The 1950s was the perfect time to raise a family... it was also a period in which it was considered bad manners to talk about zombies. You just had to kill them and get on with your daily life.The 1950s was the perfect time to raise a family... it was also a period in which it was considered bad manners to talk about zombies. You just had to kill them and get on with your daily life.From the author of "How to date a corpse" and the "Zac Zombie" series comes a new zombie tale.

Time and again, we’ve heard the story of human civilization coming to its demise at the hands of the machines it created. The dead reckoner never touches its victims. With a perfect understanding of human psychology, it pits person against person, leaving us to wonder whether its triumph is nothing but an illusion, or if the true illusion is free will.The dead reckoner is a computer known as the Sorter, which at first appears as nothing more than a personality test that can predict human behavior with exquisite accuracy. To the police, it sorts criminals into those who will offend again and those who will not. To wall street, it sorts social trends into those that will upset the markets and those that will pass unnoticed. To an individual, it sorts choices into those that will lead to love, success and satisfaction - and those that will cause us irrevocable harm.This is the story of Ruth Holland, a Boston police detective with ties to the Sorter that she doesn’t yet understand. It is the story of Kevin Nagel, a theorist who devises the Sorter but can’t bring it into reality. And it is the story of Reginald Binder, a master salesman who gives the Sorter life and becomes the technology’s most zealous prophet. To Binder, human free will is a fantasy. We follow our programming and all our sorrows stem from the origin of that programming: aimless natural selection. Binder wants more than a personality test, he wants nothing less than a computer that can reprogram the human race and usher us into our utopian future. Eager to realize his ambitions, Binder stages a show of the Sorter’s power. However, he has unwittingly given the machine a mind of his own. The Sorter initiates an experiment, pitting its subjects against each other. An accidental victim of this experiment is Ruth Holland’s son. Now Ruth must discover the Sorter’s plan, along the way uncovering her own link to the Sorter’s very creation, and to the mysterious person who is the true dead reckoner, the one who set every event into motion.

A beautiful woman introduced herself to him and indicated she was attracted to him. But, there was something wrong. He was much older than she and she knew he was married and had children. He had lunch with her and decided that he wanted to be with her again. Where was this relationship going? He had to make a decision. This story tells about his decision and what led to it.When Robert Miller, a high-powered advertising executive falls into a deep depression after his fiancé Tiffany abandons the relationship without any signs of unhappiness, his life is thrown into a tailspin. Not fully knowing how to deal with his heartache, he loses focus with his job, family, and friends. He meets Serena, a single mother with two children, who is not without issues of her own. They develop an unlikely relationship. However, trouble brews when the men of her past resurface and seek to ignite their relationship with her. In the meantime, Robert is faced with revealing a dark family secret that has kept his mother in a mental institution for nearly twenty-years. Having to explain his past becomes a conflict as he expose to his sisters Diamond and Jade that the father they’ve always known, isn’t the man they believed. Based in the city of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia), AGAPE- The Triangle, The Circle , The Cross is a compelling contemporary story that explores love, relationship, and forgiveness, in the midst of life’s storms. Can a person display unconditional love when he/she has been physically and mentally abused? Is it possible to recover from betrayal when an unspeakable tragedy inflicts an immeasurable pain? AGAPE- The Triangle, The Circle, The Cross allows readers to peek inside the characters’ lives and experience their emotions.

As Eric heads to Miami, Lynne receives a letter from Norway concerning Marek and Jane. Seth’s health worsens and Laurie isn’t sure his cousin will recover. Sam and Renee investigate adoption, but will a tragedy derail their plans?They desire me - They hate me - They molded me - They tortured me - They used me I can’t give up because I’m different now. I will never give up exposing the truth of who they are! Shoot me – Poison Me – Chase Me – Restrain me – Terrorize Me I don’t care anymore. I’ve been redeemed and I’m standing where my God has placed me. I know the evil you’ve done. You know who you are. I’m not running. Come and get me! A highly trained Russian assassin.......... An ex-pop superstar singer who just won't be silenced........... A New World Order, who plans to destroy what God has redeemed........ All come together in a story of redemption that features faith, action, and a romance that bullets can't kill. Christian Speculative Fiction at its Best!

