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Enjoy these 10 Christmas pieces by celebrated authors. The experience includes music and a range of lively and touching characters. Add a little poetry to your Christmas!

Over four hours of strange and chilling tales of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the surreal, including the classics Master of the Crabs by Clark Ashton Smith and Black God's Kiss by C.L. Moore. A unique blend of short stories for fans of all audio genres!

The Case of the Boisterous Bunting: Book 9 in the Julia Lives in a Van Cozy Mystery Series "These are great books! I’ve really been enjoying them!” “Love this series. Can’t wait for more!” “This is a delightful series. Engaging fun story lines. Lovable characters. Highly recommend” “I’m so glad you did not just leave the series at book 6. I have become quite invested in Julia, Toby, Dottie, and Penelope’s adventures.” Julia Ross is ready for a peaceful summer of camping with her dog, Toby, in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina after a spring already ...

King Khoury of Manaf has come across an interesting piece of intel: the Princess of Ashwari has been hidden in America for 25 years. If the story proves true, the King would be able to form alliances with the war-torn nation, not to mention finally secure himself a bride. All he has to do is get the Princess to go along with his plan, which may be a challenge according to his good friend Belkacem Al-Malwali, King of his sister country Ghassan. The King decides to rely on his trusted vizier, educated in the States, to plead the King's case and vet the young girl to see if she is truly King ...

After a miscarriage of justice lands Mary on death row, she spends the next 10 years awaiting her turn with the executioner. All efforts by her valiant attorney to save her are exhausted. But near the end of her journey, she gains two unexpected allies: the police officer who arrested her, and the young clergyman who fell in love with her. Unbeknownst to her, they race against time to keep her from the death chamber.

Kim lived and hung out on the most dangerous blocks that Brooklyn had to offer. She was a part of a wild-ass crew and to top it off, her brothers were nothing to fuck with, and the whole hood knew it. Kim and her girls were the popular chicks. Every guy wanted them, and every female wanted to be down with them. With all of the hood popularity came nothing but drama and sticky situations. These girls all try hard to keep themselves out of the dangerous mix, but you know how the saying goes: "What goes around comes around".

When her fifteen-year-old son Milo goes off the rails, Alex Harding is terrified she’s passed on her abusive father’s ‘bad’ genes. When she then makes the shocking discovery that her estranged son, Samuel, who she gave up for adoption as a baby, has been accused of murder, she becomes even more convinced nature not nurture is the cause. The only way Alex sees to help Milo, is to get to know Samuel and understand the crime that he has been accused of. But it isn’t long before Alex starts to wonder if she has made the biggest mistake of her life by inviting this man into her family.

Retired Detective Harry Bronson thought he had solved his first case, but now twenty years later, new evidence surfaces and Bronson is forced to start a journey filled with terror-one that places not only him in mortal danger, but also his beloved wife, Carol. Bronson, in order to save Carol, must race against time to solve a series of geocache puzzles. If he fails, Carol dies. But before he can do this, he must figure out Why Casey Had to Die.

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - October 2022 The Loneliest Number: A bipolar piano player goes off her medication to enter an international competition. Immortality Failure: The medical nanites in the elderly inventor's body are failing, and she is finally going to die. Gardenia: The narrator decides to stop in for breakfast at a small-town diner and must come to terms with Elroy Goddard. After "The End": A free-floating planet is on a collision course with earth and a man must decide how to spend his last hours. The Empathery: Various family members try out new bodies to learn ...

Emma loves animals and can't wait to babysit a neighbor’s dog for the weekend. But Emma has no idea how hard it is to take care of a dog! Hopefully Emma can keep things under control and still have some fun!

A group of unlikely heroes are all that stand in the way of humanity's demise as the zombie apocalypse engulfs the kingdom in this high fantasy adventure set in the world of Zombicide: Black Plague.

Jack Harper is a dangerous woman, capable of death and resurrection. Raised and utilized by Cyrus, the leader of a mystical religion, she was once a fearless and brilliant weapon against all who blasphemed. Now, having destroyed Cyrus, Jack is free to be more.

Mike, Bronson’s best friend, isn’t returning any calls. Mike’s partner is murdered, and the weapon used belongs to Mike. Two stolen Egyptian statues worth five million dollars find their way into Mike’s possession. Mike is determined to make quick money so he can retire now. Mike’s acquaintance with ruthless gang members and his quick rise in the chain of command in a den of questionable characters fills Bronson with fear.

Here lies the dilemma: You need to keep on doing cardio consistently. However, for whatever reason, you just can’t bring yourself to actually enjoy the process. Well, it’s true when they say that it might just not be for everyone. Although, you might also be approaching it in the wrong way. If you can make a few tweaks in your approach to cardio, you might end up loving it, and it’ll also love you in return. Learn more about the secrets of unlocking the powers of cardio training here.

Izzie loves roller skating, and Emma can’t wait to try it. It’s the perfect spring day, she has all her gear, and she is ready to roll! Skating isn’t easy, but Emma refuses let her fear of falling ruin her fun!

How fast do you have to have "IT"? Our culture tells us to find a microwave to speed up the process. C.L. Whiteside, a man who sees and hears multiple perspectives through his life of coaching sports, serving in education, and attempting to conform to Christ, searches for the nonmicrowaved truth. C.L. gets that what’s cool and acceptable now, may not be cool and acceptable tomorrow—and most importantly, may not be what’s best.

It wanders through space in fiery temperatures that make Hades look like a vacation spot by comparison. The first planet in our Solar System that races around the Sun once every 88 days. Named after the Roman god of commerce, eloquence, messages, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves, he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld. These, then, are the tales of Mercury.

Peace is the one thing for which the Eaglemasters never trained. Centuries of harsh conditioning made them doubt the dawn of this new era that now keeps the hordes of foes surrounding them at bay without a single drop of blood spilled. They crowned a king who proved most able to breathe life into that elusive flame. When He Who Lurks In The Shadows is finally unleashed upon the world after his thousand-year banishment, it soon becomes clear—they need worry no longer about the ghouls outside their walls. A new enemy is waiting to spring from every neighbor, every friend, every brother.

Meet Ted X. Donovan - rich, well-connected, driven - a one-man wrecking ball. Enter Rachel Allen, the unwary prey in Ted Donovan’s cat-and-mouse game. After struggling to recover from a vicious attack, can she rise above her fears to face and survive this new, even more malicious assailant? Against the backdrop of worldwide unrest, a ruthless international cartel controls the global economy by whatever means necessary, whether it means blackmailing the US president, employing elite assassination teams, or destroying an African government

Freya Lockwood has avoided the quaint English village in which she grew up for the last 20 years. That is until news arrives that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and Freya’s estranged mentor, has died…and the circumstances seem suspicious. But when a letter from Arthur is delivered, sent just days before his death, and an ordinary pine chest concealing Arthur’s journals including reservations in her name are revealed, Freya finds herself sucked back into a life she’d sworn to leave behind.