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David Arbor a gay man living in rural Wyoming is drawn back to the life he had left behind when a serial killer murdering gay men in the Denver area has claimed the lives of several of his close friends. Having some schooling in criminology and psychology, David decides he must head to Denver to help find this crazed killer before any more of his friends turn up dead. It isn't long before David's need for love, answers, and sense of purpose leads him into a dark world of sex, lies, death, and the supernatural.

A Druid named Beddamin is fighting against Malican to save Alveria. Malican possesses the Glowstone known as the Skull Glowstone. Through this powerful talisman and his knowledge of Dark Magic, Malican is gathering an army of Goblins, Trolls, and humans to invade and conquer the world.

My son eats people. He doesn’t translate languages or shut off trash chutes. He doesn’t transform into a truck or a fighter jet. He doesn’t morph into liquid and seep through sewer grates. He eats people - my son eats people. Well, yeah, that's what he was designed to do. You see, my son is a robot. And me? I'm a sworn pacifist, raising him as best I can. So when a stranger came knocking one day, well, some stuff happened...

Saints and Feasts of the Catholic Calendar Volume IV provides historically rich and spiritually vivid portraits of the greatest men and women who have ever lived in concise reflections that elevate the mind and challenge the serious Christian. Volume IV covers all of the saints and feasts on the church's official liturgical calendar in October, November, and December.

She's 22 or 39. She's from Texas or from Alaska. Her mother left her when she was little...or was she abducted? She's stalked by a loan shark, but she's never taken a loan. And him? A soft-spoken, SLR-wielding hero, passionate and sincere - yielding, even...except in love. When David decides to take the wacky, quirky Kalifornia Mooney as his housemate, he doesn’t expect his world to be turned upside down. As their mutual affection grows, so does the inexplicable chasm between the two friends.

With over 80 percent of all domestic buyers researching homes online, clients are wading through thousands of identical online images and reading through spec sheets ad nauseam. Realtors recognize that virtual reality is quickly becoming one of the most powerful methods of promotion and client attraction.

Detective Mickey Rourke is called to a late night homicide in Queens, New York. The scene resembles a slaughterhouse. The sole victim had been torn apart. A distraught elderly neighbor informs Rourke that the victim was a serial killer—the victim? She then asks the NYPD detective to look "behind the walls" of the apartment. What is found within sickens a shocked and petrified populace.

As a lifelong artist and musician, I've always known that I was tapping into something beyond my physical consciousness during the creation process, particularly while writing music. In the winter of 2019, I established contact with a group of Earth guardians which led to channeling a group of higher dimensional beings. The information given was released in 2020, when Transmissions for Humanity Book I was published. The following is the second book of channel information to come forth, and there seems to be no sign of stopping.

A modern edition of a classic handbound collection of poems.

The beginning and end of this saga, which includes Inversion 2: Continuum and Inversion 3: Beyond the Horizon, closes the circle of the life of the protagonist. In between is a remarkable journey into and out of the harsh underworld of human trafficking and the international politics surrounding the creation of a new nation. Science-fiction fans will love the AI entity, which has a sparkling personality and a deceptively understated roll in the destiny of the characters and the planet.

Hussle and Motivate aims to help you become the best version of yourself.

He'd been to Mars, but who hadn't? He'd also been to the orbital stations around Jupiter, and once, even to distant Neptune. But as he lay dying, he couldn't help but think that perhaps there was more to life. Had he really achieved everything he had wanted to? Had his life been worthwhile? With just 15 minutes to live, he recaps some of his life's adventures, and realizes that perhaps there are things he missed out on along the way.

Unorthodox, but effective. This is perhaps the best way to describe Detective Hanako Yamamoto. Competent? Certainly. Inquisitive? Undeniably. Conventional? No. Whether it's finding a missing pet or tracking down a cheating spouse, Detective Yamamoto can handle the case, especially when no one else will even bother to try.

This fictional account of the rise of a Hitler-like figure is something that might not be too far off the mark. Be careful what you wish for. There was a consensus of thought that after the catastrophic loss of life resulting from the depravity of the Nazi era that no such ideology could darken our world again.

It’s 1959, New Year’s Eve. Paris. Frieda Beaudry can’t go on. Forty years of doing exactly what she wants has taken its toll. Not even a week at the Ritz can restore her spirits.

Pre-War Europe, May 1939. A couple meet and fall in love on a Parisian street. Max is a British Territorial Force soldier and Zia is a Jewish girl from the South of France. Zia's grandmother is a wealthy socialite, privy to a dark secret that can harm the Nazi leadership. After Zia is kidnapped by the Gestapo, Max is hospitalized. He wakes to find no trace of his beloved, who he had planned to marry in England. The Red Cross suspects that she was trafficked across the border and delivered to Sachsenhausen concentration camp at Oranienburg, not far from Berlin, on the night of May 26, 1939.

What do you remember about 2020? Do you remember where you were when you first learned your state was going to lock down? Do you remember how long that first week felt, when nothing was certain and normal life seemed to fall away piece by piece? Now that we've had a moment to breathe, it's important to look back at what happened during those trying times so that we can remember the lessons we all learned. From the 2020 election to the George Floyd killing, this book is a time capsule of a shared moment in history voiced by over 15 different actors.