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Lorne Turner needs a break, so when he's offered the job of security guard and handyman at an old rectory in the Lyn Valley he takes it. He thought he'd gain a little space and perspective. A little quiet from the noise in his head, from his demons, from his beast. Sadly, The Rectory doesn't provide the haven he needs. As the rain falls, waters rise, and old graves move. When the whispering of Exmoor’s dead turns into a scream, Lorne has to act.

Lorne is beginning to understand that the dead might not stay in the graveyards where they are left. He also knows it’s time to start facing this disconcerting reality in the same way he faced his enemies in battle. So, when Eddie Rice buys a rundown cottage on Exmoor, and an old graveyard, which should be empty, things become increasingly weird. It isn’t empty for a start. Not of bodies, or the whispering dead.

Lorne’s home is turning into a dream. He’s happy and at peace for the first time in his life. The nightmares are releasing their grip on his mind and he’s learning to cope with the whispering dead. Sadly, that’s not the case for everyone.

Legends whispered his name in the hushed corridors of New York's underworld. The man who danced through the tightest security, leaving empty vaults in his wake. A heartbreak drove me from the glitzy world of theft, choosing silence over notoriety. Until the Pemberton Diamonds resurfaced, beckoning for one last dance.

The moor is darkening. Lorne feels it in his bones. His instincts, honed by years on the battlefields of the desert, scream in warning. Or is it the monster in his head? When Detective Inspector Tony Shaw tells him the obvious occult symbols on the dead man are nothing more than faked staging, Lorne knows his instincts are right, and the police are wrong. There is darkness, and it’s spreading.

In 1976, four friends - Dan, Fred, Tim, and Thierry - are on a bus along the hippie trail from London to Kathmandu. But everything is not going according to plan. After a drug deal goes wrong, the boys barely escape with their lives. Thousands of kilometers, numerous acid trips, accidents, nightclubs, and a pair of beautiful Siamese twins later, they finally reach the counter-culture capital of the world, Kathmandu, and Fred disappears with the drug money. A quarter-century later, mysterious emails invite the other three to pick up their share of the money.

This sci-fi fantasy adventure introduces the worlds of Rigil Kent, where the back-engineering of alien artifacts booms economies and enigmatic cultures clash on the verge of war. Jace, a trader and sometimes smuggler, finds himself shanghaied into running a mission for a ruling dynasty of the “spider folk”, members of New Earth’s rival faction. The mission takes him to the alien world of Matdu—the original home of the mysterious First Race—where a red dwarf sun presides over a half-lit world chock-full of arcane treasure.

When a master thief's quest for vengeance collides with his former lover's transformed life, will the ghosts and doubts of the past overshadow their rekindled passion? Or will love find a way to ignite once more?

In 4523, humanity's reach extends beyond the stars, but the Quantum Sea remains a mystery—an enigmatic expanse that distorts time, space, and consciousness. The Eidolon, a ship on a daring mission, is pulled into its depths, where survival depends on more than technology or strength. G, the ship’s navigator, is a 175-year-old augmented man with a fragmented past and a body more machine than human. As the Sea begins to warp the ship and prey on the crew’s minds, G discovers he has a deeper connection to this alien force.

Ancient Mars is a thrilling space adventure that follows a brave crew on a mission to colonize Mars, only to uncover the planet’s hidden secrets. When a catastrophic series of events damages their ship beyond repair and leaves them stranded in a remote part of the planet, the crew must work together to survive. However, survival turns out to be the least of their challenges when they stumble upon an ancient alien force and a mysterious key that holds the power to restore Mars to its former, life-sustaining glory.

In Fated to Fall, Amina Kadir finds herself in a world she never wanted. After being sold by her father to the ruthless gangster Arben Zefi, she is taken far from everything she once knew. As Amina tries to adjust to her new life, she struggles with fear and confusion. Living in Arben's dangerous world, she must learn to navigate the challenges that come with being his possession. But as she spends more time with him, Amina discovers unexpected sides of Arben that make her question everything.

Fiore is a young Italian woman engaged to be married but her plans are interrupted by a charismatic Sebastián, a handsome middle aged Spanish businessman. Her beauty strikes him like a thunderbolt sent by the goddess Venus herself. When she is given an peculiar gift: a Spanish doll, she is thrown into a whirlwind of entangled passion, money, secrets and love.

Have you ever glanced at a stranger? Then thought about undressing them, taking them home and making them yours? Now imagine that stranger has a husband. Imagine they are happily married. Do you still want them? Do you leave it? The taboo of breaking the ultimate vow can be too much for some and a challenge for others.

In the heart of Venice, two talented chefs, Emilia and Luca, ignite a passionate love affair amidst the bustling kitchen of a renowned restaurant. Their romance, born from a shared devotion to culinary excellence, is soon clouded by ambition and fierce rivalry. As they compete for recognition, jealousy festers, leading to sabotage and mistrust that threaten to destroy their bond. Battling external forces and their own insecurities, Emilia and Luca must navigate a simmering blend of betrayal, forgiveness, and rediscovery.

The tumultuous recent history of Taiwan surprisingly gave the islands unusually diverse cultures. In these four stories, the authors have successfully woven layers of messages through intriguing plots, characters and metaphors. With extraordinary artistry, they (re)present elaborate human natures. These are the stories of ordinary people who refuse to succumb to hardship or inequality. They are unsinkable Taiwanese.

After nearly two days of fierce fighting, the Battle of Turtle Island left the skies of the Corsair world darkened with their dead. For a while, the terror seemed to be over, but not just yet. Not all the great Corsair figures of legend had been killed or captured - a few had slipped through the net. Dead Beckoning is the tale of Adam, a former Corsair captain working to expunge his bloody past by doing good - starting with helping the imperial starship Antares to track down and capture one of the most powerful and feared Corsairs in legend: Sona Kilroy.

Diamonds and Destinies: The Final Reckoning is the last book in the The Diamond Deceptions Trilogy series brings a thrilling twist to Alec Nolan's life. With a daughter he never knew and a betrayal that cuts deep, Alec must choose between revenge and a new life with Latoya and his child.

When the miners on Mars form a trade union and call a planet wide strike, the president of the Council of Economic Unions orders the federal forces on Mars to take a firm hand.

Michael Fomenko is familiar with adversity. But when he gets shut out of the Commonwealth Games for financial and political reasons at the ripe age of 20, he questions everything. Setting a new course for himself, he dreams of a feat that will require unimaginable determination. With no companions or guides, he will paddle a dugout canoe over 1,000 nautical kilometers from Cairns, Australia, to Dutch, New Guinea.

He was just another man with a drinking problem, only alcohol transformed him into a violent pork-beast named Piggly Swiggly, and since he's always drunk, his human side hasn't seen the light of day in years. After yet another rampaging bender, Piggly wakes up in a jungle metropolis full of floating crocodiles, greasy bacon addicts, and worse: prohibition. Trapped in this strange teetotaled town, he must keep his buzz going or else revert to his weak and vulnerable human form. But even then, Piggly Swiggly's depravity may prove to be his own undoing.