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Short stories with bittersweet themes that suggest horror, despair, and uncomfortable emotions. Featuring: Essel Pratt, Catt Dahman, Mark Woods, Brian Woods, Tabitha Baumander, D. A. Roberts, Amanda Lyons, TL Decay, Sharon Higa (editor’s choice award), Dona Fox, Michael Kanuckel, Nick Hatfield, Sam Reese, Shaun Meeks, Edward P. Cardillo, Richard Ramsey, Roy C. Booth, Axel Kohagen, Christina Engela, Justin Hunter, and Kerry Lipp.

In the shadows of ancient Benin, a demonic presence stalks an innocent girl on the cusp of womanhood. Seduced by this sinister stranger's fatal charm, the girl's soul descends into eternal damnation as she becomes one of the undead - a vampire slave to the merciless Promise Keeper. For centuries across continents, the Promise Keeper haunts his victim's every move, invading her mind with violent commands in an unholy pact sealed in blood. Just as she dares hope his reach cannot extend to the glamour of New York City, an ill-fated romance once again shackles the reluctant asiman to her master.

"Crescendo is a riveting, yet horrifying tale of one man's descent into insanity, and author Wood straps the reader into his or her seat and refuses to let go until the very last gasp, shiver and groan is delivered in vividly rendered detail." (Denise M. Clark, author of Cross the Line and A Man’s War)

Towards the end of the Korean War, 28 American soldiers were inserted into the conflict on a hill, with a company of ROK troops, that is now inside the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula. They were on a secret mission to test 'battlefield radar' for the first time, which eventually gave GIs the ability to spot the enemy and direct fire on the battlefield, providing a significant advantage during the war. Shortly after arriving, thousands of Chinese soldiers overran their position.

Aura cannot find out that I'm alive. If she does, it won't bode well for her. She wouldn't be safe like she is now, her mother wouldn't be safe. Many people would be out to get her, not just our government but lots of horrendous people, clients of her father. Previous clients. They would kill her without hesitation and I am the only living link to her.

Connor is living in Israel, enjoying the good life, when his world changes in a matter of seconds for good. Will he see Natasha again? What is the world searching for before it's too late? What is the motherland? I'm more excited about this book than any I have written so far. It's a powerful story. Motherland is a hair-raising thrill ride of suspense. The ending is shocking of course; as usual, you won't see it coming.

Today is the day I set my plan in motion. No one else around here plans on seeing reason, that what is happening is vicious and nauseating. On top of being immoral and just wrong. Everyone is on my father's payroll and simply goes along with whatever he says. I plan on changing that though. My father wants a daughter to take over his empire, all right. I'll do what he wants, but what he won't know is that I plan on changing what it is that he's is doing here. I'm going to free every woman he has locked in that warehouse and any others that come along.

Connor Murray is back! While fighting for his life in a personal crisis, Connor realizes, to his shock, that he must also fight his own government. Corrupt officials are tied to an ancient cause that is still playing itself out, in a very real way, in our lives today. And what is sugar? Sugar, at its root, is energy. Who controls energy controls the world. The black helicopters are coming....

A college student, Natalie Wright. She hasn't had it easy for years, emotionally. Her one safe haven is music. Soul-breaking, body-quaking lyrics sung in such a voice the emotions are conveyed onto you. Enter Ryan "Steele" Hurst, a chart topping lead singer in the rock band Steele's Army. The band's songs are about cheapening the meaning of love. They project the bad-boy image.

Eight different psychologists, four police officers, two doctors, and my mother are all convinced that I now belong in the category of a survivor. Although I strongly believe the definition is sorely lacking, it's more of a stereotype for people who were lucky enough to live through unfortunate events or circumstances. The word survivor doesn't seem sufficient. It's too simple, also insipid.

Rafe Savaryn is happy. He's in Venice, writing a novel on the Renaissance, enjoying being alone after a devastating divorce. He's trying to answer the question: what makes societies fail? Then a stunningly beautiful woman walks into his life and leads him on a horrifying journey back to the Dark Ages, where the answer to his question is revealed. He is shocked as he must make a choice no one should have to make.

