP821Y.

Where to find Joyce Reynolds-Ward online

Website: http://www.joycereynoldsward.com/

Series

The People of the Martiniere Legacy by
Broken Angel: The Lost Years of Gabriel Martiniere
Price: $4.99 USD.
Justine Fixes Everything: Reflections on Mortality
Price: $4.99 USD.
Gabe and Rachel's First Thanksgiving
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Heritage of Michael Martiniere
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Martiniere Multiverse by
A Different Life--What If?
Price: $4.99 USD.
A Different Life: Now. Always. Forever.
Price: $4.99 USD.
Digital Clone Wars...The Beginning
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Martiniere Legacy by
A Belated Christmas Honeymoon: A Martiniere Legacy Short Story
Price: $2.99 USD.
Inheritance: The Martiniere Legacy Book One
Price: $4.99 USD.
First Meetings: A Martiniere Legacy Short Story
Price: $0.99 USD.
Ascendant: The Martiniere Legacy Book Two
Price: $4.99 USD.
Realization: The Martiniere Legacy Book Three
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Enduring Legacy
Price: $2.99 USD.
Netwalk Sequence by
The Netwalk Sequence Box Set
Price: $12.99 USD.
Going Gently
Price: $0.99 USD.
Life in the Shadows
Price: $4.99 USD.
Netwalk: The Netwalk Sequence Book Two
Price: $4.99 USD.
Netwalker Uprising
Price: $4.99 USD.
Netwalk's Children
Price: $4.99 USD.
Goddess's Honor by
Crown Anniversary
Price: $0.99 USD.
Cleaning House
Price: $0.99 USD.
Unexpected Alliances
Price: $0.99 USD.
Return to Wickmasa
Price: $0.99 USD.
Beyond Honor and Other Stories
Price: $4.99 USD.
Pledges of Honor
Price: $4.99 USD.
Joyce's Short Stories by
This series includes all of my short stories. Most have been previously published and are reprints.
Slow Dancing in 3/4 Zombie Time: A Post-Apocalypse Survival Short Story
Price: $0.99 USD.
Breakthrough: A Transformational Urban Fantasy Short Story
Price: $0.99 USD.

Books

Gabe and Rachel's First Thanksgiving by
Series: The People of the Martiniere Legacy. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,430. Language: English. Originally Published: November 19, 2023 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi, Fiction » Romance » Holiday, Fiction » Romance » Later in Life
IS LOVE POSSIBLE AFTER DIVORCE? Gabe Ramirez isn't sure. He still loves his ex-wife Ruby Barkley, but the family Thanksgiving dinner invitation from his business partner Rachel Alvarez points to future possibilities.... SHORT STORY EXCERPT FROM BROKEN ANGEL: THE LOST YEARS OF GABRIEL MARTINIERE.
Federation Cowboy by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 83,380. Language: English. Originally Published: August 24, 2023 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
CAROLINE STARSHINE DIDN'T EXPECT TO FIND A JOB WHEN SHE MET JEFF TOPHAND.... Nor did she expect to find drug smugglers, a conspiracy intended to force two major governments into an Empire, unusual allies, a new family...and love. Can Caroline and Jeff overcome all the obstacles in their path and keep the Federation safe?
Fabulist and Fantastical Worlds by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 59,890. Language: English. Published: August 15, 2023 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
FIND YOUR ESCAPE IN THE FABULIST AND FANTASTICAL WORLDS OF JOYCE REYNOLDS-WARD…. Worlds where…. a ski bum on vacation meets a different type of ski instructor the stars turn right for a former revolutionary a teacher learns the truth about odd events happening in her rural community ghosts haunt a high-level reining horse competition aliens incorporate precognitive greeting cards as part of...
Digital Clone Wars...The Beginning by
Series: The Martiniere Multiverse. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,280. Language: English. Originally Published: April 10, 2023 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » General
DIGITAL CLONE WARS... The sentient digital thought clones (digis) of Gabriel Martiniere and Ruby Barkley thought that they were the only ones of their kind remaining after they defeated the digis of Gabe's toxic father Philip and his tool Lily, their doomed granddaughter. Then they discover that something or someone is manipulating digis--including that of their son Brandon, whose data was...
