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Final doubts. Final decisions. Final destiny.Illness spreads and panic widens as everything is slowly consumed by the nameless creature beneath the valley. Jack is in a race against time to stop the monster, but he hesitates. There is a price to pay for every choice, and he fears this may be the ultimate cost.Beneath the Valley is the fifth and final installment of the five novel horror/supernatural thriller series featuring Jack Erikson, a normal...

Disembodied screams. Rumors of curses. Hidden wells long forgotten.Those are a few of the mysteries rising from the fog around the Ghost Woods, the stretch of trees surrounding Hawthorn Inn and the small town of Sanctuary. Jack again finds himself the focus of the eerie happenings as he makes new allies and learns more about his strange grandfather. Shadows lengthen and the danger deepens as Jack and his friends try to stay one step ahead of their...

The final two books in the five-book Young Adult novel series is available here in one single package. Follow Jack Erickson as he traverses the world of the paranormal with his family and friends, and learns a thing or two about life along the way.All titles are also available separately.Book 4 - Chimes of Midnight:Creeping doubt and lingering mysteries. Unanswered questions and hidden secrets. Jack is haunted by all of these as friends, family and...

Straight from the glory of Comics' Greatest World, Frank "Titan" Wells, Amazing Grace, and the Agents of Change are back, baby! But you've never seen them like this! Superstar writer Joe Casey--along with the widest array of artistic talent this side of the Renaissance--gives superhero comics a back-alley facelift, as these very different champions confront cosmic threats, personal demons, superheroes' role as global activists, an alien love invasion,...

Two hearts, shattered by grief, bound together by fate. Kali, a mage fleeing her painful past, travels to a powerful healer in Whitewater City, hoping to mend more than her broken heart. One of her sentinel escorts is Stonewall, a man left with only his faith after the death of his brother. But when monstrous bandits destroy Kali's other escorts, the two unwitting companions must join forces to survive demonic creatures, bloodthirsty nomads, and...

What is worse than being stuck in a video game? Being stuck in your Bank Alt Ever since the war, the PCs of VCO have viewed Rake as a dark and violent protector and Rake is not pleased with it. Rakes just wants to solve the mystery of the glitch and find a way to log out but people keep begging for his help. But when a renegade PC Sniper starts killing off others with well-placed shots, Rake is pulled into a deadly game of hide and seek. Who is the...

The fight for survival continues in book 2 of the Catalyst Series.

A murderous army, an unspeakable plague and an approaching hurricane. One man will risk it all to save his community. Cities, nations, and governments lie in ruins and billions have perished. In the wake of a global apocalypse, survival has become a way of life in a world that seems intent on wiping them all out.

Among the survivors are Scott

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The battle for survival continues in the final book of the bestselling Catalyst series...

Two years ago, a super solar-storm, triggered a CME pulse that crippled the country and destroyed the electrical grid. What remains of the country's leaders are hiding a secret; something that threatens not just the U.S. but the entire world.

The Gulf Coast town of Harris Springs, Mississippi has suffered from gang attacks,

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She investigates how the latest work in psychology and brain science helps explain why some us are risk avoiders and learns from an Australian woman, who's climbed Everest twice, the surprising truth about what really goes on inside the mind of someone deciding whether to risk it.

A high school soccer player embarks on a visionary journey of self-discovery in this young adult sci-fi fantasy novel. Varsity soccer player Eric Horton is an unbeatable goalkeeper, saving shot after shot with seemingly supernatural ability. But at night, Eric is plagued with nightmares of explosions and screams. As strange happenings start to unfold around him, he begins to wonder if what he's seeing isn't just a dream. When a new student, Renee,...