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Cory Smit never had a chance to grow up as a normal kid. Between the extreme views pushed on him in church to being bullied at a series of schools, it took years to understand the worst of his trouble at home. After surviving physical and psychological trauma at the hands of his adoptive parents, Cory entered custody of the State of Arizona through a series of misunderstandings and misguided interventions.

Here are nine fascinating, shuddery tales about those most overlooked of sleuths -- the ghost hunters and psychic detectives who spiced up the pages of turn-of-the century magazines.

Rafe Caradec had been raised to a hard life in a hard land where death lurked behind every bush and in most men's eyes. Only his courage and his gun had sustained him. That and the unflinching honor that had earned him the respect of every man. Now, that honor was about to lead him into deadly danger against the greatest odds he had ever faced. For Rafe had given his word to a dying man and could not go back on it. The man had been murdered by a cabal of greedy ranchers who wanted his land, and Rafe had sworn to protect that land for the man's wife and infant daughter.

Tanya Hammond is a good wife, giving everything she has to her husband, a demanding, unpleasable soul. Fixated on the almighty dollar, Rory Hammond systematically shuts his wife out, withdrawing all of his attention and forcing Tanya into the darkness, a situation she eventually just could not tolerate. Rory’s sister, Naomi, was brought into their lives intentionally as a distraction. A sensitive, sensual and responsive (and downright irresistible) being, Tanya soon finds herself intrigued by her every move.

If you think you know the Borscht Belt Catskills, think again. Dirty Dancing and Mrs. Maisel are fun but they’re fiction. Bart Charlow, born a “Hotel Brat”, lifts the curtains on a rollicking era that they missed. Most books focus on the glamour of the era. A Catskill Carnival takes you behind the scenes, where life was tough, turbulent, and alternately warm and hard. This is the real Borscht Belt, told by a 3rd generation insider with no illusions.“We were carnies – carnival people – only we didn’t move the tents. That’s the Borscht Belt in a nutshell, and we were the chief nuts.

The world is not what we think it is. The individuals whose experiences you are about to hear know that only too well, since nothing in their lives had prepared them for their encounters with things that are not supposed to happen - but did! Events like these remain hidden because those they happen to are afraid to speak out of a natural reluctance to have their sincerity or sanity questioned. Societies define their own realities and those who challenge them do so at their own peril. The moral seems to be that where these kinds of events are concerned, ignorance is the best policy.

Houdini’s Last Handcuffs weaves a mesmerizing blend of historical fiction and fantasy in 1950s Manhattan. On the 30th anniversary of Houdini's death, three young friends, gifted a mystical Ouija Board by the enigmatic writer Walter Gibson, find themselves thrust into a world of wonder. While the adults attempt to reach Houdini in a Séance at his former residence, the children unknowingly call upon the great magician, not through the Ouija board or séance but via an enigmatic pair of handcuffs from their father's magic collection.

The much-anticipated sequel to the Literotica all-time favorite Snap Shot. Cynth has learned of Jim's memoir revealing their afternoon together, and she's penned her response, telling it as only she can. Includes the original Snap Shot.

The Magehunters are no more, pulled down by the efforts of Jace and his Disciples of Arn. However, there is little time to get used to the new order of things, as Jace learns his father has been forcibly taken by the Church of Arn to serve out the remainder of his life as a warrior priest. As a young mage, Jace needed to learn to control his magical might. Now he will learn power comes in many forms. To free his father, Jace must learn priest magic, the pitfalls of faith, and the downside of leadership. He must master these to stand a chance against the leader of the church.

This is not a false hope. You can turn pain into possibility with this life-changing book that can help everyone with elusive hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)–from those newly diagnosed to those who have suffered in silence for decades. Wherever you are on your journey navigating the complexities of chronic illness, you're not alone.

What if you had a chance to reconnect with a lost love (“Dusty’s Dilemma”), or you decided to give a homeless father and daughter a hot meal and a place to stay, only to have your life change beyond anything you could imagine? (“Love, Alice”)

In today’s complex and ever-changing world, influence isn’t earned through titles or fear; it’s cultivated through presence, purpose, and emotional intelligence. Reflective Resonance is your guide to becoming the kind of leader people remember for how you show up.

A secret hidden for 40 years is about to come out. The man at the centre of this secret discovers from his dying adoptive mother that he has a family he knew nothing about. With nothing to go on, he is determined to find them whatever the cost. However, the more he learns, the more dangerous his quest becomes. But when he finds out the truth it is so shocking and scandalous, it may well cost him his life and the lives of his family.

First time in audiobook form, this "lost" Louis L'Amour novel, published in three parts in the old pulp magazines during the 1950s, showcases the story of the settling of the west in the lives and loves of the riders of the Tumbling K ranch. Once again, Louis L'Amour delivers an unforgettable novel of men and women facing the raw challenges of the range land. Ward McQueen and Kim Sartain are friends and hands on the Tumbling K ranch. One will find love with its passionate owner, Ruth Kermett.

Strange True Encounters & Unearthly Experiences is the first new book in the series in over three decades, and features: Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics at Yale University on discoveries at Anatolia‘s Gobekli Tepe suggesting civilization is far older than previously believed. Gregory Sams on unfolding evidence that stars may be conscious. Janet Brennan on Europe’s mysterious Black Madonna statues. Martin Cadin, ex-member Federal Aviation Administration, on his personal experiments using telekinesis.

At age 24, Janet Buttenwieser moved to Seattle with a résumé devoted to public service and fantasies of single-handedly ending poverty. But within a year she’d developed an intestinal illness so rare she wound up in a medical journal. Janet navigated misdiagnosis, multiple surgeries, and life with a permanent colostomy. Like many female patients her concerns were glossed over by doctors. She was young and insecure, major liabilities in her life as a patient. How would she advocate for low-income people when she couldn’t even advocate for herself?

Here is the book that launched journalist-turned-crime-novelist Jerry Oster's meteoric literary career and introduced his most unforgettable character, the sad-sack detective Jake Neuman. When Neuman and his partner, Bobby Redfield, are assigned the murder of a small-time crook to take media pressure off the mayor, it looks a piece of cake for the precinct's two top homicide men. But soon their path through the underworld leads to the upper crusts of the arts and Big Apple society.

Kaylynn Silva has just been hired as a tutor by the very wealthy Reilly family. The salary is generous, her bedroom is luxurious, she has her own bathroom - with a jacuzzi - and only one student, their young daughter, Annie May! Kaylynn thinks she has landed her dream job, but it may be a nightmare from which she can't wake up. Kaylynn begins to unravel a dark family secret, which the Reilly’s will protect at all costs, even if it means sacrificing innocent lives. As Annie grows stronger, Kaylynn finds herself in a race against time to find out what Annie really is.

The Magehunters taught him to kill. Without mercy. When a mage with devastating power is taught to hunt and slay other mages, Jace swears to do what he must to survive. Experience and faith within him begin building something unthinkable—a new world where mages are taught, not executed. But the Power breeds fear and betrayal. As allies fracture and war ignites, Jace must face his destiny, The Academy itself. In the end, Jace will defy his mentors, history, and even his friends to protect what truly matters. With his power, mages will be severed and through the act, mercy rendered.

Here is a time when the old west became new - the 1930s-50s - as Louis L'Amour witnessed it first-hand in Southern California before and after World War II. Many people think the age of gunmen, scheming land barons, murderous bad guys, and the determined men who stood up against them, went out with the end of the Old West around the 1890s. But, in L’Amour’s own time in the New West, there were far more bad men toting guns and making grabs for far more wealth and valuable land than in the fabled days of the Old West.