"The deeper you go into the shadows, the heavier the chains become."To those on the outside, the occult promises power, enlightenment, and hidden truth. But for those who cross the line, the reality is far darker. Beyond the promises lies a spiritual weight—an unspoken oppression that grows heavier with every ritual, every boundary pushed, and every threshold crossed.In The Weight of the Threshold, H.J. Val delivers a raw, eye-open...

When yakuza underboss Shigure Matsunaga meets Kenneth Harris at a boring social event, he's surprised to find himself attracted to the blond gaijin with the mismatched eyes. Shigure is even more pleased when he discovers Ken not only speaks Japanese fluently, but is fluent in Japan's ways, even the more violent of the martial arts. Ken's expertise at kendo is not his most striking quality—it's the passion beneath his quiet, almost fragile exterior that ignites Shigure's lust, and the two c...

Merek Slatter is the wild card on the Silver Star Ranch in Texas and always has been. He’s blessed with his granddaddy’s love of the ranch yet haunted with chasing that gold buckle eight seconds at a time.Tensions are high on the ranch when circumstances threaten to take it under. His dad and brothers pressure him to stay home and become an active cowboy on the ranch. However, Merek is addicted to the road and rodeo. He’s home anytime he can be and provides plenty of money to keep ...

I’ve always known Evelyn was the one for me. She is the reason I live, my every hope, dream, and promise of the future. She is my moonbeam.When she discovers my secret life, however, our bond is broken and she completely shuts me out, wanting nothing to do with me ever again. This was not acceptable. Without her, I am nothing.To survive, I decide to take matters into my own hands. Sometimes, life doesn’t go as planned, but there are always still choices. She could wallow in...

From the USA Today and AMAZON best seller of The Reckless Series, HJ Bellus, comes a sexy romance: DIRTY."Wrong Has Never Been So Right”Survival.It's all about the next dollar.It started out as a job, but has morphed into an addiction.Money flows and life is good.Women respond to my mere presence, begging for one more taste.I was the King, on top of the world.It was all a game and ...

Sequel to Yakuza PrideEx-Navy SEAL Brendan O'Farrihy enrolls in kendo classes to investigate a Honolulu dojo acting as a front for a yakuza syndicate. Or at least that's what Brendan's client, Senator Harris, believes. Through his kendo instructor, the cocky, short-fused, gorgeous Kinosuke Yonekawa, Brendan learns the criminals who are supposedly using the senator's son, Kenneth, to expand their activities into the US, seem to have severed any yakuza conne...

The last thing I expected was to find a crazed gunman, bleeding to death in my woodshed. My cabin deep in the Montana mountains, I am all alone and helpless when Body O’Rourke takes me captive, threatening to kill me if I didn't help him.The man is dangerous, an admitted killer, who had forced himself on me, so why didn't I run for my life when I had the chance? Why did I nurse him back to health? Why did he make me quiver with unknown sensations every time he gazed at me and pract...

"The place where the German U-boat sank the British battleship Royal Oak was none other than the middle of Scapa Flow, Britain's greatest naval base! It sounds incredible..." - William L Shirer, journalist, 18 October 1939Sinking the battleship HMS Royal Oak in the Royal Navy's home anchorage, with the loss of more than 800 of her crew, was Germany's first shattering blow against Britain in the 1939-45 war. Within six weeks the long-standing German dream of breaching the defences o...

Twenty-two-year-old foster care survivor Luke Kearsey got out of his abusive relationship and then got out of the country. Now he lives in England, where he works at a burger bar. Maybe his life is directionless, but at least he's safe.When thirty-six-year-old schoolteacher Paul Blackwell meets Luke at a club, neither man expects anything more than some no-strings-attached sex. Paul is still grieving the death of his partner of five years, and he's not looking for anything serious....

Jordie has lived through the worst. Widowed at twenty-three and left to raise a child alone, she packed up, moved to NYC and beat the odds. Now, a successful business owner, nothing can shake this indomitable woman. Nothing until a chance at love arrives in the form of handsome movie star, Nathan Harper.Jordie is nothing like any other woman he's ever met. Her quick wit and sass only add to her beauty. A late night walk and breakfast quickly becomes something more. But Jordie's pas...

There are several benefits to losing weight for your health and wellbeing. Here are a few advantages:Reducing weight can lower your risk of developing chronic illnesses including diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer. This is due to the fact that being overweight can strain the body and raise inflammation, both of which can result in chronic disorders.Better cardiovascular health: By lowering blood pressure, lowering harmful cholesterol levels, ...

Neo's Call to Journey is a thrilling tale of courage, friendship and survival in the heart of the savanna. Neo, a young wildebeest, is preparing for his first great migration alongside his father, Tau, and his playful friends Banzi the bold zebra and Tano, a jumpy young wildebeest full of energy.When Neo stops to rescue a baby wildebeest trapped in the mud, Tau, Neao and his friends are seperated from the herd. Their journey to reunite with the herd becomes a daring adventure throu...