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“No plan survives contact with the enemy.” An age-old idiom that Clay Sanders knows very well. In this case however, it's surviving contact with the people who are supposed to be on his side. Plus, the "Citizen's Committee" is still out there somewhere, there's a nutty "Reverend" working the airwaves into a frenzy, there are disgruntled members of the community sowing discord and strife, apparent rogue nomadic elements of some kind, cannibals still active in their area, and more....

Assuming command of the entire Soulan military in place of his deposed brother, Therron, Parno must turn Soulan's fortunes around before his home is completely overrun and his people destroyed or enslaved. His ailing father has placed a great burden on his youngest son, because he simply doesn't have anyone else that can do the things that Parno can get done.

Its Thanksgiving on the Sanders Farm. Clayton Sanders and his collection of friends, family, and even a few strangers have managed to keep themselves moderately safe in a vicious new world, brought about by the most massive Coronal Mass Ejection ever seen or recorded. Anything electrical and not protected from the surge of power has been completely fried. Most cars won’t start, the electrical grid has crashed, people with pacemakers in their chests have dropped dead in their tracks, the list goes on and on of things and lives destroyed by an electrical storm.

His father has been murdered by his insane sister and his brother has only narrowly escaped death at her hand. Now as Parno struggles to adapt to his new position as Marshal of the Army after so many years of being ignored, he must prevent his sister with her elite company of Soulan Calvary from installing her evil twin brother on the throne in his father's place. Likewise, he must struggle to prevent the realms other enemies from driving any deeper into his Kingdom's territory and with getting "reluctant" bureaucrats to help him by simply doing their jobs correctly in the King's name.

Clayton Sanders left home the minute he had his high school diploma in hand. He waited that long only because the army wouldn't accept him without one. Now, 10 years later, he's home. Home with no warning, no advance notice, no anything after being gone 10 years with almost no contact with his family. Home carrying a secret that is burning him up from the inside. A secret that has pushed him to the brink, forcing him to become a criminal in order to be where his family needs him to be, even though they don't realize it yet. Because Clayton knows something they don't.

Amy King's life is no yellow brick road! When a Tin Man snatches a valuable figurine during the annual Wizard of Oz parade, Amy is sucked into an investigation she didn’t want to get involved in. Things get worse when the body of a wealthy business woman is found on an expensive yacht with the figurine next to the body. What is the link between the dead woman and the figurine? And who is the killer? Join Amy as she traces a twisty trail though dangerous waters to stop the killer before they strike again (THIS SERIES CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER.)

Life in a Texas museum is quiet, boring, and restful, right? Wrong! When a local museum hires Amy King's new staging business for a photo shoot of an exhibit, things begin to look-up. Even better, her out of work son-in-law, Noel lands a job as a docent. A great start, at least that's what Amy thinks until the priceless figurines are stolen, and Noel stumbles across the dead body of a curator. A bad day just gets worse when Amy's detective husband is ordered to stay away from the investigation, and without the exhibit, her staging contract is in jeopardy. How can a murder be solved without ...

The war between the Freeborn and Commonwealth may be over, but the veteran crew of the Celia has learned that old rivalries die hard, especially when the captain and crew chief, both former Commonwealth Military, learn that the notorious Freeborn assassin Stormcrow has been living on their ship. Apparently, time can heal old wounds, and now they have bigger problems. Not only is the ship's pilot in desperate need of medical attention, but they still have yet to solve the mystery of their young passenger whose mind kicks into autopilot during emergency situations.

Captain Meredith Simmons and her pilot husband Lincoln were formerly officers for the Commonwealth, but each of them have now traded their commissions for civilian life and now make a living running cargo on their space freighter Celia. Everything is business as usual until a customer makes the unusual request for the Celia to take a young girl home with them as a passenger back to her people on the outer rim. As time passes, the crew begins to notice that there is more than meets the eye to their young passenger.

