CHANDELIER: The legendary Phantom of the Opera reimagined.CHANDELIER, Book Two of the PHANTOMS trilogy, returns to where Book One ended, Erik's dramatic escape from the Garnier as Paris police attempt to arrest him. So what became of Erik and the famous divas who crossed his path? Did Erik miraculously survive, or had his terrifying reign ended in the river Seine's murky depths as rumours claimed?The truth remains hidden, seemingly lost in time, before a hu...

Sentient is a thought-provoking, fast-paced, 65,000-word speculative fiction novel set in the post-human dominated world of the future.A century has passed and yes, the human race stumbled into evolutionary compromise. But it's not the androids who are the victors. Post-humans have exploded into pre-eminence, gaining tech superiority and a tech immunity against the global environmental degradation. Humans are trivialized, a minority species, their last significant task, restore the...

Re-Imagining 911: A Dispatcher's Story of Trauma, Collapse, and the Hidden Crisis Inside America's Emergency Communications SystemBy Michael LeonFor nearly two decades, Michael Leon served on the front lines of America's emergency communications system-answering 911 calls, coordinating police, fire, and EMS units, and managing crises that shaped the outcome of thousands of lives. Behind every emergency response was a dispatcher like Leon: trained, ...

Der Drehbuchautor Mitchell entwickelt Seifenopern in einer Traumfabrik der Filmindustrie. Doch seine eigenen Träume drehen sich zusehends um ein unbeschwertes Lotterleben. Schließlich kappt er alle Seile zu seinem bisherigen Dasein und zieht nach Indien. In Goa findet er, was er gesucht hat. Doch schneller als gedacht, ist der Traum ausgeträumt. Mitchell mietet eine portugiesische Kolonialvilla und wird selbst Teil dieses Biotops voller Hippies, Drogen und gekonntem Nichtstun. In einem mit...

Vincent is a scientist plagued with strange nightmares since childhood. He has successfully treated his mental illness with drugs and kept it hidden from his colleagues, particularly Ella, the beautiful and intelligent scientist from whom he also struggles to hide his affection. But what if his experiences were real and the dark energy that crawls inside him now threatens the existence of the universe? As his nightmares return, Vincent unravels the secrets of his past, with the help of Ell...

The legend lives on in Phantoms… as modern day Phantom of the Opera, Eric Destler, plots to take over and rule the Palais Garnier with La Divina, the world-famous soprano, Carlotta Caccini, as his queen.But at every turn he is thwarted by his nemesis, the original Phantom of the Opera, now the Opera Ghost.Phantoms is set in the dark underground of the famous Paris Opera House and the stage above, where Guiseppi Verdi’s famous opera, Macbeth is be...

Postemanzipation, Konsumterror und immer neue Krisenbewältigungsstrategien - wie stehen Männer und Frauen in Zeiten wie diesen zu Liebe und Sex? Können sie sich leichter begegnen, ineinander verwickeln, erlösen und wieder lösen? Jetzt, da theoretisch alles möglich und alles erlaubt ist: Funktioniert es besser, befriedigt es mehr? In "Porno", dem dritten Band der Reihe "Moderne Nerven", geht es wenig überraschend und oft sehr unverblümt ums Vögeln. Um Lieben, Sehnen, Mögen und Nichtmehrmöge...

In the frightening dreams of a gentle little girl, the dead seem more alive than the living.Certainly more alive than her mother, who drowns herself in alcohol every night. Than her father, who has retreated inside of himself and no longer says hello. But in her dreams, she is not alone. No, she is surrounded by ghouls. The delightful monsters of her imagination. The ones who have adopted her as family.But then she begins seeing them out in the real world. More and more, at...

From the 2019 Author Academy Award Winner for Best Romance, "Madison: God’s Fingerprint 1.618," comes..."OHIO 10."A story about good cops versus bad cops amidst a crooked, criminal, and political regime. Based in the capital city of Ohio, the stories surround a diverse group of Columbus detectives. Against all odds the team takes on the inestimable task of maintaining integrity and staying alive while bringing the city to justice from top to bottom.

Some people are haunted by their past. I'm hunted by mine.Maksim Smolov wasn't the monster I was running from. He's the devil I found.Those deep brown eyes didn't even blink. One minute, I'm being chased down a dark alleyway by the nastiest demons from my past; the next, they're begging for mercy from a man in an expensive suit.If I had known my savior was the most feared mafia boss in New York, I might not have repaid his kindness with a kiss—a kis...

He's my best friend's older brother, a drool-worthy, off-limits mobster who barely knows I exist. So why is he trying to help me?Tytus Ryzdon rules the Polish mafia with an iron fist. The first time we meet, he's covered in blood. The second, in shadows. It's hard to remember more than that, even if he's impossible to forget.It's not just those silver-blue eyes. That savage frame or the dark tattoos. It's what he promises me.A way out.

His proposal is ruthless: marry him or die.Gabriel Corso is the stuff of nightmares and dirty dreams. He's a sinfully gorgeous mafia prince from a brutal rival family.In school, he was the bane of my existence. The dark villain to my sheltered princess. Then– *poof–*he disappeared.If only he'd stayed away. Turns out, our marriage is a term of his inheritance and now he's returned to collect what's his.That means ripping me from my gilded cag...