There were sudden appearances at first that gnawed at the soul of Ben's home, like sickening blood splatter and chards of mirrors, seductive shadows and wounded cries. Something invaded his finely balanced lifestyle and threatened his emotional equilibrium. He knew he was at war. Graphic novelist, Ben Needham wakes up every day braced against something in his house, something that won't leave. He works hard to create a near-perfect life for the three of them - himself, his daughter, Annie, and their dog, da Vinci. But when these disturbances blow out of control, Ben finds a team of forensic paranormalists who perform an autopsy on Ben's house. Together they wade into its soulless history of murder and a cataclysmic haunting that redefines where life ends, and death begins. Ben surrenders what's left of his fragile will to free his home from its terrifying anarchist and courageously opens a door he never knew existed, always asking himself what price he'd pay for truth, justice and unforgettable love.
Nestled deep within a lush, vibrant jungle lies a safari park unlike any other. It is here we meet Amari and Malik, two young siblings with a love for adventure and a passion for the wild. Alongside them are their six animal friends -CJ, the African elephant; Zed, the zebra; Flora, the shy female zebra; Millie, the pink flamingo; Micha, the lion cub; and Isaac, the meerkat. Together, they embark on a journey that will test their courage and resilience in ways they never imagined. With its vibrant characters and heartwarming message, We Are the Wilds is a tale that will capture the imaginations of young readers and leave them eager for more.
The South Village sounded like the ideal sort of place to be. Nine shops lined each side of the main street, a large pond stood by in a forest so dense that the sun rarely shown through.But it wasn't.The shops had been closed up for decades because someone had killed a few of the merchants and frightened the rest off. The pond had been cursed and a creature so vile that the flowers surrounding it wouldn't show themselves for fear of it killing them. And ravels would pluck unsuspecting people from their way along the road and eat them. Life in the South Village was anything but normal.But Aurora and her band of merry men were going to fix everything starting with the shops. Hours after starting on them some of the humans came out of the woods to help and then other creatures. Soon they had nearly all of them cleaned and people moving in to sell their wares. But the pond's inhabitant was not leaving."Take it back," he growled at her. "Take back your help and leave me be. I like it here and I like it undisturbed. I want my peace.""Too bad. There are others here besides you who need this lake and you've killed all that live there before you." He raised his head from the blue water and roared. "And enough of that too. I'll have you know that before you came along and moved in a whole village ate from here. Animals drank from this water and survived. You are to move out of the lake and go to your own lair."When the creature stood up out of the water she nearly ran back. He was bigger than she'd thought and wondered how something so huge could have hidden in the lake without someone seeing him before now. Water steamed from his scales, moss and weeds fell to the water only to be sucked under when he sank back down. She wondered if he had sharp teeth when he leaned toward her and forgot it when his stench hit her nose."You smell," she said before she could sensor it. "I mean, you would think that living in the water that you'd smell at least a little better. Sheesh!"Then there was the king and his irritating ways to contend with. Would Aurora ever get through this?
A tapestry. She was supposed to take care of a - a rug? Apparently her family had been doing this for centuries and now it was her turn. Why hadn't her flighty mother told her about this? She was soon to discover that it was more than just a 'rug' it was a gateway to another world, the Kingdom of Enneahedral. Welcome to the Orchard where Aurora Kirkpatrick begins her journey through another world. At each stop she will need to fulfill a quest and receive her tool to go forward. Witches and faeries abound, trees that talk to her and earth that will heal her. Is she the champion that the kingdom needs or a keeper that has simply fallen into the world?
Aurora now had a band of merry men as she took to calling her men. Although most of the time they weren't so merry. Especially now, here in the pasture. Something was killing off the peoples living here. Lions and unicorns as well as merchat and marvinrem nothing was safe. And some had no mates to continue on their species. There was no hope for them. He had to be stopped. He killed, he claimed not for the pleasure of it but because he was making a profit. And he thought that the king would someday reward him for his work. That is until the champion came to the area. Now all he had worked for was being questioned as well as some of it destroyed. Aurora was gaining in her skills as well as her powers. She could do so much, fight so well and help all that needed her. She was a power to reckon with. But would she be able to combat a force like this? Would she be able to bring them back from extinction? And who would be her next tool, her next trial to set the Dragon King free?
Dr. Anne Mastik, renowned Infectious Disease specialist, is called to a remote mountaintop in West Virginia to consult on Ruth Morehouse, a headstrong teenage girl with a mystifying life-threatening disease. Anne must contend with Ruth's iron-willed aunt and guardian Miriam Morehouse, who follows an ancient prophecy centered on Ruth, as well as with the animosity of the nearby townspeople. To determine if this disease could be responsible for devastating what once was a thriving community, Anne enlists the aid of the boyishly good-looking local physician Dr. Matt Drisner. While Ruth recovers, Anne becomes romantically entangled with Dr. Evan Garaud, a brilliant and handsome researcher with far-reaching plans for his research.As several people connected with Ruth die under mysterious circumstances, Anne and Ruth must flee the town to escape a determined killer that pursues them across three states. To combat their pursuer's evil plans, Ruth must quickly make a terrifying decision that may affect the future of humanity and conflict with the prophecy...... or fulfill it.
