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A City is Haunted by a Killer Who Believes He’s Saving Souls. The Detective Desperate to Stop Him Can't Let Go. Four years after vanishing, the Moralist returns—his twisted crusade to “cleanse” young women of their sins reignited with a twelfth victim. For Detective Walker Michaels, the case is personal: three years of failure have left scars. As he delves deeper, Michaels finds himself dangerously drawn to the latest victim and her grieving family, blurring the lines between duty and obsession. Can Michaels finally silence The Moralist before another "sinner" is "saved"?

Banished for the murder of his master, a lone Astronomer has set out to deliver a written history of his School to the ancient city of Calrathia, home of all knowledge. None have attempted to cross the frozen wastes in three centuries. And in the bitter cold, worse things than scavengers haunt the desolate trek.

Good morning Anthony! Anthony is preparing for his eventual Ph.D. defense in anthropology. In less than a week, he’ll orbiting the planet Proxima Centauri b with five spacefaring races, known only to the US Space Command. The military will task him with profiling the aliens for their own dubious motives. His every action will be scrutinized by friends and foes alike. Anthony is not ready for this.

I left Briar dead to rights in the trial. And guess what? She’s fine. She’s missing classes to hide her demon and spending the evenings with Axel. (Who saw that one coming?) The real problem for me, though? Something happened during the trial, something dark. I know it’s their fault, the prince, his mutt and the woman who ruined my life. So, I’m stuck with a form that demands blood (just lovely), and Locke Fang is hounding me to choose a source while he angles for Sylas’s territory. Not my business, right? So of course I’m caught right in the middle of it.

In the gritty fantasy world of Galhadria, a down on his luck mercenary limps into a dangerous border town. Sellsword Cas is broke and battered, but he senses opportunity. Three rival wizards vie for control of town and are paying good coin for mercenaries. Cas plays one faction against another, meaning to gather enough gold to escape - but as blood is shed and employers betrayed, he finds himself with fewer and fewer options to get out of this town alive.

Davion, the last surviving member, must consume potions to mask himself and hide amongst the very people who killed his brethren. After a decade of living this double-life, Davion has resigned himself to his new purgatory. But all will not remain calm for him or the Court. An unknown swordsman arrives, and after killing several Royal Vampires, rumor spreads that he’s searching for anyone still belonging to The Wayward order.

Colony 76 is silent. Distracted by civil war, its mother planet Kasian has been unable to reconnect. Until now. Catina, an Acolyte stuck within her Tests, spearheads a mission of mercy. Though each crew member has their own motives for being there, they must all band together to make it home.

Ryushu lives the quiet and boring life of a fisherman's son until a single day rips his world apart. Now he must make the journey to the top of the titanic Mount Gharun to learn from the hyo masters--martial artists with the powers of demigods. Can he survive the brutal climb? Does he have the strength, not just of body, but of mind and spirit? Meanwhile an exile wonders the barrenlands, holding a sword that speaks. He slowly gathers a following as he prepares to take the emperors throne for himself.

From prophecies beyond the world, something terrible stirs. The twin moons hover more closely at night than is their wont, foretelling of grand changes in the scheme of the cosmos. It is a time of dire ends and new beginnings, of blood and sacrifice. A month has passed since the Battle of Miracor. Steel and Stormbright wander the wilds in search of their imprisoned father as General Caerst follows at their heels. The few encounters with their adversary have been close-much too close, in fact. One dream, however, can make a difference.

After a comet strikes the continent of Yohme, it's left in shambles. Nations lay in rubble, magic has been corrupted, and a plague has turned most of the inhabitants into flesh-eating, undead, ghouls. Traveling this apocalyptic landscape is Evan, a bounty hunter taking missions to survive. However, his latest quest to capture a thief leads to more than he bargained for.

In the wake of the cataclysmic collapse of the grand city of Altburg, heart of the Kingdom of Lochmeria, demons roam free in the desecrated streets. They hunt those unfortunate enough to remain trapped within the city walls, as well as those fool enough to dare plunder the vast riches left behind.

While searching a deserted mountain range, an explorer locates a high-tech artifact he assumes is merely another interesting find. It’s only one piece in a greater puzzle leading towards a device of ultimate power, the Diffusor-Sphere. Suddenly, he’s thrown into a battle between an engineer who’s remade himself as a cybernetic demigod, and the one tasked with safeguarding humanity from him.

The Exile War explodes across the stars. Langston and Cleo grapple with choices that change not just their own lives, but the destiny of worlds. And a desperate counterattack flies straight into the teeth of a new weapon of mass destruction.

One-time lovers clash in an apocalyptic battle for the soul of Human Space. The cost of winning may be more than Langston Wheeler ever imagined, but he's the only man who can do it. All of Human Space is at war, and the Archons unleash their deadliest soldiers. The Archon ruler plans a mind-bending surprise for Langston. The cost of saving everything he loves may be higher than he ever imagined.

Twin brothers—polar opposites—are on a collision course and only one of them will survive. As Hurricane Katrina bears down on New Orleans, older brother Mickey—of the cover band "Mickey Finn and the Fireballs”—is drinking his way from gig to gig while younger brother Elliott has become a millionaire through the family business. But then it dawns on Mickey that he could easily assume his brother’s life if only…

In the secluded village of Grey Hollow, shrouded in mist and superstition, a mysterious figure arrives—a master craftsman known only as The Jeweler. He takes up residence in a long-abandoned forge, bringing with him an air of quiet mystery and creations of unparalleled beauty. His jewelry, imbued with subtle power, begins to heal wounds not just of the body but of the soul. Yet his presence stirs more than admiration; it draws the attention of powerful forces that see his craft as a threat.

For Sister Catina De Baciu, surviving the evils of Colony 76 was all the adventure she needed. Her homecoming to the planet Kasian should have heralded a quiet, peaceful life. But her arrival was not empty-handed. And secrets, even those nestled deep in the earth, rarely stay hidden. It wasn't long before the Transport Administration, cuffs in hand, appeared at her door...

In a world where gods walk alongside mortals, and humanity is cowed into submission by the empire of Alcaron, two brothers find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Taken from their homes and subjected to terrors that would drive any man insane, Serithas and Zolan will have to learn just what it takes to be men, in a world that appears indifferent to their very existence. Following their journey, our heroes shall find themselves pitted against a slew of unspeakable horrors. All the while they are being pursued by General Caerst, a woman whose reputation and malice knows no bounds.

We are all haunted in some way or another. From the warnings we did not heed, to the 'might have beens', to the ghosts who stalk us on the way home, it is rare we end our lives without a spirit in our periphery. Join me as we dive, yet again, into the dark and disturbing realms of the mind. It is time to speak To Those Who Haunt You.

Once, telepaths almost wiped out humankind. Centuries later, a brotherhood called the Gentle Hand lives to keep it from happening again. But war is coming, and they are not prepared. Langston Wheeler survives the first strike in an interstellar war. The young telepath comes home to warn his fellow Gentle Hands of a shadowy threat already at their door. But his message falls on deaf ears, not least because everyone remembers his infamous dalliance with a woman he should never have loved. Cleo Sable endured nearly six years of exile before the call came, summoning her back to Earth for the war.