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After a Frontier village's monitoring station fails, deadly vampire Nobles return to life, swearing vengeance on the descendants of the family that defeated them three hundred years ago. The mayor of the village, hoping to save his life and that of his family, hires five vampire hunters, but as the mayor's daughter returns from the Capital, he finds that she has been targeted by five revenge driven Nobles!

My name is Sheena May, and everything has changed. All my secrets are out, and now I'm a hostage again. Trapped in a concrete box surrounded by the very magical objects my life depends upon, I have to find a way to outsmart the witches who betrayed us and get back to the men I love. Caught up in power plays, twisted games, and a hatred that spans centuries, I cling to an unlikely lifeline: the enigmatic fae who visits my dreams.

As both a prisoner and an undercover operative, US Marshal Hank Fallon has faced down some of the most vicious, terrifying, cold-blooded thieves and murderers in the West. Now, Hank is finally free, and he’s got no intention of setting foot inside a jail ever again. But the new federal prison being constructed in Leavenworth, Kansas, needs a warden, and Hank is the right man for the job. He’s got the scars to prove it - and to keep the peace. But keeping these lawless hornets in their nest is no easy feat.

Skull-Face is a fantasy novella book that deals with conquering drug addiction. Written in 1929, the controversial story deals with a fictional opium den in London's Chinatown.

Meet the Otis family: Mister and Missus, and their four children - Washington; the twins called Stars and Stripes; and their daughter, Virginia. They've just moved from America and into the English country manor of Canterville Chase. Though rumors persist that the house is haunted, the Otis' have none of it, and set about making the house their own. Then come the mysterious clanking chains and the bloodstains on the floor, and soon even the Otis family must come face to face with that most feared of creatures - The Canterville Ghost. But will the Ghost be able to survive his encounters with the erstwhile Americans?

My name is Sheena May, and I'm done running. Insidious yellow eyes lock onto the secrets of my magic, and my former best friend shows up with a bombshell that could ruin us all, leaving me to figure out if I'm really the weapon my enemies think I am.

Während unsere Erde noch im Dunkel grauer Vorzeit liegt, während die Vorzeitmenschen noch mit Steinäxten und Wurfspießen auf die Jagd gehen, hat sich auf dem fernen Planeten Delos bereits eine hochtechnisierte Zivilisation entwickelt. Die Delos-Menschen sind längst in der Lage, Raumstationen und -schiffe zu bauen und sie ins All zu schicken. Doch ihr Stern ist vom Untergang bedroht. So sind sie gezwungen, sich in ein großes Weltraum-Abenteuer zu stürzen. Sie müssen nach neuem Lebensraum auf anderen Sternen suchen.

Das Gefühl im Hamsterrad festzuhängen, ist der Leistungskiller Nummer eins: Bestleistung gibt man freiwillig und gerne - oder gar nicht. Leistung hat für uns bereits einen negativen Beiklang bekommen, deshalb gilt es, eine einfache Wahrheit wieder zu entdecken: Leistung, die aus und selbst kommt, weil wir sie gerne erbringen, spielt eine entscheidende Rolle für unser Lebensglück. Leistung darf und soll Spaß machen!

Markus of Nineveh has had his fair share of tragedies. Having no memory of a mother, a father slayed by a Hunter of Baron Ovid, and his sister Ruth is now plagued by an ancient disease not seen since before the New Age began a millennium ago. With no one able—or willing—to help, Markus is forced to make ends meet and care for Ruth himself, a difficult task for one still so young.

Laurence Donovan was known for his Pulp Fiction Stories. This work, published in 1928, captures his unique style of capturing action while maintaining the emotion of the narrative.

Risking his own life force to cure a patient’s psychosis, Dr. Robert Bruno learns of the true individualism of human minds!

Peter Zinn was the "Baddest" man in town. Nobody, including the town's Constable, wanted any part of him. He had somehow forged a life for himself in Sioux Crossing after serving a serious stretch on a prison chain gang.

Writing stories was hard work—unless Fred had a typewriter like "Reggie" that could write by itself! Nonsense? Fred agreed until he met—The Plagiarist from Rigel IV.