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Set in a fractured United States, in the southwestern country now known as Texoma. A world where magic is acknowledged but mistrusted, especially by a young gunslinger named Lizbeth Rose. Battered by a run across the border to Mexico Lizbeth Rose takes a job offer from a pair of Russian wizards to be their local guide and gunnie. For the wizards, Gunnie Rose has already acquired a fearsome reputation and they’re at a desperate crossroad, even if they won’t admit it.

Gwen Proctor escaped her serial-killer husband and saved her family. What she can’t seem to outrun is his notoriety. Or the sick internet vigilantes still seeking to avenge his crimes. For Gwen, hiding isn’t an option. Not when her only mission is to create a normal life for her kids. But now, a threatened woman has reached out. Marlene Crockett, from the remote town of Wolfhunter, is panicked for herself and her daughter. When Gwen arrives in the small, isolated rural community, Marlene is already dead - her own daughter blamed for the murder.

In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new assignment gives her purpose: the cold-case disappearance of a young man in Tennessee. Three years missing, no clues. Just Ruth Landry, a tortured mother in limbo. Gwen understands what it’s like to worry about your children. Gwen’s investigation unearths new suspects…and victims. As she follows each sinister lead, the implications of the mystery grow more disturbing. Because the closer Gwen gets, the closer she is to a threat that looms back home.

Years ago, in the town of Saxon Falls, young Kelsey Willard disappeared and was presumed dead. The tragedy left her family with a fractured life - a mother out to numb the pain, a father losing a battle with his own private demons, and a sister desperate for closure. But now another teenage girl has gone missing. It's ripping open old wounds for the Willards, dragging them back into a painful past, and leaving them unprepared for where it will take them next.

Twenty-year-old Karina is proud of the independent life she is trying to create for herself in Ft. Benning, Georgia. A dutiful officer’s daughter, supportive sister to a troubled twin brother, and caring friend, she always puts the needs of others ahead of her own, and prides herself on being a fixer of broken things. Like anyone who has grown up around an army base, Karina also knows the background noise that follows men and women home from war. And when she meets Kael, a soldier on the cusp of discharge, she’s immediately intrigued by his brooding presence and enigmatic silence.

Raithe, the God Killer, may have started the rebellion by killing a Fhrey, but long-standing enmities dividing the Rhunes make it all but impossible to unite against the common foe. And even if the clans can join forces, how will they defeat an enemy whose magical prowess renders them indistinguishable from gods?

In Neil deGrasse Tyson's delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed first-hand many of the major scientific events of Earth's history. Merlin's friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time - da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein and Hubble.

Gwen Proctor won the battle to save her kids from her ex-husband, serial killer Melvin Royal, and his league of psychotic accomplices. But the war isn’t over. Not since Melvin broke out of prison. Not since she received a chilling text... You’re not safe anywhere now. Her refuge at Stillhouse Lake has become a trap. Gwen leaves her children in the protective custody of a fortified, well-armed neighbor.

Picking up right where A Longer Fall left off, this thrilling third installment follows Lizbeth Rose as she takes on one of her most dangerous missions yet: rescuing her estranged partner, Prince Eli, from the Holy Russian Empire. Once in San Diego, Lizbeth is going to have to rely upon her sister Felicia, and her growing Grigori powers to navigate her way through this strange new world of royalty and deception in order to get Eli freed from jail where he’s being held for murder.

From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the magical gothic halls of the Scholomance trilogy to the fairy tale worlds of Spinning Silver and Uprooted, this stunning collection takes us from fairy tale to fantasy, myth to history, and mystery to science fiction as we travel through Naomi Novik's most beloved worlds. Within this anthology, we move from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the Black Death, and into the modern era.

Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods they call Fhrey, truly a race apart: invincible in battle, masters of magic, and seemingly immortal. But when a god falls to a human blade, the balance of power between humans and those they thought were gods changes forever. Now only a few stand between humankind and annihilation: Raithe, reluctant to embrace his destiny as the God Killer; Suri, a young seer burdened by signs of impending doom; and Persephone, who must overcome personal tragedy to lead her people. The Age of Myth is over. The time of rebellion has begun.

I have been an Omega slave; someone nobody cares about. That is until I fell into the hands of someone I never expected. I thought with growing up, I would be able to get out of the stigma of being an Omega. It almost did happen, but I should have known it would be too good to be true. Then, I am sold as a ‘prize’ to the Alpha of the scariest pack in the world. Tora Pierce, a sexy Alpha whose gorgeous silver eyes and beautiful smile does enough to make me ache for him. I didn’t expect my fated mate to be someone like him.

I ran away because if I didn’t, I would be in misery. Until I came into a pack where I very well might die. Due to my stepbrother, I had no choice but to flee. If he caught me, he would force me into a situation I didn’t want. But the Blue Moon pack, they kill Rogues like me, and I know my fate. Fletcher, the Beta of the pack, turns out to be my mate and he doesn’t know what to do with me. I don’t know what to do with him. Fighting my desire to run but also the desire to stay, I don’t know what to do. I do want him more than I have wanted someone before.

When I ran away from home, I left my responsibilities behind me. But when he found me, I was not able to resist him. Being captured by Rogues wasn’t on my agenda. I thought that I was going to die or worse, be sold off. He came to the rescue with his pack, and that’s when I realized the truth.

Going on vacation, I was mending a broken heart. Meeting the person, I was destined to be with is a whole different story. After breaking up with my boyfriend, I just needed to get away. Going to the cabin in the woods with my friends, I didn’t know what to expect. Everything changed when I knew there was someone watching me.

Shadowpines Fated Mates Chronicles is filled with beautiful, god-like shifter men who ache to have their mates by their side. They would do everything for the woman that they love. It doesn’t matter if the woman is strong or submissive, the men will do everything to make them happy. This series is filled with drama, danger, sexy shifter men, and panty-dripping sex. Each story in this series is standalone and can be listened to in any order.

I ran away for a reason to gain my freedom. Now because of him, I am now a prisoner. As the princess, I am tired of being tossed aside like I do not matter. So, to do what I needed to do, I left, wanting to give myself a better life. But then I was captured by Rogues and brought to him. Mateo, the Rogue Alpha who has been attacking my kingdom, a handsome man who has shown no mercy. My fated mate. I don’t know what to do about him, I don’t know if he can be trusted.

I had to marry him to save my kingdom… Now, who is going to save me from him? I have been through a lot in my life as a Princess. I wanted to live just a normal life and do the things that I want to do. Unfortunately, life would not go the way I wanted it to when the war began. Carter, the King of the Wastelands. A brute in every sense and someone who has no feelings.

As the world around them starts to crumble, Kael is consumed by the darkness of his PTSD, and Karina struggles to overcome her anxiety, which is at an all-time high. Then someone from their past returns to invade their lives and wreak havoc on the fragile peace they’ve created. If they’re going to have the future they dream of, they’ll have to commit to fighting this battle together.

Finding my fated mate was not on my to-do list. But when he walked into my life, I didn’t know what to do. As a bar owner, I come face-to-face with some interesting people. Rogues try to roughen everything up even though I don’t let them go too far. But when it gets out of hand, I don’t expect a certain someone to come into the picture. Orson, the pack leader. A big, burly bear-shifter who is as cold as ice and looks at me like he doesn’t want to be my mate at all. I don’t know what is going through his head.