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Normal consumption of alcohol occurs during the zombie apocalypse with The Horror Squad, but now they are heading in the most unconventional places to acquire normalcy back at the base and fill the last request of a sick member. How many will be lost, how many will be saved, and who will survive?

In the future, mankind has abandoned Earth to ruin. But they are not alone. Advances in artificial intelligence has allowed for the creation of synthetic humanoid life. Once meant to serve on the colony worlds as slaves, most were granted their freedom to live among the humans with the same rights and privileges. Bernie Logan, stage magician, is one such synthetic. When he loses focus once his lady love disappears his manager brings in detective Noah Carver to find her.

In the autumn of 1684, two children find a dead man in a field. Within minutes, however, the dead man starts coming back to life. As if the transition isn't enough of an agonizing process, he also finds that he shares an empathic connection to the people and world around him. Rather than running in terror, 11-year-old Joanna Spijker expresses an odd fascination with the newly revived young man, even bringing him home and giving him a new name: Vincent.

Short stories from the twisted mind of author TJ Weeks. Story list: "Satan Claus", "Bullet for My Valentine", "Silent as Night", "The Uproot", "The Jehovah Witness", and "GRYNN".

His tour is over, but the war rages on for Dickie, one of the forever-haunted veterans who gave up his soul during the Forgotten War. Here is a glimpse of his story, of the battleground he can never leave. Only death can conclude his final objective: closure, and peace. Join him on his road, the Korean Road, as he battles horrors he carries and those that he meets along the way.

After a catastrophic incident leaves the global fuel supply in dire straits, Eddie Slate, a smooth-talking car salesman at the top of his game, finds himself spiraling into an apocalyptic world where the only rule for survival is self-preservation. With the gas pumps spitting air, law enforcement failing, and the economy in the throes of collapse, life has suddenly turned into the red zone. Alone, frightened, and barricaded in the house, Eddie spends the empty hours on a hand radio searching for a friendly voice.

Glen and Denny are torn from their families and thrust into a world you have never imagined. They race upon rails of steel, curving through the depths of a different time, chasing adventure, tragedy, crime, violence, friendship, and loyalty. They eventually land in the hands of two groups of hobos. They learn the life. They learn a new code of ethics...and they learn how to hunt down two homicidal monsters in the Hobo Kingdom. The Hobo Kingdom has its own language, rules, and characters. These trains are wild rides where no one is safe.

From the moment Marcus Foster saw Roxy Patel, he knew she was his mate. Remaining patient because of her troubled past, he was determined to build her trust. She was his and nothing would change that, not even time. Leaving her past behind, Roxy refused to remain a broken shell of a woman. Determined to start afresh, moving to a new town was just what she needed. With the help of her new friends, and a wolf shifter wanting to make her his own, all Roxy needed was the chance to thrive again.

At the end of the world, zombies may not be the monsters we should fear. The faithful have been blinded by the evil that hid among them. The twisted gospel is so perverted that it leads them to commit unspeakable debauchery and depravity on the same level as the peevies. The exposed pastor, Mike Brown, and his wife, Lauren, face the all-consuming vengeance of their once beloved congregation.

Sorella Corvino lost her brother to The Cursed years ago. Sorella is so determined to find him, she'll make any deal, rescue the outcasts and those like him, and risk flying into any port to rescue him. When her latest pirate efforts partner her with a bounty hunter who's too charming, sexy, and handsome for his own good, she knows she's in trouble. Ian Marshall no longer believes in fairy tales. Disowned and a marked criminal in the United States, this merchant turned bounty hunter is one bounty away from freedom.

Allison Dane and her friends take a journey to Europe for a graduation ski trip. With so much scenery and the beautiful mountains surrounding the little town they visit, it is no wonder the enchantment of this snowy paradise mesmerizes them. Now, abducted and tortured, what should be a lasting memory becomes a nightmare fight to survive. Her struggle to live is just the beginning. Her tormentor has sinister plans for her. Will she become another victim for Abdul Ahab?

Masquerading as the powerful Vatican Bishop, Cardinal David Xzytun, ultimate "Evil" has incarnated with intent to control, as puppet master, a Caesar for his new Roman Empire. Standing tenuously on the side of hope amidst the encroaching apocalyptic doom is Dr. Paul Bradfield, a man conflicted between rational science and matters of faith regarding unexplained supernatural occurrences, and the horrifying deaths of several of his closest friends. All roads appear to lead to one inexorable horrific beginning of the end...that is...The Evilution.

Consumed with a need for revenge, Cole Jackson becomes blind to all he should hold dear. It’s not until vengeance has been carried out that he realizes what he’s almost lost. After being brutally attacked, Leeza Snow has kept her head up with her pride intact. What everyone doesn’t see is the shattered heart she conceals, not only from her pack but from the man she’s destined to be with. While time can heal scars, it will take trust to offer a promise of a happy future.

The best part about a book that leaves you breathless and paranoid is putting it down, and saying at least that can’t happen in real life...until now. The Uninvited immediately will have you on the edge of your seat. This killer has no motive, no selection process. If there's a pulse, you are a viable candidate if you cross paths with them, you might not see another day! Smart, dark, twisted, and disturbing is The Uninvited.

Stepping blindly into a horrific murder scene, a young ex-con, Vicente Vargas, must flee from the police while eluding the real killer who continues to pin more bodies on him in this intricate cat-and-mouse game. Cut off from all friends and family, tried and convicted by the press, Vic must survive on his wits and cunning on the gritty streets of Phoenix, Arizona long enough to clear his name.

In Northeast Texas, the epic adventure of a group of survivors begins as they take refuge in a hospital, waiting to see if the worldwide red infection can be stopped before all humanity is wiped out. As victims awaken from a coma, they now have the basic need to attack loved ones, spread the infection, and feed on warm flesh. Only rage remains. In days, the dead outnumber the living, and the US turns to the ultimate weapons to stop the infection.

After the impact upends the world...calamity brings out the worst in humanity. A troubled childhood. A rocky marriage. A prison stint. Cory’s life was already a ragged road of hardships before the apocalypse. But new threats are approaching fast. Now Cory faces deadly dilemmas...and a realization. His past failures armed him with the skills to survive. Is the disaster an opportunity in disguise? Can Cory rise to the occasion and become someone greater? In the wake of plummeting temperatures, Cory must press on unhindered, but he comes to Anna’s aid.

The year is 2036. The place, a rapidly decaying, totally (baked) Big Apple, New York City. Brainsm along with a few of his family, his best friend, Gil and three very orthodox Rabbis, have so far managed to survive the plague to end all plagues; by holding up inside the protected walls of what once not long ago was his families former Jewish delicatessen. On this day of days, Brains is determined to brave the dangers of zombies, street gangs, and other predators of the four-legged variety.

Stepping blindly into a horrific murder scene, a young ex-con, Vicente Vargas, must flee from the police while eluding the real killer who continues to pin more bodies on him in this intricate cat-and-mouse game. Cut off from all friends and family, tried and convicted by the press, Vic must survive on his wits and cunning on the gritty streets of Phoenix, Arizona long enough to clear his name.

As a hunter in post-apocalyptic central Texas, Scratch Sullivan has survived zombies, vampires, and rogue military units. Heck, he's even the only human ever known to go hand-to-hand with a werewolf, and survive. But what’s a man to do when the local ‘thrope pack destroys your town and abducts your best girl?