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“If I keep getting shot, how will I ever survive?” Bob Reiniger realizes he’s never getting home; not back to his old home at least. No Where is home for now...and maybe forever. Surviving his first winter alone, his life moves forward. All around him are signs of the apocalypse. Though here in northern Michigan, those signs are the absence of everything that formerly existed: Workings cars, computers, cell phones, decent people.

On a hot summer’s day in Boston, US Marine turned Homicide Detective Reid Halsey finds himself in the middle of a deadly shootout with a murder suspect. When Lucas Soul, a seemingly innocent victim, rises from the dead moments after a fatal gunshot wound to the head, Reid comes to the shocking realization that the world he believes in may very well be a carefully fabricated lie masking an unearthly reality.

Once you have mastered that, we will begin to teach you how to mend the relationship you have with your child; an angry parent can divide a household and ruin bridges that were meant to last a lifetime. We will begin to build them back for you and your family. Once you have managed your anger and your child’s anger, we will turn our attention toward the future, where we will teach you how to make sure your child does not follow in your footsteps.

Desert Town is dark crime fiction for those who have a taste for the perverse and violent. It was made into a major film, Desert Fury, starring Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott and Mary Astor. It’s the story of seventeen year old Paula Haller’s transition into womanhood as she defies her mother, Fritzi’s dominance. Fritzi runs the small town of Chuckawalla including the Purple Sage casino and saloon as well as a bordello or two.

Bob Reiniger plots and waits, waits and plots. The one thought dominating his days is the revenge of Dizzy's death. And while he's at it, protecting his "family" is a priority. Clyde Barster made the apocalypse worse when he burned Lettie's house to the ground and killed Bob's best friend. Now Bob must exact his revenge. However, several will try and stop him: a man with a strange device that threatens Libby, a stranger named Carmen, and even his own kin.

Five years have passed, and each survivors copes with the knowledge that zombies nearly ruined their graduation. A covert team investigates the dead, silencing outbreaks around the United States. Intel suggests the next outbreak is only miles from Boxford High at the King David Mall. The suburban town of Boxford remains oblivious to the heroics of the small group that prevented the zombie apocalypse. Now, the school is rebuilt, and the auditorium is being dedicated to the aloof teachers who "vanished" in the fire. The few survivors are invited as the guests of honor.

Daisy is missing, and Bob desperately wants her back. But is he willing to search all of No Where for her? Perhaps alone? Violet offers her help and off the pair goes, searching the fish camps dotting the northern Michigan coastline with Lake Superior. Following a tip, they retrace their path southward, where Bob makes his final stand. Getting himself shot again, he depends on Violet's help one last time. But it's during his recuperation that Bob discovers what he was truly searching for: the truth - about everything.

Volume 3 jumps right into the action with a murder-for-hire and a multi-kilo cocaine deal, which stems from the largest undercover operation in my county’s history. Working with informants continues as tricks of the trade, props, shooting techniques, and the mental effects of working undercover are shared in great detail. Harassment, threats, and hits on my life further depict the dangerous work of an undercover narc. One creative undercover tactic literally goes up in smoke. Working with female undercovers and remaining physically fit is shown to be crucial to my success.

Boxford High pranksters cause a chemistry lab to go wrong and students are forced to face something far worse than S.A.T.’s and cafeteria lunches - an infection that turns students into zombies scouring the halls for survivors. A group of unlikely companions; an artistic goth, star-athlete jock, disgruntled loner, would-be marine, sassy cheerleader, and angry Asian, must fend off the living dead. As they fight through locker rooms and dance their way across the theater, they will find surviving zombies is more complicated than puberty.

After overcoming several obstacles and finishing second in my class at the academy, my undercover story continues in Kansas, where I face some of the most dangerous criminals and situations of my career. Creative undercover tactics, a task force, and continuous wiretaps help take down some of the most deadly and largest drug cartels in the US and Mexico. Frustrations with the bureaucracy and family issues lead to the end of my undercover work and a new career contracting overseas in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Liberia, as well as rising to the rank of chief of police in SC.

Named the number one business book of 2016 by The Globe and Mail, Cort Dial's award-winning debut Heretics to Heroes: A Memoir on Modern Leadership proves that peak business performance is achieved by not by stifling humanity, but by embracing it.

hat if King Arthur was more than a myth? On a starlit summer's night in the Welsh mountains, an old man is torn from sleep as an ancient prophecy unfolds. On the other side of the Atlantic, an American antiques dealer lies dying on the floor of his shop, blood ebbing from a fatal stab wound. In San Francisco, Mitzi Fallon begins her new job as lead investigator for the FBI's Historical, Religious and Unsolved Crimes Unit.

In a galaxy on the edge of cosmic oblivion, one girl must embrace a power she never summoned and fulfill a destiny she never chose. An action-packed, coming-of-age fiction series about a girl who must navigate her way through a purpose she never knew existed. Book One in The Hesaurun Ring Series kickstarts the epic scifi thriller that'll have listeners clutching their seats in suspense and excitement.

As a twin in a large Massachusetts family with a heart of gold, Eric wanted to emulate his hero when he grew up - his Police Officer father, Sgt. Edmond Caron, a former Marine. Throughout his 25-year decorated career as a Special Agent and Diplomat for the US Government, Caron discovered the powerful, life-saving effects of listening to one's heart, mind, and God-given instincts. The author came to think of this principle as being "Switched On". Join this Special Agent as he takes you on a ride-along and reveals the key to becoming switched on for life.

An unidentified and aggressive illness begins spreading in North Dakota, and the nation panics. People are becoming sick, losing their minds, and murdering each other in disturbing ways. The government is struggling to come up with a solution, but as the epidemic mutates within the civilian population, its grip grows stronger. Dom is thousands of miles away near Seattle, witnessing his city collapse. The pandemic hasn't even reached them, but people are panicking and rioting as though it's already there. Holed up in his apartment with his best friend and girlfriend, Dom fears the worst.

It is the most controversial religious icon in the world. No one knows where it came from. No one knows when it was made. But now, the greatest mystery in religious history holds the key to a present-day serial killer who devises savage, bizarre deaths for his victims. And only two American cops, following a trail that stretches from California to the Vatican, can expose the secret of the Shroud.

Have you ever wondered if Santa and the Tooth Fairy would show up at your house on the same night, or who would replace Santa if he retired? Well, wonder no more. This soon-to-be-classic Christmas story starts with a young impish boy, Nate, losing a tooth on Christmas Eve.

Ten-year-old Lucas’s life is a simple but happy one. All that changes when the Hunters finally track down his whereabouts. Forced to bear witness to horrific scenes that forever shatter his innocence, he discovers the shocking secret behind his less than ordinary existence. What follows is a fight for survival that will define the nature of a boy bound to an incredible destiny whose origins have been lost to the tides of time.

This collection of stories follows d.o. allen's previous work, The Die with vivid tales of intrigue that draw you into the minds - and fears - of each character. Each story is matched with an original song from singer-songwriters across America. Pardon Me features the erotic thriller, Deer, Sir where the line between pursuit and consent is blurred. You''ll be drawn into Clayton's struggle with a psychotic demon in the thriller Last Ride. Cavalier Redux brings mystery to life with the discovery of a long-forgotten secret within a deep, cold lake.

The Aftermath is the beginning of a new era for the remaining inhabitants of Earth, who survived two global pandemics. The president of the US is informed by a Pleiadian emissary that the present way of life on planet Earth is a threat to the other more advanced civilizations. Hence, the recent visitations and observations.