Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan are no strangers to the occult. Yet when Varian is bequeathed a dangerous magical book by an old colleague, the infamous investigators find themselves on the trail of a necromancer bent on becoming the new avatar of a strange and sinister demigod-one of the legendary runelords. Along with a team of mercenaries and adventurers, the crime-solving duo will need to delve into a secret world of dark magic and the legacy of a lost empire. But in saving the world, will Varian and Radovan lose their souls?From bestselling author Dave Gross comes a fantastical tale of mystery, monsters, and mayhem in PATHFINDER TALES: LORD OF RUNES, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.** Views: 241
With the rift closed for the season and no more monsters to fight, Daelin Long gets bored as librarian in the podunk town of Settler, Oregon. A job interview and her brother’s arrival present a tempting opportunity to escape, until her brother and her best friend, a ghost, disappear. While Daelin searches for them, more mysteries pile up: dead people coming back to life, portraits of the town founders replaced with strange white trees, and people on the other side of the rift returning. It’s impossible. The portal that allows monsters from other universes to come to Earth is sealed until next summer. The Rifters, a secret group protecting our world, believe the troubles are nothing more than the tantrums of an offended ghost. Daelin disagrees. If she’s right, the evil hell-bent on destroying Earth has new technology making the rift more deadly. Before the monster summons the next apocalypse, Daelin must find it and destroy it. Book 3 in the Rifter series.
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A lavishly enriched blood supply piques Dr. Danny Tilson’s interest as he performs a routine surgery on Varg Dagmar’s brain. He soon discovers that it’s not just his patient’s cranial anatomy that’s remarkable, but his superlative mental capabilities as well.
As more and more patients surface with similar mystifying profiles, Danny searches for answers. If he can figure out the cause of this surge in advanced mental faculties, the ramifications to humankind could be staggering.
Danny wonders, however. Is this mysterious brain power too good to be true?
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Collateral Circulation: a Medical Mystery is Book Three in The Doctor Danny Tilson Novels.
Book One: Operation Neurosurgeon.
Book Two: Silent Fear: a Medical Mystery (also an audiobook)
Book Four: Secondary Impact
Although the Doctor Danny Tilson Novels are a series, each book can also stand alone. Collateral Circulation is a full-length novel at 82,000 words.
If you enjoy the Dr. Danny Tilson Novels, a spinoff character - his daughter Annabel - now has her own series of medical adventures during medical school:
The Dr. Annabel Tilson Novels
Book One: Dead Still
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Steve, Wendy and Bartolomew, descendants of the heroes who originally defeated the Ender Dragon, continue their quest to find answers on how to stop the mighty dragon that is hell-bent on destroying the world. They are desperate too to find a solution on how to free Steve’s brother, Herobrine, who is trapped within the dragon’s body.GENRE: Children’s Adventure(An Unofficial Minecraft Book for Kids Ages 9 -12)Book 1: The Warrior of HillpeakThe Ender Dragon has re-awakened and in a matter of days, it’ll have total control of the world. The earth has become barren and scorched. The vegetation began dying, the sun rarely showed, and the outside world became infested with mobs. Steve, Wendy and Bartolomew, descendants of the heroes who originally defeated the Ender Dragon, continue their quest to find answers on how to stop the mighty dragon that is hell-bent on destroying the world. They are desperate too to find a solution on how to free Steve’s brother, Herobrine, who is trapped within the dragon’s body.Can the Ender Dragon be defeated? Can Steve save Herobrine?Author’s Note: This short story is for your reading pleasure. The characters in this "Minecraft Adventure Series" such as Steve, Endermen or Herobrine...etc are based on the Minecraft Game coming from Minecraft ®/TM & © 2009-2013 Mojang / Notch Views: 241
The fifth book in the intense spy thriller series, Spies Lie, perfect for fans who love Robert Ludlum, Lee Child, and Barry Eisler. A covert operative is ready for a new life outside of international espionage. But her enemies are far from willing to let her go... She spied for her country, blackmailed her president, and ran from more threats than she can remember. But when the love of her life proposes, covert agent Cassandra Sashakovich is finally ready to settle down. Unfortunately, her past is not quite ready to let her walk away. Old enemies--including a vengeful president--want her dead, and they're willing to attack her loved ones, including her adopted teenage daughter, if that's what it takes.
