A missing girl from a prominent, and wealthy familyAn albino psychic investigator's first day on the jobAn unborn baby with a psychic connection with her motherThe first riveting case Pennie assists with solvingThis is the beginning of albino psychic detective Pennie Apples. Before she was Avery Tran's sleuth and confidant in The Malevolent Twin.A missing girl from a prominent, and wealthy familyAn albino psychic investigator's first day on the jobAn unborn baby with a psychic connection with her motherThe first riveting case Pennie assists with solvingThis is the beginning of albino psychic detective Pennie Apples. Before she was Avery Tran's sleuth and confidant in The Malevolent Twin. Pennie Apples is young and living the life in Los Angeles, California. She has yet to find a career path. Until she stumbles on a detective agency run by Dennis Burke. A jolly, but thought provoking gumshoe. Pennie starts her first case, with a distraught mother wondering where her vulnerable daughter Elizabeth Wilder is. Pennie learns about twisted incidents that cause other detectives to flee. While she battles with problems at home. Can Pennie and Burke find the Elizabeth Wilder and save her in time?Find out inPennie Apples: Deleted Chapter Views: 529
Beyond the coffee and doughnuts--the real Agent Cooper. Beginning with his 13th birthday, Cooper's autobiography is a unique portrait of a man who is complex and elusive, yet hard-working and generous for a rare glimpse into the private life of the G-Man who captured America's attention. Views: 529
A DayZ publication from the Chernarus Free Press A catastrophic event has occurred on the coast of Chernarus and the population has been decimated by an unidentified outbreak. Those who remain are either infected and no longer human, or have hidden from the infected and are desperately struggling to survive.A DayZ publication from the Chernarus Free Press A catastrophic event has occurred on the coast of Chernarus and the population has been decimated by an unidentified outbreak. Those who remain are either infected and no longer human, or have hidden from the infected and are desperately struggling to survive.A month after the event, a merchant ship becomes shipwrecked and dumps thirty people into the middle of this chaos. As the thirty wash up on the coast of Chernarus, the battles begin - the battle to survive: against the infected; against the environment; and against destructive human nature. They battle each other for scarce resources.A battle of man against man.Civilization is long gone; only survival remains. Who will prevail?Cherno Journo is a writer who has braved the chaos and bandits of DayZ to record the stories of the players. More than just a game, DayZ has evoked real emotions from virtual actions: guilt from murder, anger at being betrayed, and the sense of camaraderie that can form when a group of strangers band together to achieve a common goal. This special edition of Survivors and Bandits contains the entire fictionalized story written by the Cherno Journo, along with the bonus content of interview transcripts, and Cherno Journo’s own survivor diary entries, including the recollection of his first and only murder. Views: 529
Take two half-wit and whiskey-soaked moonshiners, add a mean old lady, gangsters, a fiery comet and flesh-eating Zombies and you have the ingredients for a besotted and morbidly skewed version of the events leading up to the Great Chicago Fire. The cow had nothing to do with it! Views: 529
The Man in the Fire took everything Daniel ever held dear. Now Daniel sets out for one final confrontation. This tale is from the short story collection, BURIED IN THE BASEMENT, by the author of the Temple of the Blind series. About 4800 words.An orphan girl named Mol wakes in the middle of the night to music. Enchanted, she follows the sound into the forest of Arden, where she is taken captive by a man known only as the Erlking; a man who rules a kingdom of monsters. Leaving her life as an urchin far behind, Mol becomes part of the Erlking's Bower, where she is among hundreds of other children just like her who are forced to follow the commands of the Ilyn that rule over them. But there is a deadly secret lurking behind the Bower, and with growing certainty Mol finds that she was taken for a reason - a reason that might kill her. Views: 529
