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When world-renowned wine expert Benjamin Cooker's elderly father needs him most, the erudite consultant and his dashing assistant Virgile Lanssien are called away to Burgundy to orchestrate the harvest. More than just picking grapes, the Winemaker Detective must keep a delicate balance between an old-time vintner and his heir as a catastrophic hailstorm endangers some of France's most celebrated wines. Adding insult to injury, the brutal and mysterious murder of a grape picker sends shock waves through the winemaking world.

Bailey Wheeler has received some devastating news; he only has three months to live. Unwilling to be a burden, he breaks up with his love, Carson. Carson Matthews has a secret. A secret he's hidden from the man he loves and a secret that could cost him everything.... He's a vampire. Dragon shifter Lord Alexios Dranin is a leader among his people. He leads the black caste dragons, the assassins of the dragon world. Despite being a killing machine, Alex has always wanted to find his Cardia—his heart.

A cruel twist of fate gives wolf shifter Chad Lawson a male mate. The problem? He's not gay. Or is he? Growing up with an overbearing alpha father left its mark on Chad. His father considers gays unnatural. Not wanting to lose his connection to his family, he ignores the part of himself that craves male company and affection. So, when Chad discovers his mate is a man—the stunning Addison MacNair, a powerful dragon shifter—he panics. But when Chad's father threatens not only Chad but his sister, Chad turns to the only person who can help—Addison.

Tales from Hallowed Ground is a collection of spine-tingling short stories. Featuring the crossover between the world known to all, and a supernatural realm, each story offers plenty of bumps in the night. Movie theaters, abandoned cabins, lighthouses, and even a television home improvement show are fair game. Ever feel like the shadows are following you, or your favorite bar just isn’t as alive as it once was? You’d be right. Enjoy this collection, and it’s okay to keep the lights on.

France's top wine expert Benjamin Cooker sets off to enjoy the delights of Vienna, a romantic ride down the Danube, a gourmand's visit to Budapest, and a luxury train through the enchanting Hungarian countryside. All too soon, stolen wallets, disappearing passports, guides who are a bit too obliging, and murder mar the trip. Meanwhile, in Bordeaux, Cooker's handsome assistant Virgile faces an annoying rival and a mildew crisis in the vineyards just as Cooker's lab technician is the victim of a mugging.

Disaster strikes the vineyards in Alsace. Vintners are tense and old grudges surface. The Winemaker Detective's reputation is on the line as he must find the cause before the late harvest starts. Winter is in the air in Alsace and local customs are sowing trouble, piquing the curiosity of the famous winemaker from Bordeaux, Benjamin Cooker. While the wine expert and his assistant Virgile settle into their hotel in the old city of Colmar, distinguished vineyards are attacked. Is it revenge?

The adventure begins as James discovers an infamous bridge and plunges into a parallel world where he meets the twins, Dex and Lexie. The teenagers embark on a journey to the Eternal Tree, along the way they encounter many unusual creatures, friends and foes. As the trio discovers the history of this magical realm, they are involved in the odyssey of a lifetime. The friends race to save the magic as their enemies are on a sojourn of their own, which includes a plan that can destroy James and the Eternal Tree. Can these intrepid explorers save Siros before it is too late?

For 30 years, Nadine Kingsley has kept a heart-wrenching secret. When a letter arrives threatening to reveal the truth that could destroy her tight-knit family, Nadine embarks on a difficult journey to explain her painful decision, especially to her youngest daughter, Autumn.

No, we’re not being visited by entities from Proxima Centauri or Zeta Reticuli. There is no Galactic Federation. Instead, we’re just experiencing what happens when a planet rich in life becomes even richer than natural evolution would allow. The “aliens” only tell us what we want to hear, what they know we can handle. We’re creatures of narrow imagination, so they keep it simple and believable. “See that interesting smudge of stars in the sky? Yeah, we’re from right there. We’re the Pleiadeans!” When it comes to the UAP mystery, before we indulge in starstruck fantasies, ...

Chris Landrum’s trip to Nashville to visit his best friend Charles hits a sour note when they learn of the death of the agent who had persuaded Heather, Charles’s girlfriend, to move to Music City to seek fame and fortune as a singer. Tagging along on the trip is Cal Ballew, an aging country music performer and owner of Cal’s Bar and Grill on Folly Beach, South Carolina.

