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Exploring the diverse landscape of American life, the stories in Blues and Trouble: Twelve Stories capture the lives of people caught between circumstance and their own natures or on the run from fate. Tom Piazza’s debut short story collection, originally published in 1996, heralded the arrival of a startlingly original and vital presence in American fiction and letters. Set in Memphis, New Orleans, Florida, Texas, New York City, and elsewhere, the stories echo voices from Ernest Hemingway to Robert Johnson in their sharp eye for detail and their emotional impact.

The German stranglehold on the town of Bastogne has been released, only for the living dead to rise up and take their place. A ragtag group of men fight their way out of the chaos and make a frantic escape from the rubble and ruin. One of them, British soldier Lieutenant Robert Wilkins, uncovers crucial information about the source of the zombie scourge.

Direction of Our Times, Volume Seven.

Jesus is calling all of us to be his apostles. He dedicates this volume to his servants; those who seek to spread his message of love and salvation. Just as the original apostles were sent out to build his church, we are being sent out as his apostles to reclaim his church. We are being commissioned to bring Christ to souls, so that he can pull them from the darkness and back into the safety of the family of God.

Devon Sanders, a private investigator known for his efficiency and discretion, is planning on being alone for the holiday season. His plans change when a case takes him to a small town in the mountains, where he learns that it's not such a small world after all.

These messages were recorded by Anne, a lay apostle, in August and September 2004. They contain messages from Jesus and Mary, Our Blessed Mother. Jesus and Mary tell us all about angels. They teach us how much angels surround us and protect us. They teach us about our individual angel guardians, and they show us how to make use of this constant and powerful heavenly companionship. The advice given to us in this volume can truly change the way we live each day with a new awareness of the beautiful heavenly beings that surround us and help us with everything.

Devon Sanders, a private investigator known for his efficiency and discretion, is determined to unearth the secrets of the paranormal university, Quintessence. As the truth of his own past is revealed, he learns that some secrets are better left in the dark.

Devon Sanders, a private investigator known for his efficiency and discretion, has proven himself to be a formidable wizard in the paranormal world. This time, however, his reputation could be his downfall. Devon takes a job at a paranormal children’s school, thinking it will be easy. With danger, treason, and enemies at every turn, he soon learns that the stakes are higher than ever. His priorities will be tested when dark magic appears to be the only chance for survival. Magic is elemental.

Victory of any kind is a victory. Nick and Neako are back onboard with their team and ready to crack heads. After shooting their way through the armada of alien ships, they find themselves in a large, bleak galaxy filled with a variety of life.

On Earth, Peter is a financial wizard, the accountant that could make your monetary missteps disappear in a sea of numbers, but he's trapped in a thankless job...until the day he's shot dead in his apartment...only to wake up in a body that isn't his and a world he doesn't know. Part of the hated Gold clan, Peter is now a servant in a land of cultivating martial artists, strange fantastical races, and warring clans. And while he might start at the bottom, the Gold clan gains their power through the accumulation of wealth...and making money is what Peter does best.

What happens when you realize that you’re at the mercy of powers greater than yourself? What happens when these powers flex their muscles and, overnight, turn the entire world on its head? What happens when, in a twist of fate, these same powers offer you a lifeline; an invitation into their exclusive club? Do you accept? Join Alex Watson as he enters the darkness of an unseen world, where the "dominant few" do as they please to the "inferior many" that live beneath them. For the insiders, there is unimaginable freedom, wealth, and power.

Devon Sanders, a private investigator known for his efficiency and discretion, is determined to become a master wizard. He returns to the paranormal university ready to learn magic and uncover the history of the castle. Unfortunately, life at Quintessence is never that easy.

Peace has been decades in the making, but chaos is just the press of a button away?Jack Emery is happier than he has been in a long time. Nobody has shot at him or tried to blow him up for years, and he's learned to love the job he thought he'd hate: Special Advisor to the President of the United States? But nothing can prepare Jack for the work to come. As America continues to heal from self-inflicted wounds, an ambitious President McGhinnist draws closer to achieving the impossible: peace between Israelis and Palestinians? As the countdown to peace reaches zero, a desperate group of hardline Israelis invoke the Samson Option, a secret protocol that will eradicate the peace agreement and pave the way for the destruction of America and the Middle East? Jack has learned the hard way that when a crisis knocks, you don't always get the chance to ignore it.

A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature.

Gertrude Stein, in conversation with Ernest Hemmingway, once made the comment: “You are all a lost generation.” She was referring to the young adults who struggled to find their purpose in the wake of World War I, yet showed incredible resilience against all odds.

It is the year 2051, and the International Space Institute has just sent two rival astrobiologists to search for extraterrestrial life on Europa, the mysterious ice moon of Jupiter. What they encounter could not only revolutionize science, it might make one of them the most famous person on Earth. Or does the Universe have other plans?

Walt and Oz need to level up to survive and every moment is going to hurt. Walter LePointe and Oswald Blackwell just woke up inside of the online role playing game Realms of Th'loria. With no memory of how they arrived, Walt and Oz soon learn the hard way that living in an epic fantasy world isn't all it's cracked up to be. As level one characters with no skills or experience, nothing can prepare them for their new lives as they prepare to enter the realm.

Everyone thinks moving to a small town is going to be a vacation when Dylan decides to return to Earth to be a doctor. He believes the hardest part will be keeping his family's magic a secret. When one of the Guardians tells him about a weapon that is powerful enough to destroy a god, Dylan has to decide if his instincts can be trusted. His decision becomes more complicated when he realizes that something strange is happening at the hospital.

Phineas Cavanaugh likes to play with dead things. As a centuries-old necromancer he is Seattle's foremost investigator on the recently deceased, and he hasn't met a corpse he didn't like. Hired to track down a serial killer, Phineas and beautiful Detective Andrews face off against an enraged beast that should not exist. Things go from bad to worse when is summoned to probe the murder of his teacher and oldest friend. Phineas learns the hard way that the two cases are related when a demonic force attempts to devour him.

The timelessness of Bridge to Terabithia meets the wonder of Big Fish in this bittersweet, magical story, perfect for fans of Barbara O’Connor, Lisa Graff, and Dan Gemeinhart. When Sam’s dad dies in a car accident, Sam is shuttled off to the dusty town of Holler, Oklahoma, to live with a...