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Randolph Carter begins the story telling the harrowing tale to those who found him stumbling through the swamp. Carter and his friend, the occultist Harley Warren, went to investigate the location of a supposed portal to the underworld - near Big Cypress Swamp in Florida. Upon discovery of a tomb with stairs going deep into the earth, Warren decides to descend them. Only after waiting for what seems an eternity does Carter call down into the tomb, only to be returned with a voice that does not belong to Warren telling him that his friend was dead.

Both shocking and spellbinding, The Victim Donor tells the suspenseful story of a family man who struggles to discover why he has become the focus of a gruesome kidnapping plot. Stockbroker John Harris III is living the American dream with Cheryl, his physician wife and college sweetheart. They have four young children, a house in the mountains of Utah, health, love, and money. But their lives are suddenly turned upside-down when Harris is mysteriously kidnapped one morning on his way to work.

This story begins with a message from the past by the last two human hybrids who bring the beginning of the Paradox. These two humans are following orders from an advance alien race in hopes to send a message to a far-off world in another timeline. The scientists of Alpha Prime have used all their technology to reach the Ring Galaxy which promises to bring prosperity to the hungry worlds of Alpha Prime. They set out with three ships from different corporations. Each group has its own agenda which causes a disaster.

Dr. Monek Osterweil leads an ordinary life as a doctor alongside with his wife Hela and their young daughter Ewa. As a pediatrician he feels his sole purpose was to protect and save as many children as he could. He worked like nothing could stop him. Not even the War.

Deep within the World Beyond lies the ancient Infinity Passageway—a place of power where only a few dare to tread. A mystical oasis, holding a fabled substance with powers over space and time: The Sands of Infinity.

It’s not the 1930s you were taught. Trench fighting of "The Great War" has raged on for decades. During the carnage of a German/Russian counter-offensive, Pvt. Pepper witnessed the slaughter of his comrades. When death presses in on him, he is saved by a mysterious Knight with a magical shield.

After being guarded for centuries by the Order of Light, the map to the Grail of Fate falls into the hands of Darco, sovereign of all evil. He knows of the prophecy about the unborn Destined One—who is meant to put an end to Darco’s reign—and he has to get his hands on the Grail of Fate to prevent that from happening. On the day of the Five Shields’ 14th birthday, they discover the World Beyond yet again, and are sent by Melvyn, leader of the Forces of Light, to train ahead of their most important mission yet—to reach the Grail of Fate and destroy it before it’s too late.

With King Harold away at war, Lord Raburn has his eye on the throne. Those who dare to stand in his way fall beneath his power. All but one. A girl named Annabeth. Can a common, ordinary girl, with love for king, country, and her father, achieve the impossible? Trained by her father, a master swordsman, outlawed Annabeth has only her sword, her wits, and her disguises to keep Belterra from falling entirely into Lord Raburn's clutches. Can she rescue her captured father and Prince Alfred? Will one girl keep the kingdom from falling?

May and four other children lead normal lives, until on their 13th birthday, which they celebrate on the same day, they receive a present that is about to change their lives forever. From that moment on, they become the five shields of the world. As the fate of the entire world comes to rest on their shoulders, they are catapulted into a thrilling adventure for which they were hardly prepared. They know that time is running out and that only they can restore the balance between good and evil.

Cecil is a vampire desperate to find a way to redeem his soul so he can finally rest. He’s told the way to redemption is to save the American Empire by finding the prince and putting him on the throne. The only problem? That prince was murdered years ago. Upon mentioning the dead prince to the royal court, Cecil is accused of being a spy and sentenced to prison. Ezekiel, a prisoner of the Château d’Oubli, has been surviving through the politics of the prison. When a vampire appears with a plan to find the dead prince, escape, and put him on the throne, Ezekiel sees his chance.

