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Luke begins his trek back to Manchester with the latest bunch of ‘recruits’ for the cities. He is strangely impressed by the ‘old’ man, Ragland, who, after proving he is not a threat asks if he can travel south with them. Meanwhile, back in Manchester, a group of children have gone missing after a day out exploring. Isaac, Indigo and the other parents are frantic with worry and with every hour that passes, the more convinced Isaac becomes that its not just a case of them being lost in the woods.

The Peacemaker-enforced ceasefire brought an end to the hostilities, but not a resolution, and now it’s up to the Four Horsemen to forge a lasting peace. Alexis Cromwell, despite her pregnancy, heads off to Capital with Nigel Shirazi to obtain justice from the enigmatic Mercenary Guild Council, but when they arrive, they’re quickly embroiled in galactic politics, and find out the situation is far, far worse than they could possibly have imagined.

Storm Clouds over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account. Harmsen demonstrates how Japan and China's ancient enmity led to increased tensions in the 1930s, which, in turn, exploded into conflict in 1937.

America has fallen to a catastrophic stealth attack and a ground invasion of the continental United States has begun. Sacramento teenager, Jack Monaghan, has just buried his parents and needs to work out what to do. Trouble is, his older sister has locked herself in her room and won't eat, drink or talk to him—let alone sit down and plan what they'll do to survive.

Carrie Cromwellcomes of age as the dark clouds of the Civil War swallow the country. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered.

Jules van der Meer... He's somebody I shouldn't want, someone I can't have. The forbidden fruit. The desire not to be indulged in. He's wealthy, successful, important... everything I'm not. I'm half his age. Immature and desperate. It's what they all say—the men in the night with the fancy clothes and the shiny cars, with enough money to make me do whatever they please. But him... well, he looks at me like I'm the answer to his prayers, a diamond in the rough. He doesn't realize how wrong he is, though.

An EMP attack leaves single-father Will Fontenot and his son stranded in Houston, Texas. Wracked with guilt and struggling with PTSD from the accident that took his wife's life, he'll do whatever it takes to get his son out of the city. But an encounter with two injured women hurls them into a deadly game of cat and mouse and puts all their lives at risk.

May, 1915. Nineteen-year-old Isle Marie Stahl experiences tragedy travelling on board the RMS Lusitania with her parents from New York to a new life in England, when the ship is sunk by a German U-boat. Isle survives, but is all alone. She distracts herself from the pain by becoming a nurse tending to the casualties of war on the front line at Ypres.

When an undiscovered tomb in the Valley of the Kings is found, father and son agents John and Mako Storm are thrown into a cauldron of political ambitions and intrigue that could affect the balance of power in the Middle East. But the key to the authenticity of the tomb and the antiquities within are known to the Storms, as well as to other, more deadly, people who will stop at nothing.

Storm Clouds is a story of family, friends, and strangers who are drawn together by forces over which they have no control. Survival is dependent on trusting each other. Sara Merryn travels unexpectedly to Clare Harbor to make certain her grandparents were safe from what many believed to be the storm of the century. Now they face a storm of another kind that could pose an even greater threat and she quickly realizes that her return to care for her grandparents and their older friends isn't a brief vacation but a much more permanent move. Senator Gareth Dyersen knows more than he can share ...

A call from a distraught wife, and another from Lt. Murphy of the Chicago PD Special Investigation Unit makes Harry believe things are looking up, but they are about to get worse, much worse. Someone is harnessing immense supernatural forces to commit a series of grisly murders. Someone has violated the first law of magic: Thou Shalt Not Kill. Tracking that someone takes Harry into the dangerous underbelly of Chicago, from mobsters to vampires....

Praise for The Zombie Terror War Series! "I waited until I read the last book in the series. This book series kept me engrossed in it as much as Dirk Patton's Voodoo Plague series. It is never ending action with a lot of Zombie killing. Was it all about just zombies? No, but it has you thinking about tightening up our border to be safer.” "Grabs you from the beginning and takes you on a ride. Zombies, terrorists and romance what more could you want? Good character development." "Fantastic from book one until the last. I enjoyed them all, the action, humor, including the romance. This ...

A weaponized virus ravages the U.S. somehow leaving children and young adults unscathed. As hundreds of millions die, for those left, surviving the virus is only the beginning….

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Set in the aftermath of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this action-packed prequel to the hotly anticipated videogame Battlefront II introduces the Empire’s elite force: Inferno Squad. After the humiliating theft of the Death Star plans and the destruction of the...

A mutated rabies virus is sweeping through the world’s dog population, and no one is safe. With over 90 million domestic and tens of millions more wild and feral dogs in the United States, Rabies 2.0 is about to unleash hell. The infected animals aren’t just rabid, they have mutated into ugly, insatiable, and very large killing machines and Captain Crowley is about to lead a team into an overrun town to rescue a group of civilians trapped in a school.

Science Concepts Explained for Non-Scientists: Clear Guides to How the World Works Meteorology Explained for Non-Scientists: How Weather Works From Clouds and Storms to Climate Patterns is a clear, engaging guide to understanding the science behind everyday weather without requiring a background in physics, mathematics, or atmospheric science. Written for curious readers who want practical understanding rather than technical jargon, this book explains how the atmosphere works, why weather changes, and how patterns emerge from invisible forces acting above us every day. This book breaks down...

When Ragland intervenes to save the life of a young girl captured by a pack of cannibals, he unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that will bring the horde down upon his head.

Storm Cloud on Deka by E. E. Smith takes listeners into a high-stakes future where science, ethics, and survival collide. This classic golden-age science fiction tale blends thrilling corporate intrigue with the dangers of advanced pharmaceuticals and experimental technologies. Set on the mysterious world of Deka, the story explores the perilous consequences of human ambition and the struggle to confront corruption in a universe where every discovery could be life-saving—or deadly.

Welcome to the Sky. Some storms don’t begin in the sky. Some begin in doubt. When Sky lifts off toward Whispering Ridge, she thinks she’s responding to a routine emergency signal. She’s wrong. What she finds above the clouds will test more than her skill as a pilot. It will test her instincts, her courage, and her ability to trust herself when everything else feels uncertain. Inside this high-altitude rescue adventure, you’ll discover: 🚁 A daring helicopter pilot who refuses to back down 🌩 An “impossible” storm that defies prediction 🗺 A hidden mystery buried above the ...

Escape to Clare Harbor…a page turning series filled with strong heroes and heroines, unbreakable family ties, life-long friendships, second chances in life and love, new beginnings, and fresh starts even in the midst of a deadly storm that turns out to be far worse than they all first believed. Inspirational and clean women’s fiction that will touch your heart.It doesn’t take long for a small group made up of family, friends, and strangers who have been drawn together by forces over which they have no control, to realize that their first priority is to survive the storm. Before the ...