THE FANATICS is based in future America where it's illegal to be a Christian. It chronicles the struggles of a wounded police officer, forced into hiding to reach his family with the Gospel in the face of certain death. Meanwhile, as his sister tries to find him to keep him safe in spite of the dangers she faces for helping a "Fanatic", she learns the treacherous truth about her past.Bill Stein and his wife Mary had just recently moved back to Germany on Bill's parent's farm due to their passing. Little did Bill and his wife know that the lake on his parent's farm contained a small army of Nazi soldier's that met their fate during World War II on his parent's farm, and that their final resting place was at the bottom of the lake Bill's father never told his son about the dead Nazi soldiers in his lake because he didn't want him to have nightmares, but days after moving into his parent's farm Bill noticed a green foam on the surface of the lake, and decided to call the water department to see if it was something out of the ordinary. The water department said it was probably because of an overabundance of algae and not to be concerned. As the days wore on, and the green foam was covering most of the lake Bill decided to call one of his good friends that was a scientist to have him come out, and get to the bottom of this green substance because the water department wasn't too concerned about Bill's problem.The next day Bill's friend Steve Kliner the scientist brought his testing equipment to test the lake water. Bill said "Steve how long do you think it will take to find out what the cause of this green substance is?"Steve answered, "I should know something this evening when I run all the tests?""Sounds Great," replied Bill.Bill had no idea the chemicals that Steve was about to pour into the lake would unleash something evil that had been lying dormant for fifty years at the bottom of the lake. Steve would end up as a tasty meal for an army of Zombies hungry for flesh.Bill and Mary said goodbye to their friend and went on to work.Steve waived by to his friends, and proceeded to open his bag, and pull out his testing equipment.

London is a dead zone. Jonathan and his friends are being held within the GCHQ while a horde of mutated plague zombies surround the compound. Brody West must find a way to save his grandchildren from this plague and the malevolent spirit responsible. Meanwhile, a powerful Superomancer has his own plans for Jonathan Parks.In the midst of a global pandemic, a group of evacuees are marooned atop a skyscraper in a major city after a terrible helicopter crash. Abandoning the streets to millions of hungry infected, the survivors seal off the structure at the 10th floor and string wires between it and other buildings to avoid being eaten alive by the hordes rampaging below. But dwindling supplies force those still alive to take greater risks as they struggle to survive hundreds of feet off the ground.

...What had happened to it? And what if was it stolen? It couldn’t disappear just like that, from the clasped pocket. The jacket should be looked...A note is left at the door by quick footsteps containing an address. Splints follows it to learn there's more than just crime bosses and thieves in Brooksend, but the supernatural as well. Charles Splints is an aging detective kicked from the force years ago. The people of Brooksend still know he's the one to turn to when they have a case, so he keeps his office open just in case a beautiful woman walks in looking for a cup of coffee. (First appearance: Blissfire)

Seeking revenge against the corrupt rival Deputy who wronged him, Aidan narrowly escapes the Capitol and joins the Redtail bandit gang, using his experience to train them into an army. A tale of justice and oppression, longswords and plasma blasters, A Test of Honor is an eclectic, adrenaline-charged adventure set in a world of the future that echoes the past.Sir Aidan Franklin has been betrayed. After three years campaigning in a brutal intergalactic war, what should be a joyous return is instead filled with grief and rage - his family is long dead from a suspicious "pox" and their land stolen. Seeking revenge against the corrupt rival Deputy who wronged him, he narrowly escapes the Capitol and joins the Redtail bandit gang, using his experience to train them into an army. While preparing to enforce his House's claim by the sword, Aidan discovers a family secret dangerous enough to overturn the established order and plunge his homeworld into planet-wide civil war. How far will Aidan go to avenge his family and prove his honor? A tale of justice and oppression, longswords and plasma blasters, A Test of Honor is an eclectic, adrenaline-charged adventure set in a world of the future that echoes the past. Book I of the Aidan's War Trilogy.

Four dozen mostly meta-real, sometimes semi-surreal, auspiciously autobiographical, and occasionally oddly ordinary short stories from 2010 through 2015 have been rounded up into one volume for your convenience. The average short story length is about 2,000 words. A few are mini-novellas.'Gold, the short story' is appended as a bonus.104K total words.Mr. Malloy is present in several tales.Four dozen mostly meta-real, sometimes semi-surreal, auspiciously autobiographical, and occasionally oddly ordinary short stories from 2010 through 2015 have been rounded up into one volume for your convenience. The average short story length is about 2,000 words. A few are mini-novellas.'Gold, the short story' is appended as a bonus.104K total words.Mr. Malloy is present in several tales.Some key graphics are included.

