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A galactic war begins at dawn...so tonight they’re going to party like it’s 2020. Marcus is ready to put a terrible year behind him. The virus and social unrest made his first semester at University a memorable one for all the wrong reasons. It’s New Year’s Eve and tomorrow, he’ll become a legal adult. So tonight, with his loved ones, they’ll race against the darkness to summon a brighter future. But Marcus can’t shake the feeling that something is off. Maybe it’s conditioning, or maybe it’s the series of unwelcome guests pushing the party toward chaos.

Unraveling myths is messy...but the lies have to die for humanity to survive. Twin spirits born a decade apart, Velia and Virgil are bored by their trivial teenage lives, sensing they’re meant for so much more. But the arrival of a mythical video game and the forced exile to a wilderness camp for troubled kids will turn their worlds upside down. Neither teen knows this is a test to see if they’re ready to fulfill their destiny and join humanity’s secret alien ally in preventing the end of the universe.

Elybion is divided. With the last empire overthrown, the realm struggles for prosperity. Five destinies are revealed. The temple apprentice-turned-adventurer. The last empress of the fallen empire. The neglected son of the rebel king. The glory-seeking twins from the frozen south. Together, they will face a rising darkness and mysterious pursuers attracted to the Art Stone as they journey through Elybion in search of the truth.

Called into duty, Ary must face a deadly foe. His courage and resolve will be tested like never before. Can he control his temper? Will he cause more harm than he saves? His ship sails to confront this peril, but the greatest threat lurks onboard. A danger that threatens what is most precious to him!

Jake is the best bomb dog at Newark International, the pride of the force and his partner, Becca Carter. But when he accidentally ferrets out an ancient artifact, their routine sniff-and-search goes horribly wrong. His heart has always belonged to Becca, but Jake never realized what losing her would mean until the night he found the Egyptian jar and tasted the wine of Anubis. The night they were attacked by werewolves…in Newark.

They have fought against Chancellors, nightmares, and even a deadly virus, surviving against all odds. Now, they will have to make the choice between what is easy and what is right. Do they give up, give in, or fight for their species?

The Weller is back! Still healing from his battle with the distillers in Iowa City, legendary weller Matt Freeborn crosses into Missouri, where foes both old and new await him. Finding himself dangerously low on precious ammunition for the Well Digger, the desperate weller accepts a perilous job on the mighty Mississippi. Armed with only his wits and experience, Freeborn must descend into places no man dares go and face unknown terrors that hunger and hunt in absolute darkness.

Maura O'Mara is many things to young Reid Tarhill - childhood friend, partner in crime, not to mention the chieftain's daughter. One fateful Fire Night, young Reid plans a performance to gain Maura's attention. Unfortunately, his father notices her interest too, and Old Tarhill tries to thwart the courtship by throwing in with a rival clan's suitor.

Jo is done playing by their rules. They want her dead for no other reason than her genetics. Determined to defy them and faced with the wild world of the Between, she throws herself into learning how to control her new and expanding powers and how to fight. The only thing she can’t fight is her feelings for Caius. As things heat up, they discover any relationship between them could have far reaching consequences.

Robert, a college senior, is introduced to Catherine, an international student. Afraid that he’ll be crestfallen after graduation when she returns home, he decides to back off. But fate decides for him, with a series of chance encounters with her on campus. The stars align in his favor. Robert falls in love and declares his feelings for her. Soon after, Catherine's love for Robert blossoms. They quickly become an item, blissfully experiencing their last semester of school together. Then, out of the blue, their ex-lovers show up, both wanting to reconcile.

It’s becoming more apparent that cannabis has a host of therapeutic properties that many people can benefit from, including those suffering from chronic pain, depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, and more. As cannabis legalization evolves, more and more people are discovering the myriad of ways that cannabis can enhance their health and wellness.

It’s the golden age of the diorama. Full sensory immersion entertainment that has rendered movies, video games, and VR obsolete. Ted Davies is tired of being a wage slave. Looking to cash in the fad before it dies down, he partners up with his ex-girlfriend to open their own indie studio. Together, they accidentally come up with next generation diorama technology that will change the world. Maybe not for the best, but there are profits to be made.

In the climax of The Antiarch Trilogy, nothing will stop the Advisor from launching his newest deadly weapon against Axiom. Still undercover as an Enforcer, Finn must lead the rebellion growing inside Antiarch if he has any chance of saving the city.

Following the death of her maternal grandfather, 16-year-old Allison and her mother move back to the family farm in rural West Virginia. When they arrive on the isolated mountain homestead, old memories, suppressed for a decade, surface, and Allison realizes reality isn’t what she’d been raised to believe it to be. It soon becomes clear to Allison that their return to the farm is far from a random event and that in the end, she will once more have to confront what hides behind the door in the basement.

She created his world and made him the hero of her story. Now she's living that story with him. Samantha and her twin brother spent their childhood creating an imaginary world beneath the willow tree in their backyard. Two years after her brother's death, Samantha is unexpectedly transported to their fantasy world, where she meets Takeem, the hero of every story she's ever written.

This book combines two novellas - SIMPOC: The Thinking Computer and SIMPOC: Human Remnants. This is a parallel story to the novels Virus: 72 Hours to Live and Virus: Earth's Last Battle, which is from the perspective of the government and astronauts.

"We need to blend in with the Earthlings." Thats what Rade had told the siblings. They needed to blend in; just another ship of human castaways. That was the plan anyway, and it had lasted exactly two days. Now, Vicheu are disappearing and something eerie waits in the shadows.

Baby boomer, Generation X, Millennial - no matter what age group you identify with, one common thread remains: at some point in our life, we feel stuck. Maybe you aren't happy with your life's trajectory. Maybe you are sick of settling for complacency. Maybe you still have unfulfilled dreams. This book is your booster to get back on track to chasing the life you want.

Set one year after the events of Shattered Earth, Book 1 this novella is a story of love, loss, and the attempt by Meg Carson to finally grieve the loss of her true love. Delving into the past relationship between the young women, their sundering, and Tammy's years after the collapse of human civilization, this short tale will fill in some of the gaps and events in Book 2.

Nikolas and Marco have managed to escape their foes on Chiraiyn, but Nikolas soon finds himself the captive of even worse enemies. Marco and the others are determined to rescue their brother, but will they be able to free him before the Nikolas they know is gone forever, or will they find that the cost for his life is too great?