After a series of disappointments and mishaps at college, Josh Blevins returns to his small hometown, loyal dog in tow, and begrudgingly settles in. Though he feels like a failure and his life is at a crossroads, he's made new friends and even found a girl.But the pleasant façade of Midnight Falls he remembered from childhood hides a sinister evil. One that goes beyond the hate festering within the borders and etched in the streets to something much deeper and chilling. Anyone and ...

"With hard-hitting stories ranging from the unnerving to the macabre to the darkly humorous, Long Drives and Lonesome Roads is a killer collection that deserves to sit on every shelf." -Pedro Iniguez, Bram Stoker Award WinnerThere are over four million miles of roads in the United States. They each have a memory. From ominous hitchhikers or devils to backroads that lead to other dimensions, untold...

"Intricate storytelling & well-developed characters." -Entertainment MonthlyRiding to the rescue with quick wits and snappy one-liners.Tobias Halson, a young paranormal hunter, is charged with protecting the city of Philadelphia from the undead creatures of the night. A corporate board member is thrown out of an office building showing signs of vampire attack, and Tobias is called in to investigate. But he soon realizes he's out of his element, lost in a wo...

Recounting medical missions in half of the thirty countries in which she has worked for the past twenty-five years in Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific - from Darfur in Sudan to Papua New Guinea and Bhutan - Dr. Gretchen Roedde shares the grim reality of world politics and bureaucratic red tape on the front lines as a doctor in mother-and-child health and HIV/AIDS.A Doctor's Quest tells the stories of the hopes of village women struggling to give birth safely, their ofte...

Suddenly, Cassandra's body stiffened. Her fists clenched. Her eyes were opened wide, unblinking. After about ten seconds, her body relaxed and her fists unclenched. "Daddy!" she screamed, panic in her voice. Running out of the den, she headed for the back door, out into the yard, and over to where Nikos was standing. "Daddy!" she said, breathless. "What's the matter?" "Don't go!" "What are you talking about?" "The train!" "What about the train?" Nikos asked, staring at Cassandra. "It's goi...

Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, a wrong has been committed.After a severely injured mother loses her two kids to arrogant hunters, she slowly goes crazy and fixes her sites on revenge.But what's a little murderous rampage when you have nothing left to lose?Fans of the movie "I Spit On Your Grave" or "Cujo" by Stephen King will enjoy "A Mother's Rage" by John Evans.

Can only a penny make a difference in your life?Maybe not now, but it did for a seven-year-old boy, his young mother, and his five siblings living in Houston, Texas. Only a Penny is the inspiring story of the Abercias—a Lebanese immigrant family who crawled out of profound poverty and into prominence.God, family, and country formed their foundation. Their goal was to work hard to assimilate into the American culture of freedom and be a part of what...

Anger is a natural emotion that we all experience, but when it becomes uncontrolled and destructive, it can have serious consequences for our relationships, work, and overall well-being. In "MASTERING YOUR TEMPER: A Guide to Anger Management," readers will discover a comprehensive guide to managing anger in a healthy and constructive way.Through detailed and well-explained content, this book provides readers with a variety of effective anger management techniques, ...

If you're tired of feeling like a prisoner to your smoking addiction, then "How to Quit Smoking" is the book for you. Written by a Evans John a former smoker who struggled with addiction for years, this comprehensive guide is packed with practical advice and proven strategies to help you kick the habit for good.Inside, you'll discover:-The most effective methods for quitting smoking, including nicotine replacement therapy, ...

Having already in a former work attempted the arrangement and description of the Ancient Stone Implements and Ornaments of Great Britain, I am induced to undertake a similar task in connection with those Bronze Antiquities which belong to the period when Stone was gradually falling into disuse for cutting purposes, and Iron was either practically unknown in this country, or had been but partially adopted for tools and weapons. The duration and chronological position of this bronze-using pe...

In the following pages I purpose to give an account of the various forms of stone implements, weapons, and ornaments of remote antiquity discovered in Great Britain, their probable uses and method of manufacture, and also, in some instances, the circumstances of their discovery. While reducing the whole series into some sort of classification, as has been done for the stone antiquities of Scandinavia by Worsaae, Montelius, and Sophus Müller, for those of France by Messrs. Gabriel and Adrie...

George Dempster was a giant of a man who became one of the best-known and most deservedly popular Scotsman of his day.He served for thirty years as an MP in Westminster and was closely involved with the expansion of British influence and trade across the world particularly in India and North America. This was the age of Empire building and great rivalry between competing powers, particularly France, which led to protracted warfare.A trained lawyer, Dempster was at the heart of political an...