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Former soldier, Frankie McGill, has returned home from Afghanistan minus half of her left foot and with a plate in her head. After some months in medical care, she’s ready to take on the new battle of finding and holding a job. But not just any job. Frankie is a combat-trained paramedic. When all she can find is a position in the small, mostly volunteer fire department of her old hometown, Frankie is immediately plunged into much more than dealing with her own trauma and holding down a job.

Ever been in prison? Taken a trip to a moon? Both are dangerous places. They are even more dangerous when someone wants you dead. Inspector Sullivan and his team are assigned the task of solving the baffling murders of a Corrections Officer and an inmate. Crimes with no witnesses, no motive, and almost no evidence. Sullivan knows danger waits on Persephone, the prison moon, and murder is just the beginning. Betrayal, deception, and corruption all await the Inspector and his team. Augmented humans, individuals with computer hardware and software integrated into their bodies, and a pair of ...

Quite A Morning K. C. Kiser Peggy Bennett is an office worker in a construction company in a small Georgia town. A few miles away in another small town, Jim Strickland works as a heavy equipment operator. They attended the same high school, but for the first time have connected romantically after having met at a concert in the park. After Jim makes a lighthearted end teasing threat to give Peggy a spanking, she finds herself strangely aroused by the thought. It just happens that she is expecting him to arrive at her apartment to spend the day with her, so the two of them can simply be alone...

In this audiobook, the Green Ghost will face a giant mechanical monster on a long abandoned boardwalk, attempt to solve the murder of his old mentor, and uncover a ring of foreign saboteurs using radio frequencies to carry out their missions of terror and destruction. Here are pulp thrills and spills showcasing one of the most original classic pulp heroes ever invented. Brought to you by Airship 27 Productions, the new home of high adventure.

An eerie voice interrupts Christian's ordinary life, haunting him at every turn. In a matter of days, the menacing voices and shadowy shapes become the least of his troubles. Christian decides he must face his foes or live forever in fear. In doing so, a mysterious force drags him into a strange and unfamiliar land where the unnatural terrors are somehow perfectly catered to torment him. Christian is soon discovered by the inhabitants of this new realm. He may think himself a victim of circumstance, but he soon discovers he has been chosen to determine the fate of an ancient people.

Border Patrol agent Lily Turnbow is fighting a terrorist for her life when everything around her dissolves into a maelstrom of light and thunder. Awakening 100 years later, she finds a ruined world in which bands of mutants are at war with normal humans, and discovers she is as changed as her surroundings. Resurrected into a society only now beginning to recover from the Event that almost wiped out humanity, she has become a Cross-up, acquiring magical powers she never had before.

If that which does not kill you makes you stronger, then Inspector Thomas Sullivan is one tough dude. As life continues to kick Sullivan around the galaxy, the Alliance finds one criminal mess after another for the Inspector to clean up. Cynical, bitter, and under no illusions about what life has in store for him, Sullivan finds the strength to fight corruption, bring justice to those who seldom experience it, and more often than not, kill the bad guy. If Sullivan's life wasn't troubled enough, his path crosses that of a strange young woman and her sisters who are all too familiar with ...

Billed as a worker’s paradise this Utopian colony has a dark side. Does corruption hide in the shadows? It wasn’t a normal case. Sully’s friends tell him not to take it. They hate the client. Sully doesn’t listen. A man’s son is dead, and all the father wants is the truth. How could he say no? In the space between the borders of the Alliance and the Confederation and run by the mysterious SEM Corporation, P-42686 is a strange place. The workers arrive with dreams of making their fortunes, but few ever leave. Is Sully in over his head? Sully believes in two things, justice and his ...

Embark on an enlightening and empowering journey towards becoming a proud United States citizen with Mastering the US Citizenship Test: 2023-2024. This comprehensive and meticulously crafted guide is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and confidence needed to pass the challenging US citizenship test with flying colors.

"Having fled her home in Nirasaki, abandoning every fragment of her old life, and immersing herself in the yakuza's criminal underworld, Makai Akira is far from the young woman she left behind. However, some ghosts can never be outrun, as Akira discovers when she is reunited with what she thought she had lost while being haunted by a man she believed to be nothing more than a grim memory. Though vast, even the city of Tokyo cannot allow Akira to hide from her past, and now she finds herself with few options but to right her wrongs while fighting to protect that which she has grown to hold ...

