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Eleni believed her toughest battle was the loss of her grandmother. But after she discovers a hidden box containing a mysterious necklace, a strange creature drags her from her Wyoming ranch into Thysia—a brutal world where power is branded into flesh and oaths are sealed with blood. Here, survival is key, loyalty becomes a weapon, and Eleni finds herself caught in the middle of it all. As death closes in, her mysterious necklace awakens, revealing itself to be an ancient relic with the power to reshape kingdoms—or destroy them.

Eleni believed her toughest battle was the loss of her grandmother. But after she discovers a hidden box containing a mysterious necklace, a strange creature drags her from her Wyoming ranch into Thysia—a brutal world where power is branded into flesh and oaths are sealed with blood. Here...

Suggesting this historic anthology is just a regional horror collection is like calling Frankenstein's monster a simple misstep in medical technology. Road Kill is no longer just an annual anthology of horror stories. It's a serial collection of some of the most serious voices in Lone Star literature. It's a chronicle of Texas terror, and Vol. 9 is eerie, edgy and feral. It will haunt you long after its first reading. It's as fine a selection of horror fiction as you'll find today. It's alive!

 Building a Resilient Tomorrow does not dwell on overhyped descriptions of apocalyptic climate scenarios, nor does it travel down well-trodden paths surrounding the politics of reducing carbon emissions. Instead, it starts with two central facts: Climate impacts will continue to occur, and we can make changes now to mitigate their effects. 

Tras ser aclamado por la crítica y el público como una "voz novedosa y diferente" por su debut Si te digo mi nombre tendré que matarte, Iñaki C. Martínez firma este frenético thriller. A raíz de la muerte de una estrella del deporte, el autor nos invita a observar—como por la mirilla de una cerradura—los oscuros círculos de influencia y las cloacas del mundo del fútbol, donde en realidad no importa quién comete el crimen, sino quién tiene el poder suficiente para ocultarlo.

ME GUSTA MUCHO MATAR. Es casi lo que más me gusta, además de ser famoso. Pero no lo hago solo por placer: mis exclusivas sobre crímenes me han convertido en el colaborador estrella del programa más visto de la televisión. A la policía no le hace demasiada gracia que yo sepa más que ellos sobre los casos que no resuelven, pero así son las cosas. Toda España me conoce. Mi vida feliz cambió una noche de copas en el bar donde se cierran los negocios más turbios de Madrid. Sí, el bar es ese en el que estás pensando, el mismo.

The worst blizzard of the decade brought something dark within and caught the citizens of Hillbrand by surprise. Harry ignored the warnings when he went for a milk delivery the morning the storm began. By the time he realized the storm was only the beginning, it was already too late to escape. An abandoned child with a price on her head turned Hillbrand into a witch-hunt. No witnesses could survive. Maximilian was an old demon in charge of the cleaning crew tasked with dealing with the Hillbrand anomaly and the witnesses.

La pequeña isla de Malaz y su núcleo urbano dieron nombre al Imperio; ahora solo es un tranquilo puerto. Sin embargo, esta noche algo cambiará. La ciudad se agita y sus habitantes atrancan las puertas y rehúyen a los desconocidos. Está a punto de producirse una convergencia: se trata de una Luna Sombría que amenaza a los malazanos con jaurías demoníacas y criaturas oscuras. Dice la profecía que esta noche regresará el emperador Kellanved, y son muchos los que pretenden evitarlo.

Hay momentos en los que el miedo aparece sin aviso. El corazón se acelera, la respiración cambia y los pensamientos comienzan a girar con intensidad. De repente, una sensación abrumadora invade el cuerpo. Quien ha vivido ataques de pánico sabe que no se trata simplemente de nervios. Es una experiencia intensa que puede afectar la tranquilidad, el sueño y la confianza en uno mismo.

Diabolic choppers. A getaway gateway. A Ghostly inheritance. A cemetery daze. A terrifying love bug. A bizarre case of Big Bend bloodshed. Be sure to look both ways before you crack the cover of this terrifying Texas tome because everything is scarier in the Lone Star State! Road Kill is back with a vengeance and bloodlust — with exceptional stories from: Stephen Graham Jones, Jacklyn Baker, Bev Vincent, Patrick C. Harrison, Johnathan Louis Duckworth, E.R. Bills, Lauran J. Campbell, Corey Lamb, Mario E. Martinez, and so many more!

¿Recuerdas cuando podías imaginar cualquier cosa? Tan vívido. Así como lo hace ahora tu hijo que es aún pequeño. Tantos sueños infantiles en adultos desconectados de ellos mismos. Quizá estés viviendo tu sueño, quizá estés viviendo tu propósito de vida, quizá no. ¿Dónde dio inicio todo? En tu infancia. Ahí fue cuando tus padres alentaron tus talentos o frustraron tus habilidades. Enrique Martínez, en este libro a través de anécdotas maravillosas, te hará volver a vivir tu infancia. Volverás a sentir cómo siente un niño.

Vivienne is a messy girl, but it doesn't seem to bother her. But when Vivienne loses her favorite necklace, she must evaluate her messy ways and do the unthinkable. Vivienne must finally clean her room!

Engaging Conversations on Bible and Theology

FBI Special Agent Bernardo "Mat" Perez fought back against bureaucratic FBI officials after witnessing and being subjected to bias, prejudice, and discrimination. He gathered 310 other Hispanic FBI agents and filed a discrimination lawsuit that ended in a landmark decision in favor of the agents. Despite intimidation, false information, and a culture of strict loyalty, the Hispanic agents proved their collective case - and the transparent changes improved the job satisfaction, security, and advancement prospects for all FBI agents.

Mexican Dinosaur is a poetic offering from C.L. "Rooster" Martinez and Write About Now Publishing. The collection of poems is a metamodernist take on the changing economic demographics of his San Antonio barrio, the confusion and desire to flourish within a hyphenated American identity, and the force of gravity that the push and pull of culture from both sides of a Mexican/American ethnicity has.