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1) August
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Carla Turner has been drifting for all her thirty-two years. Worn down by the banality of rural life with an abusive husband and resigned to simple existence, she hardly seems capable of recognizing new adventure in the form of a man, even one as gorgeous as Brian DeCanto. But Brian understands the need for escape all too well. After accidentally shooting his boss, he is forced to take the murder's sole witness – his boss's ten-year-old son –...
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They came for adventure — a day of exploring the caverns and underground vistas of an abandoned tourist trap known as The Devil's Catacombs.
But something waits in the permanent night, something that knows their weaknesses, their desperation. Something primordial that can manipulate their minds and distort reality.
Suddenly lost in a world of silent darkness, five friends struggle against an unknown horror that feeds off their fear and grows stronger...
3) Drum
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Two years after his wife died Hamilton Bradford still struggles with his grief. And although he and his new girlfriend have a wonderful life together, Ham still can't shake a feeling of dread.
When his father suddenly turns ill, Ham reluctantly reaches out to his estranged brother, Bruce - more out of obligation than anything. But after being falsely accused of rape and imprisoned for seven years, Bruce isn't sure that reconciliation is the best...
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The human condition — it's what makes us sentient beings, what ties us together, and eventually causes us to face our own mortality. Here is a collection of fiction and poetry that explores the facets of being human — both good and bad — and offers a unique perspective on human existence. An old man reflecting on his last days... A young girl dreaming of life beyond her squalid existence... A woman trapped in her grief for a dead lover... Two...
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Evil has come to Cedar Hill.
When the tortured body of fourteen-year-old Sarah Jo McElvoy washes up on the river's edge during a Fourth of July fireworks display, panic seizes Cedar Hill. And when another young girl goes missing just days later without a trace, detectives fear the small town harbors a serial killer.
Psychic Joel Roberts believes the murderer may be someone he knows. But after he reluctantly shares his suspicions with the police,...
6) Moon Shadow
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Some ghosts of Christmas past can haunt the present — again...and again...and again.
On a dark December night in 1984 three teenagers committed a crime so heinous, so disturbing, they vowed to hide it and never speak of it — even to each other. But some sins refuse to lie dormant under the black waters of Harper's Lake. And some victims refuse to remain dead.
A chilling tale sure to keep you checking the locks and burning the lamps long after...
7) The Novelist
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He left his family just after Christmas. Now author Lee Houston must spend the winter battling his addictions, his regrets, and one giant case of writer's block. All alone. Except for the ghosts sharing his house who want him dead.
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Lullaby...Now You Die
Two years ago reluctant psychic Joel Roberts helped catch a violent child murderer. Now, a killer stalks pregnant moms in the sleepy college town of Cedar Hill and Joel may again be the key to solving the crimes.
But Joel's mission soon turns into a deadly game of survival for himself and his pregnant wife as the body count rises and a maniac comes calling.
This much anticipated sequel to the bestselling The Killing Vision...
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Sometimes just surviving second period is an accomplishment!
Zach Ziegler's mom says he's "big-boned." His grandfather referred to him as "strapping." His dad, whom he never sees much, calls him "Sporto." No one uses the F-word: fat. But Zach's arch-nemesis, Trevor, doesn't mind pointing out the obvious, and Zach is horrified when Trevor christens him with a new nickname in front of the whole PE class. If that isn't bad enough, the science fair is...
10) The Island
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Sunny beaches...deadly secrets.
St. Celine boasts secluded pink-sand beaches and sparkling turquoise waters just an hour's ferry ride from Nassau. In the wake of a personal tragedy, Sarah and Amy arrive for a week of sun and margaritas and maybe some romance with the locals.
But Sarah's obsession with a pair of honeymooners who disappeared from this paradise leads to the discovery of a bizarre video posted online by the couple just hours before...
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A lost goldmine... a forgotten ghost town... a terrifying creature!
"Alaska is a huge place. Easy for a man to get lost and never be seen again." These words ring in 12-year-old Brock Ford's ears as he embarks for the frozen north with his uncle, world-famous anthropologist Dirk Armstrong. But it's not long before Brock and his new Inuit friends Tanaraq and Kalli put that warning to the test. From a ghost-town saloon with a cryptic message scrawled...
12) The Mummy's Tomb
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Across the sea... Over the desert sand... And into the tomb of a missing mummy!
When 12-year-old Brock Ford joins his anthropologist uncle Dirk Armstrong on an expedition to Egypt, he never imagines he'll be shipwrecked at sea and thrust into an international mystery before he sees his first pyramid. But ancient curses and missing mummies are nothing compared to the real-life dangers that lurk in the dead of the desert night after a hidden tomb is...
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A legendary treasure... a secret palace... one big adventure!
When 12-year-old Brock Ford is invited to Africa with his globe-trotting anthropologist uncle Dirk Armstrong, he jumps at the chance to ditch his boring hometown to spend the summer on safari among wild animals and friendly natives. But Brock and Dirk are barely off the train in Nairobi when mysterious artifacts begin to surface which indicate the legend of an ancient lost treasure may...
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Movies, Mobsters & Mayhem!
Charlie Barnett loves movies. He's such a fanatic that he's become best friends with the manager at the local theater, Mr. Mankiewicz. But when the mob comes looking for a mysterious object and Mr. Mankiewicz is kidnapped, Charlie is thrust into a real-life adventure more dangerous than any he's seen onscreen. With the help of a master of disguise, Charlie races against time to find Mr. Mankiewicz and save a priceless...