Terrorism flourishes due to financial backing. If money were cut off, terrorism for the most part would shrivel up. Some of this support comes from individuals western intelligence is aware of, but whose countries have classified as untouchable due to politices or the families of those individuals.Terrorism flourishes due to financial backing. If money were cut off, terrorism for the most part would shrivel up. Some of this support comes from individuals western intelligence is aware of, but whose countries have classified as untouchable due to politices or the families of those individuals.But what would happen if a group formed in the private sector — without the knowledge or control of any government — to address this problem?

ONE YEAR LATER...Jim and Carla have relocated to Memphis, Tennessee--after having narrowly escaped death in Chicago-- they have reestablished their lives with Carla working for a mobile medical company and Jim working as a sales rep for a biotech firm. Everything is going well for Jim and Carla.Until...Frank's 11 year old daughter is brutally raped.ONE YEAR LATER...Jim and Carla have relocated to Memphis, Tennessee--after having narrowly escaped death in Chicago-- they have reestablished their lives with Carla working for a mobile medical company and Jim working as a sales rep for a biotech firm. Everything is going well for Jim and Carla.Until...Frank's 11 year old daughter is brutally raped.Jim feels compelled to come back to Chicago for the weekend to see Frank's daughter while supporting his friend and business partner during such a difficult time. Carla doesn't like the idea and insists that Jim stay in Memphis because of the potential dangers. She was right, but he booked a flight to Chicago anyway.From the moment Jim arrives in Chicago he encounters physical attacks from an old nemesis, and an unknown enemy simply for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Now he's on the run for his life and must revert back to his old ways in order to make it out of Chicago alive.THIS IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE JIM MONEY STORIES.Here are the other stories in chronological order:Bon Appétit EscapeOn the RunJamesBUSTED: a Prequel to the Jim Money StoriesABOUT THE AUTHOR:Former professional poker player Glenn Gamble is an author from Chicago, IL who doesn't have one of those inspiring stories where he goes to the state penitentiary to discover his gift for writing amazing stories. Instead, he worked on his craft during long romantic dates at Starbucks and Panera Bread with his laptop and a story. His inspiration came from friends who encouraged him to pursue his dreams to become a writer. Without a prison sentence, Gamble has managed to pen A Thousand Chances, Bon Appetit, Escape, On the Run, James, and Busted; and is currently writing future installments of both the Jim Money and Darius Blaylock Poker Series.In his spare time, Gamble likes to watch Chicago Bulls games, drop twitter bombs from the sky, slam facebook with status updates, and bet on low-stakes rat and roach races taking place in various public housing project apartments across the United States.

Three of them are waiting. Rydal Keener is waiting for something exciting to happen in his grubby little Athens hotel. At forty-odd, Chester MacFarland has been waiting much longer, expecting his life of stock manipu­lation and fraud to catch up with him. And Colette, Chester's wife, is waiting for something altogether different. After a nasty little incident in the hotel, they all wait together. As the stakes, and the tension, in their three-cornered waiting game mount, they learn that while passports and silence can be bought, other things can cost as much as your life.

A short story about a single mom's child going missing, but nobody recalls the child existing. About 5000 wordsWe have an obligation to ourselves to be honest and true to ourselves and our readers. If we fail to do this, we shall rise no higher. If we rise no higher, then what are we?

A thrilling story of an Orphan who against all odds stands up to restore justice in Destiny Valley. With the police unable to stop the dreaded Dragons and all forms of justice in his school soon becoming a thing of the past, Robert together with his friends team up in an action packed,suspense filled and hilarious mission to put bring back justice.A thrilling story of an Orphan who against all odds stands up to restore justice in Destiny Valley. With the police unable to stop the dreaded Dragons and all forms of justice in his school soon becoming a thing of the past, Robert together with his friends team up in an action packed,suspense filled and hilarious mission to put bring back justice. Will they succeed or die trying? Download "The Custodian" to find out. Its free,fun and fascinating!!!

Haylee and Kaylee Fitzgerald are twin sisters who have been forced to be identical in every way by their domineering mother. She insists they wear the same clothes, eat the same food, get the same grades, and have all the same friends. But both are growing weary of her obsession with their similarities, so when they finally attend high school, they find little ways to highlight their independence. The transition isn't as easy as expected, however, and soon both sisters are thrust into a world that their mother never prepared them for—a world with far more dangerous consequences than just upsetting Mother.

After a shootout claims the life of his partner in a condemned tenement building on Pearl Street, Detective John Tallow unwittingly stumbles across an apartment stacked high with guns. When examined, each weapon leads to a different, previously unsolved murder. Someone has been killing people for twenty years or more and storing the weapons together for some inexplicable purpose. Confronted with the sudden emergence of hundreds of unsolved homicides, Tallow soon discovers that he's walked into a veritable deal with the devil. An unholy bargain that has made possible the rise of some of Manhattan's most prominent captains of industry. A hunter who performs his deadly acts as a sacrifice to the old gods of Manhattan, who may, quite simply, be the most prolific murderer in New York City's history.

Mae Clark is a ten-year-old girl with abusive parents and an imaginary friend named Breuer. Breuer has ideas to help Mae, ideas that aren’t very nice. Breuer isn't as imaginary as Mae thinks.Mae Clark is a ten-year-old girl with abusive parents and an imaginary friend named Breuer. Breuer has ideas to help Mae, ideas that aren’t very nice. Breuer isn't as imaginary as Mae thinks. Tag Baylor is a bartender who writes fiction as a hobby, posting his works on an amateur website. The heroine in his stories is a young woman named Mae Clark. A man claiming to be Mae Clark’s husband emails Tag, threatening tremendous bodily harm if he continues writing about Mae. Tag is stunned: Mae Clark is a figment of his imagination. Or is she?

