What if love and hunger were really just the same?Aster finds herself teetering on the brink of insanity after being turned into a vampire by her academic rival. But perhaps she was already there.When her roommate disappears at a party, Aster is frantic as she searches for her. It's then that she ends up with teeth in her neck and a new void carved in her chest. There's an insatiable hunger welling inside of her, and the only way to sate it might leave you reeling; just lik...

Solving puzzles can be murder when a PI and a crossword editor join forces to catch a killer in the first novel of Nero Blanc's fiendishly clever crossword mystery seriesPlayboy Thompson C. Briephs has just been found strangled in his bed. The police believe the Newcastle Herald crossword editor, a scion of a blue-blooded New England family, died from kinky sex gone wrong. But cop-turned–private investigator Rosco Polycrates thinks there's a six-letter word...

LIFE AFTER DEATH Kaito Ukei was destined for greatness in his new world, landing himself the role of a hero and defeating the evil sorceress alongside a band of noble adventurers. When he's double crossed, though, and brutally murdered by his former allies, something inside him snaps. Death brings Kaito neither peace nor salvation. Rather, it instills in him a singular desire-to squeeze the life out of his blasted betrayers in the cruellest manner possible...! The strange twist of fate tha...

Do you agree with the view that the current situation in the world is very bad, that we have negative tendencies on all important issues? And the media and politicians convince us that we live in the best of all possible systems, that it only seems to us that this civilization is rushing into the abyss. For the crises and problems that are constantly changing, they find explanations in "unexpected circumstances", "historical and natural processes", calling all those who logically conclude ...

Four holiday whodunits in one—the perfect present for puzzle fans! "Light-hearted capers . . . Each as frothy as a cup of good eggnog" ( The Wall Street Journal).Together, crossword editor and amateur sleuth Belle Graham and her private detective husband, Rosco Polycrates, are "a great investigative team in the tradition of Nick and Nora" ( Bookbrowse). In this holiday-themed collection—featuring two story anthologies and two novels by national be...

Sights set on their next target, Kaito, Minnalis, and Shuria travel to the magical city of Karvanheim, where they find Minnalis’s traitorous childhood friends leading carefree lives. But soon, the partners in crime come across an obstacle not even Kaito could have foreseen—a merchant woman named Leone who was also summoned from Japan and remembers the world of Kaito’s first life. Still possessed of her morals, Leone attempts to interfere with the trio’s rampage of revenge… but there’s no s...

Butterball was believed to be dead. But that was just the beginning...A new era of ecstasy and agony begins here for Hellraiser!The long-awaited return of Hellraiser to comics is finally upon us, starting with Hellraiser: Resurrections, a series of five one-shots setting up the launch of a new Hellraiser ongoing series coming to shelves this winter!We saw the fall of Butterball at the end of Hellbound: ...

Dark Grimoire of Inner Power is a modern black magick spell book for practitioners seeking disciplined self-mastery — not fantasy.Inside you will find: 20 practical dark magick rituals Shadow work exercises for psychological integration Protection rituals for energetic defense Techniques for personal authority and magnetism Structured methods for energy masteryThis grimoire blends occult symbolism with modern ps...

Revenge. But a single word defines Kaito Ukei’s second chance at life. After being mercilessly betrayed and murdered by his so-called comrades, he goes back in time to the day he met the princess who ultimately double-crossed him. But killing her isn’t enough-he wants to revel in every second of her agony as he looks her in the eye and robs her of all she holds dear. Her debt is the first to be repaid, though it shall not be the last. And by the time he’s finished, he will bathe in the blo...

"This is the story of a man and his owl. But what a man and what an owl! The owl is one of our planet’s most beautiful and elusive beings, an enchanting spook, a feathered spirit from some ancient world."The man is Robert Nero, his name synonymous with that of the Great Gray Owl, his love affair with the species spanning twenty-five years. For me, a non-professional adrift in a sea of biologists, it is heartening to find in Dr. Nero not just the able scientific mind but also a ...

What if the smartest move isn’t to look like a genius—but to let the world call you a fool?In an era obsessed with “looking smart,” could being underestimated actually be your ultimate weapon?Welcome to Act Like a Fool, Think Like a Genius—the subversive, Machiavelli-inspired manual for anyone tired of playing by the rules in boardrooms, ballots, or everyday life. This bold, strategic guide flips conventional wisdom on its head, showing you how to t...

The next target on Kaito’s quest for vengeance is Grond the merchant, a money-hungry villain who goes as far as murder to satisfy his greed. But when Kaito finally gets Grond in his clutches, he forces the corrupt magnate to make an impossible choice: Would he rather part with his money or his life?