Bearing Witness by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 23,370. Language: English. Originally Published: March 29, 2023 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
A Weird West multiverse novella! When Adam Thornton uses a forbidden sickle bar mower on Kalosin land, he opens that entire universe to incursion from the dreaded Soulers. Can his neighbor Mad Jesse Pruitt, a Wild Colonist magician with experience across several worlds, manage to work with a long-standing foe, Federal magician Elihu Williams, as well as Jesse's Kalosin wife Tianawis and his...
Beating the Apocalypse by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 60,090. Language: English. Originally Published: February 26, 2023 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Rianna and Bobby are Canaries—two of the living toxin monitors who are the Coalition for North American Survival's best tools for predicting and enduring an outbreak of the poisonous Clouds that threaten to destroy all life under the Dome. Their heightened sensitivity to airborne toxins coupled with bioengineered tweaking, training, and medications means they can take data on current conditions...
A Different Life: Now. Always. Forever. by
Series: The Martiniere Multiverse. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 67,040. Language: English. Published: February 7, 2023 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi, Fiction » Romance » Workplace
WHEN NOTHING TURNS OUT TO BE AS EXPECTED…. After Linda Coates gets a job offer from friend Ruby Barkley Martiniere, she sees a means to escape the growing issues created by her ambitious brother-in-law Clyde Newsome, who seemingly wants to control every aspect of Linda's life. Ruby's offer means Linda gets the chance to work closely with her friend in developing high-end agricultural robotics...
Realization: The Martiniere Legacy Book Three by
Series: The Martiniere Legacy, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 88,230. Language: English. Originally Published: November 15, 2020 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
THEY'VE ALMOST REALIZED THEIR DREAMS…BUT CAN THEY REMAIN THEMSELVES? The indentured labor wars heat up as Ruby Barkley and Gabriel Martiniere struggle with medical complications that interfere with their fight to stop the sinister goals of Gabe's father Philip. Discoveries by their son Brandon about the degree to which Philip and the family corporation, the Martiniere Group, are involved in...
Life in the Shadows by
Series: Netwalk Sequence, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 99,270. Language: English. Originally Published: March 17, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
IN A TECH-DRIVEN BIOREMEDIATION FUTURE, HARD CHOICES MUST BE MADE. Powerful mother. Powerful daughter. Sarah Stephens and her daughter Diana Landreth run bioremediation companies dependent upon neural nets and nanotechnology to operate complex biobots. Sometimes competitors, sometimes collaborators, while they disagree, they are still mother and daughter. And then the Disruption Machine begins...
Going Gently by
Series: Netwalk Sequence. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,850. Language: English. Originally Published: November 1, 2018 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » General
An urgent summons from her daughter Bess brings Melanie to the side of her dying brother Andrew. Andrew has rejected uploading into Netwalk--but circumstances may change that decision. What choice will Andrew make...and how does it affect Melanie's infant granddaughter Kylee?
Justine Fixes Everything: Reflections on Mortality by
Series: The People of the Martiniere Legacy. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 91,380. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2021 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
EVEN THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.... Over the years, Justine Martiniere has become the fixer for the Martinieres. Have a problem? Go to Justine to get it remedied. But it wasn't always that way. First, Justine needed to escape the abuses of her father, Philip. She didn't expect to fall in love with the man she married, Donald Atwood. But she did–and then she faced the...
Return to Wickmasa by
Series: Goddess's Honor. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,140. Language: English. Originally Published: February 13, 2018 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
A heavy-hearted Katerin returns to Wickmasa after Rekaré’s costly capture of the Leadership of Medvara which resulted in the deaths of her beloved Metkyi and her hidden father Alame. Not only must she console her new sister-in-law but the woman who has been her hidden father’s beloved for so many years. Can Katerin help heal their sorrow as well...
Broken Angel: The Lost Years of Gabriel Martiniere by
Series: The People of the Martiniere Legacy. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 104,260. Language: English. Originally Published: April 25, 2021 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Exiled heir. Rebel. Husband. Father. In 2029, Gabriel Martiniere testified against the Martiniere Group's forced imposition of mind control programming on unwilling indentured workers, and found refuge on a small ranch in an isolated corner of Northeastern Oregon. But that technology he originally testified against ends up being used against Gabe in an attempt to destroy him. For his pains, he...
