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Hans and Helga face a nasty encounter with bully Johan as the days to Christmas count down. But bullies are not the only threat the village children face. Krampus is long overdue to pay a visit. Chickens and ducks have gone missing, with hoof prints leading away. Good children like Hans and Helga have nothing to fear, or do they? Johan knows he's a target. What plot is he hatching to save himself? Is Krampus smart enough to see through it?

An enchanted blade. An evil old man. An ancient spirit. The Weird West just gets weirder. Hucksters Orville and Jimmy struggle to buy a decent meal. When an old man asks for help with a supernatural pest, Orville smells opportunity. Jimmy smells danger. And danger is what they find. Jimmy must retrieve an enchanted knife, while fighting a huge coyote, a shapeshifting opossum, and an ancient spirit determined to keep the blade where it is, all to save Orville from the old man's clutches.

Merliss is no ordinary cat. She's far more. She's a young girl's spirit trapped in a cat's body. While the magic that banished her has snatched away her human speech, it has given her a life spanning millennia. For centuries she has lived with the cunning folk, assisting their efforts to heal the sick and ward off malevolent creatures. Now, a bleeding sickness has thrown the community into chaos. The cunning man and his apprentice are in danger from the disease. The life Merliss has worked so long to build is in jeopardy. But disease isn't her only nemesis.

Something nasty has come through one of the ley gates. It walks upright. It talks. And it looks like an oversized cat, but as Merliss can attest, it doesn't smell like a cat.

A writer reveals his dark past to an unfortunate stranger on a long walk up a snowy mountain at dawn.

Aza Wu knows that real magic is dangerous and illegal. After all, casting killed her sister, Shire. As with all magic, everything comes at a price. For Aza, it feels like everything in her life has some kind of cost attached to it. Her sister had been casting for money to pay off Saint Willow, the gang leader that oversees her sector of Lotusland. If you want to operate a business there, you have to pay your tribute. And now with Shire dead, Aza must step in to save the legacy of Wu Teas, the teahouse that has been in her family for centuries.

Independent audio. Podcasts, essays, and fiction by Neil Chapman. Home of The Rules, Rainbow, and more.

Hawk has successfully avenged the murder of his family, but his quest is far from over. Now stalked by an evil sorceress, Lady NicNeev, after thwarting her plans of conquest, he and his partner, Mórag, must set out to slay the lady’s dragon to protect the ones they love.

Former teenage runaway and new single mother Nadia Armstrong moves to Kingston to turn her life around. But six months after she rents a low-end apartment, her body is found at an isolated construction site. Major Crimes begins piecing together her last days, uncertain if it is a case of suicide or murder. To make matters more difficult, a member of the team is leaking information, putting Staff Sergeant Rouleau in a precarious position.

Singer, songwriter, actor, director, and author Chuck W. Chapman is from Greenville, SC. Within this audiobook, you’ll discover not only some of the utterly profound lyrics and prose poetry his life experience and passion has to offer, but his own brand of rock n’ roll macabre storytelling he’s been renown for in his horror and urban fantasy fiction. With that, we are proud to present a feast for your ears in the words and tales only Chuck W. Chapman can tell.

Abducted as a child from his tribe in the New World, Hawk has spent the last 15 years traveling medieval Europe as a huntsman for hire. All the while, he hopes to find and enact revenge upon the Norsemen raiders who murdered his family. This quest brings him to twelfth century Scotland’s Kingdom of Alba where he is propositioned by the king. In exchange for slaying a mysterious beast, the king will share information about Hawk’s kidnappers.

Has life left you in a place where you feeling lost and you don’t know where to go? This is a good place to start! Life is filled with highs and lows, twists and turns, success and failures, but two different types of people arise in the end. One group continues to spiral into a point of no return, and the other emerges victorious. This book will help you develop the skillset needed to overcome all the difficult moments in life.

Mick is the novice deckhand on a yacht, skippered by an Irishman who's off with his mistress to find a new life. A vivid, spellbinding account of a true-life adventure, packed with insights into the human condition—this witty, well-paced rite of passage set in the 1970s is full of freshness, sexual impulse, and a clash of values. It is a rollicking tale written with verve, full of keen observations, and sparkling with wry humor. Long Lost Log is a period piece for the nostalgic traveler and the armchair adventurer of any age.

You want more profit? Start communicating with people how they want. Marketing and sales are effective in direct proportion to how well you communicate the value you can bring to folks. But the best message won't move anyone if it's not consumed. In this book you'll learn how to get your message delivered by riding the most significant change in communication since the Gutenburg Press.

Another collection of great classic novellas by superb storytellers, including Robert E. Howard, E. T. A. Hoffman, Edith Wharton, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, F. Marion Crawford and more....

For nine months, since a devastating solar flare caused a complete failure of the electrical grid, Shelby Sparks and her diabetic son, Carter, have been living at the ranch of Shelby's high school sweetheart, Max Berkman. Mostly insulated from the chaos surrounding them, Shelby and Max discover that the Texas government has fled the capitol and is barely maintaining control of the state. The governor needs volunteers to search for the new federal government, but no one knows exactly where it might be located - if it even still exists.

When a massive solar flare wiped out all modern technology across the globe, the small town of Abney, Texas, was thrown into chaos. Shelby Sparks and her teenage son, Carter, have found refuge, but Shelby knows she can't simply remain hidden. Carter is a type-one diabetic in need of insulin - and Shelby will risk her life traveling to Austin to make sure he gets it. Shelby's best friend and high school sweetheart, Max Berkman, won't even consider letting her make the perilous journey alone.

Remember when you were first married? Your spouse did or said something constantly that you thought was endearing. Now, that same habit has turned into a major irritation, and a barrier to your relationship. The Chapman Guide to Negotiating Change with Your Spouse provides a simple three-step process for negotiating change without resorting to manipulation or arguing.

Wolke findet eine Flaschenpost am Fluss. Darin steckt eine alte Landkarte, auf der ein Versteck eingezeichnet ist! Was mag dort verborgen sein? Aufgeregt begeben sich die Einhörner auf eine spannende Schatzsuche!

Ferienlager im Zauberwald - da müssen Wolke und ihre Freunde natürlich dabei sein! Der Zauberwald ist wunderschön und in ganz Arkadia bekannt für seine magischen Pflanzen und Tiere. Doch schon am ersten Tag fühlen Wolke und Sturmwind sich auf seltsame Weise beobachtet. Wer versteckt sich da hinter den Bäumen, wer raschelt im Laub? Am Tag der großen Waldolympiade finden die Freunde es endlich heraus.