Amy King's new business is off to a killer start! Amy King's excited that her new business has been invited to stage a birthday party at a prestigious Austin investment fund. The festivities barely get underway when a band of kilt-wearing clowns playing bagpipes joins the celebration. But fun soon turns to tragedy when the charismatic founder of the investment fund is shot dead in broad daylight. In the chaos that follows the crime scene is trampled and vital clues lost. While Amy is always ready to help her town solve a mystery, this one turns personal when her son-in-law Noel gets swept ...

BOOKS IN THIS SERIES CAN BE ENJOYED IN ANY ORDER. Do you crave the quiet life? So does Ollie! Professor Ollie Stratford is no stranger to life's everyday stresses, but hopes of a tranquil life in small town Texas are upset by the sudden death of a fellow academic. The problem is her dead work colleague is one of the oldest members on the academic staff and died in the middle of an argument with a disagreeable colleague. Now the whole town is on fire with only one question— was it murder or natural causes? As Ollie navigates the small town's powerful social scene to unmask the truth, ...

What do an aging film star, an Indian drummer, and Amy King have in common? Amy King and her best friend Danielle are invited to the re-launch party of an aging Austin film star. Even better, Amy's new staging business is hired for the pre-party photoshoot. What should’ve been a big payday followed by fun with celebrities winds up with a mysterious intruder, a strangled scream and a dead body. The murder pits Amy and her detective husband, Nick, against evil and greed founded on secrets hidden for decades. As the investigation progresses, it’s not long before murder is the least of Amy ...

BOOKS IN THIS SERIES CAN BE ENJOYED IN ANY ORDER. Want to Mingle with Hollywood Stars? Ollie Stratford isn't comfortable mingling with movie stars and television celebrities, but that’s exactly where she finds herself when a mysterious Portuguese film producer hires her event center. Ollie thinks everything is going to be fun and games... until the brawling and fisticuffs amongst the Divas break out. When one of the celebrities ends up dead, and the Sheriff and his deputy leave town for Vegas, Ollie decides justice can't wait. But the more Ollie digs, the deeper the confusion. Who didn't ...

After her gripping escapade in India, former Pinkerton spy Isabelle Webb launches a new adventure as she pursues a steamship en route to Egypt carrying two young stowaways: her teenaged ward, Sally Rhodes, and an unlucky girl named Alice Bilbey. Arriving in Suez, Isabelle and her companions recover the girls and unexpectedly encounter Isabelle’s own guardian from her youth, Genevieve Montgomery. Isabelle and her friends decide to join up with Genevieve upon discovering that she is funding an expedition to a burial site near Luxor with an entourage of Egyptology experts.

BOOKS IN THIS SERIES CAN BE ENJOYED IN ANY ORDER. Want to get away from the daily grind? So did Ollie! Middle aged Professor Ollie Stratford's been hounded by a psycho realtor, outrun by a bunch of grandma’s, taken advice from sock puppets, stuck in a brimming toilet bowl, and almost run out of college by a drunken professor. How is that for her first few days in a quiet little Texas town she never wanted to live in? Thrust into the middle of a murder mystery with a dwindling pile of cash and very few leads Ollie starts digging. Along the way, she teams up with an oddball reporter, a ...

Produced by African American Heritage & Culture Center of New Bern NC. Driven by its mission, the AAHC Oral History Series will educate and expand the audience learning about Eastern North Carolina’s African American heritage and culture. Ease of remote access to the ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY is key to this program. The ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY interviews will be ongoing; the ORAL HISTORY LIBRARY will grow over time.

Weekly Sermon Podcasts at First Presbyterian Church in Dunn, North Carolina; located at 901 North Park Avenue. You can join us in person every Sunday at 10:30 AM for worship. For more information, email us at fpcdunn@gmail.com, or call us at 910-892-4121.

Hosted by the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC and NC State, this podcast provides Biomedical Engineering students and recent graduates early-career advice. Listen to guests discuss job roles, professional advice, and the value of a biomedical engineering education. The new season begins in February 2024.

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Claudia grew up in a trailer park and had anger issues stemming from a rough childhood and abandonment. Anton grew up in a seemingly idyllic household that was harboring a fiendish secret. They meet in the seaside town of Merrick when they are in their teens and have a summer fling that ends after he ghosts her.