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Retired detective, Oliver Hamilton thought joining the Seaside Billionaire's Pickleball Club would be a great way to meet new friends and improve his game. Oliver finds star player, Brad Windsor lying dead in the men's locker room. Was it a natural death or something more sinister?

Villains take center stage in this collection of 19 dark and magical stories. Listeners will be cheering for all the wrong heroes as some of the most fearsome, devious, and brutal antagonists perform savage deeds towards wicked ends. And why not? These characters are the champions of their own stories - evil is a matter of perspective. Contributors also include Mark Adler, Bradley P. Beaulieu, E.V. Morrigan, Peter Orullian, Matthew Ward, Kaaron Warren, Deborah A. Wolf, and Janny Wurts.

Can you answer this question: Who is the Antichrist and what is the Apocalypse? The earliest Christians following the Twelve Apostles often spoke and wrote about the arrival of the Antichrist before the return of Jesus Christ at the end of time. Best-selling author and professor Dr. Taylor Marshall provides an easy-to-understand collection of Church fathers, saints, and mystics as he pulls back the curtain on the end times prophecies of the Book of Revelation—the book originally called the Apocalypse.

Horse trainer by day, IT consultant by night, Izzy Paterson is a classic nerd who’s better with animals than humans. But when a body is found at the feet of a prize stallion in the queen’s summer castle in the Scottish Highlands, Izzy - and her new friend Craig - are in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming suspects in the murder. In the race to clear their names, Izzy has to employ all her horse-whispering and computer-hacking skills. Can she piece together the clues in time to stop the mysterious killer from striking again?

Managers as Mentors is a rapid-fire listen and a provocative guide to helping associates grow and adapt in today’s tumultuous organizations. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. As with previous editions there is a fictional case study of a mentor-protégé relationship running through the book, but this is augmented with six actual case studies of top CEOs who relate key mentoring experiences in their lives. This hands-on guide takes the mystery out of effective mentoring.

The message of Grace and hope continues. Although we may not recognize it at the time, God always has a plan. Joshua Ramsey is a dynamic young pastor of a megachurch and has time for everyone except his wife as he builds a great church for God. When Taylor leaves him his life crumbles and he decides to leave the Christian ministry. Searching for what is important in his life, Josh accepts a temporary assignment to a small country church in rural Pennsylvania. It's there, his life takes an unexpected turn when Josh encounters the angel Gabriel and discovers that the first Christmas was very ...

This wasn't the secret she expected from her Secret Santa! Security expert for a British bank by day, horse trainer at night, Izzy Paterson is a multi-tasking, dressage-riding computer whiz with an addiction to strong coffee and a penchant for CSI on Netflix. So when the Secret Santa at her office Christmas party hands her a perplexing riddle, she just can't ignore the mystery. Penned by a modern-day Robin Hood, the anonymous rhyme hints at financial misconduct that could put the future of everyone at her work in danger.

The kingdom of Albion is under threat from The Evil One. The elves have trusted the kingdom with a mystic device (the number seven) and have entrusted a wizard by the name of Radox The Green to find a hero to save the land, in the shape of Agar Son of Athar. The series consists of four half-hour episodes or "Chronicles", originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from November 25 to December 16, 1980 and was written by Andrew Marshall (2 Point 4 Children) and John Lloyd (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy & QI).

When Izzy Paterson—horse trainer and computer geek—gets a last-minute entry to the prestigious Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, she doesn't expect to be tripping over dead bodies. Literally. As the body count rises, suspicions grow exponentially and the show descends into chaos. Can Izzy track down the killer and halt them in their tracks—or will she be next in their crosshairs?

In book five, we return to Glencoe and visit the old friends as they deal with old demons and fears and face new challenges. Nate and Maggie's relationship has never gone smoothly. Stacey and Jeremy struggle with teenage pregnancy. And someone returns to town unexpectedly. And, of course, there's Beasley. After forty years, it seems God reunited Nate and Maggie, but the turmoil continues. Does God have a plan for Maggie, and whom might he use? God’s plan for a pregnant Stacey began in 1865. Fifteen-year-old Stacey and a young Jeremy Miler struggle to discover God’s plan when Stacey ...

Joel Whittaker married his high school sweetheart only to lose her in a tragic sailing accident in 1958. Now a single parent responsible for their six-year-old son, he believes he must do what is right for Billy. Babs is there when they need her most, but can she make Joel happy? God has a plan for Joel’s life as he struggles with the pieces of the puzzle. They are all there, but Joel can't see the big picture. Then God rearranged the pieces of the plan for Joel's life, and he found his second chance. That's what God does. The Lonely Seagull will keep you smiling, crying, and praising God.

