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New technology versus old gods. Are you going to take the winner for granted? Find out, in this exciting anthology, where our writers take on old mythos with modern technology!

Hosts Andrew Kimball, Dylan Wren and Aubrey Sommer explore the world of video games from the perspective of average video game players. The goal of this show is to shine a light on awesome people in the gaming community while also diving deep into some of our favorite games. Do you enjoy playing games on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, PC, or even physically on a board? Love getting lost in massive role playing games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? How about overcoming challenges in games like Dark Souls or Bloodborne? Or even competing in your favorite sports game ...

Porsche "Turbo" DeGrassa isn’t one to sit still. While she’s always up for a challenge or a new project, she tends to take them on without ever completing anything. Never in her life has she had a place become more than a pass through to the next adventure, and yet, she’s now five years into living with the Steels in Montana and itching to find something or someone to finally keep her from spinning like a top through life.

Sarah "Topaz" Cardell had been with the Steels in Montana from the start, moving up from the New Mexico Charter with other Hoez to be there for the men. Her place in the club allowed her to shelter her damaged heart. For nearly a decade, her past had stayed in the past, until a man so similar to the one she’d lost shows up in Turnabout Creek. Will she allow herself to find out who Onyx really is? And if she does, will she be ready to meet the man he is?

The films of the '40s and early '50s depended on lighting and sounds to convey terror. They didn't have the advantage of color and computer graphics nor did they delve into the same level of gore and violence that we see today. Such was the world of Brandon, a young impressionable boy who watches a Frankenstein movie on television one night and begins a trek through life in an ever deepening spiral of FEAR of the grey men and shadowy characters of these early films.

The quest for the perfect man continues for Julie. After her current love interest fails the test of her family's jalapeno dish, a dish that is foretold to decide who her true love really is by the response of the man who eats it, Julie must decide if she should seek another man or continue on?

Death is calling, and he’s not one to be ghosted… Madame Viola Starbloom is an internet sensation. She offers palm readings, tarot card deciphering and of course, the ability to contact loved ones passed. She is also a fraud. But on Halloween night, when streaming one of her popular spooky...

The fall of Cennetig mac Lorcain in 951 AD in a battle against the High King of Eirinn, Congalach Cnogba, began the succession of three of Cennetig's sons to thrones. Latchna followed his father as King of Thomond and less than three years later, Mathgamain mac Cennetig assumed the throne when Latchna was killed. Mathgamain and his brother, Brian, defeated Ivar of Limerick in 967 AD in the Battle of Sulcoit and Mathgamain took the title, King of Cashel.

What would you do to pay the bills, to survive, or to just get rich? Would you compete against other teams in a quarantined town filthy with zombies wanting to bite out your throat? Emma and Lewis sign up for the race - they need the money to save his life. But they won't just be racing the dead, the surprise blizzard, or the other contestants. Because anger and vengeance know no bounds, and like everyone in the blighted town, they become pawns in a game of retribution.

The novel opens with a brief encounter between Emma Williams, a hard-working woman with a dream, and Zachary King, a wealthy and powerful businessman. Their initial meeting is filled with tension, as a small mishap involving a spilled drink creates an awkward moment. Despite their dislike for one another, there is undeniable chemistry between them, setting the stage for a tumultuous relationship.

Still reeling from a brutal breakup, Ellie Smith drowns her sorrows in a reckless night out and wakes up tangled in silk sheets with a man whose smoldering gaze blurs the line between mistake and fate. Dante Rossi isn’t just a fling. He’s a billionaire heir with a reputation as cold as his Italian suit. A few months later, a pregnancy test forces Ellie to confront him. His icy rejection shatters her until he shockingly changes his mind and proposes marriage. Now, with every stolen kiss and whispered midnight confession, lines blur and walls crumble. But as their fiery chemistry ...

"Unified Hearts: Proven Strategies for Cultivating Lasting Marital Harmony in Blended Families" delves deeply into the art and science of nurturing a successful blended family. This insightful book unpacks the complexity of merging families, offering a rich tapestry of strategies, from effective communication and conflict resolution to emotional support and financial management.

