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When the events surrounding the Samhain blizzard cause two dryads to come sniffing around Alfheim, Frank and Ellie are pulled into the center of a long-standing — and secret — battle between Arne Odinsson and Ellie’s terrifying mother, Titania, Queen of the Fae. But not everything fae is as it seems, and not all that is elf shows its true face. As Frank fights to hold onto Ellie, they must navigate not only a minefield of fae slights and elven anger, but also deadly magic bent on destroying Ellie’s life....

A blizzard of the century is about to roar into Alfheim...When a rich mundane shows up to harass the local magicals, everyone in town knows he’s a menace. There’s nothing they can do though, at least not magically. Not with the worst snowstorm in decades about to bury Alfheim - and the Alfheim Pack’s full moon run. With natural threats occupying the elves, unraveling the danger the interloper poses to the town falls to Frank Victorsson and Sheriff Ed Martinez. But Frank is consumed with finding his mystery woman, and things quickly spiral out of control...

45 Days to Hired cuts through the typical “good advice” from well-meaning friends and co-workers in favor of a systematic and disciplined approach that delivers rapid results, with three simple steps. 45 Days to Hired draws on common themes of our digital lifestyles that can be adapted to the rapid job search.

Werewolves, vampires, and witches have been allowed to live - and cause problems - in Arne Odinsson’s domain. The other Elven Courts want an explanation, and when the Elf Emperor calls a Conclave in Las Vegas, Arne and his people have no choice but to defend themselves. With his control of Alfheim riding on the quality of his Conclave witnesses, Arne sends Frank Victorsson and a werewolf, Remy Geroux, to track down a reformed succubus whom Alfheim helped centuries ago.

When Edward Koenig arrives at the lonely coastal town of Pinemist Bay, the only thing on his mind is finding his family. With just a telepathic message from his daughter to guide him, only one thing is clear: His wife and daughter are in mortal danger. In order to find them, Koenig must place his trust in a few locals and delve headlong into the mysterious past of Pinemist Bay.

Frank Victorsson thought the demon vampire unleashed from The Land of the Dead had evaporated to ash. Then the horses started to vanish, and the corpses began to appear. When an inexplicable fog rolls into town, Frank realizes the evil infesting his town has grown far deadlier than any monster his father created — and wants much more than to suck Frank dry. It wants to consume the world.

Having worked out his penance and resettled his people in the citadel of Arnoch, the Nameless Dwarf decides to start a new life in the up-and-coming town of Brink. Seven years later, he has everything a dwarf could possibly wish for - a gym, a beer hall, and a bawdy house across the road. Then a blood-stained dwarf staggers into town with a message of doom: Arnoch has sunk beneath the waves, its last defense against the attack of a five-headed dragon.

Captured by the survivors of his massacre at Arx Gravis, the Nameless Dwarf is sentenced to die. The assassin Ilesa has abandoned him, and so it falls to the ex-rogue Nils and Silas the sorcerer to stage a rescue. But with the Lich Lord's grimoire obsessing him more and more, Silas suspects he is no longer in control of his own fate. Sick and close to death, he is drawn on by visions of a black staff within a forest of tar.

Drawing on the call in Romans 12 to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind", pastor and speaker John F. Westfall shows how you can overcome yesterday in order to live with hope and gratitude today. A self-described "world champion negative thinker", Westfall knows how hard it can be to let go of the past. With great compassion and practical advice, he motivates you to allow the Holy Spirit to change the way you think, releasing you from negative thoughts and destructive patterns.

Alone, bereft, and unable to forgive himself for the slaughter at the ravine, the Nameless Dwarf swears to do one last thing, even if it kills him: With Nils Fargin, the son of a Jeridium guild lord as his guide, Nameless pursues the survivors among the dwarves, hoping to convince them that the curse of the Black Axe has been lifted from him and they are safe to return home. The trail leads to the town of Malfen - a nest of cutthroats and the gateway to Cerreth, the Land of Nightmare, which would be suicide for the dwarves to enter.

When remote-controlled aircraft begin behaving erratically, even crashing, there is only one logical explanation - well, there are only two: aliens or your own government. The real shock is finding the signals are coming from people who've eaten at fast food restaurants. Of course, we've known all along the stuff is unhealthy. But this?

Our ancestors believed people survive death, because some people saw the evidence - and people talk. The evidence is spontaneous, sporadic and brief, like lightning, but less common, so stories were quickly exaggerated and became unbelievable. But in this haystack of superstition a needle of true evidence still lurks. This book identifies the evidence, defines survival, and provides plausible speculation about how it could happen without violating the known laws of physics.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Heart of Gold: Ghost Stories Collection, Book 3 and experience the compelling world of ghost fiction.

The little orange kitten stopped and scratched his neck. “Fleas,” he mumbled to himself; he could feel the bugs wandering around in his fur, stopping for a bite every now and again. Yuk! He was hungry, too, but he knew his mother was struggling to feed him and his four siblings.... Soon Spittin’ finds himself on an unexpected adventure - he flies through the air, scrambles for a hiding place, and even takes an unexpected ride in the engine of a car. Where will the little kitten end up, and will he get help for his family? Listen to find out.

The energy coursing through them changed in form, as strong as it’d been, but different. It bound them together, driving him closer, until she could see the fine hairs dusting his chin. Dagger lowered his hands to his sides. “By the authority of the church and in accordance with the state, I pronounce you husband and wife.” No sooner had he spoken than, in a wave of color, he faded from view.

Madman Jack had murdered 14 women in numerous ways seven years before in a small Indiana farm town. He was what doctors called a missionary killer. He believed all women were evil, and he believed it was his God-given duty to kill them. Tonight, October 30, 2008, Jack would escape his maximum-security prison cell and travel back to the same small town and steal more souls to regain his powers.

Snowfrog is turning another year older, and he is ready to celebrate in style! Snowfrog has his mind set on red boots and a shiny new pair of snow skis! Visions of flying high, racing fast, and jumping from the highest hill fill Snowfrog's dreams at night. Oh boy, he could almost taste the snow hitting his wide grin. But first, he and his daddy must get ready for the big birthday celebration party. Does Snowfrog's birthday wish come true? Will he be high-flying over the slopes, or does Snowfrog have another surprise waiting? Find out....

Gideon lowers his eye to the telescope lens, turns a dial, sees, collapses. Awakes concussed and rushes to the city square to announce his discovery: massive structures on another planet. Impossible without intelligence. He is burned at the stake for heresy. Will Lark is losing his mind. He's obsessed with a door on a roof of the apartment building next to his in San Francisco, thinks he's being followed, thinks the moon is swollen and likely to drop out of the sky. His dreams have been menacing and arguably prophetic.

What happens when a European vampire digs his way into Japan? When Lollipop comes looking to call in Frank’s debts, Frank and Wrenn find themselves in Tokyo and embroiled in a Frankenstein family reunion neither of them wanted—nor thought possible. The Vampire God formerly known as Brother has escaped his prison. Add angry kami, needy mate magic, a language neither Frank nor Wrenn understands, fragile international magical diplomacy, and… well, culture really can be a shock.