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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.

Old certainties have vanished. Laws are flouted, norms discarded. The Senate, once the Republic’s proudest institution, cowers under the shadow of brute force. This is not Washington. This is Rome, 27 BCE. As Rome bleeds itself dry with civil wars and ruthless ambition, two figures who were previously relegated to historical footnotes fight to hold things together. Octavia, sister to Rome’s rising first emperor, and Agrippa, that emperor’s loyal friend and brilliant commander, stand firm against chaos and betrayal.

A mine collapse. Eleven men dead. A report quietly closed. Decades later, investigative journalist Maren Holt uncovers a forgotten archive reference tied to the disaster. What begins as a routine background check quickly turns into something far more dangerous.

I never wanted this life. My dreams were simple—love, and maybe college. But now I'm bound to Bobby, the Mafia King of Chicago. He both terrifies and captivates me. So why does every touch from him send my heart pounding like a war drum?

Pastor’s daughter Rachel Whitaker has spent her life serving her small-town church, leading the women’s Bible study and pouring herself into ministry. Everyone sees her as steady, faithful, and strong—but in her quiet moments, Rachel longs for a love that will see her heart, not just her role. When Eli Turner, a reserved mechanic with calloused hands and a guarded past, steps hesitantly through the church doors one Sunday morning, Rachel never expects her world to shift. Eli isn’t sure he belongs in a place like this—he’s still carrying scars from family betrayal and years of running from God.

When Skye Temple buys an historic house in Salem, Massachusetts, the witch capital of the world, she ignites events that began centuries ago during the witch trials. Salem's bloody history unfolds with her discovery of ancestral diaries, the murders of local girls, and her attraction to Jerome Phips.

Halloween in Salem. A time for seances, ghost walks, spooky tales, and dressing up like your favorite witch or goblin. People go about their day, unknowing that as the veil between worlds thins and spirits become more active, the ancient evil roils in rage. Trapped in the Netherworld by the druid Seabhac, the evil plots its escape and thirsts for revenge against those who locked it in the swirling mass of nothingness.

"Paul Vincenzio: Alpha Male–An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance—Chicago Mafia Vows, Book 3" is an enemies to lovers mafia romance that plunges listeners into the heart of Chicago's underworld through the eyes of Paul Vincenzio, the ruthless Boss of the Chicago Outfit. While Paul's hold on Chicago is jeopardized by a powerful and dangerous secret organization, his life, is further thrown off balance by Aisling, a college intern whose fiery temper matches her striking red hair.

Kat Sells is living an ordinary life when a part of her past suddenly comes back to haunt her. Now, Kat must confront her dark past to help her first love get home to his family in the hope of helping him move on. Spanning decades, follow Kat as she tries to right her wrongs and face the traumatic past that she tried to leave behind her. Tied to You is a story about redemption, forgiveness, the journey to find yourself, and learning to love yourself again.

Private investigator and ex-Ranger Noah Sullivan arrives in Nashville to identify the victim of a 20-year-old kidnapping, one of a series of cases in a nation-wide investigation. He plans to locate the victim, hand off information to authorities, and move on. But Quinn Collier has other plans. How dare this handsome stranger ruin her life and not stick around for the fallout?

It's been a while since Sadie Fuller has lived a normal life. Her obsessive compulsions make even daily life a constant struggle. Living in New Los Angeles doesn't help either. A haven for Descendants, gods and goddesses that suddenly woke up in mortal bodies, the city is ripe with the mysterious and macabre. But now Sadie is witness to a Descendant murder and thrown into an investigation that will test her in ways she could never have imagined. Soon, she herself becomes the hunted. Who is serially killing the Descendants and why do they want to kill her?

I never wanted an arranged marriage, especially not to a man I loathe. But then I met someone—a man I thought I could love, only to discover he’s a monster with a soul darker than the one I'm being forced to marry.

Buried secrets have a way of being discovered, even if it’s years later. In post-war Vietnam, Mai hopes to run the family’s pharmacy. Her sister, Lang, dreams of playing professional soccer someday. When neighbors and soldiers turn against their family, the sisters flee on an old fishing boat.

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.

Joshua Macallan knew the space shuttle would explode. That is why he was in Florida in January of 1986. He was trying to save the crew and finally make a difference after so many failures. Like when he tried to save Kennedy in ’63. Joshua was naive and full of hope.

It’s been forty years since, as a young bull yearning for his fated mate, Damian felt the pangs of love and loss in an instant. One moment, he is answering the call of his destined partner, only to have it cruelly snatched away, leaving him in a torment of anguish and solitude.

Marco is my damaged addiction. My family warned me about him, saying I should stay away. That he’s nothing but trouble. Everyone tried to intervene. But he gave me a feeling of love that I had never known before - but also, an endless roller coaster of emotions. He says he’s changed. How he’s different now. Swears he can be my forever protector, inviting me back into his strong arms. There’s no denying his warm embrace feels like home.

Trapped in the grip of Ioannis' prison, a group of women endured unspeakable horrors, their lives seemingly lost to despair. But when fate brings together an unlikely alliance of men determined to free their mates, hope rises. Each couple's story is one of love, survival, and the unbreakable bond that forms when two souls refuse to surrender—even when the odds seem insurmountable.