¿De dónde surge el pensamiento conspiranoico? Para Noel Ceballos, la conspiranoia es un marco paranoico con el que enfrentarse a un mundo cada vez más complejo y caótico. Una fórmula mágica con la que reordenar la cacofoniá informativa cotidiana hasta dar con una narración satisfactoria. Pero las teoriás conspirativas actuales no son nuevas, sino meras actualizaciones de elaboradísimas falsedades o burdas mentiras - con apariencia de verdad - que llevan siglos circulando por las sociedades occidentales.

Vampire Second Devin Davis has met his beloved. Raised in a family filled with fighting, Devin never wanted to meet his mate and potentially suffer the same fate. Roarke is gorgeous, sexy as sin, and pushes all of Devin’s buttons. But he’s a dragon...a dragon who can get his male mate pregnant. Dragon Duke Roarke MacNair has always longed to meet his fated mate. He desires someone who would stand by him, protect him, and take charge in the bedroom. Someone like Vampire Second Devin Davis. Only Devin seems to have reservations.

Embry Ellis is a gay Omega Wolf with a stutter. Taunted for these reasons, he hides in his books, finding the stories to be his only way of escape. Even though he shies away from others, he's always longed for a mate to love and protect him. Angus MacNair is a six-foot-seven Dragon Guardian who's always been in the role of protecting his family. He hates bullies with a passion. At just over a thousand years old, he wishes he could find his Heart—someone to love and cherish.

A small town holds fiercely on to its secrets. In the heart of Gascony, a fire ravages the warehouse of one of Armagnac's top estates, killing the master distiller. Wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to estimate the value of the losses. But Cooker and his assistant, Virgile, want to know more. How did the old alembic explode? Was it really an accident? Why is the estate owner, Baron de Castayrac, penniless? How legal are his dealings?

On an early morning walk through the nature preserve on the east end of Folly Beach on their way to photograph the iconic Morris Island Lighthouse, Chris Landrum and his friend Charles Fowler’s peaceful morning takes an abrupt turn. They encounter a woman who tells them she got separated from her husband during a storm, then claims they’d been relic hunting. Her husband can’t verify what he and his wife were doing. He’s dead - murdered.

One winter day in Paris, renowned wine critic Benjamin Cooker's world gets turned upside down when his car gets highjacked. He loses his treasured tasting notebook and his feeling of safety. To recover, he retreats to the region around Tours, sure that the wine and off-season calm will restore is sense of self. There a flamboyant British dandy, a spectacular blue-eyed blond, a zealous concierge and touchy local police disturb his well-deserved rest.

The heirs to one of the oldest Cognac estates in France face a hostile takeover by foreign investors. Renowned wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to audit the books. In what he thought was a sleepy provincial town, he is stonewalled, crosses paths with his first love, and stands up to high-level state officials keen on controlling the buyout. Meanwhile irresistible Virgile mingles with the local population until a drowning changes the stakes.

Fine wines, dirty secrets. It's summer in Bordeaux. There's a heat wave, the vineyards are suffering, vintners are on edge, and wine expert Benjamin Cooker's daughter is visiting. A tragic car accident draws the winemaker detective and his assistant, Virgile, into a case where the stakes are very personal.

These volumes are an edited and expanded compilation derived from Pluto's Cave's highly acclaimed newsletters available only to subscribers. They incorporate the great passions of the author's life: astrology, tarot, taoist meditation, personal development, and Jungian archetypal psychotherapy. Now retired, Noel is sharing his experience and understanding through his writing and in mentoring students and professionals on the path of the mystic.

On a hot rainy summer night in Nassau, the Bahamas, in 1943, someone murdered Sir Harry Oakes, one of the richest men in the world, as he slept. When police found him the next morning, there were four wounds to his skull. His corpse had been abused, covered ritualistically with feathers and set on fire. The murder was perverse, horrific, and jaded by anyone’s standards. A few evenings later in New York City, the phone rang in the home of Alan Hynd, identified in that era by the NY Times as America’s highest paid true crime reporter.