Helen Edmunds, Representative Elder of the Court of the High Advisors, has devoted the last fourteen years of her life to King Patrick and Queen Marianne of the Otherworld while confining herself to the royal palace and enduring the hostility and hatred of her fellow Elders. Yet when she is assigned to mentor Evonne Fitzgerald, a young, youthful Elder-in-training, her life brightens up in every aspect. The two of them grow inseparable, soon becoming each other's twin flame as they form a bond of sisterhood. However, a tragedy befalls Evonne one day, leaving Helen to deal with the aftermath. Her guilt and defiance eventually lead to her spiraling into a descent of madness. When everyone and everything threatens to destroy Helen, she must learn to find hope and reprieve as life pits her against the dark side of humanity.
A SYMPHONY RISESThe gears of revolution turn once more. Striking from the slums of Holy Gothica, the Powder Kegs have stolen a set of battleplans from the Imperium, offering themselves as pawns in a far greater scheme. The rebel leader, Goro Ludwig, follows orders from the Entente of Free Peoples, a rival power bent on toppling the Imperium's tyrannical rule.Meanwhile, Victor Roland languishes in a life devoid of purpose. It has been a month since the Dollmaker's death. Addled by grief and guilt, he wastes his days drinking at the Sunset Pagoda, mulling over the implications of taking a human life, as the Imperium mobilizes for war. Only the initiative of his friends stir him to a cause he partly cares about.Joining the Powder Kegs, Victor agrees to deliver the data plans to the Entente. If he fails, the free world will be reduced to ash and brimstone. For the Imperium's secret weapon is nothing short of evil he's long fought-the very daemons of the Inferno....This is the fourth book of the Geist series. Join Victor in his race against time, as he trudges across wastelands and war zones, in a wider world on the brink of war.
Brazil. Rio De Janeiro. 1962. A time of dramatic political, social, and cultural clashes. Here, at the nexus of high society and low, style and street, pop music and passionate crime, a young tabloid photographer will do anything to get ahead - even protect a killer.Beto Santera, raised on the struggling side of Rio, has just wrangled his first press photographer's card. He has big dreams, small chances, and a chip on his shoulder. Beto is desperate to get ahead as a photographer but is scrambling to make ends meet.His luck changes when he photos Sergio Fontes von Imperial, an outcast of a powerful Rio family, leaving the crime scene of a murdered popular Brazilian star. Beto makes a dark deal with Sergio, loses the negatives, and he gets access to the exclusive world of fashion, art, music, and nightlife. All the excitement Rio has to offer.Then more killings occur. Beto is forced to make a choice, keep his career, or help catch the criminal.
War of the Chaotic World continues to book three's epic conclusion...As the bond between Alexandria and her friends unravels and deteriorates, doubts begin to surface.Nevertheless, the adventure must go on. Only by developing mutual trust and support can Alexandria and her companions conquer the challenges that pave the path to their ultimate goal. Yet, at the same time, they cannot deny the fact a spy remains among them, uncaught and unpunished....In this epic conclusion, the bittersweet journey of love and loss, of trust and betrayal, of light and darkness, Alexandria grasps and learns to appreciate the defects and imperfections of life.
Dark forces threaten to loom over the Otherworld as the tension between the two magical kingdoms brews like a storm. When misfortune befalls the Otherworld, two Elders are accused of treason. Alexandria, propelled to take action to vindicate her comrades and save her father, sets off to the Underworld with her friends. Unexpectedly, their mission takes a sharp turn for the worse when a devastating accident causes the Otherworldians to implode. The bond between them unravels and deteriorates as doubts begin to surface.Nevertheless, the adventure must go on. Only by developing mutual trust and support can Alexandria and her companions conquer the challenges that pave the path to their ultimate goal. Yet at the same time, they cannot deny the fact a spy remains among them, uncaught and unpunished....
Jonathan Star is a respected professor at Georgetown University, but he has a double life. His other identity, known only to a few, is a Black-Ops Operative known as the Scorpion. Retired to his mountain home in the Himalayas, he is reluctantly reactivated by the General for one last mission. Jade Ming, a beautiful Eurasian woman, is Star's personal assistant. She is trained in the way of the Bushido and skilled in the martial arts. Together they must stop a psychotic tech mogul from creating a race of Transhumans that would be under his total control.
When Camille Powers hits her head in a seemingly harmless fall, she finds herself in a strange world between life and death. Able to see but not interact with her regular life, she turns to the only friend she has left-Anna Grace, the spirit of a young girl Camille has seen around her since childhood. With Anna Grace's help, Camille learns she didn't just slip into this strange world but was dragged into it by a powerful centuries-old spirit that has been watching her for years, waiting for its chance to possess her body. Known as a Looker, the demon has a taste for the vices offered by our world and intends to indulge in all of them. If Camille can't find a way to save herself and Anna Grace from this haunting place soon, the demon will destroy her physical body, trapping her in the Peripheral forever.
The ancient rulers have called upon Lumi the firefly to help save the planet. Tasked with putting together a team of young superheroes, Lumi and his new team prepare to save the world from the notorious Gilly Ring.
The ancient rulers have called upon Lumi the firefly to help save the planet. Tasked with putting together a team of young superheroes, Lumi and his new team prepare to save the world from the notorious Gilly Ring.
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