Metaphysical Mysteries

Meet Simon Strong, an immortal detective about to enjoy a night out on the town. He’s planned this date for weeks and tonight is the night. When Tristan Montague, Simon’s partner and resident cranky mage, advises Simon against this course of action, Simon declares his freedom to see whomever he chooses. There’s only one problem. Her name is Michiko and she doesn’t share well.

Montaro Caine, CEO of the Fitzer Corporation, is losing control of the company he built just as his teenage daughter is experiencing her own difficulties. At this moment of crisis, a man and woman appear at his office with a coin of unknown provenance, composed of a metal unknown on Earth. Montaro immediately recognizes it as the companion of a coin he analyzed as a graduate student working in a lab at MIT, which was later returned to its unidentified owner. The coin's appearance draws the attention of scientists, collectors, financiers, and thieves, all of whom vie to get their hands on it....

An interviewer at a centre for gifted children encounters a child whose perception of the world defies human comprehension. A man experiencing time lapses suspects he may be guilty of murder. A helping hand for the homeless and an unbelievable job opportunity for the unskilled—in a hostile future, can such benevolence be trusted? A man displaced through time over and over again struggles to comprehend his fate while a former space marine discovers that falling in love with an alien can have unintended side effects. These science fiction stories explore diverse aspects of the human mind—...

On Christmas Eve, 2017, the life of Russian-American artist Nikita Nataniel Kuznetsov changes beyond recognition. He’s plagued with a deadly bacterial infection that sends him off to the afterlife. Before he can move on to the other side, he must stand trial that takes place in a concert hall, attended by an invisible audience. As he sits at his piano, he is compelled to watch a 3D movie of his life, allowing him to relive meaningful events: his miserable childhood at a boarding school in the USSR of the 70s, his rise to stardom, his run-ins with the KGB, and a fateful breakup from his ...

Before Amir Zayne became a seeker of truth, he was just another lost kid in Cairo — smart, angry, and already circling the drain. When a classmate dies under mysterious circumstances, Amir’s investigation drags him into a world of pills, secrets, and surveillance. The deeper he digs, the stranger it gets: missing factory shipments, strange visions, and whispers about a drug that doesn’t just numb — it opens something. As Amir spirals deeper into addiction and paranoia, he starts to question everything — his friends, his teachers, even his own father. But some truths don’t want ...

The continuing adventures of the survey starship Yellowjacket after an alien force larger than any in living memory sweeps through the worlds of the Engel Empire. Note: The Stars Dark series is an homage to thrilling pulp sci-fi of yesteryear. If you're interested in hard science fiction look elsewhere. But if you're looking for action-packed adventures on strange worlds with even stranger aliens, this series is for you!

Blue Lotus: An Epic Tale of Cosmic Mysteries and Ideal Societies Blue Lotus is a visionary fantasy novel that blends myth, music, and philosophy in a poetic, culturally diverse world shaped by many voices and traditions. Set on the mystical Blue Planet—illuminated by twin moons and guarded by four legendary beasts—it tells the story of UBI, a floating utopia at the heart of the White Tiger Continent. But UBI is more than a city. It is a cosmic fulcrum, where memory, music, and time converge. At its core, the story is a profound inquiry into the nature of fate and the mysteries of the ...

Aaron has cheated death once more... the heart attack didn’t kill him, just made him contemplative, walking the corridors of his life’s memories. Read Aaron’s incredible journey, written in a comfortably lazy, lyrical style that evokes all the senses – all the tastes, aromas and sweet touches of life.

Be careful what you wish for. A year earlier, with the help of enigmatic industrialist Michael Walker, all of Penelope Drayton Spence’s dreams had come true. Now, as one of the country’s top journalists, she has discovered what she thought would make her happy was only making her busy. After months of avoiding her, Michael Walker burst back into her life with an outlandish plan to launch his controversial “Hermes” satellite into space. But she soon learns someone just as resourceful and well-financed is willing to go to any lengths to stop the launch.

Doing the right thing can land you in a whole heap of trouble, or so Natalie Swift discovers on her Florence vacation. When she interferes with the soul collection of a child, she inadvertently opens the gates to Heaven and Hell and finds herself in the midst of a struggle between good and evil that she could never have foreseen. Now she is a target for those from the dark side, it seems the only way for her to survive is to form an alliance with the man she has been trying to avoid since everything went so horribly wrong. Drawn in is a thrilling and unsettling adventure for readers with a ...

