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The new psychological thriller from V.A. Rudys: How far would you go for your freedom? Ethan Page had it all: a respectable job, loving friends, and a beautiful apartment - the envy of all his friends. He was madly in love with his wife, Jodie - until he discovered the power she possessed beyond all comprehension and the price she demanded for engineering his perfect life.

In "The Medway Tales," you will find seven short stories that, although initially may seem intended for children, will easily have the power to touch the hearts of young people, adults, and individuals of all ages. These stories are set in the picturesque area bathed by the Medway River (United Kingdom) and share a deep anthropological foundation centered around human behavior.

When her father is killed tragically in Afghanistan, 17-year-old Christine finds herself deserted in her own family. Devastated by grief and unable to form a real connection with her mother, she decides to take the only path she knows: the one her father forged in the army.

Arabella’s life takes a turn for the worst when her mother goes missing and is presumed dead. Misery follows her when her father remarries and dies soon after. This changes when she is sent to the Academy. Odd things keep happening, and she learns that not all is as it seems. When the school’s true purpose is revealed, she finds out something about her past that will change her life forever. She learns that it is a school that trains spies to protect the royal line.

Something strange is going on with the muses. They can't write. They can't sing. They can't dance. They can't do anything right. They say muses inspire the greatest of artists, artisans, thinkers, and poets, but what will inspire them? Zeus sees his nine daughters struggling with their talents, so he orders them to go to a mortal high school. Perhaps, he reasons, they will find inspiration there under the careful guidance and tutelage of Headmistress Ehtel.

Falling in love isn't always easy, especially when your lover is long dead. Taylor meets Lucian, her shadowy protector. He's a vampire, a vampire with a difference - he's the original Dark One. Working for Lilith as one of her disciples, he fights to protect those he loves, hunting down the demons that escaped Enoch. With her mother murdered and a hideous beast hunting her, Taylor realizes she has stumbled into an invisible war between light and dark. Eve's angels versus Lilith's demons. A war in which she has the ultimate role to play. But who or what is Taylor Lane?

When the veil is thinnest, an ancient book of fairy lore acts as a bridge between two worlds. After young Emily finds an old book of fairy lore at an antiques fair, she discovers that it has instructions on how to enter the Other World. Together with her brother Adam, they step into the Whirligig: an unending carousel of states that govern the world.

Katy Akers dreams of college and a shiny future were ripped away when her brother was stabbed to death. Drowning in despair since her family was destroyed and her life turned upside down, she takes the only job she can - she becomes a stripper. Amidst the turmoil, a beacon of light shines through her dark world - Owen Hughes. But when Katy finds out about Owen's past, the light she desires flickers right before her eyes.

Zara Rose was the luckiest girl in the world! Landing the job working for Valcoast United Football Club was a dream come true. Jake Maddox had it all: star striker for Valcoast United, any girl he wanted, plenty of money, and natural good looks. He was not happy....The entire city is counting on their team to stay in the premier league, and the stakes were high...high enough to kill. As the last game of the season kicked off, win or lose, someone wouldn’t survive the game!

This short story opens the door to romance, sex, and true love and describes how older women can enjoy deep and satisfying sexual ecstasy no matter their age, sexual preferences, or fetishes. It features a loving, mature, married couple who moved to the country when their children 'flew the nest' and developed a wonderful ritual of erotic spanking, caning, and satisfying sex that completely reignited the sexual and intimate part of their marriage. They call it the "SOS" or "Sex on Saturday" ritual.

There’s no fight like the one inside. Christine discovers this the hard way right after her passing out parade, when her estranged mother Isabelle gives her a mysterious letter. Despite her burning need to know the truth about her past, Christine refuses to read it. Instead, she immerses herself in her combat medic training and forms a strong bond with Andi, a quick-witted female medic with way more life experiences than Christine herself.

Haunted by nightmares, doubts, and hints of depression and PTSD that she keeps denying, Christine decides to embark on the riskiest journey of her life so far: the one that ends with meeting her birth father. Despite her mother’s pleas to reconsider, she jumps on a plane to America, gets a room at a cheap motel and tries to work up the courage to approach the man who created her. The man who still has no idea she exists.