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Five shorts from Theera. Six newbies tryout for entry into one of the fastest guilds on Theera. Things take a turn for the worst when the newbies first meet and realize they may not be compatible, not even for the single assignment they're tasked with.

Christina must try and survive the torture methods of man and demons if she wants to see her beautiful girls again. The FBI is hunting him to save her and a local detective must hide his connection while tracking her down. His fight is with her mother and a past wrapped around the unknown killer. Will he beat the FBI in saving her ensuring his dream of becoming Chief in the small town or does the killer get to him first?

Detective Ryan O'Clery is working a series of homicides when he discovers a journal kept by an uncle five generations earlier, detailing the same type of murders as the Night of the Big Wind swept the Atlantic Ocean across Ireland in 1839. As Hurricane Irene barrels toward the North Carolina coastline, Ryan discovers even the killer's description matches exactly.

Alonso Truylos and his three friends are out to find adventure wherever it exists. As soldiers, these men sail to the New World. As time goes on, events and occurrences reshape their relationships. Alonso Truylos finds himself going deeper into this strange New World, eventually, joining a galleon in the hopes of attaining riches, only to discover how life really works.

One man's experiences of living with bogeymen and his struggle in the end to figure out who are family and who are the real monsters. A unique and humorous look at a ridiculous situation.

Cillian is a Shade, a man who walks among the world of Other Realm, spreading the seeds of discord and chaos into the Dreams of mortals as punishment for a life ill-lived. As he casts the sands of Nightmares into Everly Whitcombe's dreams, he finds himself taken with the haunted beauty. He defies his vocation by visiting her Dreams more often than he should and trying to comfort when he should destroy. As he commits his transgressions, he puts them both in danger.

Some people boldly claim, “Christianity is fine for some, but it isn’t for me”. Others feel it is just outdated and irrelevant. Others see it as a negative, or even dangerous, influence in the world. For better or worse, everyone in the Western world has come into contact with Christianity. We all have some opinion on it.

Episodes 4-6 of best-selling author Joe Nobody’s highly regarded serial, Apocalypse Trails, follows Commander Jack Cisco as he continues his journey across the Southwestern United States after Yellowstone’s super volcano has decimated society.

Cassie and Shea meet on a college field trip, looking at the great artworks of the Italian Masters. After they graduate, they move from New York to Las Vegas. First, they live together, then they got local jobs to pay the bills, and eventually, they make a home. Years later, they get married Las Vegas style but with birthstone pendants instead of rings. They have their honeymoon at the Venetian on the strip. Years later, Shea is working at the Bellagio’s art gallery and Cassie is a landscaper for an Italian restaurant.

Storytelling was outlawed. Magic had all but vanished. That changed when the woman in black came to town. Branded with the black stamp at a young age, Brent thought he would end up a vagrant like his father. His craft was telling stories, but the Order had long forbidden any weaving of tales. When Brent sees the woman in black, she leads him into a menagerie of tunnels beneath the Earth where his life falls into the nauseating, but beautiful, mist of the dead. He finds friendship in Rho, a young woman who hides her face with a tree branch while roots and vines bow to her every whim.

With current global events influenced directly by Russia or its proxies, it is becoming more and more crucial to understand Putin’s Mafia State and, through it, understand Russia’s failure to become a true democracy – a process that began with the fall of Perestroika and ended in the latest invasion of Ukraine.

Real-world combat is the practice of surviving violent encounters that occur outside sporting environments and controlled rule-sets. It focuses squarely on preserving life and escaping danger with the least possible harm to oneself. Whereas sport martial arts optimize scoring, pacing, and repetition, real-world systems prioritize immediacy, simplicity, and adaptability. This book treats real-world combat as a teachable skill set: not glorified violence, but organized tactics, decision frameworks, and motor patterns designed to be accessible under high stress.

Payback follows three naïve but ambitious young women chasing their professional dreams in late twentieth-century corporate America. Over the years, their growing friendship forms a tight-knit, supportive bond that sees them through challenges related to gender bias, assault, and racism—as well as the joys of discovering their sexual identity, falling in love, and raising children while navigating demanding careers.

Humanity’s choices today have consequences. Experience three possible futures with one cast of characters: speculative fiction or prophecy?

A simple and entertaining listen about one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Unlike the biographies or film studies often published on him, this book aims to take a more fan oriented look at his career. Justin Murphy has written a column on Steven Spielberg for Examiner.com. He has also written several short stories and articles for Associated Content—along with several short story collections and novellas released over the last several years.

Mateo finds a strange black rock while walking in the hills. A physicist discovers after extensive study that it interacts with its environment, displaying awareness and self-determination. It is so completely different than any other biological form and operates on completely different rules. Yet it interacts with its environment and displays will and self-determination. Is it alive?

The epidemic of disinformation has led to rampant exploitation of facts, causing violence and anarchy. It is now the year 2051, and Fiducia, an independent city-state, has been created to audit information for its factual acuity. Fudicia is a secular state dedicated solely to validating fact. It is supported by most countries in the world and exists only for the purpose of arresting the spread of disinformation. It is isolated from the rest of the world, and great efforts have been taken to ensure its incorruptibility.

What is it that is behind all types of desire? Drew is in college and his entire existence is dominated by his desires. He meets Alex, an engineer who is obsessed with creating the embodiment of desire. They both work together to create something that perfectly embodies every type of human desire, from hunger to sex, from comfort to love.

260 million years in the future, searching for his ex-wife, who had murdered the woman he loved, Danso, a former nano-tech master is appointed by a powerful religious organization to investigate the cause of a killer epidemic, but an attempt on his life by the organization and his ex-wife resurfacing as its most valued acolyte forces him to regain mastery over his nano-tech to get justice. Or vengeance!

Inside, you'll explore rituals, sacrifices, and societal structures that may challenge your beliefs. If you're brave enough to listen, you'll walk away with a deeper understanding and appreciation of Mesoamerica’s vibrant heritage. Learn about the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, and others. Discover their spiritual beliefs, religion, architecture, agriculture, medicine, and social systems.