Monsters, gods, and mayhem...Police Chief Delaney Reed can handle the Valkyries, werewolves, gill-men and other paranormal creatures who call the small beach town of Ordinary, Oregon their home. It's the vacationing gods who keep her up at night.With the famous rhubarb festival right around the corner, small-town tensions, tempers, and godly tantrums are at an all-time high. The last thing Delaney needs is her ex-boyfriend reappearing just when she's finally caught the atte...

Three Ordinary Magic novellas now in audio!Rock Candy: Just an Ordinary Halloween...Police officer Jean Reed doesn't normally mind pulling the graveyard shift in Ordinary Oregon. But one mob of cursed gnomes, one haunted harbor festival, and one chilling visit from Death makes this October stranger than most.Paper Stars: One magical holiday. Some assembly required...Police Chief Delaney Reed loves the holidays in Ordinary, Oregon. But when a demon, a dragon, a...

The Worlds Within has a fresh new mixture of fantasy and science fiction stories for the Winter 2022 Issue. We have strange, shadowy relations, wizards, time travelers, aliens, and more. These six short stories will transport you to distant realms and bring you back entertained and refreshed.

"Myra Reed’s life is going great. Being a cop is great. Guarding the library of arcane secrets is great. Even dealing with the monsters and gods vacationing in the little beach town of Ordinary, Oregon is great. Then the demon, Bathin, strolls into town and steals Myra’s sister’s soul. So much for great.Luckily, Myra has a plan to evict the demon and save her sister’s soul. Step one: shut down the portals to hell popping up in town. Step two: get rid of the pink know-it-all unicorn...

Stay a step ahead of technological change so that every student can flourish!Students and classrooms are growing more technologically savvy every semester, which presents you with an essential choice: Will you let these learning tools sit idle, or will you unleash the power of technology for your students and staff?The first edition of Planning for Technology created leaders who empowered students to master the technologic...

Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea...Police Chief Delaney Reed is good at keeping secrets for the beach town of Ordinary Oregon–just ask the vacationing gods or supernatural creatures who live there.But with the first annual Cake and Skate fundraiser coming up, the only secret Delaney really wants to know is how to stop the unseasonable rain storms. When all the god powers are stolen, a vampire is murdered, and her childhood crush turns out to be keeping deadly ...

Keep your gods close and your monsters closer...Police Chief Delaney Reed thinks she knows all of Ordinary, Oregon's secrets. Gods on vacation, lovelorn ghosts, friendly neighborhood monsters? Check.But some secrets run deeper than even she knows. To take down an ancient vampire hell-bent on revenge, she will have to make the hardest decision of her life: give up the book of dark magic that can destroy them all, or surrender her mortal soul.As she weighs her options...

Abnormalities & More is a collection of stories that will bend and twist your reality. The edge of your seat, twisting realities, and broken stories within will be sure to question whether anything is real... or not. This collection consists of Horror, Thriller, Psychological, and Paranormal stories with a little bit of romance intertwined.The Key is a physiological thriller about a man trapped within his own realm of subconscious, unable to find who he really is. Will he ever esca...

This book delves deep into the crucial aspects of grouted soil and rock anchors, providing a contemporary perspective on the best practices in anchor technology that are directly applicable to the work of consulting engineers, contractors and students in the field.The book comprehensively covers aspects of anchor design, construction, testing, durability and maintenance, as well as the fundamental characteristics of ground and groundwater aggressivity. It adheres to Eurocode 7 and ...

Under the shadow of gray clouds, three children venture into the woods, where they spot the corpse of an old man on a scaffold. Suddenly a wild figure emerges, with long fingernails and tangled hair. It is the Hattak fullih nipi foni, the bone picker, who comes to tear off rotting flesh with his fingernails. Only the Choctaws who adhere to the old ways will speak of him.The frightening bone picker is just one of many entities, scary and mysterious, who lurk behind...

After a security guard is found dead and another wounded at the Children’s Museum of Science and History in Norman, Oklahoma, Detective Monique Blue Hawk and her partner Chris Pierson are summoned to investigate. They find no fingerprints, no footprints, and no obvious means to enter the locked building.Monique discovers that a portion of an ancient and deformed skeleton had also been stolen from the neglected museum archives. Her uncle, the spiritual leader Leroy Bear Red Ears, co...

After a security guard is found dead and another wounded at the Children's Museum of Science and History in Norman, Oklahoma, Detective Monique Blue Hawk and her partner Chris Pierson are summoned to investigate. They find no fingerprints, no footprints, and no obvious means to enter the locked building.Monique discovers that a portion of an ancient and deformed skeleton had also been stolen from the neglected museum archives. Her uncle, the spiritual leader Leroy Bear Red Ears, co...