In a world where aesthetics is simply an expression of the human soul and there is no differentiation between internal and external beauty, a kindhearted businessman struggling over a difficult breakup decides to join a unique beauty pageant, which will grant the beauty king the prize of a lifetime—tickets to the Beatles’ reunion concert. This is the story of a man who embarks on an adventure—a mental and emotional journey in pursuit of the concept of internal beauty, which will change the way he sees the world and his place in it forever.

When Roman Anderson, a renowned professor, is invited to a weekend retreat at a remote hotel with the Hollywood actors set to star in a new movie based on his book, he feels like he is living the dream. But Anderson is unaware that his enchanting weekend is about to take a sinister turn. Staying at the hotel with them is a group of women from a public relations firm, one of whom, Amy Rogers, accuses Anderson of rape. Anderson immediately pleads his innocence, but the evidence is stacked against him and the noose around his neck tightens as the days go by.

Bitter Lips, Sweet Heart is a unique collection of romantic poetry first assembled by a group of young male college students who got together to read poetry and drink tea every week, thinking themselves spurned romantics and talented poets. Most of the original selections have been forgotten, and the collection has been updated for this simple release with a sense of irony and sheepishness in mature adulthood. May its angst, irony, lust, and innocent affection amuse and entertain you today, just as it did the four nerdy boys who assembled it to communicate.

Brigit is dealing with the loss of her mother and brother while trying to run her mother’s shop of magical oddities. She used to believe in magic and had hopes for a great future. When fate took her family away before she was ready, all of her belief in happiness and love died with them. When a mysterious man named Ildanach appears and is everything Brigit is not - happy, fun, adventurous, and extremely handsome - she feels her stable life of hiding being threatened as he calls her out into a vulnerable relationship. There is more to this man than meets the eye.

Reglon Emperor Jarlod sends Commander Michael Camdus and his team to the Q’Aron Empire on a mission to exact revenge on the Q’Aron Emperor Hellritch. Easier said than done. To Camdus’ dismay, the mission is interrupted by the need to visit long-abandoned Castle Dunmyrr in Ireland on Earth. What they find there leads them into an enchanted forest filled with dark magic. These brave men and women face trials unlike anything they could have imagined. Will they lose their minds? Will they succeed? Or, better question, will they survive?

Commander Michael Camdus, Dr. Simon Slogar, and the team set out to recover their stolen trizactl. They have to face the evil Q'Aron Emperor Hellritch and his cadre of bizarre minions, gigantic troops, and massive weapons. Then Queen Alora and her precocious daughter Amielle show up - in a WayFarer no less. Christmas is coming, but Camdus and his team don't have time to celebrate. They have press on.

Dr. Simon Slogar and Commander Michael Camdus have been given the task of stopping an epidemic on Creedor. It is only after they arrive on the windswept planet, that they discover there’s a much greater threat. Creedorians are being snatched from their homes, leaving survivors to fend for themselves. One brave woman, Mara Tonlin, decides to find her husband and rescue him, or die trying. Her story intertwines with the original mission, leading Camdus and his men into even greater danger.

When a young man squanders his inheritance and scornfully refuses the help of a family friend, he descends into miserable fury. At his lowest point, upon a jagged beach overlooking a sea suddenly violent with storm, he encounters a twisted deity that offers him wealth and revenge...for an unconscionable price.

When I was moved to the Kingdom of Taviel, I didn’t really understand what was happening. I know now that it was to bring peace between my father and King Castilian, although I don’t think it is doing much good at the moment. I have my own issues to worry about, though. Merlin has been talking about a magic sword that he currently has in his possession, and I just have to try and see if I can wield it. There’s just one problem...it’s cursed.

The virus forced the governing powers to wall off Ohio, imprisoning everyone inside. But it wasn’t enough. The innocent inhabitants of Waksha County, Ohio, watched in horror as the skies lit up with the blasts from nuclear missiles. Only moments later, the ground rocked with impact and plunged them into nuclear darkness. The people dead, the virus destroyed, the world would be safe. Or so they thought....