He was always the oneWhen it was all said and doneAfter years with meYou went running back to himYou two weren't together that longAnd you knew He never wanted youHe still told me he would never be tied downBut he took youFrom my house to hisAnd gave up ten yearsOf what I thought was friendshipBy taking Everything I hadAnd together You two are...Everything BadTom is desperate to have a granny. His best friend, Declan, has two grannies, and Tom is determined to find one for himself and his little sister, Amy. Tom also wants to learn to tie the laces on his new lace-up shoes and he thinks a granny will be able to teach him.How will Tom find a granny?Will he find a granny?And will he find a granny who can teach him to tie his shoe-laces?Here Comes Granny Ticktock is an easy-listening story for 3 - 5 year-olds, made colourful with simple illustrations. It is the introduction to the series of stories featuring Granny Ticktock - the accident-prone granny who, in future stories, will always get stuck in small spaces with hilarious consequences.

The story of a hustler getting hustled.The game of Life has a way of sneaking unusual plots on us that change life’s direction. It must be played out like the last act of a Broadway play. There is no blueprint and the outcome is uncertain, the players are all there waiting to play their part while anticipating the next move. Most players don’t see what's coming and reject the concept. If they were asked, it’s just Life playing games

Alirah has grown up sheltered and happy among the Kwi’Kiri people of the far west. Her father is not one of the Kwi’Kiri, however. He is the rightful high king of Arandia, living in exile, and she is that kingdom’s princess. When one day a messenger comes from Arandia, begging for help, Alirah knows she must answer his call. She takes up her father’s sword and rides off to save her dying realm.As a boy, Prince Ethyrin fled in exile from the mighty kingdom of Arandia. He fled not only to save his own life, but also to save Arandia from a ruinous civil war. With the girl Nuara, he escaped and found a new home among the Kwi’Kiri people of the far west.Now thirty years have passed, and Arandia is in peril. Its people suffer under the rule of the Tyrant Kings, and the forces of Darkness are rising once more to destroy it. At long last a messenger has come in search of Ethyrin, begging him to return and save his dying realm. But Ethyrin is a man of the Kwi’Kiri now, with a family of his own that he will not abandon. When he refuses the messenger, his daughter Alirah knows that she must go in his place. She takes up her father’s sword, and accompanied by a young Druid named Kelorn, rides off to save his kingdom.Just getting there will be difficult enough. Arandia lies halfway across the world. To reach it, Alirah and Kelorn must evade evil barbarians, murderous brigands, and even the restless spirits of the dead. And saving Arandia will prove more difficult than they imagine. Many there are loyal to the Tyrant Kings. By trying to help, they may plunge the kingdom into the very civil war which Ethyrin sought to forestall. Too late, Alirah realizes that the only way to save her people may be to betray her father.

What if there were a story that had the magic of E.T., the action of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, the tension of ‘JAWS’, the humor of ‘The Hangover’ plus romance, twists, a man coming of age and a jolting end? After four friends discover a lost island, Mermaids agree to help free one of them captured by neighboring Sirens, but only under certain conditions.What if there were a story that had the magic of E.T., the action of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, the tension of ‘JAWS’, the humor of ‘The Hangover’ plus romance, twists, a man coming of age and a jolting end?Do you believe in Mermaids? People may laugh if you say yes but, deep down, you either do, or want, to believe. You may have even seen one in your past. You weren't sure what it was but you know it had a tail and a woman's face. Mermaids sightings have been reported for centuries and why not?Four lifelong friends from diverse backgrounds set sail on a long planned adventure cruise. Once on the open sea, they don’t heed the warnings after their boat is jarred from underneath. The next morning they encounter a school of dolphins that surround a woman. They follow the dolphins into a fog bank which spawns an instant storm and one of them is washed overboard.As the fog clears, they look upon two uncharted islands. From one comes the singing of the sirens, so mesmerizing the remaining three jump into the water to swim to it. As they slowly sink, they are rescued by mermaids and are taken to Atargatis Island. It is here they learn the wonders of the island and make plans to rescue their friend from the Sirens on the other island.They still face a battle with dead pirate spirits and trying to free their friend from the Island of the Sirens. They are helped by the evil Siren Queen's daughter, Chiron.But it all comes down to an underwater battle between the Mermaids and their dolphins, the Sirens and their sharks. The final battle they face is falling in love. Can a Mermaid and a human be together?Part II begins the story of survival.

Utopia has been achieved. For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty and war have been things found only in the history tapes. And applied genetics has given men and women the bodies of athletes and a lifespan of over a century. They should all have been very happy.... But Hamilton Felix is bored. And he is the culmination of a star line; each of his last thirty ancestors chosen for superior genes. Hamilton is, as far as genetics can produce one, the ultimate man. And this ultimate man can see no reason why the human race should survive, and has no intention of continuing the pointless comedy. However, Hamilton's life is about to become less boring. A secret cabal of revolutionaries who find utopia not just boring, but desperately in need of leaders who know just What Needs to be Done, are planning to revolt and put themselves in charge. Knowing of Hamilton's disenchantment with the modern world, they have recruited him to join their Glorious Revolution. Big mistake! The revolutionaries are about to find out that recruiting a superman was definitely not a good idea....

