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Dave Johnson's dreams have come true. He's taken Seattle by storm as Powerhouse, a metal-clad crime fighter. His awesome array of powers has the underworld on the run, his charitable efforts are a success, and he has a popular comic book. When his publisher is bought out, he's given every fan's dream: he's tasked with creating his own line of comic books. His biggest problem is his tendency to attract campy, wannabe “supervillains” who aren't worthy opponents.

Welcome to the magical land of Snowybrook Vale! While you're here, enjoy good company, fine drink, and elegant lodging, all to be had at Vale's premier vacation spot, Snowybrook Inn. But if you venture into the countryside, watch out for shadows! Because Goblins lurk behind every rock, and Imperial soldiers are always around, looking to teach unruly frontiersmen a lesson.

This collection of short stories includes: The clash of science with culture, the gender war, means of avoiding the ills of age and death, the future of mankind, deployment of Star Wars, the politics of a space empire, facing the disasters brought by global warming, death, dealing with the invasion of aliens, genetic hybridization, peacemaking, inventing faster than light travel, settling a new planet, corporate behavior, and a Palestine solution.

Welcome to the magical land of Snowybrook Vale! While you're here, enjoy the good company, fine drink and elegant lodging to be had at the Vale's premier vacation spot, Snowybrook Inn. But if you venture into the countryside, watch the shadows! Because Goblins lurk behind every rock, and Imperial soldiers are always around, looking to teach an unruly frontiersman a lesson. Snowybrook Inn is a series of ongoing whimsical fantasy short stories. Each story is mostly self-contained, so you can pretty much listen anywhere in the series without missing anything crucial.

In the second book of the Amderesta The 3rd/4th Republic series, the 5th Amderestan Spacefleet Corps is ordered to attack Blackanian Military installations in the Northern Dwarf Eliptical Galaxies while the SSAARM advanced deeper inside the Alazenia Region.

“The Santa Call” - After accidentally forgetting his wife at home during a weekend getaway, ol' St. Nick returns to discover she's left him. At wit's end, Santa turns to a radio talk show for some much needed love advice. But will he win Mrs. Claus back in time to save Christmas?

Also included: “Mad Dog” - Mad Dog is a drunk. He was also once the top sports announcer in the country, announcing everything from Cotton Bowls to Super Bowls. Now he's washed up and looking for work.

The Champion of the Emerald City battles an onslaught of kidnappers, drug dealers, litigious lawyers, and alien robots, but he is not alone. He relies on his new-found faith, and he has the help of his friends Zolgron and Captain France. Enjoy laughs and fond memories of the superheroes you've loved since childhood in these two sensational novellas.

A collection of short stories by J. R. Rain. Vampire Rain - Some vampires don't die. Some vampires can't be killed. At least, not by mortals. Now, one ancient vampire takes it upon himself to rid the world of a deadly plague...himself.

"The Bleeder": Leo Dershowitz is an unsuccessful artist with minimal talent. But all that changes one day when he finds the macabre source of his artistic muse - and now nothing will stop Leo from creating his masterpieces. "Deal With the Devil": A private investigator gets the wrong end of a deal gone bad. Or does he? "The Back of Beyond": A lonely bar at the far edge of the world gives the owner much more than he bargained for. Plus a bonus scene from Vampire Moon.

As Powerhouse, Dave Johnson has defeated intergalactic zookeepers and terrorists bent on igniting a nuclear war, but his gravest threat yet is legal annihlation. The cynical Dorado Industries CEO Mitch Farrow hires an attorney to file frivolous lawsuits against him. Powerhouse's wife, Naomi, protects him by incorporating and issuing policies that keep him out of court but reduce him to being a one-man neighborhood watch. Meanwhile she searches desperately for an insurance company willing to give him a liability policy.

The race is on to find the true Garden of Eden, as a ruthless Russian billionaire, dying of a rare disease, will stop at nothing to find the Tree of Life and its alleged healing oils. Written in the tradition of Indiana Jones and The Mummy, Lost Eden is an epic adventure story about the search for the greatest archaeological discovery of all time: The Garden of Eden.

In the tradition of Indiana Jones, The Mummy and Tomb Raider, comes three best-selling adventure screenplays together in one omnibus: Judas Silver - Around the world, someone is stealing the cursed Judas Coins, the same 30 coins paid to betray Christ. Disturbed by these events, the Vatican hires our hero, antiquities thief Trey Jordan. Trey's mission is simple: find the coins first.

Alien invaders have all but destroyed humanity. Stella McMasters, a retired naval officer, yearns to get in the war but knows she'll never get a chance. Then amazing things start to happen. After saving a comrade's life during a meltdown that almost kills her, physicians remove her radioactive flesh and turn her into a superhuman cyborg. She is then given command of her first ship and, against her better judgment, falls in love with its charismatic pilot.

Mild-mannered janitor and superhero fanboy Dave Johnson gets all his wishes at once when an alien symbiote gives him supernatural powers. But what's he to do with them? Follow the zany adventures of the clueless custodian as he fights crime and corruption while trying to keep his family together and avoid being sued for copyright infringement....

Retirement is complicated. Some people just want to kick up their feet and do nothing for the next twenty years. Others start to do that, but once they and their spouse start to drive each other crazy, they return to the workforce as the fast track to restored harmony. Very special retirees are lured by The Island.

A war threatens the lives of every soul. A prophecy holds the key to a powerful wand. An inexperienced leader must solve the mysteries to stop the war.

Grasshopper Pilot gives long-overdue attention and credit to the crucial role these courageous men played in combat and adds valuable information to an understudied dimension of the war.

During the first quarter-century after its founding, the United States was swept by a wave of land speculation so unprecedented in intensity and scale that contemporaries and historians alike have dubbed it a “mania.” In Speculation Nation, Michael A. Blaakman uncovers the revolutionary origins of this real-estate bonanza—a story of ambition, corruption, capitalism, and statecraft that stretched across millions of acres from Maine to the Mississippi and Georgia to the Great Lakes.

Henry’s quest to retrieve the seven Cisterns of Sin continues. Reunited with Alana, Henry is ready to discover the next world that awaits him on his travels through the interplanetary network of the Cross-Roads. But with his former best friend, and current arch rival, Karl hot on his trail, this isn’t going to be easy.