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To save his daughter from a serial killer, Headlock Hartington, who harbours a dangerous secret, must step into an alien world where reality has no meaning. And when he meets mysterious model Solo Blue, their worlds change forever. As they battle against time under a blood moon to find the girl, Solo is pursued by a power-crazy tycoon and government agents who control her fellow citizens through implanted microchips.

Cora Watson is headed back to her hometown in Texas for her grandmother's funeral. Now a successful New York editor, she rarely makes it back to the small town she grew up in. She's in for a big surprise, however, when she goes out for a night out with an old friend and discovers that her high school sweetheart happens to be in town at the same time.

In the distant land of Platonia, ancient protectors of the Gracies are dying; only the Gemwings can restore the magic within the Well of Life. After four Gracies volunteer to search for the Gemwings, Platonia comes under attack. Prince Daerahil lives in exile. Something dangerous is drawing ever closer to him; a shape hunting his soldiers in the shadows of Plaga Erebus, the land of wounded darkness.

Lithir and Bruno are sent to find the traitor who plotted to kill Alfrahil. If they are to be successful in their mission, centuries of distrust between their races must be overcome. As the unlikely duo enters the Dwarven mines of Nerea, they confront a maniacal sect, whose power threatens to consume all Dwarves with hatred. Desperate to learn the secrets of an ancient seer, they travel deep into the Elven and Dwarven realms, facing their most dire challenges yet. They must rely on each other to survive, but can they escape the traps set for them by their very own people?

In the aftermath of the Great War, elves, dwarves, and men are rebuilding their kingdoms. Meanwhile, a sinister plan has been put in motion as secret factions plan to assassinate Alfrahil, the crown prince of Eldora. With fire raining down within the city walls, the young prince rides for his life and escapes. Braving unforeseen dangers, he is determined to unmask the conspirators and discover the truth.

Some debts are impossible to pay. Son of the Father is a modern storytelling of Barabbas, the man released in the hours leading up to Jesus' crucifixion. Long before his life is traded for Jesus', Barabbas' family is ruined, a consequence of his own rage. Consumed with guilt he resolves to put things right, but this seems an impossible task. Huge debts, a man bent on revenge, theft, and murder hang above his head. As Barabbas struggles to atone and restore his family's honor and to bring himself out of poverty, he meets the new religious teacher.

Mr. Mani is a deeply affecting six-generation family saga, extending from 19th-century Greece and Poland to British-occupied Palestine to German-occupied Crete and ultimately to modern Israel. The narrative moves through time and is told in five conversations about the Mani family. It ends in Athens in 1848 with Avraham Mani's powerful tale about the death of his young son in Jerusalem. A profoundly human novel, rich in drama, irony, and wit.

After weeks of isolation, Dante and his group make contact with another large group of survivors. Dead America - Lowcountry is an ongoing stand-alone series set within the massive Dead America universe.

Dante, Ace, Lily, and the other survivors struggle to fortify their stronghold from both zombies and the mercenaries from QXR. Grace, Troy, and the other captives on the island of Hilton Head continue to be sent on deadly raids to eliminate the threat of the undead. New allies, new threats, and nonstop zombie action awaits!

Lauren, a disillusioned actress, and Brandon, a rule-following younger cop, clash like fire and gasoline. On the Fourth of July, a chance encounter leads to an unforgettable night. Lauren tries to brush it off as a mistake, but Brandon knows better. He pursues her, and their secret romance catches fire. As Lauren battles doubts and fears of their age gap, Brandon is ready to prove that what they have is real—and worth fighting for.

Kaito, Sumi, and Nigel triumphed over their first challenge. But their troubles are only beginning...and when a surprise detour lands them in a distrustful town that’s in grave danger, the three young casters are faced with a test that will push their resolve to its limit.

With the wildling Signar in tow, Tzarik and Sybal track Tarkan to Alika only to find he’s in a race to the mythical Mahit’Nomicon against the would-be sorcerer Abigor Sharar. Now on the hunt for two of the most dangerous sentients to have ever existed, the Runers come closer to finding out that their paths might not have crossed with Sharar’s entirely by chance and the hunters may have in fact been the hunted.

A cup of murder with your coffee? Severn doesn't need the Summer Court's money and frankly, there's more intellectual stimulation to be found in an old history book and a good cup of coffee than in the tawdry backstabbing affairs of the Elves. But now the local folk of Karagut are coming to him for help. Could these marketplace murders be somehow connected to the rarified halls of the Fairy Palace? Severn knows digging deeper could kill him. But he can't resist a good murder mystery.

He believed shadow casters were extinct. Now he’s sworn to protect them. Cylos dreams of the old days from his father’s stories, when the legendary shadow casters defended the world. But it’s been over twenty-five years since the Purge, and he’s convinced casters are little more than fairy tales… and without their protection, Malgar is descending into chaos. But after he strikes an unlikely friendship with an old hermit in the mountains above his village, Cylos makes a shocking discovery: shadow casters are still alive.

Dare you tread the twisted paths of these tales where darkness reigns supreme and the mind is the ultimate battleground? Prepare to be haunted long after you’ve finished this book, for the horrors within are not easily forgotten.

Rebekah can't move on. Not after her sister, Nicole, vanished from the Armitage Hotel. Desperate for closure—and haunted by the whispers of a god trapped within her mind—she returns to the place where her family fractured. FBI special agent, Niko Ortez, chases a trail of disappearances spanning decades. The deeper he digs, the more twisted the trail becomes.

Sanc continues his quest to unravel the mysteries of the gods of Silb. But will the answers help or hinder his mission to defeat Ezenachi? And what awaits him upon his return to Dalriya? Peyre and Liesel have played instrumental roles in Esterel's conquest of the Brasingian Empire. But will their victories make a difference when the inevitable confrontation with Ezenachi and his enslaved armies arrives?

In the land of Malgar, where the essence of balance once weaved through the very fabric of life, shadow casters—masters of the arcane, summoning creatures and weapons born of shadow—long stood as vanguards of harmony. But when fear sparked a purge that intended to extinguish their ancient art, the world teetered on the brink of chaos. But turmoil brought forth reform and rising from the ashes of distrust, three young casting trainees, Kaito, Sumi, and Nigel, emerge as beacons of hope within the reinstated Legion of Shadow Casters.

Sybal and Tzarik set out on a quest to find a way to break the fate-binding tying Sharar and Tzarik’s fate together. Their journey takes them across the map as they try to bargain with the gods themselves, but nothing seems to give them the answer they seek. Weakened by the malignant wound, Sharar cannot steep himself in the magic of the Mahit’Onomicon, afraid the power might overcome him. But he has a more immediate battle to fight. He seeks to strike out against Tarkan, manipulating the sultana into doing his bidding.

Remembered as the epitome of a conman and cold-blooded killer, Dr. Henry Howard Holmes is an enigmatic figure whose shady business dealings and natural tact for deceit caught the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition by storm. Amid a swirl of sensationalist rumors and wild stories, Holmes’ crimes are shrouded in a layer of mystery that has baffled historians and journalists for over a century.