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Experience a different kind of summer in Minera Springs. While the season typically brings lazy lakeside days and wild bonfire nights, this year, the town is shrouded in a chilling mystery. In the scorching summer of 1991, a wave of murders casts a dark shadow over Minera Springs. Young men's lifeless bodies turn up throughout the town, sparking fear and paranoia. Authorities suspect a coven of witches is behind the gruesome deaths. Tobi and Riley, initially cautious, pledge to let Deputy Talley and the F.B.I. handle the investigation. However, when the killings draw closer, Tobi and Riley ...

Statesman, scientist, entrepreneur, inventor. Benjamin Franklin is synonymous with American ingenuity and achievement. It's no coincidence that his face is on the 100 dollar bill. This compilation, assembled by Charles Conrad, presents Ben Franklin's essential wisdom on money and success. It includes his three classic essays: "The Way to Wealth", "Advice to a Young Worker", and "The Path of Virtue".

Just as life seems to settle for Tobi and her fiancé, Riley's estranged father resurfaces in town. Initially, Riley brushes him aside, but his father's earnest plea forces Riley to listen. James's revelation leads them both into the clutches of a formidable drug lord who commands a ruthless gang known as 'The Wolves of the Brazos.' Isolated and devoid of assistance, Riley must place his trust in his unreliable father to extricate them from this dire predicament, or face imminent danger. Tobi, refusing to stand idly by, embarks on a relentless quest to locate Riley. Armed only with the ...

In 1982, Tobi Sloan is sent to live with her grandparents while her mama tries to get clean. Things on the farm aren't so bad, though. That is, until Tobi meets a boy named Riley, who shares thrilling tales about their quiet little town. He tells her of the Union Hill Bride, who murdered her husband and still wanders the countryside. And there’s the mysterious creature who lives beneath the bridge, feeding on passersby.

The City of Anistemia has survived their great battle for survival, but there is no time to rest in their victory. There are journeys to be made. New civilizations have risen since the end of the old world, and each bears their own dark secrets. Collin Mann leads a search for his brother, Ethan. But events force him to make hard decisions, and the search party splits as they desperately seek their brave captain. Some are lost, and new alliances are formed. Deepest fears are confronted, and fascinating wonders are discovered. After parting with Collin, Bliss leads her team to the far north ...

In a post-apocalyptic world, most people by age 30 have succumbed to the Sickness, a mysterious, deadly illness. But the Sickness is not the only enemy for Collin Mann’s city. Hordes of deranged killers live in the hills around it. With few trained protectors, the future of the little city looks bleak. Collin, 15 years old, buries those the Sickness consumes. Slight and awkward, he shuns warrior training, avoiding the example of his big brother and guardian. When killers attack at the watering hole, he’s called to step forward and defend. Instead, he freezes. He’s ashamed.

In this volume of the series of short science fiction stories we discover new sapient races, a race to Mars, planets disintegrating, psionic interlopers, hidden ancient worlds, explosive exploits and time travel. The stories are: 'Atom Drive' by Charles Louis Fontenay, 'Hot Planet' by Hal Clement, 'Nobel Redman' by Jesse Franklin Bone, 'Seed of the Arctic Ice' by H. G. Winter, 'Silver Dome' by Harl Vincent, 'The Vortex Blaster' by Edward Elmer Smith and 'Time and Time Again' by H. Beam Piper.

War has come to Anistemia. As four armies stand at their doorstep, the city must find a way to survive in the face of sure defeat. With the city's bravest fighters spread out across the land, Felicia is the only person who can lead her people against their foes. But, can they stand against an army of giants and an army of the dead? Or, do they flee and live to see another day? Collin is a slave in the mines beneath the City of Mal. He's all but given up on life, and ever finding his brother. There is no use trying to escape, so he drifts through each day like a mindless laborer. His only ...

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