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The American West, 1850. Former French dandy Didier Rain’s weakness for saloon girls, money, and whiskey keeps derailing his plan to join the pantheon of epic poets. So when he’s approached by holy men claiming he’s part of a prophecy, he agrees to transport an infant bride for a soul-selling sum of $30,000. But to fulfill his foretold role, he’ll have to succeed at two tasks at which he's always failed: keeping the cork in the bottle, and his pants buttoned.

When Xavier, the youngest son of the corrupt king from the hidden city, appears in Ophelia's world, she soon realizes that her quest is not going to be as straight-forward as she had hoped.

James is living the life he always wanted. He has his own rustic cabin in the countryside, peace, quiet, and some lovely companions to share his joy with. But there is much left to do! James will need to expand his cabin to make it more comfortable for his—ahem—lady friends. Also, harvest is coming up for the redheaded farm girl, and she might need a hand or two around the farm.

Everyone at Redstone High is talking about the strange Brock kids. How they keep to themselves at school—and spend way too much time in the woods. But Noble, Argus, Harlan and Tora aren’t normal teens—they were born with the power to become wolves. And the more the siblings try to hide their secret identity, the greater they struggle to fit in. Then Noble falls mysteriously ill, leaving the pack without a leader just when he’s needed the most…

Cameron is a beloved member in his adoptive family, Evita is on cloud nine following a proposal, and Sebastien has a trust fund upwards of a hundred million dollars. But things aren't always as rosy as they appear on the surface: They're each keeping a secret.

A demon who runs story time at the local library. A robot that guards nuclear waste. A vampire who gives relationship advice. Death’s personal lawyer. The Strange Garden and Other Weird Tales is a collection of stories that mix the mundane and bizarre, that both disturb and delight. From the creator of The Stench of Adventure comes a set of mystifying stories with an undercurrent of warmth and heart.

Years later, when Grace Laporte Nyberg's grandson refused to go to kindergarten, she remembered the day when the Lake stole her childhood.

En este relato de imaginación desbordante y gran belleza, Karina Sainz Borgo mezcla la realidad con lo fantástico y el mito para levantar, con una prosa cuidadísima y muy poética, un mundo nuevo centrado en una isla imaginaria donde habita el doctor Schubert, medio médico y medio aventurero.

Deserted by his father at the age of four and raised by his voodoo queen mother on the fringes of Skid Row, Los Angeles street artist Virgilio Santos believes it his mission to save the down-and-outers in his neighbourhood.

Unexpectedly and shockingly, Lucifer is yanked from the depths of Hell by his Father, forced back to his former role in the Garden of Eden. This is no reprieve; it’s a desperate gambit to salvage a dying Paradise, the fragile nexus of Heaven, Hell, and Earth. As he steps into this decaying sanctuary, Lucifer discovers he is far from alone.

The senator's assistant has been put on a hit-list by the senator himself. Bradley's time is limited, but his memories and letters to his families will be mailed out before everything is over. The POST's reporters, Jacob and Ron, feeling grateful for the assistant's help, call him to say thank you but are cut short by Bradley himself.

Take a journey into a lost world. A world of endless wonder and terror. Beyond the everyday known world and into a place very few have traveled. Into the world of The Rave. Follow two wandering travelers of the beat down a path of self-awareness and self-destruction. Climb down the concrete rabbit hole into a sonic world of madness and mayhem. Through the back alleys of the subconscious mind into a man-made psychedelic Eden of tomorrow.

Cafe Noir tells the story of an intimate online friendship between two artistic women who never meet but sustain each other emotionally during the rigors of COVID lockdowns. They share so many highs, lows and confidences from one personal bubble to another. It seems the perfect sustainable friendship until something goes wrong, with only one of the women truly understanding what is happening.

Tyrese Thompson is a little different from all his classmates. But he could never have imagined that his star-gazing hobby would lead to him becoming the only person who can save the world. Tyrese is contacted by Twinkle, a star from another galaxy, who warns him of Earth’s imminent peril.

Sometimes, la sangre atrae, "the blood calls you back," and when Maya gets the call to go back to her agave roots to claim the body of her long-missing father, her world changes forever. Set against the backdrop of her childhood in Mexico, Agave Blues is the story of ailing attorney Maya, in a broken relationship and butting heads with her teenage daughter, Lily.

Remnant. The story, new in its conception, tells a tale of greed, lust, hatred, and power. All of the things the world is full of. We see it daily. But, in comparison, the story also has the qualities that we hope to find in ourselves: hope, love, trust, friendship, commitment, and resolve. These qualities, often an endangered collection, will stand the test of time. As in ages gone by, these attributes will be successful in accomplishing the end result.

Nadine's family waits for her to awaken after destroying her nemesis. They wait in fear because they are unsure which Nadine they will find when she wakes, the Nadine they had come to know or the old wild child they all dreaded. They are worried because Nadine has some of her memories back. Meanwhile, Nadine's friends and family in the Real have no idea what has happened to her. All they know is Nadine is in a coma and it is a mystery if she will ever wake up.

In this installment of the Jackson Stafford' series, the listener will come face-to-face with powers that govern the universe as we know it. The Transdimensional name La Tulipan, who is also Jackson Stafford's protector, has been called into the Council Chamber where he will be ordered to give an account of the progress in fulfilling his mission. Don and Nancy, NSA, have found out that the very head of our Government is involved in the cover-up and supports the Pandora Project.

Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He's compelled to volunteer at the local Children's Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week. Oh, and he's also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431. He's just seen a woman on a Los Angeles talk show claiming to be Joan, and absolution seems closer than it's ever been . . . but how will he find her?

Concealing my psychic "gifts"' is exhausting. I'll be happy when my brother Dusty grows up and finds a girlfriend. I'd be grateful for Dusty's offer to help me move if we weren't trading favors.