Monster International

Agent Franks of the U.S. Monster Control Bureau is a man of many parts - parts from other people, that is. Franks is nearly seven feet tall and all muscle. He's nearly indestructible. Plus he’s animated by a powerful alchemical substance and inhabited by a super-intelligent spirit more ancient than humanity itself. Good thing he’s on our side. More or less.

Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a 14th story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. And now Owen is their newest recruit.

When Owen Pitt and the rest of the Monster Hunter International crew are called away to mount a month’s-long rescue mission in a monster-infested nightmare dimension, Julie Shackleford - Owen’s wife and descendant of MHI founder Bubba Shackleford - is left behind. Her task: hold down the fort and take care of her new baby son Ray. The slow pace of office work and maternity leave are starting to get to her. But when a routine field call brings her face-to-face with an unspeakable evil calling itself Brother Death, she’ll get more excitement than she ever hoped for.

“Nightstalker Incorporated. How may I direct your call?” Jenna said in a smooth contralto voice. Her nose wrinkled in distaste as we approached. The smell of cordite and vampire ash didn’t agree with her. You’d think she’d get used to it. My name is Dale Frost. Ever since a little incident with a ghoul back in Desert Storm, I’ve been hunting monsters for fun and profit. Well, maybe not so much the fun part. But hey, the money’s great! Things are getting rougher, though. An ancient Necromancer believes I have something he wants and he’s summoning undead by the truckloads to ...

Since 1775, US Marines have sharpened their blades and charged toward danger. Forged from the same metal, Dick is a young Marine filled with loyalty to the corps and a penchant for trouble. When his own tragic mistake leaves his brothers-in-arms dying, Dick trades his soul to save them. Now a demon’s lap dog, Dick must kill on command or face dire consequences. Lucky for him, killing comes easy…maybe too easy. Innocent blood weighs heavy as Dick battles his own conscience, struggling to find a way out before he is damned forever. Werewolf, hell hound, shifter, monster - whatever you ...

Marshal Guarnaccia's job with the carabinieri - the local Florentine police - usually involves restoring stolen handbags to grateful old ladies and lost cameras to bewildered tourists. So when he is assigned to work with the police to try to track down a vicious serial killer, he feels out of his league. To make matters worse, the prosecutor he must report to is Simonetti, the same man he knows drove an innocent man to suicide several years earlier in his blind quest for a conviction. The marshal can't let the stress of the case get to him if he wants to make sure justice is upheld.

Demon’s Kiss – Book One of Kisses and Chaos Luther Sweetwater joined LifeEnders—a government-sanctioned group of assassins—with the best of intentions. He wanted to defend America, take down the worst of the worst, and maybe even be a hero. Then his friend came to him with a problem: someone had kidnapped his niece. And knowing Luther’s skill set, he had a job offer. Find who took her. Put them in the ground. If possible… bring her back. Luther teams up with his partner, Teri Warden, who also happens to be the boss’s daughter and the center of a budding romance. What could ...

Anne Fejes is a nice Southern belle, who's recently relocated to the lush, technological valleys of California with her husband. After finding new friends and neighbors, she joins a group of other housewives who love to travel. They invite her to join them on a trip to Zimbabwe, deep inside Africa. Anne takes a chance and decides to go. Once in Africa, she feels the passionate lust of Africans... Anne experiences a whole new level of pleasure as she tries to handle a group of black men. And with never experiencing a black man, can Anne handle the African lust that burns in her loins?

I can heal anyone… But not if they’re already dead. I’ve been a magical healer of Heiligslicht, the top healing guild in Hope City, ever since they saved me from the streets of this darkness infested hellscape. That was eleven years ago. In all that time, you’d think I would have gotten used to losing a few patients. But I never did. Now, after losing the most important man in the world to me, I’ve had enough. It’s time to take the fight to the demon who took him from me. But demon hunting isn’t easy. I’m going to need a mentor. And a team. And who better than a hotter than ...

El narco inunda el país...excepto la Ciudad de México. Por increíble que parezca, ése ha sido el discurso oficial de todos los gobernantes que ha tenido la capital del país. Ningún jefe de gobierno, nunca, ha aceptado que los cárteles campean en el corazón de México. Este libro los refuta y evidencia el problema.

A purifier is dead… And my best friend is the prime suspect. It’s been a year since I hung up my healing robes and became one of Hope City’s badass monster hunters. But even now, I can’t seem to escape my past. A purifier has died of an exploded heart, and they think my best friend cast the spell that did it. But I know my friend. She didn’t do it. And it’s up to me to prove her innocence. Even if my investigation embroils me in a plot that may determine the fate of my entire city, I won’t give up. Not when I’m this close to uncovering the truth. My name is Cindy Giles. ...

Paul Becker, un jeune médecin, revient s'installer à Naples, une petite ville de Floride où lui et son ami d'enfance, Cameron Cole, aujourd'hui inspecteur de police, ont vécu leurs jeunes années en étroite complicité. Paul a ouvert une unité de soins d'urgence, une "Walk In Clinic" où l'on peut consulter de nuit, et malgré tous ses efforts, n'a plus que de rares loisirs à consacrer à sa famille.

Brought to you by Penguin. Some mother-in-laws are hard. This one might be murder. Miyako suspects her mother-in-law is a murderer. It’s not just a case of them rubbing each other up the wrong way – there is definitely something suspicious going on. But Miyako isn’t exactly what she seems...

The compensation beast can rear its ugly head in many ways. But generally, compensation problems for freight brokers come from the four employee "lacks": Lack of urgency, lack of motivation, lack of good decision-making, lack of alignment with company objectives. Taming the Compensation Monster helps transportation and logistics providers create a sense of urgency, inspire motivation, promote better decision-making, and provide rewards that align with company objectives.

Seven years have passed. And my powers still haven’t forgiven me for taking a life… You’d think that my cosmic purification powers would know the difference between a human life and that of a cold-hearted serial killer, but apparently not. And ever since I pulled that trigger, my spark has been just a shadow of its former self. But demons and the insane cults that bring them into the world don’t care if I’m not in form. Or if I’ve been in early retirement for the better part of a decade. Evildoers will do evil. But this time, it’s different. The demon they’re wanting to ...

What happens when a hobby turns into a job? Well, for Jane Doe, psychic extraordinaire, it means that her hobby of learning new languages, which is about the most normal thing about her, leads to her being coerced into becoming the translator to an ambassador working in Japan. What should be a simple job of negotiating for a trade of information turns into a long ordeal with one side seemingly more interested in an extended vacation in a foreign country on the government’s dime than in completing the mission. To make matters worse, there’s more afoot than a straight trade of ...

Terrorism kills far fewer Americans annually than automobile accidents, firearms, or even lightning strikes. Given this minimal risk, why does the US continue expending lives and treasure to fight the global war on terror? In Monsters to Destroy, Navin A. Bapat argues that the war on terror provides the US a cover for its efforts to expand and preserve American control over global energy markets.

A page-turning Romantasy What can happen if one mixes interdimensional and human love with a Utah Cowboy? Caring for horses on the land of his ancestors, the broad-shouldered rancher finds peace in honest hard work among a small community of like-minded folk. Frightenedly outmatched by an otherworldly cryptid Sasquatch creature, the usually self-reliant man admits he needs help from friends. Ninety Degrees of Shimmer is an action-packed romantasy adventure. If you like everyman heroes, out-of-this world danger, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll devour G.H. White’s preternatural tale....

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