In Currency, Wood has pulled off a first novel that captures the listener with a pause-registering adventure, while it addresses head-on the most pressing and intense global economic, military and political issues of our very challenging current times. Wood's real world experience on both Wall Street and at the center of the US Military Special Operations world, combine with his love of history and command of current global issues, to create a story that is as intense and gripping as it is timely.

This is a collection of remarkable personal accounts of a variety of American Civil War incidents, from both Union and Confederate perspectives. These vivid and absorbing reminiscences provide an inside view of many fascinating events of the time, shedding light on our shared past and illuminating the character and point of view of those who lived through an extraordinary time in our nation's history. Enjoy these excursions back through the mists of time, recounted by those who were there.

Sara Sue is bored with her suburban life, but then late one night, she witnesses something sinister in the park near her home and things get interesting. The next day, Sara Sue makes a gruesome discovery in the shadows of the playground. Compelled to investigate, she soon realizes all is not what it seems in her sleepy neighborhood. Dark secrets lie just beneath the surface. Someone close to her is hiding the truth.

Mein Verrat ist dein Schicksal – wagst du es, mir zu vertrauen? Willow Madizzas Rachepläne sind gescheitert. Der Hexenzirkel von Hollow’s Grove ist angeschlagen, seine Mitglieder dezimiert, und Willow selbst hat, ohne es zu wollen, Lucifer Morningstar und seine Dämonenfürsten aus der Hölle befreit. Sie wurde ausgenutzt, manipuliert und betrogen – von dem Mann, den sie zu lieben glaubte. War sie für ihn lediglich ein Mittel zum Zweck? Willow weiß nicht, wem sie noch vertrauen kann, doch sie ist zum Handeln gezwungen.

Meine Magie ist dein Tod – doch ist der Tod unser Ende? Willow Madizza wurde als Waffe erzogen – gegen den Hexenzirkel, vor dem ihre Mutter einst floh, um sie zu schützen. Doch um ihre Familie zu rächen, muss Willow sich direkt in das Herz des Zirkels begeben. Nur so kann sie Licht ins Dunkel um das blutige Massaker an der Hexenakademie Hollow’s Grove bringen, bei dem ihre Tante vor 50 Jahren ihr Leben verlor.

Accursed, the final book in The Realm series, puts Patrick, his son Doug, and his granddaughter Gabby together in a fight against an evil that is hungry for the souls of all the people he loves—of every soul who would descend from his line. Surrounded by seen and unseen foes, Patrick and his family must try to save the only two people left who could turn the tide: Gabby’s children.

Meine Magie ist dein Tod – doch ist der Tod unser Ende? Willow Madizza wurde als Waffe erzogen – gegen den Hexenzirkel, vor dem ihre Mutter einst floh, um sie zu schützen. Doch um ihre Familie zu rächen, muss Willow sich direkt in das Herz des Zirkels begeben. Nur so kann sie Licht ins Dunkel um das blutige Massaker an der Hexenakademie Hollow’s Grove bringen, bei dem ihre Tante vor 50 Jahren ihr Leben verlor. Nun öffnet die Universität wieder ihre Tore, und Willow sieht sich nicht nur einer untoten Urahnin, sondern auch dem unausstehlich attraktiven Schulleiter Alaric Thorne gegenüber, der sie nur zu gerne scheitern sähe.

Mein Verrat ist dein Schicksal – wagst du es, mir zu vertrauen? Willow Madizzas Rachepläne sind gescheitert. Der Hexenzirkel von Hollow’s Grove ist angeschlagen, seine Mitglieder dezimiert, und Willow selbst hat, ohne es zu wollen, Lucifer Morningstar und seine Dämonenfürsten aus der Hölle befreit. Sie wurde ausgenutzt, manipuliert und betrogen – von dem Mann, den sie zu lieben glaubte. War sie für ihn lediglich ein Mittel zum Zweck? Willow weiß nicht, wem sie noch vertrauen kann, doch sie ist zum Handeln gezwungen.

Kate’s husband Erik left her a year ago, ending their marriage without warning for a trust-fund 20-something and her luxurious global-hopping lifestyle. Now, Kate is spending one last Christmas at her family’s Smoky Mountains cabin before selling it to raise cash. But when nostalgia moves her to keep the place, things quickly turn sinister, suggesting all is not what it seems.