Blending the dark eroticism of the vampire with high adventure in history\'s most compelling locales, the story of Saint-Germain is the enduring drama of a lonely hero who walks the earth throughout time, battling for honor...and love. To escape the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, Saint-Germain travels to San Francisco, where he reunites with Rowena Saxon, a past lover whose beauty and wisdom have matured with time. There he offers Rowena a choice: a natural death-or immortality as a vampire. But unknown to the noble exile, an assassin has followed him from Spain, torturing his friends and his associates at every step. The next target will be Rowena, unless the vampire recognizes the peril that both he and his lover face. Will his ignorance achieve what time itself cannot-the death of Saint-Germain? Views: 528
I'm a writer first, poet last; I've written some stinkers in the past; I don't compose like others do; I write for me as well as you; So here's volume four, alas.Paul and Susan Spencer portray a traditional family setting, fully equipped with four children (and growing). After a typical meatloaf dinner, Susan reveals a special secret that not only surprises the family, but shakes her husband to the core. After a strange turn of events, the family isn't as picture-perfect as they let off. Views: 528
One talks to the dead. The other heals the living. Both must make the . . . "Mystery Walk" From deep within the empty house of a murdered family, Billy Creekmore hears his name whispered. . . and is drawn inside. At a revival meeting in Alabama, Wayne Falconer demonstrates his miraculous healing powers. . . while demons feast and grow in his soul. On separate journeys through the Deep South to Chicago, from a world of innocence to a world of evil, greed and lust, the two young men discover their manhood - and fuel a deadly rivalry. On a scorched slab of desert they will meet in fear and unite their extraordinary powers against a raging, unshackled spirit - the walking, hungry corpse of the Shape Changer. Views: 528
Amelia 'Runt' Thomas' life revolves around a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the most ruthless criminals in the world. She follows two codes: the code of hackers and her personal code of honor to bring down anyone who thinks they're untouchable. She is on target until one fateful night when the touch of a strange man sends an unexpected shock wave through her. Now, the faint whispers in her head are growing louder and more annoying, distracting her from her mission.Derik 'Tag Krell Manok's search for the mysterious woman who changed his life nearly two years before is finally over. As a Prime warrior from another world, he knew the moment he touched Amelia that she was his bond-mate—but she disappeared before he could whisk her away to safety. He is determined not to let that happen again, but he also knows that he needs to proceed with caution because Amelia is unlike any woman he has ever known before.As their connection grows, so does Derik's fear... Views: 528
In the sequel to the New York Times best-selling novel Hope Never Dies, Obama and Biden reprise their roles as BFFs-turned-detectives as they chase Obama's stolen cell phone through the mean streets of Chicago—and right into a vast conspiracy.Following a long but successful book tour, Joe Biden has one more stop before he can return home: Chicago. His old pal Barack Obama has invited him to meet a wealthy benefactor whose endorsement could turn the tide for Joe if he decides to run for president.The two friends barely have time to catch up before another mystery lands in their laps: Obama's prized Blackberry is stolen. When their number-one suspect winds up full of lead on the South Side, the police are content to write it off as just another gangland shooting. But Joe and Obama smell a rat...Set against the backdrop of a raucous city on St. Patrick's Day, Joe and Obama race to find the shooter, only to uncover a vast conspiracy that... Views: 528
From the powerful imagination of a new horror master comes a bone-chilling tale set in a small town where good and evil are joined in a terrifying, deadly battle. . . Evil Endures Once an idyllic Pennsylvania village, Pine Deep awoke one morning to find itself bathed in a massive bloodletting. Twice in thirty years the townsfolk have endured the savage hungers of a murderous madman. . . but if the residents think the death of serial killer Karl Ruger put an end to the carnage, they're dead wrong. The Nightmare Never Ends Bodies mutilated beyond description, innocents driven to acts of vicious madness. A monstrous evil is preying on the living--and the dead--and turning the quiet little town into hell on earth. Their only hope is to find the source. But the secrets that lurk in the heart of Pine Deep are twisted into its very roots. This time the townspeople aren't just fighting for their lives, but for their very souls. . . Views: 528
