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Jackson and Bear. A spree killer awakened. An impending hurricane. The perfect storm. His legal troubles behind him, Jackson Clay joins his friend and business partner, Bear Beauchamp, for a hunting trip on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. An opportunity for some “R&R”, it’s supposed to be a relaxing getaway to the quiet town of Chincoteague. But when Jackson and Bear’s hunting guide is found dead, things soon change. The police ruled the death a tragic accident, but Jackson isn’t so sure. He starts looking into the beloved local when a tourist is also found dead in the local wildlife refuge.

The gods have been banished from Asgard! Odin, paranoid in a fit of paranoia over the prophecy of his death, has stranded them on earth until the time of Ragnarok, the apocalyptic war that permanently ends their lives the life of the gods. These the Asgardian outcasts, now living among humans, are now hiding in plain sight among humans on earth.

Maverick diplomat Emis Rindar travels to the northernmost clan in the Dras Channel, seeking the assistance of an old friend. After a lifetime of adventures across Knyadrea, a large moon, his next planned endeavour will be unlike anything he has attempted. Isolated and enigmatic, the knyads of...

When something strikes the Moon hard enough to crack it, humanity doesn't die all at once. It just stops having a future. Chance Monroe was already done with the world before it started ending. After too much loss and a civilization fraying at every edge, he retreated to a cabin in the northern woods with the last friend he had left. Then three impacts tore through the Moon in a single instant — in one side and out the other — and what they left behind wasn't just damage. It was a countdown.

In einem Linzer Nobelvorort wird scheinbar grundlos eine angesehene Arztfamilie ermordet und die sechsjährige Tochter Hannah entführt. Es gibt keine Lösegeldforderungen und somit auch kein offensichtliches Motiv für die Bluttat. Doch jemand verfolgt mit dem Duft des Todes einen eigenen Plan...

The Northington Legacy is the gripping conclusion to the Northington Saga—a legal-family drama where the final battle is not just for a verdict, but for ownership of the truth itself. Power is no longer inherited. It is challenged. And the future will be decided by those brave enough to confront what was never meant to be revealed.

After a personal tragedy, Professor Alistair Quill left his life as a technological crimes investigator behind for a comfortable life in academia, only to be drawn back into a dangerous world of intrigue when an intercepted smuggling operation ends in a deadly explosion. He is joined by Professor Kimberly O’Neill, a trailblazing scientist whose revolutionary work on steam-based learning machines has been twisted into a weapon capable of reshaping the modern world.

Leadership isn't what you thought it would be. It's not the title or the corner office. It's the weight of responsibility when the stakes are high, the information is incomplete, and every decision carries consequences you can't fully control.

A Chronicle of Horrors invites readers on a chilling journey through time—each story an echo from a different decade, where fear evolves but never dies. From crumbling manors and gaslit streets to neon nightmares and haunted futures, this anthology traces the dark pulse of humanity across the...

Mit Entsetzen wird mir klar: Diese Frau im Spiegel bin ich und ich habe gerade meinen Liebhaber getötet. Die Fotografin Adriana See schreckt aus dem Schlaf auf. Sie liegt neben ihrem Mann zuhause in ihrem Bett, so als wäre nichts geschehen. War alles nur ein böser Traum – oder hat Adriana tatsächlich ihren Liebhaber getötet? Alles erscheint ihr in der Erinnerung so real… Als sie der Sache auf den Grund geht, stellt sie mit Schrecken fest, dass ihr Liebhaber anscheinend nie existiert hat.

Ein Mann wird an den Mast eines Segelbootes gekettet und bei lebendigem Leib verbrannt, während das Boot ohne Besatzung über einen schwarzen See treibt. Noch in derselben Nacht wird Chefinspektor Tony Braun mit den Ermittlungen beauftragt. Erste Spuren führen in die illegale Graffiti-Sprayer-Szene und zu einem mysteriösen Textilunternehmen, das in Moldawien unter unmenschlichsten Bedingungen Designermode herstellt. Als ein weiteres Opfer an ein Kreuz geschlagen, mit Benzin übergossen und lebendig verbrannt wird, steht außer Zweifel, dass der Mörder nach einem ganz speziellen Schema vorgeht.