Netwalker Uprising by
Series: Netwalk Sequence, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 98,810. Language: English. Originally Published: May 30, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
IN A TECH-DRIVEN FUTURE, HARD CHOICES FORCE UNEXPECTED FAMILY ALLIANCES Sometimes happy endings don't stay that way. Over a year after Melanie Fielding helped her mother Diana Landreth overthrow a repressive North American government headed by her grandmother Sarah Stephens, she faces even more problems. The new Netwalk technology that allows Sarah's personality to exist after death is...
Netwalk's Children by
Series: Netwalk Sequence, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 95,960. Language: English. Originally Published: July 7, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
IN A TECH-DRIVEN FUTURE, ESTRANGED SIBLINGS UNITE Melanie Fielding and her brother Andrew Landreth-Stephens may not have always agreed on much over the years. But when it comes to their children, and the potential threat presented to them by the mysterious device called the Gizmo, Melanie and Andrew are in firm agreement. The Gizmo is toxic...
Choices of Honor by
Series: Goddess's Honor, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 98,000. Language: English. Originally Published: August 23, 2019 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
SOMETIMES VENGEANCE BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED THAN EXPECTED. Avenging the death of co-Leader Inharise of the Two Nations appears straightforward at first for Katerin Leader and Rekaré Kinslayer. The curse that killed her points directly to the Witches Council of Waykemin. Therefore, they're responsible. But as Katerin and Rekaré lead a small avenging force to Waykemin's capital city of Formis...
A Different Life--What If? by
Series: The Martiniere Multiverse. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 96,560. Language: English. Originally Published: April 14, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi, Fiction » Romance » Billionaires
What if Gabriel Martiniere's family didn't die in a plane crash when he was twelve years old? What if he didn't testify against the atrocities committed by his psychopathic father, Philip Martiniere, which forced him to go on the run? What if he met and fell in love with Ruby Barkley as himself, not the identity of Gabe Ramirez, assumed to keep Philip's minions from killing him? Gabe's a...
First Meetings: A Martiniere Legacy Short Story by
Series: The Martiniere Legacy, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,320. Language: English. Originally Published: September 25, 2020 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » General
What happens during first meetings resonates throughout the years 2029....Thirty years before the opening of THE MARTINIERE LEGACY, Ruby Barkley and Gabe Ramirez meet...and find each other interesting. Short story prequel with lots of horses in the science fiction.
Netwalking Space by
Series: Netwalk Sequence, Book 6. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 103,650. Language: English. Originally Published: August 26, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
IN A TECH-DRIVEN FUTURE, ALL SECRETS WILL BE REVEALED. Powerful families have powerful secrets. No surprises there. But when secrets end up creating vulnerabilities—especially when they are revealed just before a possible invasion of the Solar System…then secrets aren't just inconvenient, they become a big problem. The revelation of Sarah...
The Enduring Legacy by
Series: The Martiniere Legacy, Book 5. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 94,620. Language: English. Originally Published: August 20, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Western, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Technological
WHAT PRICE DO YOU PAY FOR HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER? Ruby Barkley and Gabriel Martiniere have made it. They've defeated Philip Martiniere, and Philip's suicide leaves them an opening to reform the Martiniere Group as well as the Martiniere Family. To create their own, positive legacy. But. The legacy of the Martinieres isn't so easily repaired. Forty-five years of dominance by Philip doesn't just go...
Ascendant: The Martiniere Legacy Book Two by
Series: The Martiniere Legacy, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 89,630. Language: English. Originally Published: October 31, 2020 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
WHAT DOES ASCENSION TO POWER REALLY COST? Six months after the triumphant collaborative conclusion of the AgInnovator Superhero game show, Ruby Barkley and her ex-husband Gabriel Martiniere still struggle with the professional and personal fallout from their victory. The Superhero money allowed Ruby to launch her line of agricultural biobots. But one of the RubyBot spinoffs, the Defender, leads...
The Notice by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,440. Language: English. Originally Published: July 22, 2020 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
IN A DYSTOPIAN FUTURE WHERE WITCHES ARE THE ENEMY…WHEN IS IT TIME TO ESCAPE? Yarrow wants to help the nonmagical people around her. But after the curse of the Shadows, the Censors have declared all types of magic to be dangerous. She would escape…except that the safety of her love Jenny in a Relocation Camp depends on Yarrow's good behavior. And...
