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The survivors of Recon 9 are needed in the Ozarks where some home-grown autocrats have taken over parts of Arkansas and Missouri. They've looted National Guard armories and hoarded weapons, ammunition, and vital supplies, just waiting for the opportunity to take over the area. While most of their transport, armor, and aircraft are obsolete, they face people with no protection against such deadly equipment. And they're trying to get the local natural resources to gain control of weapons even the military have no defense against.Recon 9 has gained four new members and formed an alliance with locals, many of them veterans, against a common enemy. The locals have some grasp of tactics, an excellent knowledge of the hilly, forested countryside and a burning desire to be rid of the terrorists, who call themselves: THE STEEL FIST
Olympus, Inc., is locked in battle with climate change! Athena's Secret Ops program steps in when bad boy and technological genius Hermes can't come up with a carbon-curbing solution. Undercover agents Cleo Petra and Pan are deployed in the mortal world to vanquish the notorious East brothers, chthonic fossil fuel magnates who pass as human and eat humans, too... Two-month-old Pablo, the one-quarter chthonic infant son of two fathers formerly known as P.B., employs his extraordinary abilities of adult speech and intellect in pursuit of climate justice! Meanwhile, David Bernstein, whose hot romance with Cleo Petra meets a rocky end, recovers the memory of his century-old love affair with a beautiful Spanish nurse. He time travels to 1918 to find her and encounters love, loss, and the City of Mount Olympus-a dark and sinister place where every inhabitant lives in fear of volatile and destructive Zeus! David's birth father and Hera's former fling, Saul Crispin, is outed as a mortal made immortal. Will Hera's high crime of granting Saul eternal life land her before a jury of her peers for judgment? And what of baby-crazy Queen of the Underworld, Persephone, pregnant at last but not by Hades? Intrigue, espionage, crimes of passion, secret babies and looming existential threats-everywhere you look there's a Crisis in Big-G City!
Two Curses A curse of Darkness... Deep within the Thill forest, stands a tree made of human bones, crowned in black leaves and red thorns. A curse of Light... Beneath the Wastelands of Skarros, a crystal imprisons a dark, immortal queen. The Sorceress, Runa, is tormented by horrific images of this tree of bones in a distant, lifeless forest. Even as the visions debilitate her, Mellypip, her beloved familiar, also experiences these sinister dreams, bound by the same dream seer magic as his mistress. The tree of bones summons Runa, and she must risk madness and death as obsession drives her on. What she finds reveals a devastating truth. Koll the Sorcerer awaits trial for his crimes. His familiar, Xabral, searches for allies to free him. Driven by his own dreams of dark prophecy, Koll seeks to free Obsydia, the Bloodstone Queen, from her prison. Determined to let nothing stop him, Koll will commit any evil to achieve his goal. Runa and Mellypip's newest journey reveals truths behind ancient secrets, as Koll's obsessive hunt for a fallen queen threatens to doom the world forever. Runa and Koll, bound by opposing magical destinies of Light and Dark, will ultimately face frightening revelations and unimagined consequences.
Familiars.Magical animal companions of sorcerers.Keepers of spells and secrets.>When one such familiar, Mellypip, bonds with the young sorceress Runa, he shares in the wonders of magic. Together, Mellypip and Runa train under the tutelage of Runa's grandfather, Cathal, and his cantankerous mountain owl familiar, Belwyn. But secrets and spells do not make for good sorcery. Old friends begin to vanish even as enemies from Cathal's past return, threatening to reveal the truth of Runa's parents; a truth from which Cathal must protect his granddaughter at any cost. When Cathal is kidnapped, Runa and Mellypip rush against time to save their family and friends from dark sorcery that will not only destroy them, but shatter the Gate of Souls and release demonic creatures of The Otherworld unto the mortal realms.
Arkanost has Seven Exalted Orders. No more, no less. When a magus goes renegade in a far-off province, the Mage Lords demand that something be done. Ryamon is bitter and frustrated. He longs to be a Fire magus; as a Stone magus, he's miserable. If he can bring the rogue back, he has a chance - his last chance - to fulfill his dream. It's a great plan - until he actually meets Valdira.
What we believe shapes what we see. Sometimes the stories we tell free us. Sometimes they trap us. Some people see things their neighbors can't or won't see. Are they inspired? Delusional? Who decides? As the faithful people of her village cry out for their god's help in disaster, a young peasant woman faces the terrifying possibility that she may be that god. A time-traveling Jewish refugee visits 21st-century churches and confronts almost unrecognizable versions of himself. Three troubled people make the dangerous visit to The Library where the maddening stories lodged inside them can be removed-on certain demanding conditions. Having been warned away from the vacant lot which is said to house a portal to Hell, the new girl in town naturally goes to investigate. Early in the grid collapse-or apocalypse?--a Christian lesbian farm couple paint "WELCOME" on their barn and await visitors. An old man in the Terran diaspora enlists in a crusade to save humanity and belatedly wonders if he's on the wrong side. Step inside these stories and see what you believe-but don't believe everything you see.
