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The waters of the world erase all but the mountaintops; within hours, few are left alive. The Trident, a hotel resort styled to look like a cruise ship, sits at the top of the Ouachita Mountains and may be one of the last dry places left on Earth. Survivors discover that besides having no hope of rescue, they must face growing desperation and violence as supplies begin to dwindle.

I survived a situation. I awoke in a dark basement with 14 other people. We were in dog cages and our arm and legs were cuffed into another cage. The cages made a circle. Of those in cages, some of the other captives were compassionate, brave people; others were total jerks. There were all kinds there in the basement with me. I liked some, hated some, pitied a few, and would have killed a couple if given the opportunity.

A rainy night, a seedy motel. Two lonely people out of options. He had a date with the Reaper. Then he met her.

The story is about a financial analyst who discovers some anomalies in his reporting and is sent to Singapore to research the aberrant data. Upon his arrival at the company called Scarab Inc, he finds out that they are conducting illegal DNA research to manipulate human emotions. During his adventure, he finds a guru in the form of a genetics engineer employee and discovers newfound abilities thrust upon him to thwart the Scarab Inc.'s diabolical aims.

When a half-crazed horror author stumbles into the sheriff's office and confesses to murder, it falls to Deputy Sheriff Daniel W. Perriman to investigate. The writer was living in the old house beside an abandoned rock quarry filled with dark water and a darker mystery. Perriman hopes he only finds a body as he enters the house beside Soldred Quarry.

Could you live in a world where personal vehicles are outlawed? Where coffee is a luxury for the elite? Where you are limited to three ounces of alcohol a day? Where food is manufactured? Could you live in a cube connected to thousands of other cubes in a massive complex that sits on the toxic remains of Mother Earth? This is the only life Rick has known in his 32 years. Living in a wasteland that is beyond repair becomes too much for Rick who, like most of those left on the planet in 2212, works for the Big Five mega corporation.

1865. Those aboard the HMS Khione and the American ship, Mary Lou wish to solve the mystery of the lost Franklin Expedition and while there is no sign of Terror and Erebus, there are plenty of clues as to the fate of the lost men. Lost in the Arctic and trapped by the ice, the men and women of the ships find themselves believing they are victims of a curse based on the lost expedition, and the Chaplain swears that only bloodshed and fire will save them. But that isn’t the only danger.

Two strangers set out on a road trip together. At the end, neither will ever be the same. He's third generation biker and billionaire tycoon, but it seems neither one comes with much cred in the world of the SSMC. So he takes a job nobody else wants for a chance to earn full patch - old school. Camden Carmichael is running from a psycho ex. Lucky for her that her father has the means to hire Sanctuary Security to protect her until the divorce is finalized. Warning: Please note this book contains some dark material that may be disturbing to more sensitive listeners.

Less than two days. That’s all the notice America gets of a fast-approaching solar storm so unprecedented in scale it sets the geomagnetic scientists in a panic. Many citizens don’t have the resources, or even the concern, to take preparatory measures for the overhyped-sounding warnings that life as they know it is about to be over. Joel McConnell, a self-made Washington DC businessman and survival hobbyist, is not one of those. But bugging out with his culture-loving girlfriend before the solar flare hits proves to be a too much of a challenge on such short notice.

Cataclysmic events rock the world, bringing with it a wave of panic and destruction civilization has never seen. Cities tear themselves apart, governments crumble, countries wither and die, and to add to the catastrophe, a deadly virus, simply referred to as the "New Disease", follows in the wake. Many survivors adopt a resilient ruthlessness to equalize their modern nature with that of the world of today, for the sake of survival. But there are still those who dwell within the remnants of yesteryear, desperately holding on to a thread of hope for a better tomorrow.

Shane Hanson is living a nightmare. Not only is his mother an escaped prisoner out to kill him, but he also suspects that his precocious half sister, four-year-old Neera, has inherited their mom's psychopathic tendencies. When Neera's father suddenly dies from a heart attack, Shane's even more convinced that Neera is a budding psychopath; after all, she triggered the deadly heart attack. The authorities reject the idea that Neera tried to hurt her father on purpose, but Shane sees increasing signs that something is wrong. Then Neera suddenly disappears.

Tall tales, folklore, and creepypasta are just stories, right? But they had to come from somewhere. Connor Woods, a rebellious teen, accidentally wanders beyond the veil into a realm of dark fantasy and danger. Find out more by listening to this audiobook.

Atif Zafar is a neurologist, researcher, entrepreneur, advocate, mentor, coach, and a life-long student of science and leadership. In Why Doctors Need to Be Leaders, he shares his insights and perspective on physician leadership and why the evolution of physician mind-set in the current healthcare system is crucial. In this book, he wishes to converse with medical students, trainees, early career physicians, and other stakeholders to stimulate a transformative discussion and to instigate leadership.

David seems to be the only one who has tied together the string of murders going on in his hometown, but even if he told someone, no one will believe that the murders are connected with a haunting. After David spirals into the ultimate despair, he flees town, returning only for his high school reunion where he finds the people he cared most for are all suffering the same obsessions and misery that strangles the town, killing one by one.

As far as I can remember, movie battle formations always fascinated me; tactics were deceptively simple, and many people in conversations slam this or that king or general as "not being a genius" by using very simple tactics. However, now knowing more, there are two reasons why things are simple.

The solar eclipse is a time to celebrate. The followers of El Baan have other plans. They need to complete seven sadistic sacrifices on the nights leading up to the eclipse to release their dark god from his immortal shackles. Astral druids, living in a secluded abbey, deep within the mountains are the only ones who can stop El Baan’s high priest, but the passive druids must find and train someone to do the one thing that betrays the very essence of their beliefs...to kill. The Soulless One is their champion.

A young writer finds his muse, but before he can complete his opus, she leaves him abruptly. Now he will do anything to get her back, anything to finish his life’s work. Anything. Doing so may save his legacy, but at what cost?

Follow the fantastic adventures of Amelia, a young girl from Oregon, as she meets the many wonderful and wacky characters of a magical jungle. It is in this jungle that Amelia not only learns about the world but also about herself.

What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered that our reality was existing right along side another reality, one where the monsters of our legends and fairytales were real? Now imagine that the barrier separating our two realities was collapsing. A new world is about to be formed, whether we want it to or not. A tragedy in the law enforcement community of Smith-Lake, Louisiana drops Detective Mike Acothley right in the middle of a power struggle between government operatives and the monsters from the other side of the barrier vying for control after the collapse.

Captain Amara Corrin, hero of the late Solar Wars, commands the first colonial fleet. Full of hopeful dreamers looking for a new home, world-weary ex-soldiers, and those just seeking escape, five ships set out from Earth with the hopes of humanity behind them. But Amara soon finds herself with more trouble than she can handle. The Council, Earth’s new governing body, has saddled her with their political rivals, exiling them to a place where they could do them no harm.