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Kayda Verdan and Harlow Fletcher have been ride-or-die best friends since they were teenagers. And yet, when Harlow’s life hits the skids after she steals a sentient dragon sword, she doesn’t seek Kayda’s help. Harlow ghosts her friend altogether, under the guise of keeping Kayda safe.

When electricity hangs in the air so thick the moon and stars fizzle and drown in a sea of light, the people living within it, breathing it in, can never be “normal”. From disfigured mutants accidentally murdering god to a man falling madly in love with a bloodthirsty VCR, we promise you’ve never listened to anything as bizarre as this! In these six tales, Pauley explores the lives of those living in the darkest corners of the world, those living electric: Goddamn Electric Nights.

Have you been thinking about buying your own dental practice, but are worried about getting a great deal? For the entrepreneurial dentists who are planning this career move, The Simple Guide to Buying a Dental Practice & Getting a Great Deal is here to guide you to success. This guide will walk you through the steps, from first daydreaming about being the owner of your own practice, to finalizing the purchase, and walking into the next phase of your career.

Brushing away dust and dirt and sand and grit, the towering penumbra men stagger, drift, and wonder of the dark earth that surrounds them. These gods of an ancient world are simple men, staring at a nothing moon, struggling to invent a word to describe such darkness. The penumbra once had a word for the sun, VVLNA, but in this strange world, this black earth, there seems no use for it. And Father Jackal...every trace has vanished. The penumbra wonder if indeed they are alone here. In the distance stands The House of Wolves. There they will find answers.

Denver homicide detective Nick Ryan and Elizabeth Harper have a history of passionate mistakes and broken trust. They haven’t seen each other in five years after she married the man he despised. Now, her husband is dead, and the evidence points to her as the killer. The woman Nick used to know wouldn’t have killed anyone. Hasty decisions have brought Nick and Elizabeth to a strange and bloody crossroads. He’s worried his feelings for her will help her get away with murder, and she’s worried they’ll land her in prison.

Something is happening to the residents of Eighth Block Tower. There's radiation in the walls. Salt covers the hallways. The food and water are poisonous. A giant green brain pulsates under the roof, pumping electric venom throughout the apartment building. The residents are trapped and losing their minds. Sanity is a myth. Sickness is life.

This is a cycle. Unalleviated, its components are connected by electricity and fed through the rage of lightning. Insect and road monsters scour the desert. Bodies morph into new constructions, only partially human and searching for conclusion. Tongues entwine in an embrace of benthos, while mermaids and jellyfish glow in tandem. The moon is waiting. Dream.

Chris Baker is struggling. He is struggling to be a good son, a good boyfriend, a good mechanic - struggling to lead an average life as a senior at Starling High. When the construction of the second runway at the Jones County Airport threatens to displace him and his dying mother, Kathryn, his older brother, Jake, appears out of the past with a dangerous and illegal solution. But Jake, recently medically discharged from the Marines and battling his own inner demons, has a mysterious agenda.

Bill Krang has a special gift: He can hear insects speaking. Although they incessantly hum the same nonsensical phrase ad nauseam, he can't help but think there must be some reason he alone can hear it. Now in his 30s, Krang's body is beginning to literally collapse in places, just as he discovers there may be other hearers of the constant hum. Convinced this is no coincidence, he sets out for answers, and manages to dismantle all he ever thought he knew about everything.

Are you easily overstimulated by the world around you? If you answered "yes", then you might be a highly sensitive person (HSP). In The Highly Sensitive Person’s Growth Guide, you will discover how to identify this trait in yourself and take advantage of it in your everyday life. During my tenure as therapist, I studied this unique trait in many of my clients. Having witnessed their personal struggles, I decide to write this book as a way to harness and control this gift to improve the life of individuals who do not have dominion over their sensitivities.

A poisoned man dreams of astronauts.

Eleven years ago, I sat my newspaper on the dining room table, fully intending to put it into the recycling bin later that day, but I didn’t. It’s still in that same spot—well, I can only be so sure because I set the following day’s paper on top of that one. Rinse and repeat. Now, I’m what is commonly referred to as a ‘hoarder.’

The story of a man who became his bathroom.

Genocide. Jellyfish smack. Unrequited love. This is a tale of thirteen mermaid sisters, the last of their kind.

Chorizo, Nevada is filled with the grittiest of men and the filthiest of women—the perfect place for a man chockful of secrets to hide. But one fateful day, his past catches up to him....

Brothers Divey and Reynold Crunk are two traveling breakfast burrito salesmen trying to make a living in the post-apocalyptic world of Planet Japan. After discovering a mutilated robot corpse in the middle of the desert, Divey mysteriously transforms into something abominable, setting a bizarre series of events into motion. Reynold follows his brother into the dark underworld of Tokyo, where there are no rules and old video game accessories are used as real weapons.

Some monsters are impossible to see. This is The Ballad of Old Joe Booth.

Through this groundbreaking material, you now have the missing keys to a truly extraordinary experience in leadership and life. Our AQ (Awareness Quotient) provides you with the foundational understanding needed to take your journey of leadership service much further and deeper than ever before. Our IQ and our EQ have certainly brought us far. Yet it is our AQ that serves as the foundation for both of these.

Our protagonist is pretty sure he's just committed a murder. The body is newly dead, he's the only one around, and a quick look at the evidence suggests he's guilty as sin. Also, he's totally insane.

A shipwrecked man comes upon an apartment building located in the middle of the ocean. Inside, he finds the skulls of 12 residents, each one eager to tell their story.