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Once in a Blue Moon, intended for all ages, is the magically realistic story of the Rainwater family and their island in the middle of Good Bear Lake below Shadow Mountain in Colorado. Gabriel Rainwater is the family patriarch and Chris is his 20-year-old grandson. The Rainwaters are members of a clan of superhumans known as Rangers, whose mission is to escort human spirits into and out of this world, and Gabriel is their head man.

The Dolan Girls by S. R. Mallery has it all. Set in Nebraska during the 1800s, whorehouse madams, ladies of the night, a schoolmarm, a Pinkerton detective, a Shakespeare-quoting old coot, brutal outlaws, and a horse-wrangler fill out the cast of characters. Added to the mix are colorful descriptions of an 1856 land rush, Buffalo Bill and his Wild West Show, Annie Oakley, bank/train robberies, small town local politics, and, of course, romance. Two, in fact!

It’s been a year since Angel discovered her true identity in the Mafia world and being the first female boss has had its challenges. She’s been kidnapped, shot at, Tasered, blown up and thrown out of a plane. Not many women can say that. Through it all she has learned that family loyalty means everything, traitors are not tolerated and love can be deadly. Tragedy strikes on the eve of a Maratinzano celebration when a nerve gas attack renders several Bosses dangerously exposed. Racing to secure her family before the assailant strikes again, Angel must ignore appearances, re-write the ...

A writer, scholar in his own right, friend, and confidant, G. R. S. Mead offers a defense of his colleague, H. P. Blavatsky. During her life, she was often accused of being a charlatan. Mead offers first-hand knowledge of working with and knowing Madame Blavatsky and speaks out against reports that attempted to discredit her.

When a man is found savagely 'crucified' amidst a murky swamp in northern Australia, Detective Dana Russo and her team are called to a shocking scene. The victim is a convicted rapist, just released from prison, who years earlier committed an atrocious crime yards from where he was killed. Who murdered him - and why? With several potential leads, the investigation quickly becomes more complex and sinister than anyone imagined. And Dana realises she'll have to confront her own troubled past to understand the true motives of the killer.

Taylor Winters-Parker loved her family and could never imagine living without them. As a young girl, Taylor tragically lost her parents and was left to battle the world alone. With no family and barely any friends, Taylor only had one shoulder to lean on that was Lance. Lance loved Taylor since the first day he laid eyes on her, but was that love going to be enough to heal a broken-hearted Taylor? Losing one's parents would take a toll on any person, as it did to Taylor. God only gives you what you can handle, and in Taylor’s case, God expected her to handle a lot. This is a story of a ...

Raiyah Smith is a force to be reckoned with. Raiyah’s parents are both preachers who have always instilled God into their children’s lives. Raiyah is known as the bad seed, who marched to the beat of her own drums. She is finally free from prison after doing four years. The world is now Raiyah’s oyster to live the right way. She has different plans in mind. By returning to things that once were bad for her, Raiyah is at risk of either dying or ending back in jail. That is until Raiyah meets her match in the form of a male. Can love change who you are? Tyson believes that love can ...

Everyone has someone to turn to right? Not Serenity, in this cold hard world Serenity only has herself and her abusive boyfriend. With. no family, no friends and no one to confide in Serenity must escape her abuser. That is easier said than done because her boyfriend is certifiably crazy. He will not stop at nothing to get back at Serenity. Just when she finally finds a safe haven trouble comes lurking around the corner again. Will Serenity figure out how to move on with life? Will she become the woman she was destined to be? The saying "If I can't have you no one can." Comes into play ...

In Spark of Fire, the fast-paced and thrilling conclusion of the Quest of the Guardians series, time has run out. The moons are aligning and the Maaoteo hide-out has been discovered. King Faeran is more powerful than ever and he’s amassed the largest military, cavalry, and air forces ever seen. The only way to stop King Faeran, and the coming planetary disaster, is to restore the guardian’s powers. With the cloud city and its legion of poisonous Sky Hawks bearing down on them, Jakin, Malakai, and the badly outnumbered Maaoteo warriors split up to make a final desperate bid to acquire ...

Vacation in the Keys sounded like a good idea... until the zombies showed up. Frank and fifty survivors thought they’d found paradise. Instead, they found hell. As the infected swarm the islands and humanity tears itself apart, Steve’s crew battles through the ruins of Florida — desperate to reach Frank before it’s too late. But surviving the road was just the beginning. Now, betrayal, madness, and a growing Horde threaten to destroy everything they’re fighting for. Sanctuary feels farther away with every bloody step. Scorched Earth continues the darkly hilarious chaos of The ...

