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Everything in life has always come easily to me. Except Virginia, the art student studying abroad in Sicily where I’m helping at my cousin's restaurant. Now that I’ve met her, I can’t get her out of my head. She’s too good for me and we both know it. And even though it feels like it could be the worst thing for both of us, I can't help but want every part of her. Now if only we both knew how bad we were for each other.

Saving the world - by repossessing earth-shattering magical artifacts! In a modern world where magic coexists with technology, Finley Viggio Agard is among the best government agents in the Arcanum Repository. He is assigned to retrieve powerful magical artifacts and prevent their misuse. And save the world in the process.

A dark cloud hangs over Europe after the brutal murders of two heads of state just days apart. Growing civil unrest erupts across major cities as protests grow, threatening the stability of national governments. Tasked with finding the perpetrators, federal police of several countries combine forces with Interpol. A tense game of cat-and-mouse is soon underway as the violence escalates.

A flesh-eating demon from outer space is loose in a river in the English Roman City. Morgan Le Fay, legendary sorceress and so-called sister of King Arthur of the Britons, breaks through to the 21st century with her dragon Aithusa; her intent is to kill the Welsh because she failed to do so when she was first on earth 1500 years ago. Who do you call when these kinds of disasters happen? Well, it is Danny, Lenny and Me, Investigators of Weird Happenings. Except this time, they may have taken on more than they can successfully resolve. A fantasy to die for.

When a deadly plague ravaged the Earth, refugees fled into space, crowding into any space station or lunar colony that would take them. Decades passed and the descendants of the survivors struggle to live in anything remotely spaceworthy. Omesh, banished from his Earthly home, finds himself in Barnacle Town, a collection of salvage clinging to the hull of a space station in lunar orbit. Thousands of lives cling precariously to the hull, at the whim of the corporation that owns the station.

Despite good intentions directed at improving how the country prosecutes and incarcerates its citizens, the Obama administration’s major criminal justice overhaul has yielded mixed results. "Struggling to Fix a 'Broken' System" is an article collected in Justice for None: How the Drug War Broke the Legal System by The Washington Post, also available on Audible.com.

Some prosecutors fear the consequences of reducing mandatory minimum sentences for drug convictions, including a weakening of their ability to take down drug networks. "Softening Sentences, Losing Leverage" is an article collected in Justice for None: How the Drug War Broke the Legal System by The Washington Post, also available on Audible.com.

A new California law to reduce prison crowding keeps addicts out of jail, but not always out of trouble. Just weeks after being released, James Rabenberg was caught breaking the law again. "A 'virtual Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card'" is an article collected in Justice for None: How the Drug War Broke the Legal System by The Washington Post, also available on Audible.com.

Mandatory penalties, many of which require at least a decade in prison for minor drug offenses, take discretion away from judges and have fueled an unprecedented rise in prison populations, leading to a "growing and historic crisis." "Against His Better Judgment" is an article collected in Justice for None: How the Drug War Broke the Legal System by The Washington Post, also available on Audible.com.

A nonviolent drug offender who was granted clemency after 22 years, finds that freedom comes step by bureaucratic step. "Slow Steps to Freedom" is an article collected in Justice for None: How the Drug War Broke the Legal System by The Washington Post, also available on Audible.com.

A federal judge sentenced Sharanda Jones to life in prison after her conviction on a single cocaine offense. She was a first-time, nonviolent offender. "From a First Arrest to a Life Sentence" is an article collected in Justice for None: How the Drug War Broke the Legal System by The Washington Post, also available on Audible.com.

The Koch brothers — Republican mega-donors — aligned with the Obama administration to advocate sentencing reform and reduce prison overcrowding. But prisoners are still waiting to be reunited with their families. "Unlikely Allies" is an article collected in Justice for None: How the Drug War Broke the Legal System by The Washington Post, also available on Audible.com.

No rest for the wicked they say. Barely catching their breath, Bud, Ivy, and Maeve find themselves pitted against the Chicago police, the FBI, and the world’s most powerful vampire. Will they escape injury-free or will the fangs of doom pierce their jugular veins? The answers can only be found in The Castle: A Bud Hutchins thriller. The three slayers of the supernatural will face their most formidable threats, seek solutions to their most important problems, and be forever changed. The threats are plenty. The stakes are higher. The tasks nigh impossible.