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Magic is power. Power has a cost. And Joseph Hunter is drowning in debt. Once, he was a legendary monster hunter. Now, he’s just a washed-up drunk with a past he can’t outrun and a daughter he can’t protect. When she’s kidnapped by creatures that shouldn’t exist, Joseph has no choice but to return to the life he left behind—a world of magic, blood, and impossible deals. The problem? His power isn’t his own. He made a pact with a Nephilim, and magic like his always comes with strings.

Believed to be dead, Adrian Hell now fights for a new cause, knowing he can never go back to his old life. But death might have been the better option. As the world recovers from the shocking events in A Necessary Kill, Adrian is living a new life, killing without prejudice to repay the debt he owes the people who saved him. But he can’t change who he is. When he begins to question the motives of his saviors, he puts himself in a dangerous situation that could cost him everything.

Aurum, the champion of Gold, is in over his head. That is just one of the thoughts he has had over the last week since the world became a game for some bored gods. His god might have told him to win, but that won't stop him from saving as many people as he can in the process. Now he has just a week to reach the site of a battle with the champion of Copper, Harry Barker. With his arsenal of skills and allies growing by the day, he might not be in too bad of shape when he reaches the battlefield.

When the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) planned to send 40,000 troops to attack the 6,000 US Marines at Khe Sanh in 1968, it expected a decisive victory. Certainly, the small US Special Forces camp in the way at Lang Vei would be quickly overcome. The tough, tenacious defenders at Lang Vei had other ideas.

When vigilante assassin Silence Jones hears of an old friend’s death in his long-forgotten hometown, he expects to pay his respects and leave. But a dark truth lurks beneath the surface: his friend didn’t just die—he was murdered. Returning to streets he barely remembers, Silence is thrust into a shadowy world festering within a seemingly tranquil small city. His friend, it seems, had unearthed a secret too dangerous to know—a widespread network of corruption with far-reaching implications for both U.S. and international security.

A powerful man with blood on his balance sheet. A nation enslaved by corruption. A forensic investigator seeking redemption at any cost. Fifteen years after a fatal mistake shattered his conscience, Sam Halloran has reached the top—a partner at one of the world’s largest accounting firms and the best there is at uncovering corporate fraud. Yet guilt shadows every victory.

From A Year in the Borderlands author Kevin Candela comes another thrilling double feature, drive-in style! In "Shore Leave", shipwreck survivors Heatherine Daniels and Sheila Grange penetrate deep into a mysterious cavern only to discover that there is much more to their desert island than coconut palms, seashells and sunburn.

They left him for dead. They should have made sure. He wakes from a coma with no memory of who he is or what happened. He must find himself before his enemies do. Unwillingly thrust into a world of high stakes industrial espionage, the man known as Roach must fight back against the people who betrayed him and left him for dead.

I'm still searching for a way to save my daughter's soul. Xander is still acting like a certified weirdo. Dakota is looking good, duh, but there's this guy from her past, and he's really muddying our romantic waters. My previous god patron still wants me dead. I'm still learning my new magic. Would you like me to continue, or do you get the point?

Sports fandom isn’t what it used to be. Owners and executives increasingly count on the blind loyalty of their fans and too often act against the team’s best interest. Sports fans are left deliberating not only mismanagement but also political, health, and ethical issues. In Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports Industrial Complex at Its Own Game, sportswriter and lifelong sports fan Craig Calcaterra outlines endemic problems with what he calls the sports-industrial complex.

Richly illustrated with clinical stories from Burgo's 35 years in private practice, this self-help book also describes the myriad ways that unacknowledged shame often hides behind a broad spectrum of mental disorders including social anxiety, narcissism, addiction, and masochism.

More than 300 million people have seen the light in the form of Zoom, the world's hottest communications tool. Zoom for Dummies shows you how to get the most out of Zoom. Discover how to hold group video calls; install time-saving third-party apps; dramatically improve the way that you communicate and collaborate with your colleagues; enable Zoom roles, IM groups, user groups, and other advanced features; easily move from one communications medium to another; engage your audience with interactive webinars; secure Zoom from prying eyes; and much more. 

He’s half my age. He cooks. He fusses over my bad sleeping habits, and knows how to handle a gun. Our little reprieve during a mission can only mean one thing: My guard is down. And the enemy I hunt is watching me, waiting for the perfect time to strike. The time is now.

What could be more powerful than weapons crafted by the hand of God for his own army of angels? Bastian Santé is a man driven by greed and the desire to possess that power. Unfortunately for him, only an angel can touch angelic steel. That is, until recent breakthroughs in human genome editing have given him the hope of changing that. With the help of his girlfriend Iris, and his best friend Francesco Ferrari, can Professor Skull and the team from Meridian put together enough information to stop Santé before his plan succeeds and he becomes the most powerful villain in the world?

Mardi Gras has secrets. Like why would Felix's brother, a well-off and successful doctor, let the midnight train roll over him? Especially just as his new Carnival Krewe prepares for their inaugural parade? Felix has had an easy life, coasting by as the black sheep of a wealthy family. He spends his time under the green canopies of Uptown New Orleans, whiling away his days in leisure and mediocrity.

Arthur McDowell works for the most indestructible employer left in post-apocalyptic America: the IRS. Safe and sound inside a government bunker, Arthur is proud to be just another drone. But for an ambitious man (and excellent typist) such as Arthur, a promotion to supervisor is just around the corner. Arthur's world flips when instead of a becoming supervisor, the brass makes him a census-taker. His task: to head out into the irradiated streets armed with paperwork and red tape. Assigned to him is a drug-addicted bodyguard, Rabia Duke, who could care less if they survive.

Today is the biggest day of Cole Ristler’s life. He’s about to join his wife and unborn child in retirement, an event he didn’t think would ever happen. It’s a cause for celebration, and all that’s left is the ride home. Unfortunately for Cole, the world has other plans. When an unknown phenomenon strikes the planet, man becomes its own worst enemy, transforming into rabid crazies that strike out at the nearest victim, seemingly driven by a single urge: Kill

In this follow-up to The Cain Conspiracy, Matthew Cain finds himself on the wrong side of a hit man. After he is sent on an assassination mission in Russia, The Specter Project learns of a man seeking revenge for Cain’s actions. After Cain hears of the man’s intentions, he sets out on a frenetic search to find the killer before he makes good on his plans to kill both Cain and his girlfriend. Along the way, Cain finds more questions than answers about the mysterious assassin, who seems to be a ghost.

Joseph's life shattered when his daughter fell victim to the ruthless Hecate and her vampire servants. Now, pursued by gods and Nephilim alike, he's pushed to the brink. Law enforcement is closing in. Nightmares plague his reality, and his very sanity hangs by a thread. Amid the despair, a glimmer of hope emerges–a lead, a chance to unearth the truth and avenge his daughter's death.

When the body of social worker Dermot Carine is discovered in a hotel room, the ripples of suspicion start to spread in many directions. Dermot’s sister has come to town searching for answers. But before the killer is identified, long-held secrets will threaten to break apart families, ruin marriages, and leave more than one person dead.