Beyond Honor and Other Stories by
Series: Goddess's Honor, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 78,770. Language: English. Originally Published: July 1, 2016 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
WHAT CHOICES LIE AHEAD WHEN ONE HAS SUFFERED BEYOND HONOR? Aireii sorceress Alicira, last magician of the house of Miteal, has escaped the clutches of Zauril, murderer of most of her family and usurper of the Leadership of Medvara. She struggles to remain free of his control, especially since her unborn daughter, Zauril's child, may have inherited his magic instead of hers. Will she be able to...
The Heritage of Michael Martiniere by
Series: The People of the Martiniere Legacy, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 114,620. Language: English. Originally Published: February 19, 2021 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Science fiction » General
SERIES STANDALONE "I'm a young man in an old man's body."--Mike Martiniere. Clone Michael Martiniere was fated to die to keep his progenitor, Philip Martiniere, alive. Then Philip's son Gabe rescued Mike at the age of five, whisking him off to the Double R Ranch where he learns about horses, biobots, robotics--and what it's like to be loved by a family. But the toxic physical, psychological...
Challenges of Honor by
Series: Goddess's Honor, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 108,080. Language: English. Originally Published: April 16, 2018 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
CHANGES. CHALLENGES. Eleven years after Katerin Healer learned that she was a scion of the exiled Miteal family, former rulers of the Darani Empire, she has settled into a pattern. Personal healer to one of the three Leaders of the Two Nations, Alicira ea Miteal. Her daughter Witmara grows more powerful in magic as she studies with Alicira and her spouses, the other two leaders of the Two...
Unexpected Alliances by
Series: Goddess's Honor. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,750. Language: English. Originally Published: November 1, 2018 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
After renouncing her leadership of Medvara and accepting the title of Rekaré Kinslayer, Rekaré travels to the capital city of a long-time foe seeking aid. What do the Gods want from her--and will she find it in Gulter?
A Belated Christmas Honeymoon: A Martiniere Legacy Short Story by
Series: The Martiniere Legacy. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,010. Language: English. Originally Published: November 22, 2020 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
Ruby and Gabe finally have a honeymoon. It's Ruby's first big Martiniere Christmas celebration at the family's ancestral mansion in Paris, but complications happen. Can she and Gabe still have fun while dealing with their responsibilities as the Martiniere and the Matriarch?
Amulet, Cudgel by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,620. Language: English. Originally Published: November 1, 2018 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » General
After serving her sentence in Queen's Prison, Magician's Section Number Two, Anna the jeweler just wants to live a quiet life on Hopeless Row. But then her past rises to confront her...and she must choose whether to reassume her destined role. Can she succeed in winning the title of Glorianna this time?
Pledges of Honor by
Series: Goddess's Honor, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 105,320. Language: English. Originally Published: December 2, 2015 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
SHE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.... An accident placed Katerin Healer in the village of Wickmasa when Wickmasa's healer Makri killed himself after his magic-gifted horse proved to be contaminated by an enemy. Katerin only plans to stay in Wickmasa until the spring, when Wickmasa's new Healer can return from training. BUT.... Things keep happening in the secrets-laden village. And now, along...
Cleaning House by
Series: Goddess's Honor. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,890. Language: English. Originally Published: September 7, 2018 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
What happens when Katerin returns to Medvare-the-city? Katerin returns to Medvare-the-city as Leader of Medvara after the conclusion of Challenges of Honor. She must deal with mysterious fires and a rebellious Tapestry that links the Leader's magic to the land of Medvara. Can Katerin succeed in winning over Medvara's when her relatives have failed?
Crown Anniversary by
Series: Goddess's Honor. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,370. Language: English. Originally Published: August 1, 2019 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Can Betsona ea Ralsem survive the first anniversary celebration of her half-brother Chatain's ascension to Emperor of Daran? Or will she be struck down, like so many of her half-sibs during the past year? What will be the price of her survival?
The Netwalk Sequence Box Set by
Series: Netwalk Sequence. Price: $12.99 USD. Words: 512,740. Language: English. Originally Published: November 17, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
IN A TECH-DRIVEN FUTURE, CONTROL OVER A WIRELESS TECH WHICH ALLOWS THE CREATION OF DIGITAL PERSONALITY UPLOADS AFTER DEATH LEADS FOUR GENERATIONS OF POWERFUL WOMEN TO SOME HARD, DIFFICULT TRUTHS. At first, family matriarch Sarah Stephens and her daughter Diana Landreth appear to agree on just how they're going to manage that unexplainable, destructive, city-killing device called the Gizmo. The...
