According to a USA Today poll of more than 1,000 working Americans, less than 10 percent of all employees feel that they are prestigious in the jobs they perform. As many as 60 percent of all employees will freely admit they wish they had another job. Few people are happy with their lots in life and yet many of them do not know how to fix the problem. They do not know how to start searching for the perfect job or how to put themselves in the position they always dreamed of.There ar...

In Rupt World Stories: Volume 3, the shadows grow deeper, the stakes rise higher, and the lines between hero and monster blur. This gripping collection of short stories immerses readers into the fractured Rupt World-a realm where secrets fuel survival, and danger is never far away.In The Eyes, an unassuming operative faces a mission that could change the balance of global power. A Hero's Plan unveils the dark ambitions of a celebrated firefighter who hide...

Belief is powerful-but when it goes unchecked, it creates monsters.In a world where collective imagination brings creatures and curses to life, three tales explore the chaos and consequences of unchecked belief. A reluctant vampire with biting wit battles an endless cycle of gothic foes in Vamp in the Machine. A seasoned agent wrestles a murderous doll and the moral weight of containing sentient artifacts in Relics of Judgment. And, in The Djinn, the Foreigner...

A world where heroes, monsters, and mischief collide.In Holy Decaying Flesh, Z-Man, a zombie vigilante, fights crime in the shadowy streets of San Francisco alongside his healer companion. But their noble quest to protect the innocent risks exposing secrets that could unravel their fragile community.Sock Sweat plunges you into a surreal heist as interdimensional collectors discover a sinister conspiracy during a routine mission. With time ...

Step through the Rupt Door again, where magic is unpredictable, alliances are precarious, and every decision comes with a price.In this gripping second volume, eight captivating stories delve into worlds where the extraordinary intertwines with danger and wonder. A shape-shifting pawnshop owner balances secrecy and survival amidst magical heists. A clumsy agent accidentally transforms herself into a powerful yet unstable vessel for magic in a wish gone wrong. The last wolf in Scotl...

Dr. Thaddeus Cornfellow is a scholar, a man devoted to unearthing the mysteries of the past. His lifelong quest for knowledge brings him to a rare artifact-a feather inscribed with ancient text-that could solidify his place in academic history.Like many scholars before him, Cornfellow believes in the purity of truth, a beacon that will illuminate the past and guide humanity to a better future.But Cornfellow's discovery comes at a cost. The feather reveals a dark secret: the...

Step into the eerie world of Rupt World Stories: Volume 1 - Monsters Are Real, where the boundary between the ordinary and the macabre dissolves. This collection of short stories plunges readers into chilling encounters with the supernatural.In Flesh and Feathers, a mother's worst nightmare unfolds as the idyllic world of ducks and lakes hides a monstrous ritual. The Voice from the Kitchen unveils a horrifying intrusion where stolen voices and sinister in...

A heist that shakes the underworld leads to alliances no one saw coming and betrayals that change everything.Monique Chase, a reporter, never anticipated that her pursuit of a story would draw her deep into the heart of the criminal underworld. Captured during a high-stakes heist at Sagewood & Birch Security, she finds herself at the mercy of Bogdan Krugin and his crew of misfits-mercenaries, dragons, and shape-shifters-all bound by uneasy alliances and shadowy motives.At f...

Step through Beyond the Rupt Door: Stories of Wonder and Fright, Volume 1, a gripping collection of short stories where the extraordinary collides with the terrifying. From a programmer trapped in a sinister game where failure means death, to a dragon searching for love amidst magical mishaps, to a runaway risking everything to free a captive, each tale dives deep into richly imagined worlds filled with danger, courage, and transformation.As Phil battles a debt that isn't ...

This thrilling short story from New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor features Taskforce operators Knuckles and Decoy, who stumble upon an audacious plot when they least expect it...When Taskforce operator Knuckles brings his old friend Decoy, a former teammate from the Navy SEALs, to Lima, Peru, he wonders if he’s made a mistake. Knuckles’ only objective is to assess Decoy’s covert surveillance skills on an orientation deployment, the final step b...

In this thrilling story from the world's #1 bestselling author, after losing the love of his life, a defense lawyer takes a lifeguard job at the beach ... but he's in for the wildest part of the summer yet.Defense lawyer Brian Lord survived the car bomb that killed his fiancée. Out of work and out of his mind, he takes on a lifeguard job at the beach. But there's one wave he'll never see coming ...BookShots—original, lightning-fast stories by James ...

In a town full of vampires, mages, and werewolves, detective work can be dangerous: “Dark and sexy . . . a paranormal treat” (Lara Adrian, New York Times–bestselling author).Shiarra Waynest’s job was dangerous enough when her client base was strictly mortal. But ailing finances have forced her to accept a lucrative case that could save her firm—if it doesn’t kill her first. Shiarra has signed on to work for a high-level mage to recover an ancient artifact ...