Enter the Ring of Fire, as unpredictable as the land masses shaking a city and volcanoes erupting covering the landscape. Could there be other reasons for these events? Or could these rings be more than a geological location. They may be dragons playing tricksor magic portals opened to mysterious realmsor sacrificing the best work of a lifetime.Perhaps a rescue during a forest fireor an attempt to raise the dead>Journeys are taken to far off lands, another world, and through caves, each with their own unique twist. Each tale presents a new idea on what the Ring of Fire could be. It is more than what many have been led to believe. Pull up a chair and warm yourself by our fires-just don't let yourself get burned. Featuring stories by: Wayland Smith, DJ Tyrer, Danielle Airola, John A. McColley, Kevin Hopson, Robert Bagnall, Cheryl Toner, R. Joseph Maas, J.B. Polk, Moira Richardson, Zary Fekete, Bruce H. Markuson, Todd Woodman, Sean Jones, Thomas Canfield, Thomas Nicholson, Frank Sawielijew, Carol Hightshoe, Bronwyn Dauth, Holly Schofield, and Kat Heckenbach.
Mental Health issues have long been stigmatized, with those facing them pushed into the shadows, often unable to deal with the darkness they find themselves trapped in. In this collection, stories explore many types of darkness - Suicidal Ideation, Death from Suicide, Survivor's Guilt, PTSD, Chronic Pain, Chronic Illness, Depression, Death of a Loved One, Secrets, Bullying, and other forms of darkness are explored. Some related to mental health issues and some not, but all of them offer very human perspectives. As in real life, some stories have happy endings and sadly others don't. We offer these stories of darkness without judgement, but with hope and compassion. Some roads should never have to be traveled - but we understand that for many they are being traveled alone. Proceeds from sales of Out of the Darkness will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - for more information on AFSP please visit their website at: afsp.org For those who may be in crisis - PLEASE call or text 988 to connect directly to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For those outside the US please connect with your local lifeline Authors appearing in Out of the Darkness: Jennifer Lee Rossman, Steven Lente, db mcneill, Andrew Gates, Natasha Morningstarr, Stetson Ray, Demi Utley, Marianne Xenos, P. James Norris, Corinna Underwood, Justin Zipprich, LCW Allingham, HN Hunt, Leanbh Pearson, Gregory J. Wolos, Brian Rothstein, J.T. Seate, Lee Conrad, Malina Douglas, Katie Kent, and RF Thomas.
While camping in a remote canyon in Utah Jim accidently sees an ancient rite taking place with a coyote like creature presiding over it. Now this creature wants Jim dead. Audrey and her family go hiking in Utah and are attacked by this creature. Audrey is the only survivor, but she is pulled into a strange world of darkness and glass. She is 'rescued' by Jim, but is still linked to the creature, whose hold on her will end in her death unless Jim can find a way to break that link. In his dreams, or are they ancient memories, Jim begins to learn more about Coyote as well as the magics that previously bound him. But those dreams end without teaching him the full magics. Can he find a way to free Audrey and stop Coyote from once again terrorizing humankind?
Dr. Bertram Hoel had ignored all the women he'd met until being introduced to Cira Landon at his first Science Fiction convention. Knowing he should ignore the attraction, he still takes the dangerous step to begin a relationship, aware that by doing so he is>Cira Landon wrote tales of vampire lovers unaware the handsome scientist she'd just met actually was one. Drawn to him, she finds her life threatened by an old enemy who would do anything to exact his revenge, including kidnapping her and selling her on the black market for rare blood types. With no other options, Dr. Hoel is forced to appeal to the Elders for assistance, hoping rescue does not come too late for Cira and knowing if she is found, there is but one ancient tradition that may save her life.
Magical curses. Arcane revenge. Being transformed into a frog. Things evil witches do to mere mortals who cross their path. But, what if there is more to the story... Deals made with a witch are magically binding and can bring dire consequences to those who even think about breaking them. Whether they are seeking revenge for wrongs done to them, helping others or simply trying to live their lives-it is NEVER wise to try and cheat a witch. Open your spell book and join our authors as they relate tales of witches and mortals. From classic fantasy witches to modern day witches and even the legendary Baba Yaga. Good and Evil as well as every shade of gray in between. And, yes-there is a prince who is turned into a frog. Featuring stories from: Bailey Finn, Brian MacDonald, Christopher Wortley, Clark Sodersten, Danielle Mikals, Dominick Cancilla, Elle Hartford, Frank Montellano, Harriet Phoenix, Ian Kitley, J. L. Royce, Jean Martin, Jodi Rizzotto, Joyce Frohn, Lea Storry, Louise Zedda-Sampson, M. A. Lang, Mirabelle Poppy, Ray Daley, Rose Strickman, Sandra Unerman, T.W. Kirchner, Tyree Campbell, and Wendy Harrison
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