"Highly recommended!" — The Prairies Book Review. Young runaway Mig isn't like the other children. When Mary Ellen catches him stealing eggs from her henhouse, she decides to help him hide from his pursuers. Little does she know that her simple act of kindness will change the Universe forever.

Set in three cities in three eras, The Mirror Thief calls to mind David Mitchell and Umberto Eco in its mix of entertainment and literary bravado. The core story is set in Venice in the 16th century, when the famed makers of Venetian glass were perfecting one of the old world's most wondrous inventions: the mirror.

November Scorpio has a secret. One so vile and rich that it could rip those he calls family from his life. His twisted dilemma is that if he holds his secret any longer, he will lose everything. Long ago he was stolen and fell from his fated path. All he ever knew was destroyed. He has the power to save the leader of his brotherhood from the grips of an obsessive female, but to also win the supernatural war breathing down their necks. All he must do is wake her… EDGE SERIES READING ORDER Alphas Rise Dark Lure Sacred Betrayal Risen Lovers Fall of Kings Queens Rise Stolen Son Disloyal Souls...

This captivating story combines mysticism, quantum physics, and an exploration into the nature of reality. In the early hours before dawn, a scientist secretly slips into a darkened laboratory and steals a strand from an ancient cloth. This cloth has a special and profound origin, one that some would do anything to possess, while others want it suppressed. How could this small, seemingly insignificant item change the course of the world? Years later, a mysterious man appears in New York City. Who is he, what is his connection with the ancient cloth, and why has he arrived at this time?

An action-packed urban fantasy adventure set on the islands of Hawaii! I'm Marcus Aries, and as the duly-appointed guardian of the Hawaiian Islands, it’s my job to ensure peace and balance between the world of the supernatural and the mortal realm. Things have been quiet lately, and I couldn’t be happier about it. That is, until the recently appointed kingpin of the Hawaiian cartel showed up and offered me a job I can’t refuse. Now I’m stuck trying to track down a murderer. To make matters worse, I've agreed to serve as a security consultant for the upcoming United Nations meeting. ...

An action-packed urban fantasy adventure set on the islands of Hawaii! I'm Marcus Aries, and as the duly-appointed guardian of the Hawaiian Islands, I’ve had my share of bad run-ins with the world of the supernatural. I’ve taken on demonic frogs, island witches, lightning wolves, and even battled before the famed night marchers. But not every run-in is a life-and-death struggle that threatens to leave the island in ruins. Step back into the world of Hawaiian urban fantasy with this collection of short stories from author Justin Herzog, starring fan-favorite hero Marcus Aries as he and ...

Energy Dynamics~Energy Mastery, appears to be a book, however, in actuality it is an energetic experience. An experience that is delicately woven together with gossamer threads of ancient mystery school wisdom-teachings, personal experiences, and modern-day quantum science language and context. Linked together, these threads reveal the mystical dominion, authority and quantum power that lives in you. Many years ago, in a moment of deep meditation, during the awe and wonder of the Silence, the words I AMflashed across my heart. I AM, like a lightning bolt flashing during a rainstorm, began ...

Things in the fishing town of Cold Storage, Alaska, are changing. It's the summer of 1968; the men are wearing their hair long, the Vietnam War is at its height, and multiple assassinations have gripped the country. But some things remain the same. Ellie's bar is still the place to catch up on the town gossip, and there's a lot to talk about, from the boys who have returned from the war (and the ones who haven't), to the robberies that are plaguing the locals, to the new guy in town: a famous monk from Kentucky.

Robert Baxter once reveled in the intoxicating delights of Atopia - the man-made island where humans lose themselves in a world of boundless virtual realities. Now, Bob has returned to immerse himself in this mind-altering, consciousness-sharing refuge from the eroding Earth. But something is very wrong. Bob feels a tidal wave of doom cresting above the pleasure dome that is Atopia. As alternate universes perish, the salvation of all he loves - and all that exists - rests with Bob alone.

The bizarre surrounds us. Science has all the answers, right? Wrong! Since the beginning of time mysterious creatures, weird events and numerous other anomalies baffled even the wisest of intellectuals or experts. Let's take a look at the unanswerable...at that which is BIZARRE AND UNEXPLAINED: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The Old Hag 2. Haunted Dolls 3. Bad Little Boys 4. Ghoulish Little Girls 5. Magic Mirrors 6. Shadow People, Shadow Pets 7. Blood-Sucking Vampires 8. Psychic Vampires 9. Peculiar Places 10. Freaky Faces 11. Cursed Cars 12. Evil Clowns 13. Creepy Castles 14. Not So Sweet Dreams 15....