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A deadly vampire disease. A savage insurgence. Will a powerful creature be her savior or her downfall? Vampire Jerusa Phoenix is painfully turning to stone. Struggling to escape an undead disease, she and her friends must locate a being known as the Necromancer to set her free. But with his whereabouts unknown and an army of savages closing in, Jerusa's prospects grow weaker by the hour. Depending on Silvanus to rally the Divine Vampires while she hunts for the cure, a powerful secret could once again transform Jerusa's life.

Fourteen-year-old Dylan Reynolds is anything but happy when his parents decide to move the family to Traverse City, Michigan. Suddenly friendless and angry, Dylan decides to run away from home, and has a chance encounter with a traveling hypnotist. The hypnotist, a pompous man who calls himself Dr. Dark, is more than willing to show Dylan forgotten details about his past. But Dylan’s world is turned upside down when he recalls a memory of himself when he was a baby, seated next to another toddler who looks exactly like him.

WHEN A GOD DIES, they are reborn somewhere in the world… and deadly warriors calling themselves the Keepers begin The Hunt to find and enslave them. But when Keeper Cyrus fails to capture Damian, the God of Sacrifice, the Guild of Keepers is forced to send their best: Malek the Godslayer. A legendary warrior who is undefeated in battle — and who strikes terror in gods and kings alike — Malek continues the Hunt, determined to end it.

THERE'S NOTHING AS GOOD AS THE RICH GONE BAD 'One of the most deliciously twisted families ever put to page' Riley Sager When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she's not only North Carolina's richest woman, she's also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a...

A new crime lord has risen, claiming control of Marquithe's underbelly. Ruthless and powerful, this man demands Jerrell join his ranks. Jerrell refuses, preferring his independence, but soon realizes he cannot face the entire thieves guild on his own. With a gorgeous and conniving partner at his side, he acquires a new client willing to pay an outrageous sum if he can execute the impossible: steal a ton of silver from a mine controlled by a powerful wizard and guarded by an army of soldiers. Action, intrigue, and betrayal await in this outlandish conclusion to Jerrell's solo adventures.

A quick-witted thief aspires for fame and fortune...if he can survive the schemes of the ruling class. After foiling an assassination attempt, Jerrell conducts a masterful piece of sleuthing to identify and capture the culprit. His actions earn him an office at the vaunted Marquithe Bureau of Trading, where he can promote his services to Farrowen's aristocracy. Wealth and fame await him. His first client offers a vast sum for the retrieval of an item of power. Unfortunately, the item is already the prize of a mighty and influential wizard.

It's 2105 and Cray has a killer life - literally. He spends every night hunting zombies to keep everyone else in New York safe. Of course he's alone, had a dysfunctional childhood, and could die at any moment, but that's not so bad. Right? After all, thanks to his tireless efforts and the efforts of the other Night Sweepers, society has a fighting chance of recovering from the zombie apocalypse and being normal again. Enter Jonathan Harbin, the son of the psychopath that made the virus that created the zombie horde.

While investigating the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, a team led by Dr. Maracot is cut off from their ship and hurled to the bottom of the ocean. There, they find themselves in the remnants of the ancient civilization of Atlantis.

Surviving isn't living, even for an Expendable. Mickey7's antimatter gambit paid off. He's out of the Expendable game and doing whatever else he can to help support the threatened colony on the ice world Niflheim. But the colony now desperately needs the one thing he doesn't want to give them: the antimatter in the bomb he claimed the alien creepers have. Without it, the colony won't survive the coming years. With it, the colony leader can finally get rid of Mickey7 for good.

After the President declared the Maduro Sector off-limits, a peace craze swept the United Nations of Terra, and the government enacted the Budget Realignment Act to reap the dividends of the peace by shifting funds from the defense budget to public services. Thousands of Space Marines and Fleet personnel were summarily dismissed from the service, and their ships and weapons were mothballed.

If she's spared execution, can a vampire with second sight save the ones she loves? Jerusa Phoenix lives in fear of judgment. Unlike the harmless smirks she received back in school, a negative opinion from the Stewards of Life could get the newly-made vampire killed. With an army of savages on the rise and terrifying new creatures in pursuit, Jerusa wonders if approval for her immortality is actually the least of her worries...

Arkade won. He's reached the maximum level, he's found every magic item, and he gets to spend every day with the girl he loves. But not everyone is happy he's still playing. When his unquenchable thirst for adventure introduces a brand new threat to everything he's accomplished, he'll need the help of all his friends, old and new, to save everything he's sworn to protect.

The horrors of war drive an antique collector to a bloody situation. A retro computer gives an unsuspecting enthusiast a supernatural shock. And a group of robbers finds themselves trapped in a house with sinister collection…. The spirits who dwell in the shadowy realm between life and death have their own special hobbies to share. Some collect tears, others horde screams. A few crave flesh and blood. And one way or another, they’d love to add you to their collection tonight….

The Hades Galaxy is so far from Earth, its light hasn’t even reached our most powerful telescopes. It’s a strange place - familiar, yet different. It’s also inhabited. Or it used to be. So how did Paul Johnson get from his grandpa’s ranch in Montana to the shores of alien waters in a distant galaxy? How did he and millions of colonists become trapped there, with no hope of ever returning home? He did what men throughout history have done: he chased after a beautiful woman. And he got her. Sort of.

The Chrysallaman Empire made contact in 1947. Their mission was simple: find a suitable planet for colonization. Rich with land, minerals and water, Earth - HG-281- could boast only of a primitive race of defenders known as Humans, bugs who could be easily squashed by the might of a single Chrysallaman's mind. When a Chrysallaman ship is unexpectedly brought down in Roswell, New Mexico, the aliens return to their home planet to regroup, leaving behind a broken ship and a young alien boy.

Set against the harsh landscape of World War I-era Europe, this hauntingly beautiful tale of love and loss follows American ambulance driver Frederic Henry as he embarks on a romance with British nurse Catherine Barkley. Narrated with Hemingway's signature economy and power, the book navigates the brutal realities of war and the sacrifices one makes for those they love.

High up in the fog-shrouded mountains, a secluded resort has been infested by the ultimate evil. A powerful demonic entity has claimed a teenage girl as its lover. And its tendrils of corruption stretch through the town, infecting the icy ground with its foul taint.

Decimus Croome is a dastardly curmudgeon who hates all holidays but especially despises Halloween. He is content to live in his gloomy old house and avoid all human contact whenever possible. He even shuns his own daughter and grandson. But Croome's life changes one memorable Halloween when four ghastly spirits visit him to reveal the misery he has inflicted upon his friends, neighbors, and family members. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Legend of Decimus Croome is bound to become a Halloween classic for listeners of all ages.

With those three words, The Master, leader of the Kuiper Knights, unleashed a horrific terror attack on the United Nations of Terra that united the entire planet against them. Major Abner Fortis takes command of Second Battalion of the First Regiment of the newly reconstituted Second ISMC Division and joins the force deployed to the Free Sector to mete out punishment to the evildoers.

Dark humour, dirty deeds, marriages and murder . . . The perfect new read for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, How to Kill Your Family and The White Lotus 'An absolute scream from the first page to the last' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal 'Certainly a match for Richard Osman' Daily Mail...