What if zombies were real and they are everywhere?The year is 2014. We never saw it coming. Zombies are everywhere. Everybody I knew is gone.My Name is Savage Klaxon, don’t judge me for the acts that I did during Zday. I’m just a man. I tried to do what I thought was right in the moment. Sometimes when your goal is surviving, the moment slips away from you. You change and you see yourself changing. There’s nothing you can do but go with it or die.These dead things that lurk in our streets were once people with families who loved them. Don’t mistake them for who they were. They are flesh hungry monsters who wait for you to get complacent. They wait. If you’re reading this and I’m gone, I hope I made a difference. I pray that humanity still exists. I fought everyday for you, for me. We can’t give up. We can’t lay down and let them come. We need to send these soulless dead back to hell and take back the world of the living.If you’re one of the men or women who I fought next to and you found my zombie journal on my phone, or netbook, put it where someone can find it in the future. They need to know what happened. They need to know that we were here and we weren’t afraid. We were slayers of the dead.

Would you help a desperate young woman knocking on your door? As a security guard, do you really have a choice? A desperate young woman is knocking on the door of the Israeli consulate in Boston, seeking asylum, claiming that she is the only survivor of an Israeli spy network. The gate remains locked, but a security guard, who falls in love with her, is trying unsuccessfully to rescue her. He embarks on a discovery trail, meeting tough American and Israeli government agents, cynical merchants and passionate dreamers. By the end of the trail he discovers the woman and the truth that lies underneath her story and his own life. "Dancing Bear" is a political thriller, in which the author managed to bring in his life experiences into the story, and create a fast paced read with twists and turns. The story ripples with things just under the surface, waiting to be revealed by the reader.

The cycle tells the story of a boy (Vic) and his telepathic dog (Blood), who work together as a team to survive in the post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear war.

Evolution is what moves us forward. But evolution isn't something we get to observe. But what if we could? In the world of Omega, Alphas are the next stage of human evolution. Are they dangerous or misunderstood? There are Alphas, Deltas, Kappas, Sigmas and Taus. Follow the adventures of Jake Mayne, as he discovers his identity, and his journey of danger, friendship and really bad humor.Long, long ago in a land at the edge of a desert that howls against the walls of the village, a poor young boy named Samir is sent to work for a strange old man who stays up all night listening to the stars. In his curiosity to find out why, Samir stumbles upon a secret and is swept up in an epic journey across the ancient world. It is up to him and his brother Hamdan - with a lot of help from Munira, the camel - to deliver a very special treasure to a king and perhaps rescue their land from disaster. Can they overcome thieves and a sandstorm to reach their destination in time?This imaginative reconstruction of the tale of the Magi will appeal to children aged five and over, and draws on real astronomical research into the real Christmas Star. The story is set in the ancient Middle East, in which region the author lived for many years - although at a much later date, of course!

16 year-old Caryn Clay is a Phoenix, AZ girl who would be perfectly happy if you never mentioned (or even noticed) the fact that she’s half-Navajo. So she’s more than a little surprised when her Navajo grandmother wills a genuine Thunderbird feather to her - especially when she finds out that the feather grants her limited control over the weather and the ability to fly.Author Russ Anderson, Jr. takes flight with the newest Pro Se Single Shot Signature Series-Fly Girl! 16 year-old Caryn Clay is a Phoenix, AZ girl who would be perfectly happy if you never mentioned (or even noticed) the fact that she’s half-Navajo. She’s never been comfortable with that culture, and she’s never made any bones about that... so she’s more than a little surprised when her Navajo grandmother wills a genuine Thunderbird feather to her - especially when she finds out that the feather grants her limited control over the weather and the ability to fly. Before she can adjust to all of this, a maniac with seemingly unlimited magical power named the Trickster takes her friends hostage, and she must use her own powers—powers she barely understands—to save them.

A hero known as The Question Mark follows in her predecessor’s footsteps trying to protect the common people of the city. Witnessing what appears to be the pick up of a young girl for a life of prostitution on the streets, the Question Mark uncovers something much more heinous. Can she survive the gauntlet she must run to save a girl and herself?Masked men and mystery women from the Land Down Under explode to life in author Brad Mengel’s Pro Se Single Shot Signature Series- Australis Incognito! Crime is alive and well in Australia and thankfully so are several Pulp Heroes ready to take on evil! Brad Mengel’s own creations, including The Question Mark, The Cutlass, The Aggressor, Sai, Risqué, The Bushranger, and others will stand alone and combat thugs, crooks, and psychopaths in their own stories. But behind the scenes, a puppetmaster of Machiavellian proportions is yanking the strings, jerking the world toward the brink with every tug, and pulling Australia’s heroes closer together. Closer to the answer. And to the final battle. In the first stand alone short story, ‘Bus Bait Blues’, a hero known as The Question Mark follows in her predecessor’s footsteps trying to protect the common people of the city. Witnessing what appears to be the pick up of a young girl for a life of prostitution on the streets, the Question Mark uncovers something much more heinous. Can she survive the gauntlet she must run to save a girl and herself? Or will she be the second bearing the name The Question Mark to disappear? Find out in ‘Bus Bait Blues’ by Brad Mengel. Brad Mengel’s Australis Incognito- a Pro Se Single Shot Signature series from Pro Se Productions.

A short story about an old man's retired life, where something is amiss. Written from the perspective of an old man, this story is captivating and mysterious.A short story about an old man's retired life, where something is amiss. Strange happenings and near death experiences puzzle the gardner, who doesn't realize that he is the prey. Written from the perspective of an old man, this book is an interesting read and not your usual mystery thriller.