Nicole Keenan is a police officer in a sleepy county town..content in her denial. She can hide her secret for only so long before an ancient grudge and the power hidden inside her burst to life. Dance with fierce warriors and Gothic fairies as southern tradition collides with Irish folklore. Nicole learns about love, heartbreak and The Burden Of Blood.

Claire Eppington feels unfinished.

Her mother died when Claire was young. Her father raised her in a home suffused with grief and loneliness. When she was an adult, her father left her with a gift from her mother: a journal full of memories, hopes, and regrets.

Claire can barely bring herself to open the porcelain-encrusted memorial. She is full of resentment, a fear of death, and a nagging sense of incompletion. It is ironic, then, that Claire chooses a career overseeing the final rites of people whose families want their ashes spread at exotic or distant locales.

On a trip to Colombia to bring the remains of a client to a remote village on the Rio de Magdalena, Claire finds that her job may be more deadly than she expected.

Her assignment allows her to work with Manny Villareal, a handsome and rugged photographer. What Claire does not know is that Manny used to work as a security chief for his family's cartel.

When Manny's brother becomes threatened, Claire becomes a pawn in a dangerous game. Pursued by an assassin and pressed by military groups, a rogue DEA agent, and a greedy relative seeking to overthrow the cartel, Manny is forced to make a choice. Does he save his family, or the woman he is beginning to love?

Claire is faced with her mother's legacy, a dangerous assignment in a country full of beauty and romance, and the possibility that her greatest fear may become a reality.

Eighteen-year-old Moira, an air elemental, never thought that waking up with an unusual blue fire on her arm would turn her life upside down. Determined to figure out why she has an element she shouldn't have, her parents take her to a secluded island to keep her safe from anyone who might want to experiment on her. There she meets Noah, a boy who seems to know a lot about her elements. As he introduces her to a group of a new kind of elementals who are more powerful than anyone could have imagined, she doesn't know if she can trust them, especially because the group's leader, Jaiden, has an extremely dangerous ability. But when her parents get kidnapped by a mysterious man, she has no choice but to turn to Noah and Jaiden for help.

Balthazar Wilson wants nothing more than to be married with children, but he can’t seem to find Miss Right. A visit to his widower father at the Wilson family’s historical homestead in coastal Queensland, however, quickly proves to Baz that he has more things to worry about than his own happily ever after! His wealthy father’s eccentric behavior could be dementia, an innocent young blonde with no past washes up on their isolated beach looking for sex, the new cleaning lady is a kleptomaniac, an Internet scammer turns up with a gun to steal Baz’s inheritance, and the local cop thinks the blonde is a killer mermaid. When Baz’s ex–colleague Wynne Malone arrives to charm him, Baz isn’t sure if he wants to kiss her or have a mental breakdown.

An Afghanistan veteran has murdered his wife and six year old son and then committed suicide. Soon there are similar horrific murders around the country.

Sgt Major Crane, a military police detective, knows there must be a connection. But what?

Crane starts to investigate the local Church Solomon was attending.  But with the body count rising, events start to take a darker turn ... could the Church be the connection? Is the Church offering salvation?  Or is it forcing people to take the first, untimely Steps to Heaven?

Dour and inscrutable, Crane riles against the restraints of the chain of command in his determination to bring wrong-doers to justice.

Agent Steve Rogers has political aspirations, but when a suitcase nuke turns out to be something much worse and so-called Norse gods start showing up in his life, he has a priority shift.

Meanwhile, Loki's priorities and plans haven't changed at all. He wants Asgard to burn. Of course, earthly pleasures can be so distracting.

These three disparate characters have little in common, but they'll have to join forces to save earth from trolls, wyrms, frost giant invasions, and an old evil growing beneath Chicago's streets.

In the Mirror is the story of Jennifer Benson, a woman who seems to have it all. Diagnosed with cancer, she enters an experimental treatment facility to tackle her disease the same way she tackled her life - head on. But while she's busy fighting for a cure, running her business, planning a party, staying connected with her kids, and trying to keep her sanity, she ignores her own intuition and warnings from others and reignites an old relationship best left behind.

Cancer. It's one of the things we most dread to hear about ourselves or a family member. Many people will think it's the end of the line for them.

Markie tells the brutally-harsh and honest story of her battle with leukemia (AML specifically), and the struggles that she and her family experienced during this tragic time.

Find out how the butterfly effect and her battle with cancer led her to become an independently-published author, bringing her a sense of fulfillment that she thought had been lost forever.

