'The Van In My Mind' presents four short stories featuring desperate people at a crossroads--grappling for meaning, purpose, and second chances.In "Angel In Vegas," a burned-out, numbed-out, mid-career advertising exec named Gus meets a mysteriously congenial soul at a Las Vegas casino. Can the old man persuade Gus to recover his spark--before it's too late?Motivational speaker and guru "Frank the Tank" peddles self-help and business advice to sold out arenas. If audiences ...

All Shane wanted was to get away from the wreckage of his career for a while. He picked New York City to provide him with a distraction from his early, unwanted retirement from the police force. New York City delivered, distracting him with three corpses and a miniature llama with a spitting problem and an attitude.If he wants to return to a normal life, he’ll have to face off against a sex trafficking ring targeting the woman of his dreams, ancient vampires, murderous criminals, h...

In the untamed wilderness of Australia's Blue Mountains, a young woman named Una embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the secrets of her past. Haunted by fragmented memories and a longing for connection, she ventures into the ancient forests, where danger lurks at every turn. As Una delves deeper into the untamed landscape, she encounters enigmatic spirits, ancient legends, and a forbidden love that threatens to consume her. With each step, she uncovers a hidden world where the boundar...

Everyone knows dogs save people. Cats do too, in a different way.Although cats feign an aloof detachment, they possess great heart. A cat rescue comes on its own terms and in its own time, and always with dignified heroism.From a fantastic Midnight Louie story by Carole Nelson Douglas, where Louie meets Sherlock Holmes, to a familiar rescuing other familiars from a natural disaster, this volume showcases a broad spectrum of heroic cats.Includes:“A Baker Stre...

Cats find themselves in all sorts of situations, sometimes comic, sometimes scary, sometimes just plain headshaking. In fact, for some reason, cats tend to draw crazy situations to themselves like the old cliché, moths to a flame.But nothing attracts cats like a good mystery, particularly of the cozy kind. Cats love crime; they love to solve crimes, to observe humans trying to solve crimes, and occasionally even to commit crimes, because, you know—cats.The felines in this v...

This story is about how people turned up murdered after their arraignment in a court of law. In the meantime, two detectives named Michelle and Steven; they are working real hard to find out the responsible person or persons for these assassinations and murders. During this time as the two detectives are working hard to find out the true assassin whatever defendant stands before a judge named Sam Mason doing their arraignment and the D.A. named Futch. The D. A. he would ask for a high bail...

Jazz Survivor tells the story of Louis Bannet, the Dutch Louis Armstrong. Louis Bannet was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau during the war, but his skill as a musician saved his life: he became the 'star' of the Auschwitz Orchestra, as well as the personal bandleader for Dr. Josef Mengele and the founder of the Gypsy Camp Orchestra.

Warning: contains excessive humor, action, excitement, adventure, magic, romance, and bodies. Proceed with caution.The last thing Reed Matthews needs in his life is a kitten, but when an orphaned tabby suckers him into becoming her caretaker, he's in for the ride of his life. Add in an angel determined to meddle in his affairs, a devil with an agenda, and a bucketful of bad omens, and he'll count himself fortunate if he survives the clash between heaven, hell, and his ex.In...

Everyone knows dogs save people. Cats do too, in a different way.Although cats feign an aloof detachment, they possess great heart. A cat rescue comes on its own terms and in its own time, and always with dignified heroism.From a fantastic Midnight Louie story by Carole Nelson Douglas, where Louie meets Sherlock Holmes, to a familiar rescuing other familiars from a natural disaster, this volume showcases a broad spectrum of heroic cats.Includes:"A Baker Stre...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 596 thru 600 brings together classic tales of unexpected fortune, manufactured happiness, dangerous journeys through time, unusual alien encounters, and human behavior pushed into unfamiliar territory.In The Cosmic Jackpot, George O. Smith turns an extraordinary opportunity into a fast-moving adventure where winning may create more trouble than anyone imagined. John R. Pierce’s The Good Life explores a future that...

In the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller that inspired the TV series King & Maxwell, two private investigators dig into a killer's past--but when their search threatens powerful enemies, it could cost them their lives.Edgar Roy--an alleged serial killer--is awaiting trial. He faces almost certain conviction. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy's attorney, Sean's old friend and mentor Ted Bergin, to help work the case. But thei...

‘DCI Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine’ Elly GriffithsThe third book in Michael Wood’s darkly compelling crime series featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Peter James, Lee Child and Karin Slaughter.Eight killers. One house. And the almost perfect murder…Starling House is home to some of the nation’s deadliest teenagers, still too young for prison.When the latest arrival is found brutally murdered, DCI Matilda Darke and her tea...