Desperate to distract the public from their ever diminishing lifestyle, the government steals a page out of the Roman’s playbook. They brings back the gladiatorial arena to give the unwashed masses a chance to revel in the blood and gore of true reality TV. Contestants, armed with only a hunting knife, go up against some of the deadliest predators in the world. The rules are simple, two go into the arena, but only one can come out alive, and the odds are stacked against the hunter. Join th...

Charlie believes he is going on a simple, fly fishing, vacation. Instead, he is drafted into solving a brutal murder, and finds himself drawn into a web of intrigue and deceit. In a County where reality and fantasy, seem to constantly reverse positions, Charlie is determined to get to the bottom of this case, even if it kills him. Charlie finds his path blocked at every turn, by: Sheriff Baker, who also happens to be the kingpin of the local Moonshine industry. Ruth, the owner of the Karma...

Drake travels back in time to save a Dragon Master!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Eko is in trouble! The dark wizard Maldred has trapped her with a powerful spell. ...

I wanted to give the reader something special.. An intellectual word of depth to read and digest. Words that connect with you on an inner level and a mind state left with a remarkable elevation in understanding. I wanted to respect the fact that the reader wants more out of what it is they are choosing to allow into their mind’s. So I wanted to put my best word first... I have always been intrigued and rooted with words, and how they shape our being. My name is Al West, and like many of yo...

I'll do anything to save my family. Even if it means marrying the devil himself.Cillian Kildare is a monster wrapped in charm and sophistication. A gorgeous psychopath with venom in his veins and sadism driving every beat of his cold, black heart.When I'm sent to kill the vicious Irish mafia boss to settle a debt from my past, it's supposed to be simple. It becomes a lot less simple when Cillian catches me and carves his way into my darkest secrets and most...

He saw what I did. Now, he owns me.Brutal, formidably gorgeous, and head of a vicious Bratva organization. They call Gavan Tsarenko a king. I call him a tyrant. But now, the man with the gun-metal gray eyes and scarred past has come to conquer me.You see, I screwed up. I traded my good-girl status for a bad grad-school prank that went horribly wrong. And now, for six months, I'm Gavan's.My enemy. My monster. My dark fantasy.The savagely beau...

Chelsea never expected that she would have to move when she was nearly nine months pregnant.Then again, she never imagined she'd lose her daughter's father while she was busy baking their baby, either. Heartbroken and distraught over being harassed by a disgruntled family member, she packs up and moves across Virginia with no assistance.Arden, Lincoln, and Kase run the Blacksburg office of Shadow Security. Their instincts won't allow them to ignore their he...

This issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of four sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - from four of todays top speculative fiction writers.Jessica West shares a voice of reason.Hank Garner continues the crossroads series.Artie Cabrera tells the tale of Columbus that may have been.And Daniel Arthur Smith starts a journey back to Brooklyn.Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fic...

Escapism is how Tegan copes with the pressures of being the only neurotypical person in her household. Her husband Cooper knows that his spiraling mind, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and Autism are a lot to handle. He’s not always the best version of himself for the love of his life.He agrees that Tegan needs an escape. Online role play is where she finds it. Creating fictional worlds with others helps her relax and cope with what she can’t change about reality. Time and again she lea...

Point of Sale offers the first significant attempt to center media retail as a vital component in the study of popular culture. It brings together fifteen essays by top media scholars with their fingers on the pulse of both the changes that foreground retail in a digital age and the history that has made retail a fundamental part of the culture industries. The book reveals why retail matters as a site of transactional significance to industries as well as a crucial locus of meanin...

The Charleston Shuffle Life is a slow, sensual, dance Some dances just happen to be deadlier than others Brent's life starts to unravel after he learns that his wife is having an affair Brent relocates to Charleston, South Carolina, to rebuild his life Brent’s big break comes when he meets, Megan, a local nurse, and a belle of the Charleston social scene, she uses her political connections to secure Brent a job as a crime reporter at the local newspaper Brent makes a profound discovery, th...

Prepare to explore the universe, 1650 years in the future. As Skip Thurmond, a NASA shuttle pilot, is transported into that future and is shanghaied by pirates. Leading him on a high adventure, swashbuckling romp across the known universe… and beyond. An epic tale sure to appeal to Space Jockeys and Pirate buffs