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June, 2016, and pretty women are disappearing again. Just like they have been from the pristine Little Madrone River Valley every summer solstice day for the past hundred years. It all started in 1917, when blasting for the hydroelectric powerplant at the headwaters of the river, known by the locals as the Boneyard, uncovered a bizarre cliff of glittering iridescent rare earth metals.

Devils Marker is a tale of romance and suspense loosely based on actual events. A biker who walked away from a SoCal outlaw club came to the SSMC seeking a quieter life as a legit investment strategist. Little did he know he was jumping out of the frying pan into the fire when the club president asked him to fill a marker owed to a Texas Ranger. Win wanted the fast track to respect and a full patch with the SSMC in Austin, but things changed when the daughter of the Marauders' prez caught his eye.

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.

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.

Bass player Mike Archuleta is down on his luck in a major way. The shattered survivor of a misspent youth, he is haunted by the ghost of his dead brother, and is now driven to planning his suicide. Halfway through the show that's supposed to be his last, a hellhound bursts into the club and attacks the band. The band members pull out karate moves, guns, and even a sword...and then things start to get strange.

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.

Welcome to the fourth volume of our best-selling horror anthology, featuring tales of terror and dark, slithering things to chill the marrow and keep even the most resolute of horror fans awake in the small hours of the night. This is the time when the inherently evil and deliciously malevolent come out to explore our earthly realm. Another superlative gathering of the dark and disturbing from some of the best independent authors writing today.

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.

Remi Dumas, a local detective, is reluctantly partnered with the older, more experienced FBI field agent Elias Suarez when a string of mutilated corpses start showing up near the Louisiana swamps. A serial killer known as “The Beast” who terrorized the community by targeting young men for years has resurfaced. When he discovers the victims have the same strange carvings in their skin that were found on his older brother Rene’s body 20 years ago, the case becomes personal.

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?