Teacher-of-Dragons by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,580. Language: English. Originally Published: November 1, 2018 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
When an appeal for help comes to Teacher-of-Dragons, she has to decide--stay safe or join the Raven Alliance to obtain vengeance?
Inheritance: The Martiniere Legacy Book One by
Series: The Martiniere Legacy, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 90,440. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2020 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Western, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE INHERITANCE OF THE PAST…OR CAN YOU? Rancher Ruby Barkley and her ex-husband Gabe Ramirez are competing head-to-head for the AgInnovator game show's new one-shot award, the Ag Superhero. The winner walks away with $3.75 million per year for five years, with no accountability or need to re-earn the Superhero, unlike the Innovator's other awards. But issues beyond those raised...
Becoming Solo: A Bright Star Fair Witches Novella by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 31,330. Language: English. Originally Published: September 30, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
WHAT WILL A WITCH DO TO SAVE THE MAGIC FAIR THAT PROTECTS HER POWERS? Yesenia Cruz is ambitious. She wants to become a Solo witch, one who doesn't need to renounce her powers at age twenty-one unless she becomes part of a protective family spell matrix. She has plans with her best friend, Kirsten Rogers, to open a boutique selling magic-spelled goods to the non-magical. But. In order to become...
Breakthrough: A Transformational Urban Fantasy Short Story by
Series: Joyce's Short Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,830. Language: English. Originally Published: October 1, 2017 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
A fight between Trina and her boyfriend Jeb reveals the secret shapeshifting hold that his alleged friend Rick holds over him…and now Rick's done the same to Trina. Can Trina and Jeb break free from Rick's spell and thwart his dreams of political and supernatural power?
Judgment of Honor by
Series: Goddess's Honor, Book 5. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 100,250. Language: English. Originally Published: January 24, 2020 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
THE STAGE IS SET…LET THE GAMES BEGIN! After defeating Waykemin's Witches Council, Katerin Leader and Rekaré Kinslayer face new challenges. Waykemin's overseas ally, Chatain, Emperor of Daran, has abducted Katerin's daughter Witmara. A new threat arises from the East which requires Katerin's attention, so it falls to Rekaré to aid Witmara—which supports Rekaré's vow for vengeance upon Chatain...
Netwalk: The Netwalk Sequence Book Two by
Series: Netwalk Sequence, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 89,140. Language: English. Originally Published: April 24, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
IN A TECH-DRIVEN FAMILY, HARD CHOICES PASS TO THE NEXT GENERATION Mother against daughter. Grandmother against granddaughter. Melanie Landreth has maintained a lonely outpost as the President of Do It Right North America for seven years. Her grandmother, Sarah Stephens, the President of the Confederated States of North America, rules the continent with an iron fist. Melanie's brother Andrew is...
Slow Dancing in 3/4 Zombie Time: A Post-Apocalypse Survival Short Story by
Series: Joyce's Short Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,300. Language: English. Originally Published: October 1, 2017 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Survival after the zombie apocalypse demands sacrifices. Reid is faced with tough choices as a husband and father…follow the pathway of his late son Jemmy, or do what it takes to save his wife and surviving daughter?
Klone's Stronghold by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 63,960. Language: English. Originally Published: June 25, 2018 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » Occult
In a world of supernatural beings, not knowing what you are is dangerous. After Reeni Dutta's ex-husband Karl attacks her at a music festival, she finds a refuge teaching cryptid construct children at Klone's Stronghold in northeastern Oregon's isolated Bucket Mountains. But things are not as they seem at the Stronghold, from the older...
Learning in Space by
Series: Netwalk Sequence, Book 5. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 27,780. Language: English. Originally Published: July 29, 2022 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
IN A TECH-DRIVEN FUTURE INVOLVING SPACE, LEARNING TO SURVIVE MATTERS Bess Fielding has a natural affinity for life in space. But that doesn't mean that she—and her beloved, Alex Jeffreys—don't have things to learn about survival in space. THREE STORIES. TRANQUILITY FREERIDERS—Bess and Alex promote the notion of skiing and snowboarding on the...
Alien Savvy by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 23,420. Language: English. Originally Published: March 16, 2016 by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Science fiction » General
When Hank Martin runs into a strange disk complete with little gray men while herding cattle in remote Ogden County, Oregon during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he has to wonder if he's going crazy or if the Russians are invading. Together with his talented cowhorse, Missy, and the support of his wife and local ranchers, Hank is determined to get...

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