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Ho, ho, frickin' ho… When Santa's elves turn into Tony Mandolin's worst nightmare. San Francisco's favorite supernatural PI is knee-deep in eggnog and regret when the North Pole comes calling—with fists flying. Why is Kris Kringle siccing his pointy-eared minions on Tony? And why are the Bay Area's mob bosses begging Captain Monahan to sic Tony on a holiday-hating interloper who's dismantling their empires faster than you can say "naughty list"? In a city where vampires haunt the holidays and trolls trim the tree with barbed wire, Tony uncovers a conspiracy colder than a winter gale: ...

When did the weird become my normal life? That's Tony Mandolin's feeling when he has to deal with the original Count Dracula…and a massive hangover…at the same time. What does a rumpled private investigator do when the original vampire—the one with the cape, the accent, and a grudge older than California—shows up at his door, demanding help to reunite with his estranged, "teetotalling" vampire family? Tony Mandolin, San Francisco's go-to PI for the supernatural set, figures it's just another day in Fog City: dodge the fangs, nurse the headache, and keep his cross-dressing enforcer ...

Does a clone have a soul? Or just a killer instinct? In the fog-shrouded streets of San Francisco, where the supernatural lurks behind every alleyway and the line between myth and murder blurs, Tony Mandolin has faced vampires, witches, and worse. But when his business partner and housemate, Frankie, sees a copy of himself, and the police come crashing in to arrest the said housemate—Tony's world gets a whole lot weirder. The twist? Frankie has proof he was miles away at the exact moment of the crime. Same face, same voice, same DNA. But in a city where fairies plot in the shadows of ...

Most people do not realize how spiritually unhealthy they are and how that affects every area of their lives. The healthy Christian life is attainable if you pursue the truth of the Scripture and apply it to your life. As a Christian, the grace and life of God is already inside you. Learn to practice those truths that will keep you strong in him. My desire is that you not only have a healthy Christian life and receive all the benefits that come from that, but also to be such an example that you inspire your family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances to want to know him more.

Six garden gnomes just walked onto Tony Mandolin’s front porch and paid him in golf-ball-sized rubies. That alone should have been the first warning. The second warning should have been when the little red-hatted fellows admitted they’d “lost” their pet… a creature so cute it purrs, so cuddly it begs for belly rubs, and so illegal in every known dimension that even Odin personally banned it centuries ago. Meet the brugiti: part kitten, part nightmare, all appetite.When it gets hungry, it shapeshifts into anything—your neighbor’s labradoodle, the barista with the great smile, ...

A cursed luck coin flips San Francisco's supernatural underworld from rigged games to rigged graves—and Tony Mandolin's the only one sober enough to chase it. When a frustrated scientist turns up at Tony's office seeking his lost experiment, an artifact that bends probability like a cheap horseshoe, turning long shots into sure things and sure things into body bags, Tony wonders where he went wrong. When a corpse in the city morgue sits up and begins talking to the ME, Tony figures he needs some help finding this lucky coin. Now every cartel from the Triads to the Russian syndicates is ...

Mama Is Still Here! is a true story of an educated and accomplished African American woman who was raised in the state of Mississippi between the 1940s and 1960s. Daisy: a wife, mother, and everyone's favorite sister, aunt, and friend is admired for her swagger and confidence. But she finds her life spiraling out of control because of impaired memory lapses due to Alzheimer's disease. The devastating diagnosis crushed Daisy and her husband's world, and the world of their adult children.

Over the past several years, Tony Mandolin has had dealings with the Devil, old slew-foot himself. During those times, the guy from way down below has wound up on the losing end, but in their last encounter, the Devil lost one of his lieutenants, permanently—and now he is pissed. Tony had been dropped into the fairy tale world by someone Lucifer would prefer you not mention, and while there, San Francisco’s only PI of the weird managed to thoroughly mess up a scheme that had been millennia in the making. So now, even if it gets him a shortcut to the pit of fire, the Devil wants his ...