Metamorph Publishing will donate 20% of her proceeds from the sale of this book to cancer charities, her way of giving back to patients in desperate need.

 

Grace Newell has never been touched by a man before. Many desire her, but she wants her first time to be special. She won’t allow just anyone to take her innocence. However, the man she longs for has never shown any interest in her. Offering herself to him is rife with complications. But in the end, the only thing she fears worse than rejection, is him saying yes.

“As I was reading, I kept imagining that I heard someone in my home.”

Johnny Creep is a crafty serial killer that’s always one step ahead of the police as he taunts them by leaving mutilated bodies all over Michigan’s countryside.

On edge and frustrated, Detective Carl Street finds another victim and this time it’s someone close to him. The victim’s arms and legs are dismembered and stuffed into cubbyholes. Detective Street’s rage explodes. He vows to bring Johnny Creep to justice no matter the cost. He will bend the law until it snaps if it means stopping this monster before he strikes again.
 

Fast & Easy Delicious Christmas Recipes! Pressure Cooker Recipes to Free Up Your Time.

If you have been looking for some fast easy and tasty Christmas recipes then look no further. This simple Christmas cookbook has 20 step-by-step Christmas pressure cooker recipes and treats for anyone looking to impress the entire family with delicious foods!


We have all had this problem. Your kitchen is full of food, the oven and stove top are jammed packed and you need to cook one more things but you can't. But not anymore! With this STEP by STEP recipe guide and your trusty pressure cooker you will be done cooking Christmas dinner in record time.


With this Christmas pressure cooker recipe guide you will be enjoying Christmas with your family instead of being stuck in your kitchen!


This is the ultimate Christmas cookbook with 20 step-by-step Christmas recipes which includes:

Irish Oatmeal with Fruit
Country Sausage Gravy
Chicken and Sausage Soup
Corn Chowder
Turkey Noodle Soup
Potato Carrot Soup
Country Style Potatoes
Crunchy Topped Potatoes
Quick Simple Stuffing
Baked Beans
Braised Artichoke Recipe
Coke and Pineapple Glazed Ham
Veal Roast
Bone-In Beef Short Ribs
Herbed Pork Roast
Pumpkin Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
Pecan Caramel Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding
Ginger Apple Pudding
Spiced Peach Crunch
Cinnamon-Flavored Fruits

“Write a story a month,” Larah said. We were brunching on a picnic table outside Wheatsville, on South Lamar.

My mouth full of a Coolhaus Double Chocolate Chip Cookie + Dirty Mint Chip Ice Cream sandwich, I said, “Hmmm?”

“One story a month, January through October,” Larah said. “Then publish it by December.”

“You don’t know how hard that would be,” I said, swallowing. “Besides, there’s football to watch, and beer to drink, and parties and shows and stuff. This is Austin! No one’s gonna sit there and write a story a month while living in Austin.”

“Oh,” she said. “I thought you were a writer.”

And so the gauntlet was thrown.
 

Max Warwick endeavors to finish the sci-fi novel he's been waiting his whole life to write, but finds discouragement around every turn. Amelia Royce, a young starship officer on a deep-space assignment, finds herself in the middle of a crisis, with the fate of her world hanging in the balance. Linked by tragedy, separated by time, their triumphs will not come without sacrifice...

Jon Hansen always thought his father’s tales about the magical planet of Yden were fiction. When his father is kidnapped by an evil wizard, however, Jon is forced to dig deeper. His investigation uncovers magical artifacts that will unlock another dimension—if only he can gather his courage to make the journey. On his quest to Yden, Jon encounters wizards, Cyclopes, and a warlord who seem to want him dead. Fortunately, he’s got friends by his side, as well as the ability to draw things to life. Can he and his friends defeat the most evil wizard the magical world has ever known, or will Jon become the latest addition to the Wolf Clan wizard’s gruesome collection of trophies?

Long Stories Short is a collection of short stories, which includes several previously published readers' favorites. Written in a variety of genres, many with a touch of paranormal, there is something for almost everyone who enjoys taking time out from life's demands to escape into the realm of literature. Expect the unexpected.

A house fire causes tragedy in "Aftermath." "Magic or Miracles" takes the reader on a journey to decide if there's a difference. How long is "Forever?" Mark and Erin discover the power of the Ouija Board, in "You Summoned Me." Does Bigfoot exist? Eli believes so and "One Step at a Time" tells his story. Is there life after death? "A Candle in the Darkness" looks at both sides of the question. "Mountain Justice," a story of domestic violence, friendship and a horse's devotion might make you wonder how far you would go to save a friend's life. A hasty decision has devastating results in "Unintended Consequences." Dreams and reality collide in "The Hunted." Man's best friend proves that he truly is, in "Indisputable Evidence."

