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A vicious storm A small town A killer looking to settle old scores Steve Kane has spent the last seven years trying to forget the events of Millners Kill. His brother is safely locked away. He has a job, a wife, a daughter, friends, and a life that years earlier seemed impossible. But nothing stays safe forever. Another storm is moving in. And this one places all those he loves in its path. No one is protected. No one is safe. Because the wounds of Millners Kill run deeper than ever.

The next spectral visitor takes a more current approach, bringing Mr. Scrooge into the cheerful but painfully sparse home of his only employee, Bob Cratchit. Watching the family celebrate, despite their circumstances, Scrooge experiences something he hasn't felt in a long time--empathy.

Delaney McPhearson has been pulled from one crisis to the next since Samyaza's death. Trying to put out each fire as they pop up, while simultaneously trying to tamp down public fears about the Fallen, she is stretched impossibly thin. And that's part of the plan: keep Laney so busy, that she doesn't realize what her government is up to until it is too late.

C Is for Cannibals, the third book in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. In this audiobook, you will find a collection of 13 gut-wrenching stories from some of the finest independent writers on the scene today. From those with a taste for human flesh to people merely trying to survive, C Is for Cannibals contains a range of twisted stories not for the weak of stomach.

Welcome back to Unsolved Serial Killers, the second volume with 10 more frightening cases of serial killers you've never heard of and the victims whose names have long been forgotten. Featuring 10 more of the most shocking and mysterious killers that are still out there. Prepare to take a journey from continent to continent as we unfold these wild unsolved crimes that will keep you listening.

Alien Days is a multi-author anthology with thrilling tales of aliens, invasions, artificial intelligence, friendship, deceit, and extinction. A combination which makes this collection a must-listen for science fiction short story fans. This anthology features Nebula and Dragon award nominees, Amazon best-sellers and award winners alongside rising stars in the science fiction genre. Let the authors take you on adventures through dystopian worlds and far flung planets that will stretch your imagination.

Reference librarian Megan Clark has a passion for fictional crime - but when she and her fellow book group members go from reading mysteries to solving them, they discover that real-life crime is more complex than the most puzzling whodunit.

Jack Frost is disheveled, disorganised and disrespectful. His superiors don't like him. He has a habit of doing things his way - and getting results. But when Denton CID is faced with a spate of major crimes, Frost finds himself under pressure. A young woman becomes the sixth victim of a multiple rapist, a teenage girl goes missing, there's a robbery at the Purple Parrot nightclub, and an old man is injured in a hit-and-run. With all this on his plate, Frost has little time and less patience for paperwork.

Forged passports, secret maps, ingenious disguises, underground networks - in times of war, tales of escape and evasion can be even more spectacular and heroic than those of victory in battle. Many of the most famous escapes in history took place during World War II. These daring flights from Nazi-occupied Europe would never have been possible but for the assistance of a hitherto secret British service: MI9. This small, dedicated and endlessly inventive team gave hope to the men who had fallen into enemy hands and aid to resistance fighters in occupied territory.

A Lethal Operative. A Vanished Girl. A Twisted Tapestry of Corruption. Nola James, a former CIA operative turned avenging angel, is determined to mete out justice where the system fails. When a young girl disappears in a sleepy town on the outskirts of Atlanta, Nola makes a solemn vow to bring her back from the abyss. Guided by an unrelenting resolve and a smoldering fury, Nola has spent the last few years righting the wrongs of the criminal justice system. This case, though, pushes her to the limits. And as she peels back the layers of a shadowy conspiracy, even her deadly skills and ...

Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom shows you how to know in 30 seconds whether you should be in or out of the market. The authors show you how great investors avoid mistakes - and win big. With Van Tharp's legendary risk-control techniques, learn how the world's most profitable investors reduce their risk and leave their wealth-generating potential unlimited, and how you can too. You'll learn how to invest wisely - in every type of market, protecting what you earn, and developing sources of regular income to achieve financial independence.

The members of the Murder by the Yard book club are spending a pleasant afternoon hiking in Palo Duro Canyon, when one of the Megan Clark’s dogs slips his leash and digs up a human skeleton. Megan’s background in anthropology places her in a position to help police unearth the remains and to find another body: a mummy clothed in Comanche garments. Autopsies reveal that foul play caused both deaths, one less than five years earlier, and the other more than a century ago. Now, Megan must connect the two murders, before she finds herself six feet under.

Doctors on the Edge is the true account of doctors who are faced with wrenching moral dilemmas, thrust upon them uninvited and unexpected. Sometimes complementary and sometimes conflicting, law, medicine, and morality intrude on the daily practice of medicine. In gripping stories that often include life-and-death decisions, doctors maneuver through ambiguities, subjectivity, and the essential principles of medical ethics.

Martin Drummond will stop at nothing to find Maeve Leander and her family. But the threat Martin offers pales in comparison to the world ending cataclysm that is now on the horizon . . . Maeve Leader and her group has found a safe haven thanks to Adam Watson. But they all know its temporary. Martin Drummond has redoubled his efforts to find them. Despite the tranquility of their surroundings, there’s no peace to be found for Maeve. She still doesn’t know the fate of Pop and Crackle and she has no way of contacting Agaren. When Agaren finally makes contact, it is not to facilitate the ...

Pilot Tris Miles is finally getting the recognition she deserves. She is a trusted captain and confidante to her boss at Westin Charter Company, and mentor to her young co-pilot Bruce. Tris is offered a coveted promotion and the opportunity of a lifetime - to fly a prestigious “angel flight”, transporting a critically ill woman from a remote town in northern Canada to the US for medical treatment. But Tris needs more than professional success. Still alone almost three years after her lover Bron’s death, Tris meets Mike, a local pilot with a secret past he refuses to discuss.

When the mummified remains of a World War II GI are unearthed in the sub-basement of the Crawford County Courthouse, the residents, well-known for their nonstop gossip, are suddenly as quiet as the soldier's grave. Sheriff Charles Matthews is frustrated by the town's silence. He isn't planning to arrest anyone for a murder more than 50 years old, but he does want to bury the soldier's remains with a name other than John Doe. One of the local oldsters must know that name, but no one, not even his spinster dispatcher, Miss Poole, will talk.

On a freezing, bleak Christmas Eve in London, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his counting house, resenting the holiday and all who celebrate it. But, contrary to what he has planned for, Mr. Scrooge won't be spending the evening alone. He's about to get a visit from a very old friend--one he thought he'd never see again.

Since the earliest days of recorded history, humans have been searching for the mythical fountain of youth - the secret formula to reversing aging, staying healthy and vibrant, and looking our best while we're at it. The actual “fountain of youth” isn't just wishful thinking. It is well-established by medical science, and the secret lies in finding renewal from within.

After a single night of passion, Leon and Sebastian are torn apart by wolf pack politics. Usually shy and reserved, Leon just can't seem to get Sebastian off his mind. Imagine his surprise when he learns that Sebastian is not only the wolf of his dreams, but also perhaps his greatest enemy. Will Leon and Sebastian be able to overcome their packs' differences to find love? READ AN EXCERPT: I was just being to cramp up in my hiding place when the fighting wolves started to file out of the bunker. I saw Sebastian turn a corner of on his own into a dark passage and I thought, it was now or ...

Supernaturally sensual and captivating, Dream Lover is a feast of fanciful delights. Kristina Wright, editor of the popular Fairy Tale Lust, presents a potent potion of fun and sexy tales filled with male fairies and clairvoyant scientists, as well as darkly erotic tales of ghosts, shapeshifters, and possession. Dream Lover asks the reader to explore the realm of the otherworldly and answer the question... who is your dream lover?