To catch a blackmailer two good friends must pretend to be lovers Commanders Brett Costa and Kathleen Boudreaux have formed a unique working relationship. Taking advantage of the close friendship, their CO assigns them to catch a blackmailer. The only problem, can two friends pretend to be lovers and not get caught up in the game?  

Navy JAG corps attorneys Todd Hammond and Abigail Gibbons have built a solid friendship over the years. When Abbie is sent on Temporary Duty to Iraq, Todd's coworkers are counting the days until she returns to settle his surly attitude.But no one is safe in a war zone. Trapped in a fiery ambush, Abby is severely wounded. It will take all of her strength to heal.Todd has already suffered through this with another friend, he is not about to let Abby struggle through her recov...

An author's visions are revealed through their stories. Many authors have strange and unusual stories, indeed. Within these pages, you will find the stories of eighteen different authors, each unique and thought provoking. These are the fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, and horror stories that will keep you awake long into the night.What happens when:An inexplicable monster plagues a town for generations, taking people… and souvenirs?

Navy Captain Rob West loves his wife and family more than anything.  When he awakens from a coma and remembers nothing about his world, he faces the most challenging battle of his life. Colonel Mel West is devastated when the man she loves no longer recognizes her.  Struggling between the past and the present, she will do everything she can to help her husband remember the family he has forgotten. Together for the sake of their children, they forge new bonds, but ...

What lurks beneath the waves?Krakens. Sea serpents. Megalodons. Spirits of storm and tide.In Tentacles and Tides, the ocean is anything but empty. Sailors glimpse impossible shapes below their hulls. Coastal towns bargain with ancient powers. Great whales guard secrets humanity was never meant to find.And sometimes…the monster is the one telling the story.These speculative tales explore the creatures of the deep as heroes, v...

Twenty-two nightmarish stories for your reading enjoyment! Prepare for the terrifying.Sara Jordan-Heintz selected a perfect blend of tales from a talented list of authors. You might just find your next favorite horror writer in the listStories byBrooke MacKenzieJohn HaasEvan BaughfmanJohn GroverD.C. PhillipsH.K. SladeC.A. VerstraeteLindy SpencerPatrick F. MurphyK.T. TateKay Hanifen

14 authors bring you 16 dark tales that explore your deepest fears. These are the stories which nightmares are made of. Tales of monsters, mayhem, and madness which will make you shiver in the dark. Read them while you burn the Midnight Oil... if you dare.Contributing authors include Mario Acevedo, Joseph Carrabis, Jon Shannon, Rebecca M. Senesse, DL Mullan, Zack Ellafy, Christa Planko, C.R. Johansson, Kaye Lynne Booth, Robert White, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Chris Barili, Paul Kane, ...

This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the second half of the twentieth century. Collectively the contributors explore the key themes of acquisition of geographical kno...

The Whumpy Printing Press presents: Cosmic ConsequencesSpace. Awe-inspiring. Empty. Deadly. This anthology brings together over two dozen stories that explore whump in space. From equipment malfunctions to hostile aliens, outer space is a dangerous place.So grab your helmet and prepare for launch.Included authors: Leanne Albillar, Kailey Alessi, Yasmeen Amro, John M. Campbell, Mill Cohen, Loralei Deasy, Sarina Dorie, Dr. Suvajeet Duttagupta, Booker G. A. Fe...

There is a chill in the air. Something is coming.Change is coming.It's a time to celebrate. It's a time to hide.It's a time to get ready for the things we don't expect.It's time to open up the Autumn Breezeway.Edited by Sam Knight. Associate Editor Bailey FinnStories by:Steve Ruskin, Jude Deluca, James Rogers, CJ Mattison, Arlo Sharp, P. Francis Smythe, AE Stueve, Sheila Hartney, Eve Morton, Grayson Wilson, Jessica McLain, Tanya Hales...

Engagement is trendy. Although paired most often with community, diverse invocations of engagement have gained cache, capturing longstanding shifts toward new practices of knowledge making that both reflect and facilitate multiple ways of being an academic. Engagement functions as a gloss for these shifts—addressing more expansive understandings of where, how, and with whom we research, teach, and partner. This book examines these shifts, locating them within socio-economic trends within a...

Based on decades of research centered on the earliest known fluted-point producing groups in the North American midcontinent, Early Paleoindians in the Upper Midcontinent of North America: Lithic Procurement, Settlement Mobility, and Social Interaction brings together a broad array of case studies from the United States and Canada that offers fresh perspectives on how early populations utilized the land and its resources, how and when they settled in particular locations, and how ...