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Old certainties have vanished. Laws are flouted, norms discarded. The Senate, once the Republic’s proudest institution, cowers under the shadow of brute force. This is not Washington. This is Rome, 27 BCE. As Rome bleeds itself dry with civil wars and ruthless ambition, two figures who were previously relegated to historical footnotes fight to hold things together. Octavia, sister to Rome’s rising first emperor, and Agrippa, that emperor’s loyal friend and brilliant commander, stand firm against chaos and betrayal.

Hank Dolan is in over his head. A private investigator, he has been searching for the evil descendant child-killer Lamia for over a year. The descendant goddess, who walks the earth with all the other graceless deities has proved to be both elusive and brutal. With the help of Sadie Fuller and the Greek goddess Hecate, he will not only have to find Lamia, but figure out a way to stop her otherworldly reign of terror. Meanwhile, the city is changing. Auroras have appeared in the night sky. Earthquakes and serial bombings have thrust New Los Angeles into turmoil.

The gradual descent of the aging James Kallor, as his children peaked mightily and dispersed from his home, is chronicled here in intimate detail, without the embellishment of historical refinement. In the humble town of Alderich, where nothing much happens, the two daughters and one son of Mr. and Mrs. Kallor find themselves branching out—as adulthood hits them—into the fascinating world of temptation and savagery surrounding their region.

In the hushed reverence of night, beneath a muted lantern, I watch. Eyes are not windows—they are involuntary confessions. Sin stains them. Guilt fogs them. False righteousness cracks their lens. A quiet voice guides me: Collect what they squander. Free the truth trapped behind their blinks. Take the eyes, and the soul follows. Take the eyes, and the lie dies. I am no monster. I am a keeper of endings, a steward of clarity. With merciful hands, I gather final gazes—preserving the last pure light before it gutters out.

After escaping from her abusive, rich, oil-tycoon husband, Selina heads off into the Wild West—alone, disoriented, and in search of a better life. When she delightedly discovers Amos, whose devoted companionship leads them both into the journey of a lifetime, she’s drawn with him into the beatific mystery of Erland: a town of exquisite lushness, where the rich scattering of native plants and hardy wildflowers—squeezed into every crack, every inch of the city—is sustained by the vivacious gardeners who spend every waking hour attempting to recreate the garden of Eden.

Spooked by a terrifying storm and equally frightening, recurring dream, Melissa Jenkins had no idea the real nightmare was just beginning and would involve a family she'd never met. Melissa volunteers at the Serenity Institute. During her work there, she unknowingly participates in experimental procedures being developed for unscrupulous governments. Seeing things are not right, she sets out to save a patient she's befriended: Noah Rucker. Meanwhile, Noah's stepbrother, Gabriel, also senses trouble at the Institute. He and his buddies set out to rescue Noah.

Pastor’s daughter Rachel Whitaker has spent her life serving her small-town church, leading the women’s Bible study and pouring herself into ministry. Everyone sees her as steady, faithful, and strong—but in her quiet moments, Rachel longs for a love that will see her heart, not just her role. When Eli Turner, a reserved mechanic with calloused hands and a guarded past, steps hesitantly through the church doors one Sunday morning, Rachel never expects her world to shift. Eli isn’t sure he belongs in a place like this—he’s still carrying scars from family betrayal and years of running from God.

A mine collapse. Eleven men dead. A report quietly closed. Decades later, investigative journalist Maren Holt uncovers a forgotten archive reference tied to the disaster. What begins as a routine background check quickly turns into something far more dangerous.

Dr. Eryn Angell is just like any other doctor, until one of her friends ends up in the cross-hairs of a psychopathic murderer. Will she be able to help solve the mystery before it is too late, or will she lose the ones she cares about?

It was 1890, the time of the gunslinger. The town was Bergen, in the American Midwest. The young man, who’d fled from the home of his father to pursue the monasticism of his hero St. Francis, had completed his exodus from worldly society by taking up refuge in the forest near Bergen. There he built a stone hut, devoting his life to the practice of prayer.

In the midst of an investigation into a spree of child murders, Private Investigator, Hank Dolan takes on a missing person's case that tests his limits. Hired by a Descendant, a goddess that woke up in a mortal body along with all the other gods and goddesses two years before, Hank is thrust into the mysterious and grisly. Meanwhile, the 'hybrid', Sadie Fuller, strives to stay hidden, from both the authorities and evil Descendant Set who hunts for her in the city.

The Curran siblings, joined by a new friend, travel south to San Francisco to learn more of their kind, and Bennett and Frank, believing themselves duty-bound, head east to offer their services to the Union Army. Recommended to fans of witchcraft, epic fantasy, or something a little different. No Artificial Intelligence technologies were utilized in the creating of this work.

Larkyn wasn't looking for love. She was trying to heal herself. So when she meets Braylon Atlas (lead guitarist for the hottest new band), she had to run from her desires. Of course, it turns out to be harder than she realizes when he is doing everything to pull her in. Using every excuse in the book, Braylon works this small time writer into his world. He even goes so far as to use her own desires against her to get her to stop running away. But are his desires for her real? Or should she take her story and run?

In the tight-knit community of Mystic Beach, social worker Dr. Clara Starr appears to have conquered her troubled past. But when the body of local waterman Bobby Ward washes ashore, Clara's darkest secret plunges her into the heart of a chilling mystery. As her clients become the prime suspects in Bobby's murder, Clara must unravel a web of deceit and betrayal.

It’s been forty years since, as a young bull yearning for his fated mate, Damian felt the pangs of love and loss in an instant. One moment, he is answering the call of his destined partner, only to have it cruelly snatched away, leaving him in a torment of anguish and solitude.

A successful career woman, at a juncture in her life, has finally attained the beautiful lifestyle, the security, all she had ever dreamt of during her trauma laden upbringing—only to realize she may have lost the only thing of worth. Fear, drama, trust, grief—and eventually, understanding and redemption dominate this novel-like memoir.

It's been a while since Sadie Fuller has lived a normal life. Her obsessive compulsions make even daily life a constant struggle. Living in New Los Angeles doesn't help either. A haven for Descendants, gods and goddesses that suddenly woke up in mortal bodies, the city is ripe with the mysterious and macabre. But now Sadie is witness to a Descendant murder and thrown into an investigation that will test her in ways she could never have imagined. Soon, she herself becomes the hunted. Who is serially killing the Descendants and why do they want to kill her?

Picking up where Part One left off, the trying journey across America progresses, and all of the characters continue to learn and grow as they travel the unseen path of destiny laid before them, in this exhilarating fantasy adventure tale interwoven with factual elements of 1860s America.

Paulie Cindrich was a wild child who lived and loved with everything she had. Life has a way of catching up though, and before she knew it, she was a single mom making the best life she could for her son. Now, she's watching her son live his dream life. But in an odd twist of fate, her past comes back and offers her the second chance at happiness that she once though she'd lost. In a bar, a long time ago, she found the love of her life, will it happen a second time?

Royce McLeod couldn’t wait to get out of Tucson, Arzona and never come back. All she wanted was a life away from the desert and her M.C. family. But ten years later, her well planned and perfect life shatters. Calling off her upcoming wedding, losing a well-deserved promotion, and having to accept that her fiancé wasn’t actually the man she thought all were too much for this stubborn woman. With her tail tucked, Royce heads home to nurse her broken heart. While welcomed back, the only thing warm was the hot summer.