Tales of sightings go back hundreds of years, although doubt and denial have plagued most serious efforts to find irrefutable proof of these animals' existence.Until now.Before Bigfoot, before Naitaka and the Honey Island Swamp Monster, George Kodiak's obsession was to find and study this most elusive of the great cryptids. Now he's there and the fate of one of the Earth's greatest mysteries will be decided at a place called Loch Ness...

Lee Murphy, a passionate and knowledgeable jam master and owner of Vista D'oro Farms & Winery, presents a vibrant look at the pleasures of creating and using beautiful, seasonal preserves.A short drive from Vancouver, and an even easier trip over the border from Washington, The Preservatory is located on the bucolic ten-acre farm and winery in South Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and is home to a growing international brand where the star of the show is the in-...

THE DISCOVERY: In 1947 a piece of equipment from the wreckage of an alien spacecraft is believed to put people into an artificially-induced trance-state which leaves them unconscious for purposes of abduction and experimentation.THE EXPERIMENT: The device is activated in the tiny beach city of Bella Mar on the coast of California. When it goes operational everyone and everything within a fifteen-mile radius goes unconscious, and for the next twenty-four hours experimental surgery w...

Once upon a time,not all that long ago,a baby grew in the belly of a young of woman.As she and her family struggledTo survive the Great Depression,the child-to-be, inside,observed through sound and movement,the world he would soon enter.He listened and learnedand even came to smile at the passing charade.Those perilous times were a harrowing previewof the more Great Recession.And the parallels b...

What if personal growth didn't have to feel overwhelming? What if meaningful change could begin with something smaller, simpler, and more realistic? UP Everyday was written for people navigating real life, real struggles, real responsibilities, and the ongoing desire to become something better without pretending to have everything figured out. Built around fifty-five short reflections called "UPs," this book offers approachable insights and practical perspective shifts designed to help rea...

Urban born and bred, Drake Montclair is seasoned, sinful, and strong. Riding his Harley into a small Missouri town, he's on a self-appointed mission to find his missing nephew—then leave the backwoods behind for the bright lights of the big city.But his plans change the moment he meets Evangeline Ballard, a woman who's the opposite of everything he is.Drake wants her, and he's the kind of man who takes what he wants.Nicknaming her "Angel," he quickly realizes she's ...

Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during World War II included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a k...

This is Volume Two of The Ant Matrix Series, a tetralogy that navigates the intricate landscape of moral science, serving both as an analysis of moral philosophy and a prequel to personal development. This installment challenges conventional methods and encourages a deep reflection on our ethical understanding. Questioning the assumptions of all perspectives, diving into passiveness, trust, and the consequences of detachment from social struggles. Here, we explore the notion that we can ac...

Readings and conversation with Kurt Andersen, Libba Bray, Stephen Colbert, Oskar Eustis, Mary McDonagh Murphy, Jayne Anne Phillips, and Isaiah Sheffer, a discussion with the audience. Authors and actors including Stephen Colbert, Libba Bray (award winning young-adult novelist Going Bovine, winner of 2010 Printz Award), Oskar Eustis (Artistic Director at The Public Theater), Kurt Andersen (novelist and Studio 360 Host), Jayne Anne Phillips (novelist and National Book Award finalist Lark & T...

This book is about self-knowledge. The first of four in The Ant Matrix Series. A series that puts forth the questions of moral science. The ethics that, when followed, govern our thoughts and societies. How we interact with ourselves, each other, and the world. The application of values and social reaction to the lack thereof. A prequel to personal development. As humans have evolved, some have not been very graceful in evolving with it. While others have been a victim of poor teachings an...

Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during World War II included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a k...

Shane Raincrow is a U.S. Marshall. He's also tall, dark, and Cherokee.Kaitlin Corbin is a bride who doesn't really want to get married to a man she suspects is dealing drugs and double crossing a cartel.When gunfire interrupts her wedding, Shane takes her into custody as a material witness. Instead of delivering her to a safe house, they hit the road but trouble follows so they head for the only place Shane thinks is safe—the Cherokee Nation where he was born.By the...