But Cassandra has other pressing problems--a world leader is assassinated and an arm dealer's revenge threatens to lead to nuclear war. Now Cassandra and her security firm, Swiftshadow must defuse the threats and find a way to outmaneuver those who threaten not only her family, but her country as well.
" More wild, violent adventures in the world of international espionage." -Kirkus Reviews
"This story should be an Audible selection... could be a major motion picture." -Charles W, Top 500 Reviewer
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Zaqain's life had been a sham, now he needs to make amends. But will he survive justice?(originally published in The Sword Review, November 2006)This is a 45 pages (15,000 words) long paranormal romance set in Victorian London.As the Awakener, Ashton Godwill eased ghosts’ passage into the other world and obliterated Soul Eaters – ghosts who have lost their auras and feed on the spirit energy of others. When the number of Soul Eaters suddenly increases, Ashton’s guardian employs the help of the Reaper. Unfortunately, the Reaper is the boy who broke Ashton’s heart, the boy Ashton would rather never see again. Views: 241
When a reporter for the Washington Post sees a group of wounded, half-starved, black troops disembark from a helicopter in Cu Chi during the height of the Vietnam War, he senses a story, but receives no cooperation from the army or the soldiers.The men, mostly noncombat soldiers, are the remnant of a squad sent on an illegal mission to Cambodia as punishment for their participation in a race riot at Cu Chi base camp. Led by a battle-fatigued sergeant, they fall under enemy fire. Their leader inexplicably disappears, leaving the ill-prepared soldiers to fight the jungle and enemy on their own. Although forced to confront the shock of combat and a deteriorating family life, the reporter pursues the story hoping to uncover the truth about what happened to those soldiers in the jungle. An intriguing glimpse into the Vietnam War, A Long Way Back is a tense journey merging the lives of the soldiers and the reporter as they struggle to overcome their fear and face the battles they... Views: 241
Morgan Redding, a seventeen-year-old high school graduate, is sent to her aunt and uncle's wildlife rescue and preserve. It's also a place for troubled teens, like Morgan. Rowan Marcus, an eighteen-year-old cougar shifter, works at the preserve. He's part of a secret society of shifters using the lands of the preserve with permission. Instinct draws Morgan and Rowan together. Then one wildcard wildcat within the shifter community kills a few animals without reason. Until the killing escalates and threatens Morgan's life, changing her forever... Views: 241
Collected, scanned, re-formatted, proofed, all imaged restoration, original custom book cover, original custom interior title page and eBook creation by Jerry. Views: 241
When the lovely but demure eighteen-year-old Safina, daughter of the Earl of Sedgewick, is called home from her Finishing School in Florence by her stepmother, Isobel, her heart leaps at the happy thought of going back to her beloved home, Wick Park, and seeing her father again after living abroad for so long. But to Safina's dismay, Isobel has summoned her to return under false pretences to force her to marry the penniless Duke of Dallwyn, a gentleman she does not even know, let alone love! The Duke too has been duped and Isobel is using blackmail to coerce him into this marriage with Safina. So the reluctant bride and bridegroom meet for the first time at the altar in the family Chapel at the Duke's house to seal their terrible fate. The whole plot is designed to ensure that the wicked Isobel can get her grasping hands on the enormous fortune left to Safina by her adored late mother. But, as the Duke discovers before very long, there is much more to the beautiful Safina than... Views: 240
When I got out of the car he said, 'Do you have everything?' And I just said, 'Yeah,' or something equally dull and not really fit for being the last thing you ever say to your father... I stood and waved as he drove away. I watched his car turn right onto Hempshaw Lane. I watched him disappear. Ever since then I've been looking for clues.1977. Manchester is on the verge of becoming the underground music capital of the world and seven miles away in Stockport, eleven-year-old Ann is on the verge of something equally big: puberty. Then one morning her dad takes her to school, drives away and kills himself. While her mother tries to makes sense of her grief, Ann seeks out the company of others. From runaway punks to charismatic clairvoyants, the people she meets give her insight into the strange new world around her. Growing up in the long shadow of her father's death, Ann discovers her own way to live.From acclaimed film-maker Carol Morley, this is a... Views: 240
