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Christina is unfortunately used to dealing with monumental challenges. First, her father abandoned her at birth and then her mother died entirely too soon, leaving her with just a few months of rent money. Now the woman who took her in and provided her with a job has also passed away. As Christina hopelessly watches her world seemingly crumble and contemplates why God has placed her in these circumstances, she has no idea that something magical is about to happen that will change her life forever.

For two years, the terrible and bloody Civil War raged in the United States of America, tearing at the very fabric of its glorious founding. In the midst of utter turmoil, a young boy, Anderson Roach, longed to join his brother as part of the famed Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry. With his brother gone fighting for nearly two years, Anderson was now ready to leave the farm and prove himself by joining the ranks of men on the battlefield.

As a veil of darkness descends upon the land of Midgard, the forces of hell emerge to extinguish all life. But the warriors of Bjorgvin stand ready for a fight to the death. Audan and Jareth are ready to defend their home and people once more, but the pestilence that infects the Norse world has become stronger than ever.

The Easton family has just moved into their new fixer-upper, a beautiful old house that they bought at a steal, and Alice, the youngest of the family, is excited to explore the strange, new place. Her excitement turns to growing dread as she discovers a picture hidden under the old wallpaper, a child’s drawing of a family just like hers. Soon after, members of the family begin to disappear, each victim marked on the child’s drawing with a dark black X. It’s up to her to unlock the grim mystery of the house before she becomes the next victim.

Situational awareness is a core discipline within the security officer's skill set. Each and every day you will be exposed to potentially hazardous situations, and your level of awareness will greatly impact your success and safety on the job. Are you listening to your surroundings while you are writing that report? Have you read the warning placards posted on a door before you enter a room? Do you know what to pay attention to when confronting a trespasser? Find out in the second installment of the 21st Century Security Officer, Situational Awareness.

“Killing is easy. It’s the forgetting that’s hard.” The year is 1923 and Prohibition is the law of the land. Levi Bowman and his four sons struggle to survive and thrive in the remote woods and mountains outpost of Sultan, Washington. It is a time and place governed by the gun and the fist where family comes first, rules are meant to be broken, and enemies put down.

What is this fine black powder that leaks from Hugo’s eyes? Does it have anything to do with his stolen night with Kelsey? Did he somehow give it to her? Is he responsible for this entire outbreak? He was the only one outside in the middle of the night when he first saw the darkness cover the sky like clouds. Now, it's hit the whole town like a plague.

In 1789, Mo’destee Vert was a Senegambia teenager in love and happier than ever as she prepard to become an adult. Everything changed when white strangers speaking a foreign language attacked her village. After a grueling voyage across the ocean, she found herself labeled Modesty Greene, slave. She became the property of Robert Banks, a plantation owner in Dorchester County, Maryland. At night, she dreamed of her home in Africa. She longed to see her brother and parents, but mostly, she missed the man that never became her husband.

There’s something in Jack’s past she doesn’t want to face, an evil presence that forever changed the trajectory of her family. It all began when the Toy Thief appeared, a being drawn by goodness and innocence, eager to feed on everything Jack holds dear. What began as a mystery spirals out of control when her brother, Andy, is taken away in the night, and Jack must venture into the dark place where the toys go to get him back. But even if she finds him, will he ever be the same?

Dacia thinks she's escaping a miserable life with her emotionally abusive husband only to get caught up in a world filled with meth and sex. The drugs coursing through her veins keep her closely tied to the men and women who will certainly be her demise. Being convinced she is in control of her drug addiction leads her into making a series of wrong choices that put her on a path she never expected.

Join Danny and his friends as they have many misadventures in a southwestern Pennsylvania steel town during the late 1950s and early 60s. The story has many memorable and odd characters. It was a much simpler time; there were no cell phones, computers, or video games. People still gathered around the radio to listen to Superman and Fiber Magee and Molly. If they were lucky enough to have a TV, it was black and white and all kitchen appliances were white.

In the town of Pleasant, one young man will challenge faith itself for the woman he loves. Gaius Stewart is handsome, smart, and charismatic. Elizabeth Anderson is beautiful, selfless, and caring. There's only one problem: he's a self-proclaimed Pagan, and she's a devoted member of The Church of Latter Day Saints. When Gaius' beloved mother passes away and leaves him with a surprising confession revealing his unknown father's past, he drives off to the town of Pleasant, Utah.

The Twisting Door is a historical fantasy of an odd youth named Leven in medieval France who is tasked to remove outcasts from his walled city and leave them to die in the woods. But when he learns that not all of them die, and that a hidden village of elves and witches lives nearby raising them, his life turns upside down. Soon Leven sees the city, the outcasts, his family, and God and the Devil and magic and myth in a whole new light.

"Listen, Fatman," the Chief said. "We've received a wail from a whale." "What's that, Chief?" Fergus asked. "We may have a bad connection."

Thief of Babes is a classic fantasy of a farmwife sworn to rescue her husband from the elves under the hill. Clarisse was left by Yves on their farm in New York's Hudson Valley during the Indian Wars. When he finally returns, he is a broken man, easily captured by the trickster elves. His wife makes a bargain with their queen to steal a human infant and replace them with a changeling for a night with her husband.

Taking the company into the 21st century was not going to be easy for Mr. Blue, Jr. His Chief of Staff, B.B. Queen, seemed to be getting with the program, while other sales executives were lagging behind. Faced with constant threats from those challenging his authority and the voice of Mr. Blue, Sr. echoing in his head, he and others find themselves involved in a series of games with plots and twists that keep them all on their toes, everyone vying for the prize. Who will advance? And who will be sent packing?

When Judge Calvin Jeffries is found murdered in a courthouse parking lot, the crime shocks the community, but justice is swift. Soon a second judge is stabbed to death. Attorney Joseph Antonelli agrees to defend the accused. What he discovers challenges everything he knows about crime and punishment...and himself.

Soon, he discovers that there is more to the myths and legends of his Viking ancestors than he believed. Crusading with his brothers in arms, Audan faces rival clans, terrifying monsters, and an onslaught of the undead. The once-revered gods are scheming and meddling in the lives of mortals, whose lust and thirst for power leave the Viking world in turmoil. How far is Audan willing to go to save his land and his people?

As the enemies of Midgard descend upon the brave Viking warriors of Bjorgvin, Audan must face demonic adversaries and seek out new allies. But when his brother Jareth is taken against his will into the depths of hell, Audan must travel to new lands and explore the vast depths of the Norse Realms to save his comrade in arms. Can Audan rescue his brother and survive the coming clash of man and gods, or will Midgard descend into the eternal abyss?