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High school twin brothers Mark and Huck Derringer host a small but successful ghost-hunting web series with their mutual best friend, Jasper. While Mark and Jasper are convinced the things they see go bump in the night are real, Huck argues fiercely against it, insisting what they capture is easily explained away. Because if it was real, that would mean the horrifying things he sees at the edge of his vision every day are real…

Second law of the Valkyrie: Don't question the gods. Whelp, I broke another one. Questioning the gods is the least of my problems. Freya is about to flip her lid. Odin wants my man in his super army. And then, there's Heimdall, a gangster goddess with a gold grill for teeth who runs this swanky New York restaurant (which also happens to be the Bifrost).

The tempestuous Riley and seductive Lulu are beautiful thieves on a mission to save the financially strained academy they once called home. Their determination to complete their goal is rivaled only by their passionate love for each other. But when their final heist meets a snag in the form of the striking knight Sir Hawkwood, will everything they've worked for fall apart?

His boss reluctantly agrees to send him on a business trip, with the understanding Deek leaves his conspiracy theories in his Washington, D.C. government cubicle. But Deek is obsessed with a myth, a legend, a ghost. A character who operates in the shadows and facilitates operations for those with deep enough pockets to pay an exorbitant fee. Şeytan Taciri is a faceless, unseen demon…or a figment of Deek’s overactive imagination.

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. These are the five natural stages of the grieving process and something London Greene knows all too well. She’d thought she’d buried them long ago, but then a mysterious young man moves in upstairs, one with captivating green eyes and some serious emotional wounds...and she quickly figures out that he is working through each stage on his own. London can’t let that happen, and so she tries to be there for him. It’s the right thing to do, after all. But this stranger carries a secret.

A hurricane is bearing down on the Florida coast. At one of Palm Beach’s most prestigious hotels a guest dies. Was it an accident or murder? Trapped by the storm, Miami Jones and his nemesis from the local police department must match wits in a search for the truth, before the rising water or something worse consumes them all.

To most people, Jamaica is sun, sea, and rum drinks by the pool. But Miami Jones and Danielle Castle don't vacation like most people. After witnessing an assault on a young man in Montego Bay, Miami and Danielle are hired to protect a young athlete with Olympic dreams. But there are lots of athletes with those dreams, and not all of them play by the rules.

Miami Jones knows that South Florida has its fair share of sharks, and not all of them live in the ocean. When a young boy is dumped in the water off the coast, Miami goes looking for answers. What he finds is a world of crooked bookmakers, slick Las Vegas Casino moguls and a desperate band of brothers playing a forgotten sport. Forgotten by everyone except the person who wants the players dead. Miami takes Florida sliding down a sinkhole rather personally, so now he’ll stop at nothing to prevent the circling sharks from consuming his beloved home. There is darkness, even in the sunshine state.

In 2021, Montana firefighter Dan Steffensen tried to outrun a 60 mile-an-hour wall of fire. But it overcame him, burning over 60% of his body. He should have died. The citizens of Red Lodge, Montana needed him and prayed for his life. Three more tragedies hit his hometime that "Summer of Hell". Through interviews and research, author A.J. Otjen tells this inspiring story of first responders, doctors, loved ones, his community, fellow firefighters, and Dan's own internal battle to live or die.

In a world ravaged by nuclear war and tyrannical governments, these words bear no weight for most people. But for some, these words and this creed mean everything. It’s why they live. Why they fight. When one of them is threatened, they’re all threatened, and they’ll all willingly put their lives on the line to protect and honor these three simple words that unite this group of survivors.

The Neuroweb began as the greatest invention since written language. A simple brain implant allowed the user to access information, entertainment, and even pain relief. The Neuroweb was the beginning of a golden age for mankind.... Until it was compromised. Everyone with the implant lost his or her most important commodity: free will. The collective human consciousness was hacked and is now directed by artificial intelligence. Only those without the Neuroweb have a chance of resisting...if they dare.

Three years after moving to Northfield, Clay, his family, and his closest allies struggle to survive in the increasingly unforgiving world. With torrential downpours encompassing most of the warmer months and brutal winters dominating the rest, the group is forced to take life-threatening risks far too often just to make ends meet. After a ruthless few months, the group is offered an invitation to attend a week-long festival at the allied trading post, Liberty Township.

The year before revolution breaks out in France, Ettore sees an opportunity to add coins to the strong boxes he keeps hidden near his hammock in the brothel where he’d lived since birth. But will he cheat fate in an open boat on the Tyrrhenian Sea the way he fleeces the tourists and pilgrims he guides in his native Amalfi?

Once the daughter of Boston’s most infamous Irish mobster, Cassidy Quinn thought she had escaped her father’s violent world. But after witnessing a botched mob hit, Cassidy must turn back to the family she left behind, entering into a marriage of protection with the McTiernan Clan’s cold-blooded warlord.

FBI agent Emma Griffin has seen more than her fair share of bizarre and brutal cases. While still recovering from the horrific experience with her stalker. Emma receives an unexpected call.

To Miami Jones, fishing is a pastime best done with a cooler of beer and low expectations. So when a cable TV personality hires him to investigate irregularities in a competitive fishing tournament in Spanish Wells, Bahamas, Jones is less than enthusiastic. He expects to find a bunch of old geezers kicking back with lazy rods and a bucket of worms. What he finds is a high-stakes and big money game, where winning is measured not in inches and pounds but in views and sponsorship deals. Before he knows it, Jones finds himself in over his head.

In this Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries series premiere, Avery is the first person to borrow the Super Ultimate Minecraft Hacks book from the school library, much to the dismay of the school bully Becky. When Avery accidentally splashes Becky with an invisibility potion he learned from the book, she not only disappears from Minecraft, but from the real world too. Trying to ease his guilt about Becky’s disappearance, with the help of his friend Jordan and a black cat who appears to be stalking him, Avery sets out to find Becky.

Stop living by the instructions manual - it’s time for you to be the man and stand strong for who you are! Are you juggling too many balls in life and have the mindset of “the busier, the better”? It’s time for you to take a pause and realize who you are. Living an ideal life is an ideal dream, but you have to know yourself and do the right things that will take you closer to these dreams. You need a plan of action and the support of the right people to make your dreams come true. Life isn’t fair or unfair...it’s just the way it is.

This is a collection of happy stories and friendship tales to inspire children, including bedtimes stories and stories for cat lovers.

All the children in class yelped with joy. They knew just what was going to make their day fantastic. Today was the class field trip to London! Lady Zoe, Sir Williams, and Lady Ellie were amazed by the big statues in Parliament Square. There were many famous people to admire like Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln. Lady Summer, Sir Pierce, and Sir Tom enjoyed seeing Westminster Abbey. The two front steeples seemed to touch the sky. Their smiles grew when the abbey bells began chiming loudly. But Sir Josh was especially excited to see the clock tower known as Big Ben.