In Victorian England, two young men cross paths in a public house. Maurice Fitzpons, disgraced army officer and semi-professional rake, is in between careers. Seth Keane is sick of his life as a shoemaker’s apprentice and at war with a malignant stepfather. Both men are on the prowl. A chance meeting becomes a carnal night, and then a love. But a stealthy horror glides along London’s somber streets, a fiend that stalks fresh blood. A single bite can cause an ecstasy so great it will reduce...

When life looks radically different than the plan we have for ourselves, it's the lucky few that recognize God's plan is best. That's what adoptive mom Heather Avis learned, and that's the invitation of this book.As the mother of three adopted children - two with Down syndrome - Heather Avis has learned that it's truly the lucky few who get to live a life like hers, who actually recognize that God's plans are best, even when they seem so radically different from th...

While Elizabeth Bennet is on a tour of grand houses and beautiful English countryside her aunt and uncle. Thinking that Elizabeth will be intrigued to see an estate that she has heard so much about, Mrs. Gardiner surprises her niece with a visit to the great estate of Pemberley.Overwhelmed by her visit and the beauty of the house, Elizabeth wanders the grounds and gardens alone while her aunt and uncle take luncheon by the lake. What she does not expect, is to be surprised by the l...

A timeless expression of ancestors’ voices as they transmit stories and witness truths for future generations.In Lightning in Our Roots, Avis Blackbird invites the reader on a journey to feel Indigenous fluidity of space and time, the impact of colonization, enduring connections to the land, lived urbanized experience, and finally the rising hope of Indigenous communities and cultures to thrive. Inspired by Tommy Pico and Kae Tempest, these short lyric poe...

Elizabeth's Decadent Delights is a collection of Avis McGinnis' deliciously sensual intimate novellas featuring Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.Elizabeth Bennet's Teatime EngagementLady Catherine deBourgh has just paid an unwelcome visit to Elizabeth Bennet, determined to stop her engagement to Mr. Fitwilliam Darcy. Outraged, Elizabeth turns Lady Catherine away and tries her best to put her thoughts of Mr. Darcy's rude proposal ou...

Jason North is the lead guitarist for Mullerin, a rock band he's formed with his old school friends. After years of touring, Mullerin is now semi-successful, and Jason has escaped what he's always dreaded, being poor, obscure, and alone. He's done everything he thinks he should, or rather, everything society considers proper for a successful young man. He's married and settled down. He's satisfied with his life, or thinks he ought to be. Then he runs across the dark secret of his past, a s...

A young man trying to save his sister seeks refuge with a monster. Police officers battle werewolves to save one of their own from a fate worse than death. A shadow organization brings death and destruction to a peaceful town in the Pacific Northwest, only to discover they've bitten off a bit more than they can chew...

Elizabeth Bennet is a woman of conviction, and in these sensual intimate variations, the search for the very deepest love has led her down a darker and more daring path than she ever thought possible.Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, once the most disagreeable gentleman of her acquaintance is not a gentleman to let his desires go unfulfilled, and Elizabeth will be pushed to the very limits of her passion and daring to fulfil her dear husband's requests...This sensual, steamy, ...

"You owe it to your family to follow the prescriptions in this book and be prepared for droughts and shortages through rainwater harvesting." —Jerry Yudelson, author of Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water CrisisWater is a crucial resource increasingly under stress. Yet rainfall, even in arid climates, can make up a sizable portion of any home, acreage, or farm's water requirements if harvested and utilized with care. The key is appropriate planning and...

“Extraordinary.… A feast of history, an expert tour through thousands of years of war and conquest.” —Jennifer Carson, New York Times Book ReviewIn this far-reaching foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-author Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabl...

Lady Catherine deBourgh has just paid an unwelcome visit to Elizabeth Bennet, determined to stop her engagement to Mr. Fitwilliam Darcy. Outraged, Elizabeth turns Lady Catherine away and tries her best to put her thoughts of Mr. Darcy's rude proposal out of her mind.While in London visiting her aunt, Mrs. Gardiner, she receives an invitation to tea from Georgiana Darcy. Unable to refuse the gracious invitation, Elizabeth is shocked to discover that an unexpected guest is also in at...

ONE MORE QUESTIONWhat If Everything We Accept Deserves Another Look?One More Question begins with a simple idea: some of the beliefs we accept most easily are the ones we have never stopped to examine.Eric Bray invites readers to look again at our relationship with animals-not through accusation or ideology, but through questions about compassion, responsibility, convenience, tradition, and the value we place on life.Why do we cherish one animal while accept...