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Aidan Marlowe is the superstitious type. He's been playing the same lottery numbers for fifteen years, never hitting the jackpot. Until now. On the day of his wife's funeral. Aidan struggles to cope with these two sudden extremes: instant wealth beyond his imagination and the loss of the only woman he's ever loved, the mother of his twin children. But the money gives him and his kids options they didn't have before. They can leave everything behind. They can start a new life in a new town. So they do.

Imagine a world devoid of violence - a world where fists can’t hit, guns don’t kill, and bombs can’t destroy. In this tantalizing novel of possibility, this has - suddenly and inexplicably - become our new reality. The US president must find a new way to wage war. The pope ponders whether the Commandment “Thou Shalt Not Kill” is still relevant.

In the bleak, not-too-distant future, most people who could fled to the virtual reality OVR World Online. Zachary "Zee" Jones will never be able to afford to become a player of the game. After committing a crime in order to save his mother's life, he was arrested and included in the Inmate Player Program. Even without perception filters to limit his pain, it was better than the alternative. He has the opportunity to earn more money in a five-year sentence then he could have in his entire life as a hospital janitor.

On October 28, 1940, Mussolini provides Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas with an ultimatum - either allow Axis forces to occupy their country or face war - and Greece’s response is swift: “Oxi!” they say. “No!” In a small village nestled against the radiant waters of the Aegean Sea, Alexei, the son of a local fisherman, and his best friend Costa - who were both born on the same night eighteen years earlier and have been like brothers ever since - leave their homes, like all the other young men in their village and throughout Greece, to bravely fight for their country.

Midnight. Some call it the witching hour. Others call it the devil’s hour. Here in the graveyard, midnight is a very special time. It is a time when ghostly spirits are at their strongest, when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. Legend has it, that while most of the world is asleep, the lack of prayers allow the spirits to communicate under the cover of darkness, among the headstones, their whispers rustling in the leaves of the old oak trees. But if you’re here in the graveyard, you can tell yourself it’s just the wind....

Old Abe: A Novel recounts the final five years of Abraham Lincoln's life, the most cataclysmic years of America's history. Bound to Lincoln's side, every minute of this vivid novel details the president's struggles. We follow him as national tragedy deepens, as he struggles and presses ahead, and as he comes to life once again fighting to save the country. This story spans from the spring of 1860 in Illinois, to Lincoln's election and the calamity of the Civil War, to his assassination at the height of his power.

There is a need for a new kind of leadership: one that bleeds personality and rings true to employees and customers alike who crave authenticity. You Lead argues that business leaders deliver superior results, communities of engagement both inside and outside of the company and true values-driven success when they are themselves and come across as genuine.

The escaped convicts ramp up the chaos . . . The hackers have erased all money . . . Society is decaying . . . Can a young man plagued by guilt lead his friends to safety? Kevin Richardson never wanted to be his older brother’s keeper. Overshadowed by a deathbed promise to his father years...

In a struggle to escape his past, Rex Dalton is unleashed against those who prey on the innocent. To stay alive, Dalton must live as though he’s dead, and fleeing to India with his military dog, Digger, is the ideal escape. Heading for Kapal Mochan, Dalton wants more than just refuge. He intends to dip his hand in the sacred spring, a powerful act of purification aimed at shedding his violent past once and for all.

Ex-military operative Rex Dalton's quest for a new identity in Thailand takes a treacherous turn when his captivating language teacher, Sunstra, disappears during a catastrophic tsunami. As Rex and his loyal K9 companion Digger race against time to rescue her from ruthless kidnappers demanding a ransom of her father's land, they must navigate treacherous family dynamics and confront shadows from Rex's past. With time running out and Sunstra's life hanging in the balance, Rex is forced to face his own demons as he races to uncover the truth behind her abduction.

They left him for dead. They should have made sure. He wakes from a coma with no memory of who he is or what happened. He must find himself before his enemies do. Unwillingly thrust into a world of high stakes industrial espionage, the man known as Roach must fight back against the people who betrayed him and left him for dead.

Echoes of the Frontier gathers thirteen unforgettable tales by literary giants such as Jack London, Willa Cather, Mark Twain, and Bret Harte—each story capturing a different facet of life at the edge of civilization. From the perilous ride of The Denver Express to the poetic solitude of On the Divide, and from the chilling desperation of Love of Life to the dry wit of Nevada Sketches, these stories illuminate the grit, dreams, and humanity of those who dared to tame the wild.

In December of 1945, in the Upper Egyptian desert, an Arab farmer and his brother left their village in search of sebakh, a soft soil which was used to fertilize crops, and while digging in the foot-hills of the mountains near the village of Nag Hammadi, they found something else. In the hole the brothers created, they stumbled upon a sealed earthenware jar which contained thirteen books, or codices, all bound in thick leather that was thousands of years old.

For thirty-one years, the RMS Queen Mary sailed the North Atlantic. It helped defeat Hitler and was the ship of choice for the world's rich and famous. Now in retirement in the Port of Long Beach, the "Stateliest Ship Afloat" plays host to tourists, travelers—and more than six hundred spirits that roam her halls and passageways.

When Rex Dalton’s family is killed in the Madrid train bombings on March 11, 2004, he emerges from the shadows with one purpose: to hunt the perpetrators who shattered lives that fateful day. Fueled by revenge, Dalton will stop at nothing to take down the criminals targeting innocents. Known by whispered names—El Gato, Alshaytan, the Ghost—he becomes a sniper with unparalleled precision, a master of disguise, and a lethal force in close combat.

What is more dangerous than the truth? Matt Gage is about to find out. When investigative reporter Jennie Burkhardt uncovers a link between Russia and the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" attacks, she enlists former CIA operative-turned private eye Matt Gage to verify the source—a Russian defector with ties to a shadowy military intelligence unit. But as Gage plunges headlong into the investigation, he realizes the opposition is far more organized—and closer to home—than he expected.

On a critical mission to Afghanistan to investigate the opium trade, Rex Dalton stumbles across spine-chilling deceit and corruption that snakes through the highest echelons of power in Afghanistan, America, and Europe. When urgent requests to his superiors to eradicate the drug empire fall on deaf ears, Dalton, with his military dog, Digger, at his side, takes matters into his own hands, stirring up a hornet's nest so deadly that even he, one of the world’s most lethal assassins, might not survive.

When Yash of Zeltah arrives in the fortress city of Honaq, she is greeted as a barbarian, a simple pawn. Her marriage to prince Chej has been arranged, they say, to avert war. Yet she knows the truth, for the armies already ravage the land. A skilled and deadly assassin, there is more to Yash than any might suspect. Before another day can pass, she must defeat the masters of the nine towers—the plagues, magics, and monsters they control, the soldiers they command.

China's invasion of Taiwan is a reality at last, but not in the way anyone foresaw. From their hiding place on Xiuguluan Mountain, a US-Taiwanese spec ops team prepares to wage guerilla warfare. Their mission may demand the ultimate sacrifice, but could change the course of the war. NATO nations are not the only ones threatened. With Russian troops on its northern border, Japan needs a geographic buffer, and takes back territory it ceded to Russia at the end of the Second World War.

Thomas Berte is catapulted into the legal battle of a lifetime when the US Attorney General offers him the position of Deputy Attorney General. Though a testament to his meteoric rise in the legal field, this career jump seems too good to be true. Accepting the role, Tom is charged with a daunting task: bring down Cosimo "Nino" Benedetto, the enigmatic leader of an international crime syndicate. But as he digs deeper, Tom uncovers a disturbing connection between his former law firm and the very underworld empire he's determined to dismantle.