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Captain Cirilo Webster is a loyal officer of the Santiago Corporation, the multistellar megacorporation that controlls all travel between the Seventy-Seven human colonies. Finally given command of his first interstellar freighter, he is determined to do well by both his crew and his employers—but nothing is ever that simple. His crew is used to Captains passing through on their way to better ships. The Company’s policies have made more enemies than he can count. Their mission is unusual and the client might be lying to him. And if all of that wasn’t enough?

While her parents attend a work party, eighteen-year-old Ella Romero is left in charge of her two siblings—thirteen-year-old Nicholas and eight-year-old Arianna—at their secluded lake house. In her usual fashion, Ella invites her friends to hang out while her parents are away, too. It was supposed to be an easy, quiet, normal night.

While walking through the woods, a group of boys—Daniel Burke, Gavin Graves, and brothers Connor and Tyler Parker—discover an abandoned body.

A bear-like man leaves a pub just before last orders—a man you’d much rather regard as a friend than an enemy. But, to Roland Raynott, Clement is most definitely the enemy. Minutes later, Clement is lying dead in a rain swept alley as Roland Raynott scurries away.

While attempting to abduct a teenager from her home, sadistic serial killer Victor Brooks meets his match: ten 9mm bullets. In a puddle of his own blood, sprawled across a stranger’s kitchen floor, Victor’s life begins to flash before his very eyes. He sees the living and the dead, peace and carnage, friends and foes, success and disappointment, love and hatred. He sees a life defined by rage, suffering, and despair. The light at the end of Victor's tunnel is red—red with blood. Jon Athan, the author of "The Groomer" and "Are Your Parents Home?

Cain I can’t let them take her from me again. She’s mine, and I will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, but with Marlo in the mix, that’s easier said than done. He wants to use her as a bargaining chip to win a war that I have no intention of letting her near. I don't care how long I have to wait or how far I have to go to protect her. Brielle DelaCourt will get to choose, and I will hand my life over to The Fates to ensure she gets her happily ever after.

No one saw it coming. It started with isolated reports of people kidnapping babies and blending them to drink their ‘essence’—a highly potent and highly addictive chemical compound found in infants. The phenomenon spread through social media, infecting other addicts. Cases of kidnapping and murder—femicide and infanticide—skyrocketed, leading to governments around the world to issue state of emergencies and strict shelter-at-home orders. But it was too late. Society had collapsed into itself.

Nestor Castle—a bestselling, award-winning extreme horror author—has the perfect life, having transitioned from indie darling to mainstream success. Although he dislikes the limelight, he finds comfort cooped up in his lake house with his loving wife and healthy daughter. However, after announcing his next book—a departure from the horror genre—he finds himself targeted by a disgruntled fan who calls himself ‘Butterfly.’

Deacon: I was born an Alpha with no desire to lead. My role is to protect my pack, support my Alpha, and pretend to be less than I am. If I do that, I can have the life I want—the one with Grace by my side far away from here. She is the only one who sees the real me. Not the spare. For the next eight months, I must prove my loyalty to my pack, establish alliances, and survive. All without her. She can't come with me, not yet. But I will be back to claim what's mine.

A cozy neurodivergent fantasy. Sometimes, the best adventures come in the form of a good book and the perfect cup of tea. Mahkai, a neurodivergent, bookish minotaur, has never quite fit in with his battle loving clan. He much prefers drinking tea in peace and sketching his ideas and discoveries in his notebooks. After missing an important family event and nearly destroying a neighboring clan's camp in his pursuit of answers to his never-ending questions, he embarks on a journey to gather honey for his tea rather than face his family's ridicule.

Neglected by his wife and haunted by his past, Scoot McDonald, a taxi driver, succumbs to his sex addiction and visits a brothel. He awakens the next morning in his taxi in an abandoned multistory parking garage, aching all over and bleeding internally. He tries to bury and forget his secrets, but he soon finds himself blackmailed into working for Vincent Luciano, the leader of a local crime syndicate. He refuses at first, but the truth concerning his night at the brothel turns out to be much more sinister than he had imagined...

Miss Elaine Brooke has always spent more time daydreaming than actually living. With no fortune and no suitors, she is back from school and determined to face the reality of a quiet, lonely life. But an encounter with Daniel Ashburn, her childhood best friend and lifelong infatuation, sets her dreaming again. Sir Phillip Ashburn has an estate to manage and a troublesome brother to marry off. He won't let a penniless neighbor ruin everything by turning Daniel's head. Intent on keeping Miss Brooke away from his brother, Phillip sets out to monopolize her time.

It is 1985 and Jane, a glamourous MI5 officer, has entrusted a new high stakes mission to Sergeant Tommy Henshaw, a Royal Marine Commando, agent handler, and covert intelligence specialist. While working as an agent handler in South Armagh, he has volunteered for a deep cover operation, sanctioned by the Government, to target the covert activities of the Provisional IRA’s secret England Department. Their sinister plot involves using London’s underworld to facilitate the assassination of Margaret Thatcher and her entire cabinet once and for all.

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To stabilize the kingdom, Zaria agrees to make a secret heir with the ruthless prince who tried to assassinate her. Twice. But now that he’s flipped from disdain to desire, she’s sure the keylord couldn’t mean her any harm. Most of the time. To maintain peace, Zaria’s husband understands the shrewdness of their decision during this crisis. Ever practical, she’s fairly certain he wouldn’t let jealousy threaten their well-intentioned scheming.

Nirel hides her healing magic from everyone except her family. If anyone discovers her secret, she'll be forced to serve as the king's healer—an honor most healers do not survive. When soldiers invade her village and fatally wound her brother, she must decide between keeping her secret or saving him. The soldier leading the invasion remembers her but can't recall how. Having witnessed her power, he must bring her to the king or forfeit his life. Once she reaches the capital, the seer sets his plans in motion to secure his future and her hand.

Special Agent Nyle Morcroft was about to take a much-needed vacation after closing an arduous case when the Centre for Glyph Control once again swooped in and ruined his plans with a new assignment. What starts out as a simple murder investigation escalates and becomes life-altering. Nyle unexpectedly learns the truth about himself and the world around him as he discovers the unimaginable: someone is using strange glyphs, or symbols, to release an ancient, destructive force that could erase the fabric of reality.

"STORY BY NUMBERS" is an step-by-step, deep dive into story structure that will take your story from an underdeveloped storm of “cool ideas,” to a slick, compelling work with fully dimensional characters. It uses the protagonist’s inner conflict as the guide to developing plot points and meaningful conflicts.

Ever noticed how leadership theories can disintegrate in the face of real-world challenges? That’s frustrating, whether you’re a busy executive or a developing leader. On the other hand, purely reactive problem-solving is like bailing water from a ship without ever patching the leaks. With no reflection, no structure, no guiding vision, your temporary fixes won’t last, and soon you’re bailing water again.

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