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A man holds a gun to Professor Alex Harker in a Cambridge University lecture room. He wants to know about the mysterious Codex Gigas. But before Harker can learn more, the man shoots himself, threatening Harker’s girlfriend, Chloe, as he does so. Soon Harker is deep in a life-or-death struggle that takes him to Berlin, Italy, and France. It seems that, thanks to the Codex, the dead are rising. It can only mean one thing: Judgement Day. Or does it?

Four dark tales of the holiday spirit. In "Christmas Eve Gift", Old Bill sets out on her annual Christmas Eve journey to her niece's house and encounters an unexpected darkness along the way. In "A Dark Christmas", Alice, a dark daughter of the vampire, Elizabet, turns the table on a family of hunters. In "On the 7th Day of Christmas", Sunny finally gets to throw a party, only a monster shows up and twists a small kink into her New Year's Eve festivities. In "Twelfth Night", A 13-year-old encounters the Woman with No Face for the first time.

As many times before, Dual’s impulsive nature and reckless actions had contributed to him being flung into what was to be an almost-certain death. This story picks up largely where we left him, detailing the many twists and turns of his quite ludicrous escape(s) and subsequent more misadventures. Dual Geller was a man for whom to "stop and think" were things that "other people" did. "Other people", possibly less equipped with his superhuman-like luck, guile, and expertise.

Welcome back to Unsolved: Serial Killers, the fourth volume with 10 more frightening cases of serial killers you’ve never heard of and the victims whose names have long been forgotten. Featuring some of the most shocking and notorious killers that are still possibly out there, prepare to take a journey from continent to continent with terrible crimes that will make your stomach turn, committed with such ferocity and utter disregard for the sanctity of life that it will make you hold on tight to your loved ones.

Meet Chuck Tanner; soldier, explorer, adventurer, and famed treasure hunter. He has diced with death countless times and uncovered ancient artefacts and lost treasures the world. Chuck has seen it all… or so he thinks. Chuck’s interest is piqued when he is offered a place on an expedition to South America to find a mythical relic beyond even his wildest imagination; the mystical Stone of Qualbec, hidden in the Lost Valley of Vincabamba.

Life has not been easy for 15-year old Lou Thomas. In the last few years, her once happy family has been whittled down to just herself and her unreliable older sister Charlotte. It's been a daily struggle to make it through. And it's about to get worse. Because Lou's abilities—enhanced strength, speed, and healing—have just awakened. While Lou may not understand what is happening to her, another group does. And they won't let anyone get in the way of gathering their new recruit.

Six months have passed since Delaney McPhearson went missing. And during that time, things have not been going well for Jake Rogan. He's been heading up the search for Laney. Every lead he's run down has only led to frustration and disappointment. But now, a situation has developed that steals his attention. And that's not the only thing that is being stolen—children are disappearing across the globe. Jake has a new mission and a new goal—to find those children.

From first dates to shipwrecked sailors, encompassing modern horror to gothic tropes, this anthology has something for every listener with one thing in common: They want something to think about when they go to bed.

Delaney McPhearson is back in the second edge-of-your-seat novel in the best-selling Belial Series. Over decades, evidence of an incredible treasure, hidden in the forests of Ecuador, had been gathered by a Roman Catholic priest. The rumors of the treasure date back to the Conquistadors and tales of storehouses filled with Incan gold. But Professor Delaney McPhearson believes the treasure is older than the Incans. Much older. Rumor has it that as Atlantis was coming to an end, three libraries of knowledge and artifacts were hidden across the globe.

Composed almost entirely of letters written by Werther to his friend Wilhelm, The Sorrows of Young Werther is a heartbreaking narrative about a doomed love. Werther, a young artist driven more by the heart than by reason, is already enraptured with the elusive Charlotte when she marries another man better suited to her class. To keep Charlotte near, Werther befriends her husband - a bid that becomes a torturous reminder of all he's lost.

In an age of hookups and cybersex, who has time for a little romance? For all those who think love's gone the way of the 8-track tape comes a collection of new gay fiction designed to reignite their belief in love and romance. Follow the travails of a dog walker enchanted with his new client, a restaurant owner who catches the eye of his most loyal customer, a blind date fix-up, and other seekers of the lost flame as they stumble upon romance and a possible chance at love.

Delaney McPhearson has been made a public pariah. She barely escaped with her life from Colorado when law enforcement agents moved in. And she cannot take credit for that escape. No, that credit belongs to one man, Drake—Las Vegas entertainer, sabbatical-taking archangel, and consummate egoist. Drake's help, though, is not without strings. He has an agenda, too. He knows for Laney to move forward, she must first delve into her past—she must remember her life as Helen of Troy.

Delaney McPhearson has faced danger after danger. And along the way, she's lost a great deal. Some would say too much. For the first time, she has fully embraced who she is—and what's expected of her. She's ready to take on whatever her destiny puts in her path. At the same time, another power rises with a plan of its own.

C Is for Cannibals, the third book in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. In this audiobook, you will find a collection of 13 gut-wrenching stories from some of the finest independent writers on the scene today. From those with a taste for human flesh to people merely trying to survive, C Is for Cannibals contains a range of twisted stories not for the weak of stomach.

Life has not calmed down for Delaney McPhearson now that she has become the ring bearer. For the last few months, she, Henry Chandler, and Jake Rogan have been finding the camps of the teenage potentials left behind by Amar. In their search, they've come across something they didn't expect: More children are missing, but these children are younger—much younger. One of the largest lines of investigation leads them to legends of an ancient race of giants. But are they getting closer to the missing children or heading down a path that will only lead them farther away?

Short stories with bittersweet themes that suggest horror, despair, and uncomfortable emotions. Featuring: Essel Pratt, Catt Dahman, Mark Woods, Brian Woods, Tabitha Baumander, D. A. Roberts, Amanda Lyons, TL Decay, Sharon Higa (editor’s choice award), Dona Fox, Michael Kanuckel, Nick Hatfield, Sam Reese, Shaun Meeks, Edward P. Cardillo, Richard Ramsey, Roy C. Booth, Axel Kohagen, Christina Engela, Justin Hunter, and Kerry Lipp.

The odds are stacked against Lyla Richards as the final battle looms. The Naku underestimated her before, they won't do that again. They will throw everything in their power at her to keep her from retrieving Miles. But they don't understand human emotions. They don't understand a mother's love and how far she will go to get her son back. And as one last secret is exposed, Lyla will have to choose humanity's fate. Because her decision can lead humanity to their ultimate success...or their complete domination.

Legitt Redd was many things to many people: lifelong friend, occasional employee, regular drunken liability.... And yet, for Legitt Redd, all facets of his personality seemed to be going nowhere fast--a speed and direction that had been carefully honed and crafted over many painstaking years. He forever lived his life not as its willful director but as its obliging passenger. Times, however, were about to change. Unwittingly, his life, and his lazy coasting attitude toward it, was about to take a dramatic turn to considerably stormier waters.

Long before Delaney McPhearson learned of her destiny, a brave group of women defended a heritage that would one day aid us all. The history of the forces working to protect the world extends far beyond the time of Delaney McPhearson. One of the first tests of those chosen to defend the good in the New World dates back to one of the uglier times in American history: the Salem Witch Trials.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist audiobook is for you. Greater Than a Tourist: Providence, Rhode Island USA by D. R. Perry offers the inside scoop on Providence.