The curse was only the beginning. Six months ago, Seraphina Locke inherited a house full of secrets and a ghost she's come to love. Now, the fragile peace she's fought to maintain is crumbling. Nathaniel Hawthorne is fading faster than ever, and her desperate attempts to save him are only feeding the curse that's consuming his soul. When Sera discovers her ancestor Isadora's true purpose—a ritual designed not to save Nathaniel, but to devour him—she realizes the key to his freedom lies in the hands of her family's greatest enemy: Silas Mortmain, a ruthless shadow-binder who will stop at...

Are you looking to reignite your resilience and passion? Discover how to overcome burnout and reclaim your life. Do you sometimes feel like you're losing yourself to the grind of daily life? Are you constantly battling against burnout? Have you become aware that you are not enjoying life as much these days? If you feel fatigued and find yourself wandering aimlessly in life, know that you're not alone. In today's high-pressure world, burnout is an epidemic. It's not just the feeling of being overworked that makes you feel unappreciated and lost, but also the fog of burnout that clouds your ...

A raiding Norse pirate rapes a young girl in 9th-century Connacht, Ireland, and leaves her for dead. Shamed by her pregnancy and wanting a life without the label of Norse for her child, Ceara makes her way south to Ceann Coradh. She is befriended by a couple who run an inn and recently lost their only son in a battle with the Dublin Norse and treat her as they would their own daughter. Ceara tells her new family about a frightening dream she had while traveling to Ceann Coradh.

Grief can feel overwhelming, leaving you lost in a sea of emotions with no clear path forward. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, a relationship, or a sense of self, this practical guide offers a step-by-step approach to help you navigate the storm. The Grief Survival Handbook provides essential tools to cope with the pain, find strength in the darkest moments, and rebuild your life after loss. With empathy and wisdom, The Grief Survival Handbook is designed not only to help you survive grief, but to find strength, healing, and transformation in its wake.

Every winter, the magical Winter Market appears at the edge of Thornwick Forest—an otherworldly place where the Fae trade in secrets, memories, and moonlight. This year, Sera Ashwood steps into its shimmering paths with one desperate wish: save her brother from a curse that steals his life one night at a time. Her last hope lies with Cael, a Light Keeper—one of the rare Fae whose magic can forge true light powerful enough to break even the Night Queen’s cruelest enchantments. His price? Eight nights of her company. Eight candles lit together. Eight moments of connection in the darkest...

The Later India Novels Part B contains two novels, The Man of a Ghost and Worth Wile; the story of Richard Wendover. The novels are typical adventure novels of the “Northwest Frontier” of British India, which were very popular in the early twentieth century in both book and film productions. The Man of a Ghost starts out in East Africa during World War I where Wendover is given a court-martial and a dishonorable discharge when he is found on duty in an apparent drunken state. Wendover and his friend, the Pathan, Shere Khan, wander over Africa and Central Asia, until finally Wendover and...

The Foreign Legion Novels Part B contains the novels Paper Prison, published in 1939, and The Uniform of Glory, published in 1941. Paper Prison is the story of twin fraternal brothers, Mark and Luke Tuyler, and the woman whom they love, Rosanne. Paper Prison is a complex novel, published (and assumed to be written) in the later part of Wren’s life. It is more realistic than most of his more famous novels, with its themes of infidelity, divorce, blackmail, and “killing no murder”. The Uniform of Glory is a humorous novel which has the subtitle of “being the true story of a free ...

Percival Christopher Wren is best known as a novelist, publishing twenty-eight novels from 1912 to 1941, the most famous of which being Beau Geste (1924). Wren also published seven short story collections: Stepsons of France (1917), The Young Stagers (1917), Good Gestes (1929), Flawed Blades (1933), Port o' Missing Men (1934), Rough Shooting (1938), and Odd—But Even So (1941). These short story collections contained a total of 116 stories. There were also two omnibus collections published, Stories of the Foreign Legion (1947) and Dead Men's Boots (1949), containing stories taken from ...