A fantasy, science fiction, and horror anthology featuring seven short stories by well-received authors. They may scare you, thrill you, and capture your imagination. If you enjoy high-quality short stories that will excite you, then this is for you! E. R. Robin Dover’s “The Trees” (horror): In a remote desert region of southwestern New Mexico, centered along the Rio Grande, is an ancient grove of trees permeated with an evil that has always existed.

"'Crazy' is a pretty good word for the kind of uncertainty that comes with a man like Tristan King. I never knew what the day would bring, but I began to expect surprises. That was the biggest problem. Managing my expectations with a man who'd told me I couldn't have any. For a regular girl, falling for a man like him was taking a very big chance. Was it really possible to love one day at a time?"

Tennessee Assistant Attorney General, Casey Cooper, a top graduate of Harvard Law School, passed on a promising legal career in New York or Washington D.C. and elected instead to stay in Nashville to care for his grandmother who suffered a heart attack. Following the overdose death of a young woman connected to his family, Casey investigates and is shocked by what he learns about the opioid epidemic that is devastating the country.

Stella genießt ihr Leben als Fast-Studentin; zumindest bis ein Mann direkt vor ihr vom Himmel fällt und ein großes Loch im Bürgersteig hinterlässt. Auf die offensichtliche Frage, wie er überhaupt in den Himmel gekommen ist, gibt es keine offensichtliche Antwort. Als der Verdacht aufkommt, Stella könnte etwas mit dem mysteriösen Ereignis zu tun haben, muss die Redaktion der Stranger Times ihre Unschuld beweisen - und herausfinden, was zum Teufel wirklich vor sich geht.

The first "red flags" of coercive control are so subtle you barely notice them. Eventually, he has driven away your friends and family, is making all the decisions and controlling the finances, and you are trapped. These brave, resilient, brilliant women share the tools that helped them escape and rebuild their lives. They want to encourage and empower you to break the chains of coercive control and create the life you deserve.

They expect me to surrender my kingdom. They believe I will bow to a warlord’s demands. But they don’t know who I am. I am Chryseis, High Priestess of Eleusis, and I would sooner burn than kneel. The gods whisper to me of betrayal—ancient rites long forgotten, buried in the shadows of our history. The enemies press closer, threatening all I hold dear, and by my side stands Lykurgos, a warrior as dangerous as those we face. He is both an ally and a mystery, one who stirs something within me I dare not name. Together, we must protect my people from forces that seek to destroy us. But ...

In a world where gods walk among mortals and ancient curses linger in the shadows, Chryseis, a devoted priestess, embarks on a perilous journey to protect her sacred sanctuary. But when she crosses paths with Kyros, a mysterious warrior cursed by the gods and bound to the underworld, her faith—and her heart—are put to the ultimate test. Kyros is a man trapped between light and darkness, just like the forbidden desire growing between them. As supernatural forces close in, Chryseis and Kyros must fight together, defying sacred traditions and risking everything. But with Eleusis on the ...

"After avoiding accusations of murder, life for Makai Akira had become everything she’d ever wanted; Daily routines, friends to hang out with, not to mention a loving girlfriend. With the school semester coming to a close and the New Year just around the corner, Akira took it upon herself to introduce a new challenge to her life, work. Taking up a job in the kitchen of a local restaurant, Akira soon finds herself surrounded by many unique individuals, two of whom stand out from the rest. Ketsueki Mao, a server who’s polite and beloved by all, and her jerk of a coworker, Kobayashi Eishi,...

"After having proven herself worthy of being called yakuza, Makai Akira begins her long journey of fitting into a world that is hostile towards her. As she settles into the ways of the yakuza, Akira seeks out those who knew her parents, desperate to learn about the family she lost. In her search for answers, Akira meets two unique individuals who shape her path forward. Isayama Sayuri, a young girl held captive by the notorious Nagamine Family, and Takanori Botan, a jaded old ex-yakuza who once worked alongside Akira's father. Finding herself at odds with her personal beliefs and the ...

China Bohannon may be a modern 1890s' career woman, but her uncle, Montgomery Howe, and his partner, Gratton Doyle haven't turned her loose on an investigative case of her own just yet. With her name newly added to the roster - though in small print - China is champing at the bit. China's friend Porter Anderson hires the agency saying his uncle has disappeared and a Johnny-come-lately timber baron claimed the family homestead. What's more, he has a bill of sale for it that Porter knows his uncle didn't sign. The problem is proving it - or so it would seem.