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Missing children. A prophet who speaks for the dead. And a powerful cabal who will do anything to keep their secrets buried. When a mysterious stranger with a forgotten past wanders into an unmapped Georgia town, he’s suspected of being responsible for recent kidnappings. But while his ability to see a person’s final memories before death by touching their bones will help to clear his name and bring closure to the victims’ families, it also puts him square in the crosshairs of those who want to keep their crimes quiet.

Through his own incredible story of using his past for good by helping others, he shares how any listener who has suffered great trauma can move on and not let the past define him or her. You have the potential to overcome negativity and redefine your own story.

After an accident leaves a loving father in a coma, on the verge of life and death, he travels to another place. On the outside, he was in a hospital bed; but, on the inside he was in place he calls, “The Place Between Here and There.” It was a place where time did not exist; where people were spirits; and where he learned the wisdom of the universe. This book details his journey to this wondrous place, then back to Earth, where he must rehabilitate from grave injuries, only to then experience the worst tragedy a parent can imagine.

Enchilada Entrepreneur offers an inspiring view into the founding and growth of one of Texas’s beloved dining icons and serves as a useful reference for entrepreneurs striving to establish practical habits while making a meaningful impact on the world.

The six remaining refugees from Vault B-35 risk everything as they leave the controlled environment of the air lock and venture out into the real apocalypse, gas masks the only thing standing between them and the toxic air. Determined to find his parents and the rest of the thousands of people cryogenically frozen in the vault, Matt Voorhees leads Catherine, Justin, Stacy, Cody, and Darin across dangerous terrain, where comets and earth collide, unpredictable lightning storms light up the world, and balls of hail-fire slam into everything in their path.

What if your next meal, drink of water, or lumber for your house was dependent on the success of someone else’s gaming skills? For Bastian, Callum, and Odette and everyone else in the concrete city of 55178, it is.

Air locks. Gas masks. Skyscraper-sized pipes. Secret trams. Broken elevators. Natural disasters aren’t the only thing that Matt, Cody, Catherine, Stacy, and Darin must overcome. What lurks beneath Camp New Beginnings is the real threat. While the mystery behind the natural disasters and Camp New Beginnings is slowly unraveling, the journey to find the cryovault burns hotter than ever for Matt and his group. But with camp fully destroyed, is "the Sev" their only place for refuge? Or will all their clues lead them to another dead end?

Burdened with untested allies, the Knights of Texas race against time to unearth the hiding place of the Shofar! Can the group solve the 200-year-old puzzle, or is the End of Days destined to start deep in the heart of Texas? The Fightin' Side by Rob Bartley is the final book in the Sons of Texas series.

As a young police explorer, Jeremy Riker was injured while on a ride-along. Despite coming back strong, the cops won't take him on as one of their own, his hopes and dreams to serve and protect shattered as a result. There is someone who does want him though. And bad. A methodical serial killer who roots himself deep into Riker's life and won't let go until one of them is dead.

Jakob Mercer owns The Oddities Emporium, a shop filled with the strange and macabre. He knows that his artifacts aren't all harmless. When a stranger gives him an athame that contains the soul of a powerful local witch, he realizes that it will take his entire arsenal of not-so-harmless curiosities to keep his enemies from destroying him and the city to get it. Jakob is aided by Tempest Balfour, a sassy witch whose brother is the head of the local warlocks, and Gordon Pruitt, a haphazard warlock with a penchant for destruction. 

After a lonely young man suffers a massive defeat, he believes all is lost. After a chance meeting with a fiery fortune teller and a plead for help, Dargo has a mission. But can he re-invent himself as a hero? Light-hearted, but poignant, Dargo is a humorous fairy tale for adults. You can also listen to it with your children who care about Earth. 

How do you defend the helpless when an ageless evil is fighting to control you? A hero's work is never done. The smoke of battle has barely cleared before Mason Richardson and the Knights of Texas are called on again. Between a murderous terror on the loose in the streets of Dallas and an ageless enemy bent on their destruction, Mason's margin for error is shrinking. In a deadly world where lives and souls are gambled, Mason and the Knights are confronted with secrets and agendas that could at best threaten Mason's life and at worst threaten the world.

Fate brought them together at a time of great tragedy for Cindy, as their world was collapsing around them. Clyde's family was scattered in various locations and needed to make their way back home. Cindy, Clyde, and his family struggle to survive in the face of adversity and violence. They show that rural America is alive and working together as has always been the case.

Evil forces have amassed and are making their moves against the Knights of Texas. Mason Richardson, the newest protector, appointed by the Spirit of Texas, is once again pulled into a maze of intrigue and deceptions, as his enemy's motivations to use or destroy the new Knight clash. Still learning his powers, partners, and the path he must tread, Mason will be plunged into harm's way to save an innocent girl.

Jake invited five fellow cops and their families to join him and his family to set up a safe and secure retirement community in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. The families worked together to become self sufficient and off the grid, as they believed at some point in the not too distant future, something would happen to cause a major collapse and survival situation. IT DID. This is their story of the perils of survival

They’ve done it! America is under attack! A full-scale invasion is underway in the United States. Every major city has fallen under the surprise assault. Now the invaders look to spread their attack and conquer before a response can be coordinated to stop them. With the full force of an army barreling towards them; lifelong residents of a small Texas town must decide for themselves what it means to be a patriot.

Mason Richardson is a 40-year-old oil and gas engineer whose life gets overturned when he meets a billionaire with an unexpected secret in Vegas. After receiving a gift from the older oilman, Mason is thrust into a world where Texas folklore and the idiosyncrasies of the Lone Star State’s history unfold to reveal secret orders, mystical powers, and an unexpected destiny he never chose. As he discovers his purpose, he navigates lawyers, the FBI, and the Ghost of a Headless Horseman killed by the Texas Rangers.

Did you know that you can buy a Russian nuclear submarine or a decommissioned WWII tank in the back of a comic book? Neither do Nate and Corey until they find vintage, obscure comic books in Nate’s late grandmother’s attic. Little do they know that the cheap cardboard subs and water pistol plasma guns that they purchase for a few nickels will come to life.