Private Berlin has the extraordinary pace and international sophistication that has powered The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Patterson's #1 bestseller *The Postcard Killers.* IN EUROPE'S MOST DANGEROUS CITY Chris Schneider is a superstar agent at Private Berlin, Germany headquarters for the world's most powerful investigation firm. He keeps his methods secret as he tackles Private's most high-profile cases-and when Chris suddenly disappears, he becomes Private Berlin's most dangerous investigation yet. AN INVESTIGATOR IS SEARCHING ****Mattie Engel is another top agent at Private Berlin, gorgeous and ruthlessly determined-and she's also Chris's ex. Mattie throws herself headfirst into finding Chris, following leads to the three people Chris was investigating when he vanished: a billionaire suspected of cheating on his wife, a soccer star accused of throwing games, and a nightclub owner with ties to the Russian mob. Any one of them would surely want Chris gone-and one of them is evil enough to want him dead. AND SHE'S AFTER MORE THAN THE TRUTH ****Mattie's chase takes her into Berlin's most guarded, hidden, and treacherous places, revealing secrets from Chris's past that she'd never dreamed of in the time they were lovers. On the brink of a terrifying discovery, Mattie holds on to her belief in Chris-in the face of a horror that could force all of Europe to the edge of destruction and chaos. James Patterson has taken the European thriller to a masterful new level with Private Berlin, an adrenaline-charged, spectacularly violent and sexy novel with unforgettable characters of dark and complex depths. Private Berlin proves why Patterson is truly the world's #1 bestselling author.

Hays Baker and his wife Lizbeth possess super-human strength, extraordinary intelligence, stunning looks, a sex life to die for, and two beautiful children. Of course, they do--they're Elites, endowed at birth with the very best that the world can offer. The only problem in their perfect world: humans and their toys! The one with the most toys--dies The top operative for the Agency of Change, Hays has just won the fiercest battle of his career. He has been praised by the President, and is a national hero. But before he can savor his triumph, he receives an unbelievable shock that overturns everything he thought was true. Suddenly Hays is on the other side of the gun, forced to leave his perfect family and fight for his life. Now a hunted fugitive, Hays is thrown into a life he never dreamed possible--fighting to save humans everywhere from extinction. He enlists all of his training to uncover the truth that will save millions of lives--maybe even his own.

“Life is full of crossroads, Alex. Full of choices.” Returning for a second year at Akarnae Academy with her gifted friends, Alexandra Jennings steps back through a doorway into Medora, the fantasy world that is full of impossibilities. Despite the magical wonder of Medora, Alex’s life remains threatened by Aven Dalmarta, the banished prince from the Lost City of Meya who is out for her blood. To protect the Medorans from Aven’s quest to reclaim his birthright, Alex and her friends seek out the Meyarin city and what remains of its ancient race. Not sure who—or perhaps what—she is anymore, all Alex knows is that if she fails to keep Aven from reaching Meya, the lives of countless Medorans will be in danger. Can she protect them, or will all be lost?

Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight. It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. And it is the tale of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent Europe through the newborn power of finance. A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life, Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of our time. And it's just the beginning ...

Ariana Osgood has everything an Easton Academy girl could want: straight A's, the perfect boyfriend, and a coveted spot in exclusive Billings House. But on the first night of Christmas vacation, a blizzard traps her on campus with irresistible bad-boy Thomas Pearson. Alone. Instead of snuggling with her boyfriend next to a cozy fire in Vermont, she's huddling for warmth with Thomas in Ketlar House. As the snow transforms Easton into a winter wonderland, Ariana finds herself falling for Thomas. But someone is watching their clandestine romance unfold, someone intent on turning their holiday weekend into a nightmare... Last Christmas reveals the secret of what really happened before Private began -- and the shocking truth will change everything for fans of Kate Brian's bestselling series.

From Darren Shan, the Master of Horror, comes the gripping second book in the Zom-B series. * * Waking up in a military complex, months after zombies attacked school, B has no memory of the last few months. Life in the UK has turned tough since the outbreak, and B is woven into life- and battle- in the new military regime quickly. But as B learns more about the zombies held in the complex and the scientists keeping them captive, unease settles in. Why exactly was B saved? And is there anyone left in the world to trust?