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In this spellbinding, lavishly illustrated story that Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney calls "wildly imaginative and totally terrifying," two unlikely friends face down their worst fears in order to stop their small town—and themselves—from disappearing. Levi and Kat are about to...

When the highways collapse under the weight of the undead, the only way forward is on the rails. Book 5 in the fast-paced Crawlerz zombie apocalypse survival series. Yue, Drew, and LeBron are moving fast aboard a battered train chugging through the ruins of the American South. It's not a luxury. It’s survival. As the infected swarm the countryside and pockets of lawless survivors battle for scraps, the train gives them speed and distance, but it also turns into a rolling battleground. Onboard fights, ambushes from the outside, and constant breakdowns push the crew to the edge. Crawlerz ...

Steve wakes up one morning after a horrible couple of weeks in which he's lost his girlfriend, his job, his savings, and the majority of his self-respect. Dragging himself out of bed, he sleepily wanders over to the window with a warm bottled water and a handful of Advil. Looking out of his apartment window, he sees people running around crazily and a bunch of burning shrubbery. He decides to go back to sleep and see if it all goes away. When he wakes up the next time, it turns out the view from his fourth floor apartment wasn't a nightmare.

In a near-future San Francisco ravaged by pandemics and wildfires, Abigail is an ER physician on the brink. The daily trauma of her work, compounded by the birth of her own son, forces her to leave the front lines. She finds a new role at a tech startup building artificial intelligence designed to answer any question with flawless certainty. But Abigail soon realizes the true danger isn't in wrong answers, but in perfect ones—a world without doubt, pain, and mystery is a world where humanity itself begins to fade.

Mya is a salvager in a system long ago mined out and abandoned by the Gallium Corporation. But when she finds an ancient ship buried deep on a moon, someone tries to stop her. What did she find? Why do they want to leave it hidden? And should Mya risk her job - and her life - to make the salvage of a lifetime?

Please enjoy these three stories of marital spanking from Tristan Merritt. Each involves a couple coming to resolution of a problem by way of a bottom warming. “What Will It Take?” The first couple you will meet are a pair of 60-year-olds, Barbara and Doug Lawrence. Married for decades, their love has never waned. Nonetheless, over the course of the years Barbara has provided Doug with many uncomfortable situations when she did not more carefully consider her words around family members. More than once, things have had to be smoothed over, and fortunately those offended have been quite ...

Former CIA agent Ellen McGinley is battling to overcome PTSD when she stumbles upon a domestic terror plot. The deadly attack is due to take place in six days, one that will strike at the very heart of the country. But no sooner than she alerts the authorities, she finds herself locked in a psychiatric ward. No one believes her. She's the only one who thinks it's real. And she's the only one who can stop it.

If you’re nodding in recognition, you’re not alone. Millions face the same inner conflict, yearning for peace and calm, but feeling trapped by the fear of letting go. Enter It’s Time to Let It Go, the informative guide designed to reset your perspective on control and perfectionism, reducing anxiety, and transforming your life’s trajectory.

Vola, Talon, and the others may have gotten rid of Inga, but there's an even bigger bad guy out there stealing magic out of the land and its people. Luckily, the Dagger Princess has a lead, and now the team's headed to Firewatch, home of the great slumbering dragons. Just like the one that killed Talon's pack so long ago. However, that's going to be harder than usual. Someone is draining the magic out of the land itself, leaving dead spots in the desert. Maybe a big bad someone. Can Vola, Talon, and the others track down the magic thief before whoever it is wakes the dragons?

In a quiet church, on a busy London street, 12-year-old Donovan Blair is found dead. His hands are clasped together as if in prayer. Fearing the murderer may already have another child in his sights, Dan and Lexi work together to establish links between the two deaths and soon discover that not only were both children in care - they had attended the same school. And when it emerges that Lexi’s new boyfriend works there, things become difficult between her and Dan. How much can he tell Lexi about the case? And could she be at risk?

Oh, My Goodness In this collection of spanking romance stories from Tristan Merritt and Lee Jordain, you will enjoy nine stories with a wide range of characters and situations. From older couples discovering later in life that a good spanking can spark some interesting results, to a young woman having her desire to be spanked fulfilled on her birthday. From a school secretary who cannot stand (but secretly yearns for) the new principal she must work for, to a couple wanting to get married as long as the prospective bride agrees to a certain condition to control her poor spending habits. ...