After striking a deal with a slimy merchant, Aurelie Cane's life is forever changed. Traded to the fae to maintain peace between the two realms, she finds herself thrust into a world of myth and chaos. When her captor has plans to sell her hand in marriage in exchange for his own personal gain, she must decide whether she will sit and wait or stand and fight. Seeking anything that will get her out of this arrangement, Aurelie confides in the bodyguard assigned to her by the cruelest man she'd ever known. 

In the town of Disappointment, Oregon, washed-up boxer Lewis Yaw makes ends meet as a fishing guide. He’s lived a life of violence, but doesn’t understand real strength until he meets Janey, who can see good in even the most damaged things—including him. When she gives birth to their daughter, Grayling, Lewis worries that he’ll mess her up as badly as his father did him. But he also sees a chance to right the wrongs of the past. By high school, Gray has become his apprentice guide, his sparring partner, and his pride and joy.

I may be free from one of the Harkwrights, but another is taking his place. A wildcard and mystery. Whether he's better or worse than the one he's replacing remains to be seen. If I keep on baking, I might succeed in fooling myself into believing I am safe. That everything that has happened in the past two years was just a nightmare. But really that's just wishful thinking, because there are some things even fresh bread and homemade cakes cannot fix.

It’s five years since psychiatrist Olivia Hofmann’s husband and daughter vanished without trace, and five years since the body of troubled teenager Lisa Manz was found murdered in a quarry outside Vienna. While the trail of Lisa’s killer has gone cold, Olivia receives an anonymous postcard each year on the anniversary of her family’s disappearance. Who is sending the messages, and why are they sorry? When one of her patients claims he has seen Lisa alive, Olivia joins forces with detective Levi Kant, who was taken off the murder case when he was close to finding answers.

My second year at the prestigious Harkwright Academy is about to begin. This year I have even more trials to face, from attending the retreat after being claimed by Aeron, to seeing the infamous Harkwright Prince, with no more disguises in place. The cards may not seem stacked against me right now, but can I stay in the Harkwrights good graces without losing myself? Will I continue to see this place as nothing more than a means to an end, or will it offer me the things I never even knew I wanted? 

A three-year stay will award you with an education that will rival any college and enough money to aid you in whatever career you choose. I’m applying to give my mom the life she deserves, to fund my sister’s medical bills...and so that I can have the only thing I truly want. For my family I will give them my time, my soul and my body, but I will never give them my heart. This place is going to test me, and the guys very well could break me, but they won't keep me down forever.

When Marrington Castle is overtaken by a dark and ancient evil, Abigail Cross finds herself in the precarious situation of protecting Queen Rebekah. Charged with a quest to summon the Avant Champion, can she save the kingdom or doom everyone to everlasting devastation?

Having angered the great god Pan, Eno must leave Greece until the goat-footed one cools off. The High Priest of Amun in Thebes, Egypt, needs his help but is fuzzy on the details, except that several heroes have already perished after taking on the job. A job offer in Egypt seems like the perfect opportunity to escape but no assignment is ever as simple as it seems. Family issues, a depressed pharaoh, and a girl who claims that she and Eno are fated to be married are the least of his problems.

For the last two years, the only thing Collett knew was the key to her survival remained hinged on staying one step ahead of the Darkness that wanted her dead. Or so she thought. Everything changes when Cade tries to help her. Born a werewolf nearly 300 years earlier, he is no stranger to the unpredictability that accompanies the secret world of the supernatural. Committing himself to helping the alluring Collett, Cade quickly learns that the ultimate cost for helping may be his own heart.