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Twenty-two year old Jake Costley spends his nights stalking the cold dark alleyways around Central Park, chasing ghosts after the traumatic kidnapping of his older sister, Imani. However, his world is shattered by an ear-piercing scream from the dark heart of the park. Sent down a new path of power and notoriety, Jake soon finds himself trying to escape the concrete jungle, and an internal battle begins to rage, which threatens to tear him apart.

One hundred sixty-five epic poems and six flash fiction stories comprise this poetry audiobook celebrating masculinity through the birth, life, and death of a Modern Gentleman (mod-gent). Potential listeners - don't be alarmed! Only the very best of man's heroic successes and damned failures live on these sections! This experience is divided into six sections of a man's life: Infancy, boyhood, teenager, manhood, parenthood, and the elderly years. This audiobook is an objective, visceral journey of life through the eyes of a middle-class, down-to-Earth, regular Modern Gentleman.

Dretlon Valley has been conquered, but now the city of Maldra has caught wind of a new threat stirring in Southern Elabrium. Rumors tell of not just adepts being possessed by the dreaded wraiths, but essentia, the common people, are turning against one another. Behaviour that was once only characteristic of necrom is revealing itself in them, too. Has the world gone wrong? Have the laws of elemental magic broken, or is there something more?

Raise a glass, and sample what's been cooked up in this A Crock of Sundries, Volume One. A pinch of family traditions. A dash of the teenage years. Toss in a few alcohol-infused musings. Top it off with a bit of cheeky satire, and some pensive prose and poetry for a fun literary romp through genres. This single-author, multi-genre anthology by Timothy R. Baldwin is sure to have a bit of something for everyone. So kick back in your favorite reading spot, pour yourself a drink, and settle in for an evening of diverse entertainment.

Four tales of horror, four pathways to take. Which is the right pathway to follow? Beware of the pathways we take, for no one truly knows where the path will take you. Humanity is the artist of life and death. With just a twist of its hand beauty beyond beauty. The mighty grip of the other hand destroys all that you will ever love.

Henry is a squirrel about to set off on a grand adventure when he meets young puppy Austin. Poor Austin is an orphan with an injured leg, but Henry mends his injuries and tells him about his important mission. Henry travels in search of the legendary Golden Heart that once belonged to the Zakony tribe but was lost hundreds of years ago. He invites Austin to go along on his journey. If they find the Golden Heart, surely they’ll find fame and fortune. They use a special map with mysterious clues to follow the path, but along the way get distracted by people in need.

His bride is killed. His people are being wiped out by an enemy from the north. Bright Dance chooses to bind with an ancient horror to seek revenge for his love and a future for his people. In order to save them, Bright Dance must attach himself to Night Warrior, an ancient demon with a bloodlust that creates death wherever Bright Dance goes.

A young man with special powers is forced to retire from a life of violent crime and escape from New York City at the age of 18. He gets his life together and becomes a respected physician. Thirty years later, he is afflicted with a mysterious illness silently sweeping across the globe. While desperately struggling to find redemption and a cure, he learns that violent associates from his past and federal law enforcement agents are still relentlessly in pursuit.

As the big day approaches, Nicholas and his father venture out to purchase the family Christmas tree. After choosing their beautiful tree they are then given a taste of the tree lot owner's greed, so Nicholas decides instead to bring home a tiny tree that would surely have been left on the lot long after Christmas was over.

Tragedy befalls the esteemed Lancaster family as 12 adopted siblings bid farewell to their elderly father. Thanks to him, they have all been groomed for success in a variety of fields - debating, marksmanship, and fencing, to name a few. However, a dark creed in their family’s ancient tradition brings out the worst in them. The siblings find themselves pitted against one another in a winner-take-all competition for survival as they are locked within their colossal mansion. Mysteries are uncovered around every corner of their home.

Only Human is a soft sci-fi novel about a teen (name, description, and identity not specified) that is forced to "immigrate" into a slightly-absurd alien city teeming with hundreds of different species. Despite their best efforts to resist, they reluctantly find friendship, hatch an escape plan, and to add insult to injury, they also have to get a full-time job. Oh, and by the end, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance - so there’s that too.

Best-selling author Yvonne Brooks explains how you can identify the spirits attached to the misuse of money and how you can self-correct to remove current negative attachments and attractions with money. Financial Abuse: Spiritual Forces Attached to the Misuse of Money provides you with simple and easy-to-apply principles that will enable you to fulfill your desire to be set free from financial bondage, no matter who you are or what your nationality is.

Join Sam as they lead their friends, Matt and Sarah, on a winding journey into the jungle to find the lost Crimson City and uncover the mystery of the local legend of All’zmog.

Shadowlands Poetry is a collection of poems reflecting our polarized lives with equal parts light and dark, and the eigengrau that blurs the shadowy spaces between. Shadowlands Poetry is for those who embrace the cycles of life and find a balance between dreams and fears.

Sex, drugs, rock-n-roll, madness, and sadness. It’s all here, and as best Pat King can recall, it’s all true. Lyrical, quiet, hip, and deranged. A mind-bender. A trip.

Gavin has cancer, which sucks. He's run out of options and must try a trial drug in order to fight it off. He's wheeled into a ward and starts his treatment of Donozine, but what Gavin doesn't know is there is something else in the ward with him, and the thing is hungry! This is a cancer story that personifies my fear during my chemotherapy treatments.

A compilation of short stories to delight all who listen to it. Walk through some emotional moments with a variety of characters that will all touch your heart. It is hard to pick a favorite. You will find some stories with happy endings and some that are not as happy but all will touch you.

“Take him and run.” The last words of Jake’s mother urged him to save his brother. Jake and Louie get thrown into the outside world, where Jake learns his skill with a sword can save their lives, and Louie, gifted with elemental magic, soon learns his magic is part of something much bigger: a world of spirits that wage a war of their own. The necrom are after Louie. They only way the necrom can increase their numbers is to capture and possess more adepts. After centuries of the necrom pillaging, adepts are scarce. The necrom want Louie and won’t stop until they capture him.

Ten Laws of Great Decision-Making explores the different approaches and influences that feed into great decision making. It identifies 10 fundamental laws that, if applied to decision-making, can help entrepreneurs and business leaders make great decisions consistently over time. Ten Laws of Great Decision-Making is a practical guide that is easy to apply to help you make great decisions for your business.

Self-Confidence: 60 Minutes to Overcome Fear and Experience Confidence and Esteem is spiritually based. The author Juliet Tomlinson wrote from her spiritual point of view and made references to multiple Bible verses. However, some Christians will find some of her interpretations different from the norm.