We return to the little town of Glencoe with another story of redemption, grace, and second chances. God's grace flowed forth like a raging river. Lives were touched, and families were changed, and one man was at the center of it all. Did the grace of God suddenly stop flowing when tragedy struck Glencoe? And what do Reagan Lamb, Kyle Shaw, Marisa Fields, and Jenny Wade have in common? All of their lives had been devastated in some way. Each of them watched their dream of living happily ever after disappear into the mess of their lives. Although feeling alone and abandoned, God was still at...

Carter Hocking had it all - a high-paying job managing a Vegas casino, then the woman of his dreams who owned a luxurious mansion in Silicon Valley and a life every young guy wanted. But things took a turn for the worse, and he found himself penniless, all alone in a flophouse near the San Francisco piers. Just when he thought he had hit rock bottom, he stumbled upon Mercy at a waterfront bar. It was a turning point in his life, and he finally found the redemption he had been seeking. But his world was about to come crashing down on September 7, 1980, leaving him with nothing but Hope. ...

In 1955 Maggie Suggs hit Glencoe like a tornado in an Oklahoma trailer park. She was young, sexy, and she caught the eye of many men, including Nate Phillips. Nate left his Ohio Amish community and set up a furniture shop in Glencoe about the same time. One look a Maggie, and he was in love, and it was a love that never died. The problem was Maggie wanted the man she couldn't have, not the man who loved her. It didn't work out well for Maggie. Reagan Lamb met Maggie at the Washington County Home in 1998. Maggie's beauty was gone. Time had taken it's toll. She was far from the fething young ...

A fire. An accidental psychic. A chance for two foster kids to stop an interdimensional civil war. Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks in Oklahoma City, Jenna Two Horse and Calvin Little have led a hard-knock life. In foster care for as long as they can remember, they've learned to survive without relying on anyone else. But when their younger foster brother is threatened, Jenna and Calvin discover "survival skills" that defy imagination.

Molly was born in 1850. She had a tragic beginning to her life, and at twelve, she ran away. Molly, a fallen young woman, and Ethan Longstreet, a God-fearing man, were the most unlikely couple, but God had a plan for them. Jeremiah 29:11 says God always has a plan. “Molly Malloy” would have been a short story if only she had believed why Ethan rescued her from Jake. But instead, in 1868, Molly left Ethan at the altar and ran. Molly would hit bottom before God could get her attention. God told Ethan to go after Molly but warned him that he would go places he didn’t want to go and do ...

We again return to Glencoe with more surprises, twists, and turns as our story winds its way to a conclusion...or does it? God has used Reagan Lamb to touch the lives of dozens of residents since 1988. Now it’s 1997, and God uses the lives of two very different people, with age differences of over 75 years, to touch Reagan’s life in a way he could never have imagined. One helps to explain Reagan’s past, and the other the future. Together, Reagan, Jacob, and Stacey discover how God has worked his plan for their lives over the last 133 years, and He isn’t finished yet! (Jeremiah 29:11...

Grace Like a River Flows is Christian fiction. Glencoe, by another name, is real and I pastored there for five years. Many characters are based on real people I knew. But the great story? It's all made up. Well, almost. ”The tracks have separated this town for a hundred years, but one day God's grace began flowing like River. And, like a mighty, raging river, you can't control it and you can't stop it. God's grace goes where He wants. Grace Like a River Flows is about very flawed people who live on both sides of the tracks which run through Glencoe. Lives are changed. Families are ...

Have you ever wondered, “Lord, why am I here?” Matthew Haley was a black kid from the South Side of Chicago. He lost his mother to a drug overdose when he was ten. The state separated him from his siblings, and they put him in foster care. But God had already set him apart, angels watched over him, and he found a way out. After six years in the army and some PTSD, he returned to Chicago, but why? There was no reason to go back there. There was nothing for him. But God had a plan. Matthew would meet a retired judge named Gabe Williams, find a lottery ticket, and meet a lovely young lady ...

Everything changes when Jon stumbles into the boys' bathroom and transforms into a black panther. Without choice, Jon is thrust into a world where parallel universes are real, shapeshifters exist, and dangerous intruders control the elements with a mere thought. Jon's new mission is to protect our world from intruders from other worlds. But is it a mission Jon will accept? Haunted by his past and facing an uncertain future, Jon struggles to know who he can trust. Ultimately, his decision will impact the people he loves - and our whole world.