Tuck yourself in tight, you are in for one sinister paranormal journey. Twenty-six sections of ghostly sightings to keep you up past dawn. Hospitals are where we go to feel better or to mend our bodies. Unfortunately sometimes we don’t survive our stay. Even more so...on occasion we linger. We have collected the most gripping real ghost stories from staff, visitors, and patients who have seen, felt, or heard unexplainable paranormal events at hospitals.

Welcome to Death Throes! A D&D (mostly) 5e campaign on the hombrewed island of Argos. Action! Horror! Drama! Puns! Big ass descriptions! The Tales from Argos has it all! - Meet the Party - Will: The Dungeon Master - he puts up with our shenanigans. Ches: Remus - winged Centaur Paladin and fearless leader. Jacob: Cowman the Barbarian - half cow, half man, but all-star of the campaign. Drew: TheHunter - straight edged, edge lord vengeance Drow Paladin. Rachel: Gnazara - Rock Gnome Wizard, trinket collector and pyromaniac. Jon: Artemis Greyback - elderly Loxodon warrior and former associate of ...

An emotionally charged story written by a physician who provides the diagnosis and then witnesses his own Near Death Experience, this story grabs the reader immediately and does not let go. Described moment to moment with poignant detail, Dr. Carson engages the reader with a spiritual lesson that few will ever experience or understand. His medical knowledge brings a unique perspective to his own near fatal event that occurred in the hospital where he practices. The resulting transformation of his soul and inspirational perspective on life on this earth is breathtaking and it brings with it ...

The Zippledorf Institute was one of the most respectable schools in Lugo. Everything you could ask for was there: a great cozy library, an enormous museum, and an Assembly Hall that used to receive famous artists. The school had lots of competitions and other fun events, and everything was fine - until a notebook disappeared from a student's backpack. Many thought it a joke and gave it no heed. Could a single notebook bring down the Classroom 4A and take away the Institute's past glory? Any student - good or bad - would laugh if you said it. It was simply impossible. Yet a day after, two ...

Just one last stop in Peru, right? How could that go wrong? When Paxton asks to see the famous Nazca Lines, Samantha Moon figures it’s an easy detour—just teleport to the desert, snap a few pics, and call it a day. But the lines aren’t just ancient art. They’re giant glyphs that act as spirit gates, sucking the whole family into a demi-plane teeming with feathered warrior-people, bizarre mesas, and ancient magic. To get home, Sam strikes a deal with an ancient spider demigod. Her price? Rescue 10,000 stolen eggs from the bird people’s sky city before they’re devoured. Cue aerial...

The world is dead. The fight for the future begins. Steve and his battered crew have crossed a ruined America — through blood, betrayal, and fire. Now, there’s only one mission left: destroy the monsters who ended their world and carve out a new life from the ashes. But freedom doesn’t come easy. Old enemies are rising. The dead are still hungry. And the price of survival is higher than ever. In a land of wreckage and rage, only the ruthless will endure. The Final Countdown brings The Zournal saga to a brutal, unforgettable climax — a six-book survival epic filled with savage ...

This is one of the few books on the mysterious Philistines. They were most likely emigrants from Mycenaean Greece and part of the Sea People migrations of the late Bronze Age. The Philistines occupied an area on the Mediterranean coast approximately corresponding to the current Gaza Strip and disappeared in the fifth century BCE.

Can a space pirate be a good guy? Captain Gore: The outerworld shipping lanes are slim picking lately for pirate Captain Gore. He takes an Operator assignment that puts his broken-down ship, The Black Pearl, and hid degenerate crew in the path of the Mechanurge drones and quite possibly a hideous death on their Harvester ship. Operator Throd: Despite being betrayed by Gore, Throd-an infamous Operator who is half cybernetics-sets up a scenario using the pirates to help him get his assignment completed with the goal of leveling up. But this assignment could mean a gruesome death for the lot ...

In a world without rules, vengeance comes at a deadly price. Steve and his crew have fought their way across a dying country — through hordes of zombies, ruthless survivors, and betrayal at every turn. But survival isn’t enough anymore. Now, it's time for payback. Armed with rage, bad weapons, and worse plans, Steve sets out to settle the score with those responsible for destroying everything they loved. But revenge in the apocalypse is a double-edged sword — and saving their future may cost them what's left of their humanity. The line between justice and survival is about to get very...

Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill Subs Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love...