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Antioch, 1097. Encamped beneath the mighty walls of Antioch, the crusaders must survive an endless torrent of Saracen armies, a freezing winter none were prepared for, and a year-long siege that will push every man to his limit. Though closer than ever before, the quest to retake Jerusalem faces its toughest challenge yet. Daniel has spoken of his victories. How he fought on rain-covered docks and ended the siege of Nicaea. How he survived a Saracen ambush on the blood-soaked plains of Dorylaeum. Now comes Antioch, and the old knight must speak of loss, of death, of mourning.

On the remote Roman border, Marius Livonius commands a detachment of seasoned soldiers. Stationed near the Danube River and living near violent Germanic tribes, his life is often occupied with the potential of violence from formidable barbarians. But something else is threatening his command and people.

David was a shepherd, then a warrior. Now, he’s a fugitive, called by God to lead the nation, yet chased into the desert by Saul, the mad king who rules in his stead. But he isn’t alone. Gathered with him is a ragtag group of the downtrodden and discontent. Men who need to a leader. Men who need a king. Saul has fallen hard. Once the proud ruler of God’s chosen nation, he’s little more than an empty shell of fear and doubt, haunted by his past and unwilling to change. His obsession with finding David is leading his people into ruin.

Kayleigh and Owen thought they found love on a dating app. What they didn't expect? A tangled web of suspicion and fear. As Kayleigh battles her bipolar disorder, she’s convinced Owen is stalking her. Meanwhile, Owen, fresh from a messy breakup and false accusations, feels trapped in a cycle of paranoia. Their connection spirals into a psychological thriller where trust is shattered and reality blurs. Can they break free from their pasts and find the truth, or will their demons consume them both? Unhinged is a gripping ride through love, fear, and the complexities of the human mind.

As Hope Caldwell fought for her life beneath the rubble of a bombed-out building, it was the thought of Christmas in Vermont and the snow-covered mountains that kept her going. For Jack Reynolds, the mountains of Vermont have always meant something special. Now he has returned home from the big city to spend Christmas in Vermont and help celebrate his uncle's retirement from the postal service. When packing up his uncle's office, they discover a bag of lost Christmas cards.

Ashley is shocked to discover that her husband, believed to be dead for five years, has been mysteriously killed. She searches for clues to uncover secrets long hidden from her, each revelation more surprising than the last. Until she discovers the most shattering secret of all. Why would her husband hide truths from her? Has her marriage all been a lie? Who can she trust? And what secret is so important that an assassin has been sent to eliminate her? Ashley searches for answers as she unravels the clues hiding the secrets she’s obsessed with discovering.

Haunted by self-loathing, Ethan Carr quits the Los Angeles Police Department after he accidentally shoots to death an innocent boy on one of his assignments. Years later, he sets up shop as a private investigator and is hired by Richard Herbert to protect him from being assassinated for 24 hours until he meets his son. Herbert is on the lam from his employer US Cyber Command at the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Maryland.

America has been devastated by both plague and the nuclear weapons used to kill off the infected flesh-eating creatures that roamed across the land preying on human beings. National Clandestine Service black ops agent Chad Halverson and dress designer Victoria Brady take refuge in a blast shelter in the Nevada desert when an A-bomb is dropped on Las Vegas at the behest of the president of the United States. Halverson and Victoria are forced to leave the safety of their cement shelter when they run low on water.

Seeking sanctuary from the walking dead in Alcatraz prison, Halverson and his band discover that all is not as it seems on the island haven. In fact, they may have more to fear than the walking dead in the person of Alcatraz's reigning Chosen One, the charismatic proponent of law and order Jefferson Bascomb, who believes zombies have the right to a fair trial.

The world has turned. Plague-infected, flesh-eating zombies now infest the earth. Black ops agent Chad Halverson of the CIA's top secret National Clandestine Service and a motley band of survivors must do everything they can to survive one more day, even as they try to find out what caused the pandemic.

The end of America is near. A plague that kills its victims and resurrects them as flesh-eating ghouls has decimated the American population, forcing what's left of the government to take shelter underground in the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center in Virginia. President Cole must decide whether to start nuking his own country in order to save it from the virus that has a hundred percent kill ratio. Whether America survives or not, it will never be the same.

If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too? Bryan chose to dive. Moments later, as he lay on the beach, unable to move his arms or legs, two questions ran through his mind: Would he walk again? And would he ever have kids? Based on the incredible true story of life, love, and never giving up.

Taking place in the not too distance future; this fast-paced, exciting thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat while Tony and Chrissy Cooper embark upon a fight against an invisible enemy. A quest to protect the country they love. The invention of a device intended to save lives ultimately reveals a frightening truth.... The government has been infiltrated but how deep does it run? Only two people can find out and save the United States of America from terrorists within their midst.

A serial killer, an old man with a sordid past, and a burned out homicide detective ignite this prequel to the OzValt Grant collection. When a serial killer leaves four piles of burned corpses in designated parts of the city, homicide detective OzValt Grant and his partner, Jim Conrad, are brought onto the case. The truth spirals out of control as Detective Grant and Detective Conrad track this crazed murderer through the streets of DenMark to an exciting and brutal conclusion.

Although Miss Bessie Myers is a figment of my imagination, she is every bit real in the sense that we all have a Miss Bessie in our lives. Miss Bessie is everyone’s crazy aunt, spooky neighbor, beloved grandmother, and dearest friend. She can be brutally honest, painfully funny, sweet as honey and prickly as a pear. She is both the preacher’s staunchest supporter and sharpest critic. Of all the words used to describe this godly saint, there is one which stands out above them all...unpredictable.

Disguised as Diplomats and on behalf of the British Intelligence Holmes and Watson attend the Congo Conference in Berlin. But when a high ranking representative disappears without a trace, the Congress threatens to fail. The German Chancellor, Bismarck, urges Holmes for help.

There is a mole hiding in the British Embassy in Brussels. Important secret papers regarding the colonial politics have been stolen. In order to keep a diplomatic and international crisis from happening Holmes and Watson travel, of course incognito, to Belgium. There they want to put a stop to the traitor's game.

It's Halloween, the witching time of year, and for the small town of DenMark this is the worst time of year. Why? Well, because DenMark is cursed with a horrible old witch living on Bone Crusher Lane. Every year at this time, the townsfolk lock up their homes against the witch. You see, DenMark has a curse on it in the name of old Lucille Peacock. Every All Hallows' Eve, the witch steals a child from the townsfolk - call it a sacrifice. This night, however, something has changed in DenMark.

A colleague of Dr. Watson asks Sherlock Holmes for help: His patient Joseph Merrick, known in public as the "elephant man", because of his strong physical deformations, was the victim of a brutal assault. Holmes and Watson take over the case, which takes them to the circus milieu.

Shortly after the death of the famous socialistic theorist Karl Marx, his literary executor, Friedrich Engels, approaches Sherlock Holmes. While international guests are traveling from all over the world to the funeral in London, he is in need of assistance with solving mysterious events that have occurred and culminate in a showdown at the cemetery.