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"Doc" Hayes had experienced enough tragedy for several lifetimes, but he thought he had finally found his sanctuary amidst the rugged beauty of the Guadalupe mountain range. Together with his friend and business partner, Conor Byrne, a West Point graduate with a taste for adventure, Doc was the center of what he hoped would be a burgeoning frontier settlement. With the arrival of Kathleen Ryan, a young woman cloaked in secrets, unexpected trouble soon follows. And trouble often seems to have a way of begetting even more trouble.

Professor Filíp Nekola’s wife dies unexpectedly in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and his troubled teenage foster daughter, Miomir, comes under suspicion. Filíp must protect his two other wards, younger siblings brought to him six years earlier when an assassin, Karanosz Tasev, killed the children’s parents. A detective appears, telling Filíp he has learned of Tasev’s hunt for Miomir.

We were supposed to be building a world which would subjugate all other worlds to the glory of Der Führer himself. But it was brought down by my own hands. The hands of a genius. Believe me when I tell you that I was sure I was doing it all for the right reasons.

I am going to restore my reign over both worlds. First, with a pen. Next, with a knife. Remind them who sits on the throne of this concrete jungle. Repair the structure that was shattered when my Mia Bella was stolen from me. Revenge will be had. Restitution received. And for me to reestablish order, I will do whatever is necessary. For there is no cost that is too great. For there is no sacrifice that is too sizeable. I am a different man because of the only woman I'll ever love. And that man is more dangerous than anyone could've ever predicted.

All I want for my birthday is to find my magic and maybe get my first kiss. But that’s pretty hard to do when rumors fly around that my girly bits are cursed. I've lived among witches ever since my mother dropped me off. That was the last I ever saw of her. For most of my life, my aunt cared for me, raised me, and hid me from the world. My world. Until she can’t anymore. My mates have found me. All three of them. If these wolf shifters claim that I am theirs, that can only mean one thing—I’m not a witch, I’m a wolf shifter, too.

One fresh start. Two broken souls and a last chance to find salvation. They say that time heals all wounds, but they haven’t been handed a folded flag. Almost six years later, Chloe Triplett is ready to try and move on. New job, new town, but saying you’re ready and actually doing it are two very different things. Besides, what kind of crazy person would want to take on a single mom with a dog? They say that pain is temporary, but they haven’t buried someone they love.

In "The Island of Dr. Moreau", a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life. While this riveting tale was intended to be a commentary on evolution, divine creation, and the tension between human nature and culture, modern readers familiar with genetic engineering will marvel at Wells prediction of the ethical issues raised by producing “smarter” human beings or bringing back extinct species.

Something is watching Martin Alther and his family. When Alther comes back home for an announcement from his uncle, he is told that something is in the mansion with them. While he and his family bicker and try to leave his uncle’s mansion, the thing sits back and watches, waiting for its chance to sate its thirst for misery.

In the heart of Kentucky, EF4 Supercell unfolds a gripping tale of resilience and survival. Inspired by the catastrophic fury of the 2021 quad-state tornado that devastated Mayfield, Kentucky, this novella delves deep into the lives of those who faced the tempest's wrath. Amid the ruins, a group of survivors emerges, bound together by the unyielding will to forge ahead against all odds.