As an assassin for hire, Michael Ray takes life. It isn't until a twist of fate crashes a passenger plane in the uncharted woods that he must help the people around him live. The task is not as easy as he thinks. Inhabited by a malicious entity and chased by a deadly killer bent on revenge, Michael Ray must defend against two very different evils to save his life…and his soul. It will be a battle of strength, but more so, a battle of wits. Will even those be enough to bring him home?

"Anders has created wonderful variations on the beauty and the beast theme and the damsel-in-distress trope, a greatly tormented hero, and a powerful mix of menace and romance." —BooklistHe thought he was beyond saving. A cop turned undercover gang member turned…whatever he is now.He thought no one would ever see him as anything but a beast.Until he found her. Until she changed everything.U...

A mysterious young woman appears in a cynical age. Why is she here ... and will she survive long enough to achieve her purpose?Judgment Day was not as advertised. Instead of fire and wrath, our histories suddenly began to appear as tattoos on our skin. No one could hide their past deeds anymore, unless they visited an illegal tattoo artist, who could replace their sins with unmarked skin.Years later, a young woman appears, entirely unmarked. No one knows wh...

Everyone loves their grandma but these three are just a little...different. They have certain skills in war and strategy developed over forty years through military training and discipline. They are the definition of "never judge a book by its cover." They now work as contractors for the extra money. Follow the hapless Clem as he is hired to drive the three on their latest mission of destruction.

We all know at least one fairy tale, we grew up on them and cherished them. Some of us wanted to become a princess, other's wanted to become a knight. Maybe even the wicked evil witch. But, we also all know how those all ended. 'And they lived happily ever after.'In Fairly Freaky Fairytales, you'll see retold versions of beloved stories and see them in a new light. These stories are perfect for Horror lovers, dark, twisted and eerie. There's bound to be at least one story inside th...

For Lela White, a Houston sleep lab technician, sleep doesn’t come easy—there’s a price to be paid for a poor night’s sleep, and she’s the judge, jury, and executioner.Everyone around Lela considers her a private woman with a passion for her lab work. But nighttime reveals her for what she is: a woman on a critical secret mission. Lela lives in the grip of a mental disorder that compels her to break into astronauts’ homes to ensure they can sleep well and believes that by doing so, ...

In Kai Ashante Wilson's The Lamentation of Their Women, the Prince of Darkness selects a young woman from the Bronx as his chief lieutenant. Content warning for mature themes and graphic violence.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

She thought she could see it all…He showed her so much more.Psychic Persephone O’Brien thinks she’s always prepared for the unexpected, but when she reaches out to distractingly attractive ufologist Paul Oliver for help, the two of them soon find themselves drawn into a far-reaching conspiracy that sends them on the run — as well as into each other’s arms. And after Paul is captured by sinister agents, Persephone finds herself joining forces with an unlikely group o...

Once I dreamed about a spider that kept opening and closing a waffle iron. I didn’t know whether to laugh or be afraid. When I told my friend, she referred to it as a terrorific dream. The stories inside this collection are much the same. Tales where the unexpected become mundane or where the mundane takes an expected turn to become horrific. To laugh or be afraid, that is the question.

Quiet and withdrawn, Jeshua felt his life had no purpose—that was until he killed his father. Jack, a serial child molester, was unaware of his son's ability to read minds. He had no idea his son, once his favorite prey, could see the sick fantasies lurching around inside his head . . . or his plans to abduct, rape and strangle another child.As Jeshua is fleeing the scene of Jack's murder, he rouses the attention of a mysterious apparition. As the years pass, this same figure appea...

THIS IS BLACKOUT CITY — MY CITY — A DANGEROUS CITY WHERE NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE, AND THE PEOPLE HERE ARE NOT WHO THEY SEEM TO BE. THE DOUBLE CROSS IS NOT ONLY A GAME BUT THE NORM. STAYING ALIVE IS SURVIVAL, STAYING SANE IS A NECESSITY. – JOE SMOKE, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, CIRCA 1970

From fantasy and steampunk, to mystery and thriller, to contemporary social issue and romance, the authors in this book have all written novels that feature strong girls as protagonists.These girls solve their problems using their brains, skills, reason, courage, and resiliency. In other words, they are kick ass girls, sometimes without literally kicking ass. They are heroines.We wanted to find a way to celebrate these girls because they have the qualities that make women l...