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War ravages Kamaria as an old enemy resurfaces from the depths of the ocean. Offering no support in the coming battles, the Auk’nai isolate themselves in their tightly guarded Nest. Outgunned and outmatched, humanity once again trembles on the edge of obliteration. The Castus family is torn apart. Denton fights on the front lines, hoping to free Cade from a nightmarish foe. Meanwhile, Eliana and Nella set out on a path that will change everything they understand about the Sirens. The Song will end, but who will remain to hear its final verse?

In the aftermath of the brutal slaying of a sacred auk'nai deity, Cade and Nella Castus are taken from their home and brought deep into the wilderness. They must make their way back to civilization, traversing dangerous landscapes as they are pursued relentlessly by their captor—a winged abomination. As Denton and Eliana search for their missing children, they uncover something that will change life on Kamaria forever.

After a single encounter with the mysterious alien race identified only as Species 4876, the United Planetary Alliance was nearly decimated. Stopping their lone vessel was almost a hollow victory in the aftermath of the haunting mystery that Species 4876 presented: Where had they come from? Why did they attack us? And most of all, what if they came back? But they never did. Today, the threat of Species 4876 is a distant memory, a nearly forgotten footnote in the history books. Or is it?

When Jackson gets expelled from high school, his rich uncle sends him to Stonyhurst in England, where he'll learn to control his rage and use it for world peace or something less exciting. What Jackson doesn't know is that at night, selected members of the school go underground, where the real education begins. The true purpose of Stonyhurst is as dark and twisted as the original Grimms' Fairy Tales. Between Jackson's lucid nightmares and the demonic horrors hidden below the surface, not everything is what it seems. Teens are going missing and someone wants Jackson dead.

A successful real estate developer uncovers corruption at city hall and nearly pays for it with his life. Evan Parker is a hot shot land developer, who likes to shake things up at city hall in Atlanta, Georgia. When his company, Noble, Ernst and Associates become interested in a downtrodden community known as The Hollywood Quarters, people start dying. He, along with Samantha James, his junior associate and Pete Calloway, his best friend, try to expose the deep seated corruption that has a city teetering on the brink.

This series follows Marine Corps Sergeant William Tell Davis as he tries to protect Earth by creating a fighting force made up human expatriates, an alien supercomputer, and a Roswell alien.

The Simple World follows a series of conversations between two neighbors, world-renowned educator and mathematician Richard Feinburg and software developer Walter Carlisle. They challenge each other’s perception of reality, family, the self, and the difficulty of finding value and fulfillment in life.

Nutrition to the Soul is a collection of poems to encourage us to exercise the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our daily walk with God. From time to time, we forget that we are saved unto service, and we tend to get so comfortable that we miss out on God’s plan that we should share the good news of what he has done for us.

Trouble’s brewing again as Pete’s hunt for another vampire brings him face-to-face with a rival who hates his guts. Donna, who knows a little too much and takes a little too much pleasure in Pete’s pain, seems one step ahead, and Pete’s dying to know why. When she proposes that he go back into custody of the same gang that nearly killed him once before, he thinks she’s plum crazy. He might be right. But what if her wild plan is the only way to stop them for good? Can he trust someone who clearly wants to watch him suffer?

Jaxson Rooks thought it was just going to be another quite night at home with the wife. It is never that easy in the life of a Terran contractor, when they learn that their two daughters have been kidnapped along with his father-in-law. Now it is a race against time as they have to track down the Red Dragon company, who Jaxson has deep ties to, and find where they are holding their family. It's not like anyone would expect a Terran Scientist would bring guns, lots of guns. Not to mention his secret weapon.

The 27th century - also known as the Galactic Era - is a dark and crude epoch. In this cyberpunk and young-adult saga, Niralus Bisel, an admiral of United Earth Command, is assigned a top-secret mission to capture and send Liagon, a deadly alien, into a black hole known as Vacuity. The mission, however, turns upside down when Liagon escapes from his cell. Bisel must confront his nemesis and battle him to the death for the sake of defending humanity. When he fails, Liagon goes after his daughter for vengeance.

After destroying the supercomputer overloads that were enslaving humans and turning them into mind-controlled zombies, a worse enemy appeared. While seeking out allies in their battle of man versus machine, they caused the ancient enemy of the computer race to return to the Orion arm of the galaxy and claim Earth. After learning of the alien ability to destroy planets and teleport warriors on command, the elected leadership forsakes the legion and orders them to disband.

In a land surrounded by a frontier populated with powerful monsters, three nations stand alone. Their continued existence is owed to their relationship with seven dungeons and the mystical warriors that are bound in service to them - the Khanri. Many eager hopefuls volunteer every year to undergo the trials to join the ranks of the secretive Khanri. The handful that are chosen find that the path to becoming one of the vaunted warriors is paved with the bones of countless dead.

The night before the high noon showdown, Sheriff Pete had mortality on his mind. Then, the town’s fastest woman knocked on his door. He thought she was there to take his mind off things... Until her fangs came out. Now Pete’s gotta rectify his innate sense of justice with a growing desire to devour everyone in sight. A small cadre of vampire hunters would be just the place for him, but they have one condition...if he drinks blood, his partner will waste him on the spot. To make matters worse, she’s the meanest, purdiest woman he’s ever laid eyes on.

Jack London’s Call of the Wild is an iconic title for multiple reasons. On the one hand, its descriptions of the beauty and savagery of life in the frozen north possess a nearly unmatched ability to transport listeners into a world they have never previously known. But on the other hand, beneath those incredible descriptions, is an unflinching look into what defines civilization, in both man and beast - and into how incredibly easily that civilization can vanish.

Amy Wheeler has her life mapped out. She’ll marry her fiancé, move east, and start her new life in Maine. The secret contained in the belly of a fish will halt those well-thought-out plans and change the course of her life. Eugene Collart-Acus is an obedient son and sole heir to a growing dynasty. The problem is, the things his father wants for him, are at odds with what he wants. If Eugene wants to live a life governed by his own rules and go against his controlling father’s wishes, he must strike out and find his own way in life. Fate throws these two together.

What if it were possible to live two very different lives in two separate worlds? What if the dreams we awaken from are the fading memories of that second life? Only one person in a generation may cross the worlds. These chosen few are the Gifted, called from Earth into Lael to shape the epochs of history - and Chris Redston is one of them. But before he figures that out, he accidentally endangers both worlds by resurrecting a vengeful prince intent on claiming the powers of the Gifted for himself.

Sergeant Davis had been in the US Marines for seven years when he stumbled into a knife fight outside the local bar. He ended up killing the wrong alien. Now, as a human who interfered with a galactic plot and killed a Confederation enforcer, his actions sentenced Earth to die. His only choice: desert the Corps and take the punishment on himself. It seems like the Roswell aliens have been helping us all along. While the conspiracy theorists were right, there are alien lizards wearing people suits.

The fight for justice never ends - and as four-armed navino lawyer Claymore is about to learn, no one can be trusted to do what’s right. So, he decides to take on the organized criminals infiltrating his beloved government, even if he must do it alone. After the abduction of his niece, Shaylor, Claymore begins investigating a shady organization known only as Prong Three. Following the trail of corruption and kidnapping, he discovers that his target is just one small arm of a major operation called Trident.

Be moved by the power of spirit working through the animals we encounter daily. Your adorable pet is not simply a companion; he's more than a family member. He's love and care and inspiration wrapped up in a ball of fur, but definitely not to be called a "fur ball". This book tells the story of two women whose love for their pets took them on a journey that began with giving healing to their own precious fur babies.