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Missouri has always had a talent for being exactly in the wrong place at the right time. Too north to be South, too south to be North, and too stubborn to pick a side about anything else, it has spent centuries collecting misunderstandings like souvenirs. Misery, Missouri, and Other Misunderstandings is a fast, irreverent romp through the state’s strangest moments, from frontier chaos and river town hustle to political showdowns that somehow made everything more complicated than it needed to be.

Bullets fly, whisky flows, and cigars burn as three of the most ruthless outlaws in the old west flip town after town upside down. Ethan and Jimmy team up with their old pal Wolf Monster, for an adventure that leaves blood, guts and broken hearts all along the dusty trails of every path they aimlessly roam. Don’t miss out on the wild, crazy western extravaganza! Rob Ryan is a poet, novelist, and comic book writer. His poetry can be found on Instagram @robryanpoetry. His novels: JEFFREY REZERZEK, ERLAND, and THE SARDINE SHOP are available now on Amazon and Kindle.

In this gripping and fast-paced thriller, Jessica Johnson’s peaceful life on a secluded Bahamian beachfront is shattered when a shadowy figure appears in her home. Suddenly, her darkest fears are no longer buried in the past. She is thrust back 15 years, where memories of deadly secrets, murder, greed, corruption, and deception resurface. As the lines between past and present blur, Jessica must confront the chilling events that changed her life.

Years ago, Storm and I were separated by his parents' misbeliefs. Worst part was Storm did not support me and lost my trust. Although I hated him, I accepted the job offer, because I was in need of money. Day by day we made progress in our projects together and rebuilt trust in each other. With our hard work, we received work awards. On the other side our old memories resurfaced. As old misunderstandings dissolved, and new friendships took hold. I found myself drawn to him like never before.

The fate of ancient knowledge and power is in peril. For centuries, witches have held this age-old knowledge, passing it from one generation to the next, and ensuring the balance of the world. But when King Saul of Israel condemns magic as malevolent and mercilessly slaughters most of the witches, the Witch of Endor faces a grim reality; there is no one left to inherit the sacred wisdom. With her own death foretold and approaching, she has no choice but to perform a ritual to shift the knowledge to a chosen tree.

All of his life Benjamin hadn't noticed Sarah as anything other than his best friend's sister. The last thing he expected was to notice her as more than a friend, but he did. No sooner does he realize his love for her, America enters the war. War changes a man. He'd heard that dozens of times over his life but with every near miss, every new scar, every bullet he feels himself chipping away. Even if he survives to go home to his soulmate, what man would he be? How much of him would she recognize?

When Ezra Wilson took the job as a census worker, he never imagined it would lead to a place like his latest assignment. From the moment he turns off of the interstate and travels past the village limits, it becomes clear that Heritage isn't just some quaint New England town. A sinister encounter at an automobile graveyard is only the start.

In this, my autobiographical journey, I will convey much of the violence and abuse from a childhood that almost destroyed me. I will also relay many of my own foolish mistakes stemming from a misaligned, worldly mindset, further twisted by shame, regret, and hate. Nevertheless, I will also attempt to describe God's goodness through it all. Seen and unseen. In spite of a multitude of attempts by all those ascribed by Satan who would take me down, and my own trove of unwise decisions, I survived. God is good, and He saved a wretch like me for His ultimate plan and for His glory.

Their families started the feud. Their love might end it. Clementine Wexley has spent her entire life being the town's perfect daughter. As the pastor's child, expectations follow her everywhere and mistakes are not easily forgiven. August Sutton is the one man is supposed to hate.

When friends disappear and enemies lurk in the shadows, loyalty and love are the only weapons left to fight the darkness. In a world where vampires, witches, and humans must unite to defeat a growing darkness, Remy—a lone human—finds himself drawn into an ancient conflict. As supernatural forces clash, the Nikoli clan reunites when two of their own, Florence and Gunther, mysteriously disappear.

Hank Dolan is in over his head. A private investigator, he has been searching for the evil descendant child-killer Lamia for over a year. The descendant goddess, who walks the earth with all the other graceless deities has proved to be both elusive and brutal. With the help of Sadie Fuller and the Greek goddess Hecate, he will not only have to find Lamia, but figure out a way to stop her otherworldly reign of terror. Meanwhile, the city is changing. Auroras have appeared in the night sky. Earthquakes and serial bombings have thrust New Los Angeles into turmoil.

The gradual descent of the aging James Kallor, as his children peaked mightily and dispersed from his home, is chronicled here in intimate detail, without the embellishment of historical refinement. In the humble town of Alderich, where nothing much happens, the two daughters and one son of Mr. and Mrs. Kallor find themselves branching out—as adulthood hits them—into the fascinating world of temptation and savagery surrounding their region.

This tale begins in the year 1849, in a bedroom of a plantation house. A woman, the lady of the house, is in labor, and her unborn son, unbeknownst to all present but she, will be the first warlock gifted in the ways of the South to be born in over two hundred years. The child, Henry, along with his three older sisters—Josephine, Alma, and Marjorie—will, for reasons they will not learn of until several years after their mother’s murder, be considered by most of their kind as the four chosen to lead their people to a level of power and prosperity like the witches and warlocks have never known.

Annabelle Black had two options, indentured servitude or find a husband. It’s why she left the only home she’d ever known to marry a stranger in the New World. When she arrives, she finds a kind man with some…less than average qualities. While he's not what she pictured, he's better than the other path she could have chosen. Can she accept him for who and what he was?

Dr. Eryn Angell is just like any other doctor, until one of her friends ends up in the cross-hairs of a psychopathic murderer. Will she be able to help solve the mystery before it is too late, or will she lose the ones she cares about?

It was 1890, the time of the gunslinger. The town was Bergen, in the American Midwest. The young man, who’d fled from the home of his father to pursue the monasticism of his hero St. Francis, had completed his exodus from worldly society by taking up refuge in the forest near Bergen. There he built a stone hut, devoting his life to the practice of prayer.

Marie is heard to call herself 'The unluckiest woman in the World' as she relates tragic events in her life. Once happily married, with two pretty daughters, her world is turned upside down when Ian, her husband, leaves her for another woman. She meets Barry, and life is wonderful, for a while, then Barry walks out of her life.

What would you do if Fate gave you a second chance at life? Would you learn from your past mistakes and take it as a golden opportunity to correct all wrongs? Fate has given Ellie another chance. The question remains... would it be worthwhile?

Everyone feels stuck now and then, right? At least, that's what Kristen tells herself. The problem is that all her usual tricks for getting out of a funk aren't working. What she needs is a really big change, and as a single woman with a remote career, her options are wide open. So she decides to spend a year in the small town of Riverton where her dad recently relocated. The people in Riverton are warm and welcoming, and Kristen quickly finds herself a part of her new community in ways that she didn't expect.

Embark on Wingate's year-long trek across North America, facing winter's bite, the sun's scorch, deserts, mountains, and urban mazes—all on foot. Explore the highs of human connection and the lows of solitude, from benevolence to bone-chilling fear.