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Sometimes you go to the movies. And sometimes, the movies—and their monsters—come to you. At any moment, without notice, monsters once relegated to the screen become a reality. Aliens and demons, dragons and ghosts, werewolves, vampires, zombies, and seemingly ordinary people who are just plain evil.

Almost three thousand years after an extinction level event on Earth, mankind seeks to regain its former glory in a new world where magic and technology collide.

History may be written by the victors, but it is not always written in stone. It comes down to a bit of luck. What if the histories of Billy the Kid, Vlad Dracula, and Jack the Ripper had a new twist, an alternate history? What if the fictional world of The Great Gadsby had a hidden tale?

Almost 3,000 years after an extinction level event on Earth, mankind seeks to regain its former glory, in a new world where magic and technology collide. There are few people in the history who have contributed more to the technological rise of Sparo toward parity with the Great Wizards of the Before, than the founder of House Bexington and his twins, Bryony and Bowyn. In this new age of heroes, they have reawakened many of the wonders from before the Great Impact.

Almost 3,000 years after an extinction level event on Earth, mankind seeks to regain its former glory, in a new world where magic and technology collide. Verna had always dreamed of becoming a knight and protector ever since she was a child, and a stranger gave his life to save her family from marauders.

Written from the trenches of ministering to young women, young adult minister Ashley Chesnut explores why sexual sin is “sin” in the first place, what sex really is, and how Scripture speaks into topics like masturbation, oral sex, and sex robots - even when those words aren’t found in the Bible.

Lem’s a mace-wielding teen space-ninja in a universe of sentient insectoids, purple jungles, and insane electromagnetic fields. She solves most problems by hitting harder, and never plays by her enemy's rules - until Jared Diebol captures her. Diebol is the rising leader of an army uniting the galaxy by force. He believes that the violent energy being Njande has “contaminated” Lem and her friends from another dimension to conquer the matter-based universe. Diebol’s army usually kills contaminated people - but he vows to cure Lem.

Baya is not sure whether she wants the life her mother has planned for her. She has been prepared her entire life for three trials. That’s all…only three ancient tests in three days. A lifetime worth of work over in a matter of days. Easy right? Then, she will officially be a woman and in line to become the ruler of the world, or she’ll be dead. But, what if she doesn’t want either of those options? If she can survive the trials, that’s when the real challenges will begin.

What happens when two cultures collide? What happens when two species collide? How about two galaxies? Well, largely it’s one big freaking mess. But a whole lot of fun. Go with Baya on her quest to restore what was stolen. Along the way, she learns about strange people from an advanced planet called Earth. As she gets to know these new friends, she also faces fierce new enemies who will stop at nothing to end her quest.

Nothing is what it seems, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. The friends she can’t save. The family she can’t help. The lover she can’t live without. And don’t forget about the world. It all rests on Baya’s shoulders. She must piece together the truth about their history. Her path leads her to face her greatest regrets and her worst fears. She must restore what was stolen. Then Baya’s worst horrors will be realized.

Sparo Rising is a spin-off series from the Techromancy Scrolls. Each book features a stand-alone story of a different side character from the Techromancy Scrolls that readers wished to hear more about. This second book centers around Genevieve Mason of York, and her rise to Knighthood.

When your secret identity is revealed.... When the monster is unleashed.... When the superhero’s child has no power.... When Death himself is caught unawares.... Pull back the mask to reveal 21 tales from seasoned and award-winning authors, of magical masks, gas masks, death masks, superheroes, secret identities, disguised robots, alien symbionts, a Napoleonic thief, a swindling demon - even a hidden clown.

Barren - gives an inside view of the multi-layered stress-provoking world of infertility. It lays bare the raw emotions and hidden fears when conception is not that simple. And it highlights realistic interventions that, when coupled with medical interventions, can help the infertile patients and their support team navigate this complex journey to destination: Baby. This audiobook is written by a registered nurse who has specialized in the field of infertility for more than a decade.

Life was simple for Kaity Jordan, which was just how she liked it. She lived alone in her grandparent's old, rundown house, but working as a barista, she was barely getting by. The peaceful moments for her was the time she spent watching dragonflies at the old Thaxton house and being in church.  

As Amara prepares for a supply run that will see her father restored and the Silver Rose reinforced she finds herself conflicted. She has discovered both strength and weakness in herself and must work to improve both. Further more, a new relationship tugs at her heart as she tries to navigate her feelings for a certain guitar-playing bard that has made no secret of his feelings for her. At the same time, friends from the past and present war with each other for Amara's attention even as new family grows around her. And even now a great danger is waiting in the dark to draw blood.

There isn’t always a rainbow after the rain. Sometimes, life is not what you expect. Raising children is a life-changing experience for you and a life-forming experience for your children. How our brains process is not always the way our kids process. This is a story of raising a family of brain spectrum adults and children. My experience has been a rocky but blessed journey of love, faith, and hope. Success is possible in every family.

From Japanese legends to mafia mermen, from carnival freaks to flying aces, from bayou legends to kraken-like behemoths, these tales explore the darker side of merfolk: desire, envy, love unfulfilled, grace ungranted, and loneliness turned to rage....

Katya is in love with Azovka, the Mistress of Copper Mountain. Katya's fiancée Danilo dares carve Azovka an impossible flower of stone. They witness the ruthlessness of the Romanovs and clutches of corrupt bailiffs in the Ural Mountains, where Azovka's Copper Men have ruled since they were first mined out of Mount Azov. But when Azovka begins to turns to stone, Katya fears the worst - and that Danilo will follow Azovka to a Hell of malachite shadow. With Baba Yaga's guidance, and the magick in her veins, Katya must save them all!

On a normal day of interplanetary sabotage, young Jei Bereens has things under control. He's plagued by night terrors and an archenemy as slippery as the grime on his gun, but freedom fighters all around the galaxy look to him for help. He's got the favor of an energy being and a best friend who'd die for him. On a normal day, Jei is legend. Today is not a normal day. Today, Jei broke an enemy soldier's mask and found his best friend inside. Tomorrow, that best friend will sell Jei out in the name of saving the universe. And the next day, Jei will disobey orders to take her down.

It is 1863. With his friends, Frankie boards a ship to return home from a sailing trip. A storm interrupts their journey, and they are stranded on a deserted island and have to find a way to survive. Pirates attack their newly built ship, and they are captured and sold as slaves. They learn to accept what they can’t change and appreciate what they take for granted. Despite the hardship of working as slaves, they learn valuable lessons and are rewarded in the end with freedom. From humble beginnings to a heroic end, they return home stronger and wiser than before.