Seventeen-year-old Merry has mucked up another chance to get into the University of Magecraft, so she doesn’t have time to deal with shape-changing creatures bent on stealing memories from the people of Woodshire. That’s her father’s job. But when an outlaw mage mistakes her for a damsel in distress on a drenched train platform, she’s dragged into a fight with the monsters and a sheriff mad enough to use them. She’d never admit it out loud, but the mage is actually kind of fun to work with—when she doesn’t want to run him over with her chair.

Step into a world where the boundaries between reality and enchantment blur, and the whispers of the forest hold ancient secrets. In "The Woman of the Wood," A. Merritt weaves a mesmerizing tale of a war-weary soldier, McKay, who seeks solace in a secluded inn nestled among the Vosges mountains. As he immerses himself in the tranquil embrace of the trees, he discovers that the forest is alive with more than just natural beauty--it harbors a mystical presence that calls out to him.

Face in the Abyss is a thrilling tale of lost civilizations, ancient magic, and supernatural forces deep in the Andes. When Nicholas Graydon stumbles upon the hidden world of Yu-Atlanchi, he is drawn into a conflict between mysterious rulers, an eerie Snake Mother, and the deadly power of the Abyss. A mesmerizing blend of adventure and the unknown.

Vera is an analyst who wants to find enough time outside of work to learn to love jazz. She can't. Because she's swept up into the world of a secret nation that claims to have guided world events for centuries. Who are they? Why do they think Vera is the key to saving the world? And why do they want to kill her brother?

Vola might be new to this whole adventuring thing, but she’s pretty sure this isn’t how you’re supposed to save the day. No one at her academy wanted an orc as a paladin, so they’ve sent her to the back end of a swamp, hoping she’ll never find a quest good enough to earn her shield. Well, screw that. Vola’s got divine help, and even a laughingstock of a goddess can do some righteous smiting.

Zombies Un mundo pequeño El fin no comenzó con una explosión. Comenzó con un error. Un tratamiento creado para combatir la depresión se convierte en el origen de una catástrofe global. En cuestión de días, la sociedad colapsa. Las ciudades quedan en silencio. Y los infectados evolucionan en algo más rápido, más agresivo… y casi imposible de detener. En medio del caos, familias quedan separadas por cientos de kilómetros. Padres que lo arriesgan todo para volver con sus hijos. Niños obligados a sobrevivir en un mundo que ya no tiene reglas. Cada paso es una apuesta. Cada sonido...

A good person does what's right even when no one is watching. That goes double for Vampires... Welcome to Book 6 of the Exploited Blood series The Americas are crawling with the infected. New super strains are popping up all over the place. To top it off Chris and crew have managed to shatter the cardinal rule among the vampire elite. Killing other immortals without having the executions sanctioned by Anubis and the rest of the counsel is punishable by death. Which means that to survive they're going to have to fool a tribunal made up of ancient vampires who happen to be pretty good at ...

ZOURNAL – LIBRO 2 DIARIO ZOMBIE – MOVIMIENTO ES VIDA Steve logró sobrevivir al inicio del apocalipsis. Eso no significa que esté a salvo. Después de escapar por poco de ciudades colapsadas, carreteras bloqueadas y hordas imposibles, él y su grupo encuentran algo que parece una oportunidad real: un bote. Agua abierta. Distancia. Silencio. Durante unas horas, casi se siente como libertad. Pero los ríos están llenos de cadáveres. Las orillas están llenas de Zombis. Y algunos humanos son más peligrosos que ambos. Tormentas violentas. Emboscadas militares. Ataques desde el agua. ...

It's Time to Take a Stand Welcome to Book 5 of the Exploited Blood series As if trying to reclaim an America overrun with blood thirsty bald cannibals isn't bad enough now ancient enemies have decided to import more trouble into the states. Chris does his best to support Lynn as she works to get civilization back on firm footing. She's determined to save humanity no matter how many people she has to kill to do it. The stakes have never been higher as the crew takes on an entire continent gone crazy. Fans of Feed by Mira Grant, Contagion by Erin Bowman, and Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick will fall ...