The Innovation Toolkit 2: Insights to help financial services executives stay ahead of the curve is a compilation of the transcripts from The Finnovate Show podcast. Executives from key segments of the industry discuss how they are transforming the financial services industry. They share 'out-of-the-box thinking—ideas that you won't hear in boardrooms or zoom meetings. They offer their perspective on the marketplace, industry culture, and the actions they...

Continuing from Black Star Heart: Bloodlust.Gossip spread like wildfire the moment it had happened; Anri Eaton beat Marcus Swain into a bloody pulp on Leon Brackshaw's behalf one morning at school. So, the school dean enrolled them and their friends into the academy's Detention Unit Tournaments. Grueling real-life monster hunts to help level up their skills. However, the Swains are keen to satisfy their vendetta against Leon. A 10 million yen writ has been issued for his death.

"I'll find a way to save my brother. Do whatever the hell you want. I'm stealing your guns."Famine is a man determined to save his three brothers after they were tragically separated when a magical fire destroyed their monastery home.He finds himself in a foreign city called Apocalypse. There he falls in with the Evadale Knight Order security group, which guards the Hell's Labyrinth prison facility. The prison's system goes haywire upon his arrival...

Continuing from Black Star Heart: A Martial Warrior’s Path.Leon Brackshaw persists in winning Anri Eaton's heart as they both continue to be part of the Spirit Sword Unit for the Eolas Scholar Martial Academy. The Swain Brothers haven't given up on their revenge for Leon, especially after their first attempt was an embarrassing failure before their father. Leon is placed on trial, pending the cancellation of his place and scholarship at the academy. He has to survive a real monster...

Contemporary Fiction, SuspenseAn ordinary evening turns tragic in an instant.Moving to a new town is difficult enough, but when an ordinary get together turns into a tragic event, calling a place home becomes even more challenging.To Alan and Anne, newcomers to a small town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, making friends was proving a challenge. Then, Stephen and Jane move in across the street and Anne takes the opportunity to invite them...

What if your second chance came along ... after you died?ROSE HIRTLE died before she could reveal a secret that's haunted her for decades. When a portal opens between the world of the living and the dead, she believes it's her chance to make things right. But her determination not to mess things up a second time blinds her to the dangers present in the after-life.When two ancient powers both claim to be on her side she is forced to make a choice th...

Going against his father's wishes, Leon Brackshaw enrolled in the Eolas Martial Warrior Academy to be a Spirit Swordsman for the Eolas Sect. A man without ambition until he meets Anri Eaton, a wealthy lord's son. A meaning is given to his definition of a martial warrior’s heart.Volume 1 of Black Star Heart.

Continuing from Black Star Heart: Trial.Just when Leon Brackshaw was getting back on track with his school life. Trouble strikes at a critical moment. He finds himself trapped within his Inner Zone with pico-bots hunting him to kill. Anri Eaton learns a mystical art to go into Leon’s illusional state to save him. They both face a monster way above their level that could kill them for good.

Continuing from A Martial Warrior’s Path (Leon), Leon Brackshaw has left his Metal District life behind after his father kicked him out of the house. Anri has arrived home after completing his shady deals in the Metal District on his brother's behalf.Audiochapters from the YT Audiobook.

Leon Brackshaw grew up in the Metal District slums of post apocalyptic Japan, which is now called Realta. Inadvertently trained to be a martial warrior with the hope of being part of humanity's defense against monsters. He returns to his slum-home and sees the love of his life leaning against an aerodynamic sports car.The first four audio chapters introduce Leon and his world, and the path he is set to follow.Audiochapters from the YT Audiobook.Music OST (Ad...

Continuing from A Martial Warrior’s Path (Eolas Part One). Leon has begun his academy life on a whirlwind. He breezes through the Entrance Day examinations to turn heads, especially Anri's who is wondering where the heck the weirdo has come from.Audiochapters from the YT Audiobook.