In a world where prophecy is real and magic comes with a price, two orphaned twins are about to discover they were never ordinary. Adam and Charity have spent their lives at the bottom of the barrel in a sleepy village—poor, parentless, and constant targets for the mayor’s spoiled son. But when an ancient wizard reveals they are the Promised Ones, heirs to the legendary Philosopher King Labad, everything changes. Armed with a sword and bow forged of pure spirit-power, the twins are thrust into a brewing storm: a dark sorcerer named Gilgafed hungers to tear the empire apart, fanatical ...

The prophecy is no longer a whisper. It is the thunder of thirty-three thousand boots marching on Grisham. While the Southern Empire sharpens its blades and Gilgafed pulls ancient horrors from the shadows, the Promised Twins fight on separate fronts, each believing the other might already be lost.Adam—now a captain forged in blood and fire—stands on Grisham’s walls, his shaping magic growing wilder and more dangerous with every spell. One mistake could save the city… or shatter it forever. Beneath those same walls, forgotten tunnels hide secrets older than the Empire—and monsters ...

Discover art that is beautiful and bloodthirsty. A bedroom fan that sings with wicked messages. A cursed trailer that twists and flips a stereotype into something darkly humorous. Ghosts that ride a time-travelling Ferris wheel. Cursed Ink that seduces and betrays. These are just a few of the delights awaiting you...This is Book 1 in the Horror Lite Anthologies 3-book series. Enjoy the full set!

The ideological left is transforming America into something our founders never intended. Our national motto, E pluribus unum, "out of many, one," has been replaced with Ex uno, multi, "out of one, many." In divided America, it means identity consciousness reigns as we become polarized by calls for diversity, equity, and inclusion; that radical view is echoed by the intimidated business world, most media, the corrupted education establishment, and especially the deep-state big government.

A podcast that is open to exploring the way people feel about either being shut out of society, ushered into places that they don't want to be, or labeled what they are not. Robert's commentary is on what the hot topics of inclusion and exclusion are in the world today.

Fifteen-year-old Will Braddock works as a hunter for his uncle's survey team as the transcontinental railroad extends across Wyoming in 1868. Paddy O'Hannigan is determined to get even with those who caused the death of his father—which means Will, his uncle, and former slave Homer Garcon. And Paddy has other nefarious designs: he intends to blow up presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant's train on the general's campaign trip into Wyoming.

Most people are interested in Heaven. Recent movies, books, and accounts of personal visits there have made us curious about what is real and what is not. The purpose of this book is to take a fresh look at Heaven and maybe even challenge some of the beliefs and ideas we have held about the afterlife. Our understanding of Heaven might have been shaped by culture, movies, songs, or someone's vivid imagination. While those stories may make some good "around the campfire" conversations, they may all be untrue.

"How do you form a more perfect union?" Unlock the continuing mind-bending possibilities of ethical and moral dilemmas with "After Dinner Conversation - Season Six," the next (and final) installment (look for the After Dinner Conversation - Best of" series) of the must-read collection of the best short stories from the critically acclaimed After Dinner Conversation magazine series. Spanning all genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction and everything in between, each story is guaranteed to captivate you and leave you questioning your own beliefs. Perfect for philosophy students and...

The Great Tome series continues with The Great Tome of Darkest Horrors and Unspeakable Evils. This volume features 11 tales revolving around monsters, evil aliens, and otherworldly entities.

This is an essay about what true love is and what it takes to maintain it.

The Book of Acts is a great story of the early church Jesus started and left in the tiny nation of Israel. He left his unlikely group of disciples with the enormous task of spreading what they knew about Jesus and their experience with him to the entire world. They were successful and not only reached their world, but generations into the future. Approximately 2,000 years after he returned to Heaven, the church exists in places like South America, Asia, and the remotest islands of the Earth.

Helping married entrepreneurs reach their business goals while living a better-balanced life with their spouse and family The biggest challenge for married entrepreneurs isn't simply succeeding in business, it's succeeding in all areas of life. This show will take you behind closed doors to share with you the real stories, conversations, and hard moments that happen in every married couple's life, especially when it's amplified by the stress of building a business. Join your hosts Robert and Kay Lee Fukui each week as they take you into the boardroom and bedroom where you will hear encouraging...