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A small family in Las Vegas, struggling to make ends meet encounter some interesting people that alter their fortunes. Unfortunately, these people are not the good Samaritans that the Stones' believe them to be. Along with the struggles of their youngest son's medical problems, Patrick's family business hemorrhages money daily. Not sure what to do next, the Stone parents end up making some desperate decisions to make ends meet.

In Hide Island, his sixteenth book and eighth collection of stories, Richard Burgin explores themes of love and crime, memory and identity, abuse and redemption, and the contradictory battle between our fierce struggle to live lives worth remembering and our desire to disentangle ourselves from a past we wish to forget.

Immerse yourself in the chilling world of "Eerie Encounters: Legends of Mexico's Haunted Souls," a captivating collection of supernatural tales that will send shivers down your spine.

"Lessons" by Dr. James Whitlock is a profound journey through the essentials of life, weaving together reflections on the beauty of breathing, the power of thought, the intricacies of movement, and more. In each chapter, Dr. Whitlock delves into the fundamentals that shape our human experience—from the physical acts of eating and speaking to the intangible bonds we share with others. Through an elegant blend of science, philosophy, and mindfulness, *"Lessons"* invites listeners to explore life’s wonders with fresh awareness and appreciation.

When paranormal investigators arrive at the foreboding Black Hollow mansion, they are met with restless spirits, dark rituals, and evil forces. As they uncover the mansion's harrowing past, they must find a way to break the curse and put the tormented souls to rest or risk becoming their next victims.

Cawley “Caw” McMackin lost his father when he was just a boy. More specifically, he saw his dad get torn apart by a massive monster that was slumbering beneath the surface of a North Carolina lake. Now he’s a grown man who has dedicated himself to guarding the very same lake, ensuring that no one else awakens the creature. That is until the arrival of Vaha Verma, a hotshot tech CEO who claims to want to buy the lake and turn it into a vacation spot.

On the planet of Corss lies the intergalactic barber shop, Galaxy Kuts. Owned by the Merel Onyx, who has four arms and speaks only in rhyme, this shop is a place where aliens and humans alike come to get their hair cut. Onyx has a dark past as an arms dealer during the last Galactic War, spending five years in space prison for his crimes. However, he now seeks to change his life before it's too late. Deja, a former space ranger with a troubled mind, works at Galaxy Kuts as a barber.

The world was a fresh, exciting new place that was governed by magic. There were many realms, each separate from the other. They were divided by the type of beings that inhabited them. Elves, dwarves, fairies; they all inhabited their own separate realm. There were realms dominated by animals with the power of communication. Many of the creatures that inhabited these realms had yet to be dominated by the rational thought and behavior that man later used to control his environment and surroundings. Humankind was little known in this world, not having spread yet to but a few enclaves.

As captain of the Iron Will, men and women alike feared me. I had the total respect of my crew of free men who had promised their lives to me and my ship in return for freedom, and the hope of riches beyond our wildest imaginations. But all good things must come to an end. Drawn to madness by some mysterious artefact, my crew turned against me, casting me aside to meet my doom with nothing but a pistol and a single shot, with which I was supposed to put an end to my miserable life. But somebody had something else in mind for me.