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Peter Kovacs teaches part-time at a community college and tends bar to make ends meet. When a newborn baby is found alive in a trash can in an alley next to the school, Peter tries to find out what happened. A parallel narrative—one that eventually intersects the main story—recounts a Japanese high school student’s growing alienation from his life of pointless striving. Birth Pangs is a literary mystery about abandonment, home, and family triggered by the discovery of a baby in an alley.

Once in a generation, the dragon kingdoms are called upon to offer their finest prince to remain celibate and compete for the betrothal of the future Empress. Plucked from obscurity, dragon princes Uzzin and Razzan vie to become the Chosen Prince of their kingdom.

If you enjoy your horror dipped in buckets of blood and sprinkled with generous amounts of blasphemy, then you've come to the right place!

A reluctant prince. A crumbling kingdom. A trial that will test his body, mind, and heart. Once in a generation, the dragon kingdoms must present their finest prince to compete for the hand of the future Celestial Empress. Bound by ancient tradition, these Chosen Princes are tasked with proving their worth—all while remaining celibate until the Celestial Courting Ceremony. For Zargris, the sole prince of the Twilight Kingdom, this was never a choice. Born in the perpetual shadow of the Celestial Mountain, Zargris finds himself thrust into a role he neither sought nor desired.

Yeshua of Nazareth didn't die on the cross. That was a lie. Those who know the truth must fight to expose it, and a war started in Judea 2,000 years ago culminates in a final battle in the 21st century. If you enjoy the works of authors such as Dan Brown, S. J Parris, and Raymond Khoury, then you'll love this dark, action-packed religious conspiracy thriller.

After learning Theo is alive, Sar immediately embarks on a mission to find him. Reunited, the lovers return to New York, Danial, Terian and Theo uneasily combining forces to protect Sar from Al’s assassins who still seek her. But when Sar is taken prisoner in an all-out attack, only one man can save her—her old adversary, Devlin.

Follow a tale of epic proportions, spanning across multiple decades. Max Starheart, a young, talented and ambitious sorcerer trainee dreams of following in his father’s footsteps and joining his famous cities magical military. In his youth, Max must take the guidance of three legendary sorcerers whilst simultaneously, attempting to uncover the mystery of Kavlos’ Emperor. Is he indeed as benevolent as he claims, or is there more than meets the eye with this mysterious shadow?

Betrayed and left for dead, Lash reemerges the victor, edging ever upward in the Assassin’s Ranking, and catching the eye of the sultry nightclub singer Cassandra Nile. Drawn into drugs by Cassie, Lash begins to doubt himself, yearning to leave his life of violence, even as enemies close in from every side.

A New Captain. An Untested Crew. Will Fortune Favor the Reckless? Xerxes "Xerx" Paraska is a champion in the G1 Leagues. Enjoying the sweet life with his wife Neela and trusted crew, he crushes his opponents’ mechanized warriors in stadium after stadium. But during a shakedown run for his newly bequeathed warship, the Reckless, bad luck strikes. Xerx's slightly dysfunctional found family is faced with a mysterious intruder and potentially deadly hazards of flying an untested vessel.

The year is 1887, and in the quaint Pennsylvania town of Temple, Isabella Strohmeyer stumbles upon a gruesome scene: her father and stepmother brutally hacked to death. As the police investigation unfolds, gossip and rumors swirl through the tight-knit community. The Strohmeyer household, always steeped in simmering tension, harbors secrets that echo within its halls.

In legend, prophecies are instrumental in deciding the fate of the future. They are mysterious, foreboding and powerful…but what if a prophecy, was a trick? In the world of Omeria, a young and skilled sorcerer in training, Max Starheart, is eager to follow in his fathers’ footsteps and join the Empire of Kavlos, to use his magical abilities to protect his homeland. On his journey, he will meet three ancient sorcerers who will help play a pivotal role in shaping his future, the Kingdom of Kavlos and the world!

In a desperate effort to halt her transformation to vampire, and stop her longing for the sultry Devlin, Sarelle willingly takes a drug to kill her desire, even as Danial prepares for the introduction of their son Theoron at a Vampire Gathering on New Year’s Eve. Faced with Theo’s betrayal at the eleventh hour, Sarelle must either trust in Danial to save her, or join forces with Devlin, revealing her secret desire for him.

In a world racing toward automation, what happens to the people left behind? Built to Work is a gripping and prophetic story set in the not so distant future, where humanoid robots, nearly flawless in function and tireless in output, are rapidly replacing human labor across every major industry in America and beyond. They don’t take breaks. They don’t form unions. They never complain. For corporations, it’s the ultimate solution, streamlined efficiency with unprecedented cost savings. For workers, it may be the beginning of the end, or the start of something entirely new.

Twenty years ago, Madison, a skilled auto accident investigator, had her life changed forever when a terrible car crash with a wolf-like creature took the lives of her husband and son. After another incident occurs in the present day, under suspiciously similar conditions, she must fight through her depressive isolation and seek to uncover the truth of the past.

Meet Paxton. A man who barely survived a plane crash and is now slapped in the face with a zombie apocalypse. Unfortunately, Paxton hasn't been out of his apartment for the last year, due to his Agoraphobia. But, he knows that the only way to survive this horror is to leave the safety of his home, whether he likes it or not. Especially since Coborn's no longer delivers....

When Theo disappears, Sar is left bereft, the uncertain guardian of Theo's newly born werecougar daughter, Elle. As months pass, clues emerge about Theo's disappearance, yet the twisting trail ends repeatedly without answer. In her grief, Sar turns to Danial and hesitantly begins to build a life with him and Elle.

Five children discover a mysterious staircase in the woods and set in motion a series of events that will haunt not only themselves, but the rest of humanity forever. Years later, after spending the majority of their adolescent lives behind bars, the broken adults have been trying and failing to live normal lives.

With love fueling the need for sweet confections, there’s always room for romance. Even the anonymous gifts left for Penelope, by a secret admirer, are a welcome distraction from the chaos of chocolate and spongecake. Penelope Bishop has an idea who’s sending the gifts, or at least she hopes it’s her sexy mystery man who stole a kiss on New Year’s Eve. The trouble is, she’s never seen him. Her only clues are dancing skills, a great pair of lips, and a sensual voice that haunts her dreams and every waking fantasy. All that pales when her assistant, Avery, inspires those same lustful thoughts.

An anthology of eleven short suspense/horror/romance stories involving characters from the paranormal romantic suspense Promise Me Series showing key events mentioned in the 18-book series but not elsewhere.

Roland Horn's promotion to Lieutenant Commander is still warm when he's handed his most difficult assignment yet. Ronald must stand up a second special forces squadron, leading them with the rest of Task Force Cobalt in an attack on the last Union outpost in the asteroid belt.