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Odd Thomas is back where it all started…because the time has come to finish it. Since he left his simple life in the small town of Pico Mundo, California, his journey has taken him to places strange and wonderful, mysterious and terrifying. Across the land, in the company of mortals and spirits alike, he has known kindness and cruelty, felt love and loss, saved lives and taken them - as he's borne witness to humanity's greatest good and darkest evil.

Taylor is looking for peace and quiet away from the memories of all she's lost. A small mountain town where no one knows her seems like the perfect escape. Walker loves his life just the way it is. His town, his family, his brothers in blue. Everything simple and easy - until a chance encounter changes it all. When Taylor's solitude is interrupted by the rugged cop, they find that the very thing they were avoiding might be just what they both need. As their iron wills clash and passion flares...a killer lurks. And you never know who might be caught in the crosshairs.

Five morally grey souls sat on the wall until bullets knocked them to the floor. But all of the Rebels and their men, might not be able to put us together again. It was here. War.

Here are the incredible true stories of some of the mortals who achieved notoriety in history and folklore through horrible means. Monsters of this sort - serial killers, desperate criminals and socially mobile people with much darker double lives - are, in fact, quite real...including H. H. Holmes, the infamous Chicago serial killer; William Brodie, the Edinburgh criminal mastermind who inspired The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; and Bela Kiss, a Hungarian tinsmith with a most disturbing hobby: collecting women in gasoline drums.

When my car is stolen outside my new college dorm, my roommate points me to "The Vigil"—a trio of students who tackle crimes when campus security drops the ball. The last thing I expect walking into the Vigil's office is to find Logan Brooks staring back at me. I want nothing to do with the stepbrother I once had the world's hugest crush on. Two years ago, patching up his mysterious injuries led to a passionate hookup on the bathroom sink. And then he totally ghosted me.

I finally did it. I took that last step, and it was everything I wanted. My relationship with my five mates has never been better. They've embraced not only me as a part of their lives but also my daughter, and this feels like the family I always dreamed of. I don't mean just myself and my mates, but the entire pack. They call me "Alpha". No, I'm not the alpha, but I'm learning how to step up. I got this. I'd better, since Wolf's Run has thrown open our doors to more than just wolves, but it seems like my version of winging it is working for all of us.

How far can you run from your past? Jeremy Marsh once vowed he would never do three things: leave New York City, give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage, and, most of all, become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie, the woman he loves, and anticipating the birth of their daughter.

Orjan Varega suffocates under a crisis of faith. Trapped in the form of a fearsome lizard man by an ancient Elven spell, the once-renowned knight sleeps rough, drinks hard, and struggles to survive as a bounty hunter. But after a boy who offers him food falls prey to ruthless thugs, the protective fighter comes to the child’s aid and gains a formidable enemy.

One week with one little girl—an angel, according to my staffing agency. Acting as the short-term nanny for a single dad should have been an easy way to make some extra cash. Until I show up for my first day and face off with a demon disguised as a seven-year-old girl wearing a red tutu and matching glitter slippers. Oh, and her father? My temporary boss? Maddox Holiday. The same Maddox Holiday I crushed on in high school. The same Maddox Holiday who didn’t even know I existed.

I was just a small-town girl with big dreams of creating video games. But when Phoenix, the carnival's enigmatic hacker, set his sights on me, my world turned upside down. His ice-blue eyes terrified and tempted me, drawing me into a twisted game of obsession and desire.

Meet the Lancasters. Sexy. Arrogant. Filthy rich.

You’ve got your whole life ahead of you. Now what? In this collection of six coming-of-age stories, New York Times bestselling authors explore all-too-relatable angst, self-discovery, and first love during those messy, in-between years when possibility and risk intertwine. We’ve all been there.

On Wednesdays we bet. If we fold…we’re sold. I know how to win. At poker. At pain. At pretending nothing ever touches me. But Aiden Cardell doesn’t play games—he owns them. So when I challenge him to Seven Minutes in Heaven, I think I’ve got the upper hand. Until he locks the door. What happens inside that closet isn’t about lust or love… It’s about power.

A sadistic serial killer targets women attorneys, leaving body parts scattered across town. Will local detectives working alongside a FBI agent and an odd FBI profiler track down the killer before he or she strikes again? Or, will the killer sow destruction across teo communities, forcing neighbors to suspect neighbors. What hideous creature hides behind small town smiles?

Matt & Levy’s (Not-So-Perfect) Plan is a fast-paced, funny, and heartfelt middle-grade novel about friendship, disability, and discovering that real life is far more unpredictable—and meaningful—than any game. Best friends Matt, who is blind, and Levy, who is obsessed with virtual reality, are always thinking big. When Levy starts imagining ways to make VR more accessible for Matt, Matt’s quick thinking sparks a bold idea: skip school and turn imagination into a real-world adventure. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out—everything.

It's the The Super Ordinary Heroes Series! This series includes: The Super Ordinary Heroes Series Book 1: Empathy. The Super Ordinary Heroes Series Book 2: The Invisibility Cape The Super Ordinary Heroes Series Book 3: The Time-Stopping Hug. Are superheroes always tall and strong? Nope! Do they come in every shape and size? Yep! And what makes a superhero... super, anyway? In short, it's the ordinary, everyday superpowers that we employ to help others... and even ourselves!

In this third installment of The Super Ordinary Heroes Series, join Brennan and Asher as they demonstrate one of the greatest superpowers of all, THE TIME-STOPPING HUG! From Author Aaron Ryan who brought you The Christian Kids, Values, Identity & Affirmation Series, learn how you, an everyday superhero, can employ superpowers to make someone else's—and your own—day just a little better!

In this second installment of The Super Ordinary Heroes Series, join Asher as he demonstrates one of the greatest superpowers of all, THE INVISIBILITY CAPE! From Author Aaron Ryan who brought you The Christian Kids, Values, Identity & Affirmation Series, learn how you, an everyday superhero, can employ superpowers to make someone else's—and your own—day just a little better!

Once presided over by a flamboyant Hollywood mogul during the Roaring ’20s, the magnificent West Coast property known as Roseland is now home to a reclusive billionaire financier and his faithful servants. And, for the moment, it’s also a port in the storm for Odd Thomas and his traveling companion, the inscrutably charming Annamaria. In the wake of Odd’s most recent clash with lethal adversaries, the opulent manor’s comforts should be welcome. But there’s far more to Roseland than meets even the extraordinary eye of Odd, who soon suspects it may be more hell than haven.

I thought I had it all. I’m beautiful, smart, and I know exactly how to get what I want. As a legacy of the most popular sorority on campus, I was thrilled to rush with my best friend, Blair. Then, I met Tyler. My one-night-stand who kept coming back for more. He’s charming and just so happens to be rushing the hottest fraternity on campus, Alpha Chi. I was happy. Until I wasn’t. I stumbled upon something I shouldn’t have, and now I’m paying the price.