The first book in this epic sci-fi trilogy, THE ARMOR OF GOD, is set in a once-beautiful planet razed by a malignant alien virus called the Laani. Having effectively shielded itself from the wreckage of the world, the last remaining human settlement is Roue. Within this domed city, the last humans live comfortable lives, awaiting their inevitable extinction.

In the year of his eighteenth birthday, Ezra Blanchard must take part in military service, but when the army discovers that Ezra's blood possesses extremely rare qualities, he is placed to be trained in Zenith, a top secret facility hidden from the citizens of Roue where Ezra discovers humanity’s last glimmer of hope: the Creux.

These mysterious suits of armor of unknown origin and unimaginable power are the only weapon capable of battling the Laani virus on a microscopic level, and one of them can only be piloted by Ezra, a young man who doesn’t even believe humanity has a future.

Ezra enters an exciting new world full of new friends, new enemies, and new challenges, quickly understanding that training to pilot the Creux is not easy for body, mind, or spirit, and that Zenith, and its inhabitants, could hold some very dark secrets.

A failed actress, twenty-something Julia McCarthy begins writing a fictionalized blog as a form of self-therapy. Based on her carefree summers at her grandparents' farm, she never expects her little experiment to garner a viral following, but it does. Boy, does it ever.

Now, with thousands of loyal blog followers, and a syndication deal with the Chicago Herald, Julia is approached by GreenTV to adapt her blog into a TV show. The producers see her as a "Rachel Ray on the Prairie-type". She sees herself as a fraud.

In Julia's fictional world, she's successful. She can pay her bills on time. Heck, she even has a fictional gorgeous husband and charming little boy. Ready to realize her dreams, Julia returns to her grandparents' farm to shoot the TV pilot.

Brad Taylor is definitely not her type: he’s rugged, sensible, and oh-so smug about learning that Julia’s blog is a farce. As the manager of her grandparent’s farm, Brad doesn’t have time to deal with whimsical women who don’t even know how to cook.

Julia can't allow her attraction to Brad to distract her, not when her dreams are about to come true. But are these truly her dreams, her good life?

Cameron Thatcher runs the only ranch in the small town of Covendale. So when Sydney Davis needs a horse-drawn carriage for her dream wedding, she has to ask him. Unfortunately, he's also the boy who broke her heart six years ago and hasn't spoken to her -- or anyone else in town -- since.

Cam is shocked when the girl he used to love turns up at the Leaning T, and furious to hear she's marrying the man who's trying to take his ranch from him. He agrees to lend her the carriage on one condition: after she's married, she never comes back.

But after six years of silence, the sparks between them haven't died. As tempers flare and emotions blaze, Sydney finds herself wondering if she's been wrong about him all this time -- and Cam races to stop her from making the biggest mistake of her life.

Doctor Geoffrey Whelan was in Japan when the tsunami hit, killing his cousin and grandmother. He has worked in medical missions for years to assuage his survivor's guilt, and now that he's back in Sonoma to help his family, he can't figure out why he still feels so wounded and God feels so far away.

Then a mysterious young woman warns him that he and nurse Maylin Kinley are in mortal danger.

Maylin notices that Geoffrey is not the same arrogant doctor she met years ago in Los Angeles. Now that they are working together again in a clinic in Sonoma, she fights her attraction towards him because his confident, forceful personality reminds her too much of her abusive ex-boyfriend, who called himself a Christian.

She has been steering clear of her handsome coworker--until Asian hit men attack the clinic and they are forced to run for their lives. Now they must race to figure out how the threat is connected to a young teenager whose life they saved--before everyone they love is caught in the crossfire.

Can she trust him with her case and her heart?

The last time Detective Genie Green let a man humiliate her was her college sweetheart. Yet, when former high school lothario Rafael Santiago returns to town as the consulting detective on her case, Genie's rule of never allowing another man to best her is challenged. Can she trust him long enough to solve this case and get the glory?

Rafa can't seem to outrun his delinquent past. When the Snakes, a criminal organization he used to belong to, begin murdering people from his hometown, he has a chance to right some of his past wrongs. Will arresting the murderers be enough to redeem him